News from the Scarab Club of Detroit February 1983Placed in the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Government

COMING SCARAB CLUB ACTIVITIES

Tues., Feb. 15 Scarab Club Director's meetingWed., Feb. 23 Birthday Luncheon. Reservations, please.

Sun., Feb. 27 Scarab Club Old Movies - 3 p.m.Sat., Mar. 12 Advertising Art Show Opening.

Tues., Mar. 15 Scarab Club Director's meeting.Thurs., Mar. 17 St. Patrick's Day Party - 5 p.m.Wed., Mar. 30 Birthday Luncheon. Reservations, please.Wed., Apr. 12 Scarab Club Director's meeting.Sun., Apr. 17 Calligraphy Show Opening. 2-5 p.m.Wed., Apr. 27 Birthday Luncheon. Reservations, please.

Weekly Wednesday lunches are available if priorreservations are made.

Sketch classes Monday Evening 7-10 p.m., Wednesdayand Saturday mornings 10-1 p.m.

Office phone: 831-1250

The Scarab Club facilities are available to membersfor private parties, dinners and group meetings.

See Brian Smith for details.

Gilbert Treweek, President •• Brian Smith, Managing Director

The President's LetterThe Scarab Club of Detroit continues to be one of the

premier art clubs in the city despite the desperate econom-ic times in our state. The quality of our art exhibits con-tinues to improve, which should continue to attract betterartists to our club.

Like any organization of this type, we are as good asthe participation and support of our members. It takes alot of effort to put on an exhibit or a party, but if thelabor is shared by all, the rewards are many, besides beingjust plain fun. Please volunteer.

We have some problems. A building of this vintage re-quires repairs and repairs cost money. So - rather thanraise dues - we hope that all the members will get behindour auctions, parties, and fund raisers and make them suc-cessful. Much of our revenue is gathered through member-ship fees and it follows that the greater the membership,the better the club. If your friends would make good Scarabs,invite them to join.

If you have any ideas, suggestions, gripes, or improve-ments, please contact me or any board member, we're eagerto hear from you.

One more thing - the loss of our piano has been a blowto the fine musical evenings formerly enjoyed at the club.We need an angel! If you see anyone with a white robe andwings pulling a grand piano, lead them to the Scarab Club.

Happy New Year

Gil Treweek

Gil Treweek and friend at the Christmas Party,the right.

Gil is on

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Fredericks in Free PressMarshall Fredericks was the Man of the Day in the

Detroit Free Press Horoscope column on January 31. He wasdescribed as the sculptor who created more than 500 works,including "Spirit of Detroit", Belle Isle's gazelle foun-tain and the Veteran Memorial eagle. The paragraph endedwith the year Marshall was born, but that information willNEVER appear in the BUZZ.

We Have a Heineken!Collins Tausney, our "Young Man About the Club" is the

owner of that handsome Old English Sheep Dog seen occasion-ally in the garden. The dog's name is Heineken, and he'san eight year old marshmallow in spite of his awesome size.

It seems appropriate that our club has a Collins andan imported beer on its custodial staff.

GOLD REPORTThe 69th annual Gold Medal Exhibition had 55 great

works of art accepted by Juror Robert Wilbert, Professor ofArt at Wayne State University. Awards went to the followingScarabs*First Prize and Gold Medal Jan Bojanowski

Second Prize Vince OrbaczewskiThird Prize Rick Ford

Honorable Mention AwardsWalter MordarskiErnie ScanesJim TalianaMarion Wardell-Qualey

Singing (?) ScarabsA rousing SingAlong was held on January 22, with music

supplied by Bill Kirschman at his "traveling vibraphone".Everyone sang, or tried to sing along with the words flashedon the gallery wall by veteran cameraman Richard Vernick.

The gallery was decorated for the occasion by BrianSmith, who displayed songsheets from a bygone era which thecrowd clearly remembered as though it were yesterday.

Carroll Sheeren Kirshman sang a solo which shall remainnameless, the Skoglunds and the Jacobs formed a quartet torender "Cigareets, Whiskey, and Wild Wild Women", and theclub Prez did a soft shoe with Eileen Bibby as their first-ever attempt at dancing. With class acts like that, who'dever want to go home?

O OArt hath an enemy called Ignorance. Ben Jonson (1572-1637)

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Attention, Auction Donors...The officers and directors of the Scarab Club wish to

thank you for your contribution to the 1982 auction. Inspite of the current economic climate, the attendance andfinancial results were gratifying.

The auction remains one of our major fund raisingevents, but only through the support of Scarabs like your-self.

We are sure that you are aware of the monetary valueof your donation, and would like to remind you of both theFederal and Michigan tax benefits.

The I.R.S. allows deduction for materials up to $100per painting.

