203 it being felt that such might be construed as an illegal payment. The Secretary read the following letters:- From Southport Central F.C. for permission to play Wareing. From St. Mirren offering no objections to our playing Tom Page and asking permission to play Parker. From the Football Association returning vouchers re the distribution of the Benevolent Fund grant and our grant to the Widow of William Williams deceased. From Chalmers Hall thanking the Directors for the use of the practice ground. From Allan Grenyer expressing his willingness to come to Liverpool and play for us provided we found him employment in some Government yard. From James Galt stating that he had been laid aside with illness, requesting our assistance in applying on his behalf to Lord Derby for a commission and expressing the fear that his football career was finished. From Robert Parker stating that he was commencing work on munitions in Glasgow and asking if he could play for a Glasgow Club. From Mr. C. Waddington withdrawing the proposal submitted to the last meeting of Directors. The Secretary was instructed to go to Scotland to interview Parker and Southport to interview Wareing. The Secretary's replies to Galt and Grenyer respectively were reported and approved. J. Smith The Secretary reported that Smith had spoken to him