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Rh Netherlands); mem. of the Hospital Ship Maine, London; Atlantic Unions, London; Peace Circle, Hague, Holland; Hungarian Tulip Soc, Hungary; N.Y. Peace Soc; Bellevue Hospital Mission; Stony Wold Sanatarium; Washington Sq. Auxiliary. Mem. of Nat. Committee for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of peace among English speaking peoples, 1915; U.S. delegate to Internat. Peace Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, 1912; and delegate to Hygienic Conference, London, 1912. Episcopalian.

CHENOWETH, Emma Leake, Woodbury, N.J.

Born Millville, N.J., Feb. 12, 1861; dau. Charles Garrison and Mary Page (Lore) Leake; ed. private schools and Millville (N.J.) High School; m. August 31, 1898, George Durbin Chenoweth. Interested in religious activities in connection with the Methodist Episcopal Church, literary clubs, Red Cross and Home Missionary Soc. Favors woman suffrage. Republican. Mem. D.A.R. Recreations: Traveling, tennis. Mem. Woodbury Reading and Fortnightly clubs; vice-pres. N.J. State Federation of Woman's Clubs.

CHERRY, Emma Richardson (Mrs. Dillin Brook Cherry), 608 Fargo St., Houston, Tex.

Painter; b. Aurora, Ill.; dau. Perkins and Frances (Mostow) Richardson; ed. public schools and sem. of Aurora, Art Students' League, N.Y.; Academie Julian, Paris; Atelier Merson; studied also in Rome and Venice; m. Oct. 27, 1897, Dillin Brook Cherry; one daughter: Dorothy Cherry. Won gold medal, Omaha (Neb.) Western Art Ass'n. Has exhibited in Paris Salon, Woman's Art Club, N.Y. Academy of Design, Chicago, St. Louis, etc. Organized Public School Art League of Houston, Tex. Favors woman suffrage and mem. Houston Political Union. Life mem. Art Students' League, N.Y.; associate mem. Soc. Western Artists; mem. Denver Artists' Club, Elizabeth Ney Memorial Art Soc, D.A.R. Recreations: Studying, painting, travel. Hon. mem. Ladies' Reading Club; mem. Settlement Ass'n.

CHERRYMAN, Myrtle Koon (Mrs. Esmond G. Cherryman), 440 Sheldon Av., Grand Rapids, Mich.

Public reader; b. Lisbon, Mich., Mar. 7, 1868; dau. Dr. Sherman J. and Mercy M. (Chubb) Koon, ed. high school at Lisbon, and Detroit Training School of Elocution and English Literature; m. Sept. 10, 1899, Esmond G. Cherryman; children: Edna Gladys (A.B., Smith '12) and Rexford Raymond Cherryman. Founded and directed Grand Rapids School of Elocution in 1886-90. Has given public readings throughout Mich, and neighboring States. Active in work among poor, under direction of Charity Organization Soc, and story-telling (semi-professional) at mothers' clubs, in connection with churches and schools; also many of Y.W.C.A. activities. Favors woman suffrage. Author: Songs of Sunshine (book of verse); Mother Goose Meddlings (a small volume of preachments and fables), Universalist. Mem. Grand Rapids Playground Ass'n, Grand Rapids Art Ass'n, Grand Rapids Drama League (board mem. or officer in all these), Y.W.C.A. (conducting elocution and literature classes). Recreations: Play-going, miscellaneous reading, specializing on Shakespeare, Dickens and literary criticism. Mem. Grand Rapids Soc. of Elocution (ex-pres.); served as society editor and musical critic of Grand Rapids Evening Press for twelve years, furnishing many original verses and sketches. Since Mar. 1, 1910, ass't pastor of All Souls (Universalist) Church, conducting many vesper services, much church, club and school work, lecture recitals, readings, story telling, etc.

CHESLEY, Mary Russell (Mrs. Samuel Chesley), Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

Born Dartmouth, N.S.; dau. Nathaniel and Agnes D. (Bissett) Russell, ed. in private school, grammar school and high school, Dartmouth, N.S.; m. May 14, 1874, Samuel A. Chesley; one daughter: Mary Albee. For 13 years cor. sec and 4 years pres. Nova Scotia W.C.T.U. 10 years sup't of its franchise dep't, also during the past three years sup't Peace and Arbitration Dep't of the Dominion of Canada W.C.T.U., as well as of the Novia Scotia W.C.T.U. For three consecutive years aided in circulating a petition that was presented to the Provincial Legislature and later (1907) was instrumental in having the first bill for equal suffrage presented. Methodist.

