The New Town CrierThe New Town CrierOfficial Newsletter of the Historical Society of Bloomfield

BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY 07003 MAY 2011

SAVE THE DATENEXT MEETING

TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2011

The meeting will be held at

BLOOMFIELD CIVIC CENTER

84 Broad Street, Bloomfield, NJ

8:00 PM

THE ROEBLING LEGACYPresented by

CLIFFORD W. ZINK

This program will present highlightsfrom Mr. Zink’s new book, The RoeblingLegacy, focusing on the Roeblings’ NewYork Bridges: Brooklyn Bridge,Williamsburg Bridge, Manhattan Bridge,Bear Mountain Bridge and the GeorgeWashington Bridge. The author will besigning copies of the book, which will beavailable for purchase. Information on thebook and a Look Inside preview isavailable at: www.roeblinglegacy.com.

The Roebling story spans more than 200years from John A. Roebling’s birth inGermany in 1806, and it encompasses fourgenerations of Roeblings manufacturinginnovative products in Trenton that helpedshape modern life and build landmarkbridges, including the Golden Gate Bridge.Along the way, the Roeblings employedtens of thousands of workers in NewJersey, created America’s first sports carand built the model company town ofRoebling, NJ, which now has a newRoebling Museum.

Mr. Zink is a preservation consultantand historian specializing in architectural,industrial and landscape history. His firstbook, Spanning the Industrial Age: TheJohn A. Roebling’s Sons Company, TrentonN.J. 1848-1974, summarized the history ofthe Roebling wire rope business. His

4 THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF BLOOMFIELD NEWSLETTER THE NEW TOWN CRIER

General Joseph Bloomfield

THE NEW TOWN CRIERTHE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF

THE HISTORICAL SOCIETYOF BLOOMFIELD

90 Broad StreetBloomfield, New Jersey 07003

Tel: 973-743-8844E-mail: info@bloomfieldhistorical.org

www.hsob.orgOFFICERS

Jean Kuras, PresidentJoseph Barry, Vice President/ProgramMary Shofner, Correspnding Secretary/

HospitalityJane Bond, Recording SecretaryEmma-Lou Czarnecki, Treasurer/

MembershipDorothy Johnson, Museum Curator

TRUSTEESFrederick BranchRichard RockwellMary ShoffnerRichard West

PAST PRESIDENTIna Campbell

NEWSLETTER STAFFAva Caridad, EditorRichard Rockwell, Assistant Editor

PHOTO DIGITIZING BYRichard Rockwell

LAYOUT BYRoseann Ratz

On April 16, nearly 400 BloomfieldHigh School alumni, former and currentfaculty members and township officialsswarmed the grand ballroom at The Villa inMountain Lakes for the school’s 100-yearanniversary celebration. The four-hour gala,dubbed the “reunion of all reunions” by hostBloomfield Educational Foundation (BEF),welcomed generations of Bengals from theclass of 1936 to the class of 2013.

“It was just a little old town,” saidHelene Geyer Schautz, 92, of growing up inBloomfield in the 1930s. “I was on the gymteam (back then) and when we had ourexhibitions, all the boys came—and Imarried one of them.”

Harold Itkin (class of ‘67) received aplaque for establishing a footballscholarship awarded to the most dedicatedBengal. Tom Dowd, arguably the district’sfirst and only former superintendent bornin Bloomfield, received the coveted BEFFounders Award, presented by ChairmanEmeritus Joseph Kliminski.

“Every day I spent in Bloomfield,whether as a resident or as an educator, itwas a day of joy,” said Dowd, a formerBerkeley Elementary teacher and principalat Carteret Elementary.

A group of alumni met with BHSPrincipal Chris Jennings on the day for atour of the high school, which underwent amulti-million dollar transformation tobecome a state-of-the-art facility. A

particularly jarring site for some visitorswas the now-flattened Foley Field, whereBHS had traditionally held its graduationfor decades. The historic concretebleachers were demolished in lateFebruary, leaving behind a startling holenear the John F. Kennedy Drive Northspot.

Mike Napolitano, VP of the Foley FieldRestoration Committee, said at the galathat they were going to try to incorporateelements of the old bleachers into any newdesign that gets passed. The committeehopes to build a three-tiered grandstand onthe field—complete with “Foley Field”written in iconic red lettering—with the$900,000 Green Acres state grant thetownship could receive.

