TOPS #1704

On Monday evening, six members of TOPS #1704 weighed in with a loss of 10.4 pounds.

Harold was the weekly loser in waiting and Denise was the officer of the week. Members are to skip the soda this week and try to walk an extra mile.

The club reported that the weekly contest is going well and the leaves are falling off, the extra 20 in 20 item this week is to do 20 sit-ups.

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ST. MARYS — The Penn-Elk DAR held its October dinner meeting at Casali’s Restaurant, Franklin Room, in St. Marys with a program presented by the Mountain Melodies Group from Emporium.

The Mountain Melodies offered a tribute to composer Stephen Foster with historical information and six of his most popular songs. The first song he sold was “Oh Susanna,” and the last one written before his death at age 37 was “Beautiful Dreamer.”

Born in Pittsburgh, Foster is remembered for writing over 200 songs. He is memorialized at the University of Pittsburgh’s main campus with the Stephen Foster Memorial Museum.

The group ended the evening with a historical review of the Suffrage Movement of four women who were genuine activists from the time of its beginning in 1841 to accomplishing women’s right to vote in 1920 with the passing of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.

The Daughters of the American Revolution women present joined the Mountain Melodies with a flag waving celebration and patriotic marches.

Anyone who knows the name of an ancestor who helped in any way with the Revolutionary War may be eligible to join the local DAR. For more information, contact Mary Ellen Badeau at swede01@windstream.net or Virginia Thorwart (registrar) at ggginny3@yahoo.com.

The Penn-Elk Chapter is a certified member of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.