No Meeting in July and August

There will be no meetings in July and August.  See you in September.

Russ

Minutes for June 15, 2013

CENTRAL COAST CHAPTER MINUTES FOR JUNE 15, 2013

Meeting to Order @ 1:09 PM

The invocation, SAR Pledge and Pledge of Allegiance were led by acting President, Gary Cooper.

Attendance:  8 members and 1 guest speaker.

Sunshine Report:

Phil Rader and Jerry Evans were in attendance and appear to be in good health. Bill Siler’s trip is going well and his next stop will be Canada.

Guest Speaker Presentation:

Officer Tim Koznek, SLO PD. Officer Koznek has five years with San Luis Obispo PD and prior law

enforcement experience with Atascadero PD and Santa Barbara Co. Sheriff’s Dept. Officer Koznek

said that the new chief has taken a more proactive stance with the homeless or transient populations

because fully one third of all calls involve these individuals. Regrettably, SLO’s reputation as being

a caring city for those in a homeless circumstance led to an ever increasing transient population and

an increase in crime. The newly formed Community Action Team (CAT) will address the issues caused by these populations. Q & A followed.

Secretary’s Report: Reading of last month’s meeting was waived.

Treasurer’s Report: $1884.22 is the current account balance.

New Business:

Jerry mentioned a new CASSAR T-shirt which is available for $21.00. He will bring to our next meeting which will be in September. There will be no meeting in July and August.

Russ Haynes produced informational brochure for review. We will vote on whether to

have them professionally printed in September.

Benediction and Closing Pledge led by Gary Cooper.

Adjournment.

Respectfully Submitted,

Chris Scrimiger, Chapter Secretary

Guest speaker Tim Koznek, and acting president, Gary Cooper

 

Speaker for May 18, 2013, meeting

The program speaker for the May meeting will be  Ms. Angie King from the Senior Legal  
Services Project here in San Luis Obispo.  Ms King brings  the story of  
how legal services aid those who cannot defray expensive legal  
problems and has long been involved in community work.

Central Coast Chapter Minutes for April 20, 2013

Central Coast Chapter Minutes for April 20, 2013

Meeting to Order@1:08 pm

Pledges of America and SAR were led by acting President Gary Cooper. Attendance: 9 members and the guest speaker.

Sunshine Report: Jerry Evans is much improved and hopes to be in attendance in May. Lewis Height is 87 years old this date.

Secretary’s Report: reading of the March minutes was waived.

Introduction of our guest speaker: Dr. Robert Detweiler, Provost, VP of Student Affairs and former History professor @ Cal Poly.

Dr. Detweiler’s presentation was on the presidential election of 1864 and his premise being that it was and remains the most important election in our nation’s history. Dr. Detweiler mentioned that prior to the 1864 contest that the war was still in doubt and that this was in spite of Union victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg earlier that summer. Democratic candidate General George McClelland has a certain level of popularity, the draft was unpopular, many northerners were uncertain about emancipation, Union losses at the Wilderness and Cold Harbor were deemed unacceptable and the army was mired in trench warfare at Petersburg. McClelland was offering a negotiated peace with the continuance of slavery. President Lincoln himself predicted a loss in the election but the dynamic changed with General Sherman’s successful Georgia campaign including the taking of Atlanta. The Union also won a victory at Mobile Bay and General Sheridan suppressed confederate forces in the Shenandoah Valley. Dr. Detweiler also mentioned missteps by the Confederacy including unfortunate promotion of John Bell Hood over General Johnston which led to bloody losses in Georgia and Franklin, Tennessee.  Lincoln was re-elected 55% to 45% in the popular vote with a 74% turnout.

So why the most important election. Dr Detweiler pointed out that if McClelland is elected the Union loses the war, the Union and the Confederacy become separate countries,  both much weaker and vulnerable to foreign aggression and border raids. The precedent is a horrible one if a malcontented minority can tear up a country. Dr. Detweiler stated that national stability is our greatest commodity as a nation and it is that that gives rise to economic power. We are who we are because Lincoln won that most contentious election.

Dr. Detweiler’s presentation was most warmly received.

New Business: The presentation of certificates to Dalton Pittman and Chris Scrimiger (Supplemental).

Treasurer’s Report: Present balance is $1894.46.

6-8 of those present expressed interest in attending the DAR meeting scheduled for May 16 @ noon at the Los Robles Mobile Home Estates Club House on Via Robles, Paso Robles. Their speaker will be Don Mazy, late of the USS Hornet.

Benediction by Earl Rader

Closing Pledge

Adjournment

 

Members Receive Certificates of Application Approval

Dalton Pittman, receives his certificate of approval for his Patroit ancestor, from acting President Gary Cooper, at the April 20, 2013, meeting. Congradulations, Pitt.

Chris Scrimiger, receives his certificate for a supplemental for his Patroit ancestor, from acting President, Gary Cooper.  Congradulations, Chris.

Speaker for the meeting of Saturday April 20th

Next meeting:  Saturday, April 20, 2013
IHOP Restaurant
Madonna Road
San Luis Obispo, CA

The Program Subject for 20 April next is "The Election of 1864" and the speaker will be Dr. Robert Detwilder from Cal Poly U.

Bring a friend.

Dr. Robert Detwilder from Cal Poly, with Gary Cooper.

Invitation from DAR to hear speaker from the USS Hornet

Update:  13 Apr 2013; 10:30 PM

You are invited to join the Paso del Robles Chapter of the DAR to hear a presentation by Don Mazy on the USS HORNET.  http://www.uss-hornet.org/

Date: May 16, 2013, Thursday noon.  Please join us for a light lunch.

Location: The Los Robles Mobile Home Estates Club House on Via Robles, Paso Robles.  It is off of Theater Drive (Freeway 101 frontage road), between 46 West exit and Main Street exit (Templeton).  You can google Via Robles, Paso Robles for a map.

Please do us the favor of letting us know how many will be attending so that we can prepare for food and seating.   That means  RSVP

Best Regards, Sue Hayes, Vice Regent 805.464.0479

Please cc correspondence to Donna Cohen, Regent. gg7773@hotmail.com

The members of our chapter have been invited by the Paso Robles Chapter of the DAR to hear a speaker from the USS Hornet make a presentation in May.  If you are interested, contact Sue Hayes.  Below is the invitation.

My name is Donna Cohen, Regent of the Daughters of the American Reveloution, El Paso de Robles Chapter.  We are trying to locate local SAR members in hopes of sharing an exciting speaker we having coming to speak to our group from the USS Hornet in May.

If you are interested in learning more about how we can gather both groups for this exciting speaker, contact our Vice Regent and Program Chair, Sue Hayes, for further details at (805) 464-0479 or email at j_hayes1940@yahoo.com.  Or feel free to give me a call, or email, at the numbers below.

Thank you so much and we look forward to hearing from you.

In DAR Service,

Donna Cohen
Regent
El Paso de Robles
CSSDAR
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