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Minutes of First Meeting

Special Meeting of Statewide Winter Sports
California State Chamber of Commerce

Palace Hotel, San Francisco, Noon - Tuesday, Oct. 7th, 1930

Don Givitello, Sacramento, Chairman
F. H. Deuprey, San Francisco, Secretary.

Those in attendance were:

Adam, James	San Francisco	Adams, Ansel E.	San Francisco
Allan, Scotty	Soda Springs	Ashley, Rea E.	San Francisco
Boues, E. L.	San Francisco	Bowers, W. H.	San Francisco
Butler, Edmund, M.D.	San Francisco	Carpenter, J. E.	San Francisco
Cassidy, Bert A.	Auburn	Cheever, Roy R	San Francisco
Chesbro, Lou H.	Auburn	Cohen, N. J.	Auburn
Derheim, G. A.	San Francisco	Des Bailletts, E.	Yosemite
Donoghue, Mort J.	San Francisco	Durfer, W. F., Dr.	Auburn
Edmunds, C.	Truckee	Edwards, Stevenson	Alameda
Garrignes, Fred	San Francisco	Garthwaite, W. B.	San Francisco
Gordon, Dave	Auburn	Goes, P. D.	Auburn
Irwin, E. W.	San Francisco	Jones, J. 0.	Soda Springs
Koest, Fred E.	San Francisco	Kinell, N.	San Francisco
Mathews, Jack	Lake Tahoe	Maynard, Wilbur	Truckee
Owens, Robt. 0.	Auburn	Paterson, Geo. C.	San Francisco
Peck, M. A.	Sacramento	Penaluma, Ed.	San Francisco
Pischell, D. K.	San Francisco	Plummer, K. V.	San Francisco
Robie, Wendell T.	Auburn	Sather, Art	Auburn
Seawol, J. L.	Roseville	Spiro, Lawrence L.	San Francisco
Tredway, F. 0.	San Francisco	Tresidder, Don	Yosemite
Volz, Lew	Auburn	Woodward, Fred	San Francisco

12:45 The meeting was called to order by Don Civitello, of Sacramento, acting as Chairman, in the forced absence of George L. Eastman, of Los Angeles, State Chairman of the Winter Sports Committee of the State Chamber. Mr. Civitello, in opening the meeting, stated that the group had gathered to go over the program for the coming season’s winter sports activities and to discuss the need and possibility of forming a California Ski Association.

12:50 Following Mr. Civitello’s talk, a motion picture was thrown on the screen, showing ski jumping in the Auburn and Lake Tahoe regions. These pictures were taken and presented to the group by Dr. Durfer, of Auburn. It was the consensus of opinion the pictures were decidedly how far advanced ski and ski jumping have become in California.

1:05 Mr. E. Des Bailletts, Winter Sports’ Director for Yosemite National Park and for Lake Arrowhead, then gave a ten minute talk on the general winter sports conditions in California. He described this State as being outstanding in winter sports’ facilities, comparable to no other place in the world but Switzerland.

1:15 Reports by Regions, presented by Messrs. Wendell Robie, of Auburn, C. Edmunds, of Truckee, Don Tresidder, of Yosemite, and E. Des Bailletts, of Southern California, showed increased enthusiasm and activities for the coming season in all sections of California.

1:30 Wilbur Maynard, of Truckee, then outlined the position of California in relation to the Olympic Games at Lake Placid, New York, in 1932. He stated that it would be absolutely necessary that California athletes organize so as to secure recognition for entrance into the competitive games. He then moved that a committee be appointed to organize a California Ski Association. Following a thirty minute discussion as to the benefits and needs of the formation of a Ski Association and as to how it should be formed, the motion was seconded and passed unanimously, with the proviso that the committee meet immediately after the adjournment of the general meeting.

The following committee was then appointed by Chairman Civitello, with instructions to convene immediately at the close of the meeting and organize a California Ski Association:

Allen, Scotty	Soda Springs	Butler, E. C.	San Francisco
Cassidy, Bert A.	Auburn	Civitello, Don	Sacramento
Des Bailletts, E.	Yosemite	F. H. Deuprey	San Francisco
Durfer, W. F., Dr.	Auburn	Edmunds, E.	Truckee
Goss, P. B.	Auburn	Irwin, E. W.	San Francisco
Jones, J. 0.	Soda Springs	Maynard, W.	Truckee
Pischell, D. K.	San Francisco	Plummer, K. V.	San Francisco
Robie, Wendell T.	Auburn	Tresidder, Don	Yosemite

2:16 J. E. Carpenter, Editor of the California Journal of Development, then presented a plan for giving publicity to the entire winter sports’ event in California for the coming season by another rotogravure edition of the magazine in November or December. Last year, he stated, he put out more than 25,000 copies which were widely distributed throughout California and the East. He asked for the backing of all present in making the coming issue a success. Wilbur Maynard. following Mr. Carpenters statement, testified that California received great benefits from last year’s edition, many copies of which had been sent to Europe. Mr. Maynard also called upon everyone to lend his active support to the coming issue, both in the collection of data and in financing the issue.

2:30 Chairman Civitello adjourned the meeting and turned the gavel over to Wendell Robie as temporary Chairman of the appointed committee to form a California Ski Association.