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Mrs. Mary (Roby) Lacey, president of the National Association of Army Nurses, was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and was married to John H. Roby, when only fifteen. Shortly after his marriage he enlisted in the First New Jersey Infantry. He was wounded at the battle of Cold Harbor, and Mrs. Roby took care of him at the United States General Hospital in Philadelphia. The most of her services were rendered in this hospital. Her husband died of his wounds soon after the war, and she later married John E. Lacey. She is now a widow and lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Mrs. Catherine L. Taylor, senior vice-president of the National Association of Army Nurses, served as a volunteer nurse from 1862 to 1865. She was for about three years at the United States General Hospital, Davids' Island, New York Harbor. Her home was at Dobbs' Ferry, and with her own team she carried supplies for the sick and wounded, also cared for many families, as well as sending supplies to the soldiers at the front. Mrs. Taylor's home is in New York City.

Mrs. Hannah Judkins Starbird, junior vice-president of the National Association of Army Nurses, enlisted as a nurse August, 1864. She was then Miss Judkins. She was at Carver Hospital, Washington, D. C., and at St. John's