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ANDERSON, Norman Kendall, lawyer; b. Chi- cago, Dec. 24. 1876; s. Rev. Galusha (pres. old Chi- cago Univ.) and Mary E. (Roberts) Anderson; stu- dent Univ. of Rochester, N.Y., 1894-5; A.B., Univ.
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of Chicago, 1899; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1901; m. N.J .; m. Maude Comstock, of Chicago, Ill., July 18, Detroit, Sept. 3, 1902, Louise Holden; 3 sons: Hold- en G., Elbridge G., Owen G. Admitted to Ill. bar Dec. 15, 1901, and since engaged in general prac- tice in Chicago. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi, Phi Delta Phi. Republican. Club: University. Recreations: outdoor sports, gardening. Home: 565 Willow St., Winnetka, Ill. Office: 1056 First Nat. Bank Bldg., Chicago.
ANDERSON, Peirce, architect; b. Oswego, N.Y., Feb. 20, 1870; s. Hugh and Hannah Louisa (Peirce) Anderson; A.B., Harvard, 1892; E.E., Johns Hop- kins, 1894; post-grad. work École des Beaux Arts, Paris, architecte diplome par le gouvernement, 1900; unmarried. With D. H. Burnham & Co. and its successors, Graham, Burnham & Co., archi- tects, Chicago, 1900-17; mem. Graham, Anderson, Probst & White since Aug., 1917. Among important buildings designed by the firm are: Peoples Gas Bldg., Continental & Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg., new Union Station, Chicago; Union Station and new Post Office Bldg., Washington, D.C .; new Equi- table Bldg. and Eighty Maiden Lane Bldg., New York. Apptd., July, 1912, by President Taft, mem. Commn. of Fine Arts, vice D. H. Burnham, de- ceased. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi. Clubs: Engineers', Chicago, University, Cliff Dwellers, Glen View Golf. Home: 4858 Blackstone Av. Office: 1417 Rail- way Exchange.
ANDERSON, Sherwood, author; b. Camden, O., Sept. 13, 1876; s. Irwin and Emma (Smith) Ander- son; ed. pub. schs .; m. Tennessee Mitchell Ander- son, of Chicago, Aug. 1, 1916. Author: Windy Mc- Pherson's Son, 1916; Marching Men, 1917. Home: 12 E. Division St. Office: Brooks Bldg., Chicago.
ANDERSON, William Arthur, lawyer; b. Chi- cago, Feb. 7, 1880; s. David S. and Catherine (Kelly) Anderson; ed. grammar and high schs. of Chicago; LL.B., Chicago Kent Coll. of Law, 1907; m. Lolotte Gilbert, of Chicago, June 3, 1913. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1907, and since practiced in Chicago. Mem. Lawyers' Assn. of Ill., Phi Alpha Delta. Repub- lican. Catholic. Club: Irish Fellowship. Home: 3623 Pine Grove Av. Office: 105 W. Monroe St.
ANDERSON, William France, lawyer; b. Chica- go, Apr. 19, 1878; s. William David See and Soph- ronia (Stevens) Anderson; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1899; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1902; m. Mary Abbe Gardner, of Hinsdale, Ill., Oct. 19, 1907; 3 sons: William David See, Robert Gardner, William France, Jr. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1902; en- tered law offices of Gardner & Stern, 1902; mem. firm of Gardner, Stern & Anderson, 1905, and of Stern, Anderson & Davis, 1910-14, since alone. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Clubs: Uni- versity, Quadrangle, City, Indian Hill, Hinsdale Golf. Recreation: golf. Home: 381 Maple St., Hinsdale, Ill. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg., Chi- cago.
ANDERSON, William Harkness, broker. Re- moved to Los Angeles, Cal. (See vol. 1911.)
ANDERSON, William Purdy, grain commn .; b. Chicago, Sept. 16, 1862; s. George M. and Ellen (Porch) Anderson; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. An- nie Allan Ironside, of Fergus, Ont., and Chicago, Nov. 30, 1905. Began with the Merchants Loan & Trust Co., Chicago, 1877-80; with Bannard, Lyman & Co., grocers, 1880-1; became identified with grain business, 1884, and with David Dow & Co., 1884-5, Norton & Worthington (later Norton & Switzer), 1885-1902; in business on own account as W. P. An- derson & Co. since 1902. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Republican. Unitarian. Clubs: City, Edge- water Golf, Edgewater Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 4501 Beacon St. Office: 327 S. LaSalle St.