CHEW, Ada Knowlton, Radnor, Pa.

Born West Upton, Mass., Mar. 2, 1876; dau. Daniel W. and Anna (Frost) Knowlton; ed. Smith Coll., B.L. '97; m. June 3, 1908, Oswald Chew. On Women's Com. of Social Service Dep't of Univ. of Pa. Hospital, also Women's Com. of Philadelphia Orchestra. Especially interested in music; played piano at recitals and concerts before marriage. Much interested in suffrage; rec sec. Equal Suffrage Society of Philadelphia. Episcopalian. Recreations: Riding, tennis, golf. Clubs: Woman's University (N.Y. City), College (Boston), College (Philadelphia).

CHEW, Mary Cady (Mrs. Robert S. Chew), 1912 H St., Washington, D.C.

Born Brooklyn, N.Y.; dau. Judge Howard Cleveland and Mary D. (Heard) Cady; ed. N.Y. and Washington schools; valedictorian of graduate class at Archer Inst., Washington, D.C; m. Washington, April 28, 1886, Robert S. Chew; children: Robert S. Jr., U.S.N., Mary Heard (Mrs. Gardiner Hubbard Bell), John J., Richard S. Was active in starting Noel House Settlement in Washington (first vice-pres. of board of managers); has been pres., vice-pres. and sec. of Washington Home for Incurables; has been associated with many church and charitable organizations in Washington, D.C; was nat. sec. Woman's Welfare Dep't of Nat. Civic Federation; mem. Exec Com. Nat. Cathedral Foundation; mem. Exec Com. Washington Home for Incurables; associate mem. Girls' Friendly Soc of America. Episcopalian.

CHILD, Edith, 119 Waverly Place, N.Y. City.

Born N.Y. City; prepared for college by Dr. W. S. Child, Newport, R.I.; grad. Bryn Mawr Coll., '90. Teacher of Latin and mathematics in Miss Case's and Miss Hallowell's School, Philadelphia, 1891-98; associate principal Miss Case's and Miss Child's School, Philadelphia, 1904-07; principal Miss Child's College Preparatory Class for Girls, Philadelphia, 1904-07. Treas. Bryn Mawr Club of N.Y. City since 1909.

CHILD, Florence Chapman, McKeen Av., Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa.

Physician; b. Philadelphia, Jan. 3, 1883; dau. George Chapman and Suniah Honora (Gossler) Child; prepared by Agnes Irwin School, Philadelphia; A.B. Bryn Mawr Coll., '05; M.D. Johns Hopkins Univ., '09 (mem. Zeta Phi Med. fraternity). Interne Syracuse Hosp. for Women and Children, 1910; interne Babies Hosp., N.Y. City, 1911; clinical ass't in gynecology and pediatrics, Woman's Hosp., Philadelphia; ass't Kensington (Philadelphia) Dispensary for treatment of tuberculosis. Licensed by examination to practice medicine and surgery in States of N.Y., N.J., and Pa. Mem. Philadelphia County Med. Soc, Pa. State Med. Ass'n, Am. Med. Ass'n.

CHILD, Georgie Boynton (Mrs. Alfred Thurston Child), Stamford, Conn.

Household engineer; b. Woodbridge, N.J.; dau. Casimir Whitman and Eunice Adelia (Harriman) Boynton; ed. Woodbridge (N.J.) High School; Vassar Coll., A.B. (Phi Beta Kappa); m. Sewaren, N.J., 1904, Alfred Thurston Child; children: Alfred Thurston Child Jr., Eunice Adelia, Margaret Lyon Child. Business manager of the Perth Amboy Daily Republican for seven years; business manager the Housekeeping Experiment Station, Stamford, Conn.

CHILD, Katherine B., 102 Fenway, Boston, Mass.

Instructor in design; b. Boston, Mass.; dau. Linus M. and Helen A. (Barnes) Child; ed. Dana Hall School; grad. the School of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass., Mr. C Howard Walker, instructor; pupil of Lewis F. Day, London, and student at South Kensington School of Art, London, England. Instructor for one year in design at Wellesley Coll.; also instructor in Normal Art School, in Mass. School of Design and in School of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass. Pres.