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pres. Homoeopathic Hospital Aid Ass'n, Provi- Mass.; m. Little Compton, R.I., 1896, Douglas

dence. Against woman suffrage. Congregation- P. A. .lacoby, M.D. Interested in various reli-

alist. Mem. Menders (a society of the ladles gious, social, philanthropic and literary clubs and

of the Faculty of BrowL Univ.). Mem. R.I. societies. Against womaii suffrage. Unitarian.

Women's Club; pres. Rhode Island Ex-Club. JAME.S, Aphie (Mrs. Louis James), Monmouth

JACOBS, I.aura Hewes Downing (Mrs. Henry Beach, N.J.

Bvster Jacobsl, 7301 Germantown Av., Phlla- Actress; b. Smith's Grove, Ky. ; dau. John 0.

delphia. Pa. and Susan A. (Wright) Hendricks; ed. St. Mary's,

Born Baltimore, Md., Nov. 21, 1852; dau. George Kansas City, Mo.; m. Philadelphia, Dec. 24, 1893,

F. and Margaret (Walter) Downing (sister of Louis Janes. Co-star with Louis James for six

Augustus S. Downing; ed. Baltimore schools, years in all classic plays; starred alone in Judy

Thlel Hall (now Thiel Coll.), Monaca, Pa. (now O'Hare, 1911; now in vaudeville.

Greenville, Pa.); resided 1872-83 at Gettysburg, JAMES, EUrabetb Blukeslee (Mrs. Henry Duvall

Pa., since 1883 at Philadelphia; m. Baltimore, James), 12 Trenton Av., Edgewood Park, Pltts-

Md., July 3, 1872, Henry Byster Jacobs; chil- burgh. Pa.

dren: Prof. Charles M. (Mt. Airy, Philadelphia), Born in Clean, N.Y. ; daughter of Frank

b. 1875; Henry Downing (Springlield, Mass.), b. Nichols and Cornelia (Sartwell) Blakeslee; ed.

1S77; Laura Winifred (m. Luther R. Shearer, WeUesley Coll., A.B. '01; Harvard Summer School,

North Wales, Pa.); Marguerite (m. Rev. W. M. '04 (mem. Tau Zeta Epsilon); m. Pittsburgh,

Horn, New York). Pres. Woman's Home ajid Jan. 14, 1908, Henry Duvall James; children:

Foreign Missionary Soc. of the Lutheran Minis- Katharine Duvall, Curtis Blakeslee. Favors

terium of Pa.; former pres. and treas. Woman's woman suffrage. Episcopalian. Clubs: Epoch,

Home and Foreign Missionary Soc. of Philadel- CoUege, Wellesley (all of Pittsburgh).

phla Conference; treas. Continuation (3om. of TAMii'a t vi . cm,* . o. a.i

Woman's Interdenominational Ass'n, Philadel- •^^*^' •^«^'"' Meanor, 82 Chestnut St., Albany,

phia; chairman Ladies' Auxiliary Ass'n, Lutheran t>' ' aiw xt t^ io^<. j -n . ^ ,-i .

Theological Sem. Author of Tract on Medical ^.""^r ^^^^""^Z^^/^-, ^^^^' ^^^ ?,°^^ S^^

Missions (published both in English and Ger- ?-°J ^^}}^^ ^/ }^,^^<tP.-^^^^' ^•r.^,^^^'.,K°""

man); contributor to Woman's Work for Women, ^.A. 99; student State Normal Coll Albany.

Philadelphia, and Catasauqua, Pa.; translator ^•^•vj^^*"?^- xt^^^'-'?Iqo ic^r*"^ w?4' ^."^^""h

for The Lu heran, Philadelphia, Pa. Lutheran. ^^."Shkeps'e, N.Y., 1899-1902; J-W-C A. student

sec., 1904-OG; missionary in India under Presby-

JACOBS, Mary Frick (Mrs. Henry Barton terlan Board, 1906-12. Interested in missionary

Jacobs). 11 W. Mt. Vernon PI., Baltimore, Md. education and leader of mission study classes.

Born Baltimore, Md. ; dau. William Frederick Favors woman suffrage. Presbyterian. Mem.

and Ann Elizabeth (Swan) Frick; ed. at home, Ass'n of Collegiate Alumnae and of Vassar Club,

by governess and private teachers; m. 1st, Albany, N.Y.

Robert Garrett; 2d, Dr Henry Barton Jacobs. jaMES, Lina Balis, care T.W.C.A., Seventh

For 25 years maintained a hospiUl of 3o beds ^^^^ Taylor Sts.. Portland, Ore.

for children, with dispensary; large contributor General sec. Y.W.C.A.; b. Amenia, N.Y., Nov.

to all chanties; active in support of the Protes- 7 ^^^^ ^^u. George D. and Mary Balis (Hall;

tant Episcopal Churfch Interested in supporting james; ed. Vassar Coll., A.B. '92; Univ. of Mich,

music in the city and in aiding all municipal (summer), 1899; Univ. of Chicago (summer), 1901,

improvements. First vice-pres. Woman s Civic 1904 Columbia Univ. (spring), 19U. Prof, of

League, first vice-pres. the Colonial Dames of Latj^ S.W.Va. Inst., 1892-94; prof, of Latin,

America (Chapter 1) Against woman suffrage. Hardin Coll., Mexico., Mo., 1896-1901; lady prin-

Mem. Anti-Suffrage League. Protestant Episco- gip^i and Latin dep't Frances Shimer School of

P^'- Univ. of Chicago, 1901-07; student Rome and

JACOBS, Pattie Buflfner (Mrs. Solon Harold Paris, 1908-09; dean of women, Oxford (Ohio)

Jacobs), 1404 Beach St., Birmingham, Ala. Coll., 1909-10. Student Nat. Training School,

Born Charleston, West Va., Oct., 1875: dau. Y.W.C.A., N.Y. City, 1911; gen. sec. Y.W.C.A.,

Lewis and Virginia (West) Ruffner; ed. Ward Portland, Ore., 1911. Baptist.

Sem Nashville Tenn B.A (Latin, French and jabies, Mary tatinier, Pei-Yang Woman's Med. English first honors); grad. .ormal Training school and Hospital, Tientsin, China. School of Birmingham, Ala. ; m. Birmingham, 1898, physician; b. Gambler, O., Feb. 3, 1883; dau. Solon Harold Jacobs; children: Madeline Ruffner, pi^ming and Mary (Duvall) James; ed. Miss Virginia West. Vice-pres. Birmingham Zoo- Gordon's School for Girls, Philadelphia, grad. \0Sic^\.^^s^' y-^s- for the Prevention of Infant igpo; Bryn Mawr Coll., A.B. '04 (on honor roll Mortality: chairman House Com. of Birmingham ^t first five); Woman's Med. Coil, of Pa., Phila- Century Club Pres Alabama Equal Suffrage delphia, M.D. '07 (mem. Zeta Phi, Med. Frat.). Ass'n; pres. Birmingham Equal Suffrage Ass n; interne in Memorial Hospital, Worcester, Mass., mem. Exec. Com^ of the Nat. American Woman gept., 1907, to Sept., 1908; medical missionary for SuffrageAssn. Presbyterian Recreation: Vocal protestant Episcopal Church on Utah Indian music Mem. local church (Aoirs, Music Study Reservation, Oct., 1909, to July, 1911; taught in Club (vice-pres. one year, also chairman Public southern branch of State Normal School, 1911-12; Park Concerts one year). Mem. advisory boards appointed June, 1912, to act as phvsician and of many local philanthropies, such as Associated teacher in the Pei-Yang Woman's Med. School Charities, Boys Club, etc. aud Hospital at Tientsin, China, an institution JACOBSON, Nettie Catherine (Mrs. Charles H. run by the Chinese Government, in which posl- Jacobson), 1309 Elizabeth St., Denver, Colo. tion i's now serving. Delivered several lectures Born McGregar, la.; dau. Andris Brandt, Jr., in Mormon Tabernacle, on the subject of hy- and Katherine (Welch) Brandt; ed. Chicago High giene. Favors woman suffrage. Has written School, and Cook Co. Normal; m. Denver, 1883, short articles for the missionary magazine and Col. Charles H. Jacobson; one daughter: Mabel medical college paper. Episcopalian. Mem. Nat. Harriett. Teacher of parliamentary law; lee- Geog. Soc. and Alumnas Ass'ns of colleges. Rec- turer on art and literary topics; Interested in reations: Reading, athletics in general, horse- educational movements; active in patriotic work, back riding, walking, tennis, boating, swimming, Mem. Colo. Equal Suffrage Ass'n. Episcopalian, etc.

Republican. Mem. Daughters of the Revolution, james, Mary Tootle (Mrs. William K. James),

Denver Patriotic League, Sarah Piatt Decker gt Joseph Mo

Memorial Ass'n. Recreation: Club work. Mem. B^^n St. ' Joseph, Mo., Aug. 9, 1863; dau.

Woman s Club of Denver (pres. two terms), Re- Thomas E. and Ellen Bell) Tootle; m. St.

viewers CIu5, Historic Art Club (pres , regent j„seph, Oct. 31. 1883, William K. James; chll-

of Colo. Soc. Daughters of the Revolution (now j^en: Ellen Tootle, b. Oct. 8, 18S.5, Thomafi

in second term), charter mem. and on exec. Tootle, b. Oct. 24, 1SS9. Pres. Board of Directors

board Colo. Federation of Women s Clubs. ^.f ^jje Sheltering Arms (home for destitute chll-

JACOBV, Lois Almy (Mrs. Douglas P. A. Ja- dren); mem. of Mo. Library Commission. Pres-

coby), 106 Touro St., Newport, R.I. byterlan. Mem. D.A.R., Runcle Club and Art

Bom Little Compton, R.I. ; dau. Philip W. and Soc, St. Joseph; Ex-Club of Missouri; pres.

Mary (Cook) Almy; ed. Wheaton Sem., Norton. Missouri Federation of Women's Clubs, 1905-09;

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