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Sculptor; b. St. Louis, 1872; d. Alexander C. and Mary E. (MeKenney) Potter: ed. Art Inst., Chicago; m. Rockland Lake, N. Y .. , Sept., 1859, Robert W. Vonnon (painter). Travelled abroad in 1695, 1857 and 1900. Honors: Second prize for sculpture, Tenn. Centennial, 1896: bronze medal, Paris Exp'n, 1900; Julia G. Shaw prize, Soc. Am. Artist, 1904; gold medal St. Louis Exp'n, 1001. Specialty statuettes of women and children. Work in permanent collections of Art Inst., Chicago, of . Cincinnati Museum, cf Im- perial Museum, Tokio, Japan, and Met. Mu- seum of Art, N. Y. City. Associate Nat. Acad. of Design; mem. Nat. Sculpture Soc., Soc. of American Artists. Address: 33 W. 67th St., N. Y. City.
VONNOH, Robert:
Artist; b. Hartford, Conn., Sept. 17, 1858; ed. Boston public schools, pupil and instr. Mass. Normal Art Sch., IS75-79; irstr. draw- ing, Roxbury Evening Drawing Sch., Boston, and Thayer Acad .; student Academie Julian, Paris, 1ss1-53; m. 1st. Boston, July 7, 1556, Grace D. Farrell (died) ; 2d, Rockland Lake, N. Y., Sept. 19, 1699, Bessie O. Potter, Instr. painting, Cowles Art Sch., Boston, 1984-25; principal E. Boston Evening Drawing Sch., 1883-85; principal instr. portrait and figure painting, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 1SS5- 87: painted and studied abroad, 1887-91; prin- cipal instr. portrait and figure painting, Pa. Acad. Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1891-96. Ex- hibitor Paris Salon, Munich and London Ex- hibitions, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889- 1900; World's Fair Chicago, 1893; Stockholm, 1896; Buffalo, 1901; St. Louis, 1901, etc. Academician, Nat. Acad. Design, painter of portrait, figure, and landscape. Mem. Nat. Jury for Am. Section of Paris Exy'n of 1900: Internat. Juries, Caruegie Expositions at Pittsburgh; Internat. Jury of Awards, St. Louis, 1904. Received medals at Boston, Paris, Chicago, Buffalo, Charlestown, St. Louis, Thomas R. Proctor prize for por- traiture, Nat. Acad. Design. Mem. of the Secession, Munich : Soc. Am. Artists, Soc. Am. Portrait Painters. Clubs: National Arts, Lotos, Salmagundi. Residence: Rock- land Lake, Rockland Co., N. Y. Address: 33 W. 67th St., N. Y. City.
VOORHEES, James D .:
Physician; b. Morristown, N. J., May 21, 1669; s. George E. and Mary G. Voorhees; ed. Princeton, A.B., 1:00. A.M., 1553, Coll. Phys. and Surg. ( Columbia ), M.D., 1.93. Resident physician. Presby'n Hosp., 1894-96. N. Y. Foundling Hosp., 1996.97, Sloane Ma- ternity Hosp., 1-97-1900. lustr. obstetrics since 1597, sec. l'aenlty, 1901-05, Coll. Phys. and Surg. Republican; Presbyterian. Ad- dress : 106 E. Goth St., N. Y. City.
VOORHEES, Willard Penfield:
Jurist; b. New Brunswick, N. J. July 25. 1551: s. Abraham and Jane (JJarvis) Voor. hees: grad. Rutgers Coll, A.B., IST. A.M .; in. New Brunswick, N. J., Mar. 15, 15, Sa- rah Rutgers Neilson. Admitted bar, 1 .. 4, and engaged in practice in the Federal Courts and those of State of N. J .: associate justice Supreme Court of N. J., and, as such, judge of the Court of Errors and Appeals in the last resort in all causes. Director N. B. Fruit Co. Ropublican. Presbyterian. Trus-
tee Wells Memorial Hosp. Pres. N. J. State Bar Ass'n; mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Holland Soc. Recreations: Golf, music. Clubs: N. Y. Athletic, Union (New Bruns- wick, N. J.). Address: New Brunswick, N, J.
