Official proceedings of the annual meeting: 1923

PART 3
BUSINESS SESSIONS OF THE CONFERENCE: MINUTES
Friday, May 18, 1923
Meeting called to order by President Folks.
Mr. Robert W. Kelso, Chairman of the Committee on Plan of Nominations and
Elections and to Consider Revision of Constitution and By-laws presented a partial
report from his Committee recommending that the following amendment to Section
I4 of the By-laws be adopted:
Dues shall cover the period of one full year from the date of their payment; but dues paid at the
annual session in any year shall cover the period to the date of, but not including, the next annual session.
Any person who was a member on the first day of January preceding and is a member on the date of voting
shall be entitled to vote. At any business session fifty such qualified members shall constitute a quorum.
Motion carried that this amendment be adopted.
The President requested that Mr. Kelso present the recommendations of his
Committee as to the nomination and election of officers at the next business meeting
of the Conference, Tuesday, May 22, I923.
Professor James Hagerty, Chairman of the Committee to Study the Value and
Adaptability of Records of Social Service Organizations and Public Welfare Departments for Scientific and Teaching Purposes presented the following statement:
The Committee of the National Conference to Study the Value and Adaptability of Records of Social
Service and Teaching Purposes met with members of the Research Committee of the American Sociological
Society in Hotel Washington, May I8. After a discussion of the purposes and of the possible scope of the
work of the joint committees, an agreement was reached with reference to a program of investigation
for the coming year. Your Committee hereby requests that it be continued or that a similar committee
be appointed for the coming year.
Motion carried that the Committee to Study the Value and Adaptability of
Records of Social Service Organizations and Public Welfare Departments for Scientific
and Teaching Purposes be continued for another year.
Dr. Ren6 Sand presented a proposal for an international conference of social work
and invited the National Conference of Social Work to co-operate in this contemplated
movement.
Motion carried that under the usual rules of the Conference this proposal be
referred to the Executive Committee for re-submission, with their recommendation to
the Conference.
Mr. Robert W. Kelso requested the privilege of reading a resolution dealing with
law enforcement, which had been presented to him. After reading, a motion was
carried that this resolution be referred to the Committee on Resolutions.
Motion carried to adjourn.
Tuesday, May 22, 1923
Meeting called to order by President Folks.
The President read messages of congratulation from the Providence Chamber of
Commerce and from the Home and Community Department of the American Farm
Bureau Federation.
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