Minutes of the
President Tetrick called the meeting to order at
Members present: Dwight Tetrick, Marty Miller, Jim Washburn, Jim Chambers, Barry
Rich, Elwin
Thrasher, Claude Richie, Kirby Halbert,
and Kevin Yarnell,
Welcome guests: Janett Tetrick, Jack and June
Bolen, Femi Richie, Helen Halbert, and Fred and June Patton.
The membership approved the
minutes of the April published in the newsletter.
Treasurer Marty Miller
reported the chapter's financial transactions over the course of the past
month. The current balance is $2,378.68.
The secretary reported
receiving 3 thank you notes from various ROTC award recipients. Each was read
to the membership. He also presented medals at Gaither High and Chamberlain
High in early May. These units were unable to attend our April meeting.
Barry Rich reported on
changes to the Eagle Scout Award. It is now open to all Eagle scouts under 19,
not just the boys that earned their eagle award in the past year. The Law,
Genealogy, and American Heritage merit badges are required. Barry is afraid
these changes may adversely affect the number of scouts that will qualify for
the SAR contest but has agreed to run the contest again for our local chapter
this year.
President Tetrick shared with the membership a chart showing the
number of grandparents in 21 generations. The total number is a staggering 2,097,152.
No other old business was
brought forth and the meeting recessed for lunch.
President Tetrick reconvened the meeting and introduced Ms. Leland
Baldwin as the recipient of the SAR Law Enforcement Medal. Ms. Leland formerly
worked for the state attorney's office and is not in private practice.
In her remarks, Ms. Baldwin
gave the members and guests a brief personal history and then told of three
high profile cases she'd worked on while with the State Attorney's office. Most
notable perhaps was the "Stop Sign"case
where 3 persons were charged and convicted of stealing a stop sign, that ultimately lead to a fatal car crash at that
intersection. She concluded by briefly discussing some of the problems with the
legal system, noting that, even with these problems, ours is the best legal
system in the world.
The presentation was well
received by those in attendance.
The 50/50 drawing fell to
Claude Richie.
The president Tetrick led the recessional, the chaplain offered the
benediction, and the meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Kevin Yarnell
Chapter Secretary