ROTA-BITS SERVICE ABOVE SELF

VOL. 13, NO. 8 * AUGUST 25, 2011 * EDITOR: * DOUG GROSE*

August is Membership and Ex-tension Month in the Rotary In-

ternational Calendar.

LAST MEETINGReported by Elfie Roman

The meeting was called to orderby President Wayne, with due appreci-ation for the wonderful evening andwonderful camaraderie in a beautifulsetting graciously provided by Nancyand Jim

The prayer was led by Elfie Ro-man.

With no announcements for theevening, we were all free to enjoy thefellowship of our Mentor Rotarians andguests.

We are greeted by our smilinghosts, Nancy Sanden and Jim Schroth

The "beachy" mood was under-scored by music provided by DJ Tim,Cater-to-You chef Glenn, photographyand bonfire by Jim and Dan, awesomeand changing skies from above!

Even as the skies became moreominous, hostess Nancy calmly pro-claimed that "this is the way we roll", asRotarians moved the party into

sheltered areas!Mentor Rotarians are not to be

deterred...a wonderful time was hadby all! If verification of that is needed,note all of the many pictures below,taken by Jim Schroth and Dan Welk-er:

The crowd gathers.

Loading up on appetizers

Enjoying drinks

Posing for portraits.

More posing for portraits.

Still more posing for portraits, but withdrinks in hand.

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Posing with Lake Erie as a background

On the deck, above it all

Chowing down.

Jim lights the fire

The flames arise.

But God has the last word.

HELP WANTEDVolunteers needed for the IBIM

5 Mile Run/ 2 Mile Walk. Sunday,September 18th from 7am to 10am. Opportunities available for later risersat 8 am. Contact Ron Traub atTraub@cityofmentor.com or (440)974-5736.

ODDS AND ENDSBob Zyromski, a wordsmith him-

self, was recently wondering where theterm Sergeant-at- Arms came from. Hedid a little research on the title andfound the following article:

A Serjeant at Arms (also spelled Ser-geant at Arms)

An officer appointed to keep orderwithin an organization, for example, alegislative body or court of law, and toperform certain other duties, for ex-ample, make arrests.

The word serjeant is derived fromthe Latin serviens, which means "ser-vant".

The term Serjeant can be dividedinto two main definitions; one being amilitary role and the other government-al. Whereas technically the two roleswere not mutually exclusive, they borevery different significance and duties.The serjeant that was a soldier was aman of what would be termed in mod-ern society 'middle class' origins, ful-filling a slightly junior role to the knightin the medieval hierarchy. Serjeantscould fight either as heavy to light cav-alry, or as well-trained professional in-fantry, either spearmen or crossbow-men. Most notable medieval mercenar-ies fell into the 'serjeant' class, such asFlemish crossbowmen and spearmen,who were seen as reliable qualitytroops. The serjeant class weredeemed to be 'worth half of a knight' inmilitary value. The office originated inmedieval England to serve the Sover-eign in a police role, much like a bailiffin more recent times. Indeed, the Ser-jeants at Arms constitute the oldest roy-al bodyguard in England, dating fromthe time of King Richard I (around1189) as a formed body.

The serjeant at arms was a per-sonal attendant upon the King, espe-cially charged with arresting those sus-pected of treason. Richard I had 24 withhim on the Crusades. They wereformed into a 20-strong Corps of Ser-jeants at Arms by King Edward I in1278, as a mounted close escort. In

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1399 King Richard II limited the corps to30 Serjeants, and King Charles II had16. The number was reduced to 8 in1685 and since then it has gradually de-clined.

The original responsibilities of theSerjeant at Arms included "collectingloans and, impressing men and ships,serving on local administration and in allsorts of ways interfering with local ad-ministration and justice." [1] Around1415, the British House of Commonsreceived its first Serjeant at Arms. Fromthat time onwards the Serjeant hasbeen a royal appointment, the Serjeantbeing one of the Sovereign's Serjeantsat Arms. The House of Lords has a sim-ilar officer.

