This is the third and final part of the Mesquite Club Centennial Gala event. Jeanne Greenawalt introduces Dr. Linda Miller, who portrays Helen J. Stewart, a charter member of the Mesquite Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. She discusses happenings between 1911 and 1926. Other persons play small roles interacting with Helen. Acknowledgements are given to persons in the audience, including 50-year members and the musicians. Recorded in 2011.

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Part 2 of the Mesquite Club, Las Vegas Nevada, Centennial Gala includes the introduction of speakers by President, Joan Powell. The President of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, Carlene Garner, congratulated the club for its hundred years of service and joining GFWC early in its history. Mesquite Club members of fifty years, past officers and friends of the Mesquite Club were recognized by Jeanne Greenawalt.

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Part 1 depicts the atmosphere of the Gala event celebrating the hundreth anniversity of the Mesquite Club of Las Vegas, Nevada. It also includes the introduction by Jeanne Greenawalt, chair of the event, of Oscar Goodman, the mayor of the city of Las Vegas. The Mayor reads and present the city’s proclamation of Mesquite Day and honors the Mesquite Club. Recorded in 2011.

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Naomi Boyer tells her story of life as the President of Mesquite Club during 1963 and 1964. She shares her impressions of the importance of the Mesquite Club throughout the first half of the century of Las Vegas. Her coordination of a Cookbook Project resulted in a rich history of the seventeen counties of Nevada and recipes from each county.

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Mrs. Lovee Arum was honored with the Florence Lee Jones Humanitarian Award on March 26, 2011 at the Paint the Town Red Gala,sponsored by the Junior League of Las Vegas. Lovee joined the Jr. League in 1968 and told of humorous experiences, as well as achievements during her early years. Elaine Wynn introduced the award recipient by describing the attributes and contributions of Lovee that emphasized why she deserved the honor.

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Janice Haupt Allen describes Las Vegas in the 40s and her activities relative to being a reporter, who the important people were and being President of a social club. She has been a member of various organizations with a mission of service to the community and has raised and given money for charitable causes.

The life of Sarah Winnemucca is portrayed by Alexandra Voorhess. Sarah Winnnemucca was an advocate for preserving the culture of her heritage, the Paiutes. She started a school to help the Paiutes save their language and be assimilated into the “white people’s culture”.She acted as interpreter in arbitrations and visited, then, President Rutherford Hayes to address the many wrongs against the Paiutes. This clip and a longer version of the life of Sarah Winnemucca was produced by Women of Diversity Productions,Inc. www.womenofdiversity,org www.womenofdiversity.org