Information about the club

The Mozarkite Society of Lincoln, Inc. is a member of the Midwest Federation of Mineralogical and Geological Societies which is a member of the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies.
                  The Mozarkite Society of Lincoln, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to stimulate and promote interest in the study of lapidary, mineralogy and geology; to promote the lapidary arts and jewelry making; and the collection and preservation of mineral, fossil, and geological specimens and sites as well as their ecological surroundings.  The society promotes awareness of, and education on, Mozarkite so its members and general public may better appreciate Missouri’s state rock and its’ attributes.
                  For more information about Mozarkite and club information, go to www.mozarkite.com.
                  Monthly meetings are held on the last Tuesday of each month (except December) at the First Christian Church, 200 S. Limit, Sedalia, MO 65301.  Kids’ Club meeting – 6:15pm; regular meeting – 7:00pm.
                  Membership dues including newsletter are:  Individual adults - $15; Junior $5.
Executive Officers

President –Karl Parsons;  Vice President – ; Secretary – Pam Radu; Treasurer – JoyceGrinstead (660-827-3888) jgrnstd@sbcglobal.net

Mozarkite SOCIETY of LINCOLN, INC.
MEETING MINUTES

           
 The regular meeting of the Mozarkite Society of Lincoln Inc. was held Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at the First Christion Church, 200 S. Limit, Sedalia, MO 65301.
President Kelly Blum called the meeting to order with 12 members present.
Our guest speaker was Dennis Clark accompanied by his wife, Joanne.  Mr. Clark is a scrimshander and showed the members the art of scrimshaw.  He also provided the history of scrimshaw saying it was an art developed by American whalers when their ships were stuck in the doldrums and they had nothing to do for days on end.  He explained about the material used for scrimshaw such as elephant ivory, mammoth ivory or  buffalo horn, and the tools used to make the design.  He offered the members a chance to try it. It was harder to do than he made it look.  After the demonstration, he offered mammoth ivory and buffalo horn for sale to the members.
After the program the minutes were passed to the members.  Joyce made a motion, seconded by Mike, to approve the minutes.  Motion carried.  The minutes were entered into the file.
            The Treasurer’s Report was presented.  Dave made a motion, seconded by Nancy, to approve and place the report in the file for audit.  Motion carried.

Correspondence:  Pam read the thank-you note from the Stover Animal Shelter for helping make their fund-raiser a success in April.

Old Business
Kelly sent around a sign-up sheet again for volunteers to work the State Fair.  Since we all know some about  Mozarkite, but not all the same things, Dave suggested a training session so everyone working at our booth at the Fair could provide consistent information to visitors.
Kelly had an article from the Benton County Examiner with the graduates of Warsaw High School so we could see our scholarship recipient, Hudson Price Karr.
Pam reported she continues to try to reach the offices at Bridal Cave and was still unable to reach anyone there.  She will keep trying to reach someone to set up a tour.
            Joyce reported Larry had reserved our usual shelter at the park for our June 27 picnic.  Kelly asked since we had KFC fried chicken last year, would we want to do it again this year.  Lee made a motion, seconded by Nancy, to have KFC chicken.  Motion carried.  Joyce was asked to order and pick up the chicken

New Business
            Lee reported Dee Dickson  sent an e-mail telling us Robin had graduated with a degree in geology.  Since Joyce had told us Robin had not applied for scholarship money the last 2 years, Lee made a motion, seconded by Eric, that we send her a graduation card and a gift of $50.  Motion carried.

            There being no further business to bring before the members, the meeting was adjourned.  Refreshments were provided by Pam.  Next month is the potluck picnic and July’s  refreshments will be provided by Mike and Barbara.