b'Mr.JohnBradford October12,197~ PageNo.3 andhehadrequestedPaulMorristoassisthiminsoliciting boothsalesfortheconventionandmakingotherconvention preparations.IbelievethatattheirrequestIaddressedthat conventionandcoveredcertainlegalaspectsofcontracting. TheBoardofDirectorsonDecember1,1956authorizedemploying measExecutiveSecretaryoftheAssociationwithannualcompensationtobeprovidedourlawfirmintheamountof$3,000 . AcopyoftheminutesoftheNovember29andDecember1,1956 Boardmeetingsisenclosed.Thisshowswhothethenofficers anddirectorsoftheAssociationwere,all ofwhomhavecontinuedtobeactiveintheaffairsofMRCA.Theletterhead continuestoindicatethatMRCAservestheroofingindustryin Nebraska,Kansas,OklahomaandWesternMissouri. Untilthistime. MRCAwasonl,y._anu,nincorporatedvoluntary MRCA Association.Ofla\',;\'.my ::fecommendclti.sn\'incorporate!underthe *?eneralNotForProfitCorpswationLawofMissouri.Acopy.of ,Certi.ficateof.Inco.rporationandArtic es ofInc. the . orporation ),.,filedintheOffxceoftheSecretaryof Stateof, Missouri ,\\(January291957is enclosed.AlthoughtheArticlesofIn-poraionimposenoographicallimitationon .membership, the .\\) , Jthebylawshaveprovidedthatmembersmust-beestablishedcon-.tractorsin the"midwesternstatesarea."Overtheyearsour \\ .,Boardhascontinue~togiveanincreasinglyflexibledefinition \\ ofwhatconstitutesthemidwester;statesarea. 1 ~\'.illBuq_ktheywasthePresile\\1toftheAssociatio:iin1957, thef 1.rstyearIserve.d\'\\ a.sExecutiveSecretary.Considerable progresswasrn~dedurin~thatyearandsomeimportantaction wastakenwhich,hascontinuedtobeofbenefitrtotheAssociation. Weincorporated.andweadopted.f\'Qrmalbylawsforthe Association. f(S 1Servi-~-9-cl:~!:-~Juexem-p,t:io~ul\'4ng -e~Me-~eqel~sed~=-. ,,.,, \\~ai-n-~axfl;!Om.~evenue ad~_I[t~!. .:~A - 1.~1~ .co~x hasremained \\ since ~,,: a-J .10nemblemwh1.cllunchanged i5soq;_g.t. tnattime.\\:. ~~E.-~~~~fQ~~.t:Jve,conventionwhic~-~~ ?-Ji~J.d (\\at-the Hot1- in Tulsa,,\\ . leteJ -~~:_p~gvJ,,;l~g_a -r-tayoOklahom_i!~-:-wh1-ch-::. $?~~ il}e_~demoiTirtranc:n11 ro?fj~busingp s modernizede_9uip; mefittu-naertleauspicesofEdKromeofEngineerTngCo. )1-PfJn_g-sten ~.o~.~?.~ndsh.:!:_cu. .:5\'. .~t.h. sion W~_.P~.&~B- ./4ourmemberip,par1:_ _ _!_w. ht,__ .-a dm!~__ y .e_ ~!~. .oftnembe~fiiom.:.t1\'i1!:.::S:t-a:;:e-~a~~we~d.Qpt:j!g gr,9p:l:if a.~ :Z:_~-suranceprogramunder.wr1a. ten byAetna. Life Ins-u-rance-e-ompany. ,.We, t alsocommencedpu?lica~i.onofamonthly_,_ . :- .,,.d bu1:let~n.;1ic~ , ;-:CL .~\'j-4J\',"""i_,,.,,.1,;,.~-,:.-f(;_ .1.1~~i/4.,.,L-\'\'7\' \'-k- .;_,{.,,.,_._~ ,-,a,,,, .,iJ-r.n__lifilLw.efurthere~p_a.nd_e.d. .servedbyourAsso- ,n,Lic~ -th.e-areat ciationtoincllfcieColorado,andourJunedirectorsmeeting_-::,:;~ heltt tSen.;.ier inJune,1958.MiltOlsonwas - ~ entL"\'=-t.,"\' rri~~tcoioradov-resid. in 1958,andtheexpansion ofourAssociationcontinued.~ber:v ,7 i,"s,h!,,R .increased.-:t.o._9_Qjand- maaf-Tg-s:s:::to:tala~~! the4fa""- -by:-:ttre . J:L.of ,J\j_sg_giat-i:onha.\'ff to$7,300.Theconventionthatyeark.t: ~-\':? .1:ncreased,. washeldattheBroadviewHot~linWichita,Kansas,andthe,_ ~ .7 .:LL,~.t\'. .7 ~ . ~/ir.,,_j (_"i_,'