▁the ▁local ▁papers ▁while ▁using ▁various ▁pen ▁names ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁avoid ▁dis ple asing ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁brothers , ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁wish ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁" bl uest ock ing " ▁in ▁the ▁family . ▁ ▁Al lyn ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Washington ▁correspond ent ▁for ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Inter ▁Ocean , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁writer ▁for ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Glo be - D em ocrat ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁World , ▁and ▁also ▁contributed ▁pro se ▁and ▁verse ▁to ▁various ▁US ▁publications . ▁She ▁won ▁distinction ▁as ▁an ▁artist ▁and ▁lect urer . ▁For ▁eight ▁years , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Dub u que ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Woman ’ s ▁Christian ▁Tem per ance ▁Union ▁( W CT U ). ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁and ▁education ▁E un ice ▁E lo is ae ▁Gib bs ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁in ▁Bre ck sv ille , ▁Ohio , ▁a ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Cleveland , ▁Ohio . ▁Her ▁father , ▁Dr . ▁Sid ney ▁Smith ▁Gib bs , ▁ha iled ▁from ▁Sch oh arie ▁County , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁her ▁mother , ▁E un ice ▁Luc inda ▁New berry , ▁was ▁from ▁St . ▁Lawrence ▁County , ▁New ▁York . ▁Dr . ▁Gib bs ▁was ▁pract icing ▁medicine ▁in ▁Bre ck sv ille ▁when ▁he ▁married ▁Miss ▁New berry , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁successful ▁teacher . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁relative ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁cler ic , ▁wit , ▁and ▁writer , ▁Sydney ▁Smith