Fonds MJ-113 - Gloom Chasers Club fonds

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Gloom Chasers Club fonds

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  • Variations in title: Holyrood Patriotic Get-Together Club (1942-1946)

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MJ-113

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10.0 cm of textual records.

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(1942-1993)

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On May 28, 1942 a meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Agnus Campbell to organize a club for the Holyrood area. Holyrood School District #3718 is Northwest of the Village of Parkbeg. The Club was formed to help with the War effort, do patriotic work, and to remember the men and women in the armed forces. Mrs. John Lawson moved and Mrs. George Smith seconded that the club be named the “Holyrood Patriotic Get-Together Club”. The first president was Mrs. Magill and the secretary was Flor Down. Charter members were Mrs. John Lawson, Mrs. A. Campbell, Mrs. George Smith, Mrs. Everett Smith, Mrs. Magill and Mrs. Down. The motto of the club was “Others”. They sewed and knitted for the Red Cross, made quilts, collected coupons, held picnics, suppers, dances and raffles. They sent parcels to servicemen, gave to people locally who were sick or bereaved and donated to all worthy causes such as Milk for Britain, Children’s Shelter Fund, Greek and Chinese Relief, YMCA, CNIB, TB Fund, and after the War, the Canadian Legion Home Fund. In January 1946 the Club was renamed the “Gloom Chasers Club”. In 1960 they took over the Parkbeg Hall from the disbanded Victory Club. They made improvements to the hall, held evens, and continued donating to worthy causes. Due to low membership the Club disbanded in 1993. They dispersed of the remaining funds with donations to the Foundation for Moose Jaw Union Hospital, Mortlach School Library, Mortlach Branch of Palliser Regional Library, and the Parkland Kinsmen Club.

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This fonds consists of the minutes, treasurers reports, membership lists and meeting attendance records. There is nothing for the years 1948, 1949, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981. There is a guest register on ruled not paper with names of people present at the Club’s 25th and 50th anniversary celebrations. Everything except the “guest register” is in notebooks.

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Donated to Moose Jaw Public Library Archives by Mary Barber.

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  • English

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Everything except the “guest register” is in notebooks.

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This fonds was re-boxed and foldered in 2006.

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Box V-120

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