VOORHIS, Ernest :
Clergyman; b. N. Y. City, Mar. 8, 1859: s. Commodore Jacob, Jr., and Rachel Tallinan (Bird) Voorhis: ed. at Princeton, class of 1880: Univ. of N. Y., M.1., 1801, Ph.D., 1-0: Gen. Theol. Sem., 1855: m. Ottawa, Ont .. Jump 25, 1890, Isabelle Lampman, d. Rev. Archibald Lampinan. Ordered deacon by Bishop Houry C. Potter, 1555; ordained priest, 1556. in mnin- istry of Episcopal Ch. In charge of mission of St. Johin the Evangelist, St. Johns. N. Y. 1885-88; ass't at St. Augustine's Chapel. Tri .- ity Parish, N. Y. City. 1989: instr, in classics. Cutler Sch., N. Y. City, 1:00: on staff of Ca- thedral of St. John the Divine, N. Y. City, since 1900: head master Cathedral Choir Sch. since 1901. Canon-preceptor of Cathedral since 1905: examining chaplain to Bishop of N. Y. Mem. Chancellor Walworth Lodge. F. and A. M., 260: Holland Soc. N. Y .. Cleriers. Address: Cathedral of St. John the Divine, N. Y. City.
VORSE, Albert White:
Editor: b. Littleton, Mass., Aug. IS. 1:00: s. Albert Buel and Harriet Ellen (White) ; grad. Harvard University, 15$9; m. Amherst. Mass., Oct. 26, 189. Mary Marvin Hear n: children: Heaton White, b. Dec. 15. 19 .. Mary Ellen, b. May S. aME. Agent People's Entertainment Co., 1952-90; exchange elli: r. Philadelphia Press, 1991-92: mem. Peary R ... lief Expd'n. 1892: music critic, N. Y. M:il and Express. 1593-94: literary editor. Boston Commonwealth. 1:94-96: dramatic editor. Il' :.. trated American, 1997: literary adviser. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1$99: asso. editor. The Criterion, 1900: ass't inn'g editor. The New International Encyclopedia, 1901-03. Anthor: Laughter of the Sphinx, 190); Chapters on "Japan under the Constitution," in Japan (Story of the Nations Series), 1906. Mum. Am. Geog. Ass'n, Nat. Geographic S c. Recreations: Aeronautics and sailing boats. Clubs: Aero Club of America, Arctic, An- thors, Explorers. Address: Authors Club, Carnegie Building, N. Y. City.
VORSE, Mary Heaton:
Author: b. N. Y. City: d. Hiram and Ellen (Blackman) Heaton: ed. private teachers : studied painting for several years, schools of Delecluse and Carlorossi. Piris, and Art stu- dents' League of N. Y. City: m. Amhier -:. Mass .. Oct. 26. 1599. Albert White Vorse: children : Heaton White, b. Dec. 1. 1.1. Mary Ellen. b. May s, 1007. Traveled ex- tonsively through Enrype. Author: The Breaking in of a Yachtman's Wife: The Heart of the House: contributed stories ard articles to the Atlantic Monthly, Seribeer's Harper's. MoClure's. AAppleton's, Every. body's. Ninslie's. Harper's Damar, The D lineator. The Bookman, The Critic. etc. Mom D. A. R. ( Mary Mation Chipter). Chibs: Pen and Brush (N. Y. Citv. Lycom (l.» :. don. England). Address: Care A. W. Vorse. AAnthors Cinb, N Y. City.
VOSBURGH, Walter S .:
Journalist: b. N. Y. City; ed, in academies. For many years writer on turf topics in daily
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and weekly papers in N. Y. For several years past, and at present, official handicap- per of racing ass'ns of Eastern turf. Ad- dress: Windsor Arcade, N. Y. City.
