2011 Reunion Minutes

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COMMANDERS ANNUAL REPORT-2O11:

Gentlemen of the Great Mississippi Division!. As I prcpare to depart the office of Commander it is with great pleasure that I report the accomplishments of our Division throughout the past year.

I have been honored to attend numerous Camp meetings throughout our State and I thank you for your graciousness and hospitality in those visits. I have attended memorial services and headstone dedications throughout the state, and significant memorial events in Quitman, Corinth, and Vicksburg, where the Kentucky Division dedicated a beautiful memorial to Kentucky Confederate Soldiers. I have visited Camps in all of the Brigades and have been encouraged by your continuing dedication to our ancestor's memory.

Last year's National Convention was extremely important for the Mississippi Division, where, under the leadership of Alan Palmer and his team, the national membership resoundingly approved the National Convention site for 2013 in Vicksburg, a truly crowing achievement for our Division. Also at our Anderson Convention, it was with great pleasure that Past Commander, Ed Funchess presented his daughter, Megan, who was selected as a Debutante.

I have attended and chaired our scheduled Executive Council meetings where your collective efforts and enthusiasm as our Division leadership have really paid off in innumerable ways, to include flag restoration, car tag design implementation and planning for the various Sesquicentennial events, our forthcoming National Convention and Beauvoir restoration.

I have attended several out of state events to stir fund raising for Beauvoir, including the Civil War Roundtable, who awarded Beauvoir its "Vandiver Preservation Award", and the widely-attended Heritage Ball in Houston, Texas.

We were finally able to obtain our proclamation for 'Confederate Heritage Month’ from our Lieutenant Governor. We are indebted to Phil Bryant for his involvement in obtaining this important recognition.

During Confederate Memorial Day at Beauvoir, we joined with the United Daughters of the Confederacy in dedicating a most beautiful reconstructed UDC Arch at the Confederate Cemetery there.

I depart this office with unfathomed humility in having served such great compatriots and brothers-in-arms in the Mississippi Division. I am grateful for your service both to me and alongside me as your Commander, and more importantly, to your beloved Confederate ancestors. I share with you the pride in our accomplishments in restoring our precious flags, in celebrating our Sesquicentennial, in hosting a National Convention, in restoring Beauvoir, in preserving our heritage, and in all your efforts to honor our ancestors. It is for them and them alone, that we labor. May God Bless each of you and our Sons of Confederate Veterans! "Deo Vindice" !

Your humble servant,
William E. Atkinson, Commander
Mississippi Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans

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Appendix B

115th ANNUAL REUNION OF THE MISSISSIPPI DIVISION SCV
June 5th, 2010 AT 10:00 A.M.
Elliott Baptist Church, Grenada, MS
MINUTES:

1. The meeting was called to order by Commander Bill Atkinson at 8:05 AM on June 5th, 2010

2. The opening prayer was given by Division Chaplain John Flippin.

3. Posting of the colors and flag salutes were given.

4. Welcoming remarks were given to those assembled by the following:
    a.    Maj. Gen. E. C. Walthall Camp #211 Commander Rev. Cecil Fayard
    b.    Grenada Mayor Billy Collins
    c.    Annette McCluney, Mississippi Society of the Order of the Confederate Rose
    d.    Ruth Allbritton, President, Mississippi Division United Daughters of the Confederacy
    e.    Paul Gramling, Jr., SCV Army of Trans-Mississippi Councilman and candidate for National SCV Lieutenant Commander-in-chief
    f.    Chaplain-in-Chief Cecil Fayard gave remarks on behalf of Kelly Barrow, Commander of the Army of Tennessee and candidate for National SCV Lieutenant Commander-in-chief
    g.    Larry McCluney, National SCV Historian-in-Chief gave remarks on behalf of National SCV Lt. Commander Michael Givens, candidate for Commander-in-Chief
    h.    Larry McCluney, Past Commander of the Mississippi Division SCV and candidate for National SCV Army of Tennessee Councilman
    i.    Ed Funchess, MS Division SCV Chief-of-Staff on behalf of Tom Strain, Army of Tennessee Councilman and candidate for Army of Tennessee Commander

