https://www.kiakimamuseum.org/files/original/0ad7a3ce5f631eba58388f38d9b44065.pdf 6770ceb7fbb4078ac99b9ffc1be78217 PDF Text Text CHICKASAW COUli.QH, J3.S.A., INC, MI1.'TUT11JS OW ..~bf.NU.AI) MliJErIJ:fG -1948 The Annual Meeting of Chicl:-.'3.sa.w Council, Boy Scouts of i\merica, Inc., was helil on Wednesday, December 15, 1948 at 4:W P.M. in the Louis XVI Room of Ho tel Peabody. Mr. W. L. Sharpe, President of Chickasaw CoUt-icil, presidecl and. the follo1,.1i:ng 111ere present: Vice-Presidents T. Robert Acklen, T. P. Howarcl, A. E. Carter, Dr. :a. Jil. Jacobs; Associate Secretary Roscoe C. Clark; Treasurer F'.ced L. Christenhm7; Scout Commissioner Charles W. Ri ttelmeyer; and the following Council l!embers: J, A, Angus, J. s. Allen, Ji:mile A. :Sizot, Joseph Becli, Jr,, C. F. Blatt, Henri Benner, p, A, Clriyton, Sr., Nelson Ce.stle, Ben D. Coffey, Jr,, P. C. Clarke, H. M. Clayton, Charles M. Crump, Edwin Dalstrom, W. B. 1-0rmon, Jr., Phil 1lline:r:i.ck, B. B. Garey, Thomas Goodman, VI. P. ·Ha..llid.ay, Charles c. 1in,nd1~.r, !JL. ~!. Huck:..9.11ee, Joe Helrn.s, E. B. Jenkins, Rick Ma,,ys, F. li.,. fllunson, J. Ivl. McKnight, A. D. Mc Who rt er, J, H. Malone, Ashby Perry, Ira W. Pyron, Dr. Arthur R. Porter·, Jr., Ii.• G. Ramsay, Art.hur F. Schoembs, c". B. Serillausen, \·T. Ii• .Sn1ith, Dr~ II~).r:r:r C. Schmeisser, H. D. Turmaxt, L. I(. Tl1ompson, J·r., Alven 3f. Ta.to, R. _A_. rr·ri37pcer, Fred J. Van6.ema1~.t-::, 11!. Gord-0n 'Morris, Scout Execu.ti ve. Mr. George Simpson, Deputy Regional Executive, anil. Mr. Haskell Mize, l:1r~ 1. T·weed JoYinson ai1d f1Ir. George T. Ault. JTield Scou.t Execu:tives, r:u1cl 1lr. Hope 11. JPo:cd, Gernp l)irector of' Ce.nrp C11rrier, were also present. 1 Mr. Sharpe stated the meeting had been called accoro.ing to the regula.tions set out in the Council's Consti.1;ution & By-Laws. Mr. Sharpe asked all the Institutional Representatives to stand and be recognized. Mr. Sharpe then stateil that each of the Operating Committees would. report to the Meeting through the Chairman or Member of the Commi ttoe a.'lc1 4 minutes would be allocatted to each, Mr, H, M, Clayton, Chairm0n of the Adv~1ncement Committee, reportecl that Troop Boards of Review had. been set up during the pa.st year and a Training Course had. been held. for Troop Board of Review Members in an endeo:vor to increo.se end improve tho advancement procedure of Chickasaw Council. l~tr. AJ..,ran Te,te, Chairman of tl1e Activities Oorn.mittee, r01;iortea_ tb.l'.tt during Eo;r Scout Week there hail been a Fun Fest held at Goodwyn Institute due to the courter;y of Radio Station WMC, that the :Soy Scout Circus had. 1Joon a very fine s11ccess, that the Ce1np-O-Ree had been held at Camp Curr:ter ;hn which 25 Troops \•,'On ro,tin.gs, that t.he 4-1\ Progrem had. been l1eld and 20 Troops ,,,,on. ratings, that 4 pared.es hacl bE,en participated in by Scouts and thouso11ds of posters o.nd calende.rs ha.d been distributed for various organizations. He stated the Boy Scout Exposition \\'OU.ld be held in 1949 at the Fair Cro11llds on l!'eb, 4th and 5th anil pl<ms had. been made to televise this :mxposition. l;Ir. J. A. Angu.s, Chairrnsn of tl:te CEi.rnpJ.ng Commtttee, rHacl e, report in which he stated that repairs lw,d been made to the well at Camp Currier at a cost of $1500.00, the Hess Hall o.t Cemp CtU'rie:r had. been completed at a cost of about %25,000.00 and. that the Kiwanis Club wa.s trying to outfit the Mess Hall. �-2He reportecl a loss on the open>ction of Camp Curriflr and. Kamp Kia Kima and of the opening of Kamp Kia Kima for the first time since 1989. He stated that the attendPJJ.Ce at both Camp Currier and Kamp Kia Kima was about the same as the total of boys in Ca1ap Currier in 1947. He stated that Camp Dani.els attendance was not up to par but theJce was a very small d.efici t. He stated the roads at Cawp Currier had been repaired but more work coulc1 not be. done at the camp due to the lack of funds. In absence of Mr. R. D. }'uller, Ohairmcm of the Organi zati.on & Extensio11 Oomml.ttee, Mr. H. D. Turman mad.e the report. He stated that while tl1er e ,IJBA'3 less Scouts now than in 1947 the wheels were in motion to brl.ng the totals up to the equal o:f January 1, 1948 and he felt sure the goal would be r eac11ecl .. A <'-OPY of the exact figT>res of this report is attached to these Minutes. In the absence of Mr. o. K. Earp, Chairman of Finance Oomml.ttee, Mr, Roscoe C. Clark read. the Finance report. A copy o:f which is attached to tb.ose l1inutes. 1 Mr. W. B. Dorman, Jr., Chairman of the Leadership Training Committee, told o:f the training courses whl.ch had been held. a.uring the year for Troop Committeemen, Commissioners, Scoutmasteirs, Cub Leaders a.nil others a.nd he had workecl closely wi. th hi. s Committee and with the A<ivancement Oommi ttee for tridnin.g Members of the Troop Eoa.ro.s of Review. He paid tribute to the Professional Staff for their work in training. He recommended_ to the incomi.ng officers that there be a better distribution of training of the Lead.ers throughout the Com1cil. Mr. T. Hobert Acklen, Chairman of th<, Cubbing Committee, stated. the Cubs had carried their part of the load throughout the year ancl there wees a gain in Cubs imd Packs. He sal.O. they harl had a very fine Cub Scout Picnic-Pot<.'-WOw a.nd also a. Ki tEi Derby. This was due to the work of the Cub Leaders who mc~de it possible to show progTess among the Cubs of the Ootmcil. He stated tlw,t he hoped that ne::tt yenr would see an even larger increase in the number of Cubs in Olli Cl{.asav1 Council .. Hr. W. L. Sharpe pra.ised the work of the professional. staff of the Com10il rlurine; the past ;y-ea.r in.eluding the Scout Executive YI. Gordon Horris, t.he Jfield Sco11t E:x:ecuti \res B.::1skll },ii ze, Lo Tt1!et~d t.Tol111son ai1d George ~[' .. .Ault. Mr. Sharpe recognized Mr. George Simpson, Deputy Regional Exec\lti ve, and. thanked. him for the h>Ork he had. done in Chtclrn.saw Co1mcil during tho past yea.l". Mr. J. M. McKnight, Chairman of the Sen.for Scouting Oommi ttee, sta.ted they had. done a good job in Seni.or Scouting d.urirl€ the past yea.r but that he hoped to see more accomplsihed during the yea.r 1949. He asked all the men present to attend the Senior Scout Ball to be held on December 16, 1948 at the King Cotton Hotel. lfr. Edwin Dalstrom, Chairman of the Inter-Racial Oommi ttee, stated tha.t the first Negro Circus by JJoy Scouts in Memphis was held during the past year an<i three prominent Negro men, M. w. Bonner, Hollis Price and. Rev. s. A. Owen �underwrote the Circus. He stated advancement in the Seminole Division was very poor as there was only 1;\\ of the boys who were First Class Scouts and 10% were Second CJ.ass Scouts. and he felt this was due to the difficulty in finding the right leadership to encourage and. urge the boys to advance in rm1k, He stated there were 1562 White Scouts encl l:'l21 l'Tegro Scouts in the Council and told. of the load. of work on .:r. A. Beaucham.p and. Fred A. Harris. He said they did. not have the personnel to do the qu,-tli ty of the work needed and they ortly have one l'legro girl in the Seminole lJi vision office, He further ste,ted that v,u1ile there was a 'substantial deficit in the white camps there was a very 1ow loss in Camp Daniels and the Commercial Appeal was reponsible for getting 4D boys to camp for a week. In reporting on membership he stated there t<Jas a net loss of 7 boys in tb.e Division and he felt slu~e tl1is 11ould be i:nade up by J'anuary 1, 1949. As to the training;, there had. been 4 training coui·ses and the }Teg:roes had. gotten a great d.eal out of i. t. The office space of the Seminole Division is inadequa.te and there should be a better office provided for them. Mr. Dalstrom stnted. thnt 20% of the Council's budget is spent for liJegro \>JOI'J.