Marion Mitchell Ochsner

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Marion Mitchell Ochsner
An older white woman with grey hair in an updo, wearing glasses
Marion M. Ochsner, from a 1917 publication
Born
Marion Hubbard Mitchell

January 2, 1857
DiedJanuary 4, 1932 (age 75)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationClubwoman
Known forPresident, National Federation of Music Clubs
Children2, incl. Berta Ochsner

Marion Hubbard Mitchell Ochsner (January 2, 1857 – January 4, 1932) was an American nurse, educator, and clubwoman, based in Chicago. She was president of the National Federation of Music Clubs during World War I.

Career

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In 1883, Marion H. Mitchell was one of the first graduates of the Illinois Training School for Nurses.[1] She was superintendent of a nursing school before she married in 1888.[1] She was elected president of the National Federation of Music Clubs in 1915.[2][3] She was also president of the Chicago Federation of Women's Clubs, and of the Chicago chapter of the MacDowell League.[4] She was president of the advisory board of the Women's Symphony Orchestra of Chicago.[5]

During World War I, Ochsner organized weekly concerts for morale, and held a monthly dinner and musicale at her home for sailors stationed in Chicago.[6] She addressed the convention of the Ohio State Music Teachers' Association in 1918.[7]

Publications

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  • "A Call for War Service" (1917)[8]
  • "The MacDowell League within the Federation" (1918)[9]
  • "Camp Recreation Work of the Chicago Music Clubs" (1918)[10]

Personal life

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Mitchell married Albert J. Ochsner, a prominent surgeon, in 1888. They had two children, Albert H. and Bertha,[11] who was later known as Berta Ochsner, a noted dancer and choreographer.[12] Her husband died in 1925,[13] and she died in 1932, at the age of 75, in Chicago.[13] "The spirit and the soul that was Marion Ochsner can not die!" wrote her colleague Narcissa H. Yager in a club publication. "Those of us who have known her intimately for many years know that her soul will go marching on; she will continue to lead all whom she has led."[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b Schryver, Grace Faye (1930). A History of the Illinois Training School for Nurses, 1880-1929 (PDF). Illinois Training School for Nurses. pp. 38, 45, 203. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-01-25. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  2. ^ Dalrymple, Dolly (1916-05-20). "'I Am Impressed with the Enthusiasm of Birmingham Musically,' Says Mrs. Albert J. Ochsner, National President". Birmingham Post-Herald. p. 6. Retrieved 2025-08-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "President of General Federation of Musical Clubs, Who Will Be in Davenport, Nov. 27-28". Quad-City Times. 1916-10-31. p. 7. Retrieved 2025-08-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Funeral Today for Widow of Dr. A. J. Ochsner". Chicago Tribune. 1932-01-05. p. 12. Retrieved 2025-08-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ebba Sundstrom Now Conductor of Women's Symphony Orchestra of Chicago" (PDF). The Triangle of Mu Phi Epsilon: 200. August 1929.
  6. ^ "Robert Gould, Navy Department Song Leader, Conducting a Sing at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station" The Musical Monitor (June 1918): 499.
  7. ^ Ochsner, Mrs. A. J. (July 1918). "Address Given at the Ohio State Music Teachers' Association, Cincinnati, June 25, 1918". The Musical Monitor: 531.
  8. ^ Ochsner, Mrs. A. J. (September 1917). "A Call for War Service". The Musical Monitor. 7 (1): 30.
  9. ^ Ochsner, Marion. "The MacDowell League within the Federation" The Musical Monitor (June 1918): 500.
  10. ^ Ochsner, Mrs. A. J. (1918). "Camp Recreation Work of the Chicago Music Clubs". The Musical Monitor: 446.
  11. ^ "Wedding". Chicago Tribune. 1928-09-28. p. 29. Retrieved 2025-08-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Berta Ochsner, Famed Dancer, U.W. Graduate, Dies in East". Wisconsin State Journal. 1942-09-11. p. 5. Retrieved 2025-08-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ a b "Mrs. Ochsner Dies in Chicago". Baraboo News Republic. 1932-01-04. p. 1. Retrieved 2025-08-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Yager, Narcissa H. (March–April 1932). "To the members of the National Federation of Music Clubs". Music Clubs Magazine. 11 (4): 14.
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