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Branch 827 of the National Association of Postoffice Clerks was organized December 20, 1901, with three members: H. B. Garrison, H. P. Holliday and J. A. Huff. Mr. Garrison is president and Mr. Huff secretary.
IRISH SOCIETIES.
Division No. 1, Ancient Order of Hibernians of Warren county, was organized September 7, 1884, with twenty-three charter members. They were: Jeremiah Sullivan, president; Thos. O'- Leary, vice president; J. T. Graham, recording secretary; John J. O'Neil, financial secretary; Thos. Shunick, treasurer; Jas. Costello, ser- geant at arms; Fred Redmond, marshal; M. W. Findley, county president; Thomas Whalen, Wm. Broderick, Martin O'Connell, Christopher Foley, Thos. Costello, Timothy Sweeney, An- thony McCleary, Ted Murphy, Wm. Cunning- ham, Edward Lee, Dennis O'Connell, John Reidy, James Lamb, Jeremiah Reidy, James Murphy and Ed. Redmond. The organization now has a membership of thirty-five, and the officers are: Michael Murphy, president; Ed. Redmond, vice president; Bernard Keegan, sec- retary.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the A. O. H. was formed January 16, 1901, with Mrs. J. D. Toal, president; Miss Rose Gallaher, vice president; Miss Mary Johnson, secretary; Miss Kate Sla- ter, financial secretary; Mrs. James Costello,
treasurer. The auxiliary now has a member- ship of about thirty-five.
A branch of the Irish National League was organized in Monmouth May 23, 1886, at the A. O. H. hall. The officers were: J. J. Hawkins, president; Chris Foley, 'vice president; J. J. O'Neil, secretary and treasurer. The organiza- tion has no existence now.
TEMPERANCE ORGANIZATIONS.
The Monmouth Ladies' 'temperance Society was formed June 22, 1872, eighteen months be- fore the women's temperance crusade was start- ed in Ohio in December, 1873. Mrs. J. H. Reed was chairman of the meeting at which the or- ganization was perfected, and Mrs. Draper Bab- cock was secretary. The following officers were elected: President, Mrs. J. H. Reed; vice president, Mrs. T. V. Berry; secretary and treasurer, Miss Mary Stevens; executive com- mittee, Mrs. R. C. Matthews, Mrs. H. B. Fos- kett, Mrs. J. G. Barnes, Mrs. J. H. Pattee, Mrs. Joanna Brownlee, Mrs. Sarah Cornell, Mrs. A. C. Harding, Mrs. Draper Babcock. When the Illinois Women's Christian Temperance Union was organized in 1878 the local organization became auxiliary to it, and adopted the W. C. T. U. name.
May 10, 1879, a number of members seceded from the W. C. T. U. and formed the Crusade W. C. T. U. The first officers were: Presi- dent, Mrs. A. J. Herbert; vice president, Mrs. L. M. Reed; secretary, Mrs. J. H. Boyd.
The Monmouth Women's Christian Temper- ance Union as it now exists was organized at a meeting held in the Methodist church March 24, 1889. There had been efforts made at vari- ous times to consolidate the two rival W. C. T. U. organizations, but without success. The members of the first W. C. T. U. were willing, but the Crusaders would not agree to it. Fin- ally it was decided to form a new organization altogether, the ladies of the first union promis- ing to give up their organization and nine mem- bers of the Crusade union pledging themselves to go with the others into a new society. The union was organized with the following offi- cers: President, Mrs. W. H. Sexton; secretary, Mrs. D. M. Ure; treasurer, Mrs. Peter Burns; vice presidents, Mrs. M. D. Sterrett, Miss Nellie Reichard, Mrs. George C. Wilding, Mrs. M. M. Lucy, Mrs. R. C. Matthews, Mrs. J. C. Hutchi- son. The Crusade Union gave up its separate
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existence June 20, 1890, and there is now but one W. C. T. U. in Monmouth. It has a mem- bership of 250 and the officers are: President, Mrs. A. P. Hutchinson; vice president, Mrs. J. Ross Hanna; recording secretary, Mrs. W. H. Wells; corresponding secretary; Mrs. E. C. Beedee; treasurer, Mrs. Thomas Torrance.
