ANNUAL MEETING 



In the Auditorium, State Education Building, 



Albany, N. Y. 



January 13-15, 1913 



MONDAY, JANUARY 13 



Afternoon Session 



President George W. Sisson, Jr., called the meeting to order. 



The President : While the attendance as yet is rather light, 

 on account of the day of the week on which we have been obliged 

 to start this convention, still I believe that the people are coming. 

 Without further preliminaries we will take up our program as 

 printed, copies of which you have, and listen first to a report from 

 the Committee on Publicity by F. W. Sessions, Esq. of Utica, 

 chairman of that committee. 



REPORT OF PUBLICITY COMMITTEE 



F. W. Sessions 



Your committee has had several meetings during the past year, 

 at which many plans have been presented and discussed, although 

 none have been adopted. Very little has been accomplished be- 

 cause of the same old reason, " lack of funds." Yoair committee 

 thought to overcome the difficulty to some extent by obtaining new 

 members. A personal letter campaign was made at a cost of 

 $21.00 with the following results: 



18 new life members $180.00 



20 new annual members 20.00 



Contributions ,. . . . 5.00 



Total $205.00 



Surely encouraging, but not sufficient to furnish means for prac- 

 tical pul)licity. Wo l)elieve that the best results cannot be 

 obtained through an unpaid committee without funds. 



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