This group of women were members of the "Frauenverein", meaning 'Women's Club' associated with the Lawrence Turnverein. Their parents or husbands were members. Meetings were held in a small upstairs room in Turner Hall on the corner of Warren (now 9th Street) and Rhode Island streets.

At the meetings while one member read from German books, the rest served or did fancy work. Consequently, this Frauenverein did a great deal of sewing. A bazaar was held almost every year to make money for the club and its activities. Quilts and other items were made for needy people.

The women bought a carpet for this room and a stove. The member who arrived first had to start a fire to warm the room. One day a member came early and simply could not get the fire to burn. She complained "I never made a fire in my life." Of course the other members were greatly amused at this remark.

The women are identified as follows: Bottom row, left to right: Mrs. Louise Preisach Dingelstedt, Miss Minnie Walter, Mrs. Edith Achning Noll. Second row, left to right: Mrs. Sophie Lahrman Wilder, Mrs. Matilda Betts Thaudium, Mrs. Jenny Walruff Isemann, Mrs. Carrie Walruff Sutorious, and Mrs. Clara Biebush Wietzencorn. Top row, left to right: Mrs. Alice Preisach Learned, Mrs. Louise Broeker, Miss Minnie Preisach, Mrs. Edith Fischer Freienmuth, Miss Anna Fischer, Mrs. Bertha Apitz Karuse.

This picture was a gift to Spencer from Mrs. Donal Young, Dodge City, Kansas. The information was provided by Mrs. Minnie Dingelstedt McColloch, daughter of Mrs. Louise Preisach Dingelstedt.