Barbara Kennelly: “Yes. I really want to thank Betty Ann Tanner, wife of former Member John Tanner. Another thing I am going to say quickly…”

“Yes. I really want to thank Betty Ann Tanner, wife of former Member John Tanner. Another thing I am going to say quickly is we are working very closely with the Auxiliary. This afternoon, I am going to read the names of former Members who have died this year, and this afternoon at 6 p.m. we are going to have a memorial. It was my visit to the European community where they had the most wonderful, wonderful memorial to their members who had died that year. And another one in Canada that some of our Members went to, and I want to have something like that this afternoon so I hope you can come. Staff has put a great deal of thought into it. Now we are going to have the election of our board of directors. Every year at our annual meeting we ask the membership to elect new officers and board members. The candidates are running unopposed. Everybody who wants to say ``yea,'' say ``yea.'' I doubt there will be any ``nays.'' For the Association's board of directors, the candidates are: Ann Marie Buerkle of New York Bob Clement of Tennessee Mike Ferguson of New Jersey Phil Gingrey of Georgia Dan Maffei of New York L.F. Payne of Virginia Tom Petri of Wisconsin Nick Rahall of West Virginia. All in favor of electing these eight former Members to our board of directors, please say ``yea.'' Any opposed? Hearing no ``nays,'' the slate has been elected by the membership, and I congratulate them on their election and the work they are going to do. Next, we will elect our executive committee.…”