NEWSLETTER of the Senior Men’s Club of Grosse Pointe FESTIVITIES . . FUN . . FELLOWSHIP

VOLUME LIII, NO. 5 www.gpsmc.homestead.com February 2014

President’s Message hobbies and interests that, YOUNG AT HEART How many of you to me, were fascinating wished for a “toy” to be among your Christmas and would most likely be gifts? To my great pleasure, I received such a of general interest to our gift. It was a wireless speaker that I could use membership. Would some in conjunction with my I-pad and the app, Pan- of you wish to share with dora. Now, in a small portable setup, I can lis- us your “toy” your hobby ten to my favorite artists, songs and composers or, possibly, special in- while having coffee or reading a good book. I terests for publication can conveniently re-live the past while experi- in the SMC Newsletter? encing the future. It occurred to me that many Please e-mail your re- of you may very well have received a toy port to SMC Newsletter Ed Rowady from “Santa” --a Lionel train engine, a remote Editor, John S. Snyder, controlled airplane, a sailboat model build- (jsnyder45@comcast. ing kit, or a new addition to your antique gun net ). To stay young at “Senior Men’s collection. Recently, while talking to a few of heart , maybe we could Kid’s Club ” our Club members, I discovered that they had entitle these articles . Program Chairman - Charles Rutherford

February 11, 2014 Inside . . Barry L King, Oakland CountyAttorney Investment Seminars 2 Video: "Decades of Deceit Bowling News and Get Well 4 February 25, 2014 Chorus and Attendance 5 Memorials 6 Gary G Abud, Jr, GP Schools Golf News 6 Teacher of the Year 2013 Ken VanDellen's Trip 7 Bridge 9 SMC Florida Luncheon 10 March 11, 2014 New Members 10 The Readers 11 Charles W Davis Jr. Birthdays 12 Education at Henry Ford's One Room Raffle 13 Schoolhouse at Greenfield Village Calendar 13

March 25, 2014 Continued The Speaker is to be determined

A Investment Speaker: SMC's Own Mike Smith, Mott Foundation, Retired American companies are 40-50% international. 80% of Coca-Cola’s profits came from outside the US. Emerging markets, i.e. BRIC’S, Brazil, Rus- When hearing of an unavoidable cancellation sia, India, China. Many questions arise. Are Chi- by a speaker several days before a scheduled meet- nese banks overextended? Brazil is dangerous to ing, Mike said, “I’ll fill that opening”, and that he visit, Indonesia is largest Muslim city in the world. did! He has addressed our Investment Seminar prior There are many interesting Indonesian to retirement as Chief Financial Officer of the Mott companies. Many are resource based. Will develop Foundation. customers within US. Share of domestic product Major cycles in the economy occur infre- will shift. Vietnam offers solid opportunities. The quently, driven by fear and greed as common de- bigger government is the slower economic growth. nominators. Cycles have occurred with the railroads The economy is recovering slowly. Revenues are going boom or bust. In 1920 Wall Street experi- increasing to 18% while government spending is enced a large margin drop. Most recently real estate 22%. experienced mortgages titled NINJA’s: no income, The US has a permanent underclass. Blue- no job, no assets – approved! collar jobs have gone overseas. Car companies are People ignore signs. When the bust bot- paying $10.00 an hour. A two-tier wage structure tomed out after 2009 confidence gradually was has autoworkers being paid half of what was once restored. paid. The workforce, impacted by retirement, re- Education is important. Training and re- places from immigration, necessary for growth. training can slow overseas gains. Focus Hope, Taxes are up, why is market up? Implicit Father Cunningham and Eleanor Josaitis along with inflation. Assets are inflated by growth in money schools like WCCM improved and created competi- supply. Obama won’t recognize as inflation. tive work force. Drafting in done by computer now. Major company earnings are up outside of In the G.M. bankruptcy, bondholders came out best. the USA. Productivity is up, requiring less workers Buy a book on inflation. Put money in (plants are all machines). Market is going up despite inflation protected issues. Study money supply and our stagnant market due to world economy. inflation. Baby boomers are drawing down as- How do you invest? Diversify and rebalance. sets in retirement. Review asset classes i.e. equity participation, fixed People still want to move to US and work. income. We need skilled people – gradually all the spectrum How do you decide? Formula – start with of the country is coming to America. 100, subtract age; i.e. 100-80=20%; 100-20=80%. Politically the two sides won’t work out The switch involves moving from equities to fixed problems. We can solve problems at state level, investments over time. When rebalancing, decide leaders can bring sides together and work out com- asset allocation you are comfortable with. promises. The genius of America. People on Mott perpetuated a high 80% in equities. The welfare not doing anything. Agriculture jobs done more assets you have you are probably more risk by immigrants. tolerant. Mike’s presentation was impressive and ap- Many investors move to higher risk tolerance preciated by all in attendance. Thank you Mike! in order to support family. Why does the market go up at this time? Globalization. Domestic markets are out performed.

