Past Department Commanders and Presidents
National Encampments of the
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
held in Iowa
6th August 17 - 19 1887 Des Moines
13th August 20 - 23 1894 Davenport
41st September 26 - 28 1922 Des Moines
45th September 21 - 23 1926 Des Moines
50th September 14 - 17 1931 Des Moines
57th September 5 - 8 1938 Des Moines
63rd September 12 - 14 1944 Des Moines
96th August 14 - 18 1977 Des Moines
109th August 12 - 15 1990 Des Moines
123rd August 12 - 15 2004 Cedar Rapids
Past Department Commanders and Presidents of the Allied Orders in Iowa
* Find-a-Grave record
Sons of Veterans of the U.S.A.
Iowa Division
chartered June 2, 1883
Division Commanders
1st 1884 Des Moines
2nd 1885 Des Moines June 9-10
Peter Van Dyke Carey *
Iowa Grand Army of the Republic Department Commander 1881
Co. K, 14th New York Heavy Artillery
charter member of the Iowa Division
3rd 1886 Des Moines Jun 9-11
James Davis Rowen *
charter member of the Iowa Division
4th 1887 Des Moines Jun 23
James Davis Rowen
5th 1888 Cedar Rapids Apr 11-13
Cato Heddon Sells *
son of George W. Sells, Co. K, 40th Iowa Infantry
6th 1889 Iowa City Jun 19-20
Fred W. White *
Co, E, 47th Iowa Infantry member of S. Lockridge Post #500 G.A.R.
182 Camps 2,646 members
7th 1890 Washington Jun 12-14
John H. Pickett *
Co. B, 10th Illinois Infantry
110 Camps 2,461 members
8th 1891 Ottumwa Jun 9-11
George Hamilton Van Houten *
member of G.A.R. and S. of V.
Co. E. 4th Missouri Cavalry
son of John H. W. Van Houten, Co. C, 11th Missouri Cavalry
2,853 members
9th 1892 Des Moines May 18-19
Lewis Anderson Dilley *
son of Lewis Dilley, 103rd Ohio Infantry
10th 1893 Council Bluffs Jun 20-22
J. Owen Smith *
11th 1894 Ft. Madison Jun 19-21
J. Owen Smith
12th 1895 Clinton May 7-11
Edward Everett Hawkes *
son of George A. Hawkes, Co. F, 8th Massachusetts Infantry
72 Camps 1500 members
13th 1896 Cedar Rapids Apr 28-30
H. H. Hanson
14th 1897 Marshalltown Jun 8-10
A. T. Wilson
1,602 members
15th 1898 Sioux City June 14-16
W. W. Bisby
16th 1899 Waterloo June 13–15
William A. Brown
941 members
17th 1900 Davenport Jun 12-14
Guy Reginald Carson *
son of Robert Beecher Carson, Co. G, 2nd Iowa Infantry
18th 1901 Dubuque Jun 10-12
Harry Joseph Green *
son of Harry H. Green, Captain, Co. I, 2nd Iowa Infantry
19th 1902 Des Moines May 21-23
W. T. Mollison
20th 1903 Cedar Rapids May 19-21
C. W. Bryan
29 posts
21st 1904 Mason City Jun 7-9
William Foster Muse *
son of James W. Muse, Private, Co. G, 14th Illinois Cavalry
22nd 1905 Oskaloosa May 16-18
Fremont Samuel Gibson *
son of William Gibson, 2nd Lieutenant, 11th New York Cavalry
23rd 1906 Boone Jun 5-7
Fremont Samuel Gibson
24th 1907 Dubuque Jun 11-14
Lewis Anderson Dilley *
25th 1908 Cedar Rapids Jun 9-12
J. H. Henderson
26th 1909 Ft. Dodge Jun 8-10
Lewis Job Yaggy *
son of Job H. Yaggy, Co. E, 124th Illinois Infantry
27th 1910 Des Moines Jun 8-10
Herbert Clarence Ring *
son of Richard C. Ring, Co. D, 20th Iowa Infantry
28th 1911 Muscatine Jun 14-15
William G. Loftus
son of Michael Loftus, Co. A, 10th Missouri Cavalry
29th 1912 Mason City Jun 11-13
R. C. Brown
30th 1913 Des Moines Jun 10-13
James H. Fenton *
son of George A. Fenton 6th Connecticut Infantry
31st 1914 Ft. Dodge Jun 8-10
William Lincoln Kerr *
son of William W. Kerr, Co. F, 21st Iowa Infantry
32nd 1915 Sioux City Jun 7-9
William Lincoln Kerr
33rd 1916 Marshalltown Jun 20-22
L. S. Carpenter
34th 1917 Davenport Jun 19-21
Daniel R. Munger *
son of David Munger, 20th Ohio Lt. Artillery
