Sorority Valentine Party/Meeting

Our beautiful Happy Valentine's Day Cake!

A pretty Valentine tree!

Left to right, Ina Lott Whittington, co-host, myself, Marian Love Phillips and Joan Donovan hanging out before the party begins.

Hostess, Pat Stamm

Left to right, Katherine Meyer Turcotte, President, Andrea Kelly Hughes, Cindy Calais, Connie Greer and Frances Miller.

Jane Lobada and Shanon Curro enjoying the evening at the party.

Left to right, Connie Greer, Pam Melsheimer and Joan Donovan.

Chris Patin, our Secretary.

Nancy Luchessi on our Calling Committee.

Olivia Lee

Left to right, June Emerson, Cathy Lee, Janie Seabergh and Anita Zorn Hossley.

Left to right, Olivia Lee, Cindy Calais, Frances Miller, Nancy Luchessi and Joan Donovan.

Pat Stamm seated with her sister, Dorothy Neill, standing who lives in Tallulah, LA, and joined us in the celebration.

Pat Stamm, with Vera Marshall Brown and Ina Lott Whittington, hosted our Valentine's Day Party/Meeting last night at Pat's (Cannon Gates Apartment Club House) and everyone really enjoyed being there. Not everyone could attend but they really missed a good time. We had our meeting first and then enjoyed our Valentine treats. Afterwards, we handed out our secret sisters gifts. Our philanthropic was Haven House Family Shelter of personal care items, gift cards, dishes, etc.

Love is in the air...

Our Pi Alpha Kappa's 3rd annual Valentine-themed musical event, To Vicksburg with Love, will be at noon today at the Southern Cultural Heritage Center, formally St. Francis Xavier Academy, the school I graduated from in the Class of 1959. Our chapter, Omega, will serve as hostesses. The lunchtime concert theme is Melodies and Memories and will feature the music of Vicksburg natives, Norman and Jane Joseph of Clinton, MS. The pair will entertain while guest eat food prepared by our sorority.

As an addition to this year's festivities, Regina Gailani, owner of Art & Soul on Washington Street, designed a necklace, made of Swarovski crystal and nuggets of carnelian stone, that will be raffled at the event. Proceeds will benefit our PAK's scholarship fun.

Gailani designed jewelry worn by Miss Mississippi Christine Kozlowski during the Miss American pageant last month.

Merrilyn Anthony's Update

Once again, she is having a hard time eating and drinking anything. She says it just hurts too bad. They had taken the IV out Sunday, will probably have to put another one back in. However, they have re-directed the radiation so the throat issue should get better - hopefully! She is doing a lot of sleeping.
Asked about the tumor shrinking - about if this would change the prognosis - and the answer was no. Please keep on praying that her tumor will go away.

Valentine's Day Party ~ 2008

Left to right, Joan Donovan, Ina Lott Whittington, Katherine Turcotte and Vera Marshall Brown.

June Emerson and Pat Stamm

Myself, Marian Love Phillips by the pretty Valentine Tree.

Pat Stamm serving drinks for Chris Patin, June Emerson and Joan Donovan.

A Valentine feast!

A pretty tree dressed up with Valentine Hearts!

A pretty centerpiece.

Vera Marshall Brown, Fran Miller, Chris Patin and Myrtle Curro Alvarado getting some treats from the table.

Fran Miller and Olivia Lee

Anita Hossley and Myrtle Curro Loviza

Our PAK, Omega Chapter, held our Valentine's Day Party at the Cannongate Apartment Club House in February 2008. Here are a few pictures that were taken from this event. Next month we will again be hosting our Valentine's Day Party at the Cannongate Apartment Club House on Wisconsin Avenue. We are all looking forward to a festive evening!

E-mail from Nancy

Dear Sisters,

This is probably the longest email I have written in years and I sure hope I have everything correct.

Katherine called and gave me the information for Founders Day and To Vicksburg With Love PAK Concert and Fund Raiser. We are fortunate that we can combine the two since our chapter is responsible for Founders Day. The date is Tuesday, February 10th at the Southern Cultural Center.

Our Chores: (1) Someone to Collect the money at the door. (2) Table decorations. (3) Assemble salads.

Story Book will provide casseroles and they will have the makings for the salad. All we have to do is assemble and serve it. If anyone would like to bring a Bundt cake, brownies, etc. it would be very nice.

This is not a mandatory meeting but your presence would be appreciated. The price is $10.00 per person. Please call Katherine to make your reservations. (601-636-3229)

Jane Byrd and Norman Joseph will perform a musical concert.

Thanks, Nancy

PS. Our regular meeting will be Wednesday, Feb. 11th at Cannon Gates Club House, Vera and Pat are hostesses. The philantropic is Haven House Family Shelter.

To Vicksburg With Love

Picture Show Outing

Yesterday afternoon a few of us sorority sisters got together for a afternoon of fun taking in a movie called "Marley and Me". It was so enjoyable, funny and sad. Here is the official site of the movie Marley & Me, starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston as owners of the world's worst dog, Marley, a yellow lab. Directed by David Frankel. This is a must see! Take your hankie!