Woman’s Club of Elizabethtown basks in baskets

The Woman’s Club of Elizabethtown met Feb. 1 at the Brown Pusey House in Elizabethtown.

Elizabethtown Woman’s Club guest speakers for the February meeting, Jean and Sam Davis, with his beautiful basket display.

The program was given by Jean Davis, club member, and her husband, Sam, who started making baskets upon his retirement from Southern States Cooperative, 16  years ago. Jean discussed the history of making baskets and how it started many, many years ago back to the time of Moses. She gave the interesting history of the making of Nantucket baskets that have a hinged handle and Sam then told of the procedures to go through to weave baskets.

Members were encouraged to attend the World Day of Prayer program on March 1, following the Woman’s Club meeting.