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��Soc, Am. Historical Ass'n; vice-pres. Women's Wilson League of Md. ; mem. Colonial Dames Club. Episcopalian. Against woman suffrage.

KIESMAN, Eleanor Fleisher (Mrs. David Ries- man), 1715 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pa. Born Philadelphia, Pa., Mar. 29, 1882; dau. Pen- rose and Amanda M. (Dannenbaum) Fleisher; grad. Bryn Mawr Coll., A.B. '03; m. Philadelphia, Jan. 20, 1908, Dr. David Riesman; children: David Jr., John Penrose. Active in social service work.

RIGGS, Charlotte Symington (Mrs. Jesse B.

RIggs), Catonsvllle, Md.

Born Baltimore, Md. ; dau. Thomas Alexander and Emily (Spence) Symington; ed. St. Tim- othy's School, Catonsvllle; m. Baltimore, Oct. 5, 1S93, Jesse B. Riggs; children: Emily S., Marie B., Charlotte S., Lawrason. Mem. St. Timothy Guild, Woman's Auxiliary of St. Timothy's Church; on board of Union Protestant Infirmary. Mem. Pot and Kettle Club (Catonsvllle, Md.). Presbyterian. Against woman suffrage.

RIGGS, Kate Douglas Wiggin — see Wlggin, Kate Douglas.

BIGHTER, Eva Cornelia Foster (Mrs. Walter Lelsenrlng Righter), Park Av., Plalnfleld, N.J. Bom Chatham, Ont., Can.; dau. Volney W. Foster, of Chicago, and Eva Adele (Hill) Foster; ed. Kirkland School, Chicago; Smith Coll., B.L. 1900 (mem. Omega, Smith Coll.); m. Evanstoi;, 111., 1902, Walter Lelsenrlng Righter; children: Volney Foster, Gertrude Foster (died 190<;), Brewster, Elinor. Mem. Muhlenberg Hospital Board, King's Daughters, Y.W.C.A. Favors woman suffrage. EJpiscopalian. Mem. Soc. of May^ower Descendants, Plainfield Country Club, Watchung Hunt Club.

RIGSBEE, Alice DaTidson (Mrs. Ned Clarence Rlgsbee), 528 W. Park Av., Shawnee, Okla. Born Belton, Tex., July 17, 1874; dau. Capt, Wilson T. and Alice (Thacker) Davidson; grad. Conservatory of Music of Baylor Female Coll., Belton, Tex., '95; post-grad, course; m. Belton, rex., July 22, 1902, Ned Clarence Rigsbee. Direc- tor of Music Dep't of Rockwall Coll., 1898-99; Midlothian Coll., Tex., 1900-01. Interested in church, society and social activities. Methodist. Mem. Daughters of the Confederacy; pres., vice- pres. and charter mem. of Shakespearian and Synthetic Clubs. Against woman suffrage.

RnS, Mary Phillips (Mrs. Jacob A. Rlls), 524 N. Beech St., Richmond Hill, N.Y. Born Memphis, Tenn., 1877; dau. R. F. and

Llna (Rensch) Phillips; ed. England and France;

m. 1907, Jacob A. Rlis; one son: Roger William.

Mem. Jacob A. Riis Neight)orhood Settlement.

Favors woman suffrage. Mem. MacDowell Club.

RTKER, Martina Grubbs (Mrs. Lafon Riker),

Harrodsburg, Ky.

Born Champagne Co., Ohio, Jan. 6, 1867; dau. Daniel Webster and Juanita Maria (Miller) Grubbs; ed. Indianapolis public schools, Lasell Sem., Auburndale, Mass.; m. Harrodsburg, Ky., Oct. 2, 1889, Lafon Riker; children: Maria Louise, Martha Letcher. Chairman of Health Dep't, Ky. Federation of Women's Clubs; Child Hygiene Com. of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, Civics Dep't Woman's Club of Harrods- burg, Hospital Board of Harrodsburg. Favors woman suffrage. Presbyterian. Recreation: Automoblling.

RIXET, Elizabeth Angela, 310 Bay State Road,

Boston, Mass.

Phy'sician; b. Boston, Mass.; grad. Tufts Med. Coll., M.D. '97. Engaged in practice as physician and surgeon in Boston since graduation. For- merly instructor in gynecology and abdominal surgery in Tufts Med. Coll. for eight years; former sup't of Women's Charity Club Hospital; now owner and sup't Bay State Hospital, Boston. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, Mass. Med. Soc. Mem. Professional Woman's Club.

RLLEY, Evelyn C, Greencastle, Ind.

Teacher; b. Jackson, Minn.; dau. Rev. A. T. and Otilla (Maag) Riley; ed. Washburn Coll.

��Acad.; De Pauw Acad.; De Pauw Univ., A.B., A.M.; Cornell Univ.; Am. School of Classical Studies, Rome, Italy; fellowship in Univ. of Mich. Began teaching In private school, Lake Charm, Fla.; had charge of a non-commissioned high school; tutored In Greek and Latin in De Pauw Univ. ; had charge of Latin department in Marion, Ind., four years; ass't prof. Latin, Cor- nell Coll., 1902-06; prof. Latin, Cornell Coll., Mt. Vernon, Iowa, 1906—. Interested in young peo- ple's societies, in jail and prison reform; Sunday- school Bible teacher; formerly State officer in Indiana W.C.T.U.; conductor of European parties. Has lectured on Protestantism in Europe; Art and Artists; Roman Remains; Azores and Eu- rope. Author: Classical Element in Tennyson's Poetry; Labor Omnia Vincit; Lacus Curtius; Recent Excavations in Roman Forum; Italian Humane Society; The President of France and King of Italy; Easter in Rome; The Vatican In- cident. Editor of Roman World, Rome, 1904. Taught English in the Istuto Internazionale, Rome. Mem. Methodist Episcopal Church. Mem. Classical Ass'n of Middle West and South, Philo- logical Soc. of Cornell, American Travel Club, Woman's Foreign Missionary Soc, W.C.T.U. Recreation: Travel. Clubs: Ingleside, Sorosis. Favors woman suffrage.

RILEY, Hattie E. Eossett* (Mrs. William L.

Riley), 501 Denver St., Eldorado, Kan.

Born Fayette Co., Ohio, June 24, 1847; dau. Jojn and Catharine (Irvin) Fossette; ed. common schools, Lincoln, Logan Co., 111.; m. Lincoln, 111., Mar. 27, 1867, William L. Riley; children: Agnes L. Riley, b. June 21, 1868; May L., b. June 3, 1872 (died June 14, 1911); Kittle I., b. Sept. 24, 1873; Charles H., b. Sept. 12, 1877; Edward Ambrose, b. April 21, 1880. Mem. Chris- tian (Cambellite) Church. Favors woman suf- frage. Republican. Pres. Woman's Relief Oirps No. 7 (has been national aid four different terms, aid of the Dep't of Kan. ten times); dep't chap- lain Kan. Woman's Relief Corps. Was fore- man of first woman's jury ever empaneled in Kansas.

RINEHART, Mary Roberts (Mrs. Stanley Mar- shall Rlnehart), Glen Osborne, Sewlckley, Pa. Writer; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 12, 1876; dau. Thomas B. and Cornelia (Gilleland) Roberts; ed. Pittsburgh public and high schools; m. April 21, 1896, Dr. Stanley Marshall Rlnehart; children: Stanley Marshall Jr., Alan Gillespie, Frederick Rol:erts. Novelist, magazine writer, playwright; has written several novels, many short stories, and produced several plays, among them Seven Days. Author: The Circular Staircase; Window at The White Cat; When a Man Marries; Where There's a Will; (jase of Jennie Brice; Amazing Adventures of Letitla Carbury; Man in Lower Ten. Mem. Allegheny Country Club, Edgeworth Club, Woman's Press Club, Authors' League of America, Woman's Club of Sewlckley Valley. Favors woman suffrage.

RINGS, Ed.vthe Patterson (Mrs. John Rings),

115 Prlngle Av., Jackson, Mich.

Born Pittsford, Mich., 1877; dau. Stewart and Emily (Jenkins) Patterson; grad. high school, Moutpeller, O., '96; m. Colon, Mich., June 16, 1897, John Rings. Interested in civic Improve- ment, the playground movement and humani- tarian work (district nurse and school nurse), Sunday-school work and Friendly Home. Favors woman suffrage, and active in its support. Pres- byterian. Mem. Delta Alpha Soc., W.C.T.U., and Mistletoe Club.

RIPLEY, Edith Helen Wheeler (Mrs. Edward

Pearson Ripley), Weston, Mass.

Bom Butler, Mo.; grad. Smith Coll., B.A. '96; student in zoology and education, Radcliffe Coll., M.A. '02; m. Aug. 4, 1909, Edward Pear- son Ripley; children: Cora Stuart, b. Sept. 24, 1910; Edward Pearson, Jr., b. Feb. 12, 1312. Teacher in higli schools, Weston, Mass., 189b-y!); Brockton, Mass., 1899-01; Lynn, Mass., 1902-03. Librarian, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Mass., 1903-04; cataloger. Harvard Library, 1904- 09. Mem. Ass'n Collegiate Aliunnse, Nat. Edu- cational Ass'n, Smith College Alumns Ass'n.

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