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��8TUBGIS, Carolyn Hall (Mrs. William Codman Sturgis), 1131 N. Cascade Av., Colorado Springs, Colo.

Bom Rosario, Argentine Republic; dau. Alan- son S. and Julie (L/each) Hall; m. New Bruns- wick, N.J., Apr. 4, 1889, William Codman Sturgis; children: Norman Romney, Alanson Hall, Margaret, Julie. Interested in Protestant Episcopal Ohureli activities and literary and artistic interests of Colorado Springs. Favors woman suffrage (voter). Democrat (Progres- sive). Mem. Exec. Com. Civic League of Colorado Springs; chairman City Planning Com.; mem. Council Proceedings Com. ; 'editor of the Civic League Bulletin.

"STURGIS, Dinah" — see Whitney, Belle Arm- strong.

STUKGIS, Mabel Lyon, 503 Boulevard, West- field, N.J.

Singer (folk-song specialist) ; b. Knoxville, Tenn., 1880; dau. Rev. F. E. Sturgis (B.D.) and Lou Lyon (Barnes) Sturgis; grad. V/alnut Hill School (preparatory), '98; Wellesley Coll., A.B. '02. Has given folk-song recitals at leading clubs, etc., in and around Boston and N.Y. City; under N.Y. Board of EMucation, lectures, etc. Inter- ested in village improvement Work, public school work, Sunday-school kindergartens, "Woman's Club work and the Progressive movement. Fa- vors woman suffrage. Author: Folk-Songs for Boys and Girls. Congregationalist. Progressive. Recreations. Walking, gardening, nature study, birds, flowers, trees. Mem. Wellesley Club (N.Y. City).

STCBTEVANT, Mary Clark (Mrs. Eugene Stur- tevant). Second Beach, Nev/port, R.I. Born Boston, Mass., July 17, 1843; dau. Thomas March Clark, Bishop of R.I., 1854-1903, and Caroline (Howard) Clark; ed. Providence, R.I.; m. May 29, 1870, Eugene Sturtevant of Boston; children: Louisa Clark, Helena, Mary, Edward, Alice (Mrs. Henry Howard of Boston). Favors woman suffrage; vice-pres. Newport (R.I.) Suffrage League. Protestant Episcopalian.

STURTEVANT-PEET, Mrs. Beaumelle, 284

Mountain Av., Piedmont," Cal.

Born Cornwall. Vt., Apr. 27, 1840; dau. Sylves- ter Bird and Elizabeth (Belong) Rockwell; ed. Burlington, Vt. ; m. Middleibury, Vt., June 12, 1866, Ethan Allen Sturtevant; children: Fannie Beaumelle, Mary Beaumelle, Robert Taft. Has been engaged in social and philanthropic work; pres. W.C.T.U. of Cal. 17 years; vice-pres. Child's Welfare League of Oakland, Cal.; also parliamentarian. Sup't of Legislation for W.C.T.U. Favors woman suffrage. Congrega- tionalist. Progressive Republican. Mem. Civic Center League. Mem. Oakland Club. SUDLER, Susan Culbreth (Mrs. Carroll Hopkins

Sudler), 1305 Ritchie Place, Chicago, 111.

Born Smyrna, Del., Aug. 10, 1871; dau. George S. and Margaret W. (Black) Culbreth; ed. Miss Sanford's School, Philadelphia, Pa. ; m. Smyrna, Oct. 16, 1895, Carroll Hopkins Sudler; children: Carroll H., Culbreth, Louis Courtney. Pres. Board of Managers Chicago Nursery and Half Orphan Asylum. Favors woman suffrage. Pres- byterian. Mem. Friday Club, Colonial Dames of America. SUFTREN, Martha Wentworth (Mrs. Charles

Carroll SufCren), 68 Buckingham Road, Flat- bush, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Born Strafford, Pa.; dau. John Langdon and Martha (Emlen) Wentworth; ed. private schools. Pa. and N.H.; m. Straffofd. June 3, 1880, Charles Carroll Suffren; children: Edith de Charny, John Langdon Wentworth (deceased), Martha Went- worth. Interested in playgrounds and woman suffrage; ex-pres. Flatbush Political Equality League; vice-pres. Woman Suffrage Party (for- mer sec.). Recreations: Books, gardening. 8ULI,IVAN, Amelia Lucy Owen (Mrs. James

Sullivan), Plandome, L.I., N.Y.

Born Springfield, Mass.; grad. Smith Coll., B.A. '81; m. Springfield, Mass., July 3, 1901, James Sullivan (A.M., Ph.D., Harvard), educator, author, principal of Boys' High School, Brooklyn, lecturer on education. N.Y. Univ.. etc.; one

��daughter: Martha, b. Oct. 7, 1905. Engaged as teacher, 1881-1901. Mem. Smith College Alumnae Ass'n (vice-pres. 1881-83, pres. 1885-87). SULLIVAN, Elizabeth Higgins, 544 S. Thirtieth St., Omaha, Neb.

Horticulturist, v/riter; b. Columbus, Neb., Dec. 14, 1875; dau. John G. and Anna (O'Ccnor) Hig- gins; ed. St. Francis Xavier's Acad., Ottawa, 111.; m. Omaha, Neb., Apr. 11, 1896 (now widow); one daughter: Janet Campbell Sullivan, b. Wash- ington, D.C., Nov. 30, 1901. Formerly newspaper writer, beginning on Omaha Bee, and later with Chicago dailies; now interested in horticulture, particularly the raising oi pecan nuts, flower raising and care of fr'jit trees. Author (pen- name "Elizabeth Higgins") : Out of the West; also short stories and various articles on horti- culture and on agriculture in the South. Spends most of time in woods of Mobile Co., Ala., near Grand Bay. Episcopalian; interested in social settlement work and home missions. Suffragi.st; reform Democrat; formerly belonged to various suffrage organizations in Washington and Chi- cago. Mem. Nat. Grov/ers' Union, Ala. Horticul- tural and Agricultural Soc.

SULLIVAN, Marie M. B. (Mrs. Mark Sullivan), 1 Lexin,§ton Av., N.Y. City. Born Baltimore, Md. ; dau. William M. and Julia (McCay) Buchanan; m. Baltimore, Oct. 31, 1907, Mark Sullivan; children: Sydney Buchanan, Mark Sullivan Jr., Cornelius Sullivan. Presby- terian. Mem. Progressive Club, Woman's Muni- cipal League. Against woman suffrage. SULLIVAN, May Lilian (Mrs. Cornelius Sulli- van), 45 Sound View Av., New Rochelle, N.Y. Born Saline, Mich., Oct. 16, 1858; dau. Samuel H. and Louisa M. (Reynolds) Hartwell; grad. high school, Adrian, Mich.; m. (1st) Hudson, Mich., May 9, 1878, George E. Harrison; (2d) San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 22, 1899, Cornelius Sullivan; children: Maude Verna Harrison (Mrs. Art J. Bowne), b. Oct. 18, 1879; Geraldine Harrison, b. July 4, 1882 (died Dec. 24, 1901). Interested in genealogical research. Mem. New Rochelle fN.Y.) Equal Franchise League. Organizer and regent of New Rochelle Chapter D.A.R. Recrea- tions: Riding, swimming, boating. Mem. Rubin- stein Club, Woman's Democratic Club, Little Mothers' Aid Ass'n (N.Y. City), Woman's Club, Woman's Auxiliary Hospital Ass'n (New Rochelle).

SUMMERS, Mrs. Elizabeth Montgomery, 1307 North Hulton St., Marshall, Tex. Author; b. in Louisiana; dau. Thesbeus and Lucretia (Holden) Montgomery; ed. high school, Natchitoches; m. in Louisiana; four children. Favors woman suffrage. Author: A Girl of the Ozarks; frequent contributor to the press and a few magazine stories. Recreations: Travel, reading. Unitarian.

SUMilERS, Ella Florence (Mrs. Albert De Forest Summers), 331 East Washington St., Medina, Ohio.

Born Canaan, Wayne Co., Ohio, Jan. 3, 1864; dau. Wirum and Margaret (Mulhollan) Hoising- ton; ed. Canaan dist school until 1882, then to Normal Coll., Smithville, Ohio, 1882-83; m. Canaan, Ohio, Oct. 2, 1884, Albert De Forest Summers. Favors woman suffrage. Mem. Benevolent Circle Daughters of the King; pres. Medina Coterie Club. English Lutheran. SUMMERVILLE, Amelia Shaw (Mrs. Max Eugene Stepan), 1999 Broadway, N.Y. City. Actre«s; b. Kildare, Ireland, Oct. 15; dau. Thomas Serby and Susan (Wilson) Shaw; ed. Phoebe St. School, Toronto, Can., private schools; m. (1st) Frederick Russell Runnells; (2d) Max Eugene Stepan; children: Russell Frederick Runnells, Grace Amelia Runnells. Commenced theatrical career at the age of seven with Holman Opera Co., Toronto, Can.; received theatrical training from Mrs. Harriet Holman; has been dancer, singer, actress and has played for ill the flrTt-class managers of America and Gaiety Theatre, London, England. Interested in the abolition of child labor, in old age pensions for actors and actresses, mothers' pensions and the rights of the laboring men and women. Author (booklet): Amelia Sum.merville's Rules

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