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Wellesley Coll., B.A. '93, M.A. '96 (Alpha Kappa Chi); m. Woodstock, Vt., June 15, 1904, Wilbert Shepard Drew; children: Arthur Wellesley, Alice Alden, Richard Thornton. High school and college teacher for seven years; editorial work and proofreading, three years. Mem. Wellesley Alumnae Ass'n, Nat. Geographic Soc., Columbia Dames, N. Y. Recreations: Reading, theatre, lectures, concerts. Congregationalist.

DREXEL, Alice Gordon Troth (Mrs. John Rozet Drexel), 1 E. 62d St., N.Y. City and Newport, R.I.

Born Philadelphia, dau. William Penn and Clara Gordon (Townsend) Troth; ed. Friends Central School, Philadelphia; m. St. James Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, 1886, John Rozet Drexel; children: Lillian Mae, John R., Jr., Alice Gordon, Gordon Preston. Actively interested in many hospitals, nurseries, kindergartens, playgrounds ass'n, Y.M.C.A., Y.W.C.A., Salvation Army, Bowery Mission, Volunteers of America, etc. Episcopalian. Mem. Colonial Dames of America, Acorn Club of Philadelphia, Colony Club of N.Y. City, Citizen of Newport, R.I.

DREYER, Elsa (Mrs. F. A. Dreyer), Willowbrook Road, Port Richmond, S.I., N.Y.

Born Brooklyn, N.Y., Dec. 18, 1877; dau. Alfred and Anna (Muldener) Hoffmann; ed. Prof. Deghuee's private school in Brooklyn, N.Y.; m. Brooklyn, Jan. 22, 1902, Frederick A. Dreyer; one daughter: Anna. Vice-pres. Westerleigh Mothers' Club. German Lutheran.

DREYER, Henrietta Louise (Mrs. August Dreyer), 175 Congress St., Brooklyn, N.Y.

Born Brooklyn, N.Y., Aug. 3, 1863; dau. George and Sarah (Neill) Bramm; grad. Girls' High School, Brooklyn; private tuition in French and music; special course in German, art and literature at Packer Collegiate Institute; m. Nov. 28, 1882, August Dreyer, of Hanover, Germany; children: Edith Dorothea, Hilda Louise. For 17 years manager and co-worker of the Brooklyn Orphan Asylum; pres. for five years of Woman's Aid Soc. of St. Matthew's English Lutheran Church; mem. Urban Club (was pres. two years); now pres. Century Theatre Club, the largest club for the study of the drama in the U.S.; mem. Ex-Presidents' Club, and Heights Branch of Woman's Municipal League of N.Y. Recreations: Drama, music. Favors woman suffrage.

DRIGGS, Mary Ogden (Mrs. Lawrence LaTourette Driggs), 3 W. Eighth St., N.Y. City.

Born Brooklyn, Oct. 14, 1876; dau. Alfred and Kate (Trecarton) Ogden; ed. N.Y. City and abroad; m. Yonkers, N.Y., June 29, 1904, Laurence LaTourette Driggs; children: Ogden, b. 1905; Laurence LaTourette, b. 1906. Interested in sculpture, social welfare. Episcopalian. Favors woman suffrage.

DRIGGS, Sarah Boardman Clark (Mrs. Frederick M. Driggs), 136 York St., Buffalo, N.Y.

Born Brooklyn, N.Y.; dau. Walter and Mary (Boardman) Clark; ed. Dunkirk Acad.; m. Dunkirk, N.Y., Oct. 4, 1873, Frederick M. Driggs; one daughter: Ruth. Taught physical culture and recited; interested in different philanthropic organizations, in church work and in musical and literary activities. Has written children's stories and done some newspaper work. Universalist. Mem. D.A.R., Housekeepers' League, Peace and Arbitration Soc. Recreations: Music, reading, boating, walking. Pres. since 1906 of the Literary Club of the Church of the Messiah.

DRINKER, Katherine Rotan (Mrs. Cecil Kent Drinker), 126 S. Forty-sixth St., Philadelphia, Pa.

Medical student; b. Waco, Tex., Jan. 12, 1889; dau. Edward and Kate Sturm (McCall) Rotan; ed. Rosemary Hall, Greenwich, Conn., 1904-06; Bryn Mawr Coll., A.B. '10; Woman's Med. Coll. of Pa., 1910-13; m. Gloucester, Mass., Sept. 7, 1910, Cecil Kent Drinker. Favors woman suffrage.

DROMGOOLE, Will Allen, Nashville, Tenn.

