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Mrs. Hiram Cole Houghton combines the talents of a small
town homemaker with the leadership qualities which
placed her at the head of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs, 1950-52. She is noted as an orator and
her magnetic personality has endeared her to millions of
women in this county and abroad.
She has been
interested in the welfare of her town and state and has
served actively on many boards and associations of both.
She has
received honorary degrees from Coe College, Tarkio
College, and American University, Washington, D. C. --
the first woman to receive an honorary degree from this
University. In 1952 the decoration of the Order of
Orange Nassau was bestowed upon her by Her Majesty,
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. She was honored by the
Colorado Federation when 500 trees were planted in her
honor in the Federation Forest.
In 1953 she
was appointed by President Eisenhower as Assistant
Administrator to Mr. Harold Stassen in the Mutual
Security Administration in charge of Refugees and
Migration.
Through her
work in this job and in the General Federation Mrs.
Houghton has proven that although she was born and
brought up in a small town, in the land of opportunity,
she is an example of what an American can accomplish.
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Pictured above is the cast from
an early "Monty-Festo" production.
Front row left to right: Mrs.
Herbert Porterfield, Mrs. Larry Nygaard, Mrs.
Bernice R. Hunt, Mrs. Arch Payne, Mrs. Floss
Staire.
Second row: Delbert Coppage, Dr.
Max Brown, Dr. Roy Morris.
Back Row: Unidentified lady, Dr.
Herbert Porterfield, Archer Payne, Mrs. Hugh Tollman, Harry Raymond, Mrs. Roy Morris, Hugh
Tollman, Paul Olson, Gene Crandall, Chevaliere
Junkin, Ruth Chapman, Ben Morris. |
Monty Festo
In September
of 1914 the first Monty--Festo was held. Strictly a
affair, the name was taken to
designate it was a combination of Montgomery & Festival,
contracted into the term "Monty-Festo" by D. D. Samson.
Chairman of the General Committee was Judge H. E. Deemer
and George Wood, secretary.
A three-day
affair held in College Park, the program included an
Indian night with pageant and chorus, a pioneer night of
historical setting with re-enactment of old times in
life, and a jollification night with
fireworks and confetti. Company M put on a battle scene
from real life. Band concerts, parades, drills, athletic
events, automobile parades, farm exhibits, and lectures
by representatives of the State college and University,
baby health conference, canning conferences, home
economics exhibits completed the program. With the
exception of auto polo, all attractions of the program
were absolutely free to the public.
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