ANDERSON, William R., lawyer; b. Chicago, Nov. 1, 1874; s. Svante and Johanna M. (Magnu- son) Anderson; grad. South Div. High Sch .; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1899; unmarried. Prac- ticed in Chicago since 1899; mem. Anderson, An- derson & Anderson. Republican. Lutheran. Mem. National Union. Home: 6736 Cornell Av. Office: 69 W. Washington St.
ANDREW, Edward, grain dealer; b. Tarrytown, N.Y., July 9, 1858; s. Matthew F. and Sarah Amelia (Patterson) Andrew; ed. grammar and high schs., and Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., Newark,
1889; 3 children: Edward R., Matthew G., Eliza- beth. Began as clerk with D. H. Baker, grain deal- er, Chicago, 1877; admitted to partnership in firm, 1881; mem. Baker & Andrew, 1884-9, Edward An- drew & Co., 1889-96; became connected, 1896, with Nash, Wright Co., of which was vice pres. and sec., 1906-10; dir. and sec. Nash-Wright Grain Co., 1910-16, pres. since 1916; vice pres. Ellis Drier Co., 1906-11, and sec. and treas. of its successor,
the Ellis Drier & Elevator Co., since 1911; pres. Edward C. Plume Co., Chicago. Dir. Bd. of Trade, Chicago, 1905-11, 2d vice pres., 1911, 1st vice pres., 1912, pres., 1913. Republican. Presbyterian. Mem. Austin Lodge No. 750, A.F. and A.M .; Cicero Chap- ter, No. 180, R.A.M .; Siloam Commandery, No. 54, K.T .; Oriental Consistory, Medinah Temple, A.A.O. N.M.S. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Glen Oak Country. Home: 320 N. Waller Av. Office: 717-720 Postal Telegraph Bldg.
ANDREWS, Albert Henry, M.D .; b. Oskaloosa, Ia., Dec. 21, 1861; s. Benjamin C. and Mary (Bruff) Andrews; M.D., Med. Dept., Univ. of Ia., 1889; m. Hattie Frazey, of Alton, Kan., 1886; children: Jay W., Loire, and Albert H., Jr. Began practice, 1889, at Marion, Ia., later at Springville, Ia., in general practice until 1895; since then in special practice in Chicago as oculist and aurist. Prof. laryngology and otology, Chicago Coll. Medicine and Surgery and Ill. Post-Grad. Med. Sch .; eye and ear surgeon, C.,R.I.&P.R.R. Editor Journal of Ophthalmology and Oto-Laryngology; edited ear section of Prac- tical Medicine. Mem. Am. Acad. Ophthalmology and Oto-Laryngology, Chicago Laryngol. and Otol. Soc., A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc. Clubs: Hamilton, Physicians'. Republican. Meth- odist. Recreations: golf, farming. Home: 4714 Greenwood Av. Office: 32 N. State St.
ANDREWS, Alfred B., contractor; b. Chicago, shortly after the great fire; s. Rev. Edwin N. and Mary E. (Berry) Andrews; descendant of John and Mary Andrews, emigrants to New Haven Colony, 1638; ed. Ripon (Wis.) Prep. Sch. and Beloit (Wis.) Coll .; served as draughtsman, supt. and specifica- tion writer in architects' offices; m. Jane Van Et- ten, of St. Paul, June 9, 1901. Engaged in contract- ing business at Chicago since 1900; sec. Bulley & Andrews, gen. contractors, since 1901. Mem. Chi- cago Architectural Club, Carpenter Contractors' Assn., Art Inst. of Chicago, Ethical Soc., Chicago Rationalist Assn. Clubs: Union League, City, Uni- versity of Evanston, Evanston Yacht. Recreation: aquatics. Home: Forest Av. and Main St., Evans- ton, Ill. Office: 25 N. Dearborn St., Chicago.
ANDREWS, Alfred Hinsdale, mfr. and merchant; Dec. 25, 1838-June 10, 1914. (See vol. 1911.)
