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Sacramento, February 4, 1920

Special meeting of the board of trustees was held in Mr.
Herman Davis store. President H.A. Binder in the chair.
Absentees being noted as follows. Henry Haas, Irvin Heilbron,
Chas. P. Nathan. Reading of the minutes of last meeting
was read and the secretary instructed to put in the
resolution of protest of Isidor Cohen's estate be put in
last meeting's minutes.

The meeting was called for the
purpose of receiving the rabbi's plans for financing the
congregation and removing the financial difficulties.
Rabbi Fried came before the board and make two
propositions. First to raise the dues of members 50
per cent. Second to appoint a committee to go out and
raise a fund to raise the development of the temple. Both
proposals were rejected for the reason that it was shown
that neither proposals could not raise the debt of the
synagogue. Mr. Davis suggested that the rabbi voluntarily
reduce his salary to his contract figure and his
salary should be increased as new members will
come in which was rejected. It was also shown
by President H.A. Binder that the expense of the
temple was $400.00 per month and the income
was $217.00 per month, exclusive of holiday contributions
and seat sale. Mr. Brown suggested to establish
a temporary fund for two years for the purpose
of relieving the financial difficulities of the congregation
which should be done by voluntary subscription.
It was estimated what amount could be raised by
different methods of all the foregoing discussions.
It was then moved by Mr. Davis and seconded by
Mr. Elkus that there be created three classes of
membership to be known as Ordinary, Contributing,
and Sustaining.

Ordinary membership pay dues of $2.50 and upwards
Contributing " " " of $5.00 " "
Sustaining " " " of $7.50 " "

That the minimum membership be $2.50 per month.
That Mr. Binder and Rabbi Fried be appointed a
committee of two to give effect to this resolution, first,