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BOYD, WILLIAM WADDELL, College President; born' Allegheny, Pa., March &, 1862; son of Rev. Joseph Reed Boyd and Martha J. (McGonagle) Boyd; educated: Lancaster, O. public schools: Muskingum Coll. (1 yr.); Marietta. O .. College (4 yrs.). College degrees: A. B .; A. M .: Ped. D. Teacher, Grammar Schs., Cambridge, O., 1 yr .; Prin. Crawfis Institute, Lancaster, O., 3 yrs .; Prin. high school, Marietta, O., 1 yr .; Supt. Schs .. Marietta, O .. 7 yrs .; Supt. Schs., Painesville, O., 4 yrs .; high school inspector, Ohio State Univ., 5 yrs .; dean College Education, Ohio State Univ., 7 yrs .; Pres. Western College for Women, Oxford, O., 1914 -; Member Ohio State Bd. School Examiners 1897-1902. Soca.
and clubs: Cincinnati, O., Business Men's Club; Cincinnati School Masters' Club; Ohio Teachers' Assn .; National Educa- tional Assn. Presbyterian. Author of "Government and Civil Institutions of Ohio." Home address: Oxford, O.
BOYLAN, BERNARD MALACHY, Catholic Clergyman; born, Kilnaleek Co., Covan, Ireland; son of Mathew Boylan and Mar- celia ( Beatty) Boylan; educated: Patrick Boylan. head master (uncle), National School; Brady's Classical School; St. Augustine's Coll .; St. Joseph's. Troy, N. Y .; St. John's Univ .. Minn. Prof. Latin and History. St. Bonaventure's Coli., Al- legheny, N. Y .; ordained priest by Bishop Rosecrans, in Columbus, O., 1875; pastor Catholic Churches. New Straitsville and Corning. O .; rector St. Francis De Sales, Newark. O .. 1902 -; publisher and edi- tor "The Synoptic"; author 5 pamphlets and numerous newspaper articles. Au- thor: Drama in 5 acts. "The Rebels," founded on the life and times of Robert Emmett; Christmas Cantata; poems soon to be published in book form. Roman Catholic. Home address: St. Francis De Sales Church. Newark. O.
BOYNTON, WILLIAM EZRA, Locomotive Engineer; born, Ashtabula, O., April 10, 1861; son of Lyman Boynton and Mary (Shepard) Boynton; educated: common schools and Grand River Inst., Austinburg, O. Married, Katie Crowell, May 5, 1886. Pres. city council, Ashtabula, O., 1912-13; Vice Pres. Charter Commission, 1914. To Mr. Boynton's persistent efforts and en- thusiasm is due the proportional repre- sentation feature of the City Charter of Ashtabula, O. Socs. and clubs: Brother- hood of Locomotive Engrs .; Am. Propor- tional Rep. League. Presbyterian. Home address: 324 West, Ashtabula, O.
BRACKNEY, WILLIAM MCKENDREE, Clergyman; born, near St. Johns, O., Sept. 16, 1868; son of Reuben Brackney and Samantha J (Lusk) Brackney; educated: country schools Auglaize Co., O .; Ohio Northern Univ .; Ohio Wes. Univ .; Boston Sch. Theology. College degrees: A. B., 1894; S. T. B., 1899; A. M., 1907; D. D., 1909. Married. Effie May Howe, June 22,
1894. Ordained in M. E. ministry, 1894; pastor, York. O .. 1894-1895; Harpster, O., 1895-1897; Glendale Ch., Everett, Mass., 1898-9; Waterville, O., 1899-1900; Wauseon, O .. 1900-1902: First Ch .. Ada. O., 1902-4; First Ch., Marysville, O., 1904-1907; Dist. Supt .. Delaware Dist., Central Ohio Con- ference, 1907-12; pastor, First Ch., Kenton, O .. 1912 -. Trustee, Flower Deaconess Home and Hospital, 1912 -; Sec. Conf. Bd. Trustees, West-Ohio Conf., 1913 -; ministerial delegate from West-Ohio Conf. to General Conf. of M. E. Church, Sara- toga Springs, N. Y., 1916. Home address: Kenton. Ohio.
