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Social Organizations in the 1950’s

During the 1950’s Mount Prospect was a thriving place for various social organizations. Citizens had endless opportunities to volunteer their time. Everyone had a group they could join, young girls and boys, young adults, business professionals, seniors and veterans. Girls could chose from the Brownie Scouts, with 2 different age groups, or the Campfire Girls, with 3 age groups of girls. The Campfire girls had a day camp in Elk Grove and a summer camp in Westfield Wisconsin. Young boys in Mount Prospect could join the Boy Scouts of which there were 3 Cub Packs, 3 Scout Troops, and 1 Explorer Post in Mount Prospect. Women could join the Mount Prospect Women’s Club, although to join they had to be “vouched” for by two women who were already members of the club. The club met the first Tuesday of every month October through May and had a $2 dollar initiation fee and a $5 annual membership fee. A sign that times were changing was the creation of the Mount Prospect Evening Women’s Club, this was very similar to the regular Women’s Club except that it was for those women would were not available for daytime activities due to having children or being employed. Women could also join Ladies Auxiliaries of the VFW and American Legion. The VFW and the American Legion were both very popular groups, as many of Mount Prospect’s residents were WWII veterans.

The Mount Prospect Lions Club had been founded in 1931 and by the 1950s had become a vital force in Mount Prospect. Made up of professional men from the community, they donated 16 acres of land to the town for the Lions Memorial Park. There was also a Masonic Club in Mount Prospect. The club had 125 members and met in the village hall. In 1956 the Jaycees were formed for younger members of the business community, men aged 21-35. The Prospectors 4-H Club, the Toastmasters Club, the Nurses Club, and the Memory Lane Club were some other organizations that existed in Mount Prospect in the 1950’s. Homeowners had several other organizations like the Sunset Park Community Association, the Golfhurst Estates Property Owners Association, and the Northwest Homeowners League.