Abstract :
Formation of two new Sections of the Institute, bringing the total to 70, was authorized by the board of directors at its meeting, January 23, 1940. The South Carolina Section, has that entire state as its territory. A formal organization meeting was held at Columbia, S. C., March 1. The Section plans to hold two meetings a year until it becomes well established, when the number will be increased. The El Paso Section includes El Paso, Hudspeth, Culberson, Presidio, Jeff Davis, Brewster, Terrell, Pecos, Reeves, Loving, Crane, Winkler, Ward, Ector, Midland, Glasscock, Sterling, Coke, Green, Irion, Reagan, and Upton counties in Texas, and the entire state of New Mexico.
