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48 Univ. of Pennsylvania; children: Philip Werner Amram, b. Mar. 14, 1900; David Werner Amram, Jr., b. April 24, 1901; Elinor Beulah Amram, b. June 15, 1906. Sec. Board of Managers of the Hebrew Sunday School Soc. of Philadelphia, a society that educates about 4,000 poor children annually. Has written and spoken on matters relating to Jewish history, literature and education; chief literary interest is in modern Italian literature, especially Italian poetry. Published essays; Ways of Pleasantness, 1910; Darkeners of Counsel, 1910; Life Beyond Life, 1911. Mem. of many charitable associations, Nat. Geog. Soc., Pa. Woman's Suffrage Ass'n. Recreation: Enthusiastic gardener.

ANDERSON, Ada Woodruff (Mrs. Oliver Phelps Anderson), 111 Cherry St., Seattle, Wash.

Author; b. San Francisco, Cal.; dau. Capt. Samuel C. and Martha R. (Crosby) Woodruff; ed. public and private schools, Olympia, Wash., and San Francisco; m. Seattle, Wash., Jan. 4, 1882, Oliver Phelps Anderson; children: Alice W., b. Dec. 15, 1882; Maurice P., b. June 9, 1888; Dorothy L., b. May 20, 1893 (died Mar. 5, 1912). Author (novels): The Heart of the Red Firs 1908; The Strain of White, 1909; also short stories in Harper's and Century magazines. Episcopalian.

ANDERSON, Alexandra Koesis (Mrs. J. T. Anderson), Alta Vista, Bethesda, Md.

Born Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 18, 1864; dau. Prof. Alexander and Mahala (Calcore) Koesis; ed. Ward's Sem., Nashville; m. Dec. 26, 1882, John Townsend Anderson; children: Alexander Koesis, Clara Townsend, Edwin Fee, Juanlta, Mary Claiborn. Interested in philanthropic and religious activities in Washington City, also educational movements. Against woman suffrage. Has written poems and travel sketches. Episcopalian. Mem. Daughters of the King, St. Alban's Chapter, Washington, D.C.; Daughters of the Confederacy, Albert Sidney Johnson Chapter. Recreations: Literature, music, bridge. Husband was for many years British vice consul to Guatemala.

ANDERSON, Belle Bingley, the Misses Masters' School, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.

Teacher; b. Maysville, Ky.; grad. Vassar Coll., A.B. '96; Pd.M., N.Y. Univ., '01. Teacher Lyndon Hall, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 1896-98; the Misses Masters' School, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., 1S98-1900, and again since 1901.

ANDERSON, Carlotta Adele (Mrs. J. Scott Anderson), Swarthmore, Pa.

Writer, teacher of the deaf, Montessori teacher, directress Torresdale Home; b. N.Y. City, 1876; dau. Newell Willard and Emma C. (Jones) Bloss; ed. abroad and grad. Claverack Coll., '93; post-grad., '94; student Teachers Coll., N.Y. City; Swarthmore (Pa.) Coll.; student of Montessori method under Signora Galli-Saccenti, Rome, Italy, 1912,. Trained and taught in Wright-Humason School (for deaf), N.Y. City, 1894-97; m. N.Y. City, June 2, 1897, J. Scott Anderson; children: Roy, b. Sept. 12, 1898; Dorothy, b. Feb. 17, 1902. U.S. Government delegate to Third Internat. Congress on Home Education, Brussels, Aug., 1910; also delegate appointed by Gov. Stuart to represent Commonwealth of Pa., Am. Acad. of Political and Social Science, and Am. Ass'n to Promote Teaching of Speech to the Deaf, etc.; carried official invitation to that congress to hold next meeting in Philadelphia, which was accepted for Sept 29 and 30. and Oct. 1 and 2, 1914. Gen. sec. Fourth Internat. Congress on Home Education; directress of Torresdale House, an Episcopal primary school and Montessori kindergarten; has given addresses at various social meetings, such as Baby Saving Show, Philadelphia Home and School League, etc. Chairman Educational Com., Swarthmore (Pa.) Woman's Club, 1910-13. Favors woman suffrage. Pres. Swarthmore Woman's Suffrage League three years, ending 1912. Editor dep't Hints to Mothers of Deaf Children, Volta Review, 1910-12. Author: A Practical Method of Developing the Hearing; The Training of Teachers of the Deaf; Home Training of the Young Deaf Child; The Montessori Method in the Home (not yet printed). Mem. Am. Acad. of Political and Social Science, Political Science Acad., Philadelphia Home School League, Public Education Ass'n. Mem. New Century Club, Civic Club Philadelphia). Hon. mem. Internat. Com. of Congresses on Home Education; hon. mem. Pure Oral Ass'n of London, England.

