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24 Transactions of S.M.P.E., Vol. XIII, No. 37, 1929
Our ambitious Membership Committee, co-operating with the Eeciprocal Eelations Committee, has given birth to a new child since our last convention. We now have a healthy London Section of some 60 or so members. Many problems have arisen in connection with this Section. The difference in characteristics of Englishmen and Americans; the time involved in correspondence, etc. have caused some delaj^s. We are fortunate in having the Chairman of the London Section Mr. Rowson with us. As a member of the Board of Governors, he will have an opportunity to discuss with us personally the problems of the London Section, some of which may come up for Society action at a later time in the convention.
Since the last convention we have changed Secretaries. Our new Secretary, Mr. Burnap, took up the work without the advantage of having previously served on the Board of Governors. This, together with the rapid expansion of the Society made his task particularly difficult. In fact the work piled up so fast that it became imperative for him to have an assistant. This is something which we have foreseen for some time. Sally Eenwick, a graduate of Colorado Womans College was engaged as Assistant Secretary Treasurer. She has been very busy and is doing excellent work. The new Secretary and his assistant, between them, are getting the mass of detail work into excellent, smooth running order. I think the Society is to be congratulated on having their services, and I know they have some good constructive things planned for the future.
Our Pacific Coast Section continues to hold regular, interesting and successful meetings. We are fortunate in having the chairman of this section, Mr. Dunning, here at the convention. He will probably tell you more in detail of the Section's activities.
In conformity with the policy announced by your chief executive of keeping the membership informed as to the details of the conduct of your Society, I am glad to advise you that jout Board of Governors held meetings on December 3, 1928, and March 29, 1929, at which meetings the following essential actions were taken :
(1) The Business Relations Committee was authorized to try out their proposal to sell subscriptions to the Transactions instead of soliciting advertisements in numbers 36 and 37 Transactions. In order to meet the anticipated results of this campaign, 1,600 copies each of No. 36 and 37 Transactions were authorized instead of our usual 600.
(2) The application for the formation of a London Section of the Society was approved and the section authorized.