Month and year of birth from 1900 census.
Ada Chenoweth McCown Aitchinson was born in Portland, Oregon, the daughter of James L. McCown, an employee of The Oregonian. Her father and his parents crossed the plains in covered wagons, arriving in Oregon in 1850. In 1915, she was a member of the first graduating class at Reed College in Portland. In 1920, she received her Master’s degree in Public Law from Columbia University and in 1927, she earned her PhD degree, also in Public Law at Columbia. For 10 years she was a faculty member at Russell-Sage College in Troy, New York and from 1929 to 1931 was Acting Dean of Women at Reed College, where she was also Assistant Professor of Sociology. In 1931, she became a Research Assistant in the Legislature Reference Service Division of the Library of Congress. On Thursday, September 10, 1936, she married Clyde B. Aitchison at the Church of Our Father in Portland, Oregon. He was the chair of the Interstate Commerce Commission in the District of Columbia. She died at age 57 on January 5, 1944 after a long illness at the Washington Sanitarium in Takoma Park, Maryland. She was survived by her husband, Clyde B. Aitchison of 1929 S Street Northwest. Services were held at the Church of the Epiphany at 1317 G Street Northwest with Rev. A.J. Wilder officiating. Interment was in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Memorial services were held in Portland, Oregon on Sunday, April 23, 1944 at the Unitarian Church of Our Father at 1011 Southwest 12th Avenue with Dr. W.G. Eliot Jr. and Rev. Richard M. Steiner officiating. Mr. Aitchison held three hearings and also spoke at the Portland Chamber of Commerce member’s forum during his trip to Portland. In November 1944, her husband established a $1,000 loan fund in her memory at Reed College. The purpose of the fund was to aid women students in the completion of their college studies or advanced studies.
Sources: The Oregonian, Friday, September 11, 1936; Thursday, January 6, 1944; Wednesday, April 19, 1944; Thursday, April 20, 1944 and Monday, November 6, 1944 and The Evening Star, Wednesday, January 5, 1944.
Ada Chenoweth McCown Aitchinson was born in Portland, Oregon, the daughter of James L. McCown, an employee of The Oregonian. Her father and his parents crossed the plains in covered wagons, arriving in Oregon in 1850. In 1915, she was a member of the first graduating class at Reed College in Portland. In 1920, she received her Master’s degree in Public Law from Columbia University and in 1927, she earned her PhD degree, also in Public Law at Columbia. For 10 years she was a faculty member at Russell-Sage College in Troy, New York and from 1929 to 1931 was Acting Dean of Women at Reed College, where she was also Assistant Professor of Sociology. In 1931, she became a Research Assistant in the Legislature Reference Service Division of the Library of Congress. On Thursday, September 10, 1936, she married Clyde B. Aitchison at the Church of Our Father in Portland, Oregon. He was the chair of the Interstate Commerce Commission in the District of Columbia. She died at age 57 on January 5, 1944 after a long illness at the Washington Sanitarium in Takoma Park, Maryland. She was survived by her husband, Clyde B. Aitchison of 1929 S Street Northwest. Services were held at the Church of the Epiphany at 1317 G Street Northwest with Rev. A.J. Wilder officiating. Interment was in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Memorial services were held in Portland, Oregon on Sunday, April 23, 1944 at the Unitarian Church of Our Father at 1011 Southwest 12th Avenue with Dr. W.G. Eliot Jr. and Rev. Richard M. Steiner officiating. Mr. Aitchison held three hearings and also spoke at the Portland Chamber of Commerce member’s forum during his trip to Portland. In November 1944, her husband established a $1,000 loan fund in her memory at Reed College. The purpose of the fund was to aid women students in the completion of their college studies or advanced studies.
Sources: The Oregonian, Friday, September 11, 1936; Thursday, January 6, 1944; Wednesday, April 19, 1944; Thursday, April 20, 1944 and Monday, November 6, 1944 and The Evening Star, Wednesday, January 5, 1944.
