Ladies Aid
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Ladies Aid
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Of particular note is a large one of Jesus that was donated by the Ladies Aid Society, the precursor to the United Methodist Women’s, Hector said.
From Washington Times • Apr. 22, 2017
Someone said Miss Smith had once broken up a Ladies Aid Meeting by tossing a 5-gal. gasoline can across the room.
From Time Magazine Archive
Innumerable families visited relatives in Oklahoma City, Kalispell, Mont. or St. Joseph, Mo. Ladies Aid societies, Jolly Hour Clubs, bridge and church groups met and "partook of bounteous refreshments."
From Time Magazine Archive
She was president of the Ladies Aid Society and there the talk boiled up hottest.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Ladies Aid Society and a Christmas festival in the church parlors were about as far along the road of alleged social service as the woman of the last generation had traveled.
From Broken to the Plow by Dobie, Charles Caldwell
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