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Directory
of Officers
PRESIDENT
Bettie Johnson
VICE PRESIDENT
Avis Lowe
SECRETARY
Virginia
Maitland
TREASURER
Patricia
Saint Amour
PAST PRESIDENT
Marion Grattan
STATE DIRECTOR
Shirley
Bentgen
REGIONAL REP
Victoria
Lisenbee
NATIONAL
PRESIDENT
Jan Roy
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Bettie’s
By-line
 Many
things have happened since I last wrote. On Veterans’
Day, our unit sponsored the 14th annual All Service Women’s
Luncheon in Frankenmuth, hosted by Irene Zeilinger. If you did
not attend, you missed a great event. 133 veterans, active
duty service women and guests attended. The weather was
gorgeous, the food was excellent, the lodge was beautifully
decorated, the speaker was informative, there were enough door
prizes for everyone, raffle prizes were sought after and
members helped make it a memorable day. My thanks to all who
helped.
The
Christmas luncheon hosted by Mary Lou Unterberger at Weber’s
in Ann Arbor was also a very nice affair. Again, the weather
cooperated, but attendance was disappointing. Captain Amy
McCall and Major Jane Young, USAF, spoke on women in military
service today, crediting veterans for opening doors for them.
Eight
women veterans in the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans were
“adopted” by some of our members who will send birthday
and holiday cards to them. Shirley Croucher also sent personal
gift bags to members, Mary Kaashock and Wanda Olson |
Olson who are in nursing homes.
Members in and out of sick bay include:
Dorothy Reed who has had a pacemaker implanted. Her address
is: 1220 N. Genesee Drive, Lansing, MI 48915. Jamelia Manson
went to Italy for a wedding and fell getting off the plane.
She broke her leg and had to spend time in the hospital there.
She is home now and her address is: 117 Park Meadows, Lansing,
MI 48917. Marie Harvey and Lois Leak have been hospitalized
but are recuperating. We hope all will be on their feet soon.
On December 16th, I received word
that Betty Maloney passed away from heart problems.Betty was
our secretary last year and was always willing to help where
needed. She will be missed. Our sympathy goes out to her
family.
The next board meeting will be at
the Delhi Café in Holt, February 3 at 1 p.m. Directions: I-96
to Exit 104 (Holt/Pennsylvania). Left at 1st light onto
Pennsylvania Ave. South through blinking light. Left next Exit
(Cedar St.) South. After Ponderosa and before Holiday Inn,
turn left onto Willoughby St. Delhi Café in strip mall on
right.
Our next regular meeting is
February 24 in Williamston. Hope
everyone had a Merry Christmas, and I wish all a Happy New
Year. -
Bettie |
