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The wrecking of the old courthouse was done by C. W. Ackerman at the
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contract price of $800.00. From the wreckage was built the temporary offices. The remainder of the material was sold. The total cost to the county of these two transactions, the wreckage of the old and the constructing of the temporary, was but $20.40. This splendid achievement was due to the work of Captain S. J. Bennett, chairman of the building committee. To him was also due in the largest measure the successful completion of the new building. He devoted practically his entire time to the task; and in the efficient public work, which he did, he won the approval of every loyal citizen and taxpayer of the county.
On Thursday evening, September 11, 1902, the county officers were all at home in their new quarters, and the brilliantly lighted building was filled with throngs eager to view the new courthouse. During the evening a concert was given by the Fort Dodge Military Band. The formal dedication was held the next morning. Special trains brought people from all parts of the county. Rev. G. W. Pratt, pastor of the First Methodist church, opened the exercises with prayer. Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver acted as presiding officer and made the first address. He was followed by Senator T. D. Healy, and Hon. R. M. Wright. The addresses were made from the corridor in front of the auditor's office. Again in the evening the courthouse was kept open, as many had been unable to see it the evening before.
Proud as were many of the younger citizens of the county of the structure, which they had helped to build, their pride could not equal that of those pioneers, who had outlived the decay of two courthouses, and who out of the wildness had wrought the means with which to frame the magnificent county home. They were the true builders, those others of a later date but hewers of stone and carriers of mortar.
CARNEGIE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Fort Dodge Library Association was organized May 1, 1874. The officers of the Association for the first year were as follows: President, Geo. B. Reynolds; vice president, John Doud, Jr. ; secretary, Marie B. Welles; treas- urer, William Pierson ; librarian, W. H. Johnson ; board of directors, George W. Bassett, N. M. Page, Mrs. Louise A. Mitchell, Mrs. L. C. Littel, A. W. Stuart, john F. Duncombe, Mrs. M. D. O'Connell.
Its financial nucleus was a subscription of $216.00, raised by a committee of ladies, the contributions to which were made by sixty-three gentlemen and twenty-seven ladies. A room suitable for library purposes was placed at the disposal of the Association free of rent, by Geo. W. Bassett and W. II. Johnston, and the services of the librarian, W. H. Johnston, were volunteered, the library to be open for drawing books three hours in the afternoon and evening of Friday every week, so that all the expense incurred for starting the library was for a book-case, a book in which to keep an account of the books loaned, and station- ery. About ninety volumes of miscellaneous books and a large number of public documents, which had been the property of a Young Men's Christian Association in Fort Dodge, were also turned over to the Association.
The first year about $250 was paid out for books, purchasing about 200 volumes. In May, 1875, the Association became an incorporated body. In November, 1883, the first catalogue was issued, cataloguing 2,110 volumes.
At the semi-annual meeting held November, 1887, the ladies proposed holding
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a carnival for the benefit of the library, which was successfully carried out in April, 1888. A three days' carnival was held, with a musical entertainment each evening. closing with a fine rendering of "The Mikado" on the third night. The net proceeds of the carnival were $542, enabling the association to pay off an indebtedness of $306, and leaving $236 for the purchase of new books.
At the annual meeting held in May, 1889, the association, feeling that all had been done by them as an association that could reasonably be done, decided to make another and more determined effort to get the common council of the city of Fort Dodge to make an appropriation to aid in establishing and main- taining a free public library in said city. Authority to do this had previously been given at a city election held in March, 1884, by a majority of nearly four to one, but had never been exercised on account of lack of funds.
M. F. Healy, W. H. Johnston and Frank Farrell were appointed a committee to appear before the city council and urge them to make an appropriation in aid of the library, with the result that December 1, 1889, an arrangement was made that the city make an appropriation to support the library for five years, the same to be conducted by a committee of three from the council and three from the association, and W. H. Johnston, librarian.
January 1. 1890, it was opened as a free public library, open for the drawing of books on every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon and evening from 2 to 6 o'clock, and from 7 to 9 o'clock P. M.
