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LADIES IN LEADERSHIP “Ladies in Leadership” highlights four clubs and organizations that emerged in Orland Park during the twentieth century. The top shelf displays artifacts surrounding the Orland Woman’s Club. Ella Loebe founded the Orland Woman’s Club in 1933. From its inception, the club was dedicated to serving the community. During the Great Depression (c. 1929-1941), the Orland Park Woman’s Club provided relief and aid to residents through fund raising and donations. In 1949, the Jr. Orland Woman’s Club was formed as an offshoot of the main organization for young women. The bottom shelf focuses on the American Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary and the Orland PTA. In 1941, Lilah Kruspe was elected president of the Orland American Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary, a volunteer organization to fundraise and support veterans and their communities. During World War II, she led the charge to support U.S. troops and send them care packages. ARTIFACTS IN THIS CABINET TOP SHELF (LEFT TO RIGHT): • .Ida Humphrey’s notes on forming a woman’s club, 1903

• Orland Woman’s Club yearbook, 1941-1942 • Photo of Jr. Woman’s Club in parade, 1973

BOTTOM SHELF (LEFT TO RIGHT): • Letters to Lilah Kruspe, 1942 • Lilah Kruspe’s American Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary bracelet (c.1940s-1950s) and various American Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary pins (c. 1940s-1950s) • Photo of Cook County American Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary officers, 1953 • Arnold family PTA pin, 1932-1934