timeline history of baseball

March/April 2005 Charles O. Rossotti MBA '64 to Address the Harvard Club and Sign Copies of Many Unhappy Returns: One Man’s Quest to Turn Around the Most Unpopular Organization in America Tuesday, March 15; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; The City Tavern Club, 3206 M Street NW; $25 members, $35 non-members (reception included) Many Unhappy Returns tells the remarkable story of how Rossotti, who became commissioner of the IRS in 1997, transformed the agency’s outdated bureaucracy to run more like a twenty-first-century business. Recounting high-pressure congressional hearings, meetings with frustrated taxpayers, encounters with Washington bigwigs, and discussions of turnaround strategies, Rossotti reveals how he led the IRS to improve customer service and combat serious violations of the tax law—all while collecting $2 trillion a year in revenue. From rebuilding trust in the glare of public criticism, to overhauling massive but obsolete computer systems, the story reveals how real change in a huge organization can be led successfully. Charles O. Rossotti MBA ‘64 Celebrate the Return of Baseball to Washington with Donald Jensen AM ’77, PhD ’79, Author of The Timeline History of BASEBALL Wednesday, April 13; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; Hogan & Hartson, 555 13th Street, NW; $20 members, $25 non-members On the eve of the Washington National’s debut, celebrate the return of baseball to DC with Dr. Donald Jensen, author of The Timeline History of Baseball. The evening will begin with a reception where Dr. Jensen will sign copies of his book. Later, he will discuss the history of baseball in Washington, D.C. Don Jensen is a long-time member of the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR) with expertise in the deadball era, the New York/San Francisco Giants, and the Pacific Coast League. He is coauthor of Deadball Stars of the National League. Dr. Jensen lives in Alexandria, Virginia. HARVARD CLUB OF WASHINGTON HCW to Visit Residence of the Ambassador of Malta in March Tour of St. Paul's Episcopal Church and Rock Creek Cemetery with Dr. Graham Elliott Saturday, March 19; 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.; Rock Creek Church Road & Webster Street, NW; $5 members, $10 non-members Join us for a tour of the historic St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and Rock Creek Cemetery. Established in 1712, St. Paul’s is the only surviving colonial church in Washington, DC. The original 18-inch brick walls laid in 1775 remain intact despite several fires. Beautiful stain-glass windows added in the 1940s tell the history of the Episcopal Church in America. Surrounding St. Paul's is the 86-acre Rock Creek Cemetery, established in 1719. This urban space with its natural rolling landscape was designed as part of the rural cemetery movement to function as both cemetery and public park. Maltese Ambassador John Lowell Thursday, March 17; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; Residence of the Ambassador of Malta, 4501 29th Street, NW; $25 members, $35 non-members Register in advance, as there are no “walk-ins” for embassy events. Please be prompt. HCW members enjoy an evening with Austrian Ambassador Eva Nowotny (top photo right) at her residence in January. HARVARD CLUB OF WASHINGTON, D.C. Established 1883 1604 New Hampshire Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20009 TELEPHONE: 202-337-1300 FACSIMILE: 202-318-8686 Caren Pauley, executive director: info@harvard-dc.org Robert Engle, secretary and newsletter editor: rengle@post.harvard.edu www.harvard-dc.org photos courtesy of Prof. Thomas Nowotny HARVARD CLUB OF WASHINGTON Royal Thai Embassy Welcomes the HCW in April Wednesday, April 20; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; The Royal Thai Embassy, 1024 Wisconsin Ave., NW; $25 members, $35 non-members The Thai ambassador has invited the HCW for an evening at his embassy. Kasit Piromya began his duties as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Thailand to the United States of America last year. Before that he served as ambassador to Japan and Germany. Register in advance for embassy events, and please be prompt. Community Service Opportunity On Saturday, March 19, from 5:30 to 8:30 a.m., the Harvard Club will volunteer with St. Paul’s Grate Patrol program, delivering food to the homeless. Volunteers will meet at 5:30 a.m. at St. Paul’s church. The church is located at located at 2430 K Street, NW on the south side of the street between 24th and 25th Streets (Metro: Foggy Bottom). Volunteers with cars capable of holding one or two large boxes and a coffee distributor would be greatly appreciated. If you would like to participate or need more information, please send an email to community@harvard-dc.org. Fellow Harvard Club Members: We are off to a vibrant start for 2005! Our Schools Committee, under the leadership of Committee Chairs