—Lia Eustachewich, Bloomfield Patch(photo by Warren Westura)

BHS CENTENNIAL SENTIMENTS

Miriam Adams Sceurman (left, Class of ‘37) and HeleneGeyer Schautz (right, Class of ‘36) were the oldest BHSgraduates to attend the event. Geyer Schautz still lives intown on Essex Ave. Three generations of the Sceurmanfamily were there—all of them BHS graduates—includingBEF Chairman Michael Sceurman.

second book, The Hackensack WaterWorks, described the quest to develop asafe water supply at the turn of the 20thCentury in a rapidly growing suburb, andthe book won awards from Bergen Countyand the State of New Jersey. His thirdbook, The Monmouth County Park System:The First Fifty Years, related the race topreserve open space during the postwarboom. Mr. Zink is currently working on abook on the Somerset County ParkSystem.

LETTER TO THE EDITORDear Ava Caridad & Frederick Branch,

I have for many years enjoyed receivingThe New Town Crier and have hadparticular interest in any mention of theOakes and their related families. I havealways felt that the facts were carefullyresearched and that care was taken beforepublication. However, the [March 2011]newsletter and the article about EliphaletHall has left me with many questions.

1. Could you explain further the“imposing mansion” that was built byThomas Oakes II at the SW corner ofWilliamson Ave. and Belleville Ave? I amfamiliar with a house that was in that areathat was a duplicate (in reverse) of 240Belleville Ave. Is that the house youmean? I thought that it had been torn downwhen the [Garden State] Parkway wasbuilt.

2. You mention the Caleb Baldwinas being related to the Oakes family. Thatmay be. However, the two relations that Iknow of are Abigail H. Baldwin, daughterof Simeon and Elizabeth Ward Baldwin,who was the wife of David Oakes I. Also,Georgia Augusta Oakes married WilliamAugustus Baldwin in 1898. She was agranddaughter of David Oakes I.

3. You write of a William Baldwinwho died in the Civil War and is buried inthe Stiles plot. I believe you mean WilliamS. Pierson who has an “impressivemonument” in the Pierson plot adjacent tothe Stiles plot. His monument says “Amember of the First Minnesota Regiment,was wounded at the Battle of Bull Run,July 21, and died at Richmond, VA, Aug18, 1861. Aged 20 years.” He was the sonof Horace Pierson and Rhoda Ann Smith.Rhoda died and Horace married Mary

Oakes, sister of David Oakes I, whenWilliam was 3 years old in 1844. Thus, hewas a step-nephew of David Oakes I.Further research has shown that Williamdied as a prisoner. Is the response to theletter of inquiry something that is at theHistorical Society?

Thanks so much for all your years ofwonderful work and dedication.

Pamela Oakes Felton(Great-great granddaughter of DavidOakes I)

As retiring editor of the HSOB Newsletter,is disconcerting to find that a gigantic errorhas happened in my final article: theEliphalet Hall essay in the March 2011issue of this newsletter. Mrs. PamelaOakes Felton has rightfully objected to thegoof and has written to The Society aboutthis error in her family history (reproducedabove). The Union soldier was indeed arelative of David Oakes, but he was notWilliam Baldwin. Mr. Pierson had a son byhis first wife. When she died, he remarriedMary Oakes, a sister of David Oakes. Thereply to his letter of inquiry was given tothe Historical Society by a formeremployee of the Oakes family who waspresent when the new owner of the OakesMill trashed all of the old files. Among thedocuments he rescued from the dumpsterwas a reply from a Union Officer inAlexandria, VA advising Mr. Oakes thatPierson’s body could not be found andreturned to Bloomfield for burial. Thedocument was given to the Society by theemployee’s widow and is preservedsomewhere in its files. Further details willbe published in the October issue.

—Frederick Branch

NOMINEES FOR EXECUTIVE

COMMITTEE FOR 2011 ELECTION

Position CandidatePresident Jean KurasVice President, Program Joseph Barry, Jr.Treasurer/Membership Emma-Lou CzarneckiRecording Secretary Jane BondCorresponding Secretary Mary ShoffnerCurator Dorothy JohnsonTrustees Ava Caridad

Richard RockwellMary ShoffnerRichard West

CONSTITUTION CHANGE

Last year, the Board made a decision to

combine the September and November

general meetings into a meeting held in

October. This decision came about after a

discussion of promoting meeting attendance

and how the calendar, including vacation

times and holidays, affected attendance.