Michigan allows 5Q?o of the normal market value, witha maximum credit of $200 on a joint return, or $100 on asingle return.

Thus, a painting worth $200 may qualify for up to$200 in credits.

Thanks again for your valuable support.

Sincerely,Larry B. FinkAuction Chairman

Long in Lounge ExhibitMadeline Long exhibited some fine work in the club

lounge during January. Her reception was held on Sunday,January 9» and a wall-to-wall crowd enjoyed an excellentsmorgasbord while viewing Madeline's watercolors, oils,and pencil portraits.

The latest report shows 12 paintings sold, and that'senough to make any Scarab say "Congratulations, Madeline".

1983 Welcoming PartyThe New Year's Eve Party was supposed to be Pot Luck,

but in typical Scarab Club tradition, the gals went over-board in preparing their favorite dishes. There wasn't a lowcal item on the menu, but then who looks for Ry Krisp onNew Year's Eve?

George Booth took some video tapes of what happened atmidnight, just in case nobody would remember in the cold,grey light of dawn. Will George blackmail one or two of us?Probably.

Larry and Margaret Joan Fink produced this affair, anddirected the efforts of daughters Jennifer and Leslie, whoacted as Hostesses for the evening. Thanks to the entireFink family for a FINE partyI

N SCARAB CLUB GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

1918 Joseph Gies1920 Mathias Alten1921 Mrs. E. Milligan1925 Arthur Marschner1927 Willy Sesser19̂ 9 Ernest Scanes

O1951 Ernest Scanes1952 John Tabb1953 Eldon Roths1954 John Tabb1955 Elmer Lakatos1956 John Tabb1957 Hugh McNeill1958 Stephen Chizmarik1959 Robert Rukavina1960 Walter Midener

O1961 Ernest Scanes1962 William Bostick196̂ Miriam Aston1965 Eldon Roths1966 Sadie Haymes1967 Robert Typinski1968 William Bostick1969 James Taliana1970 Joseph Maniscalco1971 Will Slocum1972 Frank Packman1973 Joseph Franz197̂ John L'Hote1975 Eldon Roths1976 Joseph Maniscalco1977 Sam Karres1978 Nelson Smith1979 George Howell1980 William Bostick1981 Edgar Yaeger1982 Anne Southworth1983 Jan Bojanowski

Records are incomplete for the years prior to 1950,and 1963 remains blank at this time.

The Gold Medal has been won THREE times by Bill Bostick,Ernie Scanes, John Tabb and Eldon Roths. Joe Maniscalco hasTWO of these coveted awards.

Please contact the BUZZ editor if you have_informationregarding Gold Medal winners not on the above list.

OErnie Scanes has one medal engraved for years 1951 and 1961.Was the Scarab Club ever THAT broke?

Short Stories with Happy EndingsDICK KUGHN will receive the Humanitarian of the Year Awardat the llth annual March of Dimes Sweetheart Ball on Febru-ary 12 at the Roostertail. Congratulations, Dick!

WALLY MORDARSKI proudly reports that one of his paintingshas been accepted in the Rental Gallery of the Detroit In-stitute of Arts.

FLORENCE ERICSON received the Special Award for sculpture inthe Madonna Festival at United Methodist Church. Well done,Florence!

LARRY FINK had a showing of his fine work in the OaklandCounty Courthouse during the month of January. Two dozenof Larry's paintings were on exhibit. He'll also be in theCoconut Grove Exhibition in Miami during February. Great,Larry!

VIRGINIA THIBODEAU had one of her paintings in theannual Miniature Painters and Sculptures Exhibition held inWashington, D.C. during December.

ALEX AND SYLVIA MARINOS spent the month of December at theirnew condo in Florida. There was a LOT of work to be done,but they report that a trip to Epcott and a family reunionat Christmas made up for the hard physical work.

HAROLD GARDNER reports from his Florida home that all iswell, and then tells of some health problems that nobodyshould have, and still claim that everything is A-OK. Wehope that Mary is doing better than you, Harold.

JOHANNA BIELECKI sent one of her original Christmas Cardsto the club office, wishing all Scarabs the best of the Hol-iday Season and a happy 1983. Her wash painting of Madonnaand Child is excellent!

PATRICIA BURNETT has been elected vice-president of the Det-roit unit of the French-American Chamber of Commerce. Thefirst meeting of the newly organized group was held on Janu-ary 18 at the Detroit Athletic Club. Congratulations, Pat.

FRED MOOREHOUSE has a new electric typewriter to replace his1934 Underwood that turned out the BUZZ during the last decadeWill the BUZZ be better from now on? Answer: Not 'til theeditor finds out where they've moved the apostrophe and thatelusive comma!

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Whether a painting is abstract, realistic, or expressionis-tic is, I feel, beside the point. All these directions haveproven their validity; the only standard is excellence.

Guy Palazzola

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