September 1973
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Dear Milo Andrus Family: At the June Reunion Meeting of the entire family held at Provo, Utah, the family indicated a desire that the present officers formulate and present a plan of organ ization to include all the wife-line groups and that the younger members be involved in the organization. In the last several business meetings there have been feelings expressed that some reunion time and space be available to the wife-line organizations. Because of these needs that were ex- Proposed by Golden Andrus, seconded pressed at the reunion, we are presenting by Rose Brown, Accepted. this skeleton outline of a PROPOSED Financial report, as submitted by Gary METHOD OF ORGANIZATION of the Milo Andrus, read and accepted. Andrus Family. Of course it would re Discussion on finances. quire the approval of the entire family at Motion to table discussion til later in their reunion to give any plan the authority meeting was proposed and accepted. and permanence it would so need. Pres. Thomas E, Andrus urged all Your present officers feel that we need to be more diligent in getting histories to have two members of each wife-line as and pictures in to the Recorder. an Executive Committee to meet in Oct Hyrum L. Andrus, genealogical ober at Salt Lake City, to begin this chairman, would like to get a mult organization and to have something to volume History of Milo Andrus pub- present in the summer of 1974, at the lished. reunion in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Pres. Thomas E. Andrus stressed The two members of each wife-line the importance and need for dues to may be either male or female. They be paid. should be people who will do something Report by Elena Goodworth. She to help the wife-line organization to get tbld of efforts and progress being in motion and under organization. They made on the Ruluf Andrus family. should be people who are enthusiastic Hyrum L. Andrus led a discussion about doing some work for the living and on financing research for each wife's the dead; they should be old enough to be family. mature in judgment, but young enough to Motion was made that the Executive lend some time to their calling. We need Committee be empowered to organize, them to attend, at their own expense two assign, and/or appbint. Also to collect meetings near to Salt Lake City about the and disperse funds at their discretion. time of the L. D. S. Conference in October Proposed by Reed Andrus, seconded and April. Perhaps a two or three hour by Willard Andrus, accepted. meeting each time would be sufficient and It was suggested that each wife's we would schedule this at such a time in family have an Organization of their the day to not interfere with the Confer own, and bring any suggestions and ence Schedule. information to reunion next year. Your present officers NEED YOUR SUG Motion was made that officers GESTION OF WHO WE SHOULD CALL FROM continue in officer per se with the EACH WIFE-LINE. The suggestions should addition of a vice-president. come directly from the wife-line member Proposed by Afton Jolley, seconded ship. We need this information immediately. by Maurine Parker accepted. Would you sit down TODAY and write your Motion that present committee suggestion and send it to your president, name new vice-president. Thomas E. Andrus who lives at R #2, Box Proposed by Willard Andrus, seconded 95, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401? So that we by Reed Andrus, accepted. will not confuse the suggestions, will you Motion there should be a Chairman use the form provided on the last (yellow) named for each of several districts sheet of this issue of the Recorder. to get genealogy and pictures now Since returning from the reunion, we available gathered and into Editors have contaced Alyn Andrus, a professor of "Recorder. " at Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho and Proposed by Golden Andrus, disc asked him to serve as the Vice-President cussed by Dale Walker, Reed Andrus, of the Milo Andrus Family Organization_. Roman Andrus. Motion tabled until He has graciously accepted this call. later. Please sit down now and send your sug Report by Hyrum L. Andrus on work gestion. done by Genealogical Committee in Thank you, authenticating family group sheets of Thomas E. Andrus, President each wife's family. On the "Ruluf Andrus -Problem" REUNION MINUTES I. Andrus names sent into temple Minutes of Milo Andrus Family Organ dating from Colonial times total 474. ization. Held Saturday, June 16, 1973, II. They are preparing pedigree charts Manavu Ward Chapel, Provo, Utah. for all Andrus names available (Minutes taken by Verda Wakeman) from Colonial times until 1800 A. D. Meeting commenced at 9:50 a. m. They will start on family. group Pres. Thomas Andrus conducted