Anna Horton was the wife of T. C. Horton, and she, along with him, was thoroughly involved in ministry along with the Institute. She started the Lyceum Club, and became known as "Mother Horton" to the girls there. She began the club because she thought that young women needed a "motherly oversight" that could not be supplied by the churches.The King's Business, Vol. 2.6, June 1911, pg 116-117, [ The intense group called The Bible Women] that were formed from certain members of the Lyceum were also guided by Mother Horton.The King's Business, Vol. 1.10, November 1910, pg 187, http://www2.biola.edu/kingsbusiness/view/1/11/21

She died early in 1921, for the February issue of The King's Business records a special service held to honor her memory. It seems that Miss Myrtle Scott took over the teaching of the Lyceum Club as she is listed as the "teacher" in this same report. 400 girls attended this special service and many of them gave testimony to the great influence of Mother Horton in their lives. Mrs. Lyman Stewart gave a sketch of her life centering mainly on her "life of devotion to God." The report closes, "These consecrated lives will be a lasting,-yea, an eternal memorial,-and because of her large share in the molding of them we can say of Mother Horton, as it was said of one of old, that she 'being dead, yet speaketh,' 'Prescious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.'"The King's Business, Vol. 12.2, February 1921, pg 131

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