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December 1982 T l t e GREEN LIGHT i ± M. Bu l l e t in of TkEP o in t As s o c ia t io n o f Ne w p o r t, R h o d ei s l a n d « «mm* ' ■ * •*■«* J* t > L V ; ;■*» Picture Of Newport Harbor With Ship Of The Fall River Line - Winter 1932 - DECEMBER 1982 Vol. XXVII No. 6 FEATURES STAFF 2 President's Message Helen Holland Editor 3 Our New President Virginia Covell Catherine Hamn.ett Katharine O'Br ien 6 Holly Tea Robert L. Stephenson Mabel Matson Pub L u heA 7 Birds on the Winter Bay Katherine Hammett DEPARTMENTS 9 The Bells of Newport Another Year - Annual Meeting Uana Magee Executive Board Meeting Traffic Report 12 Book Review Membershi p Virginia Covell Cook's Corner Letters to the Editor Red Letter Days for 1983 14 Lioyd Anthony Robson Virginia Covell LATE BULLETIN 17 Christmas Carol At a recent joint meeting of Newport's civic and business organizations, representatives 18 window Candles at Christmas of 11 groups unanimously voted to consider forming a joint committee to further their mutual aims. The proposal to form a joint committee was made by Curt Bunting. The GREEN LIGHT I want to thank you for the trust and PRESIDENT'S confidence you have displayed by electing me MESSAGE President of The Point Association. I will honor this trust by working hard for you in this capacity. OFFICERS The most important thing I want to say at this time is "thank you" to Bill Fullerton CHARLES Y. DUNCAN Pn.utde.nt for the long and devoted service he rendered JACK MAYTUM l i t I/. P h.ulde.nt you and me as President of The Association for WILLIAM H. FULLERTON the past four years. It is through his efforts 2nd V. PfieJ>i.de.nt THEO DUNCAN and those of the people who worked with him TfieMJ>u/ieA that The Point Association has become the MARY JO OGUREK Rec. SzcAetaAy active, strong, viable neighborhood group that MARY SARGENT Con.. StcAetaAy it is. Thank you, Bill, from all of us. Ctotr&s 6 m m / O U R NEW PRESIDENT One of the fascinating facets of life on the Point is uncovering the past and present of our neigh­ bors . Here's a glimpse of our new President--Capt. Charlie Duncan of Charles Street. Charlie grew up in Kentucky and Pennsylvania and at 18 set off on 16 the Mississippi River as a deck­ Warner St, hand . As he viewed this cross- section of America, he worked his Newport way up through the license ladder 8 U 6 - 7 0 0 0 from mate to pilot to the top. He h o l d s a U.S. Merchant Marine LIQUOR& GOURMET SHOP • license as Master on the Mississip­ pi River System. For those of us NATIONAL!! & INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED who are used to seeing barges LIQUOR-WINES- BEER- KEG SERVICE pulled past our "Green Light" on Narragansett Bay, Charlie wished to remind us, as pictures do, that the Catering to Weddings &A ll Personal Parties Mississippi view is different. • There he pushes, not pulls, acres S pecial Discount On Case Lots of barges tied together. Traffic on the lower River between New Delivery Service To Newport, Portsmouth, Orleans and Baton Rouge is worse than our expressways at rush hour. Middletown & Jamestown .Also remind yourself that the River is in a constant state of change. Check Charlie 1s Mississippi Bar Book with its many sketches, Fu j i R-e n I a I s notations, and logs. Speaking of U ni v e g a books, life on the Mississippi, R epa irs Mark Twain, etc., Charlie has R o s s written his own--telling about B M X River people—-as it is--with his iED SPOKES own cartoons. Snow Boards 79 Thames Street B ic y c les Now for Newport. In the60 1s , he Newport, R .l. 02840 visited our City by the sea as a (401) 847-5609 M o p e d s tourist and felt compelled to re­ Accessories turn as a resident in the 70*s. With a large percentage of the River fleet tied up these last few years, he has turned to another RED LETTER DAYS FOR 1983 love and talent--a sign b u s i n e s s . He's prou d of his work which is an extension of his interest in Pot Luck Supper the art of calligraphy. (1st Sunday in Feb. - 2 / 6 / 8 3 ) P l a n t S a l e He's also proud of his many years (Saturday, May 21st ) in Boy Scouting. Currently, he's active as a Scoutmaster of a troop Point Picnic of scouts from Park Holm and (Thursday, July7th) ■Tonomy. We want to add our con­ Fair Day on the Point gratulations to his wife,. Theo, (Saturday, August 13th) who's just received a license, too— 3 her CPA, A busy family. When does Charlie have time for the Point? He’s spending more time 'jV"Y"e\Vport