Friday, April 18, 2014

April 11, 2014 Briar Crier


BRIARCRIER 
April 11, 12:15, at The Briar's restaurant for the Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club.

                                     TODAY IN HISTORY
1912: The RMS Titanic left its Southhampton port in England for its ill-faited voyage.

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

PLEDGE: ANNE      PATRIOTIC SONG: SY     PRAYER: RABBI AMIEL WOHL

HAPPY THOUGHTS AND  ROTARIANS PRESENT: 17 ROTARIANS PRESENT. DR. ROBERT MAHER, TREASURER, WE ARE IN GOOD FINANCIAL SHAPE. ALSO HAPPY THAT KRIS IS HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL. DISTRICT CONFERENCE IN APRIL FOR NEW LEADERS. FROM FRANCIS CHU HAPPY THAT SHE IS IN GOOD ENOUGH HEALTH TO ATTEND MEETING; FROM SCOTT LANOFF RE A REAL ESTATE CLOSING AND SON PLAYING SPORTS.  

ANNOUNCEMENTS: SY APOLOGIZES FOR NOT RECEIVING THE DETAILS OF THE APRIL 4 MEETING FROM RACHEL FOR THE BRIARCRIER. RACHEL, SCHOOL VACATION FOR HOLIDAYS OF PASSOVER AND EASTER, ALSO A FIRE IN FRONT OF THE HARDWARE STORE.

GUESTS:  MARK JOHNSON (PROSPECTIVE ROTARIAN) VIA ANNE, JIM LUPFER (BSA) VIA KEN; GEORGE CAMP FROM OSSINING ROTARY.  

SPEAKER AND SUBJECT: RABBI AMIEL WOHL AND JUDGE SAM FREDMAN ON CURRENT ISSUES.
                                                                SUMMARY OF TALK

JUDGE FREDMAN DISCUSSED THE UKRAINE ISSUE. HE WAS ELECTED AS A DEMOCRAT AND ENDED UP AS A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE FOR FIVE COUNTIES INCLUDING  WESTCHESTER. EVEN SO, HE WAS WAY ON THE RIGHT RE THE UKRAINE ISSUE. GEORGE CAMP DISCUSSED HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO ROTARY.

APRIL 18: SING SING PRISON BY OUR OWN SEAN SANTIAGO.

ELINOR YUTER, REPORTER
RACHEL LIEHBACHER, EXPEDITER