The Portland daily press., 1897-04-12
W. L. U.
Vote, Saturday, Not to Purchase Club
House.

A Full Meeting Held-one Minute Reports
Read from the Clubs.
A special meeting of the W. L. y. was
held in Pine Street vestry Saturday after
noon at 2. 80 to discuss the feasibility of
hu wing the Stevens house, Spring street,
for club house. A deep interest in the
matter, both for and against club house,
is felt by the mem bers. The meeting
Saturday, therefore, called out a large
delegation.
After calling the meeting to order the
president stated for what purpose the
meeting was called, and asked tue re.
cording secretary to read the reoommen-
dations Of the ways and means commit
tse taken from the report submitted at
the last nesting. The secretary, Mrs.
Frederick E. Moore, then read the fol-
lowing:
The committee recommends the pur-
chase of the house and lot 81 Spring
street; that stock company be formed,
that shares be sold at IS each: that
stock be sold to mem bers of the W. l..
U. only and that IS shares be the limit
u Ou0 puICHnSoI. Uuht UllE ". IL. " thh0
the initial steps, but in case they are not
willing to do SO, the committee stand
ready to take those stems and assume the
necessary responsibility.
Mrs. Il. S. Osgood, as chairman Of the
ways and means committee, stated that
an invitation had been extended by this
committee to Judge Symonds to be PIES
emit and answer any legal questions in
regard to ths forming Of stock COM
pany, If the union 30 desired.
Upon the motion of Mrs. Zenas Thomp-
son seconded by Mira. Book a vote was
taken to invite Judge Symonds into the
session at O'Clock.
Mrs. Stevens was then called upon to
give report in regard to the present con-
dition Of the house and the necessary
repairs.
Mrs. Osgood then gave the figures for
which the house could be bought as $4,000,
and the conditions, 81, 600 down and
mortgage on the rest which could be pro-
cured from the real estate agent now
holding the property, at per cent. The
committee had also made an estimate on
the running expenses of the house, such
AS interest, taxes, heating, lighting and
W ter, which was less than 5000.
The report was here Interrupted by the
appearance or Judge Symonds who was
CALLED to the platform and introduced by
the president. The judge, not at all
ahashed by such a gathering OF women,
stated his willingness to answer all ques-
10 fox boe
He gave some valuable information In
regard to forming II stock company and
tie legal technicalties of the same,E as
regards the liabilities of such an organ
cation, etc. The questions were snow
cred upon him thick and fast, but he
was fully equal to them all ana an
swered in such ciear way as to leave
the union in no doubt how to organize
if they 50 decided.
at 8. 45 the judge took his departure
rising vote of thanks being extended him
from the uuion.
Mrs. Osgood then completed her report
i'll regard to running EXPENSES. An esti-
mate WAS then CT He'd for as to the ex-
penss of building all auditorium. Mrs
Stevens said an architect had placed the
figures at $500, allowing q seating ca
acity IF 700.
warm discussion followed, rs mnny
speaking for as against the plan. AS the
clu is desirons of getting sumo perma-
| 1eut qua tiers the WAYS aud means COM
mites have also seen Secretary Garland
IL re2art to rooms in the Y. NJ. C. A.
block and also rooms in the Baxter BLOCK
A ter these reports were made vote was
ca led for in regard to the purchase of the
Stevens property as recon mended by the
Ways and mems committee whiuh re.
suited in majority vote against the pur-
| chase.
One minute reports from the clubs
which were postponed from the annual
NEE Jag were read by the following
Ladies' History, Mrs Noah Burgess:
Cleaner Mrs. j.. b. Goyle; Travellers,
.on; Anne Hathaway, Mrs. Wallace
Moves; shailor Mrs. Il. j. Brown; Pres
colt, Mss Rangs Beecher. Mrs Vesta
Crockett; Wednesday, Eleanor Small; L.
K. s., read by the corresponding secre-
tary; Current Events, Mrs. John Thomp-
on: Child Culture, Mis-. Watei house;
Westbro * Seminary, Mrs. E. S. Os-
Qood; Art History, Mrs. X. A. DE
Garmo; Review club. Miss Elsie ellison;
I eramic, MRS S. P. Warren; Whittier,
Mrs. Caroline Dana Howe; Roundabout
| read by ecording secretary; Mahatma,
Nj SIS s ule; Cosmopolitan Miss Whit
| es; Cresco Literary, Miss Charlotte
Walker; Present Era. reaa ny recordir e
secretary; Japheth, Mrs. W. G. Osborne:
| Acorn, Mrs. BHrak G. Peabouy; Tweu-
tieth Century, Miss Carp +. Colburn,
| len Hur. Mrs. O'Neil; Progressive, Miss
Ballad; Fern. read by seore+ary.; As
You Like 1t. Miss Jordan; Br SD and
| birnhles Grace 4. Dunn; History,
Miss Marie b. kddy; Sapho, Pine Tree
and Pentaeon, read by recording score
tary; Readers, Hiss Eva B Montgom-
ers; Crban, Miss Hooper, Savolrfaire,
Mrs. Marshall Excelsior, Mrs. White
George Eliot, Mrs. Hiram Plummer;
Di iqo Littrary, Mrs. Hawes; Kalmia,
cad by recording fefretary; Mutual
Improvement, Mrs. E. A. Hunt.