Somers Clubs

The original Somers pioneers, those who immigrated here from the East Coast or Europe, came when Somers was a wilderness.  As families arrived, they cleared land, established churches, schools, and a town government.  A community was born.  You will see below that the first generation born in Somers were committed to community and were a very, very social bunch as evidenced by some of the clubs mentioned below.  In the early days, most of the first generation married neighbors which resulted in many people being related - one big family.


Somers 4-H Club held a beach party on the lake shore with the Hillcrest Hill Tops 4-H members as their guests.  Games and a wiener roast were enjoyed. The 4-H Sewing Club met with Helen Leet.  The girls are working on projects for the county fair.
(Racine Journal Times. August 9, 1935)

Approximately 70 Kenosha County 4-H Club members of Somers and Salem townships gathered at Paddock Lake to participate in the first one-day club camp program in the county.  Other clubs represented the first day were Berryville, Kellogg's Corners, Hillcrest and Trevor.
(Racine Journal Time. July 29, 1935)

The Somers 4-H Club visited the boys garden projects.  Afterward they went to Pets for a camp fire, sunset and candle lighting service, and a supper served to about 35 members.  The girls exhibited their sewing and baking projects on the William Lauer porch in the evening.
The Willing Workers 4-H Club met Friday evening at Wood Road School.
(Racine Journal Times August 16, 1934)

Somers 4-H Club will hold its annual achievement party Thursday night at Washington School.  A feature of the program will be a dress parade by Miss Helen Leet's sewing class.  Pins of achievement will be presented.
(Racine Journal Times November 6, 1935)

Somers 4-H held its annual chicken dinner at Washington School.  63 members and guests attended.  Program included home economics and a member of the Kenosha County Board.
(Racine Journal Times Nov. 13, 1935)

Junior Berryville Mother's Club spent the afternoon sewing and lunch was served.
(Racine Journal Times July 29, 1935)

Berryville senior softball team defeated Bullamore forks 47-7 on Wednesday night.  The Pilgrim Daughters club held an ice cream festival on the church lawn Thursday night.
(Racine Journal Times July 29, 1935)

The Timely Twenty Club met on Thursday afternoon.  Four tables played cards.
More than 400 attended the community picnic at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Swartz on Saturday.  the Friedens Lutheran Church band entertained and led the community in singing, races, and games.
(Racine Journal Times August 16, 1934)

Somers Township Study Club met in the afternoon at Mrs. Frank Feest home.  Mrs. Keidtke will demonstrate one dish meals.
(Racine Journal Times May 2, 1935)

On Tuesday, Somers Champion Dartball Team, The Washington Night Hawks, will play Somers American Juniors at Washington School.
Pike River PTA met Tuesday and elected new officers.
(Racine Journal Times April 19, 1935)

Busy Bee  Club will meet in Berryville Tuesday afternoon.  Lunch will be served.
Berryville 500 Club met. Prizes and refreshments were served.  A record crowd attended a card party at the Berryville School last Friday.  Prizes were awarded and lunch was served.
(Racine Journal Times November 6, 1935)

The Women's Missionary Society met at Mrs. Earl Yule's home Thursday afternoon.
(Racine Journal Times May 26, 1936)

The Somers Camp Royal Neighbors Club met at Woodman Hall Tuesday afternoon.  The Handicraft Club will meet with Miss Blackmon on Friday.
(Racine Journal Times December 30, 1935)

Friendly Neighbor Club met Thursday afternoon.  Four tables of 500 were played with prizes awarded.  The Timely 20 Club met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Alice Huck.
(Racine Journal Times November 13, 1935)

Somers Camp of Modern Woodmen of American #828 met.
(Racine Journal Times October 20, 1908)

Somers Men's Club served a mother-daughter banquet Friday evening.  142 roast pork dinners were served.  Somers Farm Bureau Association met Thursday night at Washington School.
(Racine Journal Times March 21, 1950)

Somers Rod and Gun Club located on Highway E about 1-1/4 miles west of I-94.
(Racine Journal Times September 29, 1964)

Wood Road Community Club will meet at the schoolhouse Wednesday afternoon.
(Racine Journal Times September 6, 1914)

The Somers Hi-Lo Schafskopf Club will meet at the home of Mrs. William Clayton Tuesday afternoon.
(Racine Journal Times Feb. 8, 1941)

Berryville Mothers club held a dance and card party and a harvest supper in October.  Proceeds will go toward a school hot lunch project and dance proceeds of $10.45 paid for  and had installed a Masonite ceiling in the dining room in the southeast basement.
In spike of the inclement weather, about 300 responded to the invitation to attend the Royal Neighbors character and costume party at Woodman Hall.  Following was a luncheon and dance.  Awards were presented and all enjoyed the 3 piece band from Kenosha.
(Racine Journal Times October 5, 1940)

A full house attended the basketball game between Somers Specials and Horlick's All Stars of Racine at Woodmen Hall.  Score:  Somers 17, Hawks 15.
(Racine Journal Times March 1, 1922)

