The Euterpean Club is the oldest women's music club in Fort Worth, Texas, and one of the oldest in the state. Established in 1896, the club was formed to provide women with the mission of "unsparing labor and devotion to the cause of Good Music." The club was admitted into the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs in 1901 and became a charter member of the Woman's Club of Fort Worth in 1923.
Title page from The Euterpean Club's 1912 book, "Texas Composers."
The Woman's Club of Fort Worth
The Woman's Club of Fort Worth is one of the city's oldest membership organizations, formed in 1923 by the members of several existing woman's clubs. The Woman's Club complex comprises eight historic buildings on Fort Worth's Near Southside and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. As with many woman's clubs in the United States, the Woman's Club of Fort Worth has its roots in the Progressive Movement, with its original mission of "the cultural and civic advancement of Fort Worth; and the study of literature, history, science, painting, music, and other fine arts."
The Woman's Club in 1926
William G. Newby Memorial Building.
Anna Shelton Hall.
The Woman's Club in 2017.