WBL Board Meeting

December 16, 1998

Present: Jim Allen Barb Doran Steve Robinson

Rae Dethlefsen David Genne Lee Jensen

Kathy Kruskal David Ruderman Bryan Coleman

Due to the fact that I was late, the Treasurer's Report and the

President's Report are courtesy of Barb Doran

The meeting was called to order at 7:30.

Treasurer's report:

1. We have $5047.08 (includes the December Sectional, but not

the Unit Games), which is $4000 less than we had last year. Since the

Directory cost about $4000, this was essentially a break-even year.

There is about $1200 in roofing expenses still to be paid ($1400 has

already been spent), in addition to $300 in installation fees). These

expenses will be reimbursed by Kensington at the rate of $500 a month.

The next Bulletin and rent and the bulletins for the January Sectional

have been paid for. Kruskal moved (seconded by Doran) to approve the

Treasurer's report. The motion passed.

2. Allen raised the issue of increasing the recompense for

hosting board

meetings. Robinson will look into the issue and report at the next

meeting.

President's Report:

1. The District Executive Committee raised GNT fees at the

club level to $7.00 ($6.00 to District and $1.00 to the ACBL).

2. Rosemary Marx donated a stove and refrigerator to the

KCC. (The stove is

not hooked up yet.)

3. We need to appoint a Parking Chairman to help regulate the

parking

situation at the KCC. It was suggested that we publish our parking

regulations in the NVBA Bulletin, and that we place no parking signs on

Armory Place where our players should not be parking. We may be able to

get the Warner Building (just across Conn. Ave) on Saturday and Sunday

for additional parking.

4. The sound baffles are scheduled to be put up January 19th.

Secretary's Report: Doran moved (Robinson seconded) that the

November minutes be approved as corrected. The motion passed.

Reports:

David Genne:

1. Genne reported the results of the survey on the LM-NLM

game favor keeping the game in pairs format.

2. The NLM Sectional will be June 3-6, 1999; the LM-NLM game

will be June 10th.

David Ruderman: Ruderman reported that he has received the

sanction for the STaC.

Lee Jensen: Jensen reported that there were 465 1/2 tables at

the December tournament. He would like to have a restaurant guide for

the January tournament. We will hold a joint roast for Beth Palmer and

Bill Pettis at the March tournament, and we need an MC.

Ted Ying (by Kruskal):

1. Web Site: Our new web site address will go into effect on

or about January 1: http:\www.wbl-unit.org. Ying will maintain both

accounts as long as he can be expects the original server to go down

about the end of the year. Hits are up by a lot for the last month.

2. Education: Barbara Summers and Bill Colligan are teaching

at Redlands. They have incurred $83.83 in expenses. Summers thinks

there is someone to teach at Blair.

3. Signs: Ying has two No Parking signs to put out at the

unit game and materials for three more. If not on there already, the

signs need to read No WBL Parking.

4. Computer: The keyboard and floppy disk drive need to be

replaced.

Kathy Kruskal:

1. Kruskal reported that she is working on GNT flyers.

2. The Non-Lm tournament has been scheduled at the Kensington

Community Center.

Frances Burke (by Kruskal): Cheer and Sympathy: Paul McMullin

had surgery; Charlotte Borasky is ailing; Al Rosenthal has died.

Steve Robinson: Robinson reported that the last match is being

played tonight.

Barb Doran: Doran reported that Kitty Gottfried thinks that

everything is under control for the Christmas Party. Gifts for

outstanding volunteers will be presented to Allen Tennenbaum, Frances

Burke and Madge Gallant. Allen reported that members of the Ladies

Auxiliary of the Kensington Fire Department may help serve dinner.

Old Business: There was no old business.

New Business: There was no new business.

The next meeting will be January 20, 1999, at the home of

Frances Burke. The February meeting will be on the 17th at a place to

be determined.

Directions: Take Beltway to Exit 30, north toward Columbia on

29. Left on Greencastle; left on Old Columbia; left on Perrywood to

14517. Phone (301) 384-6103.

Allen thanked Robinson for the fine hospitality, and the meeting

adjourned at 8:40 p.m.

Respectfully

submitted

Rae Dethlefsen