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Some Indigenous Architecture of Texas (illustrated by lantern slides), Professor Samuel E. Gideon, University of Texas; Negro Folk-Songs, sung by Austin negroes; Some Typical Buried Treasure Legends of Texas, with Notes Thereon, Mr. J. Frank Dobie, University of Texas; Some Negro Plantation Songs, Mr. John A. Lomax, Austin, Texas.
The Secretary made the following report:
| Cash on hand at the beginning of the year 1922–1923 | $ 88.47 | |
| Aggregate income during the year | 441.36 | |
| Total assets for the year | $529.83 | |
| Total disbursements for the year | $517.00 | |
| Cash on hand | 12.83 | |
| $529.83 | ||
The assets of the year came from annual dues, the sale of a few of the 1916 Publications at $2.00 each, the donation of a patron’s fee by Mr. Sam P. Cochran of Dallas, and a subsidy of $100 granted by the Board of Regents of the University of Texas to further publication by the Society. The disbursements were principally for printing and postage.
A paid-up membership of 178 members was reported, distributed as follows: Patrons, 1; Life Members, 26; Members with Journal of American Folk-Lore Society Privileges, 8; Annual Members, 143. Of the 178 members, 114 had joined during the current year.
Officers for the year 1923–1924 were elected as follows: President, Julia Estill, Fredericksburg; First Vice-President, Samuel B. Dabney, Houston; Second Vice-President, S. N. Gaines, Fort Worth; Third Vice-President, Mrs. J. C. Marshall, Quanah; Councillors: A. J. Armstrong, Baylor University; George Summey, Jr., Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas; Maud D. Sullivan, El Paso; Secretary-Treasurer, J. Frank Dobie, Austin (now of Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, Stillwater, Oklahoma). [[264]]