Volume 1 Number 1 Florida's Finest Resident-Owned Retirement Community January 1984

FROM TH E EDITOR'S EYRI E -HAPPY NEW YEAR

to all the residents of Hawthorne! It is a pleasureto be the new Editor of the HAWTHORNE HERALDwhich will be published four times a year, and to sa;"thanks" to all of you who submitted so many finenames for the "name the new magazine" contest.Congratulations to the winner, Gertrud Strahsburg!HAWTHORNE HERALD was a popular choice, sinceseveral people submitted this name, and a drawingwas held to choose the winner. Those who also sub-mitted HAWTHORNE HERALD were: Mrs. JamesConnors, John V. Hurld, Rosalind Sykes, and Gloria

~ B. Tonkel. .How do you like our new masthead? This evolved

from a suggested sketch by Rosalind Sykes. Thanks,Rosalind.

Since I served as Editor for PENN NOTES, fouryears ago, much has changed at Hawthorne, andmuch has remained the same, for which we are allgrateful. The year 1983 has been a momentous one.Seldom have so many individuals truly been of oneaccord through so many difficulties in becoming a"resident-owned community." If we have been ableto do this, there is hope for our planet. Let's show theworld how it can be done, and that we continue tobe of one accord.

I hope you will consider the HAWTHORNEHERALD your magazine, to write for, to read and,hopefully, to enjoy. The staff invites you to con-tri bute often.

I am most grateful to the staff members ofHAWTHORNE HAPPENINGS who graciously agreedto remain with the new Editor. I think you may be in-terested in knowing something about theHAWTHORNE HERALD staff. Let me introducethem.

NAT BODINGER: verbatim shorthand reporterfor first FBI National Police Academy; officialCourt Reporter, NYC Municipal Court; CourtsMartial reporter, JAG, Berlin Headquarters, First

U.S. Army; offical reporter N.Y. State SupremeCourt thirty years; photography hobbyist fiftyyears.

ELNORA BO~AN: graduated from St. LouisUniversity, BS, ME; taught in the Public Schools ofIllinois; has lived at Hawthorne for 8 years; served3 terms in the Cabinet; past Chair of BookReview; past Chair of Hawthorne Players; Editorof PENN NOTES; on the staff of HAWTHORNEHAPPENINGS.

DON COMMUNALE: I was born in Italy; came toAmerica at the age of 5 and grew up in Rochester,New York, where my father was a photographer;owned and operated a photographic studio inRochester for several years; later on moved toChicago where my brother and I ownedand op-erated Baker Studio in the Chicago Loop for sev-eral years; in 1946, I started the Speedotron Com-pany, building electronic flash equipment for theprofessional photographer and remained soleowner until 1969, when a massive coronary forcedme to retire; my hobbies include golf, bowling,and "Porschering"; I am not involved in any ofthese activities at this point, but am enjoying beinga part of the photographic team at Hawthorne.

HELEN M. GARDNER: former Editor of PENNNOTES; retired as Assistant to the President, Hof-stra University, N.Y., and part-time faculty mem-ber of the School of Business; part-time facultymember at LSCC; President of Episcopal Church-women, Diocese of Central Florida, and severalother local community activities, such as Haven,Inc., and the Leesburg Food Bank.

ANNA K. MERLINO: a graduate of the BostonTeachers College; on the staff since November,1978; taught English in the Boston schools beforemarriage; the author of two booklets of poetry aswell as of many articles and poems published inmagazines and professional journals.

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MARIE L. RICHARDSON: has had a variety ofjobs, both professional and volunteer; with theexception of a stint as Adult Education Coordina-tor in a New York State school district, almost allhave had some connection with the written word;Editorial Assistant at the Metropolitan Museum ofArt, editor of college textbooks and of my collegealumnae magazine, member for public relationsof a town environmental board and others.

