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X-5081
STATE:IiENT FOE THE PRESS.
For Release in Papers
Saturday, February 18, 1928.
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first anQ organization meeting of the Federal Advisory

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Council for 1928 with the Federal Reserve Board at which general
business and financial conditions were discussed was held Friday,
February 17.

The memcers of the Council are:

Federal Reserve District No.

1, Boston, Arthur M. Heard

No.

2, New York, James S. Alexander

No.

3, Philadelphia, L. L. Rue

No.

4, Cleveland, Harris Creech

No.

5, Richmond, Col. John F. Bruton

No.

6, Atlanta, P. D. Houston

No.

7, Chicago, Frank o. Wetmore

No.

8, St. Lcuis, Walter

No.

9, Minneapolis, Theodore Wold

w.

Smith

No. 10, Kansas City, Peter W. Goebel
No. 11, Dallas, B. A. McKinney
No. 12, San Francisco, F. L. Lipman
Franko. Wetmore of Chicago, was re-elected President and Col.
John F. Bruton of Richmond, was elected Vice President.

These officers

as ex-officio.members and Messrs. Alexander, Rue, Creech and Smith will
comprise the Executive Committee.
ed Secretary of the Council.




Mr. Walter Lichtenstein was reappoint-