The first W. C. T. U. had a Y. W. C. T. U. in connection with its organization for several years, also a Loyal Temperance Legion. It has also for years carried on an industrial school for girls.
A W. C. T. U. among the colored people was organized during the winter of 1885-86, by Fran- ces E. W. Hopper, of Philadelphia. Mrs. Addi- son was president; Miss Jessie Skinner, sec- retary; Mrs. Eliza Myers, treasurer; and Mrs. Matilda Catlin, superintendent of white cross work. The union was disbanded after about six years, Mrs. Eliza Myers being the last president. It had a "Y," of which Miss Jessie Thomas was president; Miss Retta Thomas, secretary; and Miss Della Catlin, treasurer. Also a Loyal Temperance Legion, of which Mrs. Catlin was superintendent, and Miss Mae Cat- lin assistant.
The Young People's Christian Temperance Union was organized December 1, 1899, by Miss Mattie 'Guild, state president. Leonard Emert was made president; Miss Blanche Diffenbaugh, vice president; Miss Mabel Holliday, secretary; and W. H. Woods ,treasurer.
The Union Temperance League is an associ- ation of the temperance committees of the young people's societies of the several churches, organized to assist in the anti-license cam- paign. Ed Reed is the president.
Among the earlier temperance organizations that now exist only in memory were the follow- ing: A division of Sons of Temperance as early as 1848 with Erastus Rise as W. P. and George W. Palmer as secretary; about the same time a division of Daughters of Temperance, of which Mrs. Caroline Palmer was secretary; the Monmouth Temperance League, formed at a meeting in the court house March 5, 1858, with E. A. Paine as president and Rodney Quinby secretary; a Band of Hope about the same time that continued for a number of years; Howard Lodge No. 237 of the Independent Order of Good Templars, established in December, 1858, with C. T. Beaumont as W. C. T. and James Shaw as secretary; a Washingtonian Temper- ance society organized January 3, 1859, with
N. A. Rankin president and Dr. David McDill secretary; the Richard Yates lodge of Good Templars organized August 6, 1867, with fifteen charter members and Dr. E. Palmer as pre- siding officer and Rev. F. M. Bruner as secre- tary; the Douglass lodge of Good l'emplars (colored) about the same time; and another Washingtonian Temperance Society organized at the close of a two-weeks' series of meetings conducted in December, 1878, by A. B. Camp- bell, and at which 2,251 persons signed the pledge. N. E. Corey was the first president of this society; Mrs. James Davidson and J. B. Clark, vice presidents; B. S. Holbrook, secre- tary; Miss Jennie Babcock, corresponding sec- retary; James Davidson, treasurer; Ed. Cornell, financial secretary; Murray Claycomb, stew- ard; Rev. W. T. Campbell, chaplain; A. P. Hutchinson, W. A. Child, George Snyder, I. M. Kirkpatrick, D. D. Randall, trustees. Later came the Red Ribbon club and its band of hope.
The Warren County Reform Club was organ- ized October 26, 1893, after a few preliminary meetings, by the election of J. P. Gray, presi- dent; Royal Scott, vice president; E. W. Stev- ens, secretary; Ben Eilenberger, treasurer; Muray Claycomb, sergeant at arms; and the fol- lowing executive committee: Oscar Jared and Andy Woodward, Roseville; William Smilie, Cal McCaslin and Samuel Gibson, Monmouth. A large membership was secured, quite a num- ber of those joining the organization being graduates of the Willow Bark Institute at Dan- vers or the Keeley Institute at Dwight. The club did quite good work for a while along temperance lines, but is not now in existence.
MILITARY.
The Monmouth Rifle Company was organ- ized in the spring of 1876, with thirty-three men. The roster was as follows: W. G. Bond, captain; George A. Bain, first lieutenant; Eu- gene W. Stevens, second lieutenant; Joseph S. Brown, orderly sergeant; J. W. Wonder, drum- mer; Wilson Lusk, fifer; and the following privates: E. J. Clarke, Geo. McCaslin, Wm. Frazier, E. D. Howk, F. A. Morgan, C. J. Ho- henadel, A. C. Young, M. Sloats, D. C. McIntyre, C. E. Cornell, Geo. Randall, Oscar Henry, Louis D. Wight, Moses Liby, John McMillan, Charles Boyce, O. S. Bay, Chas. Porter, Frank Frymire, J. M. Campbell, A. Frymire, J. D. Pebbies, W. W. Shields, Ned Worrell, C: R. McCord, A. L. Stanley, G. B. Moreland.
