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

VOLUME LVI, NO. 7 www. http://seniormensclubofgrossepointe.com April 2017

President’s Message (SALT II), and the return of the The sixth President to be reviewed in this Panama Canal Zone to Panama. continuing series will be the 39th President, On the economic front he Jimmy Carter, who served from 1977 to 1981. confronted persistent “stagfla- Carter was a Democrat who was raised in ru- tion”, a combination of high ral Georgia. He was a peanut farmer who served inflation, high unemployment two terms as a Georgia State Senator from 1971 and slow growth. His policies to 1975. He was elected as the Governor of Geor- led to runaway inflation with gia from 1971 to 1975. He was elected President inter rates rising to over 15%. in 1976, defeating incumbent President Gerald The end of his presidential tenure was marked by Ford in a relatively close election; the Electoral the 1979-1981 Iran hostage crisis, the 1979 energy College margin of 57 votes was the closest since crisis, the Three Mile Island nuclear accident, and 1916. the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. In response to On his second day in office, Carter pardoned the Soviet move he ended détente, escalated the Cold all evaders of the Vietnam War drafts. War, and led to the international boycott of the 1980 During Carter’s term as president, two new Summer Olympics in Moscow. By 1980, Carter’s cabinet-level departments, the Department of popularity had eroded so much so that, running for Energy and the Department of Education, were re-election that year, he was challenged sy Senator established. He established a national energy Ted Kennedy in the Democratic Party’s primaries policy that included conservation, price control, for the presidential nomination, marking the most and new technology. recent Democratic primary in which an incumbent In foreign affairs, Carter pursued the Camp faced serious opposition. David Accords, Panamal Canal Treaties, the Carter won the 1980 primary with 51.13% of the second round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks Continued on page 2

Program Chairman - Marty McMillan Inside . . April 11, 2017 SMC Speakers, Inv. Club, etc. 2 Rich Strenger, Attorney Get Well, Memorials, Attendance 3 Former U of M, Lions Offensive Tackle Sports News, 4 SMC Event, Past Speaker Comments 5 Sub Clubs 6 April 25, 2017 The Bridge Results 7 The Readers 8 Membership Application 9 Sandy Baruah, Pres. and CEO Birthdays, New Member, Raffle 10 Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce Calendar 11

April 2017 1 SMC Future Speakers Investment Sub Club News

Note that the Investment SubClub will meet now Tuesday, APR 11, Rich Strenger An All big on the fourth Tuesday of the month and in a new Ten and Honorable Mention All American offensive location, the Crystal Ballroom, eliminating the tackle, Rich Strenger was an intimidating presence on room fee. We do not have a speaker lined up for the offensive line from 1980- April yet, and the one who had been scheduled for 82. He was also selected to the East squad, East-West March 28th had to cancel, regretfully.) Shrine Game in 1982. Following his Michigan career, he was the second round draft pick in the 1983 NFL draft and played for them from 1983 to 1987. He was a leader on the Lions' offensive line, opening holes for and New Lunch Menu Receives Round of James Jones. Today, Rich is an attorney with law of- Applause fices in Lake Orion. The new lunch menu at a $15. rate was inaugu- Tuesday, APR 25 Sandy Baruah President & Chief rated at the March 14, 2017 meeting and received Executive Officer of the Detroit Regional Chamber of approval based on the applause generated after Commerce. President Bob Murphy asked from the podium what the members thought of the new luncheon offering. The buffet included salad, pasta, vegetables, meats, and dessert. To help facilitate movement through the buffet line, tables were called and there were 2 serving lines. The biggest improve- ment will be the variety of meals offered compared Feb. SMC Speaker Linda Braun to the 3 – ¼ sandwiches previously offered at President, Business Consultants for Non Profits every meeting for a lot of years.

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vote (all incumbents candidates since have won at least 72.8% of their party’s primary votes) but he lost the general election in an electoral landslide to Republican nominee, Ronald Reagan, who won 44 of 50 states. President Carter tried to personally run the entire government.

Bob Murphy SMC President

April 2017 2 Joseph Schneider 313-882-6156 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 our new Chair, Joe Schneider at (313) 882-6156 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.