BRADEN, JAMES ANDREW, Author: born, Greensburg, O., July 10, 1872; son of James Braden and Miriam (Cory) Braden; educated: public schools. Married, Rosalie M. Flohr, Aug. 1, 1894. Journalist; General Agent Northern Ohio Traction & Light Co., Akron, O .. 1915- Author: Far Past the Frontier. 1902: Connecticut Boys in the Western Reserve. 1903: Captives Three. 1904; The Trail of the Seneca, 1907; The Auto Bors. 1908: The Auto Boy's Outing. 1909: The Auto Boy's Quest. 1910; The Auto Boy's Camp. 1911; The Auto Boy's Big Six. 1913. Socs. and clubs: Ro- tary Club. Episcopalian. Home address: Akron. O.
BRADFUTE, OSCAR EDWIN, Agricultur- ist: born, near Cedarville, O .. Jan. 21, 1862: son of David Bradfute and Martha E. (Collins) Bradfute; educated: Xenia
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Tp. Schs .: Clifton High Sch .: Blooming- ton (Ind.) High Sch .; Indiana Univ. Col- lege degrees: A. B. (1884). . Married. Jen- nie M. Collins. April 10. 1890. President, Cedarville Telephone Co .. Cedarville. O., 1910 -. Has delivered many lectures on live stock subjects before college students of U. S. A breeder of fancy cattle: owner of the famous prize winning Aberdeen- Angus herd of cattle; served as president of live stock organizations, both state and national; on executive to organize Inter- national Live Stock Show of Chicago, Dir. of same. 1900 -; Trustee Ohio Agricul. Experiment Station. 1902-5: trustee Oliio State Univ., 1905- -; trustee Greene Co. Children's Home, 1912 -; trustee Cedar- ville Coll. 1912- . Socs. and clubs: Pres. Am. Aberdeen-Angus Assn .; Cedarville Community Betterment Club; Phi Delta Theta. United Presbyterian. Home ad- dress: Route 5. Xenia. O. .
BRADLEY, ALICE (Mrs. Arthur), Music Critic; born, Chicago, Ill .; daughter of John Parker Ilsley and Susan (Porter) Ilsley; educated: private schools, Philadel- phia. Married, Arthur Bradley, 1891.
Editor: music department, Cleveland. O.,
papers; correspondent from Cleveland of Musical America; chairman Extension Section. Fortnightly Musical Club. Uni- tarian. Home address: 2081 East 36tlı St .. Cleveland. O.
BRADLEY, DAN FREEMAN, Clergyman; born. Bangkok, Siam. March 17, 1857: son of Dan Beach Bradley and Sarah (Blachly) Bradley: educated: A. B .. Ober- lin. 1882; Grad. Theol. Sch. same. 1885; (D. D .. Yankton Coll., S. D., 1892; Cornell Coll., Ia .. 1904: Oberlin Coll .. 1908). Mar- ried Lillian J. Jaques, July 9. 1883.
Ordained Congregational ministry, 1885; acting Pres. Yankton Coll .. 1889-1892; pastor First Cong. Church. Grand Rapids, Mich .. 1892-1902: Pres. Iowa Coll .. 1902-5; pastor Pilgrim Congl. Ch., Cleveland. O .. 1906- Mem. Chamber of Commerce. Socs. and clubs: Colonial (Grand Rapids). Home address: 2905 W. 14th St .. Cleve- land. Ohio.