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What is now Company H, Sixth Regiment, Illinois National Guard, succeeded the Mon- mouth Rifle Company, and was mustered into the service of the state April 29, 1881. Col. William Jackson, of Elmira, was the muster- ing officer, and he was assisted by Captain J. M. Martin, of Galesburg. The muster roll in- cluded the following officers and enlisted men: W. G. Bond, captain; W. B. Young, first lieu- tenant; Levi Roadhouse, second lieutenant; T. G. McClymonds, J. R. Hickman, George C. Rankin, R. H. Scott, and C. W. Gilbert, ser- geants; Silas W. Porter, S. A. Hogue, Geo. A. Bain, Geo. M. Bay, corporals; and these pri- vates: Geo. W. Berry, Horace W. Bosworth, Irving T. Brady, E. D. Brady, H. E. Babcock, L. M. Buffington, E. I. Camm, John O. Cum- mings, Perry Dowd, R. M. Galbraith, Robert Gettemy, W. P. Graham, Joseph E. Hogue, T. B. Keedle, John J. Kobler, Wm. R. Lang, Walter C. Leighty, James R. Marshall, Henry McCoy, Philip Nusbaum, Fred E. Nye, J. S. Patterson, R. S. Patton, T. G. Peacock, Bar Parker, Jr., Will F. Reichard, Will A. Rice, Fred Rosen- zweig, R. L. Russell, W. W. Shields, Asher M. Skinner, Eugene W. Stevens, John A. Struthers, John N. Thomson, Dennis Todd, Vic- tor H. Webb, Oscar Zimmerman. The com- pany was first known as Company C, and was assigned to the Fourth Regiment. It has had four captains, W. G. Bond, now deceased; Geo. C. Rankin, who resigned to accept a position as assistant adjutant general, with rank of colonel; David E. Clarke, promoted to major, and now on Brigadier General Clendenin's staff with rank of lieutenant colonel; and W. W. Shields, the present commanding officer. Co. H was on duty at East St. Louis during the railroad strike there in April, 1886, remaining fifteen days, part of the time at the relay de- pot and the rest at the L. & N. freight house. Thirty-one members attended the National Mil- itary Encampment at Washington, D. C., in May, 1887, and participated in some of the com- petitive drills, though securing none of the prizes. The company was called out during the railroad riots at Chicago in the summer of 1894 and assisted in guarding the railroad prop- erty there. Most of the company also took part in the Spanish-American war, in Co. H, Sixth Illinois Volunteers. The present roster of the company is:
Captain, W. W. Shields.
First lieutenant, B. L. Mapes. Second lieutenant, John S. Brown.
Sergeants, A. E. Sanderholm, R. R. Murdock, Mort Porter, James McKelvey, Gilbert Kirk- patrick.
Corporals, Harry Pope, C. E. Breed, Chas. Benson, C. W. Allen, Geo. Raymond, R. B. Hickman.
Musicians, W. C. Berry, F. A. Weir.
Wagoner, W. G. Bond.
Artificer, Samuel Pickard.
Privates, Henry Bradshaw, G. E. Bunker, Guy Butler, Guy C Butler, A. S. Black, James Costello, J. W. Clark, Curtis Day, Earl Earp, G. Eighme, J. M. Evey, Efaw, C. Embick, G. Guilinger, Curtis Hickman, G. Holliday, J. W. Hilton, H. Johnson, H. C. Kettering, W. Leon- ard, Jos. Limberger, P. H. Lippy, G. E. Mc- Kelvey, Bertus Marshall, Hal Murdock, Bruce Meek, J. C. McCarty, F. S. Orth, J. W. Parrish, Gus Parsons, C. A. Pnenix, James Root, Ed. Rohr, G. Ray, R. Simmons, W. Strand, S. C. Shepherd, Phil Sharp, C. L. Thulin, Kyle Wal- lace, N. Wenneberg, Roy Wolf.
DRIVING PARK ASSOCIATIONS.
The Monmouth Driving Park Association was. organized April 26, 1877, with L. D. Robinson as president; J. T. Reichard, vice president; Geo. C. Rankin, secretary; and Peyton Roberts, treasurer. The association held a race meet July 12 to 14 of that year, which was quite suc- cessful.
