February 1, 1919.1 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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Whitesel. H. H., Whyte, J. A. E., 

 Williams, E. S.. 



Wherry. W. P., Whitman. R. P.. Williams. Frank L.. 



Whipple, M. P., Whittaker, William H., Williams, Herbert M, 



Whitehead, Alfred, Whittelsey. C. B., Williamson, H. L.. 



Whitehead, R. R., Whittelsey, Dr. Theo- Wilson, C. Dudley, 



Whitenack, W. A.. dore, Wilson, Charles T., 



Wilson, E. B., 

 Wilson. Edtrar Hu 

 Winter. Arthur. 

 Wisell, W. D., 



Wood. John R.. 



Wood, Le Roy, Work, B. G.. 



Wood, Theodore, Worthington, H 



Woodward, S. P., Yamanaka. S., 



Woodbury, R. B., Yotsuanagi, E., 



Woodward. F. R., Young, P. E., 



Woodward. H. J., Young. W. 1.. 

 Woodward, Van Lear, Yule. W. H. 



Annual Meeting of The Rubber Association of America. 



THE annual meeting of The Rubber Association of America 

 was held at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, on Jan- 

 uary 16, 1919. President Work called the meeting to order 

 and after the call for the meeting, minutes of the previous meet- 

 ing, report of the president, and the treasurer's report had been 

 accepted, the following announcement was made by Charles T. 

 Wilson : 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RUBBER AND KINDRED 

 PRODUCTS. 



The committee during the past year has continued to cooperate 

 with the War Trade Board and to announce from time to time 

 various regulations prescribed by that body as well as to ad- 

 minister the details connected with the system of rubber con- 

 trol. Their activities have been made the subject of a great 

 many advices sent you during the year. 



Our relations with the Government have been most harmonious 

 and heartj- support and cooperation have been shown by the in- 

 lustry in carrying out both in letter and spirit what it was 

 called upon to do. 



At the request of the War Trade Board we have at times sub- 

 mitted suggestions and plans for their approval, to cover new 

 situations. Perhaps the most important was that of allocating 

 reduced weights of rubber allowed for importation after May 8, 

 1918, in as fair a manner as possible. 



A short time ago we were able to announce that the present 

 system of guaranties and scheme of control had been much 

 simpHlied; that while rubber would still continue to be consigned 

 to The Rubber Association, manufacturers and importers are no 

 longer required to furnish individual guaranties, and a number 

 of other formalities were abolished. 



I am now much pleased to tell you we have just received word, 

 which I believe wil! be officially confirmed within the next day 

 or so, to the effect that even this nominal control has been abol- 

 ished by the War Trade Board and that rubber can now be im- 

 ported and distributed by observing such regulations as the 

 Government may have in effect from time to time. 



President Work : That means that all regulations are now 

 off except the import license; and, of course, there is still a con- 

 trol over the enemy trade. 



Mr. Wilson : Yes, sir. 



CHANGES IN THE CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS. 



The following changes in the constitution and by-laws were 

 authorized: 



BOABD OF DIRECTORS INCREASED TO FIFTEEN. 



Section I of Article IV to read : 



The Board of Directors shall consist of fifteen firm rep- 

 resentatives who shall be elected at the annual meeting, the 

 directors to be divided into three classes to serve one, two, 

 and three years respectively ; those to be elected at the 

 annual meeting of 1919 shall be one director to be added to 

 each of the classes whose terms expire in 1920 and 1921, and 

 five directors to be elected for three years, and thereafter all 

 directors whose terms shall then have expired shall be elected 

 for three years. 



APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARIES. 



The following to be added to Section 1 of Article V: 



and as many assistant secretaries as may be 

 found necessary, who shall be elected as above provided, 

 or appointed by the Executive Committee. 

 This will involve also making the following changes : 

 Add to Section 3 of Article V a new paragraph reading: 



The assistant secretary, or assistant secretaries, shall per- 

 form the duties of the secretary in the latter's absence or 

 disability, and such other duties as may be designated by the 

 Board of Directors or by the Executive Committee from 

 time to time. 

 Change Section 5 of Article V so that it shall read : 



Section S. The office of secretary, or assistant secretary, 

 and treasurer may be held by the same person. 

 In Section 2 of Article VI, change the third from the last 

 paragraph so as to read: 



The secretary, or an assistant secretary of The Rubber As- 

 sociation of America shall be secretary of the Committee on 

 Arbitration. 



In Section II of Article IX change the last sentence to read: 



Each division may appoint its own chairman or vice- 

 chairman but the secretary or treasurer of each division shall 

 be the secretary or an assistant secretary and treasurer of 

 this association. 



GIVING BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE -COMMITTEE EOUAL 

 POWER. 



Change the third sentence in Section 1 of Article VI so that 



it shall read : 



The Executive Committee shall, when the Board of Di- 

 rectors is not in session, pass on all elections to membership. 

 Change the last sentence of Section 1 and the last sentence of 



Section 2 of Article VIII, so that those sentences shall read : 



The endorsement of two directors and a majority vote of 

 the Board of Directors or of the Executive Committee shall 

 be necessary for admission. 



Change the first sentence of Article XII so that it shall read: 



Entertainments and dinners of the Association may be 

 held at the discretion of the Board of Directors or of the 

 Executive Committee. 



Change Article XIV so that it shall read as follows : 



If any member shall be charged in writing (addressed to 

 the secretary of the Association) by any other member of 

 the .Association with conduct injurious to the good order, 

 welfare, interest or character of the Association or with acts 

 inimical to the interests of the Association and tending to 

 discredit it, or with acts at variance with the requirements of 

 the charter, constitution and by-lays or rules of this Asso- 

 ciation, or if the Board of Directors or the Executive Com- 

 mittee shall be cognizant of such conduct and acts and pre- 

 fer charges, the Board of Directors or the Executive Commit- 

 tee shall thereupon inform the member so charged in writing; 

 and if, after giving the person so charged an opportunity to be 

 heard, the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee 

 shall be satisfied of the truth of the charges and that the 

 same demands such action, it may proceed to expel such 

 member or to suspend such member for a period not ex- 

 ceeding six months, or it may request such member to re- 

 sign; and if such member declines to resign it may proceed 

 to expel him ; a two-thirds vote of the entire Board of Di- 

 rectors or of the entire Executive Committee shall be re- 

 quired to expel or suspend. 



NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 

 The four nominees of the nominating committee and the three 



nominees of members of the association were elected members 



of the board of directors, the personnel of which follows: 



Expiring in 1920: Homer E. Sawyer, chairman; Charles T. 



Wilson, John A. Lambert, Paul W. Litchfield, G. W. Henne. 

 Expiring in 1921 : Frank A. Seiberling, Harry T. Dunn, 



Charles J. Davol, William J. Kelly, C. W. MacLaughlin. 

 Expiring in 1922 : J. Newton Gunn, Seneca G. Lewis, J. S. 



Lowman, A. D. Thornton, John Morgan. 



INCOME PROVIDED FOR SUPPORT OF ASSOCIATION. 

 In order to raise sufficient funds for the continuance of the 



work of the Association the following plan was proposed: 

 Where.as, it is necessary to provide a sufficient income 

 for the continuance of the growing activities of this Asso- 



