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Saint Louis Courthouse Papers
See Saint Louis, Missouri, Circuit Court. Records, 1801-1967.
A2899
St. Louis Dairy Co.
Circular, 1927 July. 1 item
Circular advertises schedule of ice cream specials. Verso is stamped with the dealer’s name:
Andrew Wurm, confectionary, 5101 Minerva Ave.
Cite as: St. Louis Dairy Co. Circular, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2336
Saint Louis Dante Club.
Minute book, 1932-1952. 1 volume (268 pages)
The St. Louis Dante Club (sometimes referred to as the St. Louis Dante Study Club) was
founded in 1921 “during the period of great celebrations of universities and schools to celebrate
the 600[th] anniversary of the death of the poet Dante in 1321” (page 156). In June 1922, the St.
Louis Dante Club was made a part of the Missouri Federation of Women’s Clubs, also a member
of the national body of Women’s Clubs” (page 156). The club members were women, and the
club met monthly at the Hotel Chase and later Stix, Baer & Fuller Co. Some meetings were held
at members’ homes.
This volume contains the minutes of the club’s monthly meetings. The following women
were among the members: Mrs. Clarence Perkins, Mrs. William Watt Spear (1227 Amherst
Place), Mrs. Katharine Higgins Sommers (8340 Washington Ave.), Mrs. Marion E. Millen, Mrs.
Oliver Crede (7032 Dale Ave.), Mrs. Richardson, Mrs. Val Vogel, Mrs. Carl Mink, Mrs. Edward
Card, Mrs. Huette, Mrs. Harrington, Mrs. Sudekum, Mrs. Lenore C. Pehle (241 East Adams,
Kirkwood), Mrs. Frank E. Dolson (8120 Cornell Ave.), Mrs. Frederick M. Schramm (4423a
South Grand Blvd.), Miss Mary Crowley, Mrs. Joseph T. Davis, Mrs. Etta DeArmond (3802
Castleman), Mrs. Elmo Hocke, Mrs. Kathryn Cross (5615 Maple Ave.), Mrs. Esther Donaldson,
Mrs. Joseph Conradi (9023 Eager Road), Mrs. John Dinter, Miss Frances Pursell (4342 Olive
Street), Mrs. Alice Diehm, Mrs. J. Vincent Donaldson (2617 Louisiana Ave.), Mrs. Paul K.
Finney (6040 Waterman Ave.), Mrs. Samuel Howard (7069 Pernod Ave.), Mrs. A.K. Russell
(512 Lake Avenue), Mrs. Will H. Young (4928 West Pine Blvd.), Mrs. Frank Yenawine (2710
South Grand), Miss M.J. Thias (605 Forest Avenue), Miss Thomas Ross (5024 Vernon Avenue),
and Mrs. Ula C. Adams (5810 Waterman). Past presidents of the club (listed on page 156) were
Mrs. Edgar P. Sommers (1921-1924), Mrs. William W. Spear (1924-1927), Mrs. Edward Card
(1927-1930), Mrs. Valentine Vogel (1930-1932), Mrs. Oliver Crede (1932-1935), Mrs. Marion
Millen (1935-1938), Mrs. Sommers (1938-1941), Mrs. R. DeArmond (1941-1942), and Mrs.
Kathryn Cross (1942-1945). The club’s constitution and by-laws are recorded on pages 154-156.
A list of members in 1948 is recorded on pages 223-225.
Cite as: St. Louis Dante Club Minute Book, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1416
Saint Louis Dental Society (Saint Louis, Missouri).
Records, 1910-1939. 2 folders (approximately 50 items)
Papers contain speeches, minutes, and rosters of the St. Louis Dental Society;
correspondence regarding the Dental Society Library.
Cite as: Saint Louis Dental Society Records, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.