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DEAN, William Dwight, lawyer; b. Evanston, Ill., July 9, 1883; s. Marvin Ansel and Carrie Au- gusta (Canfield) Dean; A.B., Yale, 1905; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1908; m. Helga Hau- gan, of Evanston, June 28, 1909. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1908; clerk in law office of Adams & Candee, Chicago, 1908-10; then admitted to firm and so con- tinued about 2 yrs., 1910, 1911; assisted in organiz- ing firm of Dean & Rickcords, Nov. 1, 1911, and re- mains as sr. mem. same. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Yale, Uni- versity, Evanston Country, Westmoreland Coun- try. Recreations: golf, racquet. Home: 1122 Jud- son Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Chicago Title & Trust Bldg., Chicago.
DEANE, Ruthven, ornithologist. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)
DEARBORN, Walter Fenno, college prof. (See vol. 1911.)
DEAVITT, Henry McIntyre, consulting chemist; b. Montpelier, Vt., Sept. 18, 1874; s. Thomas J. and Carrie E. (Harrington) Deavitt; descendant of early Colonial ancestry; B.S., Univ. of Vt., 1895; B.S. in Chemistry, Mass. Inst. Tech., 1897; m. Grace Huyette, of Chicago, Sept. 11, 1905. After leaving coll. was chemist for the Western Electric Co., and then a year for Am. Can Co .; since in practice for self; pres. Mutual Chemical Co., Continental Chem- ical Co .; dir. Lambert Process Co., Mechanics' & Traders' State Bank. Mem. Am. Chem. Soc. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Clubs: South Shore Country, Flossmoor Country, Adventurers. Recre- ations: golf, baseball, billiards, motoring. Home: 1412 E. 56th St. Office: 1122 The Rookery.
DeBERARD, Wilford Willis, editor, engineer; b. Fairfax, Ia., Oct. 31, 1874; s. Wilford Henry and Lovie (Whitney) DeBerard; A.B., Beloit (Wis.) Coll., 1896; Mass. Inst. Tech., 1901; m. Blendena E. Emmons, of Denver, Sept. 15, 1902; 2 children: Emmons Wilford, Elizabeth. Chemist and bac- teriologist, Denver Union Water Co., 1896-9; in charge water testing station, Phila., 1902-3; build- ing filter plant, Harrisburg, Pa., 1903-5; asst. in designing filter plant, pumping station, etc., Co- lumbus, O., 1905-7; in charge water testing station, Oakland, Cal., 1907-8; chemist and bacteriologist, Denver Union Water Co., 1908-9; asst. engr. U.S. Reclamation Service, 3 mos., 1909; same Metropoli- tan Sewerage Commn., New York, 6 mos., 1909; western editor Engineering Record, in Chicago, since 1910. Asso. mem. Am. Soc. C.E .; mem. West- ern Soc. Engrs., Am. Waterworks Assn., Am. Assn. Engrs., Phi Kappa Psi. Republican. Congrega- tionalist. Club: Chicago Engineers'. Recreation: photography. Home: 1418 Howard St. Office: 1570 Old Colony Bldg.
DE BEY, Cornelia Bernarda, M.D .; b. in Holland, May 26, 1865; d. Bernardus and Antja (Schoar- anga) . De Bey; brought to America, 1868; grad. Cook Co. (Ill.) Normal Sch., 1889; Art Inst. of Chi- cago; Northwestern Univ .; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1895. Practiced at Chicago, since 1895; assisted in settling the Chicago Stock Yards strike, 1904; mem. Bd. of Edn., 1905-8; a leader in securing passage of bill legalizing kindergartens as part of pub. schs., 1890; also Child Labor Bill in Ill. legislature, 1902-3. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc. Club: Chicago Woman's. Home: 4581 Oakenwald
DE BLOIS, Austen Kennedy, clergyman. Re- moved to Brookline, Mass. (See Who's Who in America.)
DE BOWER, Edward Wallace, former president LaSalle Extension Univ. and Commonwealth Trust & Security Co .; b. nr. Madison, Dane Co., Wis., May 19, 1870; s. Gerd and Mary Welling (Buff- mire) DeBower; ed. Lodi (Wis.) High Sch .; LL.B., Univ. of Wis., 1896; m. Angela Montjoy Morrison, of St. Louis, Jan. 24, 1898. Admitted to Wis. bar, 1895; senior mem. law firm of DeBower & DeBower, Madison, Wis., 1895-8; law book publisher, 1899- 1900; vice pres. John D. Morris & Co., publishers, Philadelphia, 1900-6; organized, and pres. The Making of America Co., Chicago, later succeeded by DeBower-Chapline Co. and afterwards merged into the LaSalle Extension Univ .; pres. Am. Trust and Security Co. (Chicago), The Line-Drive Trac- tor (Milwaukee); vice pres. Parmelee Trust & Se- curity Co. (Chicago); sec. The Harmonola Co. (Philadelphia); treas. Guaranty Securities Co. (Minneapolis), Am. Commerce Assn. (Chicago). Recreation: his stock farm, "Mont-joy," in Wis. Home: 441 E. 42d St. Office: 206 S. Wabash Av.
DE BOWER, Herbert Francis, publisher. Re- moved to New York. (See vol. 1911.)
DE BRONKART, Eugene H., broker; b. Denver, Colo., Dec. 27, 1888; s. Gustave C. and Eugenie (Hoyne) de Bronkhart; ed. Harvard Sch., Chicago; Lake Forest Acad .; A.B., Williams Coll., 1912; m. Elinor V. Davies, of N.Y. City, Jan. 22, 1916; 1 daughter, Elinor V. Partner firm of Perry, Price &
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Co., brokers in stocks, bonds and grain, since Jan. until 1902; vice pres. Internat. Harvester Co. since 1, 1914. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Episcopalian. 1902. Now pres. Internat. Harvester Co. of N.J. Clubs: Chicago, Saddle and Cycle, University, Union. Home: 1430 Lake Shore Drive. Office: 137 S. LaSalle St. Clubs: University, Casino, Exmoor Country, On- wentsia, Chicago Tennis; Adirondack League, Wil- liams Club (New York). Recreations: golf, tennis. Home: 452 Aldine Av. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St.
DECKER, Adolf, M.D .; Dec. 6, 1858-1915. (See vol. 1911.)
DECKER, Alfred, clothing mfr .; b. Kirchheim- bolanden, Bavaria, Nov. 2, 1871; s. Abraham and Johanna (Rueb) Decker; ed. in Germany; arrived at Chicago, June 19, 1886; m. Ray Hexter, of Ash- land, Ill., Mar. 29, 1904; children: Florence, May, Virginia, Theodore. Worked for clothing mfrs., 1886-97; mem. firm Schafer & Decker, in same line, 1897-1902; mem. firm of Alfred Decker & Cohn since 1902; pres. Ill. State Bank. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce (vice pres. 1917), Chicago Band Assn. (vice pres. 1916, 1917); trustee Associated Hebrew Charities. Mason. Clubs: Hampden, Stand- ard, Idlewild Country. Recreations: billiards, golf. Home: 6958 Sheridan Rd. Office: 416 S. Franklin St.
DECKER, Carl, produce commission merchant; Mar. 28, 1870-1916. (See vol. 1911.)
DECKER, Edward, produce commn .; Apr. 24, 1860-Nov. 16, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
DEE, George Washington, mfr .; b. Washington Heights, Ill., June 27, 1875; s. William M. and Julia (Holly) Dee; ed. in Chicago pub. schs .; m. Mecca, Ind., May 3, 1896, Josephine Forbes; children: Mansfield, George, Gertrude, Josephine. Began at the age of 15 as a yard hand in the business owned by father as a mfr. of sewer pipe and other clay products, becoming vice pres. and treas. William E. Dee Co., 1904. Catholic. Home: 5729 Magnolia Av. Office: 1026 Chicago Stock Exchange.
