12 January 2008
Subject:
Corrected Pup Tent 15
Scratch Minutes, 8 January 2008
TO:
All Pup Tent 15 Cooties
(Note- These minutes are in
straight talk)
1.
Seam Squirrel Dick
Jones opened the first Pup Tent 15 Scratch for the new calendar (2008)
year on 8 January @ 2 PM.
There were no appointed positions to be
filled for the scratch.
There were 12 Cooties in attendance.
There were at least three Cooties sitting at
the bar, but did not come into the Scratch.
2.
The Seam Squirrel followed the M. O. C. Ritual in the opening
ceremonies.
3.
Roll Call of Shavetails:
The H. C.
and P. M. conducted the roll call of P.T. 15 Shavetails. Those AWOL or
other places were: the Hide Gimlet, Tightwad 2 Yr. and Shirt Reader.
4.
Recognition of Distinguished Cooties and Guests: The P. M. recognized
PGC Prinz and all Past Seam Squirrels present.
The P. M also paid a big Cootie salute to
Cootie Bob McGovern and long lost Cootie Paul Morgenthal.
Thank you for your support Bob and Paul.
5.
Applications:
None.
6.
Degree Work:
None
7.
Minutes of Previous Scratch.
The H. C. made a motion, a second was made,
to accept the December 2007 scratch minutes as distributed and posted on
the Web Page, subject to correction.
The motion passed.
8. C.C.D.B. REPORT:
a. C.C.D.B. Lafayette (Don) Donaldson
or better known as L. Don gave an excellent detailed report of the Pup
Tent duffel as of the end of December 2007.
The ending balance was $1,019,11.
A motion and second was made to accept the
C. C. D. B’s, report as presented, as audited.
The
motion passed.
b. The C. C. D. B. briefed on the
recommendation of setting up our Pup Tent financial accounts at the
China Bank (within the SM Mall).
However, he reported there was a question if
the Pup Tent could have a Dollar checking account.
The S. S. recommended, since there are very
few checks written through-out the year, the C. C. D. B. or other
Cooties of the Pup Tent could write a personal check when needed.
In addition, Jim Lary
said he has a USAFEDCU account out of the Korea
branch.
He was talked into seeing what he can do in
getting our USAFEDCU account straight, mainly the right officers on the
signature cards.
Cootie Jim will
co-ordinate with our C. C. D. B. for the information he needs to contact
the Korea
USAFEDCU.
9.
Outstanding Bills:
None
10.
Cootie or Family of a Cootie in Distress:
Cootie Ski-2 mentioned Cootie Earl Dodge is
not in good shape and it would be nice if some of our Cooties can visit
him.
The S. S. and H. C. said they will go with Ski-2 on
his next visit to see Cootie Earl.
11.
Reading of Communications:
a.
The H. C. said he has an E-Mail from Cootie
Elliott, but it may
cause
some controversy if read.
So he did not read it, but had it available
for any Cootie to read, which most did after the scratch.
It was very negative towards the Pup Tent
with emphasis that our Pup Tent is not supporting Post 2485.
b.
The H. C. read memos reference nominations
for Pup Tent officers.
Cooties Jack Rollins stated he and his wife
will be re-locating to Las Wages on 19 June 2008; Cootie Stu Dougherty
stated he could not accept a position as he is not in the area all the
time; Cootie E. Ralph stated he cannot continue on as Hungry Cootie
after June 2008 due to his poor eye sight, but he will accept any
elected or appointed position that his eyes will allow; Cootie John
Welsh said he will accept the position of Hide Gimlet again.
12.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
a. Membership.
(1).
Ski-1 reported our
membership status as of this scratch is 47 Cooties @ 100%. One
former Cootie was dropped from the rolls on 1 January 2008, but it did not effect our 100%
status.
Our Pup Tent’s quotas for Grand (plus 3) and
Supreme (plus 5) (those probably) will not be obtained due to the lack
of legible VFW members in the post who could become Cooties, but have
been talked out of it and those not willing to become Cooties.
The H. C. paid for four or our annual
Cooties and to date one has re-paid him. That is not a problem for him
reference any re-payment.
(2).
Reference Cootie Elliott’s complaint that I,
the H. C., do not report the Post 2485 membership status; therefore,
according to the Post Membership Chairman, Post 2485 has currently 1521
members and is already 100% and All American. He will still accept
applications for new, re-instated or transfer in members to increase our
standing.
Any Cootie recruiting a new member, be sure
to sign the membership application to get credit for it, if not someone
else in the Post will receive credit and not the Pup Tent.
b.
Special Projects Officer: (H. G.) No report.
c.
Hospital Program. Blanket Bum Joe reported that our Pup Tent is still
not doing well in hospital visit reporting.
B. B. Joe received only a few hospital/home
visit reports for December.
