Llanerch Woman's Club
Presidents of Woman's Club
| Name | Term | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Lydia Craft Flagg Gummere | 1916–1917 | 20 Tenby Road |
| Mrs. W.D. Jameson | fl. 1925–1926 | 20 Llandaff Road |
| Ethel Runge Nevius | c. 1934 | 205 Lansdowne Road |
| Mayebelle E. Clark Wolfrom | c. 1934 | 4 Llandaff Road |
| Edna Hagy | ?–1936 | 16 Harvard Road |
| Marguerite Yates Parker | 1936–? | 300 Lansdowne Road |
| Mrs. C.C. McCaffrey | c. 1936 | Unknown |
| Mary Crawford Martin | c. 1939 | 14 Llandillo Road |
| Cecelia Johanne Schmidt Paul | fl. 1940–1941 | 483 Olympic Avenue |
| Mrs. George C. Salnen | c. 1947 | Unknown |
| Katherine Louise Davis Pitts | c. 1949 | 304 Lansdowne Road |
| Mrs. Donald Boyd | c. 1952 | 1106 Allston Road? |
| Clara Mae Keene England | c. 1960 | 220 South State Road |
| Mrs. John A. Piley | c. 1962 | Unknown |
| Mrs. C. Cromwell Keever | c. 1966 | 39 Rodman Avenue |
| Mrs. James P. McIllvaine, III. | c. 1968 | Unknown |
| Mrs. Joseph G. Denny, III. | ?–1972 | 30 Tenby Road |
| Catherine M. McCauley Sanborn | c. 1975 | 300 Bewley Road |
History
Llanerch Woman's Club (also spelled Llanerch Women's Club) was a club part of a national movement of women who seeked community in these groups that were typically social gatherings, but also had political involvements as well. The organization most likely began in 1916, as Temple University has a page stating that Mrs. Lydia Gummere of 20 Tenby Road was president from 1916 to 1917, and that's around the time that the first mentions in the newspapers of the organization are. The first mention in the papers I can find of the organization is a December 1917 meeting regarding food conservation held at the Drexel Institute.
This time period of 1917 is also the same month where I find the first mention of the Junior's Club (also referred to as Sub-Juniors and Junior Women's Club) which was for young women who still wanted to civically participate in a community in the way that the adult women would.
In 1930, the club held some sort of pageant. Below is a photo of Johanna N. Harris of 111 East Park Road and Nettie Conrad of 150 South Eagle Road dressed for the occassion.
Philadelphia Inquirer, January 21st, 1930, page 17 (click to enlarge)
In 1936, Edna Hagy was president. By the latter half of 1936, the club celebrated its 20th anniversary, and Mrs. C.C. McCaffrey was president.
Philadelphia Inquirer, March 22nd, 1936, page 63 & October 2th, 1936, page 68 (click to enlarge)
In 1940, new elections were held, and Cecelia Paul became president. Among other positions given were:
Mrs. Pallen S. Millick, first vice president
Mrs. Erroll B. Ellis, second vice president
Mrs. Joseph W. Trickett, secretary
Mrs. Arthur B. Favor & Mrs. Herbert Boone, treasurer and assistant treasurer
In 1960, Mrs. Burton M. England was president.
Delaware County Daily Times, October 18th, 1960, page 9 (click to enlarge)
By 1962, Mrs. John A. Pilley was president.
Delaware County Daily Times, June 14th, 1962, page 21 (click to enlarge)
In 1966, Mrs. C. Cromwell Keever was president. Her election notice oddly lists a Mrs. J.H. Pelley as the original president from 1914 to 1915, but every source in reference to the group's foundation lists 1916 as its start date.
The absolute last mention I can find of the organization that isn't in an obituary saying that an elder was a member of the club in her past was 1999.