Presidential Prattlings

Posted by Gordon Cheyne 
on Jul 11, 2013
 

What a swell raconteur Stephen Downes turned out to be! He brought the story of William Kapel to life, and intrigued several of us enough to buy his book, in order to get the full story of this brilliant musician. Not only did Stephen sell the books at a discount, but he contributed $16 to club funds. 

 

AG Bob Slater conferred with some board members before the meeting, to confirm our plans for the year. Bob has been asked to prepare a report for "The Networker" on the activities of the Yarra Cluster, so be sure to read next week's edition. 

 

Good news from Dr John about Ian Cathels, who has improved enough to be moved to St Georges Hospital. This of course will make it easier for Winsome to visit.

 

Ian Macfarlane reported on his team's day at the Masters Barbecue, clearing over $600 profit (from takings of about $1000) for club projects. I'm sure the takings will get better as the Masters gain a greater share of the hardware market.

 

Conference addicts were delighted to hear that David Pisterman has reserved rooms at the Sebel Pier One at Potts Point for the Rotary International Convention, 1-4th June 2014. I did a Google: the hotel looks marvellous, so Sheila and I are the first to book. We hope you will join us for a fun time in Sydney.

 

After today's lunch, Sheila and I joined Anne Scott and Henry Drury at Scotch College  to choose a menu for the Hawthorn Rotary Club Diamond Jubilee. Get that date into your diary now: Saturday 24th August. More details later.

 

 

The board met on Tuesday evening, and several new projects and fundraising events were discussed at some length. Club Directories will shortly be e-mailed to members (snail mail to others)  I encourage you to access the Club website, and view the club photo directory.

 

There is a phone app for ClubRunner, with which you can access this on your mobile phone.

 

 

A topical remark to wind up today's meeting:  MARK Twain knew a thing or two about political correctness when he said: "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it."