ANDREWS, Archie Moulton, investment banker; b. Chicago, Apr. 8, 1879; s. Chester O. and Alice (Kelly) Andrews; ed. in pub. schs. in Chicago; m. Elinor Underwood, Jan. 27, 1916. Began as mes- senger for the stock brokerage firm of Jamieson & Co., and in 1900 became manager of the unlisted stock dept. of A. D. Nast & Co .; engaged, 1901, in business on own account, as a broker in stocks, bonds and securities; became sec. of Dudley A. Tyng Co., 1905; now chmn. board, Andrews & Co., investment securities. Mem. Chicago Stock Ex- change. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic Assn., Chicago Automobile, Chicago Yacht, South Shore Country, Glen View Golf. Recreation: yachting. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: 425 The Temple, Chi- cago.
ANDREWS, Benjamin Franklin, nose, throat, eye and ear surgeon; b. Pleasant Plain, Ia., Feb. 26, 1864; s. Benjamin Crew and Mary (Bruff) An- drews; prep. edn. Pleasant Plain Acad .; grad. Oska- loosa Business Coll., 1886; B.S., Penn Coll., Oska- loosa, Ia., 1891, M.A., 1895; studied State Univ. of Iowa; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), Chicago, 1894; post-grad. work Univ. of Vienna; m. M. Bertha Hadley, of Thorntown, Ind., Nov. 26, 1896; 4 children: Sarah Mabel, Frances Esther, Helen Lela, Milton. Practiced in Oskaloosa, Ia., 1894-1900; in state of San Luis Potisi, Mexico, 1900-7, holding positions as local surgeon, Mexican Nat. Ry., surgeon to the Cobriza Mines and the Compania Metalurgica National; removed to Chi- cago, 1908; prof. rhinology and oto-laryngology,
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Chicago Eye and Ear Coll., 1908-13, Chicago Poli- clinic, 1913-15, Ill. Post-Grad. Med. Sch. since 1915. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Ophthal. Soc., Am. Acad. Ophthal- mology and Oto-Laryngology. Pres. Neighborhood Club of Central Sch., Evanston. Republican. Mem. Friends Ch. Mem. Modern Woodmen of America. Clubs: Hawkeye, Illini (Chicago), Twentieth Cen- tury (Evanston). Author of article, Some Reflex Manifestations of Intranasal Origin, suggesting nerve-paths through which they may travel and operations for their relief (Jour. of Ophthalmol- ogy and Oto-Laryngology, Nov., 1915.) Home: 727 Reba Pl., Evanston, Ill. Office: 32 N. State St., Chicago.
ANDREWS, Carlos Samuel, lawyer; b. Annawan, Henry Co., Ill., Feb. 16, 1871; s. Samuel L. and Frances (Talbot) Andrews; A.B., Doane Coll., Crete, Neb., 1890; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1895; m. Alice Belle Pollack, of Chicago, Oct. 17, 1907; 1 daughter, Charlotte Frances. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1895; associated with law firm of Paden & Gridley until 1898; partnership with Eugene G. Fassett in law firm of Fassett & Andrews, 1898- 1911; mem. firm of Culver, Andrews & King since 1911. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. Clubs : Hamilton, Skokie Country. Home: 1705 Livingston St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 1406, 39 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
ANDREWS, Clement Walker, librarian; b. Sa- lem, Mass., Jan. 13, 1858; s. Joseph and Judith (Walker) Andrews; A.B., Harvard, 1879, A.M., 1880; (LL.D., Northwestern Univ., 1911); unmarried. Instr. chemistry, 1883-95, librarian, 1889-95, Mass. Inst. Tech .; librarian John Crerar Library, Chicago, since 1895. Fellow Am. Library Inst .; mem. A.L.A., etc .; hon. mem. Cobden Club. Clubs: Onwentsia, University, Chicago Literary, Cliff Dwellers, Cax- ton; Harvard (Boston). Recreations: reading, golf. Home: 1446 Dearborn Av. Address: The John Cre- rar Library, Chicago.
