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WOMANS RELIEF CORPS ROSTER 1953

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NUMBER AND LOCATION OF CORPS IN DISTRICT
DISTRICT No. 1--Detroit, 8, 10, 59, 69, 257; Dearborn, 13, 9, 273; Lincoln Park, 18; River rouge, 43; Ypsilanti, 65; Port Huron 77; Pontiac, 102; New Haven157;
Mt. Clemens, 168; Ann Arbor, 21, 218; Lapeer, 221; Rochester, 227; Oxford, 260; Ecorse, 270.
DISTRICT No. 2--Dundee, 11; Blissfield, 54; Adrian, 72; Peterburg, 137; Deerfield, 201; Monroe, 356.
DISTRICT No. 3--Jackson, 5; Lansing, 7, 32; Grand Ledge, 16; Fowlerville, 22; Williamston, 96; Diamondale, 132; Chelsea, 210; Portland, 185.
DISTRICT No. 4--Battle Creek, 2, 4; Union City, 25; Coldwater, 31; Three Rivers, 114; Albion, 136; Marshall, 232; Sherwood, 254; Hillsdale, 37.
DISTRICT No. 5--South Haven, 1; Bangor, 89; Hastings, 100; Kalamazoo, 110; Otsego, 189; Allegan, 197, Holland, 231; Benton Harbor, 121; Dowagiac, 17.
DISTRICT No. 6--Grand Rapids, 12, 27, 41, 62, 171, 257, 269; Lowell, 49; Muskegon, 105; Whitehall, 181
DISTRICT No. 7--St. Johns, 20; Alma, 183; Elsie, 228
DISTRICT No. 8--Flint, 23; Owosso, 26; Fenton, 66; Corunna, 133; Byron, 251.
DISTRICT No. 9--Saginaw, 57; Bay City, 97, 169, 271; East Tawas, 170; Vassar, 191.
DISTRICT No. 10--Manton, 145; Big Rapids, 245; Reed City, 250; Mt. Pleasant, 56.
DISTRICT No. 12--Harbor Springs, 138; Petoskey, 152; Cheboygan, 154; Marquette, 188.

PAST NATIONAL OFFICERS
*President and Counselor--Emma Stark Hampton........................Detroit and Counselor Emma Stark Hampton   Detroit
*Junior Vice-President  Abbie R. Flagg   Battle Creek
*Junior Vice-President  Jennie L. Pond   Lansing
*Chaplain and Excutive Board  Sarah L. Brown   Ithaca
*Inspector and Executive Board  Lydia C. Hopkins   Detroit
*Instuting and Installing Officer  Executive and Andersonville   
  Prison Board--Alaceba M. Bliss     Saginaw
*Chaplin and First Chairman  Americanization Commitee   
    Emma E. Bailey   Detroit
*Executive Board  Florence Babbitt   Ypsilanti
*Executive Board  Florence Moody   Detroit
*Executive Board  Nellie Dodge Whitbeck   Montague
*Executive Board  Florence M. Boot   Holland
*Instuting and Installing Officer  Cary E. Troy   Highland Park
*Inspector   Ida e. Davison   Lansing
*Chaplin  Anna M. Earl   Detroit
*Junior Vice-President  Eliza a. Taylor   Grand Rapids
*Senior Vice-President  Prudence Bownan   Lansing
Patrotic Instructor  Effie B. Murray   Jackson
Instituting and Installing Officer  Lizetta Coady   Detroit
Child Welfare  Lizetta Coady   Detroit
President  Lizetta Coady   Detroit
Senior Aide  Ethel Wrobble   Detroit
Treasurer  Minnie VanTuyl   Detroit
Field Officer  Idella MacNeal Ottinger   Tuscon, Ariz.
*Chaplin  Eleanor Stables   Detroit
*Chairman Executive Board  Eleanor Stables   Detroit
Patrotic Instructor  Lizetta Coady   Detroit
Senior Aide  Nina Ketchum   Williamston
Director of Junior Clubs  May fitz   Grand Rapids
*President  Eleanor Stables   Detroit
Senior Aide  Minnie VanTuyl 314 Midland, Bay City *_Deceased.  

