The WCTU of Iowa held an annual convention each October in churches across the state. Women became members of the WCTU of Iowa upon signing the WCTU of Iowa Constitution, pledging to perform temperance work, and paying annual dues.
Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Birkby; chiefly contains clippings from "Up a country lane, " Birkby's weekly homemaking column in the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel newspaper.
Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Birkby; chiefly contains clippings from "Up a country lane, " Birkby's weekly homemaking column in the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel newspaper.
The WCTU of Iowa held an annual convention each October in churches across the state. Women became members of the WCTU of Iowa upon signing the WCTU of Iowa Constitution, pledging to perform temperance work, and paying annual dues.
Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Birkby; chiefly contains clippings from "Up a country lane, " Birkby's weekly homemaking column in the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel newspaper.
Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Corrie (Birkby's maiden name); chronicles her high school years, which began in Prairie City, continued in Waukee, and ended with graduation from Sidney High School.
The Sanitary Fair was a project to benefit the United States Sanitary Commission, which coordinated volunteer efforts and provided health care and supplies during the Civil War.
The Sanitary Fair was a project to benefit the United States Sanitary Commission, which coordinated volunteer efforts and provided health care and supplies during the Civil War.
The Sanitary Fair was a project to benefit the United States Sanitary Commission, which coordinated volunteer efforts and provided health care and supplies during the Civil War.
The Sanitary Fair was a project to benefit the United States Sanitary Commission, which coordinated volunteer efforts and provided health care and supplies during the Civil War.