Potomac Chapter The Commander Studebaker Drivers Club Volume 47 Issue 6 June 2015 Route 66 Reunion (Left to Right) Paul and Karen Johnson, Dorothy Thrush (Paul Thrush deceased) Nadine Farris (Dave Farris deceased) Pat and Larry Merhaut, Bob and Donna Johnstone, Faye and Frank Fuller, (Norris Edmonds (deceased) The ruby-throated hummingbird flies 500 miles nonstop across the Gulf of Mexico during both its spring and fall migrations. Hummingbirds primarily eat flower nectar, tree sap, insects and pollen. The hummingbird’s fast breathing rate, fast heartbeat and high body temperature require that they eat often. They also require an enormous amount of food each day. Hummingbirds have a long tongue which they use to lick their food at a rate of up to 13 licks per second. President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Activities Director Karl Veit Steve Geiger Mike Farris Stephen Walter Paul and Karen Johnson 3703 7th Street South 2010 Kings Forest Trail 4313 Landgreen Street 7401 Westlake Terrace #1504 4166 Golf Course Road Arlington, VA 22204 Mount Airy, MD 21771 Rockville, MD 20853 Bethesda, MD 20817 Martinsburg, WV 25405 703-979-4763 301-829-5155 301-460-4341 301-767-9416 304-267-2911 [email protected] [email protected] david.farris @verizon.net [email protected] [email protected] Membership Historian Web Master Editor Nadine & Mike Farris Ed Lemanski Bob Johnstone Lynda Welsh 4313 Landgreen Street 7875 Red Jacket Way 12161 Holly Knoll Circle 24121 Ridge Road Rockville, MD 20853 Jessup, MD 20794 Great Falls, VA 22066 Germantown, MD 20876 301-460-4341 301-776-9893 703-450-0754 301-253-3723 ndfarris [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Steering Column Karl Veit PSDC membership has declined between 2011 and 2015 by about 20% (from about 70 households to 57, as counted in the club roster); we have lost at a rate of about 5% per year. If the club is to continue, it must undertake to recruit new members soon or reach a tipping point where it will no longer have the energy and resources to do recruiting. Even maintaining (without growth) the current number will require more focus. Our Membership Director, now charged with recruiting, has a challenging task in keeping dues and roster information current. Recruiting is needed beyond the scale of a minor duty; it must be a club-wide activity. I believe we need a person to focus just on growing PSDC and engaging our whole club (perhaps including some members who do not now attend activities). At the spring picnic meeting I moved to amend the PSDC By-Laws to designate a new appointed officer position with- in the Board (defined in Article III), a "Club Recruiter." The motion would remove the recruiting part of the Member- ship Director's tasks, enlarge the scope, and give it to a Club Recruiter. After questions and discussion, it was decided to table voting on the motion until the fall picnic, to give members time to consider the proposed change. The motion wording is as follows (additions underlined, deletions in red): "… Article III .... Nominating committee...Treasurer of the Executive Board." [this change is cleanup to our current text, removing an undefined/unused term] "… The Board of Directors shall consist of six elected and one two appointed officer s ." … elected officers shall be: …. The Editor and the Club Recruiter shall be appointed ...ex-officio member s of the Board … The Membership Direc- tor shall have the duty of seeking new members andascertaining the qualifications of such new members …." [creates the Club Recruiter and moves recruiting responsibility from Membership Director] "The By-Laws shall be further revised by adding a new paragraph, to follow the paragraph defining the duties of EDI- TOR, as follows: CLUB RECRUITER shall have the duties of planning and conducting efforts to recruit new members, including: developing an annual Recruiting Plan for Board approval; Club promotion, advertising, and marketing; and non-newsletter communications. ….” [defines the new position] While discussing the motion, we touched on the fact that PSDC does not have in its by-laws procedures or require- ments for modifying the by-laws. [Some of you will be noting the logic circularity; how do you approve by-laws when there is no procedure to do so?] Local clubs like ours are "considered as extensions or subsidiaries of SDC for insurance and other legal purposes, and their charters must conform to Club regulations to be approved." Pending creation and voting on our by-law revision, I propose we mirror the change criteria of the national SDC (which can be found at http://www.studebakerdriversclub.com/documents/Final%20approved%20bylaws%2020130805.pdf) “B Bylaws - Amendments 1. These Bylaws may be amended only by a two thirds (2/3) vote of the Board or by a two thirds (2/3) vote of the Membership voting. Amendments