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WAYLAND, CHANDLER N .- Retired, 9 West 36th street, New York City. Born in Connecticut, Sept. 5, 1835. Educated in Connecticut. (Married.) Direc- tor Benedict & Burnham Mfg Co., Waterbury Brass Co., New England Watch Co. and American Brass Co. Member Westchester County Country, Lotos, Manu- script, Patria, Suburban Riding and Driving, Ameri- can Yacht, New York Yacht, New York and Twilight Clubs, New England Society and Chamber of Com- merce.
WAYLAND, JOHN ELTON-Lawyer, 258 Broad- way, New York City; residence 48 East 53d street. Born in Waterbury, Conn., Oct. 26, 1860. Educated at Yale. (Married.) Member University, New York Yacht and American Yacht Clubs and New England Society.
WAYNE, WILLIAM HUBBARD-Manager, 335 Schermerhorn street, Brooklyn; residence 381 First street. Born in Minaville, N. Y., Aug. 4, 1853. Edu- cated in Johnstown, N. Y. (Married.) Ex-president New York Warehousemen's Association. General manager Brooklyn Warehouse and Storage Co. Mem- ber Bushwick and Logan Clubs, Neptune Lodge, F. & A. M., and Sons of the American Revolution.
WEATHERBEE, EDWIN H .- Lawyer and Mer- chant, 881 Broadway, New York City; residence 240 Madison avenue. Connected with the firm of Arnold, Constable & Co. Member Metropolitan, Union League, Riding, Suburban Riding and Driving, University, Knollwood, New York Yacht, Yale, American Yacht, Apawamis, Larchmont Yacht and Republican Clubs, American Museum of Natural History, New England Society, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sons of the Revolution, Aldine Association, Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade and Transportation.
WEAVER, STEPHEN J .- Banker and Broker, 3 Broad street, New York City; residence Hotel Majes- tic. Born and educated in Utica, N. Y. (Married.) Member of the firm of Weaver, Raborg & Co. For- merly member of the firm of S. J. Weaver & Co., and selling agent of the Washington Mills Co. of Lawrence, Mass.
WEAVER, WILLIAM D .- Editor, 120 Liberty street, New York City; residence 7 West 26th street. Born in Greensburg, Pa., Aug. 30, 1857. Educated at University of Kentucky, United States Naval Acad- emy and Sorbonne (Paris) Laboratory. (Single.) Formerly engineer officer in United States Navy, and volunteer chief engineer United States steamer "Gla- cier" during Spanish-American War. Director and editor "Electrical World and Engineer"; director American Electrician Co. and McMan Publishing Co. Member Engineer's Club, American Institute of Elec- trical Engineers (manager), Society Internationale des Electriciens (France), Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Naval Institute and New York Electrical Society.
WEBB, ALEXANDER STEWART-Educator, 17 Lexington avenue, New York City; residence 15 Lex- ington avenue. Born in New York City, Feb. 15, 1835. Educated at United States Military Academy ('55). Served in Army of the Potomac during Civil War; be- came brigadier-general of volunteers in June, 1863, and was wounded at Gettysburg. After the war, served In regular army and reached brevet rank of major-gen- eral; discharged at his own request, Dec. 3, 1870. Pres- ident of the College of the City of New York since 1869. Member Phl Beta Kappa Club, Century Asso- clation, Sons of the American Revolution, Military Or- der of the Loyal Legion, Society of Foreign Wars, Lafayette Post, G. A. R., and Society of the Cincin- natl.
WEBB, CHARLES HATHAWAY -Dry Goods Merchant, 342 Broadway, and Manufacturer, 320 Broadway, New York City; residence 51 West 74th street. President and director Empire Self-Lighting
Oil Lamp Co .; treasurer and director Merchants' As- sociation of New York. Member Colonial, Union League, Suburban Riding and Driving, Merchants' and Republican Clubs, New England Society, Order of Founders and Patriots of America and Sons of the Revolution.
WEBB, F. EGERTON-Banker, 37 Wall street, New York City; residence Hotel Buckingham. Born in Tarrytown, N. Y., 1858. Educated at Yale. Mem- ber of the New York Stock Exchange firm of Webb & Prall. Member Metropolitan Club, Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson, Society of Foreign Wars and Yale Alumni Association.
