Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent Number One was chartered as a Detached Tent in Washington, DC on October 8, 1902. Twenty-five woment signed the original charter. Emma Hayward was the first president of the Tent. The tent was named for Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, the wife of Civil War Brigadier General Reuben Delavan Mussey, and the first woman to be admitted to the Bar in Washington, DC. The Tent engaged in numerous community, patriotic, educationa, historical, genealogical and civic projects. The National Organization granted Department status to Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent in 1970 and in 1978 permitted it to become an indeptndent Department, the Department of the District of Columbia. The group operates under Department rules, and has complete representation in the National body. |
CHARTER MEMBERS |
Angelina E. Beckman Paulina A. Beckman Cornelia Clay Elmira Foley Fanny Gusechewsky Hennie Hamilton Katie H. Hancock Emma F. Hayward Alice Henkel Honora Jane Hoffleger Lilly Kemi Hattie Kemi Alice Kimball |
Ella S. Knight Pearl G. Little Mary M. North Lillian A. Norton Myrtle H. Palmer Anna M. Roberts Alice Oulahan Sanderson Martha Spencer Gertrude M. Stevens Jennie Marvin Taylor Laura Thompson Mary L. Tryon |
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