The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-03
M. C. M. A.
The Annual Meeting Held Last
Evening.

The Business settleu Very SpeediIy-The
Annual Reports and Election of Officers.
The annual meeting-of the Maine Char
liable Mechanic Association was held at
their hall last evening. There was a
fair attendance considering the storm.
President Dam was in the chair. Score
tary George A. Harmon read the records
of the last meeting and they were ap-
proved. Reports from the relief COM
mittee were called for. There were no
reports given except that of President
Dam who announced that two cases had
been relieved in ward one.
IL. M. Tower, j. B. Halliday and A.
B. Howard were recommended for mem-
bership. but their names were laid over
until next meeting under the rules.
L. G. Paine, W. B. Moulton, James
W. Plaisted and Walter Pickett were
elected members
Mr.. Lawrence reported the proposed
changes In the revision Of the constitu-
tion.
The report was accepted and laid over
to be acted upon at the next meeting.
The changes proposed in the con-
stitution by the revising committee
relates chiefly to the extension of term
of office of the trustees to three years in
stead of one: change in dates of stated
meetings; the duties of the trustees OF
the Body legacy were defined and those
of other officers made harmonious. There
are other slight changes The annual re-
ports were then presented as follows:
Secretary Harmon reported that there
have been ten regular and two specials
meetings. The government has held
eleven regular and two special meetings
for approval of bills and election of Off
GERS. Assistant Librarian Miss Helen NJ.
Lillian NJ. Harmon selected to fill the
the vacancy. The October festival gave
general satisfaction. Eleven members,
viz: G. q. Spear, e. E. Vose, S. j.
Knowles, Frank Merrill, NJ. e. Moore.
l.. H. Tobie, B. W. Libby, W. B. Moul-,
ton, James W. Plaisted. Walter Ticket.
L. g. Paine have been elected, and eight
have died, viz: E. L. o. Adams. ID. +.
Gertz, J.W. C. Knight, J. NJ. Ross, John
Bradford, G. NJ. Tobie I. Macdonald.
Two were dropped for non-payment OF
dues.
Mr.. A. W. Small, chairman of the
drawing school committee, reported three
classes week for four months in archi-
teotural drawing under instruction of An
Goiue Dorticos. Average attendance about
10 in class and average age about 20.
The number in the architectural Glasses
were IS in the mechanical 81, with an
avearge attendance of IA in the latter.
There were Is in the advanced class and
IL average attendance.
zs-L r1~I al
receipts 81, 81. 63; cash on hand last year,
s471.0l; total of 81, 1884. Paid out,
81, 6l8 90, of which $19O.e5 was paid cut
for scholars, for library 1922. 95, and for
charity, 500.
Mr.. Averill fo- the library committee
reported IL, 354 voumes in the library at
last report and added this year, 210.
There have been l57 members who have
awaited themselves Of the privileges of
the library. The reading table has been
much enjoyed and well patroniZed. The
books added have been books OF fiction.
There have been IL, 625 books taken out
or home use during the year.
The superintendent of hall reported the
building in good repair. He recommend
ed the examination of The stairs and re-
pairs of a leak in the roof. The fly doors
at the entrance should be attended to
and new springs put on. 1t also gave
description of the condition of thessassooi.
atoms property.
Mr.. Blanchard asked if the reports had
been compared with previous reports
and whether there were any deficiencies
President Dam said there was differ
ence OF one radiator and two tables, but
he knew where they were.
The reports were accepted and ordered
placed ON record.
These officers were elected:
President-George E. Raymond.
Vice PFesident-A. 3. Gerrish.
Recording Seoretary-Geo. A. Harmon.
Corresponding Secretary-W. H. Abra-
ham.
Trustees-E. W. Hunt, A. &C. sohlot-
terbeok. A. W. Lowell, Sylvanus Bourne,
B. Z. Cook and L. G.. Paine.
Relief Committee-Ward /, G. +. Dam;
Ward 2, G. j. Mannix; Ward 8. W.
Kirsch; Ward 4, N. 4. Redlon, Ward 5,
j. f. Hovey; Ward 6, Thomas Copnor;
Ward'7, Geo. W. Gray; Deering, Geo. E.
Smith.
The newly elected officers were then in
stalled.