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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

OMSA holds elections for two Directors every year and OMSA officers (President, Vice-President, Secretary and

Treasurer) every second year as approved by the General Mernbership in August 2005. The term of a Director is three

years, that of an OMSA officer four years. These "staggered" elections prevent a possible 100% turnover of the Board

of Directors, thus avoiding the loss of continuity of experience.

In 2011, the term of office for Director Nathan Weiss and Director Chris Cawthorne will expire.

In accordance with A~nticle VI, Section 2 of the By-Laws of the Orders and Medals Society of America, Inc. and acting

on instructions from the President, the Secretary hereby issues a call for nominations for two (2) Directors of the Orders and Medals Society of America, Inc. to be elected at the Annual meeting in Jacksonville, Florida in August 2011. The

director’s terms will run from September 15, 2011 through September 14, 2014.

Please tender all nominations to the Secretary’s office at: Post Office Box 540, Claymont, DE 19703-0540. Any member in good standing and entitled to vote by mail may submit to the Secretary, in writing, nominations, provided only that no member may so nominate more the one (1) individual for any individual office.

Nominations must be received by the Secretary on or before April 1, 2011 in order to qualify. This early date is necessary to provide the Secretary sufficient time to contact and hear from each nominee (who must personally accept or decline the nomination to the specific office) and to prepare the ballots to be dispatch with the May-June issue of the Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America to all those members eligible to vote.

Please make your nominations early. Your timely action will give the Secretary a better opportunity to contact and hear from all nominees.

Thank you, Clyde L. Tinklepaugh, Jr. Secretary

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"OMSA 2010": ON THE COLUMBIA

Coburn L. Grabenhorst Jr.

"OMSA 2010," the 51st Annual Convention of the Orders and Medals Society of America, was held at

the Red Lion Hotel on the River (that is, the beautiful Columbia River) in Portland, Oregon, from August 12- 15, 2010, virtually in the shadows of Oregon’s majestic Mt. Hood and its Washington neighbor Mt. St. Helens. The handsome downtown Portland cityscape, some three miles south was pleasantly over-powered by the natural beauty of the Columbia, the activity on the water and nearby mountains. The clear, bright weather certainly made this one of the most dynamic and beautiful settings of any OMSA convention (Figure 1).

Chris Dixon was the first of many in line Thursday for the 8:00 am bourse opening), which went smoothly. Conference registrants continued to arrive and check-in throughout the day. In their conference packets were two very nice publications, Chuck Bell and Arthur Weiss’s Officers and Men at the Battle of Manila Bay and The State of Oregon’s The Medal of Honor: Oregon (unfortunately the State only gave me about 75-80 to distribute). Later in the day, at the suggestion of Mary Rose Cassa, the drapes which covered the glass walls of the north and west sides of the room were opened and natural light brightened the room, offering a stunning

Figure 1: The view from the restaurantpatio of the Red Lion Hotel on the River.

Although there were no Wednesday evening activities, pre-registration from 3:00 to 5:00 pm was brisk. Two young ladies who work for me, Nancy Rourke and Samantha Miller, greeted the "early birds" under the capable guidance of Evette Weiss, and these ladies would daily greet our conventioneers.

The bourse room was turned over to your convention committee by the hotel at 5:00 pm, so the heavy work began on-site after pre-registration. Peter Mulder’s quick grasp of the case-to-table layout, along withAlan Fry and Gil Ward made easy work of this time consuming task. I heartily thank them for their participation.

view of the Columbia and the I-5 bridge to downtown Vancouver, Washington. Visible also in the distance was

historic Fort Vancouver, Pearson Airfield where the first Soviet over-the-Pole flight landed in 1938, and Mt. St. Helens!

"I think this is the best bourse table I have ever had with a lovely view of the Columbia river and Mt. St. Helens and a river-steam boat and Mt. Hood" - Frank Draskovic

A"welcome reception" for members and guests was held on the lower level with seating inside as well as outside, the mighty Columbia before us. A comfortable August setting for attendees to relax and renew friendships, make

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new friends, or just plain get caught up on the past year.

