Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-04-01
MRS.MAY A. C. SOMNER EN-.
DORSEDFOR REINFORCEMENT
The state Convention, Wednesday
Afternoon, Voted Unanimously
For St Louis Woman
DELEGATES AND ALTERNATEs
Visiting Ladies' Highly Pleased With
Mexico Hospitality and Praised
Convention City

W. at the state convention, wednes-
day afternoon.
Mrs Sommers was also endorsed
for election to the Supreme Official
staff. AT the last Supreme Conven-
tion she was elected Supreme Ser
geant
Resolutions praising Mexico and
her citizens were passed unanimous
ly Special resolutions thanking the
newspapers for the publicity given
the convention were also passed.
Members of the resolution com
mittee were Mrs. Esther Risden. St
Louis, chairman; Mrs. Sarah Willis,
Kansas City; Mrs. Ella Coigny. ST.
Louis; Mrs. Sarah Roth, st. Louis;
Miss Ruth Williams, Parma.
Miss Elizabeth Sanford, of Mexico,
was elected one of the alternates t,
the national convention, l.. o. T. NJ. o.
7. W., by the state convention, in this
city, Wednesday morning. Delegates
to the convention were elected as fol-
lows: Mrs. Agnes Cheeley, st. Louis;
Miss Rebecca Pierce, Sikeston; Mrs.
Mary Moore McCombs, st, Joseph.
Other alternates are Mrs. Addie Del"-
ing, St. Louis and Mrs. Pearl Scho,.
per, Kansas City.
The following presided as State Of
ficers during the executive session.
Acting Past State Commander, Mrs.
Amanda Miles, Hannibal; state Com
mander, Mrs. May. A. C. Sommers;
state lieutenant-commander, Mrs. Ell
mira Hallett. Poplar Bluff state rec
ord keeper, Mrs. Pearl E. Schopper,
Kansas City; state financial auditor,
Mrs. Addie Doerring, st. Louis; state
chaplain, Mrs. Angela Pickel, st. JOS
eph; lady-at-arms, Mrs. Sarah Vale,
st. Louis; state sergeant, Mrs. Esther
Clark, st. Louis; sentinel, Mrs. Sophia
Schumacher, st. Joseph; assistant SEN
tinel, Mrs. Susie Hallway Jefferson
City; picket, Mrs. Pauline Jameson,
Fulton; assistant picket, Mrs. Mary
Exeter, Hannibal; pianist, Mrs. Gus
sic Briscoe, Mexico.
Before adjourning, Wednesday, the
convention presented Dr. Elizabeth
M. Hooper supreme Medical E4-
sminer with beautiful brooch and
Mrs. Sommers with handsome
grapefruit set.
At four o'clock a parade of fine
horses, headed by the Mexico Band
was given in honor of the visiting
ladies and at five o'clock the auto
mobilists of the city under the aus
pices Of the Commercial Club, took
the visitors for a trip over the city.
Among the delegates and visitors
who attended the state conventi N
were: Mrs. Jerome Mayer, Se'lalia
Mrs. Sallie Mcneil, Otterville; Mrs.
w. E. Miles, Hannibal; Mrs. T. 3.
Moss, Boonville; Mesdames Ma, le
Davis, Marie Schirmer, Sarah 1hom-
as, Sophia Shoemaker, Catherine Cab
man, Alice Mahar, John c. Bitzinesr,
Lena Luzader, Mary Moore McConlbs,
Lizzie Smith, E. w. Lucas, st. Joseph;
Mesdames Nellie Hampson, Sarah
Willis, Bette Noonan, Hulda Swenson,
Pearl Schopper, Frank Truitt, Kansas
City; Mesdames C. w. Clark, Mary
Busch, J. R. Mcdonald, G. B. Dysart,
Moberly; Mrs. S. D. Kelly, Joplin;
Mrs. T. C. Henritze, Carterville; Mes
danes Agnes, Cheeley; Elizabeth Ad-
let's, Charlotte Johnson, Esther Clark,
Sarah Roth, Emma Burns, Ella j,
Coigny, Minnie Thompson, Sarah Val
lie, S. 0brin, j. Abbott, E. Bolger, J. P.
Sheridan, w. l.. Beckham, p. R. Kon-
zelman, H L. Boaz, Calls, Lands,
Sands, M. Cauby, N. B. Kanning,
Southworth, Hattie Powell, X. Kris
ner, Bernice Nicholson, elizabeth
Quigly, Louise Quigly, Addie Koern-
ing, May E. Klauberg, B. F. Hewlett,
Luther, Rebecca Pierce, Ruth Will
liams, H. D. Risdon, Julia Brockman,
Mary Schact, DR.. Edna Stone, Their
esa Wilson, st. Louis; Mrs. D. G. Nc
CRETE, Nevada; Halle Jay Thomas
and Mildred Wayland, Norbornei
Elizabeth Stelptugh, Meadville.
The local committees in charge Of
the convention are as follows:
Reception, white badge with gold
lettering, Miss Elizabeth Sanford
chairman; Mesdames Nettie Genrich
. Flora Squires, Mary Lockridge, Net
: tie Quisenberry, Minnie Marshall
Maggie Roden, Anna Morris, Minnie
Campbell, Rosa Powell, Elizabeth
Rodhouse, Lora Riggs, BERTHE Harris
: Sue McGee, Vergie Sallee, Eliz
abeth Precht, Christine Langenbach
| Ola Stratton and Leta Wilding, Miss
es Bertha Walker, Sallie Carter ant
r Ora Dollins; City Decoration-greel
S badge, Mrs. Nettie Quisenberry
, chairman; Mesdames Nina Campbell
e Rose Hamilton, Maggie Sanford ant
s Mary McDonough, Miss Pearl McEl
hiney; Visiting Convention members
blue badge, Mrs. Nettie Genrich
chairman, Mrs. Rosa Powell ant
h Miss Elizabeth Sanford; Distribution
of Pages, Programs, etc, pink badge
Mrs. Vergie Sallee, chairman, Misse
Grace Dollins and Blanche Mckinney
h Hall Decoration, yellow badge, Mrs
: Rosa Powell, chairman, Mesdame
e Eta Hughes, Maggie Roden, Mint
d Marshall, Vergie Sallee and Let;
Wilding; Bureau of Information
purple badge with words "Ask Me,
e Mrs. Leta Wilding and Miss Berth,
a Walker; Convention Stenographe
}, Miss Jessie Mexican; Convention
t Musician, Mrs. Gussie Briscoe; Pages