( rtnd 80% for white. \'T, Gordon M:orris, Scout E:xecu.tive, macle 2, brief repo:rt i11 't11hich l1e thanked. the lviembers of the Comwil, particularly Mr. W. L. Sharpe, President, for the :fine v.o:rk which had. bEJen done by the committees in spite of the difficulties encountered du.ring the past yea:r. Hr. Sharpe made a report to the Council Members in whl.ch he told of tl1e ore;a.niz<),tion and \•1ork: of tb.e Distr:Lct.s wl1ich' had been set up in Sl1elby Coru1ty dl1ri11g tb.e pci..st year. 1Ie stated Et real job \•1as done in. settir~g; UJ? these Dii:3tricts ancl tb,at three of tl1e rJast presidents of the Council did magni fice.n t ,,,r0rk: in carrying 011 this :part of tlte organization. He s0j. Ct the Staff ,,.r&.f:'; 'dOrk:ing 70 hours per W'(08k: and J:1e t}1ink:s 110 r>resid.ent h;:i,s 8\l'"('X' 112,d_ better stwmort from the Couneil Cornmi ttee Chai.:rmen and Commi tteeH and Staff tb2.n he h·~~·s 11~\d. 1,1r. Shar:pe comJnented on th.e fact t}1e.t Sco1.tting is not guin.g aJ).eacl x1::·tttcn.ally any be.tter tlJ&,n in Chickas::1v; Council, t11at some big tb:lngs has been. done dtu~ing the past year, pnrticu.1a.r1y the bttilding of tl1e },1ess Hall at Camp Ct:trrier t the O~t)&nir1g of l{m11p Kia Kima a.n.d the fact tha.t v,re no,,J b.a.ve more Senior Scou.ts ancl EL big,_~eX' Senior Sco1J.tinr; Program tl1an at any time sin.Ce 1941, lfo :;tated the Professional Staff had been a tremendous help to him all durin{; t11e ~,ree. x· and. th.e,,t he rea.lly cherish.eel t11e tiine he had served i:ts PreBid.ent of Chickasaw CouncH, Mr. James Seddon Allen, Chairman of' the Co:rnnittee on Co~stitution & By-Laws, stated tlrnt the Sub-Committee of the Boaro. heji recommend.ed and the Execut:i v-e :Board had ap~prov·ed ru1 a;nendment 'which l1e then yropo sed for tl10 consicler:;J.tion of tl1e Council. T11is runendmen.t to the Council By-LB.\<JS is as follows: "Resolved, that we, the Executive Jloard of Chl.c!msaw Couneil, Boy Scouk. of AinP.rica, Inc., aJ?IJrove ti1e follov-Jing amendrnent l:r. the B;l-l1ti\'1S of t}1e Counc:tl: Article II - Officers, whi9h now reads 11 the elective Officers of tho Cou.11cil shall be ci President., five Vice-Presidents, a Tree~surer and a Sco11t Oornmissioner, is hel"eb;y ch.anged to res.,d: .A£1.TIG:LE II.., OFFIOli.!R.S, t}1e elective Officers of thJ.s Counc.il sha,ll be a Presid.ent, seve11 'Vic0,......Preside11ts, a Trer-1SLITer and a Scout Connnissioner. I:nclttded in tJ1e �-4seven Vice-l?resid.ent there shall be one who is a resident o:f the Grittend.en District and one who is a resident o:f the Missl.ssi:ppi District. All of the other :provisions of said. Art:tcle Ii sl1£tll ren1ain in full force and effect 11 • '~r. Allen moved the adoption of thl. s resolution, it was seconded by 1: ir. R.• it. Tri1Jpeer an.cl: carried un&'llimously. 1 l\fr. P. A. Cl::1,3rton, Cl1airrnan of the 1\foininati11g Committee, gav·e t.I-10 Nomir1a,tin.g Con1n1i ttee re11ort., l:Ie placed for n.orninations t11e i1.sxnes of tl10 .Active Co11rtcil l-1enl1)e,l"g as })Cl'.' list ~ittt.-;,ched to these !-·linutes. l\1r. 1l1. Robert .Acklen i1or1ine~ted lVlr. E. C. Grissom a.s a l~ernber of Chicl{e,sa\•l Co11ncil. ~.1r. Clayto11 tl1en movecl tb.nt tl1e nomina.tions of tl1e Cotl11cil Members a,s pe:r.· tl1e attached list be approved a.n.d the SecretH,ry cast tl10 ballot. 11:h:Ls 111ot:l.011 tvas seconded b;y· lVIr. Edvrln. ])Blstrom a,nd u:rumimous1y aarr:led. J,1r. Ola.yton t.hen :o.orn:i.nn.ted Office:ts for 1949 <.ts follo;i,rs: l"Jir. Alvc.in Fo Tate, Jr. )1r. Cha.rles l;i. Crump President 'Tice-President Yice-?resident Vice-President Vice--Presi. dent \Ticf',.•:Presi dent Vice-Preside:nt Vtce-Presi.dent As:so .. Sec1~ctary TreB,surer Cormni ssi on e.i.. lia,tioD.al Council Represontat i ves }.i r.. I-I. D. Turrnan Hr. Ben E. Co ff'ey, J:c. I,1r • Ji.. ]) • ]\111 er l'-'ir. F. Joe Flaru1gan Mr. A.. .8 .. Cp_,rter Nlr. \!l. H.. iLus tj.)J 1~1r. R~ C. 01 ark. ttc. F .. L. Cbr'lste11bu.ry i·1r .. Ol1arleg Vl. B.ittelme:ver J.<1r. Xvfr. Mr. lvlr .i :Mr. T. Ilo bert Add en ..4... K. J3 u:i~ r o 1;} Ed.\o1in Dal stro:n V!., L. Shar~pe Alvan F. T~:tte, J"r • l>'fr. Olaytou 1no·ved tf1e elec"t:i.on of t11ese officers· c\nd t.he mot:ton w<:ls seco11ded by l''1X'. Edt·ti n, Dal strom ancl unBllixno11sl;y carr1 ed.• Mr. Clayton then :ceacl a l.J.st of the Executive Board MemlJ<Crs for the year J.949 as follows: M:r. T. lbbert .Ackle11, Jaraes Seclllon Allen, Jo11n J...• •hnftLls, Dr. J. C• .1.t;yrcs, Henri Benner, J.,... IC. :Bl}.rro·w, Jfrni 1 e /1... Ei zo t, C. l1J'.'tl11J.r Brrtce, Le,1i s C. Cn.11o w, Vlaltor Ohnndler·, P .. C., Cla.rke, H. 1'1. Clayton, i:i. Ji .. .Clayton, Jessse C1xnnir1ghr11n.t Ed\·Jin Dalsi;ron1, Lew·is 11. JJonelson, ~Tr., \'{. TI. DorJ:non, Jr., l'.)hil El1Joricl::, B. Vl. :8\,J:l::i,£;, o. 1{. :Sa,rp, \"i. P. Hallid.a,y, Dr. James G. B:ughes, H,, VJ. Fi.ri3l1ei1nor, 1.1. E. HoJ1enbc1\:r;, T. 1.). 1foward, Dr. B. E. Ja.cobs, i:r .. H.. li1alonet R.. C., lc.{n.~rs, "<\." D. :c.'JcWJ10rter, s. E. !,,forela,n.d, J. li.1. l,1cXnif?;h.t, Dr. Jlrtl1ur R.. Po1·ter, Jr.~ Ira ~1J. Pyron, R. G· ...Rr:iJnsay, \'{. 1. Sl1arpe, J. 1. Slz:inner, 11 .. W.. Slav1c1c, ~i\.be Scl'1a..rff, 'VT. L. Sinith, Ji'. 11 Thn.yer, l:t. A. Tripr1eer, F. J. Vanclera::~;ck: a,n.d. a.lso for confirin2~'tion of Di::;trict Ol1airrne)1, }te. Cl1e_;cles c. 'n:a,11dly, 11'.lr. Ifa:r·r,y G. Vlebbt 1\1r. Joe Bedi, Jr .. , lVIr. 1). L. Valentine, l"1r. O. B. SenJ1al1sen, l~r. Tikl E. I,foore. ?<lr. T. }1obert Acklen. nornina,ted l•ir. E. C. Grissom to be a. Iv1ernber of' tl1e ]!xecu.tive 1 • �-5- Board. This motion was seconded by Dr. B. E. Jacobs 1md unanimously carried. Members-At-Large of the Bonrd for 1949 be approved and the Secretary cast the b,'3.,llot. T11is motio1t t!!as seco:n.ded by Dr. B. E. Jacobs and UJ1a11imousl~r carr:Led. Hr. P. A. Clayton then moved the election of Associate Membcxs of the Council for 1949 as per list attached to these Minutes. This motion was seco11cled b;yr lvir. A., D.. l-1c\'f.n.orter and. unanimously carried a,nd the Secreta,ry ,,.Ya.a instructed to cast the b2.llot. }11r. \fl. L.. Sharpe t11flnk:ed the £.To1nina;liing Coinra:i ttee for the fine job the;/ heod done i.n selecting the Connci.1 J:ftembe.r s and Officers. }:'fro Alvai.'1 Tn,te, Jr., Presid.ent-JI1ect for 1949, mn,d.e e,, fe\'1 'briellt r6n1£-tr}:s in \1;l1ich he sta,ted tl'.12~t 11e thinlcs Scouting v.till mak:e :pror.;x·ess in 1949 and. he looks forward. to having a real good. Annual Meeting next yeo:r and much progress all alone; t11e line in act1vi ties of Sco11ting. !!Ir. \'1o L. Sharpe a.sk:ed all the Members '[_}res\~nt v1110 \o1ere 011 tJ1e Execttt:Lve 13orsrd to serve a.s recerition comrr1tttee. Tl1ere being no fu.rtb.er business the rneetin.[.; adjou-rned <:1t 6:00 Respect fully s11lllni tted, /l~~-,71~~~ Vl. Gi>rdon )1orris, Scout Jllic(~c11ti ve 2.1'·-I~ �QlllCKASAVJ OOU!CIL. :!. S.A •• MU!t!ll/111 QF MllfUA!i ~e Annual llleet:l.:ll{t of en Wedne11~, Dee0lllber was held o t Ro tel Pe,1;1:1» dy. MJ!:@ij!G l19e •1'48 Chickasaw Ceunc:l.1, lley sceuh of J!m~:I.