Chatham-Madison Kiwanis Club held their Installation Dinner at Hanover Manor on September 17, 2013. Officers were installed for 2013-14.

Joan May, Chatham-Madison Kiwanis Club President introduces Gordon Meth, outgoing Division Lt. Governor at the September 17 Installation Dinner held at the Hanover Manor, located in East Hanover, NJ. Gordon went on to install officers of the club.

Two new Club Directors greet each other at the podium. On the left is Pat Davidson and on the right is Caesar Sweitzer.

Nancy Boucher will be the Secretary for the club. In Kiwanis, the Club Secretary is a very important position.

Treasurer Monty Montague (left), is installed by Gordon Meth.

President-Elect Sharon Johnson is installed by Gordon Meth.

John Eyre, 2013-14 President of the club, is installed by Gordon Meth.

President Joan May (center) recognized members for their long terms of service. Each was given a certificate awarding them the Kiwanis Legion of Honor. On the left is David Lloyd (30 years) and on the right is Bob Stannard (30 years).

Past President Joan May was awarded the Walter Zeller Award by Mike Mulhaul, coordinator of the New Jersey District Kiwanis Project ELIMINATE campaign.

at the Installation Dinner. They played many beautiful Broadway hits, to the delight of everyone present. They were enthusiastically applauded by the audience.

At the end of the very pleasant affair, 2012-13 President Joan May passed the gavel to 2013-14 President John Eyre.

Kiwanis September 10 Meeting Program: William Styple, Chatham Resident, Civil War historian and author, talked about his latest book, "McClellan's Other Story"

William Styple (left), Chatham Resident, Civil War historian and author, talked about his latest book, "McClellan's Other Story" at the September 10 Kiwanis luncheon held at Charlie Brown’s Restaurant in Chatham Township. He was introduced by Tony Britt (right in photo).

Here is a summary of the book, posted in Amazon.com: McClellan's Other Story -- The Political Intrigue of Colonel Thomas M. Key, Confidential Aide to General George B. McClellan. Now available for the first time -- the Untold Political History of the Civil War. This is the biography of Kentucky-born Colonel Thomas Marshall Key (1819-1869) who served as a Confidential Aide and Political Adviser on the staff of General George B. McClellan from 1861-1863. Recently discovered documents and letters reveal that the enigmatic Colonel Key was the author of most of McClellan's political orders and letters, including the infamous Harrison's Landing Letter of July 7, 1862 to Abraham Lincoln, warning the President not to turn the struggle into -- a War of Emancipation. In their wartime and post-war writings, fellow staff officers criticized Colonel Key, calling him the Power Behind the Throne, and the Evil Genius of George McClellan, blaming him for his dubious political advice. McClellan's Other Story contains numerous unpublished letters and documents, and will show evidence that Colonel Key's political interference prolonged the war and cost thousands of lives, and also effectively ruined the military career of General George B. McClellan.

William Styple told Kiwanians in the audience a fascinating tale, which kept everyone interested all the way through the story. Everyone enthusiastically applauded the excellent presentation. To learn more about the book, look it up at Amazon.com.

Kiwanis September 3 Meeting Program: Stephen W. Williams, Deputy Fire Marshal/Fire Coordinator and Deputy Coordinator - Emergency Management - Chatham Borough.

Chatham Borough Deputy Fire Marshal Stephen W. Williams (right in the photo) spoke at the Kiwanis September 3 luncheon meeting at Charlie Brown’s in Chatham Township.  He spoke about his many responsibilities, one of which is to enforce the New Jersey Uniform Fire Safety Code.