To the Respective Members of the Canberry date Benevident society. as another year has passed away and must be considered among the things of Life that come to pass and are goke never more and as the timed has passed away and we are once more on the verge of annual meeting for the selection our Officers to conduct the affaire of the Circle for another year permit me to suggest that you use prudence that you may study for the best interest and care in silecting your officers and welfard of your purpose and sustain and build up your Saciety by your united efforts and be enablech to guard against the and enemy of disaffective that cript into your sanks but out one year ago, attempted to over throw the Society and beast our hopes of swork in completing our desired objects. I can but organization on the the trials and troubles we had to contend snouts of the past giar notwithstan ding with at the commincement of the most year we have prospond almost beyond our , egpi Dangerous stating and since the weeds of dissafficion were