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LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1932, Page 250

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2560 Proceedings of :‘Thirty-Fifth Regular Convention,

Resolved, That the Board of Directors is hereby given full power
and authority to do each and everything necessary and required to be
done or intended to be done pursuant to said resolutions accepted and
adopted.

Both these resolutions were adopted by Synod.

Housing of Synod.
(Overture of the South Wisconsin District — Memorial 704.)
“Resolved, That the South Wisconsin District memorialize the
General Body with the recommendation that in the future the financ-

ing of all synodical conventions of the General Body be borne by
Synod at large.” (Report of South Wis. Dist., 1931, p. 83.)
Henry Grueser, President.
R. Scurotu, Secretary.

Concerning the same matter the Eastern District brought in the
following resolution : —

Wuereas, The Housing Committee of Synod suggests —

1. That Synod bear half of the expense of a convention;

2. That Synod’s part of the expenses be raised by a levy at the
rate of 1% cents per communicant member, each District to decide
how it will raise its proportionate share and the District Treasurer
to remit the share of his District not later than March 15 prior to the
convention ;

3. That the entertaining congregations be exempt from this levy;
therefore be it

Resolved, —

1. That we assent to the suggestions of Synod’s Housing Com-
mittee;

9. That our share of the 1932 convention expenses be charged
against our District Meal Fund.

(Proceedings, 1931, p. 101.)
Jutius M. Wager, Secretary.

Milwaukee Plan as Endorsed by Western District.
‘ (Memorial 703.)

Resolved, — A.

1. That Synod at large bear half of the expense — approximately
$7,000 — and that the entertaining congregations bear the other half;

2. That Synod’s part of the expense be raised by a levy at the
rate of 144 cents per communicant member, which sum is to be col-
lected through the budget and taken from the District Treasury,