5. Commander Atkins gave remarks and dismissed the guests before taking up the business of the Division.

6. Roll call of Camps

Maj Gen E C Walthall Camp 211                  Present
Jones County Rosin Heels Camp 227          Present
Brookhaven Light Artillery Camp 235           Present
Samuel H Powe Camp 255                        Present
Rankin Rough and Ready's Camp 265        Present
Col W P Rogers Camp 321                       Present
Gainesville Volunteers Camp 373                Present
Captain John M Bradley Camp 384             Absent
MG William T Martin Camp 590                   Present
Sam Davis Camp 596                              Present
Jefferson Davis Camp 635                        Present
Harrisburg Camp 645                               Absent
Attala Yellow Jackets Camp 663                   Absent
Crystal Springs Southern Rights Camp 712 Absent
Sgt Samuel J House Camp 837                    Absent
Tippah Tigers Camp 868                              Present
Captain Francis Marion Rogers Camp 873    Absent
Gen William Barksdale Camp 1220            Present
William D Cameron Camp 1221                   Present
Lt Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest Camp 1353 Present
Lt Gen John C Pemberton Camp 1354        Absent
Christopher (Kit) Mott Camp 1379            Absent
Private Samuel a Hughey Camp 1452         Present
7th Miss Infantry Batt Camp 1490                Absent
B/G Benjamin G Humphreys Camp 1625    Present
Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest Camp 1649   Present
East Mississippi Greys Camp 1666             Present
Captain C B Vance Camp 1669                   Present
General Earl Van Dorn Camp 1679             Absent
Stockdale Rangers Camp 1681                Present
Mechanicsburg Corridor Camp 1704          Absent
Chickasaw Guards Camp 1726                  Present
Lowry Rifles Camp 1740                            Present
9th Mississippi Cavalry Camp 1748            Absent
Lt John Sallis Camp 1776                          Absent
University Greys Camp 1803                     Present
Jefferson Davis Camp 1862                       Present
Augusta Greys Camp 1956                     Present
Calhoun Avengers Camp 1969                  Present
Holt Collier Camp 2018                             Absent
Lt Gen Stephen D Lee, Camp 2140          Present

7. Division Adjutant Jim Strickland called the roll of Executive Council officers:
    Commander Bill Atkinson                                           Present
    1Lt. Cmdr. Alan Palmer                                            Present
    2Lt. Cmdr. Bill Hinson                                                 Present
    Adjutant Jim Strickland, Sr.                                         Present
     Chief of Staff Ed Funchess                                        Present
     Judge Advocate Paul B. Johnson III                         Present
     Chairman Combined Boards of Beauvoir Rick Forte    Present
     1st Brigade Cmdr. Donald Wright, Jr.                          Present
     1st Brigade Councilman Dan McCaskill                       Present
     2nd Brigade Cmdr. William Ellis                                  Present
     2nd Brigade Councilman James Taylor                       Present
     3rd Brigade Cmdr. Allen Terrell                                   Present
     3rd Brigade Councilman Mike Webb                           Absent
     4th Brigade Cmdr. Louis Foley                                    Present
     4th Brigade Councilman Knox Poole                           Absent
     5th Brigade Cmdr. Troy Savoie                                    Absent
     5th Brigade Councilman Mike Merritt                           Absent

8. Commander Atkinson gave his report and noted it was in the Business Agenda booklet.

9. Motion was made and seconded to adopt the Standing Rules. Motion passed.

10. Division Adjutant Jim Strickland, Sr. gave his report. He stated membership is down by 20% and this is due to several camps being delinquent or not renewing. Currently membership stands at 1,216 of which 52 are Life Members. SCV car tag revenue is down by 18.5%.

11. Division Adjutant Jim Strickland, Sr. presented the budget for the upcoming fiscal year beginning Aug. 1st, 2010.
    a. Motion made and seconded to adopt the 2010-2011 Fiscal Year Budget. Motion passed.
    b. Motion made and seconded to accept the Division Adjutant's report. Motion passed.

