Minutes from May 19, 2007

Democratic Women of Johnson County
dwjc@embarqmail.com
Monthly Meeting
Saturday, May 19, 2007
9:00 am
Mountain City Community Center
Meeting to be called to order at 9:00 am

Conversation and breakfast

Reading and approval of the minutes from April 14, 2007 – Postponed until next meeting

Treasurer’s report – Postponed until next meeting

Proposal by the Secretary regarding copies of the agenda and minutes – Post to web and send by email except those who do not have email.

Please submit committee minutes to Kitty

Evelyn: Approved a wreath for the Veterans Memorial for Memorial Day; approved splitting list of JC vets to call to get them to attend and be honored during the July 4 celebration – Terry Warden will bring the list at the next meeting; Doug McFadden will bring up for approval our having a booth during Trade Days at the next committee meeting; concerning the call list – keep list private (it may only be used for political purposes), be circumspect, establish rapport, call in your district, assign by pairs, note with a star those you contact who seem excited about becoming involved; cost of printing 1000 copies of the brochure – Belinda will check prices at Staples and Kinkos.

Committee Meetings
Membership (Chair Carole Maulden): The Membership Committee assigned DWJC members to each of 12 voting precincts. Lists of Democratic voters from each precinct will be distributed to those assigned, for the purpose of calling potential new members.

Program and Social (Chair Helen McQueen): Helen McQueen, Chair, Lydia Lewis, Vice Chair, Evelyn Cook, Bobbie Smith, Judy Walsh. The Program and Social Committee met Sat. May 19, 2007 at 9:00AM in the Johnson County Community Center for a work session. Democratic candidates running for President in 2008 will be presented as our programs for future meetings of the Johnson County Democratic Women. June 9th meeting-Hillary by Judy Walsh or Tommy Walsh will present the history of our Johnson County Democratic Party. July 14th meeting-Judy Walsh or Tommy Walsh. August 11th meeting-Membership Committee. September 8th meeting-Obama by Evelyn. October 13th meeting-Cranberry Festival not sure on program. November 10th meeting-Richardson by Belinda. December 8th meeting-Christmas social-invite other Democratic women of the county.

Publicity and Public Relations (Chair Katherine Hegemann): Edited the brochure (Kathy is now in college and Kitty will complete the project.); arrangements needed for tent (buy), table and chairs (Flo), ice chest and ice (Flo), cups (Kitty), streamers and other decorations (Evelyn and Carole), candy (Evelyn), handouts (Carole); executive committee approved $100 for the tent; Democrat Resource Center handouts like pencils, pens, buttons (Kitty)

Next meeting will be June 9.
Adjourn meeting 10:30 am
Submitted by: Katherine Hegemann
Not Yet Approved

Meeting Change

We will NOT meet on our regularly scheduled date and time. We will meet on May 19, 2007. Our meeting will begin at 9:00 am. The meeting will be at the Community Center, which is located behind the Post Office in Mountain City. We will share breakfast and conversation followed by committee meetings. The committees will meet until they have finished with their business.

Minutes for April 14, 2007

Not Yet Approved

Johnson County Democratic Women

Regular Monthly Meeting

Saturday, April 14, 2007

10:00 am

Cook’s Cafeteria

Meeting called to order at 10:10 am

Reading and approval of the minutes from March 10, 2007

Treasurer’s report of a balance of $379.19

Challenge prizes to the Program Committee: Evelyn Cook, Lydia Lewis, Helen McQueen, Evelyn Walsh, and Judy Walsh

Program by Wanda Payne: John Edwards, Presidential Candidate for 2008

• Restoring America’s Moral Leadership in the World
• Guaranteeing Affordable, Quality Health Care for Every American
• Eliminating Poverty
• Strengthening America’s Middle Class
• Leading the Fight against Global Warming
• Halting Global Warming by Capping Carbon Emissions
• Creating the New Energy Economy and 1 Million Jobs
• Meet the Demand for More Electricity through Efficiency

