Biographical directory of the state of New York, 1900, Part 157

Author: Biographical Directory Co., New York, pub
Publication date: 1900
Publisher: New York, Biographical directory company (incorporated)
Number of Pages: 592


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VANDERBILT GEORGE W .- Capitalist, 640 Fifth avenue, New York City, and "Biltmore," Asheville, N. C. Born, 1864. (Son of William Henry Vanderbilt and grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt.) (Married Edith Stuyvesant Dresser, 1898.) Member Metropoli- tan. City, Lawyers', Racquet and Tennis, New York


Athletic, New York Yacht, Grolier, Players' and Men- delssohn Glee Clubs, American Fine Arts and Ameri- can Geographical Societies, Architectural League, Sons of the American Revolution, Century Association and American Museum of Natural History.


VANDERBILT, WILLIAM K .- Railroads, Grand Central Station, New York City; residence 660 Fifth avenue. Born, 1849. (Son of William Henry Vander- bilt and grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt.) Presi- dent and director American Horse Exchange (Ltd.); director American Safe Deposit Co., Beech Creek R. R. Co., Buffalo, Erie Basin R. R. Co., Canada South- ern Bridge Co., Carthage and Adirondack Ry. Co., Carthage, Watertown and Sackett's Harbor R. R. Co., Chicago and Northwestern R. R. Co., Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Ry. Co., Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis R. R. Co., Detroit and Bay City R. R. Co., Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh R. R. Co., Gouverneur and Oswe- gatchie R. R. Co., Hudson River Bridge Co., Joliet and Northern Indiana R. R. Co., Lake Shore and Michigan Southern R. R. Co., Leamington and St. Clair R. R. Co., Merchants' Despatch Transportation Co., Michi- gan Central R. R. Co., Michigan Midland and Canada R. R. Co., Mohawk and Malone R. R. Co., Morris Run Coal Mining Co., New Jersey Junction R. R. Co., New Jersey Shore Line R. R. Co., New York and Harlem R. R. Co., New York and Putnam R. R. Co., New York Central and Hudson River R. R. Co., New York Central Niagara River R. R. Co., New York, Chicago and St. Louis R. R. Co., New York Mutual Gas Light Co., Niagara Falls Branch R. R. Co., Niagara Grand Island Bridge Co., Niagara River Bridge Co., Pine Creek Ry. Co., Pittsburgh and Lake Erie R. R. Co., Sarnia, Chatham and Erie Ry. Co., Spuyten Duyvil and Port Morris R. R. Co., Terminal Railway of Buf- falo, Toledo and Ohio Northern Ry. Co., Toledo, Can- ada Southern and Detroit Ry. Co., Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Ry. Co., West Shore R. R. Co., Canada Southern Ry. Co., Syracuse, Geneva and Corning Ry. Co., Tivoli Hollow R. R. Co., Wallkill Valley R. R. Co., and Western Transit Co. Member Metropolitan, Union, Knickerbocker, Players', Racquet and Tennis, Coaching, Turf and Field, Transportation, Larchmont Yacht, South Side Sportsmen's, Meadow Brook Hunt and New York Yacht Clubs, Country Club of West- chester, St. Nicholas, American Fine Arts and Ameri- can Geographical Societies and Metropolitan Museum of Art.


VANDERHOEF, FRANK F .- Hatter, 22 Washing- ton place, New York City; residence 657 Fifth avenue. Born in New York City, May 28, 1867. (Single.) Mem- ber of the firm of Vanderhoef & Co. Member New York Athletic, Apawamis and Fairfield County (Conn.) Golf Clubs, Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson, and Holland Society.


VANDERHOEF, GEORGE W .- Coffee Importer, 107 Front street, New York City; residence 29 West 48th street. Member Down Town Association.


VAN DERHOEF, WYCKOFF-Fire Insurance, 211 Montague street, Brooklyn; residence 155 Henry street. Born in Brooklyn, May, 1850. Educated in Brooklyn. (Married.) Director and treasurer Coney Island and Brooklyn R. R. Co. Member Reform Club of New York City, Excelsior Club of Brooklyn, and 7th Regiment Veteran Association.