DEE, Thomas J., smelter and refiner of gold, sil- ver and platinum; b. Painted Post, N.Y., Nov. 15, 1861; s. John and Margaret (Ward) Dee; ed. pub. schs. of Painted Post, N.Y .; m. Flora E. Bierce, of Tallmadge, O., Nov. 12, 1900. Employed by John Hoare, cut glass mfr., Corning; N.Y., 1880-5; after- wards came to Chicago as a representative of the N. Spencer Thomas Co .; in 1892 formed partner- ship with Robert Austin, known as the Austin & Dee Co., refiners of gold, silver and platinum, sub- sequently succeeding this firm in 1895, and now known as Thomas J. Dee & Co .; one of organizers Midland Metal Co., 1890, of which is pres. Repub- lican. Catholic. Club: Union League. Home: 1222 N. State St. Office: 1010, 5 S. Wabash Av.
DEE, William Edward, mfr. of vitrified clay products; b. Chicago, July 16, 1859; s. William M. and Julia (Holly) Dee; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Danville, Ill., Feb. 15, 1904, Grace, d. of James Muir; children: Samuel Allerton, William E., Jane Elizabeth. Began as asst. to father, in manufac- ture of sewer pipe and other vitrified clay prod- ucts, as a bookkeeper; pres. William E. Dee Co., operating large works at Mecca, Park Co., Ind., since 1906. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Catholic. Mem. Modern Woodmen of America. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Chicago Automobile, Builders', Windsor Golf. Recreations: golf, bowling. Home: 6858 Con- stance Av. Office: 30 N. LaSalle St.
DEERING, Charles, mfr .; b. Paris, Me., 1852; s. William and Abby (Barbour) Deering; grad. U.S. Naval Acad., 1873; m. Anna Case, of Newport, R.I., 1875 (died 1876); 1 child; m. 2d, Marion, d. Gen. William D. Whipple, U.S.A., 1883; 3 children: Roger, Marion, Barbara. Served as officer in the navy until 1881, when resigned and became sec. of the Deering Harvester Co., until that business was merged, with the other leading harvester interests, in the Internat. Harvester Co., of which has since been chmn. bd. of dirs. Independent in politics. Clubs: University, Union (New York), Army and Navy (Washington, D.C.), Chicago. Home: Evan- ston, Ill. Office: Harvester Bldg., Chicago.
DEERING, James, mfr .; b. in Me., 1859; s. Wil- liam and Clara (Hamilton) Deering; ed. North- western Univ., Evanston, Ill., and Mass. Inst. of Tech .; married. Officer of Deering Harvester Co.,
DEERING, Thomas Gardiner, lawyer; b. at Chi- cago, Aug. 24, 1877; s. Thomas William and Louise Elizabeth (Gardiner) Deering; grad. grammar and high schs .; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1903; unmarried. Began practice in Chicago, 1903; now mem. firm of West & Eckhart. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Club: Hamil- ton. Recreation: tennis. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
DEERING, William, mfr .; Apr. 25, 1826-Dec. 9, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
DEEVES, Griffen Hampton, lumber mcht .; b. at Buffalo, N.Y., Sept. 19, 1866; s. T. S. and Rebecca G. (Hampton) Deeves; ed. Chicago pub. schs. and Bryant and Stratton Business Coll .; m. Jean Pol- lock, of Milwaukee, Mar. 8, 1894. Continuously en- gaged in the lumber business in Chicago since 1885; was with Perley Lowe & Co., 17 yrs .; started in business for self, organizing, 1901, Deeves & Taylor Lumber Co., succeeded, 1904, by G. H. Deeves Lumber Co., of which is pres .; also vice pres. Miss. Lumber Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. Com- merce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner), Elk. Clubs: Beverly Country, South Shore Coun- try, Chicago Athletic, Ill. Athletic, Chicago Gun. Home: 3839 Michigan Av. Office: Ry. Exchange.
DEFEBAUGH, Edgar Harvey, publisher; b. Blair Co., Pa., Sept. 3, 1869; s. James Elliott and Eliza- beth Ann (Kenney) Defebaugh; ed. pub. schs. Es- tablished the "Barrel and Box," at Louisville, Ky., 1896; removed it to Chicago, 1906, and has since continued as its editor and publisher; established the "Rock Products," 1902, and the "American Stone Trade," of both of which is editor and pub- lisher; pres. Hardwood Record, American Lumber- man. Clubs: Union League, South Shore Country, Chicago Press. Home: 5468 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 537 S. Dearborn St.
DE FOREST, F. Bowden, mineral water; b. at Cleveland, Oct. 25, 1872; s. George Vance and Car- rie (Bowden) DeForest; ed. grammar and high schs., Chicago, and Met. Business Coll .; m. Cella Marie Goehring, of Pittsburgh, Sept. 6, 1902; chil- dren: Luther Bowden, Winifred. Distributor of mineral water since 1892; vice pres. Hinckley & Schmitt, Inc., since 1902. Mem. bd. dirs. Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce, S.A.R. Trustee Jefferson Park Presbyn. Ch. Mason (32º, Shriner); mem. Nat. Union. Clubs: Union League, Mystic Athletic (dir.), Rotary. Recreation: fishing. Home: 519 Wellington Av. Office: 420 W. Ontario St.
DEFREES, Joseph Holton, lawyer; b. Goshen, Elkhart Co., Ind., Apr. 10, 1858; s. James Mckinney and Victoria (Holton) Defrees: ed. pub. schs. of Ind .; Earlham Coll., Richmond, Ind .; Northwestern Univ., Evanston, Ill .; m. Harriet McNaughton, of Buffalo, N.Y., Oct. 4, 1882; 1 son, Donald. After leaving coll. studied law, was admitted and prac- ticed at Ind. bar; removed to Chicago, 1sss, and became a mem. of the law firm of Shuman & Def- rees; later mem. of Aldrich, Payne & Defrees, Def- rees, Brace & Ritter, and now of Defrees. Buck- ingham & Eaton; largely engaged in corpn. prac- tice. Pres. Windermere Co. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn. (vice pres. 1910), Chicago Bar Assn. (pres. 1909-11), Chicago Law Club, Civic Federation (vice pres. 1908-14) : vice pres. and chmn. exec. com. Chamber of Commerce of U.S.A., 1915-16-17; mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce (pres. 1914). Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Hamilton. City, Onwentsia, South Shore Country: also Bank- ers (New York). Residence: Hotel Windermere. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St.
DE GOLYER, Laurence, mfr. hardwood lumber: b. Chicago, June 2, 1874; s. Nelson and Laura (De Golyer) De Golyer; Ph.B., Yale, 1895; m. Anabel M. Ward, of Evanston, Sept. 27. 1900: 1 daughter. Marie. Began in business with E. L. Brewster &
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Co., 1897, continuing until 1904; mem. Chapman, De Golyer & Co., 1904-7; became connected with Ward Lumber Co., 1907, now pres .; also pres. Ward Building Co. Republican. Congregationalist. Club: University. Recreations: botany and tennis. Home: 1616 Forest Pl., Evanston, Ill. Office: Chamber of Commerce Bldg., Chicago.
DEHNING, Christoph H., banker; b. Homewood, Ill., Dec. 2, 1868; s. Christoph and Wilhelmine (Ehlers) Dehning; ed. parochial and pub. schs., Homewood, and Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., Chicago; m. Wilhelmine Rathe, of Homewood, Apr. 16, 1896; children: Arthur, Walter, Lydia. Worked on farm until 1888; clerk in wholesale shoe house of H. F. C. Dovenmuehle & Son, Chicago, and be- came city salesman, continuing until Mar., 1905; mem. firm Stege, Bartling & Dehning, real estate and banking, 1905-8; one of organizers of Guaran- tee Trust & Savings Bank, May, 1908, of which was cashier until Jan., 1914; organized Sixty-Third & Halsted State Savings Bank, and vice pres. and cashier same until Jan., 1917, now pres. Repub- lican. Lutheran. Mem. Concordia League. Club: South Side Bankers. Home: 422 W. 61st Pl.
DEIBLER, Frederick Shipp, professor econom- ics; b. Deputy, Ind., May 31, 1876; s. Caleb and Harriet Florence (Roseberry) Deibler; student Moore's Hill (Ind.) Coll., 1895-6; A.B., Hanover Coll., 1900; A.M., Harvard, 1904; Ph.D., Univ. of Wis., 1909; m. Julia May Fawcett, of New Albany, Ind., Aug. 14, 1907; children: Helen Christine, Charles Frederick. Prin. high sch., Paw Paw, Ill., 1900-2; instr. in economics, and history, 1904-5, instr. economics, 1906-9, asst. prof., 1909-12, asso. prof., 1912-15, prof. since 1915, Northwestern Univ. Spl. agent U.S. Commn. on Industrial Relations, 1914-15. Mem. Am. Econ. Assn., Am. Assn. for La- bor Legislation, Ill. Assn. same, Am. Sociol. Soc., Western Econ. Soc., Am. Assn. Univ. Professors. Progressive Republican. Methodist. Clubs: City (Chicago), University (Evanston). Home: 2119 Sherman Av., Evanston, Ill.
DEIBLER, Joseph Byron, automobiles. (See vol. 1911.)
DE LAGNEAU, Lea Rachel (Miss), teacher; b. Sens, France; d. Eloi and Lucie Elise (Ruby) De Lagneau; ed. Lausanne, Switzerland; The Sor- bonne, Paris, France; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1912. Was sch. principal at Somonauk, later Sandwich, Ill., and teacher history and French, Ottawa (Ill.) High Sch .; prof. French, Lewis Inst., Chicago, since 1897; teacher of French 8 summers, at Teach- ers Coll., Chautauqua, N.Y., at Morgan Park (Ill.) Acad. 3 summers. Author: Petits Souvenirs. Mem. Modern Lang. Assn. America, Alliance Française. Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Chicago Woman's, Chicago Coll., Woman's City, Spanish Club, French Professors' Club. Recreations: mu- sic, reading. Home: 1612 W. Adams St.
DE LAMARTER, Eric, organist, conductor; b. at Lansing, Mich., Feb. 18, 1880; s. Rev. Louis and Mary Elizabeth (Baker) DeLamarter; ed. Kalama- Zoo (Mich.) High Sch., Albion Coll .; professional study under Wilhelm Middelschulte and Mary Wood Chase, Chicago; with Charles Marie Widor and Alexandre Guilmant, Paris, France, 1900-2; m. Rubee B. Wilson, of Wausau, Wis., Apr. 19, 1906. Organist and choirmaster, New England Congl. Ch., Chicago, 1900-12, 1st Ch. of Christ, Scientist, 1912-14; organist and dir. of music, Fourth Pres- byn. Ch., Chicago, since 1914; mem. faculty, Olivet (Mich.) Coll., 1904-5, Chicago Mus. Coll., 1909-10; mus. critic, Chicago Record-Herald, 1908-9, Chica- go Tribune, 1909-10, Inter Ocean, 1910-14, Chicago Tribune, 1915-16; conductor Mus. Art Soc., Chica- go, 1911-14. Mem. Sigma Chi. Clubs: Cliff Dwellers, Triangle. Author: The De'il 's Awa' (part song), 1912; The Testimony of John (motette), 1910; In Miniature (suite for organ), 1913; Sonata (for vio- lin and piano), 1917; part songs, 1917. Lecturer and writer on mus. topics. Home: Geneva, Ill. Studio: 123 E. Chestnut St., Chicago.
