LOUISIANA STATE FINANCIAL SECRETARIES ASSOCIATIONMINUTES OF ANNUAL MEETING

Shreveport, Louisiana

The annual meeting of the Louisiana State Financial Secretaries As-sociation was held in Shreveport, Louisiana, at the Convention Hall Annexon Saturday, May 11, 1974, and Sunday, May 12, 1974. The meeting ofMay 11 was called to order by President Robert Llambias at 9:30 AM, withprayer led by Wayne Villemarette, Council 4873. The following officerswere present:

President, Robert LlambiasVice-President, Floyd HenrySecretary, Gerald E. WangTreasurer, Jimmy JeansonneWarden, Edgar Gremillion

Roll call was then made by Treasurer Jimmy Jeansonne.Convention Chairman for the Association, Wayne Villemarette, then

gave a resume of the arrangements that had been made for the FinancialSecretaries at the Convention.

The minutes of the previous meeting were read by Secretary GeraldWang. A motion to accept the minutes as read was made by Pete Romano,Council 6170, and seconded by Aristide L. Chenevert, Jr., Council 3015.

At this time Treasurer Jimmie Jeansonne gave a reportof the financialcondition of the Association as of May 11, 1974, which follows:^

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Bank Balance of May,^,1 1973RECEIPTS:

Interest on $1,000.00 Savings Certificate 55.00Membership dues 2,310.00Total receipts and bank balance 5,307.40

DISBURSEMENTS: 2 ,531.45Total Cash Balance 2,775.95Savings Certificate 1,000.00TOTAL $ 3,775.95

Only 4 councils have not paid dues during this year. These councils are2012, 5461, 5627 and 6324. Following 8 councils are dormant and havenot paid dues for several years. They are 1199, 2142, 2 9 7 2 , 3366, 3475,3857, 4088 and 4906.

A motion to accept the Financial Report as read was made by JosephNesser, Council 3729, and seconded by Vandel Ortego, Council 1754. Indiscussing councils not paying dues to the association, the point was madethat dues must be paid irregardless if the Financial Secretary attended theconvention.

President Robert Llambias then read his reportof the various functionshe attended during the ensuing year and expressed his appreciation for thecooperation that he has received during his tenure in office.

President Llambias then appointed the following committees:Audit: Jerome Scalisi, 1207; Arthur C. Schick, 5747; Larry Hartmann, 4508;Memorials: Donald D. Andrus, Council 1108 & Fred Steiner, Co. 3854;Elections: Thomas S. Stone, Co. 3407 & Joseph Nesser, Council 3729.

Jerome Scalisi, Council 1207, was then called upon to give a reporton his trip as a Delegate to the Supreme Convention, which he proceededto give in detail.

Nominations were then opened to the floor for a representative of the

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associationat the next Supreme Convention. Wayne Villemarette nominatedRobert Llambias. No other nominations being received. Brother Llambiaswas elected by acclamation. Floyd Henry stressed that no other F. S.should run as an independent, as this would cause confusion.

Financial Secretaries who were recently appointed were asked to in-troduce themselves. It was noted that there were eight new members.

Vice President Floyd Henry then distributed notices to the variouscouncils of members that the State Council could not locate at the addressof record.

Joe Nesser, Council 3729, suggested that the Association recognizeNick Nicosia of Council 3246, with a Certificate of Appreciation for hislong years of service.

A motion to adjourn was made at 10:30 AM.

AFTERNOON SESSIONAfter the recess for lunch, the Association was called to order at 1:30

PM with an opening prayer by Brother Floyd Henry.After roll call, the meeting was turned over to Floyd Henry to conduct

the seminar. He called upon Pete Romano, Council 6170, who discussedthe Form 100 and preparation of the various forms and certificates. Alsothe new eligibility requirements for Honorary Life Membership as outlinedin section 118D, Charter Constitution Laws, was discussed.

Floyd Henry then discussed in detail the accounting procedures for thebenefit of the new Financial Secretaries, including those who still retainedthe old system. They were advised to convert to the new system.

A motion by Jimmy Jeansonne, Council 3200, to establish 1-2-3 yeartrustees to act as the audit, memorials and elections committees wasplaced on the floor. After discussion, the motion was tabled to the nextmeeting of the convention. \?)\-

Nominations were opened for officers to represent theAssociation forthe upcoming year. For President - Floyd Henry, Council\1318\dby Pete Romano, Council 6170. For Vice-President - G\»ia E. Wang,Council 3411, nominated by Joe Nesser, Council 3729. For Treasurer-Wayne Villemarette, Council 4873, nominated by Jimmy Jeansonne, Coun-cil 3200. For Warden- Pete Romano, Council 6170, nominated by RaymondGuidry, Council 5545; and Edgar Gremillion, Council 1286, nominated byLarry Hartmann, Council 4508.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:30 PM.

