Rotary Club of Chatham Chatham Capitol Theatre, Rotary Lounge 238 King St W. Wednesdays at 12:15 P.M. www.chathamrotary.com [email protected] Phone 519-354-8300 Fax 519-354-5535 ORIGINAL CHARTER # 1011 issued - November 1st, 1921 November 6, 2013 Paul McDonell Rotarian Ross Eberlee, a long-time member of our club who served in the Canadian Navy on convoy duty in WW II was our speaker. Rotarian Rick Brisco a flight instructor during the war introduced his good friend Ross and noted the presence at our meeting of Rotarian Frank Archibald, age 99, a decorated soldier of the war. In his opening remarks, Ross spoke of Remembrance Day as a celebration of the lives and service of friends present and gone. He pointed out that veterans of WW II are dying at the rate of 500 a week; soon we will run out of veterans of that great conflict. He quoted from an essay by Fr. Dennis O’Brien in which the writer argues that it was the They died for Canada. Our future is their soldier who gave us the freedoms we enjoy today monument. even including the freedom to burn the country’s Remembrance flag in protest marches. developed from the Armistice which brought an A video was then played of Ross speaking at a end to hostilities in WW I. The document was Remembrance Day program in Christchurch Hall signed at 5:00 am on November 11, 1918 and went in 1992. Introduced by Frank Archibald, Ross gave into effect at 11:00 am that day. The Armistice Day a talk he entitled “A Personal Remembrance”. He Act established the 11th hour of the 11th day of the began by pointing out that in WW II one and a half 11th month as the time to observe two minutes of million Canadians went overseas. One in 15 died. silence in memory of the sacrifices made by so Day as Ross explained had many. Ross read the first verse of John McCrae’s poem “In Flanders Field” Written in 1915, after the Hastings Eberlee buried in a the graveyard of a second battle of Ypres, the poem inspired the sale small French village near Vimy. He died in combat of paper poppies as a symbol of hope. April 23, 1918. Ross himself was born on April 23, In 1977, Ross and his wife Lois visited Europe and 1926. saw the WW I memorial at Vimy ridge where To conclude, Ross emphasized that all those deaths 11,285 Canadian soldiers are buried. At Dachau the were the price paid to keep our freedom. Those infamous Nazis death camp the buildings are gone who have lived under tyranny know the value of but not a blade of grass is allowed to grow on the freedom. Let us honour our fallen; preserve their site. A modern sculpture depicts human beings memory; inspire our children with their stories. struggling to be free. At Monte Cassino in Italy Their duty was their creed. They are Canada’s scene of violent conflict in WW II, crosses marking heroes. the graves of the fallen stretch to the horizon. Rotarian Peter Jamieson on behalf of the members On a very personal note Ross and his group looked thanked Ross for his presentation. for and found the grave of his brother Sgt. George Our honoured WW11 veterans, Rotarians Ross Eberlee, Frank Archibald and Rick Brisco Rick Brisco, Ross Eberlee and President elect Don “Sparky” Leonard Speakers Visiting Rotarians Guests of Rotarians Club Guests Ross Eberlee – Remembrance Day none none Julia Smith (Pianist), Chris Taylor (Cogeco TV), Bob Boughner (Chatham Daily News), Don Robinet (Chatham This Week) Upcoming Speakers Friday Nov 8/13 Wednesday Nov 13/13 Wednesday Nov 20/13 Wednesday Nov 27/13 Wednesday Dec 4/13 Wednesday Dec 11/13 Wednesday Dec 18/13 Wednesday Dec 25/13 Wednesday Jan 1/13 74th Annual Banquet - Peter Mansbridge Pattern Energy District Governor Jim Gilmore – Official Visit Erin Bennett – Adventures in Citizenship Participant Annual General Meeting Maylee Bossy – Rebound Exchange Student Presentation Tentative – Children’s Christmas Party No Meeting – Office is closed No Meeting – Office is closed MONTH GREETERS 50/50 TICKETS November Peter Cook Herb Todgham Paul Mayrand November Birthdays & Anniversaries BIRTHDAYS CLUB ANNIVERSARIES Brian Reid Nov 5 Peter Jamieson & Kevin Mills 2 years, Kelley Doyle 3 years, Mike Davidson & Denise Spadotto 11 years, Karen Kirkwood-Whyte 22 years, Dave Pudwell 33 years and Rick Brisco 45 years 2nd QUARTER BINGO SCHEDULE Oct 1 – Dec 31 2013 DATE WED NOV 27 Kelly TUE DEC 10 PREP TIME 5:00 PM CALL TIME 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:30 PM LEADER Rick Bodnaruk 519-351-3126 Rick Bodnaruk 519-351-3126 Rick Bodnaruk 519-351-3126 WORKERS Al Morka Janet McGuigan519-380-0100 519-354-5734 Al Morka Janet McGuigan519-380-0100 519-354-5734 Tania Sharpe Kevin Mills 519-351-6410 519-436-1256 3rd QUARTER BINGO SCHEDULE Jan 01- Mar 31 2014 DATE FRI JAN 24 SUN FEB 23 FRI MAR 07 PREP TIME 8:30 PM CALL TIME 9:30 PM 11:00 PM 12:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:30 PM 3:30 PM 5:000 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM LEADER 1 leader 5191 leader 5191 leader 5191 leader 5191 leader 5191 leader 519- WORKERS 519519519519519519- 2 volunteers 5192 volunteers 5192 volunteers 5192 volunteers 5192 volunteers 5192 volunteers 519- Announcements The Rotary Club of Chatham presents the 74th Annual Banquet with featured speaker Peter Mansbridge, dean of Canadian News Broadcasting. Friday November 8, 2013 in The Expo Room of the John D. Bradley Convention Center, 565 Richmond Street, Chatham. Rotary Club of Chatham Officers and Directors President: Kelley Doyle Treasurer: Linda Campbell/Tom McNaughton Vice President: Fannie Vavoulis General Fund Secretary: Keith Dawson President Elect: Don “Sparky” Leonard Service Fund Secretary: Doug Sulman Past President: Carolynn Barko Sergeant at Arms: Jack Pearson Directors: Michael Bondy, Mike Pestowka, Brett Smith, Alysson Storey, Club President Kelley Doyle 2013/2014 Chatham … R.I. President Ron Burton 2013/2014 Norman, Oklahoma USA District 6380 Gov Jim Gilmore Livingston Sunrise Michigan USA Secretary Keith Dawson 19 Braemar Blvd. Chatham, ON N7M 6G2 Editor Sandee Frederick Executive Secretary Rotary Club of Chatham