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Lancaster
Members of Lancaster Society 1
met Feb. 7 at the home of Mrs. Neil
Clark, Litltz. Rachel Bollinger
served as co-hostess.
President Anne Landis con
ducted the meeting. For devotions,
Mrs. Barbara Moore read a
passage of scripture from
Thessalonians and concluded with
prayer.
Twenty-eight members were
present and answered roll call by
telling what they left undone to
attend the meeting.
Mrs. Noah Fuhrman and Mrs.
Neil Clark, delegates to the state
convention, reported on highlights
of the meetings.
President Anne Landis reported
that the Spring Rally will be held
May 20 at Elizabethtown College
with Anne Keiser, editor of Farm
Women News, as featured
speaker.
Lancaster Society 7
Members of Lancaster Society 7
were welcomed to the home of
Mille Young, the group’s newest
member, on Feb. 14.
President Dorothy Wenger
called the meeting to order by
singing a valentine favorite “Let
Me Call You Sweetheart.” Betty
Brubaker conducted devotions.
Lena Fisher, a paramedic with
the Community Hospital of Lan
caster, talked to the group about
providing all essential information
when telephoning for help. She
emphasized that the caller should
give her name, street name, house
number, township, phone number
Lancaster Society 22
Lancaster Society 22 met
recently at the home of Nancy
Witmer, with Ruth Kendig acting
as co-hostess.
Diane Berlin, of the Lancaster
County Coalition of the Chemical
People, spoke about the illegal use
of drugs and alcohol among school
children, and distributed literature
about the facts of this misuse.
Lancaster Society 25
Nineteen members and three
guests of Lancaster Society 25 met
Feb. 14 at the home of Mrs. Melvin
Groff, Lancaster. Helen Thompson
led devotions.
A “What is It?” sale was held.
Items for sale are wrapped and
buyers are surprised by their
purchases.
Beatrice Newswenger reported
Thirteen members of Berks the home of Mrs. Martha Levan,
Group 1 met at the Oley Legion R 2 Oley, at 8 p.m. March 11. The
Diner for lunch Feb. 11. Devotions guest speaker will be Leona
and a business meeting followed Schlaegeter, who will speak on
the luncheon. Members exchanged music therapy. She will also
Valentine gifts. demonstrate on one member of the
The next meeting will be held at audience.
Berks Group 5
Members of Berks Group 5 met
Feb. 10 at the home of Mrs. Betsy
Sattazahn, El Womelsdorf.
Eighteen members responded to
roll call by naming their favorite
cherry recipe. Copies of the
recipes will be available at the
March meeting.
Following devotions by the
hostess, vice president Sandy
Rauenzahn conducted the business
meeting. The group, discussed
Society 1
Mrs. Landis also reported that
the county board is selecting a
project for this year* Farm Women
Society members are asked to vote
for one of the four suggested
projects: MAD, Water Street
Rescue Mission, Abused Women,
and Make a Wish.
Members of Society 1 will help
with the June Fair at Conestoga
View on June 13.
Mary Clark, reporting for the
Ways and Means Committee,
proposed a number of day trips for
this year. Final selection and
further information will be
available later.
Speaker for the meeting was
society member Faye Carman,
who spoke about her recent trip to
the Virgin Islands.
The next meeting will be held
March 7 in the home of Mrs. Paul
Kurtz, Lititz.
and a landmark to help drivers
locate the home. Society 7 received
the Safety Award for 1986.
Edna Jean Homsher, a delegate
to the Farm Show, reported on the
event. The Spring Rally will be
held at Elizabethtown College May
20.
Volunteers from the group at
tended a bingo game for residents
of Conestoga View Feb. 19.
Members selected the Water
Street Rescue Mission or Abused
Women for the 1967 project.
Hostesses Betty Brubaker, Jane
Brackbill and Thelma Landis
served refreshments.
She described the drugs most
commonly used and talked about
the need for community in
volvement in solving the growing
problem.
The next meeting will be held on
March 10 at the Willow Street
United Church of Christ, with
Society #2O as guests. The program
will be testimony by Doris Ortman.
that 98 hours were spent at the
Heart Association. Members also
sewed 42 soppers and 49 bed pads
for cancer patients.
