The Capitol Times Newsletter,
the official newsletter of
The Washington DC Unit (Unit #170)
Volume 2, Number 6, September 10, 2001
Greetings WDCUers,
In the wake of this national tragedy and trying to maintain some
semblance of normalcy I have elected to send out our Newsletter. As you can
see by the date this was composed prior to yesterdays events. Please take a
moment if you haven't already, to say a prayer for all those you have lost
there lives to this heinous of all crimes against humanity.
This is the first Newsletter from your President Select. Our outgoing
President Tom Howarth is on travel and has asked me to help in getting our
News Past and Present out to the membership. In case you hadn't heard, our
numbers are growing. We have hit the milestone of 53 Regular members and 40
affiliates. With that as a background I thought I would start off plugging
our next rally!
Please take note that the Fall Rally schedule reported in the Blue
Beret for early November has been rescheduled to the last week in October.
The details of the rally and the info to sign up are below. So if you
haven't
already, mark your Calendar for 4th Annual Fall Meeting of the Vintage
Airstream Club hosted by the Washington DC Unit. Sign up early as there is
limit of 30 spaces and a reservation deadline of October 8, 2001.
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Rally Dates October 25-28, 2001
3 Seasons RV Resort
727 Country Club Road
Rehoboth Beach DE 19971
302-227-2564
www.3seasons.com
Sites have cable TV, electric, water, and sewer hookups. Check-in time is 2
p.m.
Schedule of Activities
Thursday, October 25
Arrivals and informal happy hour at 5 p.m.
Dinner on your own
Friday, October 26
8-9 a.m. Breakfast provided in lounge
Spend the day on your own*
6-8 p.m. Potluck dinner in the lounge
Saturday, October 27
8-9 a.m. Breakfast provided in the lounge
Spend the morning on your own
1-5 p.m. Open house - visit your neighbors' Airstreams
6-8 p.m. Dinner provided in the lounge
8 p.m. Installation of officers - Tom Howarth
Sunday, October 28
8-9 Breakfast provided in the lounge
Departures
* Perhaps spend the day at the Rehoboth Beach Sea Witch and Fiddlers
Festival which will be happening all weekend.
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Registration must be received no later than October 8, 2001
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Name _________________________________________________________
Spouse's Name _________________________________________________
Children's Names _______________________________________________
Address _______________________________________________________
City/State/ZIP __________________________________________________
Phone _________________________________________________________
e-mail _________________________________________________________
Unit/WBBCI Number ____________________________________________
Length of Trailer or Motorhome ____________________________________
Please make the following reservation:
_____ Camping fee $75
_____ Rally fee ($30 per person for adults, children free)
_____ Total fees
Rally fee includes 3 breakfasts and one dinner for rally participants.
Guests or visitors will be charged for meals.
Make check (U.S. dollars) payable to: WDCU
And mail to:
Margaret Natof
17216 Hobble Bush CT.
Rockville MD 20855
For confirmation of your reservation, please include a self-addressed,
stamped
envelope.
Questions: Call 301-977-4334 or e-mail "natofs@aol.com"
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The year 2001 has been a great year for the WDCU with the success of the
Cherry
Blossom Rally in Maryland, Our first unit Caravan to International, and our
Mount Washington Rally in New Hampshire. At the International Rally in Sioux
Falls, South Dakota the WDCU parked with the Vintage Club and a great time
was had by all. The Vintage club had a great grassy parking area at the rear
of the fairgrounds and Happy Hour was held under a large spreading Oak. It
seemed like every time we passed by there, day or night, there was somebody
out there soaking up the atmosphere and enjoying the conversation. I
attended the 2001 WBCCI Delegates business meeting where I can now report
that everything remains Status Quo. No major business discussed. The recap
of our MWR was provided from several sources and written by my wife Linda.
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Mt Washington Rally, August 9-12
The Washington DC Unit had its first rally in New England with Linda and
Wayne Moore as hosts. Saco River Campground was the place for 30 coaches to
come together and have a great time.
The weekend started out on Thursday with a caravan of 12 coaches starting at
the NH/ MA border-traveling north. Stops included The Old Man of the
Mountain, The Cog Railway and a photo opportunity with the 12 coaches on the
entrance road in front of the Mt. Washington Hotel and Mount Washington. We
pulled into the campground in time for a Happy Hour to meet up with all of
those that didn't participate in the caravan.
An open house was scheduled for Saturday afternoon. Of the 30 coaches
attending, 24 of them were vintage. A number of people traveled many
hours to come and view the vintage trailers that afternoon. Some were folks
that wanted a vintage trailer and some were folks that had one but did not
know what the possibilities were for restoration.
Each evening there was a campfire and plenty of vintage sharing. Terry
Tyler facilitated a "Two Minute Seminar" where folks were able to
tell about
their restorations of what they had learned and what would they do
different. Each subject could only take two minutes with Sandi manning the
timer and letting him or her know their time was up. It was great fun and
very informative for everyone.
As usual we all came together to share our dinner meals with one another.
Friday evening was a wonderful "Potluck Dinner" where they're all
sorts of
dishes and always plenty. Saturday was a BBQ dinner, which everyone
enjoyed. The mornings started off with coffee and pastry for anyone who was
interested but it also started the day off with "Talking Trailers"
something
we all love to do.
Most people went out and about in the North Conway, Mount Washington Valley.
There was plenty to do from soaking and paddling in the Saco River, outlet
shopping, The Cog Railway rides up Mount Washington, scenic railway rides
through the valley and hiking. Russ Ley led a hike to Lonesome Lake. There
were 20 people, 3 dogs and a Cockatiel that enjoyed the hike which they were
able to see one of the few hiking huts on the mountain. They all had a
great time and the weather was perfect for it.
Our farthest travelers of the rally were Anthony and Nell Slocock from
England. Anthony is a charter member of the Washington DC Unit and he
brought his Mum Nell over for her first trip to the US. They traveled in a
1963 Globetrotter.
The weather was superb and all had a great time and will be looking forward
to the next rally at Rohoboth, DE
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During our Business meeting at the MWR, we selected and approved a new slate
of Officers for the year 2002.
President - Wayne Moore
1st Vice President - Garnett Horner
2nd Vice President - Harley Muse
3rd Vice President - Karen Waldo
Treasurer - Ruth Baldwin
Secretary - Tom Walden
1st Trustee - John McHugh
2nd Trustee - Robert Waldo
3rd Trustee - Marc Weimer
Past President - Thomas Howarth
These members will be installed as the executive committee of the Washington
DC Unit at our Fall Rally with the Vintage Airstream Club.
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A Message from Your Treasurer !!!
Reminder: Dues are due.
For those of you who have not yet paid your dues for 2002, the time is now.
Please send a check for $50 for regular members or $10 for affiliates
payable to WDCU-WBCCI Ruth Baldwin, 6126 Callery St., Pittsburgh, PA
15206. Please include your WBCCI #, email address, phone number, and
mailing address. The deadline for receipt of your dues is November 1 to
guarantee having your name listed in the 2002 WBCCI directory. If you are
not sure whether you have paid dues for 2002, please send me an e-mail at
ruth@airstream.net
That should just about wrap it for now!
If you have any questions or suggestions for the newsletter, I'd like to
hear
them.
Wayne A. Moore
3rd VP WDCU 2001
wam52@airstream.net
603-881-5299
"See Ya Down The Road"