# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1938_S351
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Miscellaneous Matters 351

and meals for all executive officers of Synod and the College of
District Presidents; ;

The housing expense of the delegates, a pastor and a layman,
representing a group or circuit of congregations, shall be ‘defrayed
by the congregations which they represent; the expenses of those
representing boards or committees of Synod, such as seminaries,
colleges, missions, etc., shall be borne by the respective boards or
committees; and the housing expense of advisory members shall be
paid by the synodical District commissioning their attendance.

Your Convention Committee offers these resolutions for the
following reasons:

1. Living conditions of our church people in metropolitan areas,
where the conventions are held, are no longer such as to make the
old-time hospitality possible. Our people of moderate means, with
the high rents prevalent, have no spare room to lodge delegates to
a convention lasting ten days, and our church-members of means
do not build homes with guest facilities or, if they do, prefer to pay
the hotel bill for a delegate rather than be inconvenienced in their
home-life. It is becoming simply impossible to find lodging for
eight to nine hundred convention delegates in the homes of our
people in any city.

2. It is the opinion of the Convention Committee that the ex-
penditure which the local congregations bear in entertaining the
convention is sufficient without expecting the membership to as-
sume the added cost of housing. The cost of this convention for the
St. Louis congregations is approximately $10,000. Our congrega-
tions have cheerfully raised this amount, but your Committee has
found much difficulty and dissatisfaction over the housing problem.

Article Ii

The second matter pertains to preconvention meetings. It is
understood that several committees must be in Session before the
convention begins its sessions. Your Convention Committee rec-
ommends that Synod determine which committees are entitled to
preconvention housing and meeting facilities. It is prompted to
Suggest this resolution because this year about eight committees
requested to be taken care of.

Respectfully submitted by the St. Louis Convention Committee,

T. G. Eccurs, Chairman
Lours J. SIEcx, Secretary
Report of Committee 18:
Regarding Unprinted Memorial 49, presented by the St. Louis
Convention Committee, referring to the housing of the convention
delegates, your Committee respectfully recommends: -