Trolley Museum and Florence Griswold Museum
– May 16, 2013, Photos by Frank Johnson

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Thanks to Frank Johnson for these photos!

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Trolley Museum and Florence Griswold Museum
– May 16, 2013, Photos by Bob Smith

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Summer Barbecue and Jazz Festival — June 23, 2013

JazzGroupThe Annual Summer Barbecue and Jazz Festival will be held on Sunday, June 23rd, from 5pm – 9pm at the Country Club of Darien.

The cash bar will opens at 5pm.

Plan on a lively mix of jazz concert and dancing. The music will be provided by the Joe Holmes Dixieland Band, joined at dinner time by jazz singer Nicole Pasternack

 

Dinner will be served outside (weather permitting); there will also be some seating indoors.

Our Menu is

    • Mixed green salad with condiments
    • Cold trilogue pasta salad
    • Hamburgers, cheese burgers
    • Grilled chicken
    • Italian sausage and peppers
    • Grilled vegetable platter
    • Dessert of sliced watermelon, and assorted cookies
    • Coffee, tea, iced tea

Wine will be served with the meal.

You can sign up at any Wednesday DMA meeting prior to the event.

If you have any questions, please contact

Bill Winship at 203-655-3530 / williamwinship3@aol.com , or

Peter Hallock at 203-202-9349 /peterbhallock@gmail.com

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Music Program — June 5, 2013
The Darien Songsters

The Songsters’ performance will mark the end of the 2012/2013 year for the DMA. They are a bunch of stout hearted senior men who enjoy performing a selection of Barbershop Harmony, Broadway, and Spiritual songs.

Concert starts at 11 am.

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Speaker — May 29, 2013
Mark Albertson

Mark Albertson, historical research editor at Army Aviation magazine and a member of the United States Naval Institute as well as being a member of the Navy League will return to speak to us about America, Europe and the War of 1812 . It is not merely another rendition of the conflict itself; rather, it delves into the status of the fledgling Republic at the outset of the 19th century.  For this is the beginning of the American Empire, Manifest Destiny.  And the talk explores this theme with such developments as the Louisiana Purchase; the decline of France and Spain as New World colonial powers; the War of 1812 as a backwater to the main event in Europe, the Napoleonic Wars; and, the long-slow thaw in Anglo-American relations that eventually resulted in the two powers becoming allies on April 6, 1917.

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Join this year’s Memorial Day Parade — Monday May 27, 2013, 9:30am

We want to have a big turnout of DMA member this year.

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Be at the Goodwives Shopping Center by 9:30 AM.

(Remember, no cars are allowed to park there except for those that are in the parade).

The parade route is down the Post Road for 1.25 miles.  We want to have marchers but if you are unable to walk (march) we will have cars for those who need a ride. The parade starts at 10 AM and will be over by 11 AM.

Spend an hour honoring those who served and gave their lives and also have a good time with fellow members of the DMA.

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Speaker — May 22, 2013
Greg Van Antwerp

Greg Van Antwerp will talk about his passionate second “career”. For the past 35 years Greg has been digging for historical treasure through every estate, garage and tag sale he could find. He will be sharing some of his discoveries and search techniques with us.

In 2009, Greg began blogging about his discoveries by creating the Confessions of an Urban Archeologist. There he presents hundreds of posts with photos, videos, and stories documenting the “best of” what he has discovered in his journeys. He also writes a weekly column for Patch titled “The Urban Archeologist” that is published in an average of 15 Patch towns each week.  Greg’s professional life has been spent working in community television for over 20 years.

During his treasure hunts Greg is known to travel with his favorite companion/assistant –  his daughter by his side. 

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Updated — DMA Officers and Directors Election — May 1, 2013

The election of officers and directors for the June 2013 to June 2014 period was be held at the May 1 meeting.

Here is the new slate of leaders for this period:

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

 PRESIDENT William Ball

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Robert Smith

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT  Alexander Garnett

SECRETARY Scott Hutchason

TREASURER Cecil Wade

 DIRECTORS

FIRST TERM                          SECOND TERM

Robert Baker                              Thomas Lom

Thomas Brayton                        Anthony Murray

Chris Filmer

David Mordy

 PAST PRESIDENT DIRECTORS (2)

 Kirk Jewett

John Podkowsky

OTHER OFFICERS

 ASSISTANT SECRETARY John Fitzgibbons

ASSISTANT TREASURER Robert Ready

 As noted during the April 17 meeting, Bob Ready will automatically become a director.

Bill Winship will be taking over as chair of the Social Committee, and Chick Scribner will continue to lead the Membership Committee.

 

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Message from the President — April, 2013

At our meetings in late March and early April, our members completed a survey designed to help in our efforts to revitalize our Association. If you missed those meetings, we will be sending the survey to you by email soon, please take the time to fill it out and submit it so that your voice can be heard in our planning.

As we discuss alternatives to make our club more attractive to recent retirees or “younger seniors” and to stimulate greater participation by current members, we are considering expanding our list of activities. The survey results to date indicate the highest interest in:

  • Hiking,
  • Local walking tours,
  • Current event discussions, and
  • Investing.

Also, among other changes that we are considering is the removal of “Senior” from our name, becoming, for example, the Darien Men’s Association. These and other changes are being thoroughly studied by Tom Lom and his committee, and by the Board of Directors. Any changes in our name or charter will be submitted formally to the Board, and if approved, then submitted to the membership for a vote in time to be a part of our communications for the next program year. Tom and his group welcome any suggestions you may have to help us in this revitalization effort.

Our Nominating Committee has finished its work, presenting the new slate and receiving the approval of the membership in recent meetings. Since this is my last newsletter message, I wanted to express my thanks to all of you who brought guests to our meetings. As a result of your help, we have added 25 new members thus far this year, a considerable increase over prior years.  Thanks to the officers, committee chairs, and volunteers for their help in making this another very successful year for our Association. It has been a pleasure and privilege to serve as your President.

Bob Ready, President

 

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Membership Committee Report — April. 2013

The Membership Committee and the Board of Directors have been collecting dues since the first meeting in September.  Normally all dues are in by the end of December.  E-mails, Post Cards and Phone calls have been used as reminders to all delinquent members.  We are now in April and, after more phone calls, we still have delinquent members.  This means a lot of unnecessary work for a few dedicated members.  We have constantly been checking our own and the DCA records to keep mistakes down to a minimum.

Attendance has have been good with the exception of Wednesday, April 17 when 78 members and two guests attended.

There were 7 new members admitted since I reported 8 in the last newsletter.  Six members have either resigned or passed away.

The current membership is 266

 C. Scribner, Chair

Membership Committee

 

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