to these Bylaws may be proposed either by any member of the Board of Directors …." At this point I would welcome a volunteer to write proposed updates to our by-laws, to also be voted at our fall picnic meeting (for amendments and other needed changes that may be noted during the drafting). If interested, give me a call. Karl The Commander is the monthly publication of the Potomac Chapter, Studebaker Drivers Club. Subscription is by membership to the Potomac Chapter at $15.00 yearly. Canada/Mexico $20.00, all other countries $25.00. Direct all membership correspondence to the Membership Director. Direct all correspondence relating to The Commander to the Editor, who retains the right to edit or modify any contribution. Deadline date is the 15th of the month for the following month’s issue. The Commander is also an internet publication. The Potomac Chapter is an officially chartered chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club, Inc.; its by-laws were approved, and charter granted by SDC in June 1967. Membership is recruited from the States of Maryland, West Virginia, Northern Virginia and Washington, DC. And those from other areas wishing to join the chapter are welcome. 2 Potomac Chapter, SDC Activities 2015 Event Date Contact Sully Plantation, Chantilly, VA June 21 non-SDC 51st SDC International Meet, Aug 16 – Aug 22 Paul Johnson Rose Hill Manor car show, Frederick, MD Aug 16 (not confirmed) non-SDC *International Drive Your Studebaker Day Sept 12 Paul Johnson Fall Picnic, Washington County Agricultural Center, Boonsboro, MD Sept 13 Paul Johnson Fall Tour, Culpepper, Virginia weekend Sept 18 – 20 Shirley and Terry McDaniel Hershey Fall Meet, Hershey, PA Oct 7 - 10 AACA Bradfield Show, Bridgewater, VA Oct 11 Paul Johnson Antique and Classic Car Show, Rockville, MD Oct 17 Bill Morgan (Potomac Chapter is one sponsor) Ron Salen Reedsville Swap Meet, Reedsville, PA Oct 15-17 Max Corkins Chapter Planning Meeting Nov 7 Paul Johnson Chapter Holiday Party Dec 20 Paul Johnson * Firm date- will always be the second Listing of (mostly VA) gas stations that offer no-ethanol gas: http://pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=VA Also, a site to get a weekly listing of cruise-ins: http://www.cruisein.us/WEEKLY_BROADCAST.html 3 Minutes of Potomac Chapter SDC Membership Meeting, June 7, 2015 Washington County Agricultural Center, Boonsboro, MD President Karl Veit called the meeting to order at 2:45 PM. Board members present were: Karl Veit, President; Mike Farris, Treasurer; Steve Walter, Secretary; Paul Johnson, Activities Director; Nadine Farris, Membership; Bob Johnstone, Webmaster; and Lynda Welsh, Newsletter Editor. President’s Report: Since there were some new faces and a few we hadn’t see for a while, Karl had us go around and introduce ourselves. Later in the meeting Karl introduced the idea of cre- ating a new board position called “Club Recruiter.” This person would focus on new ideas for increasing membership. Such a proposal would require a change in the bylaws. After some dis- cussion it was decided by vote to table the motion till the Fall Picnic, so people would have time to think about the proposal. He also suggested that there should be a go-to point-of-contact per- son for questions and guidance for new members. Steve White suggested Cruise-Ins for looking for new members. Vice President’s Report: Not present. Secretary’s Report: No report. Treasurer’s Report: Mike said we have $1,809 in the treasury. Membership Report: No report. Historian: Not present. Web Master: Secretaries Note (Bob is still doing a great job keeping the website up-to-date) Newsletter Report: Lynda encouraged people to send in information for the newsletter. Activities Report: 4th July Shepherdstown Parade - Parade is only two blocks long, but is fun and has a picnic at the end - Contact Steve White for information. Spring Tour, Mary Walter did an excellent job writing the tour report. Thanks, Mary. Fall Tour, Culpeper, Virginia (Sep 18, 19 & 20). Contact Terry McDaniel ([email protected], 304-671-6704 or 304-263-3915) for additional info. Rockville Car Show, October 17th. The special display this year will be wood-bodied cars. Con- tact Bill Morgan for details. Other reports: Someone mentioned that it was Karl Veit’s birthday and there was a chorus of Happy Birthday. The meeting adjoined 3:25 PM Respectfully submitted– Stephen Walter, Secretary 4 HISTORIAN CORNER TECH TIP By Ed Lemanski by Ed Lemanski Looking Back - Lucketts 2002 IS YOUR CAR UP TO A PARADE? Recently I was at the boardwalk parade of classic cars and was surprised at how many of the se cars over- heated, some to the point of blowing out a head gasket. Low-speed running (3 or 4 mph) means there is minimal air moving through the radiator or the engine compartment, overheating and/or vapor lock can result.