HISPANIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
Meeting Minutes
November 14, 2007
1. 1st Vice President, David Garza welcomed everyone and
started the meeting at approximately
2. Mr. Joe Guerra made a motion to accept the minutes as read.
, Mr. Tony Serrano seconds the motion.
3. Mr. Garza reported for Treasurer, Cris
Garza, that since there had been no activity, the balance of $5, 108.89, was
still the same as last month.
4. Mr. Garza asked for a report on the membership. Jerry Nevarez passed out a handout with the
activity for the month which included one renewal and one new membership. He also included a list of journal requests
and the names of all that had paid their dues for 2008.
5. No Publicity report submitted for this month.
6. OLD BUSINESS
·
Mr. Garza
mentioned that Cris would still be willing to
schedule and coordinate a Fiesta Club Party Fundraiser. He stated that the scheduled dates available
on Fridays are
·
Mr. Trejo briefly
reiterated that we agreed to wait for more information before deciding whether
to be a part of the formation of a confederation to formerly bind the separate
societies.
7. NEW BUSINESS:
·
Mr. Garza
extended a special invitation to the HGS Members to the Christmas Party at Juan
Hernandez’s home on Saturday, at
·
Mr. Garza stated
that the Houston Hispanic Forum Career and Education Day will be held on
·
Mr. Guerra
introduced the slate of officers which were up for elections for 2008, plus
President. The officers were: 1st
VP, Joe Guerra; 2nd VP, Al Flores; Treasurer, Cris
Garza; Librarian, Historian, and Membership Coordinator, Gerardo Nevarez; And for President, David Garza. The slate was unanimously accepted.
·
The Bayland Community Center
8. Speaker:
No
speaker.
9. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:45 PM and
then we all finished folding and stuffing envelopes, which was started before
the meeting began, in preparation for mailing.
The next meeting will be held
Respectfully
submitted,
Josephine Mendoza
Secretary, HGS
May 16, 2007
10. 1st Vice President, David Garza started the meeting at
approximately
11. Mr. Hinojosa made a motion to accept the minutes as
read. , Mr. Joe Guerra seconds the motion.
12. Treasurer, Cris Garza,
reported a balance of $8, 187.37. Mr.
Trejo motioned to accept the treasurer’s report, Mr. Guerra seconds the motion.
13. Mr. Garza asked for a report on the membership. Jerry Nevarez passed out an updated list of
members.
14. There was no report submitted by Loretta Williams on
Public Relations.
15. Mr. Adolph Trejo purchased the pencils to have on hand
for the different conferences and functions and talked about still trying to
get more information on prices of other items.
16. Mr. Garza mentioned that the Austin Chapter is
starting their own website.
17. Mr. Nevarez mentioned we needed to have a budget so
that we don’t over spend or so that we know what we are spending our money on
each year. He also asked in order to be
prepared before the conference, which books we need to buy for HGS.
1. OLD BUSINESS
Mr.
Garza talked about HGS Essay Scholarship.
The deadline is
2. NEW BUSINESS:
Mr. Garza said he would like to meet on other
than the regular meetings, on a weekend and plan some projects for HGS. Ms. Holm thanked everyone for the donation to
the Apalachan Youth, one of her late husband’s
favorite charities. Daivd
and Cris Garza mentioned that there was a need for
two students from
3. SPEAKER:
No
speaker. Mr. Joe Guerra spoke about his
trip to a ranch in Hebbronville, Mier, and Roma.
4. The meeting was adjourned at approximately
Respectfully
submitted,
Josephine Mendoza
Secretary, HGS
April 18, 2007
1. 2nd Vice President, Al Flores started the meeting at approximately 7PM. He welcomed everyone and asked for everyone to give the names they are researching.
2. Mr. Flores asked for a motion to accept the minutes as read. Mr. Manuel Flores motion to accept the minutes, Mr. Joe Guerra seconds the motion.
3. Treasurer, Cris Garza, who was not able to attend, reported to Al Flores that the balance was $8, 423.76. The treasurer’s report was unanimously accepted.
4. Mr. Flores asked for a report on the membership. Jerry Nevarez reported two additional new members and passed out copies of emails he got of some members asking for help on their research. Jerry also mentioned that the articles needed to be turned in by the end of July.
5. Mr. Trejo ordered pencils to have on hand for the different conferences and functions.
6. OLD BUSINESS Mr. Flores talked about The Battle of San Jacinto Symposium 2007, which took place Saturday, April 14, 2007, at the Hilton Hotel and Conference Center University of Houston. Some of the things discussed were the reconstruction of the battlegrounds. Another topic was Hell for Women & Oxen which was concerning the hardship of women during those times.
7. NEW BUSINESS: Mr. Flores said the Clayton House had an “Open House”. David and Cris attended the open house and they will be selling the bricks to raise funds. David and Cris will bring the order forms. The update on Lydia Chavaria’s condition, she is doing better and he gave everyone her address and phone number for those who wanted to send her a get well card or give her a call to wish her well. He also announced that Mrs. Ruby Holm’s husband had passed away. The services will be at Park Place Luthern Church 3912 Meridian Houston TX 77017. Instead of flowers Mrs. Holm asked that a donation to his favorite charity be given. A motion was made to give a $50.00 donation. It was accepted unanimously.
8. SPEAKER: No speaker. Mr. Joe Guerra spoke about a book called Texas Ranger – Captain A. J. Brooks. He also talked about a trip he will be making to a ranch in Hebbronville, Mier, and Roma.
9. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:34PM. The next meeting will be held May 16, 2007.
Respectfully submitted,
Josephine Mendoza
Secretary, HGS