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OFFICIAL

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Secretary's Report

The office of Secretary of the Mattachine Society, while constitutionally divided for two officers, has been combined during the past year, with one individual performing the jobs of both corresponding and recording secretary.

Secretaries habitually do the administrative work that must go forward daily, although generally "behind the scenes."

To our post office box regularly come inquiries from each of the 48 states, and from many foreign countries as well. All such inquiries require attention and reply, often enclosing information booklets and other informational folders. Mailing lists must be maintained and constantly corrected. These are but some of the duties a secretary must perform in addition to the more obvious chores, such as taking notes at meetings for ase in preparing the minutes, then transcribing them into the official record, assisting the chairman in the conduct of fall Board meetings, keeping files, mimeographing minutes, and so

on.

Other duties performed by this office include assistance on writing and publishing the Los Angeles newsletter, making regular distribution mailings to areas and to the office of the Mattachine Review at San Francisco, and attendance at all meetings of the Board of Directors during the year.

Mattachine, although a small organization when its duespaying members are counted, is much, much greater in its influence for hope to thousands of persons facing adjustment and

behavior problems in the U. S. and abroad. The secretary's

office is the connecting link between the Mattachine Idea and those who contact us directly for information and help.

-DC. Olsen Secretary

Treasurer's Report

The following is a summary report of the status of the treasury of the Mattachine Society, Inc., (Board of Directors) covering the period from December 1, 1955 to April 22, 1956:

BALANCE

Dec. 1, 1955 ' RECEIPTS to Apr. 22, 1956

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DISBURSEMENTS to Apr. 22, 1956

BALANCE IN TREASURY Apr. 22, 1956

$ '120.56 322.21 $ 442.77

192.82

$ 249.95

The account of Mattachine Review is not included in the above figures, since this is a separate account handled by the San Francisco Area Council. A summary of the Review account appears elsewhere in these reports. (See Publications Department Report.)

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UNPAID DEBTS of Mattachine Review (Owed to Pan-Graphic Press)

(As of May 1, 1956)

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$ 777.46

--Virgil Brady Treasurer

Report of the Vice Chairman For the Areas

Los Angeles Area

In Los Angeles, the Area Council works on a regular monthly schedule. On the first Tuesday of each month, we hold a dinner at a local hotel, featuring a speaker from various fields that are related to our subject. Some fine addresses have been presented at these dinners, and attendance has been very good.

Each second Wednesday evening is work night for the Los Angeles Area Council. Production and mailing the newsletter is the principal project, and once again, the worker-turnout has

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