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BLACK—BLACKMER Founder, director and mem. Exec Com. Am. Peace and Arbitration League; honorary vice-pres. Betterment League; chairman Ways and Means Com. of Consumers' League of City of N.Y.; exec. mem. Nat. Com. on Prison Labor; life mem. Bide-a-Wee Home for Animals; life mem. Free Industrial School for Crippled Children; mem. Am. Peace Soc, Am. Acad. Political and Social Science, Nat. Municipal League, Acad, of Political Science (Columbia Univ.), Am. Museum of Natural History, League for Political Education, Woman's Dep't Nat. Civic Federation, N.Y. Women's League for Animals, Advisory Board of Nat. Fruit, Flower and Plant Guild, Nat. Soc. of Patriotic Women of America, N.Y. Peace Soc., Advisory Board N.Y. Women's Auxiliary to Civil Service Reform, Housewives' League, Nat. Inst, of Social Sciences, Am. Ass'n for Highway Improvement, Soc. of American Women in London (London). Clubs: Eclectic, Woman's Press, Woman's Forum, Twilight, Woman's Republican, Rubinstein (N.Y. City); Chicago Woman's, Woman's Athletic (Chicago), Atlantic Union, Lyceum (London, England). Recreations: Riding, walking, tennis, skating, dancing, writing.

BLACK, Mary Grace Witherbee (Mrs. Robert Clifford Black), Pelham Manor, N.Y.

Born Port Henry, N.Y., May 18, 1852; dau. Silas Heminway and Sophie Catherine (Goff) Witherbee; ed. governesses and at Farmington, Conn., and Miss McAuley's School, N.Y. City; m. N.Y. City, April 20, 1875, Robert Clifford Black; children: R. Clifford Jr., Witherbee. Interested in West Side Nursery, Jewell Day Nursery and Babies' Ward (N.Y. City), Miriam Osborn Memorial Home, Harrison, N.Y.; Pelham Summer Home for Children and several musical societies. Favors woman suffrage. Presbyterian. Republican. Recreation: Yachting. Clubs: Manor (Pelham Manor), N.Y. Yacht, Sleepy Hollow, Larohmont Yacht.

BLACK, Mignonette Bird Johnson (Mrs. D. Shuler Black), 1325 Hampton Av., Columbia, Tenn.

Born Memphis, Tenn.; ed. in schools of Memphis, Tenn., and Vassar Coll., A.B. '96; m. Feb. 5, 1897, Dr. D. Shuler Black; two sons, one daughter.

BLACK, Nellie Peters (Mrs. George Robison Black), 519 Spring St., Atlanta, Ga.

Born Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 9, 1851; dau. Richard and Mary Jane (Thompson) Peters; ed. in Atlanta and at Brooke Hall, Media, Pa. (grad. with honors): m. April 17, 1877, George Robison Black of Screven Co., Ga. (mem. of 47th Congress U.S.); children: Nita H., Louise K., Ralph Peters. Sec. Peters Land Co. Has been pres. of the Atlanta Free Kindergarten Ass'n for 16 years; mem. Exec. Board Ga Fed. of Women's Clubs; former pres. of the Woman's Auxiliary, Protestant Episcopal Church, for years; now hon. pres. Mem. Colonial Dames of Ga., D.A.R., United Daughters of the Confederacy, Pioneer Women of Atlanta (vice-pres.), Anti-Tuberculosis Soc. Favors woman suffrage. Episcopalian. Manager the Richard Peters Farm; mem. Every Saturday History Class. Recreation: Social gatherings.

BLACK, Susan Geiger (Mrs. Francis M. Black), 219 W. Armour Boul., Kansas City, Mo.

Born Dayton, O., April 23, 1843; dau. Albertus Geiger, M.D., and Katherine (Bartges) Geiger; grad. Central High School, Dayton, O., and received private instruction in music and languages; m. Dayton, O., May 22, 1867, Francis M. Black (judge ten years on Mo. Supreme bench and chief justice, and previously circuit judge and mem. Constitutional Conventions; died May, 1902); children: Helen M., Albert, Robert (all three deceased), Susan B., Francis M., Arthur G. Was charter mem. and later pres. of the first literary club formed in Kansas City; one of earliest advocates in that section of the country of manual training in the public schools (since realized); mem. and pres. Woman's Christian Ass'n, 1885, later charter mem. of Fine Arts Inst., and also of Historical Soc.; at present identified with philanthropic and church work; Protestant Episcopal. Recreations: Home and foreign travel (frequent trips to Europe), study of languages; is conversant with the modern languages (French, Italian, Spanish, German), theatre, opera.

