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Sale of the St. George's Hall. Mr. John Lucas, chairman of the committee on sale of St. George's Hall, reported the sale of the property, through Messrs. B. F. Teller & Brother, for one hundred and sixty thousand dollars, upon which a deposit of $5,000 had been paid. Possession was expected to be given on or before January Ist, 1896. Full particulars will be found in another place especially devoted to the history of the Hall, etc. All necessary action relative to the transfer of 801 shares of stock held by the Society was made at this meeting, and also the matter of other rooms, should the Society be required to leave the Hall, was provided for.
Nominations for officers for the ensuing year were then made.
A special meeting of the Society was held on Saturday, Decem- ber 7th, 1895, at 8 o'clock. In the absence of the President and Vice-President, Mr. George Dixon acted as President, and Mr. William H. Lucas as Vice-President.
The call for this meeting was read by the Secretary, as follows:
Dear Sir: You are requested to attend a special meeting of the Society for the purpose of acting upon a resolution authorizing the receipt of the mortgage moneys of mortgages held by the
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Society on premises 1300 Arch Street, and the satisfaction of the same; also such other business as may be brought before the meeting. A copy of said papers will be found on the minutes of said meeting, duly authorized.
Seven gentlemen were nominated for membership by Mr. Benjamin Allen, who was nominated for Vice-President at the meeting on October 23d.
The regular stated meeting of the Society was held January - 23d, 1896, Dr. John W. Gadsden in the chair. Mr. W. H. Lucas acted as Vice-President in the absence of Mr. John Rapson.
The minutes of the meetings held October 23d and December 7th, 1895, were read, and approved. The quarterly and annual reports of the Trustees, Treasurer, Secretary, and Stewards were received, and ordered spread in full on the minutes, from which we find the Trustees' report:
Balance on hand October 23d, 1895. $1,697.32
Satisfaction of mortgages, December 28th, $12,000,
$13,000
25,000.00
Interest on investments for the year to date. 1,100.98
$27,798.30
The total amount of securities now held by the Trustees. $89,983. 15.
The Secretary's annual report. Total receipts for the year:
Dues
$653.75
Application fees 210.00
From Stewards, balance 131.13
From Trustees 3,856.08
$4,850.96
All of which was paid to the Treasurer.
Number of members on the list, 247.
The Treasurer's annual report:
Balance, January 23d, 1895.
$1,335.61
Total amount from Secretary 4,850.96
Donation, William Mann Company 25.00
Interest on deposit 16.18
$6,227.75
Total payments for the year. 4,776.86
$1,450.89
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The acting Stewards for the quarter ending this day, reported relief to 499 applicants, expending $391.05.
At this meeting eight gentlemen were elected members of the Society, and two were nominated for membership.
The election for officers was held for the ensuing year. Dr. John W. Gadsden having declined re-election, Mr. William H. Lucas was unanimously elected President by acclamation, and on motion of Mr. John Lucas, the Secretary was instructed to cast the ballot for Vice-President, which he did, and announced that Mr. Benjamin Allen had been duly elected to fill that office.
A social meeting of the Society was held March 14th, 1896, President William H. Lucas in the chair. About fifty members were present. The subject for discussion was, Shall the Stew- ards refuse relief to applicants who have resided in the country longer than three years? What has been the usage in past years? After which a pleasant time was spent at the social board.
A stated meeting for the transaction of the usual business for St. George's Day was held on April 22d, 1896, President Lucas presiding. The usual reports were presented.
The Trustees reported as follows:
DR.
January 23d, 1896 .- Balance on hand $25,193.15 St. George's Hall Association, on account. 25,000.00 February 10th .- Interest bond and mortgage, 4224 Pennsgrove Street . 37.50
February 24th .- St. George's Hall, balance
of principal on 801 shares of stock. . . $15,050.00
Dividend on same, $4.75 3,804.75
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18,854.75 St. George's Hall, scrip. 2.50
April 7th .- One month's interest, bond and mort- gage, Fifth and Locust Streets 41.67
Interest, Perkiomen Street 12.50
$69.142.07
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CR.
