The 2/30 Bn. A.I.F. Association
Minutes of the Central Executive Committee Meeting held at Changi on 17 & 19 February, 1943 in the Officers Mess.

COMMITTEE

Chairman: Lt. J.H. Cooper
Present: Lt. Col. Galleghan, Maj. Johnston, Sjt. Heckendorf, Sjt. Ellis, Sjt. O’Donnell, Sjt. Blow, Sjt. Stoner, Sjt. Thorburn, Sjt. Eather, Sjt. Annand, A/W.O. Garner, Cpl. Evans, Cpl. Jackson, Cpl. Hall.
Apology: Capt. Howells.

Business:
Consideration of the Draft Constitution
Sjt. Thorburn., who was instrumental in preparing the draft, emphasized that the draft was a preliminary one only and suggested that the Central Executive should reserve the right to recast it in it’s entirety if necessary before presentation to the first Annual General Meeting in Australia.

He pointed out that no similar constitution nor indeed any constitution was available when preparing the draft and thus they were without legal precedents to guide them.

The question of proxies arose and it was agreed that a proxy for a member of the Central Executive could be a member of the Association and be present at any meeting of the Central Executive on his behalf.

Decided that a clause to this effect be included in the constitution and by-laws.

The meeting was adjourned at 12.45 hrs to the 19 February.

Meeting re-assembled at 11.00 hrs 19 February, at the above place.

Chairman: Lt. J. H. Cooper
Apologies: Lt. Col. Galleghan, and Capt. Howells
Proxy: Capt. MacCauley for Lt. Col. Galleghan
Business:
The discussion on the draft constitution was finalized.

Selection of badges
In accordance with a motion passed at the inaugural meeting, three designs of badges were selected for submission to the next General Meeting in Changi.

Moved by Maj. Johnston.
Seconded by Cpl. Hall that design number 2a be one of the three designs.
Motion lost.

Amendment
Moved by Sjt. Eather.
Seconded by Cpl. Evans that each Committee man vote for three designs that the three designs receiving greatest numbers of votes be the three to be submitted.
Carried.

The motion in terms of the amendment was then put and carried.

The feeling of the meeting was that no final decision be made as to the design or quality of the badge until the committee has had the opportunity of consulting reputable jewelers in Australia and ascertaining whether registration of the most favored design could be effected. Three designs were voted as being the best of those submitted no. 2a, 30, 20.

Cpl. Evans offered to have enlargements made of them.

Accepted.

The President effected that they be place in “A” Company Notice Board when ready.

Country districts reps. were asked to prepare Nominal Rolls of the men in their districts.

Meeting closed at 12.30 hrs.

Sjt. C.S. O’Donnell
Hon. Sec.

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