Arizona republican., 1921-11-11
WOMAN 5 CLUB 4 B|G FACTOR IN CIVIC PROGRESS

Women's clubs, like all civic clubs,
 have place of importance in the life
 of all communities and in this respect Glendale has ground for congratula-
 tion. The Glendale woman's club,
 was organized in 1901, federated in 1902 and incorporated in 1912, and
 has grown with the district until it is one of the most efficient organiza- tions of the kind in the state. In 1901 a small cotorie of earnest 1 Glendale women formed what they were pleased to term a Self Culture club, which was entertained in the homes of the members at regular in | tervals. The activities of this little body of women grew to such an ex- tent that a broader and more com prehensive society seemed needed and l the Self Culture club gave way to the Glendale Woman's club.
 Some of the earlier achievements of this organization are of general in terest even today, such as the preser- l vation and development of the city park and the planting it's shrubbery, long before the town was incorpo ] rated.
 The club is. as 1t should be, a de- partmental organization, consisting
 of civics and education, history and
 literature, domestic science and music
 and drama, covering almost all
 branches of practical club work. | As in early years when the organi | zations grew too large for its first
 name, 1t quickly outgrew home enter | tainment and a club house became
 necessary. With such zeal did the l clubwomen work that in the spring of 1913 the Woman's club acquired l it's present home. comfortable struc- l ture of the modern bungalow type, l oiUaf1 for Q r- pose by V. k. Messinger and Dr. Tut 1 tie.
 The public drinking fountain was a 1 gift to the town by the club in 1915.
 Recognizing the organization as the
 progressive factor it had become, Mrs,
 Mae Catlin Hanson presented to the
 city through the club the original
 pavilion in the park.
 The work of the club always has
 been to meet the needs of a growing community, so far as its activities reached. From time to time men ana women Of high public life have ad. 1 dressed the club upon topics of gener- ! al interest, at which times the clul doors have been thrown open an( the public cordially welcomed. Nov and then a play has been given ana incidentally greatly enjoyed, thus de veloping local talent.
 The club at NaflOuS times mas con ducted successful cleanup campaign. which it's members look back upoI with pride. The efficiency of thu club is evidenced in a number of way, such as having at different times beer represented in the official personne and on the standing committees o the State Federation of Women' clubs and the Central Arizona Dis trict federation.
 During the war much of the club identity necessarily was merged witt Red Cross activities, but the clul managed a few outstanding feature for tour boys'' that will be long re rnembered. During the year jus f passed much was done in the way O Il reconstruction and efforts were re doubled to help the community returl to normal. Along those lines genera welfare work was taken up with thoroughness which proved an in sl1iration to other bodies.
 During the past few years the clu t has sponsored the Glendale publi Iibrary( which has proved decide 3 success. Club work in the curren 4 year is only beginning, but the out 4 line of the seasons activities a s scheduled by the program committe is replete with subjects in keepin $ with the recognized high standard ! of the work of the former years.