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STER WorldWarTwoVeterans.org THIRD MARINE DIVI~~ ~~~ AS~0~1~~`"~i~F 1956 3 ~ i~ WorldWarTwoVeterans.org4 N U ~~, WorldWarTwoVeterans.org ~; ~~ L' ~~ ~ ~ ~~,~ ELIGIBILITY The Third Marine Division Association is an active national organization of men of high moral character and good repute who honorably served or are serving with the Third Marine Division. OFFICERS Past President General G. B. Erskine Honorary President General A. H. Turnage President Lt. General E. A. Craig Executive Secretary Mr. John Bugel Treasurer Colonel M. L. Shively Vice Presidents and Regional Directors Joseph Natasi, New Orleans, La. Peter Arlesic, Cleveland, Ohio Col. JohnWorldWarTwoVeterans.org M. Goodwin, USMCR, Ret'd, San Francisco, Calif. Col. Walter Asmuth, USMC, Third Marine Division, Japan Dr. Duncan Sheppard, Atlanta, Ga. Ralph S. Nolley, Richmond, Va. Lt. Col. Verne C. Kennedy, USMCR, Chicago, Ill. James T. McGloin, Woodlawn, Md. Major Ernest W. Foote, USMCR, Ret'd, Berkeley, Calif. CoI. Ray Crist, Jr., USMC, Philadelphia, Pa. Lt. Col. John L. Clark, USMC, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Major R. C. Torrance, USMCR, Seattle, Wash. Lt. Col. Ralph T. Horgan, New York, N.Y. Lt. Col. R. D. Schafer, USMC, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Chaplain Thomas R. Blomquist Legal Officer John B. Minnick, Arlington, Va. Sergeant-at-Arms Edward F. O'Neill, Floral Park, N.Y. Printed in U.S.A. BY-LAWS OF THIRD MARINE DIVISION ASSOCIATION Adopted at First Annua( Meeting Held in Washington, D.C. June 25, 1955 WorldWarTwoVeterans.org BX-LAWS THIRD MARINE DIVISION ASSOCIATION AI~~•ICI...E Y Purposes (A) To incorporate anon -profit membership corporation; (B) To foster, encourage, and perpetuate the memory and the spirit of friendship among our comrades-in-arms who are or have been members of the Third Nlarine Division ; and to pre- serve incidents and memories of our association together; (C) To perpetuate the history and traditions of the Third Marine Division ; (D) To promote and safeguard the principles of justice, free- dom and democracy ; (E) To foster patriotism, love of our Country and our Flag ; (F) To perpetuate- the spirit and traditions of the United States Marine Corps ; (G) To promote and cultivate social intercourse and fellowship among our members ; and (H) To hold meotings and social gatherings for the better realization of the purposes of our Association. A1~TICI.E II Memb~rsl~aip and Dues (A) MembershipWorldWarTwoVeterans.org in the Association will b~ classified in three categories, as follows (1) Regular Members-Honorably discharged veterans and men on active duty who, at any time b~t~veen the date of the initial activation of the Division and a date to be an- nounced, were mEmbcrs of, assigned to on attached duty anal a~erfor~med duty ~vii;h, the Third Marine Division or any llnit attached to and serving with said Division are eligible for regular membership. (2) Associate P~Jlerrsbers-Legal dependents, parents or guard- ians of those persons eligible for membership under Article II (A) (1) , are eligible for Associate Membership. (3) ~Ionorary IO/Iembers-Gold Star parents of those persons, who, if alive, would have been eligible for regular member- ship under Article II (A) (1) , and other civilians who have rendered distinguished service to the Division or our Asso- ciation, may, upon application and approval by the Board of Directors, be granted honorary life membership. (B) The determination of units which served `with or were attached to the Third Marine Division shall be determined by the Board of Directors upon advice and information from Headquar. tors, U.S. Marine Corps, and a list thereof attached hereto shall b~ deemed a part of these By-Laws. (C) Dues-Membership dues, applicable to regular and ass~ci- ate members shall be two dollars ($ 2.0 0) per calendar year and payable on the first day of January. If dues are not paid before April 1st the member's name shall be dropped from the mem- bership roll. New memberships received during the last five (5) calendar months of the year shall be considered as having paid up for the full calendar year following that in which dues are received. (D) Membership shall be by approval of the Beard of Directors at any meeting. (E) A member may be expelled, suspended, censured, or other- wise disciplined for improper conduct, by atwo-thirds vote of a quorum of the Board of Directors present at any meeting thereof, but only after reasonable opportunity to be heard shall have been given the member to be dealt with. AR'T'ICLE III Meetings of Members (A) ANNUAL MEETINGS. The Annual Meeting of the mem- bers shall be held at such place and date as the Board of Direc- tors may direct. The Secretary shall serve personally or by mail, a written notice thereof, addressed to each