5 June 2009

Call to Grande

The 2009-2010 Grande Promenade will be conducted in Birmingham, AL on 10 and 11 July 2009. The hotel hosting this Promenade will be the Headquarters Hotel for the Promenade and Cheminot: Park Inn Motel, 7901 Crestwood Avenue, Birmingham Alabama (1-205-951-0700). Cost of room will be $64.95 per night, plus taxes. Mention the 40/8 for this rate.

Registration will begin at 12:00 pm Friday, 10 July 2009 at the motel. Registration cost of $25.00 will cover Hospitality Room and food provided in Hospitality Room following the Promenade. On Saturday, 11 July 2009, Registration will be at American Legion Post 171, located on the corner of 1^st Avenue North and 84^th Street (Exit 132, I-59).

General Business will be conducted in accordance with the following rules taken from the Grande Constitution and By-laws:

1. In the Grande Promenade every Voiture Locale shall be entitled to three (3) delegates and three (3) alternates for the First fifteen (15) members, and one (1) additional delegate and one (1) alternate for each additional fifteen (15) members or major fraction thereof, provided, the delegate registration fee has been paid and that all current indebtedness and per capita tax shall have been received by the Grande Commissaire Intendent prior to such Grande Promenade; provided further, that each Voiture Locale shall have representation only for the paid-up members as reported by the Correspondant National. Any Voiture Locale that has reported membership of less than Charter strength (10 members) will not be entitled to have any delegates.

2. All Grande Chef de Gares Passe, while in good standing in their respective Voiture Locales and the Grande Voiture du Alabama, shall be delegates for life to all Grande Promenade of the Grande Voiture du Alabama with one (1) vote to be exercised only when present in person and duly registered as delegate.

3. The vote of every Voiture Locale shall be equal to the number of registered delegates to which the Voiture Locale is entitled, regardless of the number delegates present as provided in Rule 1.

4. Remember to get a copy of Resolutions for an office or other business that you want to come before the Grande to the Grand Correspondant as soon as possible.

5. Immediately following business in the Grand Cheminot, a Southland Dixie Promenade Meeting will be convened. Representatives of all Voitures and Cabanes need to be present, as a status report on progress will be given, finalization of the Pocket Planner Sales will take place, and an overall assessment will be discussed.

Benny G. Seals

203 Bishop Mountain Road

Grant, Alabama 35747

b.seals@charter.net

1-256-582-1503