SPECIFICS.

1. This award will be known as the "Galloping Gavel Award".
2. One point is awarded for each chapter member officially registered and present at Conclave.
3. Total number present will be multiplied by the mileage traveled to Conclave at the rate of one point for each complete fifty miles the chapter has traveled.

Example:

20 members present who traveled 100 miles.
Total of 30 members on chapter's roll.
Computation: 20 members x 2 points = 40 members
40 members divided by 30 members on roll equals 133%

4. The DeMolay International Membership Status Report dated December 31 of the year prior to the Conclave on will be used as the source for determining the number of members on the roll, less those in military or living more than 25 miles from the Chapter room.
5. The Galloping Gavel may be claimed from the chapter having possession at any time a visiting chapter has a greater percentage of its members present than the chapter it visits. The number on the roll will be derived from the same source as in item D above.
6. The State Executive Secretary will compute the percentage attendance for each chapter using the registration and attendance records supplied by the host region registrar, predetermined mileage factors, and the validated or corrected membership report from the previous year.