ZETA XI NEWS

THE DELTA KAPPA GAMMA SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL

ALPHA STATE, TEXAS AREA XIV MIDLAND, TX #158
Volume 16, Number 10 March, 2009
President, Nancy Doss Editor, Kathy Anderson

APRIL MEETING

WHEN: Monday, April 5 at 6:00 P.M. (Note earlier time!)

WHERE: Home of Lois Templeton

817 Neely Ave.

PROGRAM: “A Walk Through Bowie Fine Arts Magnet School”

Tour and enjoy a presentation about the first year school. Hear from
the principal, some students and parents.
Project: Bring school supplies.

HOSTESSES: Lois Hagins, Dorothy Blair, Marydel Watkins,

Joyce Hobbs, Nancy McNerney

DON’T FORGET !!!

1. Birthday pennies
2. Magazines for nursing homes
3. Toiletries for Safe Place

BIRTHDAYS
APRIL
16 Natalie Eustace
17 Brune Torres
MAY
11 Martha Moore
Darlene Olson
15 Margaret Cowden
27 Carolyn McGaha

DELTA KAPPA GAMMA MISSION STATEMENT

The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International promotes professional and personal growth of
women educators and excellence in education.
DATES TO REMEMBER…

May 3 Founders Day Meeting at the home of Dorothy Blair

June 17-19 Alpha State meeting in Waco
August 14 Area workshop in Odessa

CONGRATULATIONS …
To Brune Torres on the recent birth of her new grandson. Dane Juracek was born February 5,
weighing 6 pounds and 2 ounces and 19 ¼ inches long. Parents are Coe and Bru Juracek and big
sister, Aston, of Dallas.

DAVIS MOUNTAIN MULE DEER

BY JOYCE HOBBS

Huge ears semaphore a wary, “Stay back!”

Large eyes alertly assess the human intruder.
Velcro nose investigates the extended hand,
disdains the offered dry grass,
seeks the preferred thorn bush.
Wary, willing, greedy,
She accepts a handful of carrots.
Then on dainty hooves,
sure-foots across the park trail
to the shady side of the mountain.

Please send all news, recipes, poems or book reviews to kathyanderson@suddenlink.net or to

906 Neely Ave., Midland, TX 79705 or call 520-7227.
MINUTES FOR THE MARCH MEETING
Zeta Xi Chapter of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, Alpha State, Texas, Area
XIV, Midland, TX #158 met March1, 2010, in the home of Kathy Anderson at 906 Neely Ave.
Hostesses were Jann Pullig, Darlene Olson, Linda Brown, Carolyn McGaha and Charlotte
Sweatt.

President Nancy Doss Called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. She introduced a guest, Martha
Savage. Joyce Hobbs’ inspiration was “Life is Like a Cup of Hot Chocolate”.
Anita Patton introduced Larry Woodruff, a thirteen year veteran of the Midland Police
Department, who presented a program on “Women and Crime”. A donation of Teddy Bears was
presented to Officer Woodruff for the Teddy Bear drive.
Nancy Doss read a thank you note from Kathy Landrum for the yearbook being dedicated in her
honor. She also sent letters around from first grade students at Emerson and Sam Houston
Elementary thanking Zeta Xi for books donated by A Storybook Christmas.
The treasurer’s report presented by Susan Harmon was approved.
Anita Patton presented the nominations for Zeta Xi officers for the 2010-2012 term. They are:
President, Lois Templeton; First Vice-President, Virginia Conner; Second Vice- President, Kathy
Anderson; Secretary, Dorothy Blair; Treasurer, Susan Harmon; Parliamentarian, Nancy Doss.
Ann Andrews, Joy Cunningham, and Pat Adams extended their appreciation to the member for
the money contributed, support given, and energy spent to make A Storybook Christmas another
success.
May’s Founders Day will be celebrated by our own chapter at Dorothy Blair’s home with a
covered dish meal. Plans will be announced later.
Dorothy Thompson announced our April meeting at 6:00 P.M. in order to initiate a new member.
Then we will travel to Bowie Magnet School for our program.
State convention will be held in Waco, TX on June 17-19.
Natalie Eustace has been awarded the Golden Gift Award from DKG that will allow her to spend
two weeks at UT Austin at a leadership training conference. The fees for this conference are
rather high; therefore anyone wanting to help by making a contribution would be appreciated.
Area workshop will be August 14 in Odessa.
The passing of the rose was presented to Brune Torres.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 P.M. with the singing of the Delta Kappa Gamma song.

Submitted by Pat Adams