A couple of things. First, I want to say thank you to Elizabeth Mather for all the work she has done for the Post as Quartermaster. The best thing about being Commander is you know who does the work of the Post and first, and foremost, it is the Quartermaster. Second, you know who does the work accurately and completely because you get to see all the correspondence from Department requesting this or that from the other Posts but never a request to 8870. And finally, I want to publically thank Elizabeth in The Last Word as there are a number of you who can’t attend meetings.
As the article in this newsletter stated, the Post also participated in the memorial service for Mary Justason, the Post’s first QM. While preparing to say a few words about Mary at the service, I spoke with Art Perry, the first Commander of Post 8870 when it was formed in 1982. It sounds like Mary and Elizabeth were cut out of the same mold. Everything he said about Mary applied equally to Elizabeth. The bottom line is Art and I were equally lucky to have two fine Quartermasters taking care of Post 8870 under our commands.