VOTEY, Edwin S .:
Manufacturer; pres. and director Votey Organ Co .; sec. and director Aeolian Co., Choralion Co., Orchard Land Co .; sec., ass't treas. and director ÆEolian, Weber Piano and Pianola Co .: treas. and director Orchestrelle Co .; director Universal Music Co., Vocalion Co., Weber Piano Co. Residence: Summit, N. J. Address : 362 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
VREELAND, Edward Butterfield:
Banker, member of Congress; b. Cuba, Al- legany Co., N. Y., 1557; received academic education ; m. Friendship, N. Y., Myra S. Price. Served as sup't of schools of Sala- manca, N. Y., 1877-82; admitted to bar, Iss1, and engaged in practice at Salamanca; since 1891 pres. Salamanca Nat. Bank, and engaged principally in banking and oil business. Elected Nov. 7, 1899, to fill vacancy occa- sioned by resignation of Hon. Warren B. Hooker; reflected 1900, 1902, 1901, 1906, and 190S, from the 37th N. Y. District. to the 57th, 5Sth, 59th, 60th and 61st Congresses. Republican. Address: Salamanca, N. Y.
VREELAND, Frederick King:
Electrical eng'r: b. Jersey City, N. J., Mar. 4, 1574; s. John Van Buskirk and Mary Amelia (Taylor) Vreeland; grad. Stevens Inst. of Technology, M.E., 1:5, Columbia Univ., post-grad. electrical eng'ring and physics. First ass't eng'r, Crocker- Wheeler Electric Co., until 1900; since then engaged in experimental and research work. AAuthor: Maxwell's Theory and Wireless Telegraphy, 1901 ( McGraw Pub. Co.). Patentee of num- ber of U. S. patents, mainly electric. Re- publiean; Presbyterian. Mem. Am. Physi- cal Soc .; fellow A. A. A. S .; Am. Inst. of Electrical Eng'rs; Anthropologieal Soc. of Washington, Nat. Geog. Soc., Torrey Botan- ical Club, Am. Forestry AAss'n. Clubs: Camp- Fire, Montclair Athletic, Montelair Camera. Address: Montelair, N. J.
VREELAND, Herbert Harold :
Railway president ; b. Glon, N. Y., Ort. 28, 1$56; s. Rer. A. H. and Jane (Van Riper) Treeland: m. N. Y. City, Carrie L. Reed. In 1574 entered service of Long Island R. R. Co., and passed through almost every grade of the transportation department to freight and passenger conductor; in 1ss1 became con- ductor on the newly constructed N. Y. City & Northern R. R., afterward N. Y. & North- ern R. R. Co., of which became successively trainmaster. sup't, gen. sup't, gon. my'r; re. signed, 1:93, to become pres. Houston, West St. & Pavonia R. R. Co. of which company and its successors, the Met. Street R'y Co .. Interurban Street R'y Co. (now N. Y. City R'y Co.), and Met. Securities Co., has been pres. ever since. Under his presidency nearly thirty independent and computing companies. owning horse car frais bises, were united in one great system, comprising every surface line in the boroughs of Manhattan and Broux, and the larger part converted to the most modern system of electric traction. Pres, and director of various subsidiary street r's com- panies included in the Metropolitan.System; v .- p. and director Union Exchange Bank. Nat. Bank of Commerce in N. Y., Bridge Operating
Co., Electric Vehicle Operating Co. Was mem: Elec. R'y Test Comm'n of La. Pur- chase Expd'n, St. Louis, 1904; is honorary mem. Tramways and Light Railways Ass'n of Great Britain; mem. Holland Soc., Pil- grims of U. S. Ciubs: N. Y. Railroad (pres.), Lawyers, Transportation, Engineers, National Democratic, N. Y. Athletic, N. Y. Riding, Kishawana Country (Brewster, N. Y.). Address: 621 Broadway, N. Y. City.
VROOMAN, Alfred Scholl:
Physician, surgeon; b. Athens, N. Y., Nov. 8, 1862; s. David and Margaret (Whittaker) Vrooman; ed. public schools, private instruc- tion, Univ. of Vt., M.D., 1887; post-grad. N. Y. City; m. High Falls, N. Y., 1890. Helen Van Demark; children: Janet II., Elizabeth. Examining surgeon, Recruiting Station, Kings- ton, N. Y., during Philippine War; ex-health officer, Marbletown, Ulster Co. N. Y. At- tending physician, City of Kingston Hosp .; examiner, Travellers' Ins. Co., Columbian Nat. Ins. Co. (Boston). Protestant. Mem. Dutch Reformed Ch. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, Ulster Co. Med Soc., N. Y. State Med. Soc. Address: 131 Fair St., Kingston, N. Y.
