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December 10, 1941 A regular meeting of the Executive Committee of P. Lorillard Company was heid!today at the:office of the Company, 119 West 40th Street, New York City. There:were present Messrs.: G. H. Humme7i G. D. 1Rhitef'ield H. A. Kent W. J. Halley J. J. Driscoll F. Hopewell J. S. Freeman Todd Wool On motion duly made and seconded, the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting,was dispensed with. On motion of Mr. Halley, seconded by Mr. Freeman, it was unanimously RESOLVED: That the reemployment of Hubert Albert Thompson as Salesman, at a salary at:therate of $23 per week,, effective:December 1, 1941, with the autho- rization of'the Sales Dept. and the approval of G.D. Whitefield, Executive Vice- President, and H. A. Kent, Vice-President, be and the same hereby is in a11l re- spects approved, ratified, and'confirmed!. On motion of Mr. Kent, seconded by Mr. Hopewell, it was unanimously RESOLVED: That the following increases in salary of salesmen, as shown belote'opposite their respective names, be and' the same hereby are in all respects: approved, ratified, and confirmed: From the rate of : To the rate of s F.ffectiue.:. Irving,F. Coveney (promoted to Division Manager) Albert Louis:Dion (promoted $34 per week $40 per week 12/8/L,,;h to Field Manager): 65 n n 85, n n n Henry: Franzo (promoted to Divisfion M'anager) 35 n n 40 n n 12/15/41 On motion of Mr. Kent,, seconded by Mr. Driscoll, the following adver- tising expenditures were in all respects approved, ratified, and canfirmed: EStimate #47 of J. Walter Thompson Company dated'December 4, 1941, covering publicity campaign in connection with the OLD GOLD~Variety Radio Show, October 17 through December 31, 1941„ at a cost of $2,025. Estimate #50 of' J. Walter Thompson Company dated December 3, 1941 covering adver- tising of OLD GOLD C'igarettes in the New York Jotxnal of Commerce Annual Financial Review to be. publ~:ished December 31, 1941, at a cost of $124. The Secretary laid before the meeting, the following: Lease dated October 30, 1941 from L.J. BoXley and Abney Boxley, Trustees for Mrs. Willy S. Boxley, of of'fice #318 in the Boxley Building, Roanoke, Va., for one year f'romJanuary 1, 1942, 'at anannual rentall o f $1.99!.32',payable monthly in advance in equal installments of' $16.61, Lease: dated October 30', 1941 from Jefferson Building, C'orporation,, of room U4, ~ Jefferson Building„ Peoria, Illinois, for one year from January 1, 1942', at ann annual rental of $300, payable monthly in advance in equal installments of $2'5j, , &es7saqs

i 0~ Renewal of' lease from Trustees & Managers of Buh1 Foundation, through E.A. Hess Company, Agents, of Rooms 218a-19-20' in the Mart3n Building, 119 Federal St. N'.W., Pittsburgh, Pa.,, for one year from January 1, 1942, 'at a monthly rental of $70, subject to a rebate of$5 if'paid by the 10th of the month; Renewal of'lease from Vitagraph Inc., New York City,, of space on the third floor, of the vfitagraph Exchange Building, 1701 Wyandotte Street, Kansas City,. Mo., for one year from January 1, 1942', at an annual rental of $480, payable monthly in advance in equal installments of $40!; hease from Home Savings Bank,, Boston, Mass. of Room 307 in, building #127-131 Clarendon St., Boston, for one year from sanuary 1, 1942,, at an aruaual rental of'$792, payable monthly in advance in, equal installments of'$66;; Renewal of lease from Vitagraph Tnc.,, New York City, of' space on the third floor of building #1225-27 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. for one year from January 1, 1942, at an annual rental of $840,, payable monthly in advance in equal installments of' $70; each of' which On motion of' Mr. Freeman, seconded by Mr. Plhiitefie]ld, was in alill respects approved, ratified, and confirmed. On motion duly made and seconded, the meeting adjourned.. Secretary