(Red Oak, Iowa) – Representatives with a community service organization in Red Oak that has been in existence for nearly 130 years, has announced they are disbanding. The news came during today’s (Tuesday’s) meeting of the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors. A “Monday Club of Red Oak” spokesperson Connie Sampers explained why the club that was established in 1895, has now disbanded.

Monday Club of Red Oak members (Front row): Lois Pratt, Sandy Reich, Vici Giltner and Connie Sampers; (Back row): Montgomery County Auditor Jill Ozuna, Board Chair Mike Olson, Supervisor Donna Robinson, Supervisor Charla Schmid, Supervisor Randy Cooper (Photo courtesy of Nick Johansen/The Red Oak Express)

One of their “Pet projects,” she said was the courthouse clock.

The club began with women who wanted to keep up with the their knowledge of the world. Their motto was “The Promotion of the Social and Intellectual Advancement of Women.”