Fourteen members of P.E.O. Chapter BB met Oct. 3 at the Binford House at 1 p.m. Marcia Plett served as hostess with Jan Young, Cynthia (Boo) Mansager and Sandy Short serving as co-hostesses.

Before the meeting, Gary Fulton, president of Trees Forever, Marshalltown Chapter, presented a slide program about “Trees in Our Lives.” His program included informative topics about trees in general along with relevant poetry and humor. Trees Forever has been very active in Marshalltown as they aim to plant 150 trees each year.

President, Carolyn Anderson, updated members about the successful local scholarship fundraiser on Sept. 19 which included a live auction, a silent auction and a “gently used” jewelry sale. Julie Squiers was the hostess at Lakeside Condos for this event.

The next meeting will be Nov. 7 at the First Presbyterian Church with a program by Karn Gregorie about the Marshalltown Art & Civic Center. Conversation with Coffee will be Oct. 20 at the Tremont Grille.