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��HARRISON, Mary Lord (Mrs. Benjamin Harri- son), 1214 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis, Ind. Born Honesdale, Pa.; dau. Russell F. and Elizabeth (Scott) Lord; ed. Mrs. Moffatt's School, Princeton, N.J. ; Elmira Coll., N.Y. ; m. Scran- ton, Pa., Oct. 22, 1881, Walter B. Dlmmick (died 1882); m. (2d) April 6, 1896, Benjamin Harrison (twenty-third President of the United States); one daughter: Elizabeth Harrison, b. 1897.

HARRISON, Mary Mlddlefon (Mrs. Nathaniel Brodnax Harrison), 1902 Barnard St., Sa- vannah, Ga.

Born Charleston, S.C., Feb. 17, 1860; dau. William James and Mary Helen (McDonald) Mid- dleton; ed. the Frances Scott School for Girls, Charleston, S.C; m. Savannah, Ga., Dec. 24, 1888, Nathaniel Brodnax Harrison; children: Dorothy, b. June 9, 1891; Edgar Battle, b. Jan. 26, 1894. One term (two years) pres. for Georgia Woman's National Rivers and Harbors Congress; State ofllcer Ga. Division United Daughters Con- (tederacy; one term (two years) pres. Savannah Chapter United Daughters Confederacy; four years officer Savannah Chapter D.A.R. ; treas. BartoTV Memorial Educational Fund for the Rahm Gap Industrial School. Interested in the educa- tional uplift of the white children of the moun- tains of Georgia. Favors woman suffrage. Chris- tian Scientist. Recreations: Farming, gardening.

HARRISON, Pearl Adele Landers (Mrs.

Timothy Harrison), 217 S. Lindsay St.,

Kokomo, Ind.

Born Indianapolis, Ind., Fel). 3, 1874; dau. Franklin and Martha Eliz. (Turner) Landers; grad. May Wright Sewall's Classical School for Girls, Indianapolis, '93; student at Bryn Mawr Coll., 1893-95; B.L. from Earlham Coll., 1900; m. Indianapolis, Nov. 18, 1896, Timothy Harri- son. Was for seven years State sec. of Chil- dren's Work for the Woman's Board of Foreign Missions of Congregational Church; has been for two years State pres. Woman's Home Missionary Union of Congregational Church; 10 years pri- mary sup't and teacher of Kokomo Congrega- tional Sunday-school; was six years leader of the Junior Christian Endeavor of (Congregational Church. Favors woman sulTrage. Mem. Sym- posium Literary Club and Matinee Musical Club of Kokomo; two years pres. of Kokomo Chau- tauciua Students' League; mem. D.A.R. Has been interested in the teaching of the mission text-books and has planned for this work in summer of 1913 at Ohautauquas on interde- nominational lines.

HARRISON, Persia Jones (Mrs. James Harri- son), 147 Cornelia Av., Kirkwood P.O., Mo. Born Madison, Wis., Oct. 25, 1875; dau. Eugene A. and Mary A. (Brooks) Jones; ed. Mary Inst., 1893; Washington Univ., A.B. '97; m. St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 26, 1903, James Harrison. Mem. Alum- nae Ass'n of Mary Inst, and Washington Univ. Favors woman suffrage; opposed to militant methods. Roman Catholic. Mem. D.A.R., Con- sumers' League. Recreations: Gardening, golf. Mem. Wednesday Club.

HARRISON, Susie Frances (Mrs. John W. F. Harrison), 21 Dunbar Road, Rosedale, To- ronto, Ont., Can.

Writer; b. Toronto, Ont.; dau. John Byron Riley; ed. in Toronto and Montreal, Can.; m. 1879, John W. F. Harrison, organist and choir- master. Writer for the press from age _of 16, chiefly under pen-names of "Gilbert King" and "Seranus," of reviews, essays and short stories; contributor to leading Canadian, English and American magazines. Has made a special study of the folk songs of the French Canadian habi- tants, lecturing upon that theme and many liters ary topics. Author: Crowded Out (short stories), 1S88; The Canadian Birthday Book, 1889; Pine, Rose and Fleur-de-LIs, 1889; Down the River, 1891; The Forest of Bourg-Marie (novel), 1900; also has written and composed the words and music of several songs published in Canada and Europe and an entire opera. Mem. Women's Art Ass'n, Art Study Club of Toronto, Canadian Soc. of Authors.

