Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-02
'AlAHElEr0 WOMHV OVE .UF' M0ST
SUCCESSFUL SOCIAL WORKERS IN
THE UNITED STATES, IS CLAIM

Mrs. Avery Turner. whose photo.
gIvph We publish todny. il one Of tha
hrst known women of Texas M social
and phllanihroplc circles, and hsr fame
as war WORKER and organizer q drives
Tor the Salvation Army and Other ,harl.
table bodies has spread To the Pacific
Gust. whore the los Angeles Timcl
sumc time AFRO ran cut together with
r. sketch % her varied activities.
Hiss MARY II. Ten Eyck. later 10 be.
emc Mrs. Avery Turner. was born In
Now Jersey. within on hours ride 81
Ncg York Ciiy. and II descended from
one cf The famous old Knickcthocker
flmilies The Ten Eycks bslnr one o.
the original Dutch finllics which set.
'hd un Manhattan Island when the
ilu;rh h1d control 81 tn territory and
oignniy,d the village ~ New Amster.
dam. which later was conquered by
b English and renamed Kew York. IN
hnaor ~ The Duke ~ York. M tina, time
power IN England Mrs Turner was
reared and educated In the East. and
from her earliest youth mas taken =
lively Interest IN literary and social bet
termrni work.
~ 1906, on NDw'a nay. Mr. and Mira.
TUNER first came a. Amarillo. expect
ing To- remain here for only u sholi
time. hat have become ~ firmly idenii.
fled with Amarillo and the Panhandle
cnunir, that they rorprd II as their
humc md could no, thlnL ~ being gone
Tor murc than few months NJ time
VT Avcry Turner. who Is general agent
Il the Sana Fc railroad and vice pres
lent n tn Amarillo Bank ard Trus,
company. II 80 closely interwincd with
ihe business and civic lie of the ci,y
; tide from his duties with the railroad
thn' h. would iie sadly missed II h,
were to leave the city
4 Scclsl worker
Shortly after the declaration m WA
10 the l'nitei States against Germany
Inc Rcd Crosa began It's great national
expansion IN order that Il might carr,
~ she graf war work That II was call
= upon r. DE-. Mrs. Turner was enilc,
lpon AZ the one he's, fitted for the teAF
4 organizing the locnl chnptcr ~ thai
rglEizltioh. and ~ marked was hcl
ihiccess that she was given the chaii
ipanship of twenty counties ~ the Pan
handle. and Il was largely due % he
'lEtiring Efforts that - cnviablc rec
"a Nns made 10y The Red Crus- IN ,h'
ranhlrdlc She was called upon hl
lhe Salvation Army a. put lie drive owe
~ 1919. and succeeded. So inpr,ssc'
Ysrr the salvation Army officials will
h.. work during that drive that the
called upon her again In 1890. and dur
lnT the campaign lust CLOSED she ha
general charge IL the drive IN the en-
nrc Panhandle. including the appoint
n,ent Il county chalrmen In tweniy.d
counties
| Being ~ revolutionary stock. II IL no
surprising to learn tina; Mrs Turuc
Inns become cloncly Identified with N
Daughters - the American lscvolutla
She has served ~ Regcnt II the u.
+. for the last two years and holds thl
position nj the present time. She IN
attended several of the state conyol
ti"ns - that body. and NJ the natiou'
convention reccn,ly hsld a, washiugio
.. g. ATTENDED ~ one II tho dclegati
rcmt scntfne tho state ~ Texas
Very Successful.
T. A. Peden. formerly food admin
traitor for Texas, and NJ present stpi
chairman for 10th the American Reli'
Administration Rni the European u
I'D Council. when casting about {,
soms one u take gp The solicitation Z
tuada for thu rc;ief of the starving chi
iren O. Central Europe. did M, cio, .
q banker or a city officia, as charm.
Ion PETITE COUNTY rs onc mlgh, cxrt,
him 10 do-ne offered thu position an
Tho talk. for !, Is heavy one. 10 Mc
Avery Turner. Mira. Turner. In h,