The Reviewers Club is a Saranac Lake womens' organization celebrating its centennial in 2008-2009.
War Work
The Reviewers Club showed its loyalty and patriotism in World War I by folding bandages, sewing at the Red Cross, working on War Drives and contributing when, and as best they could. The Club bought a War Bond ($18.75) and gave it to the Library. They also contributed through the State Federation toward the two ambulances that were bought by the General Federation to be sent to Europe for the “Boys” over there ($5). For this, their name was painted along with many others on the ambulance that went from Rochester. Probably their most important war work and contribution came when in World War I, they adopted a War Orphan. She was a little girl, eleven years old, from a family of five in Paris. It cost $36 to keep her a year. Her name was Lucienne Tablatt and through the year she wrote nice letters, expressing her gratitude and that of the family. She was not followed up after the War was over. The last war service done by the Club was to plant a Memorial Tree in Triangle Park, May 11, 1920 in memory of the first Saranac Lake soldier, Charles Cuminsky, to give his life in World War I.
Never a year, except during World War I, has the Club missed having its annual Year Book, since the first book came out in the fall of 1910. In that War year, the Club gave up its usual program and all studied French with a teacher. This did not take too well, so after a year they resumed regular meetings and programs.
Source
"History of The Reviewers Club, Saranac Lake, N. Y., 1909-1959."
