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Interview With Elsie Rea Highlights Garden Club Leader
Elsie Rea, former Comanchean and widow of Clarence Rea, is profiled in a reprinted interview. The piece traces her Texas ranch upbringing, teaching career across Wisconsin and Texas, and extensive leadership in garden clubs and flower shows. It notes her marriage in 1940, relocation to Comanche, and later life in Waco with continued civic involvement and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Warren
Waco
Chris Lund
Elsie
Clarence Rea
Pine
Waco Council of Garden Club
Nell Pape Garden Center
Tonkawa
Hamilton County
Delano
Clifton Academy
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Minn
Wisconsin
Sauk City
Beloit Vocational School
Milwaukee
Iowa State U
Texas
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
T. K. Rea
Pottsville
Pottsville High School
Comanche
Presbyterian Church
E. H. Denny
Comanche Garden Club
Rea
George Cleveland
Lake Charles
A. E. Neumann
Bells of Ireland Garden Club
Texas State Garden Clubs
Central Texas Council of
Fort Worth
Norway
Pat Howard
Elsie Rea