The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-14
eoRHAM's PARISH MEETING.
Election of officers anil Other Important
Business Transactions.

The annual meeting of the First Parish
of Gorhaln was held at the new vestry
Tuesday evening. The attendance was
unusually large. The following in
dividuals were elected to fill the offices of
the parish:
Observation-Disclosures Robbie.
Clerk-W. W. Woodnan.
Treasurer-.Joseph Ridlon.
Assessors-E H. Il. Smith, Samuel
Leavitt. Edward Harding.
Prudential COMMUNICATION h. Leayltt,
H. r. Millett, e. FL. +. Smith.
Music Committee-John Hinkiey, John
A. Waterman, w. w. Woodman.
Collector-George Alden.
There was no contest except on assessors
and prudential committees who were
elected by a vote of 45 to 35. The music
committee was elected by d vote of SO to
35
The treasurer of tho ministerial fund,
Gov. Robbie, reported that the fund repre-
sented sci, 1888 and yielded this year a
revenue of 81 .43o, 81 400 Of which was paid
toward the salary of the minister. The
parish voted to raise $500 by tax on the
pews for music and incidental expenses.
The parish building committee of Is
made its fina! report.
4 The following resolutions were offered
by Rev. Thomas Millet s and passed
unanimously by rising vote:
Resolved, That we extend to the chair
man. Ex-Governor Frederick Robe and
each and every member of the committee
of fifteen, the clerk, Rev. George W. Rey-
nolds. the treasurer, r. II. 4. Smith of
81 md off
members of the Ladies' Congregational
Circle of the parish, cur sincere thanks
for the labor, efficiency, aid and good
judgement they have rendered during
their term of official service and we thank
and congratulate all of the patrons of the
new chapel that we have such a magnifi.
cent and useful building for our present
that we will do all in our power by unity
and kind fellowship as Christians to pro-
mote the objects for which the chapel has
been built and dedicated.
Resolved, That we tender to the Hon.
George w. Motley of Lowell. Mass, our
profound thanks for his generous liberali-
ty in furnishing sufficient funds to fur
nish in becoming manner the banquet
hall and the ladies' rarlors of tie second
story.
Resolved, That we appr eciate and shall
never forget the gifts and kind offices in
behalf of our new chapel of Hon. James
j.. Baxter, the late Mark P. Emery, ESQ,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. HamIen of Portland.
Hon. James Wingate of Boston, Hon.
Beza Lincoln of Boston. Mr.. Randall
Elder of Boston, Mrs Rogers of Detroit
Michigan, Mrs. Harriet Lord of the city
of Portland, Caroline Fogg Hersey,
Dover, N. H., Dr. Edward Cragin of New
York and several others who SO generous
ly contributed many useful and orna-
menta! articles to make our new chapel
attractive and useful.
Resolved, That we instruct the pru-
Dental committee of the parish to grant
the use Of the parIor and banquet hall of
the new building to the Ladies' Congre-
gational Circle at all times for the several
uses which belong to that organizations
intending thereby that it shall net inter
fere, when not needed by them with the
proper use of such rooms by other
Christian organizations and societies OF
the church and parish.
Resolved, That we accept and approve
of the facts, recommendations and con-
illusions embodied in the report of the
committee of fifteen, and direct that the
same be filed and spread outin the records
of the parish.