Cottonwood County MN Organizations


Eastern Star
Cottonwood County, Minnesota



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Arbutus Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star Windom, was organized Feb. 16, 1904, and received its charter on June 27, the same year. The charter members, along with their elective offices, were as follow:

Mrs. Georgia M. Carpenter (worthy matron), Mrs. Florence A. Perkins (associate matron), Mrs. Jennie M. Priest, Mrs. Ellen S, Atlderson, Mrs. Ellen E. French (secretary), Mrs. Violet P. Kibbey (worthy matron), Mr. James S. Kibbey, Mrs. Jeannette S. Weiser ( associate conductress), Mrs. Lucinda Dark, Mr. John F. French, Mrs. Hattie G. Perry, Mrs. Julia H. Quevli, Mr Edward A. Sime, Mr. Reuben M. Priest, Mr. George E. LeTourneau, Mrs. Mary B. LeTourneau, Mrs. Priscilla A. Cone, Mr. Frederick J. Carpenter, Mrs. Lagertha W. Mann (chief conductress), Mr. Milo T. DeWolf, Mrs. Louise E. DeWolf (treasurer), Mr. William E. Cook, Mrs. Mabelle Stuart, Mrs. Ada Belle Collins, Mr. Thomas C. Collins, Mrs. Elizabeth A. Nason, Mr. Orrin Nason, Mrs. Emma L. Van Nest, Mrs. Mary E. Robison, Miss Marie Quevli, Mrs. Alice S. Kelley.

1916 elective officers: Mrs. Mattie T. Sanger, worthy matron; Mr. A. F. Strunk, worthy patron; Mrs. Agnes Marshall, associate matron; Mrs. Florence A. Perkins, secretary; Mrs. Georgia A. Carpenter, treasurer; Mrs. Geneva I. Brown, conductress; Mrs. May Jenness, associate conductress.