National Conference of State Societies

Oregon State Society Holiday Party is Tuesday, Dec. 8

Please follow the evite link below to the Oregon State Society Holiday Party at The Top of the Hill on Dec. 8:

http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?inviteId=DTJNSKNULFYJRVSOUNNV&li=iq&src=email&trk=aei6

Maryland State Society Toys for Tots and Teens is Sunday, Dec. 6

 Toys for Tots and Teens

 Please Join the Maryland State Society

In conjunction with the

U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Campaign

For a Holiday Open House

Sunday, December 6, 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.

Home of Todd & Suzanne

15321 Comus Road; Clarksburg, MD  20871

Come and Meet the 2009 Maryland Cherry Blossom Princess, the 2009 United States Cherry Blossom Queen, representatives from the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, and other hosted officials

No charge to Maryland State Society Member

$5.00/per person for non-members (pay at the door)

Everyone (members and non-members) are asked to bring a new, unwrapped gift for the campaign

Appetizers and beverages will be served

RSVP:  301-528-7215

NCSS Holiday Pot Luck Board Meeting is Thursday, Dec. 10

    The next NCSS governing board meeting will be held at 6:30 pm in Room 231 of The Hall of States at 444 N. Capitol Street, NW on Thursday, December 10.

    This is going to be a HOLIDAY Pot-luck meeting.  Each state society planning on attending is being asked to bring something to pass, if you can.  The beverages and all paper and plastic products are being provided by the Maryland State Society.  All state societies are requested to send either their president, delegate, or alternates to attend.  Princess papers will be available.  We would like to thank the California State Society for sponsoring this Governing Board Meeting.

Thank you to the Arkansas State Society for a special donation this month.

 

Illinois State Society Comedy is Thursday, Dec. 3 at Ballston Mall

  The Illinois State Society of Washington, DC will celebrate Illinois Statehood Day on Thursday, Dec. 3 with a champagne and cake reception following the staged reading by thirty actors of an original comedy screenplay about the last night of the Illinois State Legislature called "Unlawful Assembly" in The Comedy Spot Theater in the Ballston Common Mall at 4238 Wilson Blvd near the Ballston Orange Line Metro Stop. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased directly from the box office at http://comedyindc.com/unlawful.htm.  The ticket price includes the 90-minute show and refreshments and a coupon for food at the Rock Bottom Cafe after the show. For more details call the Box Office at 703-294-5233.

New Mexico State Society Red and Green Party is Wednesday, Dec. 2

 NMSS Red and Green Holiday Party is
Wednesday, December 2
6-8pm
Hamilton's Bar and Grill, 233 Second Street, NW The annual New Mexico State Society RED and GREEN Party is Wednesday, Dec. 2nd. For Details, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

Alaska State Society Holiday Party is Dec. 8

It is once again time for the Alaska State Society Holiday Party.  This year promises to be fun with plenty of salmon and beverages provided by Alaska Brewing Company.  There will be door prizes, including a pair of plane tickets generously donated by Alaska Airlines.  All your Alaskan friends will be there, including Santa Claus courtesy of the Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau.  This year the event will be held Tuesday, December 8 at 5:30 to 9pm in the Indian Affairs Committee Room (628 Dirksen Senate Office Building).  Please also bring some non-perishable food items that can be donated to a local food bank.  For more information, PLEASE CLICK HERE to see our new website.

Vermont State Society Holiday Party is Dec. 10th

Please Save The Date for:

Vermont State Society
Holiday Party
The Evening of Thursday, December 10th

An evening with a Vermont Chef - Invitation to Follow

CLICK HERE TO VISIT OUR WEB SITE

State Society of Arizona Tree Reception is Dec. 8

  Please join the State Society of Arizona on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 in celebration at the Capitol Christmas Tree Reception.  This year Arizona is honored to provide the 2009 Capitol Christmas Tree. The tree will be lit by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and immediately following, the State Society of Arizona will host the official reception at the U.S. Botanical Gardens from 5:30 pm to 8 pm. Please reply to rsvp@azstatesociety.org  You must be a paid member to attend.  To learn more and visit our web site, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

Louisiana State Society Cajun Christmas Party Dec. 2

  For more information on the Louisiana State Society of Washington, D.C., PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR NEW WEB SITE.  Or, CLICK HERE to visit us on Facebook.

