writer of negro dialect stories, stories for
children, and some verse. Elizabeth Barr Arthur,
has written a number of books, histories
of several Kansas counties and some volumes
of poems, ``Washburn Ballads.'' Mrs. Sarah
E. Roby is a writer of both prose and verse.

A granddaughter, Marjory Roby, has written
a number of stories and plays. Eva Bland
Black contributes poems and song lyrics to the
magazines. She served her apprenticeship as
reporter and city editor of the Journal and
Evening News of Garnett and as associate
editor of the Concordia ``Magnet.'' Mrs. Isabel
McArthur is a natural poet and song writer.

She has published one volume of verse, ``Every
Body Loves a Lover.'' Her last song, ``When
The Bloom Is On The Cherry At Sardou'' is
widely sung. Edna E. Haywood is author of
``Fifty Common Birds Around the Capital.''

Mrs. Mary A. Cornelius, while a resident of
Topeka, wrote four books, ``Little Wolf,''
``Uncle Nathan's Farm,'' ``The White Flame,''
and ``Why? A Kansas Girl's Query.'' Another
book is ready for publication. Mrs. Mary
Worrall Hudson, wife of the late General J. K.
Hudson, former editor of the Topeka Capital,
is author of ``Two Little Maids And Their