Hi Florence, I gave the Bannerman people their choice, but agree it did not work well. From now on no choices--they have to suffer through the business meeting. We also need the opportunity to sell our club to the visitors. Which reminds me, I must get Mary to be sure to get the names and addresses of ALL visitors. Barbara [email protected] wrote: Hi Barbara, I would like to make a suggestion that we have a short business meeting before the program so people can have time to talk to the speaker later and enjoy some refreshments. We had a nice turnout last month and people felt they had to leave without time to buy the Bannerman Castle Book and chat with the speakers, plus no time for refreshments. Florence Anderson ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Barbara L. de Mare, Esq. Historian, genealogist and attorney 155 Polifly Road Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 (201) 567-9440 office [email protected] (home) http://historygenealogyesq.blogspot.com/