35th 1918 Des Moines Jun 11-13
Cassius A. Bryson *
son of Alexander Bryson, Co. I, 27th Iowa Infantry
36th 1919 Cedar Rapids Jun 16-17
Cassius A. Bryson
37th 1920 Ottumwa Jun 22-24
Cassius A. Bryson
38th 1921 Waterloo Jun 7-9
Donald D. Donnan *
son of William G. Donnan, Co. H, 27th Iowa Infantry
39th 1922 Iowa City Jun 20-22
Harold L. Crowell
40th 1923 Ft. Dodge Jun 5-7
Franklin S. Baldwin
41st 1924 Marshalltown Jun 10-12
Clyde Ebenezer Hinchliffe *
son of Ebenezer Hinchliffe, Co. B, 4th Iowa Infantry
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Department of Iowa
Department Commanders
42nd 1925 Mason City Jun 9-11
Harlow Munson Pratt *
son of Herbert Luther Pratt, Co. A, 66th Ohio Infantry
43rd 1926 Keokuk Jun 8–10
Raymond L. Snodgrass *
son of William T. Snodgrass, Co. F, 31st Iowa Infantry
44th 1927 Newton Jun 21-23
Asa Leroy Briar *
son of James Briar, Co. A, 27th Iowa Infantry
45th 1928 Cedar Rapids Jun 5-7
Raymond B. Gibford *
son of Daniel Gibford, Co. K, 28th Iowa Infantry
46th 1929 Ft. Dodge Jun 11-13
Carl Crane
47th 1930 Ottumwa Jun 10-12
Lowery C. Neff *
son of Joseph Neff, Co. C, 18th Iowa Infantry
48th 1931 Marshalltown Jun 8-11
Lynford Leroy Shope *
son of Francis Roland Shope, Co. D, 45th Pennsylvania Infantry
49th 1932 Council Bluffs Jun 6-9
Francoy Aubrey Smith *
son of John Handy Smith, Co. K, 28th Iowa Infantry
50th 1933 Ft. Madison Jun 12-15
Charles L. Miller *
51st 1934 Des Moines Jun 11-13
Rev. Luther Wells Childs *
grandson of Absalom Abner Wells, Co. D, 18th Missouri Infantry
52nd 1935 Waterloo Jun 9-12
Fred F. Hall *
son of George W. Hall, Co. G, 9th Iowa Cavalry
53rd 1936 Des Moines Jun 7-11
Roy J. Bennett * Commander-in-Chief 1951
grandson of James Wilfred Bennett, Co. C, 2nd Vermont Infantry
54th 1937 Marshalltown Jun 20-24
Charles L. Kasten *
son of Charles C. Kasten, Co. A, 18th Wisconsin Infantry
55th 1938 Sioux City Jun 5-8
Charles L. Kasten
56th 1939 Iowa City Jun 18-21
Ward R. Evans
57th 1940 Des Moines Jun 9-12
Charles E. Ross
58th 1941 Des Moines Jun 8-11
Harrison H. LeGrand *
son of John W. LeGrand, Co. D, 6th Iowa Infantry
59th 1942 Des Moines Jun 7-10
Harrison H. LeGrand
60th 1943 Davenport Jun 6–9
James H. Wauson
61st 1944 Ft. Dodge Jun 4-7
William Theodore Alstrand *
son of Gustaf Alstrand, Batt. H, 1st Illinois Light Artillery
62nd 1945 Des Moines Jun 7-8
Denver Thurston Howe *
son of David T. Howe, Co. A, 23rd Ohio Infantry
63rd 1946 Cedar Rapids Jun 7-10
George A. Clark
64th 1947 Des Moines Jun 15-17
William F. Hathaway
65th 1948 Mason City Jun 7-10
William F. Hathaway
66th 1949 Cedar Rapids Jun 5-8
Homer L. L. Young
67th 1950
Homer L. L. Young
68th 1951
Homer L. L. Young
69th 1952 Jun 11
Edward R. Kuba *
70th 1953
Ed Carl Wittman *
son of John Wittman, Co. H, 156th Illinois Infantry
71st 1954 Des Moines Jun 23
Lawrence K. Boutin *
son of Charles William Boutin, 4th Vermont Infantry
72nd 1955
Samuel W. Guynn *
grandson of Samuel Guynn, Co. C, 21st Missouri Infantry
73rd 1956
Jacob C. Kirchner
74th 1957 Cedar Rapids Jun 7-9
Sydney A. Bemis *
grandson of Ashel C. Bemis, Co. K, 11th Illinois Cavalry
75th 1958
Sydney A. Bemis
76th 1959
Charles Preston "Buster" Lowe *
resigned due to ill health
Vinton E. Jones
DJVC assumed command
77th 1960
Leroy B. Jones
78th 1961
Leroy B. Jones
79th 1962
John B. Johnson
80th 1963 Mason City Jun 22
John B. Johnson
81st 1964
John B. Johnson
82nd 1965
Shelly T. Stillwell
83rd 1966 Des Moines Jun 16-18
Elmer S. Kirchner
84th 1967 Des Moines Jun 16-17
