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H o n o r a b l e D A N IEL C . RO PER

GEO. H. M EAD
CHAIRMAN

W A L T E R W H IT E
A SSIST A N T TO THE CHAIRMAN

W . A . H A R R IM A N
VIC E CHAIRMAN

EX-O FFICIO G E N E R A L CHAIRMAN

BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL

E . W IL L A R D JE N S E N
EXECUTIVE SEC R E T A R Y

FO R TH E
Depa r tm en t o f C o m m er c e
R oom 7527, D e p a r t m e n t of Co m m e r c e B uilding
W a s h i n g t o n , D. C.

W E T M ORE HOD G ES
V IC E CHAIRMAN

C H A R L E S A. C A N N O N
VICE CHAIRMAN

M EM BERS
F . B . A D A M S, A IR REDUCTION CO..
J a m e s F . B r o w n l e e , f r a n k f o r t d i s t i l l e r i e s , i n c .,
*C H A R L E S A . CANNON, CANNON M IL L S CO .,
W i l l i a m l . C l a y t o n , a n d e r s o n c l a y t o n a co.,
D a v id R . C o k e r , c o k e r 's p e d ig r e e d s e e d c o W i l l i a m N . D A V IS, P H IL L IP S PETROLEUM CO..
h en ry
D e n n iso n , d e n n is o n m a n u f a c t u r in g c o .,
R . R . D E U PR EE, THE PRO CTER AND G A M BLE CO.,
* W illi am C . d ic k e r m a n . a m e r ic a n lo c o m o t iv e c o .,
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THOMAS A . D IN E S. TH E U. S . NATIONAL BAN K,
* g a n o D u n n . j . g . w h it e e n g i n e e r in g c o r p o r a t io n ,
LUCIUS R . EA ST M A N . THE H IL L S BRO TH ERS CO.,
*C O L. R O BER T G . E L B E R T ,
J ohn h . F a h e y , f e d e r a l h o m e lo a n b a n k bo a r d
L in c o l n F i l e n e . w i l l i a m f i l e n e ’ s s o n s c o .,
T . A u s t i n F i n c h , t h o m a s v i l l e c h a i r c o .,
R a l p h E . F l a n d e r s , j o n e s a l a m s o n m a c h i n e c o .,
J a m e s f . F o g a r t y , t h e n o r t h a m e r i c a n c o .,
* M . B . FOLSOM . EASTM AN KODAK CO.,
* c l a r e n c e F r a n c i s , g e n e r a l f o o d s c o r p o r a t io n ,
J a m e s d . F r a n c i s , i s l a n d c r e e k c o a l c o .,
a . p . g r e e n s f e l d e r , f r u i n -c o l n o n c o n t r a c t i n g c o l e w H a h n , s y n d i c a t e - a l l i a n c e t r a d i n g c o .. i n c ..
R o l l a n d J . H a m i l t o n , a m e r i c a n r a d i a t o r c o .,
T h o m a s S . Ha m m o n d , w h it in g c o r p o r a t io n .
H e n r y I. HARRIM A N , DIV. OF METROPOLITAN PLANNING,
*W . A . H A RRIM A N . BROWN B RO S. HARRIMAN ft CO.,

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NEW YO RK. N. Y .
LO U ISVILLE. K Y .
KANNAPOLIS, N. C.
HOUSTON. T E X .
H A RT SV IL LE, S . C .
B A R T L E SV IL L E , OKLA.
FRAM INGHAM , M A SS.
CINCINNATI. OHIO
NEW YO RK, N. Y .
DEN VER, COLO.
NEW YORK, N. Y .
NEW YORK, N. Y .
NEW YO RK, N. Y .
WASHINGTON, D .C .
BOSTON. M A SS.
TH O M ASVILLE, N. C.
SP R IN G F IE L D , VT.
NEW YO RK, N. Y .
RO CH ESTER, N. Y .
NEW YO RK, N. Y .
HUNTINGTON, W. VA.
S T . LOUIS. MO.
NEW YO RK, N. Y .
NEW YO RK, N. Y .
H ARVEY. IL L .
BOSTON. M A SS.
NEW YO RK, N. Y .