MEETING OF SUNDAY. MAY 12, 1974The morning meeting was called to order at 10:30 AM, with a prayer

led by Edgar Gremillion, followed by Roll Call.Nominations for officers were re-opened, and with no further nomina-

tions being received, they were closed. Having no opposition, the fol-lowing were elected by acclamation, with the secretary casting one votefor each. President - Floyd Henry

Vice-President - Gerald E. WangSecretary - Jimmy JeansonneTreasurer - Wayne Villemarette

Edgar Gremillion was electedas Warden, receiving a majorityof thevotes.The motion of Jimmy Jeansonne which had been tabled from the pre-

vious meeting, was again brought on the floor. Jeansonne withdrew themotion and presented the following resolution to amend Article 6 of By-Lawsto include trustees.

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BE IT RESOLVED that the Louisiana Financial Secretaries Associationelect the office of three trustees.WHEREAS their duties shall be the advisors for the officers and audi-tors of the Association;WHEREAS, the president shall preside over these officers and callsuch meetings as deemed necessary in the performance of their duties;WHEREAS, the trustees are to be elected by a two-third majority ofmembers present and voting and are to be selected from past officersof the association;WHEREAS, in the initial election, one trustee is to be elected for oneyear term, whereas the second trustee elected for a two year term andwhereas the third trustee to be elected for a three year term;WHEREAS, in subsequent years, one trustee shall be elected forathree year term;WHEREAS, the trustees previously elected would reduce their term ofoffice by one year.WHEREAS, in the unlikely event a trustee ceases to be a FinancialSecretary, his office shall be declared vacant;WHEREAS, a vacancy occurs, and he shall be replaced by election.

An amendment to the resolution by Robert Gaviola, Council 1337, tochange the requirement of a two-third vote for election of trustees to asimple majority, was accepted. The resolution was passed as amended.The following were nominated to serve as trustees:

Three year trustee - Robert LlambiasTwo year trustee - John McGinnisOne year trustee - Bruce Palughi

Having no opposition, all were elected by acclamation.A motion by Joseph Nesser, Council 3729, to h o n o r members who

served the association and council for many years and who are ill. PeteRomano, Council 6170, made an amendment to the motion to read that anymember with 25 years of service or overwould receive recognition. Motionwas seconded by Donald Andrus, Council 1108. Motion was passed.

Insurance representative Jimmy LaFleur stated that he had no problemsin his district with his Financial Secretaries. He stressed that the agentshould be sent a copy of the Form 100. Continuing the insurance phase ofthe meeting, Ed Early, then spoke, stating that it was a good idea to re-cognize the men who had served as Financial Secretaries over a long periodof time. He also asked that the copy of Form 100 sent to the agent belegible, and to be sure that the blue copy of the Admission Committee re-port be sent to them. He also asked that the FS's write the Service De-partment at Supreme Council to reinstate the practice of notifying the In-surance Agents when claims are paid off .

It was brought up that we are no longer receiving insurance noticesfrom Supreme Council.

Robert Llambias stressed that we are to list all changes regarding amember on the back of the quarterly report going to the State Office. Addsheets if necessary. This is the only way for the state to keep their re-cords straight and assure a member of receiving the LOUISIANA KNIGHT.

Report of Committees: Memorials: No deceased members.Audit: All books checked and in order.Elections: Handled ballots for Warden.

Jimmy Jeansonne made motion to adjourn, seconded by Joe Nesser,and meeting adjourned at 12:00 noon.

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Respectfully submitted,JOSEPH F. POLITOPresident, B.R. Metropolitan Chap.

REPORT OF JEFFERSON PARISH CHAPTER

From June, 1973 through April, 1974, all meetings were held on the4th Monday of each month at various council homes in Jefferson Parish.Each meeting was conducted according to Parliamentary Procedure, andat each meeting, our Chaplain gave a short talk. Election of the Chapterofficers was held on June 25, 1973, and the following officers were elected:Chaplain - Rev. Joseph Lorio, Pastor of St. Louis King of France Church;President - Earl C. Lowrie, Jr.; Vice-President - Norval F. Elliot; Secre-tary - Dennis Cass; Treasurer - Lionel Berdou; Warden - Pete Theisges.The installation of officers by our State Deputy was held on August 27,1973, at St. Christopher Council Home.

Columbus Day celebration was held on October 13, 1973, with allcouncils from Jefferson Parish participating. The program started with a6 PM Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Kenner, which wascelebrated by Father Benny J. Piovan. The Mass was followed by a supperat Stoulig Council home, with Joseph S. Yenni, Mayor of Kenner, as guestspeaker. There was a total of 69 people inattendance, including the FourthDegree Honor Guard.

We also collected for the March of Dimes, at various locations inEast Jefferson, on Saturday, January 19, 1974. A total of $1 ,338.67 wascollected.

The Jefferson Chapter had a joint Formation and Knighthood Exempli-fication with the New Orleans Chapteron April 21, 1974, at Janssen Coun-cil home, New Orleans, with a Mass at St. Maurice Church. This wasone of the largest degree class ever held in recent times.

The Jefferson Chapteralso participated in the KG Track Meet with theNew Orleans Chapter on April 20, 1974, at Behrman Memorial Stadium.

