May 2025 - History Corner

#188 in an ongoing series about the history of the Hillside Club

Once Upon a Hillside: 25, 50, 75, 100, and 125 years ago

May 1900

The Hillside Club was founded on 5 October 1898. No newspaper articles about the young Hillside Club could be found for this month.

May 1925

The Hillside Club has a nearly complete archive of monthly newsletters. Unfortunately, the May 1925 newsletter is missing.

May 1950

The Hillside Club has a nearly complete archive of monthly newsletters. Unfortunately, there is a gap from October 1949 through January 1951.

May 1975

Farewell Banquet, May 12

Theme: South of the Border—Mexican Fiesta

Hillsiders are invited to display any clothing or artifacts they have that came from Mexico or Central America. The Dinner, although Mexican in keeping with the theme, will be especially prepared by our usual cateress with Hillsiders’ restrictions in mind. Dress: South of the border costumes, wearing apparel purchased in Mexico or Central America, or any colorful, festive or happy type of clothing. Entertainment: All Hillsiders are invited to participate in the singing and dancing, but are welcome to merely look and/or listen.

Work Day, May 24

Start the day with coffee and dough-nut holes. Then, prepare to go to work on one of the projects, either large or small. We’ll break for lunch, which will be served at noon. It’s back to work again, so we can finish in time to go home and relax before returning for an informal 6:30 dinner at our Hillside Clubhouse.

May 2000

The Club’s archive of printed monthly newsletters ended with the May 1994 issue. If you know of a source for any newsletters between 1994 and the Club’s renaissance in the early 2000s, your historian would love to hear about it!