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As in previous years, the folks at Oakland celebrated ournation’s independence with a patriotic breakfast. The festivegathering of more than 130 was treated to a bountiful buffetof bacon, eggs, hash browns, fresh fruit and pastries.

Entertainment was provided by“Festive Caricatures & Cartooning”artist Bryan Loy, who was kept busyall morning creating fun and originaldrawings of attendees.

In large part due to Shirley Brinker’s generosity, thePop-Up Silent Auction netted $102, while the 50/50 Rafflemade a profit of $235. Brisk ticket sales, along withdonations totaling $159, resulted in an overall, after-expenseevent profit of $680.04.

Oak LeafThe

VOL. XLIII NO. 3 July 2019

I n this issue…

July 4th Breakfast BuffetFall Membership Meeting

Open Houses for 20192019 Open Luncheons

Ladies of Oakland MeetingsFood Pantry Donations Needed

Rent-a-MansionAnnual Afternoon Tea

Members Luncheon RecapHistory Question

Thank You for Your SupportTeapots Needed!

Bits & Pieces - Give STL DayAmazon SmileIn Memoriam

Oakland MemorialsPhoto Credits

Welcome New MembersDirectory Additions & Changes

Membership RemindersSanta House - Sign Up Early!

Insert:Afternoon Tea flyer

4th of July festivities go off with a BANG!

Summer

Thanks so much to ourwonderful volunteers!

Another successful4th of July Breakfast

has gone off with a BANG -and we couldn’t have

done it without all of you!

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July 16, 2019 - 1:00 p.m.Donna Ross - “Secrets of Love & Beauty

from a Victorian Garden”

August 20, 2019 - 1:00 p.m.Gateway Harmonica Club

September 17, 2019 - 1:00 p.m.Bev Schuetz - “Naked Truth about Undergarments”

October 15, 2019 - 1:00 p.m.Betsy Burnett-Belanger - “Ethel Merman”

November 19, 2019 - 1:00 p.m.Suzanne Corbett - “History of

Candy Companies in St. Louis”

Fun for everyone! Bring a friend!Lucy Johnson, President, Ladies of Oakland

Ladies of Oakland MeetingsThe Ladies of Oakland meet at 1:00 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month.

Refreshments are served, and there’s always an interesting speaker or other entertainment.Mark your calendars! You won’t want to miss any of these events:

AHS Fall Membership MeetingSunday, October 27, 2019

Luncheon 12:30 p.m. Meeting 1:30-3:30 p.m.Bring your favorite side dish and enjoy the company of

other members of the Affton Historical Society for a pot luckluncheon, with meeting to follow. Meats and drinks areprovided - and rumor has it that there will be ribs and chicken.

The slate of Executive Board Officers and Directors for2020 will be presented for approval. The program will featureJohn Murphy as 18th Century Barber Surgeon JosephLaBollé.

Open Houses for 2019Beautiful Oakland House will be open to the public on

the following Sundays from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.July 21 ~ August 18 ~ September 15

Free to members $5.00 for the general public

2019 Open Luncheons

These luncheons are open to everyone and provide awonderful opportunity to meet up with friends, celebrate aspecial event or just treat yourself. The menu varies with theseason and includes salad, entree, dessert and coffee or tea.

Oakland House tours, given by a docent in period dress,are at 11:00 a.m., followed by lunch, which is served at noon.The cost is $18.00 per person and includes the tour. Pleasemake your reservations 2 weeks in advance by calling DotHuebener at (314) 300-8213.

Thursday, July 25Wednesday, August 21

Tuesday, September 10Wednesday, October 9

Thursday, November 7

Please note: Private Luncheons can be booked for groupsof 15-56. Call Dot Huebener at (314) 300-8213 to reserve adate for your next group get-together.

We hope you’ll join us for the

Ladies of OaklandAnnual Afternoon Tea

Thursday, September 26, 20191:00 - 3:30 p.m.

$35.00 per personReservations are required and

are on a “first come, first served” basis.The program will feature

Ann Lemons Pollackpresenting her book

“Lost Restaurants of St. Louis”Return the enclosed form today to reserve your spot!