A joint Las Vegas Night for the benefit of the Retarded Children isalso planned with the New Orleans Chapteron May 17-18, 1974, at theFair Grounds.

Various other KG functions were co-ordinated at the Chapter meetingsthroughout this period.

Respectfully submitted,EARL C. LOWRIE, JR.President, Jefferson Parish Chapter

REPORT OF FINANCIAL SECRETARIES ASSOCIATION

It is again a pleasure for me to address the State Family of the Knightsof Columbus for the state of Louisiana to relate to you the activities andaccomplishments of the Financial Secretary Association for the past year.

Thanks to the Will of God I was able to attend all four schools ofColumbianism held in July, 1973, to instruct the Financial Secretaries ontheir duties. I am pleased to report that the attendance at Gretna on July15, 1973, at Abbeville on July 22, 1973, at Alexandria on July 29, 1973,and at Plaquemine on August 5, 1973 was above average for the past twoyears. I feel that the schools were very informative and I was pleased tohave had the opportunity to communicate with several Financial Secretariesin the state.

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In A ugus t , I attended the nominations and election of officers to theNew Orleans Financial Secretary Association. I am pleased to report thatour Secretary, Brother Gerald Wang, was nominated and elected Presidentof the Association. On the local level, the New Orleans Association meetsfour times a year. At these meets we are able to solve problems that existon a local level. However, I wish to note that on the state level I receivedvery few requests for the services of the Financial Secretaries Associationby its members. Perhaps it is because we have competant Financial Sec-retaries and they are doing their jobs so well there were no problems re-quiring assistance.

In December, I had the privilege of hosting the Financial Secretariesin New Orleans for their annual Christmas party. It turned out to be a verysuccessful event. During this same month , the appointment of WayneVillemarette of Bossier Council 4873 was made to act as Chairman for theFinancial Secretary Association. Since his appointment, Brother Ville-marette and I have had numerous communications regarding the convention.

I received correspondence from Leo Cavell, Executive Secretary forthe State of Louisiana pertaining to the LOUISIANA KNIGHT. It was broughtto his attention that many members are not receiving the LOUISIANA KNIGHTand after careful investigation it was discovered that the Financial Secre-taries are not notifying the state office of new members or address changes .This is the purpose of the form on the reverse of the quarterly reports. Iurge each Financial Secretary to cooperate in notifying the state office ofany change so that each member of the Louisiana Jurisdiction can receivethe LOUISIANA KNIGHT.

In March, 1974, the officers of the Financial Secretaries Associationmet in New Orleans to plan and coordinate the state convention. Presentwere President Robert Llambias and wife, Vice-President Floyd Henry andwife. Secretary Gerald Wang and wife. Treasurer Jimmy Jeansonne, andConvention Chairman Wayne Villemarette and wife. I feel we had a veryinformative meeting which outlined in detail how the convention would beconducted and I feel that the results of the meeting will speak for itselfhere in Shreveport. We are indeed happy to report that we expect a recordturnout of Financial Secretaries at this convention and we have planned ourseminar around the areas which have caused more difficulties during theyear.

I, along with the other officers have done my best to represent you,speak in your behalf, tried to maintain our position with the State Familyand encourage you to be at your best at all times.

The other officers join me in expressing appreciation for your cooper-ation and pleasure for serving the association during the past year.

Respectfully submitted,ROBERT A. LLAMBIASPresident, Financial Secretary Ass 'n.

REPORT OF STATE PROGRAM DIRECTOR

As we come to the twilightof another Columbian Year, it behooves usto reflect upon our past actions, appraise and improve upon them, and pro-ject even greater events for the future.

In most of our activities our present format is a good and sound axisfrom which can spring many satellite projects, limited only by the extentof our imagination. Some small deficiencies were found , however, and

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LOUISIANA STATE FINANCIAL SECRETARIES ASSOCIATIONMINUTES OF ANNUAL MEETING

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

The annual meeting of the Louisiana State Financial Secretaries As-sociation was held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at the Capitol house Hotelon Saturday, May 17, 1975, and Sunday, May 18, 1975. The meeting ofMay 17 was called to order by President Floyd Henry at 9:45 AM, withprayer led by Ed McGlnnis, Council 3298.

The following officers were present: President, Floyd Henry; Vice-President, Gerald E. Wang; Secretary, Jimmy Jeansonne; Treasurer WayneVillemarette; and Warden, Edgar Gremillion.

Roll call was then made by Treasurer Wayne Villemarette.Minutes of the previous meeting were read by Secretary Jimmy Jean-

sonne. Brother Pete Romano, Council 6170, made a motion to accept theminutes as read, but noted an error in the council number of Floyd Henry,which read Council 1318, and should have read Council 1317. A secondto the motion was received from Joe Nesser, Council 3729.

At this time Treasurer Wayne Villemarette gave a report of the finan-cial condition of the Association as of May 17, 1975.

