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, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bowen Congdon, a resident of California for 8 years. Children: Louise Edwin, David, Cynthia. Educator. Bryn Mawr College,. A. B., 1908; Secretary of La Jolla Woman's Club, 1923-24; Board of La Jolla Civic League, 1922-24; San Diego State Teacher's College, 1927; Head of Children's Tutoring School since 1928. Member: La Jolla Woman's Club, La Jolla Country Club, La Jolla Beach and Yacht Club. Home: 921 Coast Boulevard, La Jolla, California.

BANKS, Florence E., (Miss), a native of Missouri, formerly located in Everett, Washington, resident of California for 21 years. Credit Manager, L. A. Soap Company. First secretary of the Soroptimist Club; presided at; first meeting of National Credit Women; chairman of Women's Committee of the Western Division of National Ass'n of Credit Men. Member: Woman's Athletic Club. Business Address: 617 E. First St.; Home: 5206 Buchanan St., Los Angeles, Calif.

BARNDOLLAR, Gladys H. (Mrs.), born in Oswego, New York, daughter of David Saulsbury and Mary Elizabeth O'Harra, a resident of California for twenty-two years. First husband, Benjamin F. Lent. Married to Charles Kirk Barndollar (2nd husband). Children: Myrtle Hope Lent-Holtzmann. Prop., Direct Mail Advertising. A pioneer in the Direct Mail Advertising field. First woman director of Oakland Advertising Club. Member: Business and Professional Women's Club (founder and past president). Women's City Club (director), Soroptimist Club (past president and director), Country Club, Chamber of Commerce (founder and first president of Women's Auxiliary). Home: 4620 Dolores Ave., Oakland, Calif.

BARNES, Eleanor Margaret (Miss), born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, October 26, 1898, daughter of James Madison and Catherine O'Connor Barnes, a resident of California since 1900. Drama Editor, Illustrated Daily News. Educated at Polytechnic High School. Was for nine years a feature writer for the Los Angeles Record. Handled "writing features" for First National Pictures for two years. Wrote syndicate articles for a time, and contributed to magazines and periodicals. Member: Chevy Chase Golf Club. Home: 289 East Forty-seventh St., Los Angeles, Calif.

BARNETT, Alice (Mrs. G. R. Stevenson), born May 26, 1886, in Lewiston, Illinois, daughter of Orrin and Alta Shope Barnett, a resident of California for seventeen years. Married to Dr. George Roy Stevenson. Children: Hubert Price, Eugene Price. Composer, Received musical education first from her father, then in Chicago and in Germany. Taught Music Appreciation, Theory and Harmony in San Diego High School for eight years. Has written chiefly songs, thirty-four of them published by G. Schirmer, others by Ditson Music Co., etc. Songs are sung by well known artists such as Graveure, Werrenrath, McCormack, Braslau, etc.. Member Amphion Club, Fine Arts Society, Wednesday Club, Civic Orchestral Ass'n. Home: 150 W. Dickinson St., San Diego, Calif.

BARNUM, Flores H., (Mrs. J. Harold), born March 11, 1889, in Inyo County, California, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Hutchings, a life-long resident of the state. Married to John Harold Barnum. Children: Norton, Althea, Jimmie. Actively interested in all civic and social affairs. President, Y. W. C. A. Board of Directors. Southern District chairman, California Fed. of Women's Clubs, for Motion Pictures; local chairman of Motion Pictures; past president of San Bernardino Women's Club; former chairman of Fall Flower Show in San Bernardino. Has assisted in local Chamber of Commerce work. Member: San Bernardino Woman's Club, Delphian Club, Y. W. C. A. Home: 440 17th St., San Bernardino, Calif.

BARRY, Annie Little (Mrs.), a native of Peterboro, N. H., resident of Berkeley for twenty-three years. Children: William B., Edward Little. Lecturer and instructor. Extension Division, University of California. Served for many years as State Parliamentarian of the California Fed. of Women's Clubs. At present chairman of the committee which edits the City Club Magazine of Oakland. Author of Barry's Parliamentary Law Manual and the A-B-C Parliamentary leaflets. Member: Corona Club, Berkeley Twentieth Century Club (honorary), Oakland Women's City Club, S. F. Business and Professional Women's Club, North Brae Women's Club, Berkeley (honorary). Home: 2918 Regent St., Berkeley, Calif.

BARTLETT, Alice M., (Mrs.), born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, February 18, 1858, a resident of California for 54 years. Married to Charles George Bartlett. Children: Charles S., Mrs. Charles P. Daly, Mrs. Thomas Gould, Jr. Founder and organizer of E. C. O. Club (its president for 18 years).