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Meeting of the CF trustees

An evening get-together at the Woman‘s Club, where every table can play social bridge in whatever format they like. If you don‘t have a partner, we can find you one. Or make your own table of four. Guests and spouses are welcome

Stop by anytime during show signups (enter via the back/kitchen door) to do a little dance (choreography to be taught on site), sing a little song (options to be provided in advance and on site), and register to participate in the 2025 WCE Revue! There’s no need to stress, as these are not tryouts. Everyone who signs up will be cast—no “talent” required! We encourage everyone—including those who cannot make it to show signups in person—to fill out the online Revue sign-up form. Please use this link to complete the online form (copy/paste on your browser): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewmiTdJPiNhKUnr9JIB6xgpuDeoADKGkpwjXA3d23QnuyFXQ/viewform

Get together to play a friendly game of social bridge at the clubhouse from 1PM to 3PM. Open to members, friends, and spouses. • Friendly play, all levels. • BYO beverage or snack. Please RSVP to Fran (frandietzgen@yahoo.com) by Tuesday before.

"Discovering Catherine: Inspiring Action" is a joint event celebrating the life of Catherine Waugh McCulloch, an early female attorney, active WCE member, and fervent champion of women‘s rights. The event is free, and members are encouraged to bring family and friends. Registration is required.

Committee members meeting to discuss and plan the 2024 Bazaar. Ina Strickland - 909-709-9049

Prepare and distribute meals to guests at the First Presbyterian Church‘s Souper Saturday. Volunteers select from two shifts. The first shift between 10:30-11:30 is meal preparation. The second shift between 11:30-12:30 is meal distribution. Registration is required. Sign up under volunteer opportunities.

Our neighbors experiencing homelessness have a great need for winter clothing. You can help! The Woman’s Club of Evanston will host a winter clothing drive for men’s clothing in partnership with Connections for the Homeless between October 14 and 25. Drop off gently used or new items in the marked container in the vestibule of the clubhouse. The greatest need is for adult men’s coats, gloves, hats, scarves, hand warmers, thick socks, boots and jeans. New men’s underwear, both cotton briefs and boxers, is also in great demand.

Get together to play a friendly game of social bridge at the clubhouse from 1PM to 3PM. Open to members, friends, and spouses. • Friendly play, all levels. • BYO beverage or snack. Please RSVP to Fran (frandietzgen@yahoo.com) by Tuesday before.

WCE Revue Script Meetings are scheduled through the summer for WCE Revue song writer‘s to present their submissions for the 2025 WCE Revue. No song submission? No problem. Everyone is welcome to attend! Join us for an evening of fun, music and friendship. 6:45pm social; 7pm meeting

Month meeting. Usually at the clubhouse unless noted. Enter through back door for n the loading dock

Get together to play a friendly game of social bridge at the clubhouse from 1PM to 3PM. Open to members, friends, and spouses. • Friendly play, all levels. • BYO beverage or snack. Please RSVP to Fran (frandietzgen@yahoo.com) by Tuesday before.

Committee members meeting to discuss and plan the 2024 Bazaar. Ina Strickland - 909-709-9049

An evening get-together at the Woman‘s Club, where every table can play social bridge in whatever format they like. If you don‘t have a partner, we can find you one. Or make your own table of four. Guests and spouses are welcome

Meetings at WCE Clubhouse unless otherwise notified. Enter through rear door.

Get together to cut, iron and sew aromatherapy hearts for preemies and socialize while we sew. Come anytime between 10 AM and 2 PM. Group lunch at noon.

Volunteer with Evanston Schools Children‘s Clothing Association at D65 headquarters to help children and their parent or guardian select school clothes. Registration is required under Volunteer Opportunities.

On Thursday, October 24, the group will meet for conversation about Lynn Cullen’s fascinating novel The Woman with the Cure and Barb Bridges will lead the evening’s discussion. Set in the 1940’s and 1950’s, the book centers on the race to find a vaccine to combat the deadly polio disease that still today kills or paralyzes its victims, with children being its most common targets. In the middle of the last century, outbreaks of the disease put American cities on lockdown while scientists around the world searched for a cure. This book focuses on Dr. Dorothy Horstmann (1911-2001), an epidemiologist, virologist, clinician, and educator, and the first woman appointed as a professor at the Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Horstmann made significant contributions to the fields of public health and virology, her most notable being the demonstration that poliovirus reached the central nervous system via the bloodstream, upsetting conventional wisdom and paving the way for polio vaccines. While Dr. Horstmann’s work was deserving of a Nobel Prize, it is not surprising to learn that two men won it instead. Her long term belief that polio is carried through the blood of its victims was dismissed for many years…until one of her male colleagues started to research blood as a potential carrier. After polio was conquered, Dr. Horstmann worked on the rubella vaccine which is still used today. As the book demonstrates, she sacrificed almost everything else to pursue her work. Plan to join us for a discussion of Cullen’s fascinating account of this remarkable woman’s life and that of many other strong and dedicated women who worked to defeat polio. Members are encouraged to bring snacks and beverages to share (wine is welcome!). Please enter through the kitchen door as the front door will be locked. Hope to see you there.

Our neighbors experiencing homelessness have a great need for winter clothing. You can help! The Woman’s Club of Evanston will host a winter clothing drive for men’s clothing in partnership with Connections for the Homeless between October 14 and 25. Drop off gently used or new items in the marked container in the vestibule of the clubhouse. The greatest need is for adult men’s coats, gloves, hats, scarves, hand warmers, thick socks, boots and jeans. New men’s underwear, both cotton briefs and boxers, is also in great demand.

Get together to play a friendly game of social bridge at the clubhouse from 1PM to 3PM. Open to members, friends, and spouses. • Friendly play, all levels. • BYO beverage or snack. Please RSVP to Fran (frandietzgen@yahoo.com) by Tuesday before.

Help us fundraise for our community grants by celebrating Fall and Halloween! We will have a costume contest, play Halloween-themed BUNCO, and have lots prizes. This will be a night full of spooky fun with friends! Adult beverages and refreshments will be served. Fee is $30/per person. Guests 21+ are welcome and costumes are encouraged (but not required).