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CAUTLEY—CHALFANT

Ill., 1897. Mem. Campus Club and Country Club, Ithaca, N.Y. Episcopalian. Favors woman suffrage.

CAUTLEY, Mabel MacLean (Mrs. Richard William Cautley), 523 Sixth St., Edmonton, Alberta, Can.

Writer; b. Toronto, Can.; dau. Frank and Loné de Laporte (Fuller) Helliwell; grad. Presbyterian Ladies' Coll., Toronto; undergraduate Toronto Univ.; m. July 19, 1905, Richard William Cautley, A.L.S., D.L.S.; children: Eleanor Munro, Helen Elizabeth. First story published when 12 years old; at 15 won first prize for short story in a competition held by the Boston Globe for boys and girls under 18; from then until marriage contributed short stories to various Canadian and American magazines; was editor of woman's dep't in Canadian magazine for more than three years; since marriage has written little, but has given much time to philanthropic and patriotic societies. Pres. Board of Management of first Children's Home established in Edmonton; on Board of Management Children's Aid Soc. of Edmonton; pres. Local Council of Women of Edmonton, etc. A book of her short stories was translated by her mother, Mrs. Helliwell, into Esperanto, 1911, under title, Tradukoj Tri. Mem. Church of England. Independent in politics. Mem. Ontario Historical Soc, Imperial Order of Daughters of the Empire, Nat. Council of Women of Canada. Edmonton Humane Soc, Edmonton Y.W.C.A., Arts and Handicrafts Guild, Victorian Order of Nurses' Ass'n, also local church societies. Clubs: Canadian Women's Press, Edmonton Women's Press, Women's Canadian of Edmonton. Descendant of the Fuller who came to America in 1620, settling in Mass., and of the branch of the family which removed to Canada with the other United Empire Loyalists.

CAVERNO, Julia Harwood, 8 West St., Northampton, Mass.

Professor; b. Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 19, 1862; dau. Charles and Abbie H. (Smith) Caverno; grad. Smith Coll., A.B. '87, A.M. '90. Taught Latin and Greek, Grant Collegiate Inst., Chicago, 1887-93; instructor and associate prof. Greek. Smith Coll., 1893-1905; prof. Greek, Smith Coll., 1905-. Head of Greek dep't 1912-. Interested in church, civic and philanthropic work. Congregationalist. Republican. Mem. Archaeological Inst, of America, Am. Philological Ass'n. Recreations: Walking, housekeeping. Clubs: Fortnightly of Northampton, Medieval of Smith College. Does not favor woman suffrage.

CAY, Florence Genovar (Mrs. Charles A. Cay), Tallahassee, Fla,

Born Matanzas, Cuba; dau. F. B. and Mary Francis (Baya) Genovar; ed. St. Augustine, Fla., in private school: m. Tallahassee, Fla., 1900, Charles A. Cay. Business manager of the King's Daughters, who own a small hospital in which she is much interested; is now working for a large and well equipped building; has also been much interested in t!he public school and helped secure a 3-mill sub-district tax, which has built a magnificent, thoroughly equipped building. The kindergarten in this school was secured by the efforts of the Woman's Club. Favors woman suffrage. Catholic. Mem. King's Daughters. Recreations: Farming, nature. Mem. Woman's Club of Tallahassee; first vice-pres. Fla. Fed. of Women's Clubs.

CERF, Katharine Agnew Martin (Mrs. Marcel E. Cerf), 2446 Vallejo St., San Francisco, Cal.

Born San Francisco, Cal., Mar. 25, 1886; dau. Henry MacLean and Caroline (Colton) Martin; ed. private schools in San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Paris, France; m. San Francisco, May 5, 1909, Marcel Ernest Cerf; children: Charlotte Crosby, Elizabeth Agnew. Mem. of Drama League of America; director San Francisco Center of California Civic League; director and first sec. Woman's Board of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition; active in com. work of Associated Charities of San Francisco. Mem. San Francisco Browning Soc, Town and Country Club. Recreations: Swimming, horseback riding. Favors woman suffrage. Democrat. Mem. College Equal Suffrage League.

CHACE, Eliza Greene (Mrs. Arnold Buffum Chace), 324 Angell St., Providence, R.I.

