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