January 30th .- Cash paid Pennsylvania Working Home for Blind Men, bond and mortgage, Lan- caster Avenue and Thirty-Sixth Street .. $50,000.00 March 31st .- Wm. McGeorge, Jr., bond and mort- gage, Fifth and Locust Streets, and interest on same 10,250.00
Box rent 5.00
April 20th .- Henri C. King, Secretary 50.00
Balance on hand, deposited in the United States Life and Trust Company 8,837.07
$69,142.07 Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM KING, JOSEPH LEES, JOHN RAPSON, Trustees.
The Secretary reported total receipts for the quarter, $98.95.
The Treasurer reported as follows:
January 23d, 1896 .- To balance $1,450.98
To amount from H. C. King, Secretary 98.95
$1,549.84
Total payments for the quarter
1,202.67
Balance in bank . $347.17
Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM UNDERDOWN, Treasurer.
The Stewards reported as follows: To cash received from Treasurer. $750.00
Relief to 843 applicants $716.91
Cash returned to Treasurer 33.09
$750.00
Respectfully submitted, J. V. MAWBY, ARTHUR J. SMITH, Acting Stewards.
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Three members were elected, and two nominated for mem- bership.
The report of the Auditing Committee was read by the Chair- man, Mr. Edward Matthews, which embodied a clear and distinct copy of the reports of all the officers for the past fiscal year. The report being so well arranged, was on motion ordered to be spread on the minutes in full, for future reference. Can be found on pages 133 to 135.
The 124th anniversary dinner of the Society was held on St. George's Day, April 23d, 1896. The President, William H. Lucas, and Vice-President, Benjamin Allen, were in their re- spective chairs. There were 137 persons present, which in- cluded 10 invited guests, and was a thoroughly enjoyable occa- sion.
At the stated meeting held July 23d, 1896, the President being absent on account of the sickness of his brother, Vice-President Benjamin Allen presided.
The Trustees reported:
Balance last report .
$8,837.07
Total receipts for the quarter
1,916.49
$10,753.56
PAYMENTS.
Total payments paid to Secretary
$1,703.16
Balance in bank this date 9,050.40
$10,753.56
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM KING, JOSEPH LEES,
Trustees.
The Secretary reported as follows:
RECEIPTS.
From Trustees . $1,703.16
From Stewards .
33.09
From members, dues 495.00
From application fees 30.00
$2,261.25
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PAYMENTS.
To the Treasurer, William Underdown $2,261.25
Treasurer's report :
Balance April 23d . $347.17
Total receipts from Secretary
2,261.25
DISBURSEMENTS.
Total payments for the quarter
$807.50
Balance in bank this date $1,800.92
Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM UNDERDOWN, Treasurer.
The Stewards reported 366 applicants relieved, expending $310.27.
A stated meeting was held October 23d, 1896, the President and Vice-President in their respective chairs.
Trustees' report for the quarter :
Balance
$9,050.40
October interest for the quarter 50.00
$9,100.40
Cash paid to Secretary
$50.00
Balance in bank 9,050.40
$9,100.40
Secretary's report:
Received from dues
$82.50
Received from application fees 40.00
Received from Stewards 19.73
Received from Trustees
50.00
Donation from Wmm. Weightman
75.00
$267.23
All of which was paid to the Treasurer, and his receipt taken for same.
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$2,608.42
Treasurer's report :
$1,800.92 To balance Received from Secretary
267.23
$2,068.15
DISBURSEMENTS.
Total payments for the quarter
854.00
Balance in bank $1,214.15
Stewards' report :
Cash received from Treasurer
$475.00
Relief to 549 applicants
$472.92
Returned to Treasurer
2.08
$475.00
The Secretary read the following, which had been mislaid by the former President:
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of St. George's Hall Association held January 13th, 1896, the following resolution was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the bronze statue of St. George and the Dragon, now on the front of the building, and which was imported in the name of the Society of the Sons of St. George, be sold to the said Society for the nominal sum of one dollar, in order that the Society may retain it for its own use, or dispose of it as it may think best.
Extract from the minutes.
(Signed) WILLIAM UNDERDOWN, Secretary.
On motion of Mr. Samuel Lees, duly seconded, that the So- ciety purchase the statue, and an order be drawn on the Treas- urer for the same, and the Secretary be instructed to extend the thanks of the Society to the Directors of St. George's Hall Asso- ciation for the generous and considerate proposition.
