Founding of STA Mother's Club, 1935

Thanks to Dan Carr, class of 1960, for spotting this article on the front page of the December 26, 1935 Garfieldian newspaper. He was actually researching information on his Grandmother whose obituary also appears on the front page of this paper. You never know where you will find information!

Thanks, Dan!

Mothers' Club 1963-1965

Many of our Moms were members of the St. Thomas Aquinas Mothers' Club.  Some of our Moms held Mothers' Club positions and some of our Moms were Honorary Members.  Although I don't see my Mom listed in the 1963-1965 directory, and since I was a 1960 graduate, I didn't think too much of it.  But, on page 20, I saw my Grandmother listed.  Her youngest child graduated in 1927!!!  You never know where you will find your family!

The first several pages of the directory include the Constitution and By-Laws as well as a pro-forma business agenda so these were not scanned.

Do you see your Mom's name in the list?

Mothers' Club, 1963-1965, pages 10-11

Mothers' Club, 1963-1965, pages 12-13

Mothers' Club, 1963-1965, pages 14-15

Mothers' Club, 1963-1965, pages 16-17

Mothers' Club, 1963-1965, pages 18-19

Mothers' Club, 1963-1965, pages20-21

Mothers' Club, 1963-1965, pages 22-23

Mothers' Club, 1963-1965, pages 24 and back cover

Thanks to Mary Kinahan, Class of 1960, for sharing her Mom's directory.

Note: The pages were scanned at a high resolution, so you should be able to click on a page and it will open in a larger window for easier reading.

Mothers' Club 1963-65 Officers/Committees and Past Presidents

More Mothers' Club information from the 1963-1965 Mothers' Club booklet.  I think I see some surnames of STA grads that will be attending the September 30 reunion.  Is your Mom on this list?

1963-65 Officers

1963-65 Committee Chairs

Former Mothers' Club Presidents

Again, thanks to Mary Kinahan Kribble (Class of 1960) for sharing her Mom's directory.

Mother's Club 1963-1965

STA's Mothers' Club was very active during the 1960s.  In the Constitution and By-Laws of the Club it states:

"The purpose of this club shall be to secure a mutual understanding between parents and teachers and also benefit the school both socially and financially."

Over 300 active members are listed in the 24-page booklet -- all with addresses and telephone numbers.

Even though this booklet represents the Mother's Club three years after the class of 1960 graduated, several active mothers of the class of 1960 are noted:

Mrs. Thomas Redding, Co-Chairlady, October Party - Ray's Mom
Mrs. John Houlihan, April Salad Bar, Chairlady - Kathy's Mom
Mrs. John Dobias, Sisters Picnic, Co-Chairlady - Kathy's Mom
Mrs. Thomas McGrath, Children's Christmas Party, Chairlady - Tom's Mom

When time permits, addresses from the class of 1960 will be extracted from the booklet.  A separate post will be created and will also include other class of 1960 addresses collected at the March, 2011 reunion at STA.

Booklet provided by Mary Kinahan (she found it when she was cleaning out her house!).  Thanks so much.