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At a special meeting of the Federal Reserve
Board held in tie office of the Board at 3.00 p. m. on
Friday, June 4,
:)RT,S3NT:
Mr. Hamlin, presiding,

Mr. 7arburg

Mr. Delano

Er. Harding

Mr. Williams

Mr. Miller

Mr. Willis, 3ecretary.
The minutes of the meeting of June 3 were read
and approved.
On motion issues of Federal Reserve notes, duly
reco ,?nded by the .lommittee on Issue and Redemption, were
approved as follows:
The Federal Reserve Bank of .1)hilade1phi, A500,000 of tho following denominations:
.5 denomination
10

„2,000,000
500,000

The Federal Reserve Bank of 3oston, ,)1,000,000 in
the following denominations:
50 denomination
Pt
100

,1600,000
400,000

On motion the application of the Bessemer National
Bank of Bessemer, Alabama, for the right to exercise the
functions of trustee, executor, etc.., was approved.




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Applications of the following banks to

cise

exe—

the functions of executor, trustee, etc., were

placed on the suspended list:
First National Bank
National State Bank

Clarence, 1w/a
Elizabeth, N. J.

All the foregoing being upon the recommendation of Mr. Harding and Ni'. Williams.
The report of Mr. Harding relative to the
insurance of the employees of the Board recurring for
consideration, Mr. Hamlin presented a similar plan for
comparison, the latter being the method which is being
nut into effect by the Boston Chamber of Commerce.
General discussion of the subject ensued, and
on
it was agreed to refer back to Mr. Harding his report
the insurance of employees, and also the plan of the
for
Boston Chamber of Commerce submitted by Mr. Hamlin,
further study and report.
On motion a reply sent by Mr. Warburg to Goverunder
nor Strong of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
certain
date of June 4, relative to the reinvestment of
approved,
funds of the bank in New York Gity warrants, was
.
and the Secretary was directed to so inform Mr. Strong
resolution
The Secretary of the Board presented a

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adopted by Group VI of the New York State Bankers, As4ociation, relative to the cost of examination of national
banks, which was ordered received and filed.
.A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, asking that if possible the Board release the minutes
of the Gold Pool of 1914 in favor of Mr. J. J. Arnold,
having been read, the Board directed the Secretary of the
Boai.d to transmit these minutes or such part of them as
ho deemed best, provided there was no breach of confidence
in so doing.
The reviadd draft of the circular and regulation
relating to the membership of State banks in the Federal
reserve system, was taken up for consideration and further
revision made.

The Secretary was directed to secure a

supply of revised pace proofs, for delivery Saturday morning,
June 5.
On motion at 5.30 p. m. the Board adjourned to
meet at 11.00 a. m. on Monday, June 7.

Secretary.
APPROVED:




Chairman.