February 2014 A Investment Speaker: Robin Ferriby, Community Foundation of SE Michigan

The Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan has just experienced two very good years. Next year will be it’s 30th anniversary. Cleveland Foundation was the first such orga- To reduce taxes use charitable re- nization in the country, and it is celebrating mainder trust. Will increase net return. its 100th anniversary. There are 750 commu- The Michigan Attorney General’s nity foundations in the country. office is evaluating fees to those serving on In a complex transition with the Detroit non-profit Board of Directors to determine Medical Center, assets of affiliate foundations if their income is reasonable. composed of 500 individual funds became Return investment goal for part of the C.F.S.E. Michigan. C.F.S.E.M. is 8 ½% - 9 ½%. They are num- The foundation’s focus is on donor in- ber one in the country for returns. tent, i.e. Chrysler giving to C.F.S.E.M specifi- Strategy is 40% equity, 40% alterna- cally intended for Hamtramck needs. tive investments. There are 190 non-profits A total of 190 funds are dedicated en- in the endowment fund. dowments. The Grosse Pointe War Memorial The foundation’s endowment – asset is one of them. allocation target is as follows: Five hundred donor advisements retain • 22% domestic equity the right to direct uses of the grants. • 16% international equity An IRA rollover must go directly to • 22% fixed income public charity, not a private charity. • 30% absolute return and real asset The last two times IRA rules expired strategies donors had three weeks to complete transac- • 5% opportunistic tions. A new bill pending in Congress would • 5% cash extend an IRA rollover. If passed, it would aid individuals 70 ½ and over. Non-profits are 5.6% of Gross Do- mestic Product. One of 10 employees is in the non-profit sector. Eighty-five percent of donations come from individuals. Charitable contributions came into play in 1920 when Congress recognized non-prof- its as part of the economy. Individuals with income over $250,000 will pay 3.8% on net investment income which funds the health care account.

February 2014 A Salvatore (Sam) Ciaramitaro (313-882-9279) Get Well

he Senior Men's Club extends good wishes for the recovery of all members who are confined by Tillness. We miss you! Please advise Sam Ciaramitaro, at (313) 882-9279 or Bill Kamm at (313) 884-5542 if you have additions or changes. Cards are sent to confined members as we become aware of their illnesses. Many request that their names not be published in this space.

Bowling NewS

After 44 games of bowling, the 1st Half Win- Averages range from 193 to 116 with several ner was determined when the team of George guys over 90 and many more over 80. Hathaway, Oscar Kanan, Russ Leone and Roger Le Clerc bested the team of Ray De- The high game so far is 257 by Mike Fried, Meulemeester, Al La Turno, Mike Bellovich 2nd high of 247 by Jim Mayer and Bob Vo- and Glenn Peters.by winning game three of gler. The high series is 699 by Mike Fried, the series. The Champs were 93 pins over 2nd high of 639 by Jim Mayer and 3rd high by average for their series while the 2nd place Jim Swad. finishers were 56 pins over average for their series but had won the first game 825 to 810 The Team high game is 943 by Bill Kuzel, and the second game 894 to 852. Bob Waters, Gene Stover and Mike Fried. 2nd Team high game is 939 by Ray DeMeule- The Champions came on strong to win the meester, Al LaTurno, Mike Bellovich and 3rd and final game 831 to 737. Glenn Peters. 3rd Team high game is 933 by Ray Dresden, Phil D'Agostino, Frank Nucci The men bowl at Harbor Lanes on Jefferson and Del Harkenrider. Team High series is just north of 10 Mile Road on Thursdays 2732 by Bill Kuzel, Bob Waters, Gene Stover starting at 12 noon. Subs are always needed and Mike Fried. 2nd Team High series is 2707 and if interested please contact Glenn Peters by Ray DeMeulemeester, Al LaTurno, Mike (884-3479) or any other bowler. Bellovich and Glenn Peters. 3rd Team High series is 2639 by Denny Rasch, Mickey Mi- There are 16 weeks left to enjoy getting kula, Tom Kneeshaw and Jim Swad. together with fellow GPSMC members. We bowl for fun and do enjoy the competition. Come join the fun.

