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76 Tberee were.present.Messrs..:. G. H. Hummel G. H. W. J. J. J. D'. A. J. J. S. A. Alhitefield Kent Halley Driscoll Freeman. Glascook F. Hopewell J. T. Keel Buford Scott Todd Wool Cn,motion duly made and seconded, the reading of the minutes of the previouss meeting,aas dispensed with. December 19, 1941 A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of P'. Lorillard Company was held today at the office of the Company, 119 West 40th.Street, New York City. nnanimous],yr Oa motion of'M'r. Halley, seconded by Mr. Freeman,. itwas RESOLVED: That the Transfer Books of the Registered Five Per Cent Bonds of'this Company shall be closedi at three.o'clock P.M. January 15, 1942, for the payment of' interest thereon;, dt:e February 2, 1942, and shall be reopened at ten.o°clock A.M.. February 3, 1942'• unanimously On motion of' Mr. Scott, seconded'by Mr. Whitefield, it was RESOLVED: That the action of the Officers of this Company in purchasing shares of' the Capital Stock of Federal Tin Company from the per- sons named!beIlow„ at a price of One Hundred Forty Dollars ($140) per share, namel,y: fr=F. J. Costello 250 shares " P. EL Costello 75 " " J. G. Frederick 50 " " E'. B. Graham 50 " " E'. E. Cake 50 " be and the same hereby Is approved,, ratified, and confirmed in all respects and the proper Officers of the Company are hereby authorized and directed to pay said purchase price and to do any and all things that may be deemed': necessary or advisable toa complete said purchase. unanimously On motion of Mr. Freeman, seconded by Mr. Hopewell, it was RESOLVED: That the contribution by the Companj~ of the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($50G) to The New York Chapter, American National Red Cross, NewYork. City, N.,Y., be and the same hereby is in all respects mD approved, ratified, and confirmed., f7i 64 On motion of Mr. Scott, seconded by Mr. Driscoll, it was M.~a unanimously qo RESOLVED: That the Company make the following,contribubions to the American National Red Cross as follows: ~7 k+

77 Richmond, Va. Chapter $500 Jersey City„ N.J. Chapter 250 Middletown, Ohio Chapter 200 Louisville, Ky. Chapter 200 Danville„ Va. Chapter 100 Windsor, Conn. Chapter 25 La Crosse,, Wisc. Chapter 25 Madison, Wisc. Chapter 25 r Lancaster,, Pa. Chapter 25 On.motion of'Nr. Kent, seconded by Mr. Driscoll, the following adver- t3lsing,expenditures were in all respects approved, ratified, and con:firmed: Contract dated November 2!5', 1941 for a page advertisement of OLD GOLD'Cigarettes in the Shopper's Guide of Radassah for the 1941-42 season,. at a cost of $50'.. Contract dated December 10, 194.1 for alpage advertisement of Company products in program for the Annual Dinner Dance of' the Associated Greater Boston Tobacco Re- tailers Inc., Boston, M{ass.,, to be held January 26, 1942', at a cost of $].00. Contract dated December 10, 1941 with National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis Inc., New York City, for a half page OLD GOLD Cigarette advertisement in magazine entitled "Courage" to be published January 30, 1942, at a cost of. $500• Estimates of J. Walter Thompson Company as follows: #18-Supplement.G dated December 9, 1941 covering expenditure of $500 in connection with radio advertising of'OLD GOLD Cigarettes.. #53 dated December 8', 1941 covering radio advertising of'OLD GOLD Cigarettes in Cleveland,, Ohio, December 5,. 1941 through December 31, 1941, at a cost of'$2,834•89• #54. dated December 8,.1941 covering radio advertising of OLDGOLD Cigarettes in Arizona, December 8, 1941 through~December 31, 1941, at a cost.of $1,525.26. #55 dated! December 9, 1941 covering radio advertising of OLD GOLD Cigarettes in California, during December, 1941, at a cost of $7,509.70. #54-Supplement A dated December 12, 1941 f6r additional expenditure of' $13.56 in connection,with OLD GOLD radio advertising in Arizona.. Estimates of Lennen & M'itehell Inc. as follows: #11 dated December 9, 1941 covering magazine advertising of BRIGGS'Tobacco during January, February and March, 1942, at a cost of $65,329.52. #12 dated December 9, 1941 covering magazine advertising of'FRSENDS Tobacco during January, February, March, April and May, 1942, at a cost of'$52,57'5.08. #13 dated'.December 10, 1941 covering,radio advertising of BEECR-NDT Cigarettes on the Pacific Coast, January 2 through Narch 27, 1942, at a cost of $38,212.501. #14 dated December 10, 1941',covering radio advertising, of'DNIION LE1lDER Tobacco over Station.WSYB, Rutland, Vt., January 5 through April 4, 1942, at a cost of $750'.75. #15 dated December 11, 1941 covering radio advertising of ONION'.LEADER Tobacco over Station WCCO; Minneapolis, 1[irin.., January 5 through April 4, 1942, at a.eost of' $5,895.37. 88111~j~ #18'datediDecember 15, 1941 covering radio advertising,oflEURIEL Cigars over Station WRN, New York City, January 5'through April 4, 1942, at a cost of $1950.