Biographical directory of the state of New York, 1900, Part 5

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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ARNOLD, BENJAMIN WALWORTH - General Investments, Albany. Born in Albany, 1865. Educat- ed at Hamilton College. (Single.) Member of the firms of Arnold & Co. of Albany, Folsom & Arnold of Bay City, Mich., and Millen, Arnold & Co. of Duluth, Minn. Trustee Albany Savings Bank; director Mechanics and Farmers' Bank and is connected with the Spanish River Lumber Co. of Spanish River, Ontario. Mem- ber University Club of New York City.


ARNOLD, CHARLES HENRY-Wine Merchant, 27 South William street, New York City; residence Tuxedo Park. Member Metropolitan, Union, Tuxedo and Knickerbocker Clubs, Down Town Association, and Sons of the Revolution.


ARNOLD, FRANCIS R .- Merchant, 23 Waverley place, New York City; residence 121 West 74th street. Senior member of the firm of Francis R. Arnold & Co. Director Consolidated Fire Works Co. of America. Member City, Harvard and Barnard Clubs, and Cen- tury Association.


ARNOLD, HICKS-Dry Goods, 883 Broadway, and 115 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 7 East 83d street. Member of the firm of Arnold, Constable & Co. Director Bank of the Metropolis. Member Aldine Association.


ARNOLD, JOHN HARVEY VINCENT-Lawyer, 206 Broadway, New York City; residence 48 East 69th street. Born in New York City, July, 1839. Educated in public and private schools, and at the College of the City of New York. (Married Josephine A. Orms- by.) Admitted to the Bar, 1860. With Solomon L. Hull, 1861. President Board of Aldermen, 1888. Surrogate, 1893; resigned, 1899. Member Manhattan, Commer- cial, Knickerbocker Athletic, Thirteen, Lawyers', Democratic, Reform, Lotos, Players' and New York Athletic Clubs, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Society of Medical Jurisprudence, New York Historical and Dunlap Societies, American Mu- seum of Natural History, Liederkranz, and Metropoli- tan Museum of Art.


ARNOLD, OSCAR M .- Umbrella Manufacturer, 255 Church street, New York City; residence 23 West 90th street. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 3, 1866. Educated in Philadelphia. (Married.) Member Demo- cratic, Harmonie and Gotham Clubs.


ARNOLD, REGINALD HARVEY-Lawyer, 206 Broadway, New York City; residence 60 West 58th street. Member Democratic, New York Athletic and Country Clubs, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and As- sociation of the Bar of the City of New York.


ARNOT, MATTHIAS H .- Treasurer, 253 Broad- way, New York City; residence Elmira. Treasurer and director New Orange Industrial Association; director North River Coal and Wharf Co. Member Union, Manhattan, Metropolitan and Alpha Delta Phi Clubs of New York City, Yale Alumni Association, and American Geographical Society.


ARONSON, RUDOLPH - Manager and Musical Composer, 1239 Broadway, New York City; residence 144 West 94th street. Projector and builder Metro- politan Concert Hall and of the Casino, with first roof garden in America. Composer of more than 150 pieces for orchestra, including the famous "Sweet Sixteen" waltz in 1894. Presented Johann Strauss, of Vienna, in behalf of American musicians, with a silver and gold wreath in honor of his golden jubilee celebra- tion. Now manager Bijou Theatre, New York City.


AROSEMENA, JOSE X .- Advertising, 487 Broad- way, New York City; residence Larchmont. Is presi- dent of the Palace Exposition Co. Member Larchmont Yacht, Camera and Horse Shoe Harbor Clubs.


ARROWSMITH, WILLIAM-Lawyer, 229 Broad- way, New York City; residence 208 West 71st street. Born in Newton, N. J., Nov. 17, 1849. Educated at Princeton. (Married.) Member of the firm of Jerolo- man & Arrowsmith since 1875. Member Colonial and Democratic Clubs, and Princeton Alumni Association.


ARTHUR, JAMES WORRALL-Stationer, 56 Ce- dar street, New York City; residence 126 West 74th street. Born in Yonkers, N. Y., Jan. 4, 1854. Edu- cated at Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute. (Married.) Member of the firm of Arthur, Mountain & Co. President and director Brett Lithographing Co .; trustee East River Savings Institution; secretary and director New York Ophthalmic Hospital. Member Colonial Club, Mechanics' Society, and 7th Regiment Veterans.


