Tuesday Women`s Association - The Ethical Society of St. Louis

Tuesday Women’s
Association
Come Join Us at the
Ethical Society of St. Louis
Trips, Friendships,
Books & Games
The purpose of the Tuesday Women’s Association is to work for
the general good of the Ethical Society of St. Louis, to foster
fellowship among the TWA’s members, to provide programs of
interest to them, and to support selected social causes.
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS
2016-2017
President Vice‐President Recording Secretary Treasurer Special Funds Chair Fundraising Social Secretary Book Selection Coordinator International Lecture Series Chair Social Causes Chair Hospitality Chair Program Booklet Program Committee Chair Trips Committee Chair Parties Coordinator Sharon Poe Ann Eggebrecht Marti Markley Jo‐Ellen Forrest Mary Ann Tipton Jo‐Ellen Forrest & Usha Sathe Wilma Jamieson Joyce Best Kay Meyer Marcia Cline Ann Eggebrecht Kayla Vaughan & Claire Anderson Maxine Stone Wilma Jamieson Kayla Vaughan TUESDAY WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION This organization meets on Tuesdays from August through June at the Ethical Society of St. Louis in the Assembly Hall in the lower level of the building at 9001 Clayton Road, St. Louis, MO 63117. Gatherings begin at 10 a.m. with coffee and socializing. Programs begin at 10:30 a.m. followed by a brown bag lunch. Some members remain after lunch to play Mah Jongg. Although The Tuesday Women’s Association has been meeting for close to 50 years, our predecessor organization, the Women’s Auxiliary of the Ethical Society, was established more than 100 years ago. An interesting reference to the women of the Ethical Society of St. Louis is found in an article published on April 23, 1896 in the St. Louis Post‐Dispatch. In 1896, the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Ethical Society of St. Louis, the first convention of the Union of Ethical Societies was held in St. Louis. One of the public forums of the convention was “Woman’s Influence on Public Affairs”. The newspaper article (under the subheading “Gathering of Brainy Women from Five Big Cities”) noted that the audience was full of “young women and elderly women and women betwixt and between, but all of them earnest and thoughtful. They represented the intellectual side of woman’s life in St. Louis, and in the cities of the Union.” The Tuesday Women’s Association is proud to continue this tradition from the th
19 century to the 21st. We value one another’s company, intellect, skills and interests. The change in the status of women in the United States in the 20th century has been profound. No longer are women confined to restricted spheres and roles. The enduring presence of the Tuesday Women’s Association at the Ethical Society of St. Louis decisively demonstrates the value of our organization. Our purpose is to work for the general good of the Ethical Society of St. Louis, to foster fellowship among our members, to provide programs of interest to members and to support selected social causes. We are proud of our many contributions to the Ethical Society, our recent growth in membership and the increasing racial and cultural diversity of the Tuesday Women’s Association. August, 2016
TUESDAY WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION
2nd:
Book Review. The Tennis Partner by Abraham Verghese.
Reviewer: Mallika Ballal
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
9th:
2016 International Lecture Series planning meeting
(participants will include members of both TWA & AAUW)
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
16th:
Quarterly Business Meeting.
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
23th: Program. Seneca Falls to 2016: Celebrate the Vote for
American Women!
Speaker: Rebecca Now, Founder, rebeccanowandthen.com
One day in upstate New York in 1848, five women, all housewives and
mothers, sat around a table having tea sharing complaints. Their
complaints turned to action which started a movement. Rebecca Now tells
the story of how it all began, recreates Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s history
making speech calling for Women’s Suffrage, and brings us through the 72
year history of gaining the vote. She brings it home to St. Louis, with the
story of the “Golden Lane”. On September 3, 2016, St. Louis will celebrate
its centennial.
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
30th: Trip! History Museum, exhibit: “Little Black Dress: From Mourning to
Night” and lunch at Bixby’s.
September, 2016
TUESDAY WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION
6th:
Book Review. The Firebrand and the First Lady by Patricia Bell-Scott.
Reviewer: Pam Ross
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
13th: Program. Music and Memory: A gateway to lucidity.
Speaker: Denise Elam Dauw, M.M., Music Educator
Ms. Elam is a volunteer for the Alzheimer’s Association and provides
presentations about the connection between music and memory, ways to
connect with persons with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases though
music and the work of the late Dr. Oliver Sacks.
