MONTHLY MEETING

 EZRA S. GRIFFIN CAMP #8

May 19, 2005

 The meeting was called to order in ritualistic fashion by Commander Howard Wolfe after which he asked for a roll call of Officers.

Other members in attendance were:

There is no meeting held in April due to the lack of Officers.

he comments from the April meeting were read and approved by a motion made by John Hart and seconded by Ray Sulger.  All were in favor.

FINANCIAL REPORT:

Joe Long read the financial report with the following information:

     161 members have paid their dues

     April 30^th winner – Cheryl Metro

     End Balance - $6,329.74

     Per Capita tax paid - $3,488.00

A motion was made to accept report by John Hart and seconded by Mike Grayson.  All were in favor.

NEW BUSINESS:

Memorial Day – Everything is ready now.  Chairs will be donated by the Antique Car Club.  The tent is ready and will be donated by the Boro of Dunmore costing them $140.00.  The SVR will also visit the Forest Hill GAR Plot and Confederate Veterans Grave and will then proceed to Cathedral Cemetery.  They will then return to the home of John Hart for refreshments.  There will be a Fife and Drummer from the Fife and Drum Corps and also music by the Dunmore High School Band.

John hart made a motion to acquire 2 more wreaths for the other cemeteries to be visited after the Memorial Day Ceremony.  Bob Baker seconded and all were in favor.

Encampment – A living history display will be set up in front of the hotel.  The display will be there for 2 days, 24 hours a day.  John Hart will check with the hotel on the use of a room to display artifacts.  The room will be open from 11:00 to 1:00 on Friday and a couple of hours on Sunday.  Ads are falling behind and we need them to cover the cost of the Encampment.

John Hart is putting together a paper about the Camp and Guard to acquire new members.  The cost will be from $800.00 to $1,000.00 for about 20,000 copies.  These papers will be distributed throughout schools of Northeastern Pennsylvania as a membership drive.  A general discussion was held with concerns of funding the project.  It was suggested that we create a committee to handle fund raising events.  An annual spaghetti and meatball dinner was talked about.  It was also stated the annual Grand ball and the 28^th Regimental band concert would also contribute funds.  Scott Teeters commended John Hart on his forward thinking on trying to get the youth of the area involved.

It was proposed that a special meeting be scheduled in July to discuss fund raising for the paper endeavor.  A Camp outing at Crystal Lake was mentioned.

John Hart made a motion that he publish 500 copies of the brochures, not to exceed $300.00, to be ready to be handed out at the Encampment.  Ray Sulger seconded and all were in favor.

Fife and Drum Corps – 18 children from the Maple City Fife and Drum Corp.  John Hart donated 2,200 flyers to be handed out throughout the area.  They have corporate donations for drums and uniforms.  John also discussed donations from the camp.

The SVR, John Hart and Alan Sweeney, will be hosting a book campaign.  The book by Ezra Ripple is titled “Dancing Along the Deadline”.

John Hart made a motion that Camp 8 host the Appomattox Day Dinner on April 10, 2006.  Ray Sulger seconded and all were in favor.

Ray Sulger discussed the Graves Registration page on the National Website.  He had noticed that a lot of the Veterans from the area were not listed.

CORRESPONDENCE:

Secretary Shaffer reported on the receipt of Department Orders #3 concerning filing form #22, Certification and Election of Camp Officers, the celebration of Memorial Day and encouraging everyone to attend the Department Encampment in Scranton; #4 concerning the submission of reports from all Department Officers and Committee Chairs.  A revised itinerary for the Encampment was also presented.

With no further business, questions or comments, the Camp was closed in ritualistic fashion at 8:30 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert C. Shaffer

Secretary