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BARRANGON—BARROWS

ed. Minn, public schools; Univ. of Minn., A.B. '83; Cornell Univ., graduate student (Kappa Kappa Gamma); m, Minneapolis, June 4, 1884, John H. Barr; one son: John Henry Barr Jr., b. 1890. Mem. Central N.Y. Ass'n of Collegiate Alumnae and Cornell Univ. Alumnae. Unitarian. Favors woman surage.

BARRANGON, Lucy Eloise Lord, 4 Sanderson Av., Northampton, Mass.

Teacher; b. Northampton, Mass., Dec. 31, 1876; dau. Joseph Leander and Lucy Maria (Meech) Lord; ed. public schools of Northampton, Mass., Smith Coll., A.B. 1900; graduate study. Smith Coll., 1900-01 and 1908;. (Greek Club); m. Farmington, Conn., Dec. 27, 1902, Emile Barrangon; children: Maurice Barrangon, b. Nov. 22, 1903; Eloise Barrangon, b. Jan. 16, 1908. Prof. Greek and philosophy, Meredith Coll., Raleigh, N.C., 1901-02; tutor and substitute teacher, Northampton, Mass., 1903—; reader in Dep't of History of Art, Smith Coll., 1908—. Baptist.

BARRET, Gladys Hermione Gittings (Mrs. Cecil Barret), 70 W. 55th St., N.Y. City.

Born Baltimore, Md., July 7, 1888; dau. John Sterett and Roealie (May) Gittings; m. Baltimore, April 29, 1911, Cecil Barret of N.Y. City; one daughter: Audrey. Interested in various religious charities. Catholic. Mem. Colonial Dames of America (Chapter 1). Recreations: Swimming, tennis, riding.

BARRETT, Daisy Adelaide, Chattanooga, Tenn.

Secretary Department of Education; b. Winchester, Tenn., Sept. 18, 1872; dau. Albert T. Barrett, educator, and Kate C. (Stanton) Barrett; ed. Mary Sharp Coll., Winchester, Tenn., and Wellesley Coll. Sec. of Dep't of Education, Chattanooga, Tenn., since 1893. Interested in historical research work, humane work; honorary mem. Tenn. State Historical Soc. Wrote paper: Brainerd Indian Mission, for the State Historical Soc. of Tenn.; has written papers for newspaper publication filed in D.A.R. and State Historical Soc. records. Mem. Chickamauga Chapter D.A.R., Nat. Geographical Soc., Chattanooga Humane Soc., Mary Sharp College Student Ass'n.

BARRETT, Ella Teresa, 44 Caroline St., Albion, N.Y.

Teacher; b. Albion, N.Y., Jan. 7, 1867; dau. James Edward and Margaret (Lyons) Barrett; ed. Albion High School, Cornell Univ., B.L. '90 (mem. Kappa Alpha Theta). Has taught for 13 years in home town. Mem. Western N.Y. Modern Language Ass'n, Ass'n Coll. Alumnae of Western N.Y., Alumnae High School Ass'n, Historical Conversation Club of Albion. Roman Catholic. Recreations: Society events, also athletic games, baseball, etc.

BARRETT, Kate Waller (Mrs. Robert South Barrett), 408 Duke St., Alexandria, Va.

Physician, sociologist, humanitarian; b. Jan. 24, 1859, at Clifton, Stafford Co., Va., where for more than two hundred years her paternal ancestors lived; grad. from Arlington Inst. (classmate with Mrs. General Fitzhugh Lee); grad. Woman's Med. Coll. of Ga., M.D.; degree of D.Sc. conferred for special scientific work; m. Robert South Barrett, D.D., rector Christ Church, Richmond, Va., afterward dean of St. Luke's Cathedral, Atlanta, Ga. Pres. Nat. Florence Crittenton Mission; pres. Nat. Council of Women of the U.S.; mem. Geog. Soc, Nat. Conference of Charities and Correction, D.A.R.; pres. Mothers Congress of Vt.; ex-comm'r Va. Conference Charities and Correction. Writer of magazine articles on sociological and scientific subjects, particularly in regard to women and children.

BARRETT, Mary Franklin, 19 Elm St., Bloomfield, N.J.

Teacher; b. Bloomfleld, N.J., Aug. 25, 1879; dau. Halsey M. and Mary Lucy (Coe) Barrett; grad. Miss Townsend's School, Newark, N.J., '97, Smith Coll., B.L. '01, Columbia Univ., A.M. '05, took various summer courses. Teacher Verona (N.J.) High School, 1904; Randolph-Pond School, N.Y. City, 1905-06; instructor in botany, Wellesley Coll., 1906-08; associate Instructor in nature study. State Normal School, Upper Montclair, N.J., 1908—. Author: Leaf-key to Deciduous Trees of N.J. Presbyterian. Mem. Am. Nature Study Soc, Torrey Botanical Club (N.Y. City). Opposed to woman suffrage.

BARRINGER, Emily Dunning, 828 West End Av.. N.Y. City.

Physician and surgeon; b. Scarsdale, N.Y.; dau. Edwin J. and Frances (Gore) Dunning; ed. Miss Brackett's private school for girls, Cornell, B.S. '97; Cornell, M.D. '01; took second price, $100, in medical school (mem. Kappa Kappa Gamma); m. Dr. Benjamin Stockwell Barringer; one son: Benjamin Lang Barringer. Won position on house staff of Gouverneur Hospital by competition examination, and served a two years' course in the hospital, being the first woman ambulance surgeon in N.Y. Protestant. Mem. of N.Y. Acad. of Medicine, Eastern Med Soc., Women's Univ. Club, Cornell Women's Club. Interested in suffrage; mem. Woman's Self-Supporting League. Attending surgeon to N.Y. Infirmary for Women and Children; attending physician to Hebrew Technical School for Girls.

BARRON, Jane Carson (Mrs. Amos N. Barron), 1912 E. Seventy-first St., Cleveland, O.

Metal work and enamels; b. Cleveland, O., Jan. 26, 1879; dau. James W. and Mary (McMillan) Carson; ed. School of Drawing and Painting, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and the Amy Sacker School of Design (Thayer prize, Boston Museum, 1900); m. Cleveland, O., Feb. 11, 1908, Amos N. Barron. Awarded silver medal for jewel setting and enameling on metal, St. Louis Exposition; received commendation for exhibits in Jewelry Dep't of Arts and Crafts Exhibition, held in Boston, 1907. Mem. Board of the Stillman Witt Boarding Home. Against woman suffrage. Mem. Boston Soc. of Arts and Crafts (master). Recreations: Golf, automobiles.

BARRON, Mary Butler (Mrs. Frederick Barron), The Manse, Elkins, W.Va.

Born Augusta, Ga., 1873; dau. Captain Oliver Nathaniel and Mary (Spence) Butler; ed. private schools at Baltimore and Dobbs Ferry-on-Hudson; m. Baltimore, 1902, Frederick Barron, D.D.; children: Mary Spence and James (died), b. 1903; Frederick Minto, b. 1909; William Wallace, b. 1911. Vice-pres. Missionary Soc, sec. Ladies' Aid; mem. Y.M.C.A. Auxiliary. Presbyterian. Recreations: Tennis, swimming, horseback riding, acting. Mem. Empty Stocking Club; pres. Sewing Club.

BARROW, Elizabeth N., Skaneateles, N.Y.

Writer; b. Skaneateles, N.Y., Oct, 1869; dau. George and Caroline M. (Tyler) Barrow; ed. at home. Interested in Social Service Progress work. Favors woman suffrage. Author: The King Rivals; The Fortune of War; also translations and magazine contributions. Recreations: Tennis, rowing, fishing.

BARROWS, Alice Prentice, 40 W. Thirty-second St., N.Y. City.

Social investigator, teacher; b. Lowell, Mass., Nov. 15, 1878; dau. Charles Dana and Marion (Merrill) Barrows; grad. Vassar Coll., A.B. Teacher English, Packer Collegiate Inst., 1901-03; teacher English, Ethical School, N.T. City, 1903-04; teacher of English, Vassar Coll., 1904-08; grad. fellow English, Columbia Univ.; social investigator, Russell Sage Foundation, 1909-11; director Vocational Education Survey since 1911. Favors woman suffrage; mem. Woman Suffrage Party, N.Y. City; Collegiate Equal Suffrage League. Author: How Women Learn the Millinery Trade; The Dangers and Possibilities of Vocational Guidance; An Interpretation of Vocational Guidance; The Preliminary Report of the Vocational Guidance Survey.

BARROWS, Anna, Huntington Chambers, Boston, Mass., or Fryeburg, Me.

Teacher of domestic science; b. Fryeburg, Me., dau. George Bradley and Georgiana (Souther) Barrows; ed. Fryeburg Acad.; Boston Cooking School (diploma), '86. Teacher North Bennett St. Industrial School, Boston, 1886-91; School of Domestic Science, Boston Y.W.C.A., 1891-95; Lasell Sem., 1891-1900; Robinson Sem., Exeter, N.H., 1895-1905. Lecturer In domestic science.