Gateway
Decorative Artists
Chapter Meeting Minutes
November 13, 2005
Meeting was called to order at 1:25pm. Jean Lindsey's sister in
Law has passed away. Jean Rogenhofer is at DePaul in the ICU,
due to a sore on her leg. Unfortunately her leg had to be amputated.
Gloria Falk was first to approve the minutes, and Judy Sloan was
second to approve. The chapter has 10 extra color conversion books
for sale, at $15 each. A thank you to Debbie Christenson for the
show and tell table.
The
paint-in today will be with Jeanne Abraham and Mary Jane Jett
we will be painting ornaments.
In
charge of election of officers is Judy Dodson.
A
thank you to Mary Jo Kumer for helping with calling members, and
a thank you to the members that called back with answers. Voting
tripled for absentee ballots.
Nominees
for board are;
President
Donna Wessel
Vice-president
Gloria Falk and Mary Jane Jett
Program Chair Marilyn Hartnett
Membership Chair Lorie Reece
Recording Secretary Kay Vuichard
Treasurer Jean Lindsey
Newsletter Editor Josee Laferriere
There
were no nominations from the floor.
Judy
West is the winner of the directory contest.
Today
is the last day for the year to turn in memory boxes to Debbie
Christenson.
Jan
Rosenburg was not at the meeting. Retreat was great.
Programs:
now is the time to sign up for Peggy Harris' and Gloria Falk's
seminars. Vada Galvan will be holding a seminar in April.
The
chapter newsletter deadline is January 22nd, 2006.
Membership:
There are 49 members present today and 3 guests. Guests were Nancy,
Sandy, and Kathy.
The
centerpiece winners were: Mary Conway, Nancy, Eleanor Denton,
Maureen Wasserman, Pat Rowles, Judy West, Lovella Mauer, Tracey,
Judy Sloan, Cindy Rupp, and Arlene Markland.
The
Library of Congress Christmas Tree Ornaments. Deb Malewski, was
coordinator. There were 309 ornaments chosen. 4 or 5 of the ornaments
were from Missouri. Members Vada Galvan, Gloria Falk, Marilyn
McDonald and Joan Love were 4 of them.
Boutique went well. There was an article in the St. Charles journal
the Thursday before Boutique.
Tole
friends-www.tolefriends.com.
The
election results:
President Donna
Vice-President Gloria Falk
Program Chair Marilyn Hartnett
Membership Chair Lorie Reece
Recording Secretary Kay Vuichard
Treasurer Jean Lindsey
Newsletter Editor Josee Laferriere.
Meeting
was adjourned at 2:27pm. The first to adjourn the meeting was
Mary Jo Kumer and to second was Laura Heathcote.
Ginny
Ogden