WEBB, GEORGE CREIGHTON-Lawyer, 35 Nas- sau street, New York City; residence 47 East 44th street. Born in New York State. Educated at St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H., and at Yale ('76). (Single.) Member of the firm of Saunders, Webb & Worcester. Formerly first secretary to the United States Legation at St. Petersburg; secretary of com- mission at Extraordinary Coronation of the Czar at Moscow, 1896; secretary to Special Embassy ,at Queen's Jubilee, London, 1897; major and inspector- general Second Division (General Lawton's), Fifth Army Corps, United States Volunteers, 1898. Member University, New York Yacht and Yale Clubs, Metro- politan Club of Washington, D. C., St. Nicholas and New England Societies, Society of Foreign Wars, So- ciety of the Army of Santiago, Yale Alumni Associa- tion and Sons of the American Revolution.
WEBB, HENRY WALTER - Transportation, Grand Central Station, New York City; residence 25 East 62d street, and "Beechwood," Scarborough-on- Hudson. Born in Tarrytown, N. Y., May 6, 1852. (Son of James Watson Webb.) Educated at Churchill's School in Sing Sing, at School of Mines of Columbia University and at Columbia Law School. (Married Leila Howard, daughter of John A. Griswold of Troy, N. Y., 1884.) Practiced law in New York City as a member of the firm of Webb & Sprague until 1882; engaged in banking and brokerage business with W. S. Webb & Co., 1882-6; vice-president of the Wagner Pal- ace Car Co., 1886-9; assistant to Chauncey M. Depew, President of the New York Central and Hudson River R. R. Co., 1889-90; third vice-president of the latter company, 1890-8; retired on account of ill health on March 26, 1898. Vice-president and director Carthage and Adirondack Ry. Co., Carthage Watertown and Sackett's Harbor R. R. Co., Dunkirk, Alleghany Valley and Pittsburg R. R. Co., Gouverneur and Oswegatchie Ry. Co., Mohawk and Malone R. R. Co. and Tivoli Hollow R. R. Co .; director Buffalo Erie Basin R. R. Co., Buffalo Thousand Islands and Cortlandt R. R. Co,. Commonwealth Insurance Co., Depew Improvement Co., Hamilton Bank Note Engraving Co., Interna- tional Pulp Co., Joseph Ladue Gold Mining and Devel- opment Co. of Yukon, Kensico Cemetery, Lincoln Na- tional Bank, Love Electric Traction Co., National City Bank, New Jersey Junction R. R. Co., New Jersey Shore Line R. R. Co., New York and Putnam R. R. Co., New York Central Niagara River R. R. Co., New York Mutual Gas Light Co., Niagara Falls Branch R. R. Co., Oswego and Rome R. R. Co., Rome, Water- town and Ogdensburg R. R. Co., Spuyten Duyvil and Port Morris R. R. Co., Terminal R. R. Co. of Buffalo, Terminal Warehouse Co., Troy Union R. R. Co., Utlca and Black River R. R. Co. and Wagner Palace Car Co .; trustee Lincoln Safe Deposit Co., Mutual Life In- surance Co. of New York, and New York Security and Trust Co. Member City, Metropolitan, Union, Calu- met, Transportation, University, Engineers', Lawyers', Grolier, New York Yacht, Lotos, Racquet and Tennis, Westchester Country, Westminster Kennel, Turf and Field and Riding Clubs, New England and Dunlap So- cieties, Columbia University Alumni and Century As- sociations, Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson, As- sociation of the Bar of the City of New York, Sons of the American Revolution, American Institute of Min- ing Engineers and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
WEBB, SILAS D .- Merchant, 36 Burling Slip, New York City; residence 28 Remsen street, Brooklyn. (Married.) President and director China and Japan Trading Co. (Ltd.) Member Twilight and Hamilton Clubs, Metropolitan Museum of Art and New York Consolidated Stock and Petroleum and New York Pro- duce Exchanges.
