FINCK, Abbie Helen Cushman (Mrs. Henry T.
Finck), 485 Manhattan Av., N.Y. City.
Writer; b. Brooklyn, Sept. 29, 1868; dau. Mor- ton and Sarah (Black) Cushman; m. N.Y. City, Oct. 17, 1890, Henry T. Finck (well-known critic). Mem. of Audubon Soc. Against woman suf- frage. Musical critic and magazine writer. Recreations: Traveling, gardening, walking.
FINCKE, Mattie Brown (Mrs. Charles Louis Fincke), 100 Bayard Lane, Princeton, N.J.
Born Boston, Mass., Mar. 11, 1875; dau. Joseph E. and Lavinia (Ireson) Brown; ed. Brooklyn Heights Sem.; Miss Ely's School; Smith Coll., B.L. 98; m. Brooklyn, N.Y., April 25, 1901, Dr. Charles Louis Fincke (died Mar. 19, 1906); chil- dren: Charles Louis, b. Mar. 5, 1902; Margaret Epes, b. April 12, 1904. Favors woman suffrage; mem. Collegiate Equal Suffrage League. Presby- terian. Sec. Village Improvement Soc. of Prince- ton. Recreations: Riding, walking, tennis. Mem. N.Y. Branch of Smith Coll. Alumnæ.
FINDLAY, Jessica White, Sanitarium, Castile, N.Y.
Physician; b. Toronto, Ont., Can.; dau. John and Elizabeth (Dunn) Findlay; ed. Univ. of Mich., M.D. '89. Had interneship of one year at the New England Hospital for Women and Children, Boston; practiced in sanitarium as ass't physician; took N.Y. State examination in medicine, 1902; began private practice in Pitts- burgh, Pa. Mem. Criterion (Literary) Club of Pittsburgh, Pa. Mem. Woman's Medical Soc., Pittsburgh, Pa. Presbyterian.
FINDLAY, Louise Courtenaye O'Donnell (Mrs. John Van Lear Findlay Jr.), Oakland Manor, Howard Co., Md.
Born Baltimore, Md., June 17, 1885; dau. Louis Courtney and Nina (Thompson) O'Donnell; ed. in Paris and Miss Brown's School, 500 Fifth Av., N.Y. City: m. Baltimore, Md., April, 1906, John V. L. Findlay; children: Courtenaye O'Donnell, b. 1906; John V. L. Findlay, b. 1907. Episco- palian. Against woman suffrage.
FINDLEY, Maud Kinsley (Mrs. Edwin Leigh
Findley), 7108 Hough Av., Cleveland, Ohio.
Graduate Smith Coll., B.A. '95; m. Aug. 20,
1902, Edwin Leigh Findley; one son: Winthrop
Leigh, b. May 18, 1906 (died Dec. 25, 1909).
Teacher Wilford School, Baltimore, 1895-97;
Lawrence (N.Y.) School, 1897-99; DeLancey
School for Girls, Geneva, N.Y., fall of 1899;
Chestnut Hill (Mass.) School, 1901-02.
FINE, May Margaret, Miss Fines School, 38
Stockton St., Princeton, N.J.
Teacher; b. Troy, Pa., 1869; dau. Lambert. S. and Mary (Burchard) Fine; grad. Wellesley Coll., B.A. '89 (mem. Zeta Alpha Soc.). Taught three years after graduation in the Franklin School, Germantown, Pa. Did private tutoring in Princeton until became principal of a new school in 1899. Interested in social and philanthropic interests. Favors woman suffrage. Presbyterian. Mem. Women's University Club of N.Y. City, Present Day Club of Princeton, N.J.
FINKLE, Kate Talbot, 2760 West River Road,
Minneapolis, Minn.
Probation officer; b. Moorhead Minn.; daugh- ter Henry George and Katharine (McLellan) Finkle; grad. University of Minnesota, B.A. '05. Probation officer Juvenile Court. Favors woman suffrage. Active worker in Political Equality Club; charter mem. 1915 Suffrage Club. Does university extension lecture work. Author (pamphlet): Significant Figures from Juvenile Court; also short articles on same subject. Rec- reations: Cross country walks, book collecting, gardening, esthetic dancing. Mem. College Club; Exec. Board mem. Social Service Club, National Probation Officers' Ass'n, Juvenile Protective League, Legislative Com. of Woman's Welfare League, Woman's Union Label League, State Horticultural Soc.
