eral years been the editor of the juvenile department of the Good Counsel Magazine, contributor to Donahoe's, Rosary, Metropolitan, Catholic World and other Catholic magazines.
MARY CRAWFORD FRASER.
Was born in Rome, Italy, in 1851. Daughter of Thomas Crawford, the sculptor, and Louise Ward, who was the niece of the late Julia Ward Howe and sister of Marion Crawford. In 1873 she married Hugh Fraser, who was sent on a diplomatic mission to Japan, Vienna and other foreign countries. Mrs. Fraser is the author of a number of books, some of which are "A Diplomatist's Wife in Many Lands," "The Brown Ambassador" and "The Splendid Porsena."
HELEN HAINES.
Daughter of John Ladd Colby, a physician of New York, where she was born. She married Charles Owens Haines, of Savannah, Georgia, who was a railroad builder and manager; has contributed short stories, some of which are entitled "Caper Sauce," "The Crimson Rambler," to the American Magazine and Scribner's Magazine.
EDITH OGDEN HARRISON.
Daughter of Robert N. Ogden, and the wife of Carter Henry Harrison, mayor of Chicago, Illinois, who occupies the unique position of having been elected five times mayor of Chicago and his father before him was also five times mayor of that city. Mrs. Harrison is the author of "Prince Silverwings," "The Star Fairies," "The Moon Princess," "The Flaming Sword," "The Mocking Bird," "Biblical Stories Retold for Children," "Cotton Myth," "Polar Star" and other short stories.
ELIZABETH JORDAN.
Was born May 9, 1867, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Daughter of William Francis Jordan and Marguerita Garver Jordan. Soon after her graduation she accepted a position on the staff of the New York World, with which she was connected for ten years as interviewer and writer on questions of the day, doing some of the "biggest features" of the World. While engaged in this work she wrote her first story, "Tales of the City Room," which was suggested by her experiences as a reporter and editor. She made quite an extensive investigation of the tenement conditions in New York, and wrote of them under the title, "The Submerged Tenth." Later, she made a study of sociological conditions in London and Paris, which furnished material for other books. In 1900 Miss Jordan became one of the editors of Harper's Bazar, a position which she holds at the present time. She is the author of "Tales of the Cloister," a convent story; "Tales of Destiny," "May Iverson — Her Book," "Many Kingdoms," and author in "The Whole Family," written in conjunction with William Dean Howells, Henry James, Henry Van Dyke, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Alice Brown and others. She took a special course at the Sorbonne, in Paris, in 1902, and in 1903 she received the blessing of the pope, Leo XIII, for her services in literature.
