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4 THE SOJOURNER

NATIONAL SECRETARY’S DESK

Dear Secretaries and members:

I am using the format of numbering my comments for emphasis and to make it easier
to read.

1.It is paramount and imperative that ALL Chapter Secretaries and/or their Assis-
tant Secretaries to be registered, gain access to, and utilize both our National So-
journers® website and our database (MMS). You must have a username and pass-
word for the website and, for security reasons, you must have a SEPARATE username and password for the
MMS. Our webmaster and IT Chairman, Brother Bill Hickey will be most happy to help you with these en-
deavors. The webmaster can be contacted at webmaster@nationalsojourners.org.

2.The National President, Brother Wayne Barnes, wants ALL Chapter Secretaries to contact their living
members and verify the following information is correct in the MMS in their member’s profiles – mailing ad-
dress, phone numbers and email address. If you see that other information is incorrect, please update their
record. Contacting your members not only provides us with valuable information - it allows YOU the oppor-
tunity to communicate with members you have not seen in years or you may not know. Use that opportunity to
invite them to a meeting, find out what kind of programs they would like to enjoy at a Chapter meeting, or see
if they would like to participate in a committee or other function of the Chapter.

3.This year’s Chapter Annual Report (CAR) is currently being updated based on the feedback from various
Chapter Secretaries. The CAR will be sent out to the Secretaries and it will be posted in the Chapter Secretary
Area of the website once we finish updating it. Once you have your annual meeting, have elected and in-
stalled your new officers PLEASE fill it out and send it to hq@nationalsojourners.org . The final due date is 31
July but I hope the majority of the Chapters send the CAR in May or June. Thank you for your cooperation!

Sincerely and Fraternally,

Mark W. Underwood

01 July 2021 Thru 20 January 2021

New Clubs
Western Nebraska Club has been formed under Omaha Chapter #19

New Chapters
None

New Camps
Maj Gen John Clark Camp has been formed under Dobbins Chapter #434
Gen Elijah Clarke Camp has been formed under Lyman Hall Chapter #557
Musket Ball Camp has been formed under Minuteman Chapter #995
King Solomon Camp has been formed under Grand Masters Chapter #996

In-Memorium Chapters
Yosemite Chapter #520
East Valley Chapter #521
Prisoner of War Chapter #523

Closed Chapters
None