EDITH SCHIPPER: my first 14 years were spent inNorth China, where my father was a medical mis-sionary; I finished high school in Minnesota, andwent to Carleton and Radcliffe; then I marriedand we had a daughter; during WWII we were inSao Paolo, where Gerrit taught airplane mechan-ics to Brazilian cadets, and I taught some English;we came home through Miami, and stayed there30 years, both teaching philosophy at the Univer-sity of Miami; when we retired, we moved to thisbeautiful community.

ROSALIND MAC RAE SYKES: born, raised, andraised family in Metropolitan Detroit, Michigan;graduate of Detroit Business University, with fur-ther study at Wayne State University and Wiscon-sin State, Whitewater; twenty-five years with De-troit Public Schools; mother of 3, grandmother of5; currently working as contract writer, 11/2daysweekly at Lake Community Hospital, and alsocorrespondent for 107-year-old paper in Glencoe,Ontario, column there entitled The Florida Con-nection; hobbies: wifing, mothering and grand-mothering, teaching yoga at Hawthorne, swim-ming, dancing, and reading, as well as writingfeatures; trailer travelling also looms large.

JOHN TIENKEN: octogenarian, born and raisedin New York City; attended usual schools and alsoengineering college; worked for "Ma Bell" inNew York until the Great Depression, when I waslet go with a host of others; studied X-Ray tech-nique at St. Luke's Hospital in New York, andsubsequently started Tienken Surgical Co., in New-burgh, N.Y.; operated this business until 1969,and moved to Hawthorne in 1974, joined staff ofthe then - PEN N NOTES as photographer; alsostarted the Hawthorne Camera Club and chairedthe Health Education Committee; still active!

DEWHIRST W. WADE: age 73, a retired pro-fessional arborist and tree care specialist, 44 yearsin Westchester County, N.Y.; "Dewey", as knownto his many friends, Founder and Editor of "ArborDay Life" magazine; attended the Bartlett Schoolof Tree Surgery, Stockbridge School of Agricultureat the University of Massachusetts, at Amherst,and the New York Botanical Gardens; highlights -1958, planting a tree with President Harry Trumanand Governor Averill Harriman; 1959-1960, Gov-

ernor Nelson A. Rockfeller request - "Report onDutch Elm Tree Disease" in New York State; 1960,citation from ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRIT AN N ICA forentries on "Arboriculture", etc.

The MORTGAGE BURNING by Carl Curtis, onDecember 15, 1983, and a year of ownership ofHawthorne by the residents, as Dan Gorden and MadgeHenley look on.

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Published four times a year by the HawthorneResidents Cooperative Association, Inc.

Editor Helen M. GardnerAssociate Editor Bunny McCarlEditorial Staff Elnora Bolan,

Anna K. Merlino, Marie L. Richardson,Edith Schipper, Rosalind MacRae Sykes,Dewhirst W. Wade ~

Photographers. . . . . . .. Nathaniel Bodinger,Don Communale, John Tienken

It's Great To Travel -And Great To Come Home!A heart-warming incident occurred at the end of

our trip with the Hawthorne Travel Club to PompanoBeach and Key West. Our bus drove from the turn-pike into Hawthorne at 5:30 and when we saw thelate afternoon sun shining on the newly-paintedwhite sales building with its colorful flagstaff, thegold and orange marigold flower-beds at the en-trance to Hawthorne and the still lush green grassand shrubs, the whole busload of Hawthornites burstinto applause. No one told us to - it just happened.Home, sweet home, and a very beautiful one at that!

- Eleanor Yoder

DON DORNBROOK,

his wife JANE,

with CAROLE NHSON

of WCPX

and her son, Brett.

Ms. Nelson arrived

by helicopter to speak

at one of the monthly

C Brown Bag Luncheons.

The

"Cookie Brigade"

prepare to

refresh

our bodies

as the

Mortgage burning

gladdened our hearts.

