MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
LAWRENCE COMMUNITY CHEST
January 25, 1945
4:45 PM Chamber of Commerce

Mr. Lisle Eby, President, presiding with the following members
of the Board present:

Ee de Coy Mrs. Deal Six Dr, F. C. Allen
Pearl Carpenter Wealthy Babcock W. T. Allen

Mrs. Caryl Dodds Re S. Fox A. Ee. Woestemeyer
A. W. Berger George Lowman _John Brand

M. N. PEnny George Hedrick

President Eby called the meeting to order end dispensed with
the reading of the minutes and announced that this was a special
meeting of the Board to take up a matter which it was thought should
come before the Board prior to the annual meeting. Mr. Eby then
called on Mr. John Brand to present the matter.

Mr. Brand stated that this special meeting of the Community
Chest Roard of Directors was called to consider a recommendation
made the evening before at a meeting called by F. 0. Allen and Cecil
Hough, Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Civic Action Council, which
was attended by representatives of the Council, Community Chest
Board of Directors and Budget Committee, Community Service League and
other interested citizens of the community. This group met to
consider the advisability and practicability of opening an office.
in Lawrence for the servicing and handling of discharged World War
II Veterans, At the conclusion of the discussion, on motion by
George Lowman, seconded by George Hedrick, the group decided to
recommend to the Community Chest Board thet some $1800. be allocated
from the National War Funds on hand; that this fund be placed at the
disposal of the Selective Service Board of Douglas County to set
up a service officer and pay expenses incidental thereto. It was
thought that in the future a member agency to cover this need should
be set up and formal application to the Community Chest Poard made
to raise funds to continue such office in the future.

Mr. Brand then moved that the Community Chest Board appro-
priate #1800. from the National War Funds and that it be allocated
to the Dougles County Selective Service Board for the purpose of
employing a full time special service officer and paying the ex-
penses incidental to the operation of the office, and that the money
allocated be subject to the request of Ogden Jones, Chairman, and
Fe. Ce. Allen, Secretary, of the Selective Service Board as needed by
them. This motion was seconded by Mr. Penny and carried unanimously.

Mr. Brand then moved that the Board go on record of being ever-
lastingly grateful to Mrs. Stockton and her conmittee for their ad-
ministration of the Community Service League and that the President
write her a letter of thanks. This motion was seconded by Dr. Allen
and carried unanimously.

Mr. Woestemeyer stated that the Community Service League hed
been disbanded; there being no immediate need of the service per-
formed by this organization, and that the balance of funds on hand
would be returned to the Board as soon as the expenses were paid.

Mr. Woestemeyer tendered to the Board the report and financial state-
ment of the League and asked that they be received and filed. This
was Gone and the original report and financial statement are attached
to the official filed copy of these minutes.

Dr. Allen, seconded by Miss Carpenter, moved to adjourn the
special meeting ~- carrie? unanimously.