Warffemius-Seidler
Post 381
Minutes
Monday, December 17, 2012
The prospective charter meeting opened at 7:02pm at Denny’s
Place, 15800 Brandywine Road,
Brandywine, MD by acting Commander, Ron Fisher.
A quorum being met by the following
members in attendance:
Visitors:
Bryan
Hoover
Ron
Fisher
Denny
Lavelle
Erle
Ross
Chris
Marshall
Dan
Dorrance
Bill
Bush
Jeremy
Foster
Convocation from acting Chaplin, Chris Marshall
Minutes from the charter organization meeting was presented
Old Business:
Regular/monthly meetings of the Post will be the 3rd Monday
of each month at 7:30pm.
Adopt-a-Highway: Denny Lavallee will ensure 4 signs on Maryland Highway
381 are posted.
Acting
officer list was reviewed for submission to National for our charter.
Post
name: Bryan Hoover met with Seidler family. Recommends a single
point-of-contact
between our Post and the families.
Jeremy Foster met with Warffemius
family. The son is honored and anxious to get involved with
the SAL.
VFD:
Bryan Hoover and Ron Fisher met with the Baden VFD for sponsorship.
DD214:
All the DD214’s for the charter members have been received and will be kept in
a safe
deposit box.
Officer
Books: They’ll arrive in conjunction with the charter approval. Post copies
will be signed
out when borrowed. All should be available online as a PDF.
Legion
tenants: Ron reiterated the 4 pillars of the Legion as the foundation of our
Post.
Charter
Application: Ron provided copies of all the paperwork submitted for charter
approval.
Boy Scouts of America: Ron talked
about sponsoring a local BSA troup.
MD
Department news: Tom Davis is stepping down from the state Adjutant position.
Bi-laws:
Requirements for Commander: a.) physically attend 10 meetings in the
past year; b.)
member of
this Post at least 1 year.
Installation of Officers will
take place 30 days after elections
Executive Committee will consist of 4 appointed and 1 elected members
for 2 year
terms.
Adjutant is appointed by the Commander with no term limit. When a new
Adjutant is
appointed, there will be a 60 overlap between the
appointment of the new and release of the old
Adjutants for transfer of books and duties.
New Business:
Ron
distributed copies of Legion membership times to assist in recruiting.
American
Legion Riders (ALR): Dan Dorrance give ALR info to start a local club. Bill
Gash
volunteered to assist.
Sons of
the American Legion (SAL): Bill Bush inquired to establishing a local SAL.
Postponed.
Membership applications: Still need a few charter members to complete
theirs.
Website
needs: Fund raising, as we need $300 quickly for work already done for our
website.
Permanent Officer Installation:
When will it occur? No definite time given.
Prospective & Transferring members: Dan said a committee has to meet
with the prospective
member twice. Prospective members can meet with the current
members at the dinner just prior to the
meeting, but doesn’t count as meeting with the committee.
Adjourn: Bill Bush moved to adjourn. Seconded.
Benediction given by Chris Marshall
Next meeting will be January 21, 2013, and 7:30pm, same
location.
Meeting adjourned at 8:15pm .
Respectfully submitted;
Erle Ross Ronald Fisher
Acting Adjutant Acting
Commander