sheets for these names, when ped Welcome by Pres. Andrus igree charts are done. Prayer: Willard Andrus III. They have explored possibilities of Business: Milo Andrus lineage and are corres Reunion to be held at Idaho Falls, ponding with a New Haven, Conn. date to be disignated later. researcher pursuant to his doing time of these reunions to be announced research work on the Amos Andrus to the family through its official pub and Joseph Johnson families. lication, The Andrus Recorder. Costs for holding the reunion of the entire IV. They are checking on the possibility of a family may be taken from the Milo Dutch Ancestry. Andrus Family dues, but costs for the various Wife-Line Reunions will be Motion was made to name Golden Andrus to borne by the wife-line organizations. head committee for 1974 reunion. Proposed by Vera Barker , seconded by Sarah Leadership: Authority to formulate policies Simmons, accepted. to proceed with the business of the family will be vested in a Family Board of Motion was made that the exeuctive Directors. This Boards all meet during committee be empowered to make the the months of April and October in Salt appointments to fill positions left Lake Valley or Utah Valley. They shall vacant by death of an incumbent. bear their own expense for this meeting. Proposed by Reed Andrus, seconded The Family Board of Directors shall by Margaret Ottley, accepted. consist of twenty members of the family with two represented from each often A. LaMar Andrus expressed his thanks wife-line groups, AND The Executive to committees and all involved for Committee. This Executive Committee their help and cooperation. shall consist of: (1) President, (2) Vice-President, (3) Genealogical Chair Pres. Thomas E. Andrus called for man, (4) Finance Chairman, (5) Secretary. a show of appreciation to LaMar and Members of the Executive Committee his help for a fine reunion. may come from any of the wife-line groups. Closing prayer: Richard Andrus Policies: All policies which originate in PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AND BY the Family Board of Directors are sub LAWS FOR THE MILO ANDRUS ject to approval of the vote of the entire FAMILY ORGANIZATION family in their reunions on the even Name: the name of this organization numbered calendar years. Policies may shall be known as the "Milo Andrus also originate from the floor of the bus Family Organization". iness meeting of the reunion of the entire Purposes: The "Milo Andrus Family family. Organization" is organized to: 1. Promote a family spirit of unity, Finances: Finances to carry on research and to arrange for reunions to be for the entire family, publish and mail held so that the living members the Andrus Recorder, and finance the may become better acquainted. reunions for the entire family shall come 2. Encourage genealogical research from the entire family membership. Dues and record and publish to the $6. 00 per year per family. Additional family the results of the research. money over and above the $6. 00 per year 3. Remind the f amily through its shall be accepted from those who wish to official publication, the Andrus promote more research. Recorder, of the importance of Each wife-line ogranization shall fin clean, wholesome living by the ance their own research and carry on family membership. with their own reunions and business from 4. Write and encourage the writing funds within their own organization. of histories of our dead ancestors and inspire the family of living Miscellaneous Data: It shall be the respon members to faithfully keep a sibility of the President of the Executive written history of their own lives. Committee to arrange for the meeting of 5. Maintain a current mailing list of the Board of Directors in their April and families in the various wife-line October meetings. The April meeting will groups. be held yearly, the October meeting is to 6. Assist and encourage "Wife-Line be held only as need directs. Organizations" within the family. The Board of Directos will select a chair- 7. Perform temple ordinance work man from among their membership and by those who qualify for this service. shall determine their tenure of office. BY-LAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS OF The Finance Chairman will receive and THE ORGANIZATION bank money from the entire family. Dis Reunions: Reunions for the entire family bursement of these funds will be by check will be held on the even numbered which shall carry the signatures of the calendar years or every second year President, Genealogical Chairman, and beginning with the 1974 reunion. Re Finance Chairman. unions will be encouraged for "Wife Line Organization" within the family The Secretary will keep the current mail on the odd numbered calendar years ing list of the entire family, make separate beginning with 1975.