ANNIVERSARY - Members of the Sparta Woman's Club gathered at Olde Beau Country Club last week to celebrate the club's 70th anniversary. Current club members are (seated, from left) Brenda Wall, Jewell Thompson, Frankie Cruciani, Ruth Dysart, Pat Polley, Lois Landreth and Una Lindh; (second row) Ruth White, Lynn Davis, Pat Rosno, Betty Boyer, Delores Woodward, Mary Wagoner, Jo Zane, Helen Dosier, Linda Smith, Barbara Wilken, Jane Ebert and Sandy League; and (back row) Faye Reeves, Betsy Miller, Genia George, Bonnie Vaughan and Jane Wainscott.

Sparta Woman's Club turns 70

In 1936, a group of local ladies gathered at the Alleghany home of Mrs. R.L. Doughton, where they discussed ways to better the community. Seventy years later, the civic club, known as the Sparta Woman's Club, is still going strong as it continues to have an association with local projects. Last Thursday, ladies gathered at Olde Beau Country Club for a luncheon to celebrate the milestone.

After President Pat Polley welcomed the members, current and former, and relatives of former members, she gave those in attendance a brief history of the Sparta Woman's Club.

"It was quite interesting to go back through the old books and take a look at the history of the club," Polley said.

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