b'.5 It wastheeonsensusofthosei.nattendanceatboth mec-:-tge r:::;thatthistypeo.factivityshouldbeencou:::,agedinthef ,.,.ture. First MeetingofExecutiveSecretariesCouncil ThefirstmeetingoftheCouncilforExecutiveSecretaries ofroofingcontractorassociationswasheldinChicagoonJuly22 attheinvitationofFredGood,ExecutiveSecretaryofNRCA. Executivesecretariesrepresentingvariousregional,stateandl o-:~al roofingcontractororganizationswereinattendance,includingyour . Execut.iveSecretary.Thisall-day meetingprovidedanopportunity .forthosepresenttolearnoftheproblemsandsolutionsdeveloped inotherareasofthecountry.Thegreatsimilarityofproblems wasremarkable.Thevarietyofsolutionsevolvedthrought heprac ticesadoptedinvariousareaswasilluminatingandwehopebene f .ic ial. Theprincipalaccomplishmentofthismeetingwasanagreement toexchange,onaregular basis,informationgatheredbythevarious executivesecretaries.ThearticlecontainedinthisBulletincon cerningtherevisionintheAIAcontractformisadirectresult of thei.nformationexchangeprogramadoptedatthe ExecutiveSecret ariesCouncil.ThedateforthenextSecretariesCouncilm t ingwas eesetatFebruary4,1960,inPhiladelphia,immediat elyfollowingthe NHCA.convention. TheCouhcilalsopresentsafacilityforclosercooperation betweentheNationalandregionalassociations.YourExecutive Secretary wasabletogatherconsiderableinf ormationconcerni ng thea.~tivitiesoftheNationalAssociationaboutwhichyouwlllbe hearingmorelater.Suffi ceit tosayatthistimethattheNationalAssociationhasevolved,andcommittedfundsfor)severalpositive programswhichshouldbeofconsiderableinterestandbenefittoyou intttefuture. NextDirectorsMeeting Yo:J.rdirectorswilln:eetin KansasCityonSaturday,September J.2"Shouldyouhaveanymattertobebroughtto. thei rattent ion, pleasewriteorcalleithertheExecutiveSecretaryoranyoneof thedirectors . C01\'fv.ENTIONKansasCity,Missouri November19,20,and21,1959 Watchforourconventionissuenextmonth.'