Representative women of New England/Lue S. Wadsworth
LUE STUART WADSWORTH was born in Springfield, Cal., July 21, 1857, daughter of Samuel H. and Margaret P. (Turner) Stuart. Her parents moved to Boston in 1869, and she received her education in the schools of that city. As Lue Stuart, she was married April 30, 1881, to Captain Edward B. Wadsworth, of Connecticut.
Mrs. Wadsworth is a descendant of seven Revolutionary soldiers, and through their services is an active member of John Adams Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, and an associate member of Paul Jones Chapter in the same organization.
Being greatly interested in patriotic work, she joined Dahlgren Woman's Relief Corps, No. 20, of South Boston, in 1887, and since that time has been one of the most active workers in the order. She served as President of Corps No. 20 three years, and as its Patriotic Instructor for ten years. She was the first Patriotic Instructor to place flags in the Boston schools; and, through her efforts, flags, copies of the Declaration of Independence, and oleographs of the origin and history of the stars and stripes have been placed in all South Boston schools, both public and parochial.
In 1903 she was National Patriotic Instructor of the Woman's Relief Corps, and by her efforts succeeded in obtaining an appropriation of six hundred dollars for the promotion of patriotic education in the schools of the South.
Inheriting the patriotic blood of her ancestors, she is constantly striving to create an increased devotion to flag and country among the younger generation. She is a ready speaker, and her services are in constant demand at patriotic gatherings. Mrs. Wadsworth is a charter member of the George Washington Memorial Association, a life patron of the National Council of Women of the United States, an active member of the National Education Association of the United States, Patriotic Councillor of the Massachusetts Floral Emblem Society, also a member of the Ladies' Aid Association of the Soldiers' Home and the Order of the Eastern Star, Rathbone Sisters, and Odd Ladies.
She has been a prominent club woman for many years, holding memborship in the Woman's Charity Club, Mattapanock Woman's Club, Pansy Club, and .several others.