At the executive committee's meeting held at Detroit, June 2nd, with all members present it was unanimously decided in view of the information submitted to accept the proposition of the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company for a boat trip into the Georgian Bay, starting from Detroit, September 9, 1910, and chartering for our special use the "City of St. Ignace" on a guarantee of a minimum number of 225 passengers at $5.50 per day per passenger, plus $2.50 per passenger for a side trip through the so-called Thirty Thousand Islands. Plans at once were made

and have since to date been vigorously pushed to make the meeting a success both financially and otherwise.

NEW MEMBERS AND RESIGNATIONS.

Your executive committee submits the following list of names of applicants for membership in this Association and recommends said names for your favorable consideration:

FOR ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP.

W. A. Aldrich, Chief Engineer, 23 North Lafayette St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

Howard Bixby, Manager, Red Wing Gas & Electric Co., Red Wing, Minn.

D. K. Crighton, Manager, Lansing Fuel & Gas Co., Lansing, Mich.

Jas. L. Geddes, Auditor, Detroit City Gas Company, Detroit, Mich.

A. E. Harling, Ind. Gas Expert, Hodenpyl, Walbridge Co., 1004 Majestic Bldg., Detroit, Mich.

Lewis W. Heath, Manager, Thornapple Gas & Electric Co., Hastings, Mich.

H. M. Long,Manager, Albion Gas Light Company, Albion, Mich.

W. E. Moss, W. E. Moss & Company, Union Trust Bldg., Detroit, Mich.

Anthony T. Pleune, Manager, Cadillac Gas Light Company, Cadillac, Mich.

A. G. Schroeder, Pur. Agent, Grand Rapids Gas Light Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.

Joseph A. Sloan, Gen'l. Supt., W. E. Moss & Company, Union Trust Building, Detroit, Mich.

F. B. Spencer, Secretary, Cheboygan Gas Light Co., Cheboygan, Mich.

C. S. Wright, Manager, Hillsdale Gas Light Co., Hillsdale, Mich.

H. J. Rowe, Supt. Mfr., Bay City Gas Co., Bay City, Mich. Geo. J. White, Supt. Mfr., Saginaw City Gas Co., Saginaw, Mich.

T. H. Elder, Jr., Manager Three Rivers Gas Co., Three Rivers, Mich.

FOR ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP.

J. A. Alexander, Gen'l Manager, A. & B. Stove Company, Battle Creek, Mich.

Jacob Alter, proprietor, Alter Light Company, Chicago, Ill. T. B. Berry, President, A. & B. Stove Company, Battle Creek, Mich.

Frank C. Bestor, Manager, Tar Products Department, Kettle River Company, Minneapolis, Minn.

L. G. Bruder, Manager, B. Nicoll & Company, Chicago, Ill. Ernest B. Cameron, Salesman, H. Mueller Mfg. Company, Decatur, Ill.

C. T. Chisholm, Representative, General Gas Light Company, Kalamazoo, Mich.

F, G. Curfman, Representative, The Improved Equipment Co., New York City.

D. R. Curtenius, Gen'l Manager, Kalamazoo Stove Company, Kalamazoo, Mich.

F. G. Danielson, Sales Agent, The Youghiogheny & Ohio Coal Co., 801 Western Reserve Building, Cleveland, O.

C. A. Eddy, Adv. Manager, Detroit Stove Works, Detroit, Mich.

C. R. Gillett, Salesman, Lindsay Light Company, Chicago, Ill.
Alfred Grove, Salesman, The Kelly & Jones Company, Chi-

cago, Ill.

W. H. Groverman, Manager, Island Creek Coal Sales Co., Detroit, Mich.

H. F. Hicks, Sales Manager, Ruud Manufacturing Company, 206 Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Mich.

J. B. Higgins, Salesman, The Tungstolier Company, Cleveland, Ohio.

J. C. Holderness, Asst. Sec'y., Eclipse Gas Stove Company, Rockford, Ill.

C. A. Howe, Manager, Chicago Office, Holophane Company, 298 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill.

Herbert S. Humphrey, Manufacturer, Humphrey Company, Kalamazoo, Mich.

