e failed to mention the
beautiful welcome which our state extended to our national president,
Frances E. Willard, on her return from England after an absence of
nearly two years. This meeting was held in Calvary Baptist Church, on
West Fifty-seventh street, New York City, and when we say that the
arrangements were all in the hands of Mrs. Mary T. Burt and Mrs. Frances
J. Barnes, that is sufficient guarantee that they were perfect. Mrs.
Burt presided over the meeting. Mrs. Boole and Mrs. Tenney of the state
officers were present, beside many from other states. The "Greeting" was
beautifully illuminated and engrossed upon parchment, and framed in
white and gold. In the upper left-hand corner, delicately done in water
colors, was the graceful figure of a woman twining the white ribbon
around the world. Greetings came from all directions--by word, by
letter, and by telegram--and everything conspired to make this one of
the most delightful gatherings ever held under state auspices.

In 1893 the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of the State of New York
received a legacy of $2,000 from Mrs. Helen S. Houghtaling, of New York
City, who, although not a member of our organization, became interested
in our work through her niece, Miss Evelena Brandow, president of Greene
County Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and through reading our state
paper, she being a regular subscriber to the same.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT,

1874-1894.

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|RECEIPTS, | | |
YEAR. |including balance |DISBURSEMENTS. |NATIONAL DUES. |
|of previous year. | | |
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| | | |
1875 |$ 338.97 |$ 338.97 |$ 43.12 |
| | | |
1876 | 448.06 | 448.06 | 54.12 |
| | | |
1877 | 372.66 | 301.16 | 52.51 |
| | | |
1878 | 517.28 | 309.31 | 74.57 |
| | | |
1879 | 645.52 | 423.92 | 68.00 |
| | | |
1880 | 745.07