Bank Balance of May 11, 1974RECEIPTS:

Interest on $1,000.00 Savings CertificateMembership DuesTotal receipts and ' bank balance

DISBURSEMENTS:Officers meeting Expense $ 403.43Convention Sunday Banquet 1,085.32Hospitality Rooms 442.14General Convention Expenses 461.00Flowers & Gifts 333.90Supreme Convention 100.00Schools of Columbianism 104.78Food 300.00Postage & Stationery 42.88

TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS $3,273.45Total cash balanceSavings CertificateTOTAL

$ 2 , 7 7 5 . 9 5

55.002 ,250 .00

$5,080.95

$3,273.45,1,807.501,000.00

$2,807.50

Only 9 councils have not paid dues during this year. They are coun-cils 1745, 3012, 3872, 5084, 5301, 5345, 5352, 5532 and 5627.

The following 7 councils are dormant and have not paid dues for sev-eral years, therefore they are dropped from the Association. The councilsare 1199, 2142, 2972 , 3366, 3857, 4088 and 4906.

A motion was made by Brother Robert Fernandez , Council 4030, to ac-cept the report, seconded by A. L. Chenevert, Council 3015.

The President then read his report. A motion was made by RaymondGuidry, Council 5545, to accept the President's report, and seconded byVan Landry, Council 2395. The report can be found on page 108. >-

Deputy Supreme Knight Charles Ducey then made his remarks to theassociation. He spoke on the various functions of the Financial'Secretary.

Nominations were then opened to the floor for a representative of the

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association at the Supreme Convention scheduled for August. Jimmy Jean-sonne nominated Edgar Gremillion, Council 1286. Since no other nomina-tions were received, Brother Gremillion was elected by acclamation.

President FloydHenry then appointed Brother Bruce Pagliughi, Council3150, to head the chairmanship of all the committees -Audit, Resolutions,Elections and Memorials. The report would be given out in Sunday Morn-ing session. The association adjourned for lunch at 11:30 AM.

AFTERNOON SESSIONAfter the lunch recess, the Association was called to order at 2:45 PM

with an opening prayer by Ed Gremillion. After checking travel cards, thePresident called for resolutions to be submitted before the association.Hearing none, he proceeded to the Nomination of Officers.

Brother Pete Romano made a motion that the officers that are now inoffice be nominated to the same office for another year. The motion wasseconded by Johnny Gautreaux, Council 3091.

Nominations were then opened for a trustee for 3 years and a trusteefor 2 years. Johnny Gautreaux, Council 3091, nominated Bruce Pagliughi,Council 3150 for 3 year trustee, and with no other nominations, they wereclosed. Pete Romano, Council 6170, nominated Van Landry, Council 2395,for two-year trustee. With no other nominations for this position, the no-minations were closed.

Chairman of the Association Convention, Ed McGinnis , Council 3298,made a report at this time, and announced the details of the FS cocktailhour, and the luncheon for Sunday.

Hiram May, Council 4030, Baton Rouge, was then called upon to con-duct the seminar. Brother May had checked into the possibility of the FS'snot having to attend the Schools of Columbianism with the Grand Knight,but rather having their own meeting to hash out their own problems. Ap-parently it was the Quarterly Membership Reports which were not beingturned in by so many FS's that the State Council requires them to attendthe schools. Methods of keeping track of membership changes, suspen-sions and conservation methods were discussed, and helpful hints weregiven on Membership roles , transfers, honorary life memberships , electionof Officers Form, and Travel Cards.

Meeting was adjourned at 4:30 PM with a prayer.

SUNDAY MORNING SESSIONThe morning meeting was called to order at 10:30 AM by the President

followed by prayer and roll call. Nomination of officers were re-opened,and with no further nominations being received, they were closed. Havingno opposition, the following were re-elected for a 2nd year by acclamation:President Floyd Henry; Vice-President Gerald E. Wang, Secretary JimmyJeansonne; Treasurer Wayne Villemarette; and Warden Edgar Gremillion.

Nominations for 3 year Trustee and 2 year trustee were again reopened.With no further nominations from the floor, they were again closed for vot-ing. Bruce Pagliughi, Council 3150, was elected as three year trustee;Van Landry, Council 2395, was elected as two-year trustee, and John Mc-Ginnis became one-year trustee.

Chairmen appointed for the Association Convention in New Orleanswere Uray Michot, Council 2878, and Joseph Nesser, Council 3729.

Memorial, Audit, Resolutions and Elections reports were then given.With no further business to come before the association, the meeting wasadjourned with prayer at 11:30 AM.

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a) Hiccup, Who? Me? - This workshop discussed how the abuse ofalcohol can directly or indirectly affect our lives.

b) Right of the Unborn - Pointed out the disregard of human life andthe effects it has on us in the future.

c) Teenagers Relating to Parents - Bring out the problems we do notunderstand about our parents.

d) My Goal in Life - What are we to do after high school? College?Armed Forces ? Job Training? Specialty School ?

e) Leadership - Are we to be leaders in our own calling? Political ,Community, Church, Labor, Youth?

f) What is expected of me? - How can we make a better society tolive in? Delinquency, racism, difference in creed, etc.

