REPORT OF THE TREASURER
For the Fiscal Year Ended November 30, 1908.

Beekman Winthrop, Treasurer.

ENDOWMENT FUND.

Receipts.
Balance December 1, 1907 $ 2,516.25
Contributions from:
Mrs. Russell Sage $ 25,000.00
Mr. F. A. Keep 1,000.00
Admiral Robley D. Evans 400.00
Miscellaneous 121.00
26,521.00
Life membership dues:
Through propaganda $ 875.00
Through Branches 3,875.00
4,750.00
Interest on investments:
West Shore R. R. 4% 1st. Mortgage Bonds $ 720.00
Lehigh Valley R. R. 4% 1st. Mortgage Bonds 40.00
Provident Loan Society Certificates 54.17
Bank Balances 82.83
847.00
Total $ 34,634.25
Disbursements.
Invested in Provident Loan Society Certificates $ 25,000.00
Interest on investments and bank balances transferred to Administration Fund 847.00
Total $ 25,847.00
Balance December 1, 1908 8,787.25
$ 34,634.25

Note—The Endowment Fund on December 1, 1908, is thus stated:

Invested in $18,000, par value, 4% West Shore R. R. Bonds, cost $ 18,771.50
Invested in $1,000, par value, 4% Lehigh Valley R. R. Bonds, cost 1,000.00
Invested in $25,000, par value, Provident Loan Society Certificates, cost 25,000.00
Cash 8,787.25
$ 53,558.75

GENERAL EMERGENCY FUND.

Receipts.
Balance December 1, 1907 $ 52.04
Contributions:
*Mississippi Cyclone Relief 695.25
*Georgia and South Carolina Flood Relief 1,146.96
Miscellaneous 241.17
Repayments 1,850.93
Balance of Chinese Famine Fund (closed) 5,047.53
Balance of Russian Famine Fund (closed) 862.43
Balance of Monongah Relief Fund (closed) 7.58
$ 9,903.89
Disbursements.
Mississippi Cyclone Relief $ 2,767.38
South Carolina and Georgia Flood Relief 942.05
Chinese Flood Relief (Canton) 2,000.00
Canadian Forest Fire Relief 1,000.00
Michigan and Minnesota Forest Fire Relief 300.00
Total $ 7,009.43
Balance December 1, 1908 2,894.46
$ 9,903.89

* These contributions to special objects of relief are credited here instead of to Special Emergency, because disbursements from General Emergency Funds began before contributions were received. These emergencies were, therefore, treated as general instead of special.

SPECIAL EMERGENCY FUND.

Receipts.
Balance San Francisco Relief contributions $432,037.33
Balance Chinese Famine Fund 5,046.78
Balance Russian Famine Fund 862.43
Balance interest accumulations 46,841.90
Contributions:
Chinese Famine Fund .75
Calabrian Earthquake Fund 233.60
Monongah Mines Fund 3,789.69
Interest on bank balances, all special funds 12,876.70
Total $521,689.18
Disbursements.
San Francisco Relief $199,835.00
Calabrian Earthquake Relief 233.60
Monongah Mines Relief 3,782.11
By transfer to General Emergency Fund:
Chinese Famine Relief Fund (closed) 5,047.53
Russian Famine Relief Fund (closed) 862.43
Monongah Mines Relief Fund (closed) 7.58
Total $209,768.25
Balance December 1, 1908 311,920.93
$521,689.18

ADMINISTRATION FUND.

Receipts.
Balance December 1, 1907 $ 4,651.53
Membership dues:
Proceeds special propaganda—Life $ 875.00
Proceeds special propaganda—Annual 3,530.87
4,405.87
Remitted by Branches 3,590.55
Interest on investments of Endowment Fund 847.00
Repayments 1.43
Donations 1,350.00
Proceeds, sale of Christmas Stamps 1,627.95
Proceeds, sale of badges, text-books, etc. 57.95
Total $ 16,532.28
Disbursements.
Salaries $ 2,979.08
Clerical services 382.75
Traveling expenses 72.57
Publication of Bulletin (part) 1,936.36
Printing and stationery 554.05
Postage and minor office expenses 450.00
Telephone service 65.36
Telegraph service 85.84
Badges, text-books, etc. 105.00
Refundments 116.73
Transfer to “Guarantee Fund,” for special propaganda 2,500.00
Life dues received through special propaganda, transferred to Endowment Fund 875.00
Total $ 10,122.74
Balance December 1, 1908 6,409.54
$ 16,532.28