WELCOME BACK

Rising from the limbo of our recent past,Like the phoenix in full flight soaring high and fast,The "Hawthorne Herald"

joins the Community once moreTo forge a firm link in our Hawthorne lore.This service is intended to be - an avenue -An interchange of news,

events to come, or in review.Communication is the name of the game,To spread the news will be our aim.This give and take, all in good grace,Is the keynote of our Hawthorne pace.

- Anna K. Merlino

Our "GRASS ROOTS"Activity Format

A successful program depends on its chain-of-command. This chain begins with the individual ac-tivity groups who elect their officers. The Chairs ofeach activity within the five categories, (Arts andCrafts, Cultural and Spiritual, Education, Physical andSports, and Social.),meet and elect a Cabinet andDeputy Cabinet Officer for each of the fivecategories. The Cabinet and Deputy Cabinet officersmeet twice a month with the Program Coordinator.Once a month they meet with their Chairs im-mediately before the Program Advisory Groupmeeting.

The flow of this chain-of-command goes fromChair to Cabinet Officer to Program Coordinator andvice versa. If a Chair needs advise, help, or sugges-tions, he or she should calion the appropriateCabinet Officer. The Cabinet Officers and the Pro-gram Coordinator are ready to assist any activity

Robert and Jane Hickeythe lucky winners of

the simulated Xmas treeexamine some of the

"goodies"contained thereon.

This beautiful creationwas the work of

Virginia Lee Thorntonwho fashioned itat the request of

the fine Arts Groupfor the benefit ofThe Loan Closet

here at Hawthorne.

needing help. Remember: 'as in life, Communicationis the most important key to any successful program.In order to keep our Program Communication lineopen, we must see to it that we all utilize theresource people we have chosen.

- Bunny McCarl, Program Coordinator ",-,)

CLUB HAWTHORNECHAIN-OF-COMMAND

PROGRAM COORDINATOR

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ARTS & CULTURAL & PHYSICAL &CRAFTS SPIRITUAL EDUCATION SPORTS SOCIAL

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WHAT IS ART?"What is art?" you asked.

"Is it more than meets the eye?

Why is this sculpture beautiful to you,

but grotesque and meaningless to me?"

The dictionary defines art

As ability of humans to make or do

Things that display the creativity of manAs distinguished from the world of nature.

I do not agree with this .. ,Is not the world of nature

The original and basic sourceOf all of man's accomplishments in art?

Does not nature offer manThe God-given source for all his artistic talents?

The form? The beauty? The unusual perception? ~jr

The inexhaustible inspiration for his creativity?- Ruth J. Campbell

copyright 1983

Well DressingIt was my good fortune to be in the Peak District

of Derbyshire this summer during the last week ofAugust. A friend took me to see a "Well Dressing", a

~ custom which anthropologists believe to havepreceded the Christian period in England.

Along a narrow road built on ledges hewn out ofcliffs towering above the River Wye, our car climbedto the well of Wormhill Village. A spring had beenenclosed by an ancient stone structure, across theface of which a picture had been formed of the petalsand leaves of shrubbery native to the surroundingcountryside. This revealed at the left a water wheeladjacent to a white house with a brown barn, then aspace of blue sky, followed by a buff colored house.All faced on a street along which a sheepherderdrove a flock of black faced sheep. A dark greenborder, two shields of Derby at the bottom corners, across at each of the top corners and a Bible quota-tion; "He Shall Give Me A Stream of Pure Water,"framed the scene.

A program had been presented in the afternoonby the members of a nearby tiny church. This we hadmissed. However, the Morris dancers had just com-pleted their part and were removing their costumes.The small group of men and boys had worn colorfulcostumes consisting of white -cotton knee-lengthgowns covered with red and green strips of cotton

\..j:/cloth. Green and red strips, topped by tiny bells werestill hanging from their knees. _ Ruth B. Piette

THOMAS WRIGHT, brilliant American pianist, presentedan exciting concert, AN EVENING WITH GERSHWIN, ashe not only played Gershwin's music, but "became" thecomposer, as he spoke of his life and times.

