The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-07-31

Henry, then treasurer of Crawford
county, visited his brother and his
bride, and knowing her clerical abil-
ity and excellent handwriting, he
proposed that she come to Crawford
county to act as deputy treasurer and
recorder. This offer was accepted
and Mrs. McHenry became a citizen
of our county while her husband went
back to fight the battles of the repub-
and the soldier boy returned to happy
reunion and the young people began
a lifetime of happiness and success
and prosperity. TO them five chill
dren were born: Sears McHenry,
Olive McHenry, who died in infancy.
Jennie McHenry-Seemann, Abbie Nc
Henry, who has been her mothers
most constant companion and COM
fade for many years, and George Nc
Henry. These, with the husband and
seven grandchildren, all living in Den
ison, comprise the immediate family
of the deceased.
During the earlier years of her
Denison life Mrs. McHenry was busy
with the affairs of home. Her chill
dnen were growing up about her and
she gave them constant and most low
ing care. She found time, however, to
make her home center Of hospitality
and good cheer and to enter with zeal
into the church and social life of our
little town.
Later the work of the w. c. T. U.
attracted her earnest efforts in be-
half of temperance. She was one OF
the building committee of the Mckim
Memorial hall and gave to this work
and, later, to it's management great
deal of time and effort. Always in
terested with her husband in the work
of the patriotic orders, she attended
| the national reunion at Denver, at
which the great order of the Women's
Relief Corps was organized. She
soon became a prominent factor in
this organization. She was one OF
the organizers and charter members
of the John A. Logan Corps OF Den
ison and 1887 Denison was electrified
to learn that she had been elected
as department president OF the order
in this state. DenisOn soon became
the center of the Iowa organization
and such was the success and pres
tige of her administration that in
1890 the national body in it's conven
ton at Boston elected her as national
president and placed her at the head
of the largest fraternal order in
America. In this most important
post she further showed her worth
her untiring devotion and her great
executive ability and her name will
ever be one of the bright, particular
stars upon the roster Of that Organi
cation which has for it's objects the
inculcation of patriotism, the relief
of the soldier in distress and the
maintenance of the highest standard
of American citizenship. The honor
received by Mrs. McHenry was the
highest ever received by Denison
woman, and she may well be numbered
as one of the greatest women Iowa
has given to the nation.
The beautiful thing about it was
that no honors, no outside duties, no
foreign interests turned her aside
from the sweet and tender duties of
the home. Throughout her life she
was the same simple, transformations,
sincere, loving and lovable friend.
Neither wealth nor position could af-
feet the innate, Fundamental goodness
of her heart, and for her there was
always the dear democracy of the
pioneer. She was devout and
earnest christian and she had all the
comforts and consultations which
christian life affords. Her last hours