Mrs. MARTHA L. (ANKENEY) FOSTER, who was prominent in a wide variety of organizational work in this county for more than a half century, died yesterday at her home, South Prospect Street. She was 89 years old and had been ill for several weeks.
The widow of Dr. Henry C. Foster, she was a native of Clear Spring, where she had resided until about ten years ago. She was the daughter of John Thompson and Anna Maria (Newcomer) Ankeney.
She was a member of St. John's Reformed Church, Clear Spring.
The only survivors are several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Foster was prominent in such widely varied activities as Homemakers Club, public library, church, public health, historical and farm work. During WWI she operated the Community Room in Clear Spring, an activity that functioned like the USO of WWII for soldiers who were stationed in the Clear Spring area. After the armistice, it evolved into the Clear Spring Library, which Mrs. Foster served as president. Under her guidance, it grew to a collection of 5,000 volumes.
Mrs. Foster was one of the pioneers in Homemakers activities in this county. She attended the first meetings of the second such group in the county, the Clear Spring Homemakers Club, in 1917, later serving as president of the Washington County Council of Homemakers for 16 years. She attended the short courses for Homemakers at the University of Maryland regularly from their inception in 1923 until 1950.
At St. John's she headed the Women's Missionary Society for several years, and was treasurer of the Maryland Classis for 11 years. She was also active in the church's Mite Society, Forward Movement, Ministerial Relief, and Sunday School. Early in the century, Mrs. Foster served as director of the county's public health board, and was chairman of the home service section of the Red Cross during WWI. Putting her interest in farm activities to practical use, Mrs. Foster managed 500 acres of their farm property for five years after Dr. Foster's death. Mrs. Foster was chairman of the home and community committee of the Washington County Farm Bureau for many years. She served as district chairman of home extension for the State Federation of Women's Clubs for several years, was Clear Spring representative for the SPCA when that organization was formed, and was third vice president of the Washington County Historical Society when that group was formed in 1913. As a historian, Mrs. Foster specialized in genealogy.
Funeral services were held at the Coffman Funeral Home; interment was in St. Paul's Cemetery near Clear Spring.
Source: Morning Herald (Hagerstown, MD)
Thursday, July 2, 1953, Page 32/2
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The widow of Dr. Henry C. Foster, she was a native of Clear Spring, where she had resided until about ten years ago. She was the daughter of John Thompson and Anna Maria (Newcomer) Ankeney.
She was a member of St. John's Reformed Church, Clear Spring.
The only survivors are several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Foster was prominent in such widely varied activities as Homemakers Club, public library, church, public health, historical and farm work. During WWI she operated the Community Room in Clear Spring, an activity that functioned like the USO of WWII for soldiers who were stationed in the Clear Spring area. After the armistice, it evolved into the Clear Spring Library, which Mrs. Foster served as president. Under her guidance, it grew to a collection of 5,000 volumes.
Mrs. Foster was one of the pioneers in Homemakers activities in this county. She attended the first meetings of the second such group in the county, the Clear Spring Homemakers Club, in 1917, later serving as president of the Washington County Council of Homemakers for 16 years. She attended the short courses for Homemakers at the University of Maryland regularly from their inception in 1923 until 1950.
At St. John's she headed the Women's Missionary Society for several years, and was treasurer of the Maryland Classis for 11 years. She was also active in the church's Mite Society, Forward Movement, Ministerial Relief, and Sunday School. Early in the century, Mrs. Foster served as director of the county's public health board, and was chairman of the home service section of the Red Cross during WWI. Putting her interest in farm activities to practical use, Mrs. Foster managed 500 acres of their farm property for five years after Dr. Foster's death. Mrs. Foster was chairman of the home and community committee of the Washington County Farm Bureau for many years. She served as district chairman of home extension for the State Federation of Women's Clubs for several years, was Clear Spring representative for the SPCA when that organization was formed, and was third vice president of the Washington County Historical Society when that group was formed in 1913. As a historian, Mrs. Foster specialized in genealogy.
Funeral services were held at the Coffman Funeral Home; interment was in St. Paul's Cemetery near Clear Spring.