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WEBB, WILLIAM E-415 Fifth avenue, New York City. Member Merchants', Union League, Colo- nial and Lotos Clubs, New England Society, Sons of the Revolution, Order of Founders and Patriots of America and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
WEBB, WILLIAM HENRY-Retired Ship Builder, 415 Fifth avenue, New York City. Born in New York City, June 19, 1816. Learned ship building in his father's shops. Member of the firm of Webb & Allen, 1840-3; engaged in business alone, 1843-68, and built many large vessels; devised a new model warship which was adopted by the Russian Government. Built two frigates for Italy and received the decoration of Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus from King Vic- tor Emanuel. After retiring from ship building, con- ducted several steamship lines. Declined nomination for Mayor of New York City three times. Built and endowed Webb's Academy and Home for Ship Build- ers. Director Dry Dock, East Broadway and Battery R. R. Co., Forty-second Street, Manhattanville and St. Nicholas Avenue Ry. Co., Pennsylvania Coal Co. and Third Avenue R. R. Co .; trustee Atlantic Mutual In- surance Co. and Central Trust Co. Member Union League, Republican and City Clubs, American Geo- graphical and New England Societies, National Acad- emy of Design, American Museum of Natural History and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
WEBB, WILLIAM SEWARD-Railroads, 51 East 44th street, New York City; residence 680 Fifth avenue. Born in New York City, Jan. 31, 1851. Educated by pri- vate tutors, at Columbia College, in Europe and at the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons (M.D., '75). (Married Eliza Osgood, daughter of Wil- liam Henry Vanderbilt, 1883.) Practiced medicine for several years; engaged in banking and stock broker- age business as senior member of the firm of W. S. Webb & Co. until 1883. Served on the staff of Gover- nor Grout of Vermont, and now represents Shelburne in the Vermont Legislature. President and director Wagner Palace Car Co. and St. Lawrence and Adiron- dack Ry. Co .; vice-president and director Findlay, Fort Wayne and Western Ry. Co .; secretary and di- rector American Hackney Horse Society; chairman of the board of directors Rutland R. R. Co .; director Lin- coln Safe Deposit Co., Mohawk and Malone R. R. Co., Westcott Express Co., Ogdensburg Transit Line, Og- densburg R. R. Co. and Woods Motor Vehicle Co .; trustee Colonial Trust Co. and Continental Trust Co. Member Metropolitan, Union League, University, Transportation, Manhattan Chess and Church Clubs, New York Yacht, Turf and Field, Riding, Racquet and Tennis, Jockey, Coaching, St. Nicholas Skating and Coney Island Jockey Clubs, Lake Champlain Yacht Club, Currituck Club of Buzzard's Bay, Mass., Rasti- gouche Salmon Club of Canada, Malone (N. Y.) Club, St. James Club of Montreal, Canada, Somerset Club of Boston, Mass., New York Farmers' Club, American Fine Arts, American Folk Lore, American Fisheries, New York Zoological and New York Historical So- cieties, Union College Alumni, American Canoe and National Steeplechase Associations, Sons of the Amer- ican Revolution, League of American Wheelmen, American Museum of Natural History, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Military Order of Foreign Wars.
WEBB, WILLIAM WATSON-Lawyer, 736 Powers Building, Rochester; residence 15 Westminster road. Born in Rochester, 1850. Educated at Rochester Uni- versity. (Married.) Member Genesee Valley and Country Clubs, Society of Mayflower Descendants and Sons of the American Revolution.
WEBBER, RICHARD - Meat and Provisions, 2191 Third avenue, New York City; residence 1871 Mad- ison avenue. (Married.) Vice - president Twelfth Ward Bank; trustee Harlem Savings Bank. Member Harlem Club and New York Produce Exchange.
WEBER, ADAM-Manufacturer, 633 East 15th street, New York City; residence 203 Second avenue. Born in Bechtheim, Germany, March 10, 1825. Educa- ted in Germany. (Married.) Director Union Square Bank. Member Liederkranz, Beethoven Mannerchor, German Hospital. German Society and Trinity Lodge No. 12, F, & A. M. (past grand master).
WEBER, EDWARD YALE-Treasurer, 63 Cotton Exchange, New York City: residence 782 Madison ave- nue. Vice-president, treasurer and director Weber Railway Joint Mfg Co.
WEBER, JOHN B .- Commissioner, 722 Ellicott square, Buffalo; residence West Seneca. Born in Buf- falo, Sept. 21, 1842. Educated in public schools. (Mar- ried Elizabeth J. Farthing of Buffalo, 1864.) Served with New York Volunteers during Civil War. As- sistant postmaster of Buffalo, 1870-3; defeated for sheriff of Erie County by Grover Cleveland and elected to succeed him; Congressman, 1885-9; Commissioner of Immigration at the Port of New York, during Presl- dent Harrison's administration, 1889-93. Has been commission merchant, wholesale grocer and banker. Now Commissioner-General of the Pan-American Ex- position. Member Ellicott Club.
