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History of the WOMEN’S CLUB OF ARUBA Founded in 1934 

Women’s Club of Aruba is a multifaceted nonprofit organization dedicated to the improvement of the Community. 

It was founded on September 17, 1934 by Mrs. Lucy Smith, spouse of Mr. Lloyd G. Smith, President of Lago Oil Refinery at the time. 

The club’s first meeting was held on Monday, S

History of the WOMEN’S CLUB OF ARUBA Founded in 1934 

Women’s Club of Aruba is a multifaceted nonprofit organization dedicated to the improvement of the Community. 

It was founded on September 17, 1934 by Mrs. Lucy Smith, spouse of Mr. Lloyd G. Smith, President of Lago Oil Refinery at the time. 

The club’s first meeting was held on Monday, September 17th, 1934 at the Lago Clubhouse at 2:30 p.m. and had an attendance of one hundred and fifty ladies. The meeting was presided by Mrs. Lucy Lloyd G. Smith. 

On October 1st of the same year the first official board was installed by the casting of ballots for the final election. The Board consisted of a President, Vice-President, Treasurer and a Secretary. 

On January 28th, 1937, The General Federation of Women’s Clubs (invited the Women’s Club of Aruba to become an affiliate member. At the time The GFWC existed for almost 50 years. 

On March 8th, 1937, the Women’s Club of Aruba proudly accepted the invitation. Membership Dues to be paid to the General Federation of Women’s Clubs were U.S. $ 0.10 per member. Club dues for Women’s Club of Aruba were then U.S. $ 1.00 per year per member. 

On May 10th 1938, the Women’s Club of Aruba was represented for the first time at the General Federation of Women’s Clubs Annual Convention in Kansas City. The first Aruban delegate was Mrs. K. Milne. 

On July 9th, 1947 a suggestion to invite the ladies of Eagle Colony and of Oranjestad to the membership was discussed. On February 3rd, 1948, the amendment to accept members outside the Lago Community as Associate Member was accepted. In the course of the years, the Associate members got the same rights as the Lago Community ladies. 

Today, Women’s Club of Aruba is at the forefront of the battle to help with the less fortunate, the elderly, the physically and mentally challenged, the environment, safety awareness, drugs and alcohol abuse, AIDS awareness and prevention programs, health and cancer awareness, Domestic Violence, among others. 

The Club represents various nationalities.  

