Organized in 1897
Hood County News Centennial Edition – Sept. 23, 1971
The Woman’s Wednesday Club was organized in Granbury in 1897 and the first officers to serve were:
President – Mrs. M. H. Shanley
Vice President – Mrs. A. V. Harralson
Secretary – Mrs. W. H. Cooper
Treasurer – Mrs. J. E. Brown
Critic – Mrs. E. H. Crie
The record shows their first yearbooks were printed in 1899. Charter members were:
Mrs. Blakney
Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Cogdell
Mrs. Cooper
Mrs. Crockett
Mrs. Doyle
Mrs. Glenn
Mrs. Hannaford
Mrs. Morgan
Mrs. Riddle
Mrs. Sadler
Mrs. Sikes
Mrs. Swafford
The club has a record of each meeting dating back to January 4, 1899. On January 18, 1899, a book review, “The House of Seven Gables,” was given by Mrs. Thrash.
The club also has a copy of each yearbook since 1899. Each program had an educational roll call and all of the earlier programs contained musical numbers. Dues were 50 cents per year.
The club has always endeavored to carry out worthwhile programs and projects. They have sponsored many city, county, state, and national programs. On March 31, 1961 the club voted and signed a petition for operation of a traffic signal light on U.S. 377 where it intersects Highway 144 to Glen Rose, now Morgan Street. The club donated Granbury High School Library, landscaped Hood County Court House lawn, donated money to endowment fund for State Headquarters in Austin, donated to state for different scholarships, supported the March of Dimes, Heart Fund, Cancer Society, school projects, Pecan Queen, and has donated books and furniture for the Hood County Library.
They also give money for Girl’s State which is channeled through the American Legion. Since 1958, they have given 13 scholarships to the following:
Jewel Thompson
Sandra Knight
Martha Jean Locke
Lottie Jane Berry
Anita Swaim
Lawrence Glenn Martin
Norman Eugene Smith
Jimmy Berry
Diana Davis (four years)
Melinda Mangold
They recently voted to give two this year, one to be nursing.
Past presidents are:
Mrs. Jewell Mitchell Cogdell
Mrs. E. H. Crie
Mrs. M. H. Shanley
Mrs. J. H. Doyle
Mrs. H. H. Cooper
Mrs. Alice Doyle
Mrs. E. A. Hannaford
Mrs. Lucy Thrash
Mrs. E. B. Hilburn
Mrs. J. E. Brown
Mrs. A. V. Harralson
Mrs. J. B. Wilson
Mrs. S. T. R. Green
Mrs. Dora Cooper Morgan
Mrs. C. A. Crites
Mrs. L. G. Waldrip
Mrs. R. A. Grandy
Mrs. T. H. Dabney
Mrs. H. D. Thompson
Mrs. J. D. McElhaney
Mrs. M. A. Reeves
Mrs. F. K. Faulkner
Mrs. L. S. Ginn
Mrs. Joe Archer
Mrs. Catherine N. Wilson
Miss Madora Chandler
Mrs. J. L. Maloney
Mrs. A. B. Crawford
Mrs. Jack Clark
Mrs. Earl Cogdell
Mrs. Wyatt Dabney
Mrs. Gus Lancaster
Mrs. Roy L. Brock
Mrs. John Luton
Mrs. Pres Williams
Mrs. Kermit Smith
Mrs. Chevis Cleveland
Mrs. R. N. Rawls, Jr.
Mrs. E. J. Arrington
Mrs. L. D. Wythe
Mrs. Roy Giles
Mrs. Hugh Cleveland
Mrs. Lester McAlister
Mrs. Guy Vanderpool
Mrs. Roy C. Roberts