FIRTH, Louise Rodman (Mrs. John Malcolm Firth), Pine-Croft Plantation, Robertsdale, Ala. Born South Orange, N.J.; dau. Randolph and Caroline Louise (Townsend) Rodman; ed. Miss Beard's School, Orange, N.J.; Miss Porter's School, Springfield, Mass.; Vassar Coll., A.B. '07 (mem. T. and M. Debating Soc.); m. South Orange, N.J., Oct. 11, 1912, John Malcolm Firth. Chairman of Church Board, Robertsdale Episco- pal Church. Favors woman suffrage. Recrea- tions: Gardening, music (both instrumental and vocal), riding, tennis, hockey, swimming, sailing.
FISCHEL, Martha Ellis (Mrs. Washington E. Fischel), 5284 Westminster Place, St. Louis, Mo.
Social worker; b. Jackson, Miss., May 25, 1850; dau. Turner Morehead and Fanny E. (Hobbs) Ellis; ed. St. Louis public schools, 1860-64; St. Louis High School, 1864-68; m. St. Louis, 1876, Dr. Washington E. Fischel; children: Edna, Walter, Ellis, Leopold. Prof. of English, Howard Coll., Mo., 1871-74. Founder and director of Home Making Schools in St. Louis, 1888-1907; organizer and pres. of St. Louis Emergency Aid, 1903-13; organizer and director St. Louis School of Housekeeping, 1901-13; one of the founders of the Wednesday Club; organizer of Woman's Dep't of Industrial Occupations, Day Nur- sery and Lodging House of St. Louis Provident Ass'n. Has written club papers on social sub- jects; lectures to philanthropic organizations. Mem. Central Council of Social Agencies, Ad- visory Council of St. Louis Provident Ass'n, Con- sumers' League, Pure Food Ass'n; pres. St. Louis Emergency Ald, St. Louis School of Housekeeping. Clubs: Wednesday, Contem- porary. Recreations: Theatre, travel, family gatherings. Mem. Ethical Soc. Favors woman suffrage.
FISCHER, Laura E. R. (Mrs. F. William Fis- cher), 9226 Phillips Av., Chicago, Ill.
Reader; b. Ft. Wayne, Ind.; dau. David and Anna (Reed) Rathbon; grad. Ind. State Normal School at Terre Haute, also grad. later from Soper School of Oratory, Chicago; m. Ind., 1890, F. William Fischer (architect) in Chicago; chil- dren: J. Athena, Walter R., Austin Harold Reed. Has appeared before churches, lodges, schools, social events, clubs in many parts of sippi River (all over Chicago), and before the the country, reaching from Pa. to the Missis- State Federation at Peoria and Oak Park. Has been an active worker for years in civics in Chicago, out-door art, the care of children, pro- tection of girls, and is a mem. Juvenile Protec- tive League. Mem. Chicago Political Equality League. Methodist adherent. Republican. Mem. Juvenile Protective League, Chicago; Law and Order League, Woman's City Club of Chicago, Monday Club, South Side; Art and Craft Inst., Council of Women. Recreations: Farming and automobiling. Has farm 80 miles out of Chi- cago and gardens for pleasure. Was pres. for two years of 2d Congressional Dist. of Clubs of Ill.; chairman of Revision of State Federa- tion, 1911; only woman, save one, who led in fight for prohibition in a large territory in Chicago on South Side (won).
FISCHER, Mary Ellen Sigsbee (Mrs. Anton Otto
Fischer), Bushnellville, Greene Co., N.Y.
Artist; b. New Orleans, La., Feb. 26, 1876;
dau. Charles D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Eliza
dents' League, Washington, D.C.; N.Y. Art
(Lockwood) Sigsbee; ed. Washington Art Stu-
Students' League; m. N.Y. City, Oct. 2, 1912,
Anton Otto Fischer (artist); one son by former
marriage: David Balfour Ker.
Favors woman suffrage. Socialist.
FISH, Elizabeth Meigs Porter (Mrs. Daniel
Fish), 2203 Third Av., South, Minneapolis, Minn.
Born Iowa; grad. Rockford (III.) Sem. (now college), 1867; m. Garnaville, Iowa, August 21, 1873, Daniel Fish (lawyer; city attorney of Min- neapolis); five children. Teacher 1868-73 (one year at Rockford Sem.). Congregationalist (mem. of several societies). One of the organ- izers and was 22 years mem. of the Monday Club; former pres. Tourists' Club. FISII, May Ashworth (Mrs. Franklin Wakefield Fish), 133 N. Main St., Tucson, Ariz. Born Plymouth, England, May 28, 1878; dau. Rev. John W. and Emma (Gregson) Ashworth; ed. Putnam (Conn.) High School; Smith Coll., A.B. '01; m. Sept. 19, 1907, Franklin Wakefield
