Banning Woman’s Club honors Merz

Banning Woman’s Club honors Merz

The Banning Woman’s Club recently celebrated Agnes Merz’s 99th birthday. Dressed in her favorite color, blue, Merz blew out the candles on her cake and said that since she’s reached 99, she’s looking forward to 100.

More Than a Century of Making Waves: 10 Things Behind Ocean Beach’s Woman’s Club

By Debbie L. Sklar / Special to the OB Rag (All photos courtesy of the Ocean Beach Woman’s Club) The Ocean Beach Woman’s Club is a familiar landmark to many OB residents — a historic building at the corner of Bacon Street and Muir Avenue that has hosted meetings, fundraisers, celebrations and community gatherings for generations. But the story of the club is about more than a century-old building. It is about the women who kept it alive through …