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President
Eddie
Cox- Hella
Executive Special Called
Meeting There was a special call executive meeting and brunch
held at the Hella Shrine Clown Facility on Saturday October 16, 2004. President Eddie Fireplug Cox called the meeting to
order at 11:19 AM. President Eddie Fireplug Cox thanked everyone for
taking the time out of their busy schedules to attend the meeting. TSCA Chaplain Don Lil-Bit Henson gave invocation. First Vice President Joe Lester led the
Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. The following TSCA Officers and members were in
attendance. Eddie Cox TSCA
President, Joe Lester TSCA 1st Vice President, Dwayne Cochran
TSCA 2nd Vice President, Robert Mantle TSCA Secretary/
Treasurer, Randell Dunn TSCA Parliamentarian, Donald Henson TSCA Chaplain,
Robert Chesser TSCA Assemblymen. TSCA Members, Jim Wells, Chad Cox, Vernon
Holgain, Larry Christensen, Steve Ditsworth, Charles Holland, Joe Corley,
and Odell Kolaczkowski. President Eddie Cox presented the TSCA officers present
with a personal ID Badge. Eddie requests all officers to wear their badges
to all TSCA functions. President Eddie Cox reminded everyone that the
Mid-Winter dates would be March 10th through 13th. 2005. Midwinter will be held will be held at
the Hampton Inn at 1700 Rodeo Drive in Mesquite at the Mesquite Rodeo
grounds. All Mid-Winter data and
registration forms will be posted on the Clown Web-Site in a few weeks. Eddie stated the theme for mid-winter will be
remembering the past as we look to the future. The Texas Shrine Clown Association started in 1960. Eddie Cox feels there are a lot of
memories about the Association and he would like to bring some of them
up. Eddie will be sending out a
letter to all unit Presidents requesting information on all units, their
beginning to present. President
Eddie Cox will be requesting information and pictures of all Past TSCA Presidents
so that each can be honored at the awards dinner on Saturday night. One of the topics for discussion was the involvement of
the elected Assemblymen. Eddie Cox
would like the Assemblymen to be more involved with the judging at
mid-winter and state. President Cox
will bring the matter up for discussion at the Clown Mid-Winter in March. The discussion of changing and making corrections to the
TSCA judging forms were discussed.
Joe Cole Past President of the Texas Shrine Clown Association submitted
some ideas and suggestions to enhance the current judging forms. Copies of Joes forms were distributed
along with the current TSCA judging forms for discussion. After an extensive discussion it was
agreed to adapt some of the suggestions and changes. A motion was made by Robert Chesser and
second by Randell Dunn to except the changes. Motion carried by unanimous vote. The changes will be presented to the membership at Mid-Winter
in March.
1st Vice President
Joe
Lester-Arabia
2nd Vice President
Wayne
Cochran-Sharon
Secretary/Treasurer
Bob
Mantle - Hella
Chaplain
Don
Henson-Hella
Parliamentarian
Randall
Dunn - Hella
Assemblymen
Robert
Chesse-Khiva Lubbock
Don
Billings-Arabia
Eddie
Wood-Moslah
Past Presidents and
Board of Directors
60-61 Barney Koepp-BEN HUR*
61-62 Max O. Slade-BEN HUR*
62-63 Jack Walders-KHIVA*
63-64 Fred Stancliff Sr.-ARABIA*
64-65 Clint McKethan-KAREM
65-66 Ralph L. Davis-SHARON
66-67 L. Troy Woerner-HELLA*
67-68 L. Ed Travis-ALZAFAR
68-69 Al E. Peveto-EL MINA
69-70 Harold Bristol-MASKAT
70-71 J.R. Brady-MOSLAH
71-72 Cecil Gilum-SUEZ
72-73 Alvin H. Jones-BEN HUR
73-74 Porter Ridlehuber-KAREM*
74-75 Bill Coffey-ALZAFAR*
75-76 C. L. Osborn-ARABIA
76-77 J. H. Armstrong-EL MINA
77-78 John W. Brown-SHARON*
78-79 J. Tom Shelton-MOSLAH *
79-80 W. C. Watts-EL MINA*
80-81 Eddie Jones-BEN HUR
81-82 Marion Moore-KHIVA*
82-83 Joe Gulinson-ALZAFAR*
83-84 John S. Gordon-ARABIA
84-85 Homer Kennedy-SHARON
85-86 Dale Kell-SUEZ
86-87 Randall Dunn-HELLA
87-88 James Blackburn-EL MINA
88-89 Coy Hart-MOSLAH
89-90 Joe Cole-BEN HUR
90-91 Gordon Williams-ALZAFAR *
91-92 Floyd Crawley-SHARON
92-93 Don Billings-ARABIA
93-94 Mike Coffey-ALZAFAR
94-95 Bill Arrendale-BEN HUR
95-96 Kenny Williams-KAREM
96-97 Barney Johnson-SUEZ
97-98 Pete Peters-SHARON
98-99 Dennis Greenawald-Hella
Wesley
Henson*
99-00 Butch Davis-Al Amin
00-01 H. Leighton Roddy-Moslah
01-02 Bennie Bowers-Alzafar
02-03 Jim Fite-Sharon *
03-04 George White-Moslah
*Deceased
President Eddie Cox addressed the Rules and Regulation for the conduct and judging of competition for the Texas Shrine Clown Association. Under Article 111 Judging Section C. Judges Instruction Meeting. Eddie said he would be holding this years judges meeting following the Clown Breakfast at TSA. Several of the units are having trouble making the judges meeting on Thursday afternoon. The Friday morning meeting will provide adequate time because competition does-not starts until late afternoon on Friday. Letters will be sent to all unit Presidents notifying them of this change. The time and place will be in the letter. This will be discussed at Clown Mid-Winter.
At this year Mid-Winter President Eddie Cox is going to issue a Presidents award. There will be awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place competition. Here are the rules for competition.
1. All clown units may compete, can use 3 or more clowns. Only one person can be made-up per unit.
2. Take a person from street clothes to a full clown look. Make-up, Costume, Clown Shoes, Props are allowed.
3. Any type of clown is allowed, Whiteface, Auguste, Tramp and Character.
4. Each clown unit has 15 minutes to complete the task.
The Judges will be six grade classes of students. Each will pick their favorite clown unit. The unit with the most number picked will be first, then 2nd and then 3rd.
The subject of adding one man Parade Ability to competition was discussed. A review of the ISCA rules and guidelines were discussed. The idea showed no interest and died for a lack of a vote and second.
The following issues were discussed regarding the Mid-Winter Judging Criteria and Guidelines for Competition. It was suggested to delete number six (6) which reads During all judging there will be ABSOLUTELY no objects in the contestants hands, no electrical devices, no flashing lights, etc. Except for Character Clowns. A motion was made by Donald Henson seconded by Joe Lester motion passed by unanimous vote.
Robert Chesser of the Kiva Klowns made a motion to amend Article lll Judging paragraph A in the Rules and Regulations for the conduct of judging of competition for the Texas Shrine Clown Association.
Paragraph A currently reads: Quantity: One judge and one alternate. Each competing unit must provide a judge, those eligible judges to be President or Vice-President or, in their absence, a past unit President, in that order.
Proposed change to read: Quantity: One judge and one alternate. Each competing unit must provide a judge, those eligible judges to be President or Vice President or in their absence an appointed designated Shriner from the competing Temple selected at the discretion of the competing unit.
After discussion the motion was seconded by first Vice President Joe Lester and the motion passed unanimously.
In closing President Eddie Cox invited everyone to Clown at the twilight parade at the State Fair of Texas and offered Free Passes and parking for all that wanted to attend.
The meeting adjourned in peace and harmony at 1:40 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Bob Checkers Mantle
Secretary / Treasurer