~• Inc., u;, 1948 at 4t 3> P .M. in the Lou:l.s XVI ~om IA:r. w. L. Sruu•p!!, P:res:l.dent of Ch:l.eloM!!1M11 COune1l, preaided "'*'d the followbi,g wre pre11ent1 Vi•u...1?4'es:l.tlEmt1 T. lliobert Aek:len, 'if. P. llowM'd, .A. 11. carter, Dr. ll. l!i. J.ll.coba; A111oelate illeuetar,y Roscoe c. Clark; !rl'ea.11urer Fred L. Christen'l;llr y; Scout Oom:l.Hione r Charle9 W. R:I. ttelmv.rer; M.d the following Counril Membt1r111 J. A. -~. J. s. All•, Fim1le A. :Bizet, Josei;>h :lled1, Jr., c. F. Jilll!ttt, Henri Jilem'M!l2', P. A. Clayton, Sr., Nelson Castle, llen 11. Coffey, Jr., '!'. c. Clarke, H. M. Clayton, Charles Ii!. Crump, Edwin lJli!l.strom, w. :B. :U,l'll\i>nt J:r., Phil l!iile:r1ek, :a. ll. Gare¥, Tbo-s Goodmi?..n, w. l?. xialU.~, Char lee c. 1mnliity, M. ~!. :t!tml!~bee, Joe Helms, E. ll. Jenk:1ns, lil1ck: MlitYl'lo F. li'. Munson, J .• 24. Mcll'ni~;l:rt • A. ll. Mol!lhorter, J. H. Malone, Ashby 't'Ell'l'T, Ira. w. Pyron, :UV• M'thur :a. X'l'>:rt'*• .rr. • lt. G. Ramea,y, Arthur F. Schoembe, c. ll. !lenhausen, 111. t. Smith, Dr. lW;rey c. Sehme1 !lllel', ll. D. Turman, L. x. lllhomi-1>11011, Jr,, Al van :w. ~!\,ti!}, R. A. '1'%'1.ppeer, F.l'ed J. Va:nd~k:, W. Gordon Morr11:1, Soout Executive. Mr .• Gmr~11 S-:l.111Pson, Deputy Regional Executive, l!llld l>lr. Es.skell Mi111e, Mr. z,. !wfilo@. Johnson and M:r. George ~. Ault, lfield J!lcout lllxecutiVel'l, :i:iind Wll'. lloplil Ji!. J!'ord, Camp Director of Camp Cu:rri!!'.r, wf11'e llllso present. Mr. Sharpe stated the m@eting lmd been celled accord:!.~ te th!il re~:i:i,t1<1n11 I.let out in the Cl!uno1l 111 Oonst1 tutlon & l!.v-Laws. Mr. Sharpe asked all the Institutiona l. ,Representa tives to mtc.nR1 and be reQlll,¢zed. Ml' •.Sharpe then stated that eaeh of t.he <)F1111r11.t1ng Comm1 MiQl!le ,#>Uld report to the Meeting tlll'ou,gh the Chairman or Member of the Oommitte0 !!.'l,d 4 mintitel! w'llld be allocatted to each. Mr. '.Ii. M. Clli\Y'ton, Chd:rmen of the Advanee111ent Oormnittee, :ll'!l!JO:!'ted llotwds of Review had been set up during the ;past year ud ;i, Trllixiin,11> Courl\!e had been held fo:r Troop :Board of l\ieView Members :l.n tm endMvor to 1ncw@aee and improve the advimcement procedure of Chiokasaw Counllil. the.t :~r11ep Mr. Alvan Tate, Chairman of the Aot1'111 ti Els Committee, repe:rt<11d that duril!l@: P~y l'k!out Week th ere ha.d been a Fun Fest held at Goodw.yn Ineti tm.te du<'! to the courteq of kdio Station !!MC, that the lk!;y Scout OirC\t!!. h!il!I be& a 1tihi ch Vel"IJ' f1n111 st1eoe1111, thtJ,t the Oamp..O.Ree hll.d been hel~. itt 011111p Currier l:!On Troops 00 and held been had i!'l'Ogl'lllll 4-A th@ that 215 'l'l'rJO};)s ~l!!ln ratings, r;;f thoue<7;n;iis ud Scouts 'b;y in d participate been had parades rat1~s, that 4 st!l>ted lie zat:l.on11. organ1 V61'1ous f!J:r distributed been had elillendal"s poster!!! 4th ll'e'll. on Ground!'! Fdr the at 1949 in held be the ll<1y Sootit Eitpo s1 t:l.on 'IJOUld -.111tion. th1a televise to and 5tl1 tllid plans had been m.ade a M:r. J. A. Anps, Chairman of the Oampin£' Oommittee, res.ii J!J, :report in l!ll:Ueh he s~.ted that :repairs had been 1J11tde to the well lil,t C-p C~U'X'ili>W 11.t a oest et $1000.00, the Mese hll at O!!mp Currier haci been COll!Plehd at '" ()!lilt of about :lil21>,ooo.oo and that the Ki wni 11 Club we.11 tl'Ting to outfit tl:HJ! !l!ells ~l. �-2- •7* the operatton ot Olll!lp Currier ud Kamp Kia !!ll!ltl, and. of the flpdng of Kamp Kt.a Kt.ma tor the first time slaee 1919. Re staW thl!>t th(;) a.ttend!inoe -.t both Camp CUJ.'rler and !l.eln) Itta Xima wae about the same .!Mii the total of boys in Ga.mp CUJ.'rier ln 194'1. Re stated tM.t ~ Daniele attendance was not up to par but there wae a vecy small d.efiot.t. Re et&ted th.0 l\lllads at O~ Gul'rler had 'been repaired but more work oo'Uld llQ t 'be done ®.il the; olil!!lp due t0 the lack: of funds. He r~wted a loes n. Mier. OW:rwon of the Orgwi:etion & furman ma.de the r<l!l:>ort. He stated t~t ~le leli!ll Scouts tll.'lw thM in 1947 the wheels wet'& la lllOtion to bl!ing the ti> the equal of Jan'Wil11'y 1, 1948 and he felt rrure the gtie.l W!l'Uld be A lill>.P1' of the ea.et figures of this rE;port le attEM:hed 116 thlM1e :l:n absenoe of Mr. ll.. Erllil1:1szi<tn the:te t1Jl\\!il tot.1\11'1! '~ rea.elile<4 1>11nu.te1r. Cl6mm1 ttee, Mr. H. :o. In the absence of Mr. o. K. lllM'p, illairmn of Flruu\ce Oomm! ttee, Mr. 1~1!1<1&0 a. Clark: read the Flnance report. A COJ'Y' of which le att!lll\lhetl to tll.eee Minutes. 14:r. w. :a. Dormon, h. • Cha.irmmn of the Looder11h1p 'l!rallling ~lllli!:l. ttee, told (.Jf the training cour!llls which had been held durll'lg' the yea:r :£'$%' !i!ro(;)p Oo!!l.11111.ttee!llen, Oommiesionere, Scoutmasters, Oub Leaders and othere and he had worked elosely with his Co!ll!llittee and with the Advane&ent CollllllittEJe fl:lr trai1i- !i©lll.'bf>J.'s of the '2roop Jloa:rds of Review. Re paid tr!. 'bute to the Profe111sione.l ·Sta.ft tor thel.r 1«1rk in training. Fie l'eettl!illlended to tbe incclllln{; officers that there 'be a, better d111tribu.t1on of truining of the Leadll31'e t~oupout th!! Council. Mr. T. Hebert Acklen, OhairmaA of the OuJib.l.ng Committee, stated the Ou'bs had ear:ried their part of the load througbout the ;year and tlwl'e tql;l,e a ge.121. in C.'u.'b11. and Paeks. He ui.d the;r had had a very fine Cul> Scout .l"ieni~ow-WOw and IJ!(!.oo a Kite Der'tq. \l'hi e we.11 due to th.e work et the Cub Lea.dlll1'1!1 who. llll:l.de it posa11;le 116 ah.ow progl.'eH among the Culls of the OoUll.eil. He stated that he hoped that ntmt 'lf~ wouJ.d see an even la.rger t.noree.ee in the number of Cu.'ba in Oh1cli'Au1q <bw1111. t4r. w. r.. Shtiil!'pe ~!lled the work: of the professional staff 111f the OouneU. du.rlng the pa.et year including the scout becutS,ve w. Oor~n li!!):t>r1111, the llt!lld Sill.Int Exeoutives .!le.ek:ll Mh:e, Ii. Tweed Johnson e.n.d George 2. Ault. ~'fr.. Sharpe recogniz.e4 Mr. Georige Si!llpson, Deputy Region!\11 Jl~uti ve, lllld tll.l!1l\llte4 him for the wcll.'k: lMl had done ln Ohickasa.w Oeuncil during t.he past Tfiltl!7?• ~l:l'. J. M. McKnight, Chairman of the Senior Scouting Oemmitte<!t• t>te.ted they 11lll.d llotie e. good .1ob in Senior Scouting during the past year '!Wtt that he hoped to see more e.ceompl111ihed <l.urlng the Ylinllr 111149. He asked ell the m¢1'1 present to attend the Senior scout kl.l to be held on December 16, 1948 at the f..ing Cotton Hotel. Mw. llldwln Dal11tro111 1 Ob.airman of the :tnter~cb.1 Comm1 ttee 1 #!ta.tea that the :!'il'st RT~ Gircus "lq llo7 Scouts in Me111pht 11 wal!J held during t!V!ll i) '1k~ year e.n.d thll!'ee pnm!nent Negro men, M. w. Jonner, Hollis :Pri.ee and Rev. s. A. tl't>lM �111ui•'llll'ote the Circus. Me stated litdvanoGlll!lrlt in th.© !IEIPl1Mle Divlmlen Wt!l.lil 'f<drif 1\li\i!ll" !Mil there was only ls\\ of the 'boys who d o Flret OJ.ass S(l(lluts 11;nd. 10~ ~(l Jileeond 01111.ss Seou.te• Md he felt thit1 'lil!ll'I duo to the d.ifti~t;ir in tiMill'1: the do;nt leade1i'sb.lp to el!.OO'Ul'age and urge tlie 'boys to 1114~• ht Ji'Mk. l'!& stated there wllll'e 1562 White Sooute and 1321 Negro Soot~ts in the Gi)~:!.l al'.ld told of the load of ~rk on .r. A. :Beau.elwnp and. Fred A. !~:rta. He sllltil. thq did ut Jul.Ve the personnel to do tho quality of the ~i9:t'k iiooiJ.ed. and t~ tlll;I' have one lfe/P'O girl in the Selllinole 11. vision o f'fioe. l'!& ftlll'thtlll' et&telt tl:tet ...i:dle ther0 wae a substantial deficit in the white Cllllll?ll t&1ltlt'e was a ViWt! l(lw l,(11'1111 in OIM!lp ll!!J'l.iel.s and the Commel'oial Appeal was rel)On!ii.'ble to:r gett!