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Rh studied at the University of California and at the L. A. Business College; at one time, on the teaching staff of the latter. Devoted five years to musical settlement work. Member: Women's Athletic, Friday Morning, Encino Country, Women's City, Euterpe Opera Clubs, Opera Reading Club of Hollywood, The Gleason Parliamentary Club, Pleaides Club, The Republican Study Club, N. D. G. W., Women's Political League, and several other organizations. Home: 1119 N. Edgemont Dr., Los Angeles, Calif.

PROVINES, Cornelia Douglas (Miss), a native of St. Louis, Missouri, daughter of Alexander Brooke and Cornelia Bissell Provinces, a resident of California for forty years. County Librarian, Sacramento County. Book reviewer; lectures upon philosophical and literary subjects. President of California Library Ass'n., (1920-21; president, Sacramento Book Club, 1926-27. Member: Business and Professional Women's Club. Home: Hotel St. Francis, Sacramento, Calif.

PURPUS, Ada E. (Mrs. R. W.), born November 22, 1887, in Hannibal, Mo., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Schnitzer, a resident of California for 13 years. Married to Roy William Purpus. Children: Jean Blair. Active in club and civic work; at present President P. T. A., John Muir Junior High School; Director of Music, West Ebell Woman's Club; past president Laguna Beach Woman's Club. Member: D.A.R., Santa Ana, P.T.A., L. A. City Club, L. A. West Ebell, Los Angeles, Laguna Beach Woman's Club. Home: 1809 W. 50th Street, Los Angeles, Calif. PUTNAM, Hazel D. (Mrs. Claude G.), born in Cadillac, Michigan, May 15, 1886, daughter of Harry A. and Clara D. Van Dusen, a resident of California for twenty-one years. Married to Claude George Putnam. Children: Dorothy Dell, Marjorie Ann, Claude George Jr. Active in civic and club affairs. Vice-president, Glendale Society for Crippled Children; vice-president, Glendale Chapter of American Green Cross. Director, Glendale Symphony Orchestra Ass'n. Chairman, Glendale Eisteddfod. Director, Community Service. On the Board of Directors of several other civic bodies. Member: Tuesday Afternoon Club (president). Parliamentary Law Club, P. E. O. Home: 424 North Glendate Ave., Glendale, California.

PYLE, Mildred Chick, (Mrs.), born in Portsmouth, Ohio, 1891, former resident of Pennsylvania, living in California for the last 7 years. Children: Beatrice Ruth, Robert Frederick. Dean of Women, State Teachers College, Santa Barbara. Member of Kappa Delta Pi and Santa Barbara Girl Scout Council. Member: National Ass'n. of Deans of Women, Western Ass'n. of Deans of Women, National Education Ass'n., American Ass'n. of University Women, Woman's Club of Santa Barbara, California Teachers' Ass'n., Art League of Santa Barbara, Community Arts Ass'n., World Friendship Club, Business and Professional Women's Club. Home: 220 E. Valerio Street, Santa Barbara, Calif.

RALSTON, Frances Marion, (Miss), born in St. Louis, Mo. Former resident of Wellesley, Mass., living in California for last eight years. Musician; professor of piano and composition in Rockford College, Rockford, Ill., and Wellesley College; Author: “The Reflections of a Musician”; composer of a large number of musical compositions for piano, violin, cello, and chamber music works. Member: L. A. Wawan Club, National Society of American Women Composers, National Ass'n of Music Teachers, Colonial Dames, D.A.R., Wellesley College Club of So. Calif. Honorary member in several other clubs and sororities. Home: 623 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif.

RANDALL, Josephine Dows (Miss), a native of San Francisco, California, daughter of James Stockton and Alice Dows Randall. Superintendent of Recreation, San Francisco. Executive Secretary of Recreation Council, San Francisco. Field Representative, Playground and Recreation Ass'n. of America. A.B., A.M., Stanford University. Member: San Francisco Center, Women's City Club, American Ass'n. of University Women, Sigma Xi. Home: 376 City Hall, San Francisco, Calif.

RAYMOND, Frances Effinger (Mrs.), born in Indiana, daughter of Judge Robert P. and Mrs. Frances Ann Effinger, a resident of California for sixteen years. Children: Lucia Raymond Steidel. Since 1900 associated with The Gregg Publishing Co., an educational publishing company, as teacher, author, and magazine writer. Since 1912, manager for the Pacific Coast and Orient of The Gregg Publishing Company, with offices in New York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Toronto, Canada, London, England, Australia and New Zealand. Member: