EPHRAIM DAGGETT CHAPTER 36

Sons of the Republic of Texas

Minutes of 2 August 2008 meeting

President Blair called the meeting to order at 10 am and asked Russell Leavens to give the invocation, which was followed by the pledge of allegiance to the American and Texas Flags.

President Blair then presented Mr. Sidney Stanley (Stan) Scott with a certificate as an honorary member of Chapter 36 since Stan has been a faithful attendee of our meetings and participated in them for an extended time.

The minutes of the previous meeting and the treasurer’s report were read by Jerry Spencer and they were approved unanimously by voice vote. A motion was made to publish the minutes on our web site and any additions or corrections, if any are made, would be noted prior to voting on the minutes at the next meeting. This would negate the need to read minutes during the meeting.

The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by a voice vote.

President Blair introduced some of the new members and asked that the people in attendance stand and introduce themselves and provide their ancestry, which made them eligible for membership in SRT, and other family history as they pleased.

Vaughn Oliver presented a pin to President Blair recognizing him as District Representative of SRT. Vaughn presented some background information about Mr. Ronald M Vandiver and asked that an honorary membership in Chapter 36 be awarded to him as a native Texan with long family ties to Texas history. A motion was made and seconded to award membership to Mr. Vandiver and the motion passed unanimously. Mr. Vandiver’s middle initial does not include a period.

Mr. Oliver continued by announcing that the DVD’s, containing the information in the applications for membership on record for all members, would be available to purchase for $250.00 in September. There was some discussion about securing SRT bumper stickers for members and this is to be investigated for future consideration.

Virgil Ellis introduced John Williams who presented a power point program detailing historical facts which occurred at the time the Republic of Texas existed followed by a list of locations, with photographs, where Texas legations or embassies had been established around the world and in the United States of America. John’s brother is employed as a political analyst in the American Embassy in Paris France and he assisted John with his research of the Texas legation history.

Virgil Ellis presented John Williams with a token of appreciation for his presentation and announced that the program for the October meeting would be presented by Glenn Howard on the Final Battle at Palo Duro Canyon. Glenn Howard passed out a reference sheet listing items of research to be viewed in preparation for his program.

Russell Leavens offered the benediction and the meeting was dismissed at 11:50 am by president Blair.

Submitted by M.G. “Jerry” Spencer, Secretary