Proceedings Pontchartrain Center - Kenner, Louisiana - May 2-3-4, 2014 1 2 Table of Contents Foreword..........................................................................................................................................................................................................5 Minutes of Proceedings..............................................................................................................................................................................9 Convention Committees..................................................................................................................................................................................16 State Deputy Report........................................................................................................................................................................................18 State Secretary Report...................................................................................................................................................................................22 State Treasurer Report.................................................................................................................................................................................24 State Advocate Report..................................................................................................................................................................................28 State Warden Report.....................................................................................................................................................................................29 State Office Administrator Report..............................................................................................................................................................30 Report of Convention Committees Audit Committee Report...................................................................................................................................................................................32 Budget & Finance Committee Report.......................................................................................................................................................33 Credentials Committee Report.....................................................................................................................................................................35 Elections Committee Report.........................................................................................................................................................................38 Felicitations Committee Report....................................................................................................................................................................39 Good of the Order Committee Report..........................................................................................................................................................40 Memorials Committee Report.......................................................................................................................................................................43 Minutes Committee Report..........................................................................................................................................................................49 Resolutions Committee Report......................................................................................................................................................................50 Wardens Committee Report.......................................................................................................................................................................66 Report of Directors & Chairmen Bishop’s Program........................................................................................................................................................................................67 Ceremonials....................................................................................................................................................................................................68 Church..........................................................................................................................................................................................................69 Community......................................................................................................................................................................................................70 Council...........................................................................................................................................................................................................71 Culture of Life....................................................................................................................................................................................................72 CYLA (Catholic Youth Leadership Award) ....................................................................................................................................................75 Family Life......................................................................................................................................................................................................77 Forms............................................................................................................................................................................................................78 Greco Foundation..............................................................................................................................................................................................79 Louisiana Knight Foundation........................................................................................................................................................................81 Master..............................................................................................................................................................................................................82 MDF Report (Mental Disability Fund).......................................................................................................................................................87 Membership.................................................................................................................................................................................................88 New Council Development........................................................................................................................................................................89 Program Director..........................................................................................................................................................................................90 Scouting......................................................................................................................................................................................................91 Squires............................................................................................................................................................................................................93 Webmaster.......................................................................................................................................................................................................94 Welcome Home.............................................................................................................................................................................................95 Youth Expansion Program (YEP)................................................................................................................................................................96 Youth................................................................................................................................................................................................................97 3 Speeches Barrios, Dylan (Chief Squire)...........................................................................................................................................100 Boyd, Charlton J. (CYLA Boy)................................................................................................................................................101 diLeo, Mary (Pro-Life Oratory Contest)............................................................................................................................................102 Longino, Hannah (CYLA Girl)...........................................................................................................................103 Wilson, Christopher (Pro-Life Oratory Contest).......................................................................................................................................104 Statistics, Awards, Etc. Awards.................................................................................................................................................................................106 State Grading.............................................................................................................................................................109