The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-04-05
ANNUAL MEETINGS..
Maine Charitable Mechanic Association.

The annual meeting of this association wa
held last evening at the Library Room of tn,
association, President Harmon in the chair.
The report of the Treasurer, Dan Carpenter
was first read, and from it is learned that a
| the commencement of the year there was 6
balance of $2,752.07 in the savings bank
There has been received for rent of rooms in
the building, admissions, assessments, and en-
tertainments, $2,S5S66. There has been paid
for library, school, repairs, salaries, relief,
printing, coal, gas and other incidental ex.
penses, 81 ,230.70 There has been paid by spec
ial vote of the association, 1857 81; making the
fatal expenditures for the past year, $2,OSS. 81
There is cash in the savings bank amounting
to So, 440.01, and in the hands of the Treasurer
$74.21.
From the report of the Secretary, r. B.
Swift, we CLEAN the following facts: There
have been twelve regular aud three special
meetings the past year, of the government.
The association has held five special and twelve
reuglar meetings. Thomas M. Fisher, James
Noyes, VIM. E. Stevens, Mark Wggin and f.
81. Fassett have been elected members, and
two names were rejected. The association has
lost IA members by death, viz: Chas. Cahoon,
VIM. Williams, w. e. Edwards, John K Har-
per, Increase Pote, James Simonton, Henry
Trickey, Charles Farley, Hiram Winchester,
N. Whitney, George Worcester, Joseph Ring,
Godfrey Mark and Joseph Mansfield. The to-
tai number of members is 39S, of whom Y are
liable to assessments There has been collect
ed for assessments $148, and for admission fees
S25. Notes to the amount of $4625 have
been presented and paid by the association.
The Committee on Library reported that j.
B. Thorndike was chosen librarian and Miss
Mary E. Peck, assistant. Ninety books have
been added by purchase at an expense in round
numbers of $3.50 $25 has bsen spent in re-
binding. The Librarian reported that there
were 4512 volumes in the library; 1913 persons
have taken out books the past year; 155 vol
umes have been added the past year,90. by pnr-
chase and 65 by donation. The library is now
SO full that more room is necessary at once.
The committee on the drawing school rs-
ported that there were two classes the past
year, one in mechanical drawing and the Sec
ond in architectural drawing. The former was
under the charge of Mr.. Alexander bennett
and commenced with % scholars and closed
after eighteen sessions. Mr.. John G. Stevens
was employed to teach the class in architectural
drawing, with % scholars. The school was
very successful The expeoce for teachers was
$40 and other expenses $3.50.
The committee on entertainments reported
that there had been seven lectures, one concert
vote of thanks was passed to those who deiy-
cred lectures or assisted in the very successful
concert at Grand Army Hall.
The election of officers resulted as follows:
Presdent-George A. Harmon.
Vice PresideDt-Andrew GiddiDgs.
Treasurer-Dan Carpenter.
Recording Secretary-R B. Swift.
Corresponding Secretary-Stephen Marsh
Trustees-Spencer Rogers, Nathaniel Walk
er, G. w. Lucy, Daniel Hamblin, Frank T.
Brett and Daniel Glazier.
Relief Committee Ward flames X nowl-
ton.
Ward 2-Horatio Griffin.
Ward 3-Harris @. Barnes
Ward As. a. Nash.
Ward 5-Nathanie Walker
Ward 6-Dan Carpenter
Ward MARX Wiggin.
Maine Bible society.
The animal meeting Of the Maine Bible So
ciety was held at tina rooms of the Young
Mems Christian Association yesterday after
noon. The trustees reported that Mr.. Isaac s.
Rogers had been employed from Dec. 1st to
Feb 9th, to canvass a portion of Penobscot
county. and visited 1866 families in the towns
of Dexter, Garland, Coriona and Newport,
selling $50 Bibles or Testaments, aad giving Sc
to those who could not afford to bay.
The cost of the Bibles aud Testsments dsliv-
cred during the year was reported by the Libra
rian as follows: