The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-17
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AT meeting of the Pennsylvania Poultry
Society, held yesterday, the folio wing officers
were elected to serve for the year 1S71-
President, William Wister; Vice. President,
David w. Herstine; Treasurer, Charles b.
Dunn; Corresponding Secretary, ]. d. Nevns;
Recording Secretary, j. ID. Rodney; Execu-
tive Committee, Thomas b. Raynor, L.
Wharton Fisher, E. w. Hopkins, Charles d.
Knight, Charles Macalester Jr.
The report of the Secretary of the State
Council of Pennsylvania, o. of u. A. NJ, for
the year ending June 30, 1870, contains the
following statistics, showing the condition of
the Order in the State: Number of Councils
chartered during the year, A; number of men,
bers initiated during the year, 47S7; received
by card, 146; reinstated, 11S; total admissions,
504l. Number of members suspended during
the year, 1901; expelled, II; withdrawn by
card, 1888; deceased, Ill; total loss, 1872.
) Amount of money received by Subordnates
during the year, $40, ,603'2S; amount of per-
centage received by State Council. $i57910;
amount of money paid by Subordinates for
benefits and relief during year, $35, 40 "A;
amount of money in treasures of Subordi-
mates June 30, 1870, $196, 4S9'90 balance in
State Council Treasury, June 80, 1870, $18715;
Receipts of Widows and Orphans fund dur
ing the year, $6034'4S. Number of widows
of deceased brothers, 392; number of or
phans Of deceased brothers, 751.
"A meeting of the Board of Fire Com
missioners was held yesterday afternoon in
the reception room of the Mayors office, the
President, Mr.. Laudenslager, in the chair, all
the members present.
Mr. Lawrence, after the minutes had been
read, stated that he desired to explain that
/ the flag formerly hanging in the Chief En-
giDeers Office had merely been placed in the
temporary charge of Company G, of the 4th
Regiment, and had not been presented to
them.
The board proceeded to act on the report
of the Committee on Rules and Regulations.
The rules heretofore published were adopted
with some slight notifications, the most i'm
portant of which were to strike the figures
and 10 from the rule regulating the number
/ Of extra men to be appointed for each engine
and truck, and inserting 4 and 6, 80 al to
+ make the number four for every engine COM
pany and six for every truck company. The
item in regard to equipments was also
changed by inserting ''navy blue" in the
place of the word ''red, as applied to shirts,
and providing that the coats shall have brass
buttons with the letters ''P. f. d. on them.
ut also was amended by adding the words,
F'and pants, so as to make the uniform COM
plete.
z Mr.. Plumly suggested that it was important
in appointing the men to be sure that they
were physically able. He therefore moved
that the President be a committee of one to
ascertain at what cost an examining physician
Rcould be procured to make examinations of
candidates. The board then adjourned.
n The stated meeting of the Executive
! Council of the Board of Trade was held last
/ evening" Mr.. James @. Hand, Vice. President,
! in the chair.
Mr.. Allen, from the Committee on Inland
Transportation, presented report recon-
mending the passage of the following pre-
amble and resolution
Whereas, Various committees representing
different business interests are now engaged
I'm soliciting subscriptions FOR the bonds of
the proposed European steamship company,
| to the amount of one and one half million of
: dollars and
Whereas, The obtaining of this bond sub
scription for the amount above-named is
made necessary by the Pennsylvania Railroad
as part of their proposition prior to the or
! ganization of the proposed company, and
this Board feel deep interest in this enter
prise as one necessary in promoting the
growth and prosperity of our city, do there
More,
ReS0lge, That we ask of every man who
Nhss at heart the interests of this city, that he
do his part towards the obtaining of this SUBJ
scrption in the shortest possible time.
The annual report of the Treasurer was
then reau, showing tRe balance on nand Jan
uary 1st, 1921 '65; balance now on hand,
N$4Ol 10. The board also owns securities to
the amount of $15, $40.
The report was referred to the Finance
Committee for audit.
On motion of Mr.. Wetherill it was resolved
that subscription of $4,000 be made to the
bonds of the American Steamship Company.
The Chair announced Messrs. henry Win
sor, George N. Allen and John O. James as
for thn ,fob
the meeting adjourned.