Attendees: Ed Goldwasser, Maxwell Colon, Hannah Deutch, Elliot Donn, Jerry Blum, Don Feldman, Jerry Farris, Monte Mayer, Steve Zeitz, Joe Fleischman, Nelson Mellitz, Mrs. Bailor, Jake Kaatz, Sheldon Ohren
Staff: NED Herb Rosenbleeth; DOO Larry Richardson; Nikki Salzman
Subject:117th Annual National Convention
- Make your reservations now!
- We’re still looking to see if we can get a program for Sunday night
- Monday:
- there will be a full day tour.
- We will leave the hotel at approximately 9:30
- Naval base at 10AM – wear sneakers
- Lunch
- Tour of Rowena’s Jelly and Jam factory
- Myer Moses’ house will open special for us. He was the first Jewish settler in the area
- MacArthur Memorial
- Return to the hotel between 5 and 5:30
- Evening program will be put on by the Museum
- Tuesday:
- Morning memorial service at Town Point Park
- NEC Meeting
- Wednesday:
- Joint Opening - Speaker will be General Magnus
- Business sessions start Wed afternoon
- Evening: Century Club
- Thursday:
- Admiral Gretchen Herbert will be a speaker
- Evening: the JWVA Banquet
- Friday:
- Shabbat services
- Friday night many departments will have dinners
- Saturday
- Shabbat services
- NMAJMH Meetings
- Commander’s Banquet
- Does the location of the convention make a difference in terms of attendance?
- Yes, it’s a factor
- Many of our members are on the east coast
- We also need to keep in mind the cost of getting our staff to the convention location
