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Women of The West
Nevada

subjects. Member: Kappa Kappa Gamma, American Historical Ass'n, Phi Kappa Phi, S. F. Women's City Club, National Arts, N. Y., Lyceum, etc. Home: 429 West Second St., Reno, Nevada.

MOORE, Anna Virginia Chatham, (Mrs.), born in Maryland, May 26, 1890, daughter of James Thomas and Mary Virginia Chatham, resident of Nevada for the last 10 years. B.A., M.A., University of Nevada. Literary research worker. State vice-president, National League of American Penwomen (organized Reno Branch). Member of Phi Kappa Phi and Delta Alpha Epsilon (English Honor Society); for several years a patroness of Sigma Alpha Omega Sorority, University of Nevada. Member: Twentieth Century Club, Reno Country Club, Nevada League of Women Voters, League of American Penwomen, American Ass'n. of University Women, Mayflower Chapter, O. E. S. Home: 515 S. Virginia St., Reno, Nevada.

PATRICK, Fannie Brown, (Mrs.), born Fairfield, Iowa, August 29, 1864, daughter of Isaac H. and Sarah Ellen Brown. Former resident of Nebraska, living in Nevada for the last 24 years. Married to the late Frank Goodwill Patrick. Children: Octa Maude (dec.), Lloyd Brown. Music Teacher. Active in civic work. Chairman of Council of Education, Y. W. C. A.; past president, State Fed. of Women's Clubs of Nevada; past National Committee woman of Nevada Democratic Party; trustee and secretary of Southside Irrigating Canal Co. Member: Twentieth Century Club, Y. W. C. A., Hillcrest Chapter of Delphian (president). Home: P. O. Box 287, Reno, Nevada.

PRATT, Emma Diehm (Mrs.), born in Storm Lake, Iowa, daughter of William and Emma Diehm, a resident of Reno, Nevada, for nine years. Married to Walter E. Pratt. Supervisor of Music, teacher of piano and voice. Supervisor of Music, Malone, N. Y., Winchester, Mass.; Assistant in Music, Boston, Mass.; Instructor in Music, University of Nevada; organist and director of choir in First Baptist Church, Reno. Conductor Twentieth Century Choral Club, Reno Nevada; organizer and director, Ensemble Players String Orchestra, Reno. Member: Twentieth Century Club, Reno; Women's Faculty Club, University of Nevada. Home: 645 Mill Street, Reno, Nevada.

ROSE, Mary G. (Mrs. D. M.), born February 1, 1875, in Winnemucca, Nevada, daughter of Patrick and Ellen O'Donnell. Married to David M. Rose. Children: Donald, Helen (deceased). Ranch owner and stock raiser. Member of the State Legislature of Nevada (1925). Former school teacher; at one time librarian of Public Library, Winnemucca. Member: Winnemucca Civic Club (former secretary), P. T. A. Home: 1433 Tonapah St., Reno, Nev.

SOUTHWARD, Joan, (Mrs.), born in Lyons, France, April 13, 1886, former resident of New York living in Nevada for 4 years. Married to State Banking Commissioner, George Morland Southward. Artist producer. Has written several sketches and short plays to suit local needs. Instrumental in having bill passed in Nevada State Legislature to exempt Community Theatres from taxation. Founder of Community Theatre Movement in the state of Nevada; producer of pageant at Cathedral Gorge. Member: L. A. Opera and Fine Arts Club, Drama League of America, International Writers' League, Reno Twentieth Century Club; Reno Golf Club. Home: 325 Ridge St., Reno, Nevada.

SPANN, Harriet Gaddis (Mrs. S. T.), born in Alpine, Texas, 1888, daughter of Dr. John M. and Lucy T. Pugh Gaddis, a resident of Nevada for twelve years. Married to Dr. Samuel T. Spann. Children: Charles, John. Educator. Member of State Central Democratic Committee; National Committee Woman of Nevada. For three years, Dramatic Chairman, Drama Workshop, Century Club. Member: Delphian, Century Club, League of Women Voters, South Side Mothers Club. Home: 221 West Liberty St., Reno, Nevada.

WIER, Jeanne Elizabeth, Dr. (Miss), born in Grinnell, Iowa, April 8, 1870, daughter of Adolphus William and Elizabeth Wier. Former resident of Iowa, Oregon and California; living in Nevada for the last 29 years. B.A., LL.D. Professor University of Nevada. Founder and executive secretary, Nevada State Historical Society; head of Department of History and Political Science, University of Nevada, 1899-28; compiler and editor of all Nevada State Historical Society publications. Contributor to Encyclo-

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