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Vol.27 No.2
Notice for the meeting at the Ocean Grove Hotel, Tuesday15th July, 6.00 for 6.30
Subect ‘Friends of the Marine Discovery Centre’ Speaker Noel Emselle Chairman Geoff Brentnall
Attend. Officer Charles Dawborn Ass’t Cashier Dick Clay Greeter & Ass’t Sgt. Marg Campbell
Birthdays & Anniversaries Nil
Notable World Events in the week ahead, [that was].
18th July 1814 Matthew Flinders’ A voyage to Terra Australis is published, in which he advocates using the name “Australia” for the southern continent. He died the next day.
18th July 1995 The oldest-known musical instrument, a 45,000 year-old bear bone with four holes made along it, was found in the Indrijka Valley in Slovenia.
19th July 1903 Frenchman Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France. Only 20 of the 60 competitors finished the race.
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Notice for the meeting at the Ocean Grove Hotel, Tuesday 22nd July, 6.00 for 6.30
Subject “this bridge. No, that bridge. Or the original Barwon Heads Bridge?? “
Speaker Bernard Napthine Chairman John Wynn
Attend. Officer Geoff Chandler Ass’t Cashier Peter Cullen Greeter & Ass’t Sgt. Ingrid Cummins
Birthdays & Anniversaries
23rd July Nan Calnin & Elaine Elliott
Notable World Events in the week ahead, [that was]
On 23rd July 1745, Bonnie Prince Charlie, [Charles Stewart], landed in Scotland at Eriksay, with only eight supporters. He raised an army, which was eventually defeated by English forces at the Battle of Culloden on April 16th, 1746. Evading capture, he finally returned to France on September 26, after holidaying in Rome.
Actually, there is a postscript to all this, as Jan and I were at nearby Inverness in 1990, and read the complete story of Charlie’s little foray into history. Flora McDonald helped him escape and served time in the Tower of London for her troubles. And do you know that Charlie lived to a ripe old age, but never wrote to her, or even phoned or sent an e-mail. Ungrateful bugger!
Post-post script. The Battle of Culloden was the last battle fought on British soil.
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Sign in a hotel in Zurich
‘Because of the impropriety of entertaining guests of the opposite sexes in the bedroom, it is suggested tht the lobby be used for this purpose.’
When insults had class
An exchange between Winston Churchill and Lady Astor.
She said “If you were my husband, I’d take poison” He replied, ”If you were my wife, I’d drink it.”
Unusual Make-ups
Which Rotarians have to travel the greatest distance for a make-up meeting? You are right if you guessed the 30+ members of the Rotary club of Papeete, Tahiti, which is located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and is the most remote from any other club.
The southernmost Rotary meeting is that of the Rotary club of Base Arambio-Antartida in Antarctica.. To visit the northernmost club, you must travel to the Rotary club of Svalbard in the Svalbard group far north of the Norwegian mainland.
It is said that there is a Rotary meeting held somewhere in the world every hour of every day. If you attended one meeting per day, it would take more than eighty years to visit all of the more than 33,000 Rotary clubs in the world, and by that time, no doubt, there would be thousands of new clubs, and, I regret to say, you would be dead.
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Hey, Look
After distributing last week’s bulletin, several members have let me know that they will be missing meetings in the near future for a variety of reasons, but mainly holidays. This advice is very much appreciated and avoids the likelihood that rostered members will simply, and unexpectedly not turn up on the appointed night, which can cause problems at short notice. If any of my fellow members have advance warning of future absences, their advice to me will be very much appreciated by us all. Given at least 48 hours notice, I am happy to arrange replacements.
This Day Tonight
We gained three new members – PP Richard Trigg, transferred from Drysdale, Ingrid Cummins, formerly of The Netherlands, [but that was 48 years ago], and Ian Downing, [ex army] a Melbourne RC member from 1978 to 1995, and secretary of the Victorian Scouts Association for a number of years. They will all deliver their auto-biographies in due course, along with Geoffrey Cummins, to be inducted after he returns from a brief spell in hospital.
Annual subscriptions of $185 are due to be paid to treasurer Fred Andrews NOW
We are all invited to the ‘open day’ of the new OG Fire Brigade next Sunday, 13th July, 11AM to 3PM.
Coral Barker, our new DIKhead is looking for used bras [what a difference a S makes] in the next collection.
Geoff Brentnall warns of a RF symposium in Ararat on 31st August, and we are also advised of our club’s 25th anniversary on 14th October.
Judy Greer is this year’s club merchandise officer for all Rotary supplies – except bras!
Jude also advises that Camden Tilley is our delegate to the annual Semens Science Summer School.
The Japanese motif badges distributed tonight are from my friend Shigeyuki Furuno, who was at last week’s meeting. Absent members can claim next week.
A new slant on promotion
Phil Edwards, with the assistance of a power point presentation, challenged us to come up with new projects for our club in tonight’s ‘guest speaker’ segment.
He also introduced the large new promotional banners to be installed for the duration of the market season, the production of A6 size cards for advertising purposes, and a ‘tear-drop’ promotional concept, all aimed at putting our market project clearly before the public. Sponsorship arrangements, including discounts for our club members, will help defray the possible $2,500 cost of all that!
But the main thrust of his excellent address was to underscore the need for a fresh project to stimulate our club. It might involve joining with a neighboring club or other community group, but we are all challenged to come up with IDEAS. A clock in the main street, water-proofing the war memorial, an information board, or a fitness circuit along the river from the boat-launching ramp to Thacker St. These were all mentioned, but could all be thoroughly investigated. As your bulletin editor, I will undertake to print details of all ideas.
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