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NEWSLETTER: June 2017
Below are news articles from the latest newsletter (June 2017). If you need the newsletter in its entirety, please contact Newsletter Editor Teri Wilson. |
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June Meeting: Saturday, June 10 Luncheon Meeting at The NCR Country Club
11:00 a.m. (social and 11:30 a.m. (luncheon) COST: $25.00
Reservations DEADLINE: June 1, 2017 (no exceptions)
Entertainment: Vital Signs
Menu: Choice of Classic Chicken Caesar Salad or Raspberry Bibb Salad with Toasted Almonds, Smoked Gouda and Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing; rolls; chocolate mousse; choice of beverage.
Address: 4435 Dogwood Trail, Kettering, OH; park near the entrance to the Dogwood Room which is at the far left as you face the building.
Wear something patriotic!
October Newsletter Deadline: September 1. Please send items for the newsletter to Teri Wilson by email or by USPS or by phone. (Teri's contact information is in the yearbook.)
Welcome! At our May luncheon we welcomed a new member to the club: Mary Anne Chadbourne. We also welcomed three guests to the meeting. (Member Ethel Adams brought a guest and Trudy O'Rourke brought two guests.) Won't YOU bring a guest next month?
JUNE STUDY GROUP TOPICS: (Please refer to your yearbook for date, time and place, and additional information about each study group. If you would like to attend as a guest or join the group, please call the leader.)
NOTE: There are no JUNE study groups, with the exception of College Women's Investment Club
College Women’s Investment Club Leader: Peggy Beavin; June 16 at 10:00 a.m.
Dayton Metro Library, Branch at 3980 Wilmington Pike
NOTE: CWC Joint Board Meeting (2016 - 2017 board and 2017 - 2018 board): Monday June 5 at 10:30 a.m..... at The Dayton Woman's Club. Lunches may be ordered from the menu and paid for individually. Please RSVP to Ann Wolf by May 31.
DEADLINE for the 2017 - 2018 yearbook: June Luncheon (June 10). Please give updates to Terrie Koss. (Addresses, telephone numbers, etc., as well as study group hostesses and programs.
Your August newsletter will include your dues renewal for and a publicity release form. Your yearbook will be available at the October meeting. (If you are absent, then the yearbook will be mailed to you.)
Questions about the website? Contact webmaster Martha N. Shields at [email protected] or call her at home. (See the directory.)
11:00 a.m. (social and 11:30 a.m. (luncheon) COST: $25.00
Reservations DEADLINE: June 1, 2017 (no exceptions)
Entertainment: Vital Signs
Menu: Choice of Classic Chicken Caesar Salad or Raspberry Bibb Salad with Toasted Almonds, Smoked Gouda and Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing; rolls; chocolate mousse; choice of beverage.
Address: 4435 Dogwood Trail, Kettering, OH; park near the entrance to the Dogwood Room which is at the far left as you face the building.
Wear something patriotic!
- Chairperson of the day: Deanna Roth
October Newsletter Deadline: September 1. Please send items for the newsletter to Teri Wilson by email or by USPS or by phone. (Teri's contact information is in the yearbook.)
Welcome! At our May luncheon we welcomed a new member to the club: Mary Anne Chadbourne. We also welcomed three guests to the meeting. (Member Ethel Adams brought a guest and Trudy O'Rourke brought two guests.) Won't YOU bring a guest next month?
JUNE STUDY GROUP TOPICS: (Please refer to your yearbook for date, time and place, and additional information about each study group. If you would like to attend as a guest or join the group, please call the leader.)
NOTE: There are no JUNE study groups, with the exception of College Women's Investment Club
College Women’s Investment Club Leader: Peggy Beavin; June 16 at 10:00 a.m.
Dayton Metro Library, Branch at 3980 Wilmington Pike
NOTE: CWC Joint Board Meeting (2016 - 2017 board and 2017 - 2018 board): Monday June 5 at 10:30 a.m..... at The Dayton Woman's Club. Lunches may be ordered from the menu and paid for individually. Please RSVP to Ann Wolf by May 31.
