Sons of the
Republic of Texas
Ephraim M. Daggett Chapter #36
Minutes for the Meeting of October 3,
2009
Our illustrious President David Wells called the meeting to order and
all were welcomed. The invocation
was offered by the Chaplain, Virgil Ellis, in fine fashion. The pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of
the United States of America and to The Flag of Texas was led by our Vice
President, Jerry Spencer.
The Ancestral Roll Call was, once again,
very entertaining with some of the key points pertaining to frontier cabins. One story of a wedding, where the bride
hid under the house and dragged out for the ceremony, was followed by a story
of the house that couldnÕt seem to be dragged out for the public to view. Republic of Texas currency also
appeared, $5 bills with the picture of Deaf Smith, enough for all to have one,
and a $50 of David Wells that he was given by his grandmother, but was
disappointed that Sam Houston did not sign. Fortunately he did not burn it in anger. Red River and Robertson colonies had
several ancestor occupants.
Membership Chairman, Russell Leavens,
announced the two newest members, Ross Michael West and his brother, Spencer
Ryan West. We welcome them and
hope that they come to enjoy the camaraderie and the $7.00 breakfast (for which
our treasurer, Don Goodman, reminds us), which is delicious.
The minutes of August 1, 2009 were
approved as posted in advance online at our website for all to review.
Treasurer Donald Goodman
presented his report and offered coffee cups for sale to all.
Our
President Wells presented our speaker for the day with flair and style, only slightly
out-styled by our President General L. Vaughn Oliver, UTA graduate, Eagle
Scout, Silver Beaver and Philmont Volunteer, to name but a few accolades. President General Oliver was asked to
speak to the state of the office and he replied ÒHuh?Ó and began the
explanation.
As the first President General
from our chapter, Vaughn explained that there are two others nearby, Byron
Woodward (Õ50-Õ51) buried in Arlington and Gordon Wylie (Õ72-Õ73) buried in
White Settlement. Having served at
all levels of the SRT, P.G. Vaughn proceeded to give us a very comprehensive
review of the office that he has occupied since the spring of 2008.
A few of his accomplishments
include the development of the Eagle Scout Certificates, Website development, archives
of all SRT applications on file onto CDÕs available for purchase, updates of
the certificates for Members, The Distinguished Service Award and the Knights
of San Jacinto with a replica of the letter that Sam Houston wrote to establish
the order.
An explanation of the recently
established foundation that is protecting the assets of the SRT and all of the
duties of the P.G. followed. Presiding
over meetings, calling meetings, appointing chairs, countersigning checks,
representing the SRT at functions duties, administrative affairs and budget
issues summarize the duties. The
informative talk was followed by the presentation of a book of Texas
characters, a flag flown over the Texas Capital on September 22, 2009 and of
course an official SRT logo coffee cup to President General Vaughn for his
sharing. The flag was provided
through the friend of Fort Worth Chapter Member D. A. Sharpe, his Texas
Legislative Representative, Mr. Phil King of Weatherford, P.G. OliverÕs town of
residence.
TheyÕre being no Old Business; we
proceeded to New Business involving emails. All members are to be sure that theirs is current with the
SRT and Janice. There is still a need to help the chapter in Granbury and
President Wells will let us know of their next meeting. There is a new application, Robert T.
(Tom) Evans, Kansas City, Mo. that is in process. A rededication of the marker for Lorenzo de Zavala on October
6th at an elementary school was announced.
The last bit of New Business was
the Nominating Committee as appointed by the president composed of Duane Blair,
Ben Milam, John Williams and Russell Leavens.
There being no further business, the
Chaplain Virgil Ellis, dressed as General Tarrant, helped us close the chapter
meeting with a prayer. We will
meet again December 5, 2009, at which time we expect to elect chapter officers
for 2010.
Respectfully
submitted,
Christopher K.
Hull, DO
Secretary
