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Provenance
Rev. Harold Turner, donor; George Booker, donor; Dian Ryuse, donor
Creation Date
1909
Description
Shining Light No. 43, women's auxiliary or affiliate for the Thompson Cooper Lodge of the Mt. Vernon, Ohio colored K of P. From back left, Mary Rawls, Clara McGruder, Bessie Newsom, Louise Hill, Charles Hamilton, Anna Turner, Ella Newsome, Laura Blake; second row, Bessie Pearl, Lou White, Anna Jackson, Beulah Jones, Rosa Turner, Elizabeth Copeland, Fannie Hamllton; bottom row, Malinda Payne, Isabel Thomas, Bertha Payne, Mayme Wright Muse, and Fina Simmons. Among the officers elected in 1910 were Anna Turner, Worthy Councillor; Worthy Inspectrix, Fina Simmons; Worthy Inspector, Bertha Payne; Worthy Orator, Lou White; and Worthy Protector, Charles Hamilton.
Coverage-Spatial
Knox County, Ohio
Coverage-Temporal
ca. 1909
Keywords
Court of Calanthe, social life, colored women's clubs, Knights of Pythias, Mary Ralls, Clara McGruder, Bessie Newsome, Louise Hill, Charles Hamilton, Anna Turner, Ella Newsome, Laura Blake, Bessie Pearl, Lou White, Anna Jackson, Beulah Jones, Rosa Turner, Elizabeth Copeland, Fannie Hamilton, Malinda Payne, Isabel Thomas, Bertha Payne, Mayme Wright Muse, Fina Simmons
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