Minutes of October 1999 Populace Meeting

October 26, 1999

At sometime between 7:30 and 7:36pm the meeting was called to order by our Seneschale in room 132 of New Cabell Hall.

OLD BUSINESS

• RMI: Scott is planning on creating new dies for us. Gio is still looking for the other half of the old ones. MoAS has agreed to have minting parties at Hand Crafters. There will also be minting parties planned for other times.
• Scheduling: Our Seneschale has made a decision as to what our schedule for Dance and Hand Crafters will be. Hopefully this one will hold for awhile. Starting November 1, 1999 scheduling will be as follows:
  • Populace and Fiber Arts will retain their respect Tuesday slots.
  • Week 1 of ANY MONTH: Dance on Wednesday.
  • Week 2: Hand Crafters on Wednesday
  • Week 3: Dance on Thursday
  • Week 4: Hand Crafters on Thursday.
  • Week 5: (When applicable) wasn't really discussed.
    
• Anniversary Event: Trishka is still autocratting. April 1 or April 8 seems to be the dates that we need to chose between. The main question is "Do we want this to be on a Royal Weekend or not?" A possible site was Oakridge, but due to a lack of usable kitchen was decided against for now. We are planning on a battle for Afton Mountain for the event. Palio ponies, gaming, and A&S competition, points battles are all ideas we are knocking around. Possibly even a big ball with a dance competition. We shall see.  

NEW BUSINESS:

• We are planning on putting in a bid for Summer University 2000. Anne Westbrook has offered to autocrat.
  

OFFICER'S REPORTS

(Herald and Rapier Marshal absent--No reports)

• Web Minister
  a) Calendar is fairly up-to-date. David requests that updates with more "rigid" information be made as quickly as possible whenever an update is needed.
  b) Directions page is continually being updated.
  c) New page will be added for Hand Crafters as soon as a schedule of handcrafts has been set up.
  d) Need pictures of Chatelaine and Chronicler.
• Chronicler
  a) Letter needs to be sent to Kingdom regarding new Chronicler.
• Dance Master Extraordinare
  a) Currently looking at new dance sites within the city and county schools. Piedmont Community College is also being looked into.
  b) Revels at RMI-- please make your requests for dance you want to do!!!
  c) Planning on scheduling a once-a-month dance practice after fighter practice on Sundays. Something along the lines of: watch the fighters practice (in garb), have a potluck, then dance till our feet fall off.
• De-facto Heavy Marshal
  a) 6-8 new people showing up.
  b) He's planning on a helmet-making class on a Saturday
  c) Scott has been approached about Isenfir possibly holding a war practice for Company of the Bay sometime in January. He will look into the Kingdom rules and regulations regarding this, and also for a possible place to hold it.
  d) Someone will be asking Judith of Massam's husband-to-be (??) if he will be willing to run archery practice.
• Minister of Arts and Sciences
  a) Needs more responses to what people wish to teach, learn, etc at Handcrafters. Toby will teach a mead class. Some other suggestions are: simple garb making, running games at RMI, and Elizabethan garb and culture.
• Exchequer
  a) We have $409.20 in spendable cash in the account, and 3 reservations for Revels at RMI.
• Chatelaine
  a) Kristin--nothing new, really. Suggested fliers to be put up for the once a month Sunday almost-demos.
  b) Toby will get in further contact with the people from the Triangle Demo.
  c) Teri is looking into doing a Demo at Piedmont Community College, possible sometime in February, 2000.

EVENTS OF THE MONTH

Following the meeting, a planning meeting for the Revel at the Red Mountain Inn was held.

See the CALENDAR for a summary of planned activities