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interest on bank deposit, and miscellaneous receipts), which amounted 

 to $340, were distributed among the general activities of the Society. 

 Officers and chairmen of committees were then authorized to incur 

 routine expenditures in the handhng of current work, such as issuing 

 notices of meetings, securing suitable stationery, necessary clerical 

 help, postage, etc. They were, however, instructed not to incur any 

 unusual expenditures, such as the issuing of special circulars, without 

 first conferring with the Treasurer. The latter would then authorize 

 the expenditure if the approved allotment for the purpose were sufficient 

 to justify such action; or if not, would refer the matter to the Executive 

 Committee for decision. In addition the chairman of the Committee 

 on Meetings was authorized to spend not more than $50 for general 

 meetings. 



This arrangement has worked well and has led to an economical 

 handling of the Society's funds without interfering in any way with the 

 prompt transaction of its business. How closely actual recepits and 

 disbiirsements checked with the estimates can be seen from the following 

 comparison. This does not include pa5niients for pins, overpayments, 

 refunds, etc., for which no provision was made in the budget and in 

 which receipts and disbursements were exactly equal. It is particularly 

 interesting, and also encouraging, to note that while in a nimiber of 

 cases we received more or spent less than we had estimated, in only one 

 item, postage, did the actual exceed the estimated expenditures by any 

 considerable amount. 



RECEIPTS 



Excess oj 



actual over 



Estimated Actual estimated 



Annual dues, Active members. . . $927 . 00 $938 .50 $11 . 50 



Associate members 92 . 00 88 . 00 — 4 . 00 



Proceedings, subscriptions 510.00 572.00 62.00 



Sale of back numbers and 



separates 60.00 142.95 82.95 



Interest on bank deposit 13 . 00 15 . 39 2 . 39 



Miscellaneous 18.00 18.48 .48 



Total $1,620.00 $1,775.32 $155.32 



