Um you spelled neighborhood wrong.
An appositive phrase consists of words that describes or renames the noun beside it. In the given sentence above, the appositive phrase is the new secretary of the club. This appositive phrase renames the noun beside it which is Grady.
What kind of thing are you most interested in because the writing will come much more naturally if you understand your topic.
Here are two examples of repetition in Romeo and Juliet:
1. Juliet: "O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?" (II.II.33)
2. nurse: “O woeful, O woeful, woeful, woeful day!” (76, 30)