Womans Relief Corp Sutherland Iowa

Sutherland
Womans
Relief
Corp

On Grand Army Day, April 6, 1887 the Post Commander of the G.A.R. called together the wives of the G.A.R. members for the purpose of organizing a Womans Relief Corp. Thirteen women wee charter members. They were Agnes B. Gates, Jennie E. Baldwin, Celeste Messer, Roma Woods, Mary Colcord, Martha Parks, Lena Murphy, Amy VanHorn, Aneliza Nelson, Ida Peck, Nellie Nelson, Mabel Messer, Mabel Inman,
In addition to their relief work through the year, the Relief Corps has placed flags in the churches and schools of the community and have been interested in all patriotic projects in the community.

Present officers of the W.R.C. are:
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President Stella Willey

Senior Vice Mrs. J.S. Hockert

Junior Vice Erla Waterhouse

Guardian Gladys Willey

Assistant guard Wealthy Anders
Guard Gladys Willey

Conductor Mary Thiessen

Asst, Conductor Elsie Hill

Chaplain Louie Hostler

Secretary Mae Hayes

Treasurer Ida Willey

Patriotic Ins. Mrs. J.S. Hockert

Press Cor Lizzie Bidwell

Pianist Elizabeth Woolston

1st color bearer Bertha Pickrell

2nd color bearer Meta Martin

3rd color bearer Mrs. Olhausen

4th color bearer Verla Van Horn

From Sutherland Courier December 3, 1942

O'Brien County Iowa Genealogy - The IAGenWeb Project

President	Stella Willey
Senior Vice	Mrs. J.S. Hockert
Junior Vice	Erla Waterhouse
Guardian	Gladys Willey
Assistant guard	Wealthy Anders
Guard	Gladys Willey
Conductor	Mary Thiessen
Asst, Conductor	Elsie Hill
Chaplain	Louie Hostler
Secretary	Mae Hayes
Treasurer	Ida Willey
Patriotic Ins.	Mrs. J.S. Hockert
Press Cor	Lizzie Bidwell
Pianist	Elizabeth Woolston
1st color bearer	Bertha Pickrell
2nd color bearer	Meta Martin
3rd color bearer	Mrs. Olhausen
4th color bearer	Verla Van Horn