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��to 1895; on editorial staff of Med. Times and Reg- ister, Philadelphia, 1895-98. First woman physi- cian to testify as an expert before the U.S. Cir- cuit Court. Med. examiner of several fraternal orders. One of the founders of St. Anne's Epis- copal Mission in Revere; an active worker among the poor. Episcopalian. Mem. Nat. Geog. Soc, W.C.T.U. (sup't of Narcotics, Revere), Mass. S.P.C.A., Count Rumford History Soc, N.B. Woman's Press Ass'n, Boston Scientific Soc, Mycological Club of Boston; mem. of three alumnae ass'ns. Recreation: Interested scientific observer of atmospheric phenomena preceding seismic disturbances, correctly predicting twenty- one earthquakes from one to three days in ad- vance. KINNEY, Margraret West (Mrs. Troy Kinney),

16 W. Sixty-seventh St., N.Y. City.

Artist, illustrator; b. Peoria, 111., June 11, 1872; dau. John A. and Margaret (McMlllin) West; ed. Peoria (111.) High School, Art Students' League of N.Y. and in Paris in the ateliers of Lefebvre, Fleury, Collin and Mercon; m. Chicago, June 9, 1901, Troy Kinney, illustrator; one son: John West, b. 1903. Has exhibited paintings in Pa. Acad, of Fine Arts, Philadelphia; Soc of Western Artists and Chicago Artists' Exhibitions. With her husband, Troy Kinney, has collaborated over the signature "The Kinneys" in much high- class magazine and book illustration for The Century, Saturday E>vening Post, Harper's and McClure's magazines, etc., and for novels issued by all leading publishers. Also has done im- portant decorative work, notably in the Fine Arts Building, Chicago, and has painted many portraits. KINNEY, Sara Thomson (Mrs. John Codding-

ton Kinney), 719 Asylum Av., Hartford, Conn.

Born New Haven, Conn., 1842; dau. Charles Steele Thomson, M.D., and Susan Coit (Belcher) Thomson; ed. in private schools and by tutors; m. New Haven, 1867, John Coddington Kinney. State regent Connecticut D.A.R. for 14 years; norw hon. State regent, also hon. vice-pres. general of the Nat. Soc. of D.A.R. with office for life. Congregationalist. Pres. Ellsworth Memorial Ass'n, Connecticut Indian Ass'n, Fort Griswold Tract "Commission oi Conn. Deputy governor Connecticut Soc. of Mayflower De- scendants; mem. Soc. of Colonial Dames, Soc. of Descendants of Colonial Governors. Mem. Hart- ford Art Soc, State Board National Red Cross.

KINSMAN, Anna Barnard (Mrs. D. O. Kins- man), Whitewater, Wis.

Born Chicago, Mar. 19, 1866; dau. Rev. E. C. and Mrs. Sarah L. (Snider) Barnard; grad. Oberlln Coll., B.L. '87; grad. work at Univ. of Chicago; m. Whitewater, Wis., July 14, 1904, Dr. D. O. Kinsman; two stepchildren: Georgia, Ellen. Teacher in Whitewater (Wis.) State Nor- mal School for eight years; institute conductor two years. Mem. standing com. of church; chair- man book com. of library board; chairman press com. of City Federation of Women's Clubs; First Disl. vice-pres. State Fed. of Women's Clubs. Favors woman suffrage. Congregationalist. Mem. Mlnneiska Club.

HlINSOLVING, Sally Bruce (Mrs. Arthur B. Klnsolvlng), St. Paul's Rectory, 24 W. Sara- toga St., Baltimore, Md.

Born Richmond, Va., Feb. 14, 1876; dau. Thomas Seddon and Mary (Anderson) Bruce; ed. Miss Johnston's School of Richmond; m. Rich- mond, Feb. 5, 1896, Rev. Arthur B. Kinsolving; children: Mary Bruce, Arthur Lee, Eleanor Rogers, Anne Seddon, Herbert Leigh, Sally Archer. Vice-pres. Maryland Branch Woman's Auxiliary to the Board of Missions; vice-pres. Girls' Friendly Soc. of Diocese of Maryland. Vice-pres. Maryland Ass'n Opposed to Woman Suffrage. Wrote: By the Sea (Metropolitan Magazme); Service (The Living Church). Epis- copalian. Mem. Maryland Soc. Colonial Dames. Recreations: Study of English verse, painting In water colors.