h e n r y h . h e im a n n , n a t i o n a l a s s o c i a t i o n o f c r e d i t m e n ,
new yo rk , n. y
w e tm o re H o d ges,
sa n ta b a rb a ra . c a lif,
C H A R L E S R . HOOK. TH E AM ERICAN ROLLING M ILL CO.,
MIDDLETOWN, OHIO
FRAN K C . JO N E S. TH E OKONITE CO.,
NEW YO RK. N. Y .
W il l ia m a . J u l ia n , t r e a s u r e r o f t h e u n it e d s t a t e s ,
WASHINGTON. D. C.
* h . P . K e n d a l l , t h e k e n d a l l c o ..
BOSTON. M A SS
W i l l i a m p . K e n n e y , g r e a t n o r t h e r n r a i l w a y c o ..
S T . PAUL. MINN.
f r e d I. K e n t , n a t i o n a l i n d u s t r i a l c o n f e r e n c e b o a r d ,
NEW YO RK, N. Y .
DE LAN CEY KOU N TZE, DEVOE a RAYNOLDS CO., INC..
NEW YO RK, N. Y .
M o r r i s e . L e e d s , l e e d s a n o r t h r u p c o .,
PHILADELPHIA, PA .
d r . c . K . l e i t h , u n i v e r s i t y o f Wis c o n s in ,
MADISON, W IS.
P a u l w . L i t c h f i e l d , t h e Go o d y e a r t i r e a n d r u b b e r c o .,
AKRON, OHIO
T h o m a s h . M c i n n e r n e y , n a t i o n a l d a i r y p r o d u c t s c o .,
NEW YORK, N. Y
• g e o . h . m e a d , t h e m e a d c o r p o r a t io n .
DAYTON, OHIO
J a m e s h . r a n d . j r .. r e m i n g t o n r a n d , i n c .,
NEW YO RK, N. Y .
• G e o r g e a . S l o a n , g e o . a . s l o a n a co.. in c .,
NEW YO RK. N. Y
E . t . S t a n n a r d , k e n n e c o t t c o p p e r c o r p o r a t io n .
NEW YO RK. N. Y .
M y r o n C . T a y l o r , u . s . s t e e l c o r p o r a t io n ,
NEW YO RK. N. Y .
W . J . V E R E E N . R IV E R SID E MANUFACTURING CO.,
M OULTRIE. GA.
*t h o m a s J . W a t s o n , in t e r n a t io n a l b u s i n e s s m a c h in e s
NEW YORK, N. Y
CORPORATION,
*S lD N E Y J . WEIINBERG, GOLDMAN, SAC H S a CO.,
NEW YORK, N. Y
S a m u e l p . w e t h e r i l l . w e t h e r i l l e n g i n e e r i n g c o .. i n c .,
Ph il a d e l p h ia , p a
H . H Y E R W HITING,
s a n FRAN CISCO. C A L IF .
S . C L A Y W IL LIA M S, R . J . REYNO LD S TOBACCO CO .,
W INSTO N-SALEM . N. C .
* G E N . R O BER T E . WOOD, S E A R S , ROEBUCK a CO .,
CHICAGO. IL L .

* M EM BER OF EXECUTIVE CO M M ITTEE

December 22, 1936.

Honorable Marriner S. Eccles, Chairman,
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Mr. Chairman:
It has been the policy of this Council from
time to time to invite prominent Government officials
to confer with the members on matters of particular
interest to business.
I take pleasure, therefore, in inviting you
to join us on January 28th at a luncheon to be held at
the Mayflower Hotel following the Council meeting.
Hoping to have the pleasure of a favorable
response, I am

Very sincerely yours,

GEO. H. MEAD,
Chairman.

December 23, 1936.

My dear Mr. Mead:
I wish to thank you for your note of De­
cember 22d inviting me to a luncheon to be held by
the Business Advisory Council at the Mayflower
Hotel on January 23th. It will give me much pleasure
to be present.
I would appreciate it if you would let me
know the hour at which the luncheon will be held.
Sincerely yours,

M. S. Eccles,
Chairman.

Mr. George H. Mead, Chairman,
Business Advisory Council for the
Department of Commerce,
Room 7527, Department of Commerce Building,
Ir-ashington, D. C.