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18a Schatzmeister: Ministerialdirektor z. D. Dr. Wolf Meinhard von Staa, Berlin, co-owner of the publishing house Walter de Gruyter & Co. Beisitzer: Rechtsanwalt Dr. Hans Günter Hauffe, Chemnitz, secretary of the Gesellschaft der Bücherfreunde zu Chemnitz; Dr. h. c. Karl Klingspor, Offenbach; Univ. Professor Dr. Josef Nadler, Vienna; Ministerial conductor Dr. Rainer Schlösser, Berlin; Reichsdra- maturg;Dr. Heinrich Uhlendahl, Leipzig, Director General of the Deutsche Bücherei. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Society of Books Friends was appointed to Hamburg, President of the Regional Court of Hamburg, Dr. R. Johannes Meyer. Werner Fraustadt and Gerhard Schulze are most sincerely grateful for their sacrificial and devoted work in the voluntary service of society. Gerhard Schulzes in particular remains unforgotten that he placed the finances of society, which he found in a broken state, on healthy foundations and did not fear personal sacrifices in the most generous way. The next annual meeting will take place in Vienna at the invitation of the President at the end of the Hebbelwoche Assembly, from 6 to 7 June. Special invitations will be given for this purpose. The undersigned will be available with advice and support during the preparation of pressure donations for the meeting. At the suggestion of the president, book publications will be prepared for the reproduction of the August von Goethe's regular book, which was recently presented to the Führer. Apart from two entries of the father, the master book contains numerous autographs of important personalities of the time. Also, the new volume of the yearbook "Imprimatur" is by its proven editor Dr. Siegfried Buchenau in Ar. This time the German book is to be discussed in the Baroque era. In the course of the year a number of gifts from members are to be expected, whose first, the "Cantate Speech of the President", held in Leipzig in 1941, is sent together with these messages. Two further prints with speeches on visual art and music are in preparation and together provide an insight into the position of the president in the field of cultural policy. Please Since 1927, the members no longer received a list of members. This is to be done now, for which the membership card must be overhauled from the ground up and supplemented with the member card. To this end, the cooperation of each member is urgently requested. directory Please fill out the existing question card with typewriter as far as possible and send it immediately. The effort will be rewarded by a carefully prepared and exemplary list of members. The secretary was drafted into the Wehrmacht in January. The undersigned has been commissioned by the president with his representation. IN REPRESENTATION OF THE SECRETAR DR. LOTHAR FRHR. v. BIEDERMANN BERLIN-ZEHLENDORF· CLASSZEILE45 D Greeting The President intended to add a few words of welcome to this communication.The President's intention was reserved for a speech in Vienna in view of the annual meeting to be held during the war. B. 79004