Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Rogers, Helen Wood November 26, 1933
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Virginian Pilot and Norfolk Landmark Tuesday November 28,1933
NISS ROGERS LONG CULTURAL LEADER
Death Takes From Norfolk One of Its Outstanding Literature and Art Lovers

Miss Helen Wood Rogers, daughter of the late Dr. Sydney Ansell and Mary 
Elizabeth Hunter Rogers, whose death occurred Sunday night at a local hospital, 
was one of the most active women in the cultural life of Norfolk. She was first 
vice president of the Norfolk Society of Arts and had been corresponding 
secretary of the Irene Leache Memorial since 1918.  Miss Rogers was chiefly 
active in stimulating an interest in and a love for literature and art by the 
whole community.  This work she carried on for years as chairman of the bureau 
of lectures of the Irene Leache Memorial, an association which sponsors, free of 
charge, lectures on cultural subjects on Thursday afternoons through the fall 
and winter seasons, until a few years ago when she was succeeded by Miss Sallie 
Shepherd.  She was chairman of the contest bureau of the "Memorial" from 1919 to 
her death  This bureau encouraged talented writers and painters to produce the 
best in literature and art for the prizes it offers annually in prose, poetry 
and painting.  Arrangements for the 1933-1934 contest were completed in her last 
illness.
For her work in spreading culture through her community, Miss Rogers was honored 
outside her own State.  In recognition of her work done in the interest poetry, 
The Poetry Society of Alabama made her an honorary member for life.  This is one 
of the largest poetry societies of the South.  She also was a member of the 
Poetry Society of Virginia and of the Poetry Society of America.
Miss Rogers taught at the old Irene Leitch(?) School and at the Fitch School and 
later conducted a school of her own for boys.  
Miss Rogers remains will be taken from the home of her brother-in-law and 
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Curd, 724 Boissevain avenue, to old St. Paul's 
Church for funeral services tomorrow at 12 o'clock noon.  Interment will be in 
Elmwood Cemetery.

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