Member: Ventura Tuesday Club, Santa Paula Ebell Club, Ojai Woman's Club, D.A.R., The Still Stepping Sages. Home: 1120 Santa Clara St., Ventura, Calif.
BARTON, Florence Gibson (Mrs. H. M.), born in Mendota, Illinois, February 19, 1876, daughter of Asher Davidson and Sylvia McNett Gibson, a resident of California for thirty-six years. Married to Hiram Merritt Barton. Children: Merritt Gibson, Clara Margaret. Interested in bringing high class musical artists to San Bernardino; takes part in the activities of the Republican Study Club. Takes part in everything that is uplifting to the community. Author: "The California Orange Cook Book." Member: D. A. R., Woman's Club, San Bernardino Country Club, Woman's Republican Club, Harmonic Club. Home: 660 D St., San Bernardino, California.
BARTON, Minnie M., (Mrs.), born in LaCyne, Kansas, September 5, 1881, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McCoach, a resident of California for 23 years. Married to John A. Barton. Children: Francis, John A., James William, Minnie M. Chief Woman Probation Officer. Taught school for several years. President, P. T. A. Organist in L. A. Presbyterian Church; organized the Big Sister League and established the Minnie Barton Training Home for delinquent women from the courts, also the Bide-A-Wee Home for destitute mothers and their babies. Member: Soroptimist Club, Big Sister League. Home: 727 North Lafayette Place, Los Angeles, Calif.
BASKIN, Alice Haines, (Mrs.), pen-name: Alice Calhoun Haines. Born in New York City, daughter of Benjamin Reeve and Mary E. Hodges Haines, former resident of New York, Texas and New Mexico, living in California for the last 7 years. Married to James Noble Baskin. Writer and dramatic critic. Has contributed short stories, verse and articles to various magazines; has written California sketches for L. A. Times. For 7 years, dramatic critic on Pasadena Star-News. Lectures on dramatics and films. Author: “Pets” (1904), “Book of Dogs” (1904), “Japanese Childlife" (1905), “Boys and Girls” (1905), “Indian Boys and Girls” (1906), “According to Grandma” (1907), “Little Folk of Brittany” (1907), “Luck of the Dudley Grahams” (1907), “Cockadoodle Hill” (1909), “Partners for Fair” (1912), “Firecracker Jane” (novel, 1918), “Flower of the World” (1922). Home: 969 New York Ave., Pasadena, Calif.
BATCHELDER, Alice Coleman, (Mrs.), a native of Beatrice, Neb., resident of Pasadena, California for many years. Married to Ernest A. Batchelder. Children: Alan. Pianist; has taught piano and concertized; for several years promoter of Coleman Chamber Concerts now being given in Pasadena Community Playhouse. Member: Pasadena Fine Arts Society. Home: 626 Arroyo Drive, Pasadena, Calif.
BATCHELOR, Bess Barton, (Mrs.), born in San Bernardino, California, September 25, 1888, daughter of Hiram M. and Ida Frances Hawes Barton. Married to Sherman G. Batchelor. Children: Brenda, O'Neal. Very active club woman. Director, Y. W. C. A. Past president. City Council of P.T.A. Division Captain of Community Chest, interested in Flower Show and Chamber of Commerce work. Member: San Bernardino Women's Club, N. D. G. W., O. E. S., United Daughters of the Confederacy. Home: 742 Highland Avenue, San Bernardino, California.
BATES, Blanche (Mrs. G. Creel), born in Portland, Oregon, August 25, 1873, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Bates. Married to George Creel. Actress. Appeared for the first time, September 17, 1894, in Stockwell's Theatre, San Francisco, in "The Picture.” Played leading parts in various countries. Appeared in Shakespearean roles in A. Daly's Co., in '98. Later starred in “Madame Butterfly,” “The Great Ruby,” “The Darling of the Gods,” “The Girl of the Golden West,” “The Famous Mrs. Fair,” “The Changelings,” “East Lynne,” etc. Address: 105 E. 39th St., New York City. Home: 2761 Divisadero St., San Francisco, Calif.
BATTEN, Annie Mottram Craig (Mrs.), a native of Canada, daughter of John H. H. and Mary Mottram, a resident of California for 35 years. Married to Charles Thomas Batten. Jr. Professional singer and Vocal
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