~li/¥: 4l> ~713 to camp fur a week. In :reportill€ on meiitbf4"8hip he et&ted there wu llli· l~et ll'l1ui: of 7 'bo:;11 in the :OS.vi Ilion and he f'el t aUl'e this \\\llu!l.d 1:1\i t~de up 1:W Jrm~ 1. !94$.. Ae to the tJte.ining. thl'ire hM. 'beim 4 tretni~ iand. tltle N-oes had gotten & o-ee.t deal ou.t of tt. !!:'he offie"' llJ:lil;l;le ef the Semil!.llll.e IJ!vi11ion i e inadequate and theJte shou!l.d be a better office )illl'o'llido4 for the:it. Mr. ~lst:rom stttted that 20% of the Ooun<illl' s budget ie ~(!;;1t fel' Nogh '.iltll'k ~. So% for white. lllit•••• W:. Gordon Monl11, Scout Jilxecutive, ma,de a 'Wlef rep0rt in whleh he than.lt1:td lihe lilem'bers of the Coll.llcil, particularly Mr. w. L. Sharpe. l~esident, for ~l!l fine \:it)l'k whleh had 'been done b;r the co!!ll11i ttees in spite of the dif:i'teul'llioe imecuntered dtllfi~ the past year. B~w. S~e mt1.de a report to the Counei:I. Meml.Hll's in wld.ch he tsld of' the o:t'J!l;Misati11n and ~rlt of th@ Di striate which Md 'been set 11p in l!lli!PJJ:w Couiiit;ir tlvb1g the past year. lie stated a real job was done 1n &ett1!'.l(ll Up tht!!ee :l>iilct:rists anti tut th.:ree of the past presilients f/Jf the Oounoil 614 ma.gail.f:!.c~t \/JOl'k in c11u•:rylng on th!.11 part of' the organization. He sail.11 the Staff we.ill 1!J():rld.ng 70 hours per week and he thinks no Pretident hse &V(IJG ll4-td bett~ s~:::ii:;ert from th,; Oouneil Committee CM.irmen 311.d Oommi ttees !'.lnii !lt&fi' th!m he ht%d• Ml'. Shupe comsnted on the fMt tl:lat Soouting is :nl!>t @'ing ahee.il natiom'll.ly any bettE.'.I' than in \Jhtcka\llll.w Couneu.. that se11ue 'bi@: tl:A.l!'-&111 hlits ~ &;no dur1rig the p111.at irear 1 ptU"tioular1y the 'building of the Mlllss llall at (kJd!l!) CW!1!'ier, the opening of lf.lll!J' Ela J!lma and the fact th.at we ne>w have more ll'en3.e:tl Scouts and a 'biggf',:r Senior Scouting J?roo-am than at &rtff Um@ since 1941. li!e 11tated the Professional Staff had been a trtllllendous help tti ht!!! all durl!l<J!: tlte :f!fM!il' 1111.d that he really ehe:rished the time he had 11el'VQd Iii.$ li":resident of Wek1u1tl,w t:'.ouncil. hM ~r. J11111e11 Seddon Allen, Ohatrman of the Comm!. ttoe on Co.nU.1%u.tien & B.w-Lawll't stated that th.e iSu'b.Commi ttee of the :B!lr'1'd bad reoommen<l.&d and l!lv)eu.t:ive :!l!!!a:rd. bad 11ppl'OV.d !Ill llt11le!1dilt1.mt which he then proposed f(;t;> th.& eoniiia.wation of the Counoil. !l!hls lllllen.dl!1¢nt t<> thlli Council 1'130.La1Ms is the I?,$ f'olll!IW1'111 "Bs®3:ved1 tl:tat we. the kentive :SC.a:rd of Oh.:l.e1'.z&saw Cou.rwil, :Boy lil<llmt'il ot fillll!l\'icl!I, !M. • approve the f111llo11.i.ng tll!i<>"IUlment in the B.w-Lawo of thll i'l()une:il1 Art:l.ela U ., O:l:'f'ioers, which 11.ll'w 1'et'<de lithe ell)!(!ltive Offie@rs of the (loueil ah.all be l1I :!J':reeident, five Vioe.J>residents, a !l!:rea11wrer and a Seout Coml!lissioner, le harel:W e~ed to reedt Al't!l!:tO:tlil '.U .. OnIOlilRS, thlil elective Ofi'iCE>Zll of this Council &hall 11111va 'W:il!le...Pl'e11ident11, a !l!:rea11'1:t'e1' r.nd a SC1111t Cbmm1eslone:r. ~ !l. besident, Incl~ 1n tbe �11~ Vic~et1ldent th.we $1ml.l 'be one who 111 a 1te11tdinit of the Mtte1~ DJ.etl!l'iot ~di. one who ls a l'll1sident of the Misl11is11ippl D.htJ'iot. All o!lt tlie otll.~ ~~:11'$'Vl!'liono of aai<I .!Jttlole n uhall 1t11111ab. ln tu:l.1 force Md eft~tn, !Ill'., Allen 111o'fed tlae adoption of th1 'II l'e$0lution, 1t wai !!10W~\~ 'bf !li"1'., i::. A. lh'tpr;eer .and earrl 114 unald.moU$lY. ll':r. li'. A. 01r;yton, Cllu!.irman of the ll!omimi!.t:l.l'\$ Oomlll!. tt®*• l'!/lit'lfe th!\l loldnA"tlr'4!J (lt\mini tteo report. lfe. placed. for nomin:~.tlona the ne.moe t;:lt th© Aeti.'7e Oeu.~il Mem'bl!l'11 11.11 J>E!l' lht atto.elied. to theee Minutea. Mr. '!;,. :liii!~t Aelden 11emUM11;ted. Ml'. E. c. i1rt11oom a11 e llt<m'bd of Clliekasaw CloUllcil. Ml'. Ol~t{ln then moved that tlte 1'1Qmln1itlon11 o f the Oi!ru.cU M<l!o'b<!l"$ (11,11J p(!l? th111 i&t~ehl!ld list be a:ppr11vflti and the Secl'et1;wv «met the b&llot. 'l!lalitt lll!}t.lon wa.111 l!!~ndell. 'b;r M'.r. llldwin l>aJ.strom and unanimously urried.. ll'l'e!li dent Vt.o..,lf:reetictent V!ee...l'reeidEl!l.t Vt.e~PN1si.dent V:!oe.J>residellt 'ef:tee..l:'reeident Vt.ee.J>l'eei dent 'll':lce..l!'l'lil·SidGt PMll!ll:i. Seol'etaq ~ea.um· er \l\'>!llllli Hioneir :m,MiionaJ. c.,,,ruiil Repro11entatives Mr • .11.'1.van ir. !!!a.to, Jr. Mr. Ollarl 011 li'l. O:rump Mr. IL». ~a. Ml'. lien ;e. Cr;; ftwg, Jl'. Mr. :a. n. 1!\tll11>a> Mr. F. Joe l!'l~~ Mr. A. :a. Oru.-ter Mr. w. H. Austin Ml'. a. o. tt:tarit Ml'. F. L. GhrietonbUl'Y Mr. Charles w. llittolmoyel' Ml'. 'l!. !bbert Aelden / Ml'. A. K. ~row !~. ll:dwin l:lt!:I. atrmn ·./Ml'. w. L. !3~..io v Ml'. Alvan 'lf. 'Fate, Jr. Mr. G'la&•tillll mined the eleotlen of these offio~s and the llll>tlon w&s e·eoonded 'b;r it?. ll'.<llwin D&l11t:rom. and. unwmously can1.ed. »~. Clqton then l'fad 11. list of the lliltfJfttive !oal'd Membc;\},•s ftl:r the ye&ir l~~ $.!! follows: Jl!llll!S Sell.don Allen, John .'>. .l\ngus, Dr. J. G. •rse, '.l'lelUI! l!lennel', A. K. ll1ll'l'ow, Wle A. :8i l30t, o. A:rthv Jruee, Lewis c. l:l®.llow, Mr. If. <l&b©:l't lleklen, Wal till!' Ol:l&$1.dlllll', P. o. Clarke, B. M. Clayton,· I'. A. Claqton, Jessso Oll!Ul.i~ham, llldwin '.tb1!l:t:rem, Lewt.11 H. llenel~n, Jr,, w. :n. J'b:l'lll(Jn, Jr., Phil llmm.el!:t :a. w. l1Jiw!.ng;;. o. Ir. '.lilat'p, w. l.'. !ial1id!i¥, llr. Jlll!i'lee lli. ~hes, Ii. w. l'll'111ii©it1Hl', A. Ml. ~h!lalill!l'g, 9!. l>. l\!oward, Dl'. :a. lll. Jacobs, J. R. Malone, R. a. ~II, A. '.!}• ilG"l'OO:rter, s. :m. Mell'eland, J. M. MeKnlght, 1lr. t~thv :a. J?ortev, !W., • Ir111 w. ~@n, .n. G. Ramsq, w. r.. SM.rp11,. J. r... Sldnnel', H. w. Sl&..'Viell:t Abe Cehartt, w. L. Smith, F. '1'. 'Phayer, R. A. frlppeer, ll'. J. Varu!lmttr.l."!l: 11&nd. 11.lso fol' ui.U"!~tion of DJ.stnet Olasirmen, Mr. Charles o. 1!111.llcllY, Mr. G. lleb'b, Mr. JO.If) JOO!, Jl'., Mr. :Ii. L. Vt4l.entine, Mr. o. »• Senhausen, Mr. 1.d 1. '*'&l'e. Mr. f. ~hi.Wt .li.cklen 111:11111.uted Mr. l!l. O. Gris!IOm to 'be a Mem'b<ll' t!Jf th~ li~'6uUve _.li'J.' �!loud.. :'l!hi11 motion was 11eooaded by' DJ:>. B. J. J'aoobe ad 'W'J.anlmou111l;V' C'$'~Zl'1ed. r.ieM'iltii!W$o;.At..~ge of' t11e lltiard. ftrt• 1949 be approvl\'ll t?J'.ld the :lie0l'et~3· e111ti1! iihe ball\)t. \!'1~111 muon Wl1I$ !!Goonded by :e:it. lll• .r~t1b!I and ~illlflU1i!lf 01111'1tied. :s. Cot:l!!to~l Ft:!',. P. A. Ol~n t.hen !ll()Ved the eleetf.on of A1Jsoeiate L~erAlil~IJ if:o'ff! 1949 ae per :U.!lt attl!keh11d to th®!le lft1natli!$. fM111 motion \lnl.1i! IJ;J'f the selli¢ll,dlild ~ ;~r. A. D. Me1!1b.ortt1r and 'Wll<nilll011el;r e~:hid aAd the S*'AWe~f wae lneU~telt ti!i e.,st the bt>.llQt. !%!:'• th!l!Y ll!l!.tl ~n!J< 111~ L. $1'i!!l'jj)@ t~ed the iollltnt1.titlill C'iotami ttae foli' 1ihAI in eeleetlllf! the Oomcil Me1ii'bd11 &!!A Otfieers. f'tlli\I ,'Jo\ Mi·., Alvan '.l!ate. Jrw, £'Pelilident..lllt@eil f<!'JP :U149, !Wlide a tfYft.q b!:'!\!illt 1~eh he oteted tl:i1id1 he tll.!.nk111 -u.ting wS.11 mtlke p1'0"1'se11 111. 194!b ll'.t1e! ll<!'I ll\\ok• fo:rward to having a. real ~o d Alm'W!<l Meeting nt!!irll 1ftM.!1: lll,,'!1d rll!ml\l'l'cil in much P1t!Ji<'el!I! all along the U.n.e in aetivitie11 w. ko!!1-titl:ti!t W~r. 1~1!%'11 ot ~ting. L. Shiili'pe a,eked all the M•'b<W11 );ll'eeent who were il'n th(! t<!'I se:rve as l'fteption cemllli.ttee. '11!'.l@J;ie 'llliling rut ftutthe:r 'bu.!line!IB the 111111etini a.dJourned at w. 