COGS 1/21/16

President Mike started the meeting at 12:17 PM and Chuck said a prayer for blessings for our families, for “color” (??) before the storm, and for the food that we eat.

 

Music:  Button Up Our Overcoat, Let It Snow, Can’t Help Loving That Man of Mine, Embrace Me

 

Food: Caesars salad, London broil, potatoes, green beans, cheese cake, coffee & tea

 

Guests: Judy Austin, Affordable Housing, Chris Sitorsky, a business broker in Red Bank (2^nd week with us!)

 

Fines:  After a long while, we all welcomed Jim back.  Jim, please come more often; we all miss you and the great energy you bring to our club.  Onward…   Late: Frank, No pin – Larry, Robin, Rhonda, Liz, Tony; Using a cellphone – Joe, Harriet, Ken S, Warren; On time – Mike Toscano;  Names in paper – Rhonda, Robin (congrats to both of you); Al – on time (thanks to Mike T!); Horton – didn’t notice Jim’s tan shoes; John & Gloria – here together (lovely to see); Gail – concerned about never getting fined;

 

Happy Dollars: Rhonda, Bill, Mike T., Harriet, Denise, Frank, Robin - Jim being back; Horton – won’t be here for 3 weeks;  Gloria – for being here today;  Joe – all congratulated Joe for receiving a pin for being a Bronze Star sponsor…congratulations again, Joe.

 

 Birthdays & Anniversaries, Membership

            Birthdays

                        Name, Date

                        Teddie Caulfield – January 21^st

                        Lou Bona – January 25^th

           

            Congrats to all!

 

Announcements:

Notice to all - Cell phone use is prohibited in all areas except the carpeted 'dry' areas of the men’s and ladies golf locker rooms.

 

Speaker: We were honored to have Roberta Van Anda, a Rumson historian, who spoke to us today, discussing people who lived in Rumson over the past 150 years and some of their accomplishments.  She taught at RFH high school and Rumson Country Day School, also being the editor of the Rumson Borough Bulletin.  She also discussed her book, Legendary Locals of Rumson

 

In short, she mentioned that some of the rich from NYC came to Rumson for summer vacationing, developed farms and country estates, etc.  This caused the need for small businesses to establish which were necessary to supply these rich folks and their properties with goods and services. Politicians, entrepreneurs, entertainers, financiers, chefs, scientists, brewers, legislators, philanthropists and jurists were, and to this day, are some of the folks who have gravitated to Rumson.  Children are well nurtured by the excellent schools and parents enjoy a lifestyle of sports, culture and a high standard of living in this legendary town.

 

50/50 of $25 – and the jackpot was not won and is still available to next week 50/50 winner.

 

Meeting ended at 1:30 PM

 

By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll become happy. If you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.   – Socrates