Betty Gilmore facts for kids
Vera Aleece Elizabeth MacIndoe Gilmore, known as Betty Gilmore, was an important leader who started and led the California Women of Golden West. This group honored amazing women in California.
Betty Gilmore's Early Life and Education
Betty Gilmore was born Vera Aleece Elizabeth MacIndoe in Binghamton, New York. Her parents, James M. Maclndoe and Margaret Claudia Quinn, came from old families in South Carolina.
Betty went to Ashley Hall, a boarding school for girls in Charleston, South Carolina. She also attended Lady Jane Grey's School for Girls in New York. Later, she graduated from Binghamton High School and the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
Betty Gilmore's Career and Achievements
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Betty Gilmore was a talented writer and editor. She worked as the editor of Deauville Magazine. She also wrote many things, including stories, newspaper articles, and publicity materials.
Betty loved art, music, and drama. She was an artist herself. She studied painting and sketching with great teachers in New York, Paris, and Berlin.
She held many important roles in different clubs and organizations:
- First vice-president of the Los Angeles Woman's City Club.
- A life member of the Artland Club.
- Director of the Matinee Musical Club.
- Second vice-president of the Scribbler's League.
- Press chairman for the Southern California Woman's Press Club.
- Chairman of the 4th District Auxiliary Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
- Chairman of the Women Commission of the Wilshire Chamber of Commerce.
In 1929, Betty Gilmore started the California Women of Golden West. She became its president emeritus, which means she was a respected leader for life. The club's main goal was to celebrate successful women in California. Each month, they would honor a woman with a special event. In its first 10 years, the club honored over 200 women.
Betty also founded the Gilmore Los Angeles Evening Salon. She was also the president of The New Deal Club.
She was a member of many other groups, including:
- Ebell of Los Angeles Club
- Opera and Fine Arts Club
- Euterpe Opera Club
- Republican Study Club
- League of Women Voters
- Big Sister's League
- Deauville Beach Club
- Los Angeles Presidents' Civic Club
- American Women Club
- Women's Breakfast Club
- Pacific Geographical Club
- National Constitutional Organization
Betty Gilmore's Personal Life
In 1883, Betty MacIndoe married George Davidson Gilmore in Denison, Texas. They had one daughter named Doris Lee. Doris Lee later married Alister McAllister Brown.
Betty moved to California in 1911. She lived in Los Angeles, first at 6366 Maryland Drive and later at 432 South Hobart Boulevard.
In her free time, she enjoyed decorating her home and writing.
After her first husband passed away in 1944, she married John Wesley Halterman.
