WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
ORCHID LADIES OF WASHINGTON COUNTY
(honored by the St. George Literary Arts Club)
BACKGROUND
Each year the St. George Literary Arts Club honors an outstanding woman in the community as its Orchid Lady.ORCHID LADIES
| Page | Year | Name(s) |
| 5 | 1947-1948 | Lena Nelson & Linna Paxman |
| 6 | 1948-1949 | Sarah Louise Conklin |
| 7 | 1949-1950 | Mabel Jarvis |
| 8 | 1950-1951 | Tillie Winsor |
| 10 | 1951-1952 | Mae Pace |
| 13 | 1952-1953 | Lucy Graff |
| 11 | 1953-1954 | Ester Whitehead |
| 14 | 1954-1955 | Orilla Hafen |
| 16 | 1955-1956 | Elizabeth McArthur |
| 17 | 1956-1957 | Juanita Brooks |
| 18 | 1957-1958 | Ella Seegmiller |
| 19 | 1958-1959 | Hettie B. Hunt |
| 21 | 1959-1960 | LaRue Christian |
| 23 | 1960-1961 | Emma J. McArthur |
| 25 | 1961-1962 | Beth Schmutz |
| 26 | 1962-1963 | Leah Sullivan Cannon |
| 28 | 1963-1964 | Ella Bentley |
| 29 | 1964-1965 | Mary Harris |
| 30 | 1965-1966 | None |
| 31 | 1966-1967 | Eleanor Gibbons |
| 32 | 1967-1968 | Montrue Larkin |
| 33 | 1968-1969 | Anne Charolett Williams |
| 34 | 1969-1970 | Bessie Snow |
| 35 | 1970-1971 | Violet Esplin |
| 36 | 1971-1972 | Lyle Mitchell |
| 37 | 1972-1973 | Leona Atkin |
| 38 | 1973-1974 | Leonora Bentley |
| 39 | 1974-1975 | Nora Lyman |
| 40 | 1975-1976 | Clio Sullivan |
| 42 | 1976-1977 | Anna Brooks Taylor |
| 44 | 1977-1978 | Linda Larson |
| 45 | 1978-1979 | Ruth Hafen |
| 46 | 1979-1980 | Irene Everett |
| 47 | 1980-1981 | Golda Foremaster |
| 48 | 1981-1982 | Althea Nelson |
| 49 | 1982-1983 | LaVerna Graff |
| 50 | 1983-1984 | Nellie Gubler |
| 51 | 1984-1985 | Elizabeth "Bessie" Gardner |
| 53 | 1985-1986 | Beth Hurst |
| 54 | 1986-1987 | Ila Daisy Lytle |
| 56 | 1987-1988 | Wanda Snow |
| 57 | 1988-1989 | Luree Porter |
| 58 | 1989=1990 | Anna Niel Pace |
| 59 | 1990-1991 | Mary Phoenix |
| 62 | 1991-1992 | Nita McQuaid |
| 63 | 1992-1993 | Melba W. Baker |
| 64 | 1993-1994 | Lois Wells |
| 66 | 1994-1995 | Alice Holland |
| 68 | 1995-1996 | Wilma Kemp |
| 70 | 1996-1997 | Betty Spilsbury |
| 72 | 1997-1998 | Anneliese Ence |
| 73 | 1998-1999 | Annie Jennings |
| 74 | 1999-2000 | Vella Ruth Hafen |
| 75 | 2000-2001 | Evelyn Bleak |
| 76 | 2001-2002 | Eda Hafen |
| 78 | 2002-2003 | Nettie Pickett |
| 80 | 2003-2004 | Mary Hasfurther |
| 82 | 2004-2005 | Nina Atkin |
| 84 | 2005-2006 | Laura Bowler |
| 85 | 2006-2007 | Elaine Alder |
| 87 | 2007-2008 | Grace Mathis |
| 91 | 2008-2009 | Berle Heaton |
| 94 | 2009-2010 | Ruth Hafen Squire |
| 97 | 2010-2011 | Joy Atkin |
| 96 | 2011-2012 | Jeanenne Cox |
| 98 | 2012-2013 | Paralee "Pal" Eckman |
| 102 | 2013-2014 | Cleo Atkin |
| 106 | 2014-2015 | Vonda Ivory Larson |
REFERENCES
Literary Arts Club, 65 Years, 1944-2009Contains information about all the Orchid Ladies from 1948 to 2015