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Wilbraham Grange is one of more than 7,000 Granges in the United States whose members seek "a community family organization to improve the economic status of rural people and provide an opportunity for social and cultural progress."
Grange Officers for the year of 1963 include: Master, Ernest Jefferson; Overseer, Mitchell Kowynia; Lecturer,
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Mrs. George Canney and Mrs. Ernest Furnans Jr. of the Wilbraham Women's Club are shown in an early Maxwell of the same era as the founding of the Club in 1905. Mr. C. S. Giles, owner of the car, is furnishing the power.
Dudley Bliss Sr .; Assistant Lecturer May Jenkins; Steward, Francis Bennett; Assistant Steward Kenneth Bliss; Chaplain, Madella Pease; Treasurer, Holton Pease; Secretary, Evelyn Bliss; Gatekeeper, Clayton Pease; Ceres, Nellie Dunsmoor; Pomona, Helen Pearson; Flora, Helen Barna; Lady Assistant Steward, Marilyn Olson; Pianist, Nellie Olson and Home and Community Chairman, Mrs. Clara Elkas.
WILBRAHAM WOMEN'S CLUB
In January, 1905, sixteen Wilbraham women organized the "ladies mission", the beginning of the Wilbraham Women's Club. Six months later, it adopted a constitution and by laws giving it the name "World Wide Study Club", its purpose being to study Local and World-wide history.
The first Fourth-of-July community picnic, held in 1907, was so successful that it became an annual event.
The Club gradually started work on civic betterments: a study of school conditions, cleaner roadsides and streets, and aid and support to the Public Library. The name was shortened to "Study Club" in 1909, and the Club joined the State Feder- ation of Women's Clubs in 1910. During World War I, the Club did much relief work, and formed a Red Cross Unit.
1925 saw the entrance of the present Wilbraham Garden Club as the "Garden Study Group" of the Study Club, and as more members joined, the interests spread into the fields of music, literature, and dramatics.
In 1928, the Club joined the General Federation of Women's
Clubs, and in 1936 adopted its present name. The Club has to its Credit the formation of the Dental Clinic, the Well-Child Clinic, the Wilbraham PTA, and local garbage disposal; all of which are now independent of the Club. The Club is a member of the Minnechaug Regional Scholarship Fund Foundation, to which it makes a cash donation each year. Though the group has grown to three hundred members from the original sixteen, the purpose is still the same: "To promote cordial co-operation among women, and to contribute to the civic life of the comm- unity,"
SOUTH END NEIGHBORHOOD CLUB
The South End Neighborhood Club was formed in 1912 to promote greater sociability among the ladies of the neighbor- hood in the south end of town - - that part extending from Monson Road to the Hampden line. The Club, over 50 years old, has met at least once a month at members homes on the third Thurs- day of each month.
Officers of the South End Neighborhood Club include: President, Mrs. John Getchell; Vice President, Mrs. Edith Houghton; Secretary, Mrs. Charles W. Martin; Treasurer, Mrs. Louis Rogers.
Mrs. Dora Rice, Charter member of the South End Neighborhood Club showing the original Secretary's book to Mrs. John Getchell, President of the organization.
GLENDALE CLUB
No early records of the Glendale Home Department Group of the Hampden County Improvement League are available, however the group is thought to have begun in 1913, the first meeting being a canning demonstration held in the home of Miss Evanore O. Beebe.
The first records extend from 1934. it was during this year that the "Order of Pearls" was formed. Any lady serving as an officer or leader in the group for ten years, receives a strand of pearls. So far, about seven members have received this award, representing well over seventy years of service to the area.
Since 1946, accurate records of the activities of the group have been kept, and some of the most popular projects have been "Chair Caning, Dress Making, Rug Making and Food Preparation," Meetings are held in the Glendale Community House, or the members' homes, with an average attendance of 13.
The present Officers of this group are: Mrs. Mary Wessells, Chairman; Mrs. Alice Bennett, Vice Chairman; Mrs. Ruth Stedman, Secretary and Treasurer; Mrs. Katherine Patric, Ex. Com. Member; Mrs. Beatrice Luff, Asst. Com. Member.
