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Charter History

This piece of our Post history lists the original 33 Charter members of the Ladies Auxiliary. The Post 5040 Ladies Auxiliary was Chartered on January 29, 1947. In 2007, they celebrated their 60 year anniversary. The list below are all the Charter members in alphabetical order. The known living Charter members are indicated in red:

Martha Bennett
Loretta Brown
Grace Conway
Catherine Cooney
Karlen Cooney
Katherine Cooney
Mary Cooney
Lill Eckert
Patricia Gaylord
Mary Harriet Buckley
Darlene Howell
Elsie Jacobs
Margaret Johnson
Elizabeth Joorfetz
Leonie Kennedy
Robin Kennedy
Eleanor Kesselring
Agnes Liddell
Betty Mishler
Clara Mishler
Catherine Mishler Gregory
Arline Morocili Karlson Doris Neuchiller
Phyllis Palmquist
Lelia Pratt
Anna Purvey
Edna Rainsford
Mamie Robertson
Genevieve Roper
Grace Sohst
Margaret Stamets
Genevieve Steagall (Conway)
Edna Thomson

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