PRESIDENT'S CORNER
A Message From our President's Desk:
heLuncheon on April 11 at the River Bend Golf and Country Club was enjoyed by all who attended. The tulips, with bulbs, in the centerpieces that Betty Swartz provided were absolutely delightful. The main event was the presentation of the Jean Tibbetts Award in History to Bill Garrett and the acknowledgement of his June 1987 article in National Geographic about the Patowmack Canal and the Revolutionary War. Kathy Heberg made the presentation and represented the Awards Committee that had been chaired by Mildred Hardman. Thank you to both of these people and to all the members of the committee for a job well done. And thank you to those who have made nominations for the Award.
All of the officers and directors present at the Luncheon were introduced. They included our new vice-president, Kathleen Murphy. Kathleen was voted to fill the empty position at our Board Meeting on March 23. She is also on the slate to serve as vice-president in 2010-2011. We welcome Kathleen to the GFHS Board as an Officer of the Society. The Slate for 2010-2011 appears in the April 2010 Chronicler. The slate is Officers: President: Jacque Olin; Vice-president: Kathleen Murphy; Recording Secretary: Doris Carpenter; Corresponding Secretary: Betty Busey; and Treasurer: Lucy Masemer. David Bettwy's term as Director is complete and Glen Sjoblom has been nominated to fill that Director position. Elections will be held at our meeting on May 12.
There are twelve Committee Chairs. The open Chair is that of Education Chair. We look forward to all present Committee Chairs continuing in their positions as Chair and to others volunteering to participate on these committees. All of the Committee Chairs have done splendid jobs during the 2009-2010 year. Thank you to all of them.
Our speaker on May 12 is sure to give an interesting talk on the Supreme Court battle between Virginia and Maryland regarding rights in the Potomac River. He represented Virginia in that case before the Court. See you all there.
Jacque
Jacque Olin, President 2009-2010
