2011 SPRING LUNCHEON

On May 15, thirty-five ASH and friends gathered at the Black Duck restaurant. The traditional toasts were given: Mickey Fromkin to Queen Victoria, Joanne Zahorsky-Reeves to Irene Adler, Edwin Van der Flaes to Sherlock Holmes, Harrison and Linda Hunt to John H. Watson, Peter Crupe to Arthur Conan Doyle, and Becky Robare to Friendship. The special toast was given by Susan Rice to the original ASH picketers.

Paula Perry read a report from Patricia Guy about her scion, The Assorted and Stradivarious of Verona. In light of the recent royal wedding, the theme of the talks was Canonical Royal Marriages. Not surprisingly, Mickey Fromkin’s topic was Victoria and Albert, while Evy discussed King David. E.J. Wagner provided an overview of the entire subject, while Francine and Richard Kitts gave an amusing riff on Neil Gibson, the “Gold King” and his multiple mates. Warren Randall concluded with revelations about the King of Bohemia’s marriage to Clothilde von Saxe Meningen. Many of these items will be appearing in the Muse.

Of course, the grand finale was the traditional ASH songs.