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Oct. 3,1917.
The Board met in regular session at 10 A.M.
. . with President Ellyson in the chair.
After remarks by the President .Brother A. E.
Booth of Illinois was asked to conduct the devotional
exercises. After prayer, he read Matt. 9 :36-38. After
a brief talk he asked for volunteer prayers to be closed
with a prayer by Brother B. J. Bateman.
The following were present during the morning
. session:
State Members: Joshua Levering, Md. ;
В.
B. Gar¬
rett, Va. ; Forrest Smith,
Тех.;
I. P. Trotter, Miss.; A.
E. Booth, Ill.;
С.
T. Taylor, Mew Mexico; F.
Ы.
Farring¬
ton, La.; T. 1ft. O'Eelley, H. C.; F. Y. Campbell, Mo.;
W. W. McMaster, D.C.; B. J. Bateman, Ala.; J. W. Porter,
Ky. ; H. M. Fugate, Ga. ;
Local Members: William Ellyson, 'W. P. Mathews,
W. L. Ball, J. B. Johnson, C. A. Jenkens, W.G. Mahone,
J. L. Crump,
В.
M. Gwathmey, W. A. Harris.
Secretaries Love and Bay; Treasurer,
В.
B.
Gwathmey; Ed. Department Asst.,F. M. Purser.
Bills-- The Cor. Sec'
у
reported the following approved
bills, which were ordered paid;
American Pres. Mission Press, Shanghai, . 3.10
Hammond Co. (Flowers for Mrs. Chambers'
Funeral) . . . 5.00
Southern Stamp and Stationary Co . 2.25
Underwood Typewriter Co.. . 108.00
Chesapeake end Potomac Co . 7.00
Western. Union Tel. Co . 13.49
Postal Telegraph- Cable Co . . . 18.32
Va. Stationery Co .--Printing Acct.381.62
Office Expenses 9.35 390.97
Union Envelope Co . 60.43
Everett Waddey Co . 30.00
Trevvett Christian Co . 13.75
$652.31
Judson Centennial —
Trevvett Christian Co . 24.75
Va. Stationery Co . . . 60.18
$ 84.93
$757:24
The Cor. Sec'
у
read a telegram from Brother
Hyman of Florida, and a letter from Brother Chancellor,
Okla. , explaining their absence and sending fraternal
greetings.
Treasur- The Treasurer reported as follows, and the
er's re- report was adopted:
p°rt— Sept. 6. to Oct. 3.1917,
Bel. per last report . $3,062.60
Bet. on ticket B.A. Jacobs , Cen¬
tral China . 132
Bet. by J.T. Anderson, twice
pd. Montgomery Ward and Co.
172.63
Bet .Hat. City bank, Dup.Dr aft ,
S. M. Sowell, Argentina. .800.00
Call Loans . $16,377.70
Beceived since last
report . 21,257.12 38,739.45
$41,802.05
Disbursements--
Paid for sundry purposes since
last report . 40,182.99
Balance in bank--
40.182.99
