LuAnne Navarra, P.E.O. Chapter FL Corresponding Secretary, submitted the following article.
On Tuesday, October 21, 2014, members of P.E.O. Chapter FL met for dinner and a meeting at the Oak Room Restaurant, 903 W. Morris Street, Morrison, IL. President Jean Eggemeyer led the meeting. This year the Chapter FL program theme is titled, “To Seek Growth….” The evening’s topic was “Through Traditions.”Barbara Miner, the Illinois State P.E.O. Chapter Treasurer, visited Chapter FL for an Official Visit. She has been attending several Chapter meetings in Northwest Illinois, bringing information and insight to local Chapter officers and members. Members would agree that a visit from a State Officer is an enlightening and rejuvenating experience.
P.E.O. Chapter FL met in the home of Chapter President Jean Eggemeyer, shown at left, on Tuesday, November 4. Refreshments were provided by Co-Hostesses Jean and LuAnne Navarra, right. A short business meeting was held. Because the program for the day was postponed, Chapter members enjoyed extra social time.
P.E.O. is one of the pioneer societies for women, and was founded on January 21, 1869, by seven students at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, IA. Today, P.E.O. has grown from that tiny membership of seven to almost a quarter of a million members, in chapters in the United States and Canada. P.E.O. is a philanthropic organization where women celebrate the advancement of women; educate women through scholarships, grants, awards, loans, and stewardship of Cottey College; motivate women of all ages to achieve their highest aspirations.