BRADLEY, GLENN DANFORD, Educator- Writer: born, Kinderhook, Mich., April 12, 1884: son of Albert C. Bradley and Ada B. (Smith) Bradley; educated: Dist. Sch., Kinderhook, Mich .; High Sch .. Coldwater, Mich .; Univ. of Michigan. College de- grees: A. B .: A. M .: Ph. D. Married, Mae E. Clark. Jan. 1. 1907. From July to December of 1907 was engaged in private business in Watonga, Oklahoma; Dec .. 1907 to Sept .. 1909, in Auditing Dept. of the Santa Fe R. R. at Topeka. Kansas. Taught history in the Leavenworth, Kans., High Sch., 1909-10; Prin. of the High Scli. of Newton. Kans .. 1910-12: graduate stu- dent In the Univ. of Mich., 1912-1915; Instr. in Univ. of Mich .. 1912-16; Asst. Prof. of History, and Acting Prof. of Eng- lish. Toledo Univ .. 1916 -. Socs. and clubs: Kansas Historical Soc. Associate editor and special contributor to Santa Fe Magazine, 1909 -. Author of numer- ous magazine articles and three books: "Winning the Southwest," 1912; "The Story of the Pony Express." 1913: "His- tory of the Santa Fe Railroad." not yet off the press. Address: Toledo Univ. To- ledo. Ohio.
BRADLEY, HORATIO STRONG, Manufac- turer; born, Ashland, O .. Feb. 4. 1853; son of Horatio Strong Bradley and Sarah M. (Patterson) Bradley; educated: public schools; Ohio Wes. Univ. (Delaware. O.). College degrees: B. A. Married. Nannie Green. 1881. One organizers, Secy. The Foos Mfg. Co .; organizer. Pres. Lagonda
Mfg. Co., Springfield, O .; Dir. Springfield Nat. Bank; one of the organizers and new Pres. of Provident Savings & Loan Assn .; trustee City Hospital, 9 yrs .; trus- tee Ohio Wes. Univ. Socs. and clubs: Sigma Chi Frat .; Mem. and Dir. Lagonda Club; Commercial Club; Country Club. Trustee High St. M. E. Church. Home address: 1576 E. Hlgh St., Springfield, O. BRADLEY, ISABEL AGNES, Physician; born. Kent, O., Jan. 27, 1864; daughter of Henry G. Bradley and Sybil J. (Alexan- der) Bradley; educated: Kent Pub. Schs .; Buchtel Coll., Akron. O .; Univ. of Michi- gan. College degrees: M. D .. Univ. of Michigan. Unmarried. Asst. Phys. and Pathologist, Columbus State Hosp., 1899- 1908: Asst. Phys .. Friends Hosp., Phila- delphia, Pa .. 1908-11; general practice, 1911 -. Akron. O. Socs. and clubs .: A. M. A .: Am. Medico-Psychological Soc .; Ohio State Med. Assn .; Natl. Med. Wom- en's Assn .; Ohio Suffrage Assn. Presby - terian Church. Home address: 729 Sec- ond National Bldg .. Akron, 0.
BRADSHAW, MARION W., Attorney; born, Satillo. O .. April 10. 1875: son of Francis M. Bradshaw and Mary Jane ( White) Bradshaw; educated: New Lexington (O.) High Sch .: B. L., Valparaiso Coll .. Val- paraiso, Ind. Married. Effie V. Jaynes. Aug. 2. 1909. School teacher. Pub. Schs., Perry Co., O .. 8 yrs .; practiced law. 12 yrs., Shawnee, Perry Co., O .; Mayor, Shawnee. O .. Jan. 1. 1914. to Jan. 1. 1916; Pres. Bd. of Edn., Shawnee Village Sch. Dist .. Shawnee, O., Jan. 1, 1913. to Jan. 1. 1917. Socs. and clubs: I. O. O. F. (Noble Grand); K. of P .; Mason. Methodist- Episcopal. Home address: Shawnee, Perry Co .. O.