Members of the Glendale Home Department Group. Seated left to right are Mrs Sidney Low Mrs. Wm. Richmond Jr Mrs. Ruth Stedman Mrs Clifford Patric. Standing are Mrs. Harvey Collins, Mrs. Richard Poulin, Mrs. Silvio Gendron, Mrs. Charles Smith and Mrs. Eugene Wessells.
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Members of the North Wilbraham Social Club. Seated are Emma Bower, Clara Ellis, Letty Keyes, Mira Berry, Agnes Eldridge. Stand- ing are Elsie Samble, Clara Bradway, Mary Wessells, Irene Wright, Letty Farnham and Lillian Simmington.
NORTH WILBRAHAM SOCIAL CLUB
In 1922, a group of women from the Grace Union Church began to meet in each other's homes for social gatherings. At one of these meetings, on December 2, 1924, the group decided to call itself the North Wilbraham Social Club, and to have lunch, play cards, and take a collection to use to help the needy and the shut-ins of the town. The group has met every two weeks since then, and each May takes a trip to one of the local eating places for their Annual Luncheon. There have been about twelve members, three have been in the club since it started. The club members feel that "Old Friendships are True Friendships."
Officers of this Club are: Mrs. Elsie Samble, President; Mrs. Clara Bradway, Secretary-Treasurer.
4 H CLUB
The Wilbraham 4H began during World War I, when Edward Pickens was given a patriotic award "To root the Kaiser out of the trenches." This award was for having the State Champion Pig!
The 4H has been continuously active since that time Today there are over seventy-five Wilbraham young people actively participating in Horse Club, Dog Obediance Club,
Advanced Sewing, Cooking, Knitting, and many other worth- while projects.
The Wilbraham 4H is sponsored by the Wilbraham Women's Club. The Town Chairman is Mrs. R. H. Beach Jr., Members of the Committee include Mrs. Herman Grandchamp; Mrs. Harold Storey; Mrs. W. R. Hannah; Mrs. John Madiera.
CHAPTER #214, ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR
On October 19, 1929, a meeting was held in the old Masonic Hall, which stood on the corner of Main and Spring- field Streets. Sixty-three interested people had petitioned to form an O.E.S. chapter in Wilbraham, and at this meeting, it was decided to name the chapter Wilbraham Chapter, as there is no other town bearing the name Wilbraham in the United States. On October 26 of the same year, the Wilbraham Chapter, O.E.S. was instituted as the two-hundred-fourteenth chapter in
Masonic Officers of Chapter 214 Eastern Star include, left to right, Mr. Norman Ellis, Mrs. Walter K. Woods Jr., Mrs. Henry Dautrich and Mr. Henry Dautrich.
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LIONS CLUB
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WILBRAHAM ASS.
Past Presidents of the Wilbraham Lions Club. Seated left to right are Irving Cordner, William Sullivan Jr., Walter V. Salustri, Jesse Canerdy. Standing are Henry Bauch, Robert A. Edwards, Henry Dautrich and Roger T. Hintze.
the Massachusetts jurisdiction. The Charter was signed by the fifty original members. This same charter is in the possession of every Worthy Matron while she serves. Fourteen of these Charter Members are still active members.
The Chapter has had four different homes in its history; for twenty-nine years, the meetings were held in the old Masonic Temple. After 1958, when the Temple was demolished, the Chapter met in the Fireplace Room of the Wilbraham United Church. In March, 1960 .the Chapter moved to the Grace Union Parish House and finally moved into its present home, the New Masonic Temple, on Woodland Dell Road.
In its thirty-three years of existence, the Chapter has stood for charity, truth, and loving kindness, and has contrib- uted greatly to the fraternal life of the town.
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Wilbraham Public Library
WILBRAHAM LIONS CLUB
The Wilbraham Lions Club is dedicated to community service. Since its formation, the club has undertaken the build- ing of Memorial Field, the providing of playground equipment for both Memorial and Stony Hill School Playgrounds, an Annual Children's Halloween Party, and the undertaking and support of Sight Conservation Programs at Local, District and State Levels. In addition to all of these worthwhile projects, the Wilbraham Lions Club has provided all respiratory equip- ment used by the local Police and Fire Departments.
