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Juniors Dine Italiana Style“Festa Italiana” was the theme when Arlington Heights Junior Woman’s Club saluted its incoming officers and paid tribute to retiring officers at the club’s annual spring banquet. Held recently at Cor-rado’s Restaurant, Mrs. William Hardt, banquet chairman, and her committee, carried the Italian theme through the decorations and the menu.Gondolas laden with grapes were used as centerpieces and the invitations and gift cookbooks at each place setting had as their covers, the red, white and green flag of Italy. Name cards, also like the flag, were attached to red carnations, and the menu included antipasto, mostaccioli and chicken Vesuvio.Mrs. John Hutchison, acting mistress of ceremonies, welcomed members and guests and Mrs. Raymond Crouch, retiring president, introduced the honored guests; Mrs. Ben F. Cams, Seventh District president; Mrs. Robert Fletcher, Seventh District junior director; Mrs. Ralph Lidge, Arlington Heights Women’s Club president; Mrs. L. R. Rogozinski, junior advisor from the Arlington Heights Women’s Club and Mrs. Daniel Wallner, northern regional director.MRS. HUTCHISON, incoming dean of chairman, then introduced the women wdio will be heading the committees whenwork begins in the fall and explained a few changes of organization within the committees. Communications, a new area to be covered by the club as a whole will be under the leadership of Mrs. Larry Wendt. Mrs. Robert Fletcher gave members a report of the convention of the Illinois Federated Women’s Clubs which took place in early May.Mrs. Wallner then presided over the installation of new officers. While lighting violet candles, symbolic of the state flower and of unity, she told the officers, “As we are individuals working by individual means, we are aiming to reacht he unified goal.”New officers are Mrs. Fletcher, president; Mrs. Hutchison, first vice president and dean of chairmen; Mrs. George Behrens, director; Mrs. Gerald Beauvais, recording secretary; Mrs. Norman Raw-son, treasurer; Mrs. Richard Steffens, membership; Mrs. Lowell Oleson. w'ays and means.As the gavel was passed to the new president, Mrs. Fletcher gave as her goal in office, “Service through education of self, community and world.”MEMBERS OF THE club accumulate points during the year. One point is given for each two hours of volunteer work given outside of committee. This year’s “Volunteer of the Year” award went to Mrs. Charles Altman for a high point accumulation of 122 points. Second place award was given to Mrs. Lawrence Borre for 105 volunteer points. Top honors to a new member this year were awarded to Mrs. Frank DiMaggio for 78 points.Ten members were recognized for accumulating more than 50 points. These awards were presented by Mrs. Waiter Busch, retiring second vice president. Mrs. John Noerenberg was recognized for raising the most money for Brain Research in the past two years.The Vocales, a female singing group from Forest View High School provided the entertainment for the evening.They Express A ppreciationShortly after wedding invitations have been sent gifts will begin to arrive. Later they will arrive in greater numbers, and up to the day of the wedding the tempo will increase. The bride should keep the cards with the gifts until listed, and must acknowledge every single one.m a _
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Elk Grove Village Herald
Elk Grove Village, Illinois, US
Wed, Jun 04, 1969
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