Born Milton, Mass., Mar. 2, 1851; dau. Christopher A. and Sarah A. (Chace) Greene; ed. by private teachers; m. Providence, R.I., 1871, Arnold Buffum Chace; children: Arnold B. Jr., Malcolm Greene, Margaret L. (Mrs. Russell S. Rowland), Edward Gould. Mem. R.I. Soc for the Advancement of Collegiate Education of Women; interested in artists and much interested in Brown University, of which her husband is chancellor. Favors woman suffrage. Unitarian. Recreation: Painting. Mem. the Review Club of Providence.

CHADBOURNE, Adeline M., Magnolia Hotel, Pasadena, Cal.

Born North Bridgton, Me., Mar. 11, 1862; dau. George E. and Louisa B. (Libby) Chadbourne; ed. Brighton Acad., class of '81, and special short courses. Favors woman suffrage. Presbyterian. Progressive Republican. Teacher of Latin and mathematics in Bridgton Acad., 1883-07, inclusive.

CHADBOURNE, Henrietta Topliff (Mrs. C. H. Chadbourne), 2628 Humboldt Av., Minneapolis, Minn.

Born Wisconsin; grad. Rockford (Ill.) Sem. (now college), 1856; m. C. H. Chadbourne (banker; died 1900). Has been active in W.C.T.U. and missionary work of the Congregational Church. Has traveled extensively in United States, Europe and South America. Former pres. Minnesota Rockford Ass'n.

CHADWICK, Cornelia Jones (Mrs. F. E. Chadwick), Twin Oaks, Newport, R.I.

Born Utica, N.Y., Nov. 20, 1856; dau. John Bleecker and Cornelia (Jones) Miller; ed. privately and at Fraulein Edlinger's in Dresden and at the Kaiserin Augusta Stift in Charlottenburg, Berlin; has received Palmes de l'Académie from the French Government; m. N.Y. City, Nov. 20, 1878, Rear Admiral F. E. Chadwick. Mem. of two committees for the Washington Cathedral, the Woman's Auxiliary to Naval Y.M.C.A., Friendly Union of Sailor's Wives and Woman's Welfare Com. of Nat. Civic Fed. Favors woman suffrage. Author of numerous papers read before clubs and literary societies. Protestant Episcopal. Hon. pres. of Newport Branch of Alliance Française; mem. Colonial Dames of N.Y., Red Cross, Soc. for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of R.I. (life mem.), Soc for Preservation of New England Antiquities, Newport Historical Soc, the Papétrie and Current Topics Club in Newport. Mem. Washington Ladies' Club. Worked with the State Charities Aid in N.Y. City, and helped to introduce spray baths, and work for the epileptics in N.Y. City; invented "first aid to the injured" carrier for disabled.

CHAFFEE, Emma Hurd, Moodus, Conn.

Home-maker; b. Clinton, Conn., Aug. 31, 1855; dau. Andrew J. and Mary W. (Bacon) Hurd; lineal descendant of Gov. William Leete, Colonial Gov. of Conn., lateral descendant of Gov. Griswold, both on father's side; grad. Morgan High School, Clinton, Conn, (salutatorian) '77; m. Clinton, Conn., June 7, 1888, Arthur W. Chaffee. Mem. Conn. School Com. 4 years (school visitor, examiner, com. on supplies, etc.); mem. Conn. Humane Soc, Children's Aid Soc. Connected with Conn. Woman Suffrage Ass'n, as vice-pres., for county work many years. Congregationalist. Regent Nathan Hale Memorial Chapter D.A.R., 1908-10 (now historian). Pres. Woman's Education Club Moodus.

CHALFANT, Minnie List (Mrs. Frederick Bernard Chalfant), 734 N. Beatty St., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Born Philadelphia, July 19, 1884; dau. William N. and Ella (Murdoch) List; ed. Friends School, Philadelphia; public school and Philadelphia Girls' High School; Bryn Mawr Coll., A.B. '08; m. Oct. 19, 1910, Frederick Bernard Chalfant; one daughter: Eleanor Murdoch Chalfant. Before marriage was first assistant in Greek and Latin at Girls' High School. Mem. Third Presbyterian Church. Clubs: Tuesday Musical, Bryn Mawr. Favors woman suffrage.