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152 in the Shoppers Guide of Hadassah for the 1943-1944 season, at a cost of #50- on motion duly made and seconded, the meeting adjourned to,meet Thursday, December 30, 1943, at 11 o'clock A.td.. AW Sdcretary

December 29', 1943 151 An adjourned meeting of the Board of Directors of P. Lorillard Company was heldtoday at the office of the Company, 119'West 40th Street, New York City, at 11:10 o'clock A.M. There were present Messrs.: G. H. Hummel H. A. Kent C. D..Whitefield E. S..Bowling W.. J.Hal:ley J. S. Freeman F. Hopewell H. F., Temple Todd Wool Mr. Hummel, Chairman, presided, and the Secretary acted as Secretary of thee meeting.. On motion duly made and seconded,, the reading of the minutes of the pre- vious meeting was dispensed w3ith. Ur. Kent called to the attention of the meeting that the vacancy on the B'oard.created by the death of 11'r. John J. Driscosli had not been filled. He stated.that in view of the sentiment expressed by many of the Stockholders of the Company he had.reached.the conclusion that an experienced business man who is notin the employ of the Compary should be elected to the Board.to~fihl the eu,sting,vacancy; that.he had.given much thought to the matter and.after dis- cussion with other Directors he desired to nominate Mr. F. Gladden.Searle, of Bronxville, N.F., as a member of the.Board of Directors. Mr. Freeman said that he desired to second the nomination.and.that he believed.Mr. Searle would be a distinct addition to the Board. There being no. other nominations, it was unaninousl,y RESOLVED: That Hir. F. Gladden Sea;rle,, a bona fide shareholder of this Com- pany, be and he hereby is elected a,member of the Board of'Directors of this Company to fill the,vacanc}r on the Board created by the death of Mr. John J'. Driscoll. on motion of Mr. Kent, seconded by' 61r. Whitefield, it was unanimously RESOLVED: That the resolution adopted at a.meeting,off'the Board of Director held on March 8, 1938, regarding compensation to Directors of the Company, .dzoo are not otherwise employediby or connected with the Company, be and the same is hereby repealed and rescinded!g and FURTiHER RESOLVED: That effective January 1, 19" the compensation of Directors of the Company who are not othernise employed by or connected with the CompanP,; for serviees'as director, shall be at the rate of One Thousand'DoLlars. ($1,000) per annum, , payable in equal quarterly installments. on motion of Mr..Halley, secondedby Mr. Hopewell,, the.following advertisingg expeaditures were in all respects approved, ratified, and confirmeds Estimate #165 of J•, Walter Thompson Company deted,December 23', 1943,. covering announcements of radio advertising of OLD,GOLD Cigarettes in newspapers therein set out, during January 1944, at a cost of $7,646.22'. Contract datedi December 23y 1943'for a.full page 0LD GOLD Cigarette advertisement 88111JE6