Women of the Moose (WOTM)

WOMEN OF THE MOOSE (WOTM) -  The Women of the Moose are the female auxiliary of the Loyal Order of Moose.  The WOTM originated as the Women of Mooseheart Legion in 1913.  In the early years the group had little structure above the Chapter level.   In 1926, Katherine Smith, the Director of Public Employment in the Department of Labor under Davis, was appointed the first "Grand Chancellor" of the Women of the Moose. Under her direction the WOTM grew to 250,000 members by the time of her retirement in 1964.   In 1979 there were 377,282 members.  Today there are more than 400,000.