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President: It will be so referred and I will appoint as that 
committee Messrs. Titecomb, Lane and Palmer. 
Secretary: The treasurer and myself have in charge the 
matter of receiving and expending the funds of the society, and 
at the present rate of dues, one dollar, and the present price for 
extra copies of the reports, 25 cents each, we are falling behind. 
We had hoped that we could carry the business on the basis of 
one dollar for membership and dues, but we find that we are 
paying more money for our books than we get back. For ex- 
ample, the reports cost about 50 cents a piece, and the rule of 
the society is that they shall be sold at 25 cents each for addi- 
tional copies, and members each receive one copy free. The 
matter is now so pressing that it seems very much as though we 
should increase the dues for next year (not this year). This 
year I have distributed a large number of copies of the tran- 
sactions at 25 cents each, and a large number gratis, and I would 
recommend that the society raise the dues to $2, commencing 
with next year, and that the price of extra copies of the reports 
be raised to 50 cents, and I offer that as a resolution. 
Mr. Willard: Do we understand that you wish the price of 
the books to go into effect one year from now or at the present 
time ? 
Secretary: We have only a dozen to sell at the present time. 
Mr. Willard: As treasurer of the association I have made 
an extra effort during the past year to collect in the dues. I 
have written personal letters to a great many members who 
have been in arrears, and I think I have collected as close as 
anybody could. In January last I was obliged to advance to 
the society to meet maturing obligations, about $100. Of course 
this has been somewhat made up in the meantime as my report 
shows, bringing the deficit down to $46.50; but we have been 
helped in bringing this down by quite a number of membership 
fees from new members coming in for this present year. Being 
conversant with the finances of the association I should agree 
with Mr. Peabody, that at least after a year from now our dues 
should be advanced to at least $1.50 or $2.00. I desire to second 
Mr. Peabody’s resolution. 