In January, 1892, another organization of the same name, the Monmouth Driving Park Association was organized, and incorporated. William Hanna was president; J. A. Graham, secretary; R. Lahann, treasurer; and J. A. Gra- ham, W. S. Holliday and C. L. Buck, executive committee. The winter previous agitation had commenced for the building of a mile race track. The land south of the Warren county fair grounds was decided on as an available site, and was secured for the purpose, the in- tention being that all should be thrown togeth- er for the track and the fair grounds. The old "Angling road" was vacated, and a new road opened directly east from the railroad crossing south of the grounds. At a conference between the promoters of the mile track and the Agricul- tural Society it was decided that the Driving Park association should be formed, and should have full control of the entire grounds except during the week of the fair. February 6, 1892, the Driving Park Association decided to build the track of regulation shape, and 60 feet wide,
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and as soon as spring came work was com- menced. The first race meet was held August 16 to 19 the same year, and $10,000 in premi- ums was hung up. Other races followed, but of recent years no meets have been held, though the association still exists and owns and con- trols the fair grounds as well as the track.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
The Women's Clubs of Monmouth-Several of a Literary and Social Nature-Two Polit- ical Clubs, the First Ever Organized by Women for a Political Object-Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion.
(By Mrs. Sarah Bond Hanley. )
A history of Warren county would not be com- plete without some space devoted to the Wom- en's clubs, which here, as elsewhere, have be- come a power in public sentiment, as well as a social and intellectual force. While we have many clubs, literary, social, philanthropic, po- litical and patriotic, yet there are only three that are federated-The Reading Club of Ber- wick, which belongs to the General Federation of Women's Clubs, and the Fortnightly and the Tuesday Clubs of Monmouth, which are members of the State Federation.
The Fortnightly Club, founded in 1894, was one of the first women's clubs to be organized in Monmouth. It was accomplished through the personal effort of its first president, assist- ed by many prominent women. The charter members and officers for the first year were: Mrs. J. R. Webster, president; Mrs. J. H. Mc- Millan, first vice president; Mrs. D. H. Evey, second vice president; Miss Caroline Smith, recording secretary; Miss Anna Glenn, corres- ponding secretary; Miss Mabel Pillsbury, treasurer; Mrs. J. B. McMichael, Mrs. J. E. Brewer, Mrs. H. H. Pattee, Mrs. Ella Hanna, Mrs. George Babcock, Mrs. J. W. Sipher, Mrs. George Cutler, Mrs. F. E. Harding, Mrs. G. J. Kobler, Miss Jessie Weir, Mrs. J. J. Glenn, Mrs. J. H. Pattee, Mrs. Alice Shelley, Miss Mary
Sterrett, Miss Minnie Babcock, Mrs. H. N. Rupp, Mrs. Joseph Stevenson. The object of the club was the "literary and social culture" of its members. Its literary programs have always been comprehensive and on a high plane, and its social affairs always elegant and disting- uished. Although the membership is at present limited to fifty, the club places no restrictions upon applicants except that each member must pledge herself to perform all tasks assigned her in club work and duties. The Fortnightly was the club to take the initiative in forming a fed- eration of clubs of the former Fifteenth Con- gressional district. At its invitation the vari- ous women's clubs sent representatives to Mon- mouth in January, 1898, and these delegates formally organized a district federation. There was litle work for it to do, however, the State Federation and individual clubs already cover- ing the field of activity; so, filling no need, arousing no enthusiasm and little support, in a year or two the District Federation fell into unlamented disuse. The Fortnightly in its early years met at the homes of its members in turn. The Fortnightly does not confine its good works and influence to its own members, but, pursuing its own peculiar aims, still "lends a helping hand" whenever opportunity offers. It petitioned the city council to establish a curfew law that has remained in force for sev- eral years. It has shown an interest in mat- ters of education and given assistance to sever- al schools of the city. It has sent collections of literature and pictures into the schools of the mountain districts of Kentucky, It has helped in the establishment of a free kindergarten, and aided the Hospital fund. It has ventured to suggest to the "powers that be" improvement of city parks and cleaner streets, and it has in contemplation the repair and restoration of an old disused cemetery. The presidents of the clubs have been : Mrs. J. R. Webster, two years; Mrs. J. H. Pattee, two years; Dr. Cyn- thia A. Skinner, one year; Mrs. E. 1. Camm, two years; Miss Hallie Chalfant, two years. The present officers are: Miss Hallie Chalfant, pres- ident; Mrs. W. H. Irwin, first vice president; Mrs. E. L. Mitchell, second vice president; Mrs. V. H. Webb, secretary; Mrs. Helen Nye Rupp, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Silas Pillsbury, treasurer.
