GFWC FL Southside Woman's Club of Jacksonville "Women Inspiring Community Spirit"
     GFWC FLSouthside Woman's Club of Jacksonville "Women Inspiring Community Spirit"      

History by the Decade

1921 - 1930

1921       Our club inaugurated "the Roaring Twenties" by the building of a new clubhouse on the comer of Gary and Flagler Streets, and the first PTA in South Jacksonville was organized by the club's Education Department. The club donated two sets of books to the new Southside Library.


1923       Settled in the new club home, the club joined the General Federation of Women's Clubs and acted as hostess club for the first District IV meeting.


1925       "Silent Cal" became president of the U.S, and our club raised $1,000 on its first Demonstration Fair, using this fund to purchase a baby grand piano, which is still being used by our club! To provide club training opportunities for younger women, the Junior Women’s Club was organized.


1926       Lucky Lindy became America's hero with his solo flight across the Atlantic, and with its membership soaring to over 1OO members, the club initiated a Scholarship Loan Fund. Sadly, a bank failure caused a loss of $272.35 in club funds.


1929-30    The stock market crashed, and the Great Depression began. Though the club had bought a new lot in Vila Alexandria for a larger clubhouse, hard times forced relinquishing of the lot, now the site of the Southside Presbyterian Church.

 

 

   DATE CHANGE:
SWCJAX River Cruise on Wednesday, May 8 at 2:30PM.
 This 1-hour narrated cruise on the river costs just $18. We will have a sign up sheet at the Meeting on Thursday, April 18. Great opportunity to invite a friend!!! Enjoy an educational and informative cruise on the St. Johns. Learn a brief history about Jacksonville and its relationship to the St. Johns River. Get a close look at the wildlife that abounds in the downtown area. Boarding is 10 minutes prior to published departures. We depart from Doubletree Hotel Dock, 32207. (Behind Doubletree Hotel/Ruth Chris Southbank)

OUR NEXT MEETING!

Thursday,
April 18, 2024
@ 11am
Deerwood
Country Club!!!

For more information or
to reserve your spot, call
Cathy  (904-525-3890) or
Jac (207-730-1659).

Be sure to bring in your

“Change for the Good”

every Club General Meeting, as we challenge ourselves to reach Our Goal of $500!!!

Be Sure to Mark Your Calendar for These Upcoming Events...

•    April 12-15, 2024 – GFWC Florida Convention, Rosen Plaza, Orlando, Florida
LAST TIME TO TURN IN BEARS - BRING BOGGY BEARS AND AFGHAN’S
•    April 18, 2024 –  SWCJAX General Meeting
•    April 19, 2024 – GFWC District 4 Meeting – Green Cove Springs – Federation Day/Elizabeth's last meeting
•    May 15, 2024 (Wednesday) – Our last SWCJAX General Meeting

The Southside Woman’s Club of Jacksonville’s will be having an on-line NUTS & CANDY Sale as a Fundraising Project...the money raised will go to support Florida School of the Deaf & Blind in St. Augustine.

Go to... 

https://southsidewomansclub.terrilynn.com/ and order today!!!

 

“Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes the garden a place of delight just the same.”                     Helen Keller

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