Resolved, That the Society extend to the sorrowing family of our late brother member of the Executive Board, Levi Lincoln Tower, the sympathy which we individually feel at the death of our friend and associate. An honorable and useful career has been brought to its close, and though we feel deep sorrow at the loss of our friend and counsellor, we rejoice in the promise of eternal happiness for those who, like him, live in devotion to high ideals of service; be it further Resolved. That these resolutions be entered upon the records of our Society, and that a copy of them be engrossed and sent to the family of our dear brother. CARL VERNON TOWER, JAMES WALLACE TOWER, GRACE ELIOT WINTHROP SPRAGUE, The following officers were elected for the year 1912: OFFICERS. George Warren Tower (9) of Boston, Mass. . President Vice-President Recording Secretary . Corresponding Secretary Treasurer MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. Florence Estelle Tower (8) of Auburndale, Mass. Since the incorporation of the Society it has been the custom of the Executive Board to create committees annually. This method of procedure proved, however, to be rather confusing, and to avoid unnecessary repetition of its action the Society elected Standing Committees, as follows: COMMITTEE ON MEMBERSHIP. Walter Lamont Tower, of Dalton, Mass. Oliver Tower, of Hingham Centre, Mass. John Henry Tower, of North Weymouth, Mass. COMMITTEE ON LITERATURE AND RESOLUTIONS. Carl Vernon Tower, of Hartford, Conn. James Wallace Tower, of New York, N. Y. COMMITTEE ON ENGROSSING. Francis Leon Tower, of Medford, Mass. COMMITTEE ON THE COLLECTION AND STUDY OF Dr. William Lawrence Tower, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. Dr. Carl Vernon Tower, Trinity College, Hartford, Conn. Dr. Ralph Winfred Tower, American Museum of Natural History. New York, N. Y. Immediately following the adjournment of the fourth annual meeting a meeting of the Executive Board was held. At this meeting the following members were elected to serve as a COMMITTEE ON 1912 REPORT: Grace E. W. Sprague, of Hingham Centre, Mass. Respectfully submitted, Francis Leon Tower Recording Secretary. CORRESPONDING SECRETARY'S REPORT Dalton, Mass., May 22nd, 1912. Mr. President and Members of the Executive Board of the Tower Genealogical Society: Gentlemen:-As Corresponding Secretary of our Society I beg to submit the following report: Since my last report, which bears date of December 1st, 1911, and appears on pages eleven and twelve of the Third Annual Report of our Society, I have entered into correspondence with several interested descendants who are of the Benjamin Branch, and from whom I have received considerable genealogical data, together with some corrections and additions to our address list. I wish to record the thanks of our Society to Mr. Andrew Tower (7) of Somerville, Mass., member No. 230; Mrs. Addie Ella (Tower) Emerson (9) of Rochester, Vt., and Mrs. Mary Tower (Lapsley) Caughey (9) of Sewickley, Penn., for genealogical data furnished to me. A peculiar result of my investgations during the past winter was the discovery that a certain Edward Whitman Tower (8), who is recorded in the present genealogy as dead, is alive and well and has a family. He now resides in Texas. Martin Eugene Smith (8) of Northampton, Mass., member No. 25, has recently contributed some additional data to the Samuel Branch; 970 genealogical charts have been listed to date. Since January 1st, 1912, I have thoroughly revised and corrected our address list, partially by correspondence, but principally by consulting over four hundred directories of the leading cities and towns in U. S. A. Nearly all of these directories were issued in 1910 and 1911. For the use of these directories we are indebted to Price Lee & Co., of Springfield, Mass., and New Haven, Conn. Our address list now contains the names of 1031 Towers and 884 non-Towers, showing an increase of over two hundred names since the last revision. I have received a total of 331 applications for membership in our Society, and 329 of these have been approved and sent to our Recording Secretary. One application is held up for lack of sufficient data to receive approval, and one application has been lost in the mail. The latter will be approved as soon as a duplicate application can be received, as full data concerning this applicant is at hand. The State of Delaware has now been added to those represented in