['CONFIDENTIAL', 'Boca', 'Raton,', 'Florida,', 'for', 'Wednesday,', 'February', '23,', 'or', 'Thursday,', 'February', '24,', 'through', 'February', '26,', '1977,', 'or,', 'if', 'this', 'could', 'not', 'be', 'arranged,', 'reservations', 'at', 'Innisbrook,', 'Tarpon', 'Springs,', 'Florida,', 'for', 'February', '23', 'through', 'February', '26,', '1977.', '-', 'It', 'was', 'pointed', 'out', 'that,', 'pursuant', 'to', 'the', 'recent', 'amendment', 'to', 'the', 'By-Laws,', 'the', 'Annual', 'Meeting', 'is', 'scheduled', 'for', 'the', 'first', 'Thursday', 'in', 'December,', 'December', '2,', '1976.', 'Discussion', 'revealed', 'that', 'this', 'presented»', 'a', 'serious', 'inconvenience', 'for', 'some', 'members', 'of', 'the', 'Board,', 'and', 'it', 'was', 'agreed', 'that', 'the', 'meeting', 'would', 'be', 'adjourned', 'from', 'December', '2', 'to', 'Thursday,', 'December', '9,', '1976.', 'Mr.', 'Millhiser', 'rose', 'to', 'pay', 'tribute', 'to', 'Edwin', 'P.', 'Finch,', 'who', 'passed', 'away', 'July', '15,', '1976.', 'Thereupon,', 'upon', 'motion', 'duly', 'mace', 'and', 'seconded,', 'it', 'was', 'unanimously', 'RESOLVED,', 'That', 'The', 'Tobacco', 'Institute,', 'its', 'Board', 'of', 'Directors', 'and', 'staff,', 'expresses', 'deep', 'sorrow', 'at', 'the', 'passing', 'of', 'Edwin', 'P.', 'Finch,', 'an', 'outstanding', 'executive', 'and', 'industry', 'statesman', 'who', 'served', 'with', 'great', 'ability', 'and', 'constant', 'devotion', 'as', 'an', 'Institute', 'leader', 'as', 'Chairman', 'of', 'the', 'Executive', 'Committee', 'and', 'as', '4', 'long-time', 'member', 'of', 'the', 'Institute', 'Board', 'of', 'Directors;', 'and', 'FURTHER', 'RESOLVED,', 'That', 'all', 'who', 'had', 'the', 'good', 'fortune', 'to', 'know', 'Ed', 'Finch', 'will', 'miss', 'his', 'quiet', 'wisdom', 'and', 'warm', 'companionship.', '.', 'The', 'meeting', 'then', 'rose', 'in', 'silent', 'prayer', 'to', 'the', 'memory', 'of', 'Mr.', 'Finch,', 'who', 'had', 'been', 'so', 'esteemed', 'a', 'friend', 'and', '50.', 'valuable', 'a', 'champion', 'of', 'the', 'industry.', 'The', 'President', 'was', 'requested', 'to', 'send', 'a', 'copy', 'of', 'the', 'resolu-', 'tien', 'to', 'Mrs.', 'Finch.', '‘TIMN', '0006799']