12.    Committee Reports;

    a. Save the Battle Flags Committee report given by Jim Huffman, Chairman. Need permanent members from the 2nd and 3rd Brigades. Other Brigades are represented.
    b. Commander Atkinson appointed Greg Stewart as Chairman of the SCV Car Tag Committee.
    c. Past Division Commander Larry McCluney gave a report on the Bricks for Beauvoir program. He stated that more bricks need to be sold and encouraged everyone to purchase one or more.
    d. Chairman of the Combined Boards of Beauvoir Rick Forte conducted the election for the Beauvoir Board of Directors.
        Motion was made and seconded to reelect Paul B. Johnson, III to the Beauvoir Board of Directors. Motion passed.
    e. Chairman of the Combined Boards of Beauvoir Rick Forte placed before the members present the name of Wallace Mason as recommended by the Beauvoir Board of Directors to be reelected to the Beauvoir Board of Trustees.
        Motion was made and seconded to accept the Beauvoir Board of Directors nomination and reelect Wallace Mason as a Trustee. Motion passed.
    f. Wallace Mason, Chairman Beauvoir Board of Trustees, gave a report on the Beauvoir Memorial Day Service and the dedication of the new Jefferson Davis statue.

13. BYLAWS REPORT
Greg Stewart recommended that the proposed Bylaws changes be voted on all at one time since the changes were mainly clarification and editorial. There were five recommended changes to the Bylaws. Proposed Bylaws changes can be accessed from the Spring 2010 Issue of the Jeff Davis Legion or on the Division website. Greg proceeded to explain the changes giving the rationale behind the recommended change. It was asked by the membership that a report be presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting on Article 5 Section 9 concerning the management of the SCV Life Membership Endowment Fund.

The Bylaws changes as voted on by the membership:
            ARTICLE 1 -- ORGANIZATION, NAME AND LOCATION is replaced with the following:

Section 1 -- The style and title of this organization shall be the Mississippi Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, a.k.a. Mississippi Division, United Sons of Confederate Veterans, an unincorporated association of Members, hereafter referred to as the "Division" and shall be comprised of all members of all Camps of the Sons of Confederate Veterans within the geographic boundaries of the State of Mississippi.
            The Division shall be divided into five geographic Brigades, each brigade represented by an Elected Brigade Commander and an Elected Brigade Councilman whose qualifications shall be as defined in Article 17 Section 2 and whose duties shall be as defined in Article 18 Sections 5 & 6.
            The First Brigade shall encompass the counties of: Bolivar; Carroll; Coahoma; Desoto; Grenada; Lafayette; Leflore; Marshall; Montgomery; Panola; Quitman; Sunflower; Tallahatchie; Tate; Tunica; Washington and Yalobusha.
            The Second Brigade shall encompass the counties of: Alcorn; Benton; Calhoun; Chickasaw; Clay; Itawamba; Lee; Monroe; Pontotoc; Prentiss; Tippah; Tishomingo; Union and Webster.
            The Third Brigade shall encompass the counties of: Adams; Amite; Claiborne; Copiah; Franklin; Hinds; Holmes; Humphreys; Issaquena; Jefferson; Lincoln; Madison; Pike; Sharkey; Warren; Wilkerson and Yazoo.
            The Fourth Brigade shall encompass the counties of: Attala; Choctaw; Clarke; Jasper; Kemper; Lauderdale; Leake; Lowndes; Neshoba; Newton; Noxubee; Oktibbeha; Rankin; Scott; Simpson; Smith ;and Winston.
            The Fifth Brigade shall encompass the counties of: Covington; Forrest; George; Greene; Hancock; Harrison; Jackson; Jefferson Davis; Jones; Lamar; Lawrence; Marion; Pearl River; Perry; Stone; Walthall and Wayne.
            Section 2 -- The Headquarters are located in the War Memorial Building, Jackson, Mississippi. The location of the Headquarters Office may be changed at the discretion of the Executive Council, following a thirty (30) day written notice given to all Camp Commanders and Adjutants. The Executive Council may also establish other offices as it may deem necessary, provided that the above procedure is followed.
            Section 3 -- Correspondence should be addressed to the Division Commander or other appropriate Division Officers, whose contact information shall be published on Division website.

Article 4, New Section 2:

An active Camp in the Mississippi Division is one that has a minimum of seven members in good standing in the Confederation and Division and which meets a minimum of four (4) times annually.

Article 4, New Section 3:

A Member shall not be considered in good standing until all applicable Confederation, Division, and Camp dues and fees are received and approved. Also, a Member in good standing with an active Camp within the Division not requiring the payment of Camp dues or fees, the Camp Adjutant shall provide proof of the member's status in the Camp.

