At the annual convention of the Norwegian Tabitha Hospital Society the following gentlemen were elected to office: Dr. Karl Sandberg, president; Harry Rommen, secretary.

Because of factional trouble, there was much discussion and"fighting".

The financial report, given by the secretary, read as follows:

Paid-up membership

1,000

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Assets

Real property	$32,972.71
Inventory	3,730.61
Cash on hand, treasurer	271.55
Cash on hand, superintendent	9.70
Cash on hand, medical staff	77.00
Cash on hand, branches	215.80
	$37,276.83[sic]

Liabilities

Mortgage	$5,000.00
Other debts	1,783.05
	$6,783.05

General Expenses

Wages

$2,600.00

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Medicine	$1,376.61
Groceries	2,716.15
Meats, fish, etc	1,437.06
Milk	615.32
Fuel	768.52
Gas and electricity	526.73
Ice	241.94
Telephone	167.22
Miscellaneous	843.03
	[$11,292.58]

Special Expenses

Nurses	$600.00
Rent: nurse's home	236.40
Interest on mortgages on hand	275.00
Paving of street	195.91

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Insurance	$18.00
Fire hose, etc.	20.00
	[$1,345.31]

The delegates from the various branches gave the following income report:

Norge Branch	$289.00
North Avenue Branch	293.00
Erie Avenue [sic] Branch	228.75
Northwestern Branch	198.50
California Branch	151.00
Odin Branch	150.00
Logan Square Branch	55.75
Viking Branch	45.95
Lake View Branch	35.00
Fram Branch	8.35
	[$1,455.30]

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The following motion, made by H. A. Haugen, was killed by a vote of 380 to 349: "A majority of the board of directors shall be members of congregations belonging to the Synod of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church of America."

Several of those present at the meeting walked out in protest, claiming the proceeding to be unparliamentary. It was proposed that a meeting be held in Vor Frelsers Kirke [Our Saviors Church] on February 4, at 7:30 P. M.