PERSONNEL: ATTEND ZONTA EVENT

Kim Hagedorn, Dale Humphries, Cheryl Mothes and Jean Schlichter, members of the Cape Girardeau Zonta Club, recently attended the 55th Zonta International Convention, held at Honolulu, Hawaii.

Zonta members from 71 countries attended the convention.

Kay Cottee, the first woman to sail around the world alone and unassisted, was keynote speaker. Cottee sailed across 22,0-00 nautical miles on a 11.2 yacht, facing high seas and roaring winds.

Val Sarah of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, outgoing president, chaired the convention. Mary Magee, a member of the Brisbane, Australia Zonta Club, became new president of Zonta International during the convention.