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trative Fund). Volunteers on front desk. Operating profit,
$3,344.53. Memberships total 1,736 with 229 new members.
Rummage Sale November 10-13, net profit $10,182.84.
Children's Hospital Auxiliary Steering Committee set up frame-
work, by-laws, nominated executive officers and then turned ac-
cumulated information in files over to them; Steering Committee
then dissolved.
Duties of Vice-President revised; to serve as Public Relations
Chairman. Publicity Chairman separate job. Education Chairman
appointed. Manual for representatives to outside boards compiled.
Financial policy on donations supplements; contingency clauses
made mandatory in motions involving expenditures over $1,000.00.
Board Orientation in May, group meetings in November. Visit
from Regional Director, Mrs. John H. Lindsey in December. 25th
Anniversary Ball in February, with net profit $370.30 designated
to benefit Bright Shawl. Membership 746 at close of year.
Membership voted following amounts from Community Trust
Fund:
San Antonio Symphony Society_-------------.- $5,000.00
Bus transportation (indigent children
to concerts) ------------------ -------- 800.00
Golden Age Center-------__---_------------------ 2,000.00
San Antonio State TB Hospital
(Blackout drapes in auditorium) -------- 500.00
Council on Alcoholism ---------------.--------6,000.00
Reserve for Public Affairs Committee
Scholarship Program-------------------------800.00
In addition, payments on previously voted grants were paid:
Hospitals Building Fund ----.-----------.......-.-..--.$5,000.00
Community Guidance Center ------------- . 6,000.00
1959-60 President, Mrs. Albert M. Biedenharn, Jr.
Tea Room general improvements totalled $3,016.57. Redecorated
Living Room, Ivy Room painted and murals in kitchen. Total cost
for carpeting Living Room and Ivy Room, and the new refrigerator
was $3,288.17. New dishwasher cost $800.00; new lighting system,
$277.01 new tables, $249.50. Candelabra given by Mrs. John M.
Bennett. Gas light donated by Mr. Charles Schmidt of Dallas.
Mr. J. D. Swindle, Manager, and Volunteers on front desk. Oper-
ating profit for year $2,483.55. Bright Shawl membership total
1,587 with 148 new memb'-rs. Net profit to Community Trust Fund
$11,407.50; $3,967.50 to Capital Improvement Fund. Commission
on sale and rental of pictures $365.75.
Public Relations Newspaper ad appeared in newspaper paid by
Administrative Account.
Rummage Sale, Oct4dber 12-15, Municipal Auditorium, net profit
$12,l0:.85. -
RTummag. Sab Party netted $311.25.
Metro; ':an :. almal Acditions sponsored by League, held at San
Ant'?; ("i5rr )- vltlary. \'oted to sponsor again with $-400.10
t,444ihr Trdua i m 'i+r at e -of>19-1960 wias 768. Meme1r-
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Student Concerts -- $ -,000.00
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2. San Antonio Council for Retarded Children - $3,000.00
(for the extension of the Sheltered Workshops) $1,500.00
payable in January - $1,500.00 payable in 1960-61 fiscal
year.
3. Bus transportation for Docent Program at the Witte
Museum - $882.50.
In addition, the following payments on previously voted grants
were made:
(1) Council on Alcoholism - $3,000.00; (2) Community Guidance
Center - $4,000.00; (3) Hospitals Building Fund - $5,000.00.
1960-61 President, Mrs. Thomas A. Wolf.
Visit from Mrs. Edward H. Tenison, Director of Region VIII, in
-- March.
Transfer Club formed for inter-league and transfer members.
Membership voted new project "Child Protection Film Program".
State P.A.S.C. film "Christina's Doll" completed.
vo- Board voted appointment of an Arts Council Study Committee to
determine needs and interest in establishment of an Arts Council.
New desk and typewriter for League office. Awards framed and
hung in office including a Certificate of Appreciation from the
Council for Retarded Children given this year.
Outside of Bright Shawl painted. New chairs for Victorian Room
cost $1,194.00. Purchased new furnace for $672.00. Membership
voted to convert front yard into a garden parking area. Evalua-
tion on the need for grill charges made. Bright Shawl property
city taxed. Bright Shawl membership total 1,675 with 278 new
members. Net profit to Company Trust Fund $12,160.31; $4,271.53
to Capital Improvement Fund.
Rummage Sale Party-Net profit $687.60. Rummage Sale net
profit $13,204.94. Rummage Sale notebooks compiled by section
chairmen. Blue uniform aprons worn by committee for identifica-
tion during sale. Adding machine and 2 show cases bought for per-
manent properties.
Total membership at close of 1960-1961 was 784.
*Membership voted the following amounts to be paid from the Com-
munity Trust Fund in 1961-1962:
San Antonio Symphony for Children's Concerts--------.$5,000.00
Bus transportation, indigent children to concerts-----------800.00
Children's Hospital--------------------4,000.00
(Additional $4,000.00 payable in 1962-1963 fiscal year)
Senior Center------------------------------------2,500.00
Nix Tumor Clinic----------------------------2,000.00
(Additional $2,000.00 payable in 1962-63 fiscal year)
Southwest Foundation for Research and Education -------5,000.00
Harry Jersig Speech and Hearing Center --------------3,000.00
Following payments on previously voted granted were made:
Hospitals' Building Fund (final payment) - -------.$5,000.00
Community Guidance Center (final payment)-----------2,000.00
Council on Alcoholism (final payment)----------_- 3,000.00
Council for Retarded Children (final payment)-----------1,500.00
San Antonio Symphony Society for Children's Concerts --- 5,000.00
Bus transportation, indigent children to concerts ----- 800.00
Bus transportation, Witte Museum Docent Program-------325.00
Metropolitan Opera Regional Auditions-----------------600.00
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