General Federation of Woman’s Clubs - Illinois
Our Meetings:
First Tuesday of Month
Oct., Nov., Dec., Feb., Mar.
Refreshments at 12:30, Meeting at 1:00
This February and April the meetings will be the second Tuesday, due to the Primary election.
Luncheon in April
Ridge Park Fieldhouse, West Room
9600 S. Longwood Dr.
Chicago, Il 60643
We Welcome New Members
Please contact our President
Gretchen McDowell
9932 S. Maplewood Ave.
Chicago, IL 60655-1056
773-238-0885
Fax: 773-238-8885
Gretmcdowell@aol.com
Club Committees
“Clippers” for The Ridge Historical Society
Fund Raising
Historian
Reporting
Programs
Hospitality
Audit
Budget & Finance
Club Projects
Ridge Historical Society
(Provide clipping and archiving services of all community based businesses, organizations, real estate, people, etc.)
Milk Bottle Collections
(Earmarked for organizations at every meeting)
Books are collected and purchased for area public school libraries.
(Librarians are contacted for wish lists, and they also can select from books collected.)
Sponsor student for Leadership Seminar from Local Public High School.
Beverly Art Center
Maple Morgan Park Food Pantry
Club Officers
Gretchen McDowell..........President
Doris Moulton.........1st Vice President
Grace Borggren..........2nd Vice President
Mildred Gareiss & Louise Beardsley.........3rd Vice Presidents
Anna Marie Brodsky..........Secretary
Nancy Mishlove..........Treasurer
Judy Wagner..........Corresponsing Secretary/Yearbook
History
Our club was established November 5, 1889. We have extensive historical files, yearbooks, and membership records that all are well organized and fascinating to look through.
We are just finishing putting our "occasional papers" into 17 notebooks, stored at our historical society. These are in addition to our complete set of yearbooks beginning at the turn of the last century, and a complete set of minutes. Our historical society presently is featuring our participation in the Better Homes in America project in 1927.
Click here for more details of our history.