SPRINGTIME IN TEXAS CAPITOL DISTRICT SPRING CONVENTION Wednesday, March 14, 2012 First United Methodist Church Lampasas, Texas

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1 CAPITOL CHATTER Volume 1, Issue 12 Web Site: Jan Affiliated with the Texas Federation of Women s Club s and the General Federation of Women s Clubs Theme: Living Our Vision with Expectancy Project: Autism Awareness CAPITOL DISTRICT OFFICERS President 105 Chaparral Hillsboro, TX leeharkins@sbcglobal.net President Elect 2205 Deer Trail Lampasas, TX crystal.h.hammett@sbcglobal.net Dayna Carpenter First Vice-President 102 Suzanne Harker Heights, TX dayna222@msn.com SPRINGTIME IN TEXAS CAPITOL DISTRICT SPRING CONVENTION Wednesday, March 14, 2012 First United Methodist Church Lampasas, Texas 2012 has arrived with all its challenges and possibilities and Capitol District is meeting it head-on. We are busily preparing for our Spring Convention to be held on Wednesday, March 14 th at the First United Methodist Church in Lampasas, Texas. Make your plans now to attend our meeting and installation ceremony for our new Administration. Second Vice President 2072 CR 1025 Lampasas, TX aellismcdaniel@yahoo.com JoAnne Wentworth Secretary 509 Impala Harker Heights, TX jogenewentworth@juno.com Debra Rochat Treasurer 301 Craig St. Hillsboro, TX duker1401@att.net Mary Melton Parliamentary Advisor 418 Llewellyn Lane Killeen, TX wmelton@hotrr.com Barbara Menking TFWC HF Trustee 109 Evergreen Harker Heights, TX bmenk@embarqmail.com Minnie Simmang TFWC Scholarship Rep 1519 CR 223 Giddings, TX tfwc49@gvec.net CLUBS TO BRING DOOR PRIZES: Monday Review Club Hillsboro Wednesday Review Club Killeen Thanks to these clubs who will bring these items for our Spring Convention. Officers and Executive Committee will meet at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 13 th in the Hotel Conference Room at the Inn of Lampasas for their Executive Committee meeting. The hotel s address is: Inn at Lampasas, 1200 Central Texas Expressway, Lampasas, Tx. Dinner will follow the meeting at Giovanni s Restaurant, 801 South Key Avenue. We will meet in the lobby and carpool to the restaurant at 6:00 p.m. Other early arriving members are invited to attend but will need to inform ahead of time before we leave the hotel. Overnight hotel accommodations are to be made individually at the Inn of Lampasas, phone Ten double bed rooms have been reserved for TFWC Capitol District at a rate of $83.00 per room. This also includes a full breakfast the next morning. Be sure to inform the registration desk that you are with TFWC Capitol District and make your reservations early! Our meeting will be hosted by our Lampasas Pierian Club and The 36 Club. These ladies are going all out to make our meeting a huge success. Don t miss this meeting, it s going to be great AND awards will be given out that day. It will be a day to cheer for each club as they claim their awards. Our meeting will be at the First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall 1 at #2 Alexander Lampasas, Texas. 1 of 7 Pages

