Gleanings From
In Christian Fellowship
By Shirley Lindahl
Edited by Jerry Rutherford
Changes in the '70's
Through the 70's the study sessions at circle meetings nearly disappeared. Instead Bible study or special classes were provided on separate days for those interested. At that time there were three daytime circles and one evening circle. (At this time there are 3 daytime circles.)Women's Fellowship continued to provide altar flowers, greeters, maintains the library, pays for the nursery care, stocks the kitchen and coffee hour supplies, does the seasonal decorations for the sanctuary and did much of the painting and cleaning of the building. (Sounds a little like today's happenings!!)
Prior to the late '60's women usually wore hats to church, then clothing for all generations took a turn away from the traditional and more formal attire. By the 70's hats had disappeared and the pant suit was becoming the accepted attire for women at many formal occasions, including church services.
The Mother-Daughter banquet of 1979 was the first event of the centennial year. The men served the chicken dinner with strawberry shortcake as dessert. Dinner was eaten by the light of kerosene lamps and the women and daughters wore historic clothing. A skit traced the 100 year story of the role of women's organizations in the church. Ten Hammond was selected as woman the year. Previous winners of this honor had been Alice Erickson, Ethel Crowe and Mary Bailey.
From Ladies Aid to Women's Fellowship, the mission has been the same: spiritual enrichment, service to others and to socially get to know each other.
As a group women have always played a vital role in the life of this church during its first one hundred years.
Following is a list of Women's Fellowship Presidents since 1921 (no records available before this.) -thru 1979--when Shirley Lindahi published "In Christian Fellowship."
1921, 1922 Carrie Shumway
1923-1926 Mrs. Huntington
1927 Edna Penney
1928-1929 Mrs. Drew
1930-1931 Mrs. R.R. Miller
1932 Amelia Newberry
1933 Nora Howard
1934-1936 Louise Curtis
1937 Ruth Sherwood
1938 Maude Chamness
1939-1940 Mrs. Freeman
1941 Nora Howard
1942 Lena Simmons
1943 Madeline Bush
1944 Jo Piper
1945 Helen Shinstrom
1946 Mildred Clay
1947 Jean Proudfoot
1948 Doris Franklin
1949 Edna Drain
1950 Mrs. Rufus Salyer
1951 Winifred Johnson
1952 Alice Mayhew
1953 Harriet Rogers
1954 Ethel Crowe
1955 Ethel Jovag
1956 Ethel Crowe
1957 Helen Schoen
1958 Marion Elgin
1959 Thea Nikias
1960 Avis Avey
1961 Phyllis Dieckmann
1962 Verna Thormahlen
1963 Donna Badcon
1964 Shirley Lindahi
1965 Elinor Hammond
1966 Katie Hubble
1967 Anita Jones
1968 Alice Erickson
1969 Linda Harting
1970 Phyllis Davis
1971 Dixie Sievers
1972 Chris Bell
1973 Ellen Zigler
1974 Terry Wegner
1975 Dorris Knibb
1976 LuAlice Calkins
1977 Brenda Rasciner
1978 Rae Jo Bridges
1979 Terry Hammond
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