Dalton E. Black 313-882=4185

Memorials

Name: Harvey Leith Osborne Name: Charles J. Pentis Died: February 27, 2017 (88) Died: March 5, 2017 (89) Born: May 11, 1928 Born: September 19, 1927 Joined: February 9, 1988 (29) Joined: September 8, 1993 (23) Memorials: Grosse Pointe Animal Memorials: The Alzheimer's Association Adoption Society

Name: John M. Lesesne, MD Name: Robert D. Kromm Died: March 10, 2017 (96) Died: March 10, 2017 (85) Born: July 27, 1920 Born: June 25, 1931 Joined: May 18, 1998 (18) Joined: ??? (32) Memorials: Lesesne Scholarship Fund, The Memorials: Christ the King Lutheran Church Citadel or Christ Church Grosse Pointe or St. Jude Children's Hospital

Jack H. Williams 313-886-7813

ll members and guests are welcome at our Attendance Asemi-monthly meetings. Please remember to sign up in advance at our lunch meetings. Call anyone on the following attendance committee: Call in to make any additions or changes in your reservation. Print your names clearly on the attendance record, and record your badge number, just why your editor has no idea!! Steven Chan (313) 885-3538 The Next Meetings are April 11 and Ken Maleitzke (313) 343-6476 April 25. Your telephone calls are important by Marty McMillan (313) 550-9661 Monday, the day preceding the meeting if your Ed White (313) 647-9086 plans change. This means everyone eats on time. Jack H. Williams (313) 886-7813

April 2017 3 the changes that will be necessary this season. We SMC Golf News also asked for and got a backup for the secretary/ treasurer, Nick Kondak, who has been at it for the Golf Season Starts April 17 with last sixteen years. Mark Jahnke offered to help and Breakfast at Golden Hawk will gradually take over.

Join us for breakfast and golf and hope for good Golf Season Starts Monday, April 17 weather. You don’t have to be a member of the Golf The golf season kicks off this year on April 17 at League or the Senior Men’s Club to have breakfast Golden Hawk Golf Course with breakfast at 8:00. and golf but you must be a member of the League to Come earlier to sign in, pay annual dues or chat with have your score recorded for prizes. Please respond friends. The hearty, unlimited breakfast includes by Monday, April 3 and include the names on your scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, potatoes, toast, team if you have not already done so. juices and coffee.

Again, this year, pay for food and golf at the Remember that starting date: April 17, pro shop with cash or card. Golf is $22 with cart, before 8:00 am at Golden Hawk Golf Course, and breakfast is $10. The Vargo Group is offering their register by April 3, if you plan on attending. Travel Card (VTC) for $39.95 that gives the holder a discount on every round at their courses during the The Golf Committee season plus a bonus of one free round at any of the Vargo courses listed on the VTC.

Before and during breakfast, we will be collect- ing League memberships at $45 and conducting a short business meeting about an important change for our League.

At about 9:00 or after we will break for golf. Those who called in earlier and identified their team partners will have a cart or carts with their names, ready to go to their assigned hole number. Those SMC Bowling News who did not call in and show up that morning will be assigned a team and hole number by the pro The SMC Bowling League' Championship shop. All scores during the kick-off will be record- is yet to be determined, but one thing is certain: ed and subject to the usual prizes. \ The Bowling Banquet will be held at the Channel Marker Restaurant on Wednesday, April 19 at 5:45 We have examined many of the golf programs PM. The season's prize money will be distributed that are available to replace our current program at the Banquet. Individual prizes will be awarded which has served us well for many years but is very to players who rolled 60 or more games. complex and requires an older operating system that is obsolete. Our handicapper for the last five years, Join us any Thursday at the Harbor Lanes at 12 Steve Shrader, recently suffered a stroke that dis- noon. The season runs until the end of April. The abled him for some time and forced us to find an Alley is located on Jefferson, one block North of assistant. Jim Regan offered his services and has 10 Mile Road in St. Clair Shores. been spending time with Steve to pick up details of the job. Jim recommended and we purchased a Call Bob Vogler for more information, replacement program. At the breakfast, Jim will 313-882-9636. make a short presentation on the new program and

