The meeting was called to order at 1710 by out-going president L. Court Skinner. The minutes of the three previous meetings were read and approved as usual (with dissent from the Humer-Palmer Clique).
BING!
The sometime-Lord High Embezzler Joe Cohen was not present to tender his report. The report is as follows:
Out: Sarill books, 16.00; Carnalval, 4.84; Meal (Clement and Abernathy), 3.93; Phone calls, 2.00; Banquet (Abernathy), 17.81; Grand total, 44.58. In: Dues, 3.00.
Balance on hand: 253.43 in good old chauvinistic US money.
Theftcomm: two posters stolen.
Libcomm: books are off library shelves. Present disposition of books: Markowitz, 1 box; Winsor, 1 box; Library, 1 locked coopbox (magazines); Humer, 1 locked coopbox (ASFs) and 1 box (hardcover books); 2-025, microfilms; Lewis, 1 box (paperbacks, about 250)and 1 box (old Amazings).
Moocomm: no report.
War Council: Holden has been seen again. We must get Techshow out soon.
Carnalcomm: a hero letter from APO was received- cash was not.
BING!
None.
BING!
Sarill has 12 hardcovers to sell to the Society.
MSP (Wyman, Taylor) that books be bought from Sarill at a price of 16 dollars. 15-2.
Elections: Court read the part of the constitution (a farce) dealing with elections to the membership.
President:
Nominated- Anthony Lewis, L. Court Skinner, Ken Taylor.
MSP to close nominations, 13-0.
First ballot:
Anthony Lewis- 8
Void (note: inane votes not listed separately on first three ballots)- 7
L. Court Skinner- 4
Ken Taylor- 3
Total- 22
Second ballot:
Anthony Lewis- 9
L. Court Skinner- 8
Void- 5
Total- 22
Third ballot:
Anthony Lewis- 8
L. Court Skinner- 8
Void- 3
Total- 19
Fourth ballot:
L. Court Skinner- 11
Anthony Lewis- 9
Undecipherable- 2
John Wilkes Booth- 1
Total- 23
Fifth ballot:
L. Court Skinner- 13
Anthony Lewis- 7
Charles II- 1
Meaningless- 1
Total- 22
L. Court Skinner is the new President.
Vice-President:
Nominated- Robert Duff, Deanne Gross, Markowitz, Wm Sarill, Philip Spiro, Ken Taylor.
MSP to close nominations, 15-0.
First ballot:
Robert Duff- 8
Deanne Gross- 4
Wm Sarill- 3
Ken Taylor- 2
Markowitz- 1
Philip Spiro- 1
L'Allegro- 1
Machine-Gun Kelly- 1
Total- 21
Second ballot:
Robert Duff- 9
Ken Taylor- 4
Wm Sarill- 4
Deanne Gross- 2
Hereditary Machine- 1
Mikhail Tal- 1
Plant- 1
Pope Alexander VI- 1
Total- 23
Third ballot:
Robert Duff- 10
Wm Sarill- 4
Ken Taylor- 4
L. Court Skinner- 1
Foodini- 1
Paul French- 1
Plant- 1
Winnie the Pooh- 1
Total- 23
Fourth ballot:
Robert Duff- 14
Wm Sarill- 2
Ken Taylor- 2
Deanne Gross- 1
A coed- 1
N.S. Khrushchev- 1
Robert Heinlein- 1
Smith- 2
Total- 24
Robert Duff is the new Vice-President.
Secretary:
Nominated- Jon Ravin, Ken Taylor.
MSP to close nominations, 16-0.
First ballot:
Jon Ravin- 9
Ken Taylor- 6
Anthony Lewis- 2
Big Brother- 1
Blank- 1
God- 1
Plant- 1
Alcibiades- 1
43,000 years after- 1
Total- 23
Second ballot:
Jon Ravin- 9
Ken Taylor- 5
Anthony Lewis- 4
Kimball Kinnison- 1
Blank- 1
Void- 1
Henry IV (part I)- 1
Total- 22
Third ballot:
Jon Ravin- 9
Anthony Lewis- 7
Ken Taylor- 3
Either- 1
L. Ron Campbell- 1
Formulae- 1
Total- 22
After the third ballot, Ravin asked his supporters to vote for Anthony Lewis.
Fourth ballot:
Anthony Lewis- 13
God- 4
Jon Ravin- 3
Lovers- 1
Deanne Gross- 1
Total- 22
Anthony Lewis is the new Secretary.
Treasurer:
Nominated- Deanne Gross, Maynard Johnson, Ken Taylor.
MSP to close nominations, 14-0.
First ballot:
Deanne Gross- 11
Ken Taylor- 5
Maynard Johnson- 2
Anderson- 1
Wm Sarill- 1
Iry Baker Priest- 1
Ballot of Reading Gaol- 1
Total- 22
Second ballot:
Deanne Gross- 13
Ken Taylor- 6
Insull- 1
Wm Sarill- 1
Total- 21
Deanne Gross is the new Treasurer.
MSP at 1845, 15-1.