Reminder: Food Pantry Donations Needed! At their monthly meetings, the Ladies of Oaklandcollect food to donate to the Affton Food Pantry. Please consider bringing a donation to every Ladies meetingto help families in need in our community.

RENT A MANSION:BEAUTIFULOAKLAND IS

AVAILABLE FORWEDDINGS,SHOWERS,

ANNIVERSARYCELEBRATIONS

AND OTHERSPECIAL

OCCASIONS

● 3 hour minimum rental● Use one of our caterers

FOR INFORMATION & RESERVATIONS CALL:Rosie Miller - (314) 892-3474

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Your financial support is greatly appreciated!

A “Special Thank You” to deSmet Level Donors

A “Very Special Thank You” to Barnett Level DonorsPeter & Leslie Clifford

A “Super Thank You” to Brookings Level DonorsPeter & Carol Benoist

Evelyn Chrisler Tim Rodden Frank Ziegler, Jr.

April History Question:April’s question centered around Louis Auguste & Sarah Elizabeth Wilson Benoist’syoungest daughter, Helen Amanda Benoist Carton (born August 5, 1857),and her husband John Francis Carton (born 1854). In what years did they die?Answer: Helen Amanda Benoist Carton died November 2, 1937 at age 80,and John Francis Carton died June 26, 1905.History Question for July:The following are the children born to John Francis Carton and Helen AmandaBenoist Carton: Benoist Carton (b. 1878), Leo de Smet Carton (b. 1882), andWilliam Joseph Carton (b. 1891). In what years did they die? If you think you know the answers, contact Charlie Brown at (314) 353-2636 or bbcboakland@gmail.com

Thank you to Lucy Johnson and Pat Arrendell for chairing the 2019 Members OnlyLuncheon that took place on Wednesday, May 15. Along with committee members DotHuebener, Sheila Savka, Marilyn Hammond and Nancy Herndon-Ulrich, they workeddiligently to put together a fun and successful event, doing everything from takingreservations and selecting the menu to making table decorations and arranging forentertainment. And speaking of entertainment, attendees were delighted with an after-lunch visit fromnone other than Mary Todd Lincoln. Retired high school history teacher Barbara Kayportrays 15 different women from various historical eras - all in period dress and guaranteedto make history come alive. Luncheon guests learned many fascinating details about thesomewhat tragic life of the often misunderstood First Lady. We’ve always enjoyed Barbara’sportrayals of history’s fascinating and formidable females, and we hope she’ll return toOakland soon.

Mary Todd Lincoln visits Members Luncheon

Barbara Kay,(2nd from right)

dressed asMary Todd Lincoln,poses with MembersLuncheon committee

members (l-r)Lucy Johnson,

Marilyn Hammon,Pat Arrendell and

Dot Huebener.

AfftonHistorical Society

2019 Executive BoardCharlie Brown

President

Nancy Herndon-UlrichVice President

Rosie MillerTreasurer

Becky CoxRecording Secretary

Mary KirschmanCorresponding Secretary

Lucy JohnsonPresident

Ladies of Oakland

2019Board of Directors

Jeri AkikiBert Barry

Darryl EavesIngrid Giddings

A. Charles Hiemenz IIIDot HuebenerJoan KomlosPhillip Tafra

Pam DanklefMembership Chair

Mary KirschmanPublicity Chair

Patti BehlmannOak Leaf Editor

The Board meets atOakland House at 7:00 p.m.

on the 2nd Thursdayof each month from

January through November.Members are welcome!

Many thanks toPatricia Kauffmannwho recently made aspecial donation toAffton Historical

Society!

??? History Question ???

DOWNSIZING? NEED TO CLEAR THE CLUTTER? CONSIDER DONATING YOUR SILVER TEAPOT…

The Tea Committee is in need of full-size silver tea pots, eitherto borrow or to be accepted for donation. All donated teapots willbe lovingly cared for and stored at Oakland House Museum, to beused for the Annual Tea and other Oakland events. Borrowed tea

pots will be returned after the September 26 Tea, so be sure to label your pot so we knowto whom to return it. For more information, contact Pam Danklef at 314-842-0149 orjpdanklef@aol.com. Many thanks to all those willing to loan or donate!

