Twelfth Night; A Hot Time in a Chilly Place.
On Monday, January 10, 2011, the Potomac Chapter of the AGO held their annual 12th Night Dinner at the Calvert House Inn in Riverdale Park, Maryland. The room was well prepared, but despite added heaters, was still a bit chilly. Whenever the front door was opened, the wind would blow right through our group.
While dishes were being cleared, one of the chafing dishes was moved, and the can of heating gel, still burning, fell on the floor and splashed right behind several women. Rosemary Piercey's dress and shawl caught on fire, and in putting them out, she was slightly burned. I had finally gotten her to attend after several years, so this was most distressing to us.
Once that was taken care of, we proceeded to the entertainment of the evening, singing Christmas Carols and then the big raffle of the gift basket. Dean John Brooks had prepared a huge basket of goodies: Coffee, tea, biscuits, candy, and several items from AGO HQ, including the DVD of "Pulling Out All the Stops".
John is displaying the various items in the basket; here he is holding up the DVD of "Pulling Out All the Stops".
And the winner is our Registrar, Judy Daffer. Here she is modeling the T-shirt that was in the basket.
Judy Daffer & John Brooks with the prize basket.
We all enjoyed chatting with one another; this is one of our events that is purely social, and it was good to catch up with one another, as well as meet some we did not know. The winner of the furthest travel award is Peggy Lacey Craig, who came from West Virginia!
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