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of the amount of work that has been done. ‘ 
In addition to the Treas. items, there are the travelling lectungs 
and libraries, local secretaries and committees, legislation, Vio a Lous 
of law, leaflets,Directors Meetings, members certificates to send, and 
assessinents to look after, and a good many callers and letters asking 
for help or information. the books have to be kept up closely also. 
During any extra acLivity, such as the calendar season, lecture 
courses, Mr. Baynes’ recent trip,etc.,the resular work has to be kept 
up as well as possible. The increase in this has made it harder Pee Lays 
Felt that if anything had to wait it had better be the leaf 
not always been necessary to have anything wait, though. 
done special work with several of the Directors. With Mrs. 
Hlliot on’ cals, Mr. Forbusn on legislation,Dr. Field on complaints of 
violations of law, Miss Hall Oly seu e145 exhibit,Mr. Hoffmann ed. Wie: 
Allen on our report and lately some: work with Mr. Underwood and Me. Alay 
den on legtures. I trust they do not feel that I have failed them in 
any way. I certainly meant to do ali-I could.Mr. Lowell,too, knows how 
carefully I have Kept our money accounts. I am sorry Mrs. Elliot ana 
Mrs. Cabot are away and that Mr. Forbush is out of the city. 
I have always tried to do this work conscientiously, to Satisfy ev- 
eryone as far as possible and be fair to all the Directors. The complaints 
have stated are the only ones that have reached me in the: eight years 
nave served you, and I wish it had been possible to avoid these,: 
I would have welcomed a friendly investigation of our method of 
WOrkK, as I have always said,ana should have been Slad to have the Diregt 
ors Keep in closer touch with the office, but as they have not had tiné 
for this I have done the best I could, Ithave worked hard and have en- 
Joyed the work, but I wish.t had been civen the benefit if the doubt in 
the instances where the Directors are not Satisfied. the MNe@ULer= 25 tates 
er a surprise to me. I knew an offer had been made to Mr. Baynes to do 
some work for the society which would be brought up,as he told me about 