January 1, 1895, the library was turned over to the city and came under the full control of the city, and a board of nine trustees was appointed for the same under the law of 1894. W. H. Johnston retired from the position of libra- rian, which he had held for more than twenty years, and Mrs. J. M. Carpenter was elected to the office.
In the year 1900, a movement was started for the erection of a library build- ing. The old Sherman property on First avenue north had been purchased by several prominent citizens of Fort Dodge, and was offered by them as a site for a library building. The city also levied a tax for library purposes, that would provide an annual income of about $3,000.00. It was at this time that Andrew Carnegie, the great iron king, was giving his money to assist in the building of libraries over the country. It was thought best to present the claims of Fort Dodge to the philanthropist and to ask his assistance. Accordingly M. D. O'Con- nell and George E. Roberts called upon Mr. Carnegie and secured from him a promise to give $30,000.00. The news reached Fort Dodge and was publicly announced the evening before Christmas. With the opening of the new year plans for building were formed and the work started. The building was con- pleted in 1902 at a cost of about $40,000.00.
THIE FORT DODGE POSTOFFICE
The first postoffice, in what was then Webster county, was established at Homer in 1853. Granville Berkeley was the first postmaster. He kept the office in his house and the mail he kept in a box under his bed. In case he happened to be out, when anyone called for the mail, they simply pulled out the box and helped themselves.
The Fort Dodge postoffice was established the next year and Major William
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Williams was appointed the first postmaster, the date of his appointment being May 12, 1854. Since that time the office has been held by the following persons, together with the date of their appointment: Charles A. Sherman, (March 20, 1861); Seeley M. Sherman, (September 20, 1861); Benjamin F. Gue, (March 13, 1865) ; David J. Gue, (December 29, 1865) ; Henry A. Platt, (September 5, 1866) ; John D. Burkholder, (March 26, 1869) ; Nelson M. Page, (February 3, 1870) ; Patrick Cain, (May 5, 1885) ; Cyrus C. Carpenter, (May 7, 1889) ; Charles F. Duncombe, (May 23, 1894) ; Susan C. Carpenter, (June 23, 1898) ; Samuel J. Robertson, (January 31, 1907).
The present postoffice building was finished during the year 1911, and was first used on the first day of November of that year. The building as completed cost $137,500.00. The building is used both for postoffice purposes and also as a federal office building. Sessions of the federal court are held here twice a year, in June and November. There are five rural routes out of Fort Dodge, the average length of which is twenty-four miles. There are twenty-one rural routes starting from towns in the county. Besides this there are fourteen routes that serve patrons within the county. The total rural free delivery system of Webster county covers over seven hundred miles. The postal savings bank was established November 4, 1911, and the parcel post January 1, 1913.
FORT DODGE PARKS
Webster county has many natural parks and beauty spots. All along the Des Moines river and its tributaries are found many ideal places for picnics and camping.
Fort Dodge has an extensive park system. On the south side of the city is Oleson Park, a wooded tract of about eighty acres. This park is the gift of Hon. O. M. Oleson. On the north side of the city is Reynolds Park, the gift of Mr. George Reynolds. Connecting these two parks is the Seventeenth street boulevard. Besides this there are a number of smaller parks including Craw- ford's Park, Tower Square, Public Square, and Duck Island.
The Country Club, organized in 1911, have a tract of twenty acres on the west side of the river overlooking the city. Their club house was first opened during the summer of 1912.
The towns of Dayton, Gowrie, Duncombe, and Callender all have small parks.
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CHAPTER XVII
WOMAN AND HER CLUBS
THE WAHKONSA CLUB-THE ART CLUB-THE INGLESIDE CLUB-THE ALPIIA CLUB -THE UP-TO-DATE CLUB-DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION-TIIE P. E. O .- THE WOMAN'S CLUB-OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
THE WAHKONSA CLUB
The Wahkonsa club is the oldest woman's literary organization in Fort Dodge, organizing in 1885 under the name of the "Wahkonsa Literary and Scien- tific Circle." A few years after when giving up the study of the regular chau- tauqua course they called themselves the Wahkonsa club. The number of their members is limited to twenty-five. Mrs. T. A. Carpenter, Mrs. Anna Woods and Miss M. B. Welles are charter members of the club, taking up the chau- tauqua work in 1885 and graduating in 1889. Mrs. E. H. Rich later took the course and graduated. The club on January 9, 1899, was elected a member of the General Federation of Women's clubs from which they withdrew after two years. The club is primarily literary, though it has taken an active part in philanthropic and library work of the city. Last year a portrait painting of the Miss Welles, who has been president of the organization for the past fourteen years, was placed by the club members in the general reading room of the public library.