The program received excellent television coverage, and most of theteenagers said they would return next year.

Retarded Citizens Fund Drive - The Chapter sponsored a Retarded Citi-zens Fund Drive again this year with Brother Fred Griggs serving as Chair-man. Our goal for this project was $25,000, but, because of the hard workand dedication of the committee, and the 13 councils, our net profit was$35,500.

State Convention - The Chapter is sponsoring the State Conventionthis year with Brother Curtis Charrier serving as Chairman and BrotherJoseph Polito serving as Co-Chairman. At this report, everything seemedto be progressing satisfactorily with a record attendance expected.

Finances - Books were audited in January by the finance committee andeverything was in good order.

Chapter Meetings - Council representation at meetings is good. Localstate officers attend, and DD'sgive a report from the State Family at eachmeeting reminding GK's of upcoming obligations on state and local levels.Chapter Chaplain Rev. Daniel Walsh attends each meeting and gives spir-itual remarks.

Respectfully submitted,CLAUDE BABINEAUXPresident, B. R. Metropolitan Chap.

REPORT OF FINANCIAL SECRETARIES ASSOCIATION

It is indeed a pleasure for me to address the State Family of the Knightsof Columbus for the state of Louisiana to relate the activities and accom-plishments of the Financial Secretaries Association for the past year.

First, I want to take this opportunity to thank each and every FS, whoattended the S t a t e Convention in Shreveport last year, for electing mePresident of this Association for this past year.

I began this Columbian Year by attending the State Officers meetingand installation in Kenner on July 6-7, 1974. My duties really began withthe Schools of Columbianism. I could not attend the first session hostedby Our Lady of Perpetual Help Council 3425 on July 14, 1974 in New Iberia,so Brother Edgar Gremillion, FS of Co. 1286, carred out my duties and re-presented the Association. I attended the other three Schools of Colum-bianism with the next session on July 21 and hosted by E. J. Stoulig Co.3528 in Kenner for councils in the New Orleans Archdiocese; then on July28 hosted by Alexandria Co. 1134 for councils in the Alexandria diocese;and the final session being hosted by Msgr. Blasco Co. 3298 of BatonRouge on August 4 for councils of that diocese. I am proud to have taken

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part in these sessions instructing the Financial Secretaries in their dutiesand I am also pleased to announce that all these schools were well attend-ed by the Financial Secretaries.

On January 4 and 5, 1975, I attended the second State Of fleers meetingin Thibodaux, Louisiana.

On Sunday, February 16, 1975, the officers of the Financial Secre-taries Association met in Baton Rouge to plan and coordinate the activitiesof the FS's for this convention. The appointment of our chairman for theconvention was made in advance at the close of the convention in Shreve-port last year. I was blessed by having Brother John McGinnis of Council3298 in Baton Rouge volunteer for the chairmanship. Present for this meet-ing were President Floyd J. Henry and wife; Vice president Gerald Wangand wife; Secretary Jimmy Jeansonne; Treasurer Wayne Villemarette; War-den Edgar Gremillion and wife; Convention Chairman and Trustee John Mc-Ginnis and wife, and Trustee Bruce Pagluighi and wife. I feel we had avery informative meeting and much was accomplished. The results of thismeeting will speak for itself here in Baton Rouge.

On February 21 a letter was mailed to all the Financial Secretaries ofthe state reminding them of the State Convention scheduled for May 16-18and all were asked to make a special effort to attend.

The Financial Secretaries Association of the Greater New Orleans meton April 30 which I attended and was well pleased with the manner in whichthey conducted their meeting. This gave me an opportunity to meet withmy fellow financial secretaries.

I want to congratulate the FS Association of the Greater New Orleansfor succeeding in having Resolution No. 4 - To seek higher annual pay-ments from Honorary Members through change in Laws and Rules of the Or-der - presented at this convention for consideration and action. This re-solution was submitted previously to the State Council and rejected.

This year at the Financial Secretaries luncheon Sunday, May 18, weplan to recognize those Financial Secretaries who have served in their po-sitions for twenty-five years or longer, by presenting them with an award.

It has been a real pleasure working with the officers and other mem-bers of this association to strive to maintain our position with the StateFamily. The other officers join me in expressing appreciation for your co-operation and pleasure for serving the association during the past year.

Respectfully submitted,FLOYD J_ HENRYPresident, F. S. Association

. REPORT OF STATE PROGRAM DIRECTOR

The Columbian year started off in July with the installation of StateDeputy Bill Martinez. The installation was held in conjunction with theState Officers Meeting at the Holiday Inn "Solar Dome" in Kenner. The in-stallation Mass and banquet were well attended and impressively handledby a well coordinated committee. The State Officers meeting was well or-ganized.

