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Helen Sutton, Junior Director, 1942-1944

Washington State Federation of Junior Women's Clubs


Helen Sutton, Junior Director, 1942-1944, Washington State Federation of Women's Clubs.

Mrs. Milton Sutton served as President during this administration. There were 28 clubs with a membership of 650.

Projects included a Nursing Scholarship which was given to Barbara Wascher. She was given $200 to train at the University of Washington. Pateros Juniors raised $100 and Pasco Juniors $25 for local nursing scholarships.

The Buy a Bomber campaign was supported by Washington State Juniors and wedding gowns were sent to British Service Women. The state juniors sent one gown to Britain and the Seattle Century Club Juniors sent one complete outfit. It was suggested that the dues of Army and Navy wives be lessened for the duration of the war.

The group sponsored Recreation and Aviation committees for WSFWC.

The Blind Welfare Aid continued as did the Scholarship Loan Fund.

Kelso and Idaka Clubs were formed.

Mrs. Sutton sent out a monthly bulletin.

Clubs were urged to start teenage girls in Junior club work and Seattle Junior Clubs were asked to change their bylaws to read age limit 16 to 35, instead of 16 to 30.

Sources

This biographical sketch, compiled by WSFWC's The History Resource Committee, appeared in The First 100 Years 1886-1996: A Condensed of Washington State Federation of Women's Clubs.

WSFWC's The History Resource Committee

Washington State Federation of Women's Clubs Resource Committee.

Corroborative Source Material

  • Biographical Histories by Serena Mathews and Leona Burke McCulloch
  • District and State Minutes
  • Club Member Books Club Yearbooks
  • The Washington Club Woman

Additional Reading

If you would like to do additional reading or research on the history of Women's Clubs consider the following:

  • Houde, Mary Jean, Reaching Out, A Story of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, 1989.
  • Wells, Mildred White, Unity in Diversity, The History of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, Published by the General Federation of Women's Clubs, 1965.
  • Wells, Mildred White, Unity in Diversity, The History of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Volume IL Published by the General Federation of Women's Clubs, 1975.
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