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Navasota Music Study Club attend district meeting
Courtesy photo Newly installed officers for 2023-2025 District 4 Texas Federation of Music Clubs are pictured left to right: Carol Gessner, Historian; Marilyn Bettes, Parliamentarian (both from Navasota); Lisa Loewe, Treasurer; Sparky Thomason, Secretary (both from Rockdale); Pat Rentzlaff, Vice-President (Waco) and Melissa Shipley, President (Rockdale).
ROCKDALE - Members of the Music Study Club of Navasota attended the District 4 Annual Meeting of Texas Federation of Music Clubs April 22 in Rockdale. Two other clubs were present with members from The Waco Euterpean Club and the Matinee Musical Club of Rockdale.
Carol Gessner, outgoing TFMC District 4 President, presided over the meeting. Lisa Loewe, president of the Rockdale Club, welcomed the 19 attendees and guests. The group recited the National Federation of Music Clubs Invocation and sang the National Anthem, accompanied by Marie Guest on piano and Sparky Thomason on trumpet.
Attendees were then treated to several musical interludes before resuming the business portion of the meeting. Lunch was provided by the Rockdale Club - including a decorated cake to commemorate this year’s 100th anniversary of National Music Week (May 7-14).
Navasota Club was founded in 1912 and began celebrating Music Week several years prior to the National Federation establishment of National Music Week. The final business was the election and installation of the 2023-2025 District Officers. The meeting closed with singing of the NFMC Benediction—The Gift of Song. All participating clubs are members of TFMC and NFMC.