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Record attendance! Sixty
members arrived on this chilly Fall day, many having traveled great
distances from Maine, Massachusetts, Maritimes Canada and from out west,
New Hampshire. Some traveled
through snow and sleet; the threat of an early winter storm hung in the
air. When we arrived at the
Martindale Country Club in Auburn, Maine, few wasted any time retreating to
the warm and spacious dining room in the clubhouse.
The 146th
meeting and 33rd year of Maine Chapter 89 got underway with some
NEW faces in the crowd. President
Ben Crosby extended a hearty welcome to our visitors and friends of
members. Chapter 89 finished out
2002 with an increase of 22 members.
President Crosby called
for members to make “self-introductions”.
The Secretary’s Report and Treasurer’s Report were rendered and
accepted by the membership.
Looking
ahead: Our
January 18, 2003 Meeting will be held at New Meadow’s Inn at West Bath,
Maine. Luncheon will be $12.50
(amended) for a buffet spread of seafood and landlubber choices. Ern Grover will finally be able to
finish his presentation on Dutch “stoel” and “staart” clocks.
AWARD:
Jim Bryant
boldly stepped before the Chapter 89 Banner to receive an award for
dedicated service to Chapter 89. He’s
been a wonderful friend to many in the chapter over the years. This member goes the extra mile. In Jim’s smooth tongue, “tryin' to be a timely friend, and hope to live
up to this honor.”
NEW MEMBER INDUCTED:
Sally Frkonja was formally inducted as a new member of Chapter
89. Sally was informally accosted
with the “golden pendulum” as Ern asked her to bend over to be smacked with
the “golden pendulum” as her initiation.
It was all in fun, Sally.
She recently graduated from formal training at NAWCC in Columbia,
PA. Sally highly commends the
school and has nothing but good to say about Roger at NAWCC.
Show & Tell: Jim Lea brought along
one of newest masterpieces, a Simon Willard reproduction shelf clock of very
fine mahogany and exact reproduction castings of the feet. He explained that the Willard Museum
permitted him to remove a cast foot from one of their clocks for him to
make a model for future casting.
Good move, Jim.
Ern Grover held up “My First Clock” as a temptation to
buy more raffle tickets. Alex and
Jane Cummings and a few other well-wishers assembled it before the third
drawing of our Chapter raffle.
Maybe the winner can get it to run.
raffle draw:
First Prize of $20 went to Linda
McConaghy, Second Prize
of $10 went to Kevin Brown, and Third Prize (“My First Clock”) went to
Philip Goodwin.
president’s annual report:
President Ben Crosby rendered a very informative and emotional
report to the membership. His years
of dedication will surely mark him as one of the best Presidents in the
history of Chapter 89. There were a
few misty eyes and sniffles in the gathering. Our heartfelt thanks go to Ben, a real friend and dedicated
leader of Chapter 89.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS: “It was
over before it started!”
Nominations were expressed from the floor for the vacancies of
President and 1st Vice President. Motions were offered and the membership voted on the
nominations.
I wish to offer a footnote as the Chapter 89 Secretary. “I’ve endeavored to perform my duties
with excellence with respect to conduct, record keeping to the little
frills on the meeting announcements.
Our Chapter 89 Web Site is ‘up to date’ and informative. Thank the Lord for a dependable computer
to make the job easier. All records
that became my responsibility are now on database with redundant copies
available to other Chapter 89 Officers.
Another note, my wife and I are in the process of moving to the
Harrisonburg, Virginia area. This
won’t happen overnight. In the
interim, I plan to be making a pilgrimage to Maine coincidental with
chapter meetings. However, you’d
better get well acquainted with Jim Bryant. He’ll be carrying the torch unless he hides behind that
traffic light at Shy Corner. Thank
you for your confidence and support.”
2003 Officers for Chapter 89 are as follows:
President
James Lea
1st Vice President
Dennis Hillman
2nd Vice President
Alex Cummings
Secretary
Ern Grover
Assistant Secretary
James Bryant
Treasurer
James Powers
Assistant Treasurer
Robert Merrill
Immediate Past President
Ben Crosby
Directors:
Creighton Gogos
Sam Jones
Carl McCabe
Non-Voting Advisor to the Council:
Cal Morgan
Bill Eberly
Annual
auction: Cal Morgan changed hats and became our
auctioneer during the next hour.
Ruth Cassidy donated nearly everything from Bill’s shop to our
auction. This was a very generous
and thoughtful gesture. Our sincere
thanks go to her. We shall always
remember Bill as a helpful, friendly and supportive member of Chapter 89. In all, books, clocks and tools brought
$435.50 in added revenue to the chapter treasury.
Invitation: Reach out! We encourage each of our members to invite someone to a
future meeting. Consider what a guest
could contribute to the education and mission of Chapter 89 as a
member. Application forms are
available from the Chapter Secretary or may be downloaded from our web site
at http://www.nawcc89.org/application.htm
.
Respectfully submitted,
Ern Grover, Chapter 89
Secretary
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