MACCABEES, LADIES OF THE. A fraternal society founded as a social organization in March, 1886, and made a beneficiary society in May, 1890. The central or governing body is known as the Great Hive, and there are 853 subordinate bodies. The total disbursements on account of benefits from 1890 to 1902 were $1.532,709, and during the last fiscal year $256.725 was _paid to the beneficiaries of deceased members.
McCALL', GEORGE ARCHIBALD ( 1802-68). An American soldier, born in Philadelphia. Pa. He graduated at \Vest Point in 1822, entered the army, and was commissioned a captain in 1836, major in 1847, and colonel in 1850.. lle served with distinction in the Florida and Mexican wars. was made inspector-general in 1850, and resigned from the army in 1553. In 1SG1 he took command of the Pennsylvania Reserves, with rank of briga dier-general of volunteers. This force he led through part of the Peninsular campaign of 1862. He was taken prisoner at the battle of Frazier's Farm. June 30, 1862. After several weeks in Libby Prison, he was exchanged. but ill health prevented his return to the army, from which he resigned in March, 1863. He wrote Let ters from the Frontier (186S).
MacCAR'THY, DENIS FLORENCE (1817-82). An Irish poet, born in Dublin. He studied for the Church and afterwards for the bar, but finally gave himself to literary work, and lived principally in London and Dublin. His liking for the Spanish poet Calderon led him to make some most faithful and successful translations of his plays. His original works include: Ballads, Poems. and Lyrics (1850) ; The Bell-Founder (1857) : Under-Glimpses (MT) ; The Centenary of Moore (18S0) ; and Shelley's Early Life (1872). He was awarded a medal by the Royal Academy of Spain for his skill in Spanish trans lation.
McCARTHY, JUSTIN ( 1830— ). An English journalist. politician. and author. He was born at Cork. IrMand, on November 22, MO. He en tered upon the career of journalist at the age of sixteen years by joining the staff of the Cork Examiner. This paper he left in 1853 to con nect himself with the Liverpool YorThern Times. Entering the reporters' gallery of the House of Commons in 1860 as a reporter for the Morning Star, he became foreign editor of that paper the following year. and editor-in-chief in 1864, re maining in the latter position four years. In 1868 he made a tour of the United States, where he remained three years, a valued contributor to ninny of the American magazines and for a time editorially connected with the New York Inde pendent. On his return he entered into editorial
ielations with the Daily News, at the same time writing regularly for many of the leading English magazines. Entering the House of Commons in 1879. he attained at once a prominent place in the Irish Home-Rule Party, becoming in 1886 vice-president of the Irish National League. In the same year a second but briefer visit was made to America. After the deposition of Parnell from the leadership of the Horne-Rule Party in 1890, McCarthy was selected as its Parliamentary chief, retaining the post until 1896. He wrote: Modern Leaders (1872) ; A History of Our Own Times to 1880 (1879.80) ; Epoch of Reform (1882) ; His tory of the Four Georges (1884) ; The French Revolution (1890) : A History of Our Own Times from 1880 to 1896 (1897) ; Modern England (189S-99) ; and The Story of Gladstone's Life (189S). The chief source of information concern ing McCarthy is his autobiography, published under the title of Reminiscences (London and New York, 1899).
McCARTHY, JUSTIN HUNTLT (l860—). An English dramatist, novelist, and historian, son of the preceding. He was a member of Parlia ment in 1884-92, and traveled in Europe, Egypt, the Holy Land, and the United States. His nu merous publications include: A History of Eng land Under Gladstone ((887) ; a translation of the Rubdiydt of Omar Khayyam; and The French Revolution; together with the plays: The While Carnation; The Highwayman ; The Wife of Socrates; and If 1 Were King, with Francois l'illon as hero, presented in the United Slates by E. II. Sothern.
McCHES'NEY, CLARA ( 1861—). An Ameri can genre painter. She was born in Brownsville, Cal., studied art in her native city, and later in the Colarossi School, Paris, under Virgil Wil liams. under 3lowbray and Beckwith in New York, and was also under Courtois and Giradot. She was awarded two medals at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893, and received the Dodge prize, New York, in 1894. At the Paris Exposition of 1900 she was represented by "The Old Blind Fiddler," and "Pomegranates." At the exhibition of the National Academy of Design. New York, in 1901. she was awarded the second Hallgarten prize for her picture "A Good Story."