The Marysville Art Club has a long history – it started in 1913. The club began when a painter didn’t have a space to display her work, and afterward, a group of women decided to form the Marysville Art Club. "In 1913, they didn't have electronics, TV, none of that.
Women couldn't even vote," President Charline Gonder said. "But they could gather and share niceties, I'd guess you'd say." Currently, the group has over 100 members, including men and women.
According to Gonder, members' ages range from about 35 to 99. "We have a very diverse group," Gonder said. "Every type of person is in our group, every type.
From the mayor, he belongs, all the way to (the) little lady who people think she's homeless but she's not." The Marysville Art Club is a service club with monthly meetings showcasing guests. "Our last member that just passed was 106, so we don't want to put them to sleep and we don't want the guests to be insulted because someone does fall asleep," Gonder said.
So the speeches are usually 20 minutes long. "We do all kinds of things because it's always art-oriented, but we believe the arts are pretty big. So culinary, history – everything is an art in one way or another to us.
So we have a lot of people come in and speak. A lot of times it's about flowers and nature," Gonder said. Supporting the group, the Marysville Art Club's yearly tea fundraiser is approaching.
It will occur on Sept. 7 at the Marysville Art Club. "My grandmother had a teacup collection, and my .