Betsy Wanger and Ken Mendez, has completed alumni interviews for a strong field of metropolitan area applicants. Early Action results are in, and 27 students out of 130 were admitted early to the Class of 2009, or about 21 percent from this area, a rate roughly equivalent to the national average, with 885 students admitted nationwide from a total applicant pool of 4,213. Five schools were represented among the Virginia early action admittees, four from the District, and 11 from Maryland. The Club has committed to fund at least three summer interns from Harvard for public interest fellowships and will organize dinners and social events for the selected interns. If you are interested in participating in planning these activities or hosting a dinner, please let us know. Several of the Club’s Board members attended the Alumni Leadership Conference in Cambridge this month. Our Club received an award at the conference “in recognition of exceptional efforts resulting in outstanding improved and innovative programming.” Specifically, the award recognizes the incredible and tireless efforts of Michael Gaw, David Treworgy and Caren Pauley in improving the electronic interface through which we communicate with our members. Expect more information on the improvements for membership renewal and event registration once a new computer services vendor is in place in June. The Club’s fiscal stewardship continues to be strong. Treasurer David Treworgy expects a surplus for calendar year 2004. Rene Rocque, our Community Service chair, is coordinating a Hands Across D.C. project for this spring with other Ivy League Clubs and has planned a volunteer opportunity on February 19 at the Compassion Center, a nonprofit whose primary aim is to assist children and adults suffering from tragic loss. Club member Trevor Cox has organized a cocktail reception for 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 22 in the Russell Senate Office Building celebrating the Phillips Brooks House Association’s 100 years of public service. Two distinguished alumni and former PBHA Graduate Secretaries, Senator Paul Sarbanes, J.D. ’60 and Senator John Culver, ’54, will deliver remarks at the celebration. We have continued with a robust program of activities, recently including a visit to the Austrian ambassador’s residence, tours of the DAR Quilt Exhibition and the Smithsonian Orchid Exhibit, a tour of the National Museum of American Jewish Military History, all-Harvard and all-Ivy social events, and much more. We also have invited Harvard University President Lawrence Summers for a “Harvard Comes to Washington” visit this spring. Of course, our extraordinary range of program offerings is possible only with the continued support of our members. If you have not already renewed your membership, please take a moment to do so now. You can renew on-line at our website: www.Harvard-dc.org. I look forward to greeting you at one of our many upcoming Club events. Steven Hollman HCW President HARVARD CLUB OF WASHINGTON The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Presents: Reproductive Health in the Twenty-First Century Wednesday, March 9; 6:30 pm; Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW; $20 Who reproduces, who decides, and how are such decisions made? What are the power relations by which some categories of people are empowered to reproduce and others are discouraged or prohibited? Who has access to contraceptive and fertility technologies and who is denied such access? What is the impact of new technologies on reproductive health, and what are their scientific, legal, ethical, and policy implications? Join our panelists as they explore these and other provocative questions surrounding the topic of reproductive health. Reservations are required, as space is limited. Reservations must be received by March 2. Contact the Radcliffe Institute at events@radcliffe.edu, 1-888-RAD-ALUM, or via fax at 617-496-5940. Register online and check for additional events at: Docent Led Tour of Rembrandt’s Late Religious Portraits Exhibit at the National Gallery of Art Saturday, March 26; 10:15 to 11:15 a.m.; National Gallery of Art — This free event is open to members and their guests only. * Through the courtesy of the Trustees of the National Gallery of Art, members of the Harvard Club of DC and their guests are invited to a tour of the exhibition, Rembrandt’s Late Religious Portraits. The tour offers a unique opportunity to explore one of the most fascinating aspects of Rembrandt van Rijn's artistic career, his brooding and pensive religious portraits painted in the late 1650s and early 1660s. Created during a time of personal turmoil, this group of works by Rembrandt (1606-1669) has never before been shown together. Admission to the National Gallery of Art and all its exhibitions, tours, and other public educational programs is free of charge. * Modigliani: Beyond the Myth Tour at the Phillips Collection Thursday, March 31; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; The Phillips Collection, 1600 21 Street, NW; $17 members, $20 nonmembers Join the HCW for a tour of Modigliani: Beyond the Myth. This is a groundbreaking exhibition of the art of Amadeo Modigliani (1884-1920), and the first museum show of his work in Washington, D.C. in more than twenty years. Organized by The Jewish Museum in New York, it also considers how the artist’s cultural upbringing and identity as a Sephardic Jew contributed to his art and shaped his position within the École de Paris. www.harvard-dc.org Walking Tour of Old Jewish Sites in Washington Sunday, April 10, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; meet at The Lillian and Albert Small Jewish Museum, 701 Third Street, NW (corner of 3rd and G Streets); $10 members, $12 non-members Come with us and receive an insider’s view of “hometown Washington” beyond the monuments and National Mall on a walking tour with guides from the Jewish Historical Society. Learn what it was like to live, work, and worship as a Jew in the historic 7th Street neighborhood. Here a small Jewish community was formed and thrived in the shadow of the Capitol dome from the 1850s through the 1950s. We’ll also visit the historic 1876 synagogue, sit in an original pew in the sanctuary, and hear what life was like for the 38 immigrant families who built the oldest surviving synagogue in the area. photos courtesy of Cora Yamamoto HCW members listen to Curator Tom Mirenda (above right) at the recent tour of the Orchid Exhibit at the Museum of Natural History HARVARD CLUB OF WASHINGTON Harvard Club of Washington * March/April * Activities Registration Form OR…Conveniently register on-line with credit card as well as look for additional events at . Charles Rossotti book signing – March 15 ____ spaces@ $25 members; ____spaces@ $35 non-members Malta Ambassador Residence – March 17 ____spaces @ $25 members; ____spaces @ $35 non-members St. Paul’s Church tour – March 19 _____ spaces@ $5 members; _____ spaces@ $10 non-members $_______ $______ $______ Rembrandt Exhibit – March 26; free for members and their guests; number of members ________ guests _______ Modigliani Exhibit – March 31 _____ spaces@ $17 members; _____ spaces@ $20 non-members Black Fashion Museum – April 9 _____ spaces@ $5 for members; _____ spaces@ $10 non-members $______ $_______ African American Civil War Mem. – Apr. 9 _____ spaces@ free for members; _____ spaces@ $5 non-members $_______ Jewish sites walking tour – April 10 _____ spaces@ $10 for members; _____ spaces@ $12 non-members Baseball’s Back w/Don Jensen – Apr. 13 _____ spaces@ $20; _____ spaces@ $25 non-members Berthe Morisot Exhibit – April 16 _____ spaces@ $12 for members; _____ spaces@ $15 non-members Tivoli Theatre tour w/ GALA – Apr. 19 _____ spaces@ free for members______ spaces@ $5 non-members $_______ $______ $_______ $_______ Royal Thai Embassy – April 20 _____ spaces@ $25 for members; _____ spaces@ $35 non-members $______ Gilbert Stuart Exhibit – May 1; free for members and their guests; number of members _______ guests _________ Total for Activities…. ……………………………………………………………………………..……$__________ Name____________________________Address_______________________________________________________________ Tel. ____________________ E-mail _________________________ Harvard/Radcliffe Affiliation ___________________ If paying by check, please make payable to "Harvard Club of Washington, D.C." and send to 1604 New Hampshire Ave., NW; Washington, D.C. 20009. For credit card payments, please provide name and number on VISA or MasterCard: _____________________________________________________________________Exp. Date ______________ NOTE: Your cancelled check or credit card charge is proof of registration — no receipts are mailed. HARVARD CLUB OF WASHINGTON Tour of African American Civil War Memorial & Museum Saturday, April 9, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; 1200 U Street, NW (10th St. and Vermont Ave.); free for members, $5 non-members The African American Civil War Monument and Museum, located in the heart of Shaw, is the nation's only monument to African American Civil War soldiers. More than 209,000 names of the United States Colored Troops (as they were officially called) who fought in the Union Army are inscribed on 157 stainless steel plaques. Arranged according to regiment, the names include those 7,000 white officers who served with the African American troops. Until recently, the role of the black military in the Civil War was not widely known and little recognized. In fact, 166 regiments were raised for the United States Colored Troops. Fourteen African American solders were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Docent led Tour of Gilbert Stuart Exhibit at the National Gallery of Art Sunday, May 1; 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; National Gallery of Art — This free event is open to members and their guests only. * The exhibition presents 91 exceptional works by Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828), the most successful portraitist of early America. Demonstrating tremendous natural talent and wit in the representation of likeness and character, Stuart is known for his portraits of some of the most famous men and women of his era in America, including Abigail Adams, George Washington, and John Adams. After mastering the techniques of late 18th-century English portraiture during extended stays in London and Dublin, Stuart returned in 1793 to America, where he spent the rest of his life. Residence in the major cities of the republic — New York, Philadelphia, Washington, and Boston — resulted in a body of work notable for its historical importance and its elegant, refined beauty. Admission to the National Gallery of Art and all its exhibitions, tours, and other public educational programs is free of charge. * Director's Tour of The Black Fashion Museum Saturday, April 9; 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.; Black Fashion Museum, 2007 Vermont Ave., NW; $5 members, $10 non-members View history through fashion with Joyce Alexander Bailey, director of the Black Fashion Museum. Founded in 1979, the Black Fashion Museum (BFM) is a non-profit cultural institution that serves as a repository for antique and recent garments that have been designed, made, and or worn by people of color. Tour of Tivoli Theatre with GALA Founders Tuesday, April 19; 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Tivoli Theatre, 3303 14th Street, NW; free for members, $5 non-members The founders of GALA (Grupo de Artistas Latinoamericanos) Hispanic Theatre, Rebecca and Hugo Medrano, have invited the HCW for a tour of their new location at the Tivoli Theatre. In addition, we will visit with Abel Lopez, director of Real Women have Curves playing at GALA May 5-29. The Tivoli (pronounced "TIH-vo-lee") Theatre, built in 1924, was an opulent movie palace in the high style of the era. Tour of Berthe Morisot Exhibit at National Museum of Women in the Arts Saturday, April 16; 10 to 11:15 a.m.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave., NW; $12 members, $15 non-members Please join us at the National Museum of Women in the Arts for a docent led tour of Berthe Morisot: An Impressionist and Her Circle. The exhibit establishes the artist as a central figure of the Impressionist movement, showing her paintings, prints, watercolors, and drawings alongside those of her more recognized male colleagues: Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Claude Monet. Visitors will be able to view more than 75 works that are drawn from one of the most important French collections of avant-garde painting, the Denis and Annie Rouart Collection, and on display for the first time in the U.S. Harvard Club Co-Sponsoring 2005 FEDERAL POLICY FORUM Wednesday, March 16; 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m..; Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Ave. NW: $65 (includes continental breakfast, lunch, and materials) The HCW, the Yale Club, Baker & Hostetler LLP, and Clark Consulting are co-sponsoring the Annual Federal Policy Forum, featuring key decision makers who will outline the legislative and policy agenda for the coming year. This program has in the past featured some of Washington’s most prominent leaders from both Congress and the Executive Branch, including Senator Ted Kennedy, Senator Orrin Hatch, Senator Kent Conrad, Senator Charles Grassley, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Thomas, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Democrat Charlie Rangel, House Budget Committee Chairman Jim Nussle, House Commerce Committee Ranking Democrat John Dingell, and many others. This year’s roster of speakers is being finalized, and equally prominent speakers are expected. The Forum has drawn wide attention from the public and the press in recent years, and has aired on C-SPAN. To register or for further information contact Terry Watson 202244-7119, Yale Club of Washington, D.C.; 4323 Cathedral Avenue, NW; Washington, D.C. 20016 The Social Scene March Ivy League Fifty-Plus Singles Cocktail Reception; Sunday, March 6; 6 to 8:30 p.m., RitzCarlton Pentagon City; $35 in advance, $45 at the door; RSVP: Betsy Hendrix 703-356-6678 March All Harvard Happy Hour at 21 P; Monday, March 14; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; 2100 P Street, NW; Event is free, but please buy a drink to support our vendor sponsors. April Ivy Singles Social Club hosted by the Cornell Club of Washington at Kiplinger Gallery; Friday, April 1 (no fooling); 6:30 to 9 p.m.; Kiplinger Editors Building, 1729 H Street NW; $25 in advance, $30 at the door; RSVP: Steve Piekarec 703-281-4311 or Spiekare@cs.com April All Harvard Happy Hour at Paper Moon; Tuesday, April 5; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; Paper Moon, 1073 31st Street, NW