Barbara spoke to us about Classification Catechism. Classification of potential member job positions as a requirement for entry into Rotary seems passe , but in 1920 Herald Rogers after World War One was rejected from Rotary because he had a family member in the club in the same job classification that he was in. This problem did not seem to be recognised or resolved until about 1937 when job classifications where published for Rotarians in the “Outline of Classifications” that Baraba gave us to peruse. That meant that the number of job , career, or professional classifications expanded tremendously in order to be more inclusive; we would hardly recognise the job names listed in this book. There are positions that were available in the thirties that we would not recognize today.

to demonstrate that Barbara gave us a quiz about some job classifications from the thirties. The following are some job, career, professional positions that were posted in the classification catechism. See if you can recognise what they represent:

Horology

Disinfectant Services

Refractory Materials manufacturing

Raw bums distributing

Waiste distributing

Box shook manufacturing

Casing head plants (well source)

Papeterie manufacturing

Seri Culture

Flax scutching and hackling

The answers are at the end of this newsletter.

 

Club Announcements:

 

Chamber of Commerce: Business after Five -18Sept 5-7pm at COAD Heating & Air and My Fireplace Talbot line east of the City limits

 

Music Festival Syllabi are being distributed, online registration opens 15September

 

Polio Day and Flag Raising is 24 Oct19 at City hall, lunch downtown to follow

 

New Clubs in the district; at Bruce Nuclear, 1Satellite, 5 Rotaract

 

Toastmasters has modified its training to suit Rotaractors, leading to a partnership between the organizations.

 

Big Brothers and Big Sisters of St Thomas Elgin and St Thomas Elgin second stage housing invite us to participate in their fourth annual collaborative event “Elvis the King”. The event will be held on Sunday 17 November 2019 at the Saxonia Hall in Aylmer doors open at 1:30 PM. Both organizations have presented to our club.

 

The Club agreed that the current funding model for East Coast kitchen party works. Suggestions for recipients are: Polio plus , Shelter Box , Aquabox

50/50 won by Bill Horn

Happy Finns;

Bill 3 -visit out west to new granddaughter; won 50/50; happy to be here

Stew 2 – Barbs Classification talk; 2 American cousins visiting

Barbara 2- Back to Rotary; Daughter Emily safe after Dorian Hurricane

Malcolm 2- Parks talk; memory of 9—11 and first responders who gave of themselves and paid a big price

Adriana 3 – Marco finished gazebo, memory of cousin in Philipines, Andrew spoke at Railway City Club re Interactors

Nancy 3 – Michele’s successful surgery, new refugee family, Barb’s talk

Mary 1 -Barb’s talk

 

Next week's meeting we are going to attend the United Way Harvest Lunch at CASO Station.  Cost is $10.  Please meet outside the main entrance at 11:50 and we will go in as a group

 

We managed to have a meeting without Ron, who is on Safari in Africa.

 

Answers to quiz:

Horology – watch making

Disinfectant Services – spraying of plants

Refractory Materials manufacturing – manufacture of Kiln Brick

Raw gums distributing - glues

Waiste distributing – dry goods sales

Box shook manufacturing - of wood boxes, box components, crates and shipping containers

Casing head plants (well source) - wellhead equipment

Papeterie manufacturing – paper for social correspondence

Seri Culture – cultivating silk worms

Flax scutching and hackling – linen from flax plants