AMERICAN HIBISCUS SOCIETY 2006 Annual Convention


The Seedling Evaluation Committee met	The membership listened

Katie McClain, Damon Veach, Gloria White, John Cocolis, Jim Courtright	Dale and Cindi Armstrong, Roz Merritt

A break in the meeting to draw some raffle tickets	Director-elect Wayne and Sharon Cameron from Bandera TX, check their numbers

The Louisiana contingent had lucky numbers	Rick Landers and Cindy Erndt choose raffle plants

Seed Bank Chairman Bob Carran reports on his activities	Secretary Pat Merritt delivers the Nomenclature Committee report for Chairman Rick Osgood

Director-elect Fred Roush wants the floor	Dr. Armand Zilioli and Bob Carran

Past AHS President Zelma Neef installs the new
officers while current president Rita Hall observes.
President Sam Andrews, Director Fred Roush, Secretary
Pat Merritt, Director Bradley Christian, Director Wayne
Cameron, 1st VP Roz Merritt (2nd VP Paul Felsberg
was out of the country)

Zelma Neef installs two Directors appointed to fill
resignation vacancies. Rick Landers and Eddie Griffith


Val Longson maintains the surprise element by covering the awards	Master of Ceremonies Walter Bisselle

Past AHS President Curt Sinclair extolling the virtues of a raffle plant	Newly appointed Director Eddie Griffith, running up the price of a Beachball

British Virgin Islands group: Barbara Ray (now living in England), Laverne Thomas, BVI President and AHS Director Linda Hagenson	Lila Mulholland and her lovely daughters Amelia and Marie Mulholland

Director Bradley Christian and fellow St. Croix resident Audrey McCarthy	Irene Collins, Bob and Wendy Collins

Director and Parliamentarian Ed and Jane Flory	Dave and Rae Flanders

Jim and Mary Bridges	President Sam and Lynn Andrews