Sons of the American
Revolution
Executive Committee
Meeting Minutes
October 15, 2009
Lion & Rose Pub
I. Call to Order
President David Bowles called to order the regular meeting of the Executive Committee at 11:50 A.M.
II. Roll Call
The following compatriots were present: David Bowles, Frank Rohrbough, Stephen Rohrbough, Courtland Snyder, George Harcourt, James Taylor, Harry Long, Jay Higginson and John Orr.
III.
Approval of Minutes
President Bowles called for the
review of the Minutes of September 10, 2009. A motion was made and seconded to approve them as written. The motion passed.
IV.
Treasurer’s Report
President Bowles presented the
Treasurer’s Report for October 2009 on behalf of the Treasurer, Compatriot
Baron. A motion was made and seconded to accept the report as presented. The Motion Passed.
There was some discussion about
Ticket Raffle Fund and whether it should be continued. While the raffle has
provided some general revenue to the Chapter, it was agreed that it is more
effort than it is worth. A motion
was made and seconded to discontinue the raffle and roll the Ticket Funds
($268.50) into our General Account. The
Motion Passed.
V.
Old Business
a. Granaderos de Galvez Meeting. At the
request of the president, Compatriot
John Orr attended the Granaderos National Meeting at the Menger Hotel on
September 19th. He gave a
10 minute talk concerning the events that brought the Spanish Viceroy of
b. JROTC Program. Compatriot Snyder reported that he has 14 presenters for the ROTC Award. Need more members to make these presentations. A motion was made to fund 15 more ROTC Medals to assist TXSSAR due to their shortage of income from Patriot Fund as requested by Ron Barker, TXSSAR ROTC Chair. The Motion passed.
c. Genealogist Update. Compatriot
Compatriot Harcourt noted
that he had received a call from the Patrick Henry Chapter in
d. Awards: Compatriot Stephen Rohrbough reported that he is well funded for medals and awards for this year.
e. Color Guard Activities. Compatriot Rohrbough reported that we had a good outcome at the Harris Middle School History Fair on October 3rd. Compatriots Peter Baron, Frank Rohrbough and John Orr conducted a revolving program addressing American Revolutionary events, uniforms, weapons, flags and the Texas connection to the Revolution We expect to be invited back next year.
Compatriot Rohrbough reported
that we have two events coming up. On Saturday, November 7th we will
participate in the US Military Veterans Day Parade. The Boerne Chapter will
join us in this event. Parade starts at noon near the
f. Veterans Day Gala Event: Compatriot Higginson reported on the status of planning for the event. He has received 28 reservations and asked members to help by calling each member of the Chapter to extend a personal invite as a following up to the mailing of 146 Invitations that the Secretary sent out last week. Compatriot Higginson asked that each member also bring an item for the Silent Auction. He noted that the Musket Raffle is going well with $490 worth of tickets being sold to date. Compatriot Baron noted that amounts to just over half the cost of the musket.
g. Newsletter: Compatriot Harcourt stated he would be gathering inputs for the October Newsletter and hoped to put together over the weekend and put it in the mail on Monday, October 26th. He asked that inputs be sent to him by Friday, October 23rd.
VI.
New Business.
a.
Length of
Monthly Meetings: President Bowles commented that we need to keep the
Monthly Chapter Meetings within the one-hour schedule for the meeting. He asked
for assistance in keeping the meeting on schedule so that we can adjourn at
1:00 P.M. on time.
b.
Executive Committee and Chapter Meeting Date
Changes: Because of the
Thanksgiving Holiday, President Bowles noted that the Chapter Meeting would be
on November 11th (our Veterans Day Gala) in place of our normal
meeting on November 18th. Accordingly, he requested that we change
the Executive Committee Meeting from Thursday, November 12th to
Wednesday, November 4th. This would serve to finalize the planning
for the Gala and allow for the needed business of the Committee to be
conducted. The Committee agreed to the change.
c. October Newsletter: Compatriot Harcourt
asked if the members could assist him in preparing the envelopes for mailing
out the Newsletter. All agreed.
d. E-Mailing Listing for Members: Contact with member via the Internet was
discussed. Compatriot Harcourt noted that about 90 members have e-mail
addresses. Because of the cost of mailing, use of the Internet is a preferred
method of communications for members who use it. When material needs to be sent
out to non-Internet members, normal mail services will be used.
e. ROTC Awards: See paragraph V.b. above.
f. Veterans Day Parade, November 7th:
(See paragraph V.e. above)
g. Fall Board of Managers Meeting: President
Bowles noted that the TXSSAR Fall Board of Managers Meeting will be held in
h. Texas State Genealogical Society Meeting:
Compatriot Long stated that he would be going to the Omni Hotel (Colonnade
Blvd) on IH-10 West to help sell raffle tickets for our Musket Raffle. He asked
that others volunteer to man the desk in the lobby of the Hotel on Saturday,
November 6th and 7th. For more information contact
Compatriot Long.
i. Officers for 2010: President Bowles
raised the question of the need for a Nominations Committee to prepare a slate
for the election of officers for 2010. Compatriot Stephen Rohrbough stated that
the Chapter By-Laws state that the Past Presidents serve on the Committee. President
David Bowles appointed the following Past Presidents to the Nominating
Committee: Past Presidents Frank Rohrbough, Jay Higginson and Stephen Rohrbough.
Compatriot Frank Rohrbough agreed to Chair the Nominating Committee and provide
a draft Slate of Officers for the Executive Committee at its next meeting on
November 4th. If approved,
the Slate will be presented to the Membership at the Chapter Gala on November
11th and voted on at the Chapter Meeting on December 10, 2009.
VII. Adjournment. There
being no other business to conduct, President
Bowles adjourned the meeting at 1:10 PM.