American Legion
Jeremy E. Ray Post 324
Jersey Village, TX
February 12th, 2023
Regular Meeting – Minutes
Commander Stefanie Otto called the meeting to order at 1600 hours. There were 9 officers present:
Commander Stefanie Otto
1st Vice Commander David Pyke
2nd Vice Commander Bill Brown - Absent
Service Officer Bill Brown - Absent
Adjutant Larry Dick
Finance Officer Jimmy Baughman – Absent – Mike Larose training
Sgt-at-Arms Wayne Huebner
Chaplin Richard Ater
Judge Advocate Trey Pryor
Historian Robert Howard
And 8 other members and 2 visitors for a total of 18 present. A quorum was met and the meeting continued.
Minutes:
Adjutant Larry Dick read the minutes from the January meeting. David Pyke motioned to accept the minutes and it was seconded by Robert Howard. Motion passed and was approved by membership.
Finance Report:
Finance Officer: Jimmy Baughman reported that the available funds of Post 324 were $8,381.35 as of 02/01/2023. Motion to accept finance report pending further audit was made by Jerry Rogers and seconded by Paul Grabert. Motion passed and was approved by membership.
Commanders Report:
Commander introduced new members– Irene Infanta – Army and Catherine Mondy-Boyce Army (Auxiliary)
Sick Call – Same as prior plus John Links former Chaplin.
Chaplin reminder – Phone call away, visitor or appointment for those in need of comfort and prayer.
Committees
1st Vice David Pyke: discussed press release contact of Tamala Flynn, president of TX Alpha press releases for AM. Txalpha.presindent@gmail.com.
2nd Vice Bill Brown: absent.
Service Officer Bill Brown: absent
Judge Advocate Trey Pryor: Our By-Laws have been updated and with approved changes will be submitted. JA Trey Pryor Motion to accept and seconded by Stefanie Otto. Motion passed.
Historian Robert Howard: Reported on his use of our submitted stories in his yet to be published book. The Publishers have agreed on what has submitted. He reminded us to submit our stories so that those memories can be passed on.
Old Business
Commander:
New Business:
Elections will take place in March. Further nominations can be submitted for all positions.
Induction will take place April.
Good of the Legion:
Adjourn:
There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 1649 hours. Our next scheduled meeting will be on Sunday, March 12th at 1600 hours (4 pm) at VFW 8905, HWY 290 next to Carl’s BBQ.
Respectfully Submitted:
Larry Dick
Adjutant