Winter Meeting Minutes
The Wet/Dry Routes Chapter met in Kinsley, Kansas for its winter meeting on January 23, 2005. Officers elected for 2005 were David Clapsaddle, President and Program Director; Barbara German, Vice President; Robert Sallee, Secretary and Treasurer. In other business, the committee to replace the History Day Award with some other project reported. The chapter approved the award of cash prizes for 5th grade students in a poster contest. An announcement was made with regard to the Richard Dryden Memorial project. The Fort Dodge/Dodge City/Cimarron Chapter has agreed to cosponsor the project, an interpretive marker on the Fort Hays-Fort Dodge Road to be placed at Fort Dodge. The Chapter also approved the placement of two additional interpretive markers at Sibley’s Ridge and Plain Camp. Other business included the book signing for Jon Bauman’s Santa Fe Passage: a Novel scheduled for Tuesday, March 22 at 7 P.M at the Jordaan Library in Larned. Prior to the book signing, the chapter will meet at 6 P.M. for its spring meeting. Also approved was the $150.00 honorarium for the day’s program.

The chapter will participate in the selling of the new Santa Fe Trail note cards, featuring the watercolors done by Doug Holdread for the special SFT calendar sponsored by the Trinidad National Bank in 1997. The original watercolors are at the Santa Fe Trail Center at Larned. Note cards are available at the Last Chance Store or at the Santa Fe Trail Center. The Faye Anderson Award was presented to the Larned State Hospital for its preservation of Santa Fe Trail sites on the hospital property. Dr. Mark Scutter, Superintendent, accepted the award in behalf of the hospital. Following the business meeting, a program of period music was presented by Jon and Betsy Goering of Newton, Kansas.

The Wet/Dry Routes Seminar "Before Becknell" will be on Saturday, May 7 at Fort Larned National Historic Site. The seminar will be in conjunction with the Fort Larned Old Guard’s annual meeting.

Chapter Dues
Chapter 2005 dues in the amount of $10.00 are due at the January meeting or may be mailed to Alice Clapsaddle, 215 Mann, Larned, Kansas, 67550. Checks should be made out to the Wet/Dry Routes Chapter. "Printable Dues Form".
Do Not send dues to the Santa Fe Trail Center.

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