THE ART CLUB
The Art club was organized June 8, 1900, with a charter membership com- posed of Mrs. J. G. Piersol, Mrs. J. F. Monk, Mrs. E. M. Williams, Mrs. A. G. Schill, Mrs. C. D. Case, Mrs. F. J. Blake, Mrs. E. B. Wolvin, Mrs. A. H. McCreight, Mrs. G. L. Hostetler, Mrs. C. V. Findlay, Mrs. E. F. Gates, Mrs. C. A. Morrison, Mrs. H. M. Pratt and Miss Martina Larson.
The first officers of the club were Mrs. A. H. McCreight, president and Mrs. H. M. Pratt, secretary. Since the organization of the club the various presidents have been Mrs. A. H. McCreight, Miss Carrie Haviland, Mrs. E. M. Williams, Mrs. J. F. Monk, Mrs. W. E. Alton, Mrs. E. M. Van Patten, Mrs. A. G. Schill. The present membership of the club is twenty-six. There has been lost by death three members, Mrs. Effie Scofield Blake, Mrs. Clara Heile- man Peschau, Mrs. Louisa Larson Gates.
The officers of the club for the year 1912-13 are Mrs. J. G. Early, president ; Mrs. Frank Corey, secretary and treasurer. The executive committee and vice presidents consist of Mrs. J. F. Russell, Mrs. D. M. Woodward and Mrs.
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J. R. Files. The program committee for the year consists of Mrs. J. G. Early, Mrs. J. F. Monk and Mrs. C. D. Case. The club has two representatives in the Visiting Nurse Association, Mrs. J. F. Monk and Mrs. Sam McClure. The course of study for the year has been Scottish History and Travel in Italy. The club flower is iris and the club colors are white and gold. The motto of the club is :
"This is a Women's club, a haven fair :
Where toilers drop an hour, their load of care."
THE INGLESIDE CLUB
The Ingleside club was organized October 14, 1901, with a charter mem- bership composed of Mrs. E. N. Coleman, Mrs. J. B. Butler, Mrs. G. F. Gus- tafson, Mrs. T. E. Devereaux, Mrs. Robert Evans, Mrs. S. J. Bennett, Mrs. J. L. Strow, Mrs. L. A. Loomis, Mrs. John Schaupp, Mrs. P. M. Mitchell, Miss Jessie Craig and Mrs. Mary K. Pingree. The first officers were Mrs. E. N. Coleman, president ; Mrs. Robert Evans, vice president ; Mrs. L. A. Loomis, secretary ; and Mrs. T. E. Devereaux, treasurer. Since the organization of the club the various presidents in their order have been: Mrs. E. N. Coleman, Mrs. Robert Evans, Mrs. Ernest P. Gates, Mrs. L. A. Loomis, Mrs. J. K. Alline, Mrs. John Schaupp, Mrs. E. F. Cook, and Mrs. E. H. Johnson. Mrs. L. A. Loomis removed from Fort Dodge soon after her election to the office of president, and Mrs. J. K. Alline was elected in her place. At the present time the club has a membership of nineteen. The officers for the year of 1912-13 are Mrs. E. H. Johnson, president ; Miss Bertha Laufersweiler, vice president ; Mrs. Beth Meservey, secretary, and Mrs. W. R. Updegraff, treasurer.
The Ingleside club belongs to the Iowa Federation of Women's clubs. In 1907 they were represented at the biennial meeting of the Federation by Mrs. J. K. Alline, and in 1909 and 1911 by Mrs. J. F. Russell, and Mrs. E. F. Cook. On October 19. 1909, in connection with the Up-to-Date club the Ingleside club entertained the Tenth District Federation meeting in Fort Dodge.
