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June 16,, 1944 ' 167 A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of P. LoriLlard Compar{y was held.today at the office of the Company, ]19 V~est 40th Street, New York City. There. were present.. Messrs.: C...H. Hummel H. A_ Kent " G.- D. Whitefie].d' E. S.-.'Bowling • Pf. J. Halley 7. S. Freeman. J. T. Keel I.H. Peak H. F. Temple T. L.Perkins, Asst..Secretexy Mr. Hummel,, Chairman, presided, arid the Assistant Secretary acted as " Secretary of the meeting.' ''On motion du]y.made and seconded,;the reading;of theminutes of the'pre- vious; meeting wasdispensed'with. On motion of Mr. Halley, seconded by Mr. Temple, it was unanimously RESOLV'ED: That the Transfer Books of the Registered Fi+ve Per Cent Bonds of' this Comparyy shall be closed at twelve o'clock noon July 15, 19Y,,4,,for the payment of interest thereon, due August 1,. 19!„4,and shall be reopened at ten o'clock A.M. A'ugust2, , 119/;1.. On motion of.Ltr. Faeeman, seconded by Mr. Bowling, it was unanimously RESOLVED: That the firm of Deloitte, Plender, Griffiths.& Companv, Certi- fied Pubilic AOOountants, -of ,4.9 wa11 Street, New yprk, City,; who have heretofore ... been serving th33"CAmpary as Auditors, be':and'they hereby.are.appoirited Auditors of this Comparttrr for. the, year 19[;1,": On motion of'Mr. Keel,, seconded by'Mr.,Templ.ex the following advertisipg expend.iturewasin all•, respects.approved, ratified,-and~-confSrmed:., Agreement._de.ted 7une'13, 1944,witki'Garden Trading.Corporatidn,,..continuing.for -a..fu8ther term of two.years"from0¢tober 1,1944,. the. OLD GOLD illuminated electric sign above the store of the.. Garden Trading Corporation at. 1632 Broadway, New York City, at a,rental.oF.,;2.,000 rzr annum. On motion.duly made and seconded,,.the meeting adjourned. AssiAtant Secretary