April 2017 4 SMC Trip Event March SMC Speaker Comments

Dr. Peter Lichtenberg spoke to our group about avoiding financial exploitation, fraud, and scams. The facts are startling. One out of every 20 older adults in the U.S. will be a victim of financial exploitation this year, and the costs are high. A 2012 study found that when a strang- er commits the fraud, victims lose an average of $79,000. When the exploiter is a relative or caregiver, the average loss is a staggering $186,000. These are life-changing events – savings, retirement accounts, cars and homes disappear. Yet the victims’ guilt, fear and embarrassment often keep them from reporting the crime and prosecuting the criminal. Scam artists can be very persuasive and their meth- ods are getting more sophisticated. The grandchild scam means a call in the middle of the night from a distressed We hope you and your companion will be able ‘grandchild’ asking for money to get out of trouble. It’s to join us for a private guided tour of the newly best to hang up and calling the grandchild or his/her par- refurbished Dossin Museum on Belle Isle, at 11:00 ents. Seniors can also get false calls that their computer A.M. on Saturday, April 22nd. needs to be fixed (asking for bank information), that they owe money to the IRS, or that they have won the Jamaican Here is a chance to see the “new” Belle Isle and lottery (for a fee). Prevention is the best defense against to refresh your knowledge of the maritime history this exploding problem. First, we must pinpoint who is of our city from the days of the French voyag- most at risk. ers through World War II. There will be a $5.00 Two of the main characteristics that place a person at charge for the tour, payable at the door. risk of financial exploitation are cognitive confusion and social isolation, which increase with health and mobility A short distance away is the Whitcomb Conser- problems. What can you do? Number one, set up a plan vatory where daffodils and tulips will be in bloom. with your loved ones or trusted professionals (your doctor or lawyer) of steps to take so that if extra support is need- For lunch, we have been invited to use the Grill ed, you will get it. Next, engage in a lifestyle that decreas- Room of the classy old Detroit Yacht Club, where es your risk of dementia. Get together with friends, take we can order off the menu. The restaurant would care of yourself (eat well and exercise), engage in leisure like to know our number of attendees, so please let activities – in other words, come on out to the senior men’s Tom Kneeshaw or Ed Benz know if you plan on club activities! coming, either at the next meeting or by calling or emailing either one. Reported by Marty McMillan We look forward to seeing you there. Remem- ber that theoretically you need to have the "P" on your license indicating entry into the State Parks System, which now includes Belle Isle, or there may be a small entrance fee if the booth is manned.

Ed Benz Tom Kneeshaw [email protected] [email protected] 313-885–3618 313-821-7480

April 2017 5 day and Wednesday (other weekdays may also be SUB-CLUBS 2015-2016 available) with reserved tee times between 8:00 and Joseph Jennings (886-8286) 10:00, 9861 Meisner Lane, NE of 26 Mile and I-94 (586-727-4681) • Chandler Park Golf Club: Typically Mon- day, 12801 Chandler Pak Dive, Detroit (331-7755) As of October 2015, the Board of Directors official- • St. Clair Shores Golf Club: Thursdays, tee ly recognized the following Sub-Clubs, Committees times between 7:30 ad 9:00. 22185 Masonic Blvd., and schedules. Please call Joe Jennings if there are SCS (586-294-2000). any changes to be made. Any group of members • Chm. Bob Vogler (882-9636), Treas. Nick interested in organizing a new Sub-Club may ask Kondak (881-8750), Handicapper-Steve Shrader the Board of Directors to sanction its activity. INVESTMENT SEMINAR – Fourth Tuesday, BOWLING- Seasonal (early September through 9:30 am., G.P. War Memorial, prior to the SMC late April). Thursday, 11:45 a.m., Harbor Lanes, Meeting. Chm. Joe Danley, Speaker Arranger 25419 Jefferson, SCS (586-772-1200).Chm. Bob (313-343-8446) Vogler (882-9636), Treas. Delmar Harkenrider (884-3167). Secy, Don Leal MUSIC MAKERS– Typically play on the 3rd and 4th Wednesday of the month, at various BRIDGE – CONTRACT – Monday, 12:30 pm., times, at retirement homes, nursing homes, and GP Woods Community Center, 20025 Mack, GPW for various other groups. Co-Chm. Guy Sewell (343-2408). Chmn. Dennis Rasch )885-7146). And (882-5674), Frank Shea (886-6594) along with Sid Tuesdays after SMC Meetng, G.P. War Memorial. Hirschfield. BRIDGE – DUPLICATE – Friday, 12:00 noon POOL @ BILLIARDS – Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. G.P. Woods Community Center, 20025 Mack, GPW to noon, Mondays 11:00 am to 2:00 pm., (343-2408) Chm. David Ruyle (586-799-4826) Snookers Pool & Pub, 21901 Kelly Rd., Eastpointe (586-772-4990). Co-Chm. George Solomon (884- CARD PLAYERS – Monday, 11:30 am to 4:00 2464) and Carl Berger (881-9483). pm., G.P. Woods Community Center, 20025 Mack, GPW (343-2408). Tuesday after the SMC Meet- THE READERS – Third Tuesday of the month, ings, G.P. War Memorial. Co-Chm. Gordon Mi- 5:00 pm., in the homes of the members. Contacts: chaelson (881-2802) o John Trzeciak 881-5344) David Morrow (640-9756) or davidmorrow@com- cast.net and Jack Cobau (885-1650). CHORAL GROUP – Tuesday, 9:30 am., G.P. War Memorial, Lake Room, Pres, Jerry Partridge TENNIS – From Labor Day to Memorial Day: (313-331-2652) Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm., Wimbledon Racquet Club, 20250 Nine Mile FLORIDA SNOW BIRDS – Sometimes held in Rd. SCS (586-774-1300). mid March. Luncheon at noon at University Park • From Memorial Day to Labor Day: also Country Club 7671 Park Blvd., University Park, FL Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10:00 am to noon, (suburb of Sarasota) Host: Art Stefanski (586-294- Elworthy Field (across from the Neighborhood 9543) Club on Waterloo, GP) Chm. Tom Roberts (331- 3558), V-Chm. Fred Lenard (331-1267), Treas. Al GOLF – Seasonal (mid-April through mid_Sep- Ramberger (331-3587) and Secy. Roy Vorhees, III. tember). Call ahead for all tee times. (586-775-5388). • Golden Hawk Golf Club: Typically Tues-