VANDERPOEL, AUGUSTUS H .- Lawyer, 2 Wall street, New York City; residence Orange, N. J. Born in New York City Dec. 13, 1859. Educated at Williams College. (Married.) Member of the firm of Goodwin, Thompson & Vanderpoel. Treasurer and director Corporation Trust Co. of New Jersey and Corporation Trust Co. of New York; director Commercial Trust Co., Windsor Co., Electric Contract Co., Calixito Lopez Co., Emonepac Co. and New York News Bureau. Member Lawyers' and Alpha Delta Phi Clubs, Holland Society, New England Society of Orange, and Asso- ciation of the Bar of the City of New York.


VANDER POEL, HERMAN W. - Lawyer, 29 Broadway, New York City; residence 36 West 39th street. Educated at Rutgers College ('77). Member Republican and University Clubs and St. Nicholas and Holland Societies.


VANDER POEL. JOHN-Physician, 36 West 39th street, New York City. Born in Albany, N. Y., Feb. 20, 1858. Educated at Rutgers ('78), New York College


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of Physicians and Surgeons ('81) and studied in Ber- lin, Leipzig, Dresden and Vienna during 1883 and 1884. (Single.) Lecturer on genito-urinary diseases at the University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College. Member University, Richmond County Country and New York Yacht Clubs, New York County Medical, State Medical and St. Nicholas Societies, American Association of Genito-Urinary Surgeons, Century As- sociation and Academy of Medicine.


VANDER POEL, SAMUEL OAKLEY-Physician, 47 East 25th street, New York City. Educated at Rut- ger's College ('73). Member Chi Phi and University Clubs, St. Nicholas and Holland Societies, Century As- sociation and Military Order of the Loyal Legion.


VAN DER VEER, ALBERT-Physician and Sur- geon, 28 Eagle street, Albany; residence 145 State street. Born in Root, N. Y., July 10, 1841. Educated in Palatine common schools, at Union Free School of Canajoharie and at Canajoharie Academy. Studied medicine at the Albany and National Medical Colleges. Degrees of A.M., M.D. and Ph.D. (Married.) Served in a surgical capacity with New York Volunteers during Civil War. Professor of surgery and dean of the fac- ulty at Albany Medical College: attending surgeon and governor of Albany Hospital; trustee National Savings Bank. Member Fort Orange Club and New York State Medical Society.


VANDER VEER, EDGAR A .- Physician and Sur- geon, 28 Eagle street, Albany. Born in Albany, Sept. 29, 1873. Educated at Albany Academy and Yale. De- gree of M.D. (Single.) Formerly acting assistant sur- geon United States Army. Member Fort Orange Club, Military Order of the Loyal Legion, Sons of the Revo- lution, Society of Colonial Wars, Society of Mayflower Descendants, and Holland Society of New York City.


VANDERVEER, FRANK FILLMORE-Lawyer, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence Hotel Lin- coln. Born in Camden, N. J., March 8, 1848. (Son of Lloyd and Cornelia A. [Beekman] Vanderveer.) Educated in private schools and at Princeton. Studied law in Philadelphia and was admitted to the Bar in 1869. Practicing in New York City since 1871. Re- ceived decoration of the Order of Bolivar from the Government of Venezuela in 1888. President New York College of Dentistry and American Veterinary Hos- pital; trustee American Veterinary College and Uni- versity Place Presbyterian Church. Member Law- yers', Democratic and Manhattan Clubs, Holland So- ciety, New York State Bar and American Bar Associa- tions, Association of the Bar of the City of New York and of Masonic bodies.


VANDERVOORT. WILLIAM LEDYARD - Dry Goods Merchant, 443 Broome street, New York City; residence 125 West 58th street. Member Union League, Union, Manhattan, Short Beach, Coney Island Jockey, Suburban Riding and Driving, and Babylon Clubs, Brooklyn Club, St. Louis (Mo.) Club, Maryland Club of Baltimore, and Holland and New England Societies.


VANDER WERKEN, ALFRED - Lawyer, 346 Broadway, New York City; residence 205 Berkeley place, Brooklyn. Born in Waterford, N. Y., Jan. 7, 1843. Educated in Jamesville, N. Y. (Married.) First vice-president and director Columbia Mutual Building and Loan Association. Member Montauk Club of Brooklyn.


VAN DEUSEN, ROBERT THOMPSON-Colonial Antiquities, Stuyvesant. Born in Kalamazoo, Mich., April 26. 1859. (Married.) Member St. Augustine and Lake Champlain Yacht Clubs. Holland Society and Sons of the American Revolution.


VAN DEVENTER, JACOB H .- Banker, 187 Green- wich street, New York City; residence Netherwood. N. J. Born in New York City, July 12, 1852. Educated at Princeton. (Married.) Cashier Franklin National Bank. Member Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity and St. David's Society.


