Dear Vintage Ladies of St. James
August Letter from Pat Dashiell
So here we are heading into Fall and returning to normal is still a bit down the road. Don’t give up hope!
Our September meeting was supposed to take the place of our June installation luncheon which honors and thanks past officers and welcomes the new. Unfortunately, this has also been canceled.
Since we still do not know when our Vintage Ladies will be able to meet again, I asked Susan Harman to help me find a way to introduce our new and past officers. She has put together a wonderful pdf presentation of images of these special ladies. Just click on the button to the right to view or download this presentation.
I have been trying to come up with ideas of other ways we can continue to stay in touch. Perhaps small gatherings held by each chapter and led by a member who could share an interesting topic or collection. These would also have restrictions to size and location. Any ideas would be most welcomed.
In the meantime, take a few minutes to enjoy these photos of your fellow Vintage Ladies who have volunteered their time and creativity. Thank you to the ladies who have offered to be our leaders, and to those who have done so in the past year. A toast to you! And a special thanks to Susan for taking the time to put this presentation together.
My prayers and thoughts are with any Member who has experienced a tragedy during this time of distancing. I sincerely hope that we and our loved ones stay well, and this strange time will be a but a memory in the coming months.
To end on a lighter note: Quarantine has me realizing why dogs get so excited about something moving outside or going for walks and car rides.
I just stood at the window and barked at a squirrel.
Pat Dashiell
Executive Chair
Vintage Ladies of St. James
100-year Anniversary of women's right to vote
Let us also celebrate the 100-year Anniversary of women’s constitutional right to vote. A salute to the women who fought to give us the power of voting. Never forget to use your vote.
Click on the button below to read an interesting article in AARP Magazine about the tie breaking vote to ratify the 19th Amendment.
Chair - Pat Dashiell
pdashiell@yahoo.com 703-505-2510
Membership - Linda Boretti
lindaboretti@gmail.com 910-253-1496
Secretary - Jane Warren
jawdpw@atmc.net 910-253-7138
Communications – Susan Harman
susan92128@gmail.com 910-620-4897
Summer Greetings
I hope that this greeting finds You and Your families in good health.
Wow have things changes since my last greeting to you in March!
We have learned how to stay home and stay busy doing things that we have put off. The kitchen drawers have been cleaned, clothes from closets sorted for donation, and lots of cooking! My husband and I are walking daily and creating new routines.
How many of you pulled out your sewing machine to make masks, and who would have thought toilet paper was our new currency!
We have missed seeing family and friends, but this has prompted us to learned new and creative ways to reach out to them. We have enjoyed outdoor social distancing “get-togethers” and I now know how to do a Zoom meeting to see the kids and grandkids faces.
With our Vintage Ladies meetings canceled, the election of officers was done online, and our June luncheon has, at this time, been postponed until September. Congratulations and best wishes to all those newly elected and to those who have graciously agreed to continue in their positions for another year.
2020/2021 will be different for all of us. The key thing to keep in mind is that we don’t know what will happen, but we do know that an enormous national and world effort is underway to try to contain the spread of this virus and we are a part of that.
We look ahead to the time when we can all gather again, mingle with friends, and enjoy an interesting speaker or presentation. Let us hope and say a prayer that this will be soon.
Stay tuned!
Pat Dashiell
Executive Chair
Vintage Ladies of St. James
Spring Messsage
GREETINGS TO MY FELLOW VINTAGE LADIES OF ST.JAMES
I am ready to welcome the first day of Spring, which will be on March 19th 2020.
As we start the New Year 2020 we can be thankful for many things, and one of these is that we have the comradery of our fellow Vintage Ladies. I have learned of a few of our members who have had illnesses or surgeries. Please, if you know of any of our Vintage Ladies who may need a little cheer, pass this on to your chapter’s sunshine person or to me. We will do our best to recognize their needs and offer support.
February marked the 22nd anniversary of the Vintage Ladies of St. James! Congratulations to all of you for continuing to support and maintain this Club.
The programs to date have shown that we follow our philosophy of loving antiques and collectables and learning more about the history of the area we now call home.
