2013 Conference Photos - 1             "click on photos to enlarge"
Our 89th Annual Convention was held in Effingham, Il. March 12-14, 2013 Registration went smoothly and friends were reunited
Setup was not easy and required a helping hand
Local vendors presented tables full of merchandise
Tickets were
collected at the
door for
admittance to the
Opening Luncheon
Conference Chair, Sandra Bechtold opens by presenting the Board Members and Dignitaries
Jane tells a story
and Peggy finds a
live one while
playing the song
"I am Woman"
Our President,
Marilyn, and Mervin
Gillenwater, Mayor
of Effingham before
a "Welcome" speech
Georgianne, (Bond County) reads the "Homemaker's Aim" and Julie, (Christian County) the "Collect"
Guest speaker, Norm Bauer, displays photos about his trip to Turkey in 1957