VANDEWATER, GEORGE ROE - Protestant Episcopalian Clergyman, 116th street and Morningside Heights, New York City; residence 7 West 122d street. Born in Flushing, N. Y., April 25, 1854. Educated at Cornell ('74) and at the General Theological Seminary


(D.D., '79). (Married Cornelia Townsend Youngs of Oyster Bay, N. Y., 1879.) Served as chaplain of the 71st Regiment, New York Volunteers in Cuba, 1898. Rector of St. Andrew's Protestant Episcopal Church since 1888; chaplain to Columbia University in the City of New York since 1892. Member Harlem, Cornell, Psi Upsilon, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht and Church- men's Clubs, St. Nicholas and Holland Societies, Cor- nell University Alumni, 71st Regiment Veterans', 23d Regiment Veterans' and Century Associations, Colo- nial Order and Metropolitan Museum of Art.


VANDIVERT, SAMUEL W .- Lawyer, 32 Broad- way, New York City; residence 26 Kennion place, Flatbush. Born in Missouri, Jan. 14, 1857. (Married. ) Served eight years as Judge of the Sixteenth Judicial District of Kansas; resident of New York City since 1897. Member of the firm of Gardenhire & Vandivert. Counsel to the General Liquid Air Refrigerating Co., Permanent Record Co. and other corporations.


VAN DOREN, LOUIS O. - Lawyer, 35 Nassau street, New York City; residence 295 Alexander ave- nue. Born in New York City, Sept. 21, 1863. Educated at the College of the City of New York. (Married.) Vestryman of St. Ann's Church of Morrisania. Presi- dent North Side Republican Club. Member Morris, North Side Republican and Union Republican Clubs, Holland Society and Alumni Association of the College of the City of New York.


VAN DUSEN, FRED-Principal, Ogdensburg; residence 24 Montgomery street. Born in Glens Falls, N. Y., Sept. 12, 1856. Educated at Union College. (Married.) Formerly principal New Brunswick (N. J.) High School, and now pricipal Ogdensburg Free Acad- emy. Trustee and librarian Ogdensburg Public Li- brary; secretary and manager Ogdensburg Club. Member of the New York State Library Association and of Committee of Sixty-one on Legislation in the same. Member Ogdensburg Club, Phi Beta Kappa Society and Union College Alumni Association.


VAN DUZER, HENRY SAYRE-Lawyer, 31 Nas- sau street, New York City; residence 7 West 26th street. Born in New York City, Feb. 26, 1853. Educa- ted at Thirteenth Street Public School, Phillips Ando- ver Academy, Harvard University (A.B., '75) and at Columbia Law School (LL.B., '77). Member of the firm of Van Duzer & Taylor. Was judge advocate, First Brigade, N. G. N. Y., 1889-93. Member Union, Harvard and University Clubs, St. Nicholas and Hol- land Societies and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


VAN DYKE, HENRY-Presbyterian Clergyman, 72 East 34th street, New York City. Born in German- town, Pa., Nov. 10, 1852. Educated at Brooklyn Poly- technic Institute ('69), Princeton College ('73), Prince- ton Theological Seminary ('77) and at the University of Berlin, Germany ('79). Received degree of D.D. from Princeton in 1884, from Harvard in 1893, from Yale in 1896, and LL.D. from Union College in 1898. (Married Ellen Reid of Baltimore, Md., 1881.) Pastor of Brick Presbyterian Church, New York City, 1882- 99. Trustee and member of the faculty of Princeton University. Author of "The Poetry of Tennyson," "The Reality of Religion," "The First Christmas Tree," etc. Member City, Princeton, University and Authors' Clubs, St. Nicholas and Holland Societies and Century Association.


VAN ELTEN, KRUSEMAN - Artist, 51 West Tenth street, New York City. Born in Holland, Nov. 14. 1829. Educated in Holland. Resident of New York City since 1865. Received decoration of the "Netherlands Lion" from the King of Holland. Mem- ber National Academy of Design, Royal Academies of Amsterdam and Rotterdam and of several other for- eign art associations.


VAN EMBURGH, D. B .- Banker and Broker, 1 Nassau street, New York City; residence 30 East 38th street. Member of the firm of Van Emburgh & Atter- bury, and of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Grolier, Players', Twilight, Union, Racquet and Ten- nis, and New York Athletic Clubs, American Fine Arts Society and Metropolitan Museum of Art.