Elmer S. Kirchner
85th 1968 Ft. Dodge Jun 6-8
Elmer S. Kirchner
86th 1969 Marshalltown Jun 19-21
Elmer S. Kirchner
87th 1970 Des Moines Jun 11-13
James J. Cook
88th 1971 Des Moines Jun 3-5
Charles Preston “Buster” Lowe
grandson of Roland Anderson Lowe, Co. C, 1st Missouri Infantry
89th 1972 Des Moines Jun 16-17
Charles Preston “Buster” Lowe
90th 1973 Des Moines Jun 21-23
Charles Preston “Buster” Lowe
91st 1974 Des Moines Jun 20-22
Charles Preston “Buster” Lowe
92nd 1975 Des Moines Jun 19-21
Howard Harm Cleveland *
93rd 1976 Des Moines Jun 17-19
Richard Alan McCoy *
94th 1977 Des Moines Jun 2-4
Richard Alan McCoy
95th 1978 Des Moines Jun 15-17
Richard Alan McCoy
96th 1979 Des Moines Jun 14-16
Ora E. Niffenegger *
grandson of Joseph William Lasell, Co. C, 23rd Iowa Infantry
97th 1980 Des Moines Jun 26-28
Ora E. Niffenegger
98th 1981 Des Moines Jun 19-20
Ora E. Niffenegger
99th 1982 Des Moines Jun 24-26
Ora E. Niffenegger
100th 1983 Des Moines Jun 17-18
Merrill Dean Anthony *
grandson of Richard Martin Anthony, Co. G, 17th Iowa Infantry
101st 1984 Des Moines Jul 20-21
Merrill Dean Anthony
102nd 1985 Des Moines Jun 21
Ellsworth Ray Niffenegger *
grandson of Joseph William Lasell, Co. C, 23rd Iowa Infantry
103rd 1986 Des Moines
Ellsworth Ray Niffenegger
104th 1987 Des Moines
Roger A. Wheeler
grandson of James Tipton Wheeler, Co. C, 23rd Iowa Infantry
105th 1988 Des Moines
Roger A. Wheeler
106th 1989 Des Moines Mar 9-11
Roger A. Wheeler
107th 1990
Roger A. Wheeler
108th 1991
Roger A. Wheeler
109th 1992 Des Moines Jun 12-14
Nathan Moll
110th 1993
Roger A. Wheeler
111th 1994
Michael Friedel
2nd great-grandson of Robert Pace, Co. E, 55th Pennsylvania Infantry
112th 1995 Des Moines Apr 8
David Allan Turpin *
great-grandson of David S. Turpin, Co. C, 36th Iowa Infantry
113th 1996 Des Moines Mar 29-30
David Allan Turpin
114th 1997
Roger Shannon
2nd great-grandson of John Bracklin Shannon, Co. I, 80th Ohio Infantry
115th 1998
Bradley S. McGowan
great-grandson of Anderville E. Bolton, Co. I, 2nd Iowa Cavalry
116th 1999 Iowa City Apr 16-17
Robert Kennedy
117th 2000
Roger Shannon
118th 2001 Waverly Apr 6-7
Roger Batchelder
119th 2002
David Stephen
120th 2003
Larry Roach
great-grandson of Thomas Hamilton, Co. F, 2nd New York Cavalry
121st 2004
Larry Roach
122nd 2005
James T. Hawk
2nd great-grandson of Robert H. Redd, Co. D, 7th Illinois Cavalry
123rd 2006
Ronald Frank Rittel
2nd great-grandson of Abraham Curtis Forney, Co. I, 80th Ohio Infantry
124th 2007 Des Moines Mar 30-31
Kevin Pearson Associate Membership
125th 2008 Waterloo Mar 29-30
Kevin Pearson
126th 2009 Des Moines
Courtney Stahr
127th 2010 Council Bluffs
James Andrew Braden
128th 2011 Des Moines
James Andrew Braden
129th 2012 Ft. Dodge Apr 20-21
Michael Carr
3rd great-grandson of Jefferson Houston Alley, Co. B, 29th Iowa Infantry
130th 2013 Ottumwa Apr 19-20
Richard “Jake” Grim
2nd great-grandson of Jesse Luther, Co. I, 211th Pennsylvania Infantry
131st 2014 Camp Dodge Mar 28-29
David Michael Lamb
132nd 2015 Camp Dodge Mar 28
Danny Edward Krock
3rd great-grandson of David Franklin Hamilton, Co. F, 16th Iowa Infantry
133rd 2016 Hampton Apr 2
Danny Edward Krock
134th 2017 Atlantic Apr 8
Jeffrey Paul Rasmussen
2nd great-grandson of William Henry Folks, Co. H, 7th Wisconsin Infantry
135th 2018 Waterloo Apr 21
Danny Edward Krock
136th 2019 Marshalltown Apr 6
Don Richard McGuire Jr3rd great-grandson of James M. Milliner, Co. H, 4th Kentucky Infantry
137th 2020
Virtual
Meeting
Jun 6
Don Richard McGuire Jr.