BRADSTREET, EDWARD PAYSON, Attor- nev; age. 82 yrs .; son of (Rev.) Stephen Ingalls Bradstreet and Anna Dana (Smith) Bradstreet; educated: Western Reserve Univ .; Yale Univ. College degrees : B. A .; M. A. Married. Minerva D. Fraisse. who died. 1867: 2nd, Harriet B. Herrick, 1883. Began practice of law as member of firm of Ferguson, Long & Bradstreet; two yrs. later associated with Henry Snow, attor- ney, as Snow & Bradstreet; now practic- ing alone. Member of Board of Educa- tlon several years and assisted in estab- lishing Cincinnati Public Library; as- sisted in founding the Associated Charl- ties in Ohio, and was president of same. A founder of Humane Society and served as Dir. of the Assn .. 36 yrs. Socs. and clubs: Queen City Club; Church Club; Yale Club; Cincinnati Gymnasium; Trus- tee Kilwinning Chapter, R. A. M., of Cin- cinnati: Warden of Holy Trinity Church, Hartwell; 20 yrs. Supt. of Sunday School of St. Paul Church; one of the founders of Cincinnati Vigilance Soc. and a life di- rector of the American Bible Soc. of New York; Pres. of Cincinnati Bible Society; Vice Pres. Home of the Friendless. Home address: Parkway Ave. (Hartwell). Cin- cinnati. O.
BRAMELY, M. F., Contractor; Pres. Cleve- land Trinidad Paving Co. Home address: Harbor View Road. Cleveland, O.
BRAND, JOHN FRANCIS, Insurance Man; born. Champaign Co .. O., June 18. 1848; son of (Maj.) Joseph C. Brand and La- vlnia (Talbott) Brand: educated; Urbana Pub. Schs .: Urbana Univ. Married. Fan- nie Patrick. Dec. 1. 1870. Early in 1864 became clerk in the subsistence depart- ment of U. S. army, resigning at the close of the war. In grocery business a number of years and from 1869 to 1879 was connected with the Urbana Citizen & Gazette, rising from compositor to man-
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ager. In 1886 became inember of firm of IV. H. Marvin & Co., wholesale grocers. For many years he was a director of the Western Mutual Fire Insurance Co .. Ur- bana, and also served as general manager. He was recently elected president of the company which position he now holds. Also a director of the Champaign Nat. Bank .: The W. 11. Marvin Co., and the Urbana Telephone Co. Socs. and clubs: Harmony Lolge No. 8. F. & A. M .; R. A. M .: Raper Commandery. No. 19. K. T .; 32d degree Scottish Rite. Member Grace M. E. Ch., Urbana, O. Home address: 135 West Reynolds St., Urbana, O.
BRANDENBURG, SAMUEL JACOB, Libra- rian; born, Germantown, O., Jan. 13, 1880; son of Richard E. Brandenburg and Emily A. (Cooper) Brandenburg; educated: country schools; Miami Univ .; Chicago Univ .; Univ. of Illinois. College degrees: A. B., Miami, 1904; Ph. M., Chicago, 1909. Married, Margaret Johnston, Aug. 5, 1907. Teacher of history, Franklin, O., and Day- ton, O., high schools, 1904-1908; student, Univ. of Illinois Library School 1908-09;
librarian, Miami Univ .. 1909; Prof. of
economics. 1913 Socs. and clubs:
Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity; Phi Beta Kappa; Amer. Library Assn .; Ohio Library Assn .: Amer. Hist. Assn .; Amer. Ec. Assn. Presbyterian. Home address: Oxford. O.
BRANDON, CHANNING WEBSTER, Insur- ance Man; born, Marion, Ind., Dec. 11, 1858; son of Rev. Thomas A. Brandon and Susannalı (Mccullough) Brandon; edu- cated: Pub. Schs. Lebanon, Yellow Springs, Williamsport, Bellefontaine, Dayton and Jamestown, Ohio., and Union City, Ind. Married. Josephine S. Archard, Sept. 18, 1877. School teacher in Darke Co. O .; bookkeeper at Bellefontaine, O .; book and stationery business, Bellefontaine, O .; agent Union Central Life Ins. Co., Green- ville, O., and Dayton. O .; agent Phoenix Life Ins. Co., Dayton, O .; agent, Reliance Life Ins. Co., Columbus, O .: in 1906-1908, organized The Columbus Mutual Life Ins. Co., and has been its president since. Member First Church of Christ, Scientist, Columbus. O. Mr. Brandon has always displayed great energy and executive ability in conducting his affairs, and stands high in business circles. Home ad- dress: 1220 Madison Ave., Columbus, O.
