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and Secretary, the Treasurer can still refuse to pay it if he should think it not correct. This 

 authority comes by State law and by the rules of the soeiety. If the gentleman had ever at- 

 tended a meeting of our Society he would have known all these things. The Executive Com- 

 mitte have entire control of this whole matter. 



Mr. Stark — There is but one way and that is the right way as a 

 corporation. This has not been done. 



• Mr. Goodman — It has been done and you know it has for I have told 

 }ou all the circumstances, and this plan we have followed for thirty years. 



Mr. Burkam — Mr. President, I rise to a point of personal privilege : 

 I can't sit still and Hsten any longer to these accusations made by 

 aspersions and innuedoes, and I demand of Mr. Stark that he file a state- 

 ment of any charges he has to make with the secretary. I make this 

 as a motion to have Mr. Stark write down his claims and put in writing 

 his charges against any member or members of the Society and file it at 

 once with the secretary. 



The motion was seconded. 



J. M. Irvine — We can't cover up a wrong. The Society is laying 

 up trouble for itself. 



Mr. Goodman — The Society has nothing to cover up and never has 

 had anything to cover up. All you have to do is to open your eyes and 

 see ; the reports show it all. Every cent of money ever received and 

 every cent ever paid out by the Society is a matter of record. 



Mr. Burkam — My object is not to smother any wrong, but I want 

 the charges filed against the people who are charged with dishonesty 

 or carelessness or neglect. I want to know and the public wants to 

 know the truth of these matters. I am a new member and I want to 

 know whether these jnen are responsible. I insist on the motion. 



The motion was put and carried. 



Note— This filing of charges, Mr. Stark failed to do at the time, and has failed to do 

 anything of the kind since. 



W. G. Campbell — I think there were no charges made and the 

 treasurer's report does cover all funds. 



C. H. Butcher — Mr. Stark does not accuse the officers of stealing 

 or dishonesty. The methods of accounts and reports should be improved. 

 The ^22 could have been reported in December, but was not, because Mr. 

 Goodman was using the money for the Fair, as the appropriation was 

 not available until money was spent and bills rendered. 



I move that while we have explicit confidence in the integrity and 

 honesty of our secretary, Mr. L. A. Goodman, and our outgoing treas- 

 urer, Mr. W. G. Gano, in the handling of the funds of our Society, and 

 that we are proud of the fact that the reports of the Financial Committee, 

 show not the loss or misappropriation of a single dollar, we recommend 



