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Oct 19-20, 2013 - Brief Comments on Mount Airy Casino and Resort visit
Minutes from the
November 5,2014 meeting:
A great time was had by all at our 90 Birthday Party held at the Mount Airy Casino and Resort on October 19 and 20. My thanks to the Committee for planning such a wonderful event.
Minutes of Oct 9, 2013 Meeting
Our Husband and wife meeting, held on the evening of October 9, 2013 was easily our best attended Harding Club event in recent memory. The dining room was packed from wall to wall with members and their better halves creating a din of camaraderie and good cheer. At 8:20 p.m. Sergeant- at-Arms Marti…
Minutes of Sept 11, 2013 Meeting
It was good to see the club reassembled on September 11, 2013 after the long summer hiatus. At our inaugural meeting of the new season club members were greeted by the smiling face of Harding Club president John Weisman , who
was handing out souvenir H.C. pens and baseball caps. Our room upstairs a…
Minutes of Sept 5, 2012 and Sept 19 Meetings
September 5, 2012
The Harding Club's opening meeting of the new 2012-2013 season commenced at 7:00 pm, Sept. 5th at Greenbaum and
Gilhooley's at our regular gathering place, elevated one flight above the dining public.
For those keeping track, 2013 will mark the Harding Club's 90th year since its 1…
Minutes of Deli Night, June 13, 2012
Harding Club Meeting Minutes from DELI NIGHT on June 13, 2012
On Wednesday, June 13th, the Harding Club marked its second annual Kosher Deli Night. Harding Club members and
their wives and guests assembled in the beautifully appointed dining room of the Locust Grove estate. Early comers were trea…
Minutes of May 30, 2012 Meeting
All told there were about 20 couples attending our husband and wife meeting that evening, as well as various members who came stag. At 8:05 pm Sergeant-at-Arms Martin Hochhauser, (recently returned from Thailand) sounded the gong and called the assembly to order. Martin introduced Dan Ashley who c…
Minutes of April 18, 2012 Meeting
Harding Club Meeting Minutes from the April 18, 2012 meeting:
The meeting that night assumed a more elevated level, both physically, because the club met in the upstairs dining room of G&G's, as well as in tone, because we were honored with the presence of Rabbi Rena Blumenthal, the Jewish spirit…
Minutes from the April 4, 2012 meeting
The club met that evening at its downstairs venue at G&G's. Many of
our regulars were absent that night, perhaps en-route to their Passover
destinations, but their places were ably filled by other, long-lost,
but no less welcome, Harding Club members. In any event, we had a full
house. This was fortunat…
Minutes from the March 21, 2012 meeting:
We had an intimate soiree
that evening at our G&G location. Our
guest speaker for the occasion was Eric Goldstone ,of Goldstone
Portfolios. Eric is an investment adviser who is well known to our
club; both in his capacity as a president of Temple Beth-El and as
someone who appraises us from tim…
Minutes of February 8, 2012 Meeting
We were back at our regular digs, upstairs at G&G's that night. Martin Hochhauser called the meeting to order by
intoning a series of percussive taps on the traditional empty water glass. Thus, having gained our attention, Martin called on our president Dan Ashley to introduce the evening's speaker; …
Minutes of Jan 25, 2012 Meeting
The downstairs dining room at G&G's was packed full of convivial members enjoying the camaraderie that our club
affords. At 8:pm Lou Newman introduced the evening's speaker, Mark Nelson, who, as far as we know, is the only Jewish shoemaker in the local area. From his Poughkeepsie workshop Mark create…
Minutes of Jan 11, 2012 Meeting
The meeting that night might best be described as "cozy" with 31 Harding Club members and wives ensconced in the
somewhat abbreviated downstairs G&G's dining room.
At 8 pm Martin Hochhauser called the meeting to order in anticipation of president Dan Ahley's introduction of the evening's speakers; H…
Minutes of Dec 14, 2011 Meeting
Martin Hochhauser called the year's last meeting to order precisely at 8:00 PM. Martin then introduced Lou Newman, who was serving as the club's acting president for the evening, as both our regular president and vice-president were absent that night. President Dan Ashley's wife was coming home from…
Minutes of Nov 30, 2011 Meeting
TO MAKE UP FOR THE CANCELLED GALA IN
NOVEMBER WE ARE SCHEDULING A
DINNER MEETING AT THE GRAND HOTEL ON WED FEB 22 DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. THIS WILL BE A H/W MEETING
2. THE COST WILL BE $25 PER PERSON
3. THERE WILL BE A CASH BAR AVAILABLE
4. TIME SCHEDULE
a. 6-7 PM H…
Minutes of Nov 9, 2011 Meeting
We had a good crowdwith 30 people attending our Wednesday night G&G's dinner meeting. At 8:10pm Martin Hochhauser called the meeting to order. President Dan Ashley then welcomed those assembled and apologized for the cancellation of our October 29th Dinner-Gala – which is the first time such an eve…
Minutes of October 12, 2011
We had 23 members and 2 guests; Arnold Solomon and Alan Zucker. At 8:10 Sergeant-at-Arms Martin Hochhauser called on club President Dan Ashley who, in turn, called on Vice President John Weisman to read the second letter of recommendation for the membership of Alan Zucker. Alan is Vice President fo…
Minutes of Sept 7 & Sept 21, 2011 Meetings
September 7, 2011
The opening meeting of our new season was packed with members who began our first session, as we do every year, with a reading of the names of all those Harding Club alumni who have passed away. After a respectful silence Sergeant-at-Arms Martin Hochhauser called on the evening's …
Minutes of Club Picnic - August 17, 2011
CLUB PICNIC
The second annual Harding Club Picnic was held at Bowdoin Park, Wappingers Falls on Wednesday August 17. A good crowd of members attended (24) and a fine time was had by all. Once again, thanks to those who picked up all the set-up things. Thanks again to our new vice president John Weism…
Minutes of June 15 and 29, 2011 Meetings
Minutes of June 15 Meeting
It had been three weeks since our last meeting, owing to the lacteal festival of Shavuos. Thus, our crepuscular coterie of carnivores clamored for meat and made up for in enthusiasm what they lacked in numbers. President Dan Ashley called
on Paul Rashba to introduce the ev…
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