The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-12-02
ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE
ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY OF BAL LTIMORE

Ihe annual business meeting of this Society took plac
oh Wednesday forenoon, November 30, in the Chino
House, at which there good attendance Of merba,
present
oh motion Of WM. CRICHToY, Esq, W W spence Esq
hst Nlce President, lin the absence of James Camn
bell Esq President of the Society on professional bus
ness, was called to the Chair
after the reading Of the minutes last meeting api
the haotting for the election of new members
captain WALLACE read the Treasurers statement fo,
the past year from which it appeared that the charitable
donations had been SiS7 incidental expenses S129; and
that there remained to the credit of the Association
70 the amount of slS525. After the reading of the repor
The Captain resumed his seat saying thev were getti
rich great deal too fast"
on the CHAIRMAN asking if there was any busisess he
| lore the meeting, ~
JAMES STIRRAT. ESQ. rose and s,il ,t,,. til -
niue matter to which the Committee of Arrangements
[ m% eau attention and that was, the difficulty under
winch they abored in getting the necessary banners ta
ornament the room in which they held their animal
Gner anu therefore he would suggest that they get A
prsn nag ana an American flag and a chest wherein to
hold these flags and all the pharaphernaa of the Asso
aGH @ tI at te expense Of the ST. Andrews Society and
't te same be left in the possession of the Treasurer
Mr' STlRRAr's motion was carried unanimously
THOMAS SYMINGToN Esq, said that he noticed from the
Ireasurers report that the Society owned two Io in a.
associate Reformed Church bural-ground, and as he
wa" one OF committee appointed to take this matter into
consideration, thought that as in alI IiteIibaad @
street would be through said buralground he wond
recommend that the Society get other lots in some
approved cemetery or else the price of them ad I %
Society decide which cemetery they chose: and
cluded by moving that the subject be referred to the
managers for the purpose of conference itb him ~
"M CRIcHToN Esq, took the opportunity of express-
ing the suggestion to the Society Of the ey nedepcv Of
transferring the lots from the grounds of the AsSoSi,
Reformed Church to Greenmount Cemeteryon sir,iIar
plan to that adopted by the St Andrews Society in Ro
ton having their lots at the Mount Apbnrn co+,ot,
or that adopted by the New York Society in having their
lots in Greenwood Cemetery for the purpose of brvin
thsr wandering counymen who without friends in
this country 1t appeared that the proper mode m h
adopted would be to submit the matter to COMMITTEE M
Managers to arrange and transfer the such other
| e m Fht dec ,nsf
VIM; CRicHToN, Esq again rose and said that it ap-
sttI 10 MN from the annual report of the Treasurer
tat they We're still growing in wealth and means and
the question came whether they charitable insti
tuition were doing all their duty? He believed thew
We're ana he was glad to for the sake of his country
men at the applications for relief getting few and
lar between and hence the increasing so
rapidly IN wealth yet the question up, charita
pie and Christian body whether they ought not to do
something more than they were doing-whethar tbev
were alording all the relief they could and whether
were many applications for charges on behalf of their
SICK 10 whom they sent the physician the Association
VINO charged nothing for his serviccsl and where they
pad the bill of medicine annualy-but whether they
were to supply these sick persons with means to nav their
poau' OF whether the whole of this thing could not be
better overcome by having connection either in
perPetuy or for any specified time for the Associa
oh 20 Judge There We're several charitable infrmaries
IN tins city, where sick Scotcmen and Scotchwomen
could be placed, and receive better comforts
IMAM 1t was possible for them to receive |
IN hospitals or amshouscs; and the question sti arose
whether they ought not to have claim upon these asSo
Citations for those sick and diseased Scotch who mibt
VISIT TINS countrya place where0 they could rcpair
by right He nSanced case where man came ont from
one of these hospitals in the month Of AugSt with he
summer clothing and this did not ask for money
he only wanted clothing IL occurred TO him that if a,
could only purchase two beds in the Union Protestant IN
Urinary they would be doing great deal In coryersa
ton with one of the lady managers Of that institution
ABOUT TWO weeks ago appeared that there were great
there, and the blush of shame his cheek when
they as benevolent Association with nearly $40 900 in
ther treasury should allow such to he the He only
referred to the Union Protestant Inrmary as being the
one freshest to his mind; they might at least have
TWO beds And for this purpose he moved that a commit
Vi pe appointed, with the object of purchasing
these beds forever and that they report at the first regg
lar meeting Of the Association -"
THos SYMINGToN, Esd. said he Understand iIo. t,a lo
u'eS OF l,al lnStNoh were making mp certain amount
in order to avail themselves Il municent b,uupst and
now >'''s"
Captain WALLACE moved that special committee be |
appointed by the Chair, with powers report 10 the So
ccty early day.
wv: cRIcRroN, Esq, said that the only objection was
llal tne was important; and if these ladies did
RAISE $4,000 within specified time, he did know that
the proposed hequest would hold good and therefore he
moved tat' III addition, the Committee report spc
cal meeting Mr.. Crchton stated that the expense Of
one bed for ever in that Infrmary would be 81 900
me motion, as amended carried, the Chairman .p-
pointing the following gentlemen said Committee
MG,srS AleS Murdoch, Crichton and Symngton,
NM CRcHToS Esq, stated that if they ncrea sed at the
present rate they doing, they would get very
rc particularly at this time, when applications for
relief very few and he found as chairman Of a
lhnhrl Committee the utmost difficulty in procuring a
suitable race to hold their annual dimes The con
vrnicuces Baltimore in this rsrrc were Iirntr on
unsuitable, the prices eNhorhtant that tho.