BRANDON, EDGAR EWING, College Prof .; born, York Springs, Pa., Aug. 9, 1865; son of John Calvin Brandon and Mary Braid- ing (Ewing) Brandon; educated: Univ. of Mich .; Univ. of Paris, France; Docteur D'Universite. College degrees: A. B., 1888; A M ... 1897. Married, Charlotte Tay- lor. June 11. 1901. Latin master, Carthage, Mo .. 1889-1893; Instr. in French, Univ. of Mich .. 1895-6 and 1897-S: fellow in Ro- mance Langs., Univ. of Mo., 1896-7; Prof. Romance Langs., Miami Univ. 1898 -; Vice Pres., 1908 -; dean, 1912 ---; acting Pres., 1909-10, Miami Univ. Mem. Civic League of Oxford. O. Socs. and clubs: Modern Lang. Assn. of Am .; Am. Assn. of Univ. Professors: Modern Lang. Assn. of Ohio: Pan-Amer. Soc. of the U. S .; Phi Beta Kappa; Mason. Presbyterian Church. Independent. Cor. Mem. Span- ish-Am. Athenaeum, Washington. Au- thor: Robert Estienne et le dicionnaire francais au XVI Siecle, 1904; Latin Amer- ican Universities, 1912. Editor: La Tulipe Noire, 1899; Monte Cristo, 1900. Special Commr. of Pan-Am. Union to visit and report in Instns. of higher learning in Latin America. 1911-12. Home address: Oxford. O.
BRANDON. HENRY PALMER, Editor; born, Union City, O., Sept. S. 1879; son
of C. W. Brandon and Josephine (Ar- chord) Brandon; educated: Steele High School. Dayton. O. Unmarried. Writer for Dayton, O .. Herald, 1897-1899; Dayton. O., Journal, 1899-1902; writer and head of various departments, Ohio State Journal, Columbus, O .. 1902 -. Also city editor
of Ohio State Journal. Socs. and clubs: Scottish Rite Mason; Shriner; Athletic Club of Columbus; Scioto Country Club; Columbus Riding Club. Home address: 1220 Madison Avc., Columbus, O.
BRANE, COMMODORE I. B., Editor: born, Frederick, Md .. Dec. 25, 1848; son of Henry Brane and Margaret (Lauman) Brane; educated: public schools. Married, Clara M. Harp, Feb. 19. 1885. Pastor: St. Paul's Ch., Hagerstown, Md., 1886-1890; Washington, D. C., Memorial Ch .. 1890-3; Lebanon. Pa .. Trinity Ch .. 1895-1905; Reading. Pa. Otterbein Ch .. 1905-1908; associate editor, Telescope, 1909-, Day- ton, O .; presiding elder, 1885-6: Sec. Ch. Erection Soc .. 1893; delegate to Gen. Conf., 1889, 1893. 1905, 1909. United Brethren. Home address: 6 Dayton Ave., Dayton, O.
BRANSON. ALAN R., Editor; born. Well- ington, O .. Oct. 24. 1886; son of E. C. Branson and Caroline (Roedel) Branson; educated: Wellington, O .; Oberlin College. Married. Alberta Knowlton. June 16. 1910. Clerk Bd. Pub. Office; clerk Twp .; Deputy Tax Collector for Co. Socs. and clubs: Mason. Home address: 91S West Ave., Elyria. O.