Perhaps the most greatly appreciated project, has been the long-range planning and building of Spec Pond Recreational Area. Through the foresight and hard work of the Lions Club, Wilbraham has one of the finest recreational facilities in West- ern Massachusetts.
In the fall of 1946, a group of men, under the sponsorship of the Lions Club of Ludlow, joined together to organize a local service club. The organization was officially chartered by Lions International on December 2, 1946.
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
Almost fifty years ago, on the 18th of June in 1913, the present library building was opened to the citizens of Wilbra- ham. Victorian in style, with a French roof, it was formerly the home of Henry Cutler who gave the property to the town.
Wilbraham's first library was founded in 1782 in Solomon Warriner's home. In 1892 a "Free Public Library" was housed
in Schoolhouse #3. The library has always had friends, but five years ago the "Friends of the Library" formed as a group dedicated to helping the library trustees and staff, and public- izing the needs of the library as well as its events and activities.
In March of this year the "Friends" sponsored the play Our Town by Thornton Wilder, put on by the Wilbraham Comm- unity Theatre. Proceeds went to the Wilbraham Library Found- ation, a trust fund set up in November, 1962, for the ultimate purchase of land and/or buildings for a new library to meet the town's rapidly growing needs. Already the Foundation has found the response from Wilbraham residents most gratifying.
WILBRAHAM HEIGHTS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
This association was organized in 1957 to promote the well being of the members as a group; to organize it's social activities; and to promote physical improvements in their area. Forty-five families are now resident members of the Organiza- tion.
The major project of the Association is the playground now being developed in the area. To date the land, originally a heavily wooded area, has been cleared, graded and seeded. All expenses have been met by the Association and most of the work done on a volunteer basis.
The Association sponsors two social events annually: a dinner dance and block dance.
President of the Association is Mr. John Lempart. Vice president, Mr. John Bulger; Secretary, Beverly Mayer; Treas-
The Hampden County Symphony Group at Monday night rehearsal.
Wilbraham Girl Scouts
urer, Mr. Henry Kszepka. The Directors include Mr. Edmund Langevin, Mrs. Agnes Giokas and Mr. Armand Peltier.
HAMPDEN COUNTY SYMPHONY
The Hampden County Symphony was formed in January 1963 under the direction of James F. Starkie, instrumental music teacher at Minnechaug Regional High School. The Orchestra, part of the high school Adult Education Program, was designed to bring together a group of interested adults into a musical organization of orchestral size.
Consisting of about sixty members, the orchestra meets on Monday nights in order to rehearse and play standard orches- tra literature.
The group has been very successful to date. They plan to reorganize after summer vacation, at which time plans will be made for a spring concert.
Boy Scout Troup 359
GIRL SCOUTS OF AMERICA
Girl Scouting started in Wilbraham thirty-seven years ago in 1926. The troop, the Pine Cone Troop #1, was sponsored by the Good Will Club of Wilbraham. The first troop of fifteen girls was led by Mrs. George P. Rice.
In 1962 the ·Wilbraham and Hampden Neighborhoods com- bined to become the Minnechaug Neighborhood. At present there are fifty active leaders and nineteen troops with four hundred and twenty-five girls in regular attendance.
The fall of 1963 will see a nation-wide program change in Girl Scouting. Under the present plan there are Brownies, grades two and three; Juniors, grades four five and six; Cadets, grades seven, eight and nine; and Seniors, grades ten, eleven and twelve.
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TROUP 359
Saint Cecilia's Men's Club is the sponsor of Boy Scout Troop 359. Meeting at the Old Saint Cecilia's Church each Thursday evening from 7:00-9:00 P.M., the troop functions twelve months a year with a varied program, including special emphasis on hiking and camping. The troop is now in its fourth year of operation with an active membership of about thirty boys.
The troop has completed the planning and training for a second fifty-mile hike. The first one in 1961 was along the Appalachian Trail from Great Barrington to Mount Greylock near North Adams. This year's nine-day event will be in the White Mountains sometime during the latter part of the summer.