Article 5 Section 9 is replaced with:

            Funds generated through Life Membership qualifying contributions as delineated in Article 4 Section 4 Paragraph C shall be deposited in an insured irrevocable trust entitled the Mississippi SCV Life Membership Endowment Trust. Such trust shall be managed by a financial institution licensed to do business in the State of Mississippi. There shall be five Mississippi SCV Life Endowment Fund Trustees, one appointed by each Brigade Commander from the Division list of life members and confirmed by a 2/3 vote of the Division Executive Council, who shall serve as stewards of the Fund being charged with promotion and protection of the Life Membership program. The term of each Trustee shall be for two years, concurrent with other elected and appointed officers of the division. Trustees shall have no limit to term of office so long as they are reappointed by the succeeding Brigade Commander(s) and reconfirmed by a 2/3 vote of the Executive Council. In addition to being a Mississippi Division Life Member, trustees must meet all other qualifications outlined in Article 4.
        The goal of the program is for the trust to grow to the point where the income produced will sustain the Division’s basic operating expense. The principal of such trust shall not be reduced for any purpose, however income generated in a current fiscal year may, upon 3/5 majority vote of the Executive Council and a majority vote of the trustees, be used to alleviate a budget deficit for that fiscal year.
        Should the Mississippi Division or its successor be dissolved this trust shall be transferred to Beauvoir and endure to the benefit thereof.

Article 17, New Section 2:

    All candidates seeking an elected office in the Mississippi Division shall meet the following qualifications:
    1. Shall be a Member in good standing with the Mississippi Division as defined in Article 4, Section 3;
    2. Shall be a Member of an active Camp within the Mississippi Division as defined in Article 4, Section2;
    3. For the position of Commander and 1st Lieut. Commander: in addition to 1 & 2 above, the candidate shall have served one term as an elected Mississippi Division Officer prior to being nominated.
    4. Candidates for the position of Brigade Commander and Brigade Executive Councilman, in addition to 1 & 2 above shall meet the requirements as stated in Section 2 of this Article.

    Article 17 Section 4 Delete and replace with:
    Division Staff Officers delineated in Article 19, Sections 1 through 9 shall be nominated by the Division Commander and confirmed by the Executive Council.

Article 17, Section 5:
Renumber existing Section 5 to Section 6 and add new section 5:
    All appointees to the Division Staff shall be members in good standing of the Mississippi Division and an active Camp in the Mississippi Division.

Add a new Section 7 to Article 17 to read as follows:
    Should at any time during the term of a Division Officer, elected or appointed, his Camp fails to qualify as an "Active Camp" in the Mississippi Division, he shall have the opportunity to transfer his membership to an Active Camp in the Division within 90 days of the determination his Camp is defunct. Failure to do so will mandate his resignation from the office he holds."

       Motion was made and seconded to accept the changes to the edited Bylaws. Motion passed.

14. Heritage Education and Defense Committee

Jim Strickland, Jr. recognized the camps that were successful in placing posters in all the schools within the counties of their jurisdiction. Plans are underway for next year's poster. It should be shown in the Fall Issue of the Jeff Davis Legion. A suggestion was made to make reference to highlight a black Confederate to assist with placement of posters in the public schools.

Motion was made and seconded to proceed with posters for 2011 Confederate Heritage and History Month. Motion passed.

15. 4th Brigade Commander Louis Foley gave a report on the Confederate cemetery vandalism in Quitman and Enterprise.

Investigations are ongoing at this time with a reward being offered to find the perpetrators. Boy Scout Troop #40 from Meridian, Mississippi volunteered to clean the Quitman Cemetery. A marker company from Meridian cleaned the Enterprise Cemetery.

        Motion was made and seconded to appropriate $600.00 to buy some flags to replace those at the Quitman Cemetery and reward the Boy Scout Troop for their work. It was decided to provide $350.00 to purchase flags and donate $250.00 to Boy Scout Troop #40 in Meridian. Motion passed.

16. 2nd Brigade Commander gave a report on the effort to place a Mississippi Confederate Monument at the Shiloh National Military Park. The effort needs to raise approximately $300,000.00.

17. Commander Atkinson gave a report on the McClaren case. Kirk Lyons, lead attorney for the case, and recommended that the case not be pursued due to the lack of funds necessary to continue the case and the real possibility of not winning.
            Motion was made to close out the McClaren case and pay off any debts owed on this case. Motion passed.

