Description: Group portrait of the members of the Kit Kat Club, 1946. The Kit Kat Club of Columbus, Ohio, has its roots in a literary publication titled "The Honey Jar: A Receptacle for Literary Preserves." The magazine began in 1898 in Columbus, but it had a limited circulation. When it ceased publication in 1911, Charles C. Pavey, an attorney and contributor, offered to start a new publication to be called the "Kit-Kat Magazine." The title came from an article in "The Honey Jar" concerning a famous 18th century literary club in London, England, whose namesake was Christopher “Kit” Kat, the owner of an English tavern in the 1700s where members such as writer and critic Samuel Johnson reportedly met. Pavey invited 19 men to assemble and discuss underwriting the publishing of the new magazine on October 5, 1911. The Kit Kat Club was formed as a result of this meeting, and their first regular meeting was held on November 3, 1911. The club's mission is to "promote social intercourse among congenial men who are interested in literature, art, and other matters of broad human concern." They also published the monthly magazine from 1912 to 1920. Membership in the club is limited to 39 men. Nominations for new members are made by a three-man committee when a member dies or resigns, and voted on by members. Many noted Columbus men were members of the Kit Kat Club, including John W. Bricker, Charles Y. Lazarus, Edward Orton Jr., Edward S. Thomas, John M. Vorys, and many men from The Ohio State University, including four of its presidents. An accompanying description of this photograph lists the members pictured as follows: Front row: Adolph E. Waller, James R. Hopkins, Howard Dwight Smith, John F. Cunningham, Howard L. Bevis, Otto Mees, George W. Rightmire and E.J. Crane. Second row: Carl V. Weygandt, Claris Addams, Robert G. Patterson, Hugh Huntington, James E. Pollard, H.E. Cherrington, Boynton Merrill, Robert E. Pfeiffer, Dr. Jonathan Forman, H.C. Shetrone, Harlan H. Hatcher, Dr. George M. Curtis, George Washburne and C.E. MacQuigg. Additional members who were not pictured include Landon C. Bell, James I. Boulger, John W. Bricker, Dr. W.O. Doescher, Dr. Leroy Johnson, Richard B. Bean (who took the photograph), George R. Roudebush, Harrison M. Sayre, Samuel Shellabarger, George K. Smith, Edward S. Thomas, Henry A. Williams, and John M. Vorys. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS_200AV_F01_01
Subjects: Kit Kat Club (Columbus, Ohio); Men--Ohio--Societies and clubs; Literature--Societies, etc.; Columbus (Ohio)--Social life and customs
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing Jack Chester Jr. posing next to a horse at the River Ridge Riding and Polo Club. The photograph was originally preserved in the scrapbook of Ruth Herndon. The caption beneath the photograph reads: "Jack Chester Jr." The caption at the top of the page reads: "Scenes At The Polo Matches-1930." Ruth Weinman Herndon (1907-2002) was a life-long resident of Columbus, Ohio. Born September 6, 1907, she was the daughter of Henrietta Heinmiller Weinman (1869-1957) and William Nelson Weinman (1868-1950), owner of the Weinman Pump Manufacturing Company. The Weinmans were a prominent German-American family in central Ohio throughout the twentieth century. Ruth lived with her parents at 380 King Avenue in Columbus until 1914, when her parents hired Columbus architect Frank Packard to build a home at 1445 Roxbury Road in Marble Cliff. After graduating from Columbus School for Girls in 1925, Ruth studied sociology at Ohio State University, graduating in 1929. She married L. Kermit Herndon. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1344AV_B03_BOOK01_018
Subjects: Men; Horseback riding; Horses--Training; Societies and clubs; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Animals;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing Ruth Weinman Herndon at the River Ridge Riding and Polo Club in her riding gear. Ruth Weinman Herndon (1907-2002) was a life-long resident of Columbus, Ohio. Born September 6, 1907, she was the daughter of Henrietta Heinmiller Weinman (1869-1957) and William Nelson Weinman (1868-1950), owner of the Weinman Pump Manufacturing Company. The Weinmans were a prominent German-American family in central Ohio throughout the twentieth century. Ruth lived with her parents at 380 King Avenue in Columbus until 1914, when her parents hired Columbus architect Frank Packard to build a home at 1445 Roxbury Road in Marble Cliff. After graduating from Columbus School for Girls in 1925, Ruth studied sociology at Ohio State University, graduating in 1929. She married L. Kermit Herndon. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1344AV_B03_BOOK01_015
