Woman’s Club Members Win Awards

Members of the Newtown Woman’s Club, GFWC, received awards at the organization’s recent state convention.

First-place certificates were awarded to the Newtown club in these categories: Arts –– Literature and Performing Arts; Education –– Kids and Grandparents; International Affairs –– United Nations Program; Home Life –– special projects.

Honorable mentions were awarded for Outreach for Children; International Affairs –– special projects; Home Life –– women’s health; Public Affairs –– historic preservation; Public Affairs ––citizenship. The club also received a special achievement award for its publicity book.

Barbara Krausz received first prize for a short story; Marianne Scanlon took first price in the one-act play category.

In the Arts and Crafts category, Newtown members won 11 first-place awards. Peg Forbell took three first-place awards for sewing-caftan; Christmas decoration –– stocking, and needlepoint. Marilyn Alexander received first place awards for two knitting projects, a vest and a baby romper. Other winners included Rosemary Rau, garden flag; Coke Cramer, photography; Rita Lapati, acrylic, “Teresa of Calcutta”; Ginny Chiaramonte, sewing, Indian outfit; Flo Caron, theorem painting; and Lynn Butter, decoupage vase.

The second-prize winners included Betty Doty, crochet, scarf; Lorraine VanderWende, crochet-knit; Marion Thompson; knitting, mittens, and Betty Warner, knitting, blanket.

Third place winners were: Norma Grey, Heritage, decoupage; Ruth Campbell, sewing, wall hanging; Betty Doty, sewing, tote bag; Marianne Scanlon, oil painting, garden gate.