The following men were introduced as State Directors to serve for the1974-75 Columbian year: Jerry Hajek, C h u r c h Activities; Jules Snatic,Council Activities; Hilton Poirier, Community Activities; Louis Batt, YouthActivities; Arthur Daigle, Public Relations. Serving under the CommunityActivity Program as chairmen were: Dr. Joe Fontana, Retarded Children;

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LOUISIANA STATE FINANCIAL SECRETARIES ASSOCIATIONMINUTES OF ANNUAL MEETING

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

The annual meeting of the Louisiana State Financial Secretaries Asso-ciation was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the Marriott Hotel, onSaturday, May 15, 1976, and Sunday, May 16, 1976. The meeting of May15 was called to order by President Floyd Henry at 9 AM, followed by anopening prayer led by Warden Edgar Gremillion.

The following officers were present: President Floyd Henry; Vice Pres-ident Gerald E. Wang; Secretary Jimmy Jeansonne; Treasurer Wayne Ville-marette; and Warden Edgar Gremillion. Also present were Trustees JohnMcGinnis,Co. 3298; and J. Bruce Pagliughi, Co. 3150. Trustee Van Lan-dry. Council 2395, was absent.

Following roll call by Treasurer Wayne Villemarette, the reading ofthe minutes of last year's meeting was made by Secretary Jimmy Jeansonne.Pete Romano, Co. 6170, moved that the Minutes be accepted as read ex-cept for a correction in the Afternoon Session, on Page 132 of the Proceed-ings - Chairman of the association convention was listedas Ed McGinnis,Council 3298 - it should have been John McGinnis, Council 3298. Themotion was seconded and the minutes were accepted as read.

New Financial Secretaries were introduced. Theywere Leroy Laporte,Co. 2732; Bob Bal lay ,Co. 1724; Harry See, J r . , Co. 4562; John ClarencePrejean, Co. 3470; Oscar Goff, Jr. , Co. 3854; Albert Zern, Co. 1108; BobFernandez, Co. 4030; George Griffith, Co. 5530 and Howard Gros, Jr.,Co. 4547.

Uray Mochot, Convention Chairman, then gave a resume of the ar-rangements for the convention and the meeting places.

At this time Treasurer Wayne Villemarette gave a report of the financialcondition of the Association as of May 17, 1975.

Bank Balance of May 17, 1975RECEIPTS: Interest on $1,000 Savings Certificate

Membership DuesRebate from 1975 Convention Advance

Total Receipts & Bank. BalanceDISBURSEMENTS1. Heumann Florist (flowers) $2. Gerald Wang (Ladies Gifts)3. Bill 's House of Trophies (Plaques-25 yr.mem.)4. Floyd Henry, Postage, Ph. Exp. &

meeting with N .O. FS Ass 'n .5. Vincent Cangelosi, Hospitality room expense6. Edgar Gremillion, Supreme Delegate7. Capitol House Hotel, Sunday Banquet

& Cocktail Expense8. Diocese of Baton Rouge, Printing Expense9 . John McGinnis , phone expense10. Wayne Villemarette, postage11. Jimmy Jeansonne , officers meeting12. John McGinnis, Officers Meeting13. Edgar Gremillion, Officers Meeting14. Floyd Henry, Schools of Col. & ph. exp.15. Antini's Restaurant, Officers Meeting16. Uray Michot, Convention Advance

$1,807.5060.00

2,085.00

138.084,090.58

116.5050.0143.77

56.35365.04100.00

219.0812.007.3720.0058.7316.0030.0084.56279.49300.00'

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17. Wayne Villemarette, Officers Meeting 80.4818. Floyd Henry, Postage 26.00TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS 2,973.88Total Cash Balance 1,116.70Plus Savings 1,000.00Cash on hand as of May 15, 1976 2,116.70Plus 2 checks of $15 each just received 30.00TOTAL $2,146.70

Seven councils have not paid dues during this year. They are coun-cils numbers 1134, 3534, 4010, 4023, 5111, 5721 and 6057.

The following 6 councils have not paid dues for 2 to 3 years. They areCouncils 3872, 5084, 5301, 5352, 5532 and 5627.

The following 6 councils are dormant and have not paid dues for sev-eral years and are therefore dropped from the association. They are coun-cils 1199, 2142, 2972, 3366, 3857 and 4088.

A motion was made by Brother Clemens Spraul, Co. 3246 to accept theTreasurer's Report as read, and seconded by Louis Juneau, Co. 3331, andthe report was accepted.

The President then read his report. A m o t i o n was made by RobertGavioli, Co. 1337, to accept the report as read, seconded by Van Ortego,Co. 1754, and the motion passed. See President's report located on page111 . Supreme Director Tim Eason then addressed the group.

Trustee John McGinnis was then appointed bythe President to handlethe committee reports to follow later on.

Warden Edgar Gremillion, Association Insurance Delegate to the Su-preme Convention then gave a brief resume of his stay in Miami for theConvention, and some of the activities in general. A motion foracceptancewas made by A. L. Chenevert, Co. 3015, and seconded by Paul Doucet,Co. 2982, and the report was accepted.