PAST DEPARTMENT PRESIDENTS
1884-- *Ella M. Shank Lansing
1885-- *Emma stark Hampton Detroit
1886-- *Mary Sherwood Hines Stanton
1887-- Sarah A. C. Plummer Seattle, Wash.
1888-- *Louise B. Robbins Adrian
1889-- *Hattie P. Thompson Flint
1890-- *Abbie R. Flagg Battle Creek
1891-- *Sarah L. Brown Ithaca
1892-- *Cornelia S. Perry Hastings
1893-- *Allaseba M. Bliss Saginaw
1894-- *Anna M. Barney Kalamazoo
1895-- *Emma E. Knapp Howell
1896-- *Manda J. Halsted Concord
1897-- *Louise A. Turck Alma
1898-- *Mary A. McConnolly Flint
1899-- *Mary A. Maynard Coldwater
1900-- *Annie E. Udell Three Rivers
1901-- *Jennie L. Pond Lansing
1902-- *Lydia C. Hopkins Detroit
1903-- *Vina e. Redfield Jackson
1904-- *Florence S. Babbitt Ypsilanti
1905-- *Eva e. Gray Grand Rapids
1906-- *Kate M. Redner Dowagiac
1907-- *Evelyn creusere Detroit
1908-- *May Stocking Knaggs Bay City
1909-- *Nellie Dodge Whitbeck Montague
1910-- *Adda H. Hall Detroit
1911-- *Jeannie A. Pearson Ann Harbor
1912-- *Agnes Wiley Grand Rapids
1913-- *Florence M. Boot Holland
1914-- *Emma E. Bailey Detroit
1915-- *Carrie T. Torrey Highland Park
1916-- *Katherine E. Miller Kalamazoo
1917-- *Maude Holmes Soldier's Home
1918-- *Augusta Johnson Adrian
1919-- *Myrta Rheinfrank Battle Creek
1920-- *Ida F. Davison Lansing
1921-- *Anna M. Earle Detroit
1922-- *Ella rice Scott Jackson
1923-- *Eliza A. Taylor Grand Rapids
1924-- *Martha McCabe Bay City
1925-- Prudence Bowman 215 Woodlawn Ave, Lansing
1926-- Elizabeth Stephens 3563 Military Ave, Port Huron
1927-- Lizetta Coady 2579 Field Ave, Detroit
1928-- Minnie Mead Chadderdon Lincoln Ave, Manchester, Mass
1929-- *Bertha Hovey Goss Rockwood
1930-- Effie B. Murray Jackson
1931-- Ethel Wrobbel 807 N. M. Street, Lakeworth, Florida
1932-- Julia Allen 479 W. Lovell St, Kalamazoo
1933-- Gertrude Lewis 1260 Jefferson Ave, Grand Rapids
1934-- *Isabel Thomas Williamston
1935-- Leah Simpson Box 433, Lansing
1936-- *Ella Ramsdell Big Rapids
1937-- Julia Burt 2302 N. Michigan, Saginaw
1938-- Idella Ottinger 2001 E. 9th St. Tuscon, Arizona
1939-- Ella Gordon 1260 Jefferson, S.E. Grand Rapids
1940-- Mayme Curtis 720 E. third St, Monroe
1941-- Elva Warner 206 Jones St. Lansing
1942-- Nina Kechum 409 Fulton, Williamston
1943-- Elizabeth D. Colliau 218 Connecticut Ave. Highland Park 3
1944-- Leah Flansburgh 4186 Flansburgh Rd, Jackson
1945-- Edna Bogart Irons
1946-- Anna Groesbeck 405 E. Green St. Marshall
1947-- Eleanor Stables Detroit
1948-- Harriet Walmsley 211 S. Finn Rd, Munger
1949-- Sylvia Ryan 109 Summer St, N.W. Grand Rapids
1950-- Margaret Sharon 25 W. Benson St, Ecorse 18
1951-- Rosalie Wollenhauph 611 Cass Ave, Bay City