"I enjoy the conventions because I see people I know

year after year after year and it’s a delight to meet people

again." -Dr. Jean Gooding

Figure 2: Semiuar speaker Frank Smith.

Following the reception, theAmerican Seminars, arranged by Ron Fischer, were hosted by Nick McDowell, with the following speakers and topics: William Emerson: Some U.S. Army Groups that Include Gold; Adam Rohloff: Medal Photography in the Digital Age; and Frank Smith: Update on USMC Records from WWI and WWII (Figure 2).

Friday, a buffet breakfast and OMSA business meeting was held at 8:30 am. President Veremakis, Secretary Peck and Treasurer Hitch welcomed us and gave their annual reports, which reflected the stability of our society and our collective interests. The society is financially strong, but the need for new members is always necessary to ensure a strong future. Both President Veremakis and Secretary Peck announced their retirement from their respective positions, thanking the Board and members for the support and encouragement they received during their nine and ten years of society service. There being no proposed by-law amendments, and few concerns from the floor, the meeting was adjourned early, the members heading to the bourse.

By noon, the 14 exhibitors had their 17 displays up and ready for judging. Having had the pleasure of being your chief judge for the past six years, I felt the displays excellent, and a real challenge for the new Chief Judge Tim Bartholow and his team. I thank the exhibitors, for their endeavors and for sharing their passion with us.

"I think the convention’s worth coming to for the displays

and for the information you can gather from other

collectors." -Steven Watts

Friday evening, Chris Cawthorne hosted the British and

Commonwealth Seminars with the following speakers

and topics: Philip Mussell: Godon Our Side: A Look at

Medals to Men of the Cloth; Dick Flory: Pip, Squeak

and Wilfred: A Synopsis; and Chris Cawthorne: The

Road to Kamakura: The Baldwin Family Tragedies.

This was followed by E.J. Fisher hosting the Foreign

Seminars with the following speakers and topics: Ed

Muller: Consideration of Geo-PoHtical Targets of

Opportunity in International Medal Collecting; Ed

Naylor: The Bamberger Horseman-The Career and

Decorations of Stuka Pilot Dr. Ernst Kupfer; and Tim

Brown: The Royal Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen,

King and Apostle.

"Generally speaking, I found all the members to be very

affable and knowledgeable and very enthusiastic." -John

Williams

Saturday morning the bourse opened to society members at 8:00 am, and the public was welcomed at 9:00 am. At least 68 militaria enthusiasts visited the bourse and of this group we gained five new members and two renewals. The bourse closed at 5:00 pm, members trailing off to ready themselves for our evening activities.

The ladies looked so fine and elegant in their evening dresses and the men complementing them in uniform or suit, set a grandness to the lively cocktail party and following dinner. The four-course meal that began with Northwest Bounty Salad: grilled asparagus and artichoke, roasted mushrooms, roasted peppers, grilled onions, and balsamic vinaigrette; followed by Dungeness crab cakes, frizzled onions and shoe string potatoes, lemon oil or roasted red pepper vinaigrette with a main course selection of Flank Steak Filet filled with spinach, peppers, with basil mashed potatoes and baby carrots or Grilled Salmon with a wild mushroom sauce, wild rice pilaf, broccoli and yellow squash; followed by a dessert of Toffee Luscious Torte was enjoyed by all. Quite Northwestern! The Northwest red and white wines, selected by Nathan and Evette Weiss for our enjoyment were sponsored by Dix, Noonan & Webb, Auctioneers & Valuers, and I want to personally thank our British friends Nimrod Dix, Pierce Noonan and Chris Webb for their generosity and friendship. "Cheers," gentlemen!

Taking President Veremakis’ cue, I welcomed the members and guests to the Convention banquet and to my

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