HighGround is excited to host our second annual Dairy Outlook Conference in Chicago to kick off the summer, bringing industry executives together to discuss pertinent topics impacting the markets and look ahead to the coming year.
Early Bird registration is officially OPEN to accommodate those that want to get a head start on the planning process. Space is limited at the conference venue, so we suggest that you register soon and secure your spot!
In the coming days, we will begin rolling out more detailed information about the session topics, committed speakers, agenda and more. Any other questions? Feel free to send them to info@highgrounddairy.com.
Union League Club Chicago
A look at the historic and stunning Club hosting our annual Global Dairy Outlook Conference.
A Brief History
The Union League Club of Chicago (ULCC) was founded in 1879 and traces its origin to the Union League of America (ULA), a Civil War era organization formed to support Abraham Lincoln and to help preserve the Union.
But despite existing since the height of the Gilded Age, the current Clubhouse was designed by the architectural firm of Mundie & Jensen in 1926. William Bryce Mundie—who was a ULCC Club member—understood that ULCC members and guests wanted the Clubhouse to be a "home away from home" and modeled its Georgian Revival design on a nearby Astor Street residence. [3]
Presidential Visitors
The Club has entertained a number of U.S. Presidents, including Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Herbert Hoover, and George H.W. Bush. [3]
Notable Members
Daniel Burnham. architect, Director of Works, World’s Columbian Exposition
Charles G. Dawes. 30th Vice President of the United States
Marshall Field. founder of Marshall Field and Company
John H. Kedzie. lawyer, member Illinois House of Representatives
Julius Rosenwald. leader and part-owner of Sears, Roebuck and Company
John Wentworth ("Long John"). Mayor of Chicago, member of US House of Representatives [2]
Private Art Collection
The Union League Club of Chicago (ULCC) is home to the second largest private art collection in the Midwest next to only the Art Institute of Chicago. This outstanding, museum-quality collection is one of the first things one notices about the Union League Club: art is everywhere!
The art collection of the Union League Club Chicago represents the Club’s commitment to culture for over a century. Displayed on nearly every floor and room throughout the Club, it enhances the beautiful Beaux-Art Building erected in 1926 and lends it the feel of a museum. [1]
A Diverse Collection
Comprised of more than 700 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, and photographs, almost a third of the collection was created by women. The collection embraces a diversity of style, geography and chronology. American art, particularly Midwestern art of the twentieth century, forms the nucleus. [3]
Featured Works
Monet’s "Apple Trees in Blossom," Ross Sterling Turner‘s “The Cologne Cathedral,” Ed Paschke’s “Primondo,” Roger Brown’s “Chicago Taking a Beating,” David Anthony Geary’s “Back of the Bus for Now,” Anna Lou Matthews’s “Our Daily Bread (Daily Bread)” [1]
