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A meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
SYstem was held
in Washington on Monday, May 3, 1943, at 11:?,0
PRESENT:

Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

Eccles, Chairman
Szymczak
McKee
Draper
Evans

Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

Morrill, Secretary
Bethea, Assistant Secretary
Carpenter, Assistant Secretary
Clayton, Assistant to the Chairman

The action
stated with respect to each of the matters hereinafter r
eferred to was taken by the Board:
The minutes of the meeting of the Board of Governors of the
4cieral Reserve
System held on April 30, 1943, were approved unanikollsiy.

The
?sclera].
ti°tIls

minutes of the meeting of the Board of Governors of the

Reserve System held on May 1, 1943, were approved and the ac-

recorded therein were ratified unanimously.

Memorandum dated April 30, 1943, from Mr. Morrill, recommendthat
Miss Geraldine L. Davidson be appointed as a stenographer in
Secret
arY's Office, with basic salary at the rate of $1,620 per
the
al14111113 effective
as of the date upon which she enters upon the perOf her
duties after having passed satisfactorily the usual
15111.8jeal
should
i

.nntion, with the understanding that if anything derogadevelop in the investigation of her references her serv-

rilar be
terminated immediately.




Approved unanimously.

657
5/3/43
-2Memorandum of this date from Mr. Goldenweiser, Director of the
Divisi
Of Research and Statistics, recommenaing, in view of the spe-

cial

e4reumstances set forth in the memorandum, that the aggregate basic
4.417°f Ben S. Chlepner, an
Economic Specialist in that Division, for
the
&t four
and one-half months of his present six months' appointment
t

fl'°m May 3 through September 17, 1943) be
increased from $1,350

41,575.

Approved, Mr. McKee voting "no" for
reasons which he subsequently set forth
In a memorandum aadressed to the Board
under date of May 7, 1943.
tirt.marMemorandum of this date from. Ur. Morrill, recomnending that
". Cadieux be
appointed as a cafeteria helper in the Secre-

terrs 0

ffice on a temporary basis for a oeriod of not to exceed 60

1943.

--" ealarY at the rate of 4P1,080 per annum, effective May 3,

Approved unanimously.
Meal°rendum dated April 3
0, 1943, from Mr. Goldemeiser, Direc-

tor of

the Division of Research and Statistics, recommenaing (1) that
kit°1114.°as
'a junior economist in that Divicion, be granted an extensioll
c)f his
leavewithout
pay from May 31, 1943, when his present leave
e)q3ir
e-, to
not beyond
July 31, 1943, for the purpose of continuing his

,kazig tor Army

tl'ib .

service,(2) that the Board continue its normal con-

IltI°ris
vittea
kr to the retirement system on his behalf during this period pro—

• MOss continues his
own regular contributions, and (3) that, if




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he

-3—
enters

folio

into active duty with the Signal Corps of the United States Army

g his
training, Mr. Moss be granted a leve of absence without

Pay

or military duty
and the benefits provided in the policy adopted by
the Boa
on
November 14, 1940, and amended August 20, 1941, for all em,
Ploys
entering military service.
The first two recommendations were approved unanimously but no action was taken
With respect to the third recommendation
inasmuch as the Board on February 1, 1943,
granted Mr. Moss, effective upon his entry
into active service following the termination of his pre-service civilian training,
a leave of absence without pay for military
duty and the benefits provided by the Board
for all employees entering military service.
Me
moranda of this date from Mr. Morrill, recommending (1) that

the

•temporary

appointment of Mrs. Mary Cumberledge as a cafeteria helper

Secretary's
Office be extended for an additional period of not to
Need 60
days
beginning May 4, 1943, with no change in her present sale.ry

at

the rate
of $1,200 per annum, and (2) that the resignation of
°Iga tunlap
as a

cafeteria helper in the Secretary's Office be accepted,
"fsetive as
of the
close of business on May 9, 1943.
Approved unanimously.

Thereupon the meeting adjourned.

Appl,ove




Secretary.

Chairman.