The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-20
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At the Annual Meeting Held Last Night
| John f. Gaffey Reelected President
| Sixty New Members Received-An-
| nusl Report of the President.
At least two hundred and fifty mem
bers of the Young Mems Republican
club attended the annual meeting of
| that organization held in their hall last
night. The showing made by the club
! in the past year as shown by the re-
ports of the officers was very crafty
ing. Much progress has been made in
every direction, and the club begins the
new year free from debt and with splen-
did prospects Sixty new members
were received last night, making the
present membership 1885.
| The financial report as given by
| Frank j. Rice showed that very few
of the members are in arrears for dues.
Treasurer John A. Hull reported that
I the expenditures were $9,557.11 and that
| there was a balance in the bank of
$572.29, and that the club is entirely free
| from debt.
| President John r. Gaffey then sub
mitted his annual report, which is Civ
en- below. Besides the matter contain
| ed in his report he also told of the fact
that $1,000 which was owing to the club
company for rent of the building had
been raised by subscriptions from the
| liberal members of the club. Two pro-
posed minor amendments to the consti-
tuition and bylaws We're laid on the ia
BILE until the next meeting A commit
tee of five, consisting of Colonel /. NJ
Ullman, David H. Carmichael, w. H.
Minor, A. McC Mathewson and j. r.
Lyon, was appointed to go over the con-
stitution and bylaws and recommend
any changes that they thought would
be advisable
The annual banquet, or the one given
in honor of Lincoln's birthday, will in
all probability be given on the evening
of February II. A committee of five is
to be appointed to arrange for the ban
quet
President John F. Gaffey was unani-
mously reelected and three rousing
cheers were given for him. The other
officers chosen were: First vice presi-
dent, Donald G. Carmichael: second
vice president, Robert C. Schurig: sec
rotary, Theodore H. Macdonald assist
ant secretary, Walter G. Judson; treas
urer, John A. Hui financial secretary,
Frank ]. Rice; executive committee, D.
A. Blakeslee, Minotte E. Chatfield and
James r. Lyon.
President Gaffey's report is as fol-
lows:
New Haven, Conn, Jan. 10, 1899.
10 the officers and members of the New
Haven Young Mems Republican Club.
Gentlemen: Your president begs leave
to respectfully submit the following re-
port for the year ending January 10,
1899.
At the last annual meeting the total
membership was reported as 1,456
During the year just closed til ere were
elected to membership January Sc;
February, Al; March, 27; April, 20; May,
IA; June. I; July, 6; August, 1; Septem-
Der, 6; October, Is; November, "a: De-
cember, 81. total of 2Sl. There have
been losses during the year as follows:
Died, 10; dropped, g5; resigned, 1O4;
a total of 209, while there have been
reinstated leaving a total of 202, which
is net gain in membership for the
year Of 70. The total membership at
the present time is 1,535. The number
OF designations are somewhat larger
than year ago, while there was con-
siderable smaller number dropped for
non-payment, of dues. There were but
six deaths recorded during the previous
year, while we have lost ten by death
during the year just passed as follows,
I'll. r. Benton, Thomas r. Trowbridge,
George j. Betcher Lucius Mansfield.
Thomas Hurle, f. e. Wilmington, A. Fl.
Hulrburt, Richard e. Hayden, s. c.
Johnson and Theodore F. Booth.
During the past year there have been
twelve regular monthly meetings and
one special meeting on account of the
death of Herbert E. Benton. The exec
utive committee has held thirty seven
regular meeting and one special meet
ing, at which the president submitted
his appointments on the standing COM
mittees. The house committee has
held regular weekly meetings; the en-
tertainment, advisory and other COM
mittees have held frequent meetings.
The club received the following gifts
during the year:Four bonds and two
shares of stock from James III. Macdon-
aid, valued at $3.50; a picture of the |
statue of Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln
park, Chicago, from Judge l.. w.
Cleaveland, and a picture of his excel
lency, Hon. William Mckinley, from
Colonel l. M. Ullman.
-Four life members We're received dur |
ing the year, Hon. F. B. Farnsworth,
James Fl. Macdonald, John IT, Manson !
and Eli Whitney. This makes a total
of eight life members, the Others being
Minotte e. Chatfield, Frederick L. Per
ry, Sidney H. Dawson and Edward f.
Merrill.
At the last annual meeting it was
voted to have banquet on Lincoln's
February II, and Frank J.
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