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Rh News, 1913. Author: Midsummer in Whittier's Country; The Story of Coal and Iron in Alabama. Mem. Nat. Child Labor Com., Am. Ass'n for Labor Legislation, Birmingham Country Club, Boston Authors' Club.

ARMES, Marie Theodosia (Mrs. George Augustus Armes), 2649 Woodley Road, Washington, D.C.

Born St. Michaels, Md., Sept. 15, 1864; dau. Richard Henry Lee and Mathilda (Houghton) Atkinson; ed.: Bucknell Sem., Lewisburg, Pa.; School of Design for Women, Philadelphia; Acad, of Fine Arts, Philadelphia; N.Y. Univ. art course; m. Philadelphia, Dec. 24, 1910, George Augustus Armes, major U.S.A. (retired). Taught classes in art in N.Y. City and Philadelphia until marriage. Mem. Woman's National Federal Equality Ass'n. Baptist. President and founder D.C. Division of Southern League of Woman's Nat. Wilson and Marshall Organization (organized and in less than four months, had a membership of 200 members). Recreations: Music, playing the harp, embroidering. Cor. sec. Harmony Club of Washington, D.C.

ARMFIELD, Lucille (Mrs. F. Armfield), Monroe, N.C.

Born High Point, N.C, June 6, 1873; dau. Wyatt Jackson and Jennie (Britt) Armfield; ed. Salem (N.C.) Coll., A.B.; Guilford (N.C.) Coll., B.S.; graduate student Bryn Mawr Coll., Pa.; m. High Point, N.C, Oct. 25, 1905, Frank Armfield, lawyer; children: Blanche Britt, b. 1906; Frank, b. 1909; John Wyatt, b. 1911. Author: Songs from the Carolina Hills, 1902. Presbyterian. Pres. Civic League. Recreations: Whist, travel. Mem. Sorosis Club. Against woman suffrage.

ARMSTRONG, Agnes Maria, 32 Paradise Road, Northampton, Mass.

Librarian; b. Sunderland, Mass.; dau. J. Mason and Helen (Leach) Armstrong; grad. Smith Coll. A.B. 1900, Albany Normal Coll. Pd.B. '02. Ass't librarian Forbes Library, Northampton, Mass., 1903-05; John Crerar Library, Chicago, 1905-06; ass't librarian Rochester Theological Sem., 1906-07; Krauth Library, Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, 1907-09; Smith Coll. Library, 1909—. Congregationalist. Mem. Am. Library Ass'n. Recreation: European travel.

ARMSTRONG, Clairette Papin, Hillbourne Farms, Katonah, N.Y.

Born Memphis, Tenn., Apr. 15, 1886; dau. Dr. S. T. and Alice (Cobin) Armstrong; ed. Barnard Coll. D.A. '08, Columbia Univ. M.A. '09 (mem. Kappa Kappa Gamma). Interested in social betterment; mem. of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Bellevue Tuberculosis Clinic, Woman's Trade Union League, Collegiate Equal Suffrage Ass'n, Barnard Club. Recreations: Music (piano specially), athletics, tennis, squash, skating and riding. Episcopalian. Favors woman suffrage.

ARMSTRONG, Deila M. (Mrs. Charles H. Armstrong), The Rosslyn, Minneapolis, Minn.

Writer; b. Owatonna, Minn.: ed. public schools; Miss Farmer's School for Girls, and Minneapolis School of Music, Oratory and Dramatic Art; m. Charles H. Armstrong; children: Frank H., Ray G. Interested in research work. Editor Market Basket (club woman's magazine), Minneapolis. Mem. Writers' League, Minneapolis Soc. of Fine Arts; pres. Minn. Branch Nat. Art Soc.

ARMSTRONG, Eliza Dickson, 525 Shady Av., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Born Pittsburgh, Pa., Mar. 10, 1845; dau. Charles H. and Jane (Dickson) Armstrong; ed. Pittsburgh High School, classical course and higher mathematics. Mem. Club Welfare Com. of Twentieth Century Club; active worker in Consumers' League. Against woman suffrage; registrar of Pittsburgh Ass'n Opposed to Woman Suffrage. Episcopalian. Charter mem. and hon. pres. Consumers' League of Western Pennsylvania.

ARMSTRONG, Frances Louisa, 1628 Sixth Av., Fort Worth, Tex.