February 2014 A The SMC Chorus Family

Practicing four times each month and singing at SMC luncheon meetings does not accurately describe the impact of participating in the Choral Group. The camaraderie, the joy of singing familiar old tunes, (many of which were arranged by past members), and the casual luncheons after practice have bound this mix of doctors, lawyers, engineers, teachers and business men into a close social group. Periodically, ladies join the men for an evening of celebration and singing which has made the SMC Chorus a family affair. Such was the case at the annual Christmas Party at the Bayview Yacht Club, in the photo above. (You would be surprised with the talent among the ladies.)

Jack H. Williams 313-886-7813 Attendance New Member Badge Name Home ll members and guests are welcome at our Phone Sponsors Asemi-monthly meetings. Please remember to Address sign up in advance at our lunch meetings. Call anyone on the following attendance committee: Cell Phone Hobbies Call in to make any additions or changes in your reservation. Print your names clearly on the atten- dance record, and record your badge number, just Bob Chandler (586) 779-3228 why your editor has no idea!! Jack Landin (313) 886-9456 Your telephone calls are important. The next Ken Maleitzke (313) 343-6476 meetings are ebruary and ebruary F 11 F (313) 647-9086 25. Attendance forecasting means everyone eats on Ed White (313) 886-7813 time. Call before 11:00 a.m. Monday, the day preced- Jack H. Williams ing the meeting that your new plans affect.

February 2014 A Dan Ostrowski 313-331-6145 Memorials Name: Louis W. "Bud" Charvat Name Donald F. Landers Died: January 12, 2014 (90) Died: January 9, 2014 (82) Born: November 11, 1923 Born: April 23, 1932 Joined: October 12, 1999 (14) Joined: November 12, 1996 (17) Memorials: Grosse Pointe Congregational Memorials American Cancer Society Church Name Norval W. Reamer Died January 5, 2014 (97) Name James L Schueler Born: August 16, 1916 Died: December 19, 2013 (92) Joined May 25,1982 (31) Born: October 7, 1921 Joined: January 13, 1987 (26) Name: William P Herbert Memorials Great Lakes Hospice Foundation Died: Januay 22, 2014 or Grosse Pointe Memorial Church Born: January 8, 1923 (91) Joined April 13, 1982 (31 Golf News

