The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-01-16 00:00:00

PORDINGTON WORKING MVPS CLUB.

The annual meeting of this club wae held last Meg-
Any night, when there was & god attendance. The
Rev. A. A. Leonard (vicar), took the chair, supported
by Niesar.. Stow'. Screen, Surma, Nmman, Thomas,
Atkins, Taylor, R. Grove., jun., and others.
The Onaintian called upon the Secretary to read
the report, which was a.f.llowa
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"Th; conomittee of the Working Men's Club, in pre-
senting their lint anneal report, have the satisfaction of
toeing able to congratulate the members on the .tat, of
the lineninec Since tizo formoto,n of the club in July
last to the 31st of December, ISSI, the receipt. have been
£BlO.. it. end the psyments (ii., leaving • balmier in
heed of IA 4.. 41. There are at ores 10t72 memberr, on
the books. a. against 59 st tOe e immencernent.
" The lendiur library Appian to have been very fairly
appreciated. Your hundred and tbi• ty-eirtht books have
been (ssued, shoot 2) have been taken out on an average
every week. Additions have been made to the library
row ii... to uggio. for 'gulag the committee here to thank
rep-clally Mr. Mayne, Mr. Robert Hunt, Mies Berrie
C and others.
The reading room has been well attended in the even-
ings, ropecially durieg the Maloof the Egyptian War. Our
thanks are due to Krt. Allerdree, lan Aodreeres, Dr.
Akiridger, Kr. Fisher, Mo. Sanctuary, Kr. K Hunt. Ur.
P. Taylor, Mr. A. Chapman, and the President, who have
len us newsp rpers and magegiees for the reading room.
"The clnh is now allowed the use of three rooms, two
new rooms having been opened at the beginning of this
year. The room on the ground floor has been devoted
to the use of the junior members of the club, the other
being used as • smoking-room for Mutts. The committee
trust that this arrangement will add considerably to the
proeperlir of the club, es well as to the comfort and
convenience of the members. All the rooms are supplied
with papers and femurs sod the committee have under
consideration the desirability of procuring • bagatelle
board for the smoking-room.
"The committee desire to express their hearty thanks
to the honorary members for their support, and more
esperderly to Dolmas& Oldfleld for the warm interest be
has Wain in the club since its commencement. The
proceeds of two of the parish entwiainmentt which
have token place in the schoolroom during the winter
months, have been devoted to the furnishing of the new
room.; another entertainment will take plum shortly, the
of which will be given to the foods of to, club
Ccommittee have met on the fret Taseday in every
math for the conelderat on of matters of import MOO
connected with the working of the club. Ihe following
members of the committee will go out of °Met this
evening :—ltr. trawler, Mr. Mitchelnacre, Mr. Screen,
and H,. Thomw, ail of whom are eligible for re-election.'
The report was received and adopted.
The member, then appointed four committee men,
vie:—Mmere. Atkin., Spitler, Screen, arrl Sargent
being chosen, the latter two beleet re-elected.
Several matters coneectsd with the new rooms
having been die:awed, a vote of thanks waa given to
the vicar for presiding,
_which woe responded to by
him, cud the meeting broke up.