2 All District Chairmen, because of time constraints, please note that you will be given one minute to announce your awards. If for some reason you will be unable to attend, please see that a member of your club presents the report or send your information to Dayna Carpenter. At our Capitol District Fall Board meeting in Austin, a lovely picture of the Texas Governor s Mansion was presented to us and it was decided that this would be used as one of our fundraisers for The picture is autographed not only by the artist but also by Governor Rick Perry and his wife, Anita Perry. Our district purchased a KINDLE FIRE and a carrying case as our second fundraiser for Tickets can be purchased during our break times for: 1 ticket for $5.00 Or 3 tickets for $ How wonderful to see all the different featured articles of Capitol District in our Winter Issue of our Texas Clubwoman. Six times we were recognized. Congratulations are in order to The 36 Club for celebrating 75 years of excellence. Congratulations are in order to the Giddings Study Club for their very successful quilt raffle, and Congratulations to our new Federated Juniorette Club of Hillsboro. Attention was given twice to our San Gabriel Women s Club for Texas Outstanding Club Women Volunteer, Jean Holden, and TFWC Club Grant Winners receiving $350 for their Special Project, Georgetown Swims, and you received Christmas Greetings from your Executive Committee. Way to go, Capitol District! All Club Presidents please remember to contact all of your members reminding them to read the Capitol Chatter online at our website Remember to print copies and give to those who do not have access to our website. This is extremely important that everyone get the word out and it saves us money. Plan to attend the TFWC Annual Spring Convention in Beaumont, Texas on April 26-29, The GFWC International Convention will be held in Charlotte, NC June 14-17, Make your plans now to attend our Capitol District Summer Workshop on June 20, 2012 in Salado, Texas. More information will be distributed at Spring Convention in Lampasas. The South Central Region Conference will be held in Austin, Holiday Inn Town Lake, on October 19-21, Bonnie Haynes has reported a new address and can be contacted at bandghaynes@rocketmail.com Bonnie s was compromised and as a result a SCAM was sent to everyone on her list. We do not know for sure who received the SCAM, if you did, DO NOT REPLY!! DELETE!! Excitement runs high as we prepare for our Spring Convention in Lampasas and the installation of our new Administration. Your new Executive Committee is prepared and ready to assume their duties and they will be great! It has been my utmost privilege to work with these very capable and committed women during my administration. They have been absolutely wonderful and I will cherish their friendship forever. I also want to thank our District Chairmen who have served so faithfully. What a great team of women I have been blessed to work with. Capitol Chatter Newsletter, January 2012, Page 2

3 To each one of you Federated Ladies, I want to thank you for all the work that you have done, for your encouragement and love to me and for teaching me more about Federation that I could ever have imagined. You are great and have made Capitol District the very best. What an honor to represent you during these past three years. Thank you, Thank you! I look forward to seeing each one of you in Lampasas. Have a safe trip., President TFWC Capitol District IMPORTANT UNCOMING DATES April 26-29, 2012 June 14-17, 2012 June 20, 2012 September 13-15, 2012 October 17, 2012 October 19-21, 2012 TFWC Annual Spring Convention Beaumont, Texas GFWC International Convention Charlotte, NC TFWC Capitol District Summer Workshop Salado, Texas TFWC Fall Board Meeting Austin, Texas Meeting and Hotel Accommodations: Holiday Inn TFWC Capitol District Fall Board Meeting Temple, Texas South Central Region Austin, Holiday Inn Town Lake 2012 CAPITOL DISTRICT SPRING CONVENTION REGISTRATION NAME PHONE CLUB POSITION Needed for quorum NUMBER OF RESERVATIONS REGISTRATION $8.00 LUNCH $12.00 TOTAL $ WILL BE ATTENDING LUNCHEON & INSTALLATION CEREMONY YES or NO DEADLINE FOR CATERER IS MARCH 7, 2012 AT DOOR LATE REGISTRATION TOTAL $22.00 MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: TFWC Capitol District MAIL checks postmarked prior to March 7, 2012 to: Pat Armistead, Registrar 5500 Mesa Drive Killeen, Texas Capitol Chatter Newsletter, January 2012, Page 3

4 PRE-CONVENTION ACTIVITIES 8:15 a.m. View Exhibitions, Purchase Fundraiser Tickets, & Yearbooks on Display 8:15 8:55 a.m. Registration Coffee Time Serving coffee, juice, hot tea, water and goodies FORMAL OPENING OF CONVENTION 9:00 a.m. Call to Order, District President Invocation Mary Melton, Parliamentary Advisor Pledge to the United States Flag & Pledge to the Texas Flag Barbara Menking, TFWC/HF Trustee Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state, under God, One and indivisible Introduction of Lampasas City Councilwoman Ruth Martin Welcome to Lampasas Response Mrs. T. J. Monroe, City Councilwoman Mary Melton Presentation of Rules & Procedure Mary Melton, Parliamentary Advisor Preliminary Registration Report Introduction of those at Head Table Pat Armistead, Registrar Presentation of Special Guests & First Timers, Second Vice President Minutes (Approved by Committee and available for inspection) Roll Call of Clubs JoAnne Wentworth, Recording Secretary Each Club President stands and states your name, Club Name, number of members present, and has members stand Recommendations from the Executive Committee JoAnne Wentworth Treasurer s Report Debra Rochat, Treasurer Capitol Chatter Newsletter, January 2012, Page 4