The Secretary reported the gift of William Weightman, Esq., of $75 of St. George's Hall scrip.
Nominations for officers for the ensuing year were then made.
A regular stated meeting was held January 23d, 1897, William H. Lucas, President, and Benjamin Allen, Vice-President, in their respective chairs.
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Trustees' report for the quarter as follows:
October 23d, 1896 .- To balance, as per last report .... $9,050.40 Interest collected during the quarter 1,945.72
$10,996.12
CR.
By cash paid to the Secretary $1,945.72
Balance in bank 9.050.40
$10,996.12
Trustees' annual report :
DR.
January 23d, 1896 .- To balance in bank $25,193.15
From St. George's Hall Association 43,857.25
To receipts of interest for the year 3,748.88
$72.799.28
DR.
Paid for mortgage Working House for Blind Men. . .$50,000.00
Paid on mortgage, Fifth and Locust Street 10,000.00
Paid to Secretary, income account. 3.748.88
Balance in bank this date. 9.050.40
$72,799.28 Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM KING, JOSEPH LEES, JOHN RAPSON, Trustees.
Memoranda of assets in hands of Trustees:
Ground rent, J. Corken, 785 (now 789) North Twenty-
fifth Street, 5 per cent.
$1,037.50
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Trust Co., debenture bond 204, Series B., 6 per cent .. 5,000.00
United States Land, Insurance & Trust Co., collateral trust bonds, Series O., 5 per cent. 3,000.00 Series S., 41/2 per cent .. 3,000.00
Perkiomen Railroad, bond, Ist series, 5 per cent .. . 1,000.00 Odd Fellows' Hall Association Bonds, No. 3285 to 3294, 5 per cent. 10,000.00
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HENRI C. KING Secretary, 1882 to 1887 and 1895 to 1897
Carried forward $23,037.50 Due bill 200.00
C. P. Walton, bond and mortgage, 4224 Pennsgrove Street, 5 per cent. 1,500.00
Penna. Working Home for Blind Men, Twenty-sixth and Lancaster Avenue, 4 per cent. 50,000.00 Bond and mortgage, Southwest corner Fifth and Locust Streets, 5 per cent .. 10,000.00
Cash in United Security Life & Trust Co. 9,050.40
$93,787.90
Secretary's report :
Receipts from members' dues $25.00
Application fees . 40.00
From Trustees' income account. 1,945.72
From Stewards 2.08
$2,012.80
All of which has been paid to the Treasurer.
Secretary's annual report, from the following sources, viz .:
Members' dues $612.50
Application fees I30.00
Donations 75.00
Trustees, income account 3,748.88
Stewards' balances . 73.85
$4,640.23
PAYMENTS.
William Underdown, Treasurer, quarter ending April 22d, 1896 $98.95
William Underdown, Treasurer, quarter ending July 23d, 1896 2,261.25
William Underdown, Treasurer, quarter ending Octo- ber 23d, 1897 267.23
William Underdown, Treasurer, quarter ending Janu-
ary 23d, 1897 2,012.80
$4,640.23
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Treasurer's quarterly report :
Balance October 23d, 1896 $1,214.15
Received from Secretary, quarter ending January 23d, 1897 2,012.80
Interest account 7.05
Total payments for quarter
$3,234.00
1,288.75
Balance in bank this date $1,945.25
Treasurer's annual report :
Balance January 23d, 1896 $1,450.89
Cash from Secretary, for quarter ending April 22d, 1896 . 98.95
Cash from Secretary for quarter ending July 23d, I 896 2,261.25
Cash from Secretary for quarter ending October 23d, 1896
267.23
Cash from Secretary for quarter ending January 23d, 2,012.80 1897 .
Interest account
7.05
$6,098.17
DISBURSEMENTS.
For quarter ending April 22d, 1896. $1,202.67
For quarter ending July 23d, 1896. 807.50
For quarter ending October 23d, 1896. 854.00
For quarter ending January 23d, 1897. 1,288.75
$4,152.92
Balance in bank . $1,945.25
Respectfully submitted, (Signed) WILLIAM UNDERDOWN, Treasurer.