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WACHENHEIM, Frederick L .:
Physician: b. N. Y. City, Feb. 13, 1870; s. Leopold and Bessie (Bijur) Wachenheim : ed. Columbia Grammar School, to 1885, Co- . lumbia Univ., A.B., 1989, M.D., 1892: m. N. Y. City, June 4, 1908, Carrie K. Rothschild. Practising medicine in N. Y. City from grad- nation ; attending pediatrician, Mount Sinai Hosp. Dispensary, N. Y. City. Fellow N. Y. Acad. Medicine; mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, and other' medical societies: mem. committee on Tuberculosis Charity Organization Soc. Au- thor: Climatic Treatment of Children, and many shorter medical articles. Address: 111 W. 85th St., N. Y. City.
WADDELL, Charles Carey:
Author, magazine writer; b. Chillicothe. O., Mar. 3, 1870; s. William and Jane (McCoy) Waddell; ed. Marietta (O.) Coll. (literary honors, and winner of Harvard prize) ; m. Sayville, L. I., Aug. 16, 1906, Louise Forss- lund, author. Editor and prop'r Chillicothe (O.) Daily News, 1896-1900; removed to N. Y. City, 1900; first engaged in literary work. 1903. Author: Van Suyden Sapphires, 1905 (Dodd, Mead & Co.); 36 serials; 94 short stories. Mayor. city of Chillicothe, O., two terms, 1-91-95, being youngest mayor in U. S. Address: Sayville, L. I., N. Y.
WADDELL, Louise Forsslund:
Novelist, short story writer; b. Sayville. L. I., N. Y., Mar. 13. 1578; d. Andrew D. and Ann Eliza ( Brown) Foster: ed. Sayville pub- lie sch .; Packer Collegiate Inst., Brooklyn, N. Y., and by private tutor: m. Savville. L. T., N. Y .. Ang. 16, 1906, Carey Waddell (anthor). Anthor: The Story of Sarah, 1901 (Brentano) ; The Ship of Dreams, Bog ( Har. per) : serial in Ladies' Home Journal, The Dutchtown Stories, 1001; and numerous short stories in leading magazines. Worked at fie- tion since childhood; made study of Long Island baymen and the present-day Dutch folk of Long Island Recreations: Walking,
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horseback riding. Address: Sayville, L. I., | Luke's Hosp. Clubs: University, Technol- N. Y. ogy. Address: 150 W. 59th St., N. Y. City. WADSWORTH, Craig W .:
WADE, Herbert Treadwell:
Editor, author; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 2. 1872; s. Daniel T. and Margaret A. (Munroe ) Wade; ed. Morse Sch., grad. Columbia Coll .. A.B., 1893. Ass't, physics, Columbia Univ., 1893-99; editorial staff Internat. Year Book; editor, Physics and Applied Sciences. New Interna- tional Encyclopedia; editor Nelson's Ency- clopædia. Author: (With Wm. Hallock) Out- lines of the Evolution of Weights and Meas- ures and the Metric System, 1906 ( Macmillan Co.). Mem. Sons of Revolution, Soc. of Co- lunial Wars, Columbia Coll. Alumni Iss'n. Clubs; University, Columbia Univ. Address: 149 E. 46th St., N. Y. City.
