The Watsonian Weekend - 2000

The Watsonian Weekend is a marvelous Sherlockian event held in the Chicago area each summer, usually in July.. The official events include the Watsonians' Regimental Dinner (held this year at the elegant Sheraton Five Points Hotel near Chicago's famous O'Hare airport) and the running of The Silver Blaze race at a local racetrack. We would like to call the attention of the Sherlockian Community to the Watsonian Weekend and invite all interested to contact Susan Diamond, the Watsonian-in-Charge, whose able hand guides these august affairs.
Allan Devitt (left here and current STUDmaster) prepares surprises for the assembled Watsonians
Watsonians socialize before dinner
 Tony Citera chats with Janice Weiner and Karen Koslow while looking over the silent auction items.
Fred and Sunny Levin enjoy Regimental Dinner with fellow Watsonian, Ralph Palmer Paul Smedegaard (l) chats with Guest of Honor, Daniel Stashower Susan Diamond, Mistress of Ceremonies, calls meeting to order
Daniel Stashower, author of Teller of Tales offers the evening's feature address Don Izban (r) poses with author Daniel Stashower Floral entrance to Arlington Park race track north of Chicago
Watsonians gather and enjoy brunch at Arlington Park awaiting the running of "The Silver Blaze." Huge video screen shows horses coming into the stretch (our horse didn't win) And . . . what would be a trip to Chicago without a golf game? Here is the field of athletes assembled for the Izban Invitational for 2000

AND, JUST ONE MORE THING . . .

At the risk of appearing immodest, we would like to mention that we were honored by being named "Watsonians of the Year" for 2000. Thank you, Watsonians!