18. Earl McCown gave a report on future Annual Meetings. The Lowry Rifles Camp in Pearl will host the meeting in 2011. The Rankin Rough and Readys Camp in Brandon will host the 2012 meeting. No one has been identified to host the 2013 meeting as of yet.

19. 1st Lt. Commander Alan Palmer gave a report on the 2013 National Convention and the effort to hold this meeting in Vicksburg. He gave all Brigade Commanders present a copy of the book, Vicksburg Campaign, driving tour guide. This book is to be passed to the next Brigade Commander.

20. Resolutions were read and offered for vote by Greg Stewart

    Resolved by the Mississippi Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, in convention assembled at Grenada, Mississippi: That, should the University of Mississippi eliminate Col. Reb, we call upon said institution to concomitantly, immediately, and publicly eliminate all other Confederate symbols, statues, names, and references from the university and its campus, having, by such shameful action, proven itself unworthy to continue to use and/or exhibit same;

    Resolved by the Mississippi Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, in convention assembled at Grenada, Mississippi: That we express our heartfelt appreciation to the ladies of the Belle Edmondson Chapter #14, Order of the Confederate Rose, of Grenada, Mississippi, for their kind assistance in making our 2010 Division Convention such a wonderful success;

    Resolved by the Mississippi Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, in convention assembled at Grenada, Mississippi: That we express our heartfelt appreciation to the Hon. Jeppie Barbour for both his exemplary commitment to our Confederate ancestors and for his tireless work in electing those to office who will also honor our ancestors and their political principles:

    Resolved by the Mississippi Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, in convention assembled at Grenada, Mississippi: That we express our heartfelt appreciation to the Major General E. C. Walthall SCV Camp #211 of Grenada, Mississippi, for its kind assistance in making our 2010 Division Convention such a wonderful success;

    Resolved by the Mississippi Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, in convention assembled at Grenada, Mississippi: That we express our heartfelt appreciation to the Alabama Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, for its kind assistance in both our common Confederate Heritage activities and the restoration of our sacred Mississippi Confederate cemeteries;

         Motion was made and seconded to accept all of the resolutions offered before the convention. Motion passed.

21. Beauvoir Director Rick Forte gave a report on the current status of Beauvoir and the ongoing construction. He indicated that tourism is still down and that something must be done to create an endowment to provide for the operating expenses of Beauvoir. He called upon all members to do whatever possible to help raise the necessary funds to help create the endowment fund.

22. Benediction given by Division Chaplain John Flippin.

23. The 115th Annual Meeting business session was adjourned at 12:45 PM.

Respectfully submitted by
Allen Terrell, Recording Secretary

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Appendix C

Adjutant’s Report
As of May 15, 2011
Presented to 2011 Reunion

Financial Status

    Our cash position is still good with slightly over six figures in the bank; however the greatest majority of these funds are earmarked for battleflag restoration, bricks for Beauvoir, a reserve to fight any Heritage violations and the life membership endowment.

    We received slightly over $7,500 in our optional giving program. Of course all of these funds are for various Division and none for operating expenses. The approximately three thousand dollar cost of the Membership renewal invoicing and optional giving program is a part of the operating budget.
Budget

    Mainly because of a misfortune our 2009 budget ended well into the black. We were unable to find an operable envelope stuffer for our membership invoicing so a few relatives were “volunteered”. All other expenditures were inline with the budget.

    Our 2010 budget (fiscal year ending July 31, 2011) is, thus far, within budget limitations but one must remember that the great majority of our expenditures occur between now and July 31 so we must continue to be vigilant of our expenses.

    With the Sesquicentennial upon us and the 2013 Reunion to be in our division it will be necessary that we budget for both of these events. This may cause a deficient budget in the forthcoming years causing us to dip into our operating reserve funds.

Membership
    2010 Fiscal Year (beginning August 01, 2010 and ending July 31, 2011)

As of 15-May-2011
Members paying annual dues    973
New Life members    22
Reinstatements from prior years    100
New Members    127
Total members paying    1,222
Life members carried forward    48
Real Sons    1
Members crosing the river    (14)
Resignations    (1)
Suspensions    (1)
Total Membership    1,255

At the end of last year (July 31, 2010) we had 1,275 members so we need only eighteen late payers, registrations and/or new members to prevent a loss of membership. A goal easily obtained.

Kudos to camps 255, 1681, 1748, 1862 and 1969 who reregistered 100% of their members. Double kudos to Camp 1681 who, for the second year, has reregistered 100% of its members. Six other camps, while not retaining all their members, have increased their membership.

