The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-19
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The following officers have been elected
by the Union Benevolent Association
President, Samuel II. Perkins; Vice-Presi-
dents, g. Fisher Leaning Benjamin Coates;
Treasurer, E. r. Wood; Corresponding Secre-
larry, l.. Montgomery Bond; Recording Secre-
tary, John II. Atwood; Managers, Thomas
|Lstimer,, John Bohlen, William Parves
Arthur g. Coffin, Benz jamin Orne, Thomas
Watson, Joseph II. Dulles, John Ashhurst,
Thomas A. Budd, Richard Wood, Charles
Stewart Wurtz, M. d., Joseph A. Clay,
Alfred nj. Collins, John E. Graeff, Henry ID.
Sherrard, J. b. Van Dusen, S. Morris Vain,
John b. Getz, William A. Porter, George G.
Morris.
During the past year the Moyamensing
Soup Society have distributed SOUP meal,
and bread for sixty-nlne days, supplying
adults and children, to the number of 1900,
with 10, 400 pints of soup, 5000 pounds of
bread and 800 pounds of meal. The
Treasurer reports his receipts at So, S93'G7
and his expenditures at So, ,21642. An cleo
(tion for Board of Managers on Tuesday re-
suited in the choice of the following named
Rgentlemen;-Collins West, President; Hugh
stevenson, Vice-President; John Pierce,
Treasurer J. Lesley Anderson, Secretary; r.
X. Stewart, j. NJ. Cooper, j. A. Boyer, Hugh
Mcdonnell, William Stewart, William Kelley,
James Wilson and Richard Brown.
Shortly before o'clock last evening an
kalarm of fire was sounded from Seventeenth
and Vine streets, but the firemen on repair
ing to the scene failed to find any fire. While
the insurance patrol wagon and the Empire
Hook and Ladder Company were proceeding
TO the supposed fire they came into collision
at the corner of Fifteenth and Vine streets.
The insurance patrol wagon was proceeding
at rapid rate up Fifteenth street, aud Just
as the hook and ladder truck was crossing
Fifteenth street on the way up Vine, the appa-
ratus was struck by the patrol wagon. The
front axle of the truck was broken and the
1 patrol wagon was considerably injured by the
collision. member of the hook and ladder
company was severely injured by the accl-
dent
AT the meeting of the Local Preachers
yesterday afternoon the question, SIS it the
duty of Protestants to insist upon the reading
of the sacred Scriptures in our public schools?"
! was debated at considerable length, number
! of the members of the association taking part
in the discussion The association then re-
! solved itself into n conversational meeting
! on Sabbath-school instruction, Sabbath
/ school literature, and family pety. The
[ evening session consisted of discussion on
the subject of temperance, and number of
the local preachers gave their experience and
accounts of the work performed by them in
the temperance cause. After several short
addresses had been made, benediction was
to meet at indianapolis next October.
At the annual session of the State Coun-
Gil, o. U. A. NJ, yesterday afternoon, the
following gentlemen were elected officers for
} the ensuing year:-State Councillor, Richard
p. Address, of No. 8; S. v c., j. X. Snyder,
of No. B; S. G. Secretary, John P. Pratt, of
No. &c. s. G. Treasurer, John Krider, of No.
62; s. @. Inductor, John Server, of No. 52
S. G. Examiner, Martin III. Williams, of No
7; s. c. Protector, G. V. Eastlack, of No 12
"A meeting of the Public Buildings Com
mission was held yesterday, Mr.. John M.
Rice presiding resolution was adopted
empowering the President to procure suit
able rooms to meet in. A resolution was
J offered directing the architect to prepare
plans for the Public Buildings on Penn
Squares as they are now situated, and other
plans for buildings at the intersection of
Broad and Market streets. The meeting
then ad journed.