President Eva Stimson opened the meeting at 1:05 p.m. Bethany Furkin led the invocation by reading an E.E. Cummings poem. Eva followed the invocation with the pledge of allegiance. During the business meeting, the minutes from the November 4 meeting were approved as written. Eva reminded everyone that a Christmas potluck will be held at the December 16 meeting; a sign-up sheet for food and other party supplies had been started. Also, a “get well” card for Becki Moody, who broke her ankle, was circulating at the meeting.
Eva invited Perry Chang to take his position as Toastmaster. Perry announced that “gratitude and diversity” were the themes of the day. Members of the evaluation team explained their responsibilities: Timer—Eric Darnell; Table Topics—Kim Kaberle; Ah Counter/Grammarian—Ada Middleton; Vote Counter—Joelle Anderson. Patricia Longfellow, the Speech Evaluator, explained her responsibilities later in the meeting.
Ada Middleton chose aversion as the word of the day:
a∙ver∙sion
[uh-vur-zhuh n, -shuh n]
-noun
1. a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually fol. by to): a strong aversion to snakes and spiders.
2. a cause or object of dislike; person or thing that causes antipathy: His pet aversion is guests who are always late.
3. Obsolete. the act of averting; a turning away or preventing.
Perry introduced Eva Stimson, who gave her Competent Communication Program Project #9 speech, titled “Is It Time to Fix Our Immigration System?” In this speech, Eva sought to persuade the audience that our country is indeed in need of immigration reform.
Kim Kaberle led the Table Topics session, which involved props and adopted the “gratitude and diversity” theme of the meeting.
Perry asked the evaluation team to report on the meeting.
Patricia Longfellow praised Eva Stimson for a “solid presentation,” noting that Eva exuded “quiet confidence” throughout the speech. Patricia also mentioned Eva’s excellent use of a real-life story at the opening of her speech.
Timer Eric Darnell reported the following times:
Eva Stimson’s speech 6:45
Patricia Longfellow’s speech evaluation 2:58
Table Topics:
- Glenn Lewis 1:36
- Linda Patton 1:29
- Faith Aeilts 2:05
- Ada Middleton 1:33
- Valerie Mansfield 1:32
- Vince Patton 1:15
Ah Counter/Grammarian Ada Middleton counted 13 uses of the word of the day, as well as 28 space fillers.
Vote Counter Joelle Anderson awarded the Table Topics trophy to Ada Middleton.
Perry Chang made his final remarks as Toastmaster, and President Eva Stimson ended the meeting at 1:59 p.m.
-- Joelle Anderson
- Ada Middleton 1:33
- Valerie Mansfield 1:32
- Vince Patton 1:15
Ah Counter/Grammarian Ada Middleton counted 13 uses of the word of the day, as well as 28 space fillers.
Vote Counter Joelle Anderson awarded the Table Topics trophy to Ada Middleton.
Perry Chang made his final remarks as Toastmaster, and President Eva Stimson ended the meeting at 1:59 p.m.
-- Joelle Anderson