ASHFIELD, FRED J .- Building Contractor, 168 Montague street, Brooklyn; residence 647 St. Marks avenue. Born in Brooklyn, May 2, 1852. (Married.) President Union League Club of Brooklyn, Royal Arcanum (Bedford Council), and Prospect Gun Club, Freeport, L. I .; ex-president Mechanics' and Traders' Exchange of Brooklyn.


ASHLEY, CLARENCE D .- Lawyer, 32 Waverley place, New York City; residence 82 East 55th street. Member University, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Mendel- ssohn Glee and Yale Clubs, New England Society, and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


ASHLEY, GEORGE B .- Lawyer, 31 Nassau street, New York City; residence Hotel Cambridge. Born in Providence, R. I., Feb. 24, 1846. Educated in Provi- dence and Massachusetts, and at Columbia College Law School. (Married.) Member New York State Bar Association and Bar Association of the City of New York.


ASHLEY, OSSIAN D .- President, 195 Broadway, New York City; residence 56 West 54th street. Born in Townsend, Vt., April 9, 1821. Ex-second secretary and transfer agent Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific Ry. Co .; member of purchasing committee of same, 1885-7; president Wabash Western R. R. Co., 1887-9, and of Wabash R. R. Co. since 1889. Director New York, On- tario and Western R. R. Co. Member New England Society.


ASHMAN, AMAZIAH L. - Proprietor, Sinclair House, New York City. Born in Livingston County, N. Y., May 12, 1831. (Married.) Director Astor Place Bank; trustee Excelsior Savings Bank; director Offi- cial Hotel Red Book and Directory Co. Member


Catholic, Democratic and Phoenix Clubs.


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ASTARITA, ANTONIO C .- Lawyer, 320 Broadway, New York City; residence 225 West 55th street. Born in Vico Equense, Italy, Dec. 28, 1864. Educated at college in Italy and Columbia College, New York City. ( Married.) Trustee Italian Savings Bank of New York. Member Republican Club, and Society of Medi- cal Jurisprudence.


ASTOR, JOHN JACOB-Capitalist, 23 West 26th street, New York City; residence 840 Fifth avenue, and "Ferncliff," Rhinebeck-on-Hudson. Born in Rhine- beck, July 13, 1864. (Son of William and grandson of John Jacob Astor.) Educated at Harvard. (Married Alva Willing, of Philadelphia.) Traveled abroad, 1888-91. Since then manager of family estates. In 1897 built the Astoria Hotel, adjoining the Waldorf Hotel erected by William Waldorf-Astor, his cousin, the two buildings now forming the Waldorf-Astoria. Was colonel on staff of Governor Levi P. Morton, and May, 1898, commissioned lieutenant-colonel United States Volunteers. Presented to the Government a mountain battery in use in war against Spain. After assisting Major-General Breckinridge, Inspector-Gen- eral United States Army, in inspection of camp and troops at Chickamauga Park, was assigned to duty on staff of Major-General Shafter, and served in Cuba in operations ending in surrender of Santiago. Director in numerous railroads, banks and insurance companies, among the most prominent being the Astor National Bank, Findlay, Fort Wayne, and Western Ry. Co., Illinois Central R. R. Co., National Park Bank, New York Life Insurance and Trust Co., Title Guarantee and Trust Co., and Western Union Telegraph Co. Author of "A Journey to Other Worlds," and other works. Member Metropolitan, City, Knickerbocker, Union, Press, New York Yacht, Racquet and Tennis, Delta Phi, Transportation, Manuscript, Turf and Field, and Riding Clubs. Country Club of Westchester, Down Town Association, and Colonial Wars, Ameri- can Geographical and Musical Art Societies.


ATHERTON, FISHER C. - Manufacturer, 376 Massachusetts avenue, Buffalo; residence 14 Chapin place. Born in Flint, Mich., June 6, 1843. Educated at Oberlin, Ohio. (Married.) Manager American Bicy- cle Co., at Buffalo, and president Portland Stone Co. Member Buffalo and Independent Clubs, Sons of the Colonial Wars, and Merchants' Exchange.


ATKINS, THOMAS J .- Hardware, 151 Leonard street, New York City; residence 631 Willoughby ave- nue, Brooklyn. Born in New York, 1838. (Married.) Connected with the firm of Sargent & Co. Vice-presi- dent and trustee East Brooklyn Savings Bank, and director Farragut Fire Insurance Co. Member Hard- ware Club.