DE LAMARTER, Rubee Wilson (Mrs. Eric De Lamarter), singer; b. Ft. Atkinson, Wis .; d. George Wesley and Minette (Emery) Wilson; ed. Ft. At-
kinson High Sch .; Wausau (Wis.) High Sch .; Oli- vet (Mich.) Coll .; under pvt. tutors in Chicago; m. Eric DeLamarter, of Geneva and Chicago, Apr. 19, 1906; 2 children: Jeanne, Marjorie. Teacher of singing; solo soprano Fourth Presbyn. Ch. Mem. Chicago Artists' Assn., Musical Art Soc. Recrea- tions : golf, swimming. Home: Geneva, Ill. Studio: 126 E. Chestnut St., Chicago.
DELAMATER, Nicholas B., M.D .; Feb. 21, 1847- Mar. 11, 1915. (See Who's Who in America, 1914- 1915.)
DE LANG, Frederick Cornelius, stationer; b. Al- bany, N.Y., Dec. 6, 1854; s. A. C. and Marie Char- lotte De Lang; came to Chicago, 1857; ed. Chicago pub. schs. and Rush Med. Coll .; m. Chicago, 1882, Serene Lawson; children: Jessie Charlotte, Blanch- ard, Ethel Serene. After leaving sch. became con- nected with firm of Keen & De Lang, and has since continued with that house, now De Lang, Coles & Co., of which is pres. and mgr. Republican; state senator from Chicago, 1881, 82; declined appmt. in consular service to Germany, 1882. Congregation- alist. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Home: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 311 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
DELANG, Theodore O., merchant tailor; b. Mal- mo, Sweden, Oct. 25, 1867; s. Ola and Anna (John- son) Delang; ed. in old country; m. Anna C. Sun- dell, of Chicago, 1895 (died 1906) ; 1 daughter, Anna June; m. 2d, Sigred Peterson, of Jamestown, N.Y., Feb. 6, 1910; children: Theodore George, Gladys, Arthur Magnus. Came to U.S., 1889; has resided in Chicago since 1890; organized firm of Delang & Co., 1905, and continues as pres. of company. Mem. Art Inst. of Chicago. Lutheran. Clubs: Illinois Ath- letic, Swedish, New Evanston Golf. Home: 1258 Early Av. Office: 301 McCormick Bldg.
DELANO, Frederic Adrian, vice governor of the Federal Reserve Bd., Washington, D.C .; b. Hong Kong, China, Sept. 10, 1863; s. Warren and Cath- erine Robbins (Lyman) Delano (both natives of Mass.); lived most of boyhood at Newburg, N.Y .; A.B., Harvard, 1885; m. Matilda A. Peasley, of Chi- cago, Nov. 22, 1888; 4 daughters: Catherine, Louise, Laura, Matilda. Began ry. service with the C.,B.& Q.R.R.Co., with engring. party in Colo., Aug. 1, 1885; entered Aurora (Ill.) shops, same road, Oct. 1, 1885, as apprentice machinist; apptd. tempora- rily acting engr. of tests at Aurora, Apr., 1887; placed in charge bur. rail inspn. at Chicago, July 1, 1887; asst. to 2d vice pres. at Chicago, Apr., 1889; supt. freight terminals at Chicago, July, 1890; supt. motive power at Chicago, Feb. 1, 1899; gen. mgr. at Chicago, C.,B.&Q.R.R., July 1, 1901-Jan. 10, 1905. After leaving service of Burlington was con- sulting engr. to War Dept., in relation to railroads in P.I .; pres. Wheeling & Lake Erie R.R. Co., Wa- bash-Pittsburgh Terminal Ry. Co., May 1, 1905- 1914; 1st vice pres. Wabash R.R., May 1-Oct. 5, 1905, pres., Oct. 5, 1905-Dec., 1911, and one of re- ceivers, Dec., 1911-Dec., 1913; pres. C.,I.&L. (Mo- non) Ry. Co., Dec., 1913-Aug. 10, 1914. Mem. Com. on Industrial Relations, 1912-14; apptd. by Pres. Wilson, 1914, mem. Federal Reserve Bd., for 6 yr. term, and elected vice gov. Mem. bd. overseers Harvard Coll .; ex-trustee Univ. of Chicago; vice pres. Am. Unitarian Assn., 1907. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Am. Inst. Mining Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs., A.A.A.S., Am. Ry. Assn., Franklin Inst., Internat. Ry. Congress, Western Ry. Club, Chicago, etc. Clubs: Union League, University, Chicago, Chicago Literary, Commercial (Chicago), Metropolitan, Chevy Chase, Cosmos (Washington). Legal Resi- dence: Chicago. Home: 1128 16th St. N.W. Office: Treasury Bldg., Washington, D.C.
DELANY, Arthur Gibbs, grain commn .; b. Bal- timore, May 20, 1877; s. James H. and Julia De- lany; acad. edn. at Baltimore and pub. schs., Joliet, Ill .; m. Della C. Williamson, of Chicago, Jan. 21, 1903; children: Arthur G., Mary Kathryn. Learned telegraphy; with Weare Grain Co., 3 yrs., Logan & Bryan, 10 yrs .; now broker with Thomson & Mc- Kinnon. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Democrat. K.C. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Westmoreland Coun- try, Germania. Home: 692 Irving Park Boul. Of- fice: 3 The Rookery.
DELANY, Frank Joseph, grain commn . b. Peru, Ill., Nov. 2, 1875; ed. pub. and parochial schs. and
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St. Bede Coll., Peru; m. Estil Marion Wood, of Kansas City, Mo., June 19, 1907; 3 children: Cicely, Frank, Richard. Grain buyer, Ladd, Ill., 1893-5; city editor LaSalle (Ill.) Democrat, 1895-6; trav- eling rep. Nash-Wright Co., Chicago, 1896-1904; vice pres. and mgr. Nash-Ferguson Grain Co., Kansas City, Mo., and Elwood Grain Co., St. Jo- seph, Mo., 1904-7; with J. C. Shaffer & Co., Chicago, 1907-8; grain mcht. on own account since 1908. Also pres. Cragin Elevators Co., Cragin Products Co. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Trade. Unofficial rep. of U.S. Dept. of Agr. to Argentina, 1902-3, and re- ported upon grain conditions there. Author: Ar- gentina from a Grain Man's Point of View. Home: 6342 Winthrop Av. Office: 140 W. Van Buren St.
DE LEE, Joseph Bolivar, M.D .; b. Cold Springs, N.Y., Oct. 28, 1869; s. Morris and Dora (Tobias) De Lee; ed. 1 yr. at Coll. City of New York; grad. Chi- cago High Sch., 1888; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll. (now Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch.), 1891; interne Cook Co. Hosp., 1891-2; studied in univs. of Vienna and Berlin, 1893-4, Paris, 1894; (hon. A.M., North- western, 1906); unmarried. Demonstrator anat- omy, Chicago Med. Coll., 1892-3; demonstrator physiology, Dental Sch., 1892-3; became demon- strator obstetrics, Chicago Med. Coll., 1894; lec- turer on obstetrics same, 1895, took chair of ob- stetrics, 1896, and given title of prof. of obstetrics, 1897. Founded, 1895, Chicago Lying-in Hosp. and Dispensary, opened hosp. in connection with same, 1899, and is now med. dir. and pres. of medical staff; consulting obstetrician to Mercy, Evanston and Provident hosps., and Chicago Lying-in Hosp. and Dispensary. Mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc. (councillor, 1902), Ill. State Med. Soc. (sec., 1899), Chicago Gynecol. Soc. (pres. 1908). Author: Ob- stetrics for Nurses, 1904; Notes on Obstetrics, 1904; Yearbook of Obstetrics, 1904-13; The Prin- ciples and Practice of Obstetrics, 1913. Home: 5028 Ellis Av. Office: 25 E. Washington St.
