Mary E Starkweather Tent #1 Meetings
We meet on the second Wednesday of
February, April, June, October at 11 a.m.
Members and guests enjoy lunch together following the meeting.
Because of the pandemic, Tent meetings went virtual. The February, 2021 meeting had 16 attendees.
Barb Steenburg from Helping Paws brought Paladin to the October 2019 meeting and demonstrated his skills to tent members.
Helping Paws provides service dogs to assist veterans and first responders with PTSD in regaining their independence and hope.
Jim and Joyce Hinderks presented their program "The Grand Review" at the June 2019 meeting.
"The Grand Review"
May 23-24,1865, Washington DC. A celebration! An event to change the country's mood from mourning for the slain President, Abraham Lincoln, to one of celebrating the victory of preserving the Union! All of Washington was decorated with flags and flowers. There were 150,000 soldiers in the parade. The end of the review signaled the end of military duty for the many volunteers, who could now return to their homes as husbands, fathers, sons and brothers to resume civilian life.