Don’t forget to share your program photos to Susan Harman for our website. I hope that you frequently visit the Vintage Ladies website; vintageladiesofstjames.com. The Jackies and Abbies have done a great job of sharing monthly meeting photos.
I am looking forward to March thru May’s programs and our June Annual Luncheon. With all that we have to look forward to, our time goes by so quickly.
Pat Dashiell
Executive Chair
Vintage Ladies of St. James
“Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away.”
Marcus Aurelius
Some updates and changes were made at the August and November 2019 Executive Meetings
Hello ladies. We've had a very busy quarter, and our executive board has voted on some important changes that I want to share with you.
It was discussed and voted that the Vintage Ladies of St. James would no longer be participating in the joint meetings with the Virginia and Maryland Chapters. Our executive board thoroughly discussed this, and concluded that due to various factors such as cost, distance, and lack of participation, we would not continue with these events. Jane Warren, our Executive Secretary, did a great job of notifying the Virginia and Maryland Chapters of our decision. It turns out that we are not the only group to make this choice. The Vintage Ladies of Williamsburg, Virginia and Lady Anne of Anne Arundel, Maryland, made this same decision.
November meeting brought the review and approval of several changes made to the Articles which were last updated in 2012. These changes were made to help clarify chapter positions, add the new position of Executive Newsletter Chair and references to include the Vintage Ladies website.
A copy of the Revised 2019 Articles is now posted on the VL website in the Members Only section.
At the meeting, Susan Harman, our Executive Newsletter Chair, discussed the use of our new website and the advantage of having this as a source for information to Vintage Ladies members. Susan said that she is willing to assist any of our members with the use of the website. Please reach out to her.
Unfortunately, the September joint meeting was cancelled due to Hurricane Dorian. The October and November programs that each Chapter held were fun and interesting. The December programs will be party/luncheon plans for each of the Chapters.
I send wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving, a very Merry Christmas and good health in the New Year 2020.
Pat Dashiell
Executive Chair
Vintage Ladies of St. James
HELLO
SUMMER 2019 - Hello and welcome
I hope that summer has been good to all - whether it was enjoying visits from family and friends or doing some extra traveling or beach time.
I feel honored that I was asked to be your Executive Director, and look forward to working with my fellow Executive and Chapter Officers in the coming year. This is a wonderful club, and I am very glad to be a part of it. Since joining in 2016, I quickly found out how both enjoyable and enlightening Vintage Ladies Programs are. Oh, forgot to mention fun!
Dolleys, Abbies and Jackies, my hopes are to attend as many of your activities as possible and meet more of our members. I truly value the friendships that I have been made belonging to the Vintage Ladies of St. James.
I am excited to share this coming 2019-2020 year exploring historical events, antiques, fun and friendships with all of you.
September will begin with the introduction of our new VL website, a great communications tool for all of us. As the 1959 song goes “I’ll see you in September”.
Pat Dashiell
Executive Chair
Vintage Ladies of St. James
June 2019
Dear Vintage Ladies of St James,
The June Luncheon was a lovely event for closing the celebration of our 20th Year. Thank you to the Abbies Chapter for their hard work in planing and organizing the event for this year.
This meeting was an opportunity for me to thank all officers that served on the Executive Board, which includes all Chapter officers, for their leadership and service in the positions they held in VL 2018-2019. The Installation Ceremony officially announced the new officers for 2019-2020 and passed the duties of those offices to the newly elected officers with a list of their duties and a rose as congratulations.
As retiring Executive Chair I want all the membership to know that it was a privilege and an honor to represent our organization in this position. A special thank you to the Executive officers and chapter officers for your cooperation and for taking responsibilities for your duties. I have enjoyed working with all of you and getting to spend time with members developing new friendships.
Thank all of you for the gift card I received at the ceremony, I will enjoy exploring the new shop Sodona South. I deeply appreciate this gift as it will be a reminders of this special year with VL
Vintage Ladies of St James you are an amazing group of women the "Treasures" of our organization.
Thank you
Pat Tucker, Retiring Executive Chair VL of St James