1934 - 1935 Marie E. Byrne 

1935 - 1936 Nora L. Milne 

1936 - 1937 Jean Heebner 

1937 - 1938 Mary W. Heinze 

1938 - 1939 Alma B. Corporan 

1939 - 1940 Adelia L. Owen 

1940 - 1941 Elizabeth W. Colby 

1941 - 1942 Elizabeth W. Colby 

1942 - 1943 Adelia L. Owen 

1943 - 1944 Alma B. Corporan 

1944 - 1945 Nan Potts / Mary W.   Heinze 

1945 - 1946 Edna Dor

1934 - 1935 Marie E. Byrne 

1935 - 1936 Nora L. Milne 

1936 - 1937 Jean Heebner 

1937 - 1938 Mary W. Heinze 

1938 - 1939 Alma B. Corporan 

1939 - 1940 Adelia L. Owen 

1940 - 1941 Elizabeth W. Colby 

1941 - 1942 Elizabeth W. Colby 

1942 - 1943 Adelia L. Owen 

1943 - 1944 Alma B. Corporan 

1944 - 1945 Nan Potts / Mary W.   Heinze 

1945 - 1946 Edna Dorwart 

1946 - 1947 Elizabeth White 

1947 - 1948 Dorothy M. Dawe 

1948 - 1949 Tiry Harrod 

1949 - 1950 Claire Burson 

1950 - 1951 Edna E. Spritzer 

1951 - 1952 Grace D. Babcony 

1952 - 1953 Dorothea S. Trump 

1953 - 1954 Vida Scott 

1954 - 1955 Eva H. Zaner 

1955 - 1956 Ina Beerman 

1956 - 1957 Claire Burson 

1957 - 1958 Kay Stephenson 

1958 - 1959 Kay Evans 

1959 - 1960 Helen Dumphreys 

1960 - 1961 Marge Oliver 

1961 - 1962 Joan Smith 

1962 - 1963 Punk Frey 

1963 - 1964 Helen Bond 

1964 - 1965 Polly Eriksen 

1965 - 1966 Molly Morgan 

1966 - 1967 Alice Evans 

1967 - 1968 Janet Steele 

1968 - 1969 Pat Arends 

1969 - 1970 Polly Eriksen 

1970 - 1971 Isabel Loonstra 

1971 - 1972 Beverly Fredrickson 

1972 - 1973 Phyllis Yeamans 

1973 - 1974 Marie-Thérèse Croes 

1974 - 1975 Linda Fagerquist 

1975 - 1976 Quita Croes 

1976 - 1977 Annemieke Hoftijzer     

1977 - 1978 Linda Schnog - Richardson j

1978 - 1979 Sandra Hese 

1979 - 1980 Joanne Innes     

1980 - 1981 Helen Janssen - Mangroelal 

1981 - 1982 Irene Lough 

1982 - 1983 Phyllis Stowe 

1983 - 1984 Phyllis Stowe   

1984 - 1985 Raisa Wilson 

1985 - 1986 Marie-Thérèse Croes   

1986 - 1987 Marie-Thérèse Croes 

1987 - 1988 Enid Croes - Marugg   

1988 - 1989 Enid Croes - Marugg   

1989 - 1990 Liliana Jansen - Contreras 

1990 - 1991 Liliana Jansen - Contreras 

1991 - 1992 Joy Carson 

1992 - 1993 Soraida Hardeveld - Knoop 

1993 - 1994 Soraida Hardeveld -   Knoop 

1994 - 1995 Lilian Botman     

1995 - 1996 Marilú de Veer   

1996 - 1997 Marilú de Veer  

 1997 - 1998 Lilian Martis - Franca 

1998 - 1999 Lilian Martis - Franca   

1999 - 2000 Anne McClain 

2000 - 2001 Ingrid Hassell - van der   Kuijp 

2001 - 2002 Ruby Narain - Richardson 

2002 - 2003 Carla Paris-Arends   

2003 - 2004 Vivian Storm - Croes   

2004 - 2005 Vivian Storm - Croes   

2005 - 2006 Bernadette   Schouten   

2006 - 2007 Bernadette Schouten   

2007 - 2008 Diana Uchtmann 

2008 - 2009 Adelaida Ponson -   Arends 

2009 - 2010 Adelaida Ponson -   Arends 

2010 - 2011 Camila Henriquez - Vos 2011 - 2012 Rubia Maduro   

2012 - 2013 Omaira Silva -   deL’Isle 

2013 - 2014 Omaira Silva -   deL’Isle 

2014 - 2015 Lilian Martis - Franca 

2015 - 2016 Benita Esguerra 

2016 - 2017 Marva Solagnier -   Marquez 

2017 - 2018 Benita Esguerra 

2018 - 2019 Milagros Posner 

2019 - 2020 Milagros Posner 

2021 - 2022 Norma Brinkenberg

2022 - 2023 Norma Brinkenberg

2023 - 2024 Reina Geerman

2024 -2025 Reina Geerman

We look forward to meet 

as we do here today 

with the loyalty for our 

“WOMEN’S CLUB” 

Our pride is to work for - CHARITY - and wherever support is due 

We are proud to belong to this “GRAND OLD CLUB” for her perseverance through the years - 

which brought happiness to the less fortunate. 

Let us pledge to be true to the cause; and be strong to

We look forward to meet 

as we do here today 

with the loyalty for our 

“WOMEN’S CLUB” 

Our pride is to work for - CHARITY - and wherever support is due 

We are proud to belong to this “GRAND OLD CLUB” for her perseverance through the years - 

which brought happiness to the less fortunate. 

Let us pledge to be true to the cause; and be strong to continue our work, 

so our “GRAND OLD CLUB” may go down in history, 

as the greatest of all - in charity.