The Loyal Women's Club

Wisconsin Bookwatch, Feb, 2005

The Loyal Women's Club

Kathryn Washburn Breighner

Concierge Publications

PO Box 624, Harbor Springs, MI 49740

0975486403 $14.95

The Loyal Women's Club: Journal Entries Of Rural Indiana Women 1917-1936 is an anthology of the personal testimony of "The Loyal Women's Club", 16 women who started gathering in Benton County, Indiana to support soldier boys in France. They met each month to raise funds for Red Cross work, and discussed topics such as packing hot lunches for school, "dental sanitation", "domestic science", "poultry raising", and more. The individual entries are brief, but collectively they offer a unique look into the lives of a group of intelligent, loving, and witty women. The Loyal Women's Club is a quick read cover to cover, and as a special treat, features classically American recipies from the Loyal Women's Club cookbook such as Prune Bread, White Cake, Mystery Pie, Date Pudding, Oyster Soup, and Pickled Peaches.