Bie-Lancastor Fuming, Saturday, January 17,1998 Farm Women ‘Mooove’ Ahead With Acts Of Kindness Farm Woman mem bars parform with Ballzapoppln during tha banquat entertainment (Continued from Pago B 14) $5,986; a balance of $2,251 in the scholarship account; and $2,529 in a savings account Carolyn Neal of York County was elected to fill the expired trea surer’s spot on the board. Carolyn is from a dairy farm, “loves die land, respects farmers, and under stands die trials of farming.” She has held all the offices in the York Society since her membership in 1977. In addition, Carolyn has worked 32 yean in banking and has two children. Elected as one of seven directors was Florence Vaitl, Ephrata. Flor ence follows in the footsteps of her grandmother Florence Mohler who was a state president in 1937-40 and her mother Esther S tuber who is still active in Lan caster County Society 3. Florence recently retired from a career as mining home administrator. She and her husband Rudolf have three children, four stepchildren, and three grandchildren. Members paid tribute to -the deaths of 68 memben (mostly the result of aging) as Kathryn Fry, Lancaster, read the names and Allegra Leininger (president of Lancaster County Society) placed $1 for each name in a box to be given to the Gideons Bible Society. Although the society lost 68 members through death, 99 new members have joined the organiza tion during the past year. Certificates were presented to the 12 counties who received new members. The counties with the most significant increase in mem berships include Huntingdon. Somerset, and Dauphin. Not all the activity at the annual meeting focuses on business and Dlr»ctor» Inejudt, from Ml, Carol GokUngar. Cumbarland; Emma Spanoar, Hun- JS?Swa“ * tha tlnfldon; Janat Schlagal. Barks; Sharon Engla. Franklin, and Mary Pankaka, Dauphin. cookbook. „ * . included a skit by Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Nichole Meabon, entertainment by The Troubadours from Red Lion, and an inspiring presentation of the Applachia Ser vice Project in which volunteers take exising housing to make them wanner, safer, and dryer. More than 7.180 families have benefit led from the project since its inception. Entertainment at the evening banquet included Bellzapoppin by Kinnier & Townsend and an inspi ration presentation by Janine Cesare, president of the Pennsyl vania Special Olympics, and Beth Greenawalt, who has participated in three international Special Olympics. About 240 mbmben traveled by bus or carload to attend the ban quet Many of the membership are Green Valley Society 26 sell Farm Women logos. From left, Athena Bashore, Susan Anthos, and Martha Yost County presidents, front from left, Include Ruth Welters, Berks; Allegra Lelnlnger, Lancaster; and Donna Duncan, Cumberland. From back left are Lois Manifold, York; Carolyn Brlcker, Franklin; Susan Hawley, Lebanon; Barbara Mock, Adams; Cindy Thoman, Perry; and Joanne Zane, Cambria. aging and no longer find it possible to travel in the unpredictable wint er weather, but delegates from each society will report on the activities during individual society meetings. Florence Valtl considers she did not have e choice on whether or not to continue her family’s tradition In Farm Women Society leadership. Her mother Esther Stuber, left, took her to her first executive board meeting when she was six weeks old and her grandmother Florence Mohler was a state )sident from 1937-1940.
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