The Portland daily press., 1873-04-09

AT the annual meeting of the M. L. A.
last evening, the following named gentle
men were chosen officers for the ensuing year:
President, Charles III. Haskell. Vice Presi
dents M. B. Coolidge, VIM. e. Wood Treas
urer j ohn G. Proctor. Corresponding Secretary,
| Henry Littlefeld. Recording Secretary, j. w.
Banks. Directors, Fred E. Jones, VIM. R.
Wood, John c. Small, James f. Hawkes.,
Charles w. Roberts Trustee, Charles E.
| Joso. This is the second time that Mr.. Has
kell has been chosen President of the associa-
tion There was good attendance of mem
bers. In compliance with the provisions of the
constitution the President read the
| ANNUAL REPORT
of the Directors, from which we take the fol-
lowing:
We do not deem it necessary in this connec-
tion to remind you that the past year has been
one of unusual prosperity and thrift to the Mer-
camille Library Association, as its records
show that it's accession of new members and
augmentation of its treasury has been quite
tory, while the number of our citizens who have
availed themselves of the advantages of its
| splenti library, and have enjoyed its literary
| and musical entertainments have beon greatly
in excess of any previous year.
WEEKLY MEETINGS.
| we nave St1ll TO regret IQe lack OF interest on
| the part OF the younger members in the weekly
| meetings for debates and literary exercises, al
though much effort has heen put forth to Sc
cure the interest of that class of our young
men for which those meetings were more es-
| pecially designed to benefit; hence these meet
ings have continued to partake of that social
character noticed by our predecessors.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
No vacancies have occurred in the Board dur
ing the past year. Its meetings have been
regularly held and generally promptly attend
ed and the most uninterrupted harmony has
prevailed and all have manifested great zeal in
promoting the interests and best welfare of the
society. III
MEMBERSHIP.
The number of members reported at the last
annual meeting was 489; to which have been
added during the year 81, making the present
number of members $40; which, if we add SUBJ
scribers to the privileges of the library at So
per annum, raises its membership to upwards
of 600 names.
AS you are all, doubtless, well aware, nc
change has been made in the location, general
plan, or management of the rooms The same
good taste and care has been exercised by Miss
Coombs, the librarian, in her care and general
supervision of the rooms, and the librarythat has
| hitherto characterized her services, and to her
cult position of librarian, may be attributed
much of the popularity and success that oul
library now enjoys
The present library room is fast becoming in
adequate to the progress of the society, and as
our lease will exp re before the close of another
wear some measures have already been taken to
secure plans and invite proposals for fnture &C
commodation which, however, have been re
ported to the incoming administration without
the embarrassment of any decisive action on tht
part of the retiring government
LIBRARY.
Following the precedent established by oul
| Immediate predecessors in office, we submit th
detail reports of the several committees, com
mepcing with that of the Library Commlttee
by which it appears that 80 books have 6eel
added to the Library during the year, OF wmci
1874 are Novels and Romances, Il Essays AM
Reviews, 40 Travels and Adventures, 20 Biog
) raphies, 99 Religious andfSclentific, IL Poems
II Histories and Encyclopedias, making sthe
| actual number of volumes now in the library
, 45E: The circulation of books during the yea
mas been rising $4,000.
THE FINANCES.
/ Inc Trustees, through Eben Corey, chairman
aeport ae me state of the invested funds on th
OPP Par Ul vans masce g. 1873, as follows: No., ~
nf az naaue, , So,446 so; market value, Sc, ,663 81
Y following exhibit:
e Received from all sources co 400 @
f Balance on hand at date of last report .. 397 O
y s2,s2s 9
Cash On hand. d.........-..,,.....~ s1S A.
s2,s29 8
f The treasurers accounts are properlv certi
fed to by Messrs. NJ. r. Coolidge and Wn p
Wood, who were appointed to audit the sam ~ "
1t will be seen by the foregoing reports that
d financially the association is in b. tier condi
: ton at the close OF its present fiscal year. thai