42 SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTION 



The Secretary-Treasurer shall keep the records, books, and accounts, shall 

 be the custodian of the funds of the Association, and disburse the same upon 

 the order of the President, and perform the other usual duties incumbent 

 upon such office. 



The Executive Committee shall have charge of the affairs of the Association 

 pertaining to its business, provide ways and means for its proper finances, 

 and perform all things necessary for the promotion of its interests. 



Meetings: The annual meeting of the Association shall be held at such 

 time and place as may be agreed upon by the Executive Committee. Notice 

 of such meetings shall be mailed to each member of the Association at least 

 two weeks prior to the date of meeting. Special meetings may be called by 

 the President or by the Executive Committee. 



The Executive Committee shall hold its regular, stated meetings at such 

 times as it may select, and may adopt rules and regulations for the govern- 

 ment of itself and the business of the Association. 



Notice of special meetings as above provided for shall be mailed to each 

 member of the Association at his last known post-office address at least ten 

 days before the date of such meeting. Such notice shall set forth the object 

 for which such meeting is called. 



Dues: The annual dues shall be one dollar a year. 



Amendments: These articles may be amended at any regular meeting of 

 the Association by a majority of the votes cast. 



The report of the Auditing Committee was made by Mr. D. A. White, 

 approving the Treasurer's report. 



This report of the Treasurer, for the year ending February 19, 1912, 

 shows a total in receipts of $102, disbursements $52.25, leaving a balance 

 on hand of $49.75. Twenty-two subscriptions of one dollar each were 

 received, the remaining eighty dollars having been given in two hand- 

 some donations by the John L. Eoper Lumber Company and the Butters 

 Lumber Company. The disbursements were all for stamps and station- 

 ery. The above balance will, however, be largely eliminated by the 

 expenses of the Convention. 



Several short talks were then made by delegates and guests of the Con- 

 vention. 



Mr. H. M. Cates, of G-raham, N. C, representing the ISTorth Carolina 

 Farmers' Alliance, said that he had been sent here to hear what was 

 going on. "The farmers, I believe," he said, "are with you. I don't 

 belong to your organization, but I have got my dollar with me and I am 

 going to join. Our motto in regard to the forests seems to have been 

 'Take no thought for the morrow.' We have, however, got to protect 

 our forests against the fires and careless men." 



Mrs. E. E. Cotten, President of the North Carolina Federation of 

 Women's Clubs, spoke of her intense wish for the perpetuity and con- 

 tinuity of the longleaf pine forests of the State. The women's clubs are 



