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The Woodman Lodge, which was located in Hitterdal, Minnesota, was part of a larger organization, The Modern Woodmen of America of Rockford, Illinois. The Lodge was started on May 20, 1920 and was known as Camp 1542. Membership was open to anyone having at least 7/8th’s white blood, was over 16 years of age and was not employed in a dangerous occupation (smoke stack painter, railroad switch breaker, mine worker, etc.).
The Prosequi [Prosequi meaning seekers] Club of Moorhead, Minnesota was organized December 6, 1956. The objective of the study club was the study of topics of general information. Membership was not to exceed twenty-five members with meetings usually held in members’ homes twice a month. The Program Committee arranged and assigned scheduled programs and places of meetings.
The Tri-College Women’s Bureau was organized in 1972 by women from Moorhead State University and Concordia College, Moorhead; and North Dakota State University, Fargo. Its purpose is to bring teachers, administrators, counselors, and students an awareness of the nature of sexism in our society and the tools for eliminating sex role stereotyping and sex role socialization from the educational systems.
The Profit and Pleasure Club was organized in 1920 by farm women in the Dilworth-Moorhead, Minnesota area. Their purpose was “to promote the welfare if its members and the community by studying the best methods of work and the highest ideals of living and to be a means of sociability.” Regular monthly meetings wee held in the homes of the members. Programs consisted of readings, musical numbers and often a speaker.
The United Church Women of Moorhead [Minnesota] is an ecumenical expression of a national movement of the church women. Membership is open to all Christian women. The United Church Women presented three annual events, May Fellowship, and World Community Day, and World Day of Prayer.
The Ulen-Hitterdal [Minnesota] Community Garden Club organized in 1948 and continued as an organization for 33 years, dissolving in November 1981. During this period they held monthly meeting, held local floral and vegetable shows, and toured area gardens.
The Soroptimist Club of Moorhead, Minnesota, was chartered in 1949 and became part of the Soroptimist International of the Americas Federation. Meaning "best for women," the Soroptmists of Moorhead mission statement is to "improve the lives of women and girls in local communities and throughout the world enabling them to take control of their lives and live their dream."
The Amphion Chorus of Fargo-Moorhead [North Dakota-Minnesota] was organized in the early 1930s by Daniel Preston, who also directed the chorus until 1948. The one hundred member male chorus was heralded as the “Men of the West on Wings of Song.” The first out-of-state performance by the Amphion Chorus was as the North Dakota Representative to the Worlds Fair in Chicago in 1933.
The Bakers – Center for Women [Fargo, North Dakota] was founded in November 1976 to provide a place for women to meet, support groups, educational projects, and referral services. The Center for Women’s most notable achievement was the founding of an emergency shelter for battered women in 1979.
The Swedish Culture Heritage Society of the Red River Valley [Minnesota/North Dakota] was founded September 20, 1976. The purpose of the Society is to enrich the members’ lives with the Swedish culture, to spread awareness of Swedish culture in the community, and to contribute tangibility to Swedish cultural presence in the community.