Author, journalist; b. Murfreesboro, Tenn.; dau. John Easter and Rebecca (Blanch) Dromgoole. For ten years on staff of Nashville Banner (Tenn.); also contributes dep't called Song and Story (original matter) to the Banner regularly, Saturdays. Mem. M.E. Church, South, Murfreesboro; mem. King's Daughters. Deeply interested in woman suffrage. Author: Heart of Old Hickory; The Valley Path; Cinch and Other Stories; A Boys' Battle; Hero Chums; Rare Old Chums; Harum Scarum Joe; The Fairies' Dog and His Follow; Adventures of a Fellow; The Best of Friends; The Island of Beautiful Things; Down in Dixie; The Moonshiner's Son. Democrat. Mem. Tenn. Historical Soc, Social Science and Keats-Shelly Soc, N.Y. City. Recreations: Fishing, outings. Hon. mem. Woman's Club of Memphis. Tenn.; Cal. Woman's Press Club. League of Am. Pen Women, Washington; Dromgoole Literary Circle (named for her by students of State Normal College).

DRUMMOND, Amy McNally (Mrs. Benton S. H. Drummond), R.F.D. 40, Waterville, Me.

Born Clinton, Me., Dec. 3, 1864; dau. Hazen and Louisa (Houston) McNally: ed. in Benton and Waterville, Me., until 1882; m. Waterville, Me., Feb. 12, 1888, Benton Scott Hedge Drummond; children: Ruth H., b. Oct. 30, 1891; Martha M., b. Jan. 12. 1893. Pres. Waterville Women's Club; mem. of Ladies' June Meeting for the Support of the Gospel, which is the oldest ladies' society in Maine. Charter mem. Winslow Congregational Church.

DRUMMOND, Lady (Grace Julia), widow of the late Sir George Drummond, K.C.M.G., 448 W. Sherbrook St., Montreal, P.Q., and Gadshill, Caconná, P.Q.

Born Montreal; dau. Alexander Davidson and Grace (Gibson) Parker; ed. in Montreal; m. (1st) 1879, Rev. George Hamilton, M.A. (died May, 1880); (2d) 1884, Hon. G. A. Drummond, Senator of Montreal, who became pres. of Bank of Montreal and was later created Knight Commander of the Order of Sts. Michael and George (died Feb., 1910); one son: G. N. Drummond. Interested in literature and philanthropy, notably the Home for Incurables, Aberdeen Ass'n of the Anti-Tuberculosis League, Parks and Playgrounds Ass'n of Montreal; treas. House Cam. of Victorian Order of Nurses. Was mem. of Quebec Tercentenary Celebration Com., 1908. First woman to speak at a public banquet in Montreal, 1908. Wrote Purity of Speech and Accent (essay) and other papers. Pres. Local Branch Nat. Council of Women; honorary pres. Needlework Guild; mem. Women's Canadian Club (pres. 1907-08), Women's Historical Soc. Presbyterian.

DRYDEN, Mary Louise Clark (Mrs. Charles Bacon Dryden), Chicago, Ill.

Born Copenhagen, N.Y., Aug. 3, 1876; dau. Addison L. and Mary K. (Paris) Clark; ed. Copenhagen High School, Riverside School, Auburndale, Mass.; Wellesley Coll., Mass., B.A. (mem. Agora); m. Copenhagen, January, 1912, Charles Bacon Dryden; twin sons. Was active in Sunday-school work in N.Y. State previous to marriage. Congregationalist. Mem. Chicago Wellesley Club.

DuBOIS, Gussie Packard (Mrs. Louis Stanley DuBois), 40 Worcester Av., Pasadena, Cal.

Journalist; b. Panama, Chautauqua County, N.Y.; dau. Matthew Hale and Emily Ann (Hoyt) Packard; ed. Wesleyan Univ., Bloomington, Ill.; courses of study under special teachers; m. Bloomington, Ill., Louis Stanley DuBois (deceased); one son: Louis Herbert DuBois (deceased). Writer of stories and poems for, children and interested in preserving a high standard of journalism. Favors woman suffrage. Presbyterian. Recreation: Reading. Honorary mem. of Southern California Women's Press Club, Shakespeare and Browning Clubs (Pasadena), Portia Club, Chicago.

DuBOIS, Mary Constance, 611 Cathedral Parkway, N.Y. City.

Author; b. Philadelphia, Mar. 28, 1879; dau. Rev. Henry Ogden and Emily S. Meier-Smith DuBois; ed. Rye Sem., Rye, N.Y., 1891-97; Columbia Summer School and extension courses, 1903-04. Author: Elinor Arden, Royalist; The Lass of the Silver Sword; The League of the Signet Ring.