Subjects: Women; Horseback riding; Horses--Training; Societies and clubs; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Animals;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing Luther Lamotte and Ed Bretschneider on horses at the River Ridge Riding and Polo Club. The legible part of the handwriting on the photograph reads: "To Ruth, with a smile while on Dick Luther." The caption beneath the photograph reads: "Luther Lamotte and Ed Bretschneider." Ruth Weinman Herndon (1907-2002) was a life-long resident of Columbus, Ohio. Born September 6, 1907, she was the daughter of Henrietta Heinmiller Weinman (1869-1957) and William Nelson Weinman (1868-1950), owner of the Weinman Pump Manufacturing Company. The Weinmans were a prominent German-American family in central Ohio throughout the twentieth century. Ruth lived with her parents at 380 King Avenue in Columbus until 1914, when her parents hired Columbus architect Frank Packard to build a home at 1445 Roxbury Road in Marble Cliff. After graduating from Columbus School for Girls in 1925, Ruth studied sociology at Ohio State University, graduating in 1929. She married L. Kermit Herndon. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1344AV_B03_BOOK01_014
Subjects: Horseback riding; Horses--Training; Societies and clubs; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Animals; Men
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing Ruth Weinman Herndon at the River Ridge Riding and Polo Club in her riding gear. Ruth Weinman Herndon (1907-2002) was a life-long resident of Columbus, Ohio. Born September 6, 1907, she was the daughter of Henrietta Heinmiller Weinman (1869-1957) and William Nelson Weinman (1868-1950), owner of the Weinman Pump Manufacturing Company. The Weinmans were a prominent German-American family in central Ohio throughout the twentieth century. Ruth lived with her parents at 380 King Avenue in Columbus until 1914, when her parents hired Columbus architect Frank Packard to build a home at 1445 Roxbury Road in Marble Cliff. After graduating from Columbus School for Girls in 1925, Ruth studied sociology at Ohio State University, graduating in 1929. She married L. Kermit Herndon. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1344AV_B03_BOOK01_013
Subjects: Women; Horseback riding; Horses--Training; Societies and clubs; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Animals;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing Luther Lamotte at the River Ridge Riding and Polo Club. The handwriting on the photograph reads: "To Ruth with sincere admiration Luther." Ruth Weinman Herndon (1907-2002) was a life-long resident of Columbus, Ohio. Born September 6, 1907, she was the daughter of Henrietta Heinmiller Weinman (1869-1957) and William Nelson Weinman (1868-1950), owner of the Weinman Pump Manufacturing Company. The Weinmans were a prominent German-American family in central Ohio throughout the twentieth century. Ruth lived with her parents at 380 King Avenue in Columbus until 1914, when her parents hired Columbus architect Frank Packard to build a home at 1445 Roxbury Road in Marble Cliff. After graduating from Columbus School for Girls in 1925, Ruth studied sociology at Ohio State University, graduating in 1929. She married L. Kermit Herndon. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1344AV_B03_BOOK01_011
Subjects: Men; Horseback riding; Horses--Training; Societies and clubs; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Animals;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a group of unidentified people and Ruth Weinman Herndon at the River Ridge Riding and Polo Club. Beneath the photograph the caption reads: "At Shepard's-Summer 1928." Ruth Weinman Herndon (1907-2002) was a life-long resident of Columbus, Ohio. Born September 6, 1907, she was the daughter of Henrietta Heinmiller Weinman (1869-1957) and William Nelson Weinman (1868-1950), owner of the Weinman Pump Manufacturing Company. The Weinmans were a prominent German-American family in central Ohio throughout the twentieth century. Ruth lived with her parents at 380 King Avenue in Columbus until 1914, when her parents hired Columbus architect Frank Packard to build a home at 1445 Roxbury Road in Marble Cliff. After graduating from Columbus School for Girls in 1925, Ruth studied sociology at Ohio State University, graduating in 1929. She married L. Kermit Herndon. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1344AV_B03_BOOK01_008
Subjects: Women; Horseback riding; Horses--Training; Societies and clubs; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Animals;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing Ruth Weinman Herndon riding a horse at the River Ridge Riding and Polo Club. The caption reads beneath the photograph: "Ruth on Sonny Boy." Ruth Weinman Herndon (1907-2002) was a life-long resident of Columbus, Ohio. Born September 6, 1907, she was the daughter of Henrietta Heinmiller Weinman (1869-1957) and William Nelson Weinman (1868-1950), owner of the Weinman Pump Manufacturing Company. The Weinmans were a prominent German-American family in central Ohio throughout the twentieth century. Ruth lived with her parents at 380 King Avenue in Columbus until 1914, when her parents hired Columbus architect Frank Packard to build a home at 1445 Roxbury Road in Marble Cliff. After graduating from Columbus School for Girls in 1925, Ruth studied sociology at Ohio State University, graduating in 1929. She married L. Kermit Herndon. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1344AV_B03_BOOK01_007