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
20th: Ethical Society Leader Kate Lovelady. Topic/Program TBA.
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
27th: Program. Creative Transportation in the Metro Area
Speaker: Matthew Fernandez, Program Services Coordinator, Metro
Transit.
Mr. Fernandez will present and discuss information on public transportation
throughout the metro area, including exciting future plans. A second
speaker will address Call-A-Ride and other services in the area.
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
October, 2016
TUESDAY WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION
4th:
Book Review. The Underground Girls of Kabul by Jenny Nordburg.
Reviewer: Marcia Cline
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
11th: Program. Current Status of Recycling
Speaker: Steve Herring, Marketing Recycling Coordinator, Republic
Recycling.
Come and find out what happens to all the things we so faithfully put in our recycling
bins every week. Mr. Herring will show us a video of the sorting facility and of the entire
process of recycling products, including the markets for recycled goods, hazardous
waste and recycled clothing.
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
18th: Making Things to Make Money (for our social causes).
Today we will learn to make arrangements and centerpieces to sell for our Thanksgiving
and Winter Solstice holiday tables. For those who prefer the kitchen we will also make
jams and jellies!
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
25th: Program. Your Bleeped-up Brain: Superstition.
Vampires, ghosts and witches are all part of superstitions that thrive deep within our
brains. Ever wonder why so many people believe in superstitions? To find out, we will
watch a video which investigates how our minds make connections, spot patterns and
attempt to see into the future. By scouring ancient stories of conspiracies and
superstitions we will learn what our brains are trying to do and how we are hard wired to
fall prey to all kinds of superstitions. We will share our own superstitions and maybe
play a game to show our knowledge of various superstitions.
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
November, 2016
TUESDAY WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION
1st:
Book Review. Still Me by Christopher Reeve.
Reviewer: Connie Gray
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg Games
8th:
Program. Creative Factory!
(This is election day - meet upstairs in the foyer.)
Today we will have creative stations so that you can learn something
new. . . or maybe many things new.
How to make a corsage - Usha and Vidya
Create your own bracelet - Ruth
Origami for you - Barb
& maybe more!
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
15th: Quarterly Business Meeting
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
22th: No Meeting. Happy Thanksgiving
29th: Trip! National Blues Museum, 615 Washington Ave, downtown St.
Louis. Let’s go visit this new museum which opened just this past spring.
There is a $12.00 admission cost and we will be eating lunch at a nearby
downtown restaurant. RSVP required.
December, 2016
TUESDAY WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION
6th:
Book Review. A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines.
Reviewer: Joyce Best.
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
13th: Program. Healthy Aging from Oasis
Speaker: Juliet Simone, Community Health Manager
Set healthy goals, make action plans and manage pain. Improve nutrition
and exercise outcomes. Come and hear Juliet tell us about what classes
OASIS has to offer to help adults manage their lifestyle and set healthy
goals. You will hear about some great classes!
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
20th: Winter Party. (Volunteers needed!)
27th: No Meeting (building closed). HAPPY NEW YEAR
January, 2017
TUESDAY WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION
3rd:
Book Review. Bettyville by George Hodgman.
Reviewer: Sherry Schmidt
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
10th: International Relations Lecture Series (topic to be announced).
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
17th: Movie Day! Movie TBA
Come enjoy watching a movie and eating some popcorn! No matter what
the weather, we can enjoy a good movie and discussion afterward.
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
24th: Authentic Indian Cooking! TWA member Mallika Ballal will prepare
and teach us how to make some delicious dishes from her native country,
India. Mallika is a long time St. Louisan and TWA member but she has not
lost her ability to prepare wonderful dishes using spices like cumin,
coriander, turmeric and ginger. We will learn healthful secrets, sample dhal,
vegetarian curry and learn how to prepare some new dishes.
31st: Travelogue. Share in Maxine’s and Sharon’s latest travel adventures.
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
February, 2017
TUESDAY WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION
*********SUNDAY February 5: TWA does First Sunday Lunch!*******
7th:
Book Review. Shalimar the Crown by Salman Rushdie.
Reviewer: Uma Eachempati
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
14th: International Relations Series Lecture (topic to be announced).
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
21st: Quarterly Business Meeting.
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
28th: Program. First Steps
Speaker: Heather F. Morelan, Family Service Coordinator.
First Steps is an organization that does appropriate therapies for
developmentally delayed children ages infant to three years. Heather will
talk about the origin of First Steps, its funding, its clients and also give
examples of some of the families and children she interviews for entry into
the program. March, 2017
TUESDAY WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION
7th:
Book Review. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration by Michelle
Alexander.
Reviewer: Vett Goods
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg Games or
Current Events discussion
14th: International Relations Series Lecture (topic to be announced).
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
21st Ethical Society Leader, Kate Lovelady. Program/Topic TBA.
28th: Program. Osteoporosis: Do’s and Don’ts of Everyday
Movement.
Speaker: Katherine Meirink, Physical Therapist, BJC Homecare
Did you know that some of the movements you do could cause a fracture?
Katherine Meirink will tell us how osteoporosis fractures happen and how to
avoid them with some simple modifications to your everyday movements.
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
April, 2017
TUESDAY WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION
4th:
Book Review. The Story Hour by Thrity Umrigar.
Reviewer: Usha Sathe.
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
11th: International Relations Series Lecture (topic to be announced).
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg Games
18th: Party! We are celebrating Revolution!
This is the anniversary of the American Revolution. What better time to
celebrate revolutionary movements, ideas and the oppressed peoples of
the world’s quest for freedom, self-determination and independence.
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
25th: Program. The World of Money.
Speaker, Pam J. Zell, CFP and Principal, Six Point Financial Group.
Do you know anything about the financial industry? What level of familiarity
do you have with different types of financial professionals? What do they do
and for whom do they do it? In 2016 the Federal Trade Commission
established new regulations for financial advisors to increase investor
protections; find out why this was done and learn whether you know
enough to be asking the right questions of your financial advisor.
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
May, 2017
TUESDAY WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION
2nd:
Book Review. And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini.
Reviewer: Sara Salbego
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
9th:
Program. Opera Theater of St. Louis.
We will have our annual program featuring a docent from the Opera
Theater of St. Louis to tell us some things about the coming season.
Always a highlight!
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
16th: Annual Meeting.
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg Games
23rd: Program. Native Gardening Speaker: Betty Struckoff, Master Gardener
Many landscapers today believe gardening with natives should be the norm rather than
the exception. The benefits of native landscaping are fueling a gardening movement
that says “no” to pesticides and fertilizers and “yes” to biodiversity and creating more
sustainable landscapes. Novice and professional gardeners are turning to native
landscaping to manage storm water, reduce maintenance and promote plant and
wildlife conservation. Why is purple coneflower better to plant than zinnias? Or butterfly
mildewed better than day lilies? Find out the answers with Betty at this informative talk.
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg Games
30th: Trip! Missouri Botanical Gardens. We will have a special docent led
tour by TWA member Stephanie Sigala. Lunch at the Garden’s Sassafras
Café. RSVP required.
June, 2017
TUESDAY WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION
6th:
Book Review. Dreams of My Father by Barack Obama.
Reviewer: Ann Eggebrecht.
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
13th: Program. Pizza Drivers and Class Actions.
Speaker: Mark Potashnick, Attorney; National Employment Lawyers
Association, executive board member
Mark will talk about his pioneering strategy to get employers to pay driving
expenses as part of meeting their minimum wage obligations. Come to
hear the latest in employment law from an expert whose practice focuses
on labor, employment and employee benefits. His current practice
encompasses wage and hour collective actions and class action employee
benefit claims.
Brown Bag Lunch
Mah Jongg, Games
20th: TBA
27th: Program. Arch Grounds Update.
Speaker: Tom Nagel, Communications Coordinator, CityArchRiver
CityArchRiver is making the Arch easier and safer for everyone to
experience. There are new spaces for events and public education, added
park acreage, bicycle trails, children’s play areas and performance venues.
Connecting, invigorating and expanding the park’s grounds and museums
has given St. Louis a lively riverfront. Locals and tourists alike will find new
opportunities to learn, linger and enjoy one of the world’s most recognized
icons. Come and hear about our beautiful arch ground’s renovation!