Our Founders

Eliza Drake Curtis Everton 1867-1934

Entering Lombard already widowed, Eliza Curtis graduated in divinity and became a Universalist pastor, serving until her marriage to the Rev. Mr. J.L. Everton, a Lombard Sigma Nu. Mrs. Everton did outstanding work in the missionary field and served as executive director of the Sampson County, NC, Chapter of the American Red Cross during World War I.
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