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November, 1964
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Mrs. Winthrop G. Brown (wife of the American Ambassador to Korea) and Mrs. Joel Bernstein (wife of the Director of USOM) have an idea:
"Let's merge the Embassy Wives Club and the USOM Women's Club together to form
The American Women's Club of Korea." |
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January, 1965
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Organizational Tea meeting at the USOM club. The business at hand:
 Present and approve the Constitution
Elect the Executive Board
The first guest speaker was the Hon. Winthrop Brown, American Ambassador to Korea. "His inspiring talk gave the new organization encouragement in pursuing its purposes."
The first issue of Women's News was distributed. |
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June, 1965
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First regular membership meeting held on Tuesday, June 22nd, at 12:30pm. The meeting featured six leading vocalists from the English language musical comedy, "Chun Hyang Song."
New officers were installed. |
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| At the membership meeting in June, 1965... |
The new AWC Design committee sold products designed by AWC members and made by Korean craftsmen. These included gold lacquer boxes, linen lingerie cases, silk-trimmed appliqued sweaters, informals with Korean designs, Korean coin packets, and hand-embroidered pillow covers. Also available: the official club pin.
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| 1965-1966 Membership Tea |
Held in the garden of the Ambassador's residence, the first AWC membership tea was a success. Mrs. France, Honorary President Mrs. Winthrop Brown, and Mrs. Beach are shown here enjoying their tea on the pleasant afternoon. |
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| The Design Committee offered their wares to the guests. |
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| Mrs. Brown greets a guest. |
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| The Membership Tea featured a full-course, sit down dinner at the Ambassador's residence. |
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Scholarships 1965-66 |
Six Korean students (three men and three women) received scholarships from the AWC. |
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