HITT, Ida A. (Mrs. Jesse Martin Hitt), Olympia, Wash.
Assistant librarian; b. Montpelier, Vt.; dau. Silas Mortemer and Hulda French (Nutt) Col- Hins; ed. Vt. Methodist Sem., full classical and literary course; m. Montpelier, Vt., June 5, 1878, Jesse Martin Hitt; children: Joseph Edwin, Henry Collins, William Mayo. Pres. Church Guild; vice-pres. Humane Soc.; mem. of Euter- płan Soc.; mem. Parent-Teachers' Ass'n; mem. of Ladies' Relief Soc. Writer of occasional poems, short stories, essays. Pres. Woman's Club of Olympia; mem. Thurston Country Edu- cational Club and Eenati Club, all federated. Recreations: Bridge, reading, needlework, out- door life, society. Episcopalian.
HOADLY, Genevieve Groesbeck (Mrs. George Hoadly), 2158 Grandin Road, East Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Born Cincinnati, Ohio, Mar. 25, 1865; dau. John and Genevieve (Wilson) Groesbeck; m. Cincin- nati, May 5, 1894, George Hoadly; children: George, Genevieve Olivia. Episcopalian.
HOAG, Helen Elisabeth, 400 Oak Av., Ithaca, N.Y.
College professor; b. Northfield, Minn.; dau. Loel Barclay and Elisabeth (Beach) Hoag; ed. Cornell Univ., A.B. '94 (Phi Beta Kappa, senior honors in classics); fellow in classics, Cornell Univ., 1894-95; Am. School of Classical Studies, Athens, 1900-01; candidate for Ph.D. at Columbia Univ. (mem. Delta Gamma, Chi Chapter). At Elmira Coll. 1895-1900 as prof. Greek; assoc. prof. Latin Mt. Holyoke Coll., 1901. Mem. Board of Managers Christodora House (Settlement), N.Y. City. Mem. Woman Suffrage Party, 19th Dist., N.Y. City; mem. Coll. Equal Suffrage League, Mt. Holyoke Branch. Baptist. Mem. Cornell and Mt. Holyoke Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa; mem. Am. Philological Soc., Archælogical Inst. of America, New England Classical Ass'n.
HOBART, Ida Sprague (Mrs. Frank Hobart), Boston, Mass.
Writer; b. Hyannis, Mass., Sept. 13, 1856; dau. Capt. Allen H. and Sophia (Hallet) Beane; ed. high school and private school; m. Hingham, Mass., Nov. 26, 1904, Frank Hobart. Journalist and special article writer for weekly papers and Boston Journal. Edited and published Boston Life, 1905-06. Active in civic improvements. Favors woman suffrage. Wrote for years for different Boston weeklies under the name of "Sylvia Joy." Unitarian. Had business man- agement of college and club magazines.
HOBART, Marie Elizabeth Jeffreys (Mrs. Henry Lee Hobart), 43 Fifth Av., N.Y. City.
Author; b. Liege, Belgium, Feb. 16, 1860; dau. Charles P. B. and Elizabeth (Miller) Jeffreys; ed. at home by private tutors; m. St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia, Nov. 15, 1888, Henry Lee Hobart; children: Margaret Jeffreys, Rosamond (de- ceased), Charles J. (deceased), Flizabeth M. (de- ceased). Author of Mystery Plays; Lady Cutech- ism and the Child; The Little Pilgrims and the Book Beloved; The Vision of St. Agnes' Eve; Athanasius; The Sunset Hour. Episcopalian.
HOBBINS, Mary Newton (Mrs. Joseph W. Hob- bins), 114 W. Gilman St., Madison, Wis.
Born Madison, Wis., Jan. 8, 1858; dau. James Rockwell and Lols Church (Newton) Mears; ed. Univ. of Wis.; m. Madison, Wis., Dec. 11, 1875, Joseph W. Hobbins (pres. Capital City Bank); children: Lois F., William J., Joseph N., Harry M., Mary K., James R., Fanny, Grace, Edith (de- ceased). Pres. Associated Charities; vice-pres. Second Dist. Wis. Federation of Women's Clubs; treas. Woman's Building Ass'n; treas. Ass'n Op- posed to Woman Suffrage. Non-sectarian; at- tends Episcopal Church. Mem. D.A.R. Recrea- tions: Driving, hunting, fishing. Mem. Madison Woman's Club.
HOBBS, Anna Nightingale Warren (Mrs. Samuel T. Hobbs), 216 Park Av., Worcester, Mass.
Born Providence, R.I., Nov. 1, 1882; dau. Charles Henry and Annie Rogers (Nightingale) Warren; ed. In Providence, in Mary C. Wheeler School; m. Providence, Sept. 26, 1906, Samuel T. Hobbs. Mem. R.I. Chapter of Soc. of Mayflower Descendants.
HOBBS, Elizabeth Kittredge, North Berwick, Me.
Superintendent of schools of North Berwick; b. North Berwick, Me., Jan. 3, 1876; dau. John E. and Elizabeth T. (Kittredge) Hobbs; grad. Smith Coll., B.A. '97. Mem. Colonial Dames of Maine, Berwick Woman's Club. Has been chairman of Forestry Com. two years, and rec. sec. two years for Maine Federation of Women's Clubs. Epis- copalian. Recreations: Walking and horseback riding.
HOBBS, Marabeth, 2131 Fremont Av., North, Minneapolis, Minn.
Born Worthington, Minn., Jan. 21, 1888; dau. Waldo Warren and Helen (Young) Hobbs; ed. North High School, Minneapolis; Univ. of Minn., B.A. '10 (mem. Alpha Gamma Delta). Advent Christian. Mem. Woman's Welfare League. Recreations: Tennis, porcelain decoration. Grand Bec. Alpha Gamma Delta, 1911-13. Against woman suffrage.
HOBBS, Mary Everett Marshall (Mrs. Perry Lynes Hobbs), 6508 Euclid Av., Cleveland, O.
Born Cleveland, O., Sept. 20, 1863; dau. Dr. Isaac Holmes and Mary E. (Everett) Marshall; grad. Cleveland Central High School, '82; School of Art, '85; Cleveland Art Club, 1885-92 (won scholarship); m. Cleveland, Apr. 6, 1892, Perry Lynes Hobbs, Ph.D., distinguished chemist (died 1912); children: Mary Antoinette, Katherine Mar- shall, Perry Marshall. A promoter of the Safe and Sane Fourth of July (1909); entertainments have been given in the Hobbs home to raise funds for philanthropic purposes (the Cleveland Council of Women gave a Washington Tea Party, 1910; the Cleveland Fed. gave a benefit for break- fasts for the needy children of the public schools); working for pure food and assisting in the agita- tion for cheaper food. Compiled first Year Book of Commodore Perry Chapter Daughters of 1812, a historic edition, which was placed in the col ner-stone of the Perry Memorial Monument at Put in-Bay, Ohio, July 4, 1913; contributes to genealogical dep't Boston Transcript and Hart- ford Times. Mem. Cleveland Council of Women (chairman Exec. Board, 1910-13), D.A.R.; charter mem. Commodore Perry Chapter Daughters of 1812i and first vice-regent; mem. Cleveland Sorosis (auditor 1908-09), Cleveland Emerson Class (pres. 1911), Alumni Class School and Daughters of 1812; life mem. Luther Burbank Soc. Mem. Chippawa Club (Chippawa Lake, O.). Favors woman suffrage. Republican.
HOBLER, Harriet Wells (Mrs. Edward G. Hobler), 102 N. View St., Aurora, Ill.
Lecturer on history of art; b. Geneva, Ill.,Aug. 14, 1862; dau. Charles B. Wells, lawyer, and Marietta (Pierce) Wells; ed. Rockford Coll., A.B. '82; m. Batavia, Ill., Edward G. Bobler; one son: Atherton Wells Hobler. Head of Altar Guild and Choir Mother for years; leader of study classes and teacher of art and history for private classes for years. Taught in High School and in the Latin and Greek Dep't of Rockford Coll. Published several small books, such as history of first 50 years of Rockford Alumnæ. Episcopalian. Mem. D.A.R., Chicago College Club (incorporator and mem. of first board), Kane County Fed. of Women's Clubs, Geneva Improvement Ass'n. Has traveled in Egypt, Holy Land and Europe.
HOBSON, Elizabeth Macgill Bridges (Mrs. Graham Bruce Hobson), 12 N. Jefferson St., Richmond, Va.
Born Richmond, Va.; dau. Clifford Cabell and Elizabeth (Macgill) Bridges; ed. Miss Daniels (girls' school), Richmond, Va.; St. Timothy's Catonsville, Md.; m. Galveston, Tex., Nov. 20, 1895, Graham Bruce Hobson; children: Eliza- beth Bridges, Lella Graham. Protestant Episco- pal. Against woman suffrage.
HOCKER, Elizabeth Key Hansbrough (Mrs. William Hocker), Ocala, Fla.
Born Hansbrough, Ky., August 7, 1875; dau. Elijah and Hannah (McDougal) Hansbrough; ed. Lynnland Coll., Ky.; New England Conservatory, Boston; m. Leesburg, Fla., Dec. 18, 1900, William Hocker, lawyer; children: Mary Elizabeth, Mar-
