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hood. It was there she met Mr. Stevenson, who afterward became her husband. Her father was a scholarly man, hav- ing been educated abroad, which was an unusual attainment at that time. On reaching young womanhood, Mrs. Stevenson's edu- cation was broadened by a course at a school at Walnut Hill, near Lexington, Ky., and later in New York. FROM MRS. STEVENSON'S MEMOIRS ' ' The incident of my girlhood days which made the most pro- found impression was the attempted secession of the Southern States from the Federal Union in 1861; the attack upon Fort Sumter, and the inauguration of the Civil War. Our home, at that time, was in Danville, Kentucky, the bor- der line between the conflicting forces. My father was then Pres- ident of Center College, and an ardent Union man. However, his heart turned with solicitude towards his students, many of whom were from the South and joined the southern army. The exigen- cies of guerrilla warfare placed us at the mercy of the constantly changing bands of marauders, while the Federal and Confeder- ate troops took turns in occupying the town. At no time, how- ever, during the four years were we greatly intimidated or harmed. In the army on either side were our nearest of kin and dearest of friends, and we felt and were safe under their consid- erate protection. "At the outset of the war I was at Miss Haynes' School, No. 10 Gramarcy Park, New York City. I returned home to find the college, as well as every public building, converted into barracks