50 [Meeting of Directors held at Goodison Park, September 8th 1914] Present All the Directors except Mr. Coffey. Minutes The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Stevenson The Secretary reported the receipt of £24 the first instalment of the sum of £64 due from William Stevenson. It was resolved that he be placed on the open to transfer list at £300. War Relief The Secretary reported the receipt from the Lord Mayor Fund of letter of great thanks for our donation of £500 which he proposed to place to the credit of the Liverpool Branch of the War Relief Fund. Resolved that his action be confirmed. The Chairman reported his attendance at the office of the Football Association and that the proposal to play a series of Inter County matches was favourably considered but it was thought that owing to the present feeling generally with regard to football the time was not opportune for carrying such proposal into effect. The Football Association desired us to embody in writing full details of the proposed scheme and submit same to them. The Secretary was instructed to give effect to this suggestion. John Page The Secretary read a letter from Gainsborough Trinity hereon offering to transfer this player on payment of the wages already paid to him but such offer was declined and the Secretary was empowered to further correspond with the Club.