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Membership Directory UpdatesPlease welcome the following new members and add theircontact information to your 2019 Membership Directory:

NUDERSCHER, Ina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314-752-16537360 Yates Street, St. Louis, MO 63116

SCHONEMANN, Lee & Tanya . . . . . . . . 314-249-103364 McClure Avenue, Arnold, MO 63010

And please add the following renewing members:

CHASNOFF, Nina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14726 Windsor Valley Court, Chesterfield, MO 63017nichasnoff@gmail.com

CHRISLER, Evelyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314-352-44665338 Sunshine Drive, St. Louis, MO 63109evelyn.chrisler@gmail.com

RODDEN, Tim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314-910-72475127 Butler Spur Court, St. Louis, MO 63128trodden@cnbstl.com

And please make the following changes or updates:

BOOTH, Barbara (new address)614 Fairview Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63119

MUELLER, Evelyn (address correction)2251 Rainbow Drive, St. Louis, MO 63125

SHEWMAKE, Joan (new address)722 Boca Chica Drive, Fenton, MO 63026

TAFRA, Debra & Phillip (new phone) . . . 314-270-3748

St. Louis is truly a generous community!There is no greater evidence of this fact

than the recent outpouring of support for localnon-profits shown on the sixth annual Give STLDay. The May 1st event generated over $3million in the form of 24,107 individual gifts to843 deserving non-profit organizations. The Affton HistoricalSociety participated again this year and profited $446.00.Many thanks to the following donors for their support of AHSand the St. Louis community: Patricia Behlmann, CharlieBrown, Sara Chrisler, Charles Hiemenz III, MargaretMarnati, Marge Pundmann and Nancy Herndon-Ulrich.Watch for the next Give STL Day in May 2020.

If you’re already making purchases at Amazon.com,why not direct a portion of your purchase to be donated

to AHS? It’s easy. Just sign on at smile.amazon.com andregister to make Affton Historical Society your charity ofchoice. Then, every time you shop, be sure to sign in throughsmile.amazon.com. Amazon will donate 0.5% of your eligibleAmazonSmile purchases to AHS. AmazonSmile is the sameAmazon you already know, with the same products, pricesand service - but with the added benefit of helping charitable

organizations. Support AHS bystarting your online shopping atsmile.amazon.com.

Bits & Pieces

Oakland Memorials: Contributions inmemory of Barb Brown were received from:

Dan & Patti BehlmannLarry & Delores Brinker

Shirley BrinkerCharlie Brown

David & Lillian CarrMark & Gloria Haverman

Dot HuebenerJoan Komlos

Clinton & Jean McDanielRosie MillerTrudy Seise

Fred & Terri Solomon

In Memoriam: Our sympathy, thoughts & prayersgo to the families & friends of the following members

who recently passed away. They will be missed.Edna Deardeuff passed away on May 10th.

She had recently celebrated her 100th birthday in April.Barb Brown, wife of AHS President Charlie Brown,

passed away on June 3rd. Barb was President of theLadies of Oakland for three years (2004-2006).She is buried at Lakewood Park Cemetery and

is watching over Oakland House every day.

Members with e-mail addresses: If you are not receivingmonthly e-mail updates on “Oakland House MuseumHappenings,” please contact Pam Danklef at (314) 842-0149or jpdanklef@aol.com.Please Note: If your membership information is incorrect orincomplete, please contact Membership Chair Pam Danklefat (314) 842-0149 or jpdanklef@aol.com.

Many thanks to “Shutterbugs”Nancy Brown, Jacqueline Brown& Patti Behlmannwho provided photos for this issue.

VISIT OUR WEBSITE:www.OAKLANDHOUSEMUSEUM.org

SANTA HOUSE VOLUNTEERS - SIGN UP EARLY!It’s never too early to be thinking about Christmas.Volunteers are needed each day of the 2019 Santa Houseto act as Santa’s helper, cookie baker, Mrs. Claus, linecontrol worker, and more. Workers are needed on…Weekends: December 7, 8, 14 & 15 - 11:00am-3:00pm

Weekdays: December 11, 12 & 13, 9:00am-1:00pmTake a look at your calendars before they become too busyand make a commitment to assist with this special event.We need your help to make this a fun time for kids andadults! To sign up, or for more information, contact JoyceRich at rcjoy123@gmail.com or 314-843-7530.