138th 2021 Virtual Meeting Apr 10
Ladies Aid Society
Iowa Division
Division Presidents
1891 Ottumwa Jun 9-11
Belle Gray Rice *
National President 1891-1893
1897 Marshalltown Jun 8-10
Lizzie Leona Bunger *
Auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans, U.S.A.
Iowa Division
Division Presidents
1st 1920 Ottumwa Jun 22-24
Gertrude A. Wright
2nd 1921 Waterloo Jun 7-9
Julia Sarah Kesler *
3rd 1922 Iowa City Jun 20-22
Rowena A. Norton
4th 1923 Ft. Dodge Jun 5-7
Wilma L. Combs *
National President 1932
5th 1924 Marshalltown Jun 10-12
Wilma L. Combs
6th 1925 Mason City Jun 9-11
Zella C. Kimbley *
Auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Department of Iowa
Department Presidents
7th 1926 Keokuk Jun 8–10
Zella C. Kimbley
8th 1927 Newton Jun 21-23
Ethel M. Snodgrass *
9th 1928 Cedar Rapids Jun 5-7
Leach C. Vigren
10th 1929 Ft. Dodge Jun 11-13
Lolabel M. Harmon
11th 1930 Ottumwa Jun 10-12
Lotty Jo Fawkes *
12th 1931 Marshalltown Jun 8-11
Rebecca J. Hiskey *
13th 1932 Council Bluffs Jun 6-9
Mabel G. Smith
14th 1933 Ft. Madison Jun 12-15
Ida A. Smyther
15th 1934 Des Moines Jun 11-13
Nellie E. Cressford
16th 1935 Waterloo Jun 9-12
Minnie Ray Hatch *
17th 1936 Des Moines Jun 7-11
Minnie Ray Hatch
18th 1937 Marshalltown Jun 20-24
Ida May Snider *
19th 1938 Sioux City Jun 5-8
Lorna Viola Schwarz *
20th 1939 Iowa City Jun 18-21
Mary Alma “Alma” Lurvey *
21st 1940 Des Moines Jun 9-12
Melissa L. Harrington *
22nd 1941 Des Moines Jun 8-11
Marie M. Shope *
23rd 1942 Des Moines Jun 7-10
Margaret H. Hall *
wife of Fred F. Hall, 52nd Commander Iowa SUVCW
24th 1943 Davenport Jun 6–9
Emma C. Alstrand *
wife of William T. Alstrand, 61st Commander Iowa SUVCW
25th 1944 Ft. Dodge Jun 4-7
Neva E. Clark
26th 1945 Des Moines Jun 7-8
Grace E. Hansen
27th 1946 Cedar Rapids Jun 7-10
Zella R. Goodfellow
28th 1947 Des Moines Jun 15-17
Ethel Jones
29th 1948 Mason City 7-10
Susan M. Bennett
30th 1949 Cedar Rapids Jun 5-8
Lilla Mae Keller
31st 1950
Myrtle J. Young
32nd 1951
Reva B. Samuelson
33rd 1952 Jun 23 Des Moines
Amy M. Noll *
34th 1953
L. J. Webb
35th 1954
Lena S. Lemper *
daughter of Ethel Snodgrass, 8th Department President
36th 1955
Nora E. Hinchliffe
37th 1956 Jun 7-9 Cedar Rapids
Bessie H. Jones
38th 1957
Grace D. Peterson
39th 1958
Viola R. Hearshman *
40th 1959
Irma M. Woods *
41st 1960
Frances E. Eichelberger
42nd 1961
Pauline E. Herron
43rd 1962
Blanche R. Risher *
44th 1963
Adah M. Schwab *
45th 1964
Margaret B. Jones
46th 1965
Myrtle C. Caldwells
47th 1966
Edith E. Huff
48th 1967
Jean S. Foster
49th 1968
Jean S. Foster
50th 1969
Frances E. Eichelberger
51st 1970
Pauline E. Herron
52nd 1971 Des Moines Jun 3-5
Pauline E. Herron
53rd 1972
Grace E. Hansen
54th 1973 Des Moines 21-23
Fern P. Kingsley
55th 1974
Ethel Jones
56th 1975 Des Moines Jun 19- 1
Myrtle Lowe
57th 1976 Des Moines Jun 17-19
Nellie Hawley
58th 1977 Des Moines Jun 2-4
Nellie Hawley
National President 1980
59th 1978 Des Moines Jun 15-17
Edith DuCharme *
60th 1979 Des Moines Jun 14-16
Eva M. Cote *
61st 1980 Des Moines Jun 26-28
Lula J. Brann
62nd 1981 Des Moines Jun 19-20
Esther Sieberling
63rd 1982 Des Moines Jun 24-26
Lucille Davenport
64th 1983 Des Moines Jun 17-18
65th 1984
66th 1985
Bernice J. Woodford *
67th 1986
68th 1987
Grace E. Hansen
69th 1988
