1963 minutes, 1962 audit

(1)

COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICTS

A U D I T

(2)

January 19, 1963

Colorado Association of

Soil Conservation Districts

Gentlemen:

I have examined the recorded receipts and

disbursements of the Colorado Association of Soil

Conservation Districts for the period fram January

1, 1962 to December 31, 1962.

The audit was made in accordance with

generally accepted auditing standards and included

all of the procedures which are considered necessary

and ap?ropriate under the circumstances.

Subject to the comments hereinafter oontained,

I am of the opinion that the statements of operation

as shown in this report fairly present the fiscal

ope~ations

of the Colorado Association of Soil

Con-servation Districts for the fiscal year ended

December 31, 1962.

Very truly yours,

)1~a3i~

_~b{e

(3)

January

19, 1963

COM}llENTS

The following comments are made purely from an

auditor1s viewpoint and in no way should they be considered

as criticism of any individual or any member of the board.

Instead, the comments herein are made for the purpose of

overcoming any deficiencies in the present accounting system.

1. It is generally considered necessary to have

more than one person sign checks for an organization of this

nature.

2. The paying of wages in advance is not a common

practice in business.

3. It is noted that receipts for checks received

have been made out in a group instead of being made out on

the date received.

This does not give an actual date of

receipt of moneys.

4. Receipts of cash have been posted into the

ledger under one date and not as of the date received.

5. No bank deposits were made from March

29, 1962,

until June

25, 1962.

During this time all cash in the bank

had been exhausted and check number

1767,

dated June

25! 1962,

and made payable to Marianne Whitsitt in the amount of

~375.00,

was returned by the bank with the notation "insufficient

funds

tt •

A charge of

$1.00

was made by the bank for this

service. During the month of May a total of

~1,400.00

was

received by the secretary as shown by receipts in the receipt

book.

No receipts are recorded for the month of April,

1962.

6. Receipts from eighteen associate members are

all dated as of March

1, 1962,

in the receipt book and are

posted into the ledger under the date of March

29, 1962.

7. The withdrawal of the investment account in

the amount of

$1,654.17

was included in all. statements for

the year as a cash receipt. This does not give a true picture

of the yearls operations as such.

The excess of receipts

over disbursements shows a total of

$3,006.79

including the

amount of

$1,654.17.

The actual cash receipts over

disburse-ments in the yearls operation would be the amount of

$3,006.79

less the reserve account of

$1,555.85

balance January

1, 1962.

Only the interest of

$98.32

is actually earned income for

the year on the investment account.

(4)

COMMENTS (contd)

8. No record of an inventory of equipment, furniture, or

office machines has been found. It is ex>nsidered to be a good business

practice to have a complete and detailed record of the equipment and

property owned by

any

group or company. It is recommended that

an

inventory record be established immediately.

90 No explanation is gd.ven in the records as to why the

two payments of $20

600

and $25.00 received

from

Sedgwick County were

included along with payments made to the National Association by

check for the other districts. No check could be found for either of

these payments, however both amounts were deposited in the bank and

show in the cash receipts journal.

10

Q

On December 10, 1962, the following

p~ent

was made

to N.A.S.C.D. by the C.A.S.C.D. for dues for the following districts,

Check No. 1813:

Padroni

Upper Arkansas

Big Sandy

$ 25.00

50.00 (1963 dues)

5 S

·og

$12 .0

(Note: Receipt Nos. 405, 406,

&

408 in the Cash Receipts Book are

not dated for receipt of

pay-ment until December 11, 1962)

On

December 19, 1962, the following payment was made to the

N&A.S.C.Do by the C.A.S.C.D. Check No. 1817:

*

Big Sandy

*

Upper Arkansas

*

Padroni

Northeast Prowers

Douglas County

Kiowa

West Otero

East Otero

Total amount of

Check NO

o

18l7

$ 50.00

50.00 (1963 dues)

25.00

25

0

00

5.00

75.00

15.00 $330

0

00 *

(Duplicate payments

of above)

(Overpayment $125.00)

Page 2

(5)

COMMENTS (contd)

ll.

Total dues

S.C.Ds. and Colorado Soil

¥ear

1962

was

~aid

to the

$.5,.5.50.00.

of the Colorado Association of

Conservation Districts for the

N.A.S.C.D. in the amount of

According to the latest

info~aation

available,

Check No.

1722

made out December

30, 1961,

was not received by

N.A.S.C.D. until January

12, 1962.

It has been credited as

received in

1962

to the following Districts:

DATE RECEIVED

BY C.S.C.D.

DISTRICT

AMOUNT

12-21-61

Anonymous Donation

~

2.5.00 "

Northeast Yuma

.50.00

II

Prowers

50.00 "

Central Colorado

.50.00

"

West Otero

6.5.00

II

_{Rio Grande}

_75.00

II

_{Big Sandy}

_.50.00

II

_Cimarron

_.50.00

12-29-61

Cope

50.00

II

_Morgan

75.00

it

_Moffat

_50.00

Total Check No.

1722

$ 590.00

The balance of the

$.5,550.00

is made up of the

~p4,555.00

paid by the Secretary to the N.A.S.C.D. and by direct payments

to the National Association.

A request has been made to

the N.A.S.C.D. for verification and the date of receipt of

payment trom those districts sending direct payments.

12. It is noted that no monthly summarization of

receipts and disbursements has been maintained.

It is

rec-ommended that this be made and submitted to the BOard each

month.

Such a summarization should contain cash receipts,

expenditures, and current cash balances.

1).

During this audit attention was given as to

whether the present system of accounting is adequate.

It is

believed that the present system meets the fiscal reqUirements

of a business organization of this nature, providing that

anotations of receipts and expenditures are complete and

kept posted up to date.

