The Portland daily press., 1899-04-26
Important Meeting Of
School Committee.
Uniyersalist Parish Will Build
Chapel.

hous6 MOnuhy evening, Wnicn was Nv
tended by Elizabeth Webster, Charles
Webster, Ruth Webster, Geo. q. Mount
fort. Ella Mountfort, John +. Merrimau.
Hnrriet Campbell. Caroline Thompson,
Simeon Walton, b. X. Thompson, X. NJ.
Cole, NJ. A. Cole, A. A. Cole and the
presiding officer, Mr.. Talbot
4 long discussion followed as to what
disposition should be made Of the land
and building. known as the Union Opera
House, now. under the control Of the sur
viving incorporators. % in number.
The original plan Of the charter MEM
bers, 1t will be remem bered, was embed
led in a preamble under which the organ
ization was effected In 1871. The pream-
BILE is as follows:
For The purpose of forming society
the primary object OF establishing which
shall be the erection and completion OF a
building to be used for holding meetings
of all kinds, religious, literary, scientific
and political, without regard to party,
sect or creed; for the formation of II
library accessible to all, for instituting
a course of lectures annually; for reliev-
ing and caring for such members as may
be in distress, and to do all that is posi-
BILE for the intellectual and moral advance
meDt OF the community. we ordain the
following articles as our code of bylaws. ="
1t was argued by some members present
that as the organization was started I'M
der the general charity act of the State.
first as q church and afterwards the build
ing which was erected WAS used as hall
for general public entertainments, that
1t would be better to increase the Iuem-
berhip and continue along the same line.
Especially SO, in vie " of the fact that for
some years during the life Of the associa-
ton, abatement OF taxes had been granted
by seleotmen on the ground that 1t was a
charitable association. A large majority
of those present. however, held to the
view that the best thing to be done was
to form q stock company OF the surviving
incorporators and committee was ap-
pointed to go ahead and make out the
necessary papers to change the status Of
the association to a stock company.
Some doubt was experienced as to the
legality Of this proposed change, and 1t Is
understood that legal advice will be
sought before the scheme is given practi-
cal effect. Ten members present voted
for the proposed change The negative
vote was cast by X. III. Cole, NJ. A. Cole
and A. A. Cole. An adjourned meeting
will be held the third Monday in May
when the matter will be finally settled.
VISITATION DAY AT MADAME
GRIMKIN'S SEMINARY.
Visitation Day at Madame Grimkin's
Fashionable Seminary for Young Ladies'
will be given by the Social Club at Beth
any church, Wednesday evening, April &c.
Following is the prog ramme:
Opening Address, Madame Grimkins
Glass
Readin0, Lurline Elsmere
Mandolin Quartette,
Marguerite Rossiter, Esmeralda Havergal,
Madeleine Delsarte and Doris Everton.
Vocal Solo, Evapgeline Henderson
Reading, Edith Hendricks
Piano Duett,
Oleatha.Dale and Viva Merle
Vocal Duett Misses Havergal and Everton
Reading, VIVA Merle
Mandolin Quartstte,
Misses Rossiter. lHavergal,1 Delsarte and
Address to the Glass,
Miss Mehitable Chisholm
Singing. Glass
Finale
The West High Street Branch will meet
with Mrs. Shea on Dyer street. Friday
instead of Thursday, tits regular day of
meeting.
Mrs. Sarah Gatchell is sick at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Proctor.
The Samaritan society will meet this
afternoon with Mrs Allan PettengiL.
Miss Ethel Mcdonald and Miss Laro.
tainmsnt given by the Ladies' Auxiliary
of Pine Cone Lodge in Portland.
The school committee are devoting some
attention to the matter of truancy and
are causing circulars to be distributed
giving extracts from the statutes of the
for. the information of parents and child.
rem.
Mrs Estelle Andrews of Sawyer street
has been called to Silver Lake, near Madi.
son, by the illness of her sister.
K. NJ. Cole mas returned from Auburn,
anu TepuT W kuo u0Auo ioOhiuS uhC anu
keen sports all ready for the spring fish
ing.
The South Portlands and the Lowell
ycle factory ball teams will play on the
Lowell grounds Fast Day.
Miss Marion l.. Brooks has returned
from Boston, where she has been visiting
friends.
Mrs. Pomroy Jordan, who lives near
the Grange Hall, Cape Elizabeth, is dan
gerously sick with pneumonia, and no
ono but her attendQnts has been allowed
to see her or several days.
Mrs, Scott Oliver, West High street,
left Monday for Augusta, where she will
visit her sister, Mrs. Howard, returning
Saturday.
Mrs. Lewis Thurston, Portland, has