The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-12
Mercantile Library Association.


was held last evening, the President, II. F.
Kurdish, Esq, presiding, who presented the
annual report of the Board of Directors.
From this report we learn that the number
OF members added during the year was AZ,
making the total number at present 461, be-
sides ten persons who are subscribers and have
the privilege of the library, on payment of 50
per year. - sto2z
The gross receipts from all sources during
the year were $2O4353; expenditures 81, 65s
OF. Balance in hands of Treasurer $685. 46.
The sum of $52.8s was collected in fines by
the Librarian and $S1 from subscribers to the
library. The annual subscription for the year
amounted to 1852. The Association has an in
vested fund of $6,177.5O. 7 IT.
The Lecture Committee report . very hand
some balance in the Treasurer's hands, as the
result Of the entertainments given last season.
We notice by the report of Library Com
mittee, that two important changes have been
made in the library during the past year.
LIST. Opening the library every afternoon
and evening Sundays excepted)
I'd. Supplying the library room with all the
leading English Reviews and American
Monthlies and Magazines, for the free use Of
the library. ts3 IL n -
There are about 500 subscribers to the libra
ry, the largest number ever known in its his
tory. TaejJ t.t
Inc amount OF money expended for books
during the last year has been $500, and about
oOO volumes have been added to it during the
year. Eighty per cent. of the books taken
hom the library by subscribers have been nov
els, romances and juvenile works, and five per
cent. each of history, biography, travels and
poetry, while religious works and books on
moral and political science are rarely called
for. & ssE
The average monthly number of books loan
ed has been 1900.
During the past ten years upwards of $50, 900
in money has passed through the hands of the
Treasurer,J. c. Proctor, Esq. ss.. g
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: le-FsF r-rF
President, II. F. Kurdish. q
Vice. Presidents, M. N. Rich LIST; M. B.
Coolidge I'd. seF,
Corresponding Secretary, William r. Wood.
Recording Secretary, A. II. Cushing. u -
Treasurer, J. G. Proctor. Nf
Directors, VIM. e. Wood, Fred E. Jones, G.
w. Roberts, George A. Jones, John c. Small
Eben Corey was reelected Trustee for five
years, his term having expired a
8After the election the members and reporters
sat down to nice oyster supper prepared by
Kyle, at the invitation of the Directors. -
The proposed supper to be given by the Ex-
Presidents will not come off this evening in
consequence of the absence of Mr.. Haskell, bat
will take place after his return home I'd
The HAYDNs.-We extremely regret to learn
that Mr.. Kotzschmar has rendered his resis-
nation as conductor of the Haydn Association.
The ground that he takes, we believe, is that
the members of late, taken collectively have not
evinced that interest that is essential to make
the Association credit to themselves and the
city. Weare very much panied to learn this
for the society has, on former occasions, been a
source of pride to our citizens. We cannot
forget the magnificent manner in which they
produced the Creation "Stabst Mater,'
and st. Pauls," neither can we can we ever
forget their superb rendering of the music Sc
lected for the Peabody ceremonies. If the So.
ciety has become dispirited or discouraged in
any way the fault we fear will lay with our
citizens rather than with the members, for it
cannot be denied that on the occasion where
they last appeared in public on their own re-
sponsibility they lost some six hundred dollars
that they had to make up by an assessment
upon themselves. Want of appreciation is
sure to cool theardor of the most sanguine. It
may be that the formation of other societies
rom the members has contributed inadver-
emily towards the luke-warm interest in the
parent society. We trust such has not been
he case. We hope Mr.. Kotzschmar may be
induced to reconsider, and withdraw his resig-
nation, and that at the meeting on Friday
night postponed fion to-night-there will be
a full attendance of members who will pledge
themselves anew to the work. We cannot af-
ford as city to let the Haydns run down.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE. AT meeting of the
North School Committee, held yesterday after
coon, Charles Holden was elected chairman
and s. G. Gordon secretary. The following
assignments of Supervisors for the several
rooms were made: 4e0f44s 81 X
Holden-Misses Babb, Morrow and Bradley.
Gordon-Misses Crafts, Blanchard and True
Cofhn-Misses Austin, Fox and Smith.
nell
Small-Misses Leighton, Moulton and Law
'elce. @Af E'9 z s1511sa
Sawyer-Misses Blake, Jones and Hunt
Glddings-Misses Warren, Bancroft and
Weymouth. -
There being vacancy in the Committee,
.hree rooms are unassigned. They are tempo,
rarily supplied as follows: Miss Nutting's
room under charge of DR.. Gordon; Miss Butt
ler's, under charge of Mr.. Coffin; and Miss
Days, under Mr.. Stevens
Pubic TEMPBRANcE MEET1Na.-At the