October would become the Annual Meeting

Month. This meant calling for a change in the

constitution.

ARTICLE VI MEETINGS & ELECTIONS

SECTION 1

From: Two or more meetings shall beheld during the year as determined by theExecutive Board, the annual meeting beingin September.

To: Two or more meetings shall be heldduring the year as determined by theExecutive Board, the annual meeting beingin October.

The membership will be asked to voteupon this Constitutional change at theOctober meeting.

FROM THE PRESIDENT

2 THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF BLOOMFIELD NEWSLETTER THE NEW TOWN CRIER

BERKELEY AVENUE BRIDGE

CAN YOU IDENTIFY?

The Berkeley Avenue Bridge, built in1922 in the final years of the Morris Canal’soperation, is one of two known existing roadbridges built to span the Canal. It is acontributing structure to the Morris CanalHistoric District listed on both the Nationaland New Jersey Registers of Historic Places.(On the Level, No 102, May 2009, TheCanal Society of NJ).

On March 16, a Public Informationmeeting was held at Fairview Schoolconcerning “Proposed Improvements for theBerkeley Avenue Bridge over the SecondRiver & the Morris Canal.” The $2.8million project involves the replacement ofthe existing bridge with a more moderntwo-span bridge on a slightly improved

horizontal alignment. It was proposed that thenew bridge be lower, providing asmoother transition between theCedar Street and Jerome Placeintersections.

Proposed impacts to theMorris Canal HistoricDistrict include theremoval and replacementof the existing rivetedsteel plate throughout thegirder superstructure,substructure and piers.Impacts would bemitigated through historicdocumentation of thebridge, inclusion ofarchitectural treatments on thereplacement structure and newsigns explaining the history of theMorris Canal. Provisions would also bemade for the monitoring and documentation ofarcheological finds discovered during construction, which is slated to begin in Oct. 2012and end in Sept. 2013.

These two photographs of the Berkeley Avenue Bridge are from the Rev. Wilson S.Phraner Collection of Magic Lantern Slides graciously donated to the Historical Societyby Rev. Phraner’s grandson, David Phraner. Visit the HSOB website athttp://hsob.org/phraner to view more of the photos from Rev. Phraner’s Collection. Afurther collection of bridge photos can be found at http://hsob.org/bridge/

In our March 2011 issue, we asked readers to identify these existing Bloomfield houses from approximately 100 years ago. Couldyou do it? Here are the answers:

N134 is 31 Almira Street (near the Nevada Diner off of Broad Street). N53 is 230 Franklin Street (Corner of Franklin and Berkeley Place).

MAY 2011 THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF BLOOMFIELD NEWSLETTER 3

IS YOUR HOUSE HAUNTED?We’re guessing the answer is Yes! For our October issue, the HSOB wants to know what Bloomfield homes can lay claim to peculiar,eerie or spectral goings on. If things go bump in the night, if your cat refuses to enter the nursery, if your dining room has cold spotseven in the dog days of August, we want to share your story. Send manuscripts or story ideas with your contact information to:info@bloomfieldhistorical.org or mail to HSOB Museum, c/o Bloomfield Public Library, 90 Broad St., Bloomfield, NJ 07003. Pleasemark submissions Attention Editor.

The former residents of this BerkeleyAvenue home, built circa 1909, claimgroceries used to fly out of cabinetsand across the kitchen of their ownaccord. Half the household claimedpoltergeist activity; the other halfattributed the uncanny projectiles toover-stocked shelves.

LOST BLOOMFIELD

From the Russell Collection: These buildings were replacedby the Garden State Parkway, but they were in poorcondition at the time. From Russell’s real estate card when #s315, 317, 319 and 321 were for sale: “Each have 12 rooms,sewer connection, toilet in basement, water and sink on firstfloor, also second floor. Price $16,000 for the four houses.Also six houses on the same block at $4,000 each.” (#s 323,325, 327, 329, 331 and 333)

The location in 2010, near Dunkin Donuts (formerlythe notorious, much-missed Short Stop Diner).

The original buildings as shown on a1938 Sanborn map.