VAN ETTEN, AMOS-Lawyer, Rondout. Born in Sussex County. N. J., Aug. 31. 1852. Educated at Rut- gers College ('74) and at Albany Law School ('76).


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(Married.) Connected with the Cornell Steamboat Co., Ulster and Delaware R. R. Co., New York Central and Hudson River R. R. Co., Ulster Co., and Kingston City R. R. Co. Was special County Judge of Orange County, 1884-7; referee in Bankruptcy for Ulster County, 1899. Member Transportation Club and Hol- land Society of New York City.


VAN ETTEN, EDGAR-Transportation, 5 Vander- bilt avenue, New York City; residence Hotel Marie Antoinette. Born in Milford, Pa., April, 1844. Edu- cated in common schools and at Stillwater (N. J.) Academy. (Married.) General superintendent New York Central and Hudson River R. R. Co. President Randsburg Ry. Co. and Jackson, Sutor and Amador Ry. Co .; director Carthage, Watertown and Sackett's Harbor R. R. Co. International Pulp Co., St. Law- rence and Adirondack Ry. Co. and Troy Union R. R. Co. Member Colonial, Transportation and Lotos Clubs, Fort Orange Club of Albany, Ardsley Casino of Ards- ley-on-Hudson, Holland Society and Sons of the American Revolution.


VAN EVERY, JOHN B .- Vice-President, 195 Broadway, New York City; residence Brooklyn. Born in Rochester, N. Y., July 30, 1839. (Married.) Vice- president and director Western Union Telegraph Co .: director American Speaking Telephone Co., Gold and Stock Telegraph Co., International Ocean Telegraph Co., Southern and Atlantic Telegraph Co. and Stock Quotation Telegraph Co. Member Lincoln Club of Brooklyn, and Society of the Genesee.


VAN FLEET, FRANK-Physician, 63 East 79th street, New York City. Born in New York City, March 31, 1860. Educated in New York City. (Mar- ried.) Surgeon and director Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital; professor diseases of the eye, New York Post Graduate School. Member Holland, New York State Medical, New York County Medical and Oph- thalmological Societies, Academy of Medicine (Fellow) and other organizations.


VAN GIESON, ACMON P .- Clergyman, Pough- keepsie. Born in West Bloomfield, N. J., Jan. 13, 1830. Educated at New York University and at the Theo- logical Seminary at New Brunswick, N. J. ( Married.) Member Holland Society.


VAN GLAHN, EDWARD C .- Hardware Merchant. 15 Chatham square, and 49 East 42d street, New York City; residence 42 West 49th street. Born in New Haven, Conn., Feb. 9, 1864. Educated in New York City. (Married.) Senior member of the firm of White, Van Glahn & Co. Member Union League and Hard- ware Clubs.


VAN GORDEN, FRANK EVERET - Insurance, Real Estate and Investments, Catskill; residence Athens. Born in Catskill, Jan. 14, 1859. Educated at Catskill Academy. (Married Mary Louise Van Loan of Athens, N. Y.) District manager of the Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York. Served sixteen years in the 16th Company, N. G. N. Y., as private, corporal, first lieutenant and commanding officer; resigned in 1896. Member Rip Van Winkle Club, Army and Navy Club and Holland Society of New York City, United Service Club of Washington, D. C., and Order of Amer- ican Red Men.


VAN HOESEN, GEORGE M .- Lawyer, 45 Broad- way, New York City; residence 62 West 47th street. Born in New York City. Educated at New York Uni- versity. Studied law in Poughkeepsie, and was ad- mitted to the Bar. Engaged in practice in Davenport, Iowa, until 1861. Served with Iowa troops during Civil War, and was promoted to the rank of major for gal- lantry. Resident of New York City since 1866. Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for one term, retiring in 1889. Member Manhattan, Union, St. Nicholas and Zeta Psi Clubs, New York Historical, St. Nicholas. American Geographical and Dunlap Societies, Lafay- ette Post, G. A. R., and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


VAN HOLLAND, HENRY-Treasurer, foot of West 59th street, New York City; residence 309 West 86th street. Born in New York City, April 19, 1854. Educated in New York City. (Married.) Treasurer and general manager Eastmans' Co .; director William Ottmann & Co. Past commander American Legion of


Honor; Fellow American Geographical Society. Mem- ber Colonial, Transportation, New York Athletic and Indian Harbor Yacht Clubs.


VAN HORNE, DANIEL A .- Glass Importer, 40 Vestry street, New York City; residence Orange, N. J. Born, Oct. 6, 1846. (Married.) Senior member of the firm of Van Horne, Griffen & Co. President American Window Glass Association; director Glass Dealers' Protective Association, and New Jersey State Fire As- sociation. Member Wool and Democratic Clubs of New York City, and Essex County Country and Orange (governor and ex-president) Clubs of Orange.


VAN HORNE, JOHN G .- Civil Engineer, 71 Broad- way, New York City; residence 53 West 69th street. Born in Jersey City, N. J., Dec. 10, 1853. Educated at New York University. (Married.) Member Colonial and Engineers' Clubs, American Society of Civil En- gineers and Holland Society.


VAN HORNE, STEPHEN VAN ALEN-Rail- roads, 93 Wall street, New York City; residence 46 West 25th street. Born in Jersey City, N. J., March 4, 1856. Educated in Jersey City. (Single.) Agent of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western R. R. Co., having been connected with same for sixteen years. Member Holland Society.


VAN HOUTEN, A .- Banker, 320 Broadway, New York City; residence Passaic, N. J. Born in Passaic. President and director Goodlatte Oil Cloth Co .; direc- tor Passaic Trust and Safe Deposit Co.


VAN IDERSTINE, ROBERT-Lawyer, 290 Broad- way, New York City; residence 164 Lafayette avenue, Brooklyn. Member Theta Delta Chi Club, and Cres- cent Athletic and St. Nicholas Clubs of Brooklyn.


VAN INGEN, EDWARD-Lawyer, 49 Wall street, New York City; residence 500 Madison avenue. Edu- cated at Yale ('91). Member Yale, University, City and Reform Clubs.


VAN INGEN, EDWARD H .- Woolen Merchant, 160 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 9 East 71st street. Senior member of the firm of E. H. Van Ingen & Co. Member Metropolitan, Riding, Reform, Union League, University Glee and City Clubs, Hamilton Club of Brooklyn, American Fine Arts Society, Aldine Association and Metropolitan Museum of Art.


VAN INGEN, WILLIAM B .- Artist, 57 East 59th street, New York City. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., 1858. Educated in Philadelphia, New York, Paris and Japan. (Single.) Has lectured on the art of Japan at the Teachers' College and Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, and at the Art Club, the Drexel Institute and Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. Fellow Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and member National Arts and Salmagundi Clubs, Art and Sketch Clubs of Philadelphia, National Society of Mural Painters and Architectural League.


VAN INWEGEN, CHARLES F .- Banker, 16 Ball street, Port Jervis; residence 27 Cole street. Born in Port Jervis, Sept. 14, 1839. Educated there and at Rut- gers College. (Married.) President First National Bank of Port Jervis. Formerly president of the Board of Education, treasurer of the New York State Bank- ers' Association, the village of Port Jervis and the town of Deerpark, and also supervisor of the latter. Member Holland Society of New York City and Deer- park Club (ex-treasurer).


VAN LIEW, HENRY A. - Manufacturer, 469 Broome street, New York City; residence 20 West 51st street. Born in New York City. Member of the firm of Wm. Schroeder & Co. President Liberty Silk Co. and East Side Dyeing and Printing Co .; vice-president Klots Throwing Co .; treasurer Norfolk Silk Co. Mem- ber Larchmont Yacht, New York Athletic, New York Yacht, Union, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht, Mer- chants' Central, Racquet and Tennis, Rockaway Hunt- ing, Mill Neck and Virginia Clubs and Holland Soci- ety.


VAN LOAN. ANDREW B .- Furniture Dealer, 30 West 123d street, New York City. Born in Athens, N. Y., March 19, 1841. (Married.) Member Holland Society.


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VAN LOAN, ZELAH-Secretary, 46 Wall street, New York City; residence 206 West 119th street. Born and educated in New York City. (Single.) Member New York Athletic and Church Clubs and Holland So- ciety.


VANN, IRVING GOODWIN-Judge, Albany; res- idence 720 Lodi street, Syracuse. Born in Ulysses, Tompkins Co., N. Y., Jan. 3, 1842. Educated at Yale ('63), at Albany Law School and at Union University ('65). Received degree of LL.D. from Hamilton Col- lege in 1882, from Syracuse University in 1897, and from Yale in 1898. (Married Florence, daughter of Henry A. Dillaye of Syracuse, 1870). Mayor of Syracuse, 1879- 80; Supreme Court Justice, 1882-96; Judge of the Court of Appeals since Jan. 6, 1896, for term expiring Dec. 31, 1910. Lecturer on the law of insurance at Syracuse University and at Albany Law School. Member Cen- tury and Citizens' Clubs of Syracuse, and Fort Orange Club of Albany.


