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Monday Welfare Club M/A 2000.30.01
| Creator | Monday Welfare Club. |
| Title: | Monday Welfare Club |
| Dates: | 1922-1955 |
| Quantity: | 1.0 boxes |
| Repository: | James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library |
History
The Monday Welfare Club was organized in Minneapolis in 1924 and federated in 1924. The purpose of the club was to help brighten the lives of others and bring aid to the needy. Funds for the clubs philanthropic efforts were raised by a variety of activities including holding rummage sales and selling perfume. Meetings were held on the second Monday of each month. Meetings and events were held at the Alice Ames Winter House 1630 Hennepin, at the Curtis hotel Tenth St and Third Ave S, or at the home of one of the members. Members included: Miss Corinne Averill, Mrs. Maynard Barquist, Mrs. William C. Bell, Mrs. William Benson, Mrs. H. W. Berglund, Miss Alma Bjork, Mrs. Emil A. Bullert, Mrs. E. A. Carlson, Miss Louise Carsberg, Miss Edith Dahlberg, Mrs. Howard T. Dutton, Miss May Eads, Mrs. William S. Getchell, Miss Amy Good, Miss Verona A. Grave, Mrs. Manuel A. Gustafson, Mrs. Warner V. Hagberg, Miss Frances Hector, Miss Hazel Hector, Mrs. Robert Hirsch, Mrs. Emil Huwiler, Mrs. Elmer C. Johnson, Miss Minnie B. Johnson, Miss Olga M. Johnson, Mrs. Nimrod A. Johnson, Mrs. Victor (Ruth Levine) A. Johnson , Mrs. H. J. Kimball, Mrs. A. C. Larsen, Miss Bessie Larson, Mrs. Florence Lind, Miss Edith Lindahl, Mrs. Anna E. Lindquist, Mrs. R. C. Logefeil, Mrs. Milton C. Lundquist, Mrs. T. M. Lysserup, Miss Jessie MacCallum, Miss Ingebrog M. Magnusson, Miss Hazel M. Malmquist, Mrs. Oscar Mattson, Mrs. Walter S. Morris, Mrs. H. B. Miller, Mrs. Walter Moberg, Miss Florence Nelson, Miss Agnes L. Nelson , Miss Jennie R. Nelson, Miss Alma Ofelt, Miss Emma Ofelt, Mrs. Cyrus Peterson, Miss Eleanor Peterson, Miss Mary E. Peterson, Mrs. Carl E. Petri, Mrs. Harold Quist, Miss Edith Sandquist, Mrs. Alice Schroeder, Miss Ann Stadig, Mrs. Nels E. Stadig, Mrs. Paul H. Struck, Miss Ida Sverkkerson, Miss Florence Swanson, Miss Signe Swanson, Miss Edna M. Swenson, Mrs. C. F. Weber, Miss Irene Westlund, Miss Hildur Wicklund, Mrs. George C. Zipoy
Collection Description
One Box. Collection consists of newspaper clippings about the Monday Welfare Club spanning 1922-1941 and the clubs annual program for 1954-1955.
Subject Headings
Subjects
Women in charitable work -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
Women -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Societies and clubs.
Table of Contents
| Newspaper clippings 1922-1945 -- Box 1, Folder 1 |
| Annual program 1954-1955 -- Box 1, Folder 2 |
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