The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1860-02-06
Meeting Of the Y. NJ. M. Il. A.-The
Quadri-centenniaI Anniversary.

Tho meeting of the Young Mems Mercan-
tile Library Association, held on Saturday
evening, for the purpose Of taking into CON
sideration the best means Of celebrating the
twenty-ffth anniversary of the Association,
which will take place on the 18th of April,
was very largely attended. After the Presi-
dent, Theodore Cook, had stated the object of
the meeting, Mr.. Whitman offered the follow
ing preamble and resolution, which, after some
discussion, were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The former custom Of proper
observance Of the anniversary OF this Aaso-
citation has Of late been neglected and per-
mltted to pass unnoticed, and believing this
time-honored annual celebration, established
and continued for years by the founders of the
Association, to be productive of much good,
and incentive to increased interest and ro-
newed energy. on the part Of our members, in
the affairs Of the Association; be it, therefore,
Resolpsd, That the coming annual and
quadri.csntennial anniversary Of this Associa-
tion be celebrated by q reunion of its mem.
bers, on the evening Of April 18, 1860, and
that committee of one hundred members
from the Association be appointed to act with
our Board of Directors In the futherance of
such plans as may successfully carry out the
above, and that the Chair appoint committee
Of three persons to report the names Of the
committee Of one hundred.
The chair then appointed Messrs. r. M. W.
Taylor, W. /. Whiteman and A. B. Merriam
as the committee Of three TO report the names
Of the committee of one hundred.
The report Of the committee was then read
BY W. I. Whitemap, and consisted of the fol-
lowing names:
John W Hartwell, Chairman; G J Acton, D
A Glidden, Covington, @ W Rowland, L T
Barr, j Gallagher, Charles Rule, 7 J Biggs,
jr., Miles Greenwood, John Swassy, ] q
Brotherton, John A Gano, s G Newton, R M
Bishop, P A Spinning, @ Butler, B Homans,
jr., Covington, John Schooley, g Brashears,
Thomas Sherlock, o N Bush, A D Bullock,
81 Hale, George Shillito, H Baldwin, H D
Huntington, d Taylor, jr., George Bogen, IT,,
= B Hinman, w H Coolidge, George W Jones,
e 7 Carson, Il M johnson, Jacob Traber, P
B Gloon, Q II Kilgour, j Talbot, John W
Carlisle, N Keeler, @ w Thomas, W Il Crane,
II Laws, Joseph Terrence, j D Caldwell, E
Loring, ] A Townlsy, George H Christian
James Lupton, H Urner, J + Cole, T o
McGrew, R Hayes, W H Comstock, A A
Marsh, W Vinton, George H Davis, J F
Meline, @ W West, W H Davis, @ P Marsh,
M T. Williamson, Charles Dexter, Henry Mack,
George q Wolff, George S Dodd. Isaac Wolff,
James Espy, John D Minor, William Woods,
Benjamin Evans,S M Murphy, William q
Woods, d g Baton, Theodore McBurnis, n
Wassenich, @ G Enyart, W O Neff, John
Wynne, R Ellis, jr., W X Nixon, J H Wilby,
Q r Fosdick, Thomas Ong, AS Winslow, T II
Foulds, B Pierce, X Ysrdley, h D Geddis,
9 N Pike, James Taylor, jr., Newport, T G
Gaylord, Charles Reakert, B P Hinman,
David Gibson, Y Y Hickey, G W McAlpin, G
9 Williams, J M Glenn, Judge g II Hilton, o
H Root, Newport. ,-f...tssss
I Upon motion, the committee Of three was
added to tho COMMITTEES Of ono hundred, after
which the Association adjourned.