VAN NAME, FRANK-Auctioneer and Commis- sion Merchant, 12 Murray street, New York City; resi- dence 44 Seventh avenue, Brooklyn, Born in New York City, Aug. 26, 1853. Educated in New York City. (Married.) Member of the firm of E. Bissell & Co. Treasurer Lafayette Club. Member Hardware Club, De Witt Clinton Council, R. A., and Thomas Hunter Association.


VAN NESS, RUSSELL-Manufacturer, 1376 Third avenue, New York City; residence 269 West 136th street. Born in New York City, June 21, 1858. Educa- ted in New York City. (Married.) Connected with the Howe Biscuit Bakery of the National Biscuit Co. Formerly with Van Derveer and Holmes Biscuit Co., New York Biscuit Co. and Howe & Hutton. Member Holland Society.


VAN NEST, G. WILLETT-Lawyer, 20 Broad street, New York City; residence 345 Fifth avenue. Born in New York City, Aug. 10, 1852. (Son of Rev. Abrahanı R. and Margaret [Willett] Van Nest.) Edu- cated by private tutors and at Harvard College (A.B., '74) and Law School (LL.B., '76). (Single.) Practicing in New York City since his admission to the Bar in 1882. Edited the seventh edition of "Sedgewick on the Measure of Damages." Member Union, University (life member), Tuxedo, Harvard and Metropolitan Clubs, Holland and St. Nicholas Societies, Down Town Association and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


VAN NORDEN, WARNER - Banker, 25 Nassau street, New York City; residence 29 West 57th street. Born in New York City, July 2, 1841. Educated at New York University. (Widower.) President and di- rector National Bank of North America and South Yuba Water Co .; president board of trustees Presby- tery of New York; director American Tract Society, Home Insurance Co., American Surety Co., Trust Co. of New York and American Savings Bank. Member Union League, Metropolitan and Lawyers' Clubs, Presbyterian Union, Holland Society, Chamber of Commerce and Presbyterian Board of Foreign Mis- sions.


VAN NOSTRAND, CHARLES B. - Banker, 36 Wall street, New York City; residence 39 Pierrepont street, Brooklyn. Vice-president and director Wels- bach Commercial Co .; treasurer and director "Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin"; director Chalmette Transport Co., New Orleans and Western R. R. Co., Staten Island Electric R. R. Co., and Sun- day Creek Coal Co. Member Calumet, Tuxedo and Fencers' Clubs, Crescent Athletic and Hamilton Clubs of Brooklyn, Holland and St. Nicholas Societies, Down Town Association and Metropolitan Museum of Art.


VAN OLINDA, JAMES EDGAR - Musician, 283 Putnam avenue, Brooklyn. Born in Albany County, N. Y., Jan. 28, 1854. Educated in Albany County. (Married.) Connected with St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church, Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and Brooklyn Manual Training High School. Was musical director of Troy Choral Union from 1883 to 1889. Mem- ber Holland Society, American Guild of Organists, ad- visory board of Music Department of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, and Commonwealth Lodge No. 409, F. & A. M.


VAN ORDEN, HENRY DE W .- Lawyer, 187 Greenwich street, New York City; residence 105 Hicks street, Brooklyn. Born in Catskill, N. Y., March 13, 1824. Educated at Union College. ( Widower.) Mem- ber Holland Society and Union College Alumni Asso- ciation.


VAN PELT, GILBERT SUTPHEN-Lawyer, 123 East 69th street, New York City. Born in New York City, Feb. 13, 1837. Educated at Rutgers and Williams Colleges. (Married.) Member Holland Society.


VAN PELT, JOHN VREDENBURGH-Architect and Professor, Ithaca; residence 29 East avenue. Born in New Orleans, La., Feb. 24, 1874. Educated at Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, France. (Single.) As- sistant professor of architecture in charge of design, Cornell University. Member Town and Gown Club, National Arts Club of New York City, Beaux-Arts and Kappa Alpha Societies, Societé des Architects Diplomés par le Gouvernement (Paris), and Architec- tural League.




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