Florence Freda, Co-Chairman of the Americanism/Current Events department of the Community Club, and the speaker at the program, Laura Frezza-Chiarello. “Laura Frezza-Chiarello, the owner of West & Stannish Opticians and a long time Garden City resident, entertained a large audience at the meeting of the Community Club on January 13th. Her talk was followed by a lively question and answer session, covering such questions as “What is the difference between an Optician and an Optometrist?” (Opticians have more education and are more proficient).

Mrs. Frezza-Chiarello’s talk covered a wide range of subjects from the effect of colors on your reaction to people and places to the use of colored lenses a therapeutic tool. The artist Renoir had an eye disease and is quoted as reporting “I now have yellow glasses and I am painting again.”š

Laura Freeza-Chiarello, speaker at the Community Club, and some of the decorations, part of the collection of Josephine Krawczyk, Decorations Chair. Joan Dixon and Florence Freda, Co-Chairmen of the Americanism/Current Events Department of the Community Club, were assisted by Marjorie

Brown and Margaret Heinrich, who greeted members at the door. Carol Countryman, who welcomed guests, and Veronica Witt, who handled arrangements. Hospitality was handled by Eileen Bishop, Lee Chobin, Alice Dillon, Anne Marie Smith, and Martha Widner. Gloria Virgile was the photographer, decorations were handled by Josephine Krawczyk, and Amy Small did the publicity.

The Community Club offers a variety of programs, trips and creative art classes, from October through May. For more information about the Club. call 747-0488 Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.