member en- titled to vote, at his address as it appears on the membership roll. (B) QUORUM. The presence of not less than nine regular members shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a lesser number may adjourn to some future time and date, or the next regular meeting. (C) SPECIALWorldWarTwoVeterans.org MEETINGS. Meetings of members, other than those hereir_ before specified, may be called at any time by the President with the consent of the Executive Committee, or by a majority vote of the Board of Directors. Notice of such meeting stating the purpose for which it is called shall be served by mail, not less than five days before the date of such meeting. The notice shall be mailed to each member entitled to vote at his address as it appears on the membership roll. The President or the Board of Directors shall also in like manner call a special meeting of the members whenever so re- quested by fifty members entitled to vote. No business other than that specif ed in the call for meeting shall be transacted at any special meeting of the members. (D) VOTING. The right to vote in the transaction of business of the Association is vested in the regular members only. At all meetings all questions shall be determined by a majority vote. All voting shall be given by voice, except that a vote shall be by ballot upon order of the Chairman of such meeting. (E) ORDER OF BUSINESS. (1) The order of business at all re~uIarly scheduled meetings shall be as follows ROLL CALL PROOF OF NOTICE OF MEETING READING OF THE MINUTES OF PRECEDING MEETING REPORTS OF OFFICERS REPORTS OF COMMITTEES — 5 -- ELECTION OF INSPECTORS OF ELECTION ELECTION OF OFFICERS (Annual Meetiug) ELECTION OF DIRECTORS (Annual Meeting) UNFINISHED BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS (2) The order of business at all special meetings shall be as designated by the Board of Directors as appropriate. ARTICLE IV Directors (A) NUMBER. The affairs of this Association shall be man- aged by a Board of Directors consisting of not more than two men from each Regiment of the Wartime Division, one from each of the Separate Battalions including Division Headquarters Company and ten Directors-at-Large who shall be members in good standing. (B) METHOD OF ELECTION. The Directors shall be elected by the members at annual meeting. (C) TERM OF OFFICE. The term of office of each of the Di- rectors shall be three years and thereafter until his successar has been elected, except for Directors-at-Large, whose term shall be for one year or until their successors are chosen at each annual meeting. The Directors elected at the first annual meeting shall divide themselves into three groups to serve one year, two years,WorldWarTwoVeterans.org and three years respectively. Thereafter one- third of the Directors shall be elected each year. (D) DUTIES OF DIRECTORS. The board of Directors shall have the control and general management of the affairs and business of the Association. Such Directors shall in all cases act as aboard, and they may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of their meetings and management of the Association as they may deem proper, not inconsistent with the By-Laws. (E) DIRECTORS MEETING. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at least once each year. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President at any time and shall be called by the President or Secretary upon written request of nine Directors. (F) NOTICE OF MEETINGS. Notice of meetings shall be given by mail to each Director at his last known post office address at least five days before the date therein designated for such meeting, including the day of mailing, by written or printed notice thereof specifying the time of such meeting. No business other than that specified in the notice shall be trans- acted at a special meeting. (G) QUORUM. At any meeting of the Board of Directors, nine members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the trans- action of business ; but in the event of a quorum not being present, a lesser number may adjourn the meeting to some future time not less than ten days. -6-- (H) VOTING. At all meetings of the Board of Directors each Director is to have one vote. (I) VACANCIES. Vacancies in the Board occurring between annual meetings shall be filled, until the next annual meeting ~f the members, by a majority of the quorum at any meeting. The remaining unexpired term of any vacancy shall be filled by election of members at the annual meeting. (J) REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS. Any one or more of the Di- rectors may be removed either with or without cause at any time by a vote of two-thirds of the members of the Board at any special meeting called for that purpose, but only after opportunity to be heard shall have been given to the member to be so dealt with.