·1 ·2 ·3 ·4· · · · · · · · · ·AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY ·5· · · · · · · · · · DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA ·6· · · · · · · · · · ·94th ANNUAL CONVENTION ·7· · · · · · · · · · ·FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2013 ·8· · · · · · · · · ·PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA ·9 10 11 12· · · · · · · · · · · · · · VOLUME I 13· · · · · · · · · · · · ·PAGES 1 - 223 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23· ·Reported by:· Karen A. Andasola, CSR No. 10919 24 25 ·1· · · · · · · · · · · · · ·I N D E X ·2· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·PAGE ·3· ·Call to Order (Terry Mikesell)· · · · · · · · · · · ·3 · · ·Invocation (Marge Rye)· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·3 ·4· ·Roll Call (Peggy Vogele)· · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·7 · · ·Reading of Convention Rules (Barbara Davis)· · · · ·22 ·5· ·National Executive Committee Report (Linda Fercho)· 30 · · ·Chaplain Report (Marge Rye)· · · · · · · · · · · · ·38 ·6· ·Musician Report (Kat Conrad)· · · · · · · · · · · · 44 · · ·Historian Report (Carol Fuqua)· · · · · · · · · · · 45 ·7· ·Sergeant-At-Arms Report (Gloria Williams)· · · · · ·49 · · ·Convention Chairman Report (Estella Avina)· · · · · 50 ·8· ·Community Service Report · · · · · · · (Karen Karanickolas)· · · · · · · · · · · ·52 ·9· ·Legislative Report (Linda Fercho)· · · · · · · · · ·57 · · ·Americanism Report (Loretta Marsh)· · · · · · · · · 67 10· ·Department President Report (Terry Mikesell)· · · · 75 · · ·Parliamentarian Report (Ruby Kapsalis)· · · · · · · 82 11· ·Department Vice President Report (Anita Biggs)· · · 85 · · ·Secretary/Treasurer Report (Peggy Vogele)· · · · · ·89 12· ·Girls State Chairman Report (Rhodona Enright)· · · ·93 · · ·Girls State Director Report (Judy Tabacchi)· · · · 103 13· ·Past Presidents Parlay Report (Norma DuVall)· · · ·106 · · ·Afternoon Session 14· ·Constitution & Bylaws Report (Anita Biggs)· · · · ·125 · · ·Nominations for Department Officers 2013-2014· · · 129 15· ·Nominations for Delegates and Alternates to · · · · · · · National Convention· · · · · · · · · · · ·135 16· ·Junior Activities Chairman Report (Linda Hayes)· · 161 · · ·Junior Conference Director Report (Stacey Platt)· ·168 17· ·Education Report (Wendy O'Brien)· · · · · · · · · ·175 · · ·Membership Report (Danielle White)· · · · · · · · ·185 18· ·Adjournment (Terry Mikesell)· · · · · · · · · · · ·222 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ·1· · · · · · · · · ·AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY ·2· · · · · · · · · · DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA ·3· · · · · · · · · · ·94th ANNUAL CONVENTION ·4· · · · · · · · FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2013; 9:09 A.M. ·5· · · · · · · · · ·PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA ·6 ·7· · · · · · · · · · · · ·CALL TO ORDER ·8 ·9· · · · · · DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT MIKESELL:· The convention 10· ·session is now reconvened.· I request that everyone have 11· ·their cell phones turned off.· If the phone rings, you 12· ·guys are going to give me $5 for my special project. 13· ·Please turn your cell phones off. 14· · · · · · The center doors are going to be designated as 15· ·the only door to come in and out of.· Please do not go out 16· ·the left and the right-hand side of the door. 17· · · · · · Ladies, please be seated.· Marge Rye, Department 18· ·Chaplain, will offer the invocation. 19 20· · · · · · · · · · · · · ·INVOCATION 21 22· · · · · · CHAPLAIN RYE:· Good morning, ladies.· Oh, 23· ·Heavenly Father, we come to you today in glory and 24· ·anticipation for this wonderful day that you have given 25· ·us.· Help us to open our hearts, open our minds, and enjoy ·1· ·all of the moments that we have together here, Lord.· Keep ·2· ·us safe, keep us open, keep us with each other, and keep ·3· ·us full of love.· And thank you, Lord, for all of our ·4· ·people here and we ask that you bless this convention and ·5· ·give Terry the strength to carry through with all of us. ·6· ·Amen. ·7· · · · · · AUDIENCE MEMBERS:· Amen. ·8· · · · · · DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT MIKESELL:· May we observe a ·9· ·moment of silence in honor of our loved ones who have gone 10· ·on to be with our Heavenly Father? 11· · · · · · We're going to deviate a little bit from our 12· ·normal Friday opening.· At this point in time we are going 13· ·to have our National Vice President, Nancy Brown-Park, 14· ·with our Distinguished Guest Chairman and the 15· ·Sergeant-at-Arms and Marshal, please escort Nancy 16· ·Brown-Park. 17· · · · · · (Processional.) 18· · · · · · DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT MIKESELL:· At this point in 19· ·time we have a special guest with us today.· Will the 20· ·Sergeant-at-Arms and Marshal, along with the Distinguished 21· ·Guest Chairman, please escort Glenda Oakley from USAA to 22· ·this station. 23· · · · · · (Processional.) 24· · · · · · DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT MIKESELL:· Glenda's company 25· ·very graciously donated the ditty bags that you received ·1· ·when you registered as a delegate.· She's going to give us ·2· ·a short speech. ·3· · · · · · MS. OAKLEY:· Yes.· I have always been told to ·4· ·keep it short and sweet.· For those of you I don't know, ·5· ·my name is Glenda Oakley.· I'm a Legionnaire of Post 2 in ·6· ·San Antonio, Texas.· I help manage the relationship USAA ·7· ·has with the American Legion Auxiliary.· I'm also a ·8· ·military spouse married to an Army Captain.· My father ·9· ·served 31 years in the Army as well. 10· · · · · · (Applause.) 11· · · · · · MS. OAKLEY:· I had it all the way around, 12· ·military spouse, brat, and a military service member as 13· ·well.· I come from a family of Army veterans. 14· · · · · · What I'm here to do is talk to you all today 15· ·about the beautiful American Legion Auxiliary credit card 16· ·that's out on the market.· It's been a little bit over the 17· ·year since it's been on the market.· We have the beautiful 18· ·poppy design that's on the front of them that's available 19· ·in both MasterCard and American Express.· No annual fees, 20· ·low interest rate, as low as 10.9. 21· · · · · · You also get one reward point for you on every 22· ·dollar you spend.· On the American Express version you get 23· ·two points for every dollar you send on gas and groceries. 24· ·And for every credit card that is opened, the American 25· ·Legion Auxiliary gets money back supporting programs and ·1· ·services. ·2· · · · · · And all the retail spent, you ladies out there ·3· ·shopping -- I'm not saying run up any debt.· You know, ·4· ·just do your normal everyday purchases, put it on your ·5· ·card and pay USAA, you know, for what you spend, the ·6· ·American Legion Auxiliary gets a percentage of your retail ·7· ·spent and so does the department of California. ·8· · · · · · The National headquarters is looking to share ·9· ·some of that money with the department, but we have to 10· ·break through that initial guarantee that they're 11· ·receiving, and the more cards they have in the market, the 12· ·more you're using it, the more money goes back to support 13· ·your programs and services. 14· · · · · · So I just wanted to let you all know about that. 15· ·And I know everybody has seen these lovely bags going 16· ·around town everywhere.· And I'm always being asked how 17· ·can I get one.· We gave these at National Convention. 18· ·We'll probably do the same this year, but, Madam 19· ·President, I also put a few back there in the office for 20· ·you to award however you feel.· Okay?· And there's also 21· ·some credit card applications back there for the 22· ·MasterCard version.· If you need to apply for the American 23· ·Express, the phone numbers are on the back.· You can see 24· ·it in the magazine ad or on the website or you can go on 25· ·usaa.com/ala. ·1· · · · · · So if you all have any questions for me, let ·2· ·Madam President know or you can come and see me over at ·3· ·the Riviera.· We have a booth set up to talk about ·4· ·services of USAA.· And so have a blessed convention. I ·5· ·wish you well.· For God and Country, thank you. ·6· · · · · · DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT MIKESELL:· Thank you, ·7· ·Glenda.· I'm going to do this a little awkwardly.· Glenda, ·8· ·please accept this gift on my behalf.· Thank you very, ·9· ·very much.· Thank you.· We appreciate it. 10· · · · · · MS. OAKLEY:· Thank you. 11· · · · · · (Applause.) 12· · · · · · DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT MIKESELL:· Will the 13· ·Sergeant-at-Arms and Marshal please escort Ms. Glenda 14· ·Oakley from the room. 15· · · · · · (Processional.) 16· · · · · · DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT MIKESELL:· It's a wonderful 17· ·program they're offering to the Auxiliary as a service to 18· ·us, but I do have to agree.· Please don't run up a big 19· ·bill.· Pay your bills. 20· · · · · · Department secretary Peggy Vogele will now have a 21· ·roll call of officers, chairmen, and district presidents. 22 23· · · · · · · · · · · · · ·ROLL CALL 24 25· · · · · · SECRETARY/TREASURER VOGELE:· Good morning.· Let's ·1· ·start off with President Terry Mikesell. ·2· · · · · · DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT MIKESELL:· Present. ·3· · · · · · SECRETARY/TREASURER VOGELE:· Vice President Anita ·4· ·Biggs. ·5· · · · · · DEPARTMENT VICE PRESIDENT BIGGS:· Good morning, ·6· ·Peggy. ·7· · · · · · SECRETARY/TREASURER VOGELE:· Good morning, Anita. ·8· ·Secretary/Treasurer Peggy Vogele is present.· NEC Woman ·9· ·Linda Fercho. 10· · · · · · NEC CHAIRMAN FERCHO:· Present.· Good morning. 11· · · · · · SECRETARY/TREASURER:· Chaplain Marge Rye. 12· · · · · · CHAPLAIN RYE:· Good morning and amen. 13· · · · · · SECRETARY/TREASURER VOGELE:· Good morning. 14· ·Historian Carol Fuqua. 15· · · · · · HISTORIAN FUQUA:· Present. 16· · · · · · SECRETARY/TREASURER VOGELE:· Parliamentarian Ruby 17· ·Kapsalis. 18· · · · · · PARLIAMENTARIAN KAPSALIS:· Here. 19· · · · · · SECRETARY/TREASURER VOGELE:· Musician Kat Conrad.