The German Ladies' Reading Circle is a lit- erary club, consisting of fifteen German ladies of the city of Monmouth. They have two officers,
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president and secretary, who are elected the first month of every new year. This circle was organized on November 11, 1887, its chief object being to keep up the German language; there- fore all the business transactions, readings and social meetings are conducted in that language. Thy occasionally lend a helping hand where needed, having contributed money on different occasions for charitable purposes. They meet every other week, at the homes of the different members, and the gatherings have become pleasant literary and social affairs.
The Estevan Reading Club was organized in the fall of 1892 with fourteen members, Mesdames J. B. Herbert, J. N. Herdman, J. M. Burdge, M. Cunningham, E. P. Clarke, C. F. Hamblin, O. M. Daymude, J. R. Ebersole, H. M. Graham, W. D. McDowell, N. J. McCormick and H. R. Moffet, and Misses Nellie and Minnie Shields. Various subjects have been studied- American history, Ruskin, travels, geography, poets and poetry, Sir Walter Scott and his works, art and artists, timely topics, etc. The ten years have been profitable in an intellect- ual and social way. A very pleasant feature is the annual banquet to which the husbands of the members are invited.
The History Class was organized in October, 1892, by Miss Flora Sterrett, and conducted by her until her departure to California one year later. Since then the work has been planned and prepared by Miss Sterrett and carried out by the members. The club meets every Wednes- day afternoon from the first of October until the last of March, ending the winter work with a banquet at the home of one of the members. There is no organization, no officers, no feder- ation. The membership is limited to fourteen, consisting of the following ladies, most of whom have been in the club since its organization: Mesdames James C. Dunbar, D. H. Evey, W. M. Hogue, E. C. Linn, Carrie Martin, J. H. Mc- Millan, Emma Nichol, Henry Pattee, T. G. Pea- cock, Ed. F. Reid, N. A. Scott and J. R. Web- ster and Misses Elvira Pittinger and Carrie Smith.
With the outgoing of the Nineteenth century a company of young women banded together for the study of history, "by the light of the past to unravel the present." They selected as their patron saint Clio, the muse of history, and called themselves tne Clio Club. This club has followed the plan of the Sterrett History Class, using the topics selected by Miss Ster-
rett. It is composed of fourteen members, each of whom prepares one of these topics and takes her turn as leader and as hostess. No officers were deemed necessary except a treasurer at its organization, but with the vast accumula- tions of a second year an assistant treasurer has been added. The club was organized in 1899 with the following members: Misses Ger- trude Phelps, Mary Phelps, Inez Hogue, Jo- sephine Nichol, Omah Woods, Blanche Duke, and Anna Duke, and Mesdames J. M. Brosius, Frank Ross, W. W. Mccullough, J. F. Meredith, Choate, W. L. Howland and J. R. Hanna.
The Tuesday Club was organized in Septem- ber, 1899, and its membership is limited to twelve. Its work has been confined to histor- ical research, and it has done nothing in a pub- lic or social way, but keeps in touch with other clubs through the State Federation, to which it has belonged since its organization. It meets at the homes of the members every alternate Tuesday, a different member presiding at each meeting. Its only officers are a president and secretary, and its constitution consists of half a dozen simple rules. Although rew in number, yet its members are upon the official board and the committees of the State Federation of Wo- en's Clubs.
The Unique Club was formed in October, 1900 and its object is expressed in the motto: "Frame your minds to mirth and merriment which bar a thousand harms and lengthen life." There are "no officers, no by-laws, no dues, no constitution, no federation, no parliamentary rules, no club house, no contribution." The members of the club are Mesdames Annie W. Armitage, Effie R. Austin, Mary J. E. Brereton, Mary Karns Brewer, Mary Sheldon Evey, Liz- zie M. Hanna, Cora Shaw Mccullough, Ida L. McMillan, Anna Willits Pattee, Mary Adaline Scott, Marian B. Sexton, Ida Dunlap Sherrick, Jane Duffield Swan, Rose Wolf and Ella Joss Wilson and Miss Caroline King Smith.
