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Name	Mary Masson
Alternative Names	Mary Struthers
Born	11 July, 1862 Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland
Died	25 September, 1945 (aged 83) Armadale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Masson, David Orme (husband) Bassett, Flora Marjorie (daughter) Masson, James Irvine Orme (son) Bassett, Walter Eric (son-in-law)
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1918)
Clubs *	Alexandra Club (Melbourne) (member) Lyceum Club (Melbourne) (member) Victoria League Club (Melbourne) (member)
Key Organisations *	New Settlers' League of Victoria (foundation member) Red Cross Society (Melbourne) (member) Victoria League (Vic) (foundation member, 1908) Australian Comforts Fund (member, 1915-1918) Country Women's Association (Vic) (foundation member, 1928)

* Dates are approximate