Community Club Honors 25-Year Members

Movie reviewers, clockwise from center: Community Club president Julie Fehler, Marie Scott, panel moderator Ruth Collins, Paula Howe and Barbara Smutny.

Wednesday, April 4th was a rainy, dreary day but inside the Garden City Casino, all was bright, sunny and warm as members of The Community Club honored those who were celebrating their 25th anniversary as club members.

After the minutes and treasurer's report were presented, President Julie Fehler asked the following members to stand: Dorothy de Lannoy, Doris Foster, Shirley Jessen, Marjorie Maher, Virginia McNamara, Bea Mercadante, Marilyn O'Brien, Mary Polak, Marie Scott, Stark and Muriel Urban. A warm round of applause greeted these members. President Fehler also announced that a score of other honorees were unable to be present.

Then the program of the day commenced with a panel of movie reviewers. this was not your run of the mill movie review program. As moderator Ruth Collins explained, movies have played a vital part of our daily lives. Then, each reviewer described films which had particular resonance with them. Paula Howe discussed " Random Harvest and "Anna Karenina." Three favorites of Marie Scott were "The Captain's Paradise," "The Letter" and "84 Chariing Cross Road." Barbara Smutny discussed "The Great Dictator" and compared the careers of Charlie Chaplin and Adolph Hitler, who was the subject of Chaplin's satire in that film.

25 year honoree, seated from left: Doris Foster, Marjorie Maher and Frieda Stark. Standing from left: Marilyn O'Brien, Muriel Urban and Mary Polak.

Marjorie Maher and Veronica Witt were in charge of arrangements of the day. Rosemary McCarthy was the door greeter. Pourers of the day were Betty Pupke and Lillian La Plac. Decorations were under the auspices of Grace Murphy Christian and Ruth LaBosco and her committee provided the hospitality.

More 25 year honorees, seated from Left: Marie Scott and Dorothy de Lannoy. Standing: Bea Mercandante, Shirley Jessen and Virginia McNamara.