(6)

COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF SOIL CONSEaVATION DISTRICTS

IN D E X

Exhibit A

Special Equipment Investment Account

4 Exhibit B

General Fund - Receipts

&

Disbursements

5 Exhibit C

General Fund - Cash Reconcilliation

6 Schedule I

&

II

Dues Paid

&

Donations

₇

Schedule III

Annual Meeting Income

&

Disbursements

10 Schedule IV

Payments to National

12

9

11

(7)

January

19, 1962

COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICTS

January

1, 19b2

through -December

31, 1962

EXHIBIT A

SPECIAL

EQUIP~ffiNT

INVESTMENT ACCOUNT

Denver National Bank

$

10,000.00

Colorado National Bank - Denver

10,000.00

First National Bank of Denver

1,027.86

~

21,027.86

(8)

January

19, 1963

COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF SOIL CONSERVATION DISTrlICTS

January

1, 1902

through December

31, 1902

EXHIBIT B

GENERAL

FUND

HECEIPTS and rHSBURSENENTS SCHEDULE

RECEIPTS

Annual Meeting (Schedule III)

Associate Members (Schedule III)

Affiliate Members (Schedule III)

Miscellaneous Income (Schedule III)

Interest on Special Equipment Investment

Withdrawal of Reserve Account

State Dues (Schedule I)

National Dues (Schedule II)

1963

N.A.C.D. Convention Income

$ 1,767.75

240.00

25.00

4.35 Accts.

817.51 1,654·17

5,535.00

3,820.00

1z$.50.00

TOTAL JECEIPTS

~~15,413.

78

DISBURSE~

Bank Charges

Postage

Telephone

&

Tele.graph

Office Supplies

Wages - Secretary - Net

Withholding Taxes

Social Security

News letter

National Conmittee

Frank W. Taussig, Auditor

Flowers

Colorado Water Congress - Dues

1,216.74

284.53

93.22 ShipDing Charges - Convention to Philadelphia

Bad Check

Miscellaneous - N.A.S.C.D. meeting

Secretary-Treasurer - Bond

Conejos Co.

S.C.D. Grant

N.A.S.C.D. Dues (Schedule IV)

Public Relations

Directors Expense

Officers Expense

Annual Meeting (Schedule III)

Bookkeeping System Materials

TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS

-l~

Excess of Receipts over Disbur&ements

22.55

168.37

248.27

317.95 1,594·49

407.37

405.16

98.00

11.26

25.00

11.96

15.00

77.29

5.00

400.00 4,510.00

323.88 1,086.38

98.84 2,522.17

58.0$

-l}

Includes transfer from Reserve Account of previous

year in the amount of

$1,654.17

Page

5 12,406.99

(9)

January

19, 1963

COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICTS

January

1, 1962

through Decembe'r

31, 1962

GENE.RAL FUND

CASH RECONCILLIATION

Bank Balance January

1, 1962

Alamosa National Bank

Less: Checks outstanding

January

1, 1962

Add: Deuosit in transit

4P 3,125.67

804.17 2,321.50

January

1, 1962

425.00 Balance per Books January

1,1962 $2,746.50

Add: Excess of Receipts over

Disburse-ments January

1, 1962

through

December

31, 1962

EXHIBIT B

3,006.79

Cash Balance)er Books December

31, 1962

Cash Balance per Bank

December

31, 1962

$

6,659.54

Less:

Checks outstanding

December

31, 1962

906.25 Balance per Books December

31, 1962

Page 6

EXHIBIT C

(10)

January 19, 1963

COLOR&DO ASSOCIATION OF SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICTS

January 1, 1962 through December 31,

19b2

SCHEDULE I

DUES PAID

&

DONATIONS

&

II

SCHEDULE I

SCHEDULE II

STATE DUES

NATIONAL DUES

DATE

&

DISTrlICT

1961. ___ 1962

1963

1961

1962

1963

:tvIarch 29.

Spanish Peaks

50.00

50.00 Kiowa

35.00

35.00 Yuma

50.00 Purgatoire

50.00

1

e11e1" Park

,50.00

50.00 La Plata

,50.00

Padroni

50.00

50.00 West Arapahoe

50.00

50.00 Peetz

50.00 South Platte

50.00

50.00 Mount Blanca

50.00

50.00 Central Colorado

50.00

1~Te

s t Adams

125.00

75.00 June 25

East Adams

50.00

50.00 Haxtun

50.00

75.00 Boulder Valley

50.00

75.00 Upper White River

50.00

50.00 Agate

50.00

50.00 Platte Valley

50.00

75.00 Glade Park

50.00

50.00 Jefferson

50.00

75.00 Rock Creek

50.00 Upper Grand Valley

50.00

75.00 Akron

50.00

50.00 Big Thompson

50.00

75.00 Plateau Valley

50.00

40.00 Upper Arkansas

50.00

50.00 Longmont

50.00

50.00 Shavano

175.00

75.00 Uncompagbre

75.00

50.00 Fremont

50.00

50.00 Prowers

50.00

50.00 Center

350.00

75.00 Cope

50.00

50.00 Northeast Prowers

50.00 _I

50.00 -,

Page

7

(11)

January

19, 1963

SCHEDULE I

&

II

(contd)

DUES PAID

&

DONATIONS

.-SCHEDULE I

SCHEDULE II

STATE DUES

NATIONAL DUES

DATE

&

DISTRICT

1961

1962

1963

1961

196?

196J

June

25 (contd)

Pine River

50.00 Hale

50.00

50.00 West Greeley

50.00

100.00 Black Squirrel

50.00

50.00 Yampa

50.00

50.00 July

25 Douglas Creek

150.00

50.00 August

10

50.00

50.00 Mosca - Hooper

Fountain Valley

50.00

50.00 Custer

50.00

50.00 Ft. Collins

350.00 August

)1

50.00

50.00 Mount Sopris

Branson - Trincher

50.00

50.00 Cimarron

50.00

50.00 Delta

50.00 East Routt

50.00

50.00 September

24

50.00

50.00 Eagle County

Burlington

50.00

50.00 Dove Creek

50.00

50.00 Lake County

50.00

50.00 Purgatoire

50.00

50.00 Kiowa

50.00

35.00 Yuma

50.00 Bent

200.00

75.00 'furkey Creek

25.00 Northeast Yuma Co.

50.00 October

18 Morgan

50.00

75.00 Mosca-Hooper-Culeb

20.00 Mancos

50.00

50.00 Southeast Baca

50.00 Gunnison

50.00

50.00 San Niguel

50.00

50.00 Moffat

50.00

50.00 Page

8

(12)

January

19, 1963

SCHEDULE I

&

II

(contd)

DUES PAID &'DONATIONS

-SCHEDULE I

SCHEDULE II

STATE

Du:a~.:

NATIONAL DlJ"ES

DATE

&

DISTRICT

1961

1962

1963

1961

196~

.

