Club Notes
Chapter of Questers
The Gulielma Zollinger Chapter of Questers met April 8 at the home of Jeanne Hershey with Dorothy Anspach as co-hostess. Eleven members were present.
President Marjorie Thompson presided over the business meeting. Ruth Sharp read the minutes and gave the treasurers report.
Hershey presented a program on early industries in Newton. An informative resource was “A Century of Industrial Progress in Newton 1860-1960” by Ivan Woodrow. A spring luncheon is scheduled for May 13 at the home of Marlyn Lammers with Joan Tyler as co-hostess.
Olive Jane Lamb
Chapter of Questers
The Olive Jane Lamb Chapter of Questers met in the home of Ing Benskin on April 2. Eight members and one guest were present. President Linda Kirchhoff called the meeting to order. The minutes and treasurer’s report were read and approved.
Election of officers took place with the following holding office for the upcoming year: Linda Kirchhoff, president; Betty Peterson, vice president; Karen Hoffmeier and Betty Peterson, secretaries; Cindy Tabor, treasurer; and JoAnn Becker, historian.
Arlene Thomas gave an informative program on Iowa City glass and brought several pieces to share. She reported that 10 people started the Iowa City Flint Glass Company with $40,000. In 1880 a factory was built. From 1881 to 1882, the factory employed 150 men and produced one railroad car of glass products a day. Molds were purchased in the eastern United Sates, making Iowa City glass difficult to identify. The Iowa City operation was based on the belief that sand from along the Iowa River a few miles south of the plant only needed to be shipped the short distance by rail, and it was an extremely efficient, reliable source.
However, early glass from this sand, the principle ingredient in glass, had a tendency to “explode” or shatter as room temperature changes caused gas bubbles to seek release from within the finished product. And so better sand had to be shipped in from Indiana at considerable expense, which proved financially disastrous. The plant was forced to poorer quality products, which didn’t prove marketable. Iowa City glass can cost several hundred dollars each if it can be found.
Chapter K-EN of T.T.T.
Chapter K-EN met at the home of Barb Taylor at 7 p.m. Twelve members in attendance enjoyed conversation and dessert prepared by co-hostess Nancy Owen.
The business meeting was called to order by President Shirley Birkenholz. The budgeted contribution to the National Project Fund has been made. The group has received a contribution for serving the Choral Directors’ dinner on April 7.
Camp Committee has reviewed a list of potential campers and selected three girls from Newton. A fourth camper will be selected from Colfax. Required paperwork will be completed promptly and members of the committee will shop with the girls for items needed for camp; chapter members will “shower” the girls with other items needed. The campers will attend Camp Hantesa from June 14-20.
The last Jasper County Concert Association concert of the season will be Thursday, and several members will assist with intermission beverage service.
The Iowa State T.T.T. Convention was April 17 and 18 in Johnston, and Rose Evans and Val McKee attended as delegates from Chapter K-EN.
The May meeting will be a dinner out for all members. Bistro 211 will serve the dinner at their downtown location, on May 12, starting at 6 p.m. Two entrée choices were selected, and the hostess will select the remainder of the menu. Suggestions were offered for local and world philanthropic contributions. Final decisions on the contributions have been tabled until the September 2009 meeting.
The evening’s program was a presentation by Barb and John Taylor, who discussed their volunteer work primarily through the Presbyterian Church-USA’s “Mariners in Mission — Camp and Conference Center Ministry.”