Born Columbus, Ga., Oct. 8, 1842; dau. Archibald Armstrong, M.D., and Louisa F. (Prosser) Armstrong: ed. country schools in Union Parish, La.; Minden (La.) Female Coll., Chautauqua Literary Scientific Circle; studied shorthand in Oswego, N.Y. Interested In W.C.T.U. work, missionary work (home and foreign), Anti-Tuberculosis Ass'n work, journalist work. Interested in Sunday-school work. Favors woman suffrage. Author: The Children of the Bible (Sunday-school book); To the Noon Rest (compilation of Mr. Stoddard's works), also stories for magazines and newspapers, and regular columns for 16 years of W.C.T.U. items; sometimes writer for Am. Women's League. Mem. Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Associate press sup't of Texas W.C.T.U. Prohibition Democrat. Mem. Tex. Woman's Press Ass'n, Anti-Tuberculosls Ass'n, missionary societies. Recreations: Reading, fancy work, picture shows; was mem. Chautauqua Circle nine years (graduated in class of '84).

ARMSTRONG, Gertrude Virginia Ludden (Mrs. C. D. Armstrong), 300 Lexington Av., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Born Oldtown, Me.; dau. Levi and Sara W. (Dudley) Ludden; ed. Mt. Holyoke Coll.; m. Nov. 19, 1885, Charles Dickey Armstrong; children: Charles Dudley, Dwight Ludden, Mary Martha. Director of Y.W.C.A., Pittsburgh; director in Pittsburgh Kindergarten Ass'n. Clubs: Woman's (Wilkinsburgh); Twentieth Century (Pittsburgh). Presbyterian.

ARMSTRONG, Grace Leonard (Mrs. John H, Armstrong), 5905 Hampton St., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Born Pittsburgh; dau. Hugh and Sarah Patterson (Canfield) Leonard; ed. Pittsburgh Central High School (Phi Kappa Pi); m. Pittsburgh, John Henry Armstrong; children: Grace Ethel, Robert Francis, Mary Margaret, Elsie Dorothy. Taught for eight years; wrote for The Critic, a Pittsburgh Sunday newspaper, for several years. Pres. Congress of Clubs of Western Pa. (76 clubs, 6,000 members); worthy matron of Martha Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star of Pa.; mem. Moral Efficiency Commission of 12 representative women and men of Pittsburgh appointed by the Mayor and is its first vice-pres.; mem. State Art Com., appointed by State Federation president. Mem. Ass'n for the Blind, Consumers' League of Pa.; past pres. of New Era Club of Western Pa.; past pres. of Wimodausis Club; founder of Ladies' Auxiliary of Oscalon Commandery, Knights Templar. United Presbyterian. Favors woman suffrage; mem. Equal Franchise Ass'n, Woman's Political Equality Club.

ARMSTRONG, Marion, 5538 Black St., Pittsburg, Pa.

Teacher; b. Elizabeth, Pa., Dec. 16, 1886; dau, James C and Anna (Stauffer) Armstrong; ed. private schools (Pittsburg) with honors, Cornell Univ., A.B. '07 (mem. Delta Gamma). Teacher of French in East Liberty Acad., Pittsburgh, Pa. Recreations: Tennis, dancing. Presbyterian.

ARMSTRONG, Mary Alice (Mrs. Samuel Chapman Armstrong), Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va.

Teacher; b. Lyman, N.H., Aug. 16, 1864; dau. Samuel P. and Jane E. (Kelsea) Ford; ed. Normal School, Plymouth, N.H.; Univ. of Mich., mem. Gamma Phi Beta; m. Montpelier, Vt., Sept, 10, 1890, Samuel Chapman Armstrong; children: Margaret Marshall, Daniel Williams. Business—summmer camp teacher. Interested in the advancement of the negro race and woman's welfare. Against woman suffrage. Undenominational in religion.

ARMSTRONG, Sydney (Mra. W. G. Smyth), 240 W. 49th St., N.Y. City.

Actress; b. Memphis, Tenn.; dau. A. T. Wells (dry goods merchant); ed. N.Y. City and later went West; m, N.Y. City, Apr. 19, 1897, W. G. Smyth, then manager of the William Collier and other theatrical companies. Had experience as amateur before making debut with a stock company touring Ill., as Esther Eccles in Caste; later with stock company at the Front St Theatre, Baltimore, playing roles that ranged from Lady Gay Spanker to Imogen; attracted the attention of Dion Boucicault, who engaged her to play Arte O'Neil in The Shaughraun; later