Senator to address
HSV Democratic Club
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE -- District 31 State Sen. Joyce Elliott of Little Rock will speak at the quarterly meeting of the Democratic Club of Hot Springs Village at 4 p.m. Friday at the Coronado Center, 150 Ponderosa Drive. A social hour that will offer appetizers and beverages begins at 3 p.m.
Elliott, a teacher for 30 years, was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in November 2000 and to the Arkansas Senate in November 2008. Elliott is expected to discuss the commitment she shares with state Sen. Jim Hendren, R-Sulphur Springs, to addressing race in the state, the importance of the resistance movement and the overall state of politics in Arkansas, especially in the Arkansas legislature.
Last fall, Sens. Elliott and Hendren proposed the creation of a bipartisan subcommittee to look at how race affects policy and life in Arkansas. While the proposal was turned down, the two have vowed to continue the discussion.
Elliott's service on legislative committees includes Education, Judiciary, Commerce, Insurance and Commerce and Budget.
Her teaching career included schools in Arkansas, Texas, Florida and Minnesota. An Arkansas native, Elliott earned an undergraduate degree in English and speech from Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and graduate degree in English from Ouachita Baptist University.
The public is welcome.
VCK Democratic Women
to install officers
The Virginia Clinton Kelley Democratic Women's Club will host a New Year Celebration and Officer Installation and Award Ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Legoria's Jazz Bistro, 723 Central Ave., second floor, Bridge Street entrance. Social time starts at 5 p.m. There will be light hors d'oeuvres and cash bar.
CWU holds annual
meeting Friday
The annual meeting of Church Women United to elect and install the officers of the Garland County Unit of Church Women United who will serve during the 2018 year will be held at Grand Avenue United Methodist Church, 841 Quapaw, at 9:30 a.m. Friday. The program will include a review of the calendar of the 2018 celebrations and Quadrennial Priorities for 2016-2020 of Church Women United, an update of the programs and projects plans from the national office, and a speaker. Women and men from all faith congregations and others interested individuals are welcome.
Church Women United was founded in 1941 as an ecumenical movement involving Protestant, Roman Catholic, Orthodox and other Christian women in the United States and Puerto Rico. Organized into local units, CWU works for peace and social justice from a Christian basis while supporting dialogue with all faith groups. The motto is "Agreed to Differ, Resolved to Love, United to Serve." CWU engages millions of women representing 26 supporting denominations with Christian women participating in local units.
Society on 01/21/2018