The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-19
Longfellow.

An adjourned meeting of those interested in
the formation of society for the object of pro-
curing statue of Longfellow, to be erected in
some prominent place in this city, was held in
the Aldermen's room, city building, Saturday
afternoon.
In the absence of Judge Symonds, ex-Gov,
Israel Washburn presided.
Hon. G. f. Talbot from the committee to pre-
sent the draft of constitution, offered the fol
lowing, which was unanimously adopted:
CONSTITUTION.
This society shall be called the LongfelloW
Statue Association; and its object shall be the
erection in the city of Portland of bronze sta
tue in honor of the late Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow.
II-Any person who shall sign this constitu-
ton and pay the sum of one dollar shall be a
member Of this association and be entitled to
vote at its meetings, provided that this associa-
ton shall not be organized until one hundred
members have been procured. Any person
contributing to its funds the sum OF one dollar
or more at one time, and any person under
whose procurement contribution Of not less
than ten dollars has been obtained, may at. his
option be member of the association, and at
his request his name shall be enrolled among
its members.
uI-The officers of this association shall be a
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a Treasurer; and the President, Secretary
Treasurer and five other members shall be an
Executive Committee. There shall also be a
Committee on Plans, to consist OF five persons,
and Committee of Ways and Means to con-
sist of ten persons, one-half of than to be Ia
dies After the first election, all the SO officers
shall be elected at each annual meeting by bal
lot
IV-The President shall preside at the meet
ings Of the society, and, when present, at the
meetings of the Executive Committee
V-The Secretary shall keep the records of
the association, conduct its correspondence, and
notify the meetings regular or called by the
Executive Committee.
VI--The Treasurer shall safely keep the mon
eys of the association, shall invest the same
from time to time as the Executive Committee
shall direct and shall disburse such sums as
the Executive Committee in writing shall or.
der and shall give bonds for the faithful dis
charge of his duties.
Encouragement of the funds of the association
which shall not be disbursed but by their writ
en- order. A record shall be kept of all the ir
official transactions, and of all appropriations
of funds approved by them. They may call
extraordinary meetings OF the association.
nual meeting the condition of tho funds, and
the progress made toward the accomplishment
of the purposes of the association.
VIII-The COMMITTEES on Plans shall decide
on the model of the statue, the form and mate
rails OF the pedestal, the site upon which it
shall be erected, and the manner in which it
shall be cared for and preserved; but no engage
ment made with any artist to build the statue
shall be binding upon this association until the
designation of the artist, and model OF the
statue, has been approved by the Executive
Committee and by vote Of the association.
1X-The Committee of Ways and Means
shall devise and carry out such plans as the
Executive Committee may approve for in
creasng the funds of the association, by the
solicitation of donations, by public literary en-
tertainments by the sale of photographs or
models, and by such other means as may diff
fuse among the people taste for the poetical
works of the illustrious deceased, and give
them an opportunity to express for his memo
ry their admiration and gratitude.
X-The annual meeting of the association
shall be held on the 9th day of February, the
birthday of Longfellow.
XI-The constitution may be amended by a
vote of two-thirds of the members present at
any meeting of which due notice shall have
newspaper of this city, two weeks before hold
ing of the meeting, the proposed changes be-
ing mentioned in the notice.
XII-Twelve members shall be q quoru m
for doing business at any meeting OF the ass o.
citation.
XIII-This association may be dissolved by
vote of the ASSOCIATE IN, when the statue pro-
posed has been erected and paid for, and its
custody has been assumed by the city of Port
land; or when, for other reasons, the dissolu-
ton is considered advisable by the association.
After remarks by Messrs. Burrsge, Talbot,
Washburn and Hoyt, it was thought best to at
once begin to canvass for the one hundred sub
scriters, so that at the next meeting the num-
her would be obtained to perfect the crganiza-
ton under the constitution which had been
adopted, and each one present at this and
former meetings was to consider himself a
member of committee for that purpose.
The meeting then adjourned until Saturday
afternoon, July 1st to meet in the city build
sro