1977-02 February IBEW Journal.pdf - International Brotherhood of ...

country now; therc is no plDce so far a"ay.
however, that it is impossible to l eep in
touch.
We just [earned of the death of Mrs.
Stanley M),crs, wifc of fl longtime president
of Local 364. Stan resides in Woodburn,
Oregon. We all ofTer him our condolences,
CLH'-O"l St:NNt:FF, P.S.
Best Wishes to Retirees
Of Local 441 from Local 488
L.U. 488 RE11Rlm 1\1[,\1UERS CLUn,
nRIOCEI'ORT. CONN,-We, the retired
members of Loca[ 488, OridgelM"rt. Conn«­
ticut. send our fraternal greetings and felicitations.
for a .io)-OUS, he3lthy, and a fully
enjoyable second anniver~3ry to the retired
members of local 44 1, Santa Ana, Cnlifor·
nia. While a distance of some 3,000 miles
scpMlltes our meeting places, we arc. in a
sense, close in mnny areas. For example, we
have many things in common, and this
males us feel as if we lived next door to
each other. We are all recently retired memo
bers o{ the IIlEW, both our groups are
fa\'ored by our parent unions. to the cxtenl
lhal they pro\'ide us with a place to meet,
both our groups are organized according 10
Ihe IUEW pattern, lind both our groups have
a designated timc to meet, where we enjoy
the fellowship of our Brothers. And as their
prc~s sccrelary, Brother John E. Graffithe,
depicted so vi\-idly 10 us in his lellers and
ne","spaper pictures last year, Yoe practically
tasted a piece of their fint anni\-erS3ry cakc.
Now since a picture is ","orlh more than
a Ihomand words, with il he al50 introdoced
u~ to m:lny of thdr ofllcers. Wc met Breth·
ren Gene lI arlow, George Grace, Joe Bie·
belberg, Mac McCormick, Joe Bauman,
Walt McCall. Jim Stewart, Wall Manning,
nnd Buster Nancc. To all this we say "We
are pleased to meet YOII, aod thanks for the
many complimentary remarks." We there·
fore tale this especially timely occasion, to
reciprocate your brothcrly gesture, last year.
We wbh everything that is good nnd full of
pleasure for each of y011. We wish YOIl
mnny happy returns of your anniversaries;
may you enjoy each of them in good health,
and may the brotherly spirit prevail among
you at all times. We send )'ou these cordial
and hearty best ..... ishes. We pray for you
Yoith fer\'ent invocation. We bow our heads
with you in a reverent commcmoration.
Then "e Jift our glll~ses to yOIl in a toast
of salutation; "Hcre's to the Brothers we
love so well. To those 50 far away. If a
drink of cheer would bring YOII here, we
would drin!.: the live·long day."
Members present and concurrin&! Ted
Bache. Stephen Ballog, William Brazis, Sr ..
Harrison Burger, Frank Capasso, leo
ChiefTe, Patrick Doran, Rudolph Engels,
Samuel Faynor, Charles Fox, Gustave Her·
monite, Stephen I-I unyadi, John Jaquith,
Owen P. Mclncrney, Frank Mizak, Walter
Nitsche, William Oldham, Nic!.: Sasso. Wal·
ter Siembab, lester Siemon. Phil Stein.
Harry Wnktling, Charles Whiteley, and
Joseph Zuhornacky, president attcsting.
STLl'lllN J. Il uNYAot , P.S.
70
MeMbers of 'he ReUred Member. Club of locil
Hlrold Youna- Ind Hlrold WIIMsle),: S'lndlna-:
B ... ". Sr.
Wives Will Be Invited To
Retirees Meetings
ImTIRED MEMUJo: RS CLu n OI ~ I"U, 728,
FT, LA UDERDALE, FlA,-The wi\·es of
Local 728 retired members will be invited
to allend each third meeting, beginnin. \10 ith
the meeting In February. For your first joint
meeting Brother Harold Young. past presi·
dent of Planlation Orchid Society, has in·
\'ited the Club members and their SIM"U5CS to
view the orchid shade house he maintains
at 3921 N.w. 67th Terrace, Hollywood, at
I I a.m., February I. After Ihe meeting the
sroup will trll\'el to the Moose: Club in
Hollywood for a prime ribs of bed !.!inneT.
While under the leadership of UroCher
Young, the Plantation Orchid Sociely took
!lCcond place in the regionaJ show, then captured
lirst place in the International Oll.hid
Show, competing with many foreign nations
including such exotic ones as Indin nn!.!
Thailand. San!.!y Katulkn, wife of Local 728
pMt presidcnt Mike Katulka, was the soci·
ety's secretary during Harold's reign.
The Club is planning II St. I'atrick's Day
picnic, and as soon as it is finalized Secretary
Crocker will let you know. We should
have more activities now that )'ou have reo
lired. What about a fishing contest7
Secretary Crocker rClM"rted on the meet·
ing of the United Auto Workcrs he auendcd,
along wilh members Noble Harness, Frank
Harper and Press Secretary Higgins, to hear
the guest speaker, Nelson Cruikshank, presi.
dent of the National Council of Senior
Citizens.
Two newly retired Brothers, Wilton Brill
and Bill Aman. joinw the Clob at the last
meeting and we are slill looking for Mutt
Henderson and Woody McCall. The Club is
growing and the members are becoming
more interested. so if IIny of yoo IB EW
retired members are living in the vicinity
you will be welcome to attend oor monthly
meetings held the first Tuesday of each
month al the Locnl 728 Executive Hoard
room at 20 1 East 24th Street.
We are not going to rewrite this IIrticle
Locol 728 Ret;rees Porty
728. Fl. leudlrdlll, Fie., sealed. lell 10 r;,hl. Irl
Edd Jlnnln.s, B,n Aman, Wilton Brill, Ind P,ut
so here's a P.S.: 8rother Young just called '
an!.! said his Orchid Society took all prizes
in all categorics at the lalest orchid show
held in Miami, Florida. and Sandy'S ... atercolor
painting took first place in the art
show held in conjunction wilh the orchid
sho ...... Our members now ha\e a celebrity.
$« )'011.
SJ~I
Florida West Coast
Retirees Meet
HIGGINS, PS.
RETIRED ELECTRICAL WORKERS
CLu n 01- J'LOR I\)A WESI' CO,\ ST.­
"[""he meeting of the Retired Electrical Work·
en Club of "lorida West Coasl is held on
the first Thursday of each month al I p.m . •
at 4130 16th Street, N., SI. Petersburg,
Florida.
The officers arc William Knight. Local
2056. prcsi!.!cnt; E. Heinrichs, local 5, vice
president: L. Wright, l ocal 21 4, sccretary:
John Hruby, Local 134. greeteri lind Joseph
Wright. local 214, William Marsh, Loca l 9,
an!.! R. Hartney, local 134, board members.
WILLIAM MAIlSII, Bo. ME.M.
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