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Properties and Uses, read before the Soc. of Am. Foresters. Mem. Mountain View Grange, Conway, N.H.; Am. Forestry Ass'n, Ass'n of Collegiate Alumnæ, A.A.A.S., Science Club of Univ. of Wis. Recreations: Horseback riding, . customs of people (especially women) of every driving, walking, mountain climbing, boating, fishing, automobiling, tennis.

GERSTENBERG, Alice, 539 Deming Place, Chicago, Ill.

Playwright and author; b. Chicago, Ill.; dau. Erich and Julia Gerstenberg; ed. Alcott Public Grammar School (Foster diploma); Kirkland Private School (valedictorian); Bryn Mawr Coll. Author of 2 playlets produced at the Anna Morgan studios, Fine Arts Building, Chicago, Ill., Mar. 12, 1908, and publication of those playlets and 2 more playlets in book form entitled, A Little World, 1908; various sketches given ama- teur production in clubs and societies, 1909-10; Captain Joe (4-act comedy), given professional matinee by the Acad. of Dramatic Arts, at the Empire Theatre, Broadway, N.Y., Feb. 8, 1912; publication of novel, Unquenched Fire, May, 1912, a novel containing a word portrait of David Belasco, under the name of John Gaston. Associate mem. Bryn Mawr Coll. Alumnæ Ass'n; mem. Junior League, Chicago, Ill.; mem. the Little Theatre Company, Chicago, Ill., and mem. North Side Branch of Ill. Woman's Suffrage League. Recreations: Society, music, riding, swimming, dancing, tennis, domestic science, travel. Clubs: Woman's Athletic, Chicago Bryn Mawr.

GESNER, Virginia Brett (Mrs. Richmond H. Gesner), Oswego, N.Y.

Born Albany, N.Y.; dau. Bernard B. and Martha (McClelland) Brett; ed. Albany High School, Albany Normal Coll., Cornell Univ., B.L. '90 (Delta Gamma); m. Albany, N.Y., 1890, Rev. Richmond H. Gesner, D.D.; children: Gertrude McClelland, b. 1892; Marguerite Webster, b. 1896; Virginia Brett, b. 1899; Katharine Herbert, b. 1903. Instructor in missions of Woman's Auxiliary of Christ Church, Oswego, N.Y. Active In all interests beneficial to women and children and for educational and social uplift, especially In the missionary and progressive work of the Episcopal Church. Mem. N.Y. State Coll. Alumnæ Ass'n. Clubs: Oswego Country, Ontario Book. Recreations: Golf, boating.

GESTEFELD, Ursula Newell, Chicago, Ill.

Author, lecturer; b. Augusta, Me, 1845. Founder of a system of thought which has been named the Science of Being; instructor of Exodus Club, established in Chicago, 1897, which developed into the Church of the New Thought, of which she became first pastor, and the Coll. of the Science of Being, of which she became head. Author: The Builder and the Plan; How We Master Our Fate; How to Control Circumstances; A Modern Catechism; And God Said; Reincarnation or Immortality: The Master of the Man; The Woman Who Dares; The Joyous Birth. Mem. Woman's Club of Chicago. Favors woman suffrage.

GETCHELL, Clara Augusta Furbish (Mrs. George N. Getchell), Caribou, Me.

Born Auburn, Me., Nov. 5, 1857; dau. Albert B. and Caroline H. (Young) Furbish; ed. Auburn and Lewiston public schools; m. Houlton, Me., Jan. 12, 1887, George N. Getchell. Favors woman suffrage. Congregationalist. Mem. W.C.T.U., Woman's Literary Club, Social Club.

GETZ, Mary Minnie (Mrs. A. M. Getz), Haskell, Tex.

Born St. Mary's, Ohio, Nov. 21, 1862; dau. A. J. and Sophia (McMurray) Morey%; ed. Ohio Wesleyan Univ., Delaware, Ohlo, '82; mem. Kappa Kappa Gamma; m. Wapakoneta, Ohio, Sept. 11, 1880, A. M. Getz. Reportorial work for newspapers in Ohio and Louisiana. Against woman suffrage. Episcopalian. Active in State Fed. of Women's Clubs.

GHRIST, Jennie G. (Mrs. D. M. Ghrist), Ames, Iowa.

Physician; b. Ottumwa, Ia., July 4, 1870; dau. Alonzo and Margaret (Cross) Garrison; ed. Des Moines and Keokuk (Ia.) Med. Coll., M.D. (mem. Nu Sigma Phl, Coll. Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago); m. Story Co., Ia., 1891, D. M. Ghrist, M.D.; children: Orris E., David G. In 1910 took a trip around the world, visiting hospitals and studying the diseases and country. Took some special work on diseases of women and children at Vienna. Has given several addresses on Missions of the Orient (the ones visited on her trip). Supporting and educating a child in India. Interested in the civic betterment of Ames; established the first sanitary drinking fountains on the streets and a rest room in Ames. Has addressed most of the Ames Women's Clubs at different times. Favors woman suffrage. Methodist. Mem. Co. and State Med. Socs., Am. Med. Ass'n; pres. State Soc. of Ia. Med. Women, 1912. Recreations: Athletics, boating, golf. Mem. The Ames Golf and Country Club.

GIBBONS, Emma F., 433 Prospect Av., Buffalo, N.Y.

Educator; b. Sept. 16, 1865; dau. Charles and Mary (Morris) Gibbons; ed. Buffalo State Normal School, Buffalo, N.Y.; course in kindergarten at Working Man's School, under direction of Society of Ethical Culture, N.Y. City. Organized Elmwood School of Buffalo (a private school), of which she and Miss Jessica Beer were co-principals for several years. Especially interested in presenting history to beginners (children under 10 years) and in trying to reach educators in regard to this work; also in interpretative reading to children as a means of educating the child's taste for literature. Favors woman suffrage. Author of books for children: The Earliest People; People of the Middle Ages. Mem. Audubon Soc. of Buffalo and of N.Y. City.

GIBBONS, Helen Davenport (Mrs. Herbert Adams Gibbons), care Morgan Harjes & Co., 31 Boulevard Haussmann, Paris, France.

Born Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 2, 1882; dau. Clement M. and Emily Eckert (Myers) Brown; ed. Stevens School, Germantown, Philadelphia; Bryn Mawr Coll., Simmons Coll., Boston; m. N.Y. City June 3, 1908, Rev. Herbert Adams Gibbons; children: Christine Este Gibbons, b. May 5, 1909; Lloyd Irving Gibbons, b. July 31, 1911, Emily Elizabeth, b. Paris, France, May 3, 1913. Mem. Board of Managers Student Hostel, Paris; lecturer on household economics, infant hygiene and position of women in the countries of the Levant. Favors woman suffrage. Author of papers on Infant Hygiene and Household Economics in Bulgarian and Armenian languages. Presbyterian. Mem. Humane Education Soc. of Turkey, Woman's Club, Constantinople, Turkey; Student Hostel, Paris, France. Has traveled extensively in Europe and countries of the Levant. Co-operates with husband in journalistic work and in historical research in French and Turkish history.

GIBBONS, Vernette L., Upton, Mass., and Pension Nizza, Mathilden Strasse, 10, München, Germany.

Born Franklin, N.Y., Jan. 5, 1874; dau. Marshville and Augusta (Foote) Gibbons; grad. Mt. Holyoke Coll., B.Sc. '96, B.A. '99; Cornell Univ. Summer School, '99; Univ. of Chicago, M.Sc. '07; student of U. of C., 1901-02; Bryn Mawr Coll., 1911-12; fellowship in chemistry; also, 1912-13, European fellowship from Bryn Mawr; studying in Munich. Teacher of science, Bernardston, Mass., 1896-97; assistant Chemical Dep't Mt. Holyoke Coll., 1897-99; instructor Mt. Holyoke Coll., 1899-1901; instructor Chemical Dep't Wells Coll., 1902-04; assistant prof. Chemical Dep't Wells Coll., 1904-06; acting head of department, 1904-05; lecturer in chemistry Huguenot Coll.. Wellington, South Africa, 1907-11. Author (in conjunction with F. H. Getman): Potentials of Zinc in Alcoholic Solutions of Zinc Chloride, 1912; also Dissertation of Master of Science, Univ. of Chicago: Acetoacetic Ester, Its Formation and Reactions. Congregationalist. Against woman suffrage.

GIBBS, Charlotte Mitchell, 606 Daniel St., Champaign, Ill.

Teacher; b. Greenup, Ky., Jan. 10, 1885; dau. George and Elizabeth Thacher (Hodge) Gibbs;