President's Address to the
Cranberry Isles Benevolent Sewing Circle
March 19, 1864
Abigail C. Preble, President & Treasurer
Note: This year the president refers to the organization as the"Cranberry Isle Benevolent Society", rather than the "Cranberry
Isle Benevolent Sewing Circle."
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To the Respective Members of the Cranberry Isle Benevolent Society. As another year has passed away and must be considered among the things of life that come to pass and are gone never more to return. And as the time has passed away and we are once more on the verge of our Annual Meeting for the selection of Officers to conduct the affairs of the our Circle for another year permit me to suggest that you use prudence and care in selecting your Officers, that you may study for the best interest and welfare of your purpose and sustain and build up your Society by your united efforts and be enabled to guard against the enemy of disaffection that crept into your our ranks but one year ago, Attempted to overthrow the our Society and blast our hopes of success in completing our desired object. I can but congratulate you on the success of last year, notwithstanding the trials and troubles we had to contend with at the commencement of the year. we have prospered almost beyond our most sanguin expectations and since the weeds of disaffection were |
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plucked out of our Society peace and Social gatherings have prevailed and we have enjoyed ourselves in our Social visits and been blest in our Success and prosperity. hoping that all of the members will continue to use their united efforts and build up and sustain the Circle and that ere long we shall obtain the object of our desires and that we shall be blest in our undertaking In regard to your money, I would respectfully represent that at the time of fixing the account after our Fair on the 25 Dec 1863 you have the sum of --------------------------- $330.20 and since that time I have recd. 12.11 Mar 19 1864 making the total sum to date of $342.31 on hand at this time and I would once more suggest the propriety of your letting the paper money to some safe person or persons who would hire it and pay interest for the same all of which is respectfully submitted for your consideration Cranberry Isles Mar 19th 1864 A C Preble President & Treasurer of your Benevolent Society |
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