BRANT, AUSTIN COLMAN, Physician- Surgeon; born, Hayesville, Ashland Co., O .. 1852; son of Henry Brant and Nancy (Whitington) Brant; educated: Vermillian Inst., Hayesville, O .; Lebanon Coll., Leban- on. O .; Bellevue Hospital Med. Coll., New York. College degrees: M. D .; A. C. S. Married. Mary B. Bowdle. June 15. 1908. Physician and surgeon. Surgeon, Wheel- ing & Lake Erie R. R .; Surgeon Northern Ohio Traction; Dir. Diebold Safe & Lock Co. Socs. and clubs: Am. Coll. of Surgs .; Am. Med. Soc .: Ohio State Med. Soc .; Union Med. Soc .: Stark Co. Med. Soc .; Canton's Med. Club: Lake Side Country Club: Canton Club: Canton Chamber of Commerce. First M. E. Church. Home address: S4S Market Ave .. N. E .. Canton, Ohio.
BRASCHLER, CHARLES, Clergyman: born, Lachen, Switzerland. Oct. 29, 1842; son of Jacob Braschler and Elizabeth ( Baehtiger) Braschler; educated: various colleges of Switzerland and Italy; Theological studies four year course in Cleveland. Appointed by Bishop to different parishes; 47 yrs. in the ministry and in three years will celebrate his Golden Jubilee: now pastor Holy Trinity Ch .. where he has been for 18 yrs. Socs. and clubs: Knights of Co- lumbus; German Benevolent Soc. of C. M. B. A. Home address: 224 East Mary St .. Bucyrus. O.
BRASHARES, WILLIAM CREIGHTON, Educator; born, April 18. 1875, Gibsonville, O .: son of Isaiah Mark Brashares and Clara Emma (McBroom) Brashares; edu- cated: Otterbein Univ .; Ohio Wes. Univ .; Chicago Univ .: Ohio State Univ. College degrees: A. B. Married. Mary Ambrose. June 29. 1904. Teacher. Kings Creek. 3 yrs .: Miamisburg. 1 yr .: Lancaster. 9 yrs .; Supt. Logan, O., Hocking County Schs., 1914 -. Socs. and clubs: Ohio State Teachers' Assn .; S. E. Teachers' Assn .; S. E. O. School Masters: F. & A. M .; R. A. M. and Council. Methodist. Home ad- dress: 464 W. Hunter St., Logan. O.
BRECKENRIDGE, WILLIAM KILGORE,
Professor Music. Oberlin Conservatory; born. Pardoe. Pa., 1867; son of Joseph Cal-
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vin Breckenridge and Elizabeth Agnes (Kilgore) Breckenridge; educated: Ober- lin, 1888. College degrees: Mus. Bac .. 1906; Prof. piano music. Oberlin Conservatory Music, 1902 -. Organist, First Congre- gational Ch., Oberlin. O., 1886-1917; Organ- ist Calvary Presby. Ch., Cleveland, Ohio, 1914-15. Teacher of the Harp. Congrega- tionalist. Home address: 5 South Main St .. Oberlin. O.
BREENE, FRANK SHUEY, Attorney; born,
Dayton, O .. Nov. 20, 1860; son of William G. Breene and Margaret (Jernee) Breene; educated: Dayton public and high school. Unmarilied. Engaged in practice law, Dayton. O. City Solicitor, Dayton, O., 1910-14. Socs. and clubs: K. P .; Iola Lodge; Elk Lodge, No. 58. Home address: 740 Superior Ave., Dayton, O.
BREESE, BURTIS BURR, Psychologist; born, Horseheads, N. Y., May 17, 1867; Son of Corydon Benton Breese and Ann Eliza- beth (Tanner) Breese; educated: Univ. Kansas; Harvard Univ .: Columbia Univ .; studied in Europe, 1901-2. Married. Lil- lian M. Burnett, April 14, 1903. College degrees: A. B. (1896): A. B. (1897); A. M. (1898;) Ph. D. (1899). Asst. in psy- chology, Harvard, 1897-8; Prof. psychology and ethics, Univ. Tenn., 1902-1904; Prof. Psychology, Univ. Cincinnati, 1904 -. Author: Text-book of Psychology; mono- graph, On Inhibition, 1899; contributor to papers on Binocular Rivalry in psycholog- ical journals. Socs. and clubs: A.m. Psychol. Assn .: Ohio Acad. Science: Phi Beta Kappa; fellow, A. A. A. S. Home address: 560 Evanswood. Cincinnati, O. (Clifton).
