Hon. Elihu Root, Hon. George Gray, Prof. George W. Kirchwey, Mr. Robert Lansing, Hon. Oscar S. Straus. Upon motion, duly made, seconded and carried, the following committees were reëlected: Standing Committee for Selection of Honorary members: Committee on Publication of the Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Meeting: Mr. George A. Finch, Mr. Otis T. Cartwright. Upon motion, duly made, seconded and carried, the action of the Treasurer in employing an assistant at a salary of $25.00 per month, was approved and the continuance of the employment authorized. The report of the auditors approving the report of the Treasurer for 1911-12 was received and ordered to be filed. Messrs. Alpheus H. Snow and Clement L. Bouvé were appointed auditors for the ensuing year, and the report of the Treasurer for 1912-13 was referred to them for examination and report. On motion, duly made, seconded and carried, the Board of Editors of the American Journal of International Law was continued as at present constituted, and the matter of continuing same permanently throughout the year was referred to the Executive Committee with power. The appointment of the Committee on the Eighth Annual meeting was referred to the Chairman of the Executive Committee with the suggestion that the personnel of the committee be somewhat changed in order to relieve the members who have served for several years. Pursuant to the direction of the Executive Council that the Business Manager of the Journal consider the question of a book plate for the books belonging to the Society and that he recommend a convenient place where the books and periodicals might be consulted by the members, Mr. Finch reported that in his opinion it was not necessary at this time to adopt a book-plate, and that the books and periodicals of the Society should be placed in the headquarters of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2 Jackson Place, Washington, D. C., which is also the headquarters of the Journal. He presented a list of all the books and periodicals which are the property of the Society, which report was received and ordered to be filed. A communication, dated April 16, 1913, from Messrs. Baker, Voorhis and Co., publishers of the Journal, was received and, upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, it was resolved that an allowance of $20 per annum be made to them in full satisfaction for any and all loss sustained by them during the life of their contract on account of the issue of the Spanish edition of the American Journal of International Law. A request from Messrs. Baker, Voorhis and Co., contained in the same communication, asking for an increase in the amount received by them for publishing the Journal, was received and referred, with power, to the Executive Committee. An invitation from the officials of the Panama-Pacific Exposition of 1915 that the Society hold its annual meeting for the year 1915 in San Francisco in connection with the exposition, was referred to the Executive Committee, with the request to report thereon at the next meeting. On motion, duly made, seconded and carried, all unfinished business was referred to the Executive Committee with power. On motion, duly made, seconded and carried, the meeting adjourned. JAMES BROWN SCOTT, Recording Secretary. Life membership dues, 23 life members at $100 each... (20 life members living.) Investments June 23, 1906 1 $500 Central Pacific first mortgage 4% bond at 102 with commissions..... Dec. 21, 1906 1 $500 Central Pacific first mortgage 4% bond at 100% with commissions and exchange on check $510.63 .$2,300.00 503.73 Nov. 14, 1907 1 $500 Central Pacific first mortgage 4% bond at 90 with commissions ... 451.08 July 2, 1908 1 $500 Central Pacific first mortgage 4% 486.75 1,952.19 April 25, 1913 Balance on deposit at Riggs National Bank...... $347.81 Receipts INCOME ACCOUNT. Balance on deposit at Riggs National Bank, carried forward from Income from investment of life membership dues in 4 $500 Central 1912, and 4 due February, 1913)... Received for Spanish edition of Journal.. 80.00 11.00 Banquet Fund 434.00 (Tips at hotel paid in cash, $21, total amount collected $455.) Overpayment by Mr. Turner 10.00 $10,134.05 |