The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-05-08
Annual Meeting Of the Y. NJ, C. q.

Annual Meeting Of the Y. NJ, c. q.
The annual meeting OF the Y. NJ. c. A.
was held in the hall of the Association last
Tuesday night for reports of the operations
of the Association for the past year. and the
election of officers for the ensuing year.
The meeting was opened with Religious
exercises b; singing that old familiar hymn,
Come thou Fount of every Blessing" Pres
ident McIlhaney presiding, called on Re, .
w. E. Baker for prayer and read the 18th
chapter of Romans. Under the first head
of business came
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
The President submitted his report. He
explained that the time for holding the an
nual meeting was somewhat anticipated so
that this Association might elect delegates
to the international Association which meets
IN Baltimore on the 2lst instant. He coll
graduated the Association on the return OF
its annual session, and the general GOOD con
dtion of the organization, which he said
was due IN large measure to the efficient
organization and work under his predeces-
sors in office. A kind and brotherly feeling
had uniformly been manifested on the part
of members in their intercourse with each
other, and the Directors and officers had
rendered prompt and faithful services. The
Sunday afternoon meetings during the year
had been unusually good-often being so
crowded as to turn away many who desired
to attend. The Association, as has been its
custom for some years, observed the EVAN
gelical Week of Prayer in January last. In
the month of February. having heard of the
great blessings bestowed on the association
work in Richmond and elsewhere in the
State, at the solicitation of members, se-
res of meetings were held in the Associa-
ton room which lasted for week or ten
days-the attendance was good, and the in
terest manifested encouraging. 1t is hoped
some. good was done. The Association was
greatly indebted to the ministers OF the city
for assistance rendered at the meetings. The
financial condition OF the institution was
good. The expenses had been paid by the
Legitimate revenues and no call had been
made on the citizens OF any kind. The
membership had been somewhat reduced,
first by the withdrawal of large number Of
railroad men who had removed from the
city, and then by he failure of a large num-
Der who bad been elected 10 comply with
the terms of the Constitution. There were
now on the roles 10Y active members 40 as
socate IS library, and IA honorary total
liza. Two associations had been started dur
ing the year under the influence Of our AS
Wairenton, Va. The total indebte ness
OF the Institution at this date is $3.50, With
dues Of members past due, and just now
maturing amounting to 9375.
FINANCES.
Treasurers report:
Balance on hand May, 49,. !; 29.04
Received for rent...-..........S 70
LECTURE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" S.G9
Membership dues, &c........ $3.50 3S2.19
$4ll.23
Total expenditures Observation-Disclosures. 40S 81
Balance on hand May, '79............ 1913
Debts due the Association ............ $500
Gross revenues were stated to be, say $500,
Of which 1925 was for library purposes, and
balance for current expenses.
LIBRARY.
Col. Skinner, Chairman OF Library Com
mittt e, made his annual report
Balance on hand, May, '78............. ..s6l .03
Received from Treasurer. 1928
. - s. Prufer, (sub. TO Lib.).. So w
- IS :. 8 for fines....... 1925
SITS. 81
Expended, al42 90; unexpended balance,
$685.; Y volumes were purchased during
the Year; in II months 1927 books had
been taken from the library, $500 of which
were works Of fiction. The general tone OF
reading had greatly improved. There are
now 1,075 volumes in the Library. For
want Of funds the Committee had been com
PEELED to stop nearly all the daily papers.
and the reading room had been greatly i'm
paired in its usefulness in consequence.
THE LECTURE COMMITTEE
reported two lectures during the year, the
pfOCecCS from winch were very Small. w anu
of funds has prevented any work in this d.
rection, while the Committee fully appreci
ated its importance in the general work.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
II. N. McIlbaney was unanimously re-
elected President.
j. E. Guy, Secretary.
w. j. Nelson, Treasurer.
Col. J. Il. Skinner, Chairman Lib. Com.
Committee on nomination of Vice Presi-
dents and Directors reported for Vice Presi
dents, Fl. l.. hoover, II. D. Ransom, j. W..
Todd, Wm. Rock, and W. G. Brown. Di-
rectors, Ii. d. Peck, G. G. Gooch, c. T..
Cooke, j no C. Scott, and Il. G. Morton.
The report OF the Committee was adopted.
President II. NJ. McIhaney and I. c..
Morton were elected delegates to the Balti
more International Convention, May 2lst,
and Gen'l Lilly and w. G. Brown were
elected altcrnases.