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Text Any textual data included in the document CHICKASAW COUli.QH, J3.S.A., INC, MI1.'TUT11JS OW .. ~bf.NU.AI) MliJErIJ:fG -1948 The Annual Meeting of Chicl:-.'3.sa.w Council, Boy Scouts of i\merica, Inc., was helil on Wednesday, December 15, 1948 at 4:W P.M. in the Louis XVI Room of Ho tel Peabody. Mr. W. L. Sharpe, President of Chickasaw CoUt-icil, presidecl and. the follo1,.1i:ng 111ere present: Vice-Presidents T. Robert Acklen, T. P. Howarcl, A. E. Carter, Dr. :a. Jil. Jacobs; Associate Secretary Roscoe C. Clark; Treasurer F'.ced L. Christenhm7; Scout Commissioner Charles W. Ri ttelmeyer; and the following Council l!embers: J, A, Angus, J. s. Allen, Ji:mile A. :Sizot, Joseph Becli, Jr,, C. F. Blatt, Henri Benner, p, A, Clriyton, Sr., Nelson Ce.stle, Ben D. Coffey, Jr,, P. C. Clarke, H. M. Clayton, Charles M. Crump, Edwin Dalstrom, W. B. 1-0rmon, Jr., Phil 1lline:r:i.ck, B. B. Garey, Thomas Goodman, VI. P. ·Ha .. llid.ay, Charles c. 1in,nd1~.r, !JL. ~!. Huck: .. 9.11ee, Joe Helrn.s, E. B. Jenkins, Rick Ma,,ys, F. li.,. fllunson, J. Ivl. McKnight, A. D. Mc Who rt er, J, H. Malone, Ashby Perry, Ira W. Pyron, Dr. Arthur R. Porter·, Jr., Ii .• G. Ramsay, Art.hur F. Schoembs, c". B. Serillausen, \·T. Ii • .Sn1ith, Dr~ II~).r:r:r C. Schmeisser, H. D. Turmaxt, L. I(. Tl1ompson, J·r., Alven 3f. Ta.to, R. _A_. rr·ri37pcer, Fred J. Van6.ema1~.t-::, 11!. Gord-0n 'Morris, Scout Execu.ti ve. Mr. George Simpson, Deputy Regional Executive, anil. Mr. Haskell Mize, l:1r~ 1. T·weed JoYinson ai1d f1Ir. George T. Ault. JTield Scou.t Execu:tives, r:u1cl 11lr. Hope 11. JPo:cd, Gernp l)irector of' Ce.nrp C11rrier, were also present. Mr. Sharpe stated the meeting had been called accoro.ing to the regula.tions set out in the Council's Consti.1;ution & By-Laws. Mr. Sharpe asked all the Institutional Representatives to stand and be recognized. Mr. Sharpe then stateil that each of the Operating Committees would. report to the Meeting through the Chairman or Member of the Commi ttoe a.'lc1 4 minutes would be allocatted to each, Mr, H, M, Clayton, Chairm0n of the Adv~1ncement Committee, reportecl that Troop Boards of Review had. been set up during the pa.st year and a Training Course had. been held. for Troop Board of Review Members in an endeo:vor to increo.se end improve tho advancement procedure of Chickasaw Council. l~tr. AJ..,ran Te,te, Chairman of tl1e Activities Oorn.mittee, r01;iortea_ tb.l'.tt during Eo;r Scout Week there hail been a Fun Fest held at Goodwyn Institute due to the courter;y of Radio Station WMC, that the :Soy Scout Circus had. 1Joon a very fine s11ccess, that the Ce1np-O-Ree had been held at Camp Curr:ter ;hn which 25 Troops \•,'On ro,tin.gs, that t.he 4-1\ Progrem had. been l1eld and 20 Troops ,,,,on. ratings, that 4 pared.es hacl bE,en participated in by Scouts and thouso11ds of posters o.nd calende.rs ha.d been distributed for various organizations. He stated the Boy Scout Exposition \\'OU.ld be held in 1949 at the Fair Cro11llds on l!'eb, 4th and 5th anil pl<ms had. been made to televise this :mxposition. l;Ir. J. A. Angu.s, Chairrnsn of tl:te CEi.rnpJ.ng Commtttee, rHacl e, report in which he stated that repairs lw,d been made to the well at Camp Currier at a cost of $1500.00, the Hess Hall o.t Cemp CtU'rie:r had. been completed at a cost of about %25,000.00 and. that the Kiwanis Club wa.s trying to outfit the Mess Hall. -2- He reportecl a loss on the open>ction of Camp Curriflr and. Kamp Kia Kima and of the opening of Kamp Kia Kima for the first time since 1989. He stated that the attendPJJ.Ce at both Camp Currier and Kamp Kia Kima was about the same as the total of boys in Ca1ap Currier in 1947. He stated that Camp Dani.els attendance was not up to par but theJce was a very small d.efici t. He stated the roads at Cawp Currier had been repaired but more work coulc1 not be. done at the camp due to the lack of funds. Extensio11 tl1er e ,IJBA'3 totals up r eac11ecl .. Minutes. In absence of Mr. R. D. }'uller, Ohairmcm of the Organi zati.on & Oomml.ttee, Mr. H. D. Turman mad.e the report. He stated that while less Scouts now than in 1947 the wheels were in motion to brl.ng the to the equal o:f January 1, 1948 and he felt sure the goal would be A <'-OPY of the exact figT>res of this report is attached to these In the absence of Mr. o. K. Earp, Chairman of Finance Oomml.ttee, Mr, Roscoe C. Clark read. the Finance report. A copy o:f which is attached to tb.ose l11inutes. Mr. W. B. Dorman, Jr., Chairman of the Leadership Training Committee, told o:f the training courses whl.ch had been held. a.uring the year for Troop Committeemen, Commissioners, Scoutmasteirs, Cub Leaders a.nil others a.nd he had workecl closely wi. th hi. s Committee and with the A<ivancement Oommi ttee for tridnin.g Members of the Troop Eoa.ro.s of Review. He paid tribute to the Professional Staff for their work in training. He recommended_ to the incomi.ng officers that there be a better distribution of training of the Lead.ers throughout the Com1cil. Mr. T. Hobert Acklen, Chairman of th<, Cubbing Committee, stated. the Cubs had carried their part of the load throughout the year ancl there wees a gain in Cubs imd Packs. He sal.O. they harl had a very fine Cub Scout Picnic-Pot<.'-WOw a.nd also a. Ki tEi Derby. This was due to the work of the Cub Leaders who mc~de it possible to show progTess among the Cubs of the Ootmcil. He stated tlw,t he hoped that ne::tt yenr would see an even larger increase in the number of Cubs in Olli Cl{.asav1 Council .. Hr. W. L. Sharpe pra.ised the work of the professional. staff of the Com10il rlurine; the past ;y-ea.r in.eluding the Scout Executive YI. Gordon Horris, t.he Jfield Sco11t E:x:ecuti \res B.::1skll },ii ze, Lo Tt1!et~d t.Tol111son ai1d George ~[' .. . Ault. Mr. Sharpe recognized Mr. George Simpson, Deputy Regional Exec\lti ve, and. thanked. him for the h>Ork he had. done in Chtclrn.saw Co1mcil during tho past yea.l". Mr. J. M. McKnight, Chairman of the Sen.for Scouting Oommi ttee, sta.ted they had. done a good job in Seni.or Scouting d.urirl€ the past yea.r but that he hoped to see more accomplsihed during the yea.r 1949. He asked all the men present to attend the Senior Scout Ball to be held on December 16, 1948 at the King Cotton Hotel. lfr. Edwin Dalstrom, Chairman of the Inter-Racial Oommi ttee, stated tha.t the first Negro Circus by JJoy Scouts in Memphis was held during the past year an<i three prominent Negro men, M. w. Bonner, Hollis Price and. Rev. s. A. Owen underwrote the Circus. He stated advancement in the Seminole Division was very poor as there was only 1;\\ of the boys who were First Class Scouts and 10% were Second CJ.ass Scouts. and he felt this was due to the difficulty in finding the right leadership to encourage and. urge the boys to advance in rm1k, He stated there were 1562 White Scouts encl l:'l21 l'Tegro Scouts in the Council and told. of the load. of work on .:r. A. Beaucham.p and. Fred A. Harris. He said they did. not have the personnel to do the qu,-tli ty of the work needed and they ortly have one l'legro girl in the Seminole lJi vision office, He further ste,ted that v,u1ile there was a 'substantial deficit in the white camps there was a very 1ow loss in Camp Daniels and the Commercial Appeal was reponsible for getting 4D boys to camp for a week. In reporting on membership he stated there t<Jas a net loss of 7 boys in tb.e Division and he felt slu~e tl1is 11ould be i:nade up by J'anuary 1, 1949. As to the training;, there had. been 4 training coui·ses and the }Teg:roes had. gotten a great d.eal out of i. t. The office space of the Seminole Division is inadequa.te and there should be a better office provided for them. Mr. Dalstrom stnted. thnt 20% of the Council's budget is spent for liJegro \>JOI'J.