History of the Bullitt County Woman's Club

Hi Ladies,
Have you ever wanted to know more about the History of Bullitt County Woman's Club?  During the next few blogs I will give you some information  into how we began and some of the great things that were accomplished.

A Historical Review of the Bullitt County Woman's Club
1922-1948
By   Mrs.Ivy Troll McBride
Presented at the twenty-fifth Anniversary Celebration Dinner of the Bullitt County Woman's Club

Twenty-five years ago on ,October 23,1923, a small neighborhood group of ten women  

Mrs. Charles Bridwell

Mrs. Ella Chappell

Mrs. Mary Collings

Mrs. Malcolm Harmon

Mrs. Pearl Lee

Mrs. O.P. Means

Miss Ivy Troll

Mrs. Ada Troutman

Mrs. Letitia Wilson

feeling the need of closer personal contact, and a common urge for broader community service, and individual cultural growth, were invited to  meet at the home of Mrs. O.P. Means, for the purpose of organizing a Woman's Club.

A few of the original members preferred a strictly Literary Club but fortunately, after a rather lively but friendly discussion, a far-sighted majority favored a club of much broader interests.

Mrs. O.P. Means was named our President Protem and Mrs. Ada Troutman, our Secretary Protem.  A legislative committee, consisting of Miss Ivy Troll, chairman, Mrs. Addie T. Harmon and Mrs. Ella Chappell was named to draw up the First Constitution and By-Laws. These were presented and approved at our next meeting, which was held two weeks later at the home of Mrs. Charles Bridwell.  At this second meeting, we elected Mrs. Means as our first President,  Mrs. Troutman as our Secretary-Treasurer combined and Mrs. Ella Chappell as our first Vice-President.

We agreed upon the paltry sum of twenty-five cents a month for dues, (these were very shortly increased, however) and we were to meet every two weeks at the home of whichever member volunteered to take us.

And so, the Woman's Club of Shepherdsville was born.

TO BE CONTINUED......................................................