��HARROLP, Helen Shaw (Mrs. Charles Cotton Harrold), 550 Orange St., Macon, Ga. Born Baltimore, Md., Oct. 2, 1878; dau. Will- iam Checkley and Leonice Moulton (Stewart) Shaw; ed. Goucher Coll., A.B. 1900 (mem. Delta Gamma); m. Macon, Ga., Oot. 23, 1906, Dr. Charles Cotton Harrold; one daughter: Helen Shaw. Episcopalian. Favors woman suffrage. HARRON, Julia Augusta Scofield (Mrs. Hal S. Harron), Penn Tan, N.Y. Librarian, bibliographer; b. Washington, D.C.; grad. Vassar Coll., A.B. '97; N.Y. State Ubrary School, B.L.S. '07; m. Mar. 28, 1898, Hal S. Harron. As^'t N.Y. State Library, 1904-09; ass't to editor Am. Library Ass'n Booklist, Madison, Wis. Writer of articles and annotated reading lists for New York libraries and the A.L.A. Booklist. Mem. Am. Library Ass'n. HARSCH, Leila Katlierine Close (Mrs. Paul Arthur Harsch), 14 Lincoln Apartments, To- ledo, Ohio.

Born Bellevue, Ohio, Oct. 25, 1875; dau. Joseph W. and Gertrude (Hannum) Close; ed. Bellevue High School, Howard Sem., West Bridgewater, Mass.; Wellesley Coll., B.A. '98; m. Bellevue, Ohio, Oct. 28, 1903, Paul Arthur Harsch; chil- dren: Joseph Close Harsch, Paul Arthur Harsch Jr. Favors woman suffrage. Christian Scientist. HART, Bertha Piatt (Mrs. Jay Hiscox Hart), 50 Buckingham St., Waterbury, Conn.; sum- mer, Madison, Conn.

Born Waterbury, Conn., May, 1851; dau. Clark Murray and Amelia (Lewis) Piatt; grad. Emma Willard School, Troy. N.Y., '70; m. Waterbury, May 20, 1873, Jay Hiscox Hart; children: Amy, Bertha, Lewis, Alfred, Ruth, Dorothy, Howard. Mem. Women's Benevolent Soc. of Congrega- tional Church, Boys' Club, Waterbury Inst., Anti-Tuberculosis League, Children's Aid Soc, Berea College, Visiting Nurse Ass'n. Congre- gationalist. Mem. Emma Willard Ass"n, D.A.R., Waterbury Historical Soc., Waterbury Industrial School, Waterbury Hospital Aid Soc, Waterbury Indian Ass'n. Recreation: Gardening. Mem. Waterbury Women's Club, Tuesday Club, York Club (N.Y. City). HART, Estelle May, New Britain, Conn.

Formerly teacher; b. New Britain, Ck)nn., July 8, 1865; dau. Philo Woodruff and Sarah (Avery) Hart; ed. New Britain High School; State Nor- mal School, New Britain, Conn. Critic teacher in State Normal School, New Britain, 1895-99; supervisor in training school. South Manchester, Conn., 1902-06. Interested in the study of birds, in the collection of antiques and study of Eng- lish literature. Author of text-book for the fourth grade in the Reading Around the World Series. Contributor of articles on birds to the Atlantic Monthly, the Outlook and local papers, and short essays on a variety of subjects to many magazines, the Atlantic, Scribner's, the Outlook, Woman's Home Companion, etc. Ck>ngregationalist.

HART, Laura B. Norrls (Mrs. Edward Hart), St. Anthony Hotel, San Antonio, Tex. Insurance manager; b. Placervllle, Cal., Dec. 29, 1855; dau. Ro'bert and Ann (Ray) Norrls; ed. public schools and State Normal of Cal. (teachers' life diploma and normal diploma); m. Cal., Sept. 15, 1879, Edward Hart; children: Evelyn, Adelyn, Maud, Mary, Thomas P., Teddy (deceased). Served as grand matron of Eastern Star of Texas, 1891-92; as grand sec, 1893-1901; was elected most worthy grand of the General Grand Chapter of Eastern Star, 1901-04; now supreme lady-at-arms Ladies of the Maccabees and State manager for Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico. Favors woman suffrage. State chair- man Ladles of the Maccabees of Texas; active mem. of San Antcnio Equal Franchise Ass'n. Presbyterian. Progressive in politics. Mem. Ladies of Maccabees, Eastern Star, Pythean Sisters, Texas Folk-Lore Soc. and Texas State Soc. of Soc. Hygiene. Recreation: Walking. HART, Louisa Helena, Vellore, North Arcot, Madras Presidency, India,

Medical missionary; b. Shelburne, Nova Scotia, June 6, 1870; dau. Rev. T. D. Hart (of United Empire Loyalist stock) and Charlotte Jane (Dixon)

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