Raymond High School - Ra Co Hi Yearbook (Raymond, IL)

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FUTURE HOMEMAKERS OF AMERICA The F. H. A. has had a very entertainmg and profitable year. We held our first meetmg on the lawn in September at which txme Phyllis Foster re- ported on her camp experxence of the prededmg summer. The officers elec- ted at a 1947 Spring meetmg were. Presxdent, Phylhs Fosterg V1ce-President, Sherdell Lanterg Secretary, Margaret Uhrigg Treasurer, Harrlet Carrlkerg Parlimentarian, Dorothy Brackenhoff: Hmstonan, W111a Egelhoffg Reporter, Marian Belermann. Our chapter mother, Mrs. John Uhrig, was chosen at a meetmg m September. The th1rty-nine members have as their motto, Toward New Hor1zons. Our theme for th1s year IS' Women of Yesterday and Today. The F. F. A. boys were entertamed at an October party in the gym. Games and refreshxnents were featured. Installatwn of officers was held m November. The servzce was held by candlehght and was very zmpresslve. December was featured by our Mother's Tea , at wh1ch txme 67 guests were entertamed We also sent Chrlstmas boxes overseas A clnlx luncheon was held an the Home Economzcs room some txme 1n January Much ch111 was con sumed sxnce there were seconds and 1n some cases thxrds In February we had a George Washxngton party After play1ng games, cherry tarts were served Our monthly meetmg ln March mcluded a talk on Ellen Rxchards and Prmcess E11zabeth accordmg to the theme of our program Apnl brought the chmax wzth the F F A boys gnrmg us a wonderful party at Lake Hlllsboro The month of May shall brmg our activ1t1es to a short vacatmn, untxl next year, wxth a farewell to the F H A semor g1rls We re lookmg forward to an even more prosperous and mterestmg year 1n 48 and 49 La t Egelhoff M sne Bock et SECOND ROW G a th m Mo Va Za t Mer dth H ynes Benn ng Gasser Smith Brachea Hjort Poggenpohl Tester Pogg pohl H ld THIRD ROW Sp ht Fr nk Dunl p Kexser Haury S xth H b Mondhl k Lante S yde N eh us Schne der FOURTH ROW Sef rt G therx Mo dlunk S hnexde . , . . . . . . . . - ' CO Il ' CO ' li -- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . , , . FIRST ROW: White, Erwin, Brackenhoff, Beiermann, Carrikex, Foster, Uhrig, n er, . ei r, w i z. 1 r n a , ore, n n , a i , a , i , , ' . r. ' . . . en . e . 2 ec , a , a , ' , , m' , u er, 'n , r, n r, i a , i . . 1 i e , u 'e, n ' , c ' r.