[Note: This blog is part of a continuing series that gives a first impression of the minutes for the Spokesmen’s Club meetings [1].]

For the third straight time, tonight’s Spokesmen’s club started late on account of waiting for club members to arrive, and we eventually began with thirteen people, which had some interesting consequences. The usual secretary’s minutes and treasurer’s report were given without amendment, as is custom and a lot of time was taken up with business. Business included thinking about the theme for ladies’ night, agreeing to pursue dates for next year’s club meetings, and deciding whether we wanted to pay an extra three dollars a person to get turkey bacon. Only one of the motions received enough votes to pass because of a trick of parliamentary procedure, by which a motion only passes with a majority vote of the whole club, and that was to keep an option open for the Red Lion Inn. The topics were given in energetic fashion by one of our club’s newer members, and someone who also had a speech. The topics ranged from best/worst jobs to blessings realized only in retrospect, and got good involvement from the club as a whole.

After break, which was a bit skimpy on food because I did not get the Facebook and e-mail messages about the absence of the second person who was supposed to bring snacks. Oh well. Besides that, there were five speeches, ranging from two graduate one-point speeches to a crystal clear, a complete speech, and an impromptu speech. The speeches, for the most part, went well. It was an enjoyable evening, and the director’s comments as well as the evaluations were generally right on point and full of corrective or at least analytical means. Of particular interest is the fact that a request was made for one of the people to give a speech next time, for the fourth meeting in a row, in order to graduate in time for the ladies’ brunch. We will see how that goes.

[1] See the previous blogs in this series:

https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2015/03/09/secretarys-notes-part-five/

https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2015/02/09/secretarys-notes-part-four/

https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2015/01/26/secretarys-notes-part-three/

https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2015/01/12/secretarys-notes-part-two/

https://edgeinducedcohesion.wordpress.com/2014/11/10/secretarys-notes-part-one/