BOGUE, Zelma - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Zelma Bogue was a leader of the Glendale California community for many years, being the first female council member (serving a dozen years) and served as the first female city mayor from 1957-59.  She was also active in the Red Cross, USO, Community Chest, Salvation Army, March of Dimes, Campfire Girls, Philharmonic Artists, Glendale Business and Professional Women and much more.  Many awards were presented to this fine lady, including one from the US Treasurery Department and the California State Assembly (housing for servicemen and war workers during WWII).  Alpha “Zelma” Hayden was born 11 December 1881 in Veedersburg, Indiana (to William Taylor and Mariah James Hayden I believe) and married J. Livingston Bogue (10 Dec 1899 in Grant County, Indiana)– they had two daughters, Neva and Olivetta (wikiwand). They actually went to California on a visit in the 1920s and loved it.  They decided to stay, he setting up his barber shop where he did well.  She was a widow for many years (he dying in 1934) and passed at the age of 94 on July 12, 1975 at Glendale Adventist Hospital.  For some time, she had a boarding house in her home at 229 Belmont Street in Glendale and actually began her career as a designer, builder and house seller, following in her father’s steps as a building contractor.  She became known this way to many and was encouraged to run for office as she was honest, energetic, well-dressed and smart.  Semi-famous for her many hats (broad-brimmed, often with feathers, flowers or ribbons) she would donate them at the end of each season to various women’s organizations who would auction them off for charity. On the news-press Glendale internet page in an article by Katherine Yamada, Zelma was noted as “a sweet lady; no one ever got mad at Zelma Bogue!”