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stop here, for I would like to see Equity a powerful unity. A symbol of inspiration to artist and layman alike.

When you grow up with an organization as I have and with fellow artists, working for it, and with it, you can't help developing a sentimental attachment and at the same time a real interest. It seems a natural reaction to want to protect it and see that it grows so that you are proud to be a part of it, and I know that you all share my feelings.

At this time I would like to hibernate for a while and as an artist I will contribute whatever I can to Equity. At another time I will be active again. In a way you ougth to be glad I won't be bossing you around saying "sit down" or shouting at you that you are out of order.

Of all this, it is not a matter of I do not choose to run again, but the constitution says "no," and I do really need a breathing spell. Usually as a president I should have given a resume of the past activites and future plans. Today I leave that to the committeeman and the directors. I have been part of Equity so long that my mind has been occupiecd with Equity, but maybe now I know I will miss it and be lost. However, I can still badger a new president and make him feel the glories and anxieties of the office and best wishes.