á ʼ u ' ll á h . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁mission , ▁the ▁New ▁History ▁Society , ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁spons ored ▁an ▁ess ay - cont est . ▁At ▁least ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁w inners ▁of ▁this , ▁J aja ▁W ach u ku , ▁became ▁famous ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁right , ▁for ▁his ▁ess ay ▁" How ▁Can ▁the ▁People ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Ach ieve ▁Universal ▁Dis arm ament ?" ▁written ▁while ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁Africa ▁University ▁College . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁O lin ▁married ▁John ▁Philip ▁Ben k ard ▁( 1 8 7 2 – 1 9 2 9 ) ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁a ▁financi er ▁and ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁James ▁Ben k ard . ▁ ▁Before ▁their ▁divor ce ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁they ▁had ▁two ▁daughters : ▁▁ ▁Ph yll is ▁Ben k ard ▁( d . ▁ 1 9 2 8 ), ▁who ▁died ▁of ▁men ing itis , ▁aged ▁ 2 4 , ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁ ▁Els ie ▁Ben k ard , ▁who ▁married ▁Charles ▁Harold ▁Clar ke ▁and ▁lived ▁in ▁O yst er ▁Bay , ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁she ▁married ▁Lewis ▁St uy ves ant ▁Chan ler ▁( 1 8 6 9 – 1 9 4 2 ),