Background
Vail, Iris Jennings was born on July 2, 1928 in New York City. Daughter of Lawrence K. and Beatrice (Black) Jennings.
Vail, Iris Jennings was born on July 2, 1928 in New York City. Daughter of Lawrence K. and Beatrice (Black) Jennings.
Graduate Mission Porters School, Farmington, Connecticut.
Member executive committee Garden Club Cleveland, 1962—1983. Member women's council Western Reserve History Society, since 1960, Cleveland Museum Art, since 1953. Chairman Childrens Garden Fair, 1966-1975, Public Square Dinner, 1975.
Board directors Garden Center Greater Cleveland, 1963-1977. Trustee Cleveland Zoological Society, 1971-1998, life trustee since 1998. Member Ohio Arts Council, 1974-1976, public square committee Greater Cleveland Growth Association, 1976-1993, public square preservation and maintenance committee Cleveland Foundation, 1989-1993, chairman public square planting committee, 1993.
Member women"s county Western Reserve History Society, 1960, Cleveland Museum Art, 1953. Member Ohio Arts Council, 1974-1976, public square committee Greater Cleveland Growth Association, 1976-1993, public square preservation and maintenance committee Cleveland Foundation, 1989-1993, chairman public square planting committee, 1993.
Daughter of Lawrence K. and Beatrice (Black) Jennings. Graduate Miss Porters School, Farmington, Connecticut. Married Thomas V.H. Vail, September 15, 1951.
Children: Siri J., Thomas V.H. Junior, Lawrence J.W.