The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-11-14
st. Andrews Society.

AT the annual meeting of the st. Andrews
Society of Portland, held at their room on
Wednesday evening, the Sth ult.. the following
gentlemen were elected Office bearers for the
ensuing year: ll
Ihos. McEwan, President; Fl. T. Cummings,
Vice President; Alex. Taylor, Treasurer; A.
robertson, Secretary; Rev. Alex. Burgess,
chaplain; DR.. Cummings, Physician; John
Masterton, William Taylor, and Peter Mor1i-
son, Charitable Committee.
The reports of the Treasurer and Charitable
committee for the year just closed, showed
that although the demands on them for chart
TABLE purposes were as heavy as usual, and in
TACT more SO, still they had sufficient funds for
all purposes, leaving a balance of $50 to carry
forward.
The Society is under renewed and grateful
Obligations to the different lines OF travel leay-
ing the city for free and reduced passages.
A donation of 81 was handed over to the
funds Of the Society by Mrs. McEwan, being
the amount of premium she received at the
last Horticultural Exhibition in this city. The
following gentlemen were elected members of
the Society: John Porteous and Thos. B,lr-
CESS
The routine business being over, the Presi-
dent stated that he had a very pleasant dutv
to perform this evening, in presenting to the
Society the beautiful present from their late
President, John Rhynas, ESQ.,, now of Mon
treal. After reading the letter ACCOMPANYING
the present and his answer TO the same. the
President said it gave him great pleasure in
handing over such a rare and elegant article
TO the Society, and he hoped they would show
their appreciation Of such gift by being like
the generous demonstrating to the duties of
the Society, and endeavoring to enlarge the
same for future usefulness. He Thought such
course would best show our high esteem for
the Null, and its donor. We should not be
stacking off, thereby making mnU of the
Society. ,-r
The following was read and adopted, with
great enthusiasm:
The Saint Andrews Society of Portland,
having received from their late President, John
Rhynas, Esq, Of Montreal, C. E., token of
his remembrance and regard, in the form of an
elegantly mounted snuff mutt, desire to ex-
press tnelr grateful appreciation of the gift,
and do accordingly -.
Resotce, That the thanks of the Saint An
drews Society of Portland, are due Mr.. Rhynas
aud they are hereby voted to him.
Resotved,t That the snuff null shall grace all
our festivities, andsshall carry our memories,
and tancies, back to the land from whence we
came, ourselves an our farbeans"
Resotoed, That nothing but grateful and
pleasing associations are connected with our
recollections of our late President, and his
connection with our Society; and that while
the sight OF his beautiful and national dona-
ton will wildly renew our recollection of him,
yet his memory will ever be green, and leave
SAVIOR OF friendship and affection not needing
anything to call it to mind
The Society voted to celebrate their 9th an
anniversary on the Both of this month (St
Andrews day., by giving public assembly,
the particulars ofwhich will appear in a future
advertisement. Ia "a - 81