Our History
For over 125 years, Dinuba Woman's Club has been involved in civic and service projects in addition to a busy schedule of social, literary, and artistic endeavors. The ladies of the Club have been enthusiastic supporters of many community service projects such as construction of the library, the Avenue of Flags at Smith Mountain Cemetery, the Sister City Program with Malsch, Germany, the Teenage Citizen of the Year Award, Miss Dinuba, and other scholarships, and many other worthwhile projects.
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In 1895 nine ladies met at the home of Mrs. W.J. Dechman at the Southern Pacific Depot to discuss the formation of a club. By the second meeting, there were 21 ladies in attendance. The decision was made to name their group the Woman's Social Club. Committees for literature, music, and visiting were appointed and an admission fee of five cents was charged.
1914 -the Club started to work on bringing a library to Dinuba, which culminated in the Carnegie Library built in 1916.
Our Mission
Dinuba Woman's Club is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism that serves the Dinuba and surrounding communities, providing charitable giving, direct community service, and social opportunities for its members. The purpose is exclusively social and charitable.
Dinuba Southern Pacific Depot 1907
1921-the Woman’s Club erected the Cenotaph in Smith Mountain Cemetery to honor the men from this area who were killed in WWI. The Cenotaph is now the site of Memorial Day Services.
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1922 -the club members realized their dreams and the Dinuba Woman’s Clubhouse was built at the corner of Alta and El Monte Way on land donated by Ben Brown and Herbert Barrett.
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1960- the Club voted to give the Clubhouse to the City for use
as a recreational center. The Club’s meeting place was then
changed to the Veteran’s Memorial Building and the meeting date
was changed from Friday to Monday.
