From the December 1959 TrumpetDrawing for the Mother-Daughter contest. Winner was Mrs. Lewis Marsh and her daughter Abigail of Evergreen. They won a free trip toWashington, D.C.(Click on article to enlarge)Dinner with Ivy Baker Priest, of Utah,...

Mrs. Paul Henry of Seattle, WashingtonNational Republican Committee Vice Chairman(Click on article to enlarge)

11th Anniversary Republican Women's Conference 1963Washington D.C.(Click on picture to enlarge)

Jeannine Lincoln (Douglas County)CFRW President 1982-1985(Click on pictures to enlarge) Response from Mrs. Arniell to invitation from President Jeannine Lincoln

                          NFRW President Judy Hughes (Colorado) and CFRW President Judy Broadway (Cherry Creek)(Click on pictures to enlarge)State Senator Ruth Stockton and CFRW President Judy Broadway

Living LegendsHonoring Our Living Past Presidents of CFRWState Convention at Durango on August 16, 2003Betty M. ChronicCFRW HistorianLiving legends are those people who have had a lasting effect on others. Tonight we honor CFRW living legends, our past presidents who are still with us. Sometimes only from...

The Republican Women's Doll Collection continues to be the most popular exhibit in the State Capitol. Our brief bulletin, prepared by Edie Carroll and distributed by the Tour Guides to visitors, explains the history of this collection.This past spring we were delighted to be contacted by Pat Hoffman,...

In a letter dated December 9, 1994, Betty Chronic, Vice Chair of the Capitol Advisory Committee (also Historian for CFRW) transmitted a letter to CFRW President Judi Rupp informing her the committee had just been advised the federal law required the removal of all non-confirming displays from the Capitol, including...

Mrs. Martha Stuart from Pueblo admires the First Lady Dolls (l to r) Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Talbot, Mrs. Orman and Mrs. Adams. This picture is undated.(click on pictures to enlarge) First Ladies of Colorado --  All...

1.  Mrs. Julia Pratte Gilpin, 1861-62, Gov. William Gilpin; copy of era gown: pale green brocade with lace trim. Sponsor - Larimer County WRC2.  Mrs. Margaret Gray Evans, 1862-65, Gov. John Evans; copy of era gown: brown iridescent moire silk with black velvet trim. Sponsor - Helen Bell...

Welcome to the Colorado State Capitol and the collection of First Lady Dolls, dressed and maintained by the Colorado Federation of Republican Women.Each of Colorado's First Ladies is interpreted in a copy of her inaugural gown. In some few instances, where historical records do not describe or picture...

     (The "Centennial Doll Collection" title was generally interpreted to be Colorado's centennial year (1976) whereas the project was begun in 1959 for the  "Rush to the Rockies"  Centennial Year celebration by the state of Colorado in 1959.)     In 1959 Colorado celebrated the "Rush to the Rockies Centennial Year"...

10th Anniversary Republican Women's ConferenceApril 15-17, 1962Statler-Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.    Here are the names of those in the picture left to right:Mrs. Betty Chronic - BoulderMrs. Sue Homeyer - AspenMrs. Gordon Allot - Weld Ruth Parks -President, National Federation of Republican WomenMrs. Carrie Conry -...

Colorado Delegation at the Eighth Biennial ConventionNational Federation of Republican WomenSeptember 22-23, 1954Los Angeles, CaliforniaBiltmore HotelBiltmore TheatreHollywood BowlLeft to right: Mrs. Parks, CFRW President; Mrs. Leonard J. Allot (Mrs. Parks mother); Mrs. ____ (Mrs. Corbett's mother); Mrs. J. Stanley Weidman; Miss Ruth...

National Federation of Republican Women - Board of Directors meeting, Arlington, Virginia Judy LaMora Hughes, Judy Weidemier, Barbara Bush, Jeanine Lincoln, Mary Swain, Nancy Pewterbaugh

 Statesman photos from CFRW Woman of the Year Banquet - 1983 Ada Lee Griffiths1983 CFRW Woman of the Year CFRW District 6 DirectorPast President of Aurora Republican Women Marcia GravesWoman of the...

 

                                                        Frances FairbanksMrs. Victor (Frances) Fairbanks from Denver presided as President of the Colorado Federation of Republican Women at the 1970 CFRW convention in Grand Junction. The treasurer reported $4,483.56. Contributions included $500 to each of four congressional candidates, $500 to Governor John Love and John...

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Carline Owings, from Wheatridge, installed as President of the Colorado Federation of Republican Women in 1966.Mrs. Carline Owings had a successful career as one of the few women engineers in the nation. She brought to the office many years of...

Colorado1st Annual - April 24, 1939 - Brown Palace Hotel, Denver - Mrs. James Arneill, Jr. presiding2nd Annual - May 3, 1940 - Continental Oil Building, Denver - Mrs. James Arneill, Jr. presiding3rd Annual - May 28, 1941 - Cliff House, Manitou Springs -Mrs. Robert F....

Colorado Federation of Republican Women Presidents1938  Joyce Porter Arneill, Denver                    1940  Ellen Archibold, Denver                           1942  Ellen Archibold, Denver                           1944  Mary Lou Donnellan, Boulder                  1947  Mary Pemberton, Denver                         1948  Grace Giehm, Denver                              1951  Marguerite Vorbeck, Grand Junction       1953  Ruth Parks, Pueblo                                 

County             Town                       Members                       DateAdams             Brighton                        100                       August 1938Alamosa          Alamosa                          30                       September 13, 1938Arapahoe        Deertrail                           31                      November 13, 1938Arapahoe        Littleton                          125                      July 20, 1938Arapahoe        Byers                               13                       November 11, 1938Arapahoe        Strasburg                         19                       No dateBent                Las Animas                      35                       September 12, 1938Boulder           Longmont                         16                     ...