ATKINSON, GEORGE FRANCIS-Professor of Botany, Cornell University, Ithaca. Born in Monroe County, Mich., Jan. 26, 1854. Educated at Olivet Col- lege in Michigan, and at Cornell University ('85). (Married.) Was assistant professor of entomology and general zoology in the University of North Carolina, 1885-6; associate professor of same, 1886-8; professor of botany and zoology in University of South Caro- lina, and botanist of experiment station, South Caro- lina Agricultural Department, 1888-9; professor of biology in Alabama Polytechnic Institute and Ala- bama Agricultural and Mechanical College, and biolo- gist of the Alabama Experiment Station, 1889-92; as- sistant professor, cryptogamic botany in Cornell Uni- versity, 1892-3; associate professor of same, 1893-6; professor of botany and botanist of the Agricultural Experiment Station in Cornell University, 1896 to the present time. Author of "Biology of Ferns," "Ele- mentary Botany," "Lessons in Botany," and of many articles on botany in American and foreign magazines. Is a Fellow of the American Association for the Ad- vancement of Science (secretary, 1896-7, and vice- president, 1897-8); secretary Botanical Society of America; honorary member American Carnation So- ciety, and Detroit Mycological Club; corresponding member Torrey Botanical Club, and member Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi Societies of Cornell University, Business Men's Association, and Town and Gown Club of Ithaca, and Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society.


ATKINSON, HOBART F .- Banker, 233 East ave- nue, Rochester. Born in Rochester, Oct. 5, 1825. Edu- cated at Rochester. (Widower.) Vice-president Bank of Monroe; first vice-president Rochester Savings Bank; president Church Home; trustee Rochester


Homeopathic Hospital. Was first president Genesee Valley Club; was also first president Rochester Clear- ing House, and president Commercial Bank, Rochester. Member Genesee Valley and Country Clubs, and Transportation Club of New York City.


ATTERBURY, ALBERT H .- Lawyer, 111 Broad- way, New York City; residence Plainfield, N. J. Mem- ber University Club, Yale Alumni, and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


' ATTERBURY, ANSON PHELPS-Clergyman, 145 West 86th street. New York City. Born in New York City, June 18, 1854. Educated at Phillips Andover Academy, Yale and Union Theological Seminary ('79). Degrees of Ph.D. from New York University, and D.D. from Hamilton College. (Married Catherine G. Van Rensselaer.) Pastor Park Presbyterian Church. Au- thor of "Islam in Africa," and translator of Sombart's "Socialism." Member Quill Club, Yale Alumni and Century Associations, and Ardsley Casino of Ardsley- on-Hudson.


ATTERBURY, CHARLES L .- Lawyer, 30 Broad street, New York City; residence 690 Madison avenue. Born in Detroit, Mich., Dec. 3, 1842. Educated at Yale ('64). (Married.) Attorney for a number of rail- roads and other corporations. Member City, Grolier and University Clubs, Century, Down Town and Yale Alumni Associations, and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


ATTERBURY, JOHN T .- Stock Broker, 1 Nassau street, New York City; residence 13 West 49th street. Partner in the firm of Van Emburgh & Atterbury, members New York Stock Exchange. Member Metro- politan, Grolier, New York Athletic, Church, Players', Riding, and Racquet and Tennis Clubs, American Geo- graphical Society, and Sons of the Revolution.


ATTERBURY, W. WALLACE - Clergyman, 31 Bible House, New York City; residence 27 West 38th street. Born in Newark, N. J. Educated at Yale College, Law School and Theological Seminary; re- ceived degree of D.D. from New York University. Secretary New York Sabbath Committee. Member University Club, American Geographical Society, Yale Alumni and Century Associations, and Sons of the Revolution.


ATWATER, HENRY D. - Banker, 160 Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn; residence 184 Joralemon street. Born in Brooklyn. (Married.) Director South Brook- lyn Savings Institution and Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital: treasurer and director Brooklyn Homeo- pathic Hospital: chairman executive committee Brooklyn Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor. Member Hamilton Club.


