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29, 1905. President Tout called the meeting to order at 2:10 

 I'.M. with eleven members present. The Secretary and Custodian 

 gave a brief verbal report, and, in the absence of the Treasurer, 

 read that officer's report. On motion it was referred to the 

 Executive Committee to audit. A motion extending thanks to 

 the Treasurer and Secretary for their efforts during the past year 

 was unanimously carried. R. H. Wolcott responded briefly for 

 the Record Committee. New business being in order, an extended 

 discussion of the problem of publication vv^as taken up, and finally 

 a motion by R. H. Wolcott that the resources of the Union be 

 devoted to the publication of a quarterly, just as large as possible 

 without incurring indebtedness to the Society, the details to be 

 left to the judgment of the editor, was carried, Wilson Tout 

 desiring to go on record as opposed to the quarterly idea. The 

 Secretary then moved that a permanent Advisory Editorial Com- 

 mittee of two be appointed to confer with, advise, and assist the 

 Secretary in editing the publication, to assume a partial responsi- 

 bility for it, and to start any new incumbent in the duties of the 

 office. The motion was carried. The President appointed Law- 

 rence Bruner and R. H. Wolcott as members of the Advisory 

 Editorial Committee. R. H. W^olcott then moved that a com- 

 mittee of five be appointed as an Educational Committee to take 

 charge of the educational aspect of the Union's aims. The motion 

 prevailed, and the chair appointed Caroline Stringer, Lawrence 

 Bruner, H. B. Duncanson, Anna Caldwell, and Margaret Thomp- 

 son as the Educational Committee. No amendments to the 

 Constitution were presented. The Secretary then announced the 

 officers for 1906, as follows : 



President, S. R. Towne, Omaha, 

 Vice-President, Mrs. G. H. Payne, Omaha, 

 Treasurer, F. H. Shoemaker, Omaha, 

 Corresponding Secretary, Elizabeth Van Sant, Omaha, 

 Executive Committee, H. B. Lowry, Lincoln ; E. H. Barbour, 

 Lincoln; Wilson Tout, Dunbar. 



The permanent office of Recording Secretary and Editor was 

 retained by Myron H. Swenk. The afternoon session then 

 adiourned. 