BRELSFORD, MILLARD, Clergyman; born. Champaign Co., O., Aug. 17, 1873; son of Charles Brelsford and Mary Ellen (Han- back) Brelsford: educated: Doane Acad., 1893; (A. B.) Denison Univ .. Granville. O., 1897: (B. D.) Rochester Theological Seni .. Rochester, N. Y .. 1900. Married, Gertrude M. Garhartt, May 16, 1900. Pastor. Bap- tist Ch., Urbana, O., 1900-1905; East Cleve- land, O .. Baptist Ch., 1905-13; First Bap- tist Ch .. Granville, O., Sept., 1913 -. Trustee. Denison Univ., 1902 -: Sec. Bd. Denison Univ .. 1914 -. Socs. and clubs: Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Beta Kappa. Bap- tist. Home address: Granville. O.
BRESLICH, ARTHUR LOUIS, College
Pres. ; born. Insterburg, East Prussia, Germany, May 8, 1873; son of Louis Bres- lich and Hermine (Kummer) Breslich; educated: Gymnasium, Insterburg, Ger- many; A. B., Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea. O .: B. D .. Nast Theological Sem- inary, Berea, O .; Ph. D .. Univ. of Wiscon- sin. Madison. Wis .; D. D .. Univ. of Chat- tanooga. Married. Lydia E. Filter. Oct. 11. 1904. Pastor. German M. E. Church, Madison, Wis., 1898-1908: Instructor of Hebrew and Hellenistic Greek. Univ. of Wisconsin. 1905-1907: Prof. of Greek and Hebrew. Baldwin-Wallace Coll., 1908-10; Pres. Baldwin-Wallace Coll .. 1910-
Socs. and clubs: National Educational Assn .; Ohio Coll. Assn .; Religious Edn. Assn. : National Institute of Social Sciences. Methodist-Episcopal. Home address: Berea. Ohio.
BREWBAKER, CHARLES WARREN,
Clergyman: born. State Line. Franklin Co .. Pa .. Oct. 18. 1869: son of Abraham Rush Brewbaker and Mary Elizabeth (Sourbeck) Brewbaker; educated: public schools; West Va. Academy, Buckhannon, W. Va .: Leander Clark Coll., Toledo. Ia .; Bonebrake Theol. Seminary, Dayton, O .: (Grad. work) Wooster Univ. and Illinois Wes. Univ., Bloomington, Ill .; Otterbein
Univ .; specialized in religious education, Yale Univ .. 1911-12. College degrees: Ph. B .; Ph. M .; B. D .: A. M .: Ph. D .: (Hon.) D. D. Married, Nellie Maude Snoke, Aug. 30. 1899. Quarterly conference. licensed to preach. Jan. 12. 1888: ordained as min- ister. March. 1893; served as pastor, Hagerstown Circuit. Md. Conference, 21/2 yrs .; Canton. O .. 6 yrs .: Chambersburg, Pa .. 7 yrs .; in conjunction with pastorate, general corresponding secretary, Young Peoples' Work. 6 yrs .; associate pastor, Congregational Center Church, while at Yale. and director religious education of New Haven; appointed pastor, Salem United Brethren Church, Baltimore, Md. (served 81% months); general secretary Sunday Schools Brotherhood, U. B. Ch., June. 1913 -- Author: "The Sunday School in Action." 1914. Socs. and clubs: I. O. O. F. Home address: 926 Manhat- tan Ave., Dayton. O.