ATWOOD, CHARLES EDWIN-Physician, Bloom- ingdale, White Plains. Born in Shoreham, Vt., July 21, 1861. Educated at Cornell ('80) and Bellevue Hos- pital Medical College ('83). (Married Helen Pearce Jarvis, 1896.) Since 1892 on medical staff New York Hospital, Bloomingdale, and clinical assistant in ner- vous diseases Medical Department, Columbia Univer- sity. Member Cornell Club, American Social Science Association, and. New York County Medical Society.


ATWOOD, ISAAC MORGAN-President, Canton. Born in Pembroke, Genesee Co., N. Y., March 24, 1838. Educated at Royalton Academy and Lockport High School; studied for the ministry and was ordained. (Married Elmira Church, 1861.) Served in various Universalist pastorates; edited "Christian Leader," 1867-72. President of Canton Theological Seminary since 1879; associate editor "Universalist Leader" of Boston, Mass. Anthor of "Walks about Zion," "Epis- copacy," "A System of Christian Doctrines," and other religious werks.


AUCHINCLOSS. HUGH D .- Merchant, 22 William street, New York City; residence 17, West 49th street. (Married.) Trustee Bowery Savings Bank and Con- solidated Gas Co .; director Farmers' Loan and Trust Co., Bank of the Manhattan Co., and Syracuse, Bing- hamton and New York R. R. Co. Member Metropoli- tan and University Clubs, Century and Down Town Associations, and the New England and St. Andrew's Societies.


AUCHINCLOSS, JOHN W .- Merchant, 22 William street, New York City; residence 26 East 48th street. (Married.) Director Belleville and Southern Illinois


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R. R. Co., Illinois Central R. R. Co., Mutual Life In- surance Co., National Safe Deposit Co., and Yazoo and Mississippi Valley R. R. Co. Member Metropolitan, Mendelssohn Glee and New York Yacht Clubs, and Yale Alunni and Century Associations.


AUDSLEY, GEORGE ASHDOWN-Architect and Author, 11 Broadway, New York City; residence Plainfield, N. J. Born in Elgin, Scotland, Sept. 6, 1838. Educated at Elgin Academy. (Married.) Came to the United States, 1892. Has since practiced as architect in New York City. Member of the firm of W. & G. Audsley. With his brother, William James Audsley, built Layton Art Gallery in Milwaukee and Bowling Green Building in New York City. Author (with Will- iam J. Audsley) "Illuminated Prisoner of Chillon," "Illuminated Sermon on the Mount," "Hand Book of Christian Symbolism," "Outlines of Ornament in All Styles," "Guide to Illuminating and Missal Painting," "Taste Versus Colors," "Polychromatic Decoration Applied to Buildings in the Gothic Styles," "Cottage, Lodge and Villa Architecture," "Ornamental Arts of Japan," "The Practical Decorator," "The Art of Chro- molithography," "Keramic Art of Japan," and other publications. Member Architectural League.


AUERBACH, JOSEPH S .- Lawyer, 32 Nassau street, New York City; residence 7 East Ninth street. Member of the firm of Davies, Stone & Auerbach. Director Audit Co. of New York, City and Suburban Homes Co., Knickerbocker Trust Co., Lawyers' Mort- gage Insurance Co., Long Island R. R. Co., Mechanical Rubber Co. and Queens County Bank. Member Asso- ciation of the Bar of the City of New York, Lawyers', Delta Phi, University, Racquet and Tennis, Riding, Democratic, Fencers', Union, Manhattan, Turf and Field, South Side Sportsmen's and Richmond Hunt Clubs, University of New York Alumni Association, and Metropolitan Museum of Art.


AUERBACH, LOUIS-Manufacturer of Neckwear, 836 Broadway, New York City; residence 75 East 80th street. Born in Germany, March 1. 1854. Educated in Germany. (Married.) Member Freundschaft Club and Aldine Association.


AUFHAUSER, SAMUEL- Jeweler, 30 Maiden lane, New York City; residence 112 East 62d street. Born in Germany, March 23, 1843. (Widower.) Presi- dent and director Peckham Seamless Ring Mf'g Co. Formerly of the firm of Keller & Untermeyer. Mem- ber Freundschaft Verein, American Museum of Nat- ural History, and a number of charitable institu- tions.


AUSTEN, DAVID-(Colonel.) Receiver of Taxes, 280 Broadway, New York City; residence Southern Boulevard, corner Westchester avenue. Born in New York City, Feb. 6, 1841. Educated at Swinburne Insti- tute, White Plains. (Married.) Member Democratic, Atlantic Yacht, Army and Navy, Knickerbocker Ath- letic and Union Clubs.