Katherine Hegemann will work on fact sheets for all the Democratic candidates

Meeting items presented by Evelyn Cook, President: 4 scandals

• Paul Wolfowitz (Republican) scandal at the World Bank
• Treatment of wounded military personnel scandal
• Deleted Executive Branch e-mail regarding federal prosecutors scandal
• Firing of federal prosecutors scandal

Report: Democratic Party of Johnson County, TN by Darlene Atwood

• Officers: Terry Thompson, President; Wayne Ward, Vice President; Darlene Atwood, Secretary; Shirley Brahaney, Treasurer
• Representation on the Executive Committee by each district
• What it means to be a Democrat: Darlene will copy this and we will have as handouts.

Evelyn Cook

• An independent voter called her and said, “It’s time I got off the fence.”
• The DWJC needs to do a better job of getting the word to our members about Democratic Party general meetings
• The country is facing moral bankruptcy and we must set as our highest priority to elect a Democratic president in 2008
• The Republican in Johnson County do not see the dire consequences of staying on the current national path
• Change the next meeting to May 19, 9:00 am, Community Center, Committee meetings, seconded, and approved
• We must work district by district to get people involved in the Democratic Party
• The next meeting will not have an end time; we will work until we’re done
• We need to survey all members as to time of meetings: Should they be later?
• Publicity Committee will set a schedule for people to man the tables at festivals

Committee Assignments: Flo Bellamy, Publicity; Lynn Ong, Publicity; Joan Williams, Membership; Belinda Gelman, Publicity; Donna Rosenberg, Membership

The Publicity Committee needs to meet before May 1

Adjourned meeting at 11:12 am

Submitted by:

Katherine Hegemann

April 14, 2007

Agenda for April 14, 2007

Johnson County Democratic Women

Regular Monthly Meeting

Saturday, April 14, 2007

10:00 am

Cook’s Cafeteria

Meeting to be called to order at 10:00 am

Reading and approval of the minutes from March 10, 2007

Treasurer’s report

Program by Judy Walsh: Roles of the Political Parties

Meeting items presented by Evelyn Cook, President

Committee Reports: Membership (Chair Carole Maulden), Program and Social (Chair Helen McQueen), Publicity and Public Relations (Chair Katherine Hegemann)

Committee Meetings (last 10 minutes of the general meeting)

Adjourn meeting

Minutes for March 10, 2007

Johnson County Democratic Women

Regular Monthly Meeting

Saturday, March 10, 2007

11:00 am

Cook’s Cafeteria

Meeting called to order: 11:07 am

Attendees: Darlene Atwood, Karin Bell, Evelyn Cook, Katherine Hegemann, Mary Hazel Hensley, Dee Lewis, Lydia Lewis, Carole Maulden, Lynn Ong, Helen McQueen, Reba Robinson, Bobbie Smith, Romayne St. John, Kathy Terrill, Evelyn Walsh

To all new members: Join a committee

Reading and approval of the minutes from February 10, 2007

Treasurer’s report of $319.19

Program by Publicity and Public Relations:

• Publicity and Public Relations Report
• Monthly PSA to The Tomahawk and WMCT Radio
• Article on Evelyn Cook becoming President (Celia)
• Included in The Progress Edition of The Tomahawk on March 21 there will be an organization listing and group photo (Celia)
• DWJC Website on http://johnsoncountydemocraticwomen.blogspot.com/ (Kitty)
• Fund raisers
• Input from those present: voting and voting machines
• Brochure: Young Democratic Voters—quotes from, need for Sunrise Festival (June 1 & 2) and Trade Days (June 22-24)

Meeting items presented by Evelyn Cook, President:

• March 31 election of JCD officers and executive board, upstairs in Courtroom, 10 am
• Vote and approve of a booth at Trade Days
• History: Louis May-The Democratic Party in Johnson County meets in a phone booth and the Republicans held a scavenger hunts to find a Democrat; Look Magazine determined in the 1930s that Johnson County was the most Republican county in the US; Evelyn has a 4 volume history of the TN Democratic party up to 1040; Evelyn’s mom was made a colonel in the TN Guard shortly before her death
• Two goals: 2007 establish a Young Democrats group; 2008 get out the vote

Darlene Atwood:

• The Johnson County voting machines are safe
• In the last election, 52% of votes were cast during early voting
• By the next election, there will be Vote Centers established in the county where anyone from the county may vote early

Dee Lewis: Can a person be a member even though she can’t attend the meetings? Yes

Carol Maulden, Membership Committee: Every member will be getting a sheet of Democratic voters to call and get them involved and voting.

