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23 ment of our business is needed. It is not well recognized by some members in some chapters the amount of time necessary to transact Association work, which is done on the officials’ own time. The Nominating Committee w a s elected as follows: Ivan Dakin; LeRoy Boldt; W. P. Laws; Forrest Cooper, and V. H . Coffey. The Councid adjourned to reconvene at 2:30 p. m. The Assembly reconvened at 3:13. Mr. Chidsey, Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, presented 5 reso lutions which were considered and adopted as follows: Resolution No. 1, "BE IT RE SOLVED, that the elected Secretary be empowered to hire the part-time serv ices of a paid stenographer to do the necessary secretarial work.” Resolution No. 2, "BE IT RE SOLVED, that the General Council go on record as favoring the employment of a part-time counsel and that it hereby directs the Board of Directors to ¡investigate candidates and employ the most suitable applicant who shall not be at present a regular full-time employee of the State of Oregon and whose duties it shall be to promote the interests of the Association and to ap pear in its behalf before the Legisla ture, before the Board of Control and its members, and before other State Boards and Commissions, and to give legal advice and counsel to the Asso ciation and the Board of Directors.” Resolution No. 3, "BE IT RE SOLVED, that the Board of Directors be instructed to be on the lookout for a suitable man for the position of Ex ecutive-Secretary and to employ him as they see fit.” Resolution No. 4, "BE IT RE SOLVED, that the General Council elect a Special Director of Public Re lations, and that it be one of his duties to prepare and publish an Association Bulletin at either bi-monthly or quar terly intervals as the Board of Direc tors sees fit.” Resolution No. 3, "BE IT RE SOLVED, that the General Council adopt the policy of a continued mem bership drive to the end that employees of other State Departments be per suaded to join in our activities and that the Membership Committee be instruct ed to adopt measures to accelerate the increase in membership.” Mr. Leo Smith, Representative from Multnomah County and Chairman of the Interim Committee, was introduced and addressed the Council on Civil Service, merit system, etc. Mr. C. B. McCullough, Assistant Highway Engineer, was introduced and made a few remarks. . The Committee or^ Constitution and By-Laws presented Rresolutions No. 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 which were considered and adopted. Resolution No. 6, "BE IT RE- COONS TOP HAT For Fin© Food 1275 State St. - Salem 4 h i INSURANCE SALEM M AR SHFIELD 129 N. Commercial 230 S. Broadway Dial 4400 P h on e “ One H undred” OREGON’S LEADING UPSTATE AGENCY