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Come One! Come All!

to the

8th Annual WCWA General Membership Meeting
Living History Conference
and
Family Ball

Hear stimulating lectures on Civil War topics Participate in rousing Round Table Discussions Eat a wonderful breakfast and lunch for a very reasonable fee provided by the Fine Civilians of the Confederacy and Purchase decadent desserts and goodies all to benefit the CSA Civilian community



Reduced admission fees
$5.00 per person $10.00 per Family Group

Trade Blanket Sale
Bring your extra reenactment gear or CW Period Items for sale or trade

Silent Auction

There will be NO organized Pot Luck this year but you are welcome to have dinner on your own or as a unit group, or just bring your snacks and beverages to the Ball.

Remember: NO Hob Nails or Heel Plates in the hall.

Directions to the Soldiers Home and Colony

From Puyallup junction of State Highways 161,167,410 and512, take 410 East toward Enumclaw.
Go two miles east on 410 to Highway 162. Turn south on 162.
Go seven miles south on 162, to Orting.
At the stop light in Orting, turn right (west) on Calistoga Street.
Go 1.3 miles on Calistoga Street and the Orting-Kapowsin Highway. Where the highway turns right (west),
go straight on 162 Ave East. It is just a few feet to the main gate of the Soldier’s Home.


Please enter the Soldier's Home Grounds at the second entrance, if it is open. Once you have entered the gate proceed to the parking area.

For Information or Questions contact: Frank "Rusty" Starr 425-743-9851.


The Washington Civil War Association 8th Annual
General Membership Meeting,
Living History Conference and Family Ball

Saturday, February 24, 2007
Washington State Soldier's Home and Colony
Orting, Washington

Food (Breakfast & Lunch) will be available on-site by the Confederate Civilians & a Bake Sale all to benefit the Confederate Civilian Community

Saturday, February 24, 2007
8:00 - 8:30 A.M. Registration & Morning Social (Chilson Hall)
8:30 - 10:00 Annual General Membership Meeting (Chilson Hall)
10:00 - 10:50 Prelude to the War : The Dred Scott Case
By Tom Peloquin		 (Chilson Hall)
- Period Fabrics
By Pat Pietsch 		(Chapel)
11:00 - 11:50 Bonnets, Hats and Hair Embellishments
By Rachelle Hamaker 		(Chilson Hall)
- Military Uniform Construction
By Jean Paul Bordelon		(Chapel)
12:00 - 12:50 Lunch Break with Round Table Discussions-
-"Tactics" Maneuvers Under Fire
Frank Starr		-
-Etiquette 1860's style
Bonnie Starr		-
1:00 - 1:50 P.M. Period Cooking, The "How & What to Use"
By Ken Morgan		 (Chilson Hall)
2:00 - 2:50 Civil War Medicine
By Charlotte Martinelli & Lynette LeFrancis 		(Chilson Hall)
- Bodice Fitting
By Rachelle Hamaker 		(Chapel)
3:00 - 3:50 NW History of the Daughters of the Confederacy
By Author, Marjorie Reeves 		(Chilson Hall)
- Sons of Union Veterans,
Government Markers & Seattle Cemetery Restoration
By Loretta & Jim Diamond 		(Chilson Hall)
- Civilian Persona Development
By Linda & Bruce Wickler 		(Chapel)
4:00 - 4:50 Period Writing and Composition
By Brian Browne		 (Chilson Hall)


CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY OF PRESENTATIONS
Period Games, Story Telling, Quilting/Needlework, Coloring
5:00 - 6:30 Evening Preparation for Family Ball
(Dinner on your own, you are welcome to bring your own snacks and beverages to the Ball)
7:00 - 11:00 Annual WCWA Family Ball


FEES:
$5.00 per individual for conference and ball
$10.00 per family unit for conference and ball
Childcare is not provided, but children are welcome with parental supervision.