The purposes of ARTA are to support membership in the the well-being of members, volunteerism, & opportunities to solve problems relative to the needs of retired public school employees. We also support a scholarship program through the ARTA Foundation for high school students who intend to pursue a career in teaching.
The Austin Retired Teachers Association was organized by Miss Gladys Morgan of San Antonio
with 21 members present. The charter membership was left open until the April meeting.
According to Mrs. Lalla Odom, who prepared a paper for the ARTA January 1957 luncheon, this
move increased the number of charter members to 44.
The first meeting of t
The Austin Retired Teachers Association was organized by Miss Gladys Morgan of San Antonio
with 21 members present. The charter membership was left open until the April meeting.
According to Mrs. Lalla Odom, who prepared a paper for the ARTA January 1957 luncheon, this
move increased the number of charter members to 44.
The first meeting of the Austin Retired Teachers Association took place in the parlor of Central
Christian Church at 1110 Guadalupe St. The local association applied for a charter from the
national organization, which was granted on July 30, 1952. TRTA was not organized until the
following year.
Miss Edith Lanier Clark (January 10, 1874 – September 11, 1964), former Dean of Women at
North Texas State Teachers’ College, served as ARTA’s first president from 1952 to 1960. Miss
Clark was the longest serving president of the organization.
Mrs. Sadie Jones (September 12, 1884 – May 7, 1984) was the last surviving charter member of
the organization.
Mrs. J.E. Acklin
Miss Frances Alexander
Mrs. J.M. Alexander
Miss Mamie Dell Barrow
Miss Ada Blackburn
Miss Ethel E. Brown
Miss Nellie Lea Brown
Miss Mary Dibrell Carlisle
Miss Edith Lanier Clark
Mrs. Florence Crofoot
Miss Salette Darden
Miss Mary E. Decherd
Mrs. P.W. Duncan
Mrs. W.B. Duncan
Mrs. M.E. Durden
Miss Kate Gannaway
Miss Mamie Heflyblower
Miss Annie C. Hill
Miss Hettie Hofstetter
Miss Delia Houssels
Miss Josephine Houston
Mrs. C.S. Jacques
Miss Elfreda Jessen
Miss Emmy Jessen
Mrs. Sadie Jones
Mrs. Ruth H. Junkin
Mrs. Nellie C. Lamar
Mrs. R.S. Lovinggood
Mrs. Z.B. Madison
Mrs. I.D. Nelson
Mrs. Lalla M. Odom
Dr. Clara May Parker
Miss Eula Lee Payton
Miss Rosa A. Penick
Mrs. Noel B. Scott
Mrs. Nancy L. Smith
Mrs. M.A. Starks
Miss Dot Thornton
Mrs. M.M. Washington
Miss Lillian Wester
Dr. Jet C. Winters
Miss Juliette Wright
Miss Katherine Wright
Mrs. E.E. Yerwood
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