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Hollister, Lilian M

supreme commander of The Ladies of the Maccabees, was born in 1853, in Milford, Mich. She was engaged in educational work for eight years. In 1881 she moved to Detroit in order to more more effectually prosecute her musical and literary studies. She subsequently became leading member and president of various societies. In the Woman's Christian a Temperance union she was at first for two years their secretary, then vice-president, then president, in which latter office so efficient was her administration that for six successive years she received the distinguished compliment of a unanimous re-election each year. In 1893 she was elected great lady commander of the Ladies of the Maccabees; received the unanimous re-election in 1894; and in 1895 was elected supreme commander of the Ladies of the Maccabees of the World. She is a state parliamentarian for the W. C. T. U. of Michigan; is a successful public speaker; and few presiding officers can excel her in maintaining harmony and expediting the business of public meetings. She is the author of a work entitled Conventional How; and another work entitled A Model Union, which has a national and world-wide reputation.