OVERALL CONVENTION SCHEDULE

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1 TEXAS ELKS STATE CONVENTION JUNE 7-9, 2018 OVERALL CONVENTION SCHEDULE THURSDAY, JUNE 7, :00 P.M. 4:00 P.M. Registration Atrium Area A 8:00 A.M. Convention Committee Meeting Karma 1 9:00 A.M. TEEI Board of Directors Meeting Vougue 1 9:30 A.M. TECSI Board of Directors Meeting Vougue 1 1:00 P.M. TESA Board of Trustees Meeting Vougue 1 5:30 P.M. Advisory Committee Social Vougue 2 6:30 P.M. Advisory Committee Dinner Vougue 2 8:00 P.M. Convention Opening Ceremony Couture Ballroom 2 4 Close of Session 11:00 P.M. Hospitality Room FRIDAY, JUNE 8, :30 A.M. 9:00 A.M. / 1:30 P.M. 2:30 P.M. Registration Couture Foyer 8:00 A.M. First Business Session (Members and Guests) Couture Ballroom :00 A.M. Memorial Service Couture Ballroom :00 P.M. Luncheons Various 1:30 P.M. Power Hour Couture Ballroom 2-4 3:00 P.M. Workshops Various 4:00 P.M. Advisory Committee Meeting Vougue 1 4:00 P.M. 6:00 P.M. Hospitality Room 7:30 P.M. Youth Awards Celebration Couture Ballroom 2 4 Close of Session 11:00 P.M. Hospitality Room SATURDAY, JUNE 9, :00 A.M. 8:45 A.M. Registration Couture Foyer 8:30 A.M. Second Business Session (Members Only) Couture :00 A.M. Spouses and Guests Welcome 11:00 A.M. Installation of Officers 1:00 P.M. Workshops Various 1:30 P.M. Trustee Interlodge Collection Karma 3 4:00 P.M. 6:00 P.M. Hospitality Room 6:00 P.M President s Grand March Couture Ballroom 6:30 P.M. Dinner 7:30 P.M. Final Awards Elk of the Year, Sweetheart 8:30 P.M. Dancing to Little Beat Band 11:00 P.M. 11 O clock Toast President Fred Adams 11:05 P.M. Drawings SUNDAY, JUNE 10, :00 A.M. Convention Committee Final Meeting Karma 1 Friday General Lunch Old Fashioned Meatloaf Roasted Red Potatoes Herbed Spinach Chef s Choice Dessert Friday First Lady s Lunch Chicken Fettuccini Caesar Salad Italian Green Beans Ultimate Chocolate Cake Saturday Night Banquet Braised Beef Mashed Potatoes Vegetables, Salad NY Cheesecake

2 OPENING CEREMONY (Couture Ballroom 2-4) 8:00 P.M. Call to Order John Oswalt President Invocation Debbie Salazar Chaplain Posting of Colors Borger Elks Lodge Color Guard National Anthem Pete Puckett Vocalist Welcome By Convention Comm. Tom Hougham, PSP Chairman Introductions John Oswalt President TESA Sweetheart TESA Elk Of Year Visiting State Presidents & Spouses TESA Officers TESA Trustees TECSI Board Members TEEI Board Members Advisory Committee Tom Hougham, PSP Advisory Com Chair Past & Present GL Committeemen Hon. John Atwood GL Judiciary Comm. Past & Present GL Lodge Officers Hon. Kirk Storey, PSP Grand Esquire Past Grand Exalted Rulers District Leaders Hon. Charles F. Williams PGER, TX Sponsor DDGER s Hon. John D. Amen, Jr, PGER & Texas Co-Sponsor Introduction of Guest Speakers John Oswalt President Sandi Kennedy, Executive Director, Texas Elks Major Project (video) Insights into 150 Years of Elkdom Kelly McDermott Closing Remarks John Oswalt President Announcements Benediction Debbie Salazar Chaplain Dismissal Pete Puckett Vocalist Recess until 8:00 A.M. Friday Business Session Close of Session til 11:00 PM Page 1

3 FRIDAY, JUNE 8, :30 A.M. 9:00 A.M. Registration Couture Foyer 8:00 A.M. FIRST BUSINESS SESSION (Couture Ballroom 2-4) Members and Guests Call to Order John Oswalt TESA President Opening Ritual TESA Officers Introduction of Dignitaries John Oswalt President Appointment of Parliamentarian Jim Arnold, PSP Universal Salutation John Oswalt President Officer s Reports Steve Weatherly Treasurer Hon. Orville Weiss, PGE Secretary Fred Adams President Elect John Oswalt President 8:45 A.M. Committee Reports / Awards Preliminary Credentials Report Jim Stansbury Conv Comm Future of Texas Elks Trusts Tom Hougham, PSP Chair New Lodge Development Jud Good, PSP Chair Elks National Foundation Hon. Kirk Storey, Grand Esquire Chair Membership Mike Callahan Chair Americanism Roy Chambers Chair Government Relations Bill Bryan Chair National Veterans Service Hon. Wayne Christopher, PGT Chair Lodge Bulletin Diane Martin Chair Committee on Laws Hon. Mike Clark, PBGT Chair 11:00 A.M. Memorial Service Hon. Wayne Christopher, PGT Recess until 7:30 P.M. Youth Awards Celebration FRIDAY LUNCHEONS First Lady s Luncheon/Entertainment 12:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M. Atrium Exalted Rulers / PERs / Members 12:00 P.M. to 1:00 P.M. Vougue Ballroom PER Meeting 1:00 P.M. to 1:30 P.M. Vougue Ballroom 1:30 P.M. 2:30 P.M. Registration Couture Foyer Page 2