1963

October

19 Sedgewick Co.

50.00

20.00 December

5 Spanish Peaks

50.00

50.00 Two Buttes

10.00

10.00 Mount Blanca

10.00 Horse Rush Creek

100.00

50.00 Cheyenne

50.00

50.00 Bessemer

50.00 Culebra

10.00

Sanche~

_50.00

50.00 North Park

50.00

50.00 Douglas Co.

50.00

50.00 Dolores

50.00 Rio Grande

50.00

50.00 Olney-Boone

25.00 December

11 Big Sandy

175.00

50.00 Upper Arkansas

50.00

50.00 Flagler

50.00 Padroni

25.00 December

.19

Upper Huerfano

50.00 Northeast Prowers

25.00 Doublas Co.

25.00 Kiowa

5.00 West Otero

40.00

75.00 East Otero

75.00 Middle Park

50.00 High Plains

50.00 December

28 San Juan

50.00 Center

10.00 Sedgwick

25.00 TOTALS

185.00 5 250.00 100.00

135.00 3 6

.00 50.00

_,

Page

9

(13)

January 19, 1963

COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF SOIL CONSErtVATION DIS'fftICTS

January-l, 1962 through December 31, 1962

SCHEDULE III

INCOME and

DISBURSE~ffiNTS

Report of Income and Charges billed to Classification of Annual

Meeting

(per Ledger)

RECEIPTS:

1962

~ar.

29 212 Registrations

@

~2~50

ea.

244 Banquet Tickets

@ ~,p4.00

ea.

77 Luncheons

@ ~,i2.

75 ea.

Cash from change box

Associate Members

Mar. 29 Armco

Urainage-&~etal

Prod.

Colorado Builders Supply Co.

Colorado Implement Co.

Colorado Ranchers

&

Farmer

Eversman Mfg. Co.

Faris-Montz Harvester Co.

International Harvester

Johnson Equipment Co.

Liberty Trucks

&

Psrts

McCarty Sherman Distr.Corp.

McCoy Co.

H.N.l100re Equipment Co.

Northern Colorado Equip. Co.

Power Equipment Co.

Joe Smi th

~I8.chinery

Co.

Thompson Pipe

&

Steel Co.

Tudor Equipment Co.

Yockey Trucking Co.

First National Bank, Montrose

June 25 Alamosa National Bank, Alamosa

First National Bank of Center

Dec. 5 . Fleming First National Bank

Affiliate JvIember

$

530.00

976.00

211.75

50.00

10.00

15.00

15.00 Dec.

5 Colorado Department of Agriculture

Other

&

rUscel1aneous

Mar. 29

R.E.-powell

~

Extra Punctuality Prize

TOTAL RECEIPTS ANNUAL MEETING

Page 10

240.00

25.00

(14)

January 19, 1963

SCHEDULE III

(contd)

DISBURSENENTS

196~

Jan.3

4 Jan.5

Feb.17

Nar.29

Dec.10

Shirley Savoy Hotel - Change Box

Conservation demonstration

-Ruth Brinkman

&

Audrey Noore

Prospect Valley F.F.A.

1st place a1rJ"ard - Exhibit Contest

Lafayette High School Service Club

2nd Place a1rJ"ard

Clover and Cloverettes 4-H club

3d place award

Tips - Convention Hanager

~~15.

00

5.00 Bellhop

$10.00

-10.00

5.00

55.00

25.00

25.00 1,5.00

10.00

20.00 Tips - Bell Hop In

Bell Hop Out

Room Maid

l-1i sc •

_3!..72.. _ _ _ _ _ _ _

28.75

35.09 Marianne Hhitsitt

-Shirley Savoy Hotel

EXDenses

Colorado Badge

&

Novelty Co.

Neusteters - 49 Ladies Luncheons

Duplicator Supply Co.

Denver - Colorado Springs - Pueblo

l'vlotorways Inc. - Charter Bus

Alpha Floral Company - Flowers

Leonard Bay1inson

800 Annual Meeting Programs $49.62

Air Postage

10~92

-

...

-1,674.01

194.36 154·91

103.95

23.76

61.80

35.00

60.54 TOTAL DISBURSEHENTS

$

2

522.17 Page

11

(15)

January 19, 1963

COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICTS

January

1,

19b2

through December 31,

19b2

SCHEDULE IV

Payments to the·.N".,ationa1 Association of Soil Conservation Districts

by the Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts.

D

_A~T~E~~C~HE~C_K_N_JO_.

____

~D~I~ST~?~lI~C_T

________

~1=9~6~1~

__ 1962

3-29

6-25

1750 Spanish Peaks

Kiowa

Purgatoire

Teller Park

Padroni

"'est Arapahoe

South Platte

Mount Blanca

Central Colorado

West Adams

~~

50.00

35.00

50.00

75.00 Total

Total runount of check

135.00 375.00

1777 East Adams

Haxton

Boulder Valley

Upper White River

Lower White River

Agate

Platte Valley

Glade Park

Jefferson

Upper Grand Valley

Akron

Big Thompson

Plateau Valley

Upper Arkansas

Longmont

Shavano

Umcompahgre

Fremont

Prowers

Center

Cope

Northern Prowers

Hale

West Greeley

Black Squirrel

Yampa

Colorado Assn.of S.C.D.s

Total amount of check

Page 12

50.00

75.00

50.00

75.00

50.00

75.00

50.00

75.00

40.00

50.00

75.00 50,,00

50.00

75.00

50.00

100.00

50.00

100.00 -1963

Total

510.00 1,640.00

(16)

January

19, 1963

SCHEDULE IV

(contd)

DATE CHECK NO.

DISTRICT

1961

1962

1963

'l'otal

Brought Forward

$

2,150.00

8-10

1792

Douglas Creek

50.00 Mosca- Hooper

50.00 Fountain Valley

50.00 Custer

50.00 Total amount of check

200.00 8-10

1796

Mount Sopris

50.00 Branson : Trinchera

50.00 Cimarron

50.00 East Routt

50.00 Total amount of check

200.00 10-18 1805

Eagle County

50.00 Burlington

50.00 Dove Creek

50-.00

Lake COUNTY

50.00 Purgatoire

50.00 Kiowa

35.00 Bent

75.00 Morgan

75.00 Mancos

50.00 Gunnison

50.00 San lVIiguel Basin

50.00 Moffat

50.00 Total amount of check

635·.00

12-5

1812

Spanish Peaks

50.00 Two Buttes

10.00 Horse Rush Creek

50.00 Cheyenne

50.00 Sanchez

50.00 North Park

50.00 Douglas County

50.00 Rio Grande

,20.00

Total amount of check

360.00 12-10 1813

Padroni

25.00 Upper Arkansas

50.00 Big Sandy

2 0 •00

Total

75.00 :S0.00

Total amount of check

125.00

(17)

~D~AT~E~~C~HE~~~C_K~NO~.

