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Philadelphia, Pa. May as, 19*2. \ At * regular aeetlag ef the Directors of John T. Lewis 4 Bros. Co. hold till* day l;a their office* is the Widener Building, there were present* Edward F* Beale, Chairman of the Board Gardiner, President ' Beeves, Vio# President ' -"'Ip President i. aerrxw;*#'. Secretary Fi Beale, Biroetor " The sontlag vaa eallad to order by Sr. Edward F. Boale, who presided, Sr. Sorrla I. Merritt reported the alaatee of the aeetlag. The alaatee of oar aeetlag of Kay IB were read aad approved* Mr. Gardiner reported that the dray and Mary Mealtions Board la Washingtoa have rescinded their directive of April let whleh prohibited the aee of baele eerhenete white-lead. la accordance with a letter reeelved froa Mr. Charles Simon, Treasurer of the Matioaal Lead Company, ea aotlea duly aada aad seconded it was re eelved that $2$.00 of the fund contributed by the Batlonal Lead Coapaay he passed oa totfet oredit of the Philadelphia Chapter of the C.S.O. War Ceapaiga Fuad. Mr. Beeves preseated a letter frea Mr. Wllliaa F. Kurts, President of tho Feaueylvaaia Coapaay, explaining that they are now coapelied to charge Bank Exchange because a auabor of Southern banks arc now doing this on non par items. Their charge against as will he at the rate of 1/10 of 1$ or on f12,000.$9].ibpuXd b# 112.001 per month, Mr. Boovoe explained that the total cost to John T. Lewie * Bros. Coapaay would run bstween$lOO.0O to $150.00 per?year, aad ea motion duly aada aad seconded it was resolved to authorise Mr. Beeves: to approve this charge against the Lewie Coapaay if ho felt that it was justified. Bpoa notion duly aede aad seconded, it wee unanimously decided that WBSR2A3, John Farcy will retire froa tho eervlco of John T. Lewis 0 Bros.[; .Coapaay `on June 1, 19b2, at whleh time he will attain the ago of 70 years, and MHSB1AS, his reeord of sorviees to tho company covers a span of fifty gears, boglanlng March 2t, 1692 in the employ of Tatham 4 Bros. Load Work, and N 27076 WHEREAS, With tho consolidation of Tathea 4 Bros, with John T.Lewis 4 Bros. Company ao of June 30, 192S, John Pursy beeeae e regular employee of this company where he has actively engaged la its manu facturing operations until December 2b, 19bl, when illness necessi tated a roosss from active duty. SOLVED, that in addition to the recognition taken of these servieh by the presentation to John Furoy of a fifty year j .httfn had award !which pleaaaat duty was parfomsd Mjereh20 Frenchj Reeves, Vice President, and F. Eekfsldt, dent, at Jsannsa Hospital, Koatgomsry County, Fa., where iiaXsaclngJ aad a further evidence of our esteem for these of fiijtfcful service. Philadelphia, Pa . Maj as, m* BE IT &S891.WS3, that John Purop ho awarded fall salarp on til #Bt 1, 1992 (it which tin* hi* pension hooon** effeotir#, and BE IT PBRTBiS BBBOI.fl, that thi* resolution ho spread in fall upon our nlnate* and that a oopp ho seat to hi* fanilp Mr. Wilson nnhnittod tho following comparative report of eenplaiat*i 1993 19H MmU yoant of idJaataent* #15.16 59.15 Tho decline in eonplaittt* aa indioatod above is probably da* to th* fact that ne*b painters are too bn*p now to bother ahoat saeh natter*. Tho regular weeklp report of shipments for th* wooh ending Map 22 was submitted. fh*r* h*ing a* farther business, apon notion th* atiag adjourned. NL 000041016