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December 18y, 1940 4 5 was A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of P.Lorillaad Companyr held today at the offLce of the Company, ]Lll9 West' 40th Street,. New York City. There were present Messrs.: G. H'.HUmmel G'. D, Bhltefieiid H. A. Kent J. J. Driscoll J. S. Freeman J. A. Glascock F. Hopewell J. T. Keel Buford Scott Todd Wool On motion duly made and seconded, the reading of the minutes of the pre- vious meeting.waa dispensed.with. On motion of Mr. Kent, seconded by Mn. Whitefield,, it was unanimously HESOLF'ED: That the Transfer Books'of the,Registered Five Per Cent Bonds of this Company shall be closed at three o'clock P'.fd. January 15,, 194.1, for the payment of interest thereon, due February l, 1941, end shall be reopened at ten o'ciock A.M. February 3.~ 1941. On motion of Mr.Freeman, seconded by Mr. HopewelLr it'was unanimously RESOLVED: That the Company contribute the summ of Five Hundred Dollars'. 35o0)'to the United Hospital Campaign.Fundiof New York. On motion of Mr. Drisco7lt_ secanded by Mr. Hopewell, the following adver- tising expenditures were in,all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed: Estimate #314 of Lennen & Mitchell Inc. dated Deceaber5,. 1940, covering radio ad'- vertising of FRIENDS Tobacco over Station VPOR,.Newark, N.J., for a period of tbir- teen weeks beg6n^fing, January 7, 1941, at a cost of' $1.5,818.40. Estimate #315 of Lennen & Miitchell; Inc. dated Dec.ember 6, 19GQ, covering radio ad- vertising of BEECH--NUT Cigarettes over Station WHEN, Buffalo, N.Y.,,for a period of t'hirteen.weeks beginning December 11,. 1940, at a cost of $fi,950.53. On motion duly made and seconded, the meeting adjourned to meet Thursday, December 26, 19401,, at 11:15 o'clock A.M. .~D`ttd ~'NVrC Secretary