BODY LANGUAGEYou may be tall or short, fat or thin, erect or

stooped, young or old, light or dark, beautiful orhomely, bald or blessed with beautiful hair, neat orslovenly, well groomed or sloppy, perky or dull, butyou may be sure an impression is registered. Yourbody and its many parts communicates without aword uttered, silently and effectively. Body languagecommunicates from head to foot. Your hair andheadgear tell something about you.

Your face tells a story - happiness, sorrow, con-cern, fear, confusion or confidence. It communicatesyour concern for grooming and cosmetic implication.

Lips usually used in speaking communicate inmany other ways: kissing, puckering, smacking, upand down movements and sometimes for the protru-sion of the tongue.

The "eyes" have it. Songs and poems have beenwritten about eyes. There are laws and regulationsabout eye protection; major university basketballgames have been halted to look for contact lenses.Eyes tell their own story: large, small, puffy, slant,black, bright, dull, droppy, glaring, avoiding, dreamyor just ordinary. The kind of glasses worn tell a story.Eyes are among the most important facial adorn-ments, yet they are the first indicators of tiredness.

How do you stand or sit - erect, chin up andshoulders back, tall or slouched? It is said that JohnWayne, "The Duke", got his first opportunity for ac-ting through body language. He was told that he wasselected because he entered the room chin up andshoulders back conveying the idea, "I am in com-mand of the situation". He got the job.

One can make all kinds of signals with hands:thumbs up or down, "V" for victory, "0" for O.K.,pointing, waving, and many other elegant and lesselegant gestures conveying definite meaning andmessages to the beholder. Dog handlers train theanimals to watch for signals - directions, return tohandler, sit, heel, roll over, and the like.

How you walk communicates. Do you walk slowor fast, straight and upright or slouched, strident orlistless, hands swinging or at your sides?

From head to foot, the entire human body com-municates, subtly, silently, but effectively. No onehas a perfect image of his or her self and the bodylanguage projected. It can be either an asset or aliability.

Yes, and if you are a fishing person, you can useyour hands to show the size of the big one that gotaway.

- T.J. Jenson

John

Morgan,

"Mac"

to

his

friends

The Wood Carving Class

To maintain the enthusiasm and interest in an ac-tivity calls for an unobtrusive talent and manner.John Morgan, "Mac" to his friends, started the woodcarving class in 1978.

Wood carving has special attributes other artmedia lack. The natural grain of the wood is very im-portant to the perspective of the piece. Every nick,groove or cut takes on a certain importance that con-tributes to the success of the project.

The day we visited the class each carver was com-pletely absorbed in his task. Ed Noyes, a newcomerto Hawthorne, was modeling an elephant. Threeblocks of wood were glued together to emphasizecertain grains. He was carving the legs, trunk andfacial details.

Grace Jones, with three years of classroom ex-perience, was working on a bas-relief of a quail. Itwas taking shape with each indentation.

Alma Wilkinson, newest member in the class, wastrying her recently acquired skills on a bas-relief of ashell.

Bob Spratt, one of the founders of the class, wasapplying his considerable talent on a humming bird.The long pointed bill and sharp eye so characteristicof this bird revealed the experience of this artist.

Dean Musselman, in this class for three years, wasbusy on a complicated bas-relief featuring the An-cient Japanese Gods of Happiness. The only femalein the group plays a lute to depict Music. Dignity,longevity, prosperity, industry, plenty and laughterare represented by men. Dean is doing the facial ex-pressions under a magnifying glass.

Joe Pesta, master carver with five years of prac-tice, was busy on a large Sherlock Holmes, completewith cap and pipe. Each incision added to thefamiliar profile.

Claude Hazen specializes in eagles which he hasexhibited but that day he was working on a huntingdog. He finds maple wood best to show a two dimen-tional perspective.

