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==General Information==
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For a period of time, the Women's Christian Temperance Union was in support of Woman's Suffrage. This changed in the 1910s when there was a big debate between the drys and the wets when it came to giving women the right to vote.
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==Listing of Members==
 
==Listing of Members==
 
Representatives by denomination: <ref> ''Wooster Republican'' 12 March 1874</ref>
 
Representatives by denomination: <ref> ''Wooster Republican'' 12 March 1874</ref>
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* Mrs. Bruce Taylor, Church of God
 
* Mrs. Bruce Taylor, Church of God
 
* Mrs. France, German church
 
* Mrs. France, German church
* Mrs. Shrively, German Reformed Lutheran Church
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* Mrs. Shrively, [[German Reform Society Church (Wooster, Ohio)|German Reformed Lutheran Church]]
  
 
==WCTU Members, 1907==
 
==WCTU Members, 1907==
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* Mrs. Mary Adams
 
* Mrs. Mary Adams
 
* Mrs. G. J. Ebright
 
* Mrs. G. J. Ebright
* Mrs. Nannie Fombelle (m. Ambrose M.)
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* Mrs. Nannie Fombelle (m. Ambrose M. Fombelle)
 
* Mrs. J. W. Keiffer
 
* Mrs. J. W. Keiffer
 
* Mrs. Marion McCoy
 
* Mrs. Marion McCoy
* Mrs. Effie J. Myers (m. Grant)
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* Mrs. Effie J. Myers (m. Grant Myers)
 
* Mrs. S. M. F. Nesbitt
 
* Mrs. S. M. F. Nesbitt
* Mrs. Mary Palmer (m. Aaron L.)
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* Mrs. Mary Palmer (m. Aaron L. Palmer)
 
* Miss Florence Reed (Literature)
 
* Miss Florence Reed (Literature)
 
* Mrs. J. H. Spencer
 
* Mrs. J. H. Spencer
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==References==
 
==References==
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[[Category:Women of Wayne County]]

Latest revision as of 13:05, 11 February 2022

General Information

For a period of time, the Women's Christian Temperance Union was in support of Woman's Suffrage. This changed in the 1910s when there was a big debate between the drys and the wets when it came to giving women the right to vote.

Listing of Members

Representatives by denomination: [1]

  • Mrs. D. Nelson, First Methodist Church
  • Miss Harley, Disciple Church
  • Mrs. H. L. Wiles, English Lutheran Church
  • Mrs. Isabella A. (Ross) Yocum, United Presbyterian Church
  • Mrs. Dr. Warren, Baptist Church
  • Mrs. J. Whisler, Second Methodist Church
  • Mrs. Harris, Episcopal Church
  • Mrs. Bruce Taylor, Church of God
  • Mrs. France, German church
  • Mrs. Shrively, German Reformed Lutheran Church

WCTU Members, 1907

  • Mrs. Jean Blocher
  • Miss Eleanor Blocher
    • Superintendent Physical Culture
    • Superintendent of Literature (1909)
    • Attended College of Wooster (?)
    • Sang
    • Taught elocution and music in Washington College, TN
  • Mrs. Brown
  • Mable Wilson
  • Miss Kieffer
  • Mrs. Brand
  • Charlotte McCormick
    • Charter Member of Ladies of Wooster Women's Christian Temperance Union
    • Died 1908

WCTU, 1913

  • Mrs. Allen Clark
  • Miss Mary Gordon
  • Mrs. Bargan
  • Miss Mabel Wilson
  • Mrs. Alice Steiner
  • Mrs. J. C. Paul

WCTU Officers, 1920-1921

  • Mrs. Mary Adams
  • Mrs. G. J. Ebright
  • Mrs. Nannie Fombelle (m. Ambrose M. Fombelle)
  • Mrs. J. W. Keiffer
  • Mrs. Marion McCoy
  • Mrs. Effie J. Myers (m. Grant Myers)
  • Mrs. S. M. F. Nesbitt
  • Mrs. Mary Palmer (m. Aaron L. Palmer)
  • Miss Florence Reed (Literature)
  • Mrs. J. H. Spencer
  • Mrs. Emma Sweeney
  • Miss Mable Wilson

References

  1. Wooster Republican 12 March 1874