THE AMERICAN LEGION
WILLIAM E. BLAIR POST 95
P.O. BOX 9093
EAST RIDGE, TN 37412		 wpe1.jpg (6728 bytes)

NEWSLETTER JANUARY 1999

FOR GOD AND COUNTRY

Commander's Corner
Membership Report
Notes From CAVC
Mid-Winter Conference
From The Chaplain
Blood Assurance
Monthly Meeting
Third District Meeting
Auxiliary News
Honor Guard
Calendar

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COMMANDER’S CORNER

  I would like to thank all the Legionnaires and Auxiliary that put all their time and effort into a great Xmas celebration.
  The food for the needy was a great success, thanks to so many for all the caring.
  As we go into the last year of this century, let us all resolve to be as supportive as you have been in the past.  If you have not renewed your membership, now is the time to do it!
  Wishing all at American Legion Post 95 a most wonderful and prosperous New Year.

  For God and Country.

Ken Wild, Commander

MEMBERSHIP REPORT

   As of this newsletter our membership is 1031.  The goal we are requested to meet by the Department of Tennessee is 1367.  That means we need 336 to reach that goal.

  January 1st Post 95 is changing the “key card lock” so that you must have a membership card dated 1999 to gain admittance to the Lounge.  There will be some one inside the Lounge issuing new key cards to all who have paid their 1999 dues.  You may also pay your 1999 dues at that time.

Carl Athearn, Adjutant, 867-7644

Cathy Brown, Asst. Adjutant 165-1610

NOTES FROM CAVC

  The Chattanooga Area Veterans Council wishes to thank Post 95 for the donation of $100 for chairs to be used at the National Cemetery.
  Rick Finger from the VA Clinic stated every honorably discharged veteran can get treatment at the clinic.
  Every veteran needs to enroll at the clinic even if you don’t plan to use the clinic at this time.
  The next Parade Committee meeting will be Jan. 19 at 10 AM at the Naval Reserve Center.  Anyone who wishes to work on the parade please attend this meeting.

Merle Stewart, CAVC Rep. 866-3359

MID-WINTER CONFERENCE

  The American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary Mid-Winter Conference will be Friday, Jan. 29, to Sunday, Jan. 31 in Nashville in the Inn at Opryland (former Ramada Inn), across from Opryland Hotel.  Make reservations direct to motel no later than Jan. 7.

FROM THE CHAPLAIN

  Prayer: the Lord is my strength and song, and is becoming my salvation.
  We must keep these members and their families in our prayers: Jim Smith, Bob Doss, Bill Lemons, Thomas Miller, James Skates and Bart Allen.

Larry Wirth, Chaplain 855-5824

BLOOD ASSURANCE

  Donations for November: Donald B. Hays, Marilyn A. Nagel, William F. Gilmore, Lynda P. Clark, Angela L. Parris and Harold Seals.

Melvin Brown, Chairman, 867-3449

MONTHLY MEETING

Friday, January 15
Dinner 7 PM
Meeting 8 PM

  All who plan to attend must show current membership card.  Spouses, Auxiliary and SALs welcome.  In accordance with by-laws, no alcoholic beverages in meeting hall.  Proper dress is required. 

THIRD DISTRICT MEETING

Saturday, Jan. 9
at Tracy City
Annual Coon Supper
Dinner at 6 PM CST.
Bus leaves Post 95
at 5:30 PM EST

Sign-up sheet will be posted on bulletin board in lounge.  Cost for meal $5.

AUXILIARY NEWS

  Happy New Year to all.  We are planning many things for the new year.  Our “Las Vegas” will be Feb. 20 starting at 7 PM.  Make plans now to come out for some food and fun.
  Mid-Winter will be the last weekend in January and all members are invited to attend this meeting.
  Our meeting in January will be on National Security and we will have a very interesting speaker.  Make plans now to attend.
  Thanks to all who helped fill stocking and trim the tree.  We had several auxiliary members come out to help.
  Hope the New Year brings health and happiness to each of you.

Board meeting Jan. 13, 7 PM

Covered Dish Dinner Jan. 28, 7 PM

Regular Meeting Jan. 28, 8 PM

Jo Bridges, Auxiliary President

HONOR GUARD

  Thanks to our veterans who served and especially my Honor Guard Team at this Holiday time.  Merry Christmas.  Happy New Year.  Gone is 1998.  Work to do in 1999.

Ralph C. Wilson
Honor Guard Commander

January 1999

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat
1 Foot ball on TV’s in lounge

2 Big Band dance
8:30 – 11:30 PM

Karaoke in lounge
7:30 PM

Happy Hour 5-7 PM
3 Happy Hour 5-7 PM

4 Fiesta Bowl

Tennessee
vs.
Florida State

 5 6 7 8

Mike Phillips in lounge 7:30 PM

 9 Cross Country in
lounge 7:30 PM

Happy Hour 5-7 PM
10 Happy Hour 5-7 PM 11 Exec. Board meeting 6:30 PM 12 13 Aux. Board meeting 7 PM 14 15 Monthly meeting, Dinner 7 PM

Meeting 8 PM

Karaoke in lounge after meeting

 16 Taylor Reed
in lounge 7:30 PM

Happy Hour 5-7 PM
17 Happy Hour 5-7 PM 18 19 20 21 22 Mike Phillips in lounge 7:30 PM 23 Taylor Reed
in lounge 7:30 PM

Happy Hour 5-7 PM
24 Happy Hour 5-7 PM 25 Exec. Comm. 6:30 PM

26 40 & 8 Social hour 6 PM

Meeting 7 PM

 27

28 Auxiliary Dinner 7 PM

Meeting 8 PM

29 Lori Alan in lounge 7:30 PM

Mid-Winter Conference in Nashville

30 Lori Alan
in lounge 7:30 PM

Mid-Winter conference-Nashville

Happy Hour 5-7 PM

31 Happy Hour 5-7 PM