Friday, March 5, 6:30 PM: Dining Out SIG.
Meet Delaware Valley Mensa Program Coordinator Pete Stevens at the Spaghetti Warehouse, 10th and
Spring Garden Streets, Philadelphia, PA, for a wonderful Italian meal. This is an easy
location to get to, and there is plenty of parking behind the restaurant and on Spring Garden
Street. If you have never been here you are in for a treat. The atmosphere is a joy to the eye
with something of visual interest everywhere you look. The menu contains a wide selection at a
very reasonable price; therefore cost should not be a factor in your decision-making.
The Dining Out SIG is an excellent activity for new members and potential members to meet
and get a feel for DVM. Please email
Pete Stevens or call him at 215-235-PETE to RSVP by Friday at noon so
accurate reservations can be made.
Sunday, March 7, 11:59 PM: Proteus Deadline.
All Proteus entries must be submitted to Editor John Nicolazzo by
this date, with the exception of calendar entries, which must be sent to Calendar Editor
Susan Lindsey, 610-489-6231. Late calendar entries must be
accompanied by genuine remorse.
About Those Deadlines...
Calendar entries that are sent to Susan Lindsey (see above) too late to be printed in Proteus can be added to the
DVM website calendar, as can cancellations. When in doubt, ask someone. If you have an event you wish to post that
has not made the Proteus calendar, please contact our
Webmaster, John Nicolazzo. (However, articles specifically for Proteus can NOT be added after the
deadline.) (Also see above.)
Friday, March 12, 8:00 PM: DVM General Membership Meeting:
The War of Northern Aggression lives on (in reenactments, anyway)
The O‘Connell Guards, historically, was a pre-civil war militia company of mostly Irish railroad workers from
Alexandria, VA. Along with The Emmett Guards, also from Alexandria, they had received special permission from the
United States pre-civil war government to wear green uniforms. When the war started, these Irish companies (I and G)
were attached to the newly formed 17th Virginia Infantry. They wore their green at Manassas Junction and formed
their lines on the Confederate left at Blackburn‘s Ford. The 17th Virginia served the entire length of the war.
As a reenactment group, the O‘Connell Guards, 17th Virginia, Company I is a part of the Fifth Regiment in The Army
of Northern Virginia. This organization is made up of 10 regiments and has a membership of many thousands of
soldiers and civilians along the eastern United States and Canada. The organization is over 30 years old, and when
it puts out a maximum call for soldiers at a given event and takes the field it is quite an impressive sight.
Maury Harris started civil war re-enacting, marriage and golf ten years ago, all at the same time, which has kept
him very busy. He is an amateur musician and plays harmonica, penny whistle and fiddle. He is the father of two.
Prior to the meeting, those who can, are invited to attend the pre-General Membership Meeting Dinner at a secret
location someplace in the heart of "the City with a Million Eat'ries" 's very own Chinatown or Ol'City. This is an
excellent opportunity to have a good meal and get to speak with the evening's guest, one on one. Contact
Pete Stevens to reserve your place at dinner, by NOON on Friday.
Join us at the Police Administration Building, 750 Race Street, Philadelphia,
PA. This meeting is DVM's only activity specifically open to the public, so feel free to invite your friends and
relatives.
PS: Don't let traffic on the Schuylkill Expressway interfere with attending. Consider taking SEPTA and exiting at
Market Street East / Gallery, it is only a two block walk to the Police Administration Building. Contact Contact
Pete, 215-235-pete, for additional information.
Saturday, March 13, 12:30 PM: The Western Suburbs Lunch Group
This month the group meets at
the Kabuki Japanese Restaurant, 1800 West DeKalb Pike, King of Prussia, PA, 19406.
RSVP to David, Stacey, and Donna Long, 610-265-0894, cell 610-733-0751.
Walk-ins are welcome.
Contact the restaurant at 610-878-9203 for directions.
Suggestions for future meeting places, preferably in Montgomery or Chester County, are welcome.
Saturday, March 13, 4 PM until ?: Games at Vic's in LeisureTowne (GeezerTown).
Snacks, friends/competitors, a vegetarian entree, dog and cats to pet -- what more could
you ask for? Why, board games, of course. The highlighted game for this month is Le Havre.
Most of the old favorites are still here and many are still sobbing in loneliness from being neglected.Please RSVP
and come on over to South/Central Jersey. Emailing
Vic is best but calling and leaving a message before Saturday is OK
too, at 609-388-4083. Next Games Night: April 10 (delayed one week to accommodate Easter).
Sunday, March 14, 2:00 PM: Executive Committee Meeting.
ExComm meets at the home of Pat Horsley and Jere Lull in Newtown Square, PA. DVM members are welcome to attend.
Please RSVP. To RSVP, for directions, or to place items on the agenda, contact
Pat Horsley by email or by phone at 610-356-4281.
Friday, March 19, 6:00 PM: Yakking Pundits of Merriment, Part Un.
For this month only, Part Deux becomes Part Un because we will be at Snowball RG on the first Friday, but we will be
at Oceano's on the third Friday. Oceano’s is at 222 Haddon Avenue, West Berlin, NJ, 856-768-7711. Their food is
always very good and reasonably priced. Contact Lesley or Steve Slepner by
email or by phone at 856-767-3513.
Saturday, March 27, Palm Sunday Eve: Pot-Luck Dinner and Games Night.
Start Spring Break week off right at the home of Joy, Dan, and Woolly Farrow with a night of good food, good games,
and good company. Dinner at 5:00, games at 6:30. Please bring a dish or dessert. We will supply the beverages and
Killer Chocolate Cake. To RSVP and for directions, email the Farrows or call them
at 610-521-6701.