The leadership of the troop includes Scoutmaster Robert Clark; Assistant Scoutmasters Rudolph Bukowski and Edward Szustak; and Junior Assistant Scoutmasters David Newson, William Clark, Richard Moynahan and Richard Labossiere.
BOY SCOUTS TROUP 177
Troop 177 was chartered by its sponsor, the Men's Club of the Wilbraham United Church, on December 31, 1954. Mr. Charles Bradley, President of the Men's Club, served as the first Troop Committee Chairman; Mr. William Shortell as Institutional Representative; and Mr. Truman R. Swallow as Scoutmaster, assisted by Mr. Robert Carter.
The troop meets on Monday nights from 7:00 - 9:00 P.M. at the United Church, carrying out an active program of indoor and outdoor scouting activities.
The Troop Committee Chairman for 1963 is Mr. George Allison; the Institutional Representative is Mr. Harvey Collins; and Committee members are Mr. Myron Hitchcock, Mr. William Collins Jr., Mr. Harold Swetland and Mr. Joseph Williams.
CUB SCOUTS PACK 175
Cub Scout Pack 175, under the sponsorship of the Memorial School P.T.A., received its charter on February 28, 1953. During the ten years of its existence the Pack has grown from 29 Cubs in 1953 to 78 at the present time.
Guided by an intensely interested and energetic Pack Committee, Den Mothers and Den Fathers, and an able Cub Master, Pack 175 is preparing Cub Scouts for participation in the full activities of Boy Scouting.
In addition to weekly Den Meetings, where skits are pre- pared and Den projects worked on, Cub Pack 175 meets once a month to share these skits and projects and to recognize the projects of individual Cubs through various levels of Cub Scouting.
This Bicentennial year will see Pack 175 as host to all other Cub Packs in the Algonquin District in a Cub Car Derby, to be run in town in May. This Cub-Dad project is expected to be the highlight of the Pack year.
SEA EXPLORER SHIP ONE
Sea Scout Ship One was organized in 1958 under the sponsorship of the Edward Pease Post #418 of the American Legion. The boys meet every Thursday night at the Legion
"Winter Wonderland in Wilbraham" by the Wilbraham Camera Club
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MARY MOORE
"The Theatre"
by Mrs. George J. Moore Jr.
Hall from 7:00-9:00 P.M. During the nice weather seasons they meet at the Springfield Yacht Club.
The group has a forty foot Navy Motor Launch called the the S.E.S. SALTONSTALL, in which they take trips on the Connecticut River from Holyoke to Hartford.
The Sea Explorers provide interesting and worthwhile activities for older boys who are no longer Boy Scouts but wish to continue scouting.
WILBRAHAM HOBBY CLUBS
The Town of Wilbraham is fortunate in having three hobby groups operating for the benefit of the Community
CAMERA CLUB
This club was started three years ago by several local and nearby photographers. Within three years it has grown to a membership of 88. It s aim is to teach members how to take better pictures, to enjoy good programs that teach and enter-
Members of the Children's Dance Theatre, Wilbraham
tain. It endeavors to promote photography in youth as much as possible.
The meetings are held in Stony Hill School the third Friday of each month except when school is on vacation.
WILBRAHAM COMMUNITY THEATER
In it s first year, 1962, the fledgling Wilbraham Comm- unity Theatre presented three plays, "Arsenic and Old Lace", "The Devil and Daniel Webster", and "My Three Angels". All three were produced as benefits for other community organ- izations.
The Theatre's first production this spring, "Our Town", by Thornton Wilder, was a benefit for the Library Trust Fund. This play of small town life at the turn of the century was chosen especially to fit into the Bicentennial theme, and was the Theatre's contribution to the Bicentennial year.
The purpose of the Wilbraham Community Theatre is to develop community interest in the dramatic arts with special emphasis on the living theatre.
Wilbraham Country Club
CHILDREN'S DANCE THEATRE
Ballet and Ballroom dance classes have filled a part of many Wilbraham children's lives since 1936 when Mrs. Johnson opened her first classes. These classes were held in the old United Church dining room on Friday afternoons.