April 2017 6 Dennis C. Rasch 313-885-7146 Dave Ruyle 586-321-3045 Contract Bridge Friday Duplicate Bridge Monday at G.P Woods Community Center New Results delayed in being received January 27 N/S E/W 3/6/2017 1. J.Cobau/A. Cobau 1 Tarnow/Lee Dick Hall (tied) Del Harkenrider 2. Ruyle/Kordas 2. Deacon/Humeston Rod Guest John Barrett 3. Perkin/Martin 3. Griffith/Rose Al Petroso Keith Leibbrand 4. M. Edwards/Downing 4. Guest/Hynes 5. W. Edwards/Devine 5. Pappas/Bedsworth

3/13/2017 February 3 Denny Rasch Ted Zemenick 1. J. Cobau/A. Cobau 5. M.Edwards/Downing Rod Guest John Barrett 2. Ruyle/Lee 6. Perkin/Martin . Dick Hall Paul Gracey 3. Pappas/Bedsworth 7. Deacon/Humeston 4. W. Edwards/Devine 8. Tarnow/Kordas

3/20/2017 February 10 Dick Hall Richard Tideswell N/S E/W Jim Hoekwater Rod Guest 1..Ruyle/Brown 1-2 Tarnow/Lee 2. Neef/Kordas 1-2 J.Cobau/A.Cobau 3. Guest/Hynes 3. Pappas/Schuch 3/27/2017 4. Edwards/Downing 4. Deacon/Humeston Rod Guest John Barrett 5. Mayer/LaFerte Dave Deacon Dick Hall Al Petroso Keith Leibbrand February 17 1. Pappas/Kordas 4. Lee/Mayer 2. Edwards/Devine 5. Cobau/Ruyle 3. Guest/Hynes 6. Deacon/Humeston

April 2017 7 The Readers David Morrow 313-640-9756 Jack Cobau 313-885-1650

The Underground Railroad The Reading List by Colson Whitehead groomed for eugenics experiments. In another, Cora must hide in an attic for months like Anne Frank because African-Americans are being hunted down and lynched. At times, the Readers were unsure how to tell when Whitehead was crossing the line from history to flights of fancy.