( rtnd 80% for white. \'T, Gordon M:orris, Scout E:xecu.tive, macle 2, brief repo:rt i11 't11hich l1e thanked. the lviembers of the Comwil, particularly Mr. W. L. Sharpe, President, for the :fine v.o:rk which had. bEJen done by the committees in spite of the difficulties encountered du.ring the past yea:r. Hr. Sharpe made a report to the Council Members in whl.ch he told of tl1e ore;a.niz<),tion and \•1ork: of tb.e Distr:Lct.s wl1ich' had been set up in Sl1elby Coru1ty dl1ri11g tb.e pci..st year. 1Ie stated Et real job \•1as done in. settir~g; UJ? these Dii:3tricts ancl tb,at three of tl1e rJast presidents of the Council did magni fice.n t ,,,r0rk: in carrying 011 this :part of tlte organization. He s0j. Ct the Staff ,,.r&.f:'; 'dOrk:ing 70 hours per W'(08k: and J:1e t}1ink:s 110 r>resid.ent h;:i,s 8\l'"('X' 112,d_ better stwmort from the Couneil Cornmi ttee Chai.:rmen and Commi tteeH and Staff tb2.n he h·~~·s 11~\d. 1,1r. Shar:pe comJnented on th.e fact t}1e.t Sco1.tting is not guin.g aJ).eacl x1::·tttcn.ally any be.tter tlJ&,n in Chickas::1v; Council, t11at some big tb:lngs has been. done dtu~ing the past year, pnrticu.1a.r1y the bttilding of tl1e },1ess Hall at Camp Ct:trrier t the O~t)&nir1g of l{m11p Kia Kima a.n.d the fact tha.t v,re no,,J b.a.ve more Senior Scou.ts ancl EL big,_~eX' Senior Sco1J.tinr; Program tl1an at any time sin.Ce 1941, lfo :;tated the Professional Staff had been a tremendous help to him all durin{; t11e ~,ree .. x· and. th.e,,t he rea.lly cherish.eel t11e tiine he had served i:ts PreBid.ent of Chickasaw CouncH, Mr. James Seddon Allen, Chairman of' the Co:rnnittee on Co~stitution & By-Laws, stated tlrnt the Sub-Committee of the Boaro. heji recommend.ed and the Execut:i v-e :Board had ap~prov·ed ru1 a;nendment 'which l1e then yropo sed for tl10 consicler:;J.tion of tl1e Council. T11is runendmen.t to the Council By-LB.\<JS is as follows: "Resolved, that we, the Executive Jloard of Chl.c!msaw Couneil, Boy Scouk. of AinP.rica, Inc., aJ?IJrove ti1e follov-Jing amendrnent l:r. the B;l-l1ti\'1S of t}1e Counc:tl: Article II - Officers, whi9h now reads 11 the elective Officers of tho Cou.11cil shall be ci President., five Vice-Presidents, a Tree~surer and a Sco11t Oornmissioner, is hel"eb;y ch.anged to res.,d: .A£1.TIG:LE I I . . , OFFIOli.!R.S, t}1e elective Officers of thJ.s Counc.il sha,ll be a Presid.ent, seve11 'Vic0,......Preside11ts, a Trer-1SLITer and a Scout Connnissioner. I:nclttded in tJ1e -4- seven Vice-l?resid.ent there shall be one who is a resident o:f the Grittend.en District and one who is a resident o:f the Missl.ssi:ppi District. All of the other :provisions of said. Art:tcle Ii sl1£tll ren1ain in full force and effect 11 • '~r. Allen moved the adoption of thl. s resolution, it was seconded by 1:1ir. R .• it. Tri1Jpeer an.cl: carried un&'llimously. l\fr. P. A. Cl::1,3rton, Cl1airrnan of the 1\foininati11g Committee, gav·e t.I-10 Nomir1a,tin.g Con1n1i ttee re11ort., l:Ie placed for n.orninations t11e i1.sxnes of tl10 .Active Co11rtcil l-1enl1)e,l"g as })Cl'.' list ~ittt.-;,ched to these !-·linutes. l\1r. 1l1. Robert .Acklen i1or1ine~ted lVlr. E. C. Grissom a.s a l~ernber of Chicl{e,sa\•l Co11ncil. ~.1r. Clayto11 tl1en movecl tb.nt tl1e nomina.tions of tl1e Cotl11cil Members a,s pe:r.· tl1e attached list be approved a.n.d the SecretH,ry cast tl10 ballot. 11:h:Ls 111ot:l.011 tvas seconded b;y· lVIr. Edvrln. ])Blstrom a,nd u:rumimous1y aarr:led. J,1r. Ola.yton t.hen :o.orn:i.nn.ted Office:ts for 1949 <.ts follo;i,rs: President 'Tice-President Yice-?resident Vice-President Vice--Presi. dent \Ticf', .• :Presi dent Vice-Preside:nt Vtce-Presi.dent As:so .. Sec1~ctary TreB,surer Cormni ssi on e.i .. lia,tioD.al Council Represontat i ves l"Jir. Alvc.in Fo Tate, Jr. )1r. Cha.rles l;i. Crump } .. i r.. I-I. D. Turrnan Hr. Ben E. Co ff'ey, J:c. I,1r • Ji.. ]) • ]\111 er l'-'ir. F. Joe Flaru1gan Mr. A .. .8 .. Cp_,rter Nlr. \!l. H.. iLus tj.)J 1~1r. R~ C. 01 ark. ttc. F .. L. Cbr'lste11bu.ry i·1r .. Ol1arleg Vl. B.ittelme:ver J.<1r. T. Ilo bert Add en Xvfr. ..4... K. J3 u:i~ r o 1;} Mr. Ed.\o1in Dal stro:n lvlr .i V!., L. Shar~pe :Mr. Alvan F. T~:tte, J"r • l>'fr. Olaytou 1no·ved tf1e elec"t:i.on of t11ese officers· c\nd t.he mot:ton w<:ls seco11ded by l''1X'. Edt·ti n, Dal strom ancl unBllixno11sl;y carr1 ed .• Mr. Clayton then :ceacl a l.J.st of the Executive Board MemlJ<Crs for the year J.949 as follows: M:r. T. lbbert .Ackle11, Jaraes Seclllon Allen, Jo11n J.. .• • hnftLls, Dr. J. C • .1.t;yrcs, Henri Benner, J.,... IC. :Bl}.rro·w, Jfrni 1 e /1... Ei zo t, C. l1J'.'tl11J.r Brrtce, Le,1i s C. Cn.11o w, Vlaltor Ohnndler·, P .. C., Cla.rke, H. 1'1. Clayton, i:i. Ji .. . Clayton, Jessse C1xnnir1ghr11n.t Ed\·Jin Dalsi;ron1, Lew·is 11. JJonelson, ~Tr., \'{. TI. DorJ:non, Jr., l'.)hil El1Joricl::, B. Vl. :8\,J:l::i,£;, o. 1{. :Sa,rp, \"i. P. Hallid.a,y, Dr. James G. B:ughes, H,, VJ. Fi.ri3l1ei1nor, 1.1. E. HoJ1enbc1\:r;, T. 1.). 1foward, Dr. B. E. Ja.cobs, i:r .. H .. li1alonet R .. C., lc.{n.~rs, "<\." D. :c.'JcWJ10rter, s. E. !,,forela,n.d, J. li.1. l,1cXnif?;h.t, Dr. Jlrtl1ur R .. Po1·ter, Jr.~ Ira ~1J. Pyron, R. G· ...R r:iJnsay, \'{. 1. Sl1a rpe , J. 1. Sl z : inne r , 11 .. W.. Sl av1c1c , ~i\.be Scl'1a..rff, 'VT. L. Sinith, Ji'. 111 • Thn.yer, l:t. A. Tripr1eer, F. J. Vanclera::~;ck: a,n.d. a.lso for confirin2~'tion of Di::;trict Ol1airrne)1, }te. Cl1e_;cles c. 'n:a,11dly, 11'.lr. Ifa:r·r,y G. Vlebbt 1\1r. Joe Bedi, Jr .. , lVIr. 1). L. Valentine, l"1r. O. B. SenJ1al1sen, l~r. Tikl E. I,foore. ?<lr. T. }1obert Acklen. nornina,ted l•ir. E. C. Grissom to be a. Iv1ernber of' tl1e ]!xecu.tive -5- Board. This motion was seconded by Dr. B. E. Jacobs 1md unanimously carried. Members-At-Large of the Bonrd for 1949 be approved and the Secretary cast the b,'3.,llot. T11is motio1t t!!as seco:n.ded by Dr. B. E. Jacobs and UJ1a11imousl~r carr:Led. Hr. P. A. Clayton then moved the election of Associate Membcxs of the Council for 1949 as per list attached to these Minutes. This motion was seco11cled b;yr lvir. A., D .. l-1c\'f.n.orter and. unanimously carried a,nd the Secreta,ry ,,.Ya.a instructed to cast the b2.llot. }11r. \fl. L .. Sharpe t11flnk:ed the £.To1nina;liing Coinra:i ttee for the fine job the;/ heod done i.n selecting the Connci.1 J:ftembe.r s and Officers. }:'fro Alvai.'1 Tn,te, Jr., Presid.ent-JI1ect for 1949, mn,d.e e,, fe\'1 'briellt r6n1£-tr}:s in \1;l1ich he sta,ted tl'.12~t 11e thinlcs Scouting v.till mak:e :pror.;x·ess in 1949 and. he looks forward. to having a real good. Annual Meeting next yeo:r and much progress all alone; t11e line in act1vi ties of Sco11ting. !!Ir. \'1o L. Sharpe a.sk:ed all the Members '[_}res\~nt v1110 \o1ere 011 tJ1e Execttt:Lve 13orsrd to serve a.s recerition comrr1tttee. Tl1ere being no fu.rtb.er business the rneetin.[.; adjou-rned <:1t 6:00 2.1'·-I~ Respect fully s11lllni tted, /l~~-,71~~~ Vl. Gi>rdon )1orris, Scout Jllic(~c11ti ve QlllCKASAVJ OOU!CIL. :!. S.A •• l19e MU!t!ll/111 QF MllfUA!i MJ!:@ij!G •1'48 ~e Annual llleet:l.:ll{t of Chickasaw Ceunc:l.1, lley sceuh of J!m~:I.~• Inc., was held en Wedne11~, Dee0lllber u;, 1948 at 4t 3> P .M. in the Lou:l.s XVI ~om o t Ro tel Pe,1;1:1» dy. IA:r. w. L. Sruu•p!!, P:res:l.dent of Ch:l.eloM!!1M11 COune1l, preaided "'*'d the followbi,g wre pre11ent1 Vi•u ... 