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large territory will be covered and the reports will be made of 

 value. This will be more especially the case with the work in 

 charge of the General Committee. The slips sent out by this 

 department, should be prepared vmder the headings given and a 

 report made to the Chairman the first of September, 1891. 

 These repoits should not be prepared in a desultory, disjointed 

 manner, but by connected, heartv, continued effort to get the 

 facts in each case. 



The funds of the Chapter are in the hands of President Jones, 

 who already has all he can attend to, considering his added 

 duties in connection with the editorial department of the Semi- 

 Annual. Of course, the Chapter is not yet large enough to 

 make the handling of its funds a very burdensome affair, but it 

 will imdoubtedly grow. A treasurer should be elected to take 

 charge of and keep the accounts of the Chapter. 



The need of a meeting of the 'officers and members of the 

 Chapter is apparent to all who desire to put it on a firm basis. 

 The necessity of such a meeting has been mentioned by a 

 number of the active workers of our Chapter and it is important 

 to the future growth and standing of the organization, that this 

 meeting be held as early as possible. If possible, the meeting 

 should be held this present Summer, or as soon thereafter as can 

 be conveniently arranged. Matters of importance to the Chapter 

 cannot be arranged by correspondence. . 



Taking the homes of the active members as a basis for 

 computation, Rochester, N. Y. seems to be the most centrally 

 located for all. This decision is reached after a thorough in- 

 vestigation of the guide books of the difierent railroads and an 

 actual computation of the distance to be traversed by each active 

 member. Members of the Chapter in eastern states can readily 

 reach that place via. New York or Albany on the Central Rail- 

 road. The good of our growing Cliapter should be taken into 

 consideration by all and they should attend, if the meeting is 

 arranged for arid thev can possibly do so. 



Will all members, active and associate, who can attend such a 

 meeting, please write to the Editor or Publisher and state iheir 

 preferences as to time and place, of meeting.^ 



Owing to delay caused by the transfer of the vSemi-Annua 