Janice Cross *
70th 1989 Des Moines Mar 9-11
Karen Moll
71st 1990
Mary Lelia Houchin *
72nd 1991
JoAn Wheeler
73rd 1992
Phyllis S. Cohee
74th 1993 Des Moines Apr 30-May 2
JoAn Wheeler
75th 1994
Helen Dodd
76th 1995
Helen Dodd
77th 1996
JoAn Wheeler
78th 1997
Ruth Wheeler
79th 1998 Des Moines
Ruth Wheeler
80th 1999 Iowa City Apr 16-17
Mary Houchin
81st 2000 Cedar Rapids
Mary Houchin
82nd 2001 Waverly
Helen Dodd
83rd 2002 Waterloo
Mary Houchin
84th 2003 Des Moines
Helen Dodd
85th 2004 Waterloo
Helen Dodd
86th 2005 Mason City
Helen Dodd
87th 2006 Johnston
Marilyn Rittel
88th 2007 Urbandale
Marilyn Rittel
89th 2008 Waterloo Mar 29-30
Helen Dodd
90th 2009 Mason City
Harriett Sheldahl
91st 2010 Des Moines
Peggy Murphy
92nd 2011 Council Bluffs
Peggy Murphy
93rd 2012 Ft. Dodge Apr 20-21
Marilyn Rittel
94th 2013 Ottumwa Apr 19-20
Peggy Murphy
95th 2014 Camp Dodge Mar 28-29
Mary Rittel
96th 2015 Camp Dodge Mar 28
Mary Rittel
97th 2016 Hampton Apr 2
Jay Kline
98th 2017 Atlantic Apr 8
Jay Kline
99th 2018 Waterloo Apr 21
Mary Rittel
Woman’s Relief Corps
Department of Iowa
Department Presidents
1st 1884
Agency July 8 Mattie Dawson Burbage *
2nd 1885 Davenport Apr 22-23 Harriet E. "Hattie" Marshall *
3rd 1886 Sioux City Apr 7-8 Clara E. Nichols *
4th 1887 Dubuque Apr 20-21 Mary Lucina McHenry *
National President 1890
5th 1888 Cedar Rapids Apr 11-13 Almira “Myra” Eaton Hankey *
6th 1889 Burlington Apr 10-11 Lottie D. Stocking Ley
7th 1890 Des Moines Apr 8-9 Seraphine Hastings Osgood *
8th 1891 Dubuque Apr 15-16 Clara E. Nichols
9th 1892 Ottumwa Apr 10-12 Sara L. Rothrick
10th 1893 Keokuk Apr 25-26 E. Flora Evans *
11th 1894 Council Bluffs Jun 19-21 E. Flora Evans
12th 1895 Clinton May 7-11 Helen R. Griffith *
13th 1896 Cedar Rapids Apr 28-30 Helen R. Griffith
14th 1897 Marshalltown Jun 8-10 Georgeanna Wade “Georgia” McClellan *
15th 1898 Sioux City Jun 15-16 Georgeanna Wade “Georgia” McClellan
16th 1899 Waterloo Jun 14-15 Lizzie S. Hutchinson
17th 1900 Davenport Jun 13-14 Christine C. Snyder Romans
18th 1901 Dubuque Jun 10-12 Georgia B. Worker *
19th 1902 Des Moines May 20-22 Mira L. Parker
20th 1903 Cedar Rapids May 20-21 Jennie Iowa Berry
National President 1909
21st 1904 Mason City Jun 8-9 Frederica Philpot Stiles
22nd 1905 Oskaloosa May 17-18 Eleanor Jean Hawk *
23rd 1906 Boone Jun 6-7 Adeline “Addie” E. Unangst *
24th 1907 Dubuque Jun 12-13 Estella E. Plopper *
25th 1908 Cedar Rapids Jun 10-11 Lena Tripp Ring *
26th 1909 Ft. Dodge Jun 9-10 Marie Lantz Basham Roland *
National President 1922
27th 1910 Des Moines Jun 8-10 Jennie Lathrop Whedon *
28th 1911 Muscatine Jun 13-15 Ray M. Hanchett *
29th 1912 Mason City Jun 11-13 Sarah Ann "Sallie" Fox *
30th 1913 Des Moines Jun 10-13 Mattie E. Witter *
31st 1914 Burlington Jun 16-18 Carrie I. Netcott *
32nd 1915 Sioux City Jun 8-10 Lu L. Schrack
33rd 1916 Marshalltown Jun 20-22 Ida M. Smyth *
34th 1917 Davenport Jun 19-21 Lura E. Borger
35th 1918 Des Moines Jun 11-13 Dawn B. Tullis
36th 1919 Cedar Rapids Jun 3-5 Clara C. Weber *
37th 1920 Ottumwa Jun 22-24 Minnie Miller *
38th 1921 Waterloo Jun 7-9 Nora L. Bryson *
39th 1922 Iowa City Jun 20-22 Sue Browning *
National Chaplain
40th 1923 Ft. Dodge Jun 3-7 Orpha Bell Turner *
41st 1924 Marshalltown Jun 8-12 Jennie B. Jones *
42nd 1925 Mason City Jun 9-11 L. Gertrude Anderson *
43rd 1926 Keokuk Jun 8-10 May E. Jones
44th 1927 Newton Jun 21-23 Sarah Viola “Sadie” Hollinger *
45th 1928 Cedar Rapids Jun 5-7 Bertha S. Patrick
46th 1929 Ft. Dodge Jun 11-14 Ethel K. Collier *
47th 1930 Ottumwa Jun 9-12 Bessie Mae Musgrove *
48th 1931 Marshalltown Jun 7-11 Maude Troutner *
49th 1932 Council Bluffs Jun 6-9 Elizabeth L. Kothe *
50th 1933 Ft. Madison Jun 11-15 Anna Jane “Annie” Beaham *
51st 1934 Des Moines Jun 11-13 Harriett Gladys McCollough *
52nd 1935 Waterloo Jun 9-12 Theresa Christina Marsh *
53rd 1936 Des Moines Jun 7-11 Ethel Shepard
54th 1937 Davenport Jun 20-23 Tracy G. Bradley *
55th 1938 Sioux City Jun 5-7 Rhoda Denny Moss
56th 1939 Iowa City Jun 18-22 Olive Moore
57th 1940 Des Moines Jun 9-12 Anna Bauer
58th 1941 Des Moines Jun 8-11 Nora E. Reinhardt
59th 1942 Des Moines Jun 7-10 Lillian H. Long
60th 1943 Davenport Jun 6-9 Mae G. Born
61st 1944 Ft. Dodge Jun 4-7 Helen Josephine Tadewald *
62nd 1945 Des Moines Jun 7-8 Esther Zell Kaveny
63rd 1946 Cedar Rapids Jun 7-10 I. Leone Stokka *
64th 1947 Des Moines Jun 15-17 Nettie Ethel Billhymer *
65th 1948 Mason City Jun 7-10 Josephine M. Kuba *
66th 1949 Cedar Rapids Jun 5-8 Manila Astella Struckman *
67th 1950 Davenport Jun 11-14 Mary F. Smith
68th 1951 Des Moines Jun 17-20 Frances E. Echelberger *
69th 1952 Cedar Rapids Jun 8-11 Stella I. Laffan *
70th 1953 Ft. Dodge Jun 7-10 Frances Pearl Van Winkle *
72nd 1955 Mason City Jun 12-15 Ina Williamson
73rd 1956 Council Bluffs Jun 10-13 Norvella Ellis *
74th 1957 Cedar Rapids Jun 9-11 Inez Crawford
76th 1959 Waterloo Jun 14-16 Alma R. Baker *
77th 1960 Newton Jun 12-14 Zylphia E. Felton *
78th 1961 Ottumwa Jun 11-13 Ida Smith
79th 1962 Jun 17-19 Nellie Hazel Hawley *
80th 1963 Marshalltown Jun 16-18 Emma Margaret Reed *
81st 1964 Sioux City Jun 7-9 Leona Hood
82nd 1965 Waterloo Jun 6-8 Fern Kingsley
83rd 1966 Cedar Rapids Jun 5-7 Effie Fadelia Greiner *
84th 1967 Ottumwa Jun 4-6 Edna Mesenbrink
85th 1968 Ft. Dodge Jun 9-11 Florence Ruby Wonders *
86th 1969 Waterloo Jun 8-10 Dorothy Aleen Gallup *
87th 1970 Des Moines Jun 7-10 Ethel Sloan
88th 1971 Newton Jun 7-8 Louise Hatcher
89th 1972 Des Moines Jun 11-13 Jean Love
90th 1973 Ottumwa Jun 10-12 Hazel Roberts
91st 1974 Cherokee Jun 9-11 Mabel O. Howk *
92nd 1975 Waterloo Jun 8-10 Alice E. Hansen *
93rd 1976 Cedar Rapids Jun 13-15 Margaret Jaunita Moore *
94th 1977 Ottumwa Jun 12-14 Helen Parrish
95th 1978 Newton Jun 12-13 Edna Mary Salsbury *
96th 1979 Des Moines Jun 11-13 Hazel M. Merrill
97th 1980 Ft. Dodge Jun 8-10 Arlene Crocker
98th 1981 Arlene Crocker
99th 1982 Edith Emogene Schuessler *
100th 1983 Newton Jun 5-7 Aleen Joyce Boese *
101st 1984 Iola Ross
102nd 1985 Jean Maxine Eivins *
103rd 1986 Betty Louise Keffer *
104th 1987
105th 1988
106th 1989 Carman Vanderbilt Leest
107th 1990 Eileen Post
108th 1991
109th 1992 Judy Smith
110th 1993
111th 1994
112th 1995 Yvonne Romans
113th 1996
114th 1997
115th 1998
116th 1999 Yvonne Romans
117th 2000
Annie Turner Wittenmyer *
served as National President 1889 - 1890
Annie moved from Davenport, Iowa to Sanatoga, Pennsylvania in 1868.
She served as the first Chaplain for the Woman's Relief Corps, in 1883, and
elected National President six years later.
