MONTHLY MEETING
November 18, 1999
The meeting was called to order by Commander Phil C. Jones, followed by the
Pledge of Allegiance.
Other members in attendance were:
Bob Yeager | Joe Long | Don Cahoon | Russ W. Jones |
Howard Lane | Ron Albert | John Storm |
The minutes from the October
meeting were approved as read.
A motion to accept the minutes was made by Joe Long and seconded by Bob
Yeager. All were in favor.
FINANCIAL REPORT:
Joe Long read the financial report with the following information:
End Balance as of October - $2,231.13.
Help members fund $220.50
Ticket winner for August - Mary Jane Bannon
Ticket winner for November - Mary Jo Long
September 1999 Per Capita Tax of $389.75 was paid
A motion to accept the Financial report was made by Ron Albert and seconded
by Russ W. Jones. All
were in favor and the report was referred to the audit committee.
OLD BUSINESS:
Testimonial Dinner for Mary Jo Long was held on October 30, 1999 as planned
with 117 to 120 people in attendance.
The courtesy room went well.
The Museum was open from 4 to 6 p.m. and was staffed by Ron Albert
and Russ P. Jones. An excellent
clean-up of the museum was done by Russ P. Jones and Phil Jones on Saturday,
October 23, 1999.
Harrisburg Camp #15 wants to make arrangements to have one of their Camp
Meetings at the museum. It was
suggested by Bob Yeager that this may be a good time to show some of the
slides donated to the Camp by Carl Miller.
No one was in attendance for the Veteran’s Day Parade in Scranton on
November 7, 1999.
On
behalf of the Camp, Joe Long gave Attorney Frank Brier a 1 year Associate
Membership in the Camp as previously approved by Camp members.
Attorney Brier was very pleased and grateful for the recognition.
NEW
BUSINESS:
Joe
Long recommended that next year a vote should be taken on raising the Camp dues
by $2.00 in conjunction with membership renewal. One dollar would go to the
monument fund. The Camp can apply
for up to $500 for help in restoring a particular monument.
Joe Long will get information on adopting a monument.
We
had a new member application: Howard Edward Quigley.
His application was approved by the review board.
Joe
Long reported that on November 13, 1999, ten ladies from the Daughters of the
American Revolution toured the Museum.
On November 15, 1999, fifteen members of the Scott Township Historical
Society toured the Museum. Both
groups were very impressed with the artifacts that we have.
We
have been recognized by the Department for our membership achievements in 1999
and awarded a certificate.
Joe
Long talked about Carl Miller’s passing.
A $30.00 donation was made to Carl’s Fire Department in his memory from
the members help fund. The motion
was made to approve the donation and seconded by Mark Myers.
Everyone approved.
Don
Cahoon advised that a Camp appointment had to be made to replace Russ P. Jones
whose term had expired. Bob Yeager
made a motion to appoint Ron Albert.
The motion was seconded by Mark Myers and all approved.
At
this time, the regular meeting was closed and the floor was opened for
nominations for Camp Officers for the upcoming year.
It was recommended that all offices remain with the same people with the
exception of Bob Yeager being replaced as Guide by Howard Lane.
All members present voted yes on the nominations as made.
The
50/50 drawing was won by John Storm.
With no further business, questions or discussion, a motion to adjourn was made
by Joe Long and seconded by Ron
Albert. All were in favor.