Mrs. R. L. Breed, a member of this club was the first president of the Visit- ing Nurse Association of Fort Dodge. This association, which is supported by the various women's organizations of the city was organized at a meeting. which was held at the invitation of the Ingleside club.
THE ALPHA CLUB
The Alpha club was organized January 15, 1903. Seven ladies, all new comers in Fort Dodge, met and organized themselves into a club which they appropriately called Alpha. One of the laws made at this initial meeting was that no one should become a member of the club unless she was a stranger in the city. The charter members were Mrs. E. P. Johnson, Mrs. William Lamb, Mrs. E. K. Rice, Mrs. W. J. Suckow, Mrs. W. R. Bates, Mrs. W. W. Crow and Mrs. F. F. Clark.
The first officers of the club were Mrs. William Lamb, president; Mrs. W. J. Suckow, vice president; Mrs. E. P. Johnson, secretary. Since the organization of the club the various presidents have been Mrs. William Lamb, Mrs. A. D.
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McQuilkin, Mrs. E. P. Tinkham, Mrs. L. W. Wheeler, Mrs. Harry Beresford, Mrs. W. L. Ballard, Mrs. Henry Davidson and Mrs. William Benson. The present membership of the club is fifteen.
The officers of the club for the year 1912-13 are Mrs. William Benson, president ; Mrs. Henry Davidson, vice president; Mrs. W. A. Shepherd, sec- retary and treasurer; Mrs. William Merritt, representative to the Visiting Nurse Association. The club belongs to the Iowa Federation of Women's clubs. Mrs. William Benson was sent as a representative to the 1911 meeting, held in Boone, Iowa. Aside from their literary programs and social gatherings the principal work of the club has been its contributions to the Visiting Nurse Association. The club motto is "Hold thou the good ; define it well."
THE UP-TO-DATE CLUB
The Up-to-Date club was organized October 22, 1903, with a charter mem- bership composed of Mrs. W. F. Carver, Mrs. W. I. Selby, Mrs. F. M. Andrews, Mrs. H. L. Scott, Mrs. A. Dahl, Mrs. H. J. Leigh, Mrs. Karl Quist, Mrs M. J. Rodney, Mrs. W. Winsell, Mrs. B. K. Kilbourne, Mrs. A. B. Hancock, Mrs. C. M. Fullerton, Mrs. M. Cady, Mrs. C. H. Churchill, Mrs. W. A. Livingston, Mrs. C. A. Morrison and Mrs. O. F. Cady.
The first officers of the club were Mrs. W. F. Carver, president, and Mrs. W. I. Selby, secretary. Since the organization of the club the various presidents have been Mrs. W. F. Carver, Mrs. A. D. McQuilkin, Mrs. H. A. Cook, Mrs. A. T. Dahlin, and Mrs. Z. W. Thomas. The present membership of the club is twenty-eight. There have been lost by death two members, Mrs. Karl Quist and Mrs. W. Winsell.
The officers of the club for 1912-13 are Mrs. Z. W. Thomas, president ; Mrs. Kate Hastings, vice president; Mrs. Frank Boggs, secretary; Mrs. Mar- shall Young, treasurer ; Mrs. A. T. Dahlin, club reporter and Mrs. E. P. Tink- ham, representative to the Visiting Nurse Association.
The Up-to-Date club belongs to the Iowa Federation of Women's clubs. In 1909, Mrs. H. A. Cook represented the club at the State Federation meeting held at Davenport. In 1911, Mrs. A. T. Dahlin was sent as a representative to the meeting in Sioux City. The club each year sends delegates to the Tenth District meetings of the Federation. October 19, 1909, in connection with the Ingleside club, the Up-to-Date club entertained the Tenth District Federation meeting in Fort Dodge. The Up-to-Date club contributed to the Louisa M. Alcott Memorial fund. Their principal work, however, is in assisting the work of the Visiting Nurse Association to which it contributes liberally each year.
