1984-04 April IBEW Journal.pdf - International Brotherhood of ...

January Meeting Features
Distinguished Speakers
RETIREES ASSOCIATION Of L U. 358, PEATII
A MBOY, N. j._As plOrn.ud by Pres,dem frank
Smuh, th~ january mectlng would be a mon en
IIghtcn.ng and a fully Important mecl1n, 10' our
group, and" was
We were very plcutd and qUilt honored 10 have
a5 oul ,ucst spukers, M. lamn E MeG/cevey,
EsqUlrt, prcKn,]y wo.klnK "'lIh the SlltC legull'
lUre and as the ]cpl adVIsor 10. B.shop Theodore
""Mteamk and the Dux:cn of Metuchen, and Mrs
Edith Edlnan, who ;s affhncd wllh .he N I Fed
nallon of Semo. Citizens, and ccrtaml y no !!ranger
10 Our group Both M. McGree"cr Ind Mrs Edleson
gave most .nform,lIve talks on the RlSIn!:
Health Cafe Cos. 10' .he ScnIO' Cuuen and the
Dugnosllc Rda.cd Croup System. and wme Qf th ..
ma,o. drawbacks of the system The need 10' "­
belie. home CI.C syslem wu ~]so rdleeted on by
the .wo very .nformed ~~~k.tu
The Med,ca.e p.og.am and IWO recommend.
tlOoS that should be totally unacceptable to Ihe
5eOl or clllzen liVing on a fixed mCOme were al~o
. dIscussed by the group The fiut being the Mun.
Te .. aod second the HSIao Plan A$ Staled by NCSC
Executive DucctOI W,lliam R HUlton, " MedIcare
"a program fOI wtllch evcry Amcncan contnbutu
.a ponlon 01 hIS Income Ihrou,hout h.s worlung
hfe .... 11 Amel1uns thelefore a.e entllied 10 bene
fiu thn lenCCI theu COnl11bUIlOnS 10 the system,
Med,care I. nol welfare, .t ., a pro,ram of soclIl
Ins ... rance, '0 apply a Muos TeM ' 0 Med.care IS
to du •• oy .he very fo ... nda\1on on whIch Ihe pro·
gram was bUIlt
80lh ~h McGreevey and MIS Edlesun WeTC
thanked for .hell dlorlS on behalf 01 Ihe SCOIO.
""zens and were Invited back whenever thell very
busy sched ... les would pe.ml!
A specul meeting was also called by PrClldeo.
Smllh to convene on January 2.B to .eVlew and
change. whue n«ded, ,he bylaws of Ihe group
We ,hank reUrCeS ,... hus Donees, Dan.el Zboyan,
Andre ... Do.uch, Sam ... el K ...,hman, W.lham So
fidd. PreSIdent Frank Smith, V.ce P,n.dcol W.I
ham Coyle and Sec.c.ary Don POllen,cl lor the
una dian they putlouh on the new bylaws W"h
appmval we wIll 1M: known as ,he "IBEW RClllcd
i> Mem""-u CI ... b of LocaI3S8." 81mhel .e\lrees. you,
club g'oup, association o. whatever name yuu g'V(
thIS galhe .. ng can only endu.e so long as each 01
yo ... gIve of yoursdf by your acuve paruClpal10n
_ As you are aware. we celebrated OUI 14th yur a5
ao organ.~ed reluees group on March 21, Some
thlOg we cao all be very ploud 01 You U .n
md, .... d .... 1 arc rcsponslble lor ,h,s, keep up the
effo.t by conllou.ng to attend youl meetings and
by aCllvely pafllc'l'~ung Cong.atulatlons and con
tmued Success each and every one 01 you vely fine
gentlemen and Brothe. s
II IS IOdced ... lIh buvy hurt and a deep l(ellnK
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