Kane County Reporter

The Bartlett Village Board of Trustees recognized the 85th anniversary of the Bartlett Women’s Club with a proclamation presented by Village Trustee President Kevin Wallace during a recent meeting.

Wallace issued the proclamation recognizing the milestone during the board’s Dec. 6 meeting, which was streamed on YouTube, and he offered a brief history of the group, highlighting some of its achievements and their efforts to back the village.

“Each decade of Bartlett’s history, since 1937, bears the stamp of the helping hands and the philanthropic efforts of the Bartlett Women’s Club,” Wallace read from the proclamation during the meeting.

The was founded as the Bide-a-Wee Club in 1936, according to its website, and changed its name to the Bartlett Women’s Club in 1937, operated by nine women out of their homes. With no clear purpose initially, the website noted the group focused on household issues and childcare and organized trips and after changing the name they became more organized and as their ranks increased, their focus shifted toward community service and intellectual stimulation.

According to the group’s website, the organization over the years has pitched in during war efforts, honored area veterans, and participated in the development of hospitals, schools and libraries in the community.

Moreover, the website further noted the club founded a Community House in Bartlett in the 1950s as the club’s ranks grew to more than 100 members, putting together a number of projects to beautify the village while backing centennial and bicentennial commemorations. The website also noted the organization was instrumental in raising money for the Centennial Gazebo in the village and today the group serves the community and maintains the village’s history.