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Vernon, the home of Washington, and tiurhig the civil war was an officer of the sanitary com- mission. Slie removed to San Jose, Cal., in 1876, wliere she became president of the California branch of the National Woman's Indian associa- tion and of the Pacific Coast Woman's press asso- ciation. In 1886. on the death of her husband, she removed to San Francisco and became a prominent state officer of the Woman's Christian temperance union, lecturing upon scientific tem- perance in every public school in the state. Her published works include; Sunny Hour Library (4 vols., 1865-69); Cliiucapin Charlie (1866); On the Wing (1867); Tom Harding and hin Friends (1869); Sobert Brent's Three Chi-istmas Days (1870); Have You Thought About It? a treatise on Opium and Alcohol published in Shanghai, China (1886); A Colonial Boy (1893); The Bright Side of Chinese Life (1899). In 1896 she became editor of The Pacific Ensign, the official organ of the California W.C.T.U.

EYTINQE, Rose, actress, was born in Phila- delphia, Pa., Nov. 21, 1838; daughter of David and Rebecca Eytinge. She made her dfibut in Brotiklyn. N.Y., as an amateur, in 1852, and was a member of Hough's dramatic company, 1852- 53. She appeared at the Green Street theatre, Albany, N.Y., 1853-54; made her first appearance in New York city at Laura Keene's in 1862 and played with Edwin Booth dming a portion of his Winter Garden engagement the same year. In 1868 she was leading lady of Wallack's theatre, her most successful parts being Nancy Sykes, Lady Gay Spanlier, Beatrice and Juliana. She afterward made a starring tour of the United States, playing Rose Michel, achieving her great- est success in Shakesperian heroines, — Cleopatra, Hermione and Lady Macbeth. Subsequently she appeared at the Union Square theatre in the title role of " Felicia." In 1880 she made a tour of Great Britain and in 1884 made another tour of the United States, appearing in legitimate drama. During her first engagement in Albany, N.\'., she was married to David Barnes, from whom she was divorced; and she later married George H. Butler. U.S. consul-general to Egypt. She was afterward married to Cyril Searle, an English actor, who became her leading support while travelling. She is the author of: It Hap- pened. This ir«)y, a novel; Golden Chains, a play; and dramatizations of Colomhe's Birthday, Dom- bey and Son, Tale of Two Cities. Oliver Twist, David Copperfeld and other works.

EZEKIEL, Moses Jacob, sculptor, was born in Richmond, Va., Oct. 28. 1844; son of Jacob and Catherine (De Castro) Ezekiel; and grandson of Ezekiel Jacob and Rebecca (Israeli Ezekiel. and of Jacol) and Hannah (Pepjier) De Castro. He was graduated frmn the Virginia militarv

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institute. Lexington, in 1866. having served in the Confederate army during the last year of the civil war. He studied art in Richmond, Va., 1866-68; in Cincinnati. Ohio. 1869-70; in Berlin, Germany. 1870-74; and in Rome. Italy, from 1874, subse- quently mak- ing repeated visits to Amer- ica. In 1873 he gained the prize of Rome at the Royal art acad- emy.Berlin. He was made a member of and received gold and silver med- als from the Royal art asso- ciatiouof Parel- mo; the Acad- emy of Raphael at Urbino; the "^"' ~ Art association '^'"

of Richmond, Va.; the International society of art in Rome; and the Society of artists in Berlin. His works were exhibited in the salons of Paris. Rome, Berlin, the National academy of design, New Y'ork, and various expositions. In 1887 the CavaUer's cross of merit for art and science was conferred upon him. The principal works in marble and bronze are; Schiller and Goethe. Villa Collin, Berlin (1870); colossal bust of Washington, Cincinnati Art Museum (1871); colossal marble group of Beligions Liberty in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia (1874-76); marble relievos Welcovie and Fareirell. Prof. Leo's Villa, Berlin ( 1873); marble bust IVie Martyr, Peabody Institute, Baltimore (1874); bronze bust of Fedor Eneke (1875); bronze bust of General Hotchkiss in Museum of Navy Y'ard, Washington. D.C.; Neptune fountain for Nettuno, Italy, (1884); marble bust Beethoven (1884): mai'ble bust Portia (1884); -m&rhX&hwstoi Cardinal Halieiilohe for the Grand Duke of Saxe-Meiiiingen (1888); marble statues: Phidias, Raphael, Durer, Michael Angelo, Titian, Murillo, DaVinci, Canova. Rem- brandt, Rubens, Crawford, for the Corcoran art gallery, Wasliington, D.C. (1880-82); marble bust Thomas Jefferson, Senate Cliamber, Wash- ington, D.C.; tomb and bust of the Hon. Fred- erick Hassaurek, Spring Grove cemetery, Cincinnati; Mural Memorial and bust of Lord Sherbrooke for Westminster Abbey, London, England; bronze statue of Cohnnbas in CoUinibus Memorial building, Chicago, 111., besides many marble and bronze portrait statues, busts and relievos.