The
regular meeting of Paul Stewart Irwin Post No. 136 was called to order by
Commander John Metz at 7:00 PM in the post home. An opening prayer was offered by Chaplin
Monta Plank followed by the members reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and the
Preamble to the American Legion Constitution.
A short recognition ceremony for the
POW/MIA's of our country was conducted.
There
were 35 Legion, 3 S.A.L., and 0 Guests present
5th
District Commander Harold Scheaffer was present.
Reading of the minutes. Minutes were
posted on the bulletin board and also posted on the Post Web Site. Approved as Written.
Finance Report. Finance
officer and Adjutant presented finance reports.
President of the BOG gave the Canteen Report. Reports were approved as presented.
New Members: 2 new members – Doug Wilson and Henry Bittle and 1
transfer William C. Nunn were presented.
All welcomed to the membership.
BOG Election: Susan Lee and
Beth Nye were nominated to serve on the BOG.
After voting was completed by all the Legion, Auxiliary and SAL members
present, Susan Lee was elected to serve a 2 year term.
Old
Business:
Post cleaning to be conducted by
the Legion Riders for the month of April.
The
exhaust fans for the smoking patio have been purchased and awaiting
installation.
Nest
meeting of the Old Settlers committee to be conducted on April 13, 2015 at 7 PM
New
Business:
Membership
Stars were presented to those members that earned them.
Legion
scholarship selection was made and Emery Potucek, granddaughter of Gary
Donaldson, was selected to receive the scholarship.
Discussion
was held regarding the use of funds donated for the various memorials. It was determined after a vote that it will
be used to fund the luncheons in honor of deceased members.
Food
events for April 2015: Lunch with pulled
pork, brats and other items on April 18th, Bierocks on April 23,
2015.
The
post will participate in the City Wide Garage Sale to be held on May 2,
2015. Members can begin bringing in
donations on April 27, 2015. Proceeds to
be used in paying off the loan.
Planning
needs to begin to prepare for the Memorial Day activities to be held at the
Mulvane Cemetery.
Leadership
College is scheduled to be held June 5 – 7, 2015 in Concordia, KS. Notify the Adjutant if you plan on attending
so that he can provide a roster to Department of Kansas.
5th
District convention to be held in El Dorado, KS on 25 April. Names are being taken to attend as delegates.
State
convention being held in Topeka, KS May 15 – 17, 2015. Delegates need to be identified to attend,
Nominations
were taken for all of the officer positions. Nominees for the positions are as
follows:
Commander John Metz and Steve Coberly
1st Vice Commander
2nd Vice Commander Del Kennison and Ron Herndon
Adjutant Warren Johnston
Finance Officer Diana Nelson
Service Officer Duane Kalous
Chaplain Monta Plank
Historian
Sergeant at Arms Jake DeFrees
One
unanimous vote was made by the adjutant for all positions with only one person
nominated to hold the position. After
holding a vote for 2d Vice Commander, Ron Herndon was elected. The Commander position resulted in a tie
vote. The tie was broken when the
current Commander submitted his vote, John Metz was elected as Commander. After the election was determined for Commander,
Steve Coberly was nominated as the 1st Vice Commander and one
unanimous vote was submitted by the Adjutant.
The
elected officers for 2015 – 2016 are as follows:
Commander John Metz
1st Vice Commander Steve Coberly
2nd Vice Commander Ron Herndon
Adjutant Warren Johnston
Finance Officer Diana Nelson
Service Officer Duane Kalous
Chaplain Monta Plank
Historian
Sergeant at Arms Jake DeFrees
Good of the Legion:
Legion Rider: Preregistration is urged to attend the State
Rally in June and anyone wanting to assist is urged to volunteer. Next meeting to be held Sunday 12 April 2015
at 3 PM.
Patriot Guard: No report.
SAL: Nest meeting to be held on
Sunday 12 April 2015 at 1:30PM. Election
of officers to be held and the gun drawing to be held.
Ladies Auxiliary: The Auxiliary was present a plaque from the
legion listing all of the life members of the unit.
Upcoming Events:
Lunch
and horseshoes at the post April 18th.
Bierocks
– April 23.
Sick Call:
Rick Johnson – Continuing treatment
for Cancer
Having
no further business to come before the members, the Chaplain offered a closing
prayer.
The meeting adjourned at 8:30pm by Commander John Metz with the next meeting scheduled for 4 May 2015.