__

~D~I~S~T~R~I~CT~

________

~1~961

Brought Forward

12-19 1817

-l~

BIG Sandy

~~

Upper Arkans as

i~

Padroni

Northeast Prowers

Douglas County

Kiowa County

West Otero

East Otero

Total

Total amount of check

January 19, 1963

SCHEDULE IV

(contd)

196~2~~1~9~6~3~~T~o~t~a_l~

3,670.00

50.00

25.00

5.00

75.00

50.00

280.00

50.00 12-27 1820 Payment to make C.A.S.C.D. paid 100%

Total Checks written in 1962

330.00

510.00 $

4,510.00

RECAP OF INCOME AND DISBuRSEMENTS

Total checks written in 1962 to National

Association

4,510.00

Money sent to National with checks as follows:

10-18-62 Sent in with check

#

1805

from Sedgwich Co.

12-27-62 Sent in with check

#

1820

from Sedgwich Co.

Total Remittance to N.A.S.C.D. by C.A.S.C.D.

20.00

25.00

~

4.5$S.00

Total collections for N.A.S.C.D.

by C.A.S..C.D.

-l~

Duplicate payment of Check

#

1813

in the amount

or

Paid by the Colorado State Association

-Dues

Check

#

1820 to bring total payments

up to 100%

Total

-l!-

Duplicate payment of Check

#

1813

Page

14 3,820.00

125.00

100.00

510.00 :w 4,555.00

(18)

MINUTES

Board of Directors Meeting. November 8, J.963

Conference Room, State Services Bailding, DeUget', Colo.

The meeting was ca11_ to order by President Ross Chambers at 10:10 Friday

morning, November

8,

1963, in a conference room 00 t~e seventh floor of the

State Services Building,

1525

Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado.

~Ofle pr.sent ,rere, 1Qd.~)' l,'a~g1q"

1W:qld W.

A.nctetllolh c~

A"

JCiU.t~". ~l_renQe

Svedman, J. Reed Will iams, L. A. Waller, Fred Fassler t Jr., Quincy Cornelius,

t..9-'ti~lU~l<lo.,R~U E. e~g~,,~; i~~4~llo¢~4\~,~,~a .J:l.Wll,~te.State. C()llSer'"

vationist Fred Mark and Mi~ Clem Do<1son joined the meetins later.

-

,

J The first «derof busine.8was a discussion of the proposed program for the

1964 annual meeting to be held at . the Brown.Palace Hotel, DeUger, January 2-4.

After a ,review of the tentative program and'

a

number of suggestions were

con-sidered, the following m9tions were made:

Director Cornelius moved .and Director Rinaldo seconded a motion that the secretary-treasurer mail an official notice of the annual meeting to the presi-dents of all districts in the state; that a notice or call for the annual meeting be published in the November issue of the association's newsletter; that he place

a notice of the meeting in the legal columna of the Denver Post

at

least 30 days

before the date of the meeting; that he be authorized to mail a copy of the

prin-ted program to all supervisors and others~-on the current association mailing list.

and that he mail the proper proxy forms to all district presidents. Motion p&ased •

, , ' . ,

~ ", ;

By general consent the secretary was asked to mail to the various directors aitd co-chairmen copies of the.committeereports:prepared and accepted.at the 1963 state convention last January.

Motlonmade byDlrector Pargin and Seconded,by,01reetotAncierson that Robe;:t McClelland of the NACD office in Denver be asked ,to serve' . . Master of Ceremoni68

at

the: cotWentionbanq~ettobe'.beld:Frtday night,January3. a'Od that R. E.

(Gene) Powell of the Armco Steel Corporation be asked to act as Master of

Cere-monie'sat the luncheon to be held Sat~r~aynoOl\, Janua;ry4, ,1964. Motlon passed.

, Tbiswas . followed ~y anarticle .. by .. articlediscus.slonof the pr()poaed

'amend-ments and revisions totbe state a8sociaU.on's bylaws aapreparedby a special committee composed of Directors Anderson, Fassler, and Rinaldo. Clarence Svedman,

secretary of '" the' State Sou. _ Conservation· Board ~ read the recOQII11endatlons with

appropriate refe'tences to the 'origilUll ,articles of the bylaws.

The meeting recesaed .. at l1:4S, t.O go to the quorum Restaurant for lunch.

'l'hemeeting re.co~ned,at'l2:·SSp.m. to continue further consideratipn of

the bylaw revisions. including a ,letter. prepared by Director Foater ,in' which additional amendmeiltswere suggested. '

,Director'Reed moved and Dit'eetorWa1ler 'econded a motton that the speelal bylaws committee study and incorporate in the final recommendations the suggestions made by Director· Foster. " Motion pas's'ech

. .

A mot:l.on was made by Director Cornelius and seconded by Director Waller that

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by other directors, and that the committee

finali~e

the report; that an attorney

be employed to write the revisions in proper legal form; that ,8 copy of the

pro-posed amendments be mailed to the p;esident of each district in Colorado, and

that the secretary-treasurer be authorized to pay such expenses as fuay be

re-quired. Motion passed.

Mr.

svedman offered his assistance in aarrylng out the

above motion.

President Chambers presented and discussed correspondence from the Arizona

Association of Soil Conservation Districts, from National Director George

Wea~er

and others. having to do with the eligibility of officers of the Area Council

and the National Associat.ion of Soil and Water Conservation Districts.

A motion was then made by Director Fassler and seconded by Director

Corne-lius that the board of directors of the CASCD goon record as favoring

a

resolu.

tion which would prohibit any salaried public officeholder from being eligible

for election and/or appointment to an office On the Area Council and/or the

National Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts. Motion passed.

