Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-10-15
Ladies' Society of Equity Form
National Organization at their
State Meeting at Centerville,

the Society was or ganized and officers
elected as follows; for National and
State union.
NATIONAL
Mrs. James Howey, President,
East Jordan, Mich.
Mrs. Ida Stebhlns, Vice President
Shelton, Neb.
Mrs. Mae Austin, Secretary,
Vicksburg, Mich.
Mrs. Cora Senif, Treasurer,
Centervllle, Mich.
Mrs. Martha Culbertson,
National Organizer,
Three Rivers, Mich,
Mrs. Holton Pierson,
National Instructor,
Three Rivers, Mich.
Directors: Mrs. M. Culbertson,
Mich. Mrs. Ida ttbbins, Neb. Mrs
NJ. II. Parks, N. j.; Mrs. W. W..
Rowles, Va; Mrs. Maud Daniels,
Mich; Mrs. Bears, Cal; Mrs. Bertha
Hammond, Mich; Mrs. Sherman, Ill. ;
Miss Elsie Matthews, Md; Mrs.
Emma James, Miss.
STATE UNION OFFICERS
Mrs. Cora Senif, President, Center
vile. Mich; Mrs. Maud Daniels,
Vice President, Mendon, Mich; Mrs.
Minnie jackson, Secretary, Three
Rivers Mich; Miss Marcia Lanway,
Treasurer, East Jordan, Mich; Mrs
Martha Culbertson, Three Rivers;
organizer.
Five directors were elected: Mrs.
John Culhertson, Mrs. Bertha Ham
mond, Mrs. May Scott, Mrs. Alice
Sheppard, and Mrs. Gertrude Bennett.
At the close Of the State Union
meeting, local Union of the Ladies
Society of Equity was organized with
eleven members, and will be known
as the Pansy local. Officers elected
were: President, Mrs Cora S-nif;
Vice President, Mrs. Jennie Williams;
Secretary, Mrs. Maud Daniles; Treas.
urer, Mrs Helen Hazzard.
A fine entertainment was given 10
the evening by the Cadets Of Equity
and Miss Holton Piersou gave some
fine selections on the piano that Wa s
enjoyed ny all.
At the request uf Mrs, Cutie ton
loce Union of the Cadets Of Equity
was organized. This being The first
local, the young people named 1T the
Eagle Local. The officers are; Pres-
dent, Carol Culbertsun; Vice Presi-
dent. Ruth Lankton; Secretary,
Donald Mills; Treasurer, Helen Dan,
lies.
A very enthusiastic meeting OF fars
mers met in the evening, with Mrs.
John Lankton as chairman. This
meeting was addressed by Chas. A.
Martin OF Sherwood, State Director of
the Farmers Society Of Equity and
Mrs. Martha Culbertson, the Nation
al Organizer for the l.. s. Of E. Mr..
Mastin, very finely described the
workings of the Equity System, and
Mrs. Culhertson gave fine analysis of
the complete Equity System. She
also spoke at some length upon Equity
Halls, called them Temples Of Lib
erty, and said that where they are the
saloop is no longer the poor mans club
for those Halls are not only places
where the complete Equity System IL
operated, bat are places Of rest, vaca
zion and enlightenment. They are
heated, lighted and supplied with fine
water.
The county organizer the Farmers
Socity of Equity, John Shapton, is a
hustler 10 Equity work and he made
some excellent remarks and several OF
the best representive and progressive
farmers placed their names on an APP
plication for q local union Of the Far.
mers Society. Evidently our farmers
do not intend to let the women and
children out do them 10 this progress
i've movement for betterment OF far
mer life. These three societies work.
ing In cooperation should make a
power that will be felt for the great
good of all the people and the mem=
ners OF this grand cause, Equity, hope
that the work done at Centerville,
Mich, will be repeated 10 many places
oyer our land, Let farmers to the
front be the rallying cry of old st. 10.
Co. until 1t Is heard all over our state
in the call to organize in the Farmers
Society of Equity, the e. 5. of e. and
G. OF X.
BY the request of the President of
the Roosevelt County Life Commits
sion the papers we're discussed aud a
resolution was adopted that the La
dies Society Of Equity endorses the
country Life school plan and the reso-