Judge Ordway: I suppose perhaps it is usual to have the report adopted or what is the usual motion in regard to that? If it is not improper, I make that motion. Mr. Sutherland: I second the motion. Mr. Dykman: It is moved and seconded that the report of the Executive Committee be adopted. As many as are in favor of that motion say aye. The motion was carried. Mr. Dykman: The next order of business is the report of the Treasurer. Mr. Lewis: Mr. President and Gentlemen of the New York State Bar Association, your Treasurer submits to the New York State Bar Association his annual report covering the period from January 10, 1923, to and including the 10th day of January, 1924. (The report was then read by Mr. Lewis.) REPORT OF TREASURER BUFFALO, N. Y., January 10, 1924. To the New York State Bar Association: Your Treasurer submits to the New York State Bar Association his annual report covering the period from the 10th day of January, 1923, to and including the 10th day of January, 1924. Cash on hand January 10, 1923, date of TREASURER Cash received as proceeds of loan by Buffalo Trust Company $2,500 00 153 09 $12,725 00 Total receipts account of dues, Life Member- Total on hand January 10, 1923, and amount received from all sources from that date to January 10, 1924 ... 15,457 29 .. $28,361 83 16,648 16 Total disbursements including payment of loan of $2,500.00 Total amount on hand in cash and securities.. $11,713 67 FUNDS ON HAND Cash on deposit in Buffalo Trust Company... $2,163 67 6,000 00 50 00 One 6% 1st Mortgage covering property 539 Grider 3,500 00 $11,713 67 For expense of Annual Meeting 1923, including traveling, hotel expense, services, printing, etc.. $1,440 47 For preliminary expense for Annual Meeting 1924, traveling and hotel expense.... For expense in connection with joint meeting, Executive and Law Reform Committees, traveling and hotel expense, telegrams, dinner and report of same For expense, dinner of Executive Committee.. For printing copies, report of Committee ... 56 61 239 22 113 60 310 57 117 12 $38 75 27 50 For stamps for postage on report of Proposed Organization of the Bar, etc. For stamps for postage in sending invitations to members of the Bar Ass'n of City of New York and County Lawyers Association $72 00 120 00 $192 00 For expense re publication of Annual Report.... 4,454 00 Company 2,542 09 $16,648 16 The total membership of the Association, as shown by the records of the Secretary, as of the date of this report, is as Honorary members Life members ... Active members Total members Deaths .. Resignations Total Dated, Buffalo, N. Y., January 10, 1924. 203 309 3,398 3,910 77 13 3,820 Respectfully submitted, LORAN L. Lewis, Jr., Treasurer. The foregoing accounts have been audited and found correct. Dated, Buffalo, N. Y., January 10, 1924. JOHN ALAN HAMILTON, A. G. BARTHOLOMEW, Auditing Committee. Mr. Dykman: Gentlemen, what is your pleasure with regard to the report of the Treasurer? Mr. Breed: I move that the report be approved and placed on file. Mr. Dykman: All in favor of the motion please say Aye. The motion was carried. Mr. Dykman: The program tells me that the next order of business is the appointment by the President of a Committee on Publications consisting of five members. I appoint Messrs. Edward J. Connolly, Ely Rosenberg, Frank S. Bently, Albert C. Bloodgood and Daniel A. Reed. Mr. Dykman: The next business is the report of the Committee on Nominations. Mr. Breed: Mr. President and Gentlemen of the State Bar Association: One of the pleasantest duties that have come to me and to the other members of your Committee has been in connection with the proposing to you of the various nominees for state. officials of this Association. Your Committee met on December 8th here in the City of New York and had dinner, and later met in a business session, and then and there, without any direct compulsion on the part of any of the officials we proceeded to develop a slate to propose to you, and which is in print this morning. I may say before reading this report that the head of the ticket whom we suggest should be renominated, with the modesty which has been one of his great assets for many years, suggested the names of other gentlemen, but we invoked the two-year rule, and told him that the experience which you had enabled him to get during the past year and the honor which he had received at your hands, would enable him to be a most efficient officer for the coming year. Whereupon, without further conference wit: him, we proceeded to nominate him. The other and most important office which any organization has is, of course, that of the Secretary. I hate to speak |