Thursday, March 6, 2014

Feb. 28, 2014 Briar Crier


BRIARCRIER 
Feb. 28, 12:15, at The Briar's restaurant for the Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club.

                                                                              TODAY IN HISTORY
1961: President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps.

MEETING LEADER: President Anne Cargill (Computer says all caps from now on).

PLEDGE: ANNE      PATRIOTIC SONG: SY     PRAYER: REV. LEE CAROZZI

HAPPY THOUGHTS: SY, NOTES THAT WE HAVE CLOTH NAPKINS; DR. BOB MAHER RE ST. CHRISTOPHERS AND APRIL 30 SUPERHERO GALA; ERIC, MARK WILL LIST HIS HOUSE; ZEN, A POSSIBLE NEW MEMBER IN MAX JOHNSON; SY, WE USUALLY HAVE A SPEAKER, BUT NONE NEEDED FOR NEXT FRIDAY,  AND USUALLY DO NOT SPEND TIME ON PENDING MOTIONS; REV. LEE, RE HOUSE INSURANCE.

ROTARIANS PRESENT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: 24 ROTARIANS PRESENT. KRIS, APRIL 26 FOR ROTARY ASSEMBLY, MARCH 8 FOR ROTARY TRAINING, MAY 9-10 IS ROTARY DISTRICT CONFERENCE;  SCOTT, JUNE 8 ROTARY TRIP TO SCOTLAND; TREASURER'S REPORT FROM DR. BOB MAHER, WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE FINANCIALLY; ANNE, MARCH 16 AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AT 1:00 PM RE REHABILITATING PAST PRISONERS.

GUESTS: MAX JOHNSON, FRIEND OF KEN'S, A POTENTIAL NEW MEMBER.

SPEAKER:  EIKO CORNELIUS (KEN' DAUGHTER) ON CHURCH BELLS.


                                                          SUMMARY OF TALK

DISPLAYED BELLS OF DIFFERENT SIZES USED AT HER LUTHERAN CHURCH IN PLEASANTVILLE. EACH BELL A SEPARATE TONE WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM MULTI-TONE SALVATION ARMY BELLS. THE BELLS CAN CORRESPOND TO THE 88 KEYS OF A PIANO.  THE BELLS FIRST USED IN ENGLAND. BELL FIRST USED IN 1902 IN UNITED STATES. THE BELLS ARE MANUFACTURED IN ENGLAND AND VIA ONE COMPANY IN PENNSYLVANIA. THE BELLS CAN BE USED BY SEPARATE PLAYERS TO PLAY CHURCH SONGS.

FRIDAY,TOMORROW, AT LUNCH: NO SPEAKER. THE MEMBERSHIP WILL DISCUSS THE STRUCTURE OF OUR CLUB VIA MODERATOR ZEN.

ELINOR YUTER, REPORTER
RACHEL LIEHBACHER, EXPEDITER