COMMANDER'S CORNER
By Gary Weigel

I hope this finds all of you healthy and in good spirits. We have a fair amount of material to cover in this issue.

First, the NWTA held its spring Board of Directors meeting in Portage, Indiana on March 7th. No earth shattering business came up. Chris Hess and I attended (Chris will submit a report to Lauri for the newsletter).

I received forms for those of you who wish to attend the Quebec event. You must complete them for customs to cover your muskets and arms. The deadline for registration to Quebec for the Crown Forces is June 6th so, I need to know by not later than May 22nd. Anyone past this deadline is out of luck. I will be happy to answer any questions at our muster.

Next, I received registration paperwork for the Feast of the Hunters Moon. Anyone wishing to use Modem camping, the DEADLINE to register is June 15th. Contact me for the forms. Anyone else wishing to attend this event and camp l8th century must notify me by August 1st because the DEADLINE is August 15th. The Feast officials require that any regiment that is going to camp 18th century must register as a regiment.

I look forward to seeing you all in April.

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY
Or, the Treasurer's Report
by Mike Sawyer

We are not rich, but we do have $400 in our account. Not a lot. But, it is a free checking account. So, it has cost us nothing; our "free gift" was the printing of the checks. This great sum is about double what we had BEFORE we began collecting dues. Our dues brought in about $200. Not big money, but then we each act as our own commissary. As a unit, we should think about the money and how we can raise more money without going back to ourselves each time. I do not have any quick answers, but I will ask each of you to think about this.

At the December 1998 meeting the unit committed to spending an amount not to exceed $50 to obtain micro-fiche on the unit records.

I am reporting, on a monthly basis, to the unit commander the income expenses being made. Gary will receive a copy of the bank statement on a monthly basis. Annually, I am asking that the unit fund be audited by a unit member. In that way we can all be comfortable with how our money is being expended as well as where the money originated. If we ever do find a way to make more money, which we will then spend, it will be an important step for us.

Everyone currently in the unit has paid their dues. The roster will be available at the Spring Muster.

Finally, our temporary web site address is: http://members.aol.com/marcryans/brunswich.htm

Mike Sawyer