The
H. C. mentioned again that he feels a two Cootie hospital visit team
concentrating on one hospital per team may work.
The team members can call or personally
visit the hospital to ascertain if a veteran is confined in the
hospital, then call the veteran for a visit.
The S. S. stated he will try to assign
Cooties to teams.
Hospital visit reports
can be sent to B. B. Joe at: E-Mail:
joecarsley@yahoo.com/
d. Cootie E. Ralph reported with the help of two
other Cooties Steve Massie and Jim Lary; they have talked to most all
hospitals in the area reference a blood program.
There are currently two hospitals with blood
banks and they are AUF and
Garcia
Hospitals.
The Divine
Shepard
Medical
Center has all
the equipment for a blood bank, but at this time has not established a
blood bank.
If a veteran is
confined in a Manila hospital, the AUF
Blood Bank will coordinate with the
San Fernando
Red Cross in transporting the donated blood to the veteran. Currently
the Garcia Blood Bank does not know the procedure but did state any
units of blood received from them must be paid back with two units.
e. Booster Chairman Report. (B. B.) Again Blanket Bum Joe informed
the Cooties he has sent out instructions on filling out the monthly
booster report.
The Grand reported that all reports have
been received and in order.
13.
HUNGRY COOTIE REPORT:
The H. C. briefed on the nominations and elections
of Pup Tent officers for the ensuing year.
He stated, as he has done for the past
years, there are only so many Cooties that care about our Pup Tent and
come to the scratches. Therefore many of our active Cooties have been
there and done that and may have to do it again.
He asked if nominated to please try and
accept so the Pup Tent can fill all elected positions.
If not, the Grand Commander could recommend
our charter be suspended if we cannot elect and install all positions.
13. Our National Home was
remembered:
Sky Pilot Ski-2 said he will contact the National
Home for any information, as well as data on becoming a Life Member of
the National Home.
14. OLD
BUSINESS:
a.
The name change letter was hand carried to
the Grand Scratch by S. S. Jones for signature by the Grand Commander
and the Grand Adjutant forwarded the request to Supreme for their
action.
The H. C. sent an E-Mail to the Grand
Adjutant a few days ago requesting the status of our request.
b.
The S. S. appointed Cootie E. Ralph to head
and Hoc Committee with Cooties Joe Carsley, L. Donaldson and Ski-1
Koslovski.
The Committee will report at the next
scratches recommendations,
as
well as insights on where our Pup Tent will be at the end of this M. O.
C. year based on available recruiting, as well as during the next few
years.
15. NEW BUSINESS:
a.
The S. S. opened the floor for first
nominations for Pup Tent 15 Shavetails (officers) for 2008-2009.
The nominations will remain open until the
February Scratch for final nominations and elections. Those nominated
were:
Seam Squirrel
Joe Carsley
Blanket Bum
Open
Hide Gimlet
John Welsh
C. D. D. B.
Ski-1 Koslovski
Sky Pilot
Ski-2 Stryminski
Syster
Open
Pill Pusher
Cecil Johnson
KCR
Jerry Prinz*
Tightwad 3
Paul Morgenthal
*If Jerry Prinz is
elected as KCR he will resign as Tightwad 2, therefore that position
must be filled.
b.
A motion and second was made by B. B.
Carsley for the Pup Tent to purchase a National Home Life Membership in
Honor of Past Seam Squirrel Ed Lyon. The LM will then be presented to a
Cootie or VFW member.
Following discussion, the motion and second
was withdrawn.
c.
A motion and second was made to allocate
P2500 for Peanut Butter and Jelly for the
Baguio
Blind
School.
The items will be presented to the school
prior to the VFW District 7 Meeting on 7 February.
The S. S. said he would purchase the items
and
PGC
Sea
Dog would take them to Baguio.
The motion passed.
16. GOOD OF THE SCRATCH:
a. There will be a VVA Social
on 17 January @ 2 PM at the Crazy Horse Saloon (formerly Magic
Moments). The next VVA Chapter 887 meeting will be 5 February 2008 at
the White House Hotel (Hensonvillle).
b.
The next DAV Chapter 3 Meeting will be 8
February @ 1030 in the VFW 2485 Essay Room. Please support the DAV and
try and bring a member with you.
c.
The next VFW Post 2485
general membership meeting will be
Sunday, February 3, 2008.
Please get out and support your post.
d.
The 50/50 ticket drawing was won by Cootie
Bob McGovern P750 with same going to our duffel.
Fines collected by the P. M. were P1280.
17. There being no further business the Seam
Squirrel closed the Scratch IAW the M.O.C. Ritual. The next Pup Tent 15
Scratch will be
February 12, 2008.
S/
E. Ralph Milward
S/
Dick Jones
E. RALPH
MILWARD
M. DICK JONES
Acting
Hungry Cootie
SEAM SQUIRREL
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