The Golf League, a sub-club of the Senior Men’s second place pays $3, and ties split the prizes. Club of Grosse Pointe (SMCGP), is taking member- We will have two, two-week long Scrambles ships for the 2014 season. The only requirement for this year and they will be played during the weeks membership is interest in the game and being able to of June 16-20 & June 23-27 and August 11-15 & count up to 150 and you don’t have to be a member August 18-22. This longer time will allow teams of SMCGP to join the league. The annual fee for the to Scramble at more than one course if desired. In Golf League is $45 and includes a paid seat at the both Scrambles, the second week is optional. League end of season Banquet in October and a complete members will be able to play for Scramble prizes record of your scores on every hole in all 18-hole at Chandler Park, Golden Hawk & St. Clair Shores rounds you played. with the possibility of winning three times. The prize Again this season, we will play three courses: Gold- for each winning team member in all three flights en Hawk, St. Clair Shores, and Chandler Park. You is $8. The prizes will be awarded at the October may play any week-day, as often as you wish, and 2nd Golf Banquet. Members who do not wish to place the scorecard in our League deposit box at each participate in the scrambles, may play for their own course. At St. Clair Shores our League has Thurs- pleasure but individual scores will not be recorded day’s at a reduced rate, but you must call and reserve during the first scramble week; however, individual one week in advance. St. Clair Shores is available for scores will be recorded during the second scramble our play any weekday, you just won’t get our league week. rate, and you may only make a reservation four days We will continue our practice of allowing ahead, unless you are a St. Clair Shores resident, or a members who are not able to play 18 holes in one member of their Golf Club. At all courses you must day to let these members play nine holes, turn in call in for a tee time. their scores to be recorded, play another round of The League is divided into three flights based nine holes the same week or the next week or when- on member handicaps. Each week we record the first ever, turn in that second score (even if the second and second place winners for each flight at each of nine is played on a different course) and our handi- the three courses. First place in each flight pays $5; capper will match the two nines to make an 18 hole round that then will qualify for prizes. It will be nec- February 2014 A essary to carefully identify the scorecards with names ing in the pro shop. Please call one of the committee and dates so the match can be made. members (listed below) to let us know how many will The League will continue prizes for birdies and be attending for breakfast and golf or breakfast only. eagles: $1 for birdies and $2 for eagles with a limit of It is not necessary to be a member of the Golf League one of each per course per week per member. to attend the Breakfast; moreover, newcomers are The season starts this year on Monday, April welcome. 14 with our Kickoff Breakfast at Golden Hawk Golf For membership in the League, send your Club at 8:00 am. (Some eager fellows come a little check for $45 made out to “SMC Golf League” to the earlier.) Immediately after breakfast, we will go out Treasurer, Nick Kondak, at 740 Hawthorne, GPW, to the course for a shotgun start of eighteen holes that 48236 and include a stamped self-addressed envelope. will officially begin the season. Everyone rides a cart Nick Kondak will be available at the breakfast to ac- for this first round. If the weather is bad, we will skip cept dues. The Golf Committee consists of: the start of play but the breakfast is on regardless. So Chairman, George Arsenault, (586) 773-2774, arse- come prepared for one or both. The combination of [email protected], Treasurer, Nick Kondak, (313) breakfast and golf (including a cart) is $32; breakfast 881-8750, [email protected], Handicapper, Steve only is $10. Both are payable in cash only that morn- Shrader, (313)885-8304, [email protected]

Part 2 of Ken Van Dellen's Grand Canyon Trip

Grand Canyon Hike November 12-13, 2013 yellow. The last part of the descent was omitted last month. 12:00 There is a view of more of the Campground, This covers that part, followed by the trip up. still far below us. We've been hearing the Colorado 11:12 We reach the resthouse at an even 4,000 feet for a while now, too. Hear that, knees? We're getting elevation and 4.4 miles from the top, and after a brief close. break we move on a short distance to the “Tipoff.” 12:51 The Kaibab “black” Suspension Bridge is in This where the trail begins its steep descent into the view below us, and several rafts full of tourists pass inner gorge. under it. 11:41 There is a great view of the cottonwoods along 1:29 We are across the Colorado and passing the Bright Angel Creek, across the Colorado. Phantom ruins of Bright Angel Pueblo, occupied 900-1000 Ranch is on it, beyond Bright Angel Campground. years ago. The trees are still mostly green, but beginning to turn 1:52 It is a delight to pass the sign, “Phantom Ranch

