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Show { I 25 The success of our club has been made possible through the dedicated support Each member has a given responsibility to serve her club either as an officer, an appointed representative to a civic program, or as a chairman or member of one of our program or special committees. of its 124 members. MIDVALE Emeline Johnson With the cooperation and enthusiasm of our officers and club members, Midvale Business and Professiona I Women en joyed another interesting year. officers We began in June with a lovely candle ceremony and installation of new • July and August were social evenings. Julya delicious dinner and fun evening enjoyed at the AmVets Club. Then August found us eager to get in line at the pot luck "Parade of Food" held at the Midvale City Park. was Our First Vice President, Virginia Haun, started us off with a bang in September. Nolan Olsen, local attorney, gave an interesting ta Ik on the subject "Are You Prepared 1" He discussed wi lis, estates, etc. October brought us a spirited meeting on "Legislative News". Cleo Jensen, club member, brought us up to date on current issues and shared with us her experiences wh ile serving as a member of the Utah State House of Representatives. In November our World Affairs Committee made it possible for us to hear from local girl, Mari Iyn Jensen. Mari Iyn had recently returned from a trip to Austria where she had studied with the Brigham Young University. She shared many experiences as well as beautiful slides. a A musica I evening The Newhouse Hotel was the location of our Christmas Porty club were able to purchase two a II. donations we from members, Through joyed by electric fry pans which we later gave to "Boys Ranch ". , was en Local community interest during January centered around raising the necessary funds to establish the Jordan Valley Day Care Center for retarded children. Our club members were very much interested in helping and making this our special project for the year. We were able to secure as our guest speaker Mr. Bernarr Furse, Director of the Center. The club gave a sizeable contribution at this time. At our February meeting the World Affairs Committee members presented a panel discussion on "What kind of an American are you 1" In March our fund-raising project for the year found our Finance and Civic Participation Committees joining together. A delightful dinner was held at the home of Merle Stowe. Our speaker for the even ing was a socia I worker for the Latter Day Saints Church. Mr. Brown is responsible for plac ing of Indian ch i1dren in foster homes in th is This was a most interesting, profitable, and fun evening. area. A last-minute disappointment brought our l\Aayor to the rescue of the Personal Deve lopment Committee. l\Aayor Henry Beckstead present·ed us with a most informative evening on local political issues, future plans for Midvale City, and progress of the freeway. |
