The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-14
TIE MARINE SOCIETY.
The Annual Meeting OF the Marine
Society.

The Annual Meeting OF the Marine
Society.
The 1O3d annual meeting OF the Marine Society
OF the city OF New York was held yesterday after
noon In Kolbs Hotel, No. 12o Pearl street. The
Marine Society s one of the Oldest benevolent in
situations in the State, and hold charter bearing
the seal Of George Ill. and dating some hundred
years back. This society has for many years
dealt out its charities to The widows of deceased
members with such liberality as Its funds al
lowed, and has always taken a lively interest in
the welfare and prosperity of the Sailors Snug
Harbor and Seamen's Home and other institutions
OF a similar kind.
There were about thirty members OF the society
present yesterday and Captain John M. Terrier.
the President, took the CHAIR After reading the
minutes OF the previous meeting the Treasurers
report was heard, which showed securities
amounting to $73,1S9 to the credit of the society.
1t also stated that S. COS had been paid during
the past year to some sxty-gour pensioners.
The Secretarys report was then read,
giving the names Of nine new members
elected, i've members deceased and several
honorary members elected, including the Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher and the Rev. d. Talmage.
The members then went into the election Of off,
GERS and the Chair appointed as telers Captain
Story Captain Thompson aud Mr. Wynants. The
following officers were eected:-President Captain
John M. Ferrer; First Vice President, Captain Am
brose Snow; Second Vice President Captain +. NJ.
French; Treasurer. Captain W. A. Ellis; secretary,
Captain Joseph Perkins, and Attorney Mr.. w. Allen
Butler. The following gentlemen were then elected
members OF the Standing Committee captain
Ambrose Snow, Captain Augustus Proal, Captain
Samuel Harding, Captain Samuel Cobb Captain
J. p. Jones' Captain Thomas W. Wilson, Captain w.
W. Story Captain George Briggs Captain w. A.
w
len, Captain Joseph Perkins and Captain John John
stOn.
haired veteran of eighty years. then got up and re-
turned thanks to the members OF the society for
the confidence they had shown in him by e-eecting
him president for another year. Captain Ferrier
then went on to speak about the trouble connected
with the Seamans Home, which. he said, was in
danger of being taken away from the sailors en-
tirely. This retreat was originally started through
the labor of the Marine Society, who got law
passed relating to it, in which, however, there was
one mistake which allowed the state to take the
title in their name, when every scrap of building
on the LAND was erected at the expense Of the
got up society for the relief OF old women, and
applied 10 t9e legislature to endeavor to obtain
The Marine Society sent to Albany and stopped
the passage Of such law: The Retreat then had
to get to build with They sent up again to Albany
and got their bill passed and got the SIG, 900 aud
again to Albany to get bill passed authorizing the
sale OF the Sailors Retreat and giving half the pro-
ceeds TO the state Treasury and the other hall to
themselves. This bill was passed in the Lower
House but defeated in the Senate, who
ceIved q committee from the Marine So
ciety and heard their objection to the pas
sage OF the bill. The bill will probably
be sent up again this year, and we have appointed
a committee of five to proceed to Albany and de-
end the rights of the sailors. We want the old law
repealed and the money invested where 1t belongs
A resolution was then passed giving the conf
mitiee to Albany full power to take what measures
they deem necessary to defeat the obnoxious BILL
The members then adjourned to dinner, and the
old tars passed very pleasant evening, spinning
yarns OF voyages sailed years ago and bringing
back to memory how they had met one another in
such and such port some fifty years ago.