The Portland daily press., 1885-01-13
SOLDIERS MONUMENT AssOCEA-
TGON.
ANIMAL Meeting, Election and Report OF
Officers

Officers.
The annual meeting of the Soldiers and
Sailors Monument Association was held at
Army u Navy Hall last evening, President
Gen. John Marshall Brown in the chair.
There was good attendance.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES REPORT.
The Executive Committee respectfully sub
init the following report:
soon after the annual meeting OF 1884, the
executive committee we're called together to
consider the most practical mothod of raising
Iunds TO promote the object of the association.
During the preceding year popular can
VASE o. the city for membership was made,
Whlcn proved very satisfactory, and added to
our fund about $4,000
Various plans were discussed to still further
1 increase That amount, one of which wss to call
| epon the capitalists and moneyed men of our
city ior such contributions, varying in amount
from 600 to $200, as they were disposed to
make. This was, however, superseded by q
proposition which had been considered during
Lne previous year TO hold grand fair in the
spring, which 1t was thought would meet with
1avor from all classes and prove remunerative,
and at a meeting held February 10, 1884, it was
decided to hold fair during the month of
June IN City Hall, and general committee of
organization was selected to carry out the
Scneme. invitations were extended to the
various organizations in our city to aid in the
! enterprise, and meeting was held at Recep.
ton Hall April 8, 1884, ct which there were
| present representatives from the several Ma
sonic bodies, Odd Fellows, musical orgsniza.
lions, Kaights of Pythias, Grand Army Boz
worth Relief Corps, Army & Navy Union,
military companies and the various literary
clubs, and all promised assistance, either indi-
| vldually or collectively.
be movement was vigorously carried for
ward. contribution of ssleable articles were
| solicited from manufacturers and traders
Inrougnont the city and OF money from the
mercantile houses, and the responses were very
general and most liberal. The various relig-
lous societies were invited to provide refresh
ments and attendance ct the tables, and q
large committee of ladies rendered most tfic.
iSht assistance IN that department, an execu-
1--WE committee from their pumber serving DUR
ing the entire session of the fair, both in the
man exhlDltion and the refreshmeDt depart
ment, and special committees from the war;
Gus. churches on particular days assigned to
mem. Too much credit cannot be given these
ladies for their untiriDg efforts in our behalf,
winch sdded largely to the success OF the I'M
DEL taking. The fair opened on Monday, Dune
=. and continued throughout the week and on
Monday evening following, and was we'll at
Tended. embellishments in the City Hall we're
provided each evening, and refreshments sery-
cd IN Reception Hall. An annex to the fair
was held at the rooms of the Society OF Art,
with the finest exhibition OF paintings ever
sesn IN our city, the Art Society very qeneJ-
ousl rendering the free use of their rooms for
taat purpose Al result of the fair some
thing over $10,000.92 was realized.
II IS impossible to acknowledge in detail the
services OF the various organizations and iudi-
vldnals who SO kindly assisted in this under
taxing, but all who were called upon in any
manner most generously responded.
Special entertainments have been given dur
ing the year for the benefit OF the monument
fund by the Sons of Veterans, Rossini and
WEBER Clubs and the Samaritan Association,
ana considerable sums realized therefrom, as
Will appear from the treasurer's report.
During the summer months no further move
ment was deemed advisable and the opening
OF the political campaign in the fall rendered
any attempt at raising funds impracticable at
There have been during the year bnt two
meetings of the general association held where
business was transacted. Others were called
bat lacked quorum.
The executive committee have held sixteen
meetings, and their action has been pleasant
and acrimonious
The membership at the present time as rem
resented Sed By contributions OF $1.00 or more is
1855, being an increase over last year of 367
aud the number of certificates OF stock issued
to the present time ia 5 ,928
In closing theit labors the executive commit
tee feel justified in congratalatisg the assccia-
tlon upon the substantial progress made during
the year by an addition to its funds of some
thing. over ten thousand dellars, and they
would recommend that with the amount now
at ltS disposal, about $15 600, definite steps
should be taken to select designs for monu-
ment or memorial to the memory of our de-
parted comrades, in accordance with the oriei-
nal plans OF the association.
Inc selection of a design must depend in a
great measure upon the site selected. The
committee have given this matter careful con-
sideration and the spot at present covered bv
the Old City Hall in Market square is recon-
mended lt Is in the heart of the city, at the
junction OF the principal thoroughfares and
VIII De seen by every one visiting Us and by the
larger portion OF our townspeople daily
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the Drec-
TORS CHARLEs W. ROBERTS, Sec'y.
TREAsURER's REPORT.
From the report Of the treasurer, Mr., Fl, w.
Hersey, We gather the following statistic:
Received during year. .sl3 300. An
On nano' 5,24O.56
Total Observation-Disclosures. sis, b4o.61
laid expenses .......". 3,o84.77
Leaving on hand SIS 356. "a
OF this amount about $4,000 was received
from the popular subscriptions; 81, 656 IA were
cash subscriptions last year, and the rest from
fair. tickets sold, dividends aud interest.
The President called the attention of the
meeting to the plan that had been made by
the executive committee for site for the
monument, which is the present site OF the
old City Hall.
Next was an amendment to the constitution.
whereby the executive committee will call
meetings at any time instead of at any regular
time.
The election Of officers being next In order,
committee OF five was appointed to nominate
officers for the ensuing year, consisting OF
Gsorge Z. Brown, Chas. E. Somerby, j. M.
Stafford, @. n. Lang and Samuel FL. Cannon.
They reported the following names:
President-John Marshall Brown.
First Vice Presidents. @. Gordon.
Second Vice President-W. s. Dana.
Third Vice Presidential. S. Melcher.
Recording Secretary-C. w. Roberts.
Corresponding Secretary-J. II. Fogq
Finance Committes-W. H. Green, @. p
Mattocks, G. Fl. Boyd.
Committee on Design-H. B. Brown, FL, ".
Richardson, 2. Ell. Brown, f. H. Fassett and
j. p. Baxter.
1t was voted that the last named committee
present their designs before the expiration of
three months.
1t was also voted that the executive commit
tee be instructed to ask the City Government
for the present site of the old City Hall on
which TO place the monument.
AS there are a great number of certificates
uncalled for, it is the wish of the officers that
all persons not having theirs would either call
for them CT send their address to the Secretary,
G. W. Roberto, and he will send them by mail.
THE GRAND JURY.
They Report Forty Indictments and Are
Discharged.
The grand jury concluded their labors yes
terday afternoon about O'Clock, reported the
result and we're discharged. Forty indictments
were found. Twenty-eight of these were for
violations of the linnnr law Sly rnoro 20. L.