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USSVI CINCINNATI BASE MEMBERSHIP
MEETING
June 23, 2007
Meeting was called to order by
Commander, Crombie. Opening Prayer by Asst. Chaplain, Jon Barker, followed
by the Pledge of Allegiance to our Flag.
Tolling of Lost Boats: ( Dale
Gudorf, COB )
USS S-28 (SS-133) – Lost
on July 4, 1944 - Loss of 50 Crew Members
USS Robalo (SS-273) –
Lost on July 23, 1944 – Loss of 84 Crew Members
USS Grunion ( SS-216 ) –
Lost on July 30, 1942 – Loss of 70 Crew Members
Introduction / Welcome to New Member,
John Wass
Introduction of members present:
Everyone introduces themselves.
Sick Call: Dave Ashley’s Father
is in the Hospital.
Lost Patrol Report: Nothing to
report
Minutes from previous meeting
were read by Secretary, Connie Moore. A motion was made by Dale Gudorf to
accept the minutes as read. Seconded by David Self, motion carried.
Treasurers Report ( Dick Hauck):
Subvettes deposited $ 311.00 into SubVets Account, for
payback of Loan plus
Membership Dues for Ladies to join the SubVets as Aux.
Members starting 2008.
Balance as to date $2, 286.00. Motion to accept as read by
Joe Roszmann, 2nd
by Tom Suttmann, motion carried.
Newsletter Report : ( David
Self ) Deadline for articles is end of the month. Cost of postage
for sending by mail is
$15.00. Some are sent by Mail, rest are sent by e-mail. David
asked the Subvetees
members to please send him their e-mail address. Comander,
Crombie would also like
to have these addresses. Jane Moore said she will e-mail
them to Crombie.
Web Page Report (David Ashley):
No Report. He was absent due to Illness of his Father.
Old Business : a ) Status of
Subvettes. Crombie asked that the ones present have a short
meeting after this
meeting, to discuss their thought on joining the SubVets as Aux. /
Associate Members. b )
July 4th Parade: We were asked to participate in St. Thomas
Parade. Need Liability
Insurance – Cost of Basic Insurance is $ 268. 00 a year. After
a brief Discussion a
motion was made by Paul Taylor, 2nd by David Self to allow the
Officers to review this
matter and decide if it would be worth the money to buy this
Insurance. Motion
carried. During Parade the streets are shut down. Need to meet
at Highland Heights High
School for lineup. Be there by 9:15 am. c ) Insurance for
2010 Convention: Dick
Young maybe approach National ask if they can possibly
reduce dues or refund
money used on insurance that they use to provide. Bill Ritter
had a question on the
Insurance. Terry Arent made a motion that we form a
committee to research
this matter and to seek reimbursement for Insurance cost.
Seconded by Bill Roth,
motion carried. d ) July Meeting /Cook-Out (
28 th
) here at
our new meeting
facilities. Will try to make the meeting as short as possible.
Members are asked to
bring a covered dish to share plus what ever they want to cook
on the grill for
themselves / their Family. e ) We will soon be setting up meetings on
the 2010 Convention.
f ) Recruitement ( Dick Young ): Nothing really going on.
The site he was using for
recruitment, took the e-mail address off. Dick is going to
see about getting our
applications to Sub School Grad’s from area. Dick also asked
for someone to be
thinking about stepping up to take the Vice Commanders position.
This position should have
someone that is being groomed to step up to be in the
Commanders position at
next election. g ) Crombie talked about need to get
committee people for
different functions. Like” Tolling, Picnic, etc. h ) David Self
will be visiting the USS
OHIO in August. Trying to get both of Ohio’s crews involved
with us, in sponsoring of
the USS OHIO. Also would like to get all Bases in Ohio
involved. Bring “ Sailor
of the Year to Ohio for something, like a Ball Game or other
event. David will talk
more about this at the July meeting.
New Business : a ) Submarine
Float - Dale Gudorf is working on getting a fiberglass hull
made. His Son-In-Law is
building it. Need to check size of Indy’s Sub (Length
& Beam ).
b ) Veterans Benefits
Review: Need to review. Crombie maybe get a Rep. from
Hamilton County to speak
on this matter (Maybe Aug.
Meeting ). Ask if they can
bring
some hand-out info. c )
It was agreed that this is the last meeting the Base will run a
tab for drinks. We have
to start saving all we can for the 2010 Convention.
Good of the Order : a )
Reminder: Need volunteers to chair events - - Need a Vice
Commander. b ) Dick
Young talked about Jersey Shirts that are for Sale - $25.00
each, $2.50 extra for
name. Three colors to choose from, Red / Blue / White. See
Dick after the meeting,
sign up sheet by Bookkeeper. c ) Hamilton Co Commissioners
looking into getting Sail
& Ruter f/ Cincinnati. d ) 50 / 50 Winner: Tom Suttman
Also had other prizes that
were donated by David Self.
Storekeeper’s Report ( Ted
Campbell ): Rapp has patches in. May have some new items
soon. Reminder: Logo
Shirts on Sale – must pay when ordering.
Announcement of next Meeting :
Here at our new meeting place on July 28th starting at
Noon– is a Cook-Out.
Details above. NOTE: Base will provide soft drinks.
Closing Prayer was given by
Asst. Chaplain, Jon Barker.
Motion to Adjourn : was made
by David Self, seconded by Connie Moore. Meeting
Adjourned
Minutes By Secretary,
Connie Moore
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