Date: November 12, 2007
Time: 6:55 p.m.
Location: Holiday Inn Select (Poplar at I-240), Memphis, Tennessee
Attendance:

• Total Attendance: 51 members and visitors

Pledge of Allegiance

Prayer: Reverend Cliff McWhorter

Call to Order: President John Schultz

Introduction of Guests: Linda Smothers, Woody Berry, Bryn Dickie, Emma Hart, Robert Wetzel

Announcements

• John read a letter from Lee Hutchison thanking MSSI for helping with Clanjamfry.
  
• The Celtic Fest in Jackson, TN, November 3, was attended by 2000-3000 people.
  
• Nine MSSI members manned the phones at the WKNO Auction with five remaining until the end (late night). MSSI was well represented with a vase by Agnes Stark and the Simpsons purchased a Tiffany lamp.
  
• Mary Ann said the Christmas Party will be held December 10, and will be a pot luck. Dress up in your Christmas best, and bring a $5 gift for the gift exchange plus a toy for Toys for Tots. She will notify members of the place.
  
• Burns Nicht will be held Saturday evening, January 26, at Woodland Hills Country Club. The cost is $50 for members until January 1, and $60 for nonmembers. Patrons will be $70 and Benefactors $100. There will also be a Scotch tasting and music will be provided by Celtic World.
  
• The slate of officers for 2008 was presented by Sammy:
  
• President- John Schultz, Vice President – Debbie Selmansberger, Secretary – Mary Clausi, Treasurer – Tom Lewis, Members-at-Large – Sue Malone, Mary Ann Lucas, and Jackie Garner. Sheena Rose moved that we accept the slate as read and Mary Ann seconded. The vote was unanimous.
  
• The St. Andrew’s Day Tea will be held at Crumpets on Saturday, December 1, from 3 – 5 p.m. It will be a high cream tea and gentlemen are welcomed. We can only accept 25 reservations - $20 a ticket – so please reserve your place early with Sue Malone.
  
• Cheryl Noland is looking for items for the Silent Auction for Burns Nicht.

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Program – Scotland 101: Culture & Fine Arts, cont.

A special thank you and recognition was given to all Veterans in honor of Veterans Day.

The program was as follows:

• Ken Noe spoke on engineers, inventors, and scientists.
  
• Guest speaker Emma Hart, a student a Rhodes College, gave a delightful presentation on dialect, food, and Burns Nicht suppers.
  
• Sammy Rich told the group about the history of golf in Scotland.

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Door Prizes:
Two door prizes were also given.

Next month we will have the Christmas Party in lieu of a program. The meeting was adjourned at 8:05 p.m.