Annual meeting;

              86 HASKINS & SELLS November
THE 1927 annual meeting of the mem­bers
of the firm and managers was held
in the executive offices Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday, October 6, 7, and 8. All of
the firm members were present except Mr.
Kracke whose return to this country has
been deferred from time to time on account
of professional duties in connection with the
Berlin office. All of the American practice
offices were represented except San Diego.
Pressure of engagements prevented Mr.
Davies from leaving the office for the length
of time necessary to attend the meeting.
Of the foreign offices, Shanghai and Manila
were not represented. Mr. Peters, partner
in the Orient, recently left for Asia to take
charge of our practice in the Far East,
conducted at present from our Shanghai
and Manila offices. Mr. Lovibond
represented the European offices, mak­ing
his first visit to this country since
1923.
The program differed slightly from the
previous two years. The first day was
given over to a professional conference,
with Mr. Ludlam presiding. The morning
session was devoted to matters of adminis­tration
and policy. Questions of personnel
assumed an important part of this session.
At noon a buffet luncheon was served in
Mr. Ludlam and Colonel Carter's office on
the thirteenth floor. In the afternoon the
conference was resumed in the library
when matters relating to technical proce­dure
became the topics for discussion. The
discussion proved a lively one when several
interesting cases involving instalment sales
brought out many important points. Fol­lowing
a number of private dinners, a
theatre party was held Thursday evening
with "A Night in Spain" serving as the
attraction.
As has been the custom the last few
years, the annual golf tournament was
held on Friday. This year the partners
and managers were the guests of Colonel
Carter at the Greenwich (Conn.) Country
Club. Mrs. Carter entertained the wives
who were present at luncheon at the club.
The day was an ideal one for an outing
despite the fact that this year's meeting
was held later in the season than usual.
Mr. J . A. Padon was in the best form,
turning in a card of 83 for the eighteen holes
to win low gross, which was won the year
previous by Mr. Lawrence. The honors
for low net went to Mr. Hill, with a score
of 77, a title which Mr. Jumonville won two
years ago and successfully defended last
year. Messrs. Padon and Hill each were
awarded a box of one dozen golf balls.
The consolation prize was awarded to Mr.
Croggon. Mr. Kracke was not present to
defend his laurels. An informal dinner
and dance was held at the club in the
evening.
Saturday, the third day of the meeting,
was devoted to informal conferences. These
individual discussions have proved so
helpful and stimulating that a permanent
place has been provided for them on the
program.
Although not the largest from the point
of view of numbers attending, the 1927
annual meeting was voted by all as being
the happiest and best one ever held.
Annual Meeting