Club news 10-6-13

Cape Girardeau County FCE

Members of Cape Girardeau County FCE Clubs attended the 77th Missouri Association for Family and Community Education annual conference Sept. 18 through 20 in Jefferson City.

Those attending were JoAnn Hahs, southeast district director and member of Lamplighter Club; Barbara Barks, Peggy Barks and Betty Dellinger of Oak Ridge Club; and Mary Klaproth, MAFCE state secretary and member of Town and Country Club. Peggy Barks was the recipient of the alumni scholarship to attend the conference.

Workshops were presented on men's health, best nutrition for your dollar, the country of Argentina, and cyber security best practices. FCL training was on group process, "Quilts -- Working Together."

Guest speaker at the banquet was Jim McCarty, editor of Rural Missouri magazine.

Cape Girardeau County received first-place awards in community successful, public policy, marketing and membership, scholarship, health, home and community environment and international. The reports were compiled by JoByna Daume, Dortha Strack, Ruth Petzoldt, Barbara Barks, Hahs and Klaproth. First-place awards also were received by Marilyn Retherford on education and Hahs on action. The tri-fold made by Hahs on gifts to the community received first place and the people's choice award.

The Gold Seal County Achieve awards were received by Cape Girardeau County and by the individual clubs which included Kage and Town and Country.

The next conference will be Oct. 1 through 3, 2014, at Osage Beach, Mo.

John Guild Chapter NSDAR

The John Guild Chapter met at Sept. 18 at Riverside Regional Library in Jackson. The chapter started the month at the new location and will continue to hold meetings there.

Each year during Constitution Week, Patsy Johnson portrays one of our founding fathers. This year, she portrayed James Madison and his wife Dolly Madison. James Madison was one of the writers of the Constitution. Dolly Madison is famous as a hostess and for saving the famous painting of George Washington when the U.S. Capitol was burned. James Madison was the first to wear long pants. Johnson does extensive research on her subjects before presenting the program. She makes her own costumes and later goes to schools and presents her program and allows students to try on the costumes.

Hostesses were Cheryl Cook and Marti Strickland.

The next meeting is Oct. 16 at the library.

-- From staff reports