GTG Book Club met at Sylvia’s on February 19. Lunch was a picnic theme with a sundae bar for desert.
Discussion followed about February’s book “The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post” by Allison Pataki. The book is historical fiction about the life of Marjorie Merriweather Post, heiress of Post Cereal and entrepreneur of General Foods. Her story begins in Battle Creek, Michigan, and takes us through her rise to wealth, four marriages, hosting presidents, rescuing Russian treasurers, and her philanthropy and extensive charitable works…earning Marjorie the nickname “Lady Bountiful”.
There is significant interest by members to tour Ms. Post’s Washington, DC, home Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens. Stay tuned for a follow-up!
Sylvia
