Missouri Division Executive Council Report for Meeting
Held on July 19, 2003
The Executive Council of the Missouri Division
met on July 19th, 2003 at the Stone Hill Restaurant in Hermann, Missouri. The elegant setting overlooking this quaint Missouri river town was worth
the trip alone. A quorum was present and a considerable amount of Division business was taken care of. Host Camp Commander Charles Workman gave an
excellent presentation on the history of the town. Adjutant Rick Perry reported that the Division has 535 paid members, 11 of which are ALife
Members@. The Division has funds specified for General Revenue, Heritage Defense, Billboards, Monuments,@Life Membership@, and an interest bearing Certificate of Deposit.
The date for the Annual Lee/Jackson Dinner was set
for Saturday, January 24th 2004, and will be held at the Lenoir Center at Columbia, Missouri.
The 2004 Annual Division Reunion will be held at
Mountain Grove, Missouri and hosted by Col. Emmett
MacDonald Camp #1846. It will be held the weekend of April 24th 2004. The Camp has planned a very entertaining event, complete with tours of local
places of interest.
New Division medals are now available. To order,
please contact Gene Dressel at (636) 488-3344 or at
The cost of the medals is $25
plus $3.50 for shipping and handling.
Cemetery maintenance was discussed, and it was
reported that many family cemeteries in Missouri are in
need of perpetual care for these sites, and are willing to
pay quite well for this service. Camps can enhance
their revenues, gain research information on
Confederate burial sites and provide a much needed
community service by offering to renovate and
maintain these sacred sites.
Compatriot Bruce Hillis gave a report on the status
of the Monument Protection legislation that was
introduced at the last Legislative session in Jefferson
City. The bill would prevent the Department of Natural
Resources from removing Confederate flags from
historic sites, as was done by them last January. One
version of the proposed bill would return the flags to
their rightful place at Higginsville and Pilot Knob.
Due to the budget problems in Missouri, the bill did
not get introduced this past session, but has a
commitment to be pre-filed for the next session.
Almost 80% of the legislators contacted said they would
support this bill, so it has a good chance of passing
next year.
The Division has been granted the unique privilege of
placing a recruiting billboard along the Interstate 70
corridor between St. Louis and Kansas City. Compatriot
Noel Crowson, owner of the historic Baker Plantation
Home at Danville, Missouri has provided this rare
opportunity, and the Division is deeply indebted to him
for his gracious courtesy. The billboard has been ordered
and should be up this month. Compatriot Bruce Hillis is
also working on a comprehensive long-range, professional
billboard campaign for the Division that will not only
enhance recruiting, but will also enable us to present our
message to the Missouri voters.
The nominating committee for the 2004 Missouri Division
election of officers has been selected. If you wish to
run for the office of Commander, Lt. Commander or
Adjutant for the Division, please contact either Jim
England, Bill Berry or John Christensen.
Webmaster Brad Cornwell gave an excellent report on
the future of the Division web site. Brad has been able to
sell advertising space on the site that has generated twice
as much revenue as the annual cost of the site. It is
planned that in the future that this revenue can be used to
upgrade the site with advanced software which will
enhance our recruiting potential. The Division newsletter
is also available on this site. Please take the time to
visit the message board and forums at
It takes a little time to log
on and get a password, but this will prevent irresponsible
persons from misusing the site.
The Executive Council then discussed the proposed
amendments to the National by-laws which were to be
voted on at the National SCV Reunion in Asheville,
North Carolina. A report on the results of this vote,
which is on pages 2 and 3 of this newsletter, indicate
that the consensus of the Missouri Division Executive
Council was also the consensus of the vast majority of the
SCV membership nation-wide when they rejected all
but three of the proposed twenty-four amendments. It is
re-assuring that common sense prevailed at this
Convention, and that our past leaders have guided us
through these contentious times.
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