1?4'es:l.tlEmt1 T. lliobert Aek:len, 'if. P. llowM'd, .A. 11. carter, Dr. ll. l!i. J.ll.coba; A111oelate illeuetar,y Roscoe c. Clark; !rl'ea.11urer Fred L. Christen'l;llry; Scout Oom:l.Hioner Charle9 W. R:I. ttelmv.rer; M.d the following Counril Membt1r111 J. A. -~. J. s. All•, Fim1le A. :Bizet, Josei;>h :lled1, Jr., c. F. Jilll!ttt, Henri Jilem'M!l2', P. A. Clayton, Sr., Nelson Castle, llen 11. Coffey, Jr., '!'. c. Clarke, H. M. Clayton, Charles Ii!. Crump, Edwin lJli!l.strom, w. :B. :U,l'll\i>nt J:r., Phil l!iile:r1ek, :a. ll. Gare¥, Tbo-s Goodmi?..n, w. l?. xialU.~, Char lee c. 1mnliity, M. ~!. :t!tml!~bee, Joe Helms, E. ll. Jenk:1ns, lil1ck: MlitYl'lo F. li'. Munson, J .• 24. Mcll'ni~;l:rt • A. ll. Mol!lhorter, J. H. Malone, Ashby 't'Ell'l'T, Ira. w. Pyron, :UV• M'thur :a. X'l'>:rt'*• .rr. • lt. G. Ramea,y, Arthur F. Schoembe, c. ll. !lenhausen, 111. t. Smith, Dr. lW;rey c. Sehme1 !lllel', ll. D. Turman, L. x. lllhomi-1>11011, Jr,, Al van :w. ~!\,ti!}, R. A. '1'%'1.ppeer, F.l'ed J. Va:nd~k:, W. Gordon Morr11:1, Soout Executive. Mr .• Gmr~11 S-:l.111Pson, Deputy Regional Executive, l!llld l>lr. Es.skell Mi111e, Mr. z,. !wfilo@. Johnson and M:r. George ~. Ault, lfield J!lcout lllxecutiVel'l, :i:iind Wll'. lloplil Ji!. J!'ord, Camp Director of Camp Cu:rri!!'.r, wf11'e llllso present. Mr. Sharpe stated the m@eting lmd been celled accord:!.~ te th!il re~:i:i,t1<1n11 I.let out in the Cl!uno1l 111 Oonst1 tutlon & l!.v-Laws. Mr. Sharpe asked all the Institutional. ,Representatives to mtc.nR1 and be reQlll,¢zed. Ml' •. Sharpe then stated that eaeh of t.he <)F1111r11.t1ng Comm1 MiQl!le ,#>Uld report to the Meeting tlll'ou,gh the Chairman or Member of the Oommitte0 !!.'l,d 4 mintitel! w'llld be allocatted to each. Mr. '.Ii. M. Clli\Y'ton, Chd:rmen of the Advanee111ent Oormnittee, :ll'!l!JO:!'ted the.t :~r11ep llotwds of Review had been set up during the ;past year ud ;i, Trllixiin,11> Courl\!e had been held fo:r Troop :Board of l\ieView Members :l.n tm endMvor to 1ncw@aee and improve the advimcement procedure of Chiokasaw Counllil. Mr. Alvan Tate, Chairman of the Aot1'111 ti Els Committee, repe:rt<11d that duril!l@: P~y l'k!out Week th ere ha.d been a Fun Fest held at Goodw.yn Ineti tm.te du<'! to the courteq of kdio Station !!MC, that the lk!;y Scout OirC\t!!. h!il!I be& a Vel"IJ' f1n111 st1eoe1111, thtJ,t the Oamp..O.Ree hll.d been hel~. itt 011111p Currier a 1tihi ch 215 'l'l'rJO};)s ~l!!ln ratings, that th@ 4-A i!'l'Ogl'lllll had been held and 00 Troops l:!On rat1~s, that 4 parades had been participated in 'b;y Scouts ud thoue<7;n;iis r;;f poster!!! elillendal"s had been distributed f!J:r V61'1ous organ1 zat:l.on11. lie st!l>ted the ll<1y Sootit Eitpo s1 t:l.on 'IJOUld be held in 1949 at the Fdr Ground!'! on ll'e'll. 4th and 5tl1 tllid plans had been m.ade to televise th1a -.111tion. M:r. J. A. Anps, Chairman of the Oampin£' Oommittee, res.ii J!J, :report in l!ll:Ueh he s~.ted that :repairs had been 1J11tde to the well lil,t C-p C~U'X'ili>W 11.t a oest et $1000.00, the Mese hll at O!!mp Currier haci been COll!Plehd at '" ()!lilt of about :lil21>,ooo.oo and that the Ki wni 11 Club we.11 tl'Ting to outfit tl:HJ! !l!ells ~l. -2- He r~wted a loes •7* the operatton ot Olll!lp Currier ud Kamp Kia !!ll!ltl, and. of the flpdng of Kamp Kt.a Kt.ma tor the first time slaee 1919. Re staW thl!>t th(;) a.ttend!inoe -.t both Camp CUJ.'rler and !l.eln) Itta Xima wae about the same .!Mii the total of boys in Ga.mp CUJ.'rier ln 194'1. Re stated tM.t ~ Daniele attendance was not up to par but there wae a vecy small d.efiot.t. Re et&ted th.0 l\lllads at O~ Gul'rler had 'been repaired but more work oo'Uld llQ t 'be done ®.il the; olil!!lp due t0 the lack: of funds. :l:n absenoe of Mr. ll.. n. Mier. OW:rwon of the Orgwi:etion & Erllil1:1szi<tn Cl6mm1 ttee, Mr. H. :o. furman ma.de the r<l!l:>ort. He stated t~t ~le the:te t1Jl\\!il leli!ll Scouts tll.'lw thM in 1947 the wheels wet'& la lllOtion to bl!ing the tot.1\11'1! '~ ti> the equal of Jan'Wil11'y 1, 1948 and he felt rrure the gtie.l W!l'Uld be rea.elile<4 A lill>.P1' of the ea.et figures of this rE;port le attEM:hed 116 thlM1e 1>11nu.te1r. In the absence of Mr. o. K. lllM'p, illairmn of Flruu\ce Oomm! ttee, Mr. 1~1!1<1&0 a. Clark: read the Flnance report. A COJ'Y' of which le att!lll\lhetl to tll.eee Minutes. 14:r. w. :a. Dormon, h. • Cha.irmmn of the Looder11h1p 'l!rallling ~lllli!:l. ttee, told (.Jf the training cour!llls which had been held durll'lg' the yea:r :£'$%' !i!ro(;)p Oo!!l.11111.ttee!llen, Oommiesionere, Scoutmasters, Oub Leaders and othere and he had worked elosely with his Co!ll!llittee and with the Advane&ent CollllllittEJe fl:lr t r a i 1 i - !i©lll.'bf>J.'s of the '2roop Jloa:rds of Review. Re paid tr!. 'bute to the Profe111sione.l ·Sta.ft tor thel.r 1«1rk in training. Fie l'eettl!illlended to tbe incclllln{; officers that there 'be a, better d111tribu.t1on of truining of the Leadll31'e t~oupout th!! Council. Mr. T. Hebert Acklen, OhairmaA of the OuJib.l.ng Committee, stated the Ou'bs had ear:ried their part of the load througbout the ;year and tlwl'e tql;l,e a ge.121. in C.'u.'b11. and Paeks. He ui.d the;r had had a very fine Cul> Scout .l"ieni~ow-WOw and IJ!(!.oo a Kite Der'tq. \l'hi e we.11 due to th.e work et the Cub Lea.dlll1'1!1 who. llll:l.de it posa11;le 116 ah.ow progl.'eH among the Culls of the OoUll.eil. He stated that he hoped that ntmt 'lf~ wouJ.d see an even la.rger t.noree.ee in the number of Cu.'ba in Oh1cli'Au1q <bw1111. t4r. w. r.. Shtiil!'pe ~!lled the work: of the professional staff 111f the OouneU. du.rlng the pa.et year including the scout becutS,ve w. Oor~n li!!):t>r1111, the llt!lld Sill.Int Exeoutives .!le.ek:ll Mh:e, Ii. Tweed Johnson e.n.d George 2. Ault. ~'fr.. Sharpe recogniz.e4 Mr. Georige Si!llpson, Deputy Region!\11 Jl~uti ve, lllld tll.l!1l\llte4 him for the wcll.'k: lMl had done ln Ohickasa.w Oeuncil during t.he past Tfiltl!7?• ~l:l'. J. M. McKnight, Chairman of the Senior Scouting Oemmitte<!t• t>te.ted they 11lll.d llotie e. good .1ob in Senior Scouting during the past year '!Wtt that he hoped to see more e.ceompl111ihed <l.urlng the Ylinllr 111149. He asked ell the m¢1'1 present to attend the Senior scout kl.l to be held on December 16, 1948 at the f..ing Cotton Hotel. Mw. llldwln Dal11tro1111 Ob.airman of the :tnter~cb.1 Comm1 ttee1 #!ta.tea that the :!'il'st RT~ Gircus "lq llo7 Scouts in Me111pht 11 wal!J held during t!V!ll i) '1k~ year e.n.d thll!'ee pnm!nent Negro men, M. w. Jonner, Hollis :Pri.ee and Rev. s. A. tl't>lM 111ui•'llll'ote the Circus. Me stated litdvanoGlll!lrlt in th.© !IEIPl1Mle Divlmlen Wt!l.lil 'f<drif 1\li\i!ll" !Mil there was only ls\\ of the 'boys who do Flret OJ.ass S(l(lluts 11;nd. 10~ ~(l Jileeond 01111.ss Seou.te• Md he felt thit1 'lil!ll'I duo to the d.ifti~t;ir in tiMill'1: the do;nt leade1i'sb.lp to el!.OO'Ul'age and urge tlie 'boys to 1114~• ht Ji'Mk. l'!& stated there wllll'e 1562 White Sooute and 1321 Negro Soot~ts in the Gi)~:!.l al'.ld told of the load of ~rk on .r. A. :Beau.elwnp and. Fred A. !~:rta. He sllltil. thq did ut Jul.Ve the personnel to do tho quality of the ~i9:t'k iiooiJ.ed. and t~ t l l l ; I ' have one lfe/P'O girl in the Selllinole 11. vision o f'fioe. l'!& ftlll'thtlll' et&telt tl:tet ...i:dle ther0 wae a substantial deficit in the white Cllllll?ll t&1ltlt'e was a ViWt! l(lw l,(11'1111 in OIM!lp ll!!J'l.iel.s and the Commel'oial Appeal was rel)On!ii.'ble to:r gett!