A. E. Kusterer, Bond Salesman, C. H. Geist, Company, Grand Rapids, Mich.

W. H. McIlravy, Manager, Barrett Mfg. Company, New York City.

Chas. S. Mode, Salesman, Alter Light Company, Chicago, Ill. Jos. M. Sherburne, Treasurer, Lindsay Light Company, Chicago, Ill.

Don P. Snooks, Salesman, General Gas Light Company, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Edw. W. Steinmueller, Engineer, Chicago Bridge & Iron Works, Washington Heights, Chicago, Ill.

Chester N. Stevens, Asst. Manager, Barrett Mfg. Company, 1006 1st. Nat. Bank Bldg., Chicago, Ill.

S. L. Van Noorden, State Representative, Jas. B. Clow & Sons, Chicago, Ill.

W. R. Thatcher, Mgr. Prom. Dept., Humphrey Co., Kalamazoo, Mich.

MEMBERS RESIGNED.

D. Adams, Frank C. Arnold, E. B. Barber, B. T. Bechtel, Dan N. Beers, W. B. Beeson, Emanuel T. Berger, O. F. Calkins, A. N. Cantril, Harvey E. Clay, Horace J. Cochran, B. G. Dawes, E. A. DeCampi, George P. Denman, J. Frankel, Carlton, Geist, F. E. Gillespie, Roger W. Griswold, Thomas A. Harvey, Henry T. Heald, L. B. Jenks,, Albert J. Johnson, E. J. L'Espenance, W. H. Loutit, Geo. W. Nevett, F. K. Pelton, Robert Seitz, A. B. Slater, Wm. Thompson, B. A. Wallace, E. Paul Wickerham, Ed. Woodbury.

MEMBERS DROPPED FOR NON-PAYMENT.

Geo. H. Angell, T. A. Bates, W. J. Barrett, F. W. Best, J. M. Calkins, Andrew M. Davis, Miss J. J. Dickerman, T. E. Dorr, J. H. Finley, Chas. Forbes, Jas. H. Herrick, Frank Hess, John C. Hewitt, Jas. London, C. N. Pither, S. L. Seeman, H. C. Sweepe.

Total number of applicants for membership, 46.
Total number of members resigned and dropped, 49.
(Signed) The Executive Committee.

On motion of Mr. McCorkindale, the Secretary was instructed to cast a ballot for the Association for all applicants for membership in the Association. Whereupon the Secretary cast a ballot as instructed and the chairman declared them elected to membership.

The members listened to a report of the Secretary and Treasurer, which on motion of Mr. Schaddelee was accepted and order placed on file.

REPORT OF FORMER SECRETARY AND TREASURER, SEPTEMBER 13 TO NOVEMBER 24, 1909.

Inventory Pins on hand by Treasurer's report, September 13, 19099 Pins @ $2.50-$22.50.

Cash on hand as per Treasurer's report, Sept. 13, 1909, $ 374.09

Inventory Pins on hand by report Nov. 24, 1909

Turned over to incoming Secretary and Treasurer, 5 @ $2.50-$12.50.

FORMER SECRETARY AND TREASURER'S REPORT OF 1909 BOAT TRIP ACCOUNT FROM SEPTEMBER 14 TO 16, 1909.

Received cash for II tickets @ $22, not present 242.00

Miscellaneous receipts

Total Receipts

87.00

$3,989.00

TREASURER'S REPORT, SEPTEMBER 3, 1910.

Pins on hand as per Treasurer's report, Nov. 24, 1909

5 Pine @ $2.50 $12.50.

Cash on hand as per report of former Treasurer, A. P.

Ewing, November 24, 1909.

RECEIPTS.

Donation for permanent equipment, Scholarship

Receipts regular Scholarship fund (gas

$ 190.60

fund

$1,500.00

792.50

12.00

36.00

72.00

112.50

459.00

468.10 $1,159.60

Cash receipts for 1910 boat trip tickets....$3,317.00

Cash receipts sale of 1909 souvenir kodak al