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Stewards' report:
Received from Treasurer. $950.00 Relieved during the quarter 1,170 applicants, with cash
and admission to House of Industry $932.45
Returned to Treasurer 17.55 $950.00
The Stewards made a very interesting statement in detail of the work done during the quarter, which we regret that our space will not permit us to repeat here. We were glad to see. so many at the meeting (about 70) to hear of the good work done by our Society.
Five members were elected, and five gentlemen were nomin- ated for membership.
The President appointed Messrs. C. Hudson Fullaway, E. R. Hunt, and W. Waterall Lucas the committee to audit the accounts of various officers of the Society.
The Secretary read the letter of resignation of Robert Kershaw as Messenger, and also the following letter:
To the Officers and Members, etc .:
In consideration of the long and faithful services of our retiring Messenger, Mr. Robert Kershaw, who for the last twelve years has served our Society to the best of his ability, never being absent from his post of duty but two days in all that time (and that absence caused by sickness), I move that a vote of thanks be tendered him, and that he be unanimously elected an honor- ary member of our Society.
(Signed) CHARLES CRIPPS, On behalf of the Stewards.
This was accordingly done.
The Secretary announced the appointment of Mr. Frank G. Walker, for many years one of the Stewards, as Messenger, in conformity with Article XXI. of the By-Laws.
The Secretary stated that a meeting of the officers of the So- ciety had been held on November 2d, 1896, at which it was de-
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cided to request Mr. William Underdown to write up a con- tinuance of the Historical Sketch of the Society from April 23d, 1872, to April 23d, 1897. On motion, duly seconded, the action of the officers was endorsed, and the President appointed the fol- lowing committee to take charge of the matter: Messrs. George Dixon, Benjamin Allen, William Waterall, John Carbutt, William Underdown, Henri C. King.
The election for officers was then held, when Mr. William H. Lucas was again elected President by acclamation. The list of the other officers elected will be found in a regular list at the close of this history.
A special meeting of the Society was held on Saturday even- ing, February 27th, 1897, to consider the Stewards' work and for social intercourse.
The following report of the acting Stewards will explain the condition of the poor unemployed at the present time, and the good done by our Society. We give it in full.
Philadelphia, February 27th, 1897.
To the President, Officers, and Members of the Society of the Sons of St. George:
Gentlemen: Your Stewards for the current quarter, in view of the unprecedented demands upon them for relief, and their cor- respondingly large expenditure of your money, deem it proper to take advantage of this special meeting to bring before you cer- tain data that will explain to you in some measure the manner in which your funds have been expended.
We have used to date (5 weeks) in relief work the sum of $869.40, divided as follows: Tickets to the House of Industry, $561.60; relief of family cases, $205.05; other forms of relief, $39.93. This latter sum includes subscriptions to the Home Missionary Society, who have given your Stewards most valuable co-operation in the giving of food, shoes, etc. Your Stewards have relieved 1,572 cases, of which number 188 were family
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cases. The number of cases relieved show a daily average of 41 cases. From all the various relief societies comes the same report that the calls upon them for aid have never been equalled in recent years. This cry for help seems to come equally from both family or local cases, and from those belonging to the float- ing army of the unemployed. With the former cases their long- continued lack of employment, consequent on the general and prolonged business depression, has absorbed the little savings of the thrifty in many cases, and reduced these otherwise self-sus- taining workers to a condition of poverty, and added them to the number of those asking aid. With the floating unemployed the same report comes from all large cities, that they are flocking to these centers from the smaller cities and towns in the vain effort to obtain work, congesting the slim labor markets, and almost overwhelming the various charitable societies with their appeal for aid. It must be borne in mind that these are not in any sense belonging to the "tramp" class. They are the unem- ployed, willing to work, and asking nothing else if they are given that. In this connection, one of those interested in the work on the new subway, stated that they have fully 50 applicants for each place wanted. Owing to these excessive drains upon your re- lief funds your Stewards have exercised a scrutiny of each case, both as to its worthiness and as to the amount of relief given, which they believe to be more than ordinary, and if they have erred, it has been on the side of too much strictness in order to keep the expenditure within even its present large bounds. Several days of each week Mr. Cripps has rendered valuable aid to your Stewards and your Messenger, and the same welcome assistance has also been rendered by various other members. The generous co-operation of the Albion Society has, as usual, been extended to us, but in an increased measure. Your Stew- ards have long since exhausted the regular stated appropriation of $500, and have had appropriated to their use a further sum of $500 under Article XXX. of the By-Laws on their written re- quest to your President, Vice-President, and Treasurer, which sum has also been nearly expended, and, while we expect, as the spring opens and business revives, the demands on us will
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be considerably decreased, we must ask the Society to make some further provision of relief funds, or else this work must close at an early date.