February 2014 A welcomes you.” Minutes later, we are checking in at them. I make them laugh by saying when I get home the canteen. Our reservations for space in the men's I'm going to tell my wife I got beat up by a bunch of and women's dormitories were made more than a year women. ago on November 1, 2012, as soon as the switchboard 12:42 By noon, we were on our way again, and a opened, because they are gone so quickly. We take our blister on my foot felt much better since “Doctor” gear to our assigned buildings and then I go back to Lisa had taped some padding to it. We meet a woman the canteen for two tall glasses of ice-cold lemonade. leading a 6-mule train of tourists, and she spots my M cap and says, “Go, MSU!” I reply, “I went there, Colorado River to the rim too.” Then she notices my Calvin College sweatshirt and says, “I grew up south of Grand Rapids.” Now, 5:00 a.m., November 13 – Someone from the dining we are looking up at the massive, 450-foot cliff of room opens the door to our dormitory and shouts “Five the Redwall Limestone looming ahead. We begin to o'clock!” We have half an hour to get dressed and re- ascend the part of the trail known as Jacob's Ladder, a port to the Phantom Ranch Canteen for breakfast. That biblical reference. is as good as the steak dinner last evening. Then we 1:18 Approaching the 3-mile resthouse, we are 2/3 of grab our sack lunches and fill our waterbag backpacks, the way up, and our tails are dragging, but we have and I wish a good hike to a couple who had both more than 2,000 feet of climb left. Greg, CFO of grown up in Charlevoix and now live in Elk Rapids. Grand Rapids Chair Company, has insisted all along 7:45 It is light enough to set out. We cross the Colo- that I set the pace, but his managerial impulse kicks rado on the silver suspension bridge and pick up the in. He passes me and soon discovers that he doesn't River Trail, which connects with the Bright Angel care to go any faster than I have been, and he isn't Trail 1.9 miles downriver. quite fifty. 8:31 We turn onto the Bright Angel Trail just above the 3:01 We're at the second tunnel, past the 1½-mile River at 2,480 feet elevation, and begin the tortuous resthouse at 5,729 feet, but at this rate we may not get ascent of the inner gorge via the Devil's Corkscrew. up before sunset. This is about mile 0.9, and 2.1 miles Only 8 miles, and 4,460 feet, vertically, to the trail- since the 3-mile resthouse, but it has taken us an hour head! and 43 minutes to cover that 2.1 miles. 10:52 We're now out of the inner gorge and on the 4:04 Just before entering the first tunnel, we look up Tonto Rim, and can now see the colorful cliffs and at the pictographs of deer, painted in red on a cliff slopes that make up most of the view for visitors on above the trail. They are 1,250 to 850 years old. I the Canyon rim. (Photo) There is now a consider- remember seeing them on my hike in June 2009, just able distance of trail across a gently sloping surface, a before stumbling the rest of the way to the trailhead, stretch that is mostly responsible for the greater dis- and that's more encouraging than the note on the pa- tance of this trail compared to the South Kaibab Trail, per I'm carrying, which says we have only 0.15 mile on which we had descended. to go. About midway on this stretch is Indian Garden, where 4:13 On the rim and time for photographs. That was the first Americans raised crops as much as 1,700 9.9 miles in 8 hours, 15 minutes, bottom to top, with a years ago. With numerous cottonwood trees in a mix couple of 20 minute rest stop near the end. Yesterday, of green and gold foliage, and running water, this we did 7.3 miles in 6 hours, 7 minutes, going down. is a good place to stop for a rest and the sack lunch Going down is a little faster, and a little easier in the canteen had packed for us. At 4.8 miles from the some ways, but the last few miles are murder on the trailhead, it's more than half way along the trail, but at knees and maybe a few other parts of the lower ex- 3,800 feet elevation, we're only about a quarter of the tremities. I slowed down at the end of both days. Now way up, vertically. We'll be climbing more than 3,000 I've scratched this off my bucket list for the second feet in about 5 miles! time, and probably won't do it again in another four Ten or fifteen 40ish women from southern Indiana, years when I'm 80. I wouldn’t want to do the last two who left Phantom Ranch an hour after we had, had miles on my hands and knees! finished their lunches and asked me to take a photo of

February 2014 A Dennis C. Rasch 313-885-7146 Tuesday Bridge Dave Ruyle 586-321-3045 First Second Friday Duplicate Bridge November 13 Art Linzell Roy Eugenio December 13 September 10 North/South East/West Darrah Porter Al McKay 1st Pannock/Martin Pappas/Bedsworth 2nd Edwards/Devine Pappas/Mayer 3rd Cobau/Cobau Bedsworth/Mayer Dennis C. Rasch 313-885-7146 4th Ruyle/Tarnow Welchli/Markey 5th Perkin/Kolb Higbie/Griffith Contract Bridge Monday at G.P Woods Community Center 12/23/2013 Dave Deacon Frank Markey December 20 L. Bartoszewicz Art Linzell North/South East/West st Paul D'Augustino Ken Roach 1 Ruyle/Tarnow Pappas/Bedsworth 2nd Cobau/Cobau Guest/Markey rd 1/6/2014 3 Pannock/Martin Higbie/Higbie th No Bridge...Snow Day 4 Perkin/Kolb Welchli/Ordon 5th Edwards/Bedsworth Killeen/Browning 1/13/2014 Rod Guest Tom Gallagher December 27 Roy Eugenio Darrah Porter North/South East/West Denny Rasch Ted Semenick 1st Killleen/Browning Pannock/Martin 2nd Perkin/Kolb BedsworthRottach 1/14/2014 3rd Rizzo/Rutan Higbie/Griffith Frank Markey Dave Deacon 4th Ruyle/Tarnow Pappas/Ordon 5th Guest/Bedsworth 1/20/2014 MLK Holiday February 2014 A SMC Annual Florida Luncheon will not be held this year. Ignore all information below Bob and Dorothy Roney, phone 941- 778-4160, are your Host & Hostess this year. This year’s SMC ($21.00 inclusive of 20% service charge & sales tax) Sarasota Florida luncheon for SMC & Grosse Pointe Snow Birds will be on the 2nd Tuesday in March RSVP & make checks payable to: (March 11) and at the same location as last year: The beautiful University Park Country Club, which is at Robert Roney, 6500 Flotilla Dr, Holmes Beach, Fl 7671 The Park Boulevard, University Park, Florida, 34217-1464 (suburb of Sarasota.) Email: [email protected] The luncheon menu will be:

Salad Entrée of Mixed Greens Topped with Sliced Plan to bring your friends, neighbors and relations Apples, Sugared Walnuts,Strawberries, Sliced and make your reservations for a wonderful luncheon Grapes, Tomatoes, at the beautiful University Country Club. Ample free Topped with Sliced Grilled Herbed Chicken Breast parking and breathtaking dinning room lake-side view. or Grilled Salmon

Choice of Raspberry Vinaigrette or Creamy Poppy We need to know your choice – chicken or salmon. Seed Dressings Please indicate on your check RSVP. Brownie with Vanilla Ice Cream & Chocolate Sauce

Brewed Coffee / Hot or Iced Tea

Membership - Bob Hynes and Bob Murphy

New Members

James Johns Jim Harry Leonard Barry 1280 S. Renaud, 1130 N. Oxford Grosse Pointe Woods MI 48236 Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236 313-885-9139 313-642-1935 Cell: N/A Cell: Not given Email: Not given Email Not given Sponsors: Robert Murphy & Edward Rowady Spouse: Sharon Spouse: Cheryl Sponsors: Frederick Neumann & Jay Flowers Birthday August 23, 1943 Birthday December 23, 1943 Owner of Como’s Collision Hobbies: Golf Hobbies: Golf, Baseball, Home Cottage Car Former Director Detroit Medical Center Develop- ment Office

February 2014 A The Readers Frank Markey (313-886-8324) Reading List

BRINGING UP THE BODIES, a novel, by Hilary Mantel

The author picks up on the saga of Henry the A reader is nearly overwhelmed, as was each VIII's quest for a legitimate male heir. Four detainee, with the almost plausible accusations years and only a female child, Elizabeth, from of Cromwell. Shocking to our lawyer mem- Anne. In the King's mind he must move on. bers, there was no counsel or trial by jury for He is thinking that theirs was a flawed con- treason and no review for mercy offered by tract in that Anne was not untouched as she the King. The book was first published in the claimed. We are presented Thomas Crom- UK where there have been numerous writings well, his Master Secretary, picking up this on the period. In the mind of one reader, at challenge. He had helped Anne to Queen least, the reported conversations were often status. She would not heed his counsel to too sordid to be more than a play for the taste move off the scene and needed be pushed. of modern readers. Pages of dialogue are in Cromwell, a lawyer, knew a confession or near deposition form without clearly identify- confessions of either culprits could be con- ing speaker changes. This and the reliance on vincing proof. Loose talk among courtiers the reading public to pick up on characters, and ladies in waiting helped him focus on places and colloquialisms weighed against our possible witnesses: Francis Weston the court- readers being taken up with the tale. Those ier, Mark Smeaton musician, and William readers with a little smack of English history Brereton gentleman from Wales, Harry Nor- in memory await the author's next book on the ris tournament master, and George Boleyn saga as there are hints that things did not go Anne's brother. All were involved in the well for either Henry VIII or Thomas Crom- Christmas masque escorting in jest Crom- well. well's benefactor, the deceased Cardinal Wolsey, to hell. Cromwell brings up the role of each in the incident while he ties each to The February reading is I INVENTED THE Anne's despoiling. Cromwell needs guilty MODERN AGE: THE RISE OF HENRY men. So he found men who are guilty, though FORD by Richard Snow. We will be at the perhaps not guilty as charged. home of Peter Higbie, 316 Lothrop Road, Grosse Pointe Farms from 5:00pm until There are key lines all through the book 6:30pm on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. pinpointing postures of individuals as they appear. A few samples: Henry VIII, "God would not allow my pleasures to be contrary The March reading is THE UNLIKELY PIL- to his design, nor my design to impeded his GRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY by Rachel will." Wolsey to Cromwell, "If he wants a Joyce. NOTE A CHANGE IN DATE AND new wife, fix him one ..." Anne to Cromwell, PLACE. We will be at the home of David "Henry will never abandon me..." Crom- Morrow, 244 McMillan Road, Grosse Pointe well, "They must accommodate me or be Farms from 5:00pm until 6:30pm on Tuesday, removed." March 18, 2014