Adjourn meeting at 12:07 pm

Agenda for 3-10-2007

Johnson County Democratic Women

Regular Monthly Meeting

Saturday, March 10, 2007

11:00 am

Cook’s Cafeteria

Meeting called to order: 11:00 am

Reading and approval of the minutes from February 10, 2007

Treasurer’s report

Program by Publicity and Public Relations

Meeting items presented by Evelyn Cook, President

Committee Reports: Membership (Chair Carole Maulden), Program and Social (Chair Helen McQueen), Publicity and Public Relations (Chair Katherine Hegemann)

Committee Meetings (last 10 minutes of the general meeting)

Adjourn meeting

Johnson County Democratic Women
Regular Monthly Meeting
Saturday, February 10, 2007
10:00 am
Cook’s Cafeteria
Meeting called to order: 10:05 am

Present: Karin Bell, Swan Chatfield, Evelyn Cook, Kay Ferraro, Belinda Gelman, Sharon Hughes, Lydia Lewis, Carole Maulden, Theona McQueen, Kathleen Mount, Wanda Payne, Anne Perry, Reba Robinson, Romayne St. John, Kathy Terrill, Terry Thompson, Evelyn Walsh, Judy Walsh

Carole Maulden read the minutes from January 20, 2007. Romayne St. John motioned that the minutes be approved, with Karin Bell seconding. The motion carried.

Treasurer reported a bank balance of $174.19, with dues coming in to increase that balance.

Evelyn Cook spoke to the group regarding several matters:

• The By-Laws need further reviewing and that will be done at a later meeting.
• Attendance at the meetings is crucial – “if everyone does a little, then no one person has to do a lot.”
• The committees are the backbone of the organization. A brief description of each committee was given so that new members could choose.
• A committee for putting together a history of the Democratic Party in Johnson County would be good. Darlene Atwood has access to information, Evelyn Walsh is a valuable source for anecdotes and Terry Thompson could provide information from the archives.

Evelyn Cook asked if there was any new business. There being none, she turned the floor over to Lydia Lewis.

Lydia Lewis introduced Judy Walsh, who gave a presentation on Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House:

• Nancy Pelosi is the first woman to hold the position.
• The position is second in line to the Presidency.
• Nancy Pelosi is a strong advocate of civil rights, education and environmental & conservation issues. She is a champion of the underdog.

Evelyn Cook presented the idea of a program on the candidates and the group agreed that would be a good idea.

The group separated into committees:

• Membership Committee
  New members Sharon Hughes and Kathleen Mount
  Darlene Atwood appointed as Vice-chairman.
  Suggested participation in The Tomahawk’s “Progress Addition”. Wanda Payne arranged photo shoot for Friday, February 16 at the Methodist Church on Church Street.
• Program and Social Committee
  New members Anne Perry, Theona McQueen, Reba Robinson
  Lydia Lewis appointed Vice-chairman.
  March 10th meeting: Publicity and Public Relations Committee
  April 14th meeting: Judy Walsh-Roles of the political parties
  May 12th meeting: Candidate program.
• Publicity and Public Relations
  New members Belinda Gelman, Karin Bell, Kathy Terrill, Kay Ferraro
  Kay Ferraro appointed Vice-chairman.

Brochure will present Democratic Party history which will then focus on Democratic Women.

Asked group to bring to the next meeting some item of information about the Johnson Co. Democratic Party

Adjourn: 11:05 am

Respectfully Submitted: Carole Maulden
Date: February 13, 2007