BREWER, ANNETTE FITCH, Author; born. Ashtabula, O .; daughter of Edward Hubbard Fitch and Alta Deirexa (Win- chester) Fitch; educated: Ashtabula. O., public schools; Jefferson, O., high schools; Lake Erie Coll .. Painesville, O. Married, Isaac Curtis Brewer. Jan. 29, 1893. Author: The Story of a Mother Love; Dorothy's Violets; short stories. poems, newspaper articles. Speaker on Equal Suffrage; first salaried State Organizer for Equal Suf- frage League of Ohio; lecturer: Farmer's Institutes, winter. 1912-1913. Socs .. and clubs: Moses Cleveland Chapter, D. A. R .: Eastern Star; Grange; New York Soc. Mayflower (descendants) ; Washington State Soc. Mayflower. Episcopalian.
Home address: Jefferson. O
BREWER, NELSON LUTHER, Attorney; born, Clear Spring, Washington Co .. Md., Sept. 17, 1832; son of Emmanuel Brewer and Catherine (Zacharias) Brewer; edu- cated: Schs. of Frederick City Md .: Hei- delberg College, Tiffin. O. College degrees: A. B. Married. Libbie Mason. Sept. 17, 1857: 2nd. Harriet M. Chidester Feb. 19, 1861. Studied law under late Hon. J. C. Lee. Admitted to bar. May. 1858: taught at Heidelberg College; formed partner- ship with Hon. J. C. Lee. 1859. continued 10 yrs .; still engaged in practice of law; served in civil war. retiring as captain. Was member of School Board, 20 yrs. 1st Reformed Church. Home address: 300 E. Market St .. Tiffin. O.
BREWSTER, SWAN ELSON, Clergyman; born. Prattsville, N. Y., July 13, 1870; son of John L. Brewster and Anna L. (Lara- way) Brewster; educated: Lay College; Boston Univ. College degrees: Oxford, Eng., Hon. D. D. Married, Essie L. Finger. Oct. 28. 1902. Reared on farm in state New York; entered college at age of 19 yrs .: after graduation entered ministry; African Missionary, 1898, re-
mained in Africa 3 yrs .. as missionary and explorer: helped in investigation of the dreaded "Sleeping Sickness"; helped give to the world the true condition of the natives in the Congo Free State; traveled extensively through the heart of Africa. along Congo, Niger, Coanza and many other rivers of Africa. Pastor, First Christian Church, Lakewood, Cleveland, O., 1915 -. Author. lecturer and mis- sionary. A direct descendant of Elder Brewster, who came with the Pilgrim Fathers. Soos. and clubs: Golf Club; Lakewood Chamber of Commerce. Home address: 1483 Roycroft Ave. Lakewood, Cleveland. O.
BREYFOGLE, CAROLINE MAY, Dean of Women; born, Columbus, O .; daughter of Charles Breyfogle and Matilda (Cloud)
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Breyfogle: educated: Grad. Univ. of Chi- cago; studied three semesters in Univ. of Berlin. College degrees: A. B .: Ph. D.,
Univ. of Chicago. Unmarried. Asso. Prof. of Biblical Hist .. Literature and Exe- gesis, Wellesley Coll., Wellesley. Mass., 1900-1905: Dean of Women and Prof. Bib- lical History. Literature and Exegesis, Ohio State Univ .. Columbus. O .. 1912- Socs. and clubs: Mem. Local College Equal Suffrage League: Councillor of Assn. of Collegiate Alumni (National); School and Ilome Assn .: Concordia Assn. of Am .; Soc. of Biblical Lit. and Exegesis (Na- tional); Vice Pres. College Club of Colum- bus: Women's City Club of Chicago; Phil- anthropic Council of Columbus; Mem. Western Branch of National Archaeolog- ical Soc. Methodist. Author: The Social Status of Women in the Old Testament (Biblical World): The Hebrew Sense of Sin in the Pre-Exilic Period (Am. Jour- nal of Theology); The Religious Status of Women in the Old Testament (Biblical World). Home address: Ohio State Univ., Columbus. O.
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