  The first stellar abundances in M31 are presented, based on Keck I HIRES
spectroscopy and model atmospheres analyses of three A-F supergiants, 41-2368,
41-3712, and A-207. We also present the preliminary analysis of a fourth star,
41-3654. We find that the stellar oxygen abundances are in good agreement with
those determined from nebular studies, even though the stars do {\it not} show
a clear radial gradient in oxygen. The uncertainties in the stellar abundances
are smaller than the range in the nebular results, making these stars ideal
objects for further studies of the distribution of oxygen in M31. We show that
the stars can be used to study the abundance distributions of other elements as
well, including iron-group and heavier elements.
  The A-F supergiants also provide direct information on the metallicity and
reddening of nearby Cepheid stars. We have examined the metallicity and
reddening assumptions used for Cepheids within 1' of our targets and noted the
differences from values used in the literature.
