Minutes of the February 21, 2004 meeting
of the Tampa Chapter SAR
President Tetrick called the meeting to order at
Members present: Dwight Tetrick, Jack Bolen, Luther Lloyd, Rodney Stebbins, Marty Miller, Jim Washburn,
Welcome
guests: June Bolen, Billie Washburn, Chuck Grant (potential member), and John
Skillman (potential member)
The SAR membership approved
the minutes of the January meeting as published in the newsletter.
The secretary reported
receiving confirmation of 5 new members from National. The certificates have
not yet been signed by the State President and will be presented at a future
meeting. He also thanked Rod Stebbins for his work on
the Chapter yearbook but pointed out that the information on the 2003-2004
State Officers printed in the booklet are incorrect. He referred the membership
to the state website (www.flssar.org) for
the correct list.
The treasurer reported a
balance of $2,105.51. He asked Marty Miller to report on the audit conducted on
the 2003 books. Marty reported that the books balanced and that he found no
errors in the data.
The president reported on
the status of various people in the process of applying for membership.
The ROTC medals were
discussed briefly. The secretary reported that he’d have a listing of the units
and dates of their award ceremonies so that members might volunteer to present
the award on behalf of the chapter.
Rod Stebbins
discussed a society based on having an ancestor that was an officer for the
There being no other
business the meeting recessed for lunch.
President Tetrick introduced the Vice President Jack Bolen who, in
turn, introduced Don Middleton, an 11th grade US History teacher at
Don’s presented a fine
program on George Washington. He began by asking the membership to complete a
short quiz and discussed the answers along with other myths about George. Next
Don gave a chronological presentation of
Don concluded by telling the
membership about a group of students at Hillsborough High who are completing in
a contest sponsored by the History Channel. The History Channel is looking to
motivate students in the area of preservation. Don’s group has set forth four
major projects that they will complete. Each deals with preserving the building
and history of the High School. The membership was encouraged by this news and
wished Don the best in this effort.
A brief question and comment
session followed.
John Skillman won the 50/50
drawing. The chapter treasury was enriched by $10.00.
President Tetrick led the recessional and Jim Washburn gave the
benediction. The meeting adjourned at
Respectfully submitted,
Kevin Yarnell
Chapter Secretary