PONY Branch 50th Anniversary Luncheon
Saturday October 24, 2015
Saturday October 24, 2015
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The PONY Branch 50th Anniversary luncheon was held at the historic Pier A Harbor House, a dining and event venue originally built in 1886 as the headquarters for the Department of Docks and the Police Department’s Harbor Patrol.
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The Pier A clock tower. A ship’s clock was installed in the tower in 1919 as the first permanent World War I memorial in the United States.
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One hundred PONY Branch members and guests attended the 50th Anniversary luncheon.
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PONY Branch founding member Bill Miller (“Mr. Ocean Liner”) was given the honor of blowing out the candles on the anniversary cake.
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PONY Branch Chairman Marjorieann Matuszek (left) with long-time member Marge Dovman, a contributing writer to the PORTHOLE newsletter.
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Former PONY Branch Chairman Ted Scull (at right) and Branch Secretary Greg Fitzgerald. (Photo by Tee Adams)
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Ted Scull presenting a program on how New York’s waterfront has changed since 1965.
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Bill Miller presenting a program on the history of the PONY Branch.
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The PONY Branch Executive Board (from left): Vice Chairman David Hume, Chairman Marjorieann Matuszek, Douglas Newman, Mario De Stefano, Treasurer Carol Miles, Stuart Gewirtzman, Ted Scull, Branch Secretary Greg Fitzgerald and Bob Allen.
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The PONY Branch 50th Anniversary commemorative booklet.
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