SOCIETY AFFAIRS 



The Executive Council has decided not to submit to a vote of the 

 Society the recommendation of the Washington Section with reference 

 to universal military training and service. 



A new Section of the Society has been formed, to be known as the 

 "New York Section of the Society of American Foresters." We hope 

 it will have a large memibership and a useful career. 



A petition has been received, signed by F. A. Gaylord, C. R. Pettis, 

 W. G. Howard, F. F. Moon and Ralph S. Hosmer for the organiza- 

 tion of a section of the Society by them to be known as "The New 

 York Section of the Society of American Foresters." The petition has 

 been referred to the members of the Executive Countil for action. 



Intermountain Section 



The Executive Committee of the Society of American Foresters 

 approved the establishment of the Intermountain Section of the So- 

 ciety of American Foresters on January 17, 1917, in accordance with 

 the provisions of Article 8 of the Constitution of the Society. This 

 Section is to be governed by the following by-laws : 



Section 1. This organization shall be known as the Intermountain 

 Section of the Society of American Foresters. 



Sec. 2. The active membership of the Section shall consist of 

 members of the Society of American Foresters residing in Utah, 

 southern Idaho, western Wyoming, eastern and central Nevada, and 

 northwestern Arizona. The qualifications of the different grades of 

 membership shall be those governing the Society except that Associate 

 members of the Section may be elected by a two-thirds ballot of the 

 Section. Associate members shall be persons engaged in forest work 

 within the territory above described, who, while not possessing all 

 of the qualifications requisite for membership in the parent Societv, 

 have completed at least three years' work of a creditable character in 

 some branch of forest practice. Associate members may attend all 

 meetings of the Section and take part in its discussions. They shall be 

 entitled to vote upon all matters pertaining strictly to the affairs of 

 the Section proper, but not upon matters pertaining to the affairs of 

 the Society. 



Sec. 3. The officers of the Section shall consist of a Chair- 

 man, a Vice-Chairman, and a Secretary, all of whom shall be active 



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