Saturday evening, the Somers basketball team played at Woodman Hall.  Teams from the US Naval team from Lake Bluff, Illinois and Zion City team played.
(Racine Journal Times March 3, 1916)

Hillcrest PTA Study Club will meet Thursday with Mrs. Eliza Jones.
(Racine Journal Times Oct. 28, 1940)

A Halloween party will be given by Pike River PTA Study Club on Thursday October 31.
(Racine Journal Times October 28, 1940)

Berryville 500 Club met Wednesday afternoon.  Berryville Softball team defeated Bullamore Forks 47-7 on Wednesday night.
(Racine Journal Times Feb. 29, 1935)

Girls Scouts of Berryville are sponsoring a public card party and dance at Berryville School.  The Berryville Musketters will meet at Harold Williams, Thursday evening.
(Racine Journal Times April 11, 1940)

The Berryville Ladies Guild will sponsor a rummage sale at the Ivan Rouse home on October 25.  Proceeds will go to the Lakeshore Community Church.
(Racine Journal Times Oct. 21, 1939)

The Berryville Guerillas football team lost to the Kenosha South Siders last Saturday at the Washington bowl.
(Racine Journal Times October 14, 1939)

The Woodmen Hall Association annual meeting will be held at the Hall on January 15 at 8pm.

The schedule for Somers National Dart Ball games are:
Pike River Woodpeckers at Hillcrest
Berryville Hot Shots at Wood Road
Berryville Gophers-Hawks vs. Bullamore forks Monkeys
All Star at Burr Oak
Burr Oak Hot Shots vs. Kingflashers at Bullamore Forks
Washington Tigers vs. Washington Night Hawks.

The Somers American League will play:
Hillcrest Sharpshooters-Eagles - Wood Road
Bluebirds-Badgers at Berryville
Bullamore forks, Lions-Blue Jays at Wood Road
Burr Oak Jrs - Wildcats at Bullamore forks
Washington Big Shots at Pike River
(Racine Journal Times January 14, 1935)

Members of the Berryville Community Club are enjoying their weekly Thursday night dances at the School.  The Owls Club met at the Mike Funk home on Sunday to play Schofskopf and lunch at Kellogg's Corners.
The Berryville Art Craft Club held a meeting at the school on Wednesday evening.
(Racine Journal Times January 13, 1936)

The Somers Farm Bureau met Thursday evening at the Washington State Graded School Hall.  This organization holds meetings on the four Thursday evening of each month.
(Racine Journal Times Oct 1, 1945)

The Woman's Missionary Society met with Mrs. Albert Bullamore on Wednesday afternoon. Officers were elected.  President-Mrs. Edward Longmore; Secretary Mrs. Louis Wilcox; Treasurer Mrs. George P. Leet
(Racine Journal Times Jan 27 1917)

The Somers Red Cross until has completed its quota of work and will not meet until further notice.  Mrs. Earl S. Yule is chairman of the Somers unit and her supervisors are Mmes. Archie Bush, Ernest Tabbert, and Axel Hendrickson.
(Racine Journal Times Dec 2, 1944)

The Loyal Workers, Berryville 4-H Club girls will meet with their leader, Mrs. Daniel Klapproth on Friday afternoon for sewing at the Berryville schoolhouse.
(Racine Aug 16, 1934)

The meeting of the Pike River Beavers 4-H Club met at the Washington School on Friday evening with good attendance.
(Racine September 23, 1917)

The Triangle 4-H Club of Bullamore Forks entertained the Willing Workers 4-H Club of Wood Road at a party last evening and in return the Willing Workers are entertaining the Triangle Club at a wiener and marshmallow roast this Saturday evening at the home of Mrs. Swartz, weather permitting.
(Racine Sept 23, 1932)

The Loyal Workers 4-H Club of Berryville will hold a meeting at the school Friday night, October 7.  The first meeting of the Berryville PTA will be held October 1 in the evening at 8 o'clock.
(Racine Oct 1, 1932)

An annual meeting of the Racine-Kenosha County Beet Growers Association held in Lingweller's Hall on Friday, the existing staff of officers and the board of directors were re-elected.  President, AJ Piper of Berryville; VP HA Lubenow, Trever; Sec-Treas John Herzog, Somers. Board members AJ Piper of Berryville, E Lamberton of Racine, John Bowers of Sylvania, A Sewell of Gatliff, Martin Herzog of Corliss, AP Nelson of Union Grove,m HA Lubenow of Trever, JA Torrey of Pleasant Prairie, William Thompson and John Lichter of East Somers, John Herzog of Somers.
(January 8, 1916)

A correction in the last Berryville news about the Old Time Dance Club card and dancing party, which were held on Wednesday nights, but which now during Lent will be held on Tuesday night, and not Friday night as printed.
(March 11, 1933)

15 member of the Berryville Mother's Club met at the school after which all motored to the home of past president Alta Meekma.  Four tables of 500 were played.  A pot luck lunch was served.  (Sept 23, 1932)