Naturally, a number of things were done 

 to which no definite dates could be assigned. 



Before the end of the previous year it be- 

 came only too' apparent that we were unable 

 to carry the Quarterly; hence the new year 

 saw a change in our methods of publication, 

 looking toward greater economy. With the 

 issue of the two Journals our actual need of 

 any such publication for the rest of the year 

 ceased. Therefore, no further Journals ap- 

 peared. 



It was not made generally known that the 

 last issue of the Quarterly plunged us into 

 debt, because it was never known exactly 

 what our liabilities were. This debt at first 

 amounted to $25.00, but sales of copies of the 

 papers, and the income from arrearages very 

 mlaterially reduced it until at the time of the 

 1893 election of officers for the present year, 

 it was but a little over $10.00. I am happy to 

 announce that at this writing, there is a bal- 

 ance left in the treasury after cancelling this 

 debt. 



It is with a great deal of pleasure that I 

 announce the fact that never before has there 

 been shown such a keen interest in the work 

 from all of our members. We have lost some 

 members, but they were not of the sort that 

 we need. Like the close of this year each 

 year has seen a sifting and culling out of those 



