ASSIGNMENTS
July
Greeter . . . . ….. Evan Ardelle
Attendance . . . . Rick Claydon
Invocation ..…… Chuck Collins
50/50 . . . . . ……. Phil Denu
50/50 . . . ………. Bob Dodds
Set-Up . . . . . ….. Joe Fontanazza
Set-Up . . . . . ……Bob Freudenrich
Clean-Up ...... Harry Green
Clean-Up ...... Henry Ingrassia
Gear Scribes……Alan Janssen
Jerry Kallman
July
Greeter . . . . ….. Houry Karageuzian
Attendance . . . . Jackie Kort
Invocation..…… Mike Lanni
50/50 . . . . . ……. Tom Ludwig
50/50 . . . ………. Bill McGuire
Set-Up . . . . . ……Harry Panjwani
Set-Up . . . . . …… Joe Papola
Clean-Up ...... Beverly Peene
Clean-Up ...... Paul Pellegrine
Gear Scribes…… Harris Reinstein
& Don Steen
Caring & Sharing
Please note: Let Henry Ingrassia know if you are aware of the need for a sympathy or get well card to one of our fellow Rotarians. Henry’s contact info: or (973)636-2594.
For Donations to Our Club’s Foundation
Please make your check payable to:
Rotary Club of Ridgewood Foundation
and give to Joe Shannon.
Quote of the Day:
“We on this continent should never forget that men first crossed the Atlantic not to find soil for their ploughs but to secure liberty for their souls.” Robert J. McCracken
Recap Meeting Notes
Scribe Bob Cameron
Pres. Lynn opened the meeting for June 25th
Happy Dollars:
Jerry Kallman for progress being made on repairs to the school. Thanks for a number of clubs which donated for the repairs. He has raised the $2000. needed and plans to travel to the school in July.
Dave Whitlock$2.00changing the mission for gift of life. Money goes further if used in their countries, but using Skype will keep the feelingof personal interaction alive. He just came back from a two week vacation in Italy, Portugal , and Vermont.
Mike Lanni a leaving early dollar and one for good times, great seats at the Yankee's Old-timers day. Daughter Christine was sunburned by the second inning. Sopn Michael promoted by J.P. Morgan.
Pres. Lynn $5.00 for a great year as Presidentwith special thanks to all who helped her.
Neil Thoman $2 happy for his last day as program chairman. Son,
Bill McGuire has a job teaching in Westfield and Ridgewood
Bob Cameron late $1.00
Knarig Khatchadurian-Meyer share pictures and narrative of her vacation in the west.Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Yosemite. Hoover Dam and Death Valley ending in San Francisco. We found out about her joy in travelling by helicopter and motoring down mountainside with sheer drops.
We all gathered to have our picture taken for the districts planned display highlighting all the clubs of the district.
Dave Whitlock won the 50/50
Origins of Famous Patriotic Songs
You may know the lyrics to these popular patriotic tunes. But you may be surprised to learn about how they began.
Yankee Doodle Though often played during events commemorating America's revolutionary era, "Yankee Doodle" was originally sung prior to the Revolution by British military officers who mocked the unorganized and buckskin-wearing 'Yankees' with whom they fought during the French and Indian War. It has become Connecticut's state song.
The Star Spangled Banner "The Star Spangled Banner," sung to the melody of a drinking song "To Anacreon in Heaven," is based on a poem written by Francis Scott Key called "Defense of Ft. McHenry" During the War of 1812. Key overheard the British plans for attacking Baltimore while on board a British ship under a flag of truce trying to negotiate the release of a local doctor. The British, unwilling to release Key or his fellow negotiator, held these Americans on board as the British navy attacked FortMcHenry. Upon seeing the American flag still flying in the morning as his ship entered Baltimore harbor, an inspired Key wrote his famous poem. "The Star Spangled Banner" became America’s national anthem by President Wilson's executive order in 1916. Congress would confirm this order in 1931.
The 1812 Overture Although played at Fourth of July celebrations, "The 1812 Overture" has no connection with American history. Pyotr Tchaikovsky wrote this song for the dedication ceremony of a Moscow church in 1882. Public donations celebrating the Russian defeat of Napoleon in a different War of 1812 funded this church's construction. The musical movements reflect various stages of this military conflict.
The Battle Hymn of the Republic Julia Ward Howe, the wife of a Boston abolitionist, wrote this hymn during the Civil War after visiting the Union army encamped on the Potomac near Washington, D.C. The hymn first appeared in the Atlantic Monthly in 1862 and went on to become the rallying anthem of Union soldiers. It later inspired American soldiers in World War II as well as civil rights activists in the 1960s. "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" is the source of the title for John Steinbeck's book "Grapes of Wrath" and is considered to be the unofficial anthem of the Republican Party.
My Country 'Tis of Thee / AmericaSamuel Smith wrote this song while studying in a seminary outside of Boston, MA. Based on the melody from Britain's national anthem "God Save the King," it was first performed in 1831 at a children's Independence Day celebration in Boston. "My Country 'Tis of Thee" went on to become the de facto national anthem of the United States for most of the 19th century.
You're a Grand Ole' Flag Written by George Cohan for the musical "George Washington, Jr.," it debuted on the play's opening night of Feb. 6, 1906. This is the first song from a musical to sell over one million copies of sheet music.
God Bless AmericaIrving Berlin wrote this song in 1918, but its tone was not in line with the comedic show for which it was written. When looking for peaceful song as war loomed in Europe two decades later, Berlin pulled this tune off the shelves and modified it to reflect the current conditions. The radio broadcast of Kate Smith's rendition of "God Bless America" on Armistice Day in 1938 rocketed this song to national acclaim. Woody Guthrie, unhappy with Berlin's song, wrote "This Land is Your Land" in 1940 in response to this patriotic tune.