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Sacramento, January 25, 1899

The Board of Officers met in the synagogue at 8 P.M.
Mr. Albert Elkus, President, presiding.
Roll call - Treasurer Emil Steinman, Trustee A. Bonheim
and school director H. Fraley and J. Auchel noted absent.
Minutes of last regular meeting read and approved.
The following resignations were read and accepted.
E.S. Elkus, B. Phillips, Mrs. N.G. Nathan.
The resignation of Mrs. H. Woolf was on motion referred
to the president.

Communication from Rabbi A.R. Levy in regards to the
Baron farmers was referred to Rabbi Simon, the
same to be read from the pulpit on a week
from next Friday evening, Feby. 3. [Note]

The president reports that he had collected
$50.00 from Mrs. Dennery and $50.00 from Mrs. Bories
for burial plots, and he has paid the same to
the secretary.

On motion it was ordered that the $100.00 from the
cemetery funds be loaned to the congregation.

On motion it was ordered that the amounts due
from Mrs. Miller for seats be remitted.

The following bills were read and ordered paid &
warrants drawn on the treasurer.

Capital Gas Co. $5.05
M. Glickman for wood 7.00
Secretary advertising .75

The following salaries wer ordered paid and warrants
drawn on the treasurer
Rabbi Simon 150.00
M. Wilson, col. 50.00
N. Mohns, cemetery 15.00
Mrs. Hanley, Organist 10.00
Mrs. Ross, singing 10.00

No further business appearing the meeting adjourned

Leon Salomon, Secretary

Note: "Jewish farming settlements were encouraged by the founder of the Jewish Agriculturalist's Aid Society of America GAAS, 1888-1910, Rabbi A.R. Levy of
Congregation B'nai Abraham in Chicago." https://www.jhsmichigan.org/assets/docs/Journals/Michigan_Jewish_History_2002_09.pdf