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.