Date: September 29, 2005
Chair: Jim Whitely
Location: Shaan Restaurant, NYC
Speaker: Roger Shields, Chief Economist at MBIA

The luncheon went well. We had 24 paying guests, 25 in attendance (Phil Sherman came for a drink but didn't stay for lunch), 2 no-shows, and one who sent in a check for two but told us he wasn't coming (so I see that as a donation).

I gave messages from those of you, and others, who couldn't make it. We had a moment of silence for Bill Kirk, and as always, Roger was in rare form.

Shaan, as usual did a good job,and no one went away hungry.

Jim Whitely

Attendees:
Alexander, Peter
Arndt, Ken
Arsenault, M/M Richard
Bailey, Will
Berger, Jack
Boardman, James
Booth, Carter
Day, John
de Got, Stephen
de Graffenried, Mike
Elliot, Steve
Finch, David and Jennifer Valentine
Greeley, Joel
Grieves, Anne LeBourgeois
Owens, Jim
Ranieri, Michael
Rimerman, M/M Ira
Sherman, Phil
Shields, Roger
Smith, William
Taylor, Jack
Whitely, Jim
Wodtke, Peter