Minutes of the meeting of
November 4the meeting at 7:53 with 14 in attendance.
He
presented the Treasurer’s report on WALPEX 2008 noting revenues and expenses,
leaving a positive net. The members gave
a round of applause to Norm and the WALPEX Committee for this very successful
show.
The
minutes of the meeting of October 21, 2008 were approved.
The
President reported the death of member John Breckenridge and the donation of
his collections to the
A
first reading was made for applicant Bill Maxwell.
New
Business
Three actions were approved unanimously:
A $100 donation to
the Federation’s children’s programs led by Bruce Bolduc.
A $100 donation to the Museum
A $ 50 donation to
the Museum in memory of John Breckenridge.
Museum news: Mary Gorman reported on the
plans for an upcoming exhibit on wines and a corresponding fund raiser
featuring a wine tasting due in March.
The
meeting closed at 8:26 and was followed by an ATA video on Red Cross related
stamps. It honored the founders and showed many of the stamps featuring the Red
Cross, literally hundreds of them. A number of covers were shown, many of them
prisoner of war related.
In
connection with the video, George Norton had prepared a one frame exhibit of
Red Cross covers, including many rare items.
At
the completion of the video Steve Tauber judged the
entries to his scavenger hunt. The two finalists, Len Andelexer
and Jeff Shapiro, were in very close competition with Len scoring 133 to Jeff's
132.
Minutes submitted by Richard Spencer, approved on November 15, 2008