Source: Morning Herald (Hagerstown, MD)
Thursday, July 2, 1953, Page 32/2
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Mrs. MARTHA L. (ANKENEY) FOSTER, who was prominent in a wide variety of organizational work in this county for more than a half century, died yesterday at her home, South Prospect Street. She was 89 years old and had been ill for several weeks.
The widow of Dr. Henry C. Foster, she was a native of Clear Spring, where she had resided until about ten years ago. She was the daughter of John Thompson and Anna Maria (Newcomer) Ankeney.
She was a member of St. John's Reformed Church, Clear Spring.
The only survivors are several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Foster was prominent in such widely varied activities as Homemakers Club, public library, church, public health, historical and farm work. During WWI she operated the Community Room in Clear Spring, an activity that functioned like the USO of WWII for soldiers who were stationed in the Clear Spring area. After the armistice, it evolved into the Clear Spring Library, which Mrs. Foster served as president. Under her guidance, it grew to a collection of 5,000 volumes.
Mrs. Foster was one of the pioneers in Homemakers activities in this county. She attended the first meetings of the second such group in the county, the Clear Spring Homemakers Club, in 1917, later serving as president of the Washington County Council of Homemakers for 16 years. She attended the short courses for Homemakers at the University of Maryland regularly from their inception in 1923 until 1950.
At St. John's she headed the Women's Missionary Society for several years, and was treasurer of the Maryland Classis for 11 years. She was also active in the church's Mite Society, Forward Movement, Ministerial Relief, and Sunday School. Early in the century, Mrs. Foster served as director of the county's public health board, and was chairman of the home service section of the Red Cross during WWI. Putting her interest in farm activities to practical use, Mrs. Foster managed 500 acres of their farm property for five years after Dr. Foster's death. Mrs. Foster was chairman of the home and community committee of the Washington County Farm Bureau for many years. She served as district chairman of home extension for the State Federation of Women's Clubs for several years, was Clear Spring representative for the SPCA when that organization was formed, and was third vice president of the Washington County Historical Society when that group was formed in 1913. As a historian, Mrs. Foster specialized in genealogy.
Funeral services were held at the Coffman Funeral Home; interment was in St. Paul's Cemetery near Clear Spring.
Source: Morning Herald (Hagerstown, MD)
Thursday, July 2, 1953, Page 32/2
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The widow of Dr. Henry C. Foster, she was a native of Clear Spring, where she had resided until about ten years ago. She was the daughter of John Thompson and Anna Maria (Newcomer) Ankeney.
She was a member of St. John's Reformed Church, Clear Spring.
The only survivors are several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Foster was prominent in such widely varied activities as Homemakers Club, public library, church, public health, historical and farm work. During WWI she operated the Community Room in Clear Spring, an activity that functioned like the USO of WWII for soldiers who were stationed in the Clear Spring area. After the armistice, it evolved into the Clear Spring Library, which Mrs. Foster served as president. Under her guidance, it grew to a collection of 5,000 volumes.
Mrs. Foster was one of the pioneers in Homemakers activities in this county. She attended the first meetings of the second such group in the county, the Clear Spring Homemakers Club, in 1917, later serving as president of the Washington County Council of Homemakers for 16 years. She attended the short courses for Homemakers at the University of Maryland regularly from their inception in 1923 until 1950.
At St. John's she headed the Women's Missionary Society for several years, and was treasurer of the Maryland Classis for 11 years. She was also active in the church's Mite Society, Forward Movement, Ministerial Relief, and Sunday School. Early in the century, Mrs. Foster served as director of the county's public health board, and was chairman of the home service section of the Red Cross during WWI. Putting her interest in farm activities to practical use, Mrs. Foster managed 500 acres of their farm property for five years after Dr. Foster's death. Mrs. Foster was chairman of the home and community committee of the Washington County Farm Bureau for many years. She served as district chairman of home extension for the State Federation of Women's Clubs for several years, was Clear Spring representative for the SPCA when that organization was formed, and was third vice president of the Washington County Historical Society when that group was formed in 1913. As a historian, Mrs. Foster specialized in genealogy.
Funeral services were held at the Coffman Funeral Home; interment was in St. Paul's Cemetery near Clear Spring.
Source: Morning Herald (Hagerstown, MD)
Thursday, July 2, 1953, Page 32/2
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