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342 They were accepted, and left free to work for the veterans in their own way, which as time has fully proven has been a wise one.

Among those present at the Denver meeting were: Mrs. Florence Barker, Mrs. Kate Brownlee Sherwood, Mrs. Sarah E. Fuller, Mrs. Lizabeth A. Turner, Mrs. E. K. Stimson, Mrs. Emily Gardner, Mrs. J. M. Telford, Mrs. I. S. Bangs, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. McNeir, Mrs. Hugg, and Mrs. Charles.

The officers elected were

At this first meeting it was voted that all loyal women were eligible to membership, and the growth of the organization has shown the wisdom of the vote.


 * E. Florence Barker, Maiden, Mass.
 * Sarah E. Fuller, East Boston, Mass.
 * Lizabeth A. Turner, Boston, Mass.
 * Helen S. Bangs, Waterville, Me.
 * Kate B. Sherwood, Toledo, Ohio.
 * Lenore K. Sherwood, Toledo, Ohio
 * Mary E. Lanning, Columbus, Ohio
 * Annie W. Clark, Columbus, Ohio
 * Emma K. McCammon, Carthage, Ohio
 * Lottie M. Meyers, Canton, Ohio
 * Ella McCammon, Carthage, Ohio
 * Helen M. Santmeyer, Carthage, Ohio
 * Mary Timmerman, Leipsic, Ohio
 * Marion A. Gillis, Cleveland, Ohio
 * Amelia A. Moore, Youngstown, Ohio
 * Frances S. Runyan, Warsaw, Indiana
 * Frances Elliott Olney, Warsaw, Ind.
 * Henrietta Norton, Rockford, Ill.
 * Jane W. Beatson, Rockford, Ill.
 * Kate Hobart, Rockford, Ill.
 * Emily T. Charles, Washington, D. C.
 * Louise V. Bryant, Washington, D. C.
 * Lizzie Anderson, Topeka, Kan.
 * Ellen M. Pay, Topeka, Kan.
 * Sarah E. Devendorf, Topeka, Kan.
 * Jennie Fensky, Topeka, Kan.
 * Emma B. Alrich, Cawker City, Kan.
 * America Anderson, Denver, Colo.
 * Olive Hogle, Denver, Colo.
 * Mary A. Stimson, Denver, Colo.