WADHAMS, Frederick Eugene:
Lawyer; b. Wadham. Mills, Essex Co., N. Y., Sept. 27, 1552: s. William Luman and Emeline Loretta (Cole) Wadhams: ed. com- mon schools Essex Co., Boys' Acad .. Albany, N. Y., 1866-68; Cornell Univ., 1869-71; grad. Albany Law Sch., Union Univ., LL.B., 1876; m. Albany, N. Y., Oct. 9, 1578, Emma Louise Jones, d. Dr. Erasmus D. Jones; one daugh- ter, Elizabeth Jones Wadhams, wife of Gar- land Robinson, of Albany, N. Y. (died March 23, 1907). Admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1876. Dem- ocrat. Episcopalian: mem. St. Peter's Ch. Sec. B'd of Statutory Consolidation, appt'd to consolidate and revise the laws of the State of N. Y .; sec. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n since 1899: treas. \m. Bar Ass'n since 1902; trustee Albany Homeopathic Hosp. Mem. Theta Delta Chi fraternity, Sons of Revolu- tion, Soc. of War of 1s12. Clubs: Fort Orange, University (Albany), Country. Res- idence: 217 Lark St. Address: 37 Tweddle Bld'g, Albany, N. Y.
WADICK, Arthur Howard:
Lawyer: b. Jersey City, N. J., Dec. 19. 1874; s. Richard and Mary Anne ( Gillespie) Wadick: ed. public sch .: grad. N. Y. Univ. Law Sch., IL.B., 1-98 ( first honorable men- tion ) : m. N. Y. City. June 23, 1903, Mary N'itz-Simon Molloy. Republican: mem. for several years of Republican County Com. of N. Y. County. Roman Catholic. Mem. N. Y. Univ. Alumni. Brownson Catholic Club of N. Y. City. Address: 653 E. 236th St., Bronx, N. Y. City.
WADSWORTH. Augustus:
Physician: b. Brooklyn, N. Y .. Oct. 25. 1872: s. Charles Davis and Clara ( Blanchard ) Wadsworth; ed. Mass. Inst. Technology (biology course). S.B., 1993; Coll. Phys. and Surg., Columbia Univ., M.D., 1-96, St. Luke's Hosp .. 1$97-99: studied at Berlin and Vienna, June-Oct., 199: unmarried. Ahunni fellow in pathology and ass't in bacteriology and hygiene, Coll. Phys. and Sure .. Columbia Univ .. 1999-1901; since 1901 Alonzo Clark scholar in pathology and associate in bac- teriology and hygiene, Coll. Phys. and Sure., Columbia Univ. Asset physician to Rose- volt Hosp., Out- Patient Dep't. Conther of professional papers on medical, bacteriologi- cal and hygienic subjects to leading med. journals. Mem. Am. Ass'n Pathologists and Bacteriologists. Soc. for Experimental Medi- cine and Biology. N. Y. Acad. Medicine. N. Y. County Med. Soc., N. Y. State Med. Soc., N. Y. Pathol. Soc., Soc. of the Alumni of St. 1301
Diplomat: b. Philadelphia, 1972; s. Craiz W. and Evelyn ( Peteis) Wadsworth: grad. Harvard Coll. Has traveled extensively. In Spanish-Am. War with the Rough Riders as a private: promoted after the battle of San Juan. Served on President Roosevelt's staff when he was governor of N. Y. State. In 1502 appt'd 3d sec. of the American Embassy at the Court of St. James: in 1905 appt'd 2d sec. Republican. Recreations: Shooting, hunting. polo. Clubs: Knickerbocker. Rac- quet, Jockey (N. Y. City), Metropolitan ( Washington, D. C.), The St. James (London, England). Address: 105 Mount St., London, W., England.
WADSWORTH, James Wolcott:
Farmer, ex-member Congress; b. Philadel- phia, Pa., Oct. 12, 1546; was preparing at New Haven, Conn., to enter Yale College. but entered army in fall of 1SC4, and served on staff of Gen. G. K. Warren to the close of the war; m. Louisa Travers. Went to Geneseo. N. Y., and engaged in farming pur- suits; supervisor town of Geneseo. 15.5-7": mem. N. Y. Assembly. 1578, 1st9; comptroller State of N. Y., 1580-81: elected to 47th and 48th Congresses, 1-s1-55: elected, 1590, to 32d Congress, and reelected biennially, serving 1991-1903. from 30th N. Y. Dist., and 1903 .. from 34th N. Y. Dist .: nominated. 1906. for GOth Congress, but defeated. Republican. Address: Geneseo, N. Y.
