General Membership Meeting Minutes
Post Commander Ray Jones convened the meeting at
Roll Call of Officers: Commander/Service Officer Jones,
First Vice Commander/Public Relations Officer Dennis Drazkowski, Second Vice
Commander/Kitchen Manager Jerry Bristle(Absent), Finance Officer Walt Howard,
Chaplain John Welsh III, Judge Advocate H.J. Hardy, Sergeant-at-Arms David
Butler, Adjutant Larry Wade, General Manager Sean McHale, Fil-Am Officer
Ernesto Sabado, Historian Thomas Anderson(Absent), and Communications
Officer(Vacant).
Introduction of Guests and Prospective New Members:
Sergeant-at-Arms Butler introduced Mrs. James L. Frisby Sr. and party of four
as guests. There were no prospective new members present.
A Post Memorial (Post Everlasting) was performed for
departed Post Member James L. Frisby Sr.
A motion was passed to accept the minutes of the
Finance Report: Finance Officer Howard read the American
Legion Post 123 Financial Report for October 2005. A motion was made and
seconded to accept the Financial Report (subject to audit). No discussion. The
motion was voted upon and the Financial Report was approved (subject to audit).
Membership Report: Membership Chairperson Drazkowski
reported that the Post currently has 190 Paid-Up Members for Legion Year 2006
(130 Post Life Members, 43 Annual Members, and 17 Paid-up-for-Life Members). On
October 13, 2005 Department was contacted regarding Legionnaire Charles L.
Morgan as our 18th Paid-up-for-Life Member. Department said they
would send us a reply via E-mail. No reply has been received. We will continue
to follow-up. The 190 Paid-Up Members is 81% of Legion Year 2005 total of 234
Paid-Up Members. We have 122 Members yet to transmit (P109,800) and we will
accomplish this no later than
Balloting on Applications: Rogelio Hugo Bolina, James M.
Hebron, and Walter D. Rainey were balloted. A motion was made and seconded to
accept them into the Post. No discussion. The motion was voted upon and
approved.
Sick Call, Relief and Employment: Adjutant Wade reported that
Post Life Member John Tatum is in Philippine International Hospital (PIH – Room
226). John has terminal cancer and if possible please visit him.
Post Service Officer’s Report: Post Service Officer Jones
reported that Post Member James Frisby passed away on
The Post has received a new shipment of
Unfinished Business:
1. Post Constitution and By-Laws, Post House Rules: They
have been reviewed by the Legal Committee and have been posted on the bulletin
board since the last General Membership Meeting. A motion was made and seconded
to approve them. No discussion. The motion was voted upon and approved.
2. Labor Board: Commander Jones and wife, Kitchen Manager
Bristle, and Mrs. McHale went to the Labor Board on
A motion was made and seconded that Commander Jones and K.M.
Bristle be reimbursed. No discussion. The motion was voted upon and approved.
3. Nominations – Comelec Chairperson Lafayette Donaldson
opened Final Nominations for Post Officers for 2006 with the following results:
Post Commander – Raymond Jones (Accepted). No other
nominees. Adjutant Wade will cast one unanimous vote for Raymond Jones for Post
Commander.
Post First Vice Commander –
At this time, William Brown took over as Comelec
Chairperson.
Post Second Vice Commander – David Butler (Accepted). With
this nomination, Legionnaire Butler is removed as a Sergeant-at-Arms nominee.
No other nominees. Adjutant Wade will cast one unanimous vote for David Butler
for Post Second Vice Commander.
Post Finance Officer – Walt Howard (Accepted). No other
nominees. Adjutant Wade will cast one unanimous vote for Walt Howard for Post Finance
Officer.
Post Chaplain – John Welsh III (Accepted). No other
nominees. Adjutant Wade will cast one unanimous vote for John Welsh III for
Post Chaplain.
Post Judge Advocate – H.J. Hardy (Accepted). No other
nominees. Adjutant Wade will cast one unanimous vote for H.J. Hardy for Post
Judge Advocate.
Post Sergeant-at-Arms – William Brown (Declined), Larry Wade
(Accepted). No other nominees. Adjutant Wade will cast one unanimous vote for
Larry Wade for Post Sergeant-at-Arms.
Five-Year Board of Trustee (BOT – American Position) –
Eugene Flantroy (Accepted), William Brown(Accepted). No other nominees.
Five-Year Board of Trustee(BOT – Filipino Position) –
Antonio Abuy (Accepted). No other nominees. Adjutant Wade will cast one
unanimous vote for Antonio Abuy for Five-Year Board of Trustee (BOT – Filipino
Position).
Nominations were closed. Election Day will be on
New Business:
1. The American Legion National Commander Thomas L. Bock and
Party will be in
2. Alcoholics with a Mission(AWAM) Santa will pass out
presents to 200 needy children on Saturday, December 3 here at the Post Home
starting at 10:00 A.M. Tickets will be passed out to “poor” children prior to
the event. ONLY THOSE POOR CHILDREN WITH TICKETS WILL RECEIVE GIFTS.
Good of the American Legion:
1. First Vice Commander Drazkowski said the Post needs to
start raising funds other than asking for donations. Always asking for
donations hurts the image of the American Legion.
2. American Legion Post 123 will serve their Thanksgiving
Dinner on Thursday, November 24 from
3. The Post weekly “You Pick Them” NFL Football Pool and NFL
Squares Pool continue to create revenue for the Post in addition to being
financially beneficial for the winners and fun for all participants.
4. Fourteen Handicapped Children from The Dominican Social
Action and Pastoral Ministry Facility in Porac, Pampanga have been invited to
the AWAM Santa event here at the Post Home. They are sponsored by Vietnam
Veterans of America Chapter 887 Angeles City. VVA thanked the Post for
its support.
5. Sergeant-at-Arms Butler deserves our gratitude for his
dedicated work in the following areas: 1) Upgrading two of our flag pole stands
including putting castors on one for easy mobilization 2) Making a rifle stand
base for our rifles which are used for our Post Memorial (Post Everlasting)
ceremonies 3) Purchasing a new U.S. flag, new Philippine flag, and new Post 123
flag and attaching new flag fasteners to the flag poles 4) Upgrading our
National Anthems (Both U.S. and Philippine) and Taps. The National Anthems and
Taps were put on quality compact discs.
6. Employee Melba Afable won Employee of the Month for the
month of October.
Information:
1. The Beagles Organization will serve their
Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner on
2. The
Commander Jones closed the meeting at
Compiled by: Larry
Wade
Attested to: Raymond Jones
Post
Adjutant
Post Commander