State Conservationist Fred A. Mark

told~

of the American Motors Conservation

~ards

program and suggested that West Arapahoe SCD might well be eligible for

entry in the contest. Director Reed mOved and Director Anderson seconded a motion

that the board of directors nominate the West Arapahoe SCD for such

~ard.

and

that President Chambers send a letter of nomination, together with other pertinent

materials to the office of the American Motors Conservation

~ard

Committee.

Mr.

Mark offered the assistance of his office in the preparation of the entry forms

and supporting materials.

After a brief discussion, a motion was offered by Director Fassler and

seconded by Director Waller that Mrs. Verla Bullard be asked to refund to the

association the withholding income taxes and social security payments amounting

to $63.53 which should have been deducted from her salary at the

t~me

she served

as temporary secretary-treasurer of the state association in January and

Febru-ary, 1963. Motion passed.

During the discussion

of

the above motion, it seemed to be the cbncensus

of a number of directors that consideration be given to ways and means of reward.i.

ing

Mrs~

Bullard for her fine and loyal services to the association at the time

she acted as temporary secretary-treasurer.

Director Fassler moved and DireetorReed seconded amotion that President

Chambers write the necessary letters to Governor Love and/or the proper committees

'of the state legislature sllpporting, endorsing and

reque~ting

the necessary state

fUnd$ for.theturietiQning and,operllt10tl$of,the State $oilConservation Board for

the fiseal year 1963 ..

64. MotiC)n

p~ssed~

,

.

An

extra'ltC1lrricU1ar activity duting

the

board meetirtg

was

the taking of

pic-tures of each of the directors aad others present by Mr. Clem Dodson. formerly of

the state office of the State Soil Conservation Service.

Meeting adjourned at 4:15 p. m.

James H. White

Secretary-Treasurer

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT July 31 - November 2, 1963

Ba~a:nce in checking account, July 21, 1963 • • . . • • • • . • . $3,441. 94

IncQme:

Conejos SCD ~ Bookkeeping Set • . • • . • . • • $ 12.50

~ove Creek SCD ~ State Dues $50; Nat. Dues $50 . • 50.00*

Plateau Valley SCD-State Dues $50; Nat. Dues $50. 50;00* Douglas Creek SCD-State Dues $150; Nat. Dues $50 •• 2QO.00 Lower White River SCD-State Dues $50; Nat. Dues$50.l00.00

Upp~r White River SCD-State Dues $50; Nat. Dues 50 100.00

South Platte SCD-State Dues $50; Nat. Dues ,50 •• 100.00 Fountain Valley SCD-State Dues $50; Nat. Dues $50 100.00 East Routt SCD-State Dues $50; Nat. Dues $50 • • • 100.00 Upper Grand Valley SCD-State Dues $SO; Nat. $75 • . 125.00

ShavanoSCD -State Dues $325, Nat. Dues $75 • • • • 325.00*

Shavano SCD ~ As~o. Member - C.E. Williams 15.00

Uncompahgre SCD-Asso. M.br. 1st Nat. Bank Montrose 15.00

San Migues SCD - State Dues $50; Nat. Dues $50 •• 100.00 Bent SCD - State Dues $100; Nat. Dues $75 • . . • 175.00 Yuma SCD - State Dues $50; Nat. Dues $50 • • • , • 100.00 Platte Valley SCD - State .Dues $50; Nat. Dues $75 125.00

Cope SCD - State Dues $50; Nat. Dues $50 . •• 100.00

Mt. Blanca SCD - State Dues $50; Nat. Dues $50 •• 100.00

Flagler SCD - State Dues $50 • . . • . • • • • • . 50.00

Boulder Valley SCD-State Dues $75; Nat. Dues $50 •• 125.00

Mancos SCD - State Dues $50; Nat. Dues $50 • • • • ~OO.OO

Gunnison SCD - State Dues $50; Nat. Dues $50 • •• 50.00*

TOTAL INCOME 2,317.;>0

Expenses: 5,759.44

July Directors m.eeting • • • • • • • , • . • 304.54

Quorum Restaurant $32.84 Minford Beard 51.20

Louis Rinaldo 29.50 Fred Fassler 20.40

Harold Anderson 18.30 Q. Cornelius 44.20

C. A. Foster 23.20 Ross Chambers 30.90

J. Reed Williams 54.00

Ross Chambers - Travel to Nat. Convention to Flagstaff,

to Durango. • • •• 233.36

NACD - July Newsletter • • •• • • • •.. • ••

n

.64

James H. White - July salary • . • • • • • • • 125.00

Quincy Cornelius-Trip to Salt Lake City Area Meet 122.20

Inter~'lal Revenue Service - WH Tax & SS - 2nd Quarter37. 22

James H. White - August Salary • • . • • t03.40~

Eagle Valley Telephone Co. July

&

Aug. calls.. 5.16

NACD - August Newsletter. • •• • • • • 69.93

Petty Cash Account. • • • • • • 10.00

Internal Revenue - WH Tax & S8 - 1st Quarter . 95.91.·

NACD - September Newsletter ••• . . • . 72.56

James H. White - September Salary. • • . •• .113.24

Whea~ Ridge Post~a9ter - Stamps • . • • . • . • • • 10:00

Eagle Valley Telephone Co. - September bill ~ • •• 9 •. 52

Internal Revenue - ~tJH Tax & SS - 3rd Quarter • . • 35.28

James H. White - October Salary ~ • . • ~. 103.31

NACD - OctOber Newslettet>. • • • • • • • . • . • 71. 91

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Financial Statement

-2-NACD - National Dues Forwarded to League City $825.00 Douglas Creek SeD $50.00 Bent SCD 75.00

Vpper White River SCD50.00 Yuma SCD 50.00 Lower White River 50.00 Platte Valley 75.00 South Platte SCD 50.00 Cope SCD 50.00 Fountain Valley SCD 50.00 Boulder Valley 50.00 East Routt SCD 50.00 Mt. Blanca SCD 50.00

Upper Grand Valley 75.00 Mancos SCD 50.00. _ _ _ _ San Migues SCD 50.00

Total Expenses

Balance in Checking Account - November 2, 1963

- - - - -

,...

