Articles of Incorporation

Articles of Incorporation:

We, the undersigned, being natural persons of the age of 21 years or more and citizens of the United States, for the purpose of forming a corporation under the "General Not For Profit Corporation Act" of the State of Missouri, do hereby adopt the following Articles of Incorporation:

1. The name of the corporation is: Missouri League for Nursing.

2. The period of duration of the corporation is: Perpetual.

3. The address of its initial Registered Office in State of Missouri is: 527 Madison Street in the City of Jefferson of Missouri County of Cole and the name of its initial Registered Agent at said address is Miss Marjorie Elmore, R.N.

4. The first Board of Directors shall be eleven in number, their names and addresses being as follows:

Sister M. Agnita Claire, S.S.M.,R.N.,101 Memorial Dr., Kansas City

Miss Ruth Lanfersieck, R.N., 5533 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis

Miss Honora Camden, R.N., 4l6 S. Kingshighway, St. Louis

Miss Dillie Rose Gulmi, R.N., 5400 Arsenal Street, St. Louis

Mrs. Amyne Cowie, R.N., 5612 Lydia, Kansas City

Sister M. Eleanor, D.C., 7300 St. Charles Rock Rd., St. Louis

Miss Estelle Naes, R.N., 1402 S. Grand Blvd., St. Louis

Sister Hilda Muensterman, R.N., 6150 Oakland Avenue, St. Louis

Mrs. Isabel Baer, 49l7 Pershing Avenue, St. Louis

Dr. Jerome D. Simon, Ste. 830, 3720 Washington Blvd., St. Louis

Miss Catherine Guess, R.N., 8l5 E. High Street, Jefferson City

5. The purpose or purposes for which the corporation is organized are:

To foster the development and improvement of hospital, industrial, public health and other organized nursing services and nursing education through the coordinated action of nurses, allied professional groups, and other citizens to the end that the nursing needs of the people will be met.

On November 6, 1953, the Secretary of the State of Missouri issued to the Missouri League for Nursing a Certificate of Incorporation.

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