The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-10-23
MRS.RODGERS HONOREb
0sEaloosa Lady Elected Editor of
National p. E. o. Record.

Local members of the p. L. o. Sis
terhood, although not represented by
a delegate on the floor of the conven.
ton, had unusual interest in the, bi.
ennial meeting of the Supreme Chap
ter Of the organization, which closed
at Hutchinson, Kansas, Friday even
ing, as an Oskalooss member, Mrs.
Ellie Hoffman Rogers, was candi2
date for election 10 the position of
editor of the organization journal or
magazine, the ''P. f. o. Record" She
was chosen to the place by a practi-
cally unanimous vote.
Representation in the Supreme
Chapter is by districts, so arranged
that three chapters alternate with
three. the neXtNin order. in sending n
delegate, that is, If Chapters A, B
and c sent a delegate this year, the
next meeting would be attended by
the delegate from Chapters ID. Il and
F. Two years ago Miss Lillian XII.
burn of Oskaloosa was a delegate,
hence Oskaloosa was not represented
In the convention at Hutchinson this
year. Near by chapters represented
were Eddyyille, Mrs. Oldham; Mon
tezuma, Miss Smell; Newton, Mrs. RIA.
burn, and Ottumwa, Mrs. Hand.
Twelve states and seventeen sub.
ordinate chapters were represented
in the convention with two hundred
and twenty-five delegates and the Wis,
itors and extra attendance entitled
to entrance made the total represent
alton over three hundred. States
RI 81, III
Missouri, Illinois, Colorado. Kansas
California. Washington, Oklahoma
Oregon. Minnesota and Michigan
Subordinate chapters were present
from New York. Pennsylvania. lndi
ana, Texas. Utah, Michigan, Arkan
sas, North and South Dakota, Mon,
tana, Oregon. Arizona, New Mexico
Wyoming and British Columbia.
| Los Angeles was voted the loca.
ton of the next biennial meeting in
1915, the year Of the Panama Worlds
Fair exhibit.
Iowa was honOred by choice OF
president. Miss Firth Prouty, OF
Humboldt. Other supreme chapter
officers elected are:
First Vice Pres. Mrs. Nettie IIoff.
man, Clinton. Missouri.
SecOLd Vice Pres, Mrs. Grimes
Hutchinson, Kansas.
Recording Secretary, Mrs. Calvert
Washington.
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. De-
+. Glazier, Fl. Madison, Iowa.
Treasurer, Miss Martha Farrier
Manitou, Colorado.
Organizer, Mrs. Helen NJ. Drake
Beatrice, Nebraska.
Custodian, Mrs. Addie James, Chi
cage
Editor Record, Mrs. Effie Hoffman
Rogers. Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Mrs. Rogers succeeds Mary Os
mond, who has been editor of the
magazine through a term of eighteen
years. The paper will be published
from Parkville, Missouri, suburb S
Kansas City, a publishing house al
that place undertaking Oskaloosa By
only forty dollars. Twenty thous
monthly.
Mrs. Rogers was the first editor Of
the magazine which made it's appear
ance December %, 1888, and is there
fore a quarter of a century,--twenty
five years old. 1t was then a paper
of twenty-eight pages but has grown
to thirty-two pages at the present
time. Mrs. Rogers was editor of the
Record up until her election to the
office Of county superintendent of in
lstruction in public schools. when she
could not give it the time necessary
Mrs. Rogers election carries with il
| a trim to the Los Angeles meeting in
1915 with all expenses paid.