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[Meeting of Directors held at Goodison Park,
January 12th 1915]
Present All the Directors except Dr. Baxter and Mr. Green.
Minutes The Minutes of the last two Meetings were read and
confirmed.
Football and The Secretary read a letter from Lord Derby
the War enclosing a list of persons who had expressed
their willingness to enlist and requesting him the
Secretary to mark off the names of such of our
players thereon in order that instructions might be
given to the Recruiting Officers not to call upon them
until after the close of the season.
That he the Secretary had been able to find the
name of H. Makepeace only.
That he had had an interview with the players
thereon and had pointed out to them the probable
outburst of antagonistic feeling to the continuance of
football which would result from the intimation
in the Press by Lord Derby that only one of our
players had sent in a postcard.
That as a result of such interview several of the
players had asked for and signed postcards and
that he the Secretary expected the number to be
increased tomorrow.
That he had sent a copy of Lord Derby's letter to
the Liverpool Club and that it appeared that none
of Liverpool's players had returned their postcards.
Gwladys The Secretary reported that the purchases of this
Street property property had been duly completed and that the
deeds thereof were now in our possession.