DELFOSSE, Joseph T., commercial paper, drug- gist; b. Chicago, Sept. 5, 1869; s. Antoine J. and Marie (Clementine) Delfosse; prep. edn. West Div. High Sch .; student Univ. of Ill., 1886-8; m. Anna B. Thompson, of Chicago, Nov. 28, 1894; 1 son, Jo- seph T., Jr. Has engaged in wholesale and retail drug business at 31 N. State St., with Henry G. Dinet, title of Dinet & Delfosse, since 1888, also at 77 E. Washington St .; individually dealer in com- mercial paper since 1910. Republican. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: outdoor diversions. Home: 2315 N. Kedzie Boul. Office: 31 N. State St.
DELIHANT, William Thomas, coal mcht. (See vol. 1911.)
DELLERS, Walter, violinist, composer; b. Chi- cago, Dec. 1, 1885; s. Jacob J. and Emilie (Bresen) Dellers; ed. grammar schs., Forest Park, Ill., high sch., Oak Park, Ill .; began study of violin and piano under father at age of 6; studied music at the Drake Sch. and Am. Conservatory of Music, Chicago; with Henri Marteau and Hugo Kaun, Berlin, Germany; m. Sophie Stroka, of Graz, Aus- tria, July 19, 1910; 1 son, Arthur William. Engaged in teaching and concertizing since 1901. Composi- tions: (violin with piano accompaniment) In Hun- garian Style, dedicated to Francis MacMillan; Serenade Espagnole, dedicated Mischa Elman; etc. Home: Seven Oak Av., River Forest, Ill. Studio: 917 Kimball Hall, Chicago.
DELO, Charles G., engineer; b. Dec. 5, 1866; ed. Univ. of Kan. and Cornell Coll., Ia. Began as rod- man with bridge corps, A.,T.&S.F.Ry., 1887, later draftsman same rd .; asst. engr., 1890-2, drafts- man, 1892-9, div. engr. at Cedar Rapids, 1899-1902, Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern R.R .; prin. asst. engr. C.,R.I.&P.Ry., at Chicago, 1902-3; con- tracting business, 1903-4; div. engr., C.G.W.Ry., 1904-5; cngr. maintenance of way, C.&A.R.R., at Kansas City, Mo., and Bloomington, Ill., 1905-8; div. engr., C.G.W.Ry., at Des Moines, Sept .- Dec., 1908; engr. maintenance of way, Nat. Rys. of Mex- ico, 1908-10; engr. maintenance of way, 1910, now chief engr. C.C.W.Ry. Home: Oak Park, Ill.
* DE LONG, David Denman, clergyman. (See vol. 1911.)
DE LONG, Frederic Thomas, vice pres. Chicago Ry. Equipment Co .; b. Utica, N.Y .; s. Martin B. and Helen (Lennebacker) DeLong; ed. pub. schs. of Utica; Hamilton Coll., Clinton, N.Y .; m. Mary Shaver, of Utica, N.Y .; 1 son, Charles S. Began in clerical position with a mfg. concern at Utica, later holding various positions elsewhere; then gen. mgr. Buhl Malleable Co., Detroit, until 1905; 2d vice pres. Chicago Ry. Equipment Co. since 1905. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, University (Chicago); Detroit, Country (Detroit). Recreations: sailing, fishing, shooting. Home: 1347 Astor St. Office: 322 S. Michigan Av.
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