Welsh Club of Wichita, Kansas

Profile manager: Michelle Enke [send private message]

The goal of this project is to create profiles of the Welsh Club of Wichita members. If the woman was a member, it is more than likely that her, or her husband's family, were of Welsh descent.

Right now this project just has one member, me. I am Michelle Enke.

Here are some of the tasks that I think need to be done. I'll be working on them, and could use your help.

• Locate members of the Welsh Club
• Create profiles of the members and link to to/from page
• Develop biographies of members profiles

Will you join me? Please post a comment here on this page, in G2G using the project tag, or send me a private message. Thanks!

Club History

The club was founded.

The club met Tuesday 17 February 1942 for a luncheon at the home of Mrs. J. E. Hamilton at 405 South Hillside.^[1]

On Tuesday 20 March 1951, the Club honored the patron saint of Wales at a luncheon at the home of Mrs. O. D. Jones at 222 North Green.^[2]

Christmas party ^[3]

The club met Tuesday 15 April 1952 and had luncheon at Red's Barn to observe founders day. Charter members are pictured in the newspaper. They were Mrs. Lulu Wilson, Mrs. O. D. Jones, Mrs. Mary R. Feris, Mrs. Abe R. Gates, Mrs. Arthur Paul David (president and founder), and Mrs. J. H. Williams.^[4]

Members

• Mrs. Arthur Paul David (founder, president in 1942, 1952) *
• Mrs. John Davies
• Mrs. Mary R. Feris *
• Mrs. Abe R. Gates *
• Mrs. J. E. Hamilton
• Mrs. O. D. Jones *
• Mrs. S. C. Jones
• Mrs. William Richards
• Mrs. J. H. Williams *
• Mrs. J. W. Williams
• Mrs. Lulu Wilson *

• Charter Members

Census

According to the United State and Kansas State Census, there were a handful of people living in Wichita who were born in Wales.

1870

William Evans

1900

Ada A. Johnson

1915

Edward Harris Eliza Kline Anna Thomas James Thomas William Thomas

1930

Edward R. Harris Elmer F. Jones LLoyd Jones Ann Thomas James Thomas John Thomas Mary Thomas Sarah Thomas

Sources

1. ↑ "Women's Welsh Club Will Meet Tuesday," The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, Kansas), 15 February 1942, page 6A, column 5-6.
2. ↑ "Welsh Club to Honor Patron Saint of Wales," The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, Kansas), 18 March 1951, page 17, column 3.
3. ↑ "Women's Welsh Club is Planning Christmas Party," The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, Kansas), 2 December 1951, page 18, column 5.
4. ↑ "Welsh Club Charter Members," The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, Kansas), 18 April 1952, page 7, column 3-4. Photograph.