-Petty Cash Account

Balance On Hand - July 21, 1963 Transfer from Checking Account Expenses:

$3.80 10.00

Parcel Post on Bookkeeping Set 1.64 Return Postage (newsletter) 2.04 Pub. Relations, Lunch, Doc Yates2.35

$13.80

Office Supplies 2.85 8.88

Balance in Petty Cash $4.92

Balance in Reserve Savings Accounts:

Colorado National Bank . . • • $10,311. 88 Denver-U.S. National Bank • • • 10,408.27 First National Bank • . . • . • 1,059.07"

$2,420.18 3,339.26

4.92 $3,344.18

21,779.22 TOTAL CASH ASSETS. • • • •• lit • • • • • $25,123.40

The following Districts Have Not paid either State or National Dues:

Agate East Adqms North Park

Bessemer East Otero Olney-Boone Big Sandy High Plains Pine River Bookcliff Horse-Rush ek. Prowerx

Burlington Jefferson Pueblo

Cheyenne Kiowa Purgatoire

DeB~ue Lake Co. Rio Grande

Delta LaPlata Rock Creek

Dolores Longmont Sanchez

Douglas Co. Morgan Sedgwick Co.

Paid National Dues only: Southeast Baca

Paid State Dues Only: Deertrail, Fla~ler, San Juan. Rio Grande SCD paid $10.00 toward Culebra dues.

Southeast Weld South Side Spanish Peaks Stonewall Timpas Turkey Creek Two Buttes Upper Huerfano Western Baca West Otero West Routt

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MINITES

hoard of Directors Meeting, July 25,

1963

Conference Room, State Department of Agriculture, Denver

The meeting

~as

called to order by President Ross Chambers at 10:05,

Th1.u:.sdp.y IT'llrninl, July 25,

1963.

Those present were: Quincy

Cor::eL.'~s,

C. A. Foster, Harold W. Anderson, Ralph Kotish, Sherman Hoar, Clatence

Sverlman. Fred A. Mark, J. Reed Williams, Louis Rinaldo, Frc;d Fassler, ,Jr.

Minford Beard, Bud Hallock, Ross Chambers and Janes H. l-1hite. R. E. (Gene)

Powell arrived before the noon recess.

InaElUlqch as copies of the minutes of the last board meeting had been

mailed to all directors, it was agreed by mutual

co~'\sent

to dispense with

the reading of the minutes at this ttme.

Ja_es H. White, secretary-treasurer, was asked to read the financial

report 'covering all receipts and disbursements between March 23 and July 21,

1963. Copies of the statement were distributed to ail those present.

Mr.

Anderson moved, and

Mr.

Poster seconded a motion that the financial report

be accepted and approved. Motion passed.

Mr.

Clarence Svedman, secretary of the Colorado State Soil

Conserva-ti~n

Board, was asked to tell of the activities and progress in the districts.

Briefly, he reported that 2,633,503 acres of land had been added to the

-districts in the past year, and four

mnj~t

projects with a total estimated

cost of

$1,600,000

are approved for'copscruction during the next fiscal year.

"Fifty-five applications for projects have been submitted to the Stat:e

Soil Conse::vation Board"j

Mr.

Svedman

cont1pu~d.

"In additi\,)l\ to the pilot

project, cnree other projects have been completed and thre.a more are under

constr'lction at the present time. The 135 flood-retarding structures in

these projects involve expenditures of

$3.841,000

by the United States

government.

"The rights-of-way, easements and land. treatment practices which must

be furnished by the sponsors have an estimated value of. $1,539,000. In

additbn to the four major projec.ts approved f('or '!'1ext year,

~!;.;t!'lilE'd

plsnring

ts

underway on three projects and preliminary investiga::ions are being ma.ria

on six more.

Many

of the other

39

applications which have been submitted

for projects will be given further study. There are

manyadditlo~l

projects

in

Col~rado

that can be developed under the current program, especially in

the rehab 11 itat ion of existing irr igat ion sys tems ," he gaid.

Considerable discussion was given to

t~e

situation in Lincoln county,

where hearings and efforts have been made to form a county-wide district.

There are "checkerboard" areas in the county which are now in districts,

but one larger district is desirable. Both

Mr.

Kotish and

Mr.

Sve~man

stated

that ttey beliave a vast majority' of the farmers and

ranch~rF1

in t!te cOllnty

would favor one large district, but ther1 is a relatively

a~a~l

group of

large landowners

~Yho

are opposing the mO\Tement.

Plans have been mad:a to

exclude the land (Jf these individuals from the district, but

th~ 10(.11

sentiment continues to be confusing. It appears that the format.i..on of

voluntary districts is

,somet:hoos confused

with.federal programs, and at

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present there is an "anti-bureau" attitude on the part of a number of

influe.-tial individuals. In many instances, farmers and ranchers do not realize the

C~lorado

Association of Soil Conservation Districts is an independent

organi-;'.;:J:::i.on

of volunteer cooperators who determine and direct these conservation

programs.

The feeling was expressed that eventually a Lincoln county district will

be voted upon and formed, but none would venture a date when such might be

achieved.

Mr.

Ralph Kotish, extension conservationist at Colorado State University,

.reported on the 4-R club conservation

w~rkshop

recently held at the

~~nitv~

Springs experiment station. Forty-five

new

boys and four repeaters attended

the event this year, representing more than 30 districts and about 37 counties.

Yx.

Kotish thanked the many districts which supported the workshop, and

sug-gested two possible improvements which could be made in 1964.

(1) Mr. Kotish felt that the conservation sessions could be improved, if

members of the state association from various districts would assist by talking

to the boys on the practical aspects and telling of their experiences in soil

conservation. Talks by actual farmers and ranchers. he believes, would add

much to the workshop.

(2)

Mr.

Kotish also suggested that in future years, it might be advisable

for the state association to officially sponsor the workshop-camp, rather than

the state extension service and the state soil cOnservation service. All

technical assistance would be available as in the past, but the suggestion

would make the event an independently-operated program rather than a state

.activity.

This was followed by a step-by-step review of the tentative program

prepared by the executive committee for the 1964 state convention to be held

at the Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, January 2,3 and 4. Mimeographed copies of

the suggested program were available for all present.

At 12:00 the meeting was recessed for lunch at the Quorum Restaurant in

the Argonaut Hotel.

Reconvening at 1:30p. m., discussioriof the convention program was

continued with several of those present commenting and offering suggestions

and recommendations. At the conclusion of this subject,

Mr.

Anderson moved

and

Mr.

