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road Co. first lien aud re- 

 funding mortgage 4 per 

 cent, bonds, due 2008 . . . 9,012.50 



$10,000 Northern Pacific 

 Railway Co. prior lien 

 railway and land grant 4 

 per cent, bonds due 1997. 9,187.50 



$10,000 New York Central 

 and Hudson River Rail- 

 road Co. 3.5 per cent, 

 bonds, due 1997 8,237.50 



$8,000 U. S. Second Lib- 

 erty Loan Bonds 8,000.00 



$83,037.50 



Bonds from Conurn Estate 

 Par Value Appraised Value 



$20,000 Acker, Merrall and 



Condit Co. debenture 6 



per cent, bonds $13,600.00 



$7,000 Buffalo City Gas Co. 



first mortgage 5 per cent. 



bonds 1,540.00 



$8,000 Park and TOford Co. 



sinking fund debenture 6 



per cent, bonds 6,400.00 



$42,000 Pittsburgh, Shaw- 



mut and Northern Rail- 

 road first mortgage 4 per 



cent, bonds, due February 



1, 1952 4,200.00 $25,740.00 



$165,000 $108;777r50 



I certify that I have audited the accounts of 

 the treasurer of the American Association for 

 the Advancement of Science for the period 

 December 20, 1917, to December 15, 1917; that 

 the securities representing the investments of 

 the association have been exhibited and veri- 

 fied; and that the income therefrom has been 

 duly accounted for. 



The financial statements accompanying the 

 treasurer's report are in accord with the books 

 of the association and correctly summarize the 

 accounts thereof. 



(Signed) Herbert A. Gill, 



Auditor 



Dated December 19, 1917 



L. O. HOWARD, PEEMANENT SECRETARY, IN ACCOUNT 

 WITH THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE 

 ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE 



Prom November 1, 1916, to October 31, 1917 

 Dr. 



To balance from last account : $3,836.43 



To receipts from members: 



Annual dues, 1917 $37,818.00 



Annual dues, 1918 158.00 



Annual dues, previous yrs. 333.00 



Admission fees 2,085.00 



Associate membership fees. 12.00 



Life membership fees 2,400.00 $42,806.00 



To other receipts: 



Sale of publications $45.05 



Miscellaneous receipts, in- 

 cluding Treasurer 's pay- 

 ment of Science sub- 

 scriptions for life 

 members, interest, post- 

 age from foreign mem- 

 bers, sale of programs, 



etc 1,364.40 $1,4 09.45 



$48,051.88 



Cr. ^^^^^ 



By publications: 



Publishers Science $24,391.77 



Preliminary announce- 

 ment, circulars, forms, 



etc 1,644.91 $26,036.68 



By expenses New York meet- 

 ing : 

 Sectional secretaries, com- 

 mutations, accounts, etc. 920.79 

 By expenses Pacific Division : 

 Salary of Assistant Sec- 

 retary 1,200.00 



Allowance for extension 



and office expenses 603.00 1,803.00 



By expenses Washington 

 Office : 

 Salary of Permanent Sec- 

 retary $1,500.00 



Salary of Assistant Sec- 

 retary 1,500.00 



Extra help 1,905.75 



Postage 1,115.80 



Office supplies 180.75 



Express, telephone and 



telegrams 71.30 $6,273.60 



By propagandist worTc 3,795.46 



By miscellaneous expendi- 

 tures : 

 To Treasurer, life mem- 

 bership fees $1,000.00 



To Treasurer, gifts from 



members 1,395.00 



Refund of dues 50.00 



Committee on Research.. . 15.74 



Committee on Delegates . . 10.50 



Committee on Organiza- 

 tion and Membership. . 11.85 $ 2,483.0 9 

 By balance to new account $6,739.26 



$■487)51788 



The foregoing account has been examined and 

 found correct, the expenditures being sup- 

 ported by proper vouchers. The balance of 

 $6,739.26 is with the following Washington, 



American Security & Trust Co $2,281.42 



American National Bank of Washing- 

 ton 2,031.84 



American National Bank of Washing- 

 ton (Savings Department) 2,426.00 



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Herbert A. Gill, 



Avditor 

 Washington, D. C, 

 December 24, 1917 



