Alpha Delta MasterThe October meeting was held in Juniper Hall at Stadium View with 10 members
present. Darlene Hecht served a luncheon featuring her homemade tacos.President Sonja Hammer reported
receiving a condolence letter and book for honorary member Joan Gordon’s family. Members signed the book,
and Jean Lanning volunteered to give it to Gordon’s family.Dolores Black reported that the social committee
met Oct. 8 at Georgette’s Grounds and Gifts, to hear a talk on the history of the restaurant related to the
Sunshine Foundation and Home. She also reported on the Schedel Gardens outing. Four members toured the
gardens and had lunch at the Speed Trap in Woodville.Hammer distributed the citywide Beta Sigma Phi roster.
Treasurer Elaine Spence will send payment to City Council Treasurer Chris Nickey.Ann Bowers, current BGSU
archivist for the National Student Affairs Association and former head BGSU archivist, presented a program
on local history documents that are held at the BGSU Center for Archival Collections. She told of a diary
kept by a homemaker in the early 20th century, liquor black lists of the late 19th century, and the use of
jails as lodging places for transients in the 1930s. She said the CAC holds manuscripts and photos from the
Civil War, religious history, family histories, books, maps, and newspapers. It is open to the public.Dee
Miller will host the Nov. 14 meeting at Stadium View. Brian Craft, BG’s director of public works, will
describe the city’s recycling program.