Nominations for Insurance Delegate to the Supreme Convention werethen opened. Brother Floyd Henry, President of the Association, was no-minated by Brother Edgar Gremillion; Brother Paul Doucet, Co. 2982, wasnominated by Brother Warren Hoffpauir. With Vice-President Gerald Wangpresiding for the voting, Brother Floyd Henry was elected as InsuranceDelegate for the association.

Nominations of officers for the next fraternal year (1976-77) were thenopened.

FOR PRESIDENT-Gerald Wang, nominated by Peter Romano, Co. 6170;FOR VICE-PRESIDENT-Jimmy Jeansonne (3200),by P. Romano'(6170);FOR SECRETARY - Louis Juneau (3331), by John O. Blanchard (1276);

Uray Michot (2878), by Gerald Shields , (3923);A. L. Chenevert(3015), by Ed. Gremillion (1286);Joseph Gremillion (3088), by Albert Zem,(1108);

FOR WARDEN - Edgar Gremillion (1286), by Louis Juneau (3331);3 YR. TRUSTEE - John McGinnis (3298), by Robert Gavioli (1337);

Floyd Henry (1317) by Wayne Villemarette (4873) .Van Landry is 2 yr. trustee & Bruce Pagliughi is 1 year trustee.)At this time, Brother Pete Romano (6170), made a motion that thedues

for each member be raisedbecause of the increased costof the conventionsocial, banquet, and other convention expenses. At this time Brother JohnMcGinnis read a resolution on increasing the dues which follows:

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Whereas, there has not been an increase in the Louisiana State Fi-nancial Secretaries Association dues for approximately five years, and

Whereas, the cost of s e r v i c e s , food and expenses of our annualmeeting at convention time has risen considerably, and

Whereas, the current annual dues of $15.00 now paid to the State Fi-nancial Secretaries Association is inadequate;

Therefore, be it resolved that the Louisiana State Financial SecretariesAssociation go onrecord to increase theannual dues to $20 .00 commencingwith the fraternal year 1976-1977.

Respectfully submitted by the trustees of the Louisiana Financial Se-cretaries Association to its members on this 15th day of May, 1976.

SIGNED: John L. McGinnis, Trustee Co. 3298; J. Bruce Pagliughi,Trustee, Council 3150.

Warren Hoffpauir, Co. 4791, made a motion in favor of the resolution.Seconded by Joseph David, Co. 1998, the motion was voted on and passedthus raising the dues from $15.00 a year to $20.00 a year.

SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSIONAfter the lunch recess, the Association was called to order at 2:30 PM ,

The afternoon seminar was conducted by Ralph Schonacher, Council 2918.On a subject discussed last year at the convention, namely, the 2nd & 3rdDegree dates of a member not being kept on record at Supreme Council,President Floyd Henry reported that he wrote Supreme and the replywas thatSupreme Council do not need these dates for their records, thus using only1st Degree Date for membership use. The only way to get these dates isthrough a member's former council.

A suggestion was made by the President that if retiring Financial Se-cretaries would submit a letter of information to the President of the Asso-ciation introducing the newFS, the President in turn could contact the newFS offering his assistance.

The meeting was adjourned with prayer by Secretary Jimmy Jeansonne.

SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 16, 1976The morning meeting was called to order at 10:00 AM, with the opening

prayer led by Secretary Jimmie Jeansonne followed by roll call.The committee reports from the Trustees were called for:Memorials Report - the only person reportedas deceased was Thomas

E. Collins, formerly F.S. of Slidell Council 2732. Mr. Leroy Laporte,present FS of 2732 , will present Certificate of Condolence to the widow.

Audit - noted one check had not yet cleared the bank, but that checkwas written on May 14, 1976. The report agreed with what Wayne pre-sented in his Financial report.

Voting - Bruce Pagliughi was in charge of ballots. The ballots areprinted in order of nomination.

Nomination of officers were re-opened, and with no further nominationsbeing received, they were closed. The following officers were elected byacclamation: President - Gerald Wang; Vice-President- Jimmy Jeansonne;Secretary- Wayne Villemarette; Warden - Edgar Gremillion. Returns for thevoting by ballot for the office of Trustee for 3 years called for Floyd Henryas winner in that race. For Treasurer, a run-off was required between UrayJ. Michot (2878) and A. L. Chenevert (3015). Winner was Uray Michot.

Robert Gremillion, State Secretary, spoke to the group on Tax mattersfor the organization and Building Corporations.

The meeting was closed with a prayer, to be followed by the luncheon.

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W. W. Dumas and several City-Parish councilmen. The main speaker vmtBert Jones, former L.S.U. All-American and present Quarterback forth*Baltimore Colts football team.

Retarded Citizens "Tootsie Roll "Fund Drive: November 14 & 15, 1975was Statewide "Tootsie Roll" Weekend. Mayor-Pres. W. W. Dumas pro-claimed this as "Help the Mentally Retarded Week" and issued a formalproclamation designating it as such. The councils of the chapter weremost active and netted over $12,000 for the two-day drive. The chaptermembership is very much enthused about this "Tootsie Roll" idea and ex-pect to at least double their 1975 contributions to the Retarded Citizensprogramnext year. All funds have been allocated and disbursed to the var-ious organizations.

