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Minutes of the Meeting
September
2004
1. Monthly Meeting: he monthly Executive Board Meeting of the
Military Marksmanship Association was held September 16, 2004 in the
Army Marksmanship Conference Room.
a. Board Members Present:
Archibald V. Arnold
III, President
Laurence K. Mosely,
Recording Secretary
Samuel W. Hunter, Treasurer
Carter Berry, Public
Affairs Committee Chairman, and MMA Times Editor
Richard D. Rebidue,
Membership Committee Chairman
b. Board Members Absent: Bruce
Meredith, Vice President
c. U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Representative:
Mr. Robert Aylward, USAMU Deputy
d. Guests: None.
e. Call to Order: A quorum being
present, the President called the meeting to order at 10:20
2. Treasurer's Report: Motion made, seconded, and carried to
approve the Treasurer's Report for August 2004. Additionally, the
Treasurer provided a financial preview for September 2004.
3. Minutes: Motion made, seconded, and carried to approve the
Minutes of the Executive Board Meeting held on August 26, 2004.
4. Unfinished Business:
a. Memento Pins: The President
provided information from the Vice President that 500 multicolored
reunion memento pins had been ordered at a cost of $657.00 which was
below the approved cost of $700.00. After a brief discussion, a
motion was made, seconded, and carried to issue one pin to each
reunion attendee with additional pins placed on sale at $1.00 per pin.
b. Meal Cost: The President
relayed information from the Vice President that the cost of meals
was as follows:
Friday: $5.00
per meal (Hamburgers and Hotdogs).
Saturday: $6.95
per meal (Chicken and Ribs).
5. New Business:
a. MMA President's Report:
(1) The President noted that the Nomination
Committee had submitted the slate of officers for election at the
reunion General Membership Meeting. The following names and
positions are announced:
Bruce Meredith, President
Steve Goff, Vice President
Laurence K. Mosely, Secretary
Samuel W. Hunter, Treasurer
(2) The President remarked that MMA member
Bill Jenkins recently published a book entitled: U.S.
Military Marksmanship Automatic Pistols and had requested that he
be allowed to distribute announcement flyers from the book publisher
at the reunion. Motion made, seconded, and carried to authorize
Mr. Jenkins to distribute announcement flyers at the reunion.
b. Reunion Registration Status:
The Treasurer noted that 84 Registration Forms had been returned;
however; he said that it was too early to provide a meaningful
comparison from the last reunion.
c. Reunion Planning: The
Secretary remarked that Mr. Cannella was not able to attend the
meeting today but had discussed the refreshment requirements and that
he had asked for advance funds to purchase refreshment items.
Motion made, seconded, and carried to authorize the Mr. Cannella to
purchase refreshment items at a cost not to exceed $600.00.
d. Billeting Status: The
Secretary stated that he had coordination with the Fort Benning
Lodging Administrative Officer, Mike Childs, and that 20 room were
reserved for the reunion.
e. Yearbook Editor: The
Secretary noted that Ms Darla Parrish, from Turner Publication, has
been assigned as the editor for the 50th Anniversary Yearbook.
He also showed a two-page flyer announcing the yearbook that would be
available at the reunion. The Board discussed the option to
have individual biographical sketches and photos included in the
yearbook. The decision to include a bio was deferred until
after the yearbook project was presented to the membership.
f. USAMU Report:
(1) The USAMU Deputy reported that the Major
General (Retired) Jerry White would be the guest speaker at the USAMU
Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
(2) The USAMU Deputy proposed to conduct the
Support Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony following the welcome remarks
by the USAMU Commander and MMA President at 1600 hours on Friday.
g. MMA Times Mailing: The MMA
Times mailing was set for Monday, September 27, 2004, in the USAMU
Conference Room.
6. Next Meeting: The next Executive Board Meeting is scheduled
for 10:00 AM, Monday, October 18, 2004, in the USAMU Conference Room,
Building 243, Fort Benning, Georgia.
7. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 11:15 AM.
Laurence K. Mosely
Recording Secretary
Attachment:
September 2004 Financial Statement
Approved by the Executive Board on October 18, 2004. |