MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION OF WORLD WAR II
Room 226 Strong Hall |
December 16, 1945
2:00 p.m.

Presents Hugo I. Wedell
Charles 8. Shaeffer
Charles B. Holmes
Fred Ellsworth

It was agreed that the secretary, still holding all checks sent in for
the memorial, should transmit to the treasurer such checks with a letter of trans-
mittal carrying receipt number sent to the contributor, his name, and amount of
check, such letter of transmittal to be signed by the treasurer as a receipt to
the secretary.

' Moved by Mre Holmes, seconded by Justice Wedell that The Lawrence
National Bank and the First National Bank of Lawrence be —— as depenkteniac
for the memorial association of World War II.

Moved by Mr. Holmes and seconded by Mre Wedell that disbursements by
the Memorial Association be done by vouchers to be signed by the president and
seGretary. Carried. It was agreed that Wr. Holmes should make arrangements for
some teacher of accounting to supervise the setting up of a bookkeeping system.

Moved by Mr. Shaeffer and seconded by Mr. Ellsworth that the amount of
bond .for the treasury be $1,000. Carried.

Discussion followed as to the employment of an office secretary to begin esti 2”
work in organizing and publicizing. Mrs Shaeffer being uneble to make decision as to
whether he could accept chairmenship of the "finance" or “campaign” committee for
several weeks, it was agreed that at the outset the executive committee as a whole
should manage the campaign with the secretary as the representative of the committee,
and that a young man of training and ability in the work of organization and promotion
should be employed at once to manage the Association's office under general direction
of the executive committee. Two men had been called for interviews. The first was
Richard F. Treece of Lawrence and W. Orman Wanemakere In view of Mr. Wanamaker's
wider experience, the committee favored his employment with final decision being
delayed until he could talk with Chancellor Malott. Justice Wedell advised him that
the maximum salary which he could be paid would be $3,500 a year.

The secretary was advised by the committee that the employment of a young
lady whe would be able to do bookkeeping, stenographic work, filing, and the like was
approved immediately.

. Moved by Mr. Shaeffer and seconded by Mrs Holmes that the president appoint :
a general publicity committee.

Mr. Shaeffer promised to spend- approximately one tay a week helping and
during the first week to be on hand two days, possibly to do some long distance
telephoning and the like to ask persons about sending in their contributions.

Adjournment,

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