Massachusetts State Society Holiday Brunch is Dec. 6

0BPlease Join the Massachusetts Society For

3BHoliday Champagne Brunch

2BSunday, December 6, 2009

11:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Fort Myer Officers’ Club

Campaign Room

$27 per person

• In keeping with the spirit of the season, your voluntary contribution to our wounded warriors at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany is most appreciated.  Suggested items include:  travel size:  shaving cream,  shower gel, soap, shampoo,  toothpaste, deodorant, Gold Bond powder; healthy snack bars, chocolate and candy; bath towels and face cloths; hand-held electronic games; domestic-only phone cards (no expiration date). 

                                                                       RSVP not later than November 27 to:

                                                Miriam A. Towey

                                                1016 South Wayne Street

                                                #309

                                                Arlington, VA  22204

             e-mail:  Htowey1016@verizon.netH tel:  703-920-2113

Connecticut Society Holiday Party is Tuesday, Dec. 1

The Connecticut Society of Washington, D.C. is pleased to invite you to our annual holiday gala.

This festive, and always well-attended event, will include a two-hour open bar, delicious food, holiday desserts, and seasonal music.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Clyde's of Gallery Place
Piedmont Room
707 7th Street NW, Washington DC

Gallery Place Metro station on the Red, Yellow and Green metro line.

No charge for current paid members
$20 for non-members or membership renewal
Non-member ticket cost covers event attendance and 12 month membership dues!

Please RSVP to CTSocietyDC@gmail.com by November 27, 2009
Please provide your name and the name(s) and email(s) of any guests
Payment information will be provided with confirmation of RSVP

See photos from last year's event at
http://picasaweb.google.com/CTSocietyDC/2008HolidayReception#

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Connecticut Society of Washington D.C.
(202) 675-3052 * www.ctsociety-dc.org
Not a member?  Join here.

Wisconsin State Society Holiday Party is Dec. 12

Holiday Party Watching Marquette and Wisconsin Play on Saturday, December 12

Join the local Wisconsin and Marquette Alumni Clubs and fellow WSS members for a special holiday event that will include a pre-game party and watching the Wisconsin vs. Marquette basketball game at the Crystal City Sports Pub..  (Don’t worry; as we did this year, we are going to honor our Congressional delegation at a special reception in the spring of 2010.)

The holiday event will be held Saturday, December 12, 2009, with the pr-game party starting at 4 p.m. and the game tip-off at 5:00 p.m. on the 3rd floor of the Crystal City Sports Pub at 529 23^rd Street South in Arlington, VA.

This is a pay as you go event for all attendees.  There will be a special “Wisconsin Menu” including brats, beer cheese soup, cheese curds, and Lienenkugels. 

If you have any questions on this event, please contact Peggy Sue McNulty at peggysue.mcnulty@gmail.com.

Directions:  Closest Metro stop is Crystal City on the Blue/Yellow line.  For directions on how to drive, call them at (703) 521-8215 or go to http://www.ccsportspub.com/.

NCSS Board Meeting is Thursday, Nov. 12 at Hall of States

  The next NCSS governing board meeting will be held at 6:30 pm in Room 435 of The Hall of States at 444 N. Capitol Street, NW on Thursday, Nov. 12th.  All state societies are welcome to send presidents, delegates, or alternates to attend.  In compliance with a new bylaws change adopted in October, twelve state societies will constitute a quorum to do business.

Society of Virginia Holiday Party is Friday, Dec. 4

 

 

The Society of Virginia

Holiday Party

Friday, December 4, 2009

at The Country Club of Fairfax

5110 Ox Road

Fairfax, Va. 22030

Cash bar at 7 pm followed by Dinner at 8:00 pm

with entertainment by "Beautiful Music"

Price is $65 per person---- Black Tie Optional

R.S.V.P. by November 30, 2009

Send check payable to The Society of Virginia

and names of those attending to

Joan Lawrence, Treasurer

Society of Virginia

2161 North Lincoln Street

Arlington, VA. 22207-3844

Phone: 703-524-9282

Illinois State Society Chicago Bears Watch is Nov. 12

SAVE THE DATE!!!

Thursday, November 12^th 

Watch head coach “Samurai” Mike Singletary receive his first ever beating at the hands of his former team as the Chicago Bears take on the San Francisco 49ers.  The Illinois State Society will be hosting a Bears game "Watch" at Molly Malone’s on Capitol Hill starting at 8:00 p.m.  Free admittance and plenty of food for members.  If you are not a member you can sign up for membership at the event or pay the $15 per person cost of food.   