ANDREWS, E(dward) Wyllys, surgeon; b. Chi- cago, Mar. 25, 1856; s. Dr. Edmund and Sarah E. (Taylor) Andrews; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1878, A.M., 1881; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1881; studied Univ. of Vienna, 1884-5; m. Alice Scranton, of Bloomington, Il1., 1890; children: Edmund, Eleanor. Practiced as surgeon in Chicago since 1881; prof. surgery, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch. since 1883; surgeon to Mercy Hosp. since 1881, Michael Reese Hosp., 1891, Wesley Hosp., 1900; consulting sur- geon Provident Hosp., 1904. Capt. surgeon, I.N.G., 1884; surgeon U.S. Bur. of Pensions, since 1889; appointed 1st lt. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., 1911. Fellow Am. Surg. Assn., Am. Acad. Medicine; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Miss. Valley Med. Assn., Tri-State Med. Soc., Chicago Surg. Soc. (ex- pres.), Loyal Legion. Club: University. Author: Surgery of the Stomach; New Methods of Herni- otomy; Rectal and Anal Surgery; etc. Home: 2525 Prairie Av. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.
ANDREWS, Frank Taylor, M.D .; b. Chicago, Apr. 10, 1858; s. Dr. Edmund and Sarah E. (Taylor) An- drews; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1881, A.M., 1885; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1884; m. Chicago, 1893;, Miss Clara M. Gallup; children: Frank T., Jr., Howard Gallup, Robert Harvey, Susannah Eliza- beth. In med. practice at Chicago since 1884; spe- cialist in gynecology; prof. gynecology, North- western Univ. Med. Coll .; gynecologist to Mercy and Wesley hosps. Apptd. 1st 1t. U.S.A. Med. Re- serve Corps, Feb., 1911. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Am. Gynecol. Soc., Chicago Gynecol. Soc., Miss. Valley Med. Assn., Sigma Chi, Phi Rho Sigma. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Liter- ary, University. Home: 448 Barry Av.
ANDREWS, George, army officer. (See Who's Who in America.)
ANDREWS, Launcelot (Winchester), chemist; b. London, Can., June 13, 1856; s. Alfred A. and Louisa (Jones) Andrews; Ph.B., Yale, 1875; A.M., Ph.D., Göttingen, 1882; grad. course in philosophy, history, etc., at Harvard; m. Anna Ritter Lane, of Brooklyn, 1883. Taught in Springfield (Mass.) High Sch., 1876-7; practiced as analytical chemist, Springfield, 1878-82; prof. chemistry, Ia. State Coll. of Agr., 1884-5; prof. chemistry, State Univ. of Ia.,
1885-1904; research and consulting chemist to Mal- linckrodt Chem. Works, St. Louis, 1904-10; pres. Andrews Chem. Works, Davenport, Ia., since 1910; spl. investigator in canning, U.S. Dept. of Agr., 1913-14; research chemist to victor Chem. Works, Chicago, 1915. Mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Am. Inst. Chem. Engrs .; hon. mem. Contemporary Club (Da- venport), Davenport Acad. Science. Clubs: Cosmos (Washington, D.C.), Quadrangle (Chicago), Chem- ists' (New York). Author: An Introduction to the Study of Qualitative Analysis, 1891; also many scientific papers. Home: 6547 Stewart Av. Ad- dress: Victor Chemical Works.
ANDREWS, Martin, president Andrews Engring. Co .; b. Steubenville, O., Aug. 11, 1861; s. Martin and Caroline (Wolcott) Andrews; studied at Yale, 1884; m. Chicago, Aug. 29, 1885, Edith Erskine; children: Martin, Jr., Barbara Wolcott, Wolcott. Began with Ill. Wire Nail Co., 1887-90; was vice pres. and treas. of King & Andrews Co., Chicago Heights, many years from 1890; now pres. An- drews Engring. Co. Republican. Home: 5700 Win- throp Av. Office: 122 S. Michigan Av.
ANDRUS, Sherwood Dickerson, insurance. Re- moved to Detroit, Mich. (See vol. 1911.)
ANGELL, James Rowland, psychologist; b. Bur- lington, Vt., May 8, 1869; s. Dr. James Burrill and Sarah Swope (Caswell) Angell; A.B., Univ. of Mich., 1890, A.M., 1891; A.M., Harvard, 1892; (Litt. D., Univ. of Vt., 1915) ; Univs. of Berlin and Halle, 1893; traveled and studied at Vienna, Paris, Leip- zig, etc .; m. Marion Isabel Watrous, of Des Moines, Ia., Dec. 18, 1894. Instr. philosophy, Univ. of Minn., 1893; asst. prof. psychology and dir. psy- chol. lab., 1894-1901, asso. prof., 1901-5, prof. and head of dept. since 1905, sr. dean since 1908, dean univ. faculties since Apr., 1911, Univ. of Chicago. Ex-pres. Univ. of Chicago Settlement; mem. Am. Psychol. Assn. (mem. council, 1902-6, pres. 1906), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs: Quadrangle (ex-pres.), University. Author: Psychology, 4th edit., 1908; Chapters from Modern Psychology, 1911. Exchange prof., The Sorbonne,. Paris, 1914. Home: 1314 E. 58th St.
