The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-04-07

All outstanding bills are paid
| The Library Committee reported that the
library had been catalogued and rearranged at
| quite cost, the expenditures for the same
amounting to $4,000.
The Librarian, Mr.. Thorndike, reported that
| 14S persons are now taking out looks. There
have been 5737 volumes taken out since August
Il, 1875, averaging $50 volumes per week. At
present there are 1867 books in the library, 21S
volumes have bsen added during the past yea !;
of this number 152 volumes have been purchas-
ed by the Committee on the Library. The De-
partment of the Interior have presented so vol
umes of books and II volumes of Official Ga,
zette of the United States Patent Office reports.
The Association now have complete list of
these reports.
The Superintendent Of the building made a
report, in which he recommended several need
ed repairs. This called out one of the mem
bers who proceeded to go for the Supernten-
dent for nor making the repairs on his own re-
sponsibiity.
The Relief Committee made their annual re-
port, which showed they had been watchfnl of
the needs of their suffering brethren. They
have expended $685.
Mr.. NJ. A. Blanchard, chairman of the com.
mittee on the free school for drawing, reported
the school to have been great success, and the
cost of the same to have BEEN $22S.48. There
have been 63 pupils and 35 lessons have been
given. 1t was voted to send the report to the
State Superintendent of Schools, and if he
chooses, to incorporate it in his annual report.
Mr.. George A. Harmon, chairman of the
committee on lectures, reported that they had
had twelve lectures during the past winter.
The chairman recommended the following res
olution, which was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the thanks of the Maine Charitable
Mechanic Association hereby rendered to lectur
ers for the very instructive and entertaining lectures
delivered by thea before this association.
Votes of thanks were rendered to the com
mittee on the school, and to the lecture COM
mittee, for their efforts the past year. A vote
of thanks was rendered to Charles Gore for
birds eye view of Portland.
The election of officers for the ensuing year
resulted as follows: President, George Lit
tlefeld; Vice President, George A. Harmon;
Recording Secretary, r. B. Swift; Correspond
ing Secretary, A. III. Waite; Treasurer, Dan
Carpenter; Trustees, John NJ Peck, Charles
81. Blake, M. A. Blanchard, Ambrose Giddings,
VIM. King Staples, F. E. Pray. The following
were chosen as Relief Committee: Ward l, A.
q. Waite; Ward 2, S. H. Colesworthy; Ward
3, Richard Cole; Ward 4. T. w. Buxton: Ward
5, Henry Trickey; Ward 6, Dan Carpenter;
Ward Z, John Thorndike.
Mr.. S. FL. Colesworthy presented draft of a
certificate of mem bership, which will probably
be adopted, but owing to the lateness to the
hour it was laid on the table. 1t is a fine affair
At the top are the coat of arms of the state
and at the bottom neat cut representing many
Of the mechanical arts.
BIBLE SOCIETY OF MAINE.
AT the annual meeting of this society yester-
day the following officers were elected; Presi-
dent, Rev. William B. Hayden; Vice Presi-
dent, Edward Gould; Corresponding Secretary,
Rev. Asa Dalton; Recording Secretary, w. Fl.
Hobbs; Treasurer Oliver Gerrish; Auditors
Rufus Fl. Hinkley, Mark p. Emery; Trustees,
Rev. 1. B. Ripley, S. W. Larrabee, Rev. E. Y.
Hincks, A. Little, Alfred Woodman, S. 7. Cor
ser, Rev. W. FL. Smaller, W. w. Brown, 81. w.
Shaylor, Rev. Thomas Hill, James Noyes and
B. f. Little. S. w. Larrabee and Alfred Wood
man were appointed committee TO make az
rangements for the anniversary meeting in
May.