St. Louis Chinese Culture Association held its first board meeting
Bylaws revision and future activities were major agenda.

By Scanews staff

	On the evening of December 13, thirteen board members of the St. Louis
Chinese Culture Association (CCA) attended its first board meeting after
almost two years in recess.  The unlucky number of 13 proved to have no
effects on the new group and many members accepted appointments to head
various sub-committees.
	The designated duties include  Huey-sheng Shieh as President,  Ching-ling Tai as Vice-president,  Leslie Cheng as Secretary,  Sandy Teng as
Treasurer.  Kwang-chung Hou responsible for public relations, 
Donald Lee for promoting cultural events, and Daniel Ku in charge of
social events.  Tao P. Li will put his efforts to recruiting new members
and Helena Hseu will work for fund-raising.  Due to many accumulated
assets, Cheng-yu Teng will input information into a data bank to keep
records of various belongings that the CCA either purchased or were given in
the past.  Many books, movies and video tapes will be available in the
future for members' use.
	There was a heated discussion concerning to the CCA's mission statement. 
Many expressed opinions about whether or not the CCA should clearly define
its position with the Republic of China. According to by-laws, a quota of
two-thirds of board members (18 votes) is required for any revision. The
decision was tabled to use mail-in ballots for a final call in the future.
	Board members passed the motion of carrying on the tradition of the flag
raising ceremony on New Year's Day.  The location will be Baily
International Inc. at 8041 Olive Blvd at 9 A.M., rain or shine. The occasion provides an opportunity for everyone to exchange greetings and to renew friendships.  Light refreshments will be
served.  All are welcome.
	The second activity will be a speech on Taiwanese culture in February.  More details will be announced at a later date.  The CCA will resume its cultural series which were very pupular in the past.
	Additional plans include a Chinese New Year celebration and hosting native Chinese performing arts troupes for stage shows, etc.  Under new
leadership, the CCA will not only generate enthusiasm among its members, but
engage in promoting Chinese culture and provide cultural and social
events for the general public.