Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Sandi Atkins -- Carolina Blue - Indigo

On April 9, 2019 Sandi Atkins presented a talk on 'Carolina Blue - Indigo.




The Powerpoint of that presentation will be available here soon!

Meeting Minutes -- March 12, 2019


Sage Society Minutes
March 12, 2019
OLLI Classroom 124 - USCB

MINUTES
(Graciously Recorded by Stuart Heath)


Sage Members in Attendance:
                                                                                   
Martha Weeks, President
Stuart Heath, Past President
Jerry Stocks, Past President
Donna Armer
Sandi Atkins
Rebecca Davenport
Diane Gallagher
Debbie Gray
Barbara Hathaway
Nimmie Huber
Jen Moneagle
Peggy Pickett
Alvesta Robertson
Julie Schmidt


Members Absent:

Grace Cordial
Patsy Deer
Geni Flowers, Secretary/Treasurer/Historian
Carol Lauvray
Carla Marsh
Maryann Mikell
Melba Thomas

Larry Koolkin, Honorary Member

Meeting called to order at 4:00pm by Martha Weeks, President
The new members were introduced.
Sandi Atkins will give the presentation in April on Carolina Blue – Indigo.
The roll was called.
Stuart read a letter from Thumbs Up thanking us for our $350.00 donation.
Stuart reminded everyone of the Beaufort Historic Museum tea on May 7th and passed around a sign-up sheet for those interested. The cost is $50.00 each to fill a table of 10. Checks should be made out to Stuart Heath. ***Update: The tea is now sold out and Sage has a table – yay!***
Martha asked if everyone got her newsletter. She will ask Larry why some were not able to open the attachment.
Jen gave her presentation on Marine Corps Community Services.
The meeting adjourned at 5:10.
The next regular meeting of the Sage Society will be held on April 9th , 2019 at 4:00.
Updated list of upcoming programs, presenters and topics:

2019

April 9th                      Sandi Atkins                           Carolina Blue - Indigo

May 14th                     Grace Cordial                         Postcards from Beaufort District Collection

September 10th                                                            TBD

October 8th                 Debbie Gray                           TBD

November 12th            Carol Lauvray                         TBD

2020

January 14th                              Annual Meeting      

February 11th              Peggy Pickett                          TBD

March 10th                  Alvesta Robertson                  TBD               

April 13th       

May 12th        

On stand-by:
TBD                            Patsy Deer                              Turkey, Istanbul and More

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

Respectfully submitted (as transcribed) by Geni Flowers, Sage Society Secretary, April 3, 2019.

Meeting Minutes -- February 12, 2019


Sage Society Minutes
February 12, 2019
OLLI Classroom 124 - USCB

MINUTES
(Graciously Recorded by Stuart Heath)


Sage Members in Attendance:
                                                                                   
Martha Weeks, President
Stuart Heath, Past President
Jerry Stocks, Past President
Donna Armer
Sandi Atkins
Rebecca Davenport
Diane Gallagher
Debbie Gray (New Member)
Barbara Hathaway
Maryann Mikell (New Member)
Peggy Pickett (New Member)
Alvesta Robertson (New Member)
Julie Schmidt
Melba Thomas

Larry Koolkin, Honorary Member


Members Absent:

Grace Cordial
Patsy Deer
Geni Flowers, Secretary/Treasurer/Historian
Nimmie Huber
Carol Lauvray
Carla Marsh
Jen Moneagle


Meeting called to order at 4:00pm by Martha Weeks, President
The new members introduced themselves. Then the members introduced themselves.
I took roll as the introductions were being made.
All 4 new members were in attendance.
Jerry Stocks told how the club was founded and the purpose to acquaint the new members with the history of Sage.
Martha and Jerry presented Stuart, Past President, with a Sage plant.
Martha Weeks presented her paper on “Bondage.”
 A lively discussion followed the presentation.
Diane Gallagher brought a check for $25 for dues. Stuart will cash the check and give the money to Geni to be used as petty cash.
The next regular meeting of the Sage Society will be held on March 12, 2019 at 4:00. Jen Moneagle will be the presenter.

Updated list of upcoming programs, presenters and topics:

2019

March 12th                  Jen Moneagle                         “We’re Not the Credit Union”
           
April 9th                      Sandi Atkins                           TBA

May 14th                     Grace Cordial                         TBA

September 10th           

October 8th     

November 12th            Carol Lauvray                         Reconstruction in the Beaufort Area


On stand-by:

TBD                            Patsy Deer                              Turkey, Istanbul and More



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

Respectfully submitted (as transcribed) by Geni Flowers, Sage Society Secretary, April 3, 2019.


Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Newsletter - April 2019


The Sage Society                          
April 2019 Newsletter


The March and April minutes will be sent as attachments. 
April 9, Sandi Atkins will present her program: Carolina Blue: The History of Indigo in South Carolina and the Dyeing Process.
Tell me if you are bringing a guest so we can have a nametag for her.
We have two Sage opportunities in May:
                  Beaufort History Museum Tea May 7  (if you have not paid your $50 for this tea and want to attend or if you want to bring a friend, please see Stuart) 
                  Reguar meeting May 14

Below, please see who is presenting in the future:
May 14, 2019 - Grace Cordial: Postcards From the Beaufort District
Sept. 10, 2019 - open
Oct. 8, 2019 - Debbie Gray: TBD
Nov. 12, 2019 - Carol Lauvray: TBD
Jan., 2020 - Annual Meeting
Feb., 2020 - Peggy Pickett: TBD
Mar., 2020 - Alvesta Robertson: TBD
April & May, 2020 - open
If you have not signed up for a talk or if you will  not be able to give yours on the date you have chosen, please see me.
Thank you Jen Moneagle for your informative presentation We're Not The Credit Union at our March meeting.
I look forward to seeing each of you Tuesday April 9, 2019 in the OLLI Room at USCB.

Martha T. Weeks
843-441-1304
mztweeks@gmail.com