PAST DEPARTMENT SECRETARIES
1884-- *Jeannie M. George Lansing
1885-- *Armilla A. Cheney Oak Park, Illinois
1886-- *Estella A Moore Stanton
1887-- *Susan K. Winans Lansing
1888-- *Susette R. Wilcox Adrian
1889-- *Catherine C. Patridge Port Huron
1890-- *Hattie M. Willard Battle Creek
1891-- *Annie M. Brown Ithaca
1892-- *Hattie M. Willard Battle Creek
1893-- *M. Jeannie Carpenter Saginaw
1894-- *Anna L. Shakespeare Kalamazoo
1895-- *Julia teasdale Howell
1896-- Cora Drake Concord
1897-- *Mary L. Taylor Alma
1898-- *Eunice B. Haynes Flint
1899-- *Martha L. Ball Coldwater
1900-- *Ella M. Herndon Three Rivers
1901-- *Celia A. Lozee Lansing
1902-- *Ada M. Stoddard Detroit
1903-- *Anna E. Griffith Jackson
1904-- *Vina e. Redfield Jackson
1905-- *Emily M. Sones Grand Rapids
1906-- *Lida J. Bates Dowagiac
1907-- Clelan rockelman Detroit
1908-- *Martha McCabe Bay City
1909-- *E. Vernia Nelson Smith Battle Creek
1910-- *Sarah J. Still Saginaw
1911-- Sarah A. C. Plummer Seattle, Wash.
1912-- Emma A. Lawrence Dowagiac
1913-- Clara Elferdink 342 River Street, Holland
1914-- *Belle S. Stevens Detroit
1915-- *Ella S. Benjamin Pontiac
1916-- *Ida Farrar Davidson Lansing
1917-- Florence Homes West Engadine
1918-- Myrta R. Matthews Palmyra
1919-- *Maude Parker Irwin Battle Creek
1920-- *Adele G. Corliss Lansing
1921-- *Sarah Millard Detroit
1922-- *Tunie M. Beals Chelsea
1923-- Fannie rehrlen 1145 Lafayette, S.E., Grand Rapids
1924-- Minnie Van Tuyl 314 Midland, Bay City
1925-- *Ida F. Davison Lansing
1926-- Caroline Biddlecomb 4234 Pine Grove, Port Huron
1927-- Leah M. Simpson Box 433, Lansing
1928-- *Maude Parker Irwin Coldwater
1929-- Etta Brown 83 N. Polk St. Coldwater
1930-- *Ella Rice Scott Jackson
1931-- *Agnes Abbs Detroit
1932-- Kathryn Sheldin 317 Burr Oak St., Kalamazoo
1933-- Ella Gordon 1260 Jefferson Ave., Grand Rapids
1934-- Nina Ketchum 409 Fulton St., Williamston
1935-- Elizabeth Colliau 218 Connecticut Ave. Highland Park
1936-- Esther Braendle 409 S. Michigan Ave., Big Rapids
1937-- Minnie Van Tuyl 314 Midland, Bay City
1938-- Laura Bittner 4727 Springle Ave, Detroit
1939-- Bessie Oost Grand Rapids
1940-- *Frances Bairley Pigeon
1941-- Marguerite Vosburgh Garden Home, Oregon
1942-- *Isabell Thomas Williamston
1943-- Idella Ottinger 2001 E. 9th St. Tuscon, Arizona
1944-- Blanch Flower 1008 Seymour St, Jackson
1945-- Luvina Kohlenberger 309 Sheridan, Big Rapids
1946-- Cora Heckman 431 Monroe St. Marshall
1947-- Minnie Van Tuyl 314 E. Midland, Bay City
1948-- Minnie Van Tuyl 314 E. Midland, Bay City
1949-- Ella Gordon 1260 Jefferson, S. E. Grand Rapids
1950-- Betty Campbell 2423 Crane Ave, Detroit 14
1951-- Minnie Van Tuyl 314 E. Midland, Bay City
---*Deceased = Not a member t--From Vermont

