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Septernber 111, 1944 A regular' meeting of' the Zxecstiue Cormaittee of P. Lorilla.rd Conpany was held toaay att the office of the Corr:pany, 119 viest 40th, Street, NeW York City. There wer;3 oresent :•rlessrs.: G. H. H~anmel H. A. Kent E. S. Bowling V,. Ji. Ha11ey: J. S. F`reer._,a.n F. _Hopesrell H. F. Te:nple Todd nool Mr. Hurnmel, Cheirman, pr~sided, anci the 5ec'reta.ry acted as Sec*_r-:~tary of the _neeting. On motion'du1y made and seconded, the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting was aisaensed wi't h. On motion of Mr. Halley, seconded by Mr. Hopewell, it was unani:nou'sly Fi~-EOLV'ED: That the employ,ment. of Miss Millica.nt D. P'o11er at the New. York Office,, at a salary at the rate of' t30 per weeic,, effective tugust 29,, 1944, be and' the same hereby is in all respects approved, ratified, and c'onfirmed.. On motion of Mr. nowling, seconded by bir. Kent, it was unanimously Rn:SOLV'LI3: That the increase in salary of Jhses Ii'ardy Rhodes, snlesran, f'ron the rate of $23' per weel: to the rate of '3&per week, effective September 18,,1944, being incident to the terms of'salary agreements or to established salary rate schedules covering work' assignments and in, operation of an established planiof salary increases based upon merit and/ or' length of service riithin~ esta=blished rate ranges, be an(d the same hereby~~ is in all respe-cts approved, ratified, ancu confirmed. On motion of :dr. Kent, seconded by Mr. Hopewell, tiie follo~ving advertising expenditures were in all respects approved, ratified, and confirmed: Contract dated August 2:4, ]191L4 with rmerican League Baseball Company, St. Louis, Mo., covering advertising of OLL G!JLDCigarettes in program for the 1944 '14orld Series games Nlayea in St. Louis (,provided the St. Louis team are champions of their league)', at a cost of 1250.00: Contract udted August 21, 1944 z°ith Franr.lin Eielci Illustrated, Universi ty of' Pennsylvania, Philncelpnia, PaI., covering advertising of' OLD GOLD~ Cigarettes in programs for football oames therein set out, at a cost of $233,.66. Contract dated August 14, 1944 w3th Navy =+thletic Assn.,Annapoli,s, Md., covering advertising of'OLU GOLD Cigarettes in progra:ns for football games therein set out, at a cost of '1;250.00. C'ontract dated SeptembPr'5,, 1944 with:the Ohio Association of Tobacco D'istributors, Columbus, Ohio, for a full page advertisement in the A'ssociation annual year book,, at a cost of Z2a0.00'.. &867637Q

327 Contr~;ct dated September 6, 1944 -with iiarr;f N1. Stevens, Inc., Now York, N'. Y., covering Gravertising of' CoitipEn5r prooucts in the 1944 N. Y. i.m"rican League proorams for World ,eries baseball games playeG in Nle;r '?ork City (proviaed the New York team are champions of t:-Ieir league),, a:t a cost of f'200.00.. The Secretary laid' before the -meeting the following: Lease dated August 10, 191,4 from +Western J-istrict 7i4re::ousin~ Corporc.+ion of' storage warehouses #58'2 and #533' in Camp, Taylor, Ky., for one Year froT January 1, 1945, att an annual rental of ,~fi00, payable monthly in adwancey under terms and conditions t:.erein set forth; Lease dated Au.gust 10, 1944 from i~estern bistrict 'r~arei:ousing Corpor.tion of storage w&rehouse i67.4: in C~..mp Tzylor, Ky., for one J:?cr from JamuEry 1, 1945, at an annual rental of' $1, 500, ps.yable :.iont nly in advance, uncer tervs ana conditions tazrein set fortn,• Lease dated fiugust 10', 1944 from rkestern Listrict V+are .ousing Corporation of storage warehouse #675 in Gamp Taylor Ky., for one year from January 1, 1945, at an annual rental of ~1,500, payable monthly in auvrance, under ternis and conditions therein set forth; eacrh o:f' whiicn On moti= of Mr, Bowling, seconded by bhr. Temple, was in all respects approved',, ratified,, and confirmed. On motion duly made and seconded,, the meeting adjourned. 10-A'a, k1o"0~ c Qm~ m Secretary ~ ~ ~ ~ i~+