February 2014 A SMC BIRTHDAY LIST for February

Armant, David L. 18 - 94 Bamford, Elton B. 17 - 83 Mc Kee, Martin T. 11 - 90 Berk, Barry 1 Mc Millin, Stewart E. 10 Bidigare, Thomas 18 Mc Nelis, James I. 22 - 92 Blain, Donald 27 - 90 Metzker, Carl W. 14 - 87 Brown, Arthur S. 20 - 97 Mogk, John E. 10 Bryant, Arthur W. 3 Molitor, Arthur H. 11 - 84 Carter, Ivor W. 7 - 88 Moran, John E. 12 - 92 Chapman, Benjamin G. 18 - 82 Morrow, Dennis 7 Cleek, Andrew 9 Neumann, Fredrick O. 26 Connor, Peter W. 19 Niederoest, Robert J. 10 Dailey, Walter 20 - 90 Noto, Anthony 21 - 81 Darlington, Henry 25 Ramberger, Alan 26 Davenport, Bruce T. 4 - 84 Rauh, James L. 27 - 84 De Ryck, Raymond C. 3 Reinbold, Eric E. 12 - 93 Dingeman, Harry J. 29 - 98 Rizzo, Paul 7 - 91 Dixon, Michael M. 27 Roshak, Arthur J. 25 - 80 Ducastel, Robert A. 23 - 96 Ruemenapp, Harold A. 26 - 85 Frederick, Robert B. 10 Rutherford, Charles R. 14 - 85 Grierson, William O. 9 Salot, William N. 25 - 80 Griffith, William H. 5 - 90 Schomig, Lud 5 - 93 Gross, Richard K. 16 - 87 Schwikert, Paul J 22 Hammes, Roman 22 Sprague, Henry 11 - 83 Harkenrider, Delmar 6 Steketee, Kenneth J. 14 - 90 Harwood, Charles 3 Taylor, Victor H. 16 - 91 Hurst, Ernest J. 20 - 91 Urquhart, John P. 7 - 88 Jones, James L. 21 Vitolins, Robert 20 Kalso, Donald 19 - 86 Vorhees, Randall F. 8 Le Clerc, Roger 18 - 80 Walz, Erhard 19 - 82 Leiter, Werner A. 5 - 87 Wrosch, Robert 20 Leone, Russell 12 - 84 Lie, Kim K. 23 - 82 Marshall, C. Gregory 23 - 95 A Total of 63 BIRTHDAYS in FEBRUARY Mc Hugh, George W. 9 - 90 with 39 Birthdays 80 & OVER

Raffle Jan 14` Charley Rutherford $38 Will Wyatt (again!!) $38 Winners Jan 28 Bob Chandler $25 Frank Turpin $25

February 2014 A SMC CALENDAR OF EVENTS February 3, 2014 to March 14, 2014

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Feb 3 Feb 4 Feb 5 Feb 6 Feb 7

10:30am TENNIS 8:45am MAIL NEWSLETTER 10:30am TENNIS 9:00am BILLIARDS 10:00am TENNIS 11:00am BILLIARDS 9:30am CHORAL GROUP 12:00pm BOWLING 12:30pm BRIDGE 12:00am CARD PLAYERS (DUPLICATE) (CONTRACT BRIDGE) GPW City Hall GPW City Hall

Feb 10 Feb 11 Feb 12 Feb 13 Feb 14

10:30am TENNIS 9:30am CHORAL GROUP 10:30am TENNIS 9:00am BILLIARDS 10:00am TENNIS 11:00am BILLIARDS 9:30am INVESTMENT 12:00pm BOWLING 12:30pm BRIDGE 12:00am CARD PLAYERS SEMINAR (DUPLICATE) (CONTRACT BRIDGE) 9:45am BOARD MTG GPW City Hall GPW City Hall 11:00am SMC MEETING 1:00pm CARD PLAYERS 5:00pm THE READERS Feb 17 Feb 18 Feb 19 Feb 20 Feb 21 9:30am CHORAL GROUP 10:30am TENNIS 10:30am TENNIS 9:00am BILLIARDS 10:00am TENNIS