KIRBY-S.VJITII, Maude Tompkins (Mrs. Rey- nold M. KIrby-Smith), Sewanee, Tenn. Born Wessyngton, Tenn., Dec. 8, 1882; dau. Henry Bethune and Bessie A. (Washington)

��Tompkins; ed. public and private schools, At- lanta; Misses Ely's, N.Y. City; Diendonne, Bor- ne!, France; Mrs. Safebore's (Edgeworth) Balti- more; medals in French and art; m. Atlanta, Ga., June 24, 1903, Reynold M. Kirby-Smith. M.D.; children: Reynold M., Henry Tompkins, Eliza- beth Washington. Fres. Civic League (woman's club), which is making Sewanee, the seat of the University of the South, a clean, healthful and beautiful spot. Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Civic Ass'n, Southern Commercial Congress, Southern Sociological Congress, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Woman's Auxiliary of Episcopal Church. Recreations: Horseback riding, auctipn. Mem. Civic League of Sewanee, Fortnightly Li- brary Club.

KIRCHER, Effie Irene (Mrs. Henry Edward

Kricher), Hawarden, la.

Born Ames, Iowa, Jan. 13, 1871; dau. William H. and Lovenia (Campbell) P.oss; ed. Hawarden Normal Schools; m. Hawarden, la., Dec. 8, 1897, Henry Edward Kircher; one son: Carl Ross Kircher. Was a teacher in the county schools for nearly ten years; helped organize Sunday- schools in rural districts. Was organist in the Christian Church at Boone,' la., one year; Chris- tian Church at West Pullman, one year; Baptist Church at Hawarden, two years. Mem. of the Ladies of the Maccabees of the World; sec. local lodge over five years. Pres. Twentieth Century Club for four years. Congregationalist. Favors woman suffrage. Democrat.

KIKK, Abby, Bryn Mawr, Pa.

Principal; b. Dorchester, Mass., July 6, 1865; dau. John Foster and Mary C. (Weed) Kirk; ed. Miss Mary E. Stevens' School, Germantown, Philadelphia; Bryn Mawr Coll., A.B. '92. Teacher in Miss Stevens' School, 1883-87; private sec. to Miss M. Carey Thomas, dean of Brvn Mawr Coll., 1887-92; reader in English, Bryn Mawr Coll., 1892-98; private sec, 1898-99; assoc. principal of Kirk's School, Bryn Mawr, Pa., 1899 — ; reader in elementary Greek, Bryn Mawr Coll., 1907 —. Interested in college settlements, at one time graduate elector of College Settle- ments Ass'n for Bryn Mawr. Wrote: First Latin Book (in collaboration with Miss Emily L. Bull, Bryn Mawr Coll., A.B. '91). Episcopalian. Fa- vors woman suffrage.

KIRK, Ella Boyce (Mrs. David Kirk), 5915

Fifth Av., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Born Bangor, Me., June 6, 1862; dau. Capt. M. and Ruth H. (Dyer) Boyce; ed. public schools of Bangor; m. N.Y. City, June 27, 1890, David Kirk. First woman sup't of schools in U.S. Taught in every grade of school in Bangor; has been private school teacher French and music in Franklin, Pa., then became sup't of schools at Bradford, Pa. Interested in Child's Welfare movement; one of founders of the Social Center movement; treas. Children's Hospital for years. Author: Enunciation and Articulation (text-books for schools); Jean, Our Hospital Nurse. Episco- palian. Mem. D.A.R., U.S. Daughters 1812, 20th Century Club (charter mem.); founder and or- ganizer Woman's Literary Club, Bradford.

KIRK, Ellen OIney (Mrs. John Foster Kirk),

Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa.

Author; b. Southington, Conn., Nov. 6, 1842; dau. Jesse Olney (educator, author and states- man) and Elizabeth (Barnes) Olney; ed. at home under masters and in schools; m. Stratford, Conn., 1879, John Foster Kirk (historian of emi- nence, author of History of Charles the Bold, etc., and editor of various works) (died 1904). Author of a long series of novels, beginning with: Through Winding Ways, 1879; followed' by A Lesson in Love, 1S82; A Midsummer Mad- ness, 18S4; The Story of Margaret Kent, ISSfi; Sons and Daughters, 1887; Queeu Money, ISSS: A Daughter of Eve, 1SS9; Bitter Times, 18S9; Wal- ford, 1S90; Ciphers, 1891; The Story of Lawrence Garth, 1894; The Revolt of a Daughter, 1897; Dorothy Dean, 1S9S; Dorothy and the Friends. 1899; Our Lady Vanity, 1901; Good-bye Proud World, 1903; The Apology of Ayliffe, 1904; Mar- cia, 1906.

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