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1907; A Disciple of Chance, 1910. Mem. and one of founders of Spinners' Club, San Francisco; mem. Lyceum Club, London.

DEANE, Bertha Louise, 22 Clinton St., Taunton, Mass.

Social service; b. Taunton, Mass.; dau. Philander Evarts and Louise Elvira (Colburn) Dean; grad. Wellesley, '87; certificates as grad. student, Columbia Univ. (also Barnard and Teachers Colleges), 1893-94; N.Y. Univ., '92; Harvard (Sergeant Summer School); N.Y. Infirmary; Alliance Française and Sorbonne, Paris, 1904-05; Chicago Univ., 1909. Instructor in languages, Washington, N.Y. City, Boston, Paris. In social service as parish visitor, Boston; college settlements, etc., N.Y. and Chicago. Lecturer church clubs; mem. glee clubs and choirs in Boston, N.Y. City and Paris; mem. Atelier, Paris. Favors woman suffrage. Author of magazine and newspaper articles on philanthropy, municipal affairs, education and genealogy, also of songs. Episcopalian. Mem. D.A.R., Oratorio Soc, N.Y.; Ass'n Collegiate Alumnae, Historical Soc. Recreations: Walking, rowing, swimming, tennis. Mem. Wellesley Club (N.Y. City), Taunton Woman's Club, College Club; mem. Acad, of Sciences.

DEANE, Edith Douglass, Park Hill, Yonkers, N.Y.

Designer of jewelry; b. Morristown, N.J., 1875; dau. John Hall and Bertha A. (Fanning) Deane; ed. Vassar Coll., A.B., and School of Applied Design for Women. Artist and designer, particularly artistic jewelry. Identified with many religious, social and philanthropic enterprises in N.Y. City and Yonkers. Favors woman suffrage. Baptist. Director Vassar Aid Soc; manager Ladies' Christian Union; vice-pres. Alumnae of Woman's Law Class of N.Y. Univ., Soc. of the Civic Education of Women; life mem. Baptist Publication Soc. Recreations: Tennis, golf. Mem. Woman's University Club, N.Y.; Park Hill Country Club, History Club of N.Y.

DEANE, Mary Gray (Mrs. John M. Deane), Fall River, Mass.

Born Norwich, Conn., Nov. 16, 1846; dau. Abner T. and Sarah Reid (Briggs) Pearce; ed. in the schools of Providence, R.I.; m. Freetown, Mass., Nov. 20, 1866, Major John M. Deane, Civil War veteran. One of the earliest members of Woman's Relief Corps, in which was inspector, Dep't of Mass., 1891; Dep't pres., 1892; Nat. inspector, 1898. For 23 years mem. B'd of Managers, Children's Home, Fall River. Congregationalist.

DEANE, Rachel Shevelson (Mrs. Joseph Griswold Deane), 200 W. Seventy-ninth St., N.Y. City.

Born Syracuse, N.Y.; dau. Isaac and Judith (Garfinkle) Shevelson; ed. Smith Coll., A.B.; m. July 5, 1894, Joseph Griswold Deane.

DEANS, Clara Barr (Mrs. John S. Deans), Phoenixville, Pa.

Born Cincinnati, O.; dau. Llewellyn S. and Mary E. (Bringhirst) Barr; ed. private school, Cincinnati; m. John Sterling Deans; children: John Sterling, Mary Elizabeth, Eleanor Ward, Robert Barr. Mem. Colonial Dames of America, Acorn Club (Philadelphia).

DEARBORN, Ella Kyes (Mrs. E. W. Dearborn), 800 Union Av., North Portland, Ore.

Physician; b. Bowling Green, O., 1858; dau. Justice Preston and Malvira (Smith) Kyes; ed. Univ. of Mich., M.D., '88; m. Saginaw, Mich., 1883, E. W. Dearborn (died 1899). Author: Sorrows of Cupid; Eugenics; No Danger of Race Suicide; Euthanasia for Criminals and Incurables. Newspaper and magazine writer. Clubs: Apollo (musical, Mazamas (mountain climbers), Ohio Club, Michigan Club. Recreations: Pen, metal work, mountain climbing, notable collector of spoons. Favors woman suffrage. Republican.

DE ASHFORD, Maria Asuncion Lopez (Mrs. B. K. de Ashford), 2 San Cristobal, San Juan, Porto Rico.

Born Mayaguez, Porto Rico; dau. Ramon and Micaela (Nussa) Lopez; m. San Juan, Porto Rico, June, 1899, Dr. B. K. de Ashford; children: Mahlon, Gloria, Margarita.

DE BAZUS, Baroness—see Leslie, Mrs. Frank.

DE BLOIS, Rheda Farquharson (Mrs. William M. de Blois), 609 Fine Arts Building, Detroit, Mich.

Physician; b. Whitby, Ont., April 22, 1882; dau. John and Sarah E. (Brown) Farquharson; ed. Univ. of Mich., A.B. '05: Univ. of Mich. Homoeopathic Med. Coll., M.D. '07; m. Detroit, Sept. 29, 1910, William M. de Blois. Attending physician (girls) Wayne Co. Juvenile Detention Home. Favors woman suffrage; mem. (treas., 1909-10) Detroit Branch College Equal Suffrage League. Mem. Detroit Practitioners Soc, Mich. State Homoeopathic Soc, Am. Inst, of Homoeopathy, Detroit Soc. for Sex Hygiene. Recreation: Gardening. Mem. College Club of Detroit, Business Women's Club of Detroit, Alliance Française.

DE BOER, Augusta Featherly (Mrs. Joseph A. De Boer), 1 Western Av., Montpelier, Vt.

State regent D.A.R.; b. Albany, N.Y., Sept. 8, 1863; dau. John H. and Emma E. (Graves) Fatherly; grad. Albany High School, 1881; m. Albany, N.Y., Dec. 22, 1885, Joseph A. De Boer (then principal of schools in Montpelier, Vt., now pres. National Life Ins. Co. of Vt.); children: Ethel A., b. 1886; Minnie A., b. 1888; Bertha A., b. 1892; Paul K., b. 1897; Elizabeth A., b. 1902. Became State regent Vt. D.A.R. in 1912. Mem. Episcopal Church.

DECKER, Estelle Remsen (Mrs. Smith N. Decker), Central Av., Far Rockaway, N.Y.

Born Jamaica, L.I.; dau. Isaac B. and Jane (Creed) Remsen; ed. Jamaica public school, Northfield (Mass.) Sem., '85; m. Jamaica, Nov. 26, 1884, Smith N. Decker; children: Smith Irving, Remsen Bennett, Marion Estelle. Mem. 1st Presbyterian (Sage memorial) Church, Far Rockaway. Pres. Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Soc. Pres. Far Rockaway Woman's Club; director L. I. Council of Women's Clubs, and of N.Y. City Federation of Women's Clubs; mem. Associated Clubs of Domestic Science. Presbyterian. Favors woman suffrage.

DE COU, Anna May Pemberton (Mrs. Clayton L. De Cou), Haddonfield, N.J.

Friend minister; b. West Milton, O., May 25, 1867; dau. Joseph and Sydnia (Pearson) Pemberton; ed, in public schools of Union Township, Miami Co., O., and Earlham Coll., Richmond, Ind.; Ohio Wesleyan Univ., B.L. '93; Univ. of Mich., Ph.B. '94; Earlham Coll. graduate work (historic study), A.M. '04; m. Nov. 14, 1907, Clayton L. De Cou. Engaged in teaching in common schools of Union Township, Miama Co., O., 1884-86; principal of Friends' Acad., Washington, Kan., 1895-96; sup't of schools, Greensboro, Ind., 1897-98. Mem. of Society of Friends; began preaching at age of 17 years; was associated with father, who was for over 40 years a Friend minister; also traveled widely in religious work. Active in temperance work, has spoken many times in different places for the W.C.T.U.; helped organize W.C.T.U. at West Milton, O., and set to work to secure local prohibition in the town which, with the county, is now dry; later engaged in temperance work in Camden Co., N.J. Has written numerous articles that have been published. Lecturer on historic subjects. Has traveled widely in the Eastern, Central and Southern States, preaching and gathering historic materials on Quakerism and Slavery and the life of Benjamin Lundy, the father of Abolitionism in America. Recreations: Walking, driving, bathing, etc. Favors woman suffrage. Paternal grandmother, Elizabeth (Elleman) Pemberton, was a minister of the Gospel among Friends, and 14 of her descendants have also been ministers of the Friends religious denomination.

DEDERER, Pauline Hamilton, 549 W. 113th St., N.Y. City.

Teacher and investigator in zoölogy; b. Hoboken, N.J., 1878; dau. Charles Hamilton and Martha (Paul) Dederer; grad. Long Branch (N.J.) High School; Barnard Coll., A.B. '01; Columbia Univ., A.M. '07; mem. Kappa Alpha Theta. Assistant in zoology, Barnard Coll.; Columbia Univ., 1904-05; lecturer and tutor,