The National Council of Negro Women, Merced Branch, installed new officers for 2012-2013 on Aug. 4. They are Grace Boothe, mistress of ceremonies; Estella R. Dunn, president; Yvonne P. Madison, first vice-president; Mary F. Ellis, second vice-president; Sonia R. Riley, correspondence secretary, Erica Simmons, proxy; Barbara Dockery, treasurer; Kellie Booth, financial secretary; and Dolores M. Maples, parliamentarian (past president).
