Past President John Zornow and Chris Davis of the Newark-Arcadia Historical Society gave a presentation of the the Mora Browniekar.
Opening and Invocation led by Lucina Hallagan
Wellness Report – Doug Forgue, his son will begin receiving treatment for his auto-immune disorder; Adam O’s aunt fell when her deck collapsed and broke her vertebrae
Guests: Yvonne Brantley, CBNA, and Jaime Halter, Guests of Dave Tyler; Chris Davis of the Newark Arcadia Historical Society
Yvesner Sylla, from Haiti, guest
Snapple Facts:
- Cows give more milk when listening to music
- The King of Hearts in a deck of cards is the only one without a mustache
- Squirrels lose more than half of the nuts they hide
- Oysters can change their gender to another and back again
- Jingle Bells was originally written for Thanksgiving
- Pressurized airplane cabin air is the same average humidity as the Sahara Desert
Announcements:
- Mary Jo Fenyn received her Sergeant at Arms pin as a result of being appointed to that position during the July board meeting.
- Bridge Dinner on August 31 at 5:30 pm, proceeds will benefit Wayne County Community Schools.
- Russ Harris - new exchange student will arriving tonight - Luis Barbosa
- Linda Werts - Called to Care Canandaigua - welcoming refugees. They will be welcoming the family of Yvesner Sylla. Sylla is the director of the orphanage in Haiti that we help support. Sylla expressed his sincere gratitude for all that our club and the people in Canandaigua have done to help him, his family and the orphanage.
Club Anniversaries: Steve Tyler 23 years; Mary Fitch 8 years; Katie Pullen 1 year
Queen of Hearts. Doug Doebler did not pick the Queen - the pot continues to grow.
Program: Jim Weiler introduced Chris Davis, Newark and Arcadia Historian and John Zornow who writes about Newark history and is a member of our club.
Mora Browniekar: Samuel H. Mora built a factory in Newark to create roadsters and also the Browniekar. Mora built a home on the corner of East Maple and East Avenue. The Browniekars were built for children with a 3 ½ horsepower engine. The Browniekar was sold for $150. There are only 3 surviving Browniekars. They are in the process of purchasing one of these and bringing it back to Newark.
The Mora company only built around 1250 cars. The cars were expensive and were really only affordable for the wealthy. The car wasn’t affordable for the masses like the Ford company. The Mora company went into “receivership” and the company was forced to close.
S.H. Mora left Newark and went to Ohio where he formed a truck company - which also failed.
It is an exciting opportunity for the Newark-Arcadia Historical Society to purchase this Browniekar for the museum. They still have some funds left to raise to purchase it and bring it back to Newark to be on permanent display at the museum. Please contact the Historical Society to make a donation to help bring the Browniekar home. https://newarkarcadiamuseum.org/browniekar/
Closing message: “If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else” Booker T. Washington