The formal role of a Sergeant atArms in modern legislative bodies is tokeep order during meetings, and, if ne-cessary, forcibly remove any memberswho are overly rowdy or disruptive. ASerjeant at Arms may thus be a retiredsoldier, police officer, or other officialwith experience in security. In recenttimes, however, the positions have of-ten become quite ceremonial in somecountries, with actual ability to ejectmembers not necessarily being aprimary requirement. The Serjeant atArms of the House of Commons hasgeneral charge of certain administrativeand custodial functions, as well as se-curity within the chamber of the House.

Editor's Note: I will tell you that thesecret word this week is found in theabove epistle. However, However, con-sider its meaning as used herein.

JOCOE'S JOURNALThe efficiency expert concluded

his lecture with a note of caution: Youdon't want to try these techniques athome.

Why not"? asked somebody fromthe audience.

"I watched my wife's routine atbreakfast for years," the expert ex-plained. "She made lots of tripsbetween the refrigerator, stove, tableand cabinets, often carrying a singleitem at a time. One day, I told her, 'Hon,

why don't you try carrying severalthings at once'"?

"Did it save time"? the guy inthe audience asked.

"Actually, yes," replied the ex-pert. "It used to take her 20 minutesto make breakfast. Now, I do it inseven."

UPCOMING EVENTSAugust 25 pendingSeptember 1 Rotary CameroonENT Project presentation/ScottNelsonSeptember 7 Board MeetingSeptember 8 The Power ofSound, presented by Radio LakeCountySeptember 11 Bread BakingDaySeptember 12 Bread Distribu-tion Day.September 18 IBIM RunSeptember 19 Woodworking atBroadmoor SchoolSeptember 30 Clambake at MHYC. October 2: Be the Match Bone Mar-row testing at Mentor Medical Cam-pus.

BIRTHDAYSAugust 2 – Tim BlankenshipAugust 8 – Ed PeltzAugust 9 – Curt JonesAugust 20 – Wayne BrodnanAugust 27 – Jim SippolaAugust 31 – Bob WigtonIf I have missed anyone, please call974-2494 or email d.grose@sbcglob-al.net

THE 4-WAY TESTOf the things we think, say or do...Is it the Truth?Is it Fair to all concerned?Will it build Goodwill and BetterFriendships?Will it be Beneficial to all con-cerned?

OFFICERSMENTOR ROTARY CLUB

2011\2012President Wayne Brodnan PHFImmediate Past President Mike Scruggs PHF President Elect Tom HoughVice President John SolichSecretary Kevin Newcomb PHFTreasurer Curt Jones, PHF Sergeant-at-Arms Fred Lariccia, PHF

Board Members Jeff McMillenElfie Roman PHFT. R. Hach PHFShane NovakRon Traub PHFDan WelkerBill Robertson PHFMembership ChairVicki Curtis

WHERE WE MEETLaMalfa Center,5783 Heisley Road,Mentor, OhioThursday at 12 Noon

OUR MAILING ADDRESS MentorPO Box 1177Mentor, OH 44061-1177

OUR WEB SITEwww.mentor-rotary.org/

MEETING MAKE-UPSFollowing are a few nearby RotaryClub meeting sites and times formakeups;

MONDAYWilloughby at Gavi’s, 12:00 PM

TUESDAYPainesville at Hellreigel’s Inn at

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12:00 Noon.

WEDNESDAYBurton-Middlefield at PundersonState Park Lodge, Newbury, 7:00PMCleveland East at Nighttown Restaur-ant 12387 Cedar Road Cleveland Hts.At Noon.

THURSDAYCleveland at Windows on the Riverin the Flats, Bridge View Room,Third Floor, Windows on the River,Powerhouse. Nautica EntertainmentComplex, 2000 Sycamore at 12:00

FRIDAYChagrin Highlands (Beachwoodarea): at Bar Louie, 24337 CedarRd., Lyndhurst, OH at 12:00 Noon.

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