Month and year of birth from 1900 census.
Ada Chenoweth McCown Aitchinson was born in Portland, Oregon, the daughter of James L. McCown, an employee of The Oregonian. Her father and his parents crossed the plains in covered wagons, arriving in Oregon in 1850. In 1915, she was a member of the first graduating class at Reed College in Portland. In 1920, she received her Master’s degree in Public Law from Columbia University and in 1927, she earned her PhD degree, also in Public Law at Columbia. For 10 years she was a faculty member at Russell-Sage College in Troy, New York and from 1929 to 1931 was Acting Dean of Women at Reed College, where she was also Assistant Professor of Sociology. In 1931, she became a Research Assistant in the Legislature Reference Service Division of the Library of Congress. On Thursday, September 10, 1936, she married Clyde B. Aitchison at the Church of Our Father in Portland, Oregon. He was the chair of the Interstate Commerce Commission in the District of Columbia. She died at age 57 on January 5, 1944 after a long illness at the Washington Sanitarium in Takoma Park, Maryland. She was survived by her husband, Clyde B. Aitchison of 1929 S Street Northwest. Services were held at the Church of the Epiphany at 1317 G Street Northwest with Rev. A.J. Wilder officiating. Interment was in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Memorial services were held in Portland, Oregon on Sunday, April 23, 1944 at the Unitarian Church of Our Father at 1011 Southwest 12th Avenue with Dr. W.G. Eliot Jr. and Rev. Richard M. Steiner officiating. Mr. Aitchison held three hearings and also spoke at the Portland Chamber of Commerce member’s forum during his trip to Portland. In November 1944, her husband established a $1,000 loan fund in her memory at Reed College. The purpose of the fund was to aid women students in the completion of their college studies or advanced studies.
Sources: The Oregonian, Friday, September 11, 1936; Thursday, January 6, 1944; Wednesday, April 19, 1944; Thursday, April 20, 1944 and Monday, November 6, 1944 and The Evening Star, Wednesday, January 5, 1944.
Ada Chenoweth McCown Aitchinson was born in Portland, Oregon, the daughter of James L. McCown, an employee of The Oregonian. Her father and his parents crossed the plains in covered wagons, arriving in Oregon in 1850. In 1915, she was a member of the first graduating class at Reed College in Portland. In 1920, she received her Master’s degree in Public Law from Columbia University and in 1927, she earned her PhD degree, also in Public Law at Columbia. For 10 years she was a faculty member at Russell-Sage College in Troy, New York and from 1929 to 1931 was Acting Dean of Women at Reed College, where she was also Assistant Professor of Sociology. In 1931, she became a Research Assistant in the Legislature Reference Service Division of the Library of Congress. On Thursday, September 10, 1936, she married Clyde B. Aitchison at the Church of Our Father in Portland, Oregon. He was the chair of the Interstate Commerce Commission in the District of Columbia. She died at age 57 on January 5, 1944 after a long illness at the Washington Sanitarium in Takoma Park, Maryland. She was survived by her husband, Clyde B. Aitchison of 1929 S Street Northwest. Services were held at the Church of the Epiphany at 1317 G Street Northwest with Rev. A.J. Wilder officiating. Interment was in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Memorial services were held in Portland, Oregon on Sunday, April 23, 1944 at the Unitarian Church of Our Father at 1011 Southwest 12th Avenue with Dr. W.G. Eliot Jr. and Rev. Richard M. Steiner officiating. Mr. Aitchison held three hearings and also spoke at the Portland Chamber of Commerce member’s forum during his trip to Portland. In November 1944, her husband established a $1,000 loan fund in her memory at Reed College. The purpose of the fund was to aid women students in the completion of their college studies or advanced studies.
Sources: The Oregonian, Friday, September 11, 1936; Thursday, January 6, 1944; Wednesday, April 19, 1944; Thursday, April 20, 1944 and Monday, November 6, 1944 and The Evening Star, Wednesday, January 5, 1944.
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