The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-12
RECORDS BROKEN.
Membership of Me
chanicS' Association
Goes Up Flying.
THE 57TH YEAR.
Officers Reelected and FL
nancial Condition
Reported Good.
Officers Reelected and Fl

There were about IS members Of the
Worcester County Mechanics Ass0cia-
ton present last night al Washburn
hall. at its 57th annual meeting All
the routine business was transacted
rapidly and without hitch Of any
sort
The association IS on the boom, as
was evidenced by the increase Of mem
bership last evening by the acceptance
Of $50 applications. This is a record
breaker in the history Of the associa-
ton a. least for over 90 years. The
largest number Of applications received
up 10 date during this period was s..
According to the trustees report. as
presented by James Logan, presid-
ent Of the association, the membership
Is 1871. divided as follows: Honorary,
s; life, 314. active SIS. senior, 81; loss
during the year Of 4.
The mortgage Indebtedness on the
property was reported to be $50. 900, in
teres- on which has just been reduced
from ~ 10 / per cent per year. The
floating Indebtedness after deducting
cash on hand and amounts due and
CONSIDERED gDDl, was 4il-.U-.
James Logan was reelected pres
ident Of the association, having served
must aceptably for one year, and as
clerk and treasurer. William A Smith,
who has held those wfces for . years
successfully. was again honored by MS
associates with reelection.
The meeting was called 70 order by
President Logan at o'clock. and the
clerk read the usual call following
To z
meeting.
The first report Of the standing com
mittees was from James G. Stewart.
chairman Of the hall committee. The
building and all its appointments were
declared 70 be in good condition, and
in the matter OF expeditures large
balance was reported in favor Of the
association. The committee recon
mended an appropriation Of $1,000 to Be
used for general repairs in Mechanics
hall for the coming year. This recon
neudation was adopted by the ass0-
citation. The question Of the property
back OF the hall was also considered al
some length in the committeee's report
II was recommended that In order that
some action might be taken in this
matter. the trustees be empowered u
call a special meeting to decide wheth-
CT TO lease OF sell the property. This
recommendation was also accepted.
For the library committee Olive B
Wncd ? .-c-ted II was stat4d that IL
the number Of cooks loaned there haC
been a large falling of owing 70 tins
Spanish war The committee submitted
the report Of the librarian and the fol
lowing expenditures Of the reading
room and library: Whole number o
books. 1876 new books, 255; replaced
IS; presented, IS; repaired 81; loss, o
open account. 405. loaned. 1873; me
chanics and science Qoaned), 1881; con
suited, 1855.
Expenditures: For books. S255.35; FOL
binding. 1880; for catalogues 321-28
total library eXpenses), s349.94; fOl
library room, $500: for reading room
$225.6 5; total expenses (reading and H.
brary), s1175.59.
The committee recommended an ap
preparation Of 1880 for the year anC
this together with the report prOpe
was accepted and adopted.
The report Of the committee on spec
ial instruction was presented by Johl
II. Howell. This report dwelt chiefly
with matters pertaining 70 the even
ing drawing school. The school consists
Of mechanical and free hand drawing
classes. Prof ". L. Anes Of the Tecl
was at the head Of the school. II wa
stated that the attendance was large
than last year and that the genera
prizes were announced as follows: Ne
Chanical department: First prize. botl
classes in competition. Josiah Judd. ad
vanced class, George r, RUSSELL begin
ners. George II. Stearns; free hand de
partgnsur, first, ". J. Waite; second
". W. Monroe. In the decorative art
a. 3. Snyder was given honorable men
ton. The committee reported an expen
diture Of s5J0.7l. In its recommendation
for another year, an appropriation o
$1,000 was asked for. The association
voted the amount and also accepted tn
report.
Treasurer White submitted his report
which summarized is as follows:
Cash in hand, April / 1898, ss47 81; re
ceived to March 81, 1899, s16, 2432s; to
tai, S17,0eL32
Cash paid for sundries, SIS. Ts5. 20: cas-
on hand april l. 1893, s1325.s2; totaI
S17,09132
This report was likewise accepted.
President Logan then presented a
exhaustive report Of the trustees, GOV
ering every detail Of the association
work for the past year. He stated tina
the number Of deaths were 60 only tw
being under 80 years Of age. Among III
deceased members was mentioned tina
Of Albert Curtis, who died at the az
Of 81 years. He was the last member O
the original board Of trustees.
Among other Things noted was tina
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