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
Department of Iowa
1889
Department Presidents
Julia A. Thompkins
Elizabeth Campbell
Elsie M. Harrison
Mary J. Toms
Calista Jane Hunting *
Lillian Clark Cary
National President 1919
9th 1897 Marshalltown Jun 8-10 Aurilla Elizabeth Sherman *
10th 1898 Sioux City Jun 14-16 Aurilla Elizabeth Sherman
12th 1901 Dubuque Jun 10-12 Charlotte Battles Morgan *
17th 1906 Boone Jun 5-7
19th 1908 Cedar Rapids Jun 9-12 Kathryn Elizabeth Hyde *
27th 1916 Marshalltown Jun 20-22 Alma Dorothy Johnson *
28th 1917 Davenport Jun 19-21 Alma Dorothy Johnson
30th 1919 Cedar Rapids Jun 16-17 Winifred E. Soper
Verna E. Barth *
34th 1923 Ft. Dodge Jun 3-7 Laura M. S. McCrea *
35th 1924 Marshalltown Jun 10-12 Laura M. S. McCrea
36th 1925 Mason City Jun 8-11 Lanah Agusta Lawler *
37th 1926 Keokuk Jun 8-10 Jennie E. Beymer-Murray *
38th 1927 Newton Jun 21-23 Jennie E. Beymer-Murray
39th 1928 Cedar Rapids Jun 4-7 Ella Edleman *
40th 1929 Ft. Dodge Jun 11-13 Myrta Finley Nickles
41st 1930 Ottumwa Jun 8-12 Belle Husted Carson *
42nd 1931 Marshalltown Jun 7-11 Belle Husted Carson
43rd 1932 Council Bluffs Jun 5-10 Bertha M. Hunt
44th 1933 Ft. Madison Jun 10-15 Bertha M. Hunt
45th 1934 Des Moines Jun 10-13 Fannie B. Small *
46th 1935 Waterloo Jun 9-11 Fannie B. Small
47th 1936 Des Moines Jun 7-10 Zella Chaloupka *
48th 1937 Davenport Jun 20-24 Mabel A. Lynch *
49th 1938 Sioux City Jun 5-8 Louise E. Shupe *
50th 1939 Iowa City Jun 18-21 Louise H. Schnoor *
51st 1940 Des Moines Jun 9-12 Minnie J. Milne *
52nd 1941 Des Moines Jun 8-11
53rd 1942 Des Moines Jun 7-10 Rosetta Matilda Searcy *
54th 1943 Davenport Jun 6-9 Sybil M. Adams *
55th 1944 Ft. Dodge Jun 4-9 Edna M. Weigle *
56th 1945 Des Moines Jun 10-12 Elizabeth B. Artus
57th 1946 Cedar Rapids Jun 7-10 Jennie S. Lietz *
58th 1947 Des Moines Jun 15-17 Cora R. Van Hosen *
50th 1948 Mason City Jun 7-10 Theresa R. Hunter *
60th 1949 Mason City Jun 13-16 Mabel G. Johnson
61st 1950 Davenport Jun 11-14
62nd 1951 Des Moines Jun 17-20
63rd 1952 Cedar Rapids Jun 8-10 Myrtle M. Ruhnke *
80th 1970 Minnie Milne
81st 1971 Des Moines Jun 3-5
82nd 1972 Ethel Roberts
83rd 1973 Des Moines Jun 21-23
84th 1974 Lydia Haines
85th 1975 Des Moines Jun 19 21 Velma Cleveland
86th 1976 Des Moines Jun 17-19 Velma Cleveland
87th 1977 Florence Elizabeth “Flossie” Krohn *
88th 1978 Des Moines Jun 15-17 Florence Elizabeth “Flossie” Krohn
89th 1979 Des Moines Jun 14-16 Wanda Kaas
90th 1980 Des Moines Jun 26-28 Wanda Kass
91st 1981 Des Moines Jun 19-20 Wanda Kaas
92nd 1982 Des Moines Jun 26-26 Wanda Kaas
103rd 1992 Delores Hubbard
104th 1993 Des Moines Apr 30-Mar 2
National Alliance Daughters of Veterans
Iowa Division
1914
Division Presidents
1st 1915 Ida Belle Warfield *
daughter of Abraham M. Hare, Colonel, 11th Iowa Infantry
2nd 1916 Nellie Cowles Hollingshead
3rd 1917 Louis Burr “Louie” Amos *
daughter of John B. Burr, Co. A of the 36th Illinois Infantry
4th 1918 Ivah Dodd Crescelous
died in office
Maude Flactiff
5th 1919 Lola Elliott
6th 1920 Lola Elliott
7th 1921 Eva K. Daughtery
8th 1922 Anna Estelle Murray *
daughter of Diedrich Regennitter, Co. I, 44th Iowa Infantry
9th 1923 Anna Estelle Murray
10th 1924 Belle Smith
11th 1925 Genevieve Marie “Gene” McMasters *
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Department of Iowa
Department Presidents
12th 1926 Blanche L. Day *
daughter of Benjamin F. Lewis, Co. G, 1st Illinois Light Artillery
13th 1927 Millicent Hicklin