Cornelius seconded the motion that the president and secretary be

authorized to complete the program, and determine the best method of printing

and distributing the program prior to the, convention. The motion passed. It

was also suggested that all arrangements for the program be completed on or

before November 1.

During the discussion of the tentative program,

Mr.

Powell was asked for

any suggestions his attendance awards committee might have. Be stated that

more emphasis should be placed on promptness at the various

sessions~

and he

would later suggest times at which the various drawings should be mad;;:.

.de

also pointed out that the traditional clcJck would not be off':Lp.d by the

Haynes Jewelry Company this year. Thereupon

Mr.

Rinaldo moved and

Mr.

Foster

seconded a motion to the effect that the state association purchase a clock

from the Haynes company to be presented at the time of the 1964 convention.

Motion passed.

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President Chambers explained tbat the bational association is urging all

Htate associations to review, up-date aM print

theit- 80il

conservation

objec-tives. Since mote than half tbe present: year

h.s

passed, it was felt that

Colorado should begin immediately to formulate its objectives for

1964. It

was then suggested that the president mail a letter to all state directors,

asking them to consider and report any and all recommendations they may have

relative to

1964 objectives. It was understood these objectives would be

correlated and prepared for consideration and action at the

1964 convention.

Mr.

Mark, state conservationist, announced that by next January

approxi-mately 75 percent of all the districts in the state will have up-dated their

conservation programs, and genuine progress is being made along this line.

Mr.

~lark

also led a discuss.ion of the federal rural recreation program being

offered by the USDA and how some cooperators may benefit by adding a recreation

project as a part of their overall soil and water conservation program. Teller

county has been designated as one of the pilot counties in the United States

for testing rural recreation proposals.

During the afternoon session, there was some discussion relative to the

need for obtaining associate memberships in the state association and how

such may be done through district organizations. Subsequently, the secretary

was asked to mail five associate membership applications to each director

co

that he could promote such memberships in his area.

Also considered was the need to up-date and revise the bylaws of the

state association. As a result of this discussion, President appointed a

committee consisting of Directors Anderson, Rinaldo and Fassler, with

Mr.

Anderson serving as chairman. The· committee is to meet this fall and prepare

revisions or additions to be presented for approval at the

1964 convention in

January. It was understood the committee would present its recommendations to

the board at a meeting to be called the first day of the convention.

Prior to adjournment,

Mr.

Mark told of the plans and schedule for the

Louisianna bankers tour to be held the following day, Fri4ay, July 26. The

state association is one of the hosts of the tour.

Mr.

Anderson

movQd and- Hr. Foster

seconded a motion that the president's

expens.es. amounting to $233.36, while

atte~ding

the national convention, the

ar.::a4

meeting at Flagstaff, Arizona, and the meeting at Durango, Colorado, be

approved and paid. The motion passed.

The president thanked the directors and others for their attendance and

aSSistance, and wished Director Williams continued and rapid improvement

following his recent: illness.

The .t1l9atingw8a .adjourned

at approximately

4:00 p. m.

(25)

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

March

23 .. July 21, 1963

Income:

-

...

---...-Big Thompson SCD - State Dues

$50; Nat. Dues $75 • • • • • • • • $ 125.00

West Arapahoe SeD - Contribution for convention expenses. • ••

25.00 Padroni SCD .. SUate Dues

$50; Nat. Dues $75 • , • • • • • • ••

50.00*

NACD .. Refund for Press Luncheon ."

• • • • • • • • • • • • ••

36.45 New Mexico SCD .. For Convention Ribbons. • • • • • • • • • • ••

5.00 Teller Park SCD - State Dues

$75; Nat. Dues $50 • • • • • • • ••

75.00*

N. E. Prowers SCD - State Dues

$50; Nat. Dues $50 •

• • • •• 100.00

Yampa SCD .. State Dues

$50; Nat. Dues $50 ••

+ • • • • • • •

100.00 West Arapahoe seD .. State

~les

$50; Nat. DUes $50 • • • • • • • • •

100.00 Akron SCD .. State Dues

$50; Nat. Dues $50 • • •

~

• •

• • • • 100.00

Black Squirrel seD .. State Dues

,$50; Nat. Dues $50 • • • • • ••

100.00 Eagle SCD - State Dues

$50; Nat. Dues $50 • • • • • • • • • • •• 100.00

Moffat SCD .. State Dues

$50; Nat. Dues $50 • • • • • • • • • • • • 100.00

Deertrail SCD .. State Dues

$50 • •

i . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

50.00 Conejos SCD .. State Dues

$50; Nat. Dues

$50 • • • • . • • • • •• 100.00

San Juan SCD .. State Dues

$50 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••

50.00 Center seD .. State Dues

$350; Nat. Dues $75 • • • . • • • • •

~

•• 425.00

N. E. Yuma SCD .. State Dues

$50; Nat. Dues $50 • • • • • • • ••

100.00 Glade Park SCD .. State Dues

$50;

Nat. Duee

$50 • • • • • • • ••

100.00 West Greeley SCD .. State Dues

$50; Nat. Dues $125. • • • •

175.00

Ci~rron

SCD .. State &Jes

$50; Nat. Dues $50 • • • • •

• ••

50.00*

Uncompahg~e

SCD .. State Dues

$200; Nat. Dues $50 • • • • • • • • •

200~00*

Fort Collins SCD .. State Dues

$350; Nat. Dues $100 • • • • • • • • 350.00*

Custer SCD .. State Dues

$50; Wat. Dues $50 • • • • • • • • • • • • 100.00

-TOTAL • • • • • • • • • • • • • • $2,716.45

(*)National dues check made payable to NACD and forwarded to League City, Tex.

