I moved to a new town over ten years ago. I am a talker but I found myself yakking more than normal to new groups out of nervousness. I had just gotten married (only time, midlife) and I was kind of freaking out inside trying to find my sea legs and adjust to my new life...HUGE move to a new location just a week after my wedding. From large metro area to the country life. My"identity" was in transition and being reinvented. I found it easier to adjust to being married but adjusting to the identity of living in the country and not knowing anyone...i yakked away. I am so much better now. I found my sea legs.
Give her a chance to settle in. The one -on -one lunch with her is a great idea. Perhaps other members will take your example to meet her for lunch or coffee, too, on their own. Easier to get acquainted with only two meeting vs. a group.
Btw, My God mother gave me a Chatty Cathy for my birthday, i wanted that doll so bad! I wish Mom had not gotten rid of it. She liked to pitch without asking. Woud have been fun to have kept the doll. Maybe I wore her out.....the doll..and my mom! LOL!
sandy