The annual membership meeting of the Humanists of Utah was held Thursday, February 25, 1993 in Eliot Hall of the First Unitarian Church, at 7:30 p.m. Chapter President, Flo Wineriter, opened the meeting with a summary of the significant accomplishments of the Chapter during the past year.

Highlights of his report included the Chapter's legal standing as a non-profit corporation under Utah State law, a doubling of paid memberships, the initiation of the annual Edwin Wilson Lectures, and the use of $1,600.00 from a Chapter Expansion Grant to give 40 public Libraries a copy of Corlis Lamont's book, The Philosophy of Humanism, for their circulation department.

The Chapter also received the first annual AHA "Chapter of The Year" award at the Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon.

The Secretary, Wayne Wilson, reported there are 84 dues paying members plus 32 subscribing members and 51 trial members. Our monthly Journal is currently being mailed to 213 addressees.

Our Treasurer, Anna Hoagland, reported a substantial growth in the Chapter's financial situation. The fiscal year 1992 started with a checking account balance of $956.63 and concluded the year on December 31st with a balance of $2251.18. The Auditing Committee reviewed and verified the accuracy of the Treasurer's books.

Vice-President Bob Green expressed satisfaction with excellent speakers who have presented at our monthly meetings and said examining the historical development of humanism by outstanding professors will continue. Bob also presented several suggestions for enhancing Chapter activity: those suggestions are reported in depth in a separate article.

Board member Richard Layton declined to run for re-election and was presented an engraved plaque expressing appreciation for his service to the Chapter. Nancy Moore was nominated to replace Richard on the Board. Acting Secretary Wayne Wilson was nominated to serve a full term. By secret ballot the membership voted to elect these two new Board members and maintain the remaining Board Members and Officers for another year.

Revising, clarifying, and updating the Chapter By-Laws created a lively discussion and resulted in an excellent version that should easily guide the present and future membership.

The meeting concluded with an enjoyable social hour of cookies, punch, and coffee prepared by Martha Stewart and Lorille Miller.

-- Flo Wineriter