ANDERSON, Mrs. E. Ruth, 4326 Drew Av., S. Minneapolis, Minn.

Violinist; b. Creseo, Ia., 1879; dau. Andrew Edward and Lavina (Nichols) Anderson; ed. two years at Univ. of North Dak.; four years violin study in Brussels, Belgium; m. C. D. Reohr, 1891 (divorced 1898). Successful debut in Brussels, Belgium; headed first concert company to go to Panama under guarantee of U.S. Government; concertized in Bermuda, Trinidad and Barbadoes, British West Indies, Georgetown and Paramaribo in South America and every city in the U.S. and Canada. Recreations: Shooting, tramping in summer and snow-shoeing in winter. Active mem. Thursday Musical, and editor Clarion (16-page magazine), official organ of the Thursday Musical.

ANDERSON, Eleanor Endora, Apartment 4, Denney Place, Everett, Wash.

Teacher; b. Chandler's Valley, Pa., May 23, 1877; dau. Charles A. and Adolpha E. (Turner) Anderson; grad. high school, Cannon Falls, Minn.; Normal School, Winona, Minn. Four and a half years of teaching in Primary Dep't of Little Falls (Minn.) public schools; also ten years in Everett (Wash.) public schools in first grade primary. Five years director of choir in First Congregational Church of Everett, Wash., 1907-12; two years pres. Ladies' Musical Club of Everett, Wash., 1908-10. Favors woman suffrage. Congregationalist. Progressive. Mem. Euterpean Soc., Young Women's Club of Congregational Church.

ANDERSON, Elizabeth Preston (Mrs. James Anderson), Valley City, N.D.

W.C.T.U. worker; b. Decatur, Ind., Apr. 27, 1861; dau. Rev. Elam S. Preston (pioneer minister of M.E. Church in North Indiana Conference) and Marie (Shepley) Preston; ed. Fort Wayne (Ind.) Coll., De Pauw Univ. and Univ. of Minn, (mem. Kappa Alpha Theta); m. Town City, N. Dak., Dec. 11, 1901, Rev. James Anderson (M.E. clergyman of North Dakota Conference). Taught in public schools of Indiana and North Dakota 8 years, engaged in W.C.T.U. work since 1889, has been pres. North Dakota W.C.T.U. 18 years, rec. sec. Nat. W.C.T.U. 6 years and still holds both offices. In recognition of services rendered in legislative work, life size oil portrait was presented by North Dakota W.C.T.U. to the State of North Dakota and hung, by order of Gov. John Burke, in the State Capitol at Bismarck. Mem. M.E. Church and its Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary societies. Works for woman suffrage through the suffrage departments of the State and Nat. W.C.T.U.

ANDERSON, Florence Stewart (Mrs. Charles Augustus Anderson), East Orange, N.J.

Born Cincinnati, O.; dau. Benjamin B. and Florence (Bishop) Stewart; ed. Packer Collegiate Inst., Brooklyn, N.Y.; Smith Coll., B.L. '96; m. N.Y. City, Apr. 19, 1900, Charles Augustus Anderson; children: Charles Stewart (died), Alan Stewart, Carolyn (died), Margaret. Favors woman suffrage. Mem. Presbyterian Church. Mem. Smith Coll. Alumnae Ass'n, Oriental Soc. of Smith Coll.

ANDERSON, Grace Lee (Mrs. W. G. Anderson), 1151 Chapel St., New Haven, Conn.

Born Memphis, Tenn.; dau. Charles J. and Ella M. (Coe) Phillips; ed. high school, Cleveland, O., and State Female Coll., Memphis; m. Pittsburgh, 1882, Prof. William Gilbert Anderson, now director Yale Univ. Gymnasium; one son: William Lawrence. Lecturer Brooklyn Normal School of Physical Education, Anderson Normal School of Gymnastics, New Haven. Co-writer with husband of Physical Training for Women (Nat. W.C.T.U., Physical Culture Dep't), Light Gymnastics, Methods of Teaching Gymnastics. Against woman suffrage. Congregationalist. Mem. United Daughters of the Confederacy.