Twentieth Century Club report

Submitted by Lana Sue Jones                   

The new year for the Twentieth Century Club started with a brunch on Aug. 8, at the Wayside Museum. Serving as co-hostesses were Georgia Detwiler, Glenda Baker, Sandi Eaves, Dorothy Foster, Glenda Ware and Sue Jones. Everyone enjoyed visiting and the delicious food.       

Our first club meeting was held on Sept. 12, with Sharyl Henry serving as hostess and Sue Jones co-hostess. Glenda Ware, vice president, called the meeting to order in the absence of Georgi Detwiler, president. Reports from committee were: yearbooks were passed out at our brunch and membership is still considering perspective members. There was no report from the courtesy committee and entertainment committee, and no old business. New business was a vote from the members to keep our dues at $20 for the year and payable at our October meeting.              

The opinion was given by Glenda Ware. She discussed the pros and cons on how computers and phones play a part in our lives. Their use can create difficulties, especially, for the older generation to do any type of correspondence or transactions.

The program theme this year is on Bibliographies and Evelyn Boyle gave her program on the memoir titled “Under A Wing” written by Reeve Lindbergh. She was the youngest of five children. Her father was the famous aviator who flew the first solo flight across the Atlantic and was a Pulitzer Prize author. Her mother was Anne Morrow, a famous bestselling author.

Reeve’s book tells how life was like growing up in the Lindbergh family. Her parents always stressed the importance of the family. She describes her thoughts and feelings about the older brother that was kidnapped and his death.

The family never discussed the incident. Her parents were very protective of the children and they removed the family from the public eye. She reminds us that she is still directed and dominated in her life by her father’s strength and character; although he is deceased, and be redeemed by the gentle support given to her by her mother even when she developed dementia.