Women of The West
New Mexico
five years. Children: Frances, Robert. Newspaper woman. On the death of her husband, twenty-three years ago, she took over his interest in the Record. President of board, New Mexico State Home & Training School for Mental Defectives. Was instrumental, together with others, to have a bill passed in the New Mexico State Legislature to secure this home, for the unfortunates of the state. Writes her own paper and specializes in feature material. Director, General Fed. of Women's Clubs. Past president, New Mexico Fed. Women's Clubs. Member: Roswell Woman's Club, Roswell Round Table, New Mexico Fed. of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, etc. Home: Roswell, New Mexico.
BLUMENSCHEIN, Mary Greene (Mrs.), born in New York City, New York, daughter of Rufus and Mary Shepard Greene, former resident of Paris, France and Brooklyn, New York. Married to Ernest L. Blumenschein. Children: Helen Greene. Artist and Silversmith. Studied at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N. Y., and under Raphael Collin in Paris. Exhibited at Paris Salon, where she received second and third gold medals for painting. Was awarded silver medal at St. Louis Exposition and Shaw prize at Nat. Academy of Design, New York. Illustrated for American Magazine. Since 1926 working gold and silver. Member: National Academy of Design, N. Y., Women Painters and Sculptors, N. Y. Home: Taos, New Mexico.
BREECE, (Mrs. George Elmer), a native of West Virginia; resident of New Mexico for the last 9 years. Married to Col. George Elmer Breece. Active in Woman’s Club and civic activities. Member: Woman's Club, Delphian Society. Home: 809 W. Copper Ave., Albuquerque, New Mexico.
DeHUFF, Elizabeth Willis (Mrs. John David), born 1889, in Augusta, Georgia, daughter of John T. and Ann W. Willis, former resident of the Philippines, living in New Mexico for twelve years. Married to John David De Huff. Children: Ann, Frances, David. Lecturer and writer. Discovered and launched upon their careers the Pueblo Indian artists: Fred Kabotie, Velino Shije, Otis Poleleno, Julian Martinez, etc. Lectures regularly at La Fonda hotel for guests of the Santa Fe Transportation Company. Contributes articles to The Yale Review, the Bookman, the Southwest Review. Has written and produced two Indian plays. Collected Indian songs which have been harmonized by Homer Grunn and published under the title "From Desert and Pueblo." Author: "Taytay's Tales," "Taytay's Memories," "Swift-Eagle of the Rio Grande." Member: Colonial Dames, D.A.R., Santa Fe Players, Santa Fe Writers' Club. Home: Camino Chiquito, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
DOLL, Adelaide S., (Mrs.), born April 20, 1874, in Denver, Colorado, a resident of New Mexico for 52 years. Married to Charles E. Doll. Musician and music teacher; devotes her time to creative and constructive work in the local musical field; chairman of music for Santa Fe Fiesta, 1925 and 1926. Member: Santa Fe Women's Club (charter member). Home: 130 Lincoln Ave., Santa Fe, New Mexico.
ECKLES, Isabel Lancaster, (Miss), a native of Wilmington, Delaware, a resident of New Mexico for the last 42 years. Superintendent of City Schools, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Former teacher, registrar and acting president, State Teachers' College, Silver City, N. M., 1919-22; for 7 years, County Superintendent of Schools for Grant County; State Superintendent of Public Instruction for New Mexico, 1923-27. Member of New Mexico State Board of Education, 1927-31. Director of Santa Fe Fiesta. Member: Silver City Woman's Club, Santa Fe Woman's Club, American Woman’s Ass'n of New York (honorary). Home: 225 Shelby St., Santa Fe, New Mexico.
FERGUSSON, Erna, (Miss), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1888. Writer. In 1921, founded the Koshare Tours, first woman to act as "dude wrangler," at present making occasional especially arranged tours for literary and artistic people. In 1926 sold her business to the Fred Harvey company and organized for them the courier service for their Indian Detour, modelling the work of handling guests on her Koshare Tours. Articles on New Mexico have appeared in Century Magazine; magazine writer. Home: 1021 Orchard Place, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
FORTUNE, Jennie (Miss), born in Socorro, New Mexico, March 22, 1895. Secretary of State. Former County Clerk of Socorro County; has held various political offices. Member: Capital City Business and Professional Women's Club, National Fed. of Busi-
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