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314 problem. "Concerning Cats," an excellent animal book, went into its ninth thousand within two months of publication. "Concerning Polly," a tale of Vermont country life, presents in a pleasant way the problem of what may be clone for poor children of the great cities. "Literary Boston of To-day" is a well-written and interesting account of Boston authors, most of whom are among her friends and acquaintances. She has also collaborated with Frances Willard in "Occupations for Women," and with Mrs. Marie Robinson Wright in " Mexico, Past and Present," both handsomely illustrated books.

Miss Winslow does much writing in the way of special work for publishers, and is often called upon by other writers to give assistance in editing their books. For some years she was the sole proprietor and publisher of the Club IVomarij the official organ of the General Federation of Women^s Clubs in America. She is now (September, 1903) associate editor of the Club Woman Mmjazitie, published in New York City by the Club Woman Company, which is the official organ of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, the National Congress of Mothers, and the National Society of the United States Daughters of 1812. She is on the regular editorial staff of the DelineaUrr magazine, and a frequent contributor to the Critic and other leading periodicals.

Miss Winslow was treasurer of the New England Woman's Press Association for six years and president for two years, the term expiring by limitation. She was president of the Daughters of Vermont four years, and was the originator and first secretary of the Boston Authors'. Club, of which Mrs. Julia Ward Howe is the president. Miss Winslow was likewise regent and founder of a chapter in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and filled the office of State Regent of the D. A. R. in Massachusetts for two years. She has been a member of the New England Women's Club and a director in the Woman's Club House Corporation, and is honorary member of several Boston and New York clubs. She is also a member of the Ad- visory Board of America of the Lyceum, an international club for women, with headquarter? in London Miss Winslow is a Colonial Dame, being historian of the Vermont Society of the the Colonial Dames in America.

Miss Winslow has recently purchased a beautiful old colonial place in Shirley, "Winslow Farms," where she resides the greater part of the year, spending her winters only in Boston.

ARAH ELIZABETH TALBOT, the first president of the Maiden (Mass.) W. C. T. U., of which she is now honorary president for life, was born in Hallowoll, Me., May 1, 1829, the (laughter of Jonas Philip and Annie (Otis) Lee. Her paternal grandfather, Sanmel Lee (Harvard College, 1776), a native of Concord, Mass., was a descendant in the fifth generation of John Lee (or Leigh), who came from England and settled at Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony, in 1636. John Lee is said to have been one of the early patrons of Harvard College. His name is not given in the list of individual donors in Quincy's History of Harvard, but doubtless his contribution helped to make up the sum accredited to the town of Ipswich, of which he was a resident. Joseph^ Lee, son of John,* born in Ipswich in 1643, married Mary Woodis, daughter of Henry Woodis (or Woodhouse), of Concord, Mass., and resided in that town. Joseph,' son of Joseph^ and Mary, married Ruth Goodnow, and was father of Dr. Joseph,* who married Lucy Jones, and grandfather of their son Samuel,*^ above named.

Mrs. Talbot, whose maiden name was Sarah Elizabeth Lee, has kindly furnished for this volume the following biographical sketch, together with a brief notice of the temperance movement in which she has been an earnest and faithful worker.

Samuel Lee, the grandfather of Mrs. Talbot, after graduating at Harvard and studying law, went to the British province of New Brunswick, where he received many honors due a Christian gentleman and scholar, being appointed judge and becoming prominently active in formulating the laws for the new province. He married Sarah Perry, a beautiful and accomplished