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Union Club and restored citizens

In 1935, the Union Club was incorporated with the following officers:  J. C. A. Gibson, Sr., general director; C. V. Harris, president; Ellen A. Moulsen, vice president; Sarah Brisbane, secretary; Etta Ricks, sheriff; and A. L. Scott, marshall].

In 1898, resident Asbury B. Scott was restored to the rights and privileges of citizenship. In 1919, the legislature granted the widow of Charles Nelson a $100 pension. In 1924, the pension of resident James A. Wilson was increased from $135 to $150. In 1938, the national legislature granted to resident T. E. Carr, who had fought in 30 skirmishes, a pension of $200 for his natural lifetime.

Footnote: Acts of the Liberian Legislature, Acts 1935, p. 35; Acts of the Liberian Legislature, 1898, pp. 3-4; Acts of the Liberian Legislature, 1919, pp. 15-16; Acts of the Liberian Legislature, 1924-25, pp. 39-40; Acts of the Liberian Legislature, 1938, pp. 17-18.