After two seasons the children's classes became a project of the Women's Guild of the Wilbraham United Church. When Memorial School was built, the ballroom classes moved to the new school as a project of the Parent Teachers Association.
WILBRAHAM COUNTRY CLUB
The Wilbraham Country Club was organized and incorpor- ated in 1937 after the collapse of the Stony Hill Country Club. On the land stands a fine old colonial farm which has been reconverted to serve as a Club House, including shower rooms, locker rooms, "pro" shop and cart house for the members.
During the war and depression years the club could not hire any outside help to keep the Club in good order, so the members chipped in and did the work. Some of the original members were: Attorney Ernest W. Garman, who represented Stony Hill Corporation; Cummings L. Lothrop, the printer; Olin D. Roats, Counsel for the Federal Land Bank; William J. Schlatter, the florist; and George M. Burgess, proprietor of P. and B. Engraving Company.
R. A. EDWARDS
F. G. SHANNIS
To Our Towns People:
This letter is both an invitation and an expression of gratitude.
It is our pleasant privilege to extend an invitation to every resident of Wilbraham - and to all your friends - to attend and to participate in the many exciting activities planned to celebrate our town's Bicentennial.
The complete program is contained in this brochure, and is the result of the combined efforts of a representative and devoted group of townspeople.
What they have done here in Wilbraham illustrates what can be achieved when people work together in a genuine spirit of cooperation, without regard for the differences that often divide one man from another. In a sense, there is a lesson here for all to learn.
Everyone who has shared in the preparations for this Bicentennial has earned our gratitude. Committee members and committee chairmen have carried out their responsibilities enthusiastically, and additional members of our community have been immediately responsive to the calls made upon them.
We sincerely believe you and your friends will find our Bicentennial Celebration not only rewarding but ithoroughly enjoyable, and that in years to come we will all look back to this event as a most memorable occasion.
With all good wishes.
Poteril. Edwardso
Frank Y. Alanus
General Chairman
Program Chairman
BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION PROGRAM
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY - JANUARY 25
8:00 P.M. 75th Anniversary Celebration of the Wilbraham Grange-Grange Hall
TUESDAY - MARCH 5
3:00 P.M. Town Seal Contest - Judging - Memorial Junior High School
SATURDAY- MARCH 16
Adoption of Official Town Seal at Town Meeting - Minnechaug High School
FRIDAY and SATURDAY - MARCH 22 and 23
8:00 P.M. Play "OUR TOWN" by Wilbraham Comm- unity Theater-Minnechaug High School
SATURDAY - APRIL 20
8:30 P.M. Policemen's Bicentennial Ball - Minn- echaug High School
FRIDAY - MAY 3
8:00 P.M. Western Mass. Music Festival-Wilbraham Schools Auditions - Minnechaug High School - Remarks - Mr. Roger T. Hintze, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen. Celebration Greetings - Hon. Charles V. Ryan, Mayor of Springfield
SATURDAY - MAY 4
2:15 P.M.
Parade - Western Mass. Music Festival - School Bands
BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION £ PROGRAM
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
MONDAY through SATURDAY - MAY 6 through 11
Men's Candlepin Tournament -Wilbraham Community League - Indian Orchard Bowling Lanes
SATURDAY - MAY 11
1:00-5:00 P.M. "Blossom Time Home Tour" - Mothers' Club - United Church
1:00 P.M. "Cub Car Derby" Algonquin District Preliminaries - Cub Scout Pack #175- Main Street and Oakland Street
SATURDAY - MAY 18
"Cub Car Derby" Algonquin District Finals - Main Street and Oakland Street
MONDAY through FRIDAY - MAY 20 through 24
Women's Candlepin Tournament - Indian Orchard Bowling Lanes
FRIDAY - MAY 24
8:00 P.M.
Historical Pageant - "SPRINGFIELD MOUNTAIN" - featuring Bill Bonyun, noted folk singer - Hosage Indians - Rev- olutionary drum and fife - 200 towns- people - Minnechaug High School
SATURDAY - MAY 25
2:00 & 8:00 P.M.