ANGERSTEIN, Thomas Chester, lawyer: b. at Hillsboro, Ill., Nov. 10, 1886; s. Christian W. and Mary E. (Edwards) Angerstein; prep. edn. Hills- boro High Sch .; Ill. Coll., Jacksonville, Ill .; Univ. of Ill. Coll. of Law; unmarried. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1910; atty. in offices of Scott, Bancroft & Stephens, 1910; asst. trial atty., Internat. Harves- ter Co., 1911-12; asso. commerce counsel same, 1913-14; in pvt. gen. practice since Jan., 1915. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Phi Delta Phi, Delta Sigma Rho, Order of the Coif. Republican. Presbyterian (Fourth Presbyn. Ch.). Clubs: City, Illini, Ill. Athletic. Recreations: general athletics. Home: 145 E. On- tario St. Office: 1124 Nat. Life Bldg. (29 S. La- Salle St.)
ANGIER, Walter Eugene, civil engr .; b. Fitz- william, N.H., May 18, 1863; s. Philip Doddridge and Sarah Arabella (Reed) Angier; B.S., N.H. Coll. Agr. and Mechanic Arts, 1885; C.E., Thayer Sch. of Civil Engring. (Dartmouth), 1887; m. Mary Eliza- beth Powell, of Luling, Tex., 1889: 3 children: Philip Powell, Mary Estelle, Robert Mitchell. En- gaged in practice since 1887; has resided in Chi- cago since 1892; mem. Modjeski & Angier since 1910. Mem. of Am. Soc. C.E., Western Society of Engrs., Engineers' Club (Chicago). Baptist. Home: 4538 Oakenwald Av. Office: 220 S. Michigan Av.
ANSON, Adrian C .; b. Marshalltown, Ia., Apr. 17, 1852; s. Henry and Jeannette (Rice) Anson; ed. State Univ. of la., 1867-9; Univ. of Notre Dame, Ind., 1869; Pearsons Business Coll., Philadelphia, 1876; m. Philadelphia, 1876, Virginia M. Fiegel; children: Grace R., Adele, Dorothy, Virginia. Be- came identified with baseball, professionally, about 1871, being 1 year in the Rockford (Ill.) Club and 4 years in Philadelphia before coming to Chicago, 1876; for 22 years capt. and mgr. of the Chicago Nat. League Baseball Club; made a trip to Europe in baseball interests, 1874, and while with the Chi- cago Club made a trip around the world in 1sss. Was later pres. and treas. A. C. Anson Co., bowling alleys and billiard hall. Democrat. Elected city
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clerk of Chicago, Apr., 1905. Home: 6347 Ken- erick Alexander, Adolph Wilhelm. Worked at wood Av.
ANTHONY, George Fort Donelson, lawyer; b. Chicago, Feb. 18, 1862; s. Judge Elliott and Mary (Dwight) Anthony; A.B., Amherst, 1885, A.M., 1888: LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1887; m. Emma E. Niblock, 1895; m. 2d, La Vine Thomas, Feb. 20, 1904; 1 son, Charles B. Engaged in prac- tice in firm of C. E. & G. D. Anthony until June, 1907; since dean Am. Correspondence Sch. of Law. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn. State senator, 21st Dist., 1895-9. Mason (32°), K.P., Odd Fellow, Elk. Rec- reation: baseball. Home: 2920 Burlington St. Of- fice: 1007, 431 S. Dearborn St.