Delinquent Camps
Thanks goodness we have not had a repeat of last year when we lost five camps. This year we have lost only Camp 1726 which has paid no division dues.

Life Membership
We have added twenty-two life members, two joining as Life Members and two others from other divisions joining us as associate Life Members.
Our Life endowment fund is now slightly into six figures. We need to protect this endowment by creating an irrevocable trust as provided in our bylaws.

Income
Our dues income has held steady and our SCV tag revenue has, thanks to Greg Stewart, reversed trend and is now slowly increasing:
    No Of    No of           %
    Tags    Tags    Change
   Months received    FY 2009    FY 2010
Aug 2009 vs Aug 2010    57    61    7%
Sep 2009 vs Sep 2010    54    54    0%
Oct 2009 vs Oct 2010    62    53    -17%
Nov 2009 vs Nov 2011    75    70    -7%
Dec 2009 vs Dec 2011    47    36    -31%
Jan 2010 vs Jan 2011    38    49    22%
Feb 2010 vs Feb 2011    48    41    -17%
Mar 2010 vs Mar 2011    33    44    25%
Apr 2010 vs Apr 2011    57    53    -8%
May 2010 vs May 2011    55    70    21%
       Total ten months        526    531    1%

One must remember that the greatest portion of this income goes to support our flag restoration and preservation program. Commemorative cup sales have been good (about $1600) almost double our cost of acquisition. We must remember however that when we pay for the flags that are now at the restorers or earmarked for restoration it will deplete this fund until we accumulate more from tag and cup sales.

Our investment income has been reduced substantially because of the current economic condition creating reduced interest rates. Where we have been getting 4 to 5% on certificates of deposit the market now is between .5 and 1%; we have been getting 1+% on our money market we now are getting only 0.1% or less. Our investment income will be farther reduced as build Bricks for Beauvoir, continue restoring flags, support the sesquicentennial and planning for our 2013 National Reunion.

We must continue to educate both the public and ourselves remaining ever vigilant concerning our expenses.

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Appendix D

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MS Division Officers 2011-2013

Commander     Alan Palmer
1st Lt. Commander Allen Terrell
2nd Lt. Commander Louis Foley
Adjutant         Dan McCaskill

BRIGADE OFFICERS
1st Brig Commander     Jon Rawl
1st Brig Councilman     Cecil Fayard
2nd Brig Commander     Buddy Ellis
2nd Brig Councilman     Steven Rutherford
3rd Brig Commander     Mike Webb
4th Brig Commander     Boo White, Jr.
4th Brig Councilman     Ben Gaddis
5th Brig Commander    Jimmy Everitt
5th Brig Councilman     Don Green, Jr.

APPOINTED BY THE COMMANDER
Chief of Staff     Andrew McCaskill

BEAUVOIR
Board of Directors Board of Trustees
Richard Forte, Sr.
Glenn Taylor

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Appendix E
Save the Battleflags Committee Report
2011 MS Division Convention

I bring you greetings from your Save the Battleflags Committee, which has had another "banner" year, if you will pardon the intended flag pun. In spite of the economy, we have had better-than-expected cup sales.
Briefly, this year, your STBF Committee:

1) Put into the hands of the STBF "sales force" (i.e., the STBF Committee. plus the Members of the Division Executive Council) new STBF flyers for distribution in promotion of the Following Division programs: STBF cups, MS SCV car tags, and the Bricks for Beauvoir program. Of course, it is not financially feasible for me personally to make several thousand copies of these flyers. So, if anyone needs a new "master" copy for any of these flyers for these programs, please see me or email me.

2) Issued in January 2011 (via a 'round-the-Division. 1100 mile whirlwind cup delivery tour!) two new cup patterns, one for the "Liberty Guards" of the 22nd MS Infantry (1st National Pattern) and one for the "Lamar Rifles" of the 11th MS Infantry (presentation side of a Magnolia-pattern flag). (NOTE: Comdr. Don Wright should have these cups available for purchase today.) New patterns will be issued when most of the cups on hand have been sold, so, if you want new cups ....

3) Supported the splitting of the STBF Committee into two committees at last year's Convention with the establishment of a separate SCV Car Tags Committee, chaired by the Hon. Greg Stewart. Greg has been doing wonderful things with the car tags, as evidenced by the new Beauvoir-pattern SCV car tag. whose proceeds, this year alone, go to the support of Beauvoir.

4) Expanded the permanent membership of the STBF Committee by the addition of the very capable Tommy Rainey of the Tippah Tigers Camp.

Your STBF Committee now consists of:
Division Comdr. Bill Atkinson
Don Wright (Capt. CB. Vance Camp)
Tommy Rainey (Tippah Tigers Camp)
Drew Lane (Lowry Rifles Camp)
Ron Stowers (Jeff Davis Camp/Jackson), Chair Emeritus
Jim Huffman (Gainesville Volunteers). Chair & Mascot

We still need a permanent Committee Member from the 3rd Brigade to ensure fair and balanced coverage of the whole Division; if you're interested, please email me at huffmanI234@bellsouth.net!
I would like to remind the membership that STBF cups need not be purchased only for your own individual collection. These unique cups make great birthday and Christmas gifts, can be part of a Camp collection for Heritage displays, make fantastic gifts for speakers and others who have helped your Camp in some way, and are unexpected and most welcome gifts for other family members who may not be SCV members but who, like you, cherish their Confederate Heritage. Why not buy one for that special aunt or cousin who helped you find your Confederate ancestor?

Members of the Mississippi Division (and a handful of outside supporters) have, via car tag and cup sales, saved the following twelve Mississippi Confederate Battleflags from oblivion as of May 29. 2011:

1. 2nd MS Infantry (I)
2. 2nd MS Infantry (II)
3. 4th MS Infantry
4. 11th MS Cavalry
5. 11th MS Infantry (Lamar Rifles)***
6. 15th MS Infantry
7. 17th MS Infantry
8. 22nd MS Infantry (Co. E -- "Liberty Guards")
9. 33rd MS Infantry
10. 41st MS Infantry
11. Burt Rifles (Co. K, 18tl1 MS Infantry)
12. Featherston's HQ Flag
***currently being conserved!

Because we are diverting battleflag funds this year only to our beloved Beauvoir. we will have correspondingly less money to utilize on saving our deteriorating flags. However. next year, we should be able to again begin to save up funds to save more of our ancestors' invaluable banners.

In closing, it has been my high and signal honor to have served on the STBF Committee for well over ten years and to have seen the Division's efforts payoff in the preservation of Battleflags that, otherwise, might have been lost to the ravages of time. I would like to thank the Division for its confidence in me in discharging this office, and to thank the Jackson Camp for having originated the entire idea of a "Save the Battleflags" program back in the mid-90's. Thanks, too, to Hon. Ron Stowers. who remains our "chair emeritus" and our guiding light.

With the Division's kind assistance and indispensable support. I look forward to the Committee's continued success in preserving our noble ancestors' priceless banners unto future generations. Thank you.

-- Respectfully Submitted this 4th Day of May 2011 by Jim Huffman. Chair, Save the Battleflags Committee

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Appendix F

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BEAUVOIR REPORT
June 2011

I. Beauvoir House
    •    Permanent lighting around Beauvoir House has been awarded to Chain Electric Co. in Hattiesburg. The Cost is $21,500.00.
    •    Front porch decking is still a problem. Boards are being replaced due to rotting in front and on the back. Steps also need repair due to stress and wear.

II. Jefferson Davis Library and Museum
    •    The contractor is behind schedule due to the complexity and amount of concrete. The architect says November 2011 is the completion date.

III. The Kitchen Replica
    •    We are still waiting on FEMA and MEMA approval.

IV. The UDC Archway
    •    The unveiling was held on Confederate Memorial Day for the Mississippi Division SCV, April 30, 2011. See our website at www.Beauvoir.org

V Fall Muster
    •    Fall Muster was held the third weekend of October 2010. The event was well attended and the weather was perfect. See website for more details.

VI. Beauvoir Website
    •    The website is updated monthly. We have had 267,519 visitors to the site since 2008.

VII. Jefferson Davis Birthday Party
    •    The annual birthday party for President Davis was held on June 3, 2010 for his 202nd birthday. We had a Confederate living history on the grounds and two birthday cakes were enjoyed by a good crowd.

VIII. Media
    • We continue to have good media coverage for Beauvoir,

IX. Beauvoir Board of Directors
Don Barrett had raised $500,000.00 to build a new catering kitchen that will look like the original Forman's House behind Beauvoir. This kitchen will be a great asset to Beauvoir's future. Don's law firm also settled with B.P. over the loss of revenue totaling $43,000.00. There was no fee for this law suit.

X. Audit
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security audited FEMA/MEMA funds provided to Beauvoir. Result to take back ½ million dollars.

Rick Forte
Acting Director and Chairman of the Combined Boards of Beauvoir

Report on Beauvoir for Fiscal Year 2011 May 1. 2010 - April 30. 2011

Over the past year Beauvoir has had 27,763 paid visitors which is about 15% less than last year.

We have shown a decline each month since the BP Oil spill in the Gulf and the related news media coverage. Before Katrina we had over 60,000 per year. We did receive a settlement with BP of about $42,000. We are hoping that the opening of the new Presidential library will bring in more visitors.

Our Gift Shop sales for the past year were $133,271 with a gross profit of $56, 598. This is about 16% down from last fiscal year. Our Admissions were $228,342 or 7% down. Other income, which includes donations, our state grant, the cell tower and golf course property leases as well as other miscellaneous items, totaled $217,543 giving us a total earned income of$502,483. Our expenses for the same period were $667,932 which is a loss of$165,449. This is money that we had to use from savings and insurance proceeds which is designated for other purposes. We must increase our donations by joining and encouraging others to join our Friends of Beauvoir program.

As you all have probably seen, our new Presidential Library and Museum is coming along slowly but surely. FEMA is paying for most of the cost of this project but we still need help, not only in the building cost but in furnishing it along with ongoing expenses. Designing and building the artifacts display is going to cost another $1.5 million. This has to be done and must be started now while the building is under construction. Another cost that we must face is the insurance on this building. Estimates are over $75,000 per year just on this building.

The new lighting around the Beauvoir Mansion should be installed by the end of this month. Chain Electric of Hattiesburg will be doing the job putting in ground lights on each side and in the front. These should light up the building and we can remove the ugly poles that are in front of the house. FEMA will fund the cost of this project.

Our plans to build the Kitchen replica behind the Mansion (which will actually be public restrooms) is still going forward and is in FEMA's hands waiting for approval. They are going to cover this cost. We are hoping to go out for bids soon.

We are still working with a short staff and the current employees are taking up the slack to a point of frustration. When the new JDPL is finished we are going to have to figure a way to afford more people or get more volunteers.

Attached is a spread sheet showing all our cash assets as of May 16. We still owe over $3.7 million on the new JDPL. FEMA is going to give us approximately $1.6 million more as the job progresses and an additional $500,000 when it is all closed out, which may take another year or more. That leaves us with a balance of $2.1 million plus $1.5 million for the museum designer. As you can see, our assets equal $3.263 million but some of that is restricted and some has to be saved for operations. Bottom line, we need over One Million dollars and that would be using almost everything we have in savings.

Richard V. Forte, Sr.
Acting Director & Chairman of the Combined Boards
Rusty Trowbridge
Business Manager

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Appendix G

ByLaw Revisions

Article 17 - Division Officers, Qualifications and Term Limits
Rationale: This is what Article 17 is addressing.

Article 17, Sec. 2 - Add new item
1) The Commander, 1st Lt. Commandeer and 2nd Lt. Commander are limited to two (2) terms in their respective office and these terms may be consecutive:
2) The Adjutant has no limit to terms in office and all may be consecutive;
3) Brigade Commander and Brigade Councilman are limited to three (3) terms in office and these terms maybe consecutive.
Rationale: This will establish term limits for all offices except the Adjutant.

Article 17, Sec. 2 - Add new item
Shall not at the time he is Commander serve as an elected or appointed member on either of the Beauvoir boards. If he is a member of either board, he must resign before announcing and running as Commander. If elected, he shall serve as an ex officio member of the Board of Trustees during his term as Commander. Upon completion of his term as Commander he may be nominated to serve on either Beauvoir boards again.
Rationale: Item 11 is a qualification and a limit for a candidate for the office of Commander and is better suited in Article 17.

Article 18, delete all references to term limits and qualifications to run for an office. The following sections will be deleted:
Section 1: items 9 and 10; Section 2 & 3: item 4; Section 4: item 9;
Section 5: item 7; and Section 6: item 2.

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Appendix H

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RESOLUTIONS

Resolution 1

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Resolution 5

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