AMERICAN LEGION POST 1919

Meeting Minutes

09 July 2024

 

Opening

The regular meeting of theAMERICAN LEGION POST 1919 at 1902 hrs.   09 July 2024 by Commander Michael Harris.

ROLL CALL:

 

 

Commander              Michael Harris – Present     

1^st Vice                     Gary Totty – Present

2^nd Vice                    Michael Roderick – Present 

Chaplain                   Scott Emmett- Present

Sgt At Arms              Ted MacDonald – Absent    

Adjutant                   Terry Smiley – Present

Finance Officer         Doree Boger – Present

E-Board:                   Phil Martinez  – Present

                                 Tim Morris – Present

                                

 

20 Members in Attendance

 

Welcome guests:

                                 Joe Allen – Department Southern Vice Commander

                                 Dirk Titus – SAL

                                 Rick Ebb – District 7 Vice Commander

 

Approval of Minutes

Previous meeting minutes distributed to attendees.

Motion to approve by Garry Totty, Second by Phil Martinez.

The minutes of the previous meeting unanimously approved as distributed.

Motion Carried.

 

 

Committee Reports

Finance Committee – Doree Boger

• June Finance Report 2024
  • Deposit           $0.00
  • Bills-checks             -249.64
  • Membership           -35.00
  • Purchases 00
  • Christmas 00
• Balance as of June 30, 2024, $11,094.01

Motion to accept report by Dave Everett, Second by Michael Roderick.

The financial report for May unanimously approved as distributed.

Motion Carried.

 

Membership Committee

Dave Everett

104% of Goal, as of June 11, 2024.

Dues have increased to $55. The 10-year option is still available. It is a Department program and the cost is $400 for 2025. This is still your best option. If you are a 10-year member, you will still get a renewal note from National. You are paid up, just see membership chair with questions/concerns. National has a 3-year program at $45 each, $135 total.

September 1, 2024 is cut-off for Early Bird renewal.

Looking to do an Early Bird Dinner ??

 

IT Committee

Dexter Albright

No Updates.

 

SAL

Ed Wickham

Dirk Titus

Meetings are on the Fourth Thursday of the Month.

Dual members to receive a pin.

$20 membership dues.

 

 

Sick Call and Relief

Keep in Prayers:

Bobby Jennett

John McLain - Surgery

Ralph Schuster – Parkinson’s

Joe Vidales - Back

 

Unfinished Business

• None

 

New Business

• Commander
  • ASA Golf outing.
  • August 30, 2024 at Valle Vista.
  • Tee time 0830.
  • We will sponsor up to Four (4) spots.
  • Participants needed.

 

• Commander
  • Four (4) appointed positions needing filled.
    • Chaplain
    • Historian
    • Judge Advocate General (JAG)
    • Service Officer
  • If anyone is interested, please contact the Commander or another Officer.

 

• Commander
  • Reading of the amended By-Laws.
    • Article XIII of Post 1919 By-Laws.
      • SAL Amendment.
      • Read Aloud by Commander.
        •  
        • Vote to adopt amended By-Laws adopted 100 % by attending members.
      • Boys State Committee
        • One of our boys was selected as the Top 6 candidates.
        • AL Auxiliary
          • Meeting with their candidates sent.
        • We will have a joint meeting around September 2024 to discuss how it went with the girls.

Good of the Legion

• Joe Allen, Department Southern Vice Commander
  • Convention
    • July 10-14, 2024.
    • Marriott East Indianapolis.
  • Buddy Check
    • Call members you haven’t seen in a while.
    • One way to help with membership retention.
  • District Meeting
    • August to be organizational meeting.
  • Rick Ebb, District 7 Vice Commander
    • Meeting with several veteran’s organizations to see what how they can help our veterans.
  • Franklin Train Show
    • August 3-4, 2024.
    • Franklin, IN.
    • Michael Roderick has information and sign-up sheets for volunteers.
    • Will be approximately 350 vendors.
  • Greenwood VFW Riders
    • Tim Morris
      • Ride was to raid money for college / trade school scholarships.
        • Raised $4000.
      • Dave Everett
        • Motion to purchase up to $200 worth of AL vehicle plates with 1919 Family.
          • They will have all three Legion organizations listed.
            • American Legion.
            • American Legion Auxiliary.
            • Sons of American Legion.
          • Will be available for purchase at $10.00 each.
        • Tim Morris
          • Represented Post 1919 at the Greenwood Freedom Festival.
        • Planting Trees/Shrubs
          • 20 Jul 2024.
          • Planting 16 shrubs and 7 trees.
          • Per city of Greenwood instruction.
          • Needing help to plant.
          • Most have been donated.
            • Needing help to purchase additional shrubs/trees.
              • 3 additional shrubs needed.
                • Approximately $45 each, $135 total.
              • 4 additional trees needed.
                • Approximately $90 each, $360 total.
              • Doree Boger to personally donate $135.
              • Tim Morris made motion to donate up to $800, Charles Teague second.
              • Motion Carried.

 

Virtues

Scott Emmett/Phil Martinez

• • The battle of Fredericksburg was a one-sided Civil War encounter that left thousands of Union troops dead or wounded after a failed attempt to overrun a firmly entrenched Confederate Army. Wave after wave of Union soldiers were cut down as they tried in vain to smash through a stone wall that protected the Confederates. The ground was soon littered with wounded, whose cries for help filled the air during lulls in the fighting. Those cries reached the ears of teenage Confederate soldier Richard Kirkland, who begged his general for permission to give water and aid to the injured. After the general reluctantly agreed, Kirkland gathered several canteens of water and went over the wall. In full view of both the Union and Confederate troops, Kirkland gave water and comfort to the wounded soldiers. Firing from both sides stopped and was soon replaced by cheers and applause. Hostilities resumed whenever Kirkland went back over the wall to get more supplies and stopped whenever he returned. The strange spectacle continued well into the night, with Kirkland reaching most of the wounded. For his uncommon act of compassion, both sides dubbed Richard Kirkland “The Angel Of Marye’s Heights.”

 

Legionnaire Spotlight

• Several people gave brief stories of specific instances of time in service.

 

Pass the Hat and 50/50

• Pass the hat raised $42.00.
• 50/50 Not Held.

 

Closing ceremonies performed.

Meeting adjourned at 1950 hrs. by Commander Michael Harris.

The next general meeting will be held at 1900 hrs. on 13 AUG 2024.