The Portland daily press., 1877-04-06
ANNUAL MEETINGS,

| Maine Charitable Mechanic Association
The annual meeting of the Maine Charitable
Mechanic Association was held at the library
room of the association last evening. The an
nual reports were read and accepted.
| The Secretary, Mr.. r. b. Swift, reports that
| there have been one special and twelve stated
| meetings of the government and two special
and twelve stated meetings of the association.
The following gentlemen have been elected to
| membership during the year: Chas. s.. Nor.
| cross, Chas. 81. Dinsmore, Chas. Fl. Kmball,
| John NJ Elder, Daniel F. Seaman, George
M. Nelson, Daniel Furbisb, Jr, Richard Phe-
nix, Enoch W. Hunt, VIM. Irish. Edward H.
Dunn, e. L. o. Adams, Levy M. Lovejoy, T.
a. Fassett, John E. Brazier, and John f. Tur-
ner. Seven members have died during the year,
viz: John Neal, Major B. Bourne, Chas. Fl.
Hall, Martin Gore, Daniel Winslow, Eli Webb
and Nathaniel Ellsworth. One member was
expelled for gross immoralities. The number
of members at present is 4O7. OF this number
295 are life members; 81 live out of town and
68 are liable to assessment.
The Treasurer, Mr.. Dan Carpenter, reported
that the receipts for rent, &C., for the past year
were $4,653.26, and the expenditures were
81 ,901.19 and the balance ON hand is
$2752.07. There is deposited in the savings
bank to the credit of the association $2S97. 81,
The committee on free drawing school made
very elaborate report upon the success of the
school. The school was divided into two class
es-one for members of the school of the preyi-
GUS year, and the second for new beginners,
The school has been under the instruction of
Mr. Alexander bennett. The expenses of the
school have been but $17O73. Each class has
had eighteen lessons The attendance of the
first class was Is, and of the second 10. The
average attendance of the advanced class was
10 10, of the second class 9 10 and the general
average of both classes SO.
The Librarian reported that there are 1854
volumes in the library. The number of takers
was 176; 9,871 books have been taken out; 214
volumes have been added to the library the
past year. Of this number the committee
have purchased 179, and So books have been
donated.
A vote of thanks was rendered Mrs Carroll
for valuable books received from her.
The lecture committee reported the success
OF the free course, and resolution was passed
thanking the lecturers for their efforts.
At the close of the reading of the reports the
following officers were elected for the ensuing
year:
Presdent-George A. Harmon
Observation-Disclosures Giddings
Treasurer-Dan Carpenter.
Recording Secretary-R. B. Swift
Corresponding Secretary-Stephen Marsh.
Trustees-M. A. Blanchard, L. A. Foster, F.
p. Pray, w. K. Staples, S. R. Leavitt G. w.
Lucy.
Relief Committee James Knowlton,
ward S.H Colesworthy, ward FrancistLor-
ing, ward 4 f. w. Buxton, ward 5 Henry
Trickey, ward Dan Carpenter, ward7 j. B.
Thorndike.
Maine Bible Society.
The annual meeting of the Maine Bible So
ciety was held at the rooms of the Young
Mems Christian Association, yesterday after
noon. The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
President-Edward Gould.
e-President-Samuel Larrabee.
Corresponding Secretary-Rev. Asa Dalton
Recording Secretary-H. w. Shaylor.
Treasurer-Oliver Gerrsh.
AudtOrs-R. ii. Huxley and NJ P Emery,
Trustees-Rev. W. III. Smaller, d. D., Rev.
Thomas Hil d. D., w. W. Brown, Alfred
Woodman, S. T.. Corser, James Moves, Rev.
James Now Winnie, George Brock, Rev. A. Ell.
Wright, f. A. Smith, Rev. Geo. w. Bicknell,
James Urie.
Mrs. Alfred Woodman, NJ. P. Emery, r. FL.
Huxley were appointed committee to make
arrangements for the anniversary meeting to DO
held in May.