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There
are twelve charter members of the Hill ‘N Hollow Quilters Guild. It might be interesting to know the names of
those original members.
Mary McAuliff
is the only resident,
current member of the original group.
As you know Paula Vines
recently moved to Texas and is a life-time member of the guild. (She receives our newsletter – so, Hi,
there, Paula! We miss you and hope you
are having a good quilting experience in Texas!)
Phyllis Speer is a well-known area
resident. She works for the Arkansas
Fish and Game and can be seen on PBS doing outdoor cooking. Nina
Coffee retired about a year ago from the University of Arkansas Extension
Service and has moved to Springdale, Arkansas.
Margie Dahlke lives in the Three Brothers area and it is believed that Francie Douglas and Janice Foreman also live in the area. Barbara Slone lives in Texas. The whereabouts of Jo Presley and Berryl Seal is unknown at present. And, sad to say, Liz Sellin and Alene Lonon have passed away.
Of
the original 12 charter members, Phyllis was the first president of the
guild. Paula served as the first vice
president and then served as president in 1985. Paula also served as president in 1991. Mary was vice president in 1986 and was president the following
year. In 1984, Berryl was secretary,
Nina was in charge of publicity and Francie did the newsletter. In 1985, Margie was Librarian, Janice served
as vice president and Jo was the historian.
Barbara served as treasurer in 1984 and 1985. Liz (who was Mary’s sister) was treasurer in 1986 and 1987.
These charter members of Hill ‘Hollow, and those who joined the guild in those early years, organized the guild in much the same manner as we practice today. The history book shows many photos of these early members who worked hard to put on quilt shows, do community service projects, and generally teach each other and the community about the art of quilting. We owe them a big Thank You!
Hill
‘N Hollow members are encouraged to take a look at the Guild history
books. It is wonderful to see that
Mary, Paula and Phyllis hardly look a day older now than they did 20 years
ago! Hopefully, the same can be said of
the year 2004 quilters in the year 2024!
Quilting,
it appears, is like having a facelift, but probably more expensive!