The Portland daily press., 1885-12-29
CITIZENS MUTUAL RELIEF.
The Annual Meeting Adjourned to
Thursday Evening.

The corridor leading to the Municipal
Court room in the City Building presented
an animated appearance last evening, as the
members Of the Citizens Mutual Relief So
ciety came in to attend their annual meeting.
The court room filled rapidly and at quar-
ter past seven every seat in the body OF the
room was occupied, the city marshdl's desk
and that of each of his deputies had an oc-
cupant, the witness and police benches were
filled, while the prisoners dock probably
never before furnished seats for such good
looking set of men as were in it last evening
Those individuals who were so fortunate as
to find an unoccupied spot on the steps lead
ing to the Recorders office, sat down, the re-
mainder of the men in the room stood where
they could get chance and those who could
not get in at all contented themselves with
what idea of the meeting they could get
from the outside.
Previous to the meeting the directors met
in the Recorder Office, and transacted rout-
inc business They entered the hall at TWEEN
ty-fve minutes to eight, and the meeting was
called to order by the president Judge
Kingsbury, who announced as the first bust
ness the reading of the records Of the last
monthly meeting. The secretary had read
only a few sentences when a man in the rear
of the room shouted, 81 move we adjourn to
City Hall. We want to be heard. We are
out on Myrtle street now"
Judge Kingsbury remarked that the mo-
ton was considerate, and that no doubt
many could not be heard.
He was answered by the man in the back
of the room, who said, Thousands
The Judge said that the City Hall was
occupied by the tables spread for the dinner
of the Children's Christmas Club and that
the ladies' committee was then engaged in
carving meats for the dinner in Reception
HaI, but that either hall could be obtained
ON Thursday night Motion was made
that the meeting adjourn until that time. Be-
fore this motion could be put, it was moved
by Mr.. Barnes that the meeting adjourn to the
first evening on which the hall could be OBJ
tanned, and an amendment was Immediately
offered that the society ascertain what that
evening was.
Mr.. Munger offered an amendment provid-
ing that each member be sent a personal no.
tice Of the time and place of the meeting.
The chairman called attention to the eX-
pense Of such course, and Mr.. Belknap, one
of the directors, favored notice given in
the papers, which, he said were the society 8
best organs.
A man in the rear Of the room said that
Mr.. d. O'C. O'Donoghue had been given a
message from Mayor Deering that City Hall
could be lighted for the meeting.
Mr.. Fox thought there must be some mis-
take, as the hall was full of tables.
| Mr.. Munger moved to adjourn to Thursday
evening at either City Hall or Reception
Hall.
Somebody else moved to adjourn to City
Hall at once.
The Chair put Mr.. Munger's motion, and
it was voted unanimously to adjourn to
Thursday evening, at half-past seven at
City Hall. When the result of the vote was
announced, there was cry of mo" some
people evidently supposing that they had yot-
ed to adjourn to meet in City Hall immedi-
ately.
There were MANY persons present who are
not members of the association, and steps
will be taken to exclude all such at the adj
| journed meeting 1t was some time before
| the court room and its vicinity assumed its
wonted quiet, many Of the members of the
society remaining to discuss its affairs.