PAST DEPARTMENT TREASURERS
1884-- *Kittie A. Stone Lansing
1885-- *Adelaide F. Wallace Detroit
1886-- *Bertha A. Smith Stanton
1887-- *Harriet A. Tenny Lansing
1888-- *Phoebe curtis fish Traverse City
1889-- *Helen Burbank Flint
1890-- *Stella L. Parker Battle Creek
1891-- *Jeannie Richardson Ithaca
1892-- *Lina Hold Ithaca
1893-- *Mina D. Kinsey Saginaw
1894-- *Laura C. Goote Kalamazoo
1895-- *Kate Collins Howell
1896-- *Flora B. Staley Concord
1897-- *Lena M. Turck Alma
1898-- *Emma chamberlain Flint
1899-- *Fannie B. Nodell Coldwater
1900-- *Susan Peale Three Rivers
1901-- *Elizabeth A. Kenny Lansing
1902-- *Florence E. Moody Detroit
1903-- *Emma C. Cole Jackson
1904-- *Anna E. Griffth Jackson
1905-- *Louise X. Stein Grand Rapids
1906-- * Nina R. Gilbert 106 Telegraph, Dowagiac
1907-- *Emma E. Bailey Detroit
1908-- Juliette Van Kleeck 311 Thompson Blvd., Seattle, Wash.
1909-- *Artimesia Glazier Whitehall
1910-- *Clara E. Wellington Saginaw
1911-- *Gabriella Sutherland Ann Harbor
1912-- *M. Jenette Gardner Albion
1913-- Mae Hiler 85 West 9th, Holland
1914-- *Florence Mooday Detroit
1915-- Lucille Torrey Smith 25497 Hereford D., Huntington Woods
1916-- Myra Dunbar 124 E. Cedar St., Kalamazoo
1917-- *Lillian Christmas Eaton Rapids
1918-- Alma E. Fry 1614 N. Broad, Adrian
1919-- *Mattie Weed Battle Creek
1920-- Myra Torblom 1114 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing
1922-- *Elnora Reattoir Jackson
1923-- *Naomi Mackley Grand Rapids
1924-- Emma Williamson 213 Webster, Bay City
1925-- *Minnie Claflin Holtz Lansing
1926-- *Louisa Brown Port Huron
1927-- Jeannie Renshaw 22712 Liberty St., St. Clair shore
1928-- *Anna Norton Battle Creek
1929-- *Gertrude Vosburgh Bay City
1930-- *Elnora Reattoir Jackson
1931-- *Lola G. Waters Detroit
1932-- Ethel Hall 716 Minor Ave., Kalamazoo
1933-- *Ella Ramsdell Big Rapids
1934-- Bess Abbott 634 Putnam, Williamston
1935-- Leah Flansburgh 4186 Flansburgh Rd., Jackson
1936-- Minnie Hill 528 S. Warren St., big Rapids
1937-- Nell Sutherland 125 Borland Ave., Saginaw
1938-- Lora Villeneve 1251 Stever Ave., Flint
1939-- Mildred Ames 3032 Carmel Ave., Grandville
1940-- Ethel Wiles 52 Front St., Monroe
1941-- Margaret Powers Route No. 3, Box 81, Eaton Rapids
1942-- Bess Abbott 634 Putnam, Williamston
1943-- Pearl Ashur 8866 Buhl Ave., Detroit
1944-- Rose Avery 724-19th St., Jackson
1945-- Golden Aldrich Route No. 2, Big Rapids
1946-- Georgia Shellenberger 524 W. Hanover St., Marshall
1947-- Nina Ketchum 409 Fulton St., Williamston
1948-- Rosalie Wollenhaupt 611 Cass Ave., Bay city
1949-- Sylvia Wells 26 Colrain, S.E. Grand Rapids
1950-- Eunice Regan 10502 Roxbury Rd., Detroit 24
1951-- Harriet Walmsley 818 Farragut, Bay City
*--Deceased **--Transferred t---Not a Member of Order
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
Lillian Mersdorp--401 elm St., Bay city, Mich.
Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War
Hazel Reed---4767 Burton St., S.E., Grand Rapids, Mich.
Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War
Homer Savage--3536 Leonard St., Grand Rapids, Mich.
Auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Lois Blanchard--615 Rose St., Kalamazoo, Mich.

WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS ROSTER - 1953

NATIONAL OFFICERS OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC
Executive Secretary__Miss Cora E. GILLIS 26 Adams St., Jamestown, NY
President__Grace L. JOHNSON 646 Oakwood Ave., Toledo 2, OH
Sr. Vice President__Lucille RAND 24 Cleveland Ave., Worchester, MASS
Jr. Vice President__Minnie Van TUYL 314 Midland St., Bay City, MI
Secretary__May L. LUCHSINGER Idle Hour Farm, Rt. 4, Monroe, WI
Treasurer__Maude F. WADDICK 629 S. 7th St., Springfield, ILL
Chaplain__Gertrude EDWARDS Iroquois, SD
Inspector__Laura PHILLIPS 46 Allen St., Barre, VT
Counselor__Emma W. CAMPBELL 3514 Pleasant Ave., Minneapolis, MINN
Field Officer__Irene N. WENTWORTH New Durham, NH
Patriotic Inspector__Josephine M. KUBA 1228 Second St., SE, Cedar Rapids, IA
Press Correspondent__Nadine ROBERTSON 222 E. Seventh St., Junction City, KS
Senior Aide__Ruth JOHNSON 15529 S. Ryon, Bellflower, CA
Director of Junior Clubs__Cliff KERN R. F. D 3, Box 86, Vancouver, WA
EXECUTIVE BOARD:
Marie LYNCH 2236 Barrymore, Ave., Columbus, OH
Louise WIRTEL 4121 Christianna Ct., St. Louis, MO
Myrtle ARON 3929 Georgia Ave, NW., Washington DC
Esther LEISTER 5268 N. 38th St., Milwaukee, WI
Rebecca C. POOLE 3304 NE 75th St., Portland, OR
Last Modified By: Karen Brooks
Last Modified 13 November 2011

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