WEBER, JOHN W .- Commissioner, 49 Chambers street, New York City; residence 31 Belvidere street, Brooklyn. Born in Kingston, N. Y., 1851. Became a resident of Brooklyn in 1881 and embarked in the brew- ing business in which he has continued up to the pres- ent time. Member of the Board of Education, 1889-95; Presidential Elector, 1892. Member of the New East River Bridge Commission, by appointment of Mayor Van Wyck, since January, 1898. Member Parkway Driving and Bushwick Clubs of Brooklyn, Arion So- ciety and Democratic Club of New York City.
WEBER, OSCAR B .- Brick Manufacturer, 633 East 15th street, New York City; residence 1382 Lex- ington avenue. Born in New York City, Aug. 6, 1859. Educated in New York City. (Married.) President Adam Weber Sons. Member Lotos and German Press Clubs, Liederkranz, Fire Brick (ex-chairman), Ameri- can Gas Light, Western Gas and Pacific Gas Light Associations and Beethoven Mannerchor Society.
WEBSTER, DAVID-Surgeon and Professor, 327 Madison avenue, New York City. Born in Nova Sco- tia, July 16, 1842. Educated in district and normal schools in Nova Scotia. (Married.) Formerly presi- dent of the New York Ophthalmological Society, and of the Medical Society of the County of New York. Now surgeon in Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital and professor of ophthalmology in Dartmouth College. Member Union League Club and many medical soci- eties.
WEBSTER, FRED-Contractor, 359 Clinton street, Brooklyn. Born in England, June 7, 1852. (Married.) President Open Air Carpet Cleaning Co., Clinton Renovating Co., Good Care Storage Co. and Chelms- ford Storage Co .; owner of Chelmsford Stock Farm. Member Church Club and Altair Lodge No. 601, F. & A. M.
WEBSTER, GEORGE BUELL-Lawyer, 32 Dun Building, Buffalo; residence 75 Irving place. Born in Buffalo, March 8, 1859. Educated in Buffalo. (Mar- ried.) Member Buffalo Club, Sons of the American Revolution, Ancient Landmarks Lodge No. 441, F. & A. M., Buffalo Consistory of thirty-second degree Masons, and Association of the Bar of the City of Buffalo.
WEBSTER, GEORGE S .- Presbyterian Clergy- man, 310 East 42d street, New York City; residence 107 East 45th street. Educated at Hamilton College and at Union Theological Seminary. Pastor of the Church of the Covenant. Member Quill and Chi Alpha Theta Clubs, Presbyterian Union, Sons of the Ameri- can Revolution and Union Theological Seminary Alumni and Hamilton College Alumni Associations.
WECHMAR, CHARLES-Importer, 51 Franklin street, New York City; residence 75 West 46th street. Member Lotos and Wool Clubs, and Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson.
WEEBER, WILLIAM-Roll Keeper, Stock Ex- change, New York City; residence 125 St. James place, Brooklyn. Born in New York City, April 5, 1841. Edu- cated in New York City. (Widower.) Member of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Crescent Ath- letic Club of Brooklyn, and Lafayette Post, G. A. R.
WEED, CHARLES R .- Physician, 230 Genesee street, Utica. Born in New York City, Aprll 6, 1847. Educated at Columbia. (Married.) United States examining surgeon. Formerly consulting specialist on diseases of the nose, ear and throat, St. Elizabeth Hos- pital, Utica. Member Fort Schuyler and Arcanum Clubs, Sons of the American Revolution, and Medico- Legal Society of New York City.
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WEED, EDGAR T .- Physician, 117 West 121st street, New York City. Born in New York City, Jan. 1, 1858. Educated at College of the City of New York ('77), and College of Physicians and Surgeons ('81). Formerly curator Randall's Island Hospital. Now member of the house staff of Roosevelt Hospital. Member Harlem, Delta Kappa Epsilon and Indian Harbor Yacht Clubs.
