The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1870-04-16

DEDICATION OIL WAvERLY HALL Some time
since the enterprising spirit that has been infused
/ into the village OF Wavery. by the additions
that have been made TO its inhabitants frou Bal
timore city, projected the erection Ola Town
Hall, tor the purpose ofholding esening lectures,
having reading rooms and other facilities for tue
promotion Of the moral and intellectual culture
OF the people of the beautiful and thriving village
! This new Hall, in obedience TO the motives that
prompted its erection, was begun some tine last
/ Fall aud has now been completed Its building
that does credit TO those who projected, planned
and pushed il to completion. 1t has front OF
| II feet, with depth of 81 aud helghth OF 46
! TO the top. II is well arranged, having hall of
| 81 BY 10 feet a reading room s by 40 feet Two
stores each l6 By q feet, two school rooms 20 by
81 feet each, and number of neat, useful ane
rooms. The building is heated by an excellent
arrangement located in the basement cellar -
The Hall used for lectures, concerts, exhibitions
aud such other purposes as will meet the approx
al of the Board of Directors, will furnish COM
Portable sitting room for over three hundred
persons.
The reading room will be furnished with read
ing matter through the generous offer OF Mr.
Henry Taylor, of Baltimore city. Chess, check
ers aud other implements OF innocent amusemens
will be found on its tables. 1t is free to all.
This praiSworthy enterprise dedicated on
wednesday evening, 18th inst. very interest
ing address was delivered by VIM. p Preston,
Esq, in which be reviewed the history OF Balt-
more county, dwelling upon its rapid progress
in wealth. enterprise aud culture, showing the
beneficial influence that must result from the in
sttutiou affair like Waverly Hall. He was
listened to with marked attention aud heartily
applaujed when he closed
Men of the stamp OF those gentlemen :.h0
brought this hall into existence are truly public
beuetaciorS aud merit the gratitude OF all who
EMO, the fruits OF their labors or desire to see
progress take the place of apathy.
Now, TowsontOnians, cant W. have some
thing Of this character in our newly incorpora-
ted town Cant we have tow hall that shall
be credit to its founders, u source of usefulness
10 the community an ornament TO the town and
n pride to the county
Start subscription list NJ once aud let US get
out OF the old rui before OUT railroad lrans come
in and catch Us. asleep.
ATTEMPT ro FRusrRATE BEoUE>T DEFEATED. -
AT the request aud petition OF Mr. John Clark,
since deceased, the legislature OF 1864 iucorpor
ated the Board Of Bene6ceuce of ST. john indie
pendent Methodist, Protestant Church, Tor the
purpose OF committing to its charge the hand
sume bequest OF S400, 900 made 10 ii by the last
will aud testament Of The above mentioned John
Clark. who departed this lie in the Fall Of 1861.
Mr. Clark WITS engaged in business pursuits in
Baltimore city, being for many years President
Of the Citizens Bank of Baltimore, and amused
"A large fortune.
In his will he endowed with $500, 900 the in
slilution he had been Instrumental in incOrpora-
ting for that purpose. Outside OF this, he pro-
vided handsomely for his widow, two nieces and
a nephew. Some dissatisfaction has since arisen
among those interested in the distribution OF
this $500, 900, should the btquest be defeated by
II failure on the part Of the Board OF Benehcence
Of the power TO lake and use il. This could not
be effected except by legislative action annuIling
the charter of Incorporation.
To secure this, active steps were taken during |
the session of our legislature. This was done
by Henry and Martha kellogg-nephew and |
niece, well provided for in the wildly petition
ing that body to repeal The charter of the insli- |
tuition.
Much log rolling engineering consultation |
aud conference meetings and interviewing was
done by men in and out Of the legislature TO |
Illustrate the charity and defeat the wish and |
will OF the endower, who secured the incorl ora
ton for the purpose Of end0wing ii. We are |
inclined to think motives other than those that |
appear upon the face of the petition prompted |
its Introduction into the legislature and its adj |
v0cacy after being presented by at least of |
those actively engaged III its prosecution.
1t gives US pleasure 10 announce, however. |
that the whole scheme was defeated as it should |
have been, by unfarorablc report upon il by |
the committee to whom it was referred, the com.
mittee stating in its report that ''the repeal of
the charter involves questions of property and
rights that apperiain to the judicial rather than |
to the legislative department"
The disposition of our legislature to bestow |
charities upon institutions almost iudiscrininate-
ly was certainly in conflict with au attempt to !
defeat one created by private endowment :