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BARTELME, Mary Margaret, lawyer; b. Chi- cago; d. Balthasar and Jeannette (Hoff) Bartelme; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1894. Was apptd. Mar. 3, 1913, by Judge Pinckney (of the Juvenile Court) as his assistant
BARTELMEZ, George William, teacher; b. N.Y. City, Mar. 23, 1885; s. Theodore B. and Caroline (Osten) Bartelmez; ed. grammar schs. and Morris High Sch., New York; S.B., New York Univ., 1906; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1910; m. Erminnie Hollis, of Bailey's Bay, Bermuda, Mar. 31, 1912; children: Caroline Jane, Erminnie Hollis. Asst. in zoology, New York Univ., 1906-7; fellow in zoology, 1907-8, lab. asst. in zoology, 1908-9, asso. in anatomy, 1910- 11, instr., 1911-15, asst. prof. since 1915, Univ. of. Chicago. Mem. Am. Assn. Anatomists, Am. Assn. Zoölogists, Kappa Sigma, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Gamma Alpha. Recreations: tennis, gymnas- tics. Home: 1109 E. 54th Pl.
BARTELS, William Henry, publisher; b. N.Y. City, Sept. 17, 1849; removed to Chicago, 1853; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Marie J. Baeder, of Chicago, 1869; children: Lillian, Florence, William H., Jr. In printing and publishing business in Chicago since 1862, having been with the Commercial Ex- press, under Joel Henry. Wells, 1862-7; in 1867 es- tablished, with B. F. Howard, the Daily Trade Bul- letin, a Bd. of Trade paper; mem. firm of Howard, Bartels & Co., publishers and printers. Mem. Chi- cago Bd. of Trade. Residence: Lexington Hotel. Office: 332 Sherman St.
EARTH, Christian G., hardware; b. Mendota, Ill., Jan. 29, 1869; s. Mathias and Margaret M. (Buck) Barth; ed. Jennings Sem., Aurora, Ill., 1887-9; grad. Aurora Business Coll., 1889; m. Sarah A. Wingert, of Chicago, June 1, 1893; children: Leroy A., Mil- ton E. Bookkeeper Rehm Hardware Co., 1890-1; same for D. M. Osborne & Co., 1891-1900, and asst. mgr., 1900-4; sec. and dir. Rehm Hardware Co. since 1904; also vice pres. Dexter Mfg. Co. Repub- lican. Mem. Evangelical Assn. Mason. Recrea- tion: automobiling. Home: 32 S. Mayfield Av. Of- fice: 1501 Blue Island Av.
BARTH, Lewis L., lumberman; b. South Bend, Ind., Dec. 31, 1850; s. Henry and Lizette Barth; ed. Univ. of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind .; m. Chi- cago, 1874, Carrie Halm; children: Helena L. (Mrs. Outhet), Hattie (Mrs. Charles R. Clow). Began as bookkeeper for father in lumber and grain, 1869; in lumber business at Chicago since 1879; vice pres. and dir. Edward Hines Lumber Co. since 1892; also vice pres. Lumbermen's Mill Co., Wood Street Planing Mill Co., etc. Republican. Clubs: Illinois, Union League, Mid-Day, Hamilton, South Shore Country, Flossmoor Country, Traffic. Rec- reations: fishing, motoring, golf. Residence: Con- gress Hotel. Office: 2431 S. Lincoln St.
BARTHOLF, Charles Stephen, mfr .; b. Plainfield, Will Co., Ill., Sept. 25, 1857; s. Gilliam and Mary (McCreery) Bartholf; B.S., Univ. of Mich., 1880; m. Chicago, 1893, Grace C. Bullock; children: Dorothy, Herbert Bullock, Winifred, Marjorie, Katharine, Beatrice. Was several years principal in the Chi- cago pub. schs. prior to 1890, when engaged in business; now pres. Standard Diamond Drill Co. Republican. Mem. S.A.R. Unitarian. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Skokie Country. Recreations: mo- toring, golf and music. Home: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
BARTHOLOMEW, Harry Bishop, teacher piano and voice; b. Batavia, Ill., Apr. 25, 1883; s. Henry B. and Ida Josephine (Vaughn) Bartholomew; ed. Chicago and Berlin, Germany; unmarried. Organ- ist and choir dir. First Bapt. Ch., Aurora, Ill., 8 yrs .; dir. Batavia-Geneva Chorus, 1915, 16, 17; stu- dio in Chicago since 1909. Republican. Home: Ba- tavia, Ill. Studio: 620 Fine Arts Bldg., Chicago.
BARTHOLOMEW, Warren Douglas, lawyer; b. Louisville, Ky., Oct. 2, 1878; s. Benjamin and Maria (Bartholomew) Bartholomew; ed. in pub. grammar and high schs., Louisville, Ky .; read law in offices of Darby & Gates, Princeton, Ky .; unmarried. Ad-
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mitted to Ky. bar, 1896; engaged in practice at Princeton, Ky., until 1903, being city atty. there, 1900-2; actively engaged in practice at Chicago since 1903; trial atty. for Chicago City Ry. Co. Was mem. 3d Ky. Vol. Inf. during Spanish-Am. War and participated in Cuban campaign. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Mason (K.T., Shriner); mem. B.P.O.E. (Loyal Knight). Independent in politics. Recreation: outdoor exer- cise. Residence: Windsor-Clifton Hotel. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St.
BARTLE, James S., railway official; b. Feb. 22, 1856; s. of William Toy and Elizabeth (Granger) Bartle; ed. pub. schs .; m. Mary R. Boestler, of Chi- cago, Nov. 6, 1879; 2 daughters: Virginia, Ruth. Began ry. service as clk. Plattsmouth office of C.,B. &Q.R.R., 1876; asst. gen. frt. agt., same road, Chi- cago, 1884; gen. frt. agt. Hannibal & St. Joseph, and Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs rys., 1887-91; asst. gen. frt. agt. same lines and St. Louis, Keokuk & Northern R.R., and Chicago, Bur- lington & Kansas City Ry., 1891-6; gen. frt. and pass. agt., Ind., Ill. & Ia. R.R., at Chicago, 1896-8; gen. eastern frt. agt. at New York, 1898-1909; asst. frt. traffic mgr., at Chicago, A.,T.&S.F. system, since Jan. 10, 1910. Clubs: Union League, Traffic. Recreation: golf. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: Rail- way Exchange, Chicago.
BARTLETT, Adolphus Clay, hardware mcht .; b. Stratford, N.Y., June 22, 1844; s. Aaron and Delia (Dibell) Bartlett; ed. Dansville (N.Y.) Acad., Clin- ton (N.Y.) Liberal Inst .; m. Mary H. Pitkin, Aug. 27, 1867 (died Dec. 19, 1890) ; children: Maie Bart- lett Heard, Frederic Clay, Florence Dibell; m. 2d, Abby L., d. Bailey H. Hitchcock, of Toledo, O., June 15, 1893; 1 daughter, Eleanor Collamore. En- tered employ Tuttle, Hibbard & Co., of Chicago, at age of 19; Jan. 1, 1882, when business was incorpo- rated as Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., made sec., now chmn. bd .; dir. First Nat. Bank, Northern Trust Co., Liverpool and London and Globe Ins. Co. Has been mem. Chicago Bd. Edn .; trustee Beloit Coll., Univ. of Chicago; pres. Home for the Friend- less; vice pres. Old People's Home; dir. Art Inst. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Com- mercial, Caxton, Chicago Literary, Onwentsia, Quadrangle, Twentieth Century. Home: 2720 Prai- rie Av. Office: 303 N. State St.
BARTLETT, Charles Carroll, lawyer; b. Man- chester, N.H., Feb. 5, 1868; s. Charles H. and Mary F. (Locke) Bartlett; ed. Dartmouth Coll. and 3 yrs. in Boston Univ. Law Sch., graduating, LL.B., 1892; m. Kendall, Ill., Oct. 16, 1901, Iva A. Simons; 1 daughter, Helen. Admitted to bar, Jan., 1892. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State bar assns. Republican. Methodist. Mason, Odd Fellow. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
BARTLETT, Charles Lincoln, lawyer; b. Morris, Ill., Sept. 4, 1860; s. Rufus and Sarah B. (Wood) Bartlett; grad. LeRoy (N.Y.) Academic Inst., 1878; A.B., Brown Univ., 1882, A.M., 1890; m. Chicago, Mar. 23, 1895, Marie M. Baker. In practice at Chi- cago since 1885; mem. firm of Johnson & Bartlett, 1888-92, Johnson, Morrill & Bartlett, 1892; atty. for Title Guarantee & Trust Co., 1892-1901; gen. solic- itor of Chicago Title and Trust Co., 1901-11, since gen. counsel and dir. same. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst., Phi Beta Kappa. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Evanston (ex-pres.), University (Chicago), Glen View. Recreation: golf. Home: 1415 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Chicago Title & Trust Bldg., Chicago.
BARTLETT, Frederic Clay, artist; b. Chicago, June 1, 1873; s. Adolphus Clay and Mary H. (Pit- kin) Bartlett; ed. Harvard Sch., St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N.H., Royal Acad. Art, Munich, Germany, and studied art in Paris under Collin, Aman-Jean, Whistler, etc .; m. Dora Tripp, of White Plains, N.Y., Oct. 4, 1898. Professionally engaged as artist in mural decorations; has done work in Univ. of Chicago, Second Presbyn. Ch., University Club, Chicago; mural decorations in Council Chamber of Chicago City Hall, New 4th Presbyn. Ch., etc. Sil- ver medal, St. Louis Expn., 1904, San Francisco Expn., 1915; hon. mention, Carnegie Inst., Pitts- burgh. Address: 2901 Prairie Av.
BARTLETT, Frederick Henry, real estate; b. Binghamton, N. Y., Feb. 6, 1875; s. Robert and Leodicie (Carle) Bartlett; ed. pub. schs. of Big Springs and Midland, Tex., until 14 yrs. of age, passing eighth grade; m. Chicago, Nov. 23, 1898, Fannie I. Sweepe; 1 daughter, Portia. Began as stock boy with Marshall Field & Co., 1890, then salesman until 1896; since in real estate business; mem. Watson & Bartlett, 1899-1904; organized, 1904, firm of Frederick H. Bartlett & Co., sales agents and buyers of real estate, buying for cash and selling on terms, handling Chicago real estate exclusively. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Automobile, Chicago Athletic, Mid-Day, South Shore Country, Chicago Yacht. Recreations: motoring, hunting. Home: 4742 Drexel Boul. Of- fice: 69 W. Washington St.
BARTLETT, Valentine Crouse, president Orange- ine Chemical Co .; b. Utica, N.Y., Feb. 14, 1892; s. Charles Leffingwell and Clara (Crouse) Bartlett; prep. edn. Chicago Latin Sch., and Hotchkiss Sch., Lakeville, Conn .; B.A., Yale, 1915; m. Marie A. Frost, of Chicago, June 7, 1917. Became sec. and dir., Aug., 1915, pres. and gen. mgr. since 1917, Orangeine Chemical Co., Chicago. Congregation- alist. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi. Club: University. Home: 61 E. Oak St. Office: 224 W. Huron St.
BARTLETT, Warren Goddard, vice pres. and treas. North Western Expanded Metal Co .; b. St. Louis, Mo., Mar. 18, 1877; s. James Alfred and Mar- garet Missouri (Wineland) Bartlett; ed. Smith Acad., St. Louis, 1884-93, and Central High Sch., 1893-5; m. Arline Morton, d. of Charles E. Brown, of Malden, Mass., Sept. 4, 1907; 1 son, Morton. Was clerk in accounting dept. M.,K.&T.Ry.Co., St. Louis, 1895-1904; sec. and purchasing agent Bes Line Con- strn. Co., 1904-7; also sec. Florissant Constrn., Real Estate and Investment Co., and vice pres. St. Louis & Meramec R.R. Co., 1905-6; purchasing agent Den- ver, Enid & Gulf R.R., Denver, Kansas & Gulf Ry., 1905-6; sec. North Western Expanded Metal Co., Chicago, since June, 1907, also treas. and dir. since Feb., 1911, vice pres. since 1914. Republican. Uni- tarian. Home: 860 Vernon Av., Glencoe, Ill. Office: 37 W. Van Buren St., Chicago.
*BARTLETT, William Alfred, clergyman. (See vol. 1911.)
BARTLEY, Charles Earle, lawyer; b. nr. Cold- water, Mich., July 1, 1868; prep. edn. at Denison Univ., Granville, O., 1882-5; Harvard Univ., 1885-9; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1895; m. Virginia For- sythe, July 17, 1892; children: Virginia, Gladys. Was engaged in real estate and bldg. business at Toledo, O., until 1892; admitted to Ill. bar, 1894, and since practiced in Chicago; pres. Anglo-Am. Copper Mining Co., McDonough Directory Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Delta Chi. Republican.º Bap- tist. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chi- cago Automobile, Harvard, South Shore Country, Kenwood, Maywood Golf, Aero of Ill .; also Toledo, Toledo Yacht (Toledo, O.). Home: 5000 Drexel Boul. Office: 1253 Conway Bldg.
BARTLING, Louis Charles, Chicago manager of Nat. Enameling & Stamping Co .; b. at Oldendorf, Prussia, Germany, Oct. 25, 1839; s. Louis and Al- dine (Fisher) Bartling; ed. pub. sens., Germany; m. in Germany, 1866, Minnie Deppmeier; children: Minnie (Mrs. B. M. Mai), Henry W., Elizabeth (Mrs. William R. Schick), William C. Learned the mfr. of tin and stamped ware in Germany and, coming direct from Germany to Chicago, 1868. worked for the Chicago Stamping Co. until 1884; vice pres. Kieckheffer Bros. Co., of Milwaukee, un- til that business was consolidated, 1899, with the Nat. Enameling & Stamping Co., New York, of which has since been mgr. at Chicago. Mem. Chi- cago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Mason (32°. Shriner). Club: Hardware. Home: 1155 Farwell Av. Office: 346 W. Kinzie St.
BARTON, Arthur Willis, educator; b. Abilene. Kan., June 8, 1873; s. of Thomas S. and Mary A. (Tonkin) Barton; ed, pub, schs., Abilene: Ph.G., Univ. of Wash., 1897, B.A., 1902; Seattle Business Coll., 1898; Univ. of Chicago, summer quarter, 1911; research, dept. of chemistry, Northwestern Univ. Sch, of Medicine, 1913-14, and since 1916; un-
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married. Asst. prin. Union High Sch., Waterville, perior-gen. Am. br. Guild of the Holy Ghost. Fel- Wash., 1902-3; prin. high sch., Aberdeen, Wash., low Philos. Soc. Eng., 1914. Mason. Address: 6935 Stewart Av. 1903-4; prof. biology and chemistry, 1904-7, regis- trar and sec. of faculty, 1905-7, Coll. of Puget *BASCH, Joseph, second vice pres. Siegel, Coo- per & Co. (See vol. 1911.) Sound, Tacoma, Wash .; instr., dept. of science Lincoln High Sch., Seattle, Wash., 1907-13, 1914-16 (leave of absence, 1913-14); instr. botany and pharmacognosy, 1913-14, prof. since 1916, North- Western Univ. Sch. of Pharmacy. Mem. Delta Tau Delta, Phi Delta Chi. Republican. Methodist. Rec- reations: golf, tennis. Home: 2731 Indiana Av. Of- fice: 2431 S. Dearborn St.
BARTON, Enos M., mfr .; Dec. 2, 1842-May 3, 1916. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)
BARTON, George Preston, patent lawyer. Re- moved to Altadena, Cal. (See vol. 1911.)
BARTON, Jesse Billings, lawyer; May 28, 1850- Apr. 18, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
BARTON, Samuel George, president of Barton- Hobart Paper Co .; b. in Mercer Co., Ill., June 11, 1871; s. Francis and Eliza (Briggs) Barton; grad. Wheaton Prep. Sch., and Wheaton Coll., B.L., 1896; m. Bassett, Wis., June 6, 1900, Sarah Elizabeth Bas- sett; children: Elizabeth Bassett, William Leroy. Began with the old firm of Donohue & Henneberry, 1897; became connected with the Henneberry Pub- lishing Co., 1900; then with the Copelin-Lee Paper Co. and the Dearborn Paper Co. until 1910; now pres. Barton-Hobart Paper Co., wholesale and re- tail paper. Democrat. Congregationalist. Home: 521 N. Central Av., Chicago; (summer) Twin Lakes, Wis. Office: 608 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
BARTON, William Eleazar, clergyman; b. Sub- lette, Ill., June 28, 1861; s. Dr. Jacob B. and Helen (Methven) Barton; B.S., Berea Coll., 1885, M.S., 1888, A.M., 1890; B.D., Oberlin Theol. Sem., 1890; (D.D., Berea, 1895; LL.D., Knox 'Coll., 1913); m. Esther Treat Bushnell, of Johnsonville, O., July 23, 1885. Ordained Congl. ministry, 1885; pastor Rob- bins, Tenn., 1885-7, Litchfield, O., 1887-90, Welling- ton, O., 1890-3, Shawmut Congl. Ch., Boston, 1893-9, First Ch., Oak Park, Ill., since Mar. 1, 1899. Asso. editor Bibliotheca Sacra; editor pastors' dept. of The Advance, 1904-12, editor-in-chief, same, since 1913; lecturer on applied practical theology, 1905-9, on ecclesiastical law, since 1911, Chicago Theol. Sem .; on staff Youth's Companion since 1900. Cor- porate mem. A.B.C.F.M .; vice pres. Congl. S.S. and Pub. Soc., 1899-1905, Am. Peace Soc .; dir. Congl. Ednl. Soc., Ill. Home Missionary Soc., 1900-6 (pres. 1906), Chicago Theol. Sem .; trustee Berea Coll. since 1896; vice pres. Am. Missionary Assn. since 1913; del. Nat. Congl. Council, 1895, 98, 04, 07, 10, 13, 15; sec. commn. of 19 on polity and chmn. com. on constitution for the Nat. Council, 1913; del. Inter- nat. Decennial Council, 1899, 08, Tri-Church Union, 1906-7. Mem. S.A.R., Chicago Soc. Bibl. Research, Soc. Midland Authors. Clubs: Congregational (pres. 1897), Monday (Boston), Congregational (pres. 1907-8). University, City, Westward Ho Golf, Apol- los, Oak Park. For titles of writings see Who's Who in America. Address: Oak Park, Ill.
BARTZEN, Peter, president Board of Cook Co. Commrs., 1910. Was for several years senior mem. firm of Peter Bartzen & Son, real estate. Home: 2546 Lawrence Av.
BARWELL-WALKER, Francis John, clergyman; b. London, Eng., Oct. 25, 1881; s. Thomas and Cath- erine (Barwell) Walker; studied science Univ. of London, arts and theology, Univ. of Durham, Eng .; came to America, 1909; A.B., Oskaloosa (Ia.) Coll., 1910, B.D., 1912, S.T.D., 1913; A.M., Highland Univ., Kan., 1912, Ph.D., 1913; M.A., Muskingum Coll., Ohio, 1915; Sc.D., Milton Univ., Md., 1916; D.C.L., Chicago Law Sch., 1916; (D.D., Campbell Univ. Kan .; Litt.D. and Ph.D., Univ. of South Minn .; LL.D., Oskaloosa Coll.); m. Amy Louisa Largen, of London, Eng., July 8, 1908. First took up phar- macy and medicine, later drugless healing; organ- ist and lay preacher, 1896-1911; deacon, 1911, .priest, 1912, P.E. Ch .; rector Ascension Ch., On- tonagon, and St. George's Ch., Hancock, Mich., 1911-15; rural dean and rector St. Mark's Ch., Ches- ter, and vicar Holy Trinity Ch., Murphysboro, Ill., 1915-16; asst. St. Bartholomew's Ch., Chicago, since 1916. Prof., Oskaloosa Coll., since 1914, Univ. of South Minn., since 1915. Founder, 1910, and su-
BASKERVILL, Charles Read, professor English literature; b. Covington, Tenn., Apr. 17, 1872; s. George Booth and Sallie Lewis (Read) Baskervill; B.A., Vanderbilt Univ., 1896, M.A., 1898; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1911; m. Catharine Pendleton Quarles, of Richmond, Va., Aug. 19, 1903; 1 daugh- ter, Latham. Asst. in English, Vanderbilt Univ., 1898-9; head of Dept. of English, Central State Normal Sch., Okla., 1903-5; instr. in English, Univ. of Tex., 1905-11; fellow in English, 1901-2, 1907-8, instr., 1911-12, asst. prof., 1912-15, asso. prof. since 1915, Univ. of Chicago. Asso. editor Modern Philol- ogy. Club: Quadrange. Author: English Elements in Jonson's Early Comedy, 1911; Some Evidence for Early Romantic Plays in England, 1916; also various research articles on English lit. history (pub. in Modern Philology, Modern Language Pub- lications, Modern Lang. Notes, etc.). Recreations: golf, tennis. Home: 5709 Kimbark Av.
BASQUIN, Olin Hanson, college prof .; b. Dows, Ia., Jan. 30, 1869; s. Oliver William and Hannah (Valentine) Basquin; A.B., Ohio Wesleyan Univ., 1892; A.B., Harvard, 1894; A.M., Northwestern Univ., 1895, Ph.D., 1901; m. Jessie C. Guthrie, of Aledo, Ill. (died, 1907); m. 2d, Anna Stuart, of Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 12, 1908. Chief engr. Luxfer Prism companies, at Chicago, 1897, at London, 1898, at Berlin, 1899; asst. prof. physics, 1901-9, prof. applied mechanics, since 1909, Northwestern Univ. Editor: Luxfer Prism Pocket Book, 1898; Luxfer Prism Hand Book (transl. into German and French), 1899; also papers on exptl. work in phys- ics and in strength of materials. Chanute Medal, 1915, by Western Soc. Engrs. for best paper in civ. engring. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs., Soc. Promotion Engring. Edn., Am. Assn. Univ. Professors, Sigma Xi, Delta Tau Delta. Home: 724 Foster St., Evanston, Ill.
BASS, Elizabeth (Mrs. George Bass), club wom- an; b. . Buxton, Me .; d. of Roscoe and Catherine (Douglas) Merrill; ed. pub. schs. and under pvt. tutors; m. George Bass (lawyer), of Chicago, Aug. 8, 1894. Ex-pres. Chicago Woman's Club; chmn. local biennial bd. for Gen. Federation of Women's Clubs conv., 1914; actively interested for many years in promoting the welfare of dependent and neglected girls in Ill. and has served on many committees and commissions to promote legisla- tion for the care of dependents and delinquents; was a mem. of original Juvenile Court Com. of Ill .; now mem. of Marriage and Divorce Commn .; chmn. Com. on Pub. Affairs 2 yrs. Prominently connected with Dem. politics since 1914, and mgr. of the Woman's Bureau of the Dem. nat. campaign, 1916, having under her jurisdiction the campaign in the 12 states where women vote; now chmn. Nat. Woman's Bur. of Dem. Party; mem. Woman's Dem. Council of Ill .; mem. Woman's Liberty Loan Com. apptd. by Sec. of the Treasury. Mem. D.A.R. Club: Chicago Woman's. Episcopalian. Home: 6050 Prairie Av., Chicago; (summer) Manitowoc, Wis.
BASS, George, lawyer; b. at Williamstown, Vt., Dec. 10, 1846; s. Joel, Jr., and Catharine (Burn- ham) Bass; A.B., Harvard, 1871; student law dept. Harvard Univ., 1872; m. Manitowoc, Wis., Aug. 8, 1894, Elizabeth Merrill. Came to Chicago, 1872, and was admitted to Ill. bar; in office of Judge Beckwith, 1872-5; since then alone. Elected mem. of State Senate, 1892; master in chancery, 1888- 1900; presidl. elector on the Blaine and Logan ticket. Mem. of Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Union League, Harvard. Home: 6050 Prairie Av., Chi- cago; (summer) Manitowoc, Wis. Office: 8 S. Dear- born St., Chicago.
BASS, John Foster, war corr .; b. Chicago, 1866; s. Perkins and Clara (Foster) Bass; A.B., Harvard, 1891, LL.B., 1894; admitted to N.Y. bar, 1894. Cam- paigns: 1895, in Egypt with English and Cretan in- surrection; 1896, across Armenia at time of mas- sacre; 1897, Cretan rebellion and Greek War; 1898, Spanish-Am. War; 1899, Philippine insurrection; 1900, Boxer insurrection in China, and march of
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allies to relief of Pekin; 1903, Bulgarian uprising succeeded, 1888; now pres. The Bastian & Blessing in Macedonia; 1904, Russo-Japanese War, 6 months Co. Mason (32°, Shriner). Mem. North Am. Union. Home: Junior Terrace and Clarendon Av. Office: 129 W. Austin Av. in the field with Kuroki's army; with Russian army, 1914-15. Chmn. exec. council and treas. Nat. Conservation Assn. since 1909. Chmn. Illinois Pro- BASTRUP, Louis, lawyer; July 8, 1856-Nov. 14, 1914. (See vol. 1911.) gressive State Com., 1913. Fellow Royal Geog. Soc., London; mem. Explorers' Club, New York. Club: University. Home: 242 E. Walton Pl. Office: BATCHELDER, see also Bacheldor. 203 S. Dearborn St.
BASS, Mrs. John Foster; b. Boston; m. John Foster Bass, 1895; 1 son, John F., Jr. Pres. Feder- ation of Suffrage Clubs; mem. Cook Co. exec. com. Progressive Party; exec. com. Political Equality League, Ill. Equal Suffrage Assn., Cook Co. Suff- rage Alliance. First Am. woman in P.I. after they came into possession of U.S. Elected hon. mem. Japan Red Cross Soc. for work in Russo-Japanese War; engaged in relief work in Constantinople during massacre and in China during Boxer rebel- lion. In France, Italy, and Balkan States, 1915-16 doing newspaper and hospital work; in Russia, 1917. Was chmn. exec. com. and active in organ- izing women of Middle and Western states for Progressive party, 1912. Clubs: Woman's City, Woman's Athletic. Home: 242 E. Walton Pl.
BASSETT, Frederick Pomeroy, piano mfr .; b. at Cincinnati, O., Aug. 13, 1876; s. George Pomeroy and Eliza (Andrews) Bassett; Ph.D., Yale, 1900; m. Marie Josephine Schulz, of Chicago, June 6, 1906; children: Frederick Pomeroy, John Andrews, Ralph Pomeroy, Robert Otto. Identified with piano mfg. business since 1906; vice pres. M. Schulz Co., Wer- ner Piano Co., Magnote Talking Machine Co .; dir. Brinkerhoff Piano Co. Mem. Phi Gamma Delta. Republican. Episcopalian. Club: University. Rec- reations: golf, sailing. Home: 6246 Kenmore Av. Office: 711 Milwaukee Av.
BASSETT, Neal, fire ins .; b. Huntsville, Ala., Sept. 3, 1871; s. Henry Willis (M.D.) and Caroline Elizabeth (Neal) Bassett; ed. pub. schs .; unmar- ried. Began in ins. business at Waco, Tex., 1891; removed to Chicago, 1901; vice pres. and western mgr. since 1910, of Firemens Ins. Co. of Newark, N.J., Girard Fire and Marine Ins. Co. of Phila., Me- chanics Ins. Co. of Phila. Ex-pres. Western Ins. Bur. Democrat. Clubs: Union League, Chicago, Exmoor Country. Residence: Plaza Hotel. Office: 137 S. LaSalle St.
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BASSETT, Orland P., florist. Removed to Cali- fornia. (See vol. 1911.)
BASSLER, Clarence J., lawyer; b. Chicago, Mar. 13, 1887; s. Eugene and Sarah (Combs) Bassler; LL.B., Western Coll. of Law, Chicago, 1911; LL.M., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1912; m. Lottie M. Hen- nick, of Chicago, June 30, 1908; 1 daughter, Char- lotte Isabel. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1911, and since practiced in Chicago; mem. Bassler, Bippus & Rose; organized, and sec .- treas. the Blackstone Sch. of Business Law. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Republican. Baptist. Home: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.
BASSOE, Peter, M.D .; b. Drammen, Norway, May 18, 1874; s. Rev. L. A. and Marie (Andersen) Bas- soe; came to America, 1893; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), Chicago, 1897; m. Miriam Gardner, of Pasadena, Cal., Nov. 30, 1907; 4 daugh· ters and 1 son. Engaged in practice in Chicago since 1897, making a splty. of neurology; asst. prof. nervous and mental diseases, Rush Med. Coll., since 1907; attending neurologist to German, Ev- anston, Norwegian Deaconess, Swedish Covenant and Presbyn. hosps. Mem. A.M.A., Am. Neurol. Assn., Inst. of Medicine of Chicago, Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pathol. Soc., Chi- cago Neurol. Soc. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 30 N. Michigan Av., Chicago.
BATCHELDER, Frank C., railway official; b. at Fall River, Wis., May 27, 1857; s. Sanford L. and Dolly Batchelder; ed. common sch .; m. Ursula G. O'Connell, of Minneapolis, Apr. 2, 1894; 1 daughter, Dorothy. Began ry. service with C.,M.&St.P.Ry., 1874, with which remained until 1888, as operator and train dispatcher, at various points; train dis- patcher, 1888-93, asst. supt., 1893-9, supt. Wis. and Peninsula div., Feb .- July, 1899, Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Ry .; supt. northwestern div., at Garrett, Ill., 1899-1901, supt. Newark (O.) div., 1901-5, supt. Chicago div., 1905-7, gen. supt. main line system, Baltimore, 1907-10, B.&O.R.R .; 1st vice pres., Apr. 1, 1910, pres. since Apr. 11, 1912, B.&O. Chicago Terminal R.R .; vice pres. B.&O.R.R. since 1915. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Beverly Country. Home: 4828 Dorchester Av. Office: 305 Grand Central Station.
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