WEED, GEORGE L .- Manager, 375 Fulton street, Brooklyn; residence 418 Greene avenue. Born in Brooklyn, Feb. 7. 1857. Educated at Brooklyn Poly- technic Institute. (Married.) Member of the firm of Weed & Wilson (surety bonds). Manager law de- partment, United States Guarantee Co .; secretary and treasurer New York Electric Line Co. Was member of Assembly, State of New York, 1890-2; of Seventeenth Assenibly District Republican Committee and of Re- publican County Committee. Most venerable grand preceptor general of Supreme Council, Knights of the Golden Cross, College of Ancients; president Liberty Council No. 8, N. P. U .; supreme secretary of the N. B. L .; past commander Welcome Lodge No. 41, O. G. C .; past exalted ruler Brooklyn Lodge No. 22, B. P. O. Elks; commander Bedford Council No. 639. A. L. of H .; past commander Excelsior Encampment No. 86, Knights of St. John and Malta; past grand Union Lodge No. 169, I. O. O. F. Member Invincible, Levi P. Morton, Polytechnic, Union League, Crescent Athletic and Aurora Grata Clubs of Brooklyn, Aurora Grata Consistory of Kismet Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Bedford Council No. 655, Royal Arcanum, Euclid Lodge No. 656, F. & A. M., and Court Stuyvesant No. 4013, Independent Order of Foresters; Apollo Chapter No. 48, R. A. M., Bloss Council No. 14, R. & S. M., Apollo Commandery No. 15, K. T., Delta Lodge of Perfection, Delta Council, Princes of Jerusalem, Delta Chapter of Rose Croix, all of Troy, N. Y .; Poughkeep- sie Conclave 525, Improved Order of Heptasophs and Society of Old Brooklynites.
WEED, SMITH MEAD-Lawyer and Capitalist, 21 Cortlandt street, New York City; residence Platts- burg. Born in Belmont, Franklin Co., N. Y., July 26, 1833. (Son of Roswell Alcott Weed.) Educated in public schools, at Plattsburg Academy and at Har- vard Law School. Practiced his profession in Platts- burg and in New York City until 1885; since then has devoted himself to the management of large interests in manufacturing, railroad and other business enter- prises. Was for a time president of the village of Plattsburg; assemblyman, 1865, 1866, 1867, 1871, 1873 and 1874; member of the Constitutional Convention of 1867. Has been a delegate to several national Democratic conventions. President and director Chateaugay Ore and Iron Co. and Hudson River Ore and Iron Co .; vice-president and director Joseph Ladue Gold Min- ing and Development Co. of Yukon; member of ad- visory committee South American Exploration Co .; director Associated Colonies and Mutual Automatic Telephone Co. Member Manhattan and Lawyers' Clubs.
WEED, W. J .- Banker, Avon. Born in Franklin- ville, N. Y., Jan. 19, 1858. Educated at Franklinville Academy. (Married.) Cashier and director State Bank of Avon. Past master F. & A. M. Lodge.
WEEKES, ARTHUR DELANO-Lawyer, 58 Wall street, New York City; residence 33 West 21st street. Educated at Columbia. Member of the firm of Weekes Bros. Member Metropolitan, Seawanhaka- Corinthian Yacht, Union and Whist Clubs and Colum- bia University Alumni and Down Town Associations.
WEEKES, FREDERICK DELANO-Lawyer, 58 Wall street, New York City; residence 47 East 20th street, and Oyster Bay, L. I. Educated at Columbia. Member of the firm of Weekes Bros. Member Sea- wanhaka-Corinthian Yacht, Union and Fencers' Clubs and Columbia University Alumni Association.
WEEKES, HENRY DE FOREST-Lawyer, 111 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 47 East 20th street, New York City. Educated at Yale. Member Metropolitan, Union, Racquet and Tennis, Yale, Whist, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht, New York Yacht and Oyster Bay Yacht Clubs and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
WEEKES, JOHN A., JR .- Lawyer, 58 Wall street, New York City; residence 47 East 20th street. Edu-
cated at Yale. Member of the firm of Weekes Bros. Member Union League Club, Yale Alumni and Cen- tury Associations, National Academy of Design, Met- ropolitan Museum of Art and American Museum of Natural History.
WEEKS. BARTOW SUMTER-Lawyer, 100 Broad- way, New York City; residence 260 West 57th street. Born in Round Hill, Conn., April 25, 1861. Educated in New York City public schools, at the College of the City of New York ('79) and at Columbia College Law School ('83). (Widower.) Senior member of the firm of Weeks, Battle & Marshall. Was an assistant dis- trict attorney of New York County for seven years. Commander-in-chief of the Sons of Veterans of the United States Army, 1891-2; ex-president Amateur Athletic Union. Member Manhattan, New York Ath- letic (ex-president), Democratic, Alpha Delta Phi, At- lantic Yacht and Arkwright Clubs, Society of Medical Jurisprudence, Military Order of the Loyal Legion, Sons of Veterans, Sons of the Revolution and Asso- ciation of the Bar of the City of New York.
WEEKS, W. N .- Transportation, Old National Bank, Whitehall. Born in New Hampshire, April 8, 1858. Educated at English and Classical School, West Newton, Mass. (Married.) Vice-president and gen- eral manager H. G. Burleigh & Bro. Transportation Co .; secretary and treasurer Whitehall Lumber Co .; director Old National Bank.
