The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-19
GAFFEY ELECTED PRESIDENT
AT 1NNUAL MEETING OF YOUNG
 MENtS REPUBLICAN CLUB.

T. II. Ma onaId Resigns SecretnryshiI I
 Meeting Largely Attended-Roport
 of Treasurer shows Balance i'm tn.
 gank-President Gaffey's Report.
 At the annual meeting of the Young
 Mems Republican club last evening" the following officers were elected for
 1900: President, John T. Gaffey; first
 vice president, Donald G. Carmichael; | second vice president, Edward w. AL
 ling; secretary, Robert c. Schurig; eX-
 ecutive committee, George E. Hall, F'.
 B. Farnsworth, T. H. Macdonald; as-
 sistant secretary, Edward P. Lyon;
 financial secretary, Frank J. Rice;
 treasurer, John A. Hull.
 The meeting, which was held in the
 large hall of the club, was quite largely
 attended. The reports of the different officers were enthusiastically received
 and the report of the president, John T. | Gaffey, especially so. It showed the | club to have passed through the most prosperous year in its career. John A. Hull reported all bills paid and bal
 ance of $3SS in the treasury. The total receipts for the year were close onto
 $9OOO. The report of the financial sec-
 retary, Frank J. Rice, showed corre-
 spondingly prosperous condition of af-
 fairs. Thirty-three new members were
 added to the club at the meeting. President John T. Gaffey's report in full was as follows:
 New Haven, Conn, Jan IS, 1900. To the 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 IS, 1900:
 At the last annual meeting the mem- bership was reported as 1,535.
 During the year just closed there were elected to membership: January, GA; February, 32; March, A; April, 57: May, g; June, IS; July, T.. August, 4; September, 1O October, 15 November, IT; December, S3; 3O5 new members; re- instated, g. making a total of 307 26 more than last year. There have been losses during the year as follows: Died, 13; dropped, 99; resigned, 101, total of 213, which is net gain in membership for the year of 94, 15 more than last year. The total membership at present is 1,269. The number of resignations were three less than during the year 1S9S while there were four more dropped for non-payment of dues. There were but ten deaths recorded during the pre- vous year, while we have lost thirteen by death the past year: Theodore r. Booth, Rafael Alfieri, w. L. Potter J. H. Auger, R. A. Belden, c. A. Hodg- kins, J. L. Mckinley, Joseph T. Ben ham, J. c. Salisbury, William H. Hack cit, w. c. Staples, Hugh Moran. George W. Mallory.
 During the year there have been twelve regular monthly meetings. The executive committee held regular monthly meetings and one special meet ing. The house committee held regular monthly meetings and several special meetings The advisory committee held several meetings The entertainment committee and the committee on litera- ry exercises met at frequent intervals during the year. The committee on met and organized. They had but one complaint to consider dur ing the entire year. This is an eXcep- tional committee, inasmuch as the less frequent they meet the better we like 1t, as their meeting means that they have some trouble.
 The club received the following gifts during the year: The Worlds Best Orations in ten volumes from Judge l.. w, Cleaveland, which is valued at $7O. You all know of the splendid gift of Colonel l. M Ullman and Minotte F.. Chatfield in decorating the assembly | and executive committee rooms at an of over $200.
 Three life members were received | turing the year, w, S. Beecher, Thoo- | lore H. Macdonald and Judge l.. w. | Tiis makes total of elev 9n life members, the others being Mi 1otte E. Chatfield Frederick l.. Perry, | Sidney H. Dawson Edward F. Merrill, | P. B. Farnsworth James H. Macdonald, Tohn T. Manson and Eli Whitney.
 The club has done considerable along he line of entertainment during the year. The first important event after ,ur last annual meeting was the Lin ,oln banquet. which occurred on Sat lrday, February ii, as Lincoln's birth lay came on Sunday. The observing if Lincoln's birthday each year by a has become one of the features if the club and in my opinion should lever be omitted. Theodore H. Mac lonald, J. B. Ullman, F. s. Hamilton, r., William Gay and F. j. Veazey were ppointed a committee of arrangements. low we'll this committee, of which The dore H. Macdonald was chairman did heir work most of those present to- light know, as it was one of the most uccessful the club. ever held. There we're present at that banquet 325 mem- ers. This committee deserves great raise for It's work on that occasion, as expended vast amount of labor in tanning for the success of the banquet, 1eeting night after night untiring in heir efforts to have everything pass off This banquet was graced by he presence of His FXcellency Cover |