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Kansas WCTU marks centennial with pageant in Lawrence
The 100th Kansas Woman’s Christian Temperance Union convention occurred September 26 at Central United Methodist Church in Lawrence. Highlights included a heritage pageant led by Agnes Hays, recalls of the 1879 legislative struggle over prohibition, and awards for local unions notably Ottawa Union in Outreach, Citizenship, and Public Relations. The Ottawa mid-year meeting is set for Clay Center. Jennifer Lynn Casten celebrates her first birthday in Quenemo with family observers.
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Kansas Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Central United Methodists Church
Lawrence
James Hatfield
Clay Center
Ottawa
Goldie Simmons
Emma Lou Ballin
Marjorie Collins
Mary
Black
T. Roy Garrett
SWCTU
Dick Taylor
Kansas United Dty Forces
Agnes Hays
Kansas Wctu
Bismarck Grove
Harry Smith
Ottawa Union
Topeka
Jennifer Lynn
Jeffrey L. Casten
Quenemo
RFD
John Casten
Bennie Stinson
Myrtle Casten
Troy Herring