WILLIAM E. BLAIR POST 95
P.O. BOX 9093
EAST RIDGE, TN 37412
| THE AMERICAN LEGION WILLIAM E. BLAIR POST 95 P.O. BOX 9093 EAST RIDGE, TN 37412 |
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NEWSLETTER November 1999 |
FOR GOD AND COUNTRY |
Commander's
Corner |
Due to the illness and death of Commander Jim Ratcliffe's mother he did not have time to write his usual news. Let us keep him and his family in our thoughts and prayers. For God and Country |
With only two and a half months until Christmas and you want to get someone something but do not know what to get? Have you ever thought of paying their dues to The American Legion or joining a new member up to The American Legion, for a Christmas gift? The membership is 843, 61% of our goal of 1367. 524 members to hit the goal for the year of 2000. We have a new stock of Legion Caps. If anyone would like to purchase one check at the bar or see me. Cathy Brown, Adjutant 266-1610 |
Observance of Veterans Day will be held Thursday, Nov. 11, at 11 AM at the National Cemetery. US Submarine Veterans of World War II will be host with Mike Richards, a submarine torpedo man, as keynote speaker. Ernest Seagle is chairman of sponsoring the CAVC. Merle Stewart, 866-3359 |
Friday, Nov. 19 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. |
From The Chaplain Prayer: Ephesians 6:11. Put on the whole armour of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. We must keep these members in our prayers: Bob Doss, Bob Gentry, Bob Nettles, Glen Baker, John Harwell, Don Waters and Sidney Hulgan. Let us remember these members in the Post Everlasting: Jim Smith, Allen Sturdivant and Carl Cain. Larry Wirth, Chaplain 855-5824 |
Blood Assurance Donations for September: Jess Williams, Rebecca Hardin, David Crownover, Jean Williams and Richard Jones. Melvin Brown, Chairman 867-3449 |
SAL Election Officers for the Sons of Legionnaires were elected at the second meeting since being reorganized. They were Commander Mike Burnette, 1st Vice Commander Tom Eady, 2nd Vice Commander Dale Gore, Adjutant John L. Jones Jr, Historian Lawrence Mills and Sergeant-at-Arms Cecil Adams. Larry Jefferies will serve as advisor. Next meeting will be held Friday, Oct. 15, at 8 PM. |
The Auxiliary would like to "Thank" the Legion for the "Early Bird Breakfast." A special "thank you" to the ones who cooked and served. If you didn't come you missed a great time and good food.
There will be no regular meeting in November due to Thanksgiving Day. Our regular meeting will be Dec. 2 at 7 PM. At this time we will have the Past Presidents Parlay. We will celebrate the birthday of the Auxiliary, which is Nov. 12.
Please don't forget Dec. 2. And Dec. 6 at 12 PM there will be a luncheon held for the WWI Widows and the Gold Stars.
We are doing real well on our memberships. But we would like to be 100% in November. So, please pay your dues as soon as possible. We now have 348 and need only 85 more. Dot is doing real well on membership.
If you haven't gotten your tickets to sell for the $500 cash give away see Jeane Athearn. We need to do this by the Christmas Dinner.
We would like to thank everyone who helped prepare and came to the 3rd District Meeting to support our 3rd District President, Jo Bridges and our Unit. It was a lot of fun as well as successful.
We will have a "Board Meeting" Nov 10 at 7 PM. Please don't forget our regular meeting Dec 2 at 7 PM
The William E. Blair Auxiliary Unit 95 wishes everyone a happy Thanksgiving.
Covered Dish Dec. 2, 7 PM
Regular Meeting Dec 2, 8 PM
Board Meeting Dec 8, 7 PM
Geraldine Perkins, Auxiliary President
It is very important for you as a veteran to belong and support veteran organizations. This is our muscle to get our officials to maintain our benefits. I hear so many times from veterans who would not commit to belonging to any organization. Numbers is what we need to get more and better benefits.
Our CAVC with 40 veteran groups, has picked up the ball when it dropped and carried it to our goals. Our logo states "AMERICA IS #1 THANKS TO OUR VETERANS."
Join a good organization. We need support, you will feel better, and Post 95 is the place to belong.
When a veteran's family or funeral home calls, the first question asked is, what organization does he/she belong?
It is never easy to make calls to Honor Guard members, clean and load rifles, but it gives you extra incentive if you have tried to lend your support. At our next regular Post 95 meeting we will start wearing our blue coats and black tie for the Color Guard.
Ralph C. Wilson
Honor Guard Commander 866-0138
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Fri |
Sat |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Karaoke in lounge 7:30 PM |
6 Big Band Dance 8:30-11:30 PM Football, Happy hour 5-7 PM |
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| 7 Happy hour 5-7 PM |
8 Exec. Comm. Meeting 6:30 PM |
9 | 10 Aux. BoardMeeting 7 PM |
11 Veterans Day at National Cemetery Post band 10:30 AM Program 11 AM |
12 Karaoke in lounge 7:30 PM |
13 Gabe and Friends in Lounge 7:30 PM Happy hour 5-7 PM |
| 14 Happy hour 5-7 PM |
15 | 16 | 17 Aux. Boardmeeting 7 PM |
18 | 19 Membership Meeting
Dinner 7 PM Lori Allen in lounge after meetiing |
20 Gabe and Friends in Lounge 7:30 PM Happy hour 5-7 PM |
| 21 Happy hour 5-7 PM |
22 Exec. Comm. Meeting 6:30 PM |
23 40
& 8 Meeting 8 PM
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24 | 25 Thanksgiving Day Lounge Closed |
26 Karaoke in lounge 7:30 PM |
27 Early Bird Breakfast 7-9 AM Gabe and Friends in lounge 7:30 PM Happy hour 5-7 PM |
| 28 Happy hour 5-7 PM |
29 | 30 |
