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“Welcome to Maine, the way life should be!” Fifty-two members and guests arrived at
the China Rose Restaurant in downtown Brunswick, Maine beneath sunny
skies. There’s a chill in the air,
and old man winter is rearing breathing down our necks.
Newcomers aren’t strangers for long, for Chapter 89 is
known for good hospitality.
Everyone had an opportunity to ponder over the growing display of
auction, and we all enjoyed a whiff of “what’s cookin” from the buffet.
The 164th meeting and 36th year
of Maine Chapter 89 got underway at 11:00 a.m. with some NEW faces in the
crowd. During the Welcome Hour, we
caught up on the latest news.
The Business Meeting started around 1:00 PM, led by
President John Hannington. He
welcomed members and guests during his opening introduction and asked for
folks to make a “self introduction”.
OLD BUSINESS: Chapter Secretary Ern Grover rendered a
reading of the Minutes of the Meeting for our September 2004 meeting. Treasurer Jim Powers rendered the
Treasurer’s report. The membership
accepted both reports.
NEW BUSINESS: Member Jim Lea
initiated discussion regarding the investment of treasury funds in the form
of a Certificate of Deposit.
Several members offered recommendations concerning future Chapter
presentations ranging from outside speakers, audio-visual programs and
“hands-on” workshops. Member
Richard Mechaber suggested we solicit ideas from the membership in the form
of a survey to be sent in with the next meeting meal reservation. After several minutes of discussion,
President Hannington concurred with the need to address these issues and
recommended that they become topics for the next Executive Council
Meeting. Thereafter some of the
items could be brought back to the membership for further discussion and a
vote.
Chapter 89 is invited to participate in the NAWCC
Craft Contest. President Hannington
will hold this information for those of the membership who have interest.
Looking ahead: Our January 21, 2005 Meeting will again
be at China Rose in Brunswick, Maine.
Member Gerry Haviland will feature a program “Chemicals for Clock
Repair and Assembly”.
NEW
MEMBERS INDUCTED: President Hannington officiated in the induction of Bruce
DeLugo, Kenneth Ready and Nan Vance.
Welcome to the family of Chapter 89!
ELECTION
OF OFFICERS: After some brief comments,
recommendations and leg pulling, President Hannington announced vacant
officer positions and solicited nominations. The member accepted and voted on the nominations.
2006 Officers
for Chapter 89 are as follows:
President
John
Hannington
1st
Vice President
Nancy
Vance
2nd
Vice President
Paul
Fournier
Secretary
Ern Grover
Assistant
Secretary
vacant
Treasurer
Tom Vance
Assistant
Treasurer
Robert
Merrill
Immediate Past
President
Dennis
Hillman
Directors:
Creighton
Gogos
Ben Crosby
Carl
McCabe
Non-Voting
Advisor to the Council:
Cal Morgan
show & tell: Jim Lea brought us an
unusual and unsigned lyre banjo clock.
In Jim’s words, “The Banjo is an alarm model but the alarm is
completely missing. The general conclusion is that the same movement was
used for both standard and alarm orders by just adding the alarm part when
it was ordered. I made all of the alarm from scratch and am now working on
making a complete repro Banjo alarm movement.”
Cal Morgan sported a
handsome Swiss 8 day Octava dashboard watch, size 16, inscribed USAP
(United States Air Patrol). In
Cal’s words, “for use in the early flying machines of the
first World War”. He said this with
such certainty and conviction, as though he’d been the Curtis Jenny biplane
fighter pilot. Couldn’t
be. We all know he was an able
seaman.
Raffle drawing: Creighton Gogos won the $20
draw, and David Smith won the $10 draw.
Kathy’s still looking for that $10 in the offering plate. Congratulations!
auction: A
motion to adjourn the meeting was made and seconded, and the members turned
their attention to the Annual Auction.
Jim Lea and President Hannington officiated the auction. There was a good offering of clocks,
books and tools. Members exhibited
their true Maine tradition of not overpaying for items. In the end most
found a new home, including a beat-up cuckoo clock and lots of books. One
man’s junk is another man’s treasure.”
Invitation: Come
join us at a future meeting. We’d
love to show you some Maine hospitality.
Ern Grover, Chapter 89 Secretary
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New Member Nan Vance
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New Member Bruce
DeLugo
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New Member Ken Ready
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