Miriam Byers and Katherine
Daveler reported on the state
convention.
The next meeting will be held
March 14 at the home of Miriam
Byers, 4 Thomas Ave., Lancaster.
Berks Group 1
plans for a ham on roll sale to be
held March 21.
Because the invited speaker was
ill, the program on stress was
cancelled. The hostess served
refreshments.
Members were reminded to
bring something green in a brown
paper bag to be auctioned at the
March 10 meeting, which will be
held at the home of Mrs. Kathryn
Neff, Womelsdorf.
Berks Group 9
Members of Berks Group 9 met
Wednesday, Feb. 4 in. the home of
Ruth Hafer, Weavertown. Nine
members were present to “Chat
j and Get Fat” with each member
providing a favorite dessert for the
group to sample.
Next month’s meeting night will
be changed to Tuesday, March 10,
when the group will hold a white
elephant sale.
Lebanon Group 20
Members of Lebanon Group 20
met recently at the
Fredericksburg Fireball for a
sweetheart banquet. Sixteen
members and 12 guests attended.
The banquet opened with a
prayer offered by Carol Hershey.
Beatrice Mull, Pattie Maulfair,
Mae Stamm and Carol Hershey
won centerpieces.
Members played games and held
a brief business meeting.
The group received a certificate
of achievement for having a safety
program. Members decided to
donate $5O to Cedar Haven for bed
pads.
A flea market will be held at the
4-H Fairgrounds in April and a fun
night is scheduled for March 19 at
the Elco School. Proceeds will go
to Lebanon County Farm Women.
Members were reminded of the
Spring Rally, scheduled for May 20
at Elizabethtown College.
Chester Society 3
Members of Chester Society 3
met recently in the home of Jessie
Groff. Co-hostess Florence Hess
read Psalms 19.
For roll call, conducted by
secretary Thelma Blevins,
members brought valentines for
shut ins. Ruth Whiteside read the
treasurer’s report. Florence Hess
was nominated vice president.
A hoagie sale is planned for April
26.
The meeting closed with cherry
pie and ice cream.
Hie March meeting will be held
at the home of Marjorie Helman.
FFA Foundation
Sets Fundraising
Record
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - With the
theme “Help America’s Best Be
Better,” the National FFA
Foundation set a new record for
contributions with a total of more
than $2.5 million.
The FFA Foundation Sponsoring
Board chairman, Bill Munsell, led
the 1986 fund-raising drive with
that theme. Nearly 1,000
businesses and individuals con
tributed and showed their support
of American youth and
agriculture.
“We can be proud of the many
sponsors who care enough to
support the future of America’s
agriculture,” Munsell said. “FFA
members are truly the best of
American youth. The future
belongs to them, and all of us can
feel pride in anything we do to help
them toward that future.”
Munsell is the chairman of
Creswell, Munsell, Fultz and
Zirbel Inc. and executive vice
president of Young and Rubicam
USA, Cedar Rapids, lowa. Robert
Lanphier, 111 is the 1987 Foun
dation Sponsoring Board chair
man. Lanphier is president and
chairman of the board of the
DICKEY-john Corporation,
Auburn, 111.
The National FFA Foundation,
Inc. serves FFA members by
providing monies for many ac
tivities, leadership programs and
incentive awards on the local, state
and national levels. The Foun
dation headquarters are 310 North
Midvale Boulevard, P.O. Box 5117,
Madison, Wisconsin 537054)117,
Tel: (608) 238-4222
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RD 1
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35 East Willow Street
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RD 1
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Rt 283 Rheem's Exit
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RD 1
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RD9
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Meyers
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400 N Antrim Way
PO Box 97
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1061 Carlisle St
Hanover PA 1 /331
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215 273 3737
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Supplies Inc
103 Cemetery Street
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350 Strasburg Pike
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RD 7, Box 405
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110 South Railroad
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P 0 Box 16
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R D 2 Box 66
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Outside MD 800 331
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New Holland Inc
1201 New Windsor Rd
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Outside MD 800 331
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Frank Rymon & Sons
201 689 1464
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Owen Supply Co
Broad Street S
East Avenue
609 769 0308