Volume 3, Issue 3
Page 9
DIVISION INTERNATIONAL SPEECH AND TABLE TOPICS CONTEST TM M. Angelo Cartwright, CL
Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best. - Henry Van Dyke
Martyrdom is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability. - George Bernard Shaw
Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life. - Herbert Henry Asquith
The mood was set for what I knew would be an electric evening, as Division and Club banners were paraded through the room I could feel the energy begin to build in and a rou n d a l l the pe rs ons i n attendance. The competition started with the table topics contest, where I could only wait with baited breath as our very own TM Kendrick Knowles Jr. was competing on behalf of our great club. The topic “For The Love of…” was given and as the speakers came out and presented I knew we were in for an exciting evening, but when “Kenny” approached that lectern I could see his confidence, the confidence that he always shows at club meetings was but a glimmer of what was displayed here, because just being able to stand before a room full of people is challenge enough, but to have to speak on a subject where you have limited familiarity is a requirement many would simply crumble, but not TM Knowles he stood tall a giant among the veterans. A job well done! Our club was well represented as we also had TM Michael Johnson serving not in a speaking capacity, but as a timer, and I can surely say that there were no timing issues on that particular evening. We have so much to be proud of as a club, as we were announced not as the top club in the area, not the top club in the division, but the top club in the district and another exciting moment as we were announced yet again as being in the top three of the DTM Clem Foster program, grabbing third place we have set the tone, having placed first in the previous quarter. “Man is a goal seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals.” - Aristotle *