BLACK, Winifred (Mrs. Charles A. Bonfils), 1153 Ogden St., Denver, Colo.

Journalist; b. Chilton, Wis., Oct. 14, 1869; dau. Gen. Benjamin Jeffrey Sweet, U.S.V. (and after Civil War pension agent at Chicago until his death), and Louisa (Denslow) Sweet; ed. Sacred Heart Convent, Chicago; Lake Forest (Ill.) Sem.; Miss Burnham's School, Northampton, Mass.; m. (1st) 1892, Orlow Black; (2d) 1901, Charles A. Bonfils. In journalism since 1890, and has filled many repertorial and editorial positions; best known as special writer for metropolitan papers, and as relief agent for several years in charge of large charities conducted by the Hearst papers, notably after the Galveston flood, where she was in charge of hospitals and relief work. Has conducted numerous investigations, notably into the leper colony of Molokai, Hawaii; the hospitals at San Francisco, and various other public institutions; had an important part in founding the George Junior Republic in N.Y.; has had and published interviews with many notable people; now on staff of Denver Post.

BLACKINGTON, Ada J. (Mrs. Albert T. Blackington), 56 Middle St., Rockland, Me.

Born Rockland, Me., Jan. 8, 1867; dau. Frederic J. and Flora J. (Adams) Simonton; ed. at Mrs. Hayes' School, Boston, diploma '86; m. Rockland, Me., Oct. 24, 1892, Albert T. Blackington. Deeply interested in art study, and has class in history of art every season; gives papers on that and literary and musical subjects for clubs. Episcopalian. Mem. Lady Knox Chapter, D.A.R. (has been regent for two years); mem. Methebesce Club, Shakespeare Soc. (literary), Rubinstein Club (musical), and Half Hour Reading Club.

BLACKLIDGE, Luella Larmore (Mrs. William T. Blacklidge), 401 W. 10th St., Anderson, Ind.

Designer and china decorator; b. Harrison, Ohio, May 9, 1864; dau. James and Catharine (Cann) Larmore; ed. Anderson, Ind.; m. Sept. 17, 1884, William J. Blacklidge; one son: Herbert Harvey Blacklidge, b. April 6, 1889. Specially interested in architecture and interior decoration. Pres. Anderson Art Club, which has taken active part in beautifying the city of Anderson, notably in the planting on Arbor Day, 1912, of one hundred and eighty-five trees (elms and Norway maples) on both sides of several main streets. Methodist. Republican. Mem. Anderson Art Ass'n, Visiting Nurse Ass'n, Civic Ass'n, Charity Guild, Anderson Ceramic Club. Favors woman suffrage.

BLACKMAN, Carrie Horton (Mrs. George Blackman), 5843 Bartmer Av., St. Louis, Mo.

Painter; b. Cincinnati, O., April 11, 1856; dau. Benjamin and Carrie (Hart) Horton; ed. Mary Inst., St. Louis; St. Louis School of Fine Arts; art studies continued in Paris; m. George Blackman; children: Barbara Adelaide (Mrs. David O'Neill), Elsa, George Horton, Caroline Horton. Favors woman suffrage; mem. St. Louis Equal Suffrage League. Mem. Society of Western Artists, St. Louis Artists' Guild Club, the Players' Club.

BLACKMAN, Olive J. (Mrs.), Harrisburg, Ill.

Social and religious worker; b. Saline Co., Ill., July 17, 1864; dau. James K. and Sarah (Watson) Odum; ed. public schools and Southern Ill. Normal Univ.; m. Nov. 14, 1888, James Bennett Blackman; one son: Champ Odum Blackman Teacher Bible class; mem. Philanthropic Com. of Harrisburg, Ill. Baptist. Mem. Order of Eastern Star, Stonefort (Ill.) Chapter (past worthy matron), Rebekah Lodge, El Dorado, Ill., and Order of Ben Hur, Harrisburg, Ill. Mem. Woman's Culture Club, Bible Class Club. Was president of the Ill. Rebekah State Assembly, 1899-1900, I.O.O.F.

BLACKMER, Anna Wood, Cortland. N.Y.

Teacher; b. Genoa, N.Y., Sept. 1, 1872; daughter of Ephraim Newton and Roxianna (Edmonds)