14th 1928 Hazel Golden
15th 1929 Marion Hall
16th 1930 Pearl Clapp *
daughter of Charles Finley Russell, Co. D, 15th Indiana Infantry
17th 1931 M. Belle Kooser *
daughter of Squire George McGibbon, Co. A, 119th Illinois Infantry
18th 1932 Lillian Meier *
19th 1933 Doris May Groves *
daughter of George Samuel Neel, Co. A, 70th Ohio Infantry
20th 1934 Arrilla A. Kleespie *
daughter of Andrew Diehl, Co. D, 92nd Illinois Infantry
21st 1935 Julia Catherine Wanamaker *
daughter of George W. Husted, Co. G, 8th Iowa Infantry
22nd 1936 Janette Black
23rd 1937 Carrie Belle Baker *
daughter of John Ferdinand Loehr, Co. I, 45th Iowa Infantry
24th 1938 Mary Etta Taft *
daughter of Andrew Judson Berry, Co. A, 14th Iowa Infantry
25th 1939 Dora V. Jeffery
26th 1940 Gertrude Jane Hatcher *
daughter of Leonidas Baker, Co. H, 86th Indiana Infantry
27th 1941 Lillian Belle Bridenstine *
daughter of Daniel Wesley Green, Co. G, 6th Iowa Infantry
28th 1942 Cecil M. Brower *
29th 1943 Ellen Bryant
30th 1944 Xenia Patterson McKeen
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861-1865
Department of Iowa
Department Presidents
31st 1945 Maybelle Rickhoff
32nd 1946 Ethel Badgerow *
33rd 1947 Iantha Adelle Johnson *
34th 1948 Daisy F. Duckworth *
35th 1949 Stella Adams
36th 1950 Minnie Miranda Duvall *
37th 1951 Essie Jenks
38th 1952 Margaret B. Hinegardner *
granddaughter of John Ent, Co. K, 9th Indiana Cavalry
39th 1953 Mabel Potter
40th 1954 Olive Houlihan
41st 1955 Ida Hatch
42nd 1956 Anna Isabelle Smith Piper *
43rd 1957 Orpha W. Carpenter *
44th 1958 Agnes Hermann
45th 1959 Lelah Leota Flint *
46th 1960 Bertha Spear
47th 1961 Lorene Frances Hausner *
granddaughter of Royal Peter Sheffield, Co. H, 8th Iowa Infantry
48th 1962 Des Moines Jun 7-10 Velma Nadine Cleveland *
49th 1963 Mason City Jun 21-22 Martha May Hillard *
granddaughter of John A. Fletcher, Co. C, 3rd Iowa Cavalry
50th 1964 Lovelle S. Huber *
51st 1965 Addie Fay Jones *
daughter of Coleman Barber, Co. F, 6th Iowa Infantry
52nd 1966 Bess Jones
53rd 1967 Des Moines Jun 15-17 Evelyn Williams
54th 1968 Ft. Dodge Jun 6-8 Lois Audrey Riekens *
daughter of Sydney A. Bemis, 74th Department Commander Iowa SUVCW
great-granddaughter of Ashel C. Bemis, Co. K, 11 Illinois Cavalry
55th 1969 Marshalltown Jun 19-21 Wylda Floy Axmear *
56th 1970 Des Moines Jun 11-13 Lila O’Donnell
National President 1977
daughter of Sydney A. Bemis, 74th Department Commander Iowa SUVCW
great-granddaughter of Ashel C. Bemis, Co. K, 11 Illinois Cavalry
57th 1971 Des Moines Jun 17-19 Roena Merle Anderson *
great-granddaughter of John D. Havner, Co. I, 4th Iowa Cavalry
58th 1972 Des Moines Jun 8-10 Neva Stutsman *
59th 1973 Des Moines Jun 7-9 Versie Lounsberry
60th 1974 Des Moines Jun 6-8 Mildred Cowles
61st 1975 Des Moines Jun19-21 Ilah L. Elwood
62nd 1976 Des Moines Jun 3-5 Mary K. Sanger
63rd 1977 Grinnell Jun 9-11 Leona J. Duckert Sallee
64th 1978 Mason City Jun 8-9 Wilma Abel *
granddaughter of Elias Harvey Scales, Co. G, 4th Michigan Cavalry
65th 1979 Ottumwa Jun7-9 Dorothy Weller
66th 1980 Des Moines Jun 5-7 Marguerite Tuttle *
67th 1981 Verla Jean Brown *
68th 1982 Sherry Foresman
69th 1983 Eleanor McConkey *
70th 1984 Cathy Miller
71st 1985 June Barrow
72nd 1986 Hazel Gilbert
73rd 1987 Waterloo Jun 18-20 Betty Ann Crozier *
National President 1993
74th 1988 Newton Jun 16-18
78th 1992 Janet Ritchey
79th 1993 Des Moines Apr 30-May 2
100th 2014 Pat Askildson
daughter of Lila O’Donnell, 56th Department President, Iowa DUVCW