The Fall 2009 Meeting was held on Saturday, October 24th at 6 PM at the Cambridge Yacht Club.

The Fall Meeting of the comrades from upper Swandam Lane began at 6PM with a cash bar. President Art Renkwitz delivered greetings and directed the toasting ( Toasts ) as the Denizens settled in for a delightful meal and unique festivities.

2009 is a notable year for Sherlockians everywhere. We celebrated the 150th Anniversary of the birth of Arthur Conan Doyle

the 155th birthday of Sherlock Holmes

the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Baker Street Irregulars.

Certainly, Sir Arthur, Sherlock and the Irregulars are happy to share their limelight on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin. 

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Jim Arva Presented....

 

 Here's Jim's description of his presentations:

Drawing from material I pulled together -- much of it as yet unused --for a talk I gave several years ago at The Pratt, the idea is a series titled, "A Goodly Daze of Evil Knights -- Noble in Name Only," featuring members of the nobility who fall far from the mark when it comes to sterling character. Some possibilities would be:

[1] Sir George Burnwell and His Royal Highness Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, in "The Beryl Coronet".

[2] John Clay, in "The Red-Headed League".

[3] Count Negretto Silvius, Baron Dowson, and Lord Cantlemere, in "The Mazarine Stone".

[4] Sir Robert Norberton, in "Shoscombe Old Place".

* [5] The man with name as long as a country mile our hereditary King of Bohemia, in "A Scandal in Bohemia".

[6] Colonel Sebastian Moran, in "The Empty House".

[7] Baron Adelbert Gruner, in "The Illustrious Client".

[8] Barion Maupertous, in "The Reigate Squires" (this, admittedly, might be a stretch).

*the villain de jour!

 

 

Here's the Fall 09 Presentation:

 

It's was entitled, "A Goodly Daze of Evil Knights, Chapter Five and was about the hereditary king of Bohemia from "A Scandal in Bohemia."

Below you can hear Jim's description of his presentation:

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Alice Zalik created a pillow for this meeting's raffle that was, as always, absolutely astounding! The raffle tickets were $4 each and it was worth every penny to have a chance to own this creative Sherlockian masterpiece.

New Denizen Betty Hansen was the lucky winner of the prize pillow.

 

 

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Sherlock Holmes - The Movie

 The featured presentation of the evening was delivered by Denizen Peter Howell.

The Christmas Day 09 release of "Sherlock Holmes" should be quite an event for sherlockians everywhere. Peter gave us his insights as he previewed this latest attempt to capture the mystique of the master.

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The Quiz of the evening tested our knowledge of

A Scandal in Bohemia

from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Peter Howell and Connie Barnett supplied the quiz questions with prizes to the winners.

This is Jeremy Brett's first performance of Holmes in the Granada Television Series

Find the remaining parts of A Scandal in Bohemia from the links below:

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

*Notes and details on A Scandal in Bohemia from Sherlockian.net

Quizzes wereprovided by Peter Howell and Connie Barnett.

Prizes were given to the winners in the Beginner and Master categories.

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 Sherlock Holmes on the Radio

A Scandal in Bohemia

Featuring

Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes

and

Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson

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The Dinner menu was follows:

*Each entree was served with a house salad, starch, vegetable and assorted breads

*Dessert was Strawberry Cheesecake

1. Sliced London Broil- with red wine mushroom sauce

2. Chicken Piccata - chicken breast sauteed in lemon juice and white wine with sliced mushrooms and capers

3. Salmon Provencal - with tomatoes and capers. Delicious!

4. Garlic Shrimp - what could be a better combination?

*$34.00 Included your specific choice of entree , e-mail address (if you have not been contacted by e-mail about our scion's affairs) and telephone number.

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All-in-all it was a memorable night that the Denizens were glad to be able to share. The date for Spring Meeting of 2010 will be announced at a later date.

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Art Renkwitz

Cambridge, MD 21613

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