March 15, 2000
Unto the members of the College of Arms and all others who may read this missive do Dame Elsbeth Anne Roth, Laurel Queen of Arms, and Master Pietari Pentipoika, Pelican King of Arms, send greetings.
The February Laurel meeting was held Saturday, February 12, 2000, and considered the following letters of intent: Middle (August 31) (delayed due to late receipt of paperwork), Middle (September 27) (redated to October 6, based on postmark), Atenveldt (October 1), Drachenwald (October 11), Lochac (October 11), Artemisia (October 16) (originally dated September 30), Atlantia (October 21), Middle (October 21), Æthelmearc (October 29), An Tir (October 29), Ansteorra (October 30), and Meridies (October 30).
The March Laurel meeting was held Saturday, March 11, 2000, and considered the following letters of intent: Caid (November 1), Lochac (November 8), Caid (November 15), West (November 15), Drachenwald (November 16), Atlantia (November 17), An Tir (November 29), Laurel (accidentally dated in July, should be November 30), and Meridies (November 30).
The April Laurel meeting is scheduled for Sunday, April 2, 2000 (which affects the commentary deadlines - see below), and will consider the following letters of intent: Atenveldt (November 1) (delayed due to late receipt of paperwork), Middle (November 28) (redated to December 9, based on postmark), Atenveldt (December 1) Lochac (December 1), Artemisia (December 6), Meridies (December 15), Atlantia (December 16), Æthelmearc (December 21), Caid (December 22), Middle (December 24), An Tir (December 30), and East (December 31).Responses and rebuttals to commentary must be in the College's hands no later than March 26, 2000.
The May Laurel meeting is scheduled for Saturday, May 13, 2000, and will consider the following letters of intent: Outlands (December 15) (redated to January 4 based on postmark), Ansteorra (December 31) (redated to January 4 based on postmark), Atenveldt (January 1), Lochac (January 1), Outlands (January 1), Atlantia (January 17), West (January 19), Middle (January 20), Drachenwald (January 26), Lochac (January 26), An Tir (January 27), Meridies (January 30), and Ansteorra (January 31).Original commentary on these LoIs must be in the College's hands no later than March 31, 2000. Responses and rebuttals to commentary must be in the College's hands no later than April 30, 2000.
The June Laurel meeting is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, June 2, 2000, and will consider the letters of intent from February.
Not all letters of intent may be considered when they are originally scheduled on this cover letter. The date of mailing of the LoI, date of receipt of the Laurel packet, or other factors may delay consideration of certain letters of intent. Additionally, some letters of intent received may not have been scheduled because the administrative requirements (receipt of the forms packet, receipt of the necessary fees, etc.) have not yet been met.
REMINDER: Until the packet containing the paperwork is received, the letter may not be scheduled.
The deadline for applying for Morsulus has passed, and I am pleased to announce that the next Morsulus herald will be Master Herveus d'Ormonde. He will be starting in April.
I am now accepting bids for Known World Heraldic Symposium for 2001. I've enclosed an article written by Irene Schmetterling on what makes a good bid for a heraldic symposium. Any group who wishes to host the 2001 symposium should mail bids to Laurel and the other members of the College of Arms by May 15, 2000. This allows discussion of the bids before the choice is made and announced at the 2000 KWHS in Houston.
Jaelle of Armida, Argent Snail (Laurel staff) is in the process of moving -- her new address is Kummelvägl 4, FIN-00830 Helsingfors, Finland. She also notes that it is not necessary to send two copies of mail to her and her husband Johan Magnusson Kivisuo (Edelweiss Herald, Drachenwald).
Dagonell Collingwood (Garnet Herald) should be listed under Æthelmearc, not Laurel staff. Eglentyne Merryweather (Aestel Herald) and Eric Ward of Winchester (Argent Scroll Herald) should be listed under An Tir, not Æthelmearc.
Owen ap Morgan is no longer Maple Leaf Herald in Artemisia. He should be removed from the mailing list and the roster.
Isabel d'Avron (Aten Principal Herald, Atenveldt) has a new email address: atenherald@aol.com. Furthermore her street address is 15862 not 15682.
Eirikr Mjoksiglandi Sigurdson (Gold Phoenix Herald, Caid) is no longer on the mailing list although he is still on the roster.
Alan Fairfax, Rouge Scarpe Herald (Middle) has a new address: PO Box 214071, Auburn Hills, MI, 48321.
White Stag Principal Herald (Outlands) has changed. The new White Stag is Timothy O'Brien, currently on the mailing list and roster as Palmer Herald. The former White Stag, Pendar the Bard, is no longer on the mailing list or the roster.
Lymphad Herald (Trimaris) has changed. The new Lymphad is Alwyn Stewart (Alvin J. Bedgood, P.O. Box 18264, Tampa, FL 33679-8264, (813) 837-8287). The former Lymphad Herald (Ian MacBoltolph de Erroll) is no longer on the mailing list or the roster.
Thomas Flamanc of Kelsale (Baryl Pursuivant, West/Lochac) has sent out a timely letter of comment, therefore he is added to the mailing list as an external commenter. His address (which has also changed this month) is John Sawyer, PO Box 8021, Monash University, Victoria, 3800, AUSTRALIA.
Send roster changes, roster corrections, to Lord Symond Bayard le Gris, Bruce R. Nevins, 2527 E. 3rd St., Tucson, AZ, 85716-4114, (520) 795-6000, (520) 795-0158 (Fax), bnevins@nexiliscom.com. College of Arms members can also request a copy of the current roster from Symond. Send all other administrative requests or payments to Laurel.
For subscriptions to the paper copy of the LoAR, please contact Symond, above. The cost for an LoAR subscription is $25.00 a year. Please make all checks or money orders payable to SCA Inc. — College of Arms. For subscriptions to the electronic copy of the LoAR, please contact Laurel at herald@sca.org. The electronic copy is available free of charge.
Until then, I remain
In service
Elsbeth Anne RothCreated at 2000-07-09T22:53:27