| 83rd GRAND PROMENADE MINUTES | |||||||
| JULY 17-18, 2004 | |||||||
| SATURDAY, JULY 17th: | |||||||
| Act. | (see attached reports by number, for detail) - no written reports for some numbers | ||||||
| TIME | NO. | VOYAGEUR | |||||
| 1307 | Grand Chef de Train opened Promenade in Grand de Gare's absence (hospital) | Roger Bouton | |||||
| 3 | Welcome by Chef de Gare 1261 | Jim Cook | |||||
| 2 | Notion made to suspend normal business, carried, motion passed. | ||||||
| Goats brought in for Roger and Bruce. Fines paid of $30.00 | |||||||
| Handcuffs were installed and Roger cuffed to his chair | |||||||
| 4 | INTRODUCTION OF NATIONAL GUEST | Jim Schroer | |||||
| Ernie Cooper made remarks and greetings from 'Nationale' | |||||||
| 5 | Role Call of Grand Officers | Dan Roberson | |||||
| 6 | Reading of Minutes of Mid Winter Promenade - motion made to suspend by Dan Land, 2nd by Larry Banks, carried | ||||||
| REPORT OF GRAND OFFICERS | |||||||
| n/a | Grand Chef de Gare - No Report Given as Grand Chef in hospital | Don Yothers | |||||
| 1 | Grand Chef de Train - (Acting as Grand Chef de Gare) | Roger Bouton | |||||
| 7 | Grand Advocat - Scams are on the rise, please be careful. . | Bill Stahl | |||||
| Check by-laws at least once a year for up-to-date changes. New changes will be sent to Nationale. | |||||||
| Chef de Gare Bouton paid $21.00 for gavel. | |||||||
| 26 | Grand Commissaire Intendant | Bruce Kouba | |||||
| Notion made to make Officers of Grand du Kansas Corporation | |||||||
| Officers are Ernie Cooper President, Dan Roberson Secretary, and Bruce Kouba Treasurer | |||||||
| No activity on investments this year, but is looking for something. Ask for direction from Grand | |||||||
| SBC stock is recommended and should rise at the end of 2005 - recommended investment | |||||||
| amount about 25-30% of 40K or about 10K total investment | |||||||
| Statement made as to value of invested funds | |||||||
| Notion made to authorize to invest up to 25% of un-obligated funds into areas he sees fit = 5-7K | |||||||
| Notion amended to not to exceed 10K - both notions carried | |||||||
| Keep 15K in CDs | |||||||
| CALL FOR REPORTS OF GRAND DIRECTEURS - (notions to accept, 2nd, and carried) | Larry Hodges | ||||||
| 8 | Youth Sports | Dan Land | |||||
| 9 | Carville Star | John Lee | |||||
| 10 | VAVS | Godfrey Leonard | |||||
| 11 | American Legion Membership | Ernie Cooper | |||||
| 12.1 | Voiture Activities | Dan Roberson | |||||
| 12.2 | Gave Report on Kansas Pins as Chairman - Replaced T.J. Danley | Dan Roberson | |||||
| 13 | Americanism | Richard Allen | |||||
| 14 | Special Awards - Law Officer and City of Year Presentations | Roger Brooner | |||||
| 17 | Charles Ardery Foundation - no activity reported | Bruce Kouba | |||||
| Bruce Kouba made notion to give $250. for nurses training out of Doolittle Fund | |||||||
| 15 | Nurses Training - | Don Peters | |||||
| 29 | Child Welfare | Leonard Hill | |||||
| 16 | Kansas Merci Boxcar | Ralph Walters | |||||
| 18 | Ritual | George Dolezal | |||||
| 19 | Grand Organizer - trying to find new voitures, no written report | Ken Plumberg | |||||
| 20 | Grand Public Relations | Larry Mihelic | |||||
| 21 | Grand Publiciste | Ernie Cooper | |||||
| 22 | Certificates passed out to Grand du Kansas Officers, and Grand Directeurs | Roger Bouton | |||||
| 23 | Boxcar | Carl Gregg | |||||
| 24 | Rolling Stock | Ralph Schneider | |||||
| 25 | Grand Photographer | Ed Holzmeister | |||||