ST. BATHANS LITERARY, DEBATING, AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume 24, Issue 1259, 11 January 1894, Page 3

ST. BATHANS LITERARY, DEBATING, AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY.

V A meeting'"'was held ia Thurlow's V y*ulcan ¥ jjfel on Wednesday, 20th Decembet^at£ p.m. present—Messrs 'Joluj A. Thurldw, J. Wall, •P. Q'ljtegan, ©.-Turner, L. Purton, P. '"■ Tooiney, 3f- M'Eneanyi M.^anrahan, J.'Cormick;*nd J. H. Thompson'., * • '[ Mr.John M'Combe was voted to the t'.f chair., ls .„.,.-. ~ A 1,7 Aif./liv .. ■« . . «y ? /It" wa? proposed'by Mr ..Thompson, «'• «ndseconded, by Mr R ? p'Regan— * ~' That a society be formed', and that it -s»".'called\the. St. .Bathans Literary,' .Debating, x and Dramatic Society.—* 'Carried. • ->., . r * -A I ProposedVby*Mr Thompson, and Beconded \fj Mr Toomey—That'the initiation fee to this society ( be fixed 6s' for" gentlemen, ladies to be ad-^ mitied free.—Carried; > , Proposed by Mr Thompson,' and Seconded by Mr Leo Purton—That the jfirst,Friday, night in each month be" set apart for'debates, and 1 the.-third' Friday night for social-evenings. «~ Carried. , '.' , ' ' .Proposed by Mr P. Toomey, and.seconded by'. Mr O'Regan—That Mr Thotupson be appointed secretary and b . o '• was. instructed" to to Mr Nolan asking the pricef lor the o«i«tLhM /; hjaU for six nights* ~ |>e*. month"—two Fridays and four •.'" Wednesdays. „ ,•„ .- , • ,'The meeting;then conpludedwith»' Votebl tnanlts to the chairman; '" - '

i meeting was neld in Thur-1 ]ow'« Vulcan Hotel, on Friday, the I 2stn' December...lß93. . Present Messrs. ,J. .-M'Combe, A. T. Cavffl, jCuthber* snoyds, ,Fish; W. THurlow, I sen., Thompson, ans M'Ritchiei; , Mr, Cavil), jwas voted to the chair. , I . ( pi»iites ,of, -thejast meeting were read and confirmed: x t , , '.' , A. 'lengthy .discussion ' *nßtjed on general matters, appertaining, to the future! pf,the society: secretary, reported haying received offert of sup- > jiort, . Were desirous of joining the society. , | ": It 1 wjte proposed ,by Mr M'Combe, . &nd |«oonded by, Mr Fish—That arljj© made,to hold a free '" <s*mttejrjl jpr-ispciil.iif Nolan's Hall on iFridaVjjJrd January), for the purpose -- Of society .and pub '- licly announcing its advantages. i Carried; ~ ~ •\ ;l a „.. »„ '■ ' ' Proposed by Mr Fish, and seconded. r - by Mr M'Ritchie—That_tl»o«rjn i esent , b e^ppoini«<i*-*^b^mmitteei (with """"power to add to, their ( numbV).s to arrange about and carry ont the social, Proposed by Mr C. Rhoyds, and seconded by Mr M'Ritchie—That Mr M'Combe be asked to take the chair at the social.—Carried.' Proposed byMrßhoyds,andseconded by Mr Mr Nolan's offer of the hall (which was laid on the table by the secretary) for six nights in each month at 30s per month be ~ accepted.—Carried. "• ' vThe secretary was instructed to send reports of this and the previous meeting to Thb Mount Ida Cheoniclh. v f The meeting then concluded with -ryotes'of'thanks to the.chairman and •--the'secreiary. ,/ ,r "