the T. G. S., making twenty-nine States, the District of Columbia and Canada represented in our Society. As one of the Committee on the Fourth Annual Reunion I have but little to report, as the entire work for this reunion is in the hands of the Detroit Committee. Many good things are promised, and I feel sure all descendants who gather in the beautiful city of Detroit next month will have the time of their lives. Respectfully submitted, WALTER LAMONT TOWER, TREASURER'S REPORT 200 Fifth Avenue, New York, June 4, 1912. Mr. President and Fellow Members: Your Treasurer begs leave to submit the following report, which covers from June 1st, 1911, to May 15th, 1912: Total receipts for year, including balance of $14.48, Total disbursements for year. Leaving balance on hand of.. . $242.18 $ 32.79 Disbursements itemized, covering Vouchers 52 to 62, in hands of Treasurer: 52. Hobbs & Warren Co., 1911 reunion register $ 3.75 53. Geo. Warren Tower, transfer of Memorial funds.. 26.00 66.67 56. Tower Bros.' Sta. Co., 5000 letterheads, 1000 ap- 2.25 21.50 3.50 58. Economy Press, 800-1911 reports... 69.60 59. Weeks & Doten, addressing envelopes, 1911 report 1.25 7.77 61. Cutter-Tower Co., 800 envelopes, 1911 report. 5.50 1.60 $209.39 On the 1911 Report account the Society is still owing $12.50 to Daniel L. Tower for a like amount he kindly advanced on printer's bill. Your Treasurer wishes to acknowledge on behalf of the Society a donation of John H. Tower, member No. 53, $12.50 to the 1911 Report account. There are unpaid bills outstanding against the Society amounting to $44.35, as follows: $28.35 to Walter L. Tower, stationery and genealogical charts; $12.50 to Daniel N. Tower, as before mentioned, and $3.50 to Tower Bros.' Stationery Co., for register sheets for 1912 Reunion. There are, up to May 15th, 1912, unpaid dues for the year 1910, amounting to $31.00, and 76 unpaid for year 1911. During the year there were 26 applications for membership and two resignations from membership, that is, member No. 76, and member No. 265. Your Treasurer's books for the year just passed have been audited by Mr. Lucius Warren Bartlett, member No. 75, and his certification is as follows: Hartford, Conn., June 3, 1912. I hereby certify that I have audited the accounts of the Treasurer of the Tower Genealogical Society for the period from June 1, 1911, to May 15, 1912, inclusive, and found them correct, the balance in the treasury on May 15th, 1912, being thirty-two and 79-100 dollars. (Signed) LUCIUS WARREN BARTLETT, Auditor for the Society. Respectfully submitted, J. WALLACE TOWER, Treasurer. 200 Fifth Avenue, New York, July 9, 1912. Mr. President and Fellow Members: As a supplementary report, your Treasurer would briefly say that on June 15th notices for dues for all then in arrears were sent to our Recording Secretary to go with notices of Annual Meeting. There were then unpaid dues for 1910, $27.00; 1911, $73.00, and 1912, $234.00. Since sending out these notices none have remitted for 1910, seven for 1911. and seventy-one for 1912, and one for 1913. One member, No. 233, has sent in his resignation. After allowing for returns just mentioned there are still outstanding for years 1910, 1911 and 1912, dues amounting to $255.00. At Detroit Reunion, where we were so splendidly entertained, seventeen made application for membership, and since two more applications have been received. Respectfully submitted, J. WALLACE TOWER, REPORT OF MEMORIAL COMMITTEE Your Memorial Committee has not been idle during the past year. Frequent meetings have been held, a design for the memorial adopted and considerable money collected, which now amounts to $520.75 cash received and $53.00 pledged, making a total of $573.75. It is hoped that the full amount estimated as required for this memorial, which is $1500.00, will soon be contributed so that the monument may be built in the near future and paid for promptly. It is desirable that a memorial worthy of the Tower family be secured and that all of John Tower (1) descendants share in the work. Let each one give his mite. Appreciation will not be measured by the amount given, which may be large or small. It is better to have small contributions from many donors than large contributions from a few. Let every one of the descendants of John and Margaret Tower add his or her name to the roll of honor. Following is the roll of those who have contributed or pledged money up to the present time. |