TREASURERS REPORT. 



151 



By last year's report our members numbered . 

 Of these were Life Members, 587 



Added by election, . . 2 

 Added by commutation, . 1 



— 3 



1,008 



Deceased, .... 8 



Resigned, .... 1 



Annual members, 



Added by payment, . . 6 



Added by remission of fee, . 1 



590 



421 



581 



372 



953 



$720 00 



In review of the foregoing, you will note a decrease in income 

 from the stores of over three thousand dollars, and a gratifying in- 

 crease in that from the halls. Mount Auburn has yielded a small 

 return over the deficit of last year. The receipts from admissions 

 and assessments have been unusuall}^ small and call for inquiry as 

 to the cause. Doubtless the general depression of business has 

 much to do with it, but has not the opening of our prizes to all much 

 more ? It was hoped that this liberal course would bring to us a 

 fair addition to our membership, but, mark the result — fewer ad- 

 ditions than for many years past, and a larger number discontinued 



