COUNTY LIFE
Maids & Matrons celebrate 100th anniversary on Sunday
The Amity Club presents a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. on Jan. 27 at the Wellington State Bank meeting room to honor the 100th anniversary of its fellow member of the General Federation of Women’s Club and Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs, The Maids and Matrons Club. The bank meeting room is located at 1301 State Highway 59 North, and the public is welcome to attend. What follows is a brief look at the history of this longtime community organization.
On Sept 26, 1918, at the home of Jettie Donald, a committee from the Thursday Club, composed of Miss Donald, Mrs. Callaway, Mrs. Potter, and Mrs. Keyes met to organize a new club for younger women, whose purpose was to promote literary culture, afford stimulation of intellectual development and to aid war work for World War I.
The Thursday Club was organized and Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs was federated in 1906.
In 1919 the Maids and Matrons of Bowie
Mrs. Paul Donald served as the first president, with 20 charter members. In just a few months, the meeting day was changed to Wednesday afternoons and has remained on Wednesdays to this day.
Read the full story in the weekend News.
Local libraries wrap up their children’s summer reading programs this week.
The Bowie Public Library brings the popular Creature Teacher with all their spectacular animals for the final event on July 23 at the Bowie Community Center.
The program begins at 10 am. The children also will receive their prize books for their summer logs.
The Nocona Public Library ends its program at 10 a.m. on July 24 at the H.J. Justin Building at 100 Clay Street. The program will be “Our Own Action Heroes -” Nocona fire, police and EMTs.
Top photo – Smokey Bear visiting Bowie last week at summer reading.
Rachel and Roger Whitaker gave this metal storage container a fresh look with this colorful mural at the Bowie Animal Shelter. (Photo by Barbara Green)
Swim lessons for youngsters of all ages were conducted the past two weeks at the city pool. It was a good place to be during this summer heat. See more photos in the weekend News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
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