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The Gieser family, according to family history, are the descendants of the Duke de Guise in France. The family immigrated to Highland Park from Germany in the late 18th century. Adolph August Gieser ran a grocery store business in Highland Park and served as chief of the volunteer fire department. Adolph was married to Annie Christensen, originally from Denmark, and they one surviving child, William [Windsor] Gieser. William married Elise Weisenberger in 1932.

On June 22, 1950 , an organization committee invited "men and women in our community with leisure at their disposal" to meet and form a social club. The said club named itself the Golden Circle "under the auspices of [the] Family Service of Highland Park, [the] Highland Park Recreation Board, [the] Young Women's Christian Association and [the] Co-operation of the Girl Scouts." This Highland Park, Illinois "Senior Club" held meetings, teas, musical soirées, and other events for at least 20 years.