WEEKS, WILLIAM RAYMOND - Lawyer, 11 Broadway, New York City; residence 98 Hamilton place. Born in Newark, N. J., Aug. 4, 1848. (Son of John Randel and Mary Frances [Adriance] Weeks.) Educated at Newark Academy ('65). (Married Irene Le Massena, 1869, granddaughter of Andre Massena, Prince of Essling, one of Napoleon's marshals). Studied law in his father's office; admitted to practice as an attorney, 1870, and as counsellor, 1876, in New Jersey; in New York, 1895; in West Virginia, 1897, and to practice in United States Courts. Makes a spec- ialty of corporation, real estate, probate and mining law. Counsel for many corporations. Author of the "History of the American Numismatic and Archaeo- logical Society of New York," "New Jersey's Influence Upon Her Surroundings" and "The Manhattans." Member Lawyers' and Twilight Clubs, New York and American Bar Associations, Dunlap, Authors', Ameri- can Numismatic and Archaeological, American His- torical and New Jersey Historical Societies, Sons of the American Revolution, Society of the War of 1812, Order of Founders and Patriots of America and Rev- olutionary Memorial Society of New Jersey.
WEHLE, CHARLES-Lawyer, 280 Broadway, New York City; residence 68 West 95th street. Born in Hungary, Jan. 28, 1830. Educated in Vienna, Austria. (Married.) Member Manhattan Chess and Demo- cratic Clubs and Liederkranz.
WEHNCKE, ERNEST - Merchant, 32 Beaver street, New York City; residence Cebia avenue, Cas- tleton Heights, S. I. Born in Hamburg, Germany, April 14, 1852. Educated in Hamburg and London. (Married.) Member of the firm of Wehncke & Co. since 1878. Trustee Staten Island Savings Bank.
WEHNER, ADOLPH F .- Mechanical Engineer, 245 Broadway, New York City; residence Newark, N. J. Born in New Haven, Conn., 1859. Educated at Yale. (Married.) Secretary and director Isbell-Por- ter Co .; director B. P. Clapp Ammonia Co.
WEICKER, THEODORE-Wholesale Druggist, 15 University place, New York City; residence 2 West 82d street. Resident member of the firm of Merck & Co. of Darmstadt, Germany, and New York. President and director Bulletin Publishing Co., publishers of "Merck's Bulletin." Member Manhattan, Knicker- bocker Athletic and Drug Trade Clubs, Liederkranz, Deutscher Verein, Society of Ethical Culture and Na- tional Association of Wholesale Druggists.
WEIDENFELD, CAMILLE - Broker, 45 Wall street, New York City; residence 3 East 47th street. Born in New York City, June 20, 1858. (Son of Jacob and Rosine Weidenfeld). Educated in New York City. (Married Katherine Clayton Donovan.) Member of the firm of Lawson, Weidenfeld & Co., and of the New
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York Stock Exchange. Director Buffalo City Gas Co. Member Union, New York Yacht, Tuxedo, Turf and Field, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht, Racquet and Tennis, Riding and Lawyers' Clubs, Down Town As- sociation and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
WEIGEL, WILLIAM - Captain, United States Army, Army and Navy Club, New York City. Born in New Brunswick, N. J., Aug. 25, 1863. Educated at United States Military Academy. (Single.) Now serving with the army at San Juan, Puerto Rico. Member Army and Navy Club of New York City, and Army and Navy Club of Washington, D. C.
WEIL, JULIUS-Editorial Writer and Fur Mer- chant, 172 Mercer street, New York City; residence 63 West 73d street. Born in New York City, Nov. 28, 1859. Educated in city public schools. (Married.) Honorary secretary, third panel, Sheriff's Jury, since 1890. Was trustee of Montefiore Home for one term. Member New York Press, Freundschaft and Pontiac Clubs.
WEIL, SAMUEL-Paste Manufacturer, 196 Frank- lin street, New York City; residence 222 Lenox avenue. Born in Germany, April 23, 1846. Educated in the United States. (Married.) President, treasurer and director Lackawanna Live Stock Transportation Co .; president and director New York Zinc and Lead Co .; treasurer and director Schwarzchild & Sulzberger Co. and Cold Blast Transportation Co .; director Con- solidated and Mckay Lasting Machine Co .; trustee Temple Israel of Harlem. Member Commercial, Prog- ress and Columbia Clubs.
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