Virginia Carter Keating MacCraig Orton (November 1, 1882 - December 25, 1960), A.B., was the vice-president of Washington State Federation of Women's Clubs.
Early life
Virginia Carter Keating MacCraig Orton was born on November 1, 1882, in Virginia, the daughter of Edward J. Keating and Jewel Carter Davis.
Hers was an aristocratic family.
Career
She was a writer of verse and short stories.
She was a leader in social, cultural, art and literary activities; she was active in welfare and charity work.
She was the vice-president of
Washington State Federation of Women's Clubs.
She was president of the Sumner Garden Club and vice-president of the Tacoma Drama League.
She was a member of Board of
American Red Cross
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,
Girl Scout
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Council, Board of Charities of the Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Western Washington Art Association, Sumner Civic Club, Tacoma Garden Club, Tacoma Tennis Club,
Tacoma Country and Golf Club, Tacoma Fine Arts Club, Tacoma Bohemian Club, Seattle Free Lance Writers' Club, Linden Golf Club.
Personal life and family
Virginia Keating Orton moved to Washington in 1920 and lived at Orton Place, Elhi Road,
Sumner, Washington
Sumner is a city in northern Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 10,621 at the 2020 census. Nearby cities include Puyallup to the west, Auburn to the north, and Bonney Lake to the east.
History
Sumner was founde ...
. In 1922 she married Charles Waite Orton (1877-1963), a college-educated man who built a showplace home on his farm near Sumner and in 1914 started raising bulbs. He became the president of the Board of Regents of the
Washington State University
Washington State University (Washington State, WSU, or informally Wazzu) is a public land-grant research university with its flagship, and oldest, campus in Pullman, Washington. Founded in 1890, WSU is also one of the oldest land-grant unive ...
. Orton Hall at Washington State University honors Charles Waite Orton. His brother, Edward "Ed" Orton raised daffodil bulbs and other products. He sold land to Japanese laborers, and when the Japanese were interned in
World War II
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, he kept farming their land and maintaining their homes so that their properties were available to them when they were freed.
She died on December 25, 1960, and is buried at Sumner Cemetery, Sumner, Washington.
References
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1882 births
1960 deaths
People from Sumner, Washington