Executive Council Meeting — December, 1948

The meeting was opened by Dr. William Menninger and the report of the Central Office was presented by Mr. Merrill H. Whitney, Executive Assistant. It was unanimously agreed that the Central Office was fulfilling so vital a function that it should be continued without question. Appropriations were approved for this purpose.

Dr. May Romm, the Treasurer, reported on the healthy state of the Association's finances. At the present time we have about $10,000 in the Treasury. The annual income is about $10,000 a year. Since expenses approximate this amount, the budget is fairly evenly balanced.

In his report on the Bulletin, Dr. John Frosch, Editor, said that the editors were still experimenting, but that the Bulletin had made tremendous progress. Income from subscriptions and advertisements goes a long way towards meeting the voted appropriation.

Since the Brill Memorial Committee has not yet completed plans, the $10. assessment previously voted will not be called for at this time.

At Dr. Mohr's suggestion, derived from many plans sub-mitted to him, it was agreed to appropriate $300 to be placed at the disposal of Dr. August Aichorn in honor of his seventieth birthday. This money is to be used in any way Dr. Aichorn desires.

When the problem of incorporation of the Association was brought up, Dr. Hadley recalled having arranged this in Washington a number of years ago. This matter is to be investigated by Dr. Morse.

Dr. Helen V. McLean resigned from the Council, whereupon it was discovered that no provisions had been made for filling Council vacancies. As a result, an amendment to the By-Laws relative to filling Council vacancies was formulated. It will be circularized and voted upon at the next meeting.

Following this came presentation of the plan for a World Federation for Mental Health, to consist of representative Mental Health Associations throughout the world. The American