Club news 2-23-14

Town and Country FCE

Town and Country FCE Club met Feb. 13 at the home of Mary Klaproth.

Linda Thompson, president, called the meeting to order.

Two devotions were read by Klaproth, "A sure way to a happy day" and "Everything I learned about life, I learned from Noah's Ark."

A Valentine game was played naming kinds of candy. Sue Jones won the game receiving a Hershey candy bar as the prize.

Minutes from the January meeting were read by Darlene McCain. She read a note from Cottonwood Treatment Center thanking the club for the donation for Christmas treat bags for the children. The treasurer's report from January was given by Klaproth. Both reports were approved as read. Pennies for Friendship were collected.

During the business meeting Thompson thanked Klaproth for filling out the pages of County Achievement forms for calendar year 2013. Also for attending the meeting Jan. 29 at the extension center in Jackson to fill out Cape Girardeau County reports to be sent to the state organization of FCE.

Thompson also welcomed a new member, Charlene Johnson.

Valentine cupcakes and soda were delivered to Cottonwood Treatment Center and bingo prizes to the Lutheran Home Feb. 14. Lois Seabaugh, Thompson, Klaproth and Jones were in charge of the deliveries.

It was decided to give a St. Patrick's Day party for Parkview State School. Cupcakes, punch, and ice cream cups will be supplied by the club. Plans will be finalized at the March meeting.

Upcoming events were announced. Quarterly council meeting will be at 7 p.m. March 6; All Clubs Day will be March 24; spring district meeting date has been changed to April 22 in Butler County; FCE Spring Leader Training 2014 will be April 14 with registration starting at 9:15 a.m.; the next sewing day for autism blankets will be held at 9:15 a.m. March 11 at the extension center. Dolls are to be brought to the March 6 or March 24 meetings for Child Advocacy Day to be held in Jefferson City April 11.

Klaproth, tour committee chair, distributed forms for an FCE sponsored trip to see "Hello Dolly" Aug. 11 at the Muny Opera in St. Louis.

The program, "A taste of mental health," was given by Klaproth. Hearth Fire Series 54, "Is There a Vaccine To Cure Rudeness?" was distributed to members.

Club out will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Dexter Barbecue in Jackson.

The next meeting will be at 7 p.m. March 13 at the University of Missouri Extension Center, with Karen Murphy as hostess.

Nancy Hunter NSDAR

The Nancy Hunter Chapter NSDAR met Jan. 22 for a luncheon fundraiser meeting at the home of Charlotte Slinkard. Slinkard, regent, called the meeting to order. Eighteen members and three guests were present. The guest speaker was John Dragoni. Other guests were Donna Grantham and Bill Slinkard.

The business meeting was recessed for today's program.

Lafern Stiver introduced the program speaker, Dragoni, who was a 19-year-old Air Force navigator during World War II in China and the Burma/India Campaign. Dragoni now lives in Cape Girardeau. He previously lived and worked near Boston, Mass. He told members about his experiences as a B-29 navigator and his experience as a young airman in Africa, India, Burma, China and Japan. He showed us his China-Burma-India patch.

Lunch prepared by Charlotte and Bill Slinkard was served during a break between the program and the business meeting.

The NSDAR President General's message to the chapters was read. One of the President General's ongoing projects is to encourage members to do volunteer work and collectively contribute one million hours of service a year. Members now have the ability to electronically log service hours as they are performed via the members' website. So far our chapter has contributed 70 hours of community service.

The National Defense message was given by Stiver. She discussed the need for maintenance of the Vietnam Wall.

The minutes from the November meeting were read by Carol Robinson, secretary. They were approved.

Reports from officers followed: Regent Slinkard gave members update, including updates on Sheila Holloway Roy, Mary Lou Lett, and Mindy Golliher. Finally, a photograph was found of Mary Houck, the organizing regent of the Nancy Hunter Chapter, which was founded in 1901. Another photograph of Allene Groves and her granddaughters meeting Mamie Eisenhower was also presented.

Registrar Catherine Allison reported that we have two new prospective members, Judy Bailor from Jackson and Allison Wagner from Colorado.

There were no other officer reports.

Committee reports were then given: Robinson reported that the DAR Good Citizen Awards will be presented at the February meeting. The students that will receive awards include Audrey Lee Hunt, Oak Ridge High School; Brianna LaShelle Shaw, Central High School; and MacKenzie Mae Chapman, Chaffee High School.

Sue LeBruyere, DAR schools chairman, reminded members to save Campbell Soup labels and labels from other designated products.

There was no unfinished business.

Under new business, Sinkard announced that the club needs to elect two delegates to the Missouri State Conference to be held May 2 through 4 in Columbia. Ruth Lang and Dorothy Points were elected with Lois Spaulding and Kathy Tolson as alternates. Slinkard will also attend as regent. She also reminded us that Morgan Lake will become the state regent and Lorilee Short will become state corresponding secretary. They are both members of John Guild Chapter in Jackson.

The next meeting will be Wednesday at Cape Girardeau Public Library. Members were encouraged to attend. A reception will be held for the DAR Good Citizens Award recipients at the February meeting.

-- From staff reports