15
Special Meeting of Board of Directors
The Board of Directors held a special
meeting at the Salem Chamber of Com
merce rooms Sunday, May 28, 1944.
The meeting was called to order at
10:30 a.m. by Mr. A. J. Ford, with the
following members present:
A. J. Ford, W. W. Stiffler, I. A.
DeFrance, Ivan Dakin, LeRoy Boldt,
W. P. Laws, E. F. Chidsey, J. G. Smith,
E. H. Clymer.
Absent: Tom Edwards, C. B. Clifton.
A brief report of the Special Commit
tee appointed to investigate the employ
ment of an Executive Secretary was
heard. Mr. Forrest V. Stewart was pro
posed and a summary of his education
and experience read. There was discus
sion of the needs of a full-time Execu
tive Secretary. Mr. Stewart visited the
meeting and after an informal discus
sion of conditions of employment, Mr.
Stewart left. After further discussion,
it was moved by E. H. Clymer, and
seconded by LeRoy Boldt, that Mr. For
rest V. Stewart be employed as execu
tive secretary, salary to begin June 15,
allowing two weeks for study and pre
paration and to report for active duty
July 1, 1944, with the same sick leave
and vacation privileges as State em
ployees receive. Motion carried unani
mously. The meeting recessed for lunch.
Meeting called to order at 1:40 p.m.
with the same members present and
Ralph Sipprell, Advertising Manager of
the O regon S tate E mployee ; Floyd
Query, Chairman of the Membership
Committee, and Mr. Stewart, present.
The matter of seasonal employees
came up for consideration and, after
lengthy discussion, a Resolution was
formulated to present to the members
of the General Council by mail ballot.
RESOLVED, that Article VIII of the
By-Laws, be amended by adding there
to a new section to be known as Section
7, and to read as follows:
"Section 7. Seasonal employees,
when reemployed during the fol
lowing season, may be reinstated by
resuming payment of dues with
out payment of an initiation fee,
providing that they were in good
standing when terminating their
previous employment.”
Moved by Mr. Laws for adoption.
Seconded by LeRoy Boldt and motion
carried.
Anticipating a need for a larger re
volving fund, Mr. Chidsey moved that
the revolving fund be increased from
$500 to $1000. Motion seconded by Mr.
Dakin. Carried unanimously.
The printing of Honorary Member
ship cards for our honorary members
was discussed. It was the sentiment of
the group that no cards were necessary
when each honorary member had re
ceived a copy of the Resolution con
ferring Honorary Membership signed
and officially sealed by the Secretary.
The matter of a reduction for pay
ment of dues annually in advance was
considered, as an incentive to encourage
the payment of dues annually, and to
reduce the secretarial work involved in
monthly payment. It was moved that
the following resolution be referred to
the several chapters for discussion, with
final consideration to be taken up later:
RESOLVED, that Section 2, of A rti
cle 8 of the By-Laws, be amended by
adding the following:
"Provided further that each
chapter may pay to the State As
sociation, $5.00 per year (annual
dues in advance) for each member,
on or before the 15 th day of the
following month. ”
The motion was seconded and carried.
There was informal discussion of, and
agreement for, the Secretary to arrange
for the following:
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