812-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, July 25, 1987
Lancaster Society 8
Members of Lancaster Society 8
met July 8 at the Donegal Pre
sbyterian Church to entertain Soci
ety 6 at a covered dish meal.
Thirty-six women attended,
including county officers: Mrs.
Charles Shellenberger, president;
Mrs. Evelyn Hess, secretary, and
Mrs. Vera Herr, treasurer.
Grace Bixler, Society 8 presi
dent, conducted the meeting and
Molly Baer provided devotions.
The group also sang three songs.
cuits are usually eaten during
pregnancy.
These tablets, each weighing
little more than an ounce, are made
by local people from clay from a
holy hill. “You have to dig down
for it several feet, below the topsoil
and subsoil, where the clay is hard,
compact, and clean,” Hunter says.
From Esquipulas, worship of
the Black Christ has spread
throughout much of Central
America and with it, clay
eating. Geographer Oscar H. Horst
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Anna Mae Derr read the minutes
of the June meeting and guests
were introduced in response to roll
call.
Mary Sarver gave the guests a
tour of the historical church.
Hostesses were Grace Bixler,
Molly Baer, Evelyn Dannemann,
Ruth Eby, Mary Grace Martin,
Kathryn Hess and Ruth Musser.
The County picnic will be held
Aug. 4 at the Hoffman Building in
Quarryville.
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of Western Michigan University,
who is tracing the diffusion of
Black Christ shrines, has reports of
at least 170 others, most in
Guatemala, Honduras, El Salva
dor, and Mexico. Clays from
Esquipulas or from local clay pits
are sold at a number of these
shrines.
Hunter, who has sampled some
clay, hasn’t acquired a taste for it.
“Dry in my mouth . . . bland,” he
reports. He had to wash it down
with water.
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Members of Berks Group 1 met
July 8 at the home of Mrs. Ella
Richards, R 2 Oley, for their annual
doggie roast. Members’ families
also attended.
1 President Mrs. Agnes Noll con
ducted the business meeting with
18 members answering roll call
It was come-as-you-are to the
July 7 meeting of Berks Group 4.
Members attended in shorts,
housedresses and office dresses,
sneakers, sandals and high heels
just as they were dressed when
called.
Twelve members and one guest
attended the meeting, held in the
home of Elsie Rothenberger, Boy
ertown R.
The highlight and fun part of the
evening was a secret pound auc
tion with Virginia Taylor acting as
auctioneer.
President Feme Kulp presided
over the meeting. Mary Fizz intro
duced her guest, Priscilla Wren, as
a prospective member.
The group received thank you
cards from Paula Sellers and Kim
Benjamin for their awards; they
also received a letter from Berks
Heim concerning the plaque that
has been placed outside room 127
in honor of the group for redecorat
ing the room.
Feme Kulp explained the state
project “Toys for Tots.” Members
will be making toys of safe mater
ials and donating them to a home
or hospital. Berks County selected
the Hamburg State School to
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and responding to the question
"What do you plan on doing on
your summer vacation?”
The August meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. Pauline Hart
man, R 1 Oley, on Aug. 12. The
program will be a craft night and
members will make Christmas tree
ornaments.
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Group 4
Berks
receive toys made by Berks Coun
ty members.
TTie group will chance home
cured hams and fruit baskets, with
the drawing on Farm Women’s
Day, Oct. 14.
The next meeting will be a fami
ly picnic beginning at 6:30 Aug. 4
in the Boyertown R 4 home of
Feme Kulp. Members are encour
aged to bring family and friends
for an evening of food and games.
Saturday, July 25 p.m. for a program by the dairy
Lancaster Society 12 meets at 1 princess,
p.m. Mary Jane Groff is
hostess.
Saturday, August 1
Lancaster Society 10 meets at
Thursday, July 30 Hoffman Community Building,
Lancaster Society 11 meets at 1:30 noon.
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Members of Lebanon Society
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Games were provided for the
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Members were reminded of the
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Members discussed the Fall
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