Tag Archives: Harry Truman

Harry Truman and Dick Cheney, Notable BILs of P.E.O.s

Hemmerle, “H.B.” Williams was a Chicago businessman. His wife, Lucinda Laura “Lulu” Corkhill, was one of the first initiates of the P.E.O. chapter at Iowa Wesleyan University after it was founded on January, 1869. She was 14 at the time and … Continue reading

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Jane Tunstall Lingo #notablesororitywomen

Sometimes a picture leads to a post. Yesterday, in doing research on Harry S. Truman, I came across this wonderful photo of Jane Lingo, Margaret Truman, President and Mrs. Truman. The first name I recognized immediately. Jane Tunstall Lingo was … Continue reading

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Bess Truman, First Lady, and P.E.O.

As the wife of a Missouri Senator, Elizabeth “Bess” Truman became a member of Chapter S of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, District of Columbia. The chapter was organized on January 29, 1941 and was known as the Missouri Chapter; all of … Continue reading

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