State Convention; All fourteen councils of the Baton Rouge Metropoli-tan Chapter attendedand participated in the State Convention held in NewOrleans on May 14, 15 and 16, 1976.

News Media Coverage: Chapter functions have received excellentcoverage from the newspapers, radio and TV Stations here in Baton Rouge.The news media from other towns of the Chapter Area have also been mostcooperative and given ourcouncils good coverage. The Chapter Presidentappeared on TV several times to plug the Tootsie Roll Program. SeveralTRAP Day committeemen appeared on radio and TV and were allowed fineprime time discussions.

Finances: The Chapter's books wereaudited by the Finance Committeein January and a report was submitted to the Delegates by the Committeethatthe books were in good order. A motion was made, seconded and votedon that the committee's report be accepted. The motion carried. The fi-nance committee was composed of the four District Deputies of the councilarea.

The chapter meetings have been well attended. In many instancesthere was barely enough room to accommodate the delegates and guests.The chapter was honored to have our State Deputy Billy Martinezand sev-eral other state officers present for several monthly meetings. Our fourDistrict Deputies of District 17, 18, 19 and 20 have been most faithful intheir attendanceand most helpful in their reports , suggestions and support.Over-all, I feel that the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Chapter has enjoyed amost fruitful and rewarding year. The many civic and charitable endeavorsof the chapter and of the individual councils have not gone unnoticed bythe leaders of the Baton Rouge area.

Respectfully submitted,LESTER M. MUT, SR.President, B.R. Metropolitan Chapter

REPORT OF FINANCIAL SECRETARIES ASSOCIATION

It was a pleasure forme to have served a second termas President ofthe Louisiana State Financial Secretaries Association. MyColumbianYearstarted by attending three of the four sessions of School of Columbianismwhich was held during the month of July, 1975. Because of illness, I wasunable to attend the session held in Monroeand Brother Wayne Villemaretterepresented the Association in my place.

The Officers of the Association met on Sunday, February 15, 1976, inMetairie at Etienne's Restaurant to plan and coordinate the activities ofthe Financial Secretaries for this convention. Present forthis meeting were

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President Floyd J. Henry and wife, Vice President Gerald Wang and wife,Secretary Jimmy Jeansonne, Treasurer Wayne Villemarette, Warden EdgarGremillion and wife, Trustee John McGinnis and wife, Trustee Bruce Pag-luighi and wife, and Convention Chairman Uray Mithot and wife. We hada very informative meeting and the accomplishments will speak for itselfhere in New Orleans.

A letter was mailed to all Financial Secretaries on April 14th with aschedule of activities to take place at this convention.

Again this year we plan to recognize those Financial Secretaries whohave served in that capacityfor twenty-five years. Receiving plaques thisyear will be Brother Sidney J. Baker, Council 1318, and Brother A. L.Chenevery, Council 3015. Those who received plaques last year wereAlvin F. Waguespack, Council 1514, 30 years; J. Jeff David, Council1998, 26 years, and Van J. Landry, Council 2395, 25 years.

It has been a real pleasure working with the Officers and other mem-bers of the Association and I express my appreciation and pleasure forhaving served the Association during the past year.

Respectfully submitted,FLOYD J. HENRYPresident, FS Association

REPORT OF STATE PROGRAM DIRECTOR

The 1975-76 Columbian Yearbegan with four Schools of Columbianismthat were held inCrowley, Monroe, Baton Rouge, and Marrero on four con-secutive Sundays, beginning on July 13. The Schools were very informa-tive and are the single most important function that a new Grand Knightcan attend to start the year. Unfortunately some twenty-nine councilswere not represented. More work needs to be done in the area of motivat-ing attendance at the Schools of Columbianism.

The State Directors and their comrnitteemen met at the State Councilin Lafayette to review the programs and questionnaires of the past year.The questionnaires were changed to fit the new programs of the Supremeand State Councils. Overall, changes were of a.minor nature.

In addition to revising the questionnaires for this fraternal year, itwas also their jobs to act as instructors for the Schools of Columbianism,act as counselors during the year, and together at the end of the year tograde the questionnaires and select trophy winners in each of the activi-ties.

All of the Directors, Chairmen and Committeemenwho have served onthe various committees under me as State Program Director have done anoutstanding job and have my personal thanks and congratulations. I willnot try to detail the workings of the individual directors or chairmen astheir individual reports will be found in the convention report.

Grand Knights' Day was held in Alexandria this year. Bishop Grecopromised warm weather. He was correct, but the warm weather broughtrain. Despite the rain, an outstanding program was conducted and con-cluded on time.

I would like to congratulate the sponsors of the individual stateevents: Lake Charles for a fine state softball tournament; Port Allen fortheir work on the state golf tournament; Slidell for a fine j ob on the Tennisand Horseshoe Tournament, and Gonzales for an outstanding basketballtournament. The Regional Directors are also to be congratulated on their

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