SATURDAY, MAY 12 Hotel Bellevue, Jade Room

7:30 p.m.—ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET

Introduction of guests: Basil Vaerlen Presentation of Awards: Ken Burns

Address: Dr. R. S. Rood, Superintendent and Medical Directo Atascadero Stae Hospital, Atascadero, California

"REHABILITATION OF THE SEXUAL OFFENDER IN CALIFORNIA"

Finally, our organization's influence upon legislation, it must be repeated, can be expressed only in terms of independent individual action. There are two ways to make yourself heard, and thereby give meaning to our legal-legislative program: (1) Register and vote at every election in your area, and (2) Write to your legislators, members of Congress and Senators your own individual reaction to any and all proposed bills which affect the rights of you and your neighbors.

--D. Stewart Lucas

Legal-Legislative Chairman

PUBLICATIONS REPORT

SUNDAY, MAY 13 9:00 a.m.-OPEN HOUSE (with Continental Breakfast and Coffee) Pan-Graphic Press, Suite 307, Williams Buildings, 693 Mission St. Host: San Francisco Area Council, Mel Betti, Chairman

James Frooks, Social Chiarman

10:30 a.m.--WRITERS SEMINAR, MATTACHINE REVIEW Hotel Bellevue, Jade Room Hal Call, Publications Director

12:30-ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING; Election of officers

(Mattachine Society Members and Invited Guests only)

Ken Burns, Chairman, presiding

3:00 p.m.-ADJOURNMENT OF

THE CONVENTION

3:05 p.m.-BUSINESS MEETING, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

3:55 p.m.-FINAL ADJOURNMENT

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Monthly publication of Mattachine Review and development of the magazine's production project into what is virtually a full-time operation at no cost for labor have been the chief accomplishments of the Publications Department during the past year.

Magazine circulation has been up and down in the period. The May-June 1955 edition was issued in 1894 copies. In the month of July a year ago, an order to place 2000 copies on newsstands in New York City caused us to make an extra run of the July-August issue, bringing the total press rua to a total of 4462 copies, Press run for September-October was 4634, but this number was found to be excessive, so it cut back to 4000 effective with the November-December issue. First return from New York showed a sale of only 601 copies and poor sales volume was noted from a distributor in Baltimore. That issue was held to 4062 copies.

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In December the "Bonus" issue was printed in 979 copies, with about half of them going to mail subscribers, the remainder held for promotional use.

Here is the total number of issues printed since the beginning of the Review:

ISSUE

First Issue

Second Issue

DATE

Jan.-Feb. 1955 Mar.-Apr. 1855

NO. PAGES

NO. COPIES

3449 1226

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