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John Benning Chapter of GA Dar meets in the Federated Guild of
Women's Clubs building located on
1155 Second
Street, SW Moultrie, the county seat for Colquitt County, was incorporated December 13, 1859. The city was named after General William Moultrie, a revolutionary war hero and governor from South Carolina
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The Women's Club House, a white brick colonial structure has been the birth and growth of many of Moultrie's most prosperous ladies' organizations.
Built in 1930 at a cost of approximately $8,100, the lot was donated to the Moultrie Federation of Womens' Clubs by the city council on August 16, 1938. The ground breaking ceremonies were held on December 29, 1938 and the clubhouse was completed in June of 1939. It was occupied in October of the same year.
A substantial amount of the funds for the construction came through the Works, Progress administration and the remainder was donated by the Federation of Women's Clubs. The building became the headquarters for the Worth While Club, Moultrie McNeill Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy, John Benning Daughters of the American Revolution and Cherokee Garden Club. In 1940, the building became the base for the Junior Women's Club.
Today the Club House is jointly owned by the Junior Women's Club, the John Benning Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Women's Federated Guild. Each club uses the building for meetings and social activities. The board of trustees of the Women's Club is made up of representatives from each of the clubs.
---Source: The History of Colquitt County and the Moultrie Observer
