. The New England magazine . has been recently fittedwith all the conveniences for photographicwork and exhibitions. The Lynn YachtClub is a prosperous and active organiza-tion, with a commodious club house onthe harbor. Secret societies flourish withthe luxuriance of vegetation in the trop-ics. There are said to be more organiza-tions of this class in Lynn than in anyother city of equal size in the UnitedStates. There are sixty purely fraternalbodies, and half as many more embody-ing insurance features. The Odd Fel-lows, with twelve organizations, theMasons, Knights of Pythias, and RedMen are
. The New England magazine . has been recently fittedwith all the conveniences for photographicwork and exhibitions. The Lynn YachtClub is a prosperous and active organiza-tion, with a commodious club house onthe harbor. Secret societies flourish withthe luxuriance of vegetation in the trop-ics. There are said to be more organiza-tions of this class in Lynn than in anyother city of equal size in the UnitedStates. There are sixty purely fraternalbodies, and half as many more embody-ing insurance features. The Odd Fel-lows, with twelve organizations, theMasons, Knights of Pythias, and RedMen are particularly strong. The charities of Lynn are extensive as seen from High Rock. and well organized. Chief among themis the hospital, which was opened forpatients in 1883. This institution, estab-lished by popular subscription, is doingan admirable work. It occupies a groupof comfortable buildings in a quiet partof the city. The hospital fund amountsto nearly ninety thousand dollars, ofwhich something less than thirty thou-. Washington St. Baptist Church. THE CITY OF LYNN. 517 sand has been invested in buildings andfurnishings. The annual cost of main-tenance is about ten thousand dollars, ofwhich two thirds is raised by voluntarysubscription. The churches, the organi-zations, the workingmen of the city, allcontribute liberally, making the hospitala popular institution in the fullest Lynn Associated Charities is well
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