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At a !meting of the Elxecutive Committee of the Federal
Reserve Board held in the office of the Board on Monday, 1Tovember 15, 1920, at 4:05 p.m.
PRESENT: The
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

Governor
Platt
Hamlin
Miller
Wills
Hoxt on, Secretary.

Letter dated. November 13th, from the Governor of
the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, submitting a classification of employes with reference to a minimum and a maximum
salary in each class, in accordance with a suggestion contained
in the Federal Reserve Board's letter X-1944, dated August 17,
1920.
Approved.
Letter from Mr. W. H. Hutt, Deputy Governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, relative td' a proposed anniversary dinner for the Directors, officers and employes of that
Bank, and requesting the approval by the Federal Reserve Board
Of the necessary expenditure.
Upon motion, the appropriation by the Bank
for the purpose indicated was approved upon the
same terms authorized by the Board last year for
the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
Letter dated ilovember 12th,from the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, requesting approval of certain




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salary adjustments recently authorized by the Board of Directors of that Bank, in accordance with the plan previously
authorized by the Board, for salary adjustments upon anniversary dates of employment.
Approved.
Letter dated rovember 11th, from Fletcher American
ComDany of Indianapolis, regarding an acceptance credit covering transactions in automolailes.
Referred to General Counsel.
Draft of stencil dated ::ovember 8th, prepared for
transmission to the Federal Reserve Agents relative to the
preparation of annual reoorts, which was referred to the Executive Comnittee by action of the Board, Kovember 12, 1920.
Approved.
Governor Harding reported that the shortage of :q11,000.
reported in a shipment of currency from the

l Paso branch of

the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas to the Treasury Department,
had been eliminated by the discovery of a counterbalancing
average.
Letter dated November 13th, from the Consulting Architect, reporting that the vault tests now in progress had resulted in demonstrating the vulnerability of certain vault construction which has been adopted. by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.







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'Upon motion, the Governor was requested
to advise the Governor of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Boston. of /Ir. Tranbridge's report, and
to •indicate the Board's concern over the disclosure contained therein.
At 5:10 p.m. the meting adjourned.

Secretary.