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SUMMER MEETING

"The law was allowed to be genteel enough . . ." Genteel? This calls for a meeting!

When: Saturday, July 10, 2010, at Noon
Where: InterContinental Harbor Court, 550 Light Street, Baltimore, Maryland
Featuring: Lunch in Hampton Room (See the menu below.)
Followed by: Austen on Estates and Trusts - Karen Stakem Hornig

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
Viewed through the prism of the estate and trust law of Regency England, perhaps the line should read: It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a typical Austen heroine must be in need of a husband with a good fortune. The law would certainly leave her out in the cold otherwise. All of Jane Austen’s six novels have characters who struggle in one way or another with the impact of distribution of property on women and, to a lesser extent, on men. In Austen’s England women had little or no ability to make an enforceable contract, execute a valid will, secure child custody, or own property outright. Jane Austen plainly presented this harsh reality, but she tempered it with a happy ending.

JASNA MD member Karen Stakem Hornig is the Deputy Commissioner of the Maryland Insurance Administration. She and her husband, Craig J. Hornig, wrote an article entitled "Austen on Estates and Trusts" for the Maryland Bar Journal published in January 2010.

Jane and Elizabeth attempted to explain to her the nature of an entail. They had often attempted it before, but it was a subject on which Mrs. Bennet was beyond the reach of reason . . .
After hearing Karen's explanation of the law, you will not say with Mrs. Bennet, ". . . I cannot understand . . ." Return the portion below with your check, $30 per person, payable to JASNA Baltimore, by July 6th to:
Rena Kelly, Roland Park Place #658, 830 W. 40th Street, Baltimore, MD 21211-2179

Oyez, oyez! Of course, I’ll come to lunch and learn. Please reserve ____ spaces for me.

Name: ________________________ Guest(s): _______________________________

Phone Number: _________________ E-mail Address: _________________________

Party Game: Identify the book and speaker of the quote at the top. The winner will be drawn from the correct entries. You do not have to be present to win.

Hampton Room - July 10, 2010
Menu
Make your choices at the table.

First Course

Tuscan White Bean Soup
or
Classic Caesar Salad with Garlic Croutons & Homemade Caesar Dressing

Second Course

Pulled Chicken Salad Sandwich
Candied Pecans, Cranberries and Spinach on a Multigrain Baguette
or
Polenta Triangles
With Sautéed Onion, Red Peppers and Squash
Served with a Spicy Tomato Sauce
or
Roast Beef Thinly Sliced on a Garlic Toasted Baguette with
Rogue River Blue Cheese and a Crispy Onion Ring

Third Course

Croissant Bread Pudding
Butter Croissants Baked with Sweet Cream
Bourbon Sauce and Topped with Cinnamon Cream


Freshly Brewed Regular and Decaffeinated Coffee, Hot Tea and Iced Tea

Free valet parking is available at the entrance to the InterContinental Harbor Court.
Your parking ticket will be validated during lunch. Or you may park in the garage; entrance is on Lee Street. This is an independent garage and there is a parking fee.

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