Note. The item "Historical Society $1,288.99" includes charges not properly chargeable to some particular department of the Historical Society. The item "Legislative Reference Bureau $2,577.98" includes salaries of A. E. Sheldon and W. E. Hannan, although their time has not been devoted exclusively to that department. The item "Library $1,104.28" includes the amount paid to an expert librarian for the cataloguing and indexing of books and pamphlets contained in the library, also the salary of the Librarian. EXECUTIVE BOARD. Your Executive Board has held four regular meetings, and one special meeting during the year. Each meeting has been held at the appointed time, with a quorum present for the transaction of business. Your Secretary has had the most cordial cooperation of the Board and its officers in everything undertaken for the good of the Society. The promptness and business-like methods of your Treasurer have been very helpful to the Secretary in his work. In this connection it is recommended that the constitution be so amended as to relieve the Treasurer of the duty of collecting membership fees, which no treasurer can undertake to do without sufficient compensation. It should be the duty of the Secretary to collect these fees and turn them over to the Treasurer, taking his receipt therefor. A large part of the work of the Historical Society, such as the management of its business affairs, the disposal of its correspondence, the orderly direction of the work in the various departments, the entertainment of visitors, the examination of catalogues, and the purchase of books, and the daily care of rooms and collections, can not be measured in words. These things, of the first importance in the right conduct of any such institution, could easily occupy the whole time and thought of one person, and to these duties your Secretary has given his personal attention. Respectfully submitted, CLARENCE S. PAINE, Secretary. Adopted January 14, 1908. TREASURER'S REPORT. FOR YEAR ENDING JANUARY 1, 1908. To the Officers and Members of the Nebraska State Historical Society: I hereby respectfully submit my report as Treasurer for the year ending January 1, 1908. I am to be charged with the receipts and disbursements shown in detail on the schedule hereunto annexed, as follows: 1907 RECEIPTS. January 16, balance on hand in National Bank of Commerce 1908 January 1, receipts for membership fees and sundries as per schedule since said date $228 79 284 50 $513 29 Cash paid on warrants as per schedule hereunto annexed and accompanying vouchers Balance in National Bank of Commerce per check herewith $238 35 274 94 I submit herewith bank book duly balanced, and vouchers, and check to the order of the Society for the balance on hand.. Dated this 1st day of January, 1908. S. L. GEISTHARDT, Adopted January 14, 1908. Treasurer. S. L. GEISTHARDT, TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT WITH NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. RECEIPTS. 1907 January 17, balance on hand per last re port January 17, R. S. Cooley, Waverly, mem .$228 79 bership fee 2.00 January 17, J. C. Byrnes, Columbus, mem January 17, Louis R. Smith, Lincoln, mem bership fee 2.00 January 17, J. W. Cutright, Lincoln, mem bership fee 2.00 January 17, H. S. Wiggins, Lincoln, mem bership fee ... 2.00 January 17, Ada I. Culver, Lincoln, mem January 17, H. E. Heath, Lincoln, mem February 5, E. E. Lyle, Wahoo, member ship fee 2.00 February 5, G. W. Brown, Jr., Lincoln, membership fee 2.00 February 9, A. P. Kempton, Lincoln, mem bership fee 2.00 February 9, Edgar A. Burnett, Lincoln, bership fee $ 2 00 March 15, C. S. Paine, Lincoln, sales... 350 bership fee 2.00 March 27, Philip Gleim, Danbury, mem bership fee 200 April 15, E. C. Hurd, Lincoln, member ship fee 2.00 April 18, J. W. Gilbert, Friend, member ship fee 2.00 April 22, Leslie G. Hurd, Harvard, mem bership fee 2.00 April 22, C. H. Aldrich, David City, mem bership fee 2.00 April 22, W. J. Harmon, Fremont, member May 10, Mrs. John W. Steinhardt, Nebraska City, membership fee... 2.00 May 10, E. F. Warren, Nebraska City, membership fee . 2.00 May 10, Charles H. Busch, Nebraska City, membership fee 2.00 May 10, Paul Jessen, Nebraska City, mem bership fee 2.00 May 10, Wm. Hayward, Nebraska City, membership fee 2.00 May 10, Geo. W. Hawke, Nebraska City, membership fee 2.00 May 10, C. N. Karstens, Nebraska City, membership fee .$ 2.00 May 10, E. D. Garrow, Nebraska City, membership fee 2.00 May 10, Edgar Clayton, Nebraska City, membership fee 2.00 May 10, W. J. Bryan, Lincoln, member ship fee 2.00 ... May 10, Mrs. Isabel Richey, Lincoln, mem bership fee 2.00 May 16, Richard A. Hawley, Lincoln, mem bership fee 2.00 ... May 16, James H. Cook, Agate, member ship fee 2.00 May 16, Harold J. Cook, Agate, member ship fee 2.00 May 16, Harry C. Ingles, Pleasant Dale, membership fee 2.00 May 16, Gilbert L. Cole, Beatrice, mem bership fee 2.00 May 16, Henry F. Wyman, Omaha, mem bership fee ... 2.00 May 22, Thomas R. Prey, Jr., Lincoln, June 11, Charles W. Pierce, Nebraska City, June 11, N. A. Duff, Nebraska City, mem bership fee. 2.00 June 11, Miss Mary S. Wilson, Nebraska City, membership fee.. 2.00 |