Minnesota State Society Pancake Day is Saturday, Nov. 7 at Fort Hunt Park

                      The Minnesota State Society of Washington, DC will host a delicious Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, November 7th at Fort Hunt Park in Alexandria, Va. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE DETAILS ABOUT THS BREAKFAST AND OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS ON THE MINNESOTA STATE SOCIETY WEBSITE.

Funeral for former NCSS President Betty F. Spaine is Monday, Nov. 2

  Chief Warrant Officer 4 Betty Splaine, U.S. Coast Guard Womens Reserve (Spars) died on Oct.29 close to her family in Virginia.  She was 89.  Betty served as NCSS President from 1987-1988.  She was a veteran of service with the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II and has long been active with the Massachusetts State Society, NCSS, the National Cherry Blossom Festival, Inc., Spars, and the Women in Military Service to America (WIMSA) Memorial.  Her family is asking for donations to WIMSA in Betty's memory since it was an important project in her life.  A visitation will be held on Sunday, Nov. 1st at the Demaine Funeral Home at 520 S. Washington Street in Alexandria from 2 pm to 4 pm and from 6 pm to 8 pm.

The funeral mass will be on Monday, at 10:30 am at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church at 310 S. Royal Street in Alexandria.  A burial ceremony with military honors will be held on January 13 at Arlington National Cemetery. 

West Virginia State Society Football Happy Hour is Oct. 30

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Forward this email to a friend Follow us on Twitter West Virginia State Society's Fall Fundraiser Please join the West Virginia State Society as we celebrate fall football season! Friday, October 30, 2009 Happy Hour 5:30pm WVU vs. USF 8:00pm Penn Quarter Sports Tavern 639 Indiana Ave NW Washington, DC 20004 Items to be raffled off include A pair of great WVU football tickets for the Pitt game (Section 104, Row 2), A beautiful "Almost Heaven" sign, and A two-night stay at the Hotel Morgan in downtown Morgantown!  Please R.S.V.P. to wvstatesociety@gmail.com or on Facebook.

Oregon State Society Go West Beer Fest Is Oct. 29 in Rayburn

 

Host:	Oregon State Society
Location:	Rayburn Gold Room Rayburn House Office Building 2168 Washington, DC 20515 US View Map
When:	Thursday, October 29, 6:00PM    Add to my Outlook Calendar
Please join Oregon State Society and Columbia Sportswear for the 2nd Annual Go West Beer Fest! The gathering will be the perfect place to see old friends, reacquaint yourself with your favorite NW beers and celebrate Fall! Hope to see you there!

CLICK HERE to See you Evite to Oregon State Society Event

Former NCSS President Bill Barbee dies at age 71

Former NCSS President Bill Barbee(1986-1987), died peacefully on September 16, 2009, surrounded by family members after a brief battle with cancer.

Mr. Barbee was both interested and active in many national and international civic organizations, including serving as an active member and past President of the Guam Society of America, member and past President of the National Conference of State Societies, past Commander of VACO Post 1830 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and was a proud member of the Air America/Civil Air Transport Association. Barbee was proud to be an American and continued his devotion to this country to his final days.

Here's his obituary from the The Washington Post on October 5. 

Wlliam H. Barbee Jr., 71, a program analyst at the Department of Veterans Affairs for 30 years, died Sept. 16 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington. He had esophageal cancer.

From 1955 to 1958, Mr. Barbee served in the Navy as a reconnaissance photographer. After active duty, Mr. Barbee spent five years working in southeast Asia for Civil Air Transport, which later became Air America.

He worked in sales and marketing for other companies, including Pan American World Airways and Trans World Airlines, before working for the Peace Corps as a liaison and foreign travel coordinator. He joined what was then the Veterans Administration in 1972 and retired from there in 2002 as a program analyst.

William Henry Barbee Jr., a New Carrollton resident, was born in the District. He graduated from Anacostia High School in 1955 and the University of Maryland with a business degree in 1972. He received a master's degree in business from the University of Southern California in the late 1970s through an extension program offered in the District.

His wife of 46 years, Elizabeth Baumgardner Barbee, died in 2006.

Survivors include four children, Christian Barbee of New Carrollton, William H. Barbee III of Newbury Park, Calif., Marta Boyer of Marriottsville, and Erica Salazar of Camarillo, Calif.; and six grandchildren.