Mary Emma Griffith Marshall (née Griffith; 1888–1925) was an American editor and librarian who served in these capacities for the Bureau of Markets, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1913–1919. She also served in various roles for her sorority, Alpha Chi Omega: National Secretary, 1915–1919; National Secretary-Editor, The Lyre, 1919 till her death; and compiler, The Directory, 1920 and 1923 editions.[1]
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Early life and education
editMary Emma Griffith was born in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania on August 10, 1888. Her parents were James Harry and Laura Jane (Eckel) Griffith.[1]
She attended Perkiomen Seminary, Pennsburg, and in 1905, was graduated as valedictorian of her class from Washington High School, Washington, New Jersey.[2]
In 1910, Marshall was graduated cum laude from Syracuse University with the A.B. degree.[1] During her college course, she was engaged in many activities, among them her fraternity (Alpha Chi Omega, Lambda),[3] YWCA, and athletics.[2] She was a member of the Syracuse University Alumni Association and was secretary of the Washington branch at the time of her death.[2]
Marshall was very active in church work. She taught a Sunday School class at the University Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church (Syracuse) for many years and, as an officer in the Epworth League, planned many social functions for the young people of the church and university.[2]
Career
editSince 1913, she was a resident of Washington, D.C.[1] From 1913 to 1920, Marshall was editor and librarian in the Department of Agriculture, where for a time she was Mr. Marshall's assistant in economic studies. As national secretary of Alpha Chi Omega, which office she had held since 1915, and as editor of The Lyre for six years, Mrs. Marshall had hundreds of intimate friends and throughout the world there are thousands who knew her.[2]
She was very active in the District of Columbia organization of the American Association of University Women.[2]
In Washington, where she was a member of Foundry United Methodist Church, she also taught a Sunday School class.[2]
Personal life
editIn religion, she belonged to the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1923, she married Herbert Camp Marshall,[4] an economist and lawyer. They had one daughter, Eleanor.[1]
Death and legacy
editMary Emma Griffith Marshall died suddenly on July 25, 1925, following an operation, after an illness of one week.[2]
At the sorority's 1926 National Convention a graduate fellowship was established to her memory.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "MARSHALL, Mary Emma Griffith (Mrs. Herbert C. Marshall)". Who's who in the Nation's Capital. Consolidated Publishing Company. 1926. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Mary Emma Griffith Marshall: A Brief Sketch of Her Life". Banta's Greek Exchange: Published in the Interest of the College Fraternity World. George Banta Company, Incorporated: 388. October 1925. Retrieved 22 September 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b "A Graduate Fellowship". Alpha Chi Omega. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Hemmick, Frank S., ed. (June 1923). "MU". The Rainbow of Delta Tau Delta. 46 (4). Pittsburg: 576. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
