Once a Marine, Always a Marine

A stranger is a friend you haven’t met! The members of the Edith Macias Vann Southern California Chapter of the Women Marines Association have a long tradition of warmly welcoming new members to the fellowship of the Women Marines Association--a non-political veterans’ organization chartered in 1960.

Any active or honorary member in good standing of the Women Marines Association is eligible for membership in the Edith Macias Vann Southern California Chapter. All women who serve or have served honorably in the United States Marine Corps, regular and reserve components, are eligible to join the Women Marines Association. Click on the hyperlink to read the Chapter Bylaws.

Click on the hyperlink for a Membership Application for our chapter. A membership application for the Women Marines Association can be obtained from their official web site. Any member of the Women Marines Association (even someone joining the organization today!) can receive a free one-year membership in our chapter by stating on our membership application that they learned of this offer through our website.

The chapter holds luncheon meetings on the second Saturday of each month (except July and August when the chapter is dark) at the San Luis Rey Officers Club (Building 1795) aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. Lunch, which is usually served at noon in the Pendleton Room, is preceded by a social gathering starting at 11:15 a.m. The business meeting takes place after lunch. Occasionally, there is also a guest speaker and/or audio-video presentation.

Reservations may be made by contacting the Treasurer and sending her your check for $12.00 per person. There is usually a choice between two entrees. Reservations are taken no later than 3 days prior to the meeting.

The chapter even has a Chapter Child, Michelle Anthony, who regularly attends luncheon meetings with her mother, Mary Anthony. Click on the photo to the right to see a larger version of Michelle's picture.

(The music which accompanies this page is the “Washington Post March” by John Philip Sousa (1854–1932).)

Sometime in July or August when the chapter does not hold official meetings, various members with large backyards provide a place to hold potluck lunches in the beautiful summer weather of Oceanside, California. Click the photo to the left to see an example of a typical summer gathering. (Click here to see a photo of the Community Center and beach in Oceanside.)

Below is a photo taken on May 11, 2002, of the San Luis Rey Officers Club aboard MCB Camp Pendleton, California. Our chapter regularly meets at the San Luis Rey Officers Club in the Pendleton Room. The General Manager of the Officers Club can be reached at (760) 763-2362 or (760) 725-6571.

The San Luis Rey Officers Club is conveniently located to San Diego and Orange Counties, California. It is also very close to Camp Pendleton’s San Luis Rey gate which is accessed through north-eastern Oceanside, California. Click here  for detailed driving directions and a map of the area.

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