Marguerite Deneau was working on severalpieces each at a different stage of completion. Wesaw a grouping of cat-o-nine-tails, also a pelican withits destinctive pouched bill.

Mac and his talented wife, Villette, organized thecurrent exhibit of wood carving pieces in Bunny McCarl's office. They serve to bring to our attention theunusual skills of our residents, many of them in the ~fine arts activities, which recently donated twolavaliere microphones for our general use in the

park. _ Anna K. Merlino

A Cooperative VentureIn the five-word name of our Hawthorne com-

munity organization, the middle word is theoperative one: co-operative. A fine example of this

L"vVas displayed late last October with the installationof a canoe rack at the marina.

There have always been enthusiastic canoeists atHawthorne, the Batemans, the Kirchgeorgs, and theShepards among them. The installation of a storagerack at the marina was suggested to Colonial Pennbut was not agreed to. After Hawthorne's change ofownership some canoeists and Boat Club membersrevived the request for a rack. HRCA Board of Direc-tors and Management discussed possible sites andstudied plans submitted by interested persons. A sitewas decided upon (Slips 46 A and B), a plan of con-struction was approved, and the Board agreed to payfor the material if Boat Club members would con-tribute the labor of building.

Joe Pesta was committee chairman andtransported all material to the service area, whereRalph West had installed his trailer on which the floatwould be built. Early on a bright Monday morning,workers - Ed Hoagland, Charlie Rampe, JoeRichardson, Dean Russell, Dick Selleck, WellsStackhouse, Ray Swayze, and Ralph West - joinedJoe at the construction site, and measuring, sawing,and hammering began. The float was built in a day

Land a half. Then came a pause while Joe went travel-ing for more supplies. The work, with flotationmaterial installed and pipe rack to hold eight canoesmounted, was completed by Friday and the laun-ching for the following Monday. At that time Ralphhitched up the trailer, and the contraption started onits journey to the Palatlakaha, with a Security vehicleleading the way to the marina ramp.

Near the gas dock a crowd of spectators hadgathered, including HRCA officers Carl Curtis,Mildred Bovee, Louise Hutchinson, and Manager,Dan Gorden. Multiple breaths were held as thevessel was backed into the water and released fromthe trailer. Would it really float, or would it take adive to the bottom? It soon became obvious that thelaunch would be successful, and Boat Club Com-modore, Joe Richardson, following the time-honoredmaritime custom; doused it with a cupful of cham-pagne as well-wishers cheered heartily.

Frank Svoboda was standing by in his fishing boatto tow the float to its berth and this he accomplishedamid an astounding variety of advice, directions, andcomments from the crowd.

I Now the rack with its store of pretty canoes has~~ settle into the marina scene and looks very much at

home, a pleasant reminder of a fine cooperativeu ndertaki ng.

- Marie L. Richardson

Ten Important Rulesin the Game of Bridge

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How to Gain the love and Respectof Your Partner and Opponents.

7. If your hand is bad, mention it.It will guide your partner in his bid and play.

2. If your partner bids first, don't hesitate to raise.He has to play it.

3. Never hurry.Try several cards on a trickuntil you are sure which one you prefer.

4. Occasionally ask what are trumps.It will show you are interested.

5. Don't show lack of interest when you are dummy.Help your partner with suggestions.

6. Talk about other subjects during the game.It makes for good fellowship.

7. Feel free to criticize your partner.He will do much better as a result.

8. Always trump your partner's tricks.Never take a chance.

9. Don't try to remember all the rules.It's too confusing.

7O. Eat chocolate creamsor other adhesive candy while playing.It will keep the cards from skidding.

Flo Strohsahl,unknown source

ARTS AND CRAfTS SHOWOne among so many beautiful artistic creations, JOHNMOULDEN displays his exquisite inlaid pictures.

·Silver Turtle TravelTurtles travel with total self-sufficiency. Their

hard, cover-all shells shelter them completely. Totravel, pullout feet and head and take off. To rest,pull in head and feet and relax. We've followed theirexample.