Historical Pageant - "SPRINGFIELD MOUNTAIN
BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION PROGRAM
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
WEDNESDAY - MAY 29
2:30 - 4:30 P.M. Silver Tea and Exhibit - Wilbraham Groups of Home Department - Hampden County Improvement League - Glendale Community House
SATURDAY - JUNE 1
9:00 A.M.
Track and Field Meet - A. A.U. - Minn- echaug High School
SUNDAY - JUNE 2
2:00 P.M. Baseball Jamboree - Scantic Valley Pony League - Grassy Hollow
Youth Festival Program - Minnechaug High School
3:30 P.M. "Miss Wilbraham"-Judging of the queen and her court
4:30 P.M. Festival of Dance, Art and Music pre- sented by young people
SUNDAY - JUNE 9
2:30 P.M.
Recognition Social - Reception in honor of longtime residents of Wilbraham - Wilbraham Academy - (Attendance limited by invitation)
2:30 P.M.
Golf Exhibition - Wilbraham Country Club
BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION PROGRAM
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY - JUNE 14
11:00 - 9:00 P.M. Arts and Crafts Exhibit - Wilbraham Women's Club - Chamberlain Building- Wilbraham Academy
8:30 P.M. Bicentennial Ball -Music by Ralph Stuart and his orchestra -Crowning of "Miss Wilbraham" - Minnechaug High School
SATURDAY - JUNE 15
10:00 A.M. Horseshoe Tournament-Minnechaug High School 11:00 - 9:00 P.M. Arts and Crafts Exhibit
SATURDAY - JUNE 15
2:00 P.M. Palomino Polo Match -Riendeau Farm- Federal Lane
2:00 P.M. Colt League Baseball -Minnechaug High School
Family Program-Minnechaug High School
4:00 - 7:00 P.M. Town Supper - Outdoor Barbecue for all townspeople
7:00 P.M. Opening of Capsule - 1913 Presentation of Awards Judging of "Brothers of the Brush"
8:00 P.M. Community Sing
9:00 P.M. Fireworks display
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Town of Wilbraham 1763 to 1963
A PROCLAMATION
Whereas, in this year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixty- three, the Town of Wilbraham in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will complete two hundred years of corporate existence;
Whereas, we, the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Wilbraham, deem it a duty and a privilege to lead our town in the commemoration of this our bi-centennial anniversary, and proudly dedicate ourselves to the cause of making this the beginning of another era marked with progress and pros- perity for our community and its people;
Aow, therefore, we hereby invite our townspeople to have fitting and joy- ful celebration during this anniversary year, and in particular during the periods which are set aside for special events;
And we, therefore, subscribe our names to this proclamation on this 14th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand, nine hundred and sixty-three.
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Jesse 2. Rice
Officers of the Pioneer Valley Pony Club include, left to right, Debbie Harris, President; Denise Butler, Treasurer; Carol Woods, Secretary; and Charmagne Lees, Vice President.
However, now the Club is successful and many improve- ments have been made. Much of this success is due to the club Pro, Allan Mackintosh, who has been with the course since 1930.
Today the membership numbers 225. The membership is full and the Club has a long waiting list. The dues are: Active members $100.00; Associate members (wives) $75.00; Junior members $25.00, and Social members $30.00. The entrance fee for Active members is $100.00 and for Associate members is $50.00.
The following Officers and Directors were elected at the annual meeting; President (sixth term) Raymond W. Hunt; Treasurer, Howard C. Johnson; Secretary and Asst. Treas., Ernest W. Carman; Directors, Mark B. Cowles, Paul K. Sowden, Marguerite E. Martin, Gabriel Antony, John W. Stearns, Herbert L. Sanborn, John J. Boyle. The Officers also serve as Directors.
PIONEER VALLEY PONY CLUB
The Pioneer Valley Pony Club has thirty-nine members from all of Hampden County and some Connecticut communities. There are Pony Clubs all over the world and it now has become the largest riding club in existence, with over 40,000 members.
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