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��SuttoLi; children: Charles Bonner, Marguerite Teressa. Specially interested in the Pro Re Bona Soc. of which she has been pres. for 10 years. This society has built homes for poor widows, buys clothes and engages in other philanthropies. Favors woman siiiirage. Presbyterian. Mem. Woman's Missionary Soc, Young People's Mis- sionary Soc. SUTTON, Mary Wooster Munson (Mrs. William

J. Sutton), 66 E. Front St., or 17 Broad St..

Red Bank, N.J.

Lawyer, teacher; b, Bridgeport, Conn., Apr. 20, 1866; dau. Thomas H. and Etta (Hill) Munson; ed. by tutors and in private S"chools, Willimantic Normal Training School, Conn.; grad. N.Y. Coll. of Music, N.Y. Univ. Law School, LL.B., '11, LL.M. '12; N.J. Law School, Newark, one y«ar; m. Brooklyn, N.Y., Sept. 12, 1894, William J. Sutton. Teacher in Watertown, Conn. ; principal High School, Red Bank, N.J. ; principal graded school and special teacher of science in high school. Taught seven years. Formerly was sup't junior dep't Sunday-school flv^ years; leader boys' club, K.O.K.A., three years; organizer and manager girls' social and musical club, Cydelma Glee Club, three years; sec. Red Bank Center Univ. Extension,' managing concerts, lectures, etc., five years. Favors woman suffrage. Writer of newspaper articles. Protestant Episcopalian. Librarian of Monmouth County Historical Ass'n, 1911-12 (still active mem.); mem. Red Bank Philharmonic Soc. Recreations: Music, paint- ing, traveling, riding horseback. Mem. Women Lawyer's Club of N.Y. City; originator and first pres. of Philomathian Coterie, a ^ literary and musical club in Red Bank, organized 1895. Holds first grade teacher's certificate for Hudson Co., N.J.; endorsed for Monmouth Co.

SUTTON, Vida Eavenscroft, 519 W. 121st St.,

N.Y. City.

Lecturer; b. Oakland, Cal., 1880; dau. David and Mary (Ravenscroft) Sutton; ed. Univ. of Chicago, Ph.B. '03. Mem. Donald Robertson New Theatre Co., Chicago, 1908; mem. New lliea- tre Co., N.Y. City, 1910. Favors woman suffrage; speaker for Woman Suffrage Party, N.Y. City. Author of two plays: Winning the Voter; The Fire of Life. Uaitarian. Lecturer on social sub- jects and the drama, spending 1912-1:} in social study and travel in Europe.

SWAIN, Frances Morgan (Mrs. Joseph Swain),

Swarthmore, Pa.

Born Knightstown, Ind., May 22, 1860; dau. Charles Dayton and Alvira H. (Woods) Morgan; grad. Leland Stanford Jr. Univ., B.A., 1893; mem. Kappa Alpha Theta; m. Sept. 22, 1885, Joseph Swain, pres. Swarthmore College. Inter- ested in College Y.W.C.A. Favors woman suf- frage. Mem. Society of Friends. Patroness of National Council of Women; past pres. Indiana Union of Clubs; mem. Philadelphia Branch of Collegiate Alumnae Ass'n, Woman Suffrage Ass'n, College Club of Philadelphia, Women's Club of Swarthmore, Pa.

SWAIN, Rachel (Mrs. Theron Swain), 608 Mid- dle Drive, Indianapolis, Ind. Physician; b. near Richmond, Ind., Mar. 22, 1835; dau. Anthony and Rhoda (Lane) Way; ed. public schools and in a seminary at Greenville, O.; later at Antioch Coll., Yellow Springs, 0.; m. Richmond, Ind., Theron Swain (died 1869); chil- dren: Dr. Fremont Swain of Indianapolis, Harold Swain, attorney of N.Y. City. Grad. in medical school in Philadelphia, Hygiotherapeutic Coll., M.D. '71; ten years later attended the Woman's Med. Coll. of Chicago, M.D.; 23 years head of Dr. Swain's Health Home, Indianapolis. Was pres. Soc. of Hygiene 10 years. Favors woman suffrage. Unitarian. Worked in the Women's Council, a society made up of the officers of 50 clubs. Former member of Contemporary Club of Indianapolis.

SWAN, Anna Georgina (Mrs. Alfred Francis Swan), 140 Duncan Av., Jersey City, N.J. Musician; b. Quebec, P.Q., Oct. 22, 1843; dau.

