MID WINTER CONFERENCE
2010
2010 Mid-Winter Conference
January 15-17, 2010
Best
Western
Alexandria, LA
THE AMERICAN LEGION,
DEPARTMENT
OF LOUISIANA
JANUARY 15, 16 & 17, 2010
Best Western Inn, Suites & Conference Center
Alexandria, LA
FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2010
12:00 Noon Opening Registration
Legion & Auxiliary……..…………….................................................................Solarium
1:00 PM Commission on Boy’s State……………..…….…………………………….……..Rattan
District Procurement Chairman
1:30 PM Commission on Internal Affairs ………………………………………………....Bamboo
2:00 PM Commission on National Security & Governmental Affairs……….……………...Rattan
Committee on Veterans Preference & Employment Committee
(to meet jointly with NS&GA)
3:00 PM Commission on Finance………………………………........................................Bamboo
4:00 PM Joint Commission on Children & Youth…………………….............................Plantation
5:00 PM Advisory Committee to Department Commander (All PDC’s)……….………Room
140
6:00 PM Department Executive Committee………………………………..........................Garden
SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 2010
8:30 AM Registration
Legion, Auxiliary………………………………..................................................Solarium
9:00 AM Opening Session……………………………….....................................................Garden
Presentation
of Gavel………………………………....................Harold M.
“Bud” Teal
CENLA Convention Corporation, Chairman
Call To Order………………………................................................Kenneth
C. LaFleur
Department Commander
Advance
of Colors……..………….…..…….…................................. James
R. Johnson
Department Sergeant at Arms
Don Vallery & John L. Clark, III
Department Color Bearers
Advance District Colors…………..…………….……………….District
Commanders
District Color Bearers
Department Executive Committeemen
Invocation…………………..…………………........................................Gerald
Theriot
Department Chaplain
Pledge of
Allegiance…………………………..........................Thermon “T.P.”
Fowler
Department Vice Commander
POW/MIA Memorial Service……….......................................................Gerald Theriot
Department Chaplain
Preamble………....……………............................................................…John
H. Cobbs
Department Vice Commander
GREETINGS
Alexandria/Pineville Convention Bureau…………..…………………...Shirley
Ingram
Alexandria/Pineville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
American Legion Auxiliary…….…...................... .......................................Mary Henry
National Executive Committeewoman
American Legion Auxiliary…..……………………......…………..........Kathy
Thistrup
Department President
American Legion Auxiliary Juniors…………………………….…………..Haley
Bland
Honorary Juniors Department President
Sons
of the American Legion……………………………………….........Jimmy
Knight
Detachment Commander
Sons of the American Legion, National……………………………….. Mark Arneson
National Commander
8 & 40………………………………………………………….……Lorenda
Lawrence
Chapeau Departmental
The Auxiliary and SON’s are dismissed for their Conference
Recognition of Past Department Commanders………………….……Archie F.
Boyette
Junior Past Department Commander
40&8……………………………..………….………...……………H.T.
“Terry” Sharp
Grand Chef de Gare
Louisiana Military Department..…….………………………………………............TBD
LDVA……………………..…….………………..………...........................Lane
Carson
Secretary
DAV……………………..…….…………………..……….......................Edward
Gray
Commander
VFW……………………..…….………………..……........................
Frederico Arends
Commander
American Legion……………………..…….………….......................Charles
D. Aucoin
National Executive Committeeman
Introduction
of Guest Speaker………..…………..…….…..…..…....Charles D.
Aucoin
National Executive Committeeman
Address…………………………...................................................................Fang
Wong
Candidate for National Commander
RECESS FOR LUNCH
(NOT LATER THAN 11:30 AM)
Past Department Commanders Luncheon…………………..……..TBA
1:30 PM Reconvene………………..….................................................................................Garden
Call
To Order………………………………....................................Kenneth
C. LaFleur
Department
Commander
1:35 PM AMERICAN LEGION
CHILDREN’S HOME ……………..……….Kerri
Bowman
American Legion Children’s Home
2:00 PM VETERANS BENEFIT
SESSION…………..…..……………..……..Julius
H. Walsh
Chairmen
This is an open meeting for all those interested in Veterans Affairs,
Veterans Rehabilitation Problems and Veterans Legislation
SWLWVH
Greetings……………………………………….………..……………TBA
2:00
PM Contract Signing –June
Convention…………..…........................................H.M.
Teal
Cen-LA Convention Corp.
4:00 PM Past Post Commanders Club……………………………………………......…....Bamboo
SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2010
9:00 am Reconvene………………………………...............................................................Garden
Call
to Order………………………….............................................Kenneth
C. LaFleur
Department Commander
Invocation………………………………...............……………………...Gerald
Theriot
Department Chaplain
Commission
on Finance…………………………………….….…....PNC
Bill Detweiler
Chairman
Any Remaining Reports………………….………………………..
Membership
Report…………………………………….….……………..Larry
Abshire
Chairman
Presentation of Membership Awards……..……….………..…..….Kenneth
C. LaFleur
Department Commander
John H. Cobbs
Thermon “T.P.” Fowler
Department Vice Commanders
Other Awards…………………………..…..……….…………..….Kenneth
C. LaFleur
Department Commander
Department
Adjutant Report……..………..…………………..………
Matthew Farlow
Department Adjutant
Special Announcements …………..……………………………….Kenneth
C. LaFleur
Department Commander
Candidates for Department Offices (3) Three Minute time limit
Good of the Legion…………………….....……………..….……..Kenneth
C. LaFleur
Department Commander
Benediction………….………………………………...............................Gerald
Theriot
Department Chaplain
Retire
Colors…………...………….…..…….….................................
James R. Johnson
Department Sergeant at Arms
Don Vallery & John L. Clark, III
Department Color Bearers
Adjournment……………………..…………..…Kenneth
C. LaFleur
Department
Commander
