MONTHLY MEETING
March 18, 1999
The meeting was called to order by Commander Bill Lindberg, followed by the
Pledge of Allegiance.
Other members in attendance were:
| Bob Yeager | Joe Long | Russ P. Jones | Carl Miller | Mark Myers |
| Frank Keenan (Jr. Member) | Bob Shaffer | Earl Folk | Phil Jones |
The minutes from the February
meeting were approved as read.
A motion to accept the minutes was made by Bob Yeager and seconded by Joe
Long. All were in favor.
FINANCIAL REPORT:
Joe Long read the financial report with the following information:
End Balance as of March - $1,931.69
Help members fund $245.00
75 Members have paid dues
No ticket winner for January
February winner was Vince Andreola
March winner was Mark Baskovsky
A motion to accept the Financial report was made by Earl Folk and seconded
by Russ P. Jones. All
were in favor and the report was referred to the audit committee.
A discussion was held on non-payment of dues.
It all centered around what the stopping point would be and when we
would drop such members. A
motion was made by Russ P. Jones and seconded by Bob Shaffer that if dues
were not paid by the June meeting (1999), members not paid at this time
would be dropped.
OLD BUSINESS:
Commander Lindberg reported that the annual Department Encampment will be
held in Lancaster, PA, June 25-27, 1999.
Any member attending should pre-register and also make their banquet
reservations. He also reported
that the National Encampment will be held in Indianapolis, IN, Aug 19-21,
1999
A motion to take out a half page ad in the Encampment Book was made by Joe
Long and seconded by Bob Shaffer.
All were in favor.
Joe
Long reported that an Essay Contest will be held at the West Side Elementary
School on April 9, 1999. His class
will be held on April 27th and awards will be presented.
Commander Lindberg read a letter from Mrs. Palmisano, the teacher from the
Choconut Elementary School thanking us for holding the Essay Contest and the
awards that were presented.
NEW
BUSINESS:
Commander Lindberg asked about preparations for Memorial Day.
Don Cahoon will be contacted about getting the chairs.
No Bugler to date. Frank
Keenan will give the Gettysburg Address.
Chuck Mercer will be contacted for the re-enactors.
Don Cahoon will be contacted about a potential speaker.
Mark Myers, Camp #8 Chaplain, will speak.
Secretary Shaffer will contact Father Neil McLaughlin about singing the
Lord’s Prayer.
Commander Lindberg reported that Camp Member John Hart is soliciting ideas about
the restoration of the Soldier & Sailors Monument and possibly the General
Sheridan Monument. He is looking
for a local organization to host this endeavor.
Mr. Hart did not make it to the meeting and the more technical questions
that arose could not be answered. It was
recommended that we wait until Mr. Hart could be at the meeting to answer
questions before any decision would be made.
The actual proposal was to get local businesses and schools to help out
with fund raising. It was related
that this could also be a good avenue of publicity for the Camp.
A
copy of three (3) sets of By-Laws were handed out to each member.
It was asked that they all look over and make recommendations to a new
set of By-Laws.
Commander Lindberg presented the Camp with some old documents (from the 1890's)
and books he received from his son-in-law and a man they met at the Soup
Kitchen, Mike Picar.
A
question was brought up about the Museum inventory.
Will bring up at April meeting.
Frank Keenan, our Junior Member, brought up the idea of the Camp adopting a
Monument in Gettysburg. There are
two ways of doing this: (1) Cost of Maintenance-what it would cost right now to
preserve and (2) Endowment-what it would cost in the future.
Subject tabled until next meeting.
Applications submitted for two new members: John F. Storm and Norman L. Hall
Secretary Shaffer reported on the passing of Camp Member Perry G. Fuller.
He also reported that Camp #14 in Johnstown, PA is soliciting donations
for the restoration of a Civil War Monument.
With no further business, questions or discussion, a motion to adjourn was made
by Bob Yeager and seconded by Russ P. Jones.
All were in favor.
Respectfully Submitted,