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
The Fort Dodge chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution was organized in the month of November, 1903, at the home of Mrs. J. C. Cheney, and was chartered the following year. At that time Mrs. Jonathan P. Dolliver held the office of national historian. In this capacity, she had the authority to form new chapters, and install their officers. Mrs. Dolliver thus had the pleasure of instituting the chapter of the D. A. R. in her home city.
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The first officers of the local chapter were: Mrs. John Schaupp, regent ; Mrs. J. C. Cheney, vice regent ; Mrs. W. T. Chantland, recording secretary ; Mrs. E. A. Armstrong, treasurer; Mrs. Charles Wheeler, registrar; Mrs. Joe Wheeler, historian. The charter members were: Mesdames J. C. Cheney ; E. A. Armstrong, John Schaupp, Eliza Hatch, Joe Brown, J. P. Dolliver, W. T. Chantland, HI. G. Ristine, C. E. Cohoon, Emmetsburg ; Charles A. Eadie, Mar- shalltown; Helen Larrabee Robbins, Cedar Rapids; Miss Lois Kelley, Rock Rapids, and Miss Anna Larrabee, Clermont. The office of regent has been held by Mrs. John Schaupp, Mrs. Jonathan P. Dolliver, and Mrs. Frank Gates.
The officers for the year 1912-13 are: Mrs. Frank Gates, regent; Mrs. Nettie Guild, vice regent ; Mrs. M. A. Hurlbut, recording secretary; Mrs. Beth Meservey, corresponding secretary; Mrs. J. B. Butler, treasurer; Mrs. J. W. Campbell, registrar ; Mrs. J. M. Schaupp, historian ; Mrs. D. McMullan, librarian, and Mrs. C. B. Hepler, custodian of the flag.
In October, 1908, the state convention of the Daughters of the American Revolution was entertained by the Fort Dodge chapter. At this meeting. Mrs. John Schaupp was elected state historian.
The object of the Daughters of the American Revolution is to keep alive the spirit of patriotism, to preserve the deeds of our ancestors in the momentous time of the American Revolution, and to preserve historical places, monuments and relics of the past. The members of the local chapter in 1909 placed a flag pole on the grounds of the high school. In 1912, the chapter secured the old Arnold log cabin and moved it to Oleson park, where it has been restored as near as possible to its original condition. This cabin was one of the original buildings of the fort, when Fort Dodge was but a regular army post. The cabin originally stood upon the grounds of the Wahkonsa school. The erection of the new school building in 1912 made necessary the removal of the old cabin, which at the time was the home of the Arnold family. The Arnolds had covered the sides of the cabin with siding, so that to the casual observer it appeared as an ordinary frame house.
THE P. E. O.
Thirty-four years ago on the afternoon of January 21, 1878, seven girls. in their last year of college life, looking forward with regret to the separation that graduation meant to them, and seeking for a bond that would strengthen and maintain their mutual friendship formed a secret society, the oath of which was read to one of them, who in turn read it to the other six. Thus a society was formed that was destined to have a wide influence on the lives of women in the central states of the Union. These seven charter members called them- selves "P. E. O." The letters are mystic and no one save a duly initiated mem- ber knows their meaning. Starting with seven, the society now numbers over five thousand members with chapters in seventeen states. In the old music room of the chapel of Iowa Wesleyan University this society was born, which stood for the symbol of what was noble and lovely and desirable in their life together ; and their purpose was to preserve and strengthen it.
On December 16. 1904, a chapter was formed in Fort Dodge with Mesdames Albert Strong, Irving Gates, A. H. McCreight, Ernest Gates, C. L. Granger,
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J. B. Butler, E. A. Coleman and Fred Haley, as charter members. The mem- bership at the present time numbers twenty-five. The meeting, at which the Woman's club of Fort Dodge was organized, was held at the invitation of the P. E. O. The chapter contributes to the Visiting Nurse Association.
The officers for the year 1912-13 are: Mrs. J. B. Butler, president; Mrs. T. E. Devereaux, vice president; Mrs. Leone Richards, recording secretary ; Mrs. J. K. Alline, corresponding secretary; Mrs. J. L. Craig, treasurer ; Mrs. W. E. Mutz, chaplain; Mrs. A. D. McQuilkin, guard; Miss Harriet M. Ains- worth, journalist, and Mrs. J. T. Carmichael, organist. The office of president of the local chapter has been held by Mrs. Albert Strong, Mrs. T. E. Devereaux, Mrs. A. D. McQuilkin and Mrs. Seth Thomas.
