Les Gemmes hold first Pre-Mother’s Day gala
Published 5:47 pm Saturday, May 13, 2017
- Members of the Suffolk Chapter of Les Gemmes pause for a photo. From left are Audrey Knight, Anita Warren, Gail Hinton-Copeland, Veronica Evans, Elayne Myrick, guest speaker; Evelyn Wall, Verjena Jones-Gaynor, Sharon Downs, Tammy Miller-Williams and Brenda Jones. Sitting is Gracie Eure. Audrey Knight, right, makes a presentation to Evelyn West, left, for sponsoring the Suffolk Chapter of Les Gemmes.
By Evelyn Wall
Special to The News Herald
The Suffolk chapter of Les Gemmes presented its first Pre-Mother’s Day Gala on May 6 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Salvation Army Banquet Hall on Bank Street.
The two-hour event was filled with fun activities that included a fashion show, raffle prizes, praise dancing, dinner, presentations and a guest speaker. The motto for the program was: “Millennium Mothers by God’s Design”
Guest speaker Elayne Myrick, first lady of Bethlehem Christian Church, took her message from Jeremiah 29:11 and chose for a subject “It Changed My Life, but It Did Not Change the Plan God Had For My Life.”
Two major presentations from the chapter were made to Evelyn West, a member of the Portsmouth Chapter, for being the founder and sponsor of the Suffolk Chapter in 1977. A presentation was also made to Audrey Knight, the only living Suffolk charter member, on her 40th anniversary in the chapter.
Members of the Suffolk Chapter are Anita Warren, president; Gracie Eure, vice president; Tammy Miller-Williams, secretary; Veronica Evans, assistant secretary; Audrey Knight, treasurer; Gail Copeland, financial secretary; Evelyn Wall, historian and reporter; Adriana Bethel-Hibbler, Brenda Jones, Verjena Jones-Gaynor, Sharon Downs and Deborah Parker.
