MONTHLY MEETING
January
17, 2008
The meeting was called to order by Commander John Hart Jr. in ritualistic manner followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and a Roll Call of Officers.
Other members in attendance were:
| Scott Teeters | Douglas Teeters | Dale Keklock | Bob Baker |
| Mike Grayson | Frost Decker | Howard Wolfe | Joe Long |
| Bob Sulger | Ray Sulger | Russ Jones | Chester Kowalski |
No one had a copy of the meeting minutes from November, so they could not be
read and approved.
FINANCIAL REPORT:
Joe Long read the financial report with the following information:
Help money was $ 196.20
Ray Sulger had the winning ticket for December.
End balance was $4518.06
John Hart made a motion to accept Joe's report and it was 2nd by Mike
Grayson, all were in favor and the motion passed.
MEMBERS IN DISTRESS:
Joe Long reported that Brother Victor Fox is doing well.
OLD BUSINESS:
Howard Wolfe gave a report on the status of our new location with the
following information: The Museum room is not finished being painted yet. After
that is done the new carpet will be installed and then we can start to move in.
The room that will be the meeting room for the Ladies will be done next followed
by our meeting room. There is still a lot of work to do besides the moving, and
all the help we can get will be appreciated.
Mike Grayson brought up the problem with parking and Commander Hart said he
would see if he could get some temporary passes to park at the Scranton Club.
Joe Long made a motion to make Gary (the City Hall maintenance person) a
member of the camp. Gary
has been very helpful to us in many ways.
The motion was
seconded by Ray Sulger
and passed unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS:
The Appomattox luncheon will be held in Scranton on April 12 at 1:30 pm at
the Clarion Hotel.
Also on that day at 4pm there will be a rededication ceremony at the
square for the Solider and Sailors monument.
Commander Hart asked Joe Long, Frost Decker and Ray Sulger to work
together and make sure that all Dept. Officers, Officers of the other Allied
Orders, The CinC, as well as reenacting units, be invited to this important
event, as well as every member of Camp #8.
On February 12, any member of the SVR that can attend the Luncheon
ceremony in Philadelphia should contact Capt. Hart for information. The Camp
will also be providing a wreath for the occasion. A motion was made by Joe Long
and seconded by Bob Baker that we provide the wreath, passed.
Commander Hart reported the he and Brother Todd O'Malley will be hosting a
luncheon on February 18th at 12 noon at the Scranton Club for
President’s day. No
other Information was available.
Ray Sulger brought up the fact that this year’s Department Encampment will be
in Ligonier PA and it is a 5 hour drive.
Because of this, Ray
made a motion to move the June camp meeting from the third week to the second
week: it will be the 12th instead of 19th.
The motion was
seconded by Joe Long and passed.
Russ Jones brought up the fact that some time last year we were going to
update the camp by laws. He
believes the last time was 1999 or 2000.
Bob Baker said he will
check with the camp Secretary and bring the latest copy to our next meeting.
FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER:
Commander Hart asked that at all future meetings Brothers should wear
their membership badge as it in the Nation Constitution and Regulations.
With no further business, questions or discussion, a motion to adjourn was made
and the meeting was closed in ritualistic manner.