You've seen us: Autos pulling house trailers.Some of us, with aluminum curved top trailers callourselves "Silver Turtles". But all R.V.'s have thesame philosophy.

In our self-contained, apartments-on-wheels, wetravel highways everywhere. We visit friends andrelatives, enjoy multiple activities and are still "athome". It's both economical and comfortable.Trailer touring costs approximately half that of autotours that involve daily motels and retaurants. Wecan sip steaming coffee while dressing in themorning - or warm milk before bed. We can snackfrom our own 'fridge and stove. We can take a nap,read a book, or sew a fine seam. My typewritertravels in a drawer all its own. Dar's camera equip-ment curls up in another drawer.

When life requires a major move across country,a self-contained trailer is an excellent way to returnand reside again, to visit at that former home site.

Silver Turtle's handy kitchens increase enjoymentof the fruits of the land. For instance, one recent tripgarnered Michigan's June-crisp, newly-cut, greenasparagus, tasty, moist asparagus bread, freshly-picked lettuce and Northern Michigan's sweet blackcherries. We had Canadian farm-fresh eggs, freshlyplucked, succulent strawberries and rhubarb. Tenderred raspberries, picked against a skyline of NorthCarolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, teased our tastebuds. Later, return home was complete with a largebasket of South Carolina's large, juicy, pinkcheeked,fuzzy-skinned peaches ... as well as home cannedcorncob jelly!

Why, silver turtles even maintain the inside air.Cold? Turn on the propane gas furnace. Hot? Turnon the electric air-conditioner. The purr of that air-conditioner is also enough to screen outside noise.

So, if you're going to leave home to see evenother parts of Florida, Silver Turtling will get youthere and back in comfort.

Recently, Dar laid on the couch after we'd settledby the broad, white Atlantic beach outside St.Augustine. "This is the life," he purred. "All a cot-tage's comforts, and you can hunker in wherever youwish, just check in the camp catalogue. We're infamiliar surroundings, our clothes are hung inclosets. I can get up in the dark and find my way byfamiliar wails."

I grinned. "But be careful stepping out the door.You could step, ankle deep, in sand, step off a rockymountain, slip into a rushing trout stream, or find

yourself in traffic. It all depends on the choice of thestop."

Blessings on you, Silver Turtles. You're moreadventurous and more comfortable than a real turtlecould imagine!

- Rosalind MacRae Sykes

Great Thinkers and IdeasWhen Dr. Gerrit Schipper is asked how he hap-

pened to be offering a course in "Great Thinkers andIdeas", at Hawthorne, he answers that it origi natedat the urging of friends. To his surprise, about 40 peo-ple signed up for the course, which has no re-quirements or text, although some relevant writingsof the thinkers are optional reading. He tries to selectshort and telling passages from their many and oftenvoluminous works, to give a first-hand acquaintancewith them. J

How, it is often asked, does the thinking of thepast ages pertain to today's tough problems? Thecommon saw, "the more things change, the morethey remain the same" seems to prove true. Any day,the headlines display every kind of injustice.Remedial measures of all sorts are proposed, andhotly debated. How can just procedures be im-planted in all the social strata? We still ask whatqualities of life are worth the price, how are theyrelated, and how nurtured in our lives? Which arebetter; which worse? We still wrestle with theanswers.

'Great thinkers offer the fruit of their keenanalyses; for example, in Plato's Dialogues,Machiavelli's The Prince, and Dewey's How toThink. The recent report of the President's Commis-sion on Education features the need for more andbetter education, and tries to balance the sciences ,the professions, and the humanities. Why? To im-prove the quality of life.

Finally, questions about "ultimate concerns" forman, his destiny, challenge every great thinker; andtheir answers intrigue and challenge us.

Many Hawthornites, retired from their busy lives, '--'"which crowded out long thinking on those problems,at last have time to consider them.

- Edith Schipper