ANTISDALE, Edwin Sawyer, M.D .; b. Manches- ter, N.Y., May 17, 1861; s. Luther B. and Lucy M. (Southworth) Antisdale; B.S., Mich. Agrl. Coll., 1885; M.D., Univ. of Mich., 1890; m. June 21, 1888, Helen L. Gardner, Centreville, Mich., who died June 19, 1891, leaving daughter, Helen Gertrude. Practiced in Berrien Co., Mich., 1890-3; specialist in eye, ear, nose and throat diseases at Benton Harbor, Mich., 1893-7; removed to Chicago, 1897; prof. of ear, nose and throat, Chicago Hosp. Coll. of Medicine; asst. surgeon Ill. Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary for 10 years; mem. of faculty Chi- cago Post-Grad. Sch. of Homoeopathy. Has in- vented 15 surgical and other appliances and dis- covered the cause and remedy for "flat arch" of lame people; invented instrument, the use of which cures every eye infected by gonorrhoea (estimated that this disease causes 85 per cent of all blind- ness in U.S.). Mem. Am. Assn. Progressive Medi- cine, Regular Homœ. Med. Soc., Faculty of Teach- ers of Am. Assn. of Orificial Surgeons, Chicago Soc. Med. Research (sec.). After years of investi- gation of homeopathy was converted from alo- pathy to homeopathy. Recreations: working with mechanical tools and Delsarte movements. Contbr. to med. jours. Home: 5403 Woodlawn Av. Office: 1701, 25 E. Washington St.
ANTRAM, Harry Alfred, box and label mfr. (See vol. 1911.)
AP MADOC, William Tudor, lawyer; b. at Utica, N.Y., Sept. 20, 1873; s. William and Elize (Maurice) ApMadoc; ed. Utica Acad .; spl. course Armour Inst. Tech., Chicago, during its first year; later at- tended Univ. of Mich., studying in both lit. and law depts., LL.B., 1896; m. Sept. 26, 1908, Nelle, d. of George A. Gill. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1896; former- ly mem. law firm Peckham, Packard, ApMadoc & Walsh; now practicing alone. Mem. Lower House 45th, 46th and 47th Ill. Gen. Assemblies; chmn. Ill. Ins. Commn. to consider fire rates and revision of laws. Pres. Welsh Republican Club of Ill., 1900; has campaigned in all campaigns since 1896. Pres- byterian. Mason. Sec. Graduate Council Central Debating League. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chi- cago bar assns., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Clubs: University, South Shore Country, Law. Home: 2518 E. 72d St. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
APPEL, Arthur Aaron, clothing mfr .; b. Chicago, Feb. 3, 1883; s. Himes and Fannie (Simonds) Appel; ed. grammar and high schs., Chicago; unmarried. Has been identified since 1898 with business estab- lished by father (now retired) as mfr. men's and young men's clothing; mem. Himes Appel since 1906, and in charge of business with brother-in- law, L. Markovitz. Jewish religion. Mason. Home: 5313 Calumet Av. Office: 125 S. Market St.
APPEL, Emma Scribner Mackay, M.D .; b. Chi- cago; d. Dallas Dwight and Jennie (Harris) Mac- Kay; ed. Chicago Normal Sch .; Morgan Park Acad .; Northwestern Univ. Woman's Med. Sch., 1901; m. Col. Daniel Mitchell Appel, of Med. Corps, U.S.A., 1909; 1 son, Robert Godfrey. Began practice in Berkeley, Cal., 1902; settled in Chicago, 1914. Mem. A.M.A., Woman's Med. Club, Federation Women's Clubs, Alpha Epsilon Iota. Home: 6842 Normal Av.
bricklaying at Sandwich, Ill., until coming to Chi- cago in 1871; was foreman one year for Glading & Howard; entered contracting business for self, 1872, as head of firm of Henry Appel & Son, ma- sons and gen. contractors, incorporated as Henry Appel & Son Co., and of which was pres. until 1915 (retired). Mason (32°, Shriner). Home: 931 Buena Park Terrace. Office: 179 W. Washington St.
APPEL, Himes, clothing mfr .; b. Cracow, Aus- tria, Feb. 14, 1851; s. Jacob Appel; ed. in old coun- try and by home study; came to America, 1866; m. at Baltimore, Md., Fannie Simonds, of England, 1884 (died 1900); 6 children: Lillian, Bertha, Net- tie, Hattie, Rena, Arthur A. Came to Chicago in 1876; entered manufacture of men's and young men's clothing, 1886, as Himes Appel, and has so continued; now nominally retired and lives at Los Angeles, Cal. Jewish religion. Homes: Los An- geles, Cal., and Chicago. Office: 125 S. Market St., Chicago.
