Minutes of the September 17, 2005 meeting of the Tampa
Chapter SAR
President Bolen called the meeting to order at
Members
present: Bob Yarnell; Jack Bolen; Dwight
Tetrick; Ken Skillman; Marty Miller;
Welcome
guests: Jeanne Lloyd and Charles Sheldon
The
minutes of the May meeting were approved without correction. Jack Bolen thanked
Ken for his work on newsletter and its complemented
him on its quality
In the absence of the secretary Bob Yarnell read the following secretary’s report.
I attended the State Board of Management meeting last month along with President Bolen. The new state president, Harry Hollien, has many innovative program ideas in the works. He is especially interested in raising the profile of SAR with a new emphasis on publicity. One idea along these lines involves the production and distribution of 60 second public service spots for radio. The subject of each piece would be some aspect of the revolutionary war. The committee charged with implementing this idea hopes to have something definitive by early 2006.
In the absence of the treasurer, Bob Yarnell reported a current balance of $2,516.51. This included two checks from the Endowment Trust Fund- one for $250 in reimbursement for expenses incurred in planting our Liberty Tree and the second for $276 in reimbursement for our ROTC medals.
Following
the secretary’s report, President Bolen spoke briefly about the BOM meeting and
complimented Kevin on job he does as state secretary.
Dwight
then reported to the membership on the liberty tree presentation. He then announced that due to his wife’s
current health problems, he will need to relinquish the job as registrar.
New
Business:
President
Bolen announced that the nominating committee will be formed and in particular
we need to look for some one to do the treasurers job and a replacement for
Dwight in the registrar’s job.
Bob
Yarnell informed the membership about the Congressional mandate for
constitution day education programs around the country. He also expressed
concern about the suggestions presented on the official website as topics for
these programs. The membership requested
that Bob draft a letter to be approved at the October meeting to be sent up
through SAR channels to see if the national organization should get involved in
making sure the Constitution Day education suggestions are appropriate.
Luke
Lloyd reported to the membership that he and his wife had stopped by the
national headquarters in
In his
capacity as chaplain he also informed the membership about Operation Helping
Hand- a program of the Military Officers Association of America to help defray
the costs of and assist families visiting their injured and wounded family
service members. Following a brief discussion the membership approved a $100.00
contribution to be made from the chapter treasury.
The
meeting recessed for lunch
After
lunch the meeting resumed with President Jack Bolen presenting a program on the
Revolutionary War in the south. Jack
first pointed out that while revolutionary war events in the north are better
known, the war in the south is arguably much more important. In addition to a brief overview of the major
campaigns in the south, President Bolen explained the difference between the
militia and the regular troops and why the militia should not be as soundly
criticized as they have been. While they
had their bad moments, they were, after all, just plain farmers and shop
keepers that were expected to stand up to the best soldiers the British
had. In some cases they performed
admirably, in other cases not as well. He also briefly mentioned the guerilla
activity of the American partisans. It was a nice presentation to start the
year.
The 50/50 drawing was won by Bob Yarnell and the treasury was thus enriched by $6.00.
President Bolen led the recessional and Compatriot Lloyd
offered the benediction. The meeting adjourned at
Note: The secretary expresses his thanks to Bob Yarnell for taking the minutes of the September meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Kevin Yarnell
Secretary