Committee almost despared of getting proper place;
and he uhought if some arrangement conid he md ~
make some investment of their funds in the form of a
public building, 10 be called the st. Andrews Hall the
revenue would he equally as great a If is now and in
they could have all their meetings quarterly They could
also be well provided for suc meetings as the present or
any OF the Society Sahdrs He inmacd at last meeting
That he would bring this matter up full mcctng-it
hold clay c6nce 81 in i rs4t eat Hsa & Of G99d Th@D i
objects through its erection and besides would then
become mark and monument Of their Association -
What should they do with All their fnndg9 TI tLt
IDnt6 bat.
to this subject and with that view would move that
Committee he appointed to take the consid
Grafton.
Captain WALLACE said that this was not new ones
ton; This same proposition up at the time their
Iunds amounted to $4,000. and the required to build
suitable hall would have about $50 600 more than
was in the reasury-the balance being proposed he
made up in stock by anybody who might chose take it,
Az at time he looked upon the project with
able and voted against it. but he now began to think
better Of it, Still they could make motion build
a hall with $4,000 that would so 900 without
knowing in where the balance was to come
from The Captain concluded that a committee Of not
less than five, than seven be appointed see
about the selection of eligible site, and the probable
cost of building and report at the next quarterly
THOMAS SYMINGToN, ESQ thought the matter Of build
ing han by the Society perfectly feasible for it
red to him that they, Society, could just as wen
| individual.
Captain WALLAcE.-I doubt that.
JAMES CAIRNS, Esq seconded the Captains motion for
the appointment Of a Committee of Investigation.
Ar. W. CRIcnToN thought that five would be large
enough committee
Captain WALLACE thought that seven would not be too
many, only he was agreeable for i've
The CHAIRMAN, being empowered to appoint this com.
mlttte, named the following gentlemen:
MeSsrS James Mason Campbell William Wallace Alex
, ander Murdoch, William Crichton and John Boyd.
Captain WALLACE then said that they now com
mencng the ncement ofthe year and it became
them not to wait for applications for relief search
out subjects for it themselves. His attention
ly called to this by minister of the city. He did think
that there was muck delicacy the part Scotchmen
IN applying for aid from the Society, and he believed
solicited.
After further discussion the matter dropped The
next business being the election of officers for the ensuing
year and after baottng the following officers elect
ed, after which the meeting adjourned:
PreSideat-Jas. Mason Campbell.
FIRST Vice PreSideRt-W. W. Spence.
S-cOad lice PreSident-Charles Farquharson.
TredSUTer.-John Turnbull. Jr.
SecretGry.-Wm. Macintosh.
CbapIGa-Rev. Mr. Macfariane
FhySicid1l-nr John p Mackenzie.
COlplseiOT.-Jamcs Malcom.
Managers.--John Boyd, y. McIlvan. VIM Crichton,
Jas. Strrat, John Biggar, J. Lawson Bezcck.
THE DINNER
At hafpast six o'clock in the evening the members con
Vened at the Giimor House. and after about half an hour
spent in mutual felices repaired hall which had
been fitted up especially for the occasion At the head Of
the table hung the banner of the Society symbozing
St. Andrew, and in the form of letter X sup
ported right and left by the British Union Jack and the
American flag the coors being at the extreme end
of the hall; and all around the hall been otherwise
embelIished
JAMES MASON CAMPBELL, Esq, President of the Asso
citation, occupied the chair supported right and left by
the President of the German Society, "a. Schumacher
Esq and the President of the Hibernian Society," Gugh
Jenkins Esq) ". W Spence Esq, first Vice President
acted Croupicr supported right and left by John
| nrr Esq, and Captain Wallace.
The second Vice President mporcd a blessing
After the company had partaken dinner the cloth
was removed when the real festivities of the evening
commenced.
The PRESIDENT and said:-Before proceeding TO
give the first regular toast he would beg vert
to remark two which fell from his on the left
(the second Vice President Mr.. Faruularsonl whom la,
the liberty oF
the regular Chaplain, their irregular Chaplain In t!
Of the remarks with which he prefced this dinner
he said that We had to be thankful for many
things, and that it fitting, before they undertook TO
Partake Of the bOuntes which liberal Providence had
conferred on them that they should render their thanks
and ask His blessing. They. a "A Society had many
things to he thankful for Death had hardly entered into
their little circle in the of the past year-nOne of
their officers had fallen before his scythbut there was
one member Of the brothers Giimour who recently
landa gentleman who, wherever known has been high.
ly respected and warmly esteemed. 1t not only the
members Of the Society who knew him that woud miss
him, but there many poor people whom he allowed
to buy Of him at low prices thereby enabling them to
make their living, many of whom mOurncd deeply his
death. He they would refuse drop thutc
over the memory of one whom they often had with
| them But there thing about which, no douh.
all would agree and that was, the ilia affection and
reverence with which they regarded the country from
of doing honor to it and cheerishin memory they were
assembled there to night Scotland whatever She had
been heretofore, shOne this day with no waning l-h
amongst the countries of Europe. ApplauseI He did
not intend to make speech but he would call their at
tention to the fact, that it is Scocnman now ad
ministers in the capital of the British metropolis-the
diocese of London 1t is a Scotchman who in ENGLAND
sits upon the Woolsack as Lord High Chancellor of Eng