The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-04-06
Maine Charitable Mechanic Associations.

uA0Amc CmafhtuDlC NeCmamAC ASSOCIATION.
The annual meeting of this Association was
held Thursday evening at the Mechanics
Library Room, the President, Albert H. Waite,
in the chair The report of the Secretary, Geo.
A. Harmon shows that there has been con-
siderable interest manifested of late in the
Association. Eleven stated, and six special
meetings have been held during the year. At
the beginning of the year the whole number
of members was 1888; five new ones have join
ed: Messrs. Joseph F. Lake, James Knowl-
ton, William A. Quincy, Horace c. Noyes and
j. w. G. Knight. The following have become
Life Members: Messrs. A. d. Smith, w. H.
Cushing, and j. S. Staples. The following
have deceased, viz: Seth Clark, Andrew S.
Sawyer, William A. Rice, Benz Stevens and
J. d. Bailey. A singular circumstance has
occurred in regard to new members and the
number ct deaths v. Last near the n@mbsg Sf
death, and the same fact has occurred this
year. The whole number of members liable to
assessment is PAL and of these 80 live out of
the city and are not liable. There have been
ments, $25 for initiation fees, and 1923 for life
memberships. The festival, required by the
constitution, was held, and Brother j. B. Hall
delivered the address. A very interesting
COuISt VI lcCUuItS anu ucUdteS mas De60 nelQ
the past winter conducted in a spirit of harmo-
ny and good feeling. He closes with thanks to
the Association for kindness and confidence al
ways shown him.
Mr.. Dan Carpenter, the Treasurer, reported
the total receipts for the year, $2572 SO, of
which there remains in the Treasurer's hands
$5S.9S. OF the disbursements the largest
amounts paid were for interst $780, for new
furnace $95, insurance S102, charity committee
$25, for three one hundred dollar bonds $500,
iI,ror h<,<,l he ii
supper 25, making a total of $2143. 35.
From the report of Charles Holden, esq.,,
chairman of the Trustees of the School Fund
we learn that the fund has received in prem
inms and interest during the year SIP. rs and
there is due to-day from the Association to the
School Fund six months interest on $61O0, of
bonds amounting to $471, making the proceeds
of the year $l,1s3.75. The School Fund has
earned from its investment about $500. The
bonds of. the Association 1926, OOO) are now To-
Gated as follows: the principal fr nd has $4,000,
the interest fund of School Fund has Sc, 100
the Body Fund has $780, the Association has
in its own right on which it is paying no inter-
est $S40O, making total of $4,000 safely Sc
cured in the trustees hands. There are $780,
of the bonds out on which the trustees are pay
ing interest that make up the $25, 600. The
question will be asked, no doubt, how are these
Sc, 400 bonds to be taken care of? The Body
fund has about $1,000 towards it, the Assoca-
ton owes interest S471, and has cash on hand
amounting to SIT, making "A total of $2548,
which sum deducted from $500, leaves $2S52
to be realized, when the Association will be free
from debt and own the lands buildings and fix
lures. With careful economy it would seem
that by the close of next year, with the usual
success, the society may hail the day when they
will realize this grand result
The library has received an increase of about
80 volumes the past year.
The Committee on Temperance through Geo.
c. Littleheld, chairman, announces that there
have been no cases of intemperance among the
members reported the past year. 1t was
Voted, That the thanks of the association be ten
dered to brother Charles Holden for the able and
cessful manner in which he managed the permanent
fund of the Association largely contributing bring
near that day which have auxiously looked for
ward to when we shall be free from debt.
The following officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President, Albert H. Waite; Vice
President, L. +. Pingree; Treasurer, Dan Car.
penter; Recording Secretary, Geo. A. Harmon
Corresponding Secretary Stephen Marsh; Trus-
tees School Fund, Charles Holden for three
years, Charles Staples for one year; Trustees
for the year, H. c. Barnes, j. Bradford, H. Trick.
ey S. Rogers, +. Loring and S. Marsh; Char
| ity Committee, Ward 1, A. H. Waite; Ward 2,
S. H. Coleswortby Ward g. H. g. Barnes
Ward 4, S. A Nash; Ward 3, H. Trickey; Ward
6, Dan Carpenter; Ward 7, j. B. Thorndike.