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Dec. 12, 1873, seven thousand five hundred and thirty dollars 

 and fifty cents. 



He paid out. before turning the books over to me, seven 

 thousand two hundred and sixty-nine dollars and seventy-eight 

 cents. Leaving a balance of two hundred and sixty dollars and 

 seventy-two cents. 



Which money he returned to me and I gave him a receipt 

 therefor. I have received moneys belonging to the State Grange 

 of Illinois, amounting to nineteen thousand six hundred and 

 forty-seven dollars and forty-six cents. 



And have paid out upon the orders of our Worthy Master 

 and Secretary, eight thousand five hundred and fifty dollars and 

 twenty-eight cents. 



Leaving a balance in my hands, and subject to your order, the 

 sum of eleven thousand and ninety-seven dollars and eighteen 

 cents. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



JoHi^' S. Armstrong, 

 Treasurer of State Grange. 



The motion appointing Thursday evening for meeting man- 

 ufacturers was re-considered; and, on motion, Wednesday 

 afternoon, at 2 o'clock, was designated to meet manufacturers 

 and dealers. 



The motion of D. B. Green was carried, that all resolutions, 

 after being read, be referred to the proper committees. 



Worthy Overseer in the chair. 



D. N. Foster, Secretary of the Executive Committee, made 

 the following report of the transactions of the Committee 

 for the past year: 



To the Officers and Members of the State Grange of IWnois: — 



Brothers axd Sisters: — Your Executive Committee would 

 beg leave to submit the following annual report for the j^ear 

 1874. It will be remembered by many present that, in addition 

 to the duties usually assigned to such committees, much of the 

 business commonly transacted by such bodies in convention, 

 was referred to yoar Executive Committee, with power to fully 

 represent and act for the Grange. Among these duties were the 

 revision and adoption of the By-Laws; suggestions for changes 

 in the organic law of the Order; the appointment of one or 

 more Purchasing Agents, and assigning their duties; the 

 appointment and commission of commission houses for the 

 sale of the various kinds of farm products upon the principal 

 markets to which the products of the State are shipped and 



