January I, 1921 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



269 



Activities of The Rubber Association of America 



ANNUAL MEETING 



THE SIXTH ANNUAL MEFTiNc o{ Tile Rubber Association will 

 be held in the Astor gallery of the Waldorf-Astoria, New 

 York City, on Monday, January 10, 1921, at 2.30 p. m. Mat- 

 ters of great importance to the Association will be discussed, and 

 a large attendance is cxpecte<I. 



ANNUAL DINNER 

 The twenty-first annual dinner of The Rubber Association of 

 America will be held in the grand ball roorri of the Waldorf- 

 Astoria at 7 p. ni. Firm members, affiliated members, associate 

 members and those in their employ are eligible to attend and 

 may invite guests, no limitation being placed to on the sale of 

 tickets. The seating will be at round tables accommodating ten 

 persons. Members who desire entire tables or who wish to sit 

 together, but do not require an entire table, will so state when 

 ordering tickets, the price of which is eight dollars. 



NOMINEES FOR ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 



New York, December 7, 1920. 

 To Arm members: 



The terms of the following named directors of The Rubber 

 .•\ssociation expire with the annual meeting in January, 1921 : 

 F. A. Seiberling, H. T. Dunn, C. J. Davol. W. J. Kelly, C. W. 

 McLaughlin. 



The Constitution and By-Laws of the Association provide that 

 the Nominating Committee shall submit to firm members, at least 

 thirty days in advance of the annual meeting, the names of 

 nominees selected by that committee, to be voted upon at the 

 annual meeting for election to the Board of Directors for a term 

 of three years, viz.: January, 1921 — Jajiuary, 1924. 



In accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and By- 

 Laws, your Committee on Nominations herewith submits the 

 names of ten firm representatives of firm members of the Associa- 

 tion as nominees, five of whom are to be elected at the annual 

 meeting on January 10, 1921 ; F. A. Seiberling, president. The 

 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.; H. T. Dunn, president. The Fisk 

 Rubber Co.; John J. Watson, Jr., president, Lee Tire & Rubber 

 Co. ; F. H. Jones, treasurer, Tyer Rubber Co. ; W. O'Neil, vice- 

 president, The General Tire & Rubber Co. ; J. W. Thomas, vice- 

 president, Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. ; Tracy S. Lewis, presi- 

 dent, Beacon Falls Rubber Shoe Co., Horace De Lisser, chairman 

 Board of Directors, Ajax Rubber Co., Inc.; J. H. Kelly, vice- 

 president, Hewitt Rubber Co. ; F. R. Henderson, F. R. Henderson 

 & Co. 



It should be noted that as a result of the policy determined 

 upon by the Board of Directors there are submitted the names 

 of ten firm representatives (which is twice the number of vacan- 

 cies in the Board of Directors) in order that there may be oppor- 

 tunity for selection. 



Attention is directed to the fact that five of the major branches 

 of the rubber industry are represented by the list of ten nominees, 

 to wit : tires, mechanical goods, sundries, footwear and crude 

 rubber, and it is suggested that in determining upon the nomi- 

 nees for whom their votes will be cast at the annual meeting, 

 firm members give consideration to the desirability of electing 

 a representative of each of the branches of the industry referred 

 to. 



The vote at the annual meeting will be conducted by the use 

 of regular ballots which will be distributed at the proper time. 

 B. G. Work, F. C. Hood, 



H. S. Firestone, H. C. Pearson, 



G. B. Hodgman, Committee on Nominations. 



A. L. ViL^s, General Manager. 



VOTING AND PROXIES— SUGGESTED REVISION OF THE 

 CONSTITUTION 



New York, December 7, 1920. 

 To Ann and a^lialcd )iiciubcrs : 



Under the provisions of the Constitution and By-Laws of the 

 Association each firm member is entitled to a vote at the annual 

 meeting, to be cast by the registered tirm rei)rcsentativc only, un- 

 less his power is delegated to some one in the employ of or acting 

 for the firm member and holding a written proxy. 



The Constitution and By-Laws of the Association provides that 

 affiliated members may not vote for the election of directors nor 

 upon questions which relate solely to the rubber industry itself. 

 On all other matters each affiliated member is entitled to a vote, 

 to be cast by its registered firm representative only, unless his 

 power is delegated to some one in the employ of or acting for the 

 affiliated member and holding a written proxy. 



In view of the fact that at the annual meeting on January 10, 

 balloting for the election of directors will be necessary because 

 ten firm representatives have been nominated by the Committee on 

 Nominations to fill five vacancies in the board, the use of a 

 signed proxy iji the event of the inability of any firm representative 

 to attend becomes a more important matter than heretofore. It is 

 hoped that our members will bear this in mind and will be certain 

 to make use of the enclosed pro.\y, if necessary, delegating 

 authority to the general manager of the Association or to some 

 other representative to vote for them in the event of their inability 

 to be present. ^ 



An important change in the Constitution and By-Laws, involv- 

 ing Section 2 of Article XI, concerning the annual dues, is pro- 

 posed, with the approval of the Board of Directors of the Associa- 

 tion, to be voted upon at the annual meeting. The suggested sub- 

 stitute and the present Section 2 are shown on the attached 

 memorandum, for the purpose of comparison. 



The effect of the proposed modification of this section relating 

 to annual dues is to require manufacturing firm members, as a 

 condition to their holding membership, to agree to contribute to 

 the income of the Association on the basis of a pro-rata fee of a 

 specified number of cents per 100 pounds of crude rubber pur- 

 chased by them, in addition to the annual basic membership fee 

 and the initiation fee now in effect. In other words, it is proposed 

 to make permanent, as a part of the By-Laws, the equitable basis 

 which has been in effect for the past two years under an arrange- 

 ment for the voluntary contribution of the fee by manufacturing 

 firm members. The exact amount of and method of collection of 

 the fee is to be under the control of the association membership 

 and subject to change at the regular annual or a special meeting of 

 the Association. 



It is believed that the proposed change is justified by the equit- 

 able and satisfactory operation of the plan which it is now desired 

 to establish on a permanent basis by making the fee a part of the 

 regular membership dues of manufacturing firm members. 



A. L. ViLES, General Manager. 

 suggested amendments of article xi, section 2, of the 

 constitution and by-laws 



Present 

 Article XI. Section 2 

 Annual Dues. The annual dues for the firm members shall 

 be fifty dollars ($50) per annum, for affiliated members twenty- 

 five dollars ($25) per annum, and for associate members five 

 dollars ($5) per annum payable in advance. All dues for mem- 

 bers shall become payable on January 1 in each year. Members 

 elected after January 1 in each year shall pay a proportion of the 

 annua! dues for the balance of that year beginning with the first of 

 the month following election. Members who fail to pay their 

 entrance fees, annual dues, or other indebtedness within thirty 

 days after the same become due, shall be notified by the treasurer, 

 and if payment is not made within the next succeeding thirty 

 days, shall be reported to the Executive Committee as in arrears, 

 and may, at the discretion of the Executive Committee, be dropped 

 from the membership rolls. 



Proposed 

 Article XL Section 2 

 Annual Dues. The annual dues for affiliated members shall 

 be twenty-five dollars ($25) per annum and for associate mem- 