in Newport and less on the Missis­ 1 cedlcworl^s sippi. Why does he have time for the Point? Because he loves our \ j 4*d- City and cares about its preserva­ tion and protection. Knitting, Counted Cross Stitch, Crewel,Needlepoint Smocking — From Design to Finishing & Classes 39 Touro Street on Washington Square ANOTHER YEAR - ANNUAL MEETING Parking in Rear 847-YARN Neighbors and friends shuffling through the falling leaves gathered in the Guild Hall, October 21st , for the Annual Meeting of The Point Association. Our Secretary, Mary Jo Ogurek, reminded us of last year's business with her thorough report. Theo Duncan proved to us that we're big business with her new accrual basis of accounting in the Treasurer's annual financial statement. Auditors appointed were John Howard, Art Newell, and Pam Cooper. The new officers presented by the Nominating Committee and voted by the members were: Charlie Duncan, President; Bill Fullerton , Second Vice President; and Mary Sargent , Corresponding Secretary. Also voted upon were three members for the State legislators, Paul Crowleyand Nominating Committee for the coming Bob McKenna, gave a brief up-date year: Donna Mayturn, Sara Weiss, and on preliminary discussions concern­ Angela Vars. The other two members ing state owned land near the rail­ of this committee are to be appointed way station. More later! by the Executive Board. Our new President expressed the John Howard discussed with members warm thanks of all to retiring the proposed changes in our By-Laws President Bill Fullerton and pre­ which will be voted upon at the sented him with a gavel. Bill April meeting. Committee reports admitted he really has enjoyed were made on Membership by Rowan his j o b ! Howard, Beautification by Mary Rommel, the Cookbook by Eileen We all felt we were in a front Peterson. Our historian, Virginia row seat for the '83 America's Covell, told us the scrapbook of Cup races with designer and new clippings are up-to-date, and sailor, Dave Pedrick, our speaker for anyone interested in history on and photographer. The evening or of the Point , check with Virginia. was topped off with October fare Dede Elster spoke on preliminary of cider and doughnuts, thanks to plans for The Point Association Sally Mackay. sponsored Holly Tea, December 26, in the Guild Hall. This will be a See you at the Holly Tea on delightful and delicious way to December 26th, and the Pot Luck entertain your friends and greet Supper on February 6th. your neighbors. -Kay O'Brien 4 EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING The topic of the annual Christmas pageant was discussed. Enthusiasm for the pageant has been waning The Executive Board met at the home since the death of its producer and of President, Charlie Duncan, on director, Emelia Cresswel.1. The con­ November 2nd. The heads of standing sensus was the Association did not committees were designated as have the time or commitment to develop f o l l o w s : a program for this year that would be in keeping with the quality of Beautification - Mary Rommel previous performances. Street Fair - Bill Fullerton In lieu of the pageant, there will History - Virginia Covel1 be an evening of caroling on the Liaison, City Council - Bob Ogurek Point on Sunday, Dec. 19th at 3:30 PM. If weather allows, members will be Liaison, Council of Neighborhood encouraged to venture out of St. Organizations - Bob' Stephenson John's and sing throughout the Publicity - Betty Stephenson neighborhood. Refreshments will follow in the Guild Hall. Green Light - Helen Holland Membership - Rowan Howard In light of the problems that have surfaced with the custom of trick-or- Cookbook - Eileen Peterson treat , a motion was made for the Association to sponsor a Halloween Positions yet to be filled are party for children living on the Traffic Committee, Plant'Sale, Point. The Board voted to add this Programs, Publication Distribution, to our list of activities for 1983. and Pot Luck Supper. -Mary Jo Ogurek Serving the Residents of The Point for112 Years Prints, Paintings & Posters Art Supplies Custom Picture Framing A r n o ld i n 2 1 0 tn ames, newport 847 2273 TRAFFIC REPORT 4s a result of The Point Association's letter to the City Manager concerning our requests for changes and additions to the traffic patterns on the Point, <r&lu &ipotkec*Tf <s$hop on eXuimk Sddkma the following actions have been taken by the City administration: CARROLL MICHAEL & CO.
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