CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Country Woman’s Club welcomed a crowd of guests to celebrate their 100th anniversary this week.

“The club means a whole lot to me. It reminds me how hard ladies have worked in the past, because they did have to back then to earn enough money,” said club President Joy Wall.

The historic clubhouse of the Country Woman’s Club, on Old Russellville Pike, on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
The Country Woman’s Club celebrates their 100th anniversary on Sept. 28, 2022. (Lee Erwin)

Shirley Winn, a member of the Family and Community Educators Club, wrote and performed a skit with five other members of the FCE to honor the Country Woman’s Club’s history and achievements.

The Country Woman’s Club was founded to connect with and help the Clarksville community in 1922.

Past members enabled girls go to Clarksville High School, sponsored the building of a playground, and, during World War II, supplied bed linens to the Clarksville hospital, sold war bonds, and sent care packages to a French family each month for two years.

Their log cabin clubhouse was later deemed important to the women’s club movement and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

They continue to support the community by donating to the Shop With a Cop Christmas Program and the Safehouse women’s shelter.

The Country Woman’s Club was praised by Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts, County Mayor Wes Golden and state Sen. Bill Powers.

“May we never forget the Country Woman’s Club and other clubs like it make our community special,” Pitts said.

The anniversary celebration was held at their clubhouse at 2216 Old Russellville Pike, where they have monthly meetings, special speakers and activities. For more information, you can find them on Facebook at Country Women’s Club in Clarksville, TN.