~li/¥: 4l> ~713 to camp fur a week. In :reportill€ on meiitbf4"8hip he et&ted there wu llli· l~et ll'l1ui: of 7 'bo:;11 in the :OS.vi Ilion and he f'el t aUl'e this \\\llu!l.d 1:1\i t~de up 1:W Jrm~ 1. !94$.. Ae to the tJte.ining. thl'ire hM. 'beim 4 tretni~ lllit•••• iand. tltle N-oes had gotten & o-ee.t deal ou.t of tt. !!:'he offie"' llJ:lil;l;le ef the Semil!.llll.e IJ!vi11ion i e inadequate and theJte shou!l.d be a better office )illl'o'llido4 for the:it. Mr. ~lst:rom stttted that 20% of the Ooun<illl' s budget ie ~(!;;1t fel' Nogh '.iltll'k ~. So% for white. W:. Gordon Monl11, Scout Jilxecutive, ma,de a 'Wlef rep0rt in whleh he than.lt1:td lihe lilem'bers of the Coll.llcil, particularly Mr. w. L. Sharpe. l~esident, for ~l!l fine \:it)l'k whleh had 'been done b;r the co!!ll11i ttees in spite of the dif:i'teul'llioe imecuntered dtllfi~ the past year. B~w. S~e mt1.de a report to the Counei:I. Meml.Hll's in wld.ch he tsld of' the o:t'J!l;Misati11n and ~rlt of th@ Di striate which Md 'been set 11p in l!lli!PJJ:w Couiiit;ir tlvb1g the past year. lie stated a real job was done 1n &ett1!'.l(ll Up tht!!ee :l>iilct:rists anti tut th.:ree of the past presilients f/Jf the Oounoil 614 ma.gail.f:!.c~t \/JOl'k in c11u•:rylng on th!.11 part of' the organization. He sail.11 the Staff we.ill 1!J():rld.ng 70 hours per week and he thinks no Pretident hse &V(IJG ll4-td bett~ s~:::ii:;ert from th,; Oouneil Committee CM.irmen 311.d Oommi ttees !'.lnii !lt&fi' th!m he hM ht%d• Ml'. Shupe comsnted on the fMt tl:lat Soouting is :nl!>t @'ing ahee.il natiom'll.ly any bettE.'.I' than in \Jhtcka\llll.w Couneu.. that se11ue 'bi@: tl:A.l!'-&111 hlits ~ &;no dur1rig the p111.at irear 1 ptU"tioular1y the 'building of the Mlllss llall at (kJd!l!) CW!1!'ier, the opening of lf.lll!J' Ela J!lma and the fact th.at we ne>w have more ll'en3.e:tl Scouts and a 'biggf',:r Senior Scouting J?roo-am than at &rtff Um@ since 1941. li!e 11tated the Professional Staff had been a trtllllendous help tti ht!!! all durl!l<J!: tlte :f!fM!il' 1111.d that he really ehe:rished the time he had 11el'VQd Iii.$ li":resident of Wek1u1tl,w t:'.ouncil. ~r. J11111e11 Seddon Allen, Ohatrman of the Comm!. ttoe on Co.nU.1%u.tien & B.w-Lawll't stated that th.e iSu'b.Commi ttee of the :B!lr'1'd bad reoommen<l.&d and the l!lv)eu.t:ive :!l!!!a:rd. bad 11ppl'OV.d ! I l l llt11le!1dilt1.mt which he then proposed f(;t;> th.& eoniiia.wation of the Counoil. !l!hls lllllen.dl!1¢nt t<> thlli Council 1'130.La1Ms is I?,$ f'olll!IW1'111 "Bs®3:ved1 tl:tat we. the kentive :SC.a:rd of Oh.:l.e1'.z&saw Cou.rwil, :Boy l i l < l l m t ' i l ot fillll!l\'icl!I, !M. • approve the f111llo11.i.ng tll!i<>"IUlment in the B.w-Lawo of thll i'l()une:il1 Art:l.ela U ., O:l:'f'ioers, which 11.ll'w 1'et'<de lithe ell)!(!ltive Offie@rs of the (loueil ah.all be l1I :!J':reeident, five Vioe.J>residents, a !l!:rea11wrer and a Seout Coml!lissioner, le harel:W e~ed to reedt Al't!l!:tO:tlil '.U .. OnIOlilRS, thlil elective Ofi'iCE>Zll of this Council &hall ~ !l. besident, 11111va 'W:il!le...Pl'e11ident11, a !l!:rea11'1:t'e1' r.nd a SC1111t Cbmm1eslone:r. Incl~ 1n tbe 11~ Vic~et1ldent th.we $1ml.l 'be one who 111 a 1te11tdinit of the Mtte1~ DJ.etl!l'iot ~di. one who ls a l'll1sident of the Misl11is11ippl D.htJ'iot. All o!lt tlie otll.~ ~~:11'$'Vl!'liono of aai<I .!Jttlole n uhall 1t11111ab. ln tu:l.1 force Md eft~tn, !Ill'., Allen 111o'fed tlae adoption of th1 'II l'e$0lution, 1 t wai !!10W~\~ 'bf !li"1'., i::. A. lh'tpr;eer .and earrl 114 unald.moU$lY. ll':r. li'. A. 01r;yton, Cllu!.irman of the ll!omimi!.t:l.l'\$ Oomlll!. tt®*• l'!/lit'lfe th!\l loldnA"tlr'4!J (lt\mini tteo report. lfe. placed. for nomin:~.tlona the ne.moe t;:lt th© Aeti.'7e Oeu.~il Mem'bl!l'11 11.11 J>E!l' lht atto.elied. to theee Minutea. Mr. '!;,. :liii!~t Aelden 11emUM11;ted. Ml'. E. c. i1rt11oom a11 e llt<m'bd of Clliekasaw CloUllcil. Ml'. Ol~t{ln then moved that tlte 1'1Qmln1itlon11 o f the Oi!ru.cU M<l!o'b<!l"$ (11,11J p(!l? th111 i&t~ehl!ld list be a:ppr11vflti and the Secl'et1;wv «met the b&llot. 'l!lalitt lll!}t.lon wa.111 l!!~ndell. 'b;r M'.r. llldwin l>aJ.strom and unanimously urried.. ll'l'e!li dent Vt.o..,lf:reetictent V!ee...l'reeidEl!l.t Vt.e~PN1si.dent V:!oe.J>residellt 'ef:tee..l:'reeident Vt.ee.J>l'eei dent 'll':lce..l!'l'lil·SidGt PMll!ll:i. Seol'etaq ~ea.um· er \l\'>!llllli Hioneir :m,MiionaJ. c.,,,ruiil Repro11entati ves Mr • .11.'1.van ir. !!!a.to, Jr. Mr. Ollarl 011 li'l. O:rump Mr. IL». ~a. Ml'. lien ;e. Cr;; ftwg, Jl'. Mr. :a. n. 1!\tll11>a> Mr. F. Joe l!'l~~ Mr. A. :a. Oru.-ter Mr. w. H. Austin Ml'. a. o. tt:tarit Ml'. F. L. GhrietonbUl'Y Mr. Charles w. llittolmoyel' Ml'. 'l!. !bbert Aelden / Ml'. A. K. ~row !~. ll:dwin l:lt!:I. atrmn ·./Ml'. w. L. !3~..io v Ml'. Alvan 'lf. 'Fate, Jr. Mr. G'la&•tillll mined the eleotlen of these offio~s and the llll>tlon w&s e·eoonded 'b;r it?. ll'.<llwin D&l11t:rom. and. unwmously can1.ed. »~. Clqton then l'fad 11. list of the lliltfJfttive !oal'd Membc;\},•s ftl:r the ye&ir l~~ $.!! follows: Mr. If. <l&b©:l't lleklen, Jl!llll!S Sell.don Allen, John .'>. .l\ngus, Dr. J. G. •rse, '.l'lelUI! l!lennel', A. K. ll1ll'l'ow, Wle A. :8i l30t, o. A:rthv Jruee, Lewis c. l:l®.llow, Wal till!' Ol:l&$1.dlllll', P. o. Clarke, B. M. Clayton,· I'. A. Claqton, Jessso Oll!Ul.i~ham, llldwin '.tb1!l:t:rem, Lewt.11 H. llenel~n, Jr,, w. :n. J'b:l'lll(Jn, Jr., Phil llmm.el!:t :a. w. l1Jiw!.ng;;. o. Ir. '.lilat'p, w. l.'. !ial1id!i¥, l l r . Jlll!i'lee lli. ~hes, Ii. w. l'll'111ii©it1Hl', A. Ml. ~h!lalill!l'g, 9!. l>. l\!oward, Dl'. :a. lll. Jacobs, J. R. Malone, R. a. ~II, A. '.!}• ilG"l'OO:rter, s. :m. Mell'eland, J. M. MeKnlght, 1lr. t~thv :a. J?ortev, !W., • Ir111 w. ~@n, .n. G. Ramsq, w. r.. SM.rp11,. J. r... Sldnnel', H. w. Sl&..'Viell:t Abe Cehartt, w. L. Smith, F. '1'. 'Phayer, R. A. frlppeer, ll'. J. Varu!lmttr.l."!l: 11&nd. 11.lso fol' ui.U"!~tion of DJ.stnet Olasirmen, Mr. Charles o. 1!111.llcllY, Mr. _.li'J.' G. lleb'b, Mr. JO.If) JOO!, Jl'., Mr. :Ii. L. Vt4l.entine, Mr. o. »• Senhausen, Mr. 1.d 1. '*'&l'e. Mr. f. ~hi.Wt .li.cklen 111:11111.uted Mr. l!l. O. Gris!IOm to 'be a Mem'b<ll' t!Jf th~ li~'6uUve !loud.. :'l!hi11 motion was 11eooaded by' DJ:>. B. J. J'aoobe ad 'W'J.anlmou111l;V' C'$'~Zl'1ed. r.ieM'iltii!W$o;.At..~ge of' t11e lltiard. ftrt• 1949 be approvl\'ll t?J'.ld the :lie0l'et~3· e111ti1! iihe ball\)t. \!'1~111 muon Wl1I$ !!Goonded by :e:it. :s. lll • .r~t1b!I and ~illlflU1i!lf 01111'1tied. Ft:!',. P. A. Ol~n t.hen !ll()Ved the eleetf.on of A1Jsoeiate L~erAlil~IJ IJ;J'f the Cot:l!!to~l if:o'ff! 1949 ae per :U.!lt attl!keh11d to th®!le lft1natli!$. fM111 motion \lnl.1i! selli¢ll,dlild ~ ;~r. A. D. Me1!1b.ortt1r and 'Wll<nilll011el;r e~:hid aAd the S*'AWe~f wae lneU~telt ti!i e.,st the bt>.llQt. !%!:'• 111~ L. $1'i!!l'jj)@ t~ed the iollltnt1.titlill C'iotami ttae foli' 1ihAI f ' t l l i \ I ,'Jo\ th!l!Y ll!l!.tl ~n!J< in eeleetlllf! the Oomcil Me1ii'bd11 &!!A Otfieers. Mi·., Alvan '.l!ate. Jrw, £'Pelilident..lllt@eil f<!'JP :U149, !Wlide a tfYft.q b!:'!\!illt rll!ml\l'l'cil in 1~eh he oteted tl:i1id1 he tll.!.nk111 -u.ting wS.11 mtlke p1'0"1'se11 111. 194!b ll'.t1e! ll<!'I ll\\ok• fo:rward to having a. real ~o d Alm'W!<l Meeting nt!!irll 1ftM.!1: lll,,'!1d much P1t!Ji<'el!I! all along the U.n.e in aetivitie11 ot ~ting. W~r. w. L. Shiili'pe a,eked all the M•'b<W11 );ll'eeent who were il'n th(! ko!!1-titl:ti!t 1~1!%'11 t<!'I se:rve as l'fteption cemllli.ttee. '11!'.l@J;ie 'llliling rut ftutthe:r 'bu.!line!IB the 111111etini a.dJourned at ~'100 K'.~. w. 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