NACD - National Dues Sent to League City, Texas. • • • • • ••

$1,075.00

West Adams SCD •••••

$75.00

Black Squirrel SCD •••

$50.00

Fremont SCD ••••••••

50.00 Eagle SCD •••••••••••••

50.00 S. E. Baca SCD ••••••

50.00 Moffat SeD •••••••••••

50.00 Lower Grand Valley.

75.00 Conejos seD ••••••••••

50.00 Big Thompson SCD •••

75.00 Center SCD •••••••••••

75.00 West Arapahoe SCD •••

50.00 N. E. Yuma SCD •••••••

50.00 Yampa SCD ••••••••••

50.00 Glade Park SCD •••••••

50.00 N. E. Prowers SCD ••

50.00 West Greeley SCD •••••

125.00 Akron SCD ••••••••••

50.00 Custer SCD •••••••••••

50.00 Eagle Valley Telephone Co. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• $

March

$7.79; April $10.75; May

&

June

$9.92

Petty Cash Account ... -.,.-'# ... - • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • til • • • • • • •

Cooe Office

S~D~lv en .. ~_-u10

(State

Cotl~~ion

Expense) • • • •

A1pha Floral Co., Pueblo (State·Convention Expense) •

~

. • • • •

Marianne Whitsitt, Pueble (State Convention

~ense)

• • • • • •

Continued

28.46

10.00

36.48

51.50

15.15

(26)

Expenses (continued)

Business Equipment Co., Denver (Repair Mimeograph Machine) • • •

James H. White - Salary March, April, May, June • • • • • • • •

April Directors Meeting Expense.

•• • • • • • • • • • •

Brown Palace Hotel. $115.43

L. A. Waller • • • $61.10

Quincy Cornelius • • • 56.20

Fred Fassler • • • 40.80

J. Reed Williams • • • 54.00

Ross Chambers. • 42.90

Minford Beard. • • • 63.20

C. A. Foster • • • 36.60

Louis Riando. • • • • 41.50

Rodney Pargin.. 79.43

Harold Anderson. 84.60*

(*)

Expense for both February and April meetings.

24.60

500.00

675.76 Paradise Decorating Co. (Nat. Convention expense) • • • • • • • • 108.75

Un5.yersity of Denver -(Nat. Convention Expense) • • • • • • ••

26.40

M~.ss

Sally Gui.nn (Nat. Convention Expense) • • • • • • • • • ••

25.00

Miss

Coleen Frances (Nat. Convention Expense) • • • • •

25.00

Derby

Florette Co.

(Nat. Convention F.Kpense) • • • '.' • • • • • 100.00

Denver Hilton Hotel (Nat. Convention Expense) • • • • • ••

• 944.42

NACD .. 3,000 !.fimecgraph J.etterheads • • • ••

• • •

• •• 28.60

Detwe-r Postmaste:- -

200

Five-Cent Stamps • • • • • • • • • • ••

10.00

NACD - April

Newsletter. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 69.65

Frank Bishop - Rubber Stamp for Ross Chambers. • • • • • • • ••

6.24 NACD -

Neil

List Tape and May Newsletter. • • • • • • •

73.99 Denver Postmaster - 200 Five-Cent Stamps,. • • • • •

• •• 10.00

NACD .. ~Tunc N~wsletter

• • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 71.70

-TOTAL • • • • • • • • .. • • • • •

.$3

J

916.70 PETTY CASH

ACCOUl~

----

~

Transferred from Checking Account. • • • • • • • • • • • • ••

25.00 Expenses Paid:

Office Supplies. • • • • • • $15.62

Public Relations - luncheon

Chuck Mueller, KOA • ••

3.06,

Return Postage. • • • ••

1.52

20.20 BALANCE.

• • • • • • • • • •

$ 4.80

****

Balance in Checking Account, July 21, 1963 • • • • • • • • •• $3,441.94

****

Balance in Reserve Savings Accounts:

Colorado National Bank • • • • • •

Denver-U.S. National Bank • • • •

First National Bank • • • • •

****

$10,210.04

10,305.60

1,048.52

31 Districts have paid both State and

~ationa1

Dues for 1963

2 Districts have paid only State Dues for 1963

2 Districts have paid only National Dues for 1963

$10 has been paid by Rio Grande SCD for Culebra SCD.

(27)

Board of

Dire~ors

l-beting, April

~ and

3. 1963

Gold Roan, Brown Palace Hotel, Denver

The

me~ting

was called to order at 10:15 Tuesday morrnng, April

2,

by

Preside~

Ross

Chambe~.

Those

''Pre~ent

were LoUis Rinaldo,

J.

Reed Williams,

Minford Bea~. ~incy:,Corne~ius.

Rdl?ert

,8.

&Clelland, Bud Ha1+ock; Clarence

Svedman, Sherman Hoar.

F:redFassler~ Jr~, F.

W. Mark, .Haro1d W

l

Anderson,

C. A. Foster,

~oss

Chambers. L,. A. Waller and James H.

White~

Rodney Pargin

and Eugene Harrington arrived later, Ralph Kotish joined the sessions Wed ..

nesday morning, and

!iJ.oyd

Lawson

of

the Denver

FFA

staff was invited to be

present the second day.

As the first order of business, Secretary White was asked to read the

minutes of the directors . meeting held in the Denver-Hilton hotel the evening

of Februa17

4,

1963.

Mr.

Fassler suggested that the portion of the minutes

referring to signing of association checks be corrected to read than

a,f\Y

two

of the three officers. -

president

t

vicepresident and secretarytreasurer

-shall Sign the checks.

The secretary presented three' financial reports covering the receipt;s

and

expenses of the state convention, the national convention and the regular

operations

of

the secretary's office. The secretary pointed out that' in a

sense the reports are of a prelimina17 nature and subject to revision,

addi-tions and/or deletiOns, when additiona.1 facts

and

figures can be foun:i am

the books eventually balanced.

Mr.

Waller moved and

Mr.

Rinaldo secon:ied a

motion instructing the secreta17 to issue checks for the accounts payable

listed in the report. Motion passed.

Mr.

Hallock explained that he urderstood Miss Colorado was to be paid

$25

for her appearance during the 1963 national convention, and suggested

that Miss Wool

of COlorado be extended the same financial consideration.

Accordingly,

Mr.

Foster moved that checks for

$25

each be issued to Miss

Sally

Guinn and Miss Colleen Francis. The motion was seconded

by Mr.

Waller am

passed.

.

By general consent, the secretary WaS instructed to call the Derby

florist and learn the charges for newel'S ordered for the reception during

the national convention. He was instructed to pay the bill on receipt

of

a statement.

Mr:

McClelland told of the expenses for the national,' convention paid

by

the national association which he estitpi.ted to exceed $9,000. He said

the Sity of Denver probably benefitted

by

some $50,000 as a result of the

convention.

Mr~

Chambers told of.a letter he received fran. Marianne Whitsitt

request-ing somethrequest-ing more than $15.00 to, cover additional expenses she had sustained