5 9:30 a.m. REPORTS FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (3 minutes each except as noted) President President Elect First Vice President Second Vice President TFWC HF Trustee (4 minutes) Dayna Carpenter Barbara Menking TFWC Scholarship Representative (4 minutes) Minnie Simmang 9:50 a.m. IN MEMORIAM SERVICE Dee Sharp, Presiding 10:10 p.m. Break View Exhibitions, Purchase Fundraiser Tickets & View Club Books 10:20 a.m. Life Membership Chair Mary Melton 10:25 a.m. AWARDS PROGRAM (1 minute each), Presiding Dayna Carpenter, First Vice President, Presenting GFWC/TFWC Signature Project - Domestic Violence Awareness GFWC/TFWC Junior s Special Project: Advocates for Children GFWC Juniorettes GFWC Community & Identity GFWC Jennie Awards Contest GFWC Community Improvement Contest GFWC Women s History and Resource Center Jeannine Fairburn Clara Patterson Johnnie Ewing Jeannie Davis Pat Small Susan Detrick Ruth Martin 10:35 a.m. Fundraising Maxine Johnson Leadership TFWC Yearbook Cover Contest (3 minutes) GFWC Membership Janice Mouser Capitol Chatter Newsletter, January 2012, Page 5

6 LEADS TFWC U.T.M.D. Anderson GFWC Legislation/Public Policy - GFWC Public Relations/Communications GFWC Arts Department Barbara Hooker Becky Farrar Jean Houck 10:50 a.m. GFWC Conservation Department Debra Rochat GFWC Education Department GFWC Home Life Department GFWC International Outreach GFWC Public Issues President s Resume Virginia Akins Ruth Girard Bonnie Haynes Dayna Carpenter TFWC Texas Heritage Department: Historical People, Special Projects & Texas Women s Library Historic Places/Things Mary Martha Denham Nell Norman TFWC President s Special Project: Conservation Ilene Miller (2 minute each) 11:00 a.m. TFWC Outstanding Club Program Flo Pustejovsky TFWC Outstanding Americanism Program TFWC Outstanding Federation Day Program TFWC Outstanding Club Women Volunteer Dixie Gilley JoAnne Wentworth Aliceanne Wallace 11:10 a.m. BREAK View Exhibitions, Purchase Fundraiser Tickets, View Club Books 11:25 a.m. Recommendations for Scholarships Minnie Simmang Nominating Committee Report Minnie Simmang 11:55 a.m. Announcement of New Life Member Capitol Chatter Newsletter, January 2012, Page 6

7 12:10 p.m. Committee to Review Minutes A Big Texas Thank You 12:15 p.m. Final Registration Pat Armistead Special Presentation Invitation to Summer Workshop Door Prizes Barbara Menking LUNCH 12:25 p.m. Table Grace Introduction by Ruth Martin Dorothy Hayner 12:30 p.m. Introduction of Entertainment Jane McMillin Vicky Slaughter, Pianist and Phyllis Poehlmann, Violinist Texas Tunes 1:10 p.m. Club Collect in Unison Adjournment 1:15 p.m. INSTALLATION CEREMONY OF CAPITOL DISTRICT OFFICERS INSTALLING OFFICER Inaugural Address MARY MELTON RECEPTION Program by Nadine Zint CLUB PRESIDENTS: PLEASE PICK UP YOUR CLUB ENVELOPES!! Capitol Chatter Newsletter, January 2012, Page 7