BANKS, Florence S. Woolley (Mrs. William Edgar Banks), 281 Ryerson St., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Born Brooklyn, N.Y., Mar. 23, 1853; dau. Milton and Hannah (Chivney) Woolley (descendant in tenth generation from Emanuel and Elizabeth Woolley, Quakers, who settled at Providence, R.I., in 1662); ed. in private school and academies; grad. Bryant and Stratton Business College; Pratt Inst.; m. Brooklyn, Dec. 25, 1878, William Edgar Banks; children; Ursula Woolley (Mrs. Albert Shirls Williston), Augustine, Grace Adelaide, David Harold. In 1893 went into business of modiste and exhibited at World's Fair in Chicago, 1893 (not now in business). Republican. Universalist. Joined Order of the Eastern Star 1895 and in 1900 instituted and organized Aurora Grata Chapter No. 207. Appointed right worthy grand pres. Hall and Home Ass'n, O.E.S., 1902. Enlisted as Red Cross nurse for late Spanish War under Clara Barton. Charter mem. George Washington Memorial Ass'n; mem. Am. Theosophical Soc, Brooklyn Woman's Animal Aid Ass'n, Utile Court of Royal and Exalted Order of Amaranth, Pratt Inst. Alumni, Bedford Political Equality League, Seminole Council, Daughters of Pocahontas; Red Hook Grange No. 918 of N.Y. State Patrons of Husbandry. Recreations: Travel and charitable work.
BANNAN, Theresa, 503 Warren St., Syracuse, N.Y.
Physician; b. Bolivar, N.Y., May 5, 1868; dau. Edward and Anastasia (Nolan) Bannan; ed. public schools; Syracuse Univ., Med. Coll. and Women's Med. Coll., N.Y. Infirmary, M.D. '90. Engaged in medical practice in Syracuse since 1890. Author: Pioneer Irish of Onondaga, 1911; also of medical papers, newspaper articles and short poems. Obstetrician House of Good Shepherd ten years; public vaccinator four years. Catholic. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, N.Y. State Med. Soc, Onondaga Co. Med. Soc, City Acad., Woman's Med. Ass'n of N.Y. City and N.Y. State Professional Woman's League. Recreations: Out-door sports, modern languages, reading.
BANNING, Carrie B. Carpenter (Mrs. E. P. Banning), 1148 Kinnaird Av., Fort Wayne, Ind.
Physician; b. Phelps, N.Y., Feb. 11, 1857; dau. Calvin Hasleton and Jennette K. (DeLano) Carpenter; ed. private schools, Univ. of Wisconsin, B.S. (first honor); M.D. Cleveland Univ. of Medicine and Surgery (mem. Kappa Kappa Gamma); m. Feb. 11, 1879, E. P. Banning; children: Lydia J., Carina C, Florida J., J. Dahlgren. In general practice ten years; now limited to diseases for women and children and obstetrics. Mem. Baptist Church, Woman's Club League, Duodecimo Club, D.A.R., and medical societies. Belongs to Woman Suffrage Party and is chairman of her own ward.
BANNING, Sarah Jane (Mrs. Thomas A. Banning), "Longacres," Robertsdale, Ala.
Pecan orchard cultivator; b. Bowling Green, Ky., July 23, 1854; dau. Elijah M. and Elizabeth Ann (Shields) Hubbard; ed. Highland (Kan.) Coll., A.B., and studied music several years; m. Highland, Kan., Dec. 21, 1875, Thomas A. Banning (now head of Banning & Banning, patent lawyers, Chicago); children: Samuel Walker, b. Nov. 16, 1878; Edith, b. Jan. 11, 1882; Helen Ruth, b. Dec 16, 1883 (died Oct. 15, 1899); Thomas A. Jr., b. April 12, 1886; Sarah Louise, b. June 25, 1888; Dorothea Esther, b. Aug. 11, 1894. Taken by parents in 1856 to Kansas Territory, where they went to assist in a Presbyterian mission to the Iowa and Sock Indians, and her father later became member of the Legislature that made Kansas a State. Went to Chicago on marriage in 1875; was there member of a Presbyterian Church, later removing to South Side and joining Congregational Church; active in missionary societies of both; mem. Corporate Board Y.W.C.A. and active in the early work, also in work of the Industrial School for Girls, Evanston, Ill., and several years member Board of School of Domestic Arts and Sciences and other philanthropic organizations. Since 1905 has conducted and had sole active charge of her estate of "Longacres," an orchard of almost 2,000 choice pecan trees, 500 of which are just coming into bearing, carrying on their culture with the most modern methods, also cultivating oranges, roses, etc Chairman Woman's Com. of Nat. Nut-Growers' Ass'n (vice-pres. from Ill.); mem. Alabama State Horticultural Soc (mem. Exhibition Com.); chairman Alabama Com. on Conservation, Nat. Soc D.A.R.; mem. Nat. Forestry Ass'n, One of founders and now honorary life mem. the Travel Class, Chicago; active for 20 years and now honorary life mem. Arche Club, Chicago; mem. Chicago Woman's Club. Congregationalism Strongly opposed to woman suffrage.
BARBER, Alice Sherman (Mrs. Joel Barber), Lake Geneva, Wis.
Dentist; b. Eagle, Waukesha Co., Wis.; dau. William and Louisa (Parsons) Sherman; ed. State Normal School, Whitewater, Wis., 1878; Univ. of Mich., D.D.S., 1890; m. Lake Geneva, Wis., May 14, 1892, Joel Barber; one daughter: Caroline Elise Barber. Opened office in Lake Geneva, Aug. 1, 1890, and still practicing. Favors woman suffrage.
BARBER, Mary Saxton (Mrs. Marshall C. Barber), 333 S. Market St., Canton, Ohio.
Born Canton, Ohio, Dec 15, 1848; dau. James A. and Katherine (Dewalt) Saxton; ed. Canton private school and at Brook Hall, Media, Pa., 1868; m. Canton, August, 1873, Marshall C. Barber; children: James S., b. Aug. 15, 1874 (died May 15, 1900); Mary, b. Feb., 1876; George S., b. Feb., 1878; John D., b. April, 1879; Ida McK., b. Jan., 1881; William McK., b. Dec, 1882; Katherine D., b. December, 1884. Identified with various religious, social and philanthropic activities. Presbyterian. Mem. Anti-Tuberculosis League, Consumers' League, Playground Ass'n, Associated Charities, Y.W.C.A.; charter mem. of Canton branch D.A.R.
BARBOUR, Amy Louise, Lawrence House, Northampton, Mass.
College instructor; grad. Smith Coll., A.B. '91; scholar in classics, 1896-97, 1899-1900; fellow, 1900-01: Yale, Ph.D. '02. Instructor Elizabeth Coll. (Marietta Coll.), Ohio, 1891-96; teacher of Latin, Hartford (Conn.) High School, 1897-98; Beacon School, 1898-99; instructor in Greek, Smith Coll., since 1901. Mem. Am. Philological Ass'n, Am. Archaeological Institute.
BARBOUR, Anna Maynard (Mrs. William James Barbour), 244 Townsend St., Roxbury, Boston, Mass.
Author, deaconess; b. N.Y. City; dau. Fayette and Jane E. (Cutler) Maynard; m. St. Paul, Minn., 1893, William James Barbour. Author: Told in the Rockies, 1897; That Mainwaring Affair, 1900; The Award of Justice, 1901; At the Time Appointed, 1903; Breakers Ahead, 1906. Episcopalian; deaconess in charge of House of Mercy, Boston, since 1907.
BARBOUR, Anne Violet, care Mrs. T. O. Barbour, Sage College, Ithaca, N.Y.
Teacher; b. Richmond, Va., 1884; dau. Thomas Osmyn and Elizabeth (Hughes) Barbour; ed. the Girls' Classical School of Indianapolis, Ind.; Cornell Univ., B.A. '06, M.A. '09; Alice Freeman Palmer Traveling Fellowship (Wellesley College) in 1911-12; President A. D. White Traveling Fellowship (Cornell Univ.), 1912-13 (Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Phi). Has written articles and reviews in American Historical Review. Mem. Service Club, Indianapolis; American Art Students' Club, Paris, France. Favors woman suffrage.
BARBOUR, Elizabeth Graeme, 1139 Fourth Av., Louisville, Ky.
Teacher; ed. in Kentucky; grad. Central Univ. of Ky., B.S. '88; Bryn Mawr Coll., A.B. '99. Principal of private school, Richmond, Ky., 1889-93; teacher of Latin, English and German in York (Pa.) Collegiate School, 1896-97; English and Latin in Classical School for Girls, N.Y. City, 1897-1900; Riverside School, N.Y. City, 1900-01; Kentucky Home School, Louisville, 1901-02; teacher Latin, Girls' High School, Louisville, 1902-04, and since 1904 head of English dep't to same.
