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GROVES, May Showier (Mrs.), born in Sacramento, California, June 10, 1888, daughter of William Young and Laura Showier, a life-long resident of her native state. Children: Lauren R. Writer. Her grandfather, Thomas Showier, established holdings in Sacramento in the early fifties. At National League of American Pen Women biennial election held in Washington, D. C., April 15, 1928, was elected to the office of State Vice-President for Northern California to serve two years. Member: League of American Pen Women, California Writers' Club (past president), Tuesday Club (vice-president). Woman's Forum (vice-president), Saturday Club. Home: 3405-J St., Sacramento, Calif.

GUE, Belle Willey, (Mrs.), born April 8, 1860, in Inland Iowa, daughter of Ward Willis and Jennie Russel Willey a resident of California for 15 years. Writer. Has published many stories, articles and verse. Author: “An American,” “Grounded,” “The Neutral Ground,” “The Last Ditch,” “The Fugitives,” “The Greatest Good,” “Some Human Hearts,” “Songs and Sonnets of the Sea” (verse), “George Washington” (drama), “Washington, The Statesman” (drama). Member: San Diego Writers' Club, California Writers' Club, Oberlin Alumni Ass'n. and L.L.S. Home: 4804 Del Mar Ave., Ocean Beach, San Diego, Calif.

GUILER, Frances Merrill, (Mrs. Henry A.), a native of Rushford, New York, daughter of William Wallace and Julia Tarbell Merrill, a resident of Burlingame, California, for 5 years. Married to Henry Anderson Guiler. Active in church and general women's activities. Organizing Regent, Burlingame Chapter, D. A. R., corresponding secretary, D. A. R., for the State of California. Member: Society of Mayflower Descendants, D. A. R., P. E. O. Sisterhood, S. F. Centre, Burlingame Woman's Club, Syracuse University Alumni Ass'n, Delta Delta Delta. Home: 1208 Edgehill Drive, Burlingame, Calif.

GUNDRUM, Elizabeth Adams (Mrs.), born September 3, 1883, in Yolo County, California, daughter of David Quincy and Elizabeth Woods Adams, a life-long resident of her native state. Married to Frederick Fretageot Gundrum. Children: Elizabeth Eloise, Frederick Fretageot, Jr. Active in civic and club affairs. President of Tuesday Club. Has held several offices in D. A. R. organization. Member: American Colonist, D. A. R., Tuesday Club, Kingsley Art Club, P. E. O., Colonial Dames, Ladies' Museum Ass'n, Daughters of 1812, California State Officers of D. A. R. Home: 2214 21st St., Sacramento, Calif.

GWYNNE, Bertha Lowry (Mrs.), born in Hinton, West Virginia, daughter of Nelson M. and Minnie Davis Lowry, a resident of California for sixteen years. Married to Thomas Gwynne. Children: Thomas Nelson. Writer. Author of fiction published in Colliers, Woman's Home Companion, Munsey's, etc. Doubleday, Page & Co. have published some of her fiction. Verse and articles have appeared in Life, Editor and Publisher, Everybody's Magazine, Country Gentleman, etc. Home: 129 East Cedar Street, San Diego, Calif.

HAAS, Harriet A. (Mrs.), born in Nevada, October 17, 1874, daughter of Wales and Christina McLaughlin Averill, a resident of California for twenty-six years. Married to Benjamin G. Haas. Children: Dr. Wales Averill Haas, Lesben L. Haas. Member of Piedmont Board of Education since 1916. Attorney. Legal Aid Advisor, Women's section Berkeley Police Dept. On Speakers' Bureau of County Fed. of Women's Clubs and Community Chest. Member: State Bar Ass'n, Oakland Women's City Club, Women's Athletic Club, Business and Professional Women's Club, American Ass'n of University Women, D. A. R. Home: 218 Bonita Ave., Piedmont, Calif.

HAGAN, Hugh L. (Mrs.), a native of California, a resident of Oakland for 25 years. Married to Hugh L. Hagan. Children: Robert, Constance. Lecturer. Active in all civic and club affairs. Member: Oakland Club, University Women's Club, etc. Home: 1346 El Centro Ave., Oakland, California.

HAINES, Helen E. (Miss), born in New York City, daughter of Benjamin Reeve and Mary E. Haines, a former resident of Brooklyn, New York, living in California since 1908. Writer, reviewer, teacher and lecturer. Former managing editor of the Library Journal of New York; member. Council of American Library Ass'n and editor of its proceedings for ten years. From 1914-1926 was member of the faculty of the Library School of the Los Angeles Public Library; has given courses in book selection for the School of Librarianship of the University of California. Contributor to Saturday Review of Literature. The Bookman, New York Herald-Tribune, etc.; has given many annual series of lectures on books for the L. A. Public Library,