DEADLINE for the 2017 - 2018 yearbook: June Luncheon (June 10). Please give updates to Terrie Koss. (Addresses, telephone numbers, etc., as well as study group hostesses and programs.
Your August newsletter will include your dues renewal for and a publicity release form. Your yearbook will be available at the October meeting. (If you are absent, then the yearbook will be mailed to you.)
Questions about the website? Contact webmaster Martha N. Shields at [email protected] or call her at home. (See the directory.)
President’s May Message: May is a happy month. The tax season is over for another year! For children, May signals the promise that summer vacation is in the near future. The weather begins to stabilize and we have soft nights and beautiful flowers, including lilacs, peonies and roses. May is associated with an abundance of special events including graduations, weddings, proms and family get-togethers. These events remind us of memories we have stored away to create a collage
which blends those events with others that we now realize had great impact on our lives. The chance meeting of a person who eventually became a lifetime partner, the decision about schools and career choices and the discovery of new friends over the years all combine to form the past which leads to our current present. It is important to hold on to those memories but at the same time, to be open to the discovery of new options and not be afraid to risk changes. In particular, as we age we need to guard against becoming stagnant and unyielding. Life needs to be embraced. For those of us who are retired it is vital that we find activities in which we can “give back” and provide service to others. All those activities of the past have given us an abundance of knowledge and experience to draw upon in our search for meaningful ways to provide service to others.
Along the same vein we have two special days in May that both celebrate “service to others”. Mother’s Day which is celebrated on the second Sunday in May was initially established in recognition of all women who have made positive contributions to society. Most know that Anna Jarvis held a memorial service honoring her own mother in 1908. The idea caught on and in 1914 Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother’s Day to be a national holiday. By that time, Mother’s Day was set aside to instill awareness of the importance of all special women in our lives. Historically, white carnations are associated with the day. Today, Mother’s Day is celebrated in 46 countries of the world. Memorial Day is the other very special day occurring on the last Monday of the month. When I was a child, this day was known as Decoration Day and celebrated a long tradition of recognition of those who died in service to our country from as long ago as the Civil War. While initially, it was mainly a southern tradition in which loved ones decorated the graves of their lost soldiers, it quickly caught on in the north and has remained a custom over the years as we included the graves of those who fought in WWI and WWII. Finally, in 1967, congress officially set the day to always occur on the last Monday of May and made it as an official federal holiday. At that time, the name of the day became Memorial Day and officially included all those who have fought for our country. Over the years, many still recognize the importance of honoring those who lost their lives serving their country but now also decorate the graves of all lost loved ones.
In summary, there are many ways one may be called to serve. While most of us will not be demanded
to make the supreme sacrifice, all service is a form of sacrifice and we, as women are
required to give quiet sacrifice in many cases and to lead by example. Let May be a month of
rejoicing for you and those whose lives you impact.
Ann E. Wolf, CWC President
NOTE: 2017 - 2018 Officers and Chairpersons:
President . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Shirley Stallworth
1st Vice President . . . . . . .Terrie Koss
2nd Vice President . . . . . . .Ann Wolf
Recording Secretary . . . . . .Jean Mahan
Corresponding Secretary. . . .Marge Lane
Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . Martha Bell
Assistant Treasurer . . . . . . Sandy Mefford
DFWC. . . . . . . . . . . . . June Livesay & Willa Jean Smalley
Historian. . . . . . . . . . . . Judy Holt
Hospitality . . . . . . . . . . .Kathleen Turner & Donna Zobrist
Membership . . . . . . . . . . Karin Dillman
Newsletter . . . . . . . . . . . Teri Wilson
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . Marianne Shoemaker
Public Relations . . . . . . . Kathleen Turner
Reception . . . . . . . . . . . Karen Weglage
Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . Jean Short
Auditor . . . . . . . . . . . . Teri Wilson
Webmaster . . . . . . . . . . Martha Shields
Outreach . . . . . . . . . . . June Livesay