, 1864-03-27
/, YOUNG MEMS ASSOCIATION. =,
Twenty. Third ARnual neeling--.Annaat &c!
pelts--utetion Of Officers.

| the Young Mems Association was held at the
fooMs on Saturday evening. At the outset til
election for officers promised 10 be one or Yconsldc
| able excitement Thtoo ticketa were mt in nom
nat'cn: the regular, opposition or "dcad ]ctl
aFsy," end The Independent. After rood 1o,1 {
canysssfng and considerable crossa.,pg tn tho co
rmns Of the prcsa, the opposition and indcpender
ucketa withdrew day or two eIncc leaving c1es
ne!o tothc regular; consequently the election pasee
Oh without aEy excitement.
ANNUAL MEETING.
The annual meeting OF the Association was he'll
in Their rooms aud was we'll attended: A create
dcgree Of Interest than usual wss manifested Will
listening to the reading Of The reports. Tbs mae.
in. IVES called to order nt O'Clock by the rcthin
President, ". E. DogRctt, who dclivcrnd his va1s
dicto1y address, Of which the foElowin: Ia an ab
ttraci:
vALEp1cToRr AppnRss.
On hssutning tho dnties cf thcir otlco year aro
The executive committee received from ihcIr ire
deeesfors The epm Of $l2s, and a debt Of nboa
they paid: Subsequently they had also to IA; IA;
$sSU. tie lots three lectures delivered ly Masoi
Soss hsa 5rGn c ensged " hs rSon
general appearance uninyIting. The cd commistes n t
realized TIC necessity Of snaktas TIC rooms NOR
treasurer j. q. conrsd fhe fh'anao' FooIas vatt .tt
closeo fos . fortnight, the walls cleaned
e oasy e hes haRe
always regarded It as profitable and judisous In,
Tcs!ment: The 4orth room has tccn reserved ns =
brcry has becn favored with large Increase ol
female yI.tors, who, n addition to tter welcome
nresence hare added $50 to the iands Of the Assoc
iap, Nj. Copeland, for The collection Of over $,0O0
The President regretted that Mr.. Copeland could
hot continue his valuable services ns Librarian.
IL rf
The rtlring Board would recommend that In max
Ing selection Of new Librarian. cheapuess OF SAL
cfy be rot consideration. 1t was highly dczira-
bic that ncw catalogue be prepared, as the pre-
scnt ouc is no index 10 tic Iooks now In tho Ii
trnEy. An amendment should also be made to the
bylaws regulating 1hc method Of voting. ut annual
voting TO members Of asleast Thirty days' Standing
nnd ordering that all applications for membership
he accompanied BY tue Initiation fec and annural
ducs. A rule Of this kind would prevent the re-
currence ofeuch scene as TINT witnessed at tina
election, where, Notwithstanding the large range
OF effort Of the nomlnees Of three tickets, less
would hoyc been tho case had the canvass been
made only among the old members. 1t should be
Impressed on nil merchants, master mechanics and
make no wiser investment, than to pay tha initin-
ton fec and dues OF aIl their employees who Nil
premise to avail themselves OF the benefits OF the
institution.
Jutt before the close of the last ycar PROPOSE
tton was made to sell to tho Association the prop
esty known ns the Dearborn Seminary" We en-
Geayorcd to procure subscnptions for the amount
requisite ts6uy 1t (S82 0. In this We were unsuc-
cese{u. partly for lhe reason that the building was
found TO bn uneultable for tile uses Of the Library,
without IN almost entire reconstruction. but prin-
cIpaily fEoIa the ulwllingness OF the men having
the means, 10 furnish the money merely az a sub-
6er3pu0n-
Many ofonr best friends assured us thatwhcucver
u feasible rlan~ should 10 offered, by which, a.
EtockholuetF. those paying the money could direct
as to !ts expenditure tn consideration of thei!
fceM 5or the Association, 1nd appreciation Of the
they woula be happy to sabseribe handsomely. We
hnye no doubt II tho rfricnds Of the Association
WI take hold Of this matter IN earnest, that dur
ing the present year asfanGencnts cau be complet-
ea ilat Will G3vG us the perpetual use Of Library
and Lecture hn'ls without Charge.
We have The pleasure to report the following
Is the financial condition oi the Association.
These arc a no debts uapsid, N and there is In the
IL a hs s e the
est On which can only be used annually, amounting
The President returned his thanks to the Chair.
members Of the Executive BoarL.for their courtesy
and hearty cooperation; he thanked the AssocIa-
tton for the honor conferred on him during the
terest in Its wcllace and purposes.