Whitehead uses a large cast of characters, some Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad of whom are well developed while others appear in a was one of the most awarded books of 2016. It re- few scenes and are forgotten. The fierce and relent- ceived the National Book Award, the 2017 Carnegie less Ridgeway is a study in evil, while other char- Medal for Excellence in Fiction, was listed as one acters, both black and white, risk their lives to help of the 10 Best Books of the Year by the New York Cora stay ahead of him. Times, the Washington Post, Publisher’s Weekly, NPR and numerous other media outlets, was chosen As evidenced by the continued release of new as an Oprah’s Book Club selection, and became a examples, slave narratives remain relevant to the best seller that is still on the New York Times Hard- discussion of race in American history and our pres- cover Fiction list for this month. Colson Whitehead ent time. grew up in Manhattan, where he still lives. After graduating from Harvard, he authored seven books The Readers had a mixed reaction to this book. of fiction and nonfiction before The Underground We all felt that Whitehead was a good writer who Railroad. He has received a MacArthur Fellowship, could beautifully evoke a time and place, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Whiting Writers Award portions that may never have existed. Those who and the Dos Passos Prize and is a Pulitzer Prize finished the book gave it high marks and found it finalist. a powerful and moving description of those who gambled everything for a chance to live in freedom. The Underground Railroad tells the story of Those who gave up on the volume or elected not to Cora, a teenage girl on a cotton plantation in Geor- start based on what they had heard found it either gia who decides to join an escape attempt after depressing or overly violent or were not interested in being raped by four other slaves. She is pursued by the subject matter. Some Readers felt that other slave the fearsome slave catcher Ridgeway, still smarting narratives, such as Toni Morrison’s Beloved, were a from being unable to catch and return Cora’s mother better choice. years before. The misery and brutal abuse that faced slaves on the plantation is realistically described in Whitehead’s first few chapters. After the escape, however, the book enters a new territory of magical Join us at our next meeting when we will discuss realism or metaphor. The underground railroad that the nonfiction best sellerHillbilly Elegy: A Memoir Cora boards is an actual steam train located in tun- of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance. nels that take her to stations in several other states We will meet on April 18th at 5 pm at the home of as she heads north. Whitehead uses each of these Chris Walsh, 1022 Harvard Rd., Grosse Pointe Park. locations to illustrate a different aspect of the Afri- RSVP to (313) 886-6618. can-American experience. In one location, they live in relative comfort until they realize they are being

April 2017 8 SENIOR MEN’S CLUB OF GROSSE POINTE

CLUB MOTTO: FESTIVITIES ... FUN ... FELLOWSHIP

Purpose: To provide festivities, fun and fellowship for its members through social, educational and peer group association in its recreational and social activities.

Sponsored sub-clubs: Other activities: BOWLING, GOLF, TENNIS, PROFESSIONAL BALL GAMES POOL & BILLIARDS THEATER PERFORMANCES BRIDGE (CONTRACT AND DUPLICATE) DINNER CRUISES CHORAL GROUP FALL DINNER/DANCE FLORIDA SNOW BIRDS INVESTMENT SEMINARS READERS GROUP

Membership Application Senior Men’s Club of Grosse Pointe, Inc. A Social, Educational and Recreational Club Office Use Only for Men Over 55 Years of Age. $______pd. PLEASE PRINT Pin ___ Name: ______Name on Badge______No. & St.: ______City: ______5+4 ZIP: ______- ______Birth Date: ____/____/_____ Spouse______E-Mail: ______Sig. Other______Working___Retired______Home Phone: (______) ______Cell Phone: (______) ______Hobbies: ______Military Service______Current or Prev. Occupation & Affiliation: ______Signature: ______Date: ______One or More 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