AUSTEN, PETER TOWNSEND-Chemical Ex- pert, 52 Beaver street, New York City; residence 218 St. John's place, Brooklyn. Born in Clifton, S. I., Sept. 10, 1852. Educated at Holden's Private School, Staten Island, Columbia School of Mines (Ph.B) and in Zurich, Switzerland (Ph.D.). (Married Ellen M. Mnuroe, 1878.) Instructor in chemistry, Dartmouth, 1876-7; professor of chemistry, Rutgers, 1877-91; chemi- cal superintendent, W. J. Matheson & Co., 1891-2; pro- fessor of chemistry, Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, 1892-6; chief chemist, Pegamoid Co., 1896-8; now presi- dent Austen Chemical Research Co. Has been chem- ist and inspector to Richmond County (N. Y.) Board of Health; chemist to Newark (N. J.) Aqueduct Board, Jersey City (N. J.) Board of Public Works, New Brunswick (N. J.) Board of Health, Newark (N. J.) Board of Health, New Jersey State Board of Agricul- ture, and Brooklyn Board of Public Works; also New Jersey State Chemist. Was a member German, French and Russian Chemical Societies, New Jersey State Sanitary Association, and English Society of Chemical Industry. Is retained as chemical expert by many large business houses. Member Knickerbocker Athletic Club, American Chemical Society and Asso- ciation for the Advancement of Science.


AUSTEN, WILLARD-Librarian, Cornell Univer- sity, Ithaca; residence 5 East avenue. Educated at Cornell ('91). Assistant librarian in charge of Refer- ence Library at Cornell University; also in charge of


the ordering for Southworth Library, Dryden. Mem- ber Ithaca Country Club, Beta Theta Pi Society and New York State Library and American Library Asso- ciations.


AUSTIN, EUGENE K .- Banker and Treasurer, 13 William street, New York City; residence New Rochelle. Educated at Columbia Grammar School and Packard's Business College. Director East and West R. R. Co. Formerly cashier Eugene Kelly & Co., and colonel 108th Regiment, N. G. N. Y. Member Lotos Club and Associated Board of Officers.


AUSTIN, GEORGE C .- Lawyer, 30 Broad street, New York City; residence 838 West End avenue. Born in Saluvia, Fulton Co., Pa. Educated at Lafayette College (Ph.B., '84) and Columbia Law School ('87). Was instructor New York Law School. Member of the Legislature, 1895-7. Member Delta Kappa Epsilon, Lawyers' and Republican Cluhs and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


AUSTIN, THOMAS-Insurance Agent, Albany. Born in Albany, Dec. 20, 1848. Educated in Albany. (Married.) Trustee Home Savings Bank. Member Albany Club and Masonic orders.


AVERILL, JAMES K .- Lawyer, 5 Beekman street, New York City; residence Park Avenue Hotel, and Averill Park. Born in Sand Lake, N. Y., Oct. 12, 1846. Educated at Phillips Exeter Academy, Phillips And- over Academy, Yale College and Columbia Law School. President Troy and New England R. R. Co. and Averill Park Land Improvement Co .; treasurer K. I. Medicine Co., of New Haven, Conn. Member Law In- stitute.


AVERY, FRANK MONTGOMERY-Lawyer, 154 Nassau street, New York City; residence 108 Lincoln place, Brooklyn, Born in Brooklyn, Nov. 22, 1857. Educated at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, and the University of the City of New York. (Mar- ried.) Member of the firm of Phillips & Avery. Member Montauk Club of Brooklyn, Sons of the Revo- lution, Sons of the American Revolution, Society of the War of 1812, Society of Colonial Wars, Military Order of Foreign Wars, and American Geographical Society.


AVERY, ROBERT-President, 30 Broad street, New York City; residence 98 Second place, Brooklyn. Born in Tunkhannock, Pa., Sept. 22, 1839. Educated at Wyom- ing Seminary, Kingston, Pa. (Married.) Vice-presi- dent, secretary, treasurer and director Virginia Rail- way Co .; vice-president and director Burlington and Hinesburg Railroad Co .; vice-president and director M. J. Dady & Co .; president and director United Loan and Investment Co. Brevet major-general United States Army (retired). Member Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, and Grand Army of the Republic.