APPEL, Jacob M., banker; b. Highland, Ill., May 22, 1864; s. Frank and Maria (Hohmeyer) Appel; ed. pub. schs .; degree of Certified Pub. Accountant, Univ. of Ill., 1905; m. Ida Idler, of Greenville, Ill., Oct. 20, 1887; 2 children: Vallee O. (lawyer, Chi- cago), Mildred. Identified with office of state au- ditor of Ill., Springfield, in charge of banking and building and loan depts., 1896-1910; now pres. Guaranty Securities Co .; also pres. Certified Audit Co .; vice pres. Inter Ocean Casualty Co., Highland Park State Bank, First Nat. Bank of Wilmette. Mem. of Christian Ch. Republican. Mason. Club: Hamilton. Recreations: motoring, horseback rid- ing, church and charity work. Home: 5141 Harper Av. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.
APPEL, Vallee Orville, lawyer; b. Pocahontas, Ill., Aug. 6, 1889; s. J. M. and Ida (Idler) Appel; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1911; J.D., Harvard, 1914. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1914, and since practiced in Chicago; sec. Guaranty Securities Co., Certified Audit Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Mason. Republican. Mem. Disciples of Christ. Clubs: Hamilton, South Shore Country. Home: 5141 Harper Av. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.
APPELL, Carl John, lawyer; b. Galva, Ill., Nov. 11, 1875; s. Charles Lawrence and Johanna S. (An- derson) Appell; A.B. and B.S., Augustana Coll., Rock Island, Ill., 1894; post-grad. work Univ. of Chicago, 3 yrs., 1895-6, 1897-8, 1899-1900, complet- ing work for Ph.D .; student Chicago Law Sch., 1 yr .; Kent Coll. of Law, 1 yr .; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1900; m. at Peoria, Ill., Mary E., d. of Maj. James Powell, U.S.A., Mar. 4, 1915. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1900; began practice at Peoria, Ill., in 1900 and was mem. firm of Appell & Rousseau (Judge A.V.D.) until coming to Chicago in Sept., 1903; practiced alone until Jan., 1907; mem. firm of Hoyne, O'Connor, Hoyne & Irwin, 1907-July 1, 1915; since associated with Schuyler & Weinfeld. Served as corpl. Troop G (Peoria) and Troop A (Chicago), 1st Ill. Cav. Republican. Lutheran. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Am. Acad. Polit. and Social Science. Recreations: hunt- ing and outdoor exercises. Home: 5543 Glenwood Av. Office: 1217 New York Life Bldg.
APPLETON, Albert I., mfr. elec. specialties; b. in Sweden, Mar. 20, 1872; s. Carl John and Paulina (Christiansen) Appleton; ed. in old country; m. Lillian C. Wihk, of Chicago, Aug. 31, 1910; chil- dren: John Albert, Arthur Ivar. Came to America, 1885; engaged in manufacture of elec. specialties since 1903; pres. and treas. Appleton Electric Co .; dir. Inland Electric Co. Republican. Mason (Com- mandery, Consistory, Shrine). Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Chicago Motor, Electric-Jovian League, Sons of Jove, Evanston Country, Glen Oak Country. Recreations: motoring, golf, fishing. Home: 5500 Lakewood Av. Office: 218-230 N. Jefferson St.
ARLINGTON, Dred Caraway, district mgr. Phila. Storage Battery Co .; b. Marianna, Fla., Dec. 18, 1867; s. David and Eliza Susan (Stock) Arlington; ed. grammar and high schs., Pittsburgh, Pa .; m. Eliza Jane Ferguson, of Pittsburgh, Nov. 16, 1893; 3 children: Gladys Louise, Robert Ferguson, Mary Elizabeth. Began in employ of R. G. Dun & Co.,
APPEL, Henry, mason contractor; b. Hueblingen, Germany, Aug. 2, 1842; s. Friederich and Johanette (Schmidt) Appel; ed. pub. schs .; served appren- ticeship and worked at stone and brick laying and plastering, 1856-66; came to U.S., 1866; m. June, 1874, Christina Sporeleim; children: Henry Louis Wolfgang, Louise Wilhelmine, Ida Caroline, Fred- Pittsburgh, 1883; then with Oliver Bros., steel,
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