The daily gazette., 1879-10-02
SECOND EDITION
The II. II. G. M. n.

ANNUAL MEEEING-MR. PICKEL5 ELEC-
TED PRESIDENT, BUT DECLINEs-RAIL-
ROAD EXTENSION AND OTHER ITEMS OF
BUSINESS.
The annual meeting of the Directors
Of The RehObOth Beach Camp Meeting
Association was commenced yesterday
morning, in the hall of q. +. Rudolph's
jewelry store; No. 231 Market street.
There was an unusually full attendance
of Directors. The proceedings of the
morning session were published in the
lngs OF the afternoon session are as fol
lows:
The committee to nominate standing
committees reported the following,
which were adopted and approved by
the meeting:
Executive Committee-James f..
Hooper, Rev. w. J.. Stevenson, ID. D.,
h. q. Robinson, VIM. ii. Billany, H. f.
Pickles. VIM. Canby, S. +. Belts, j. T.
Cause, VIM. Bright.
Finance Committee-T. F. Plummer,
Q. F., Rudolph, w. Hastings, W. j..
Hooper, W. A. Finley.
Improvement Commmittee-C. r.
Jetferis, H. #. Pickels, j. M orton Poole,
VIM. Bright, George G. Lobdell.
Camp Meeting Committee-Rev. J. b.
Quigg, Rev. I. r. Plummer, Rev. r. N.
Baer, John G. Yates, w. A Finley
Committee on Worship Rev. r. N.
Baer, Rev. s. H. Caro- /, Rev. Enoch
Stubbs, ii. f. Pickels, H. q. McLear.
G. r. Jetferis, E. s. r. Butler, Capt. N.
r. Benson, Capt. Geo. h. johnson.
The Finance Committee was instruct
ed to audit the account Of the Treasurer
The subject Of the annual meeting of
the Assocl alton was brought up by a
resolution in relation to the subject Of
fered by DR.. Stevenson. In the discus
sion a sentiment was evinced In favor of
the Association "cutting loo ,e" from the
camp meeting, and allowing 1t to be con-
Quoted by other parties. DIR. StevensOns
resolution was at first laid over for fur
ther consideration and afterwards
adopted. 1t was as follows:
Resolced, That the camp meeting com
| mittee be authorized to lease the camp
meeting ground to the Presiding Elder
! of the Dover District, or other compe-
tent parties belonging to the M. K.
| Church, for the purpose Of holding a
camp meeting during tho coming sum-
| mer.
3. That all resolutions conflicting
with the execution n ,pf the above resolu-
ton are hereby rescinded.
| 8. That the resolution restricting the
| entail or leasing Uf one half of the lots
on the camp ground is hereby repealed
The annual election for off GERS was
then proceeded with. For President
Messrs H. f. Pickles, of this city, and
James e. Hooper, of Baltimore, were
placed in nomination, and the ballot re-
suited In favor of Mr.. Pickles. He,how.
| ever, Immediately resigned, when Mr.
Hooper was unanimously elected. The
| other officers we're elected without much
ODDOsitiOu. aS follows:
Vice President.-Rev. w. j. Steven
| son.
Secretary-wm. Fl. Billany.
Treasurer-Benry G. Robinson.
The appointment of Superintendent
was referred to the Executive Commit
tee.
The late fire at Rehoboth, which re-
suited in the destruction of the Sur
House, W AZ discussed, but definite actor
was deferred until the next meeting
| when it will be determined whether Of
not to rebuild the Hotel.
| Mr.. VIM. Bright offered a resolution
| rendering to the junction & Break water
Railroad Company twenty-four Reho
both lots, in consideration of the Com
pany extending their Rehoboth branch
from the present depot down RehobOtl
| Avenue TO first street, and thence south
| to the Rehoboth City line.
| The resolution was adopted. Its object
ls to get the j. & B. Co. to run their pro-
posed Rehoboth City Extension, Through
| the grounds of the Association.
Messrs. VIM. Bright, George G. Lob
dell and j. Morton Poole were appoint
ed a committee TO confer with the Rail-
road Company in relation to the sub
ject.
An amendment to the Bylaws, chang
ing the time of holding the semi-annual
and annual meetings from the first We'd
| nesdays of April and October, to the
third Wednesdays of January and July,
was adopted.
The Association, then adjourned until
the regular seml-anrual meeting in
January.
The sale of lots for unpaid taxes will
take place on the grounds of the Asso-
citation, on Thursday, October 23d, and
an effort is being made to get up an ex
cursion TO the beach, from Wilmington
and stations below, on that day.