Club briefs

Quilt show is May 19-20
The Brunswick Quilters guild will present “A Galaxy of Quilts” quilt show from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 19, and from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, May 20, at The Brunswick Center, 1513 North Howe St. in Southport.
The exhibit will display more than 100 quilts and quilted items made by guild members. The event will showcase a queen-size raffle quilt, “Aegean Star,” a Judy Martin pattern made by guild members.
In addition, select vendors will offer fabrics, patterns, sewing machines and quilting accessories for sale. Shop at the boutique and resale booths and cast a vote for your favorite quilt and also bid on silent auction items.
The Brunswick Quilters support the community with many charitable efforts, including donating quilts to the newborn babies at Brunswick Novant Medical Center, homes for Habitat for Humanity, family shelters, The Boys and Girls Home of Waccamaw, military veterans, Quilts of Valor and for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
The donation for the quilt show is $5 at the door. Discount coupons are available at quilt shops and on its website at www.brunswickquilters.com.
School retirees to
name officers May 21
The Brunswick County Retired School Personnel will have its final meeting for the year at 10 a.m. May 21 at the Brunswick County Democratic Headquarters, across from Brunswick Community College, at 1420 Old Ocean Highway in Supply.
This is a covered dish luncheon.
Nancy Bollinger will conduct the installation ceremony for the 2012-2014 elected officers. Door prizes will be available.
Historical Society to discuss African-American congressman
George Henry White (1852-1918), the last African-American to represent North Carolina in Congress until 1992, will be the subject of the Southport Historical Society’s program at 7 p.m. May 24 at the Community Building on Bay Street.
A covered dish supper begins at 6:15 p.m.
The lecture will be presented by Stephen Spaulding, a spokesman for the Benjamin and Edith Spaulding Descendants Foundation (1773-1862). Call Musette Steck at 454-0437.