2 THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF BLOOMFIELD NEWSLETTER THE NEW TOWN CRIER

BERKELEY AVENUE BRIDGE

CAN YOU IDENTIFY?

The Berkeley Avenue Bridge, built in1922 in the final years of the Morris Canal’soperation, is one of two known existing roadbridges built to span the Canal. It is acontributing structure to the Morris CanalHistoric District listed on both the Nationaland New Jersey Registers of Historic Places.(On the Level, No 102, May 2009, TheCanal Society of NJ).

On March 16, a Public Informationmeeting was held at Fairview Schoolconcerning “Proposed Improvements for theBerkeley Avenue Bridge over the SecondRiver & the Morris Canal.” The $2.8million project involves the replacement ofthe existing bridge with a more moderntwo-span bridge on a slightly improved

horizontal alignment. It was proposed that thenew bridge be lower, providing asmoother transition between theCedar Street and Jerome Placeintersections.

Proposed impacts to theMorris Canal HistoricDistrict include theremoval and replacementof the existing rivetedsteel plate throughout thegirder superstructure,substructure and piers.Impacts would bemitigated through historicdocumentation of thebridge, inclusion ofarchitectural treatments on thereplacement structure and newsigns explaining the history of theMorris Canal. Provisions would also bemade for the monitoring and documentation ofarcheological finds discovered during construction, which is slated to begin in Oct. 2012and end in Sept. 2013.

These two photographs of the Berkeley Avenue Bridge are from the Rev. Wilson S.Phraner Collection of Magic Lantern Slides graciously donated to the Historical Societyby Rev. Phraner’s grandson, David Phraner. Visit the HSOB website athttp://hsob.org/phraner to view more of the photos from Rev. Phraner’s Collection. Afurther collection of bridge photos can be found at http://hsob.org/bridge/

In our March 2011 issue, we asked readers to identify these existing Bloomfield houses from approximately 100 years ago. Couldyou do it? Here are the answers:

N134 is 31 Almira Street (near the Nevada Diner off of Broad Street). N53 is 230 Franklin Street (Corner of Franklin and Berkeley Place).

MAY 2011 THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF BLOOMFIELD NEWSLETTER 3

IS YOUR HOUSE HAUNTED?We’re guessing the answer is Yes! For our October issue, the HSOB wants to know what Bloomfield homes can lay claim to peculiar,eerie or spectral goings on. If things go bump in the night, if your cat refuses to enter the nursery, if your dining room has cold spotseven in the dog days of August, we want to share your story. Send manuscripts or story ideas with your contact information to:info@bloomfieldhistorical.org or mail to HSOB Museum, c/o Bloomfield Public Library, 90 Broad St., Bloomfield, NJ 07003. Pleasemark submissions Attention Editor.

The former residents of this BerkeleyAvenue home, built circa 1909, claimgroceries used to fly out of cabinetsand across the kitchen of their ownaccord. Half the household claimedpoltergeist activity; the other halfattributed the uncanny projectiles toover-stocked shelves.

LOST BLOOMFIELD

From the Russell Collection: These buildings were replacedby the Garden State Parkway, but they were in poorcondition at the time. From Russell’s real estate card when #s315, 317, 319 and 321 were for sale: “Each have 12 rooms,sewer connection, toilet in basement, water and sink on firstfloor, also second floor. Price $16,000 for the four houses.Also six houses on the same block at $4,000 each.” (#s 323,325, 327, 329, 331 and 333)

The location in 2010, near Dunkin Donuts (formerlythe notorious, much-missed Short Stop Diner).

The original buildings as shown on a1938 Sanborn map.

The New Town CrierThe New Town CrierOfficial Newsletter of the Historical Society of Bloomfield

BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY 07003 MAY 2011

SAVE THE DATENEXT MEETING

TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2011

The meeting will be held at

BLOOMFIELD CIVIC CENTER

84 Broad Street, Bloomfield, NJ

8:00 PM

THE ROEBLING LEGACYPresented by

CLIFFORD W. ZINK

This program will present highlightsfrom Mr. Zink’s new book, The RoeblingLegacy, focusing on the Roeblings’ NewYork Bridges: Brooklyn Bridge,Williamsburg Bridge, Manhattan Bridge,Bear Mountain Bridge and the GeorgeWashington Bridge. The author will besigning copies of the book, which will beavailable for purchase. Information on thebook and a Look Inside preview isavailable at: www.roeblinglegacy.com.

