Women's City Club of Boston.
The Women's City Club of Boston (hereafter referred to as the Club) was formed to promote solidarity among women interested in the welfare of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; maintain a clubhouse for informal meetings; and provide a forum for public officials, civic leaders, noted authors, and others to discuss contemporary topics. In 1912, founding members, who included Josephine A. Bruorton, Helen Osborne Storrow, and Frances Greely Curtis, met to discuss organizing a club for women. Adopting the slogan "Three to Three Hundred: What's Your Number?" their recruitment campaign called for each member to bring in 10 more. On May 15, 1913, the first 30 members met, and subsequently became the nucleus of the executive committee, chaired by Storrow. The Club soon attracted a charter membership of 300 individuals who adopted a constitution and by-laws, confirmed the appointment of officers and committees, and established financial planning goals. The Club was incorporated in Massachusetts on December 29, 1913, with more than 1,000 members.
In 1914 the Club's membership reached 3,000. Coincidentally, a Federal-style townhouse at 40 Beacon Street became available and was purchased by the Forty Beacon Street Associates. The building was leased to the Club on May 1, 1914, and after extensive renovations, opened in the fall of the same year. The Club purchased the building for $135,000 in 1919 and retired the mortgage in 1927.
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