Meeting Minutes -- October 8, 2019

Sage Society Minutes

October 8, 2019

OLLI Classroom 124 - USCB

MINUTES

Sage Members in Attendance:

                                                                                   

Geni Flowers, Secretary/Treasurer/Historian

Stuart Heath, Past President

Jerry Stocks, Past President

Sandi Atkins

Grace Cordial

Rebecca Davenport

Diane Gallagher

Debbie Gray

Barbara Hathaway

Carol Lauvray

Carla Marsh

Peggy Pickett

Alvesta Robertson

Julie Schmidt

Melba Thomas

Larry Koolkin, Honorary Member

Members Absent:

Martha Weeks, President

Donna Armer

Nimmie Huber, Member-at-Large

Maryann Mikell

Jen Moneagle

Meeting called to order at 4:00 pm by Stuart Heath, filling in for Martha Weeks.

Minutes of the September meeting were approved with a correction. The date of Maryann Mikell’s presentation in April is on the 14^th not the 13^th as was noted in the September minutes. 

The nominating committee will not need to meet this year but will be meeting around this time next year. Please be considering anyone you would like to nominate for membership in Sage and get their brief biographical sketches to Geni by December 26^th. 

Born to Read has us on their mailing list now. If anyone would like to contribute, their address is 703 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC 29902.

Debbie Gray enlightened us with her scholarly presentation on the Army Laboratories at Watertown, MA. She fielded many intriguing questions afterwards.

Stuart reminded us that there is no December meeting.

The meeting adjourned at 5:10.

The next regular meeting of the Sage Society will be held on November 12, 2019 at 4:00.

Updated list of upcoming programs, presenters and topics:

2019

November 12^th            Carol Lauvray                         Beaufort History

2020

January 14^th                              Annual Meeting      

February 11^th              Peggy Pickett                          SC Women in the American Revolution

March 10^th                  Alvesta Robertson                  Mather School, Beaufort, SC, 1868-1968               

April 14^th                    Maryann Mikell                     History of Spanish Moss 

May 12^th        

The Sage Society blog can be found at: https://thesagesociety.blogspot.com/

Respectfully submitted by Geni Flowers, Sage Society Secretary, October 9, 2019.

Newsletter -- October 2019

The Sage Society                                            

November 2019 Newsletter

·       Our next Sage Society meeting is on Tuesday, November 12, at 4:00 in Room 124 of the Sandstone Building (the OLLI Room) at USCB. 

 

·       At our November meeting, Carol Lauvray* will give her presentation on Reconstruction in Beaufort.

·       If you would like to socialize, please arrive a bit early.  

·       We do not meet in December.

·       Our Annual Meeting will be on January 14. At that meeting, we will:

 1.  determine where to donate our dues collected for 2020.

 2.  vote on new members.

*Carol, please give Geni a brief paragraph about your presentation for the archives. Geni will share with Larry who will post on the Blog.

·       Everyone: Give Geni Flowers Bouquet, Secretary, names of potential new members from the November meeting to the end of December. Include a brief biographical paragraph.

1.    I will share these names and bios 10 days before the January meeting.

2.    You are encouraged to invite your potential new members to one or two meetings.

3.    Let the Secretary and President know who you will bring as a guest. Geni will prepare a name tag for her.

4.    All potential new members will be wait listed, then voted on at the annual meeting in January. Top vote recipients will be invited to join SAGE while others will remain on the waiting list.

5.    We have one opening now. Filling this vacancy will bring us up to our “total” of 21 members.

·       I will share the October minutes before the meeting.  

Martha Thwaite Weeks                                             

          President, Sage Society                          

          November 6, 2019                   

Meeting Minutes -- September 10, 2019

Sage Society Minutes

September 10, 2019

OLLI Classroom 124 - USCB

MINUTES

Sage Members in Attendance:

                                                                                   

Martha Weeks, President

Geni Flowers, Secretary/Treasurer/Historian

Stuart Heath, Past President

Jerry Stocks, Past President

Sandi Atkins

Grace Cordial

Rebecca Davenport

Diane Gallagher

Carol Lauvray

Carla Marsh

Maryann Mikell

Jen Moneagle

Melba Thomas

Larry Koolkin, Honorary Member

Members Absent:

Donna Armer

Debbie Gray

Barbara Hathaway

Nimmie Huber

Peggy Pickett

Alvesta Robertson

Julie Schmidt

Meeting called to order at 4:00 pm by Martha Weeks, President.

Minutes of the May meeting were handed out and approved.

Guests, Gina Baker, Patsy Hand and Ruth Ann Lawson were introduced.

Stuart gave her interesting and informative presentation on the Beaufort National Cemetery.  A question and answer session followed.

The meeting adjourned at 4:50.

The next regular meeting of the Sage Society will be held on October 8, 2019 at 4:00.

Updated list of upcoming programs, presenters and topics:

2019

October 8^th                 Debbie Gray                           Army Laboratories at Watertown, MA

November 12^th            Carol Lauvray                         TBD

2020

January 14^th                              Annual Meeting      

February 11^th              Peggy Pickett                          SC Women in the American Revolution

March 10^th                  Alvesta Robertson                  Mather School, Beaufort, SC, 1868-1968               

April 13^th                    Maryann Mikell                     History of Spanish Moss 

May 12^th        

The Sage Society blog can be found at: https://thesagesociety.blogspot.com/

Respectfully submitted by Geni Flowers, Sage Society Secretary,  October 3, 2019.