W9LW 1935 Chicago, Illinois

Mrs. Lee W. "Lucia" Mida, W9LW (Silent Key)
Famous American golfer

Mrs. Lee W. Mida (née Lucia Gueth) was a golfer from Chicago, Illinois. She won the 1930 Women's Western Open, which was later designated by the LPGA as the first women's major. Mrs. Mida was an experienced competitor at that time.

Mida is often thought to be the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August Gueth of Chicago. Lee was her husband's name; wives and widows often used their husband's name with a "Mrs." added on back in her era. Her husband would become the Chicago City Champion in 1909; leading the way to her own golfing career.

In addition to the 1930 Women's Western Open, Mrs. Mida also won the Women's Western Amateur in 1923 and the Florida Women's State Golf Association State Amateur Match Play Championship in 1929 and 1930 (defeating Mrs. John L. Holmes). Her unwillingness to become a permanent resident of Florida forced Mrs. Mida not to defend her title in 1931 as the competition become "closed" except to Florida residents.

Mida was one of the team members that in 1930 travelled to Europe to play an international match against Great Britain. That trip was the prelude to the Curtis Cup matches.
--Extracted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs._Lee_Mida .

According to Illinois records, she was the daughter of August and Clara Gueth, born Hedwig L. E. Gueth on August 4, 1887 in Chicago, Illinois. Her parents were born in Germany.

Photo caption: Golfer Mrs. Lee W. Mida, 1926 (SDN-066217, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum).

Silent Key (1887-1952).
Burial: Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois.

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