WADSWORTH, James Wolcott, Jr .:
Farmer, speaker N. Y. Assembly: b. Gene- seo, N. Y .. Aug. 12, 1st .: s. James Wolcott and Louisa (Travers) Wadsworth: ed. St. Mark's Sch., Southboro, Mass .; Yale Univ., B.A., 1998; m. Newbury, N. II., Sept. 3). 1972. Alice Hay: children: Evelyn. b. 1903. James Jeremiah, b. 1905. Farming since 18.9: direc- tor Geneseo Valley Nat. Bank. Made trip around the world in winter of 1809. Served as private Bittery A. Pennsylvania Field Ar- tillery, Porto Rico. 1s.S. Elected member
of Assembly (N. Y.) from Livingston (o .. 1901; reelected 1905, 1906, 1907 and 190s: elected Speaker of Assembly. Jan., 1906; reelected Jan .. 197, and Jan. 100S. Republican. Epis- copalian. Trustee N. Y. State Public Build- ings, Comm'r of the Land Office of N. Y. State. Trustee Cornell Univ. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs: University. Racquet and Tennis, Yale (N. Y. City) : Metropolitan ( Washington, D. C.) : Fort Orange (Albany). Address: Mount Morris, N. Y.
WADSWORTH. William Austin:
Landed proprietor: b. Dec. s. ISE; s. Wil- liam Wolcott and Emmeline (Austin) Wads- worth; ed. day school in Boston; in Europe. 1-59-65 (studied in Switzerland, Italy, and Germany) : grad. Harvard. 170 (honors in chemistry ); Berlin Univ. : m Conit. Mass .. Sept. 4. 1901. Elizabeth Greene Perkins: one son. William Perkins, b. Sept. 16. 1:05. Pres. Villare of Genesen; pres Water Comm's and Sewer Comm's; einm'a B'd of Super. visors, Livingston Co .: chan'n Bed of Forest. Fish and Game Commission, N. Y. Ste. Private dd Mass. Vol. Militia: private Inde. pendent Corps Cadets. M. V. M .: miir and Quartermaster U. S. Vols. in Sorini-h Am. War, on stad's of Gen. Wesley Merritt
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and Gen. Otis; served in Calif. and the Philip- pines. Republican. Episcopalian. Pres. Pub- lic Library of Geneseo, N. Y .; trustee State Normal Sch., Geneseo, N. Y. Mem. Am. For. estry Ass'n, Mil. Order of the Caribas. Am. Geog. Soc .. Nat. Geog. Soc., Iss'n truly of the Philippines, Am. Natural History Soc., N. Y. Zoological Sve., Mil. Service Iust., N. Y. State Agricultural Sve. (ex-pres. ), Liv. ingston Co. Agricultural Soc. tex-pres.) : ex- pres. Good Roads Iss'n. Village Improve- ment Ass'n. New York Farmers. Clubs : Cez- tury, Knickerbocker. Brook. University, Play- ers, Harvard. Metropolitan, Yacht. Farmers, Boone and Crockett (N. Y. City), Somerset, Tavern ( Boston), AArmy and Navy, Metropolitan (Washington, D. C.). Buffalo. (Buffalo), Genesee Valley / Rochester ). 1d. dresses: 45 Beacon St., Boston, Mass .; Gen- eseo, N. Y.
WAGNALLS, Adam Willis:
Publisher. clergyman: b. Lithopolis. O., Sept. 21. 1543: grad. Wittenberg Coll., Spring- field, O., in 1800; studied theology in Witten- berg Sem .; m. 1508. Anna Willis. In lsp? ordained. and became pastor of the First Lutheran Ch. in Kansas City. Mo., in ly .. Moved to Kansas, and was city clerk of Itch- inson, 1871-73: removing to N. Y. City, en- tered the publishing business in IND. and was one of the founders of the publishing house of Funk & Warnails Co., publishers of the Standard Dietionary, the Jewish Encrelo- pædia, and many other important works. Address: 44-00 E. 204 St., N. Y. City.
WAGNALLS, Mabe !:
Author, pianiste: b. Kansas City. Mo .. April 20, 1571; d. Adam