4 FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2018 FRIDAY AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS 1:30 P.M. 2:45 P.M. POWER HOUR Fred Adams, President Elect, Couture Ballroom 2-4 Membership ENF Public Relations Interlodge / Red Pig Training Update Ritual Jon Perry Kirk Storey, PSP Gordon Daniels Vanessa Lang Lee Hincher Michael Callahan 3:00 P.M. Veteran s Program TBD Couture 2-4 3:00 P.M. Youth Activities Danny Holman Karma 2 4:00 P.M. Advisory Committee Meeting Vougue 1 4:00 PM 6:00 PM FRIDAY EVENING YOUTH AWARDS CELEBRATION Couture Ballroom 2 4 7:30 P.M. WELCOME Fred Adams Master of Ceremonies Drug Awareness Frank Arechiga Chair Hoop Shoot Kelly McDermott Director Americanism Essay Contest Roy Chambers Chair Youth Activities Awards Danny Holman Youth Activities Chair Teenager of the Year Cindy Holman Girl Scout Gold Award Patty Trimingham Chair Essay Contest Norma Coston Chair Vocational Grants Richard Murphey Chair TESA Scholarships Ellen Sembe Chair ENF MVS Scholarships Patti Smith Chair Eagle Scout Scholarships Willie Capps Chair Grand Lodge Legacy Awards Danny Holman Youth Activities Chair Closing Remarks John Oswalt President Recess until 8:30 A.M. Saturday Business Session Close of Session til 11:00 PM Page 3

5 SATURDAY, JUNE 9, :00 A.M. 9:00 A.M. Registration Couture Foyer 8:30 A.M. SECOND BUSINESS SESSION (Members Only) Couture Ballroom 2-4 Call to Order John Oswalt President Invocation Debbie Salazar Chaplain Pledge of Allegiance Roy Chambers Americanism Chair Roll Call of Officers Hon. Orville Weiss, PGE Secretary Roll Call of Lodges Hon. Orville Weiss, PGE Secretary Approval of Minutes Hon. Orville Weiss, PGE Secretary Legislative Session Hon. Mike Clark, PBGT Chair, COL Trustees Budget Report Ken Boyd Chair PER Association Report Gregg Eleeson Chair TEEI Report Hon. John Atwood Chair TECSI Report Royce Butler, PSP Chair 9:30 A.M. SPOUSES AND GUESTS WELCOME Entry of Dignitaries Comments to Membership Hon. John Amen, PGER, TX Co-Sponsor Hon. Charles Williams, PGER, TX Co-Sponsor HFC / PBC / Love Certificates Sally DiPalma Committee Member Youth Awards Danny Homan Chair Community Service Dianna Puccetti Chair Lodge Activities/All American Lodge Clayton Norton Chair Final Credentials & Conv Comm Tom Hougham, PSP Chair GL Housing Tom Hougham, PSP Chair GL Hospitality Room John Gray Chair 10:45 A.M. Introduction of Guests Fred Adams President-Elect Dennis Darrow Arkansas President Gary Salberg Colorado President Kandi Barks New Mexico President Beulah Rodrigue Louisiana President Gary Lassiter Oklahoma President First Lady s Final Report Renea Oswalt First Lady President s Final Remarks John Oswalt President 11:00 A.M. Installation of Officers Hon. Kirk Storey, Grand Esquire President Elect s Comments Andy Mishaga President Elect First Lady s Project Deb Adams First Lady President s Comments & Program Fred Adams President Announcements Closing Ritual TESA Officers Page 4

6 SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018 SATURDAY AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS 1:30 P.M. TESA Management Team Exalted Ruler / VP / Chair Meeting Fred Adams, President Vougue 2 1:30 P.M. Trustee Interlodge Collection Board of Trustees Karma 3 1:30 P.M. DD-Designate / District Leaders State Co-Sponsors Couture 1 1:30 P.M. Secretary Workshop Carroll Alexander Learning Center 2:00 P.M. Sweetheart Discussion Session Vanessa Lang Chic 1 3:00 PM Multi-Media Public Relations Gordon Daniels TBD 3:00 PM 6:00 PM SATURDAY EVENING CELEBRATION Couture Ballroom 6:00 P.M President s Grand March 6:30 P.M. Dinner (Invocation) Debbie Salazar 7:30 P.M. Final Awards Mike Clark, Master Of Ceremonies Ritual Awards Charlie Gutierrez State Elk of the Year Carl Harper Interlodge Awards Chris Stansbury Crowning of State Sweetheart Chris Stansbury 8:30 P.M. Dancing to Little Beat Band 11:00 P.M. 11 O clock Toast Fred Adams, President SUNDAY, JUNE 10, :00 A.M. Convention Committee Final Meeting Karma 1 Page 5