The Sage Society
January 2022 Newsletter
Dear Sage Society Members,
Happy New Year! I am thankful we are able to meet in
person and thankful for the beautiful space provided for our meetings at the
Pat Conroy Literary Center. Lots has
changed since last January!
First of all, we accept with regret the resignation of
charter member, Rebecca Davenport, who has resigned for health reasons.
Our January 11th meeting is a business meeting
and we have a few items to discuss including choosing a beneficiary of our
“dues.” Please bring $25 in cash so
we can collect, vote and then promptly disburse the gift. Sandi Atkins and Jen Moneagle will serve as
the “Dues Selection Committee” and have researched a new idea for our gift.
Secondly, we would be enriched by having a few more new
members! Ideally, we would like to have
21 members. The Bylaws state that names need to be submitted 10 days before
voting, so names have been sent for your consideration by the time you receive
this newsletter. We will vote on January 11th.
Mission Statement:
The purpose of The Sage
Society is to foster ongoing in-depth study of topics using research and
communication skills to further the knowledge of its members.
Online: https://thesagesociety.blogspot.com/
A
note from Larry K, our Tech consultant and honorary member:
Also, some good news! I stopped by to talk with
Jonathan today at the Conroy Center - Via a grant, they have just installed a
computer (Apple laptop) to their TV, as well as a webcam. This means
that:
a) anyone wanting to bring in a USB stick can either plug it
directly into the back of the TV and the use TV remote to control the show (it
supports images and video) -- or
b) plug their USB stick into the laptop and control it from
the computer.
Programs for 2022
·
February 8: Along Came
Phosphate: Stuart Heath
·
March 8: Monet’s
Garden: Donna Armer
·
April 12: Bookmobiles,
Libraries Coming to you: Barbara
Hathaway
·
May 10:
·
September 13: Melba
Thomas
·
October 11: Carla Marsh
·
November 8: Jen Moneagle
Programs for 2023
·
February 14: Diane
Gallagher
·
March 14: Sandi Atkins
·
April 11: Grace Cordial
·
May 9: Alvesta Robertson
Members as of January
2022 (16 names, 1 honorary)
·
Donna Armer, Charter
·
Sandi Atkins, 2018
·
Grace Cordial, 2018
·
Diane Gallagher, 2017
·
Debbie Gray, 2019
·
Barbara Hathaway, 2017
·
Stuart Heath, Charter
·
Larry Koolkin, Honorary, 2016
·
Ruth Anne Lawson, 2020
·
Carla Marsh, 2017
·
Mary Ann Mikell 2019
·
Jen Moneagle, 2018
·
Peggy Pickett, 2019
·
Alvesta Robertson, 2019
·
Jerry Stocks, Founder
·
Melba Thomas, 2017
·
Martha Weeks, Charter
Record
of Programs
2016 January:
First
meeting: No program
February:
Tapestry Tutelage: Jerry Stocks
March: Tea
Cozy Books: Linda Robertson
April: Breath
and Breathing: Lainie Andrew-Koolkin
May: Grand
Memories: Write Your Story:
Katherine Tandy Brown
October:
Julia Child and French Cooking;
Carolyn Witkofsky
November:
The Beaufort National Cemetery: Stuart Heath
2017 February: Cancelled because of Storm
March: Side
Shows/Art: Rebecca Davenport
April: OLLI
and Walking Tour of USCB: Special Program
May: History
of Beaufort College: Geni Flowers
September: Cancelled by Hurricane
October:
Frank Lloyd Wright: Julie
Schmidt
November: Copperheads: Diane Gallagher
2018 February: Mosaics:
Donna Armer
March: Social
Media: Barbara Hathaway
April: Tomato
Farming on St. Helena: Melba Thomas
May: No
meeting, BHM Tea
September:
No meeting Hurricane Florence
October: Washington, DC, Off the Beaten Path:
Nimmie Huber
November: Port Royal Sound Ecology: Carla Marsh
2019 February: Bondage:
Martha Weeks
March: We
Are Not the Credit Union: Jen
Moneagle
April:
Carolina Blue: The
History of Indigo in SC: Sandi Atkins
May: Postcards
of Beaufort’s Past: Grace Cordial
September:
The Beaufort National Cemetery:
Stuart Heath
October:
Army Laboratories: Debbie Gray
November:
Beaufort Arsenal: Carol Lauvray
2020 February: SC Women in the Revolutionary War: Peggy Pickett
March: The
Mather School: Alvesta Robertson
April-
2020-April 2021 no meetings because of Covid-19 Epidemic
2021 May: ObitKit: Martha Weeks
June: The Manhattan Project: Ruth Anne
Lawson
September: Cancelled because of presenter illness
October: The
History of the Spanish Moss Trail:
Mary Ann Mikell
November: Mosaics: Jerry Stocks
Membership
History
1. Founding Members
· Lainie Andrew (deceased
9/2016)
· Linda Robertson (resigned
1/2016)
· Jerry Stocks
2. Charter Members
· Donna Armer
· Katherine Brown (resigned 2018)
· Rebecca Davenport (resigned
12/2021)
· Geni Flowers (resigned
9/2021)
· Stuart Heath
· Carol Lauvray (resigned 6/2021)
· Martha Weeks
· Carolyn Witofsky (resigned 10/2018)
3. New Members Added by Class:
Class of 2017: Patsy Deer (deceased)
· Diane Gallagher
· Barbara Hathaway
· Carla Marsh
· Melba Thomas
Class
of 2018: Sandra Atkins
· Grace Cordial
· Jen Moneagle
Class of 2019: Debbie Gray
§ Mary Ann Mikell
§ Peggy Pickett
§ Alvesta Robertson
Class of 2020: Ruth Anne Lawson
4. Members Resigned or Deceased:
§ 2016: September 17, Lainie Andrew died
§ 2016 Linda Robertson resigned
§ 2018 Margy Oechlert resigned
§ 2018 Claudia Cornett resigned
§ 2018: Katherine Tandy Brown resigned
§ 2018: Carolyn Witkofsky resigned
§ 2019: May 12, Patsy Deer died
§ 2019: Nimmie Huber resigned
§ 2020: Julie Schmidt resigned
§ 2021: Carol Lauvray resigned
§ 2021: Geni Flowers resigned
§ 2021: Rebecca Davenport resigned
President
(2-year term):
·
2016-2017: Lainie Andrew, Jerry Stocks
·
2017-2018 Stuart Heath
·
2018-2020 Martha Weeks
·
2021-2023
Barbara Hathaway
·
Vice
President (this position no longer exists as of January 2018)
· 2016- 2017 Donna
Armer
Secretary/Treasurer/Historian
· 2019-2020 Geni
Flowers
· 2021- 2022 Geni
Flowers
· 2021- 2023 Sandi Atkins
Member
at Large: (became a 2-year term in 2018)
· 2016 Katherine Brown
· 2017-2018 Melba Thomas
· 2019-2020 Patsy Deer, Diane Gallagher
· 2021-2023 Jerry Stocks
