GNYSFL

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In the spring of 1938 the QSFL became the Greater New York branch of the SFL. The Wollheimists were members, and in July moved that the chapter send a delegate to the American Youth Congress (which turned out to be a Communist Front organization.) Taurasi refused to allow the motion, since it would have required a special contribution from the membership to defray the delegate's expenses. Impeachment was begun, but dropped when it appeared that the majority would support Taurasi against them. At the next meeting the Wollheimists made a motion to cancel Will Sykora's membership for arrears of dues; Taurasi refused to allow this because Sykora was not there to defend himself. T was again impeached and this time removed, though by SFL rules he must still be nominal director since his was the lowest SFL serial number. However, rather than raise this point, he resigned and took others with him. Sykora carried the matter to Margulies, then editor of TWS, and M dissolved the GNYSFL. New charters were to be granted only on condition that Wollheim and Sykora never be in the same chapter. This incident crystallized the Triumvirate, who formed a new QSFL, while the Wollheimists became the Futurian Society of New York.