(Signed) J. V. MAWBY, ALFRED R. WIGGAN, Stewards.
After the reading of this appeal from the acting Stewards, Mr. William McGeorge, Jr., one of the counsellors arose, and in a very able and powerful speech quoted from Constitution and By-Laws that there is nothing in them to prevent us from re- sponding to this appeal, but rather to instruct us to do so-as we are only limited in our efforts by the wants of the appli- cants, and our ability to respond to the same, after which a further sum of $1,000 was unanimously voted for the use of the acting Stewards in response to their appeal. The members were then invited to partake of refreshments, and then the sub- ject of the present extraordinary distress was continued. Mr. Cripps read statistics, showing that of those applying for relief at the present time in our city 58 per cent. were Americans, 7 per cent. were English, and 35 per cent. other nationalities.
The 7 per cent. are those which our Society are now doing their utmost to relieve. This class of distressed usually averages 12,000; at the present time it numbers 49,000, which is more than ever known before in this city. This continued for several weeks, so that the Stewards, together with the Messengers, were kept busy attending to the applicants every day except Sunday, the Messenger visiting all family cases, which fully occupied his whole time. In his work at the relief room he was often assisted by his daughter.
The business meeting, formerly held on the morning of St. George's Day, was held on the evening of April 22d, 1897, as provided for by the new By-Laws. The meeting was called to order at 8 o'clock by the President, William H. Lucas, Esq., and the Vice-President, Benjamin Allen, Esq., occupied his chair. After the reading of the minutes, the various reports were read. From the Stewards' report we note that 2,922 cases had been
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recorded in their relief work, 2,379 of which were given tickets for supper, lodging, and breakfast, all these persons having the privilege of a good bath, and the opportunity of washing their clothes; 27 persons were given assistance to return to England, and 17 to other places. The balance were family cases, which were assisted in various ways. The total amount expended was $1,709.47.
The various committees on the 125th anniversary dinner re- ported all arrangements completed.
ST. GEORGE'S DAY.
If our patron saint could have had any influence on the weather we did not enquire, but one thing was certain, the weather was perfect in Philadelphia, and in looking over the record of the Weather Bureau, rain only fell in one place in the United States on this day, which was very remarkable, and that at Omaha, Nebraska.
St. George's Hall was beautifully decorated for the occasion. Sully's beautiful picture of Queen Victoria, for which her Majesty gave the famous American artist a number of private sittings, was the chief ornament in the banquet hall, and on either side were hung the English and American flags. At the opposite end of the Hall hung the banner of St. George, as well as the flags of the two countries, over which hung the picture of ex-President John Sartain, recently painted by Mr. Albert Rosen- thal.
During the dinner an orchestra, hidden behind a screen of flowers and palms and other plants, played English and Ameri- can national and other airs, which were enjoyed by all present.
The occasion was graced by the fair sex, as usual at these banquets. The gallery was occupied by the wives and friends of the members of the Society.
We give here a diagram of tables, feeling sure that it will be interesting to refer to it in future years:
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0 | W. H. Carpenter
Geo. W. Hall,
W. W. Frazier
W. G. Thomas,
David Faust
John Lucas, Ex-Pres. James M. Beck, Esq.
Wm. Waterall, Ex-Pres. Rev. H. R. Harris, D.D.
Capt. R. C. Clipperton
H. B. M. Consul
Wm. H. Lucas, Pres.
Hon. S. H. Ashbridge
Howard B. French
David D. Davies, Pres. Welsh Society
Samuel Lees, Ex-Pres.
Hon. Judge Hanna
Wm Righter Fisher Pres. Scotch-Irish Scy
John Sartain, Ex. Pres.
Wm. King, Ex-Pres.
