Clark County History: Mamie Eisenhower’s hat By Martin Middlewood for The Columbian
Published: April 4, 2021, 6:00am
Share: Mrs. Hilma Powers contributed $10 to the Vancouver Soroptimist club to have a photo taken wearing Mamie Eisenhower s hat. The first lady donated the hat shown to support the organization s 1955 fundraiser. Powers money went toward restoring the Vancouver Barracks Officers Quarters. (Contributed by Clark County Historical Museum)
In 1955, Mamie Eisenhower’s hat rested on many Vancouver women’s heads. The Clark County Historical Museum has the photos to prove it.
All this began simply enough with a ladies’ hat exchange by the Soroptimist Club of Vancouver to raise money for restoring the Vancouver Barracks Officers’ Quarters.