[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 80 (Tuesday, May 13, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S2893]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          RECOGNIZING THE CENTENNIAL OF THE TOWN & COUNTY CLUB

 Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I rise today to celebrate the 
100th anniversary of the Town & County Club in Hartford, CT, a 
remarkable organization dedicated to advancing the interests of women.
  The Town & County Club is a private women's city club located in 
Hartford's historic Asylum Hill neighborhood. The club was formed in 
1925--just 5 years after women gained the right to vote--by a group of 
400 progressive and determined women. Investing their own resources and 
time, the early membership was committed to three objectives: to 
provide an organized center for women's work, thought, and action; to 
advance the interests of women; and to promote the sciences, 
literature, and art.
  The focal point of the club is the historic 1895 Theodore Lyman 
House. At this beautifully maintained facility, the club serves as a 
retreat for both members and guests to converse, connect, and 
celebrate, hosting a wide variety of events, special occasions, and 
other activities. This includes everything from birthday parties, 
weddings, anniversaries, and memorials to business events, conferences, 
and presentations.
  The club also undertakes significant and remarkable philanthropic 
activities. This includes the Town & County Club Scholarship Fund, 
created over 23 years ago to assist women who are actively pursuing an 
undergraduate college degree in the Greater Hartford area. To date, 
over $350,000 in scholarship funds have been awarded to 142 deserving 
women, the majority of whom were both working and raising a family as 
they pursued their education. The club also hosts the Lyman Heritage 
Preservation Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to 
restore and preserve the historic property, as well as engage in 
educational and outreach initiatives in local communities.
  The Town & County Club is celebrating their 100th anniversary on May 
21--a truly remarkable milestone--and remains dedicated to its original 
principles of scholarship and the uplifting of women. I hope my 
colleagues will join me in celebrating the Town & County Club and the 
outstanding services they provide for the Greater Hartford 
community.

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