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Rh musical comedy entitled "The Dove's Supper," which was first given at the Bijou Theatre in 1896. This was afterward enlarged and changed to "A Social Escapade," and given at the Tremont Theatre. Some of her most attractive songs have been widely sung by some of the best known comic opera stars before the public. "The Potentate," a comic opera of which she wrote the libretto, lyrics, and music, was chosen by the Algonquin Club of Brockton out of fifty submitted to them for production in February, 1903. The piece was given a large and costly production, and received much enthusiastic commendation. The num- ber of comic opera writers has long been so small that for a number of years all the comic operas produced have been the work of a very few men. Thus enterprising managers hail with delight the advent of this young authoress and composer. Her work is attracting the at- tention of some of the most prominent mana- gers in the country.

Mr. and Mrs. Hawley reside in Winchester. Mr. Hawley is a choir director of Boston, and himself a fine singer. For a number of years previous to her marriage, which took place in April, 1897, Mrs. Hawley played 'cello in the "Fadettes" (women's orchestra), and she is still a valued member of that organization, though her many duties deter her from often playing with them. She possesses a rich so- prano voice, and is an advanced pupil of Mme. Gertrude Franklin Salisbury. She has done much church and concert singing, and her voice has both flexibility and compass. She is, without doubt, the only woman before the public who is both a librettist and a musical composer. With her ambition, talent, and in- dustry, a brilliant future seems to be assured her.

CLARA EMERETTE GARY, M.D., was born in Middlesex, Vt., a daughter of Ephraim and Sarah A. (Robinson) Gary. When she was six years old, her parents removed from Middlesex to Mont- pelier, Vt., eight miles distant, where she spent her childhood days. At an early age she gave evidence of her mental bent, prophetic of her future career, manifesting a great interest in medical and surgical subjects, experimenting on the broken legs of fowls, and improving every opportunity of gaining a knowledge of the heal- ing processes of nature. She was educated in the public schools of Montpelier, including the high school, and at the Montpelier Seminary. In accordance with the desire of her parents, she then engaged in teaching, but after a while, having become dissatisfied with her acquire- ments, she entered the School of Cognate Lan- guages at Morgan Park, near Chicago, 111., where she studied under the direction of Profes- sor W. R. Harper, now the President of Chicago University.

About this time occurred the death of her father and eldest brother, William H. Gary, and under the severe mental strain occasioned by the double bereavement her health gave way, and she was prostrated by a severe illness. Naturally of a frail physique, she was left in an impaired condition, which finally resulted in lameness, compelling her to use a crutch. Ac- tive and sensitive in her temperament, she was led through this cause to desire to occupy her mind and time with some clearly defined work pertaining to the good of others. Fearing op- position on account of her health, she secretly con- sulted with her brother, Frank E. H. Gary, Esq., and at his request entered in 1882 the Boston University School of Medicine, from which she was graduated in 1885. In 1884 she received an appointment as house surgeon in the Massa- chusetts Homoeopathic Hospital, being the first woman who had that honor; and she was acting in this capacity at the time of her graduation. In the meanwhile her health and strength im- proved under the skilful care and guidance of Dr. Conrad Wesselhoeft and Dr. J. Heber Smith.

In September, 1885, she opened her first office at 767 Tremont Street, Boston. Here the early struggles of her practice commenced. She kept in touch with college and dispen- sary work, holding the positions of pharmacist to the dispensary and physician to one of the children's clinics. Becoming very much inter- ested in electricity as applied to medicine, she entered the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology for study of the science, in order to lay