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��Moines, Iowa, 1S98-1905. Since 1905 in the airls' School of Friends Mission, Tokio, Japan, as missionary and teacher of English, 1905-07, and as principal since 1907. Recorded minister of the Gospel, Des Moines (Iowa) monthly meeting of Friends, 1905. Mem. Exec. Com. of the Council of the Friends of Peace and Arbitration in Japan, 1906-07.
LEWIS, Amanda Kerr (Mrs. John Henry Lewis), 2405 William St., Denver, Colo. Born Washington Co., Pa.; dau. James Mason and Rebecca (Dinsmore) Kerr; ed. Washington (Pa.) Sem. ; m. Bloomington, III., John Henry Lewis; children: William L., ilinnie K., Lewis Haines, Mary Pollock (died). Formerly engaged as mnsi» and science teacher. Author: Half Hours with American Authors; also poems: Col- umbia's Women (given at World's Fair, Chicago, 1S93; The Weavers, and many other poems. Presbyterian. Republican. Pres. Scio Art Club 18 years; reelected pres. for life. In early life was active in church work; later formed clubs for study for women, 1885 (this enterprise had 3,000 women, most of whom went into the great club movement a few years later). Has been called the "Poet Lecturer of the Rockies"; for seven years was treas. Colo. Fed. of Women's Clubs.
LEAVIS, Bessie Hastings Williams (Mrs. Archi- bald Heber Lewis), East Overbrook Av. and Woodward Av., Cleveland Heights, Cleveland, Ohio.
Graduate Smith College, B.A. '93; student of biology, Mass. Inst, of Technology, Boston, '94; Univ. of Leipzig, Germanv, '95; m. Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 29, 1901, Archibald Heber Lewis; children: Percy Williams, b. Feb. 16, 1903; Frances Kiloli, b. April 30. 19.06; Gilbert Hastings, b. Mar. 10, 1908. Taught in schools of N.Y. City and Brooklyn, 1S&3-94; teacher of science in Miss Sheldon's School, Providence, R.I., 1894- 95- Prof. Button's Training Class, Brookline, Mass., 1898; Brookline High School, 1S98; head of science dep't. Miss Mittleberger's School for Girls, Cleveland, Ohio, 1899-1901. LEWIS, Carolyn Trowbridge (Mrs. Herbert Rad- nor Lewis), Lynbrook. I.. I., X.Y. Associate editor Good Housekeeping Magazine; b. Boston, Sept. 25, 1S77; dau. D. Austin and Anna M. (Davis) Brown; ed. Mrs. Quincy Shaw's private school, Boston; Miss C. Alice Baker's school, Brookline, Mass., and Bryn Mawr Coll., A.B. '99; m. Brookline, .Mass., Oct. 11, 1S99, Her- bert Radnor Lewis. Newspaper writer on Phila- delphia Public Ledger; editor of Dress Maga- zine; associate editor Good Housekeeping Maga- zine; contributor to various magazines and news- papers. Author: How to Buy Textiles. Recrea- tions: Walking, swimming, tennis. Unitarian. Favors woman suffrage.
LEWIS, Carrie BuUard (Mrs. Leo Rich Lewis), 20 Professors Row, Tufts College, Mass. Bom Boston, Dec. 26, 1865; dau. Gardner W. and Fannie Kingsley (Field) Bullard (sister of the composer, Frederic Field Bullard, and wife of Prof. L. R. Lewis, of the Music Dep't of Tufts Coll.); ed. Boston public schools, in- cluding Girls' Latin School; also studied in Germany, 1890-02; m. Brookline, Mass., Dec. 21, 1892, Leo Rich Lewis; one son: Philip Bullard Lewis, b. 1895. Interested in the Drama League of Boston, W.E. and I.U. Composer of music (under pseudonyms "Carrie Bullard" and "Caryl B. Rich"): Two children's operettas— One Day's Fun and The Fairy Godmother's Lesson; three collections of children's songs— The Sing- ing Leaves, The Song Child, Nature Songs and Lullabies; numerous songs in sheet form— A Dear Little Goose, The Runaway, A Moon- bath, A Christmas Eve Thought, The Seam- stress, Lullaby Lane, My Lammie, Sport and Rest, Rock-a-bye, Pussie's Answer, The Whis- pered Song, He Calleth Thee (religious). He That Dwelleth (anthem); operetta for mixed quar- tet, the Methodical Music Master; operetta for mixed voices and soli. The Rose and the Ring. Club: New England Women's. Recreations: Swimming, automobillng, social features of col- lege life.
��LEWIS, Cora GUbert (Mrs. James Millon
Lewis), Kinsley, Kan.
Born Cameron, Mo., June 29, 1866; dau. Horace W. and Trescinda (Wren) Gilbert; ed. public schools of Missouri; m. Apr. 26, 1888, James Millon Lewis; children: Loraine, Gilbert, Mac- Arthur, Kelton E. With husband in newspaper work, as associate editor Kinsley Graphic; mem. and was two years pres. Kan. Woman's Press Ass'n; pres. Women's Kan. Day Club; pres. Seventh Dist. of Federated Clubs; mem. Visit- ing Board for State Charitable Institutions (un- der Governor Koch). Clubs: State Historical Soc. ; life mem. Kan. Federation Women's Clubs (was pres. two years). Episcopalian. Favors woman suffrage; helped in campaign as a speaker in Sept. and Oct., 1915. Recreations: Reading, walking, cribbage. Mem. Red Cross. LEWIS, Edith Rannells (Mrs. Robert L. Lewis),
Gloucester, Ohio.
Born Wilmington, O., July 2, 1885; dau. Charles Allen and Clara (Kirk) Rannells; ed. Wilmington High School, 1903; Hamilton Coll., Lexington, Ky., A.B. '04; Harcourt Place Sem., 1904-05; Wilmington Coll., A.B. '06; Bryn Mawi Coll., 1906-07; m. Wilmington, O., June 22, 1907, Robert L. Lewis, banker; one son: Allen Ran- nells. Prof. Greek and Latin, Wilmington Coll., 1907-08. Favors woman suffrage. Mena. Church of Christ. Jlem. D.A.R., Rothwell Literary Club.
LEWIS, Elise Lathrop (Mrs. Richard W. H.
Lewis), Hillsdale Manor, N.J.
Writer; b. Sumter, S.C., Aug. 28, 1874; dau. Thomas A. and Elise H. (Brohun) Lathrop; ed. Buffalo High School, St. Margaret's School, Buffalo, N.Y. ; Nat. Conservatory of Music, N.Y. City; m. Dec. 2, 1911, Richard W. H. Lewis. Secured interviews (for publication) with Ade- laide Ristori, Tommaso Salvini, Josef Israels. Publications from the German and three original books. For many years a contributor to The Theatre Magazine, Vogue, The Musician, Tha Etude; associate editor 'The Art News; also contributor to and associate editor of Trans- atlantic Tales. Author: Where Shakespeare Set His Stage; Sunny Days in Italy; A Trans- planted American; also several translations from the German. Recreations: Music, opera, travel- ing, art exhibitions. Episcopalian. Againsi woman suffrage.
LEWIS, Elizabeth fMrs. Homer P. Lewis), 3
Monadnock Rd., 'Worcester, Mass.
Born St. Clair, Mo.; ed. St. Louis schools; Washington Univ., two years; Univ. of Mich., B.A.; m. Omaha, "Seh., Homer P. Lewis. Teach- er of Latin and Englisrh in Omaha (Neb.) High School, 1883-91. Traveled in Greece and Con- stantinople, 1900. Author of novel: Lorenzo of Sarzana. Charter mem. of the Mich, branch of the N.Y. Sorosis. LEWIS, Elizabeth Dabney Langhome (Mrs.
John H. Lewis), 609 Court St., Lynchburg, Va.
Born Botetourt Co., Va., 1851; dau. John Scarsbrooke and Sarah Elizabeth (Dabney) Langhorne; ed. Lynchburg schools and by pri- vate instruction; m. Aug. 13, 1873, John H. Lewis (lawyer); children: Lucy (Mrs. William R. Abbot, Jr.), Helen (Mrs. Armistead), Eliza- beth (Mrs. Dexter Otey), ten grandchildren. Teacher in public and private schools; interested in Sunday-school, Free Night School, mission teaching, civic work, philanthropic and literary work, and musical matters. Writer about equal suffrage in newspapers; also on behalf of Co- ordinate Coll. for Women in Va., and has writ- ten some short stories, most notably. The Con- federate Doll. Mem. Cercle Frangaise, Das Deutsche Kranchen, Confederate Memorial Ass'n, W.C.T-U., Civic League. Clubs: Woman's Club of Lynchburg (ex-pres.), Schehlmann (musical) Club (ex-pres.). Recreations: Music, literature, social diversions. Unitarian. Pres. Equal Suf- frage Club of Lynchburg; mem. of the Legis- lative Com. of the Va. State Equal Suffrage League (spoke before the Va. Legislature in 1912 on behalf of equal suffrage), and has given talks on the same subject In various localities of Va.
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