The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-11-18
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MERCANTILE LIBRARY
AssoCIATION.-The annual meeting of this AsSOcia
ton held last night, in the Library room. al
the AthenGum building, on the corner of st. Pau
and Saratoga streets.
There was a very large number of the members
present. and much interest was manifested in the
proceedings.
After the organization of the meeting, the report
of the Treasurer was read and adopted.
The twentieth annual report Of the President and
Directors to the members of the Library AssOcia-
ton was then read by Mr.. George A. Pope, Pre-
sident.
The Board assure the members of the continued
healthy condition Of the Association.
From the Treasurer's report, it appears that the
total receipts, including balance of S2S23 from
last year, amounted to S4,557. SO
The expenditures including deposit of
$500 in the Savings Bank of Baltimore,
1854 l3
Leaving balance on hand of S346
vi the receipts So, ,322 were from dues paid by
CSC active members; and 81 ,Sl3 from 373 honorary
members, $50 Of whom We're ladies'. There was
also received from the Lecture Committee S355 81
The expenditures of the same period were as
follows:
For attendance at the room, heating, lighting and
For furniture and permanent fixtures 2Sl.lO
Collecting accounts l2Sl6
Deposits 300 90
For increase Of library l,53O.3l
The total revenue is short of that of last year in
the sum of 1924 .45; the profits received from the
Lecture Committee being Sl54.72 less than the pre-
vious year, and the dues from members SIC less.
The report states the number Of Active Members
to be greater thau before in the history of the
Association. There CSC names upon the
roll, against G75 last year.
The number of volumes added to the library was
927, and the whole number now in the library is
1868.
1t is estimate! that 80 900 volumes have been
drawn from the library during the year.
The report closes by abiding to the fact that
there are in the city 4, 500 clerks engaged in
mercantile pursuits, and invites the active members
to use their influence by inviting them to join the
Association.
The report ofthe Board was adopted unanimously.
Mr.. John W. Mccoy then in a pertinent speech
alluded TO the fact last referred to in the report
and said that in pursuance of this end, and with
Wow OF obtaining new members, he would ask the
meeting to allow him to offer resolution to the eff
feet that each active member of the Association
pledge himself to procure new member, either
active or honorary, whether male or female, be-
tween the present time and the first of January
under penalty of 50.
The members, upon the question being put, unan-
imously agreed to receive the resolution which was
offered by Mr.. Mccoy. Several members then
spoke to the resolution, and it was adopted.
1t was then resolved that those members signing
the resolution, which was done by almost all pres
ent, should be constituted committee, and should
meet on Saturday evening next practically to carry
the resolution into effect.
The meeting then adjourned.
HUNGARIAN WMEs.-This class of wines is fast
growing into repute in this country A few wears
ago they were scarcely known, and until the past
summer they were not sold to any extent in this
city. Mr. Rudolph Pollatsek, a native Hunga-
rian, has, however, introduced them, and occupies
No. South Charles street as a wareroom for their
disposal. The Hungarian wines are most celebrated
for their mdness and rich flavor. Mr. Pollatsek's
varieties of Tokai number some of their choicest
qualities, varying in price from SO to S4S per dozen
No doubt as soon as these wines become well known
to the community, their consumption will greatly
increase.
yesterday afternoon, whilst Conrad
Seymour and John Frost were engaged in painting
the front of the warehouse of Mr.. Charles Hoffman
in Eutaw street, the platform on which they were
standing gave way, and they were both precipi-
tated into the cellar, distance of about twenty
feet. Seymour had his right broken by the
fall, and Frost sustained pretty severe bruises on
the back. DR.. Skinner was promptly in attend
ance, and set the broken arm of Seymour.
CORRECTION.-Mr. Bowling states that the fire which
occurred in his house Tuesday was occasioned
by the oist running through to the back of the fire
place, and not by the "carcess use of lighted
cigar"