O
A
B
C
E
John Allen 0
O J. J. Barker
John Rothwell 0
0
John C. Grey
Wm. Underdown, Treas. F. Sutton
Henri C. King, Secretary John Jay Gilroy
George Dixon, Ex-President Edward Darby
Owen Osborne O
0 John W. Hamner John Lees
0 0
Col. Thos. G. Hood
Charles F. Cripps o
o
A. W. Barnett
Wm. H. Randall, M. D. 0 F. A. Zessenger O
0 J. V. Mawby
O J. S. Smith
Frederick Allen O
O
O W. M. Coates
S. E. Carver O
O
H Barnett
A. J. Smith 0 o Joseph Lees C. W. Marshall o O Thomas Perrins
Wm. Allen
o
O Sidney Smith
Dr. E. W. Stevens
o
O
w. W. Lucas
H. Marsh O
C
H. D. Rogers o
O
J. B. Scatchell
Chas. M. Betts, Jr. O
O
J. H. Schenck, Jr. H. W. Scattergood
0
George F. Barnett
H. Hanby Hay 0
O
E. D.Hemmingway
Benjamin Allen, 3d o
O
B. F. Allen
. T. E. Lucas o
O
W. Lucas Waterall
Edward Brindley O
o
Thomas Alıngill
Mr. Cousans o
O Charles Hewett
Jos. S. Pearson o
O
T. J. Worden
Barton Lucas 0
O
James F. Lucas
B. P. Almstead
O
O
Joel Cook
E. J. Darby
o
0
T. W. Beardwood
Geo. Hargreaves 0 O
John Green
Joseph W. Lucas o
O A. J. Lucas
G. E. Freyer
O
C. W. Walton
H. B. Taylor 0
O Robert Russell
H. Allen O
0
J. W. Brooks
W. H. Green, Jr. O
O
Henry Croskey
.J. Kisterbock
T. Saltmarsh, M D.
O
o Thomas Henry, Sr.
Mr. Allen
O
O
E. R. Hunt
M. H. Green, M.D. O Thomas Savill o
O
J.W.Croskey, M.D.
H. H. Barton
Wesley Rhodes
o
O Thos. Crompton
Alfred Foster
o
O
John Ridsdale
O
F.X.Dercum,M.D.
J.H.Schenck, M.D
Thomas Jenks o
o
O Isaac Dearnley
Press O
O
Thos. Leigh, Fd
O
O
Benj F. Teller
Dr. Frank Standen O Dr. F. Bridge
o
John H. Dearnley O
O
Benjamin Jagger
Press
0
O
Thomas W. Green O
0 J. W. Wilbraham
Joseph M. Hottel O Abraham Brown
o
James Sayer O
O
Press
o
O
O o
J. S. Wilbraham
Ralph Farrow 0
o
W. J. Attwood
O
O
O
O
O
O
o
Dr. A. Hewson
O
O
O
O
O O
O
C
D
O
o
Benj. Allen, Fd ! o
O o
Alfred R. Wiggan O
o
Robert Pilling o
0
S. MacEwen Smith M. D.
E. J. Bacon 0 o
W. H. Swanbergh
O
0
O 208
Pres. St. Andrew's Scy
Pres, Albion Society
O
0
o
o
O
O
O
o
0
o
o
o
o
o
O
0
O
O
O
Thomas Leigh
Jos. R. Teller
O O
Jas. L. Stevenson
Isaac Elwell O
0
John Carbutt
Benjamin Talbot
O George Cooper
Arthur Greaves O
O
Benj Allen, Fd
Benj. Allen,
Vice Pres.
John M. Harper
O
F. G. Elliott O
O
O
O
O
H. M. Barnett
Hon. Judge Ashman
Albert Rosenthall
Alf. Curtis Hirsh
Thomas Barnett
Charles A. Potter
The members and invited guests assembled in the library of the Society, enjoying a pleasant social reunion for about a half hour before the banquet, when at 6.30 all present ascended the stairs to the beautiful hall, led by the President, Mr. William H. Lucas, and Captain Clipperton, during music by the orchestra. When all had reached their places, Rev. Dr. Harris, rector of Grace Church, was called upon to ask blessing on the occasion.
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