The Roebling story spans more than 200years from John A. Roebling’s birth inGermany in 1806, and it encompasses fourgenerations of Roeblings manufacturinginnovative products in Trenton that helpedshape modern life and build landmarkbridges, including the Golden Gate Bridge.Along the way, the Roeblings employedtens of thousands of workers in NewJersey, created America’s first sports carand built the model company town ofRoebling, NJ, which now has a newRoebling Museum.

Mr. Zink is a preservation consultantand historian specializing in architectural,industrial and landscape history. His firstbook, Spanning the Industrial Age: TheJohn A. Roebling’s Sons Company, TrentonN.J. 1848-1974, summarized the history ofthe Roebling wire rope business. His

4 THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF BLOOMFIELD NEWSLETTER THE NEW TOWN CRIER

General Joseph Bloomfield

THE NEW TOWN CRIERTHE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF

THE HISTORICAL SOCIETYOF BLOOMFIELD

90 Broad StreetBloomfield, New Jersey 07003

Tel: 973-743-8844E-mail: info@bloomfieldhistorical.org

www.hsob.orgOFFICERS

Jean Kuras, PresidentJoseph Barry, Vice President/ProgramMary Shofner, Correspnding Secretary/

HospitalityJane Bond, Recording SecretaryEmma-Lou Czarnecki, Treasurer/

MembershipDorothy Johnson, Museum Curator

TRUSTEESFrederick BranchRichard RockwellMary ShoffnerRichard West

PAST PRESIDENTIna Campbell

NEWSLETTER STAFFAva Caridad, EditorRichard Rockwell, Assistant Editor

PHOTO DIGITIZING BYRichard Rockwell

LAYOUT BYRoseann Ratz

On April 16, nearly 400 BloomfieldHigh School alumni, former and currentfaculty members and township officialsswarmed the grand ballroom at The Villa inMountain Lakes for the school’s 100-yearanniversary celebration. The four-hour gala,dubbed the “reunion of all reunions” by hostBloomfield Educational Foundation (BEF),welcomed generations of Bengals from theclass of 1936 to the class of 2013.

“It was just a little old town,” saidHelene Geyer Schautz, 92, of growing up inBloomfield in the 1930s. “I was on the gymteam (back then) and when we had ourexhibitions, all the boys came—and Imarried one of them.”

Harold Itkin (class of ‘67) received aplaque for establishing a footballscholarship awarded to the most dedicatedBengal. Tom Dowd, arguably the district’sfirst and only former superintendent bornin Bloomfield, received the coveted BEFFounders Award, presented by ChairmanEmeritus Joseph Kliminski.

“Every day I spent in Bloomfield,whether as a resident or as an educator, itwas a day of joy,” said Dowd, a formerBerkeley Elementary teacher and principalat Carteret Elementary.

A group of alumni met with BHSPrincipal Chris Jennings on the day for atour of the high school, which underwent amulti-million dollar transformation tobecome a state-of-the-art facility. A

particularly jarring site for some visitorswas the now-flattened Foley Field, whereBHS had traditionally held its graduationfor decades. The historic concretebleachers were demolished in lateFebruary, leaving behind a startling holenear the John F. Kennedy Drive Northspot.

Mike Napolitano, VP of the Foley FieldRestoration Committee, said at the galathat they were going to try to incorporateelements of the old bleachers into any newdesign that gets passed. The committeehopes to build a three-tiered grandstand onthe field—complete with “Foley Field”written in iconic red lettering—with the$900,000 Green Acres state grant thetownship could receive.

—Lia Eustachewich, Bloomfield Patch(photo by Warren Westura)

BHS CENTENNIAL SENTIMENTS

Miriam Adams Sceurman (left, Class of ‘37) and HeleneGeyer Schautz (right, Class of ‘36) were the oldest BHSgraduates to attend the event. Geyer Schautz still lives intown on Essex Ave. Three generations of the Sceurmanfamily were there—all of them BHS graduates—includingBEF Chairman Michael Sceurman.

second book, The Hackensack WaterWorks, described the quest to develop asafe water supply at the turn of the 20thCentury in a rapidly growing suburb, andthe book won awards from Bergen Countyand the State of New Jersey. His thirdbook, The Monmouth County Park System:The First Fifty Years, related the race topreserve open space during the postwarboom. Mr. Zink is currently working on abook on the Somerset County ParkSystem.

