”Wednesday Club of St. Louis.—

Early in the winter of 1889-00, Mrs. E. C. Sterling invited a company of earnest women to join in the study of Shelley. They at once organized and formed the Shelley Club with a membership of about fifty. Mrs. Sterling was unanimously chosen president. The Club met on alternate Wednesdays, in the parlors of its members.

On April 23, 1890, the question of permanent organization was considered, and a committee was appointed to draft a Constitution and By-Laws. A special meeting to hear the report of the committee was called April 30, 1890. when the Constitution and By-Laws were adopted.

The question of name was considered at the meeting of May 14, 1890, where it was decided the new organization should be called ‘The Wednesday Club.’ The following named ladies were the founders of the club: …Mrs. William E. Ware, …”

Reference Data:

Encyclopedia of the History of St. Louis, Missouri, Vol. 4, by William Hyde and Howard Louis Conard, 1899, pages 279-80