Joseph O. and Kathryn (St. Sauveur) De Bes«e;

ed. Ursullne Convent, Quebec, two years; entered

French school kept by Mme. Pardival: erad. with

��honors (first prize in music) ; m. Hoboken, N. J., 1S63, Alfred Francis Swan; children: Amelia I., Emil Francis, Richard, McWilliam, Anna De Besse. Has been in professional circles all of life; performed as pianist at the age of eight. Has been very active in religious teaching; much interested in Child Labor Question. Favors wo- man suffrage; connected v/ith a suffrage league in Eayonne, N.J. Has written many papers con- cerning the lives of musical composers to be used in societies and clubs. Episcopalian. Repub- lican. Mem. and third vice-pres. V/oman's Peace Circle of N.Y. ; mem. i^.lliance Francaise of Staten Island Group. Recreations: Student of music, reading. New Thought, philosophy. Clubs: Political Study (Bayonne, N.J.), Century Thea- tre (N.Y. City).

SWAN, Mrs. Henry Edson, 515 N. Vine Av., On- tario, Cal.

Born Wilmington, 111.; dau. Burton and Jane M. (Thompson) Tuttle; ed. Mankato (Minn.) Normal and High School; m. Mankato, Minn., 1890, Henry Edson Swan; one daughter: Mar- garet. Episcoi>alian. Republican. Pres. Friday Afternoon Club of Ontario; director Current Event Club of Ontario, Cal.

SWANN, Margruerite Gray (Mrs. John Butler

Swann), "Glenara," Mar.shall, Tex.

Intensive farmer; b. Boston, Mass., Dec. 10, 1878; dau. Edward and Elizabeth (Story) Gray; ed. Vevey, Switzerland; Boston and Washington, D.C. ; m. Stockbridge, Mass., 1902, John Butler Swann (died Aug. 8, 1910; children: John Butler Swann Jr., Helen E., Howard Gray, Marguerite. Against woman suffrage. Mem. Protestant Epis- copal Church.

SWA>ITON, Lucy Boss (Mrs. Walter I. Swan- ton), 14S4 Belmont St., Washington, D.C. Born Jamaica, L.I., N.Y. ; dau. John and Lucy Albo (de Bernales) Ross; m. St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 20, 19(M, Walter I. Swanton; children: Lucy Ada, Lily Edith, Walter Frederick. Mem. of choral societies of St. Louis and Washington in previo'jj years. Favors woman suffrage. Has written short stories for children in various periodicals, Mem. New Church (Swedenborgian). Mera. La- dies' Aid Soc. of New Church, Mothers' Congress of Washington. Interested in the philosophy ol Henry George and is now serving second term as president of the Woman's Single Tax Cluli of Washington, D.C.

SWABT, Rose Chambers, 37 Elm St., Oshkosh,

Wis.

Teacher; b. Honesdale, Pa., Jan. 14,- 1847; dau, Abram and Lucinda (Arnold) Swart; ed. at home, in high school and summer school, Clark Univ., Univ. of Chicago; hon. A.M. Univ. of Wis., '95 For 25 years, 1884-1909, principal of training dep't and supervisor of practice teaching in the Oshkosh State Normal School of Wis. Favors woman suffrage; vice-pres. Wis. Political Equal- ity League; mem. Board of Directors, Oshkosh Equal Suffrage League. Editor of children's classics. Universalist. Mem. Ass'n of Collegiate Alumnse, D.A.R., Twentieth Century Cluh (Woman's Dep't Club), City Club of Oshkosh (men and women). For forty-two years a mem- ber of the faculty of the Oshkosh State Normal School.

SWEARINGJEN, Belle Comin (Mrs. Henry Chap- man Swearingen), 780 Summit Av., St. Paul, Minn.

Bom Rix Mills, Ohio, Nov. 1, 1871; dau. Rev. John Comin, D.D., and Katherine (Clark) Comin; grad. Westminster Coll., New Wilming- ton, Pa., B.L. '91, B.M. '92; m. New Concord, Ohio, Aug. 8, 1894, Rev. Henry Chapman Swear- ingen, D.D.; children: Isabelle Comin, Henry Chapman Jr. Teacher in public schools of New Wilmington, Pa., from graduation until mar- riage. Vice-pres. Women's Gen. Missionary Soc. of United Presbyterian Church, 1897; director Y.W.C.A., St. Paul; director Y.W.C.A. Terri- torial Board of Northwest, Minneapolis; pres. Foreign Missionary Soc, St. Paul, 1911-12. Against woman suffrage. Presbyterian. Mem. Century Club (Lincoln, Neb.), Century Club, Schubert Club (St. PauD.

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