THE WOMEN'S CLUB
The Women's club of Fort Dodge, Iowa, was organized January 29, 1912, at a meeting held at the public library with a charter membership of 189. Offi- cers for the year were elected at the meeting held Febr tary 13th, as follows : President, Mrs. Seth Thomas ; vice president, Mrs. C. A. Claypool; second vice president, Mrs. J. G. Early ; recording secretary, Mrs. Maude Hallock; cor- responding secretary, Mrs. E. M. Van Patten; historian, Miss Mildred Mar- quette. Directors for a term of three years: Mrs. Frank Gates, Mrs. J. M. Schaupp and Mrs. Henry Irwin ; for a term of two years, Mrs. W. G. Jankans, Mrs. Albert Strong and Miss Blanche McBane; for a term of one year, Mrs. J. B. Butler, Miss Marie Wright and Miss Jessie Harper. At this same meeting three departments were organized with chairman as follows: Civic improve- ment, Mrs. John Rutledge; child welfare, Mrs. L. W. Wheeler; city beautiful, Miss Saber Nason. September the 24th a charity department was added with Mrs. O. M. Oleson as chairman.
These departments hold meetings regularly each month as does also the club, who meet the last Tuesday of each month. The club, though a compara- tively new organization, has accomplished much in the way of city improve- ments. Mrs. Carolyn Bartlett Crane was brought to the city through the efforts of this club in April, just preceding clean-up day and assisted the club in making a social survey.
A playground was established back of the Y. M. C. A .; waste paper cans were placed along the principal business streets, and parent-teacher meetings were established. Garden and flower seeds were distributed in the spring to children who had previously done the required amount of work, thus teaching the youth of the city admiration for a "City Beautiful."
The charity department secured Miss Gladys Welles of New York as secre- tary of their department. This department, however, was soon combined with the Associated Charities and Miss Welles became field secretary. At the close of the first year the club has a membership of 276.
ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR
Aurora Chapter No. 311 O. E. S. was instituted June 6, 1901, by Mrs. Freda Opperheimer, worthy grand matron of Iowa. Carnation Chapter No. 165
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exemplified the ritualistic work. The chapter obtained its charter October 23, 1901. R. A. Schroeder, who was elected the first patron, was chiefly responsible for its organization. Ten of the charter members came in by affiliation as fol- lows: R. A. Schroeder, W. Frantz, Elvine Schroeder, A. J. Bolster, Helen Bol- ster, Mrs. Gertrude Andrews, Mrs. R. A. Schroeder, Mrs. W. Frantz, Mrs. Ella Peterson, Anna Bolster and Olive Bolster. The first officers were: Worthy matron, Mrs. Flora Preston ; worthy patron, R. A. Schroeder ; associate matron, Gertrude Andrews; secretary, Miss Elwine Schroeder; treasurer, Harry San- derson ; conductress, Mrs. Francis Frantz; associate conductress, Mrs. Addie Peterson ; chaplain, Mrs. Hattie Young. Since the organization of the chapter the office of worthy matron has been filled as follows: 1901-02, Mrs. Flora Preston ; 1903-04, Mrs. Nettie Cook; 1905-06, Mrs. Flora B. White; 1907-08, Mrs. Minnie Stewart; 1910, Mrs. Cora Rowley: 1911, Mrs. Abigal Biggs, Mrs. Emma Williams ; 1912, Mrs. Emma Williams. The elective officers for the year 1913 are : Worthy matron, Mrs. Emma Williams ; worthy patron, W. T. Alstrand ; associate matron, Mrs. Millicent M. Wilson ; secretary, Mrs. Goldie Miller ; treas- urer, Mrs. Emma Marsh; conductress, Mrs. Mae Townsend; associate conduct- ress, Mrs. Esther Shaffer ; chaplain, Mrs. Edith I. Carver.
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