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Rotary Club of Chatham
Chatham Capitol Theatre, Rotary Lounge
238 King St W.
Wednesdays at 12:15 P.M.
www.chathamrotary.com
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Phone 519-354-8300
Fax 519-354-5535
ORIGINAL CHARTER # 1011 issued - November 1st, 1921
November 6, 2013
Paul McDonell
Rotarian Ross Eberlee, a long-time member of our
club who served in the Canadian Navy on convoy
duty in WW II was our speaker. Rotarian Rick
Brisco a flight instructor during the war introduced
his good friend Ross and noted the presence at our
meeting of Rotarian Frank Archibald, age 99, a
decorated soldier of the war.
In
his
opening
remarks,
Ross
spoke
of
Remembrance Day as a celebration of the lives and
service of friends present and gone. He pointed out
that veterans of WW II are dying at the rate of 500 a
week; soon we will run out of veterans of that great
conflict. He quoted from an essay by Fr. Dennis
O’Brien in which the writer argues that it was the
They died for Canada. Our future is their
soldier who gave us the freedoms we enjoy today
monument.
even including the freedom to burn the country’s
Remembrance
flag in protest marches.
developed from the Armistice which brought an
A video was then played of Ross speaking at a
end to hostilities in WW I. The document was
Remembrance Day program in Christchurch Hall
signed at 5:00 am on November 11, 1918 and went
in 1992. Introduced by Frank Archibald, Ross gave
into effect at 11:00 am that day. The Armistice Day
a talk he entitled “A Personal Remembrance”. He
Act established the 11th hour of the 11th day of the
began by pointing out that in WW II one and a half
11th month as the time to observe two minutes of
million Canadians went overseas. One in 15 died.
silence in memory of the sacrifices made by so
Day
as
Ross
explained
had
many. Ross read the first verse of John McCrae’s
poem “In Flanders Field” Written in 1915, after the
Hastings Eberlee buried in a the graveyard of a
second battle of Ypres, the poem inspired the sale
small French village near Vimy. He died in combat
of paper poppies as a symbol of hope.
April 23, 1918. Ross himself was born on April 23,
In 1977, Ross and his wife Lois visited Europe and
1926.
saw the WW I memorial at Vimy ridge where
To conclude, Ross emphasized that all those deaths
11,285 Canadian soldiers are buried. At Dachau the
were the price paid to keep our freedom. Those
infamous Nazis death camp the buildings are gone
who have lived under tyranny know the value of
but not a blade of grass is allowed to grow on the
freedom. Let us honour our fallen; preserve their
site. A modern sculpture depicts human beings
memory; inspire our children with their stories.
struggling to be free. At Monte Cassino in Italy
Their duty was their creed. They are Canada’s
scene of violent conflict in WW II, crosses marking
heroes.
the graves of the fallen stretch to the horizon.
Rotarian Peter Jamieson on behalf of the members
On a very personal note Ross and his group looked
thanked Ross for his presentation.
for and found the grave of his brother Sgt. George
Our honoured WW11 veterans, Rotarians Ross Eberlee, Frank Archibald and Rick Brisco
Rick Brisco, Ross Eberlee and President elect Don “Sparky” Leonard
Speakers
Visiting Rotarians
Guests of
Rotarians
Club Guests
Ross Eberlee – Remembrance Day
none
none
Julia Smith (Pianist), Chris Taylor (Cogeco TV),
Bob Boughner (Chatham Daily News),
Don Robinet (Chatham This Week)
Upcoming Speakers
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Wednesday Jan 1/13
74th Annual Banquet - Peter Mansbridge
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Annual General Meeting
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MONTH
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Mike Davidson & Denise Spadotto 11 years,
Karen Kirkwood-Whyte 22 years, Dave Pudwell 33 years
and Rick Brisco 45 years
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Announcements
The Rotary Club of Chatham presents
the 74th Annual Banquet with
featured speaker Peter Mansbridge,
dean of Canadian News Broadcasting.
Friday November 8, 2013 in The Expo
Room of the John D. Bradley
Convention Center, 565 Richmond
Street, Chatham.
Rotary Club of Chatham Officers and Directors
President: Kelley Doyle
Treasurer: Linda Campbell/Tom McNaughton
Vice President: Fannie Vavoulis
General Fund Secretary: Keith Dawson
President Elect: Don “Sparky” Leonard
Service Fund Secretary: Doug Sulman
Past President: Carolynn Barko
Sergeant at Arms: Jack Pearson
Directors: Michael Bondy, Mike Pestowka, Brett Smith, Alysson Storey,
Club President
Kelley Doyle
2013/2014
Chatham
…
R.I. President
Ron Burton
2013/2014
Norman, Oklahoma
USA
District 6380 Gov
Jim Gilmore
Livingston Sunrise
Michigan
USA
Secretary
Keith Dawson
19 Braemar Blvd.
Chatham, ON
N7M 6G2
Editor
Sandee Frederick
Executive Secretary
Rotary Club of
Chatham