Bermetta Maude (Grubb) Miller Biographical Sketch

Bermetta Maude Miller, exceutive, was born in Lost Springs, Kansas, October 2, 1884, daughter of Christopher G. and Elizabeth Jane (Edwards) Grubb. The father was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, May 21, 1840, and at the time of the Civil War was engaged in the study of medicine. He abandoned his education for the time being and served four years with Company K, 65th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, enlisting in Columbus about December 5, 1861. He was wounded on December 31, 1862, and was a clerk to the end of the war and afterward. He died at Findley, Ohio, February 18, 1895. His ancestry was Pennsylvania Dutch and English.

Elizabeth Jane Edwards was born in Hancock County, Ohio, June 27, 1846, and died at Findley, Ohio, April 16, 1899. A highly cultured and educated woman, she was the daughter of Alpheus and Lea (Schribner) Edwards, and was of English and Dutch descent.

Bermetta Maude Grubb attended the Kansas and Ohio public schools, was a student in high school two years and attended Findley College taking a business and music course, which was under Professor Sunday. While at Findley College she was a member of the Aristatolian Literary Society. On November 10, 1909, she was united in marriage to Marion Marcellus Miller at Longton, Kansas.

A resident of Kansas since the date of her marriage, Mrs. Miller has been active in civic and cultural organizations almost ever since. She is a Republican and at the present time is vice chairman of the county central committee. On January 16, 1911, she was initiated into Longton Chapter No. 282, Order of the Eastern Star, and has twice served her chapter as worthy matron. In 1920 she was appointed district instructor and served in that capacity for two years. At the Grand Chapter of 1928 she was appointed grand warder, and in Topeka in 1929 was elected grand conductress and in 1930 she was advanced to associate grand matron. At the recent Grand Chapter held in Wichita on APril 22 to 24, 1931,she was elected to the responsible position of worthy grand matron of the Grand Chapter of Kansas. She is a member of the Native Sons and Daughters, the Eastern Star and Ancient Toltec Rite No. 1, the Women's Relief Corp, the Longton Federated Church, of which she is a trustee.

Her hobbies are traveling and writing and she is the author of various short stories and a news column in the Longton News (1929, 1930, 1931)

Mrs. Miller is also prominent in various civic and church activities. Her great interest in politics has also been the means of giving her various positions of much importance, and she has twice been elected as vice chairman of the Republican county committee of Elk county, Kansas.

Mrs. Miller's rare executive ability, combined with her pleasing personality, have made her term as worthy grand matron of Kansas one of merited success..