LETTER TO THE EDITORDear Ava Caridad & Frederick Branch,

I have for many years enjoyed receivingThe New Town Crier and have hadparticular interest in any mention of theOakes and their related families. I havealways felt that the facts were carefullyresearched and that care was taken beforepublication. However, the [March 2011]newsletter and the article about EliphaletHall has left me with many questions.

1. Could you explain further the“imposing mansion” that was built byThomas Oakes II at the SW corner ofWilliamson Ave. and Belleville Ave? I amfamiliar with a house that was in that areathat was a duplicate (in reverse) of 240Belleville Ave. Is that the house youmean? I thought that it had been torn downwhen the [Garden State] Parkway wasbuilt.

2. You mention the Caleb Baldwinas being related to the Oakes family. Thatmay be. However, the two relations that Iknow of are Abigail H. Baldwin, daughterof Simeon and Elizabeth Ward Baldwin,who was the wife of David Oakes I. Also,Georgia Augusta Oakes married WilliamAugustus Baldwin in 1898. She was agranddaughter of David Oakes I.

3. You write of a William Baldwinwho died in the Civil War and is buried inthe Stiles plot. I believe you mean WilliamS. Pierson who has an “impressivemonument” in the Pierson plot adjacent tothe Stiles plot. His monument says “Amember of the First Minnesota Regiment,was wounded at the Battle of Bull Run,July 21, and died at Richmond, VA, Aug18, 1861. Aged 20 years.” He was the sonof Horace Pierson and Rhoda Ann Smith.Rhoda died and Horace married Mary

Oakes, sister of David Oakes I, whenWilliam was 3 years old in 1844. Thus, hewas a step-nephew of David Oakes I.Further research has shown that Williamdied as a prisoner. Is the response to theletter of inquiry something that is at theHistorical Society?

Thanks so much for all your years ofwonderful work and dedication.

Pamela Oakes Felton(Great-great granddaughter of DavidOakes I)

As retiring editor of the HSOB Newsletter,is disconcerting to find that a gigantic errorhas happened in my final article: theEliphalet Hall essay in the March 2011issue of this newsletter. Mrs. PamelaOakes Felton has rightfully objected to thegoof and has written to The Society aboutthis error in her family history (reproducedabove). The Union soldier was indeed arelative of David Oakes, but he was notWilliam Baldwin. Mr. Pierson had a son byhis first wife. When she died, he remarriedMary Oakes, a sister of David Oakes. Thereply to his letter of inquiry was given tothe Historical Society by a formeremployee of the Oakes family who waspresent when the new owner of the OakesMill trashed all of the old files. Among thedocuments he rescued from the dumpsterwas a reply from a Union Officer inAlexandria, VA advising Mr. Oakes thatPierson’s body could not be found andreturned to Bloomfield for burial. Thedocument was given to the Society by theemployee’s widow and is preservedsomewhere in its files. Further details willbe published in the October issue.

—Frederick Branch

NOMINEES FOR EXECUTIVE

COMMITTEE FOR 2011 ELECTION

Position CandidatePresident Jean KurasVice President, Program Joseph Barry, Jr.Treasurer/Membership Emma-Lou CzarneckiRecording Secretary Jane BondCorresponding Secretary Mary ShoffnerCurator Dorothy JohnsonTrustees Ava Caridad

Richard RockwellMary ShoffnerRichard West

CONSTITUTION CHANGE

Last year, the Board made a decision to

combine the September and November

general meetings into a meeting held in

October. This decision came about after a

discussion of promoting meeting attendance

and how the calendar, including vacation

times and holidays, affected attendance.

October would become the Annual Meeting

Month. This meant calling for a change in the

constitution.

ARTICLE VI MEETINGS & ELECTIONS

SECTION 1

From: Two or more meetings shall beheld during the year as determined by theExecutive Board, the annual meeting beingin September.

To: Two or more meetings shall be heldduring the year as determined by theExecutive Board, the annual meeting beingin October.

The membership will be asked to voteupon this Constitutional change at theOctober meeting.

FROM THE PRESIDENT