Supper Clubs
I read an article about supper clubs the other day. When I was a kid, supper clubs were a big thing. You never hear of them anymore. Generally, a group of friends, couples, would get together periodically at one of the member’s home and have a big pot-luck dinner. My uncle and aunt belonged to one for over 50 years. There was even a story about them in the local paper. They started in the late 1940s when all the men returned from WWII. They were young married couples and none of them had much money. They would meet every month on the designated Saturday night and rotated who would host the dinner. The hosts provided the meat and the guests provided side dishes and desserts. They continued the group until the early 2000s when several members died. My mother’s friends had a lunch group for a while. There were about 10-12 ladies in the group and they would go out to lunch once a month. They took up $1 from everyone each mont...