MINUTES OF
AMERICAN LEGION 22ND
DISTRICT – DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS
District
Executive Committee –
The meeting was called to order at
1403 by Commander Terry Messinger at American Legion Post 472, 7599 Avenue C,
I. Guests
– Commander Messinger
welcomed Past Department Commander Butch Sparks and
And Past 22nd District
Commanders Lynn Sparks, Tom Larsen, Butch
Buddy McFarland.
II. Installation of 22nd District
Officers – Past District
Commander Lynn Sparks – Calvin Gruetzmacher (Chaplain), Ralph Morris (Judge
Advocate), George Hudson (Ass’t Sgt-At-Arms), Felix White (Historian), and Ben Saenz
(Service Officer) were installed as District Officers.
III. Minutes – Juan Torres – Minutes of the
OFFFICER REPORTS
IV. Vice Commander - Jerry Blaylock – Gave the Final Membership Report for the last Legion Year which states the
Posts that made goals and the goals for each Post for the new
year (Encl.3.). The following
Post had membership turn-ins at the Meeting:
Post 319(36); Post 472(52); Post 490(332); and Post 492(134); for a
total of 554.
V. Adjutant – Juan Torres – No Report
VI. Finance Report – Tom Larsen – Gave the
finance report (Encl. 4). Tom Larsen moved
that the report be accepted, seconded by Jerry Blaylock, and it passed.
VII. Judge Advocate – Ralph Morris – No Report.
VIII. Historian – Felix White – Announced a Veterans Summit
on
IX. Chaplain – Cal Gruetzmacher – Reported that the
memorial team conducted 6 funerals last month.
X. Service Officer - Ben Saenz – Announced that he is at VA hospital three times a week and will
visit patients.
XI. Sgt-at-Arms – Leo Villafranco – Reported that 28
legionnaires are present, 24 signed in.
(Encl. 6).
XII. Asst. Sgt.-at
-Arms – George Hudson –
No report.
XIII. Past District Commander – Lynn Sparks – No Report.
COMMITTEE
REPORTS
XIV. Baseball - Janet Turner - Reported that the
Department Baseball tournament will start on
XV.
XVI. ORATORICAL - Tom
Larsen - Time to start recruiting oratorical candidates at the schools.
XVII. WEBMASTER – Jerry Blaylock – Need the Post certifience to update the
district directory.
XVIII. DISTRICT BBQ COOK-OFF – Jerry Blaylock – Reported that the first
meeting was held at Post 490. Next
meeting will be on
OLD/UNFINISHED BUSINESS
XIX. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT – COMMANDER MESSINGER – Announced that he appointed Manuel Gaitan (472) to be the
Legislative Chairman and Robert Rocha (472)
as the
District
Baseball Chairman. Also that Janet
Turner was named the 2nd Division Baseball Chairperson.
XX. DEPARTMENT SPRING CONVENTION – Lynn Sparks – Thank all of the 22nd
District for being the number 1 district in membership throughout the
Department.
XXI. PAST 2ND DIVISION COMMANDER – Al
Marlowe – Also thanked the 22nd District for being the #1 in the
state which made the 2nd Division to be the #1 division in the state
considering membership. Also mentioned
that he met with Oliver North and described the various committees that he was
involved.
XII. DEPARTMENT COMMANDER CANDIDATE – Tom Larsen – Thanked everyone for their support even though
he came in second.
NEW BUSINESS
XXIII. EAGLE SCOUT PRESENTATION - Nathan Hicks, an Eagle Scout, made a presentation on his project to help the
USO send care packages to military personnel stationed in hostage area by asking
for donations at stores, Post meeting, etc.
Tom
Larsen moved for the District to donate $100. seconded by Jerry
Blaylock, and it passed.
XIV. AWARDS – Commander Terry Messinger – Presented District Cap to George
Hudson, and a Department Certificate of Appreciation to Post 52 for 100% +
membership, and Department Certificate of Appreciation to Posts 77, 52, 416,
472, 490, 492 and 654 for submitting the Consolidated Report by
Good of the Legion
1. Commander Terry Messingner
mentioned to those Post who have a home that all Post records should be kept
in-house.
2. Commander
mentioned that Joseph Garcia (472) was leaving to
3. Tom
DeLeon presented a photo album to Post 472 Drill Team on winning Department
competition.
4. Tom
Larsen introduced two officers from Post 492, Commander Pete Boyles and
Chaplain Louis Alexander. Their first time to attend a DEC
Meeting.
XV. Meeting Adjournment – Meeting was adjourned 1520.
COMPILED BY ___________________
Date_________________
Juan Torres, Jr. – Adjutant
APPROVED BY ___________________
Terry
Messinger - Commander