AVERY, SAMUEL PUTNAM-Retired Engraver, 4 East 38th street. New York City. Born in New York City, March 17, 1822. Columbia College, in 1896, con- ferred upon him the degree of Master of Arts. (Mar- ried Mary A., daughter of Henry Aaron Ogden of New York City.) Appointed commissioner of the American art department at the Universal Exhibition of 1867 in Paris, France. Created and endowed the Avery Arch- itectural Library at Columbia College, 1891. Was one of the founders of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In May, 1900, presented a very valuable collection of prints and etchings to the New York Public Library, of which he is a trustee. Life member Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Museum of Natural His- tory, American Geographical. Historical and Zoologi- cal Socicties, National Academy of Design, Chamber of Commerce and other bodies; honorary member Architectural League and Typothetæ Society. Mem- ber Grolier (president), Union League, Players', City and Tuxedo Clubs, Civil Service Reform and Century Associations, Sculpture Society (vice-president). Sons of the Revolution, Society of Colonial Wars and sev- eral others.


AVERY, SAMUEL P., JR .- Art Galleries. 368 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 4 East 38th street. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y .. Oct. 7, 1847. (Son of Samuel P. and Mary [Ogden] Avery.) Educated in New York. (Single.) Member Grolier. Union League, Salma- gundi Sketch. City, New York Athletic. Strollers' and Arts Clubs, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Sons of the


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Revolution, National Sculpture Society, Folk Lore Club of Chicago, Municipal Art Society, Society of Colonial Wars, Lake Champlain Yacht Club, Ingle- wood Club of Canada, and New York Botanical, Nu- mismatic and Zoological Societies.


AYCRIGG, B. ARTHUR-Real Estate, 102 Cham- bers street, New York City; residence 181 West 75th street. Born in Passaic, N. J., Feb. 20, 1863. Educated at Cheltenham Military Academy and Eastman's Business College. (Single.) Member New York Ath- letic, American Kennel and Metropolitan Kennel Clubs, American Numismatic, Archaeological and American Geographical Societies, Metropolitan Mu- seum of Art, and American Museum of Natural His- tory.


AYER, FREDERICK F .- Lawyer, 35 Wall street, New York City; residence 5 West 57th street. Edu- cated at St. Paul's School and Harvard. (Single.) Director Tribune Association, Lowell and Andover Railroad Co., Tremont and Suffolk Mills of Jersey City, Ayer Co., and Keweenaw Association. Member Union League, Harvard,, Metropolitan and Riding Clubs, Down Town Association, and New England So- ciety.


AYERS, EDWARD A .- Physician, 23 West 53d street, New York City. Born in Jacksonville, Ill.,


1855. Educated at Illinois College and New York Uni- versity. (Married.) Professor obstetrics New York Polyclinic. Attending physician Mothers' and Babies' Hospital. Editor "Obstetrics." Member Academy of Medicine and Salmagundi and Monmouth Beach Country Clubs.


AYERS, HORACE F .- General Manager, 92 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 203 West 14th street. Born in Morristown, N. J., Oct. 27, 1862. (Single.) Director Francis & Loutrel Co., and general manager Archibald Medical Institute. Member Republican and Morristown Clubs.


AYRAULT, ERNEST F .- Lawyer, 100 Broadway, New York City; residence 41 East 27th street. Secre- tary and director Trinidad Asphalt Refining Co. Member St. Nicholas, Sigma Phi, University Athletic, University and University Glee Clubs, Columbia Uni- versity Alumni Association, and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.


AYRES, PHILIP W .- Assistant Secretary, 105 East 22d street, New York City. Born, 1861. Educated at Cornell University ('84) and Johns Hopkins Univer- sity (Ph.D., '88). (Married.) Assistant secretary Char- ity Organization Society. Member Congregational and Social Reform Clubs.


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BABBITT, EUGENE HOWARD-Teacher, Colum- bia University, New York City; residence Tarrytown. Born in Bridgeport, Conn., May 8, 1859. Educated at State Normal School ('80), Phillips' Andover ('83), Harvard (A.B., '86), and the Universities of Berlin, Copenhagen and Paris. Was instructor in Harvard College, and in Massachusetts Institute of Technology; now instructor in Germanic languages and literature in Columbia University. Member Modern Language Association of America, and American Dialect Society (ex-secretary).




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