April 2017 9 Henry Fischer 313-473-8625 SMC BIRTHDAY LIST for April

Andrews, Paul E. 90 - 94 Kopp, Dennis 80 - 84 Ball, Bill Kramer, Stanley F. 95 - 99 Beck, Daniel R. 85 - 89 Lees, Robert H. 80 - 84 Berry, Sterling P. 90 - 94 Madison, Michael J. Breer, Carl Marston, Michael V. Brush, Warren A. 90 - 94 Mc Millan, Martin D. Caporale, Vincent J. 85 - 89 Nesom, Robert G. 80 - 84 Chalat, Ned I. 90 - 94 Nyquist, Paul F. 80 - 84 Christopoulos, Sarendo 90 - 94 Osgood, Denne Collins, Joseph C. Rhein, Ray S. Colombo, Richard F. Ryan, Thomas L. Constant, Harry G. 90 - 94 Rybinski, Richard Creedon, Gaylord 80 - 84 Sauter, Alfred A. D'agostino, Philip 95 - 99 Testa, Salvatore 80 - 84 Dajani, Adnan 80 - 84 Vitale, Ronald C. De Boer, Thomas 80 - 84 Wasinger, Stephen Foust, Anthony A. Wilson, Philip E. 85 - 89 Giffer, Patrick T. Wrosch, Robert Green, Jerome 85 - 89 Zimmer, Frank G. Gruenwald, Carson C. 90 - 94 Guest, J. Rodney 85 - 89 A Total of 44 BIRTHDAYS in APRIL with Hathaway, George H. 24 Birthdays 80 & OVER Hayes, John 80 - 84 Johnson, Steven H. Knoll, Harold R. 90 - 94

Edward A Wolking, Jr Mary Sept 21, 1950 New 1333 Yorkshire Rd 313-885-4957 313-909-0832 (C) Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230 EVP, Det. Regional Chamber, Ret'd Member Reading, cycling, music Proposed by Al Thomas and George Arsenault

March 14, 2017 Ken VanDellen $40 Raffle Ken VanDellen $40, lucky

Winners March 28, 2017 John Woodhouse $40 Mark Jahnke $40

April 2017 10 SMC CALENDAR OF EVENTS April 3, 2017 to May 12, 2017

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

April 10 April 11 April 12 April 13 April 14 10:00am TENNIS 9:00am BILLIARDS 10:00am TENNIS 11:00am BILLIARDS 9:30am CHORAL GROUP 10:00am TENNIS 11:45am BOWLING 12:30pm BRIDGE 12:00am CARD PLAYERS 9:30am BOARD MEETING (DUPLICATE) (CONTRACT BRIDGE) 11:00am SMC MEETING Maundy Thursday GPW City Hall GPW City Hall Good Friday April 17 April 18 April 19 April 20 April 21 8:00am GOLF BREAKFAST 10:00am TENNIS 9:00am BILLIARDS 9:30am CHORAL GROUP 10:00am TENNIS 11:45am BOWLING 10:00am TENNIS 11:00am BILLIARDS 12:30pm BRIDGE 12:00am CARD PLAYERS 5:00pm THE READERS (DUPLICATE) (CONTRACT BRIDGE) GPW City Hall GPW City Hall

April 24 April 25 April 26 April 27 April 28 9:30am CHORAL GROUP 10:00am TENNIS 10:00am TENNIS 9:30am INVESTMENT CLUB 10:00am TENNIS 11:00am BILLIARDS 9:00am BILLIARDS ?? 12:00am CARD PLAYERS 11:00am SMC MEETING 12:30pm BRIDGE 11:45am BOWLING ?? (CONTRACT BRIDGE) (DUPLICATE) GPW City Hall GPW City Hall

May 1 May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5

10:00am TENNIS 8:45am MAIL NEWSLETTER 10:00am TENNIS 11:00am BILLIARDS 9:00am BILLIARDS 10:00am TENNIS 9:30am CHORAL GROUP 12:00am CARD PLAYERS 11:45am BOWLING 12:30pm BRIDGE

(CONTRACT BRIDGE) (DUPLICATE) GPW City HallI GPW City Hall

May 8 May 9 May 10 May 11 May 12

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

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Officers Directors

President ...... Robert E. Murphy Term Ending September 30, 2017 Immediate Past President ...... J. Robert Hynes Dalton E. Black 1st Vice President ...... Martin D. McMillan Daniel S. Follis 2nd Vice President ...... Christopher M. Walsh Joseph N. Jennings Secretary ...... J. Gerard Teagan Joseph A. Schneider Assistant Secretary ...... Daniel Ostrowski Term Ending September 30, 2018 Treasurer ...... David Buckley Henry A. Fischere Asst. Treasurer ...... Willie J. Wyatt Salvatore Testa Clifford L. (Kip) Sadler Henry Sprague

NEWSLETTER Editor: John Snyder (313-885-6388, [email protected]); Photographers: John H. Williams;Al Thomas Staff: Carl Berger, Andrew Cleek, Ched Fine, Henry Fischer, 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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