First Christian Church at Belmont and Washington becomes fifth oldest Protestant church in the city. It was organized by a group of women who met at the home of Mrs. Mary Daniels who lived on 8th Street near Summit. Their first building is located on the site where the Polish Hall will be built. They later move to Washington Place oust off State) on the north side of the Knights of Columbus. Rev. Bryant Young is the pastor in 1940.

The high school moves from 5th and St. Louis to the third floor of the Howe Institute. It was built by the Baptists and is located at Tenth and College.

St Patrick's, a public school established in 1862, becomes a parochial school in East St. Louis with the arrival of the Sisters of Loretto.

A unit of the Salvation Army is organized in the city.

Henry Clay Middle School moves into the Howe Institute at Tenth and College.

East St. Louis becomes a separate township. The remainder of the old township was given the name Brooklyn, but it is later changed to Stites.

A group of East St. Louisans obtain a charter from the national parent organization and form Division I of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Its officers are Patrick Berry, President; P. W. MacHale, Vice-president; Daniel McGlynn, Secretary; Edmund Wallace, Treasurer and M. J. Carroll, Financial Secretary. It is an organization for Irish Catholics committed to promoting the interests and welfare of Americans of Irish descent and aiding the people of Ireland to achieve independence from England.

Reform Evangelical Church is organized by a handful of families. By the mid-sixties, they will be located at 463 N. 88th Street with the name Immanuel United Church of Christ with a membership of 650. They will have had six ministers: Wishman, Fraizman, Ballman, Boady, Yager and Bauln.

Total city income from taxes, licenses and fines amount to $145,578. About $10,000 is appropriated by the city to pave Front Street with granite stones.