The Portland daily press., 1889-01-15
SOLDIERS MONUMENT AssocIA-
TON.
Annual Reports and Election Of Of
Ulcers.

The annual meeting of the Soldiers and
Sailors Monument Association was held in
Reception Hall, in the City Building, last
evening. There was small attendance
DIR. Seth G. Gordon presided, and in his
opening remarks said that the scarcity of
numbers was due to the fact that the work
of the association had been accomplished.
"The people," said he, .'are now confident
that the machinery will run ITSELF" There
was very little business transacted. The
annual reports OF the treasurer and Of the
executive committee were read and adopted.
sEcRETARY's REPORT.
The seeretary's, Mr.. G. w. Roberts, report
commences with the year 1888, telling of the
instructions gives the committee to procure
designs for monument and consider the adj
visibility Of remodeling the old Market
Hall. The association later voted it was in
expedient to remodel the old Market or City
Hall, and asked the Mayor to remove the
building. On June 18th Mr.. Franklin Sim
mons design for monument was accepted,
a description of which has been published
with the price thereof, and of the pedestal to
be designed by Mr.. r. M. Hunt Since then
all the contracts for the work connected with
the statue have been made and published, the
old building removed and the foundation for
the pedestal put in place. The pedestal will
be completed by Sept LIST 1885,
During the year the Association has re-
ceived 800 from the Samaritan Association
and 500 from Thatcher Relief Corps. The
treasurers report shows balance Of $4,000
In the treasury after paying a third of the
cost of the sculpture In advance, and nearly
$1,000 fol the foundation of the monument.
The balance in the treasury will complete the
payment for the pedestal and little more,
leaving about $4,000 ito be raised for the
sculptor's pay. The committees subscrip-
m na nc has I'd fhn
600 needed, and about $4,000 are pledged on the
subscription circular, leaving about $4,000
deficiency. The report then refers to the
fair to be given by the Ladies Relief Corps
of Bosworth Post G. A. R., from March 18th
is progressing finely. The executive COM
mittee believes that the deficiency, after the
net proceeds Of the fair have been received
can be raised by the further liberality of
citizens.
TREAsURER's ACCOUNT.
The treasurer's, Mr.. III. W. Hersey's, re-
port, shows in hand at the last annual meet
ing. $17,062.99, and the receipts from sub
scriptions and interest. amounted during the
past year to S977.40. There was paid out
last year to the sculptor, contractors, etc.,
$7,6l4.09, leaving balance to new account
of $10.426.30.
Before proceeding TO the election of officers
the chairman read the following letter from
James P. Baxter, Esq, rendering his resig-
nation as one Of the executive committee
De,g General Broirn:
Please accept my resignation as member of the
executive committee OF the Monument AssOcia-
ton. My various duties prevent me from render
ing the association the service which the work
demands.
On motion of Richard X. Galley, it was de-
cided to have the exercises of the laying OF
the corner stone of the monument occur on
the afternoon Of May 30th. The soldiers
graves will be decorated by the Grand Army
posts during the forenoon Of the same day.
The following officers were chosen for the
ensuing year:
President-John Marshall Brown.
Vice Presidents-Seth @. Gordon, Woodbury. s.
DANA Holman s. Melcher.
Recording Secretary-Charles w. Roberts.
Corresponding Secretary-John III. Fogg.
Treasurer-Henry W. Hersey.
Finance Committee William III. Green, Chas.
p. Matt0cks, Chas. III. Boyd
Committee on Design-H. B. Brown, Philip III.
Brown, Francis H. Fassett. Richard X. Galley,
Herbert w. Richards.