SUMMER MEETING, 9:00 A.M. SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 2004
Wilbraham & Monson Academy in Wilbraham, MA

Mother nature greeted us with a marvelous day for the picnic meeting. Frank Menes, Harold Lincoln, Joe Brown, Dave Deutermann, Mal Greene, Burt Kassap and many others helped with the registration, traffic control, outside tailgate mart and directing people around the lovely campus of the Wilbraham & Monson Academy.

More than 120 pre registered and another dozen or so were walk-in registrants. No less than 20 set up to sell and swap horological items. As always the shop talk was lively and informative.

Jeff Wood, once again, did a marvelous job. This time with his "Masters and Slaves" seminar on The Standard Electric Time clocks and the systems to run them. His expertise and terrific display kept more than forty attendees attention during the morning.

The pleasant temperatures made the outdoor barbeque hit the spot. Grilled burgers & hot dogs, salads, watermelon, cold drinks and toll house cookies pleased everyone. Many compliments were heard and nary a complaint. If this is one you missed, please join us next year. It’s a real treat.

Of course additional thanks to the wives and guests who helped in any way and hats off to the staff at the Academy. WELL DONE !

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SUMMER MEETING, 9:00 A.M. SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 2004
Wilbraham & Monson Academy in Wilbraham, MA

BARBEQUE PICNIC – HOROLOGICAL DOOR PRIZES – TOWER CLOCK TOUR

INFORMAL SHOW AND TELL

Because the barbeque is catered by the Academy, we are asking for a registration to be mailed in as we normally do for meetings.

"Masters and Slaves"

The theme for this meeting is an exhibit and presentation of a master and slave clock and program system at work. It will feature a talk on company history and a slide showing historical material and examples of clocks made from the 1890's thru the late 20^th century. This will be followed by a question and answer session.

JEFF WOOD, once more shares his expertise and horological treats. Jeff was taking clocks apart at age 6 and putting them back together by age 7. In high school he was fascinated by the building’s 1922 Standard Electric Time system, but never did much with electrical clocks until they started becoming collectable around 20 years ago. By that time Standard Electric Time had already left Springfield and much of the history was being lost. But, inspired by Charles Mathos who had established the Indian Motorcycle Museum , Jeff began to collect and document these interesting and fine clocks.

 COST: $12.00 / per member, $15.00 walk-in, children 13 and under are free

DIRECTIONS TO REACH THE ACADEMY

From the North:
Route I-91 South to Mass Turnpike East. Mass Turnpike to Ludlow Exit 7.Turn right onto Route 21. At first set of lights, turn right onto Chapin St. Continue straight for about 3 miles through next set of lights and until the road ends. Turn right onto Miller St and go over a bridge. At the stop sign, turn right onto Route 20. Go under the railroad overpass and pass two gas stations and the Wilbraham Fire Dept on the right. Diagonally opposite the fire station is Main St. Turn left onto Main St, to straight through the stop sign and follow 2 miles to campus.

From the South:
Route I-91 North from New Haven-Hartford to Exit 2, Forest Park/Route 83, which is the first exit after crossing into Mass from CT. Turn left at the first set of lights and at the next set of lights turn right onto Sumner Avenue. Continue on that same road (name changes from Sumner Ave to Allen St to Bicentennial Highway) for about 5 miles until you come to the end of the road. Turn left at the lights onto Cooley St (changes to Parker St) and continue until you reach the first major four-way intersection. Fleet Bank and a Pride gas station on the right corners) Turn right onto Wilbraham Rd for about 3 miles (changes to Springfield St upon entering Wilbraham). Continue straight through the next set of lights, crossing Stony Hill Rd. Pass the Wilbraham Town Hall on the right and, shortly thereafter, bear left onto Faculty St at the fork. The campus is a short distance beyond on your right.

From the East:
Mass Turnpike West to Palmer Exit 8. Turn right. At the second set of lights, turn right onto Route 20 West. Continue on Route 20 for about 4.5 miles. You will pass a river on your right and then go under a railroad overpass. You will then pass two gas stations and the Wilbraham Fire Department. Diagonally opposite the fire station is Main St. Turn left onto Main St, to straight through the stop sign and follow 2 miles to campus.

From the West:
Follow North directions from the Mass Turnpike north.

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Chapter Contacts:
If you any of you have a question or wish to contact someone in the chapter, get in touch with any of these four and they will get your message to the right person if they cannot help you.