11:00am BILLIARDS 12:00pm BOWLING 12:30pm BRIDGE

12:00am CARD PLAYERS (DUPLICATE) 1:00pm CARD PLAYERS (CONTRACT BRIDGE) GPW City Hall (CONTRACT BRIDGE) GPW City Hall

Feb 24 Feb 25 Feb 26 Feb 27 Feb 28 10:30am TENNIS 9:30am CHORAL GROUP 9:00am BILLIARDS 10:00am TENNIS 10:30am TENNIS 11:00am BILLIARDS 9:30am INVESTMENT 12:00pm BOWLING 12:30pm BRIDGE

12:00am CARD PLAYERS SEMINAR (DUPLICATE) (CONTRACT BRIDGE) 11:00am SMC MEETING GPW City Hall GPW City Hall 1:00pm CARD PLAYERS (CONTRACT BRIDGE)

Mar 3 Mar 4 Mar 5 Mar 6 Mar 7 10:30am TENNIS 8:45am MAIL 9:00am BILLIARDS 10:00am TENNIS 10:30am TENNIS 11:00am BILLIARDS NEWSLETTER 12:00pm BOWLING 12:30pm BRIDGE 12:00am CARD PLAYERS 9:30am CHORAL GROUP (DUPLICATE) (CONTRACT BRIDGE) GPW City Hall GPW City Hall

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February 2014 A 1 February 2014 2 Mailed Tuesday, February 4, 2014 NEWSLETTER (USPS 018-430) PERIODICAL POSTAGE Senior Men’s Club of Grosse Pointe, Inc., PAID AT DETROIT, MI Grosse Pointe War Memorial, 32 Lakeshore Road, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan 48236-3726

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SENIOR MEN’S CLUB OF GROSSE POINTE, INC. 2013-2014 Directors

President ...... Edward P. Rowady Term Ending September 30, 2014 Immediate Past President ...... Kenneth...... J. Van Dellen Keith A. Liebbrand 1st Vice President ...... Charles. . . . R. Rutherford Robert E. Murphy 2nd Vice President ...... J. Robert Hynes J. Robert Hynes Secretary ...... J. Gerard Teagan Nicholas P. Piccione Assistant Secretary ...... Charles E. Fine Term Ending September 30, 2015 Treasurer ...... Carl W. Metzker Edward W. Benz Asst. Treasurer ...... Dennis Hickey James A. Odell Henry A. Fischer John S. Snyder

NEWSLETTER Editor: John Snyder (313-885-6388, [email protected]); Photographer: John H. Williams; Staff: Carl Berger, Andrew Cleek, Ched Fine, Henry Fischer, Peter Higbie, Al Thomas, Ed White Published monthly for $11.40 of the dues paid by each member. Periodical postage paid at Detroit, Michigan.

MAILING & ADDRESS CHANGES: (including email and phone) Henry A. Fischer, 313-473-8625 email: [email protected] H. George Arsenault, 586-773-2774, email: [email protected]

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February 2014 A Membership Application Senior Men’s Club of Grosse Pointe, Inc. Office Use Only A Social, Educational and Recreational Club $______pd. for Men Over 55 Years of Age. Pin ___ PLEASE PRINT Name: ______Name on Badge: ______No. & St.: ______City: ______5+4 ZIP: ______- ______Birth Date: ____/____/_____ Sig. other: ______E-Mail: ______Fax: (_____) ______Home Phone: (______) ______Cell Phone: (______) ______Hobbies: ______Current or Prev. Occupation & Affiliation: ______Signature: ______Date: ______Two Sponsors Print Name: ______Signature: ______Print Name: ______Signature: ______

Please return completed application with $60 fee ($25 one-time initiation fee + $35 dues) payable to SMC of Grosse Pointe, and add $10 if you want a SMC membership lapel pin. For reinstatement, update application and submit annual fee of $35. Mail application and check to SMC Membership Chairman, Grosse Pointe War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3726 A