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Virginia Cooke Smallman

Virginia Cooke Smallman was born in the Pullman neighborhood of Chicago in 1906. She became a probationary member of the Methodist Church at Pullman's Greenstone Church at the age of 10 and a full member at age 15. She was an active member of the Epworth League and directed the choir at 16.

Virginia was extremely active in the Methodist Camping program. From age 14 to 21 she was a student coulselor. At 21 she became full counselor then head counselor, part of the teaching faculty and finally on the board of control. She served the camping program till 1956. During this time she married George Smallman who was also a counselor at Conference Point.

Virginia began her religious in earnist at The University of Boston