Preceptor Pi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met May 10 at the home of Judy Krebaum, who also served as co-hostess. President Brenda Black led the meeting.
Black thanked the chapter for naming her Woman of the Year and Linda Jerke thanked the chapter for the Sister of the Year Award.
Karen Reif reported plans for the Birthday Dinner May 17 at Sweet Traditions in Rozel. She said chicken cordon bleu would be the main dish on the menu. Members will meet at Janis Link’s house at 5:30 p.m. on May 17 to leave for the Birthday Dinner at Sweet Traditions in Rozel.
Members will bring their donations for the Makinna Ann Hope Foundation to the May 17 meeting. Janice Walker reported the next City Council meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., May 18, at the home of Chari Miller. The current and new City Council representatives and chapter presidents will attend the meeting and the 2011-12 officers will be installed.
Rosie Luthi thanked the members who participated in Walk Across Kansas. They accumulated a total of 651 miles.
The new officers for 2011-12 were installed by outgoing president Brenda Black. New officers are Janis Link, president; Jeri Brozek, vice president; Linda Jerke, secretary; and Susan Coulson, treasurer. Members ended the ceremony with the closing ritual.
Janice Walker presented the program on the origination of Mother’s Day. Julia Ward Howe (who wrote the words to “Battle Hymn of the Republic”) laid the foundation for the observance of Mother’s Day. She also led a one-woman peace crusade during the Civil War era asking women to rise above the war. Ann Marie Reeves-Jarvis also played a part in establishing the tradition of Mother’s Day. She also led a peace effort in 1868 to reconcile Confederate and Union neighbors. Reeves-Jarvis’s daughter, Anna Jarvis, is credited for making Mother’s Day as it is today. The first Mother’s Day was celebrated May 10, 1908. In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation officially setting Mother’s Day as the second Sunday in May.