The report was accepted, and the reports Of the
other officers and committees were then presented
in the following order and adopted. We give the
essential features Of the report:
EEPoET OF LIBRARY coAMTr1EE.
The attention Of the Committee was IN the first
plnee directed towards procuring u new L!brar1nn,
and Collector, The eGorts or ihc Committee were
covered with euceess by obtaining the Services of
H. SSePsana e 2st ss1y hst Sf s Per- an,
ef otber Is bneIneas u GGn
e. qent9 a under e 5estoa e. fe abe
Vas clpecd Two weeks d1rf1r tIa nnmath ~ of annf
and The library, tnoToneh5y eyerhanied. % M1cR n{
Is now heleyed 3bat there ia itt1e ~ ~ comnsnt
in regard to the General condition Of he Iibr.rv.
There is however stiil room for IMPROVEMENT
mears oneht 10 he faEen to ohtntns 4 nev cstss
locrr is eTeativ needed and shnn11 h. 1o1c ~ H.
eaIdest noeeihie moment which and n;te1 - m.
prorcmetF. ihc present 5naneiaI conditons of the
Society adIn,t Of. r A'A'1AeA~t 'na'''ao VI too
W6sn H. teasAn+ Ro.rs cau. tn+o oe,o =,
finances Of lie Society were in sorry state. and md
rcnscnrenfl,. Il .rcs mi iaornad ,IT1 s,h'a -
chssc mn hGota NE eos1v naSt ~ ~ 7o ~
tfa 1cw inrreTt iite-atHrn etor ~ n.e, eAI.p. -1L
lie dnanees improved. he Committee fit antaor thor
Win The vninnhic FssSs1nnce n ~ + Inn,ssa
ths committee haye been enohied tn n 1n.Is amt /,
iii EistoT Of tha last mn years and Raye oade1eS
a3a1cc nrcr r. ~ 4bs nast 4,in.ha X
md loo youmes most Of WHICH haye to 6e I'M. ~
s veS f
mcnfioneds is I51 voirmes T5e nnsnnnt ,cessra5
for ines M the ffhrnry m ~ ~ der ia Il s,o "a
This exhibits steady course Of Income to the
: library, and mny bo Increased by appeals OF the
members to their friends to join and beCome regu-
lar paying members, thus relIeviug the association
from rs dependence upon the cxcitcments Of m
annual election tor Its support.
The committec notes with appreciation the rule
adopted BY the Executive Board IN New York, for
70 the admission Of Indies to all the privileges Of
the library and reading room upon the pay ment Of
Emau annual due: and It is with grasIdcation
that the COMMITTEES etate that large number OF
the most cultivated ladies OF the city have ayailed
themselsea OF the privilege. The library has re-
ceivcd from this source $226.60, which shows the
nGREeedHanon Gs H 81 tEc pHyllese. .,r,-.-.
Al. J1e CnmmHtse t on Rooms snd FIXTURES deserve
Improvements made under It's direction.
IN cotcahion, Inc committee referred to the mat
Ter OF the Mechsniea' 5nstitute Library. -omc say
nn}9st a9d ~ u2ratnal a2pIe1snaions s1ist II re-
ted The h9ttef, have hastily concluded lin: the
up n'a haqnu ~ fncn mselSnle G3no!lqn that II
~, 1n1a .a*r ~ ni - IaS 49, ! ~ ~ A.ti ~ :
iachnri-ss 49, .rS ~. -, ,tn.as = s.S ~
q ;d ri 4l,o 1,o,f.s ,r.rn - =. ill., s.f. - - LII
"a thnf II rns nifn0efI,nr in s3Is ahI ~ r,-rho.o
Tive Tfl,rar5apsa eal,,r ba. haor x,sfd IL e,u u,
Ami. ia, 9s ,1 + ~ s eS f1t ad t n ,ha 1uu 70
ssg9R qi tas s oandnS tn. order for m tse
Ifh1arr at enet rs ~ and FEE ta on ~ ~
ro,r .urs nr ,Is osIs w " aoros
W.. ~ aos4n q.a.sD ~ eoAxi1lHI.
II aaS asa noons5 ana rl31ulee Gonmntee on aasnn-
afEer rooms for the use Of the Association, but af
tf repeated enquiries 1aileo 10 procure any better
1a laah .Gose n9W !n nse: Il WAS then resolved to