The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its monthly dinner meeting Tuesday, Nov. 19. The meeting will be held at Grandma’s Table Restaurant, 1700 Douglas Road, Montgomery, just north of U.S. Route 30.
A reception will begin at 5:15 p.m. followed by dinner at 5:45 p.m.. The dinner includes a choice of three entrees, fish, chicken, or beef, soup or salad, dinner rolls, vegetables, dessert, and nonalcoholic drink. The cost is $21 all-inclusive. Alcoholic drinks can be purchased separately. A fourth, lower cost entree, a dinner salad, may be purchased for $13. It includes soup, dinner rolls, dessert, and nonalcoholic drink.
The after dinner speaker will be Colonel Lawrence J. Kaifesh, USMC (Ret.) who will present “An Overview of the Hyman G. Rickover Naval Academy, it’s mission, goals and way ahead.” Colonel Kaifesh is the Commandant of this splendid school which is a star in the Chicago Public School system.
You do not need to be a member of the Navy League, or have a reservation, to attend the meeting, the general public is welcome. The Navy League is a civilian organization started by president Teddy Roosevelt to provide civilian support the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine, and Sea Cadets.