The Portland daily press., 1893-01-04

w M. CIrlIIA, w. L.. DenDlSOu,
G. G.. Craven.
When cigars were lighted President
Willard called the company to order and
made brief address appropriate to the
occasion. He referred in pleasant terms
to the present record of the society and
urged united and cordial work looking
to the still further advancement and
further success of the society.
Capt. AndrewW. Smart, the new vice
president elect, spoke briefly, thanking
the society for the honor of his election.
Ex-President Charles II. Chase spoke
as follows:
Mr.. President:
[ shall have but little to say this even
ing as I have done considerable talking
at previous dinners and feel that others
should have the time now that | might
take, but will say that we have reason
to congratulate ourselves that we meet
under such favorable auspices, for we
have now a larger number of members
than we ever had before, fifty-slx active
and l think eight honorary members.
Then we have to congratulate our
selves that while this society has paid
out during the years Of its active and
honorable existence more than $1,000
and Still has about $50, 900 market value)
left in the treasury, all derived from adj
mission fees and monthly dues of mem
bers, very trifiing in amount, but being
iLdicious invested has SO increased, that
we are. with the income of our invest
inents, able to aid needy members, their
widows and families, very literally.
have been member of our society
thirty-seven years and at no time during
that long period has the society been in
better financial condition that at the
present time With you | have labored
to advance the interests of the society
and have by your favor had my part of
the official positions, retired to the ranks
and am now pleased that all is well with
us and that the society is in SO prosper
oils a condition.
We have more than doubled our MEM
bership in the past four years, and shall
no doubt continue to increase both in
members and in wealth, if all continues
as at present, and | see no reason why it
should not be so.
/ believe in these annual dinners, as
being calculated to advance good-fellow-
ship, maintain friendly relations between
members, and to enable us to become
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can see of each other. the better. d
had the honor to preside at our first
annual dinner four years ago, and it
seems to me that from that time, new
life was given to our society, and since
that time every annual dinner has been
a success; and now Mr.. President, you
preside at an annual reunion and dinner,
which is fully equal to any previous din
ner.
And our retiring President, Captain
Winslow, who has been SO untiring in
his efforts for the interests of our So
ciety, and who has so faithfully served
as our presiding officer during the last
two years, the longest time allowed by
our rules, as the official term of Presi-
dent of the Marine Society, is deserving
of our warmest thanks; and we cordially
welcome our new President, who will,
we believe, when he retires from office,
deserve as high a tribute as we pay to
his predecessor. Captain Winslow.
/ think we can well congratulate our
selves that our Treasurer, who has so
faithfully served our financial interests
for the past six years, is still with us
and is stillaetive, and | have no doubt
that he will fill his present position as
long as he will consent to serve.
Then our committees are largely made
up of those who have for a long time
been identified with the management of
the affairs of the society. So / think,
Mr.. President, that | am justified in say
ing that our excellent society was never
in a better condition and never had
brighter prospects for its future than at
the present time.
If Captain John Thurlow, who was
elected the first president of the society