Subjects: Women; Horseback riding; Horses--Training; Societies and clubs; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Animals;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing preliminary ceremony before a polo match at River Ridge Riding and Polo Club. The photograph was originally preserved in the scrapbook of Ruth Herndon, with a caption beneath the photograph reading: "Preliminary Ceremony." The caption at the top of the page where the photograph is preserved reads: "The 1932 Polo Season Opens When River Ridge Meets Ohio State on May 30." Ruth Weinman Herndon (1907-2002) was a life-long resident of Columbus, Ohio. Born September 6, 1907, she was the daughter of Henrietta Heinmiller Weinman (1869-1957) and William Nelson Weinman (1868-1950), owner of the Weinman Pump Manufacturing Company. The Weinmans were a prominent German-American family in central Ohio throughout the twentieth century. Ruth lived with her parents at 380 King Avenue in Columbus until 1914, when her parents hired Columbus architect Frank Packard to build a home at 1445 Roxbury Road in Marble Cliff. After graduating from Columbus School for Girls in 1925, Ruth studied s View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1344AV_B03_BOOK01_039
Subjects: Athletes; Horseback riding; Horses--Training; Societies and clubs; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Animals;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a man standing next to a saddled horse at the River Ridge Riding and Polo Club. The photograph was originally preserved in the scrapbook of Ruth Herndon. The caption beneath the photograph reads: "Old Buck with Sunny Jim." Ruth Weinman Herndon (1907-2002) was a life-long resident of Columbus, Ohio. Born September 6, 1907, she was the daughter of Henrietta Heinmiller Weinman (1869-1957) and William Nelson Weinman (1868-1950), owner of the Weinman Pump Manufacturing Company. The Weinmans were a prominent German-American family in central Ohio throughout the twentieth century. Ruth lived with her parents at 380 King Avenue in Columbus until 1914, when her parents hired Columbus architect Frank Packard to build a home at 1445 Roxbury Road in Marble Cliff. After graduating from Columbus School for Girls in 1925, Ruth studied sociology at Ohio State University, graduating in 1929. She married L. Kermit Herndon. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1344AV_B03_BOOK01_037
Subjects: Athletes; Horseback riding; Horses--Training; Societies and clubs; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Animals;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a trainer identified as Jim with a horse at River Ridge. The photograph was originally preserved in the scrapbook of Ruth Herndon. Ruth Weinman Herndon (Mrs. L. Kermit Herndon) was a life-long resident of Columbus, Ohio. Born September 6, 1907, she was the daughter of Henrietta Heinmiller Weinman (1869-1957) and William Nelson Weinman (1868-1950), owner of the Weinman Pump Manufacturing Company. The Weinmans were a prominent German-American family in central Ohio throughout the 20th century. Ruth Weinman (1907-2002) lived with her parents at grew up at 380 King Avenue in Columbus until 1914, when her parents hired Columbus architect Frank Packard to build a home at 1445 Roxbury Road in Marble Cliff. After graduating from Columbus School for Girls in 1925, Ruth studied sociology at Ohio State University, graduating in 1929. She married L. Kermit Herndon. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1344AV_B03_BOOK01_006
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Societies and clubs; Animals; Horseback riding; Horses
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing Ruth Weinman Herndon at the River Ridge Riding and Polo Club, Columbus, Ohio. The caption reads: "Taken At The Club, Autumn 1930." Ruth Weinman Herndon (Mrs. L. Kermit Herndon) was a life-long resident of Columbus, Ohio. Born September 6, 1907, she was the daughter of Henrietta Heinmiller Weinman (1869-1957) and William Nelson Weinman (1868-1950), owner of the Weinman Pump Manufacturing Company. The Weinmans were a prominent German-American family in central Ohio throughout the 20th century. Ruth Weinman (1907-2002) lived with her parents at grew up at 380 King Avenue in Columbus until 1914, when her parents hired Columbus architect Frank Packard to build a home at 1445 Roxbury Road in Marble Cliff. After graduating from Columbus School for Girls in 1925, Ruth studied sociology at Ohio State University, graduating in 1929. She married L. Kermit Herndon. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1344AV_B03_BOOK01_001
Subjects: Women--Ohio; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Societies and clubs; Animals; Horseback riding; Horses
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)