Chapter E of the P. E. O. Sisterhood, of Mon- mouth, was organized December 6, 1900, with eleven charter members: Mesdames Mary S. Evey, Clara V. Hardin, Caroline B. Hardin, Eva S. Diffenbaugh, Nellie J. Ewing, Mary E. Sykes, Adda L. Morton, Blanch S. Ross, Juniata Xan- der, Adaline Scott and Evelyn B. Colwell. Since that time a dozen new members have been in- itiated into the mysteries of the sisterhood. The chapter mets twice a month and has a lit- erary program, and also has both charitable
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and social objects. Mrs. Mary S. Evey was the first president; Mrs. Caroline Hardin, vice pres- ident; and Mrs. Mary E. Sykes, recording sec- retary. The present officers are: Mrs. M. E. Sykes, president; Mrs. Caroline Hardin, vice president; Mrs. E. I. Camm, recording secre- tary; Miss Minnie Babcock, corresponding sec- retary; Mrs. E. B. Colwell, treasurer.
The Parliamentary Law Club was organized in June of 1897, with the expectation of secur- ing a course of lesons under the leadership of Mrs. Mary Urquhart Lee, of Chicago, a promin- ent parliamentarian. Her engagement was de- layed on account of illness, and some prelimin- ary work was done by the ladies alone. June 9, 1899, Mrs. Lee came and conducted lessons, with a class of thirty-three ladies. The class still keeps up its studies, meeting at the homes of its members.
In the autumn of 1899 Mrs. J. H. Pattee kindly offered the use of her residence property at 307 South A street for a club house to War- ren chapter, Daughters of the Revolution; the Women's Democratic Club and the Fortnightly Club. They accepted the offer and fitted up rooms in the building, and are now very pleas- antly situated there. The club house was dedi- cated December 9, 1899, with a public, recep- tion for the friends of the members of the three organizations.
Monmouth has the unique distinction of two women's political clubs, the Ladies' Republican League and the Democratic Women's Club. They are the first clubs ever organized by wo- men for a political object, and have a state rep- utation as being of valuable assistance to their respective parties.
The Woman's Democratic Club was born in defeat, forming during the campaign of 1888, as the Frances Cleveland Club, which name was later changed to the present one. In 1892 they sent one hundred dollars to the state central committee, which was said to be the first money ever given by a woman's club for campaign pur- poses. They have also given liberally to the county committee, and gave a substantial sum for articles of furniture formerly belonging to President Andrew Jackson, which were placed in his old home, "The Hermitage," near Nash- ville, Tennessee. This club always observes the anniversary of the battle of New Orleans and the birthday of Thomas Jefferson. Among the many eminent men who have spoken before them on these and other occasions are former
Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson, William J. Bryan, Judge William King, of Utah, D. P. Stubbs and W. W. Dodge, of Burlington, Chas. K. Ladd, of Kewanee, Judge Wilson, of Olney, M. J. Dougherty, of Galesburg, J. Ross Mickey, of Macomb, H. W. Masters, of Lewistown, and Judge William Prentis and Delos P. Phelps, of Chicago. In 1890 Mrs. Helen Nye Rupp, a mem- ber of this club, was elected county superinten- dent of schools, the first Democrat to hold that office since 1869.
The Ladies' Republican League was organ- ized in 1890, and has a large membership. It has sent delegates to the state and national meetings of the League of Republican clubs. This club has observed the days that are his- toric in the Republican annals, and during the campaigns have sent out much literature of an educational nature, equipped marching clubs, and been in every way of great assistance to the party. Among the women who have spoken for them are Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, Mrs. Mary Car- riel, of Jacksonville, Mrs. George W. Plummer, of Chicago, and Mrs. Ida Wells Barnett. The present corresponding secretary, Mrs. Mary E. Sykes, is the county superintendent of schools, and it is a notable fact that when her term of office ends the schools of this county will have been for twenty years out of the last twenty- six under the supervision of women.
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