Village Improvement Association Federated Woman's Club- Green Cove Springs, Florida
Posted by: 
macleod1
N 29° 59.630 W 081° 40.836
17R E 434352 N 3318296
This Woman's Club is located on a back street in downtown Green Cove Springs.
Waymark Code: WM4BPJ
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 08/03/2008
Views: 48
I could find nothing about this particular chapter but I could find the following about the overall Florida Federated Woman's Club, which they are a branch of.
Web info:http://www.gfwcflorida.org/
The GFWC Florida Federation of Women's Clubs, now in its second century of community service, traces its history to the community interest found in Florida women in the late 1890s and during 1900. In 1883 the Village Improvement Association of Green Cove Springs (FL) consisted of 18 women's groups. By 1891 the Housekeeper's Club of Coconut Grove had formed. It joined the General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC) in 1891, the first Florida club to do so. By 1900 several more women's clubs had been established across the state.
The woman who initiated the formation of the Florida Federation of Women's Clubs (FFWC) was Mrs. E. G. G. Munsell of New York and Green Cove Springs, Florida. Following the death of her husband she became involved in civic affairs and revived the dormant Village Civic Association.
Miss Penelope Borden, later Mrs. Penelope Borden Hamilton, was persuaded to head the reactivated association and invited members of other organizations to attend a meeting on February 21, 1895. Nineteen members from five clubs, Fairfield, Crescent City, Tarpon Springs, Orange City and Green Cove Springs, met with a committee that included Mrs. Munsell and organized the FFWC. Miss Borden was elected president, Mrs. Tibbetts was elected First Vice-President, and Mrs. N.C. Walmboldt was elected Second Vice-President. Although Mrs. Munsell was asked to serve as president several times, she always refused preferring to serve in other ways. Her continued work earned her the name, "Mother of the Federation."
Active Club?: Yes
Website Source: [Web Link]
Address:
17 N Palmetto Ave
Green Cove Springs, Fl USA
32043
Date Created: Not listed
Secondary Website Source: Not listed
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