Ad-daleel., 1946-06-19
ANNUAL. EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
OF THE MIDWEST FEDERATION OF
AMERICAN SYRIAN LEBANON CLUBS
Minutes of Meeting of May IL. ls46

Inc 1870 annual meeting OF Ine Executive
Board of the Federation was held at the
Claypool Hotel in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The meeting was opened with prayer at $3.50
PM, on Sunday, May IL, 1916.
The following members of the Executive
Board were present: Fred Alexander, presi-
dent; A. Joseph Maloof, secretary; George
Deeb, treasurer; Sam Saad, past president;
Mike F. Tanner, Governor of Ind; Fred
Bonahoom, of Michigan City, Indiana, repre-
senting the First V ice-Presiden t; Miner
Haddad, past president; A. A.. Haddad, past
president; Mike Borane, past president
Charles Ryia, Governor of Hin S; Mike
Stephan, past president; Minor George, Gov
ernor of Ohio; Fred J. Salem, Second Vice
President; Miss Lucille Hero, representing
Mrs. j. H. Hero, Governor of Wisconsin,;
William H. Abboud, Governor of Nebraska.
Many other guests and members of the
Federation from many parts of the United
States were present and took an active in
terest in this meeting and expressed sincere
interest in the future welfare and work of the
Federation.
The secretary was assisted by Miss Evelyn
Hilder of Indianapolis, Indiana, who compiled
the minutes for this meeting.
This meeting was preceded by a dance at
the American Syrian Lebanon Club Hall at
2245 E. Riverside Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana,
Saturday evening May II, 1916 and by a Ban
quet on Sunday May IL, 1916 at 100 PM. in
the Claypool Hotel in honor of the Executive
Board Members and Guests.
The minutes of the previous Executive
Board Meeting held at Milwaukee, Wis, on
December |, 1915, were read by your secre-
tary A motion was made by Mike Tanner,
and seconded by Mike Borane to accept the
minutes as read, with exception that All of
the returning soldiers be admitted into the
Federation and into individual clubs free of
dues be changed to read, All of the return
ing soldiers honorablY discharged be admitted
into the Federation and into individual clubs
free of dues'". The motion was seconded
voted and carried.
A letter was read from Mrs. J. H. Hero,
Governor of Wisconsin, requesting that Miss
Lucille Hero, represent her as Governor of
Wisconsin. A motion was made by Miner
Haddad to accept Miss Hero, as representing
Mrs. j. H. Hero, governor of Wisconsin. The
motion was seconded by Mike Tanner, voted
upon and carried.
The secretary reported the following new
members were accepted into the Federation:
Syrian American Victory Club, GAINESVILLE,
Wisconsin.
St. George Syrian Orthodox Sunday School
Guild, Cleveland, Ohio.
Georgian Stars of ST. George Church,
Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The Wits, Indianapolis, Indiana.
A letter from Hollywood, California, was
read by the secretary wherein the "46'rs of
California Club" asked for admittance into
the Midwest Federation. A discussion fol-
lowed. Mike Stephan made a motion that we
accept them conditionally, subject to the ap-
proval and acceptance of the convention dele
gates at the next meeting. This motion was
seconded by Mike Tanned, voted upon, and
carried.
A bill from Mr.. A. F. Zainey for $1,000
for the publication of Federation News in the