MERTING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WAACP LEGAL DSFENSE « EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC, April 11, 1968 The Annual Meeting of the Board of ‘the gel, Defense and Siucstional Fund, Tne. va pars tore OF cinceton Club, 15 West U3 Street, New York, Hew York, jareday, April 11, 1968 pérsuant to written notice sigied by the retary and nailed ¢o each meuber of the Board of Directors. Fratants, vestanes Alten, Benientn, Covtes, Tandy ent Bosenman, sinc Buttenvieser, Cannon, DeWind, Dyett, Gelinorn, Huber, Logan, "McClane, Hedougal, Randolph, Rabb, Richardson, Rivers, Scheide, tee Broctorceunsel eat Associate Counsél, firs. Frank, ax. Heningburg Dre John W. Davis, Heywood Burns and Michael Davidson. Jogegtss,,Wosdanes Harri ond Qsdorng, Yesere Brovn, Buchanan, effin; Coleman, Js 4s Devis, J, B, Davis, Feller, Ferguson, a of Julien, Frenkila, Gaston, Gllaore, Hell, Hastio, Hayes, Bleginboths Keith; Levis, Matshall, Milton, Moore, Nabrit, Folier, Pollak, Pool? Powell, Seiten, Spaulding, Thompson, Tyler, Waddell, Weston, Wheolér and Young. A quorum being present the meeting was called to order at 6150 P, My by the president, Judge River: Todbute to Des Martin jather Fines drat Tog nesting opened with a tribute to Dr, Martin Luther King, or., by Dr. Logan, Mr. Dyott wos asked to drav up a Resolution’on the death of Dr. King, to be included in the ainutes followas ‘TL MEWORIAN MAREIN LUTEER KING, JRe Tt was moved ond unsnimously carried that: WHEREAS Dr, Martin Luther King, Jr. syabolized ell that 41s finest: and best in émerican manhood ~ fove, trust, courege, honor and feith; andyrae ‘WHEREAS the assassin's bullet which killed his body to stay his influence, has to the contrary perpetuated end extended it; and, WHEREAS his cruel death demonstrated the fact thats na, “A Mfe need not be ong in order to be gre ‘WHEREAS Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a peace- ful varrior and we shall alvays remember hin as & warrior for peace; and, ‘WHEREAS although he was a moral leader of fmerica, and the conscience of the nation; and, the ideals for which he fought and died serve to renini us that a etter dey 4s shed if vo ere true to the principles of service to mankinty HOW THERBFORE, be it rosolved that the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund shares the tragic 208s with is fentiy end the entire world; and 46 4s ° RESOLVED that we hereby express our deep and abiding gratitude for his useful life end unswerving devotion to the cause of human betterment; it is further RESOLVED thet his 14 snd ideas shall remain the touchetone of the Lege! Defense and Baueationel Fund, and be it further RESOLVED, thet @ copy of this resolution spprozri- jly engrossed be presented to the family, and, shall Tos fonein on ihepirationsl pert of the minites of the MAAC begat Defense and fducetional Funty inc. DONE et the Annual Meeting of the Fund this 11th day of April, 1968, ATTEST: