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FARRAND, Florence Paul (Mrs. William How- and Farrand), Washington, Conn.

Born Toronto, Can.; dau. E. R. and H. S. (Hickox) Paul; grad. Evanston (Ill.) High School and went to private schools; m. Washington, Conn., William Howard Farrand; children: Helen S., Clarence P., Burdette R. Mem. and former pres. Monday Club of Washington, a literary federated club; Judea Chapter D.A.R., Home and Foreign Missionary Soc. Against woman suffrage. Congregationalist.

FARRAND, Margaret K. Propert (Mrs. Livings- ton Farrand), Kanouse House, Boonton, N.J. Born Philadelphia, Jan., 1876; dau. William and Margaret Propert (James) Carleton; ed. St. Mary's School, N.Y., and Hanover, Germany; m. N.Y. City, Feb. 1, 1901, Livingston Farrand; children: Margaret Propert, Louisa Wilson, John Farrand, Mary Dalton, Robert Kitchell. Chair- man of Women's Advisory Com., Board of Ed- ucation of Boonton Public School; chairman Visiting Nurse Co. Mem. Church of England. Recreations: Horses, sailing, swimming, music.

FARRAR, Frances, East Av., Elmira, N.Y. Miniature painter; b. Elmira, N.Y., 1855; dau. Charles S. Farrar (professor at Vassar and later pres. Milwaukee Coll.) and Frances Ellen (Wor- cester) Farrar; ed. Vassar Coll., and in art in Pa. Acad. of Fine Arts and the Art Inst. of Chicago. Her father, to illustrate his teaching, gathered a collection of lantern slides aggre- gating 24,000 non-duplicate views upon history and art. Upon his death she became owner and manager of these and adds this to her regular professional work. Favors woman suffrage. Congregationalist. Progressive.


FARRAR, Geraldine, 18 W. 74th St., N.Y. City. Grand opera singer; b. Melrose, Mass.; dau. Sidney D. and Henriette (Barnes) Farrar; ed. Paris, Berlin and N.Y. City; decorated by King of Sweden and Emperor of Germany. At 19 made first appearance in grand opera at the Royal Theatre, Berlin, Germany, followed by engagements in Paris, Monte Carlo, Russia, Sweden, N.Y. Metropolitan Opera House. Has appeared in the most important prima donna soprano rôles of grand opera with most distin- guished success. Protestant.


FARRAR, Lilian K. N., 40 W. 96th St., N.Y. City; summer home, Eltingville, L.I.

Physician; b. Newton, Mass.; dau. Jefferson C. and Sarah Deane (Pond) Farrar; ed. Newton High School, Claverack Acad., Boston Univ., A.B. '96; Cornell Univ., A.M.; Med. Coll., M.D. 1900. Interne N.Y. Infirmary; Post-Graduate Univ. of Vienna; instructor in gynecology, N.Y. Post-Graduate Med. School and Hospital; chief of Gynecological Clinic, Post-Graduate Hospital Dispensary; ass't surgeon, Cornell Univ. Med. Coll. Dispensary; examiner, N.Y. Life Insurance Co., North American Life Insurance Co.; mem. N.Y. County Med. Soc., Women's Med. Soc. of N.Y. City, Women's Med. Soc., Cornell Women's Club (N.Y. City), Boston Univ. Alumnæ Ass'n. Favors woman suffrage. Presbyterian. Repub- lican.

FARRENS, Lida Pond (Mrs. E. T. Farrens),Club, Clarinda, Ia.

Born Crawford Co., Pa., April 13, 1863; dau. W. H. and Sarah (DeWolf) Pond; ed. Clarinda (Ia.) High School, stood third in class, hence made class prophet; m. Crawford Co., Pa., Nov. 29, 1883, E. T. Farrens; children: Paul Pond, Margery. Served as assistant county clerk in Clarinda, Ia., after graduation from high school until married. For four years Presbyterial pres. of Home Missions for Coming Presbytery; has been vice-pres. and cor. sec. to Presbyterian Missionary Soc. Contributor of poems to home papers. Mem. Ladies' Missionary Soc., Sorosis Bible Class. Mem. (has been sec. and pres.) Current Events Club (literary), Birthday Club (social). Favors woman suffrage. Progressive.

FARRINGTON, Mary Stone (Mrs. William Har- low Farrington), 3823 Alta Vista Terrace, Chi- cago, Ill.

Born Dudley, Mass., May 22, 1858; dau. Thomas A. and Mary A. (Pimlott) Stone; ed. public schools, Boston Normal Art School, School of Fine Arts, Washington Univ., St. Louis, Mo. m. Spencer, Mass., William Harlow Farrington, 1884. Favors woman suffrage. For 3 years, 1907-10, regular contributor to Keramic Studio, a leading art journal. Unitarian. Rec- reations: Music, painting, literature. Pres. North End Club (Chicago), 1911-13 (500 mem- bers). Pres. Nat. League of Mineral Painters, 1907-10. Mem. Municipal Art League of Chicago, Woman's City Club, Political Equality League, Drama League of America.

FARSON, Clara M. J. (Mrs. Robert Bruce Far- son), St. Charles, Ill.

Born St. Charles, Ill., 1851; dau. Stevens S. and Lovinia (Camp) James; ed. St. Charles, Normal School, Normal, Ill.; private schools of Chicago, Ill.; m. St. Charles, Ill., 1873, Robert Bruce Farson; one son: Robert Bruce Farson Jr., b. 1883. Interested in social and philan- thropic work. Pres. Fox River Political Equality League. First vice-pres. Civic League of St. Charles; pres. Public Library Board of St. Charles. Mem. Chicago Women's Club, Every Day Club, Chicago; Women's Club, St. Charles; D.A. R.; charter mem. Chicago Chapter and also of Kaskaskia Chapter of Chicago; pres. Ill. Fed. of Women's Clubs and Ill. sec. Gen. Fed. of Women's Clubs.

FASSETT, Bertha Chester (Mrs. James H. Fas- sett), 14 Abbott St., Nashua, N.H.

Born North Hadley, Mass., June 2, 1871; dau. Henry Erastus and Dora C. (Warner) Smith; grad. Northampton High School, '89; Smith Coll., A.B. '93; studied in Paris, France; m. Nashua, N.H., June 23, 1897, James H. Fassett; one son: James Adams, b. June 3, 1904. Episcopalian.

FAST, Louisa Kimball, 115 N. Sandusky St., Tiffin, Ohio.

Librarian; grad. Smith Coll., B.A. '98; stu- dent of French and German, Univ. of Heidelberg, Germany, 1895-99. Librarian of Tiffin (Ohio) Public Library since 1899. Mem. Am. Library Ass'n; Ass'n of Collegiate Alumnæ, Smith Coll. Alumnæ Ass'n.

FAULKNER, Georgene, 4746 Madison Av., Chi- cago, Ill.

Teacher, writer, story teller; b. Chicago, Ill., Oct. 6, 1873; dau. Samuel and Cornelia E. (Smith) Faulkner; ed. public school (eight grades), private school four years; grad. Ken- wood Inst., then four years student at Chicago Kindergarten College. Was first story-teller em- ployed by Board of Education in 1906, and went from school to school, and for five years has told library stories at a branch station; now children's editor Chicago Sunday Tribune. Car- ries on her work in the poorer districts of Chi- cago and tells stories of different countries, dressing in the costumes of these different na- tionalities; work extends to various social set- tlements, schools and playgrounds. Writes a story each Sunday for the Chicago Sunday Tri- bune, retells old-folk stories and at times writes original stories; popularly known as "The Story Lady." Presbyterian. Progressive in politics. Recreations: Out-door sports, walking, tennis, sailing, rowing. Mem. Chicago Woman's Club, Chicago Kindergarten Club, Chicago Library Club, Story Teller's League; pres. Kenwood Country Club. Directs the work in kindergarten in her sister's school, the Faulkner School; for many years has had classes instructing mothers, teachers and librarians in the art of story teli- ing; gives children's matinees in costume; gave a large one in Astor Gallery at the Waldorf- Astoria, N.Y. City, in March, 1913, and has several special programs in costume for chil- dren and grown-ups, which she presents at chil- dren's parties, programs, Sunday-school entertainments, etc.

FAULKNER, Sarah Elizabeth (Mrs. Isaac N. Faulkner), Hammond Vale, N.B., Can. Teacher; b. Lakefield, N.B., Dec. 28, 1853; dau.

William and Frances C. (McCready) Sherwood; attended school at home in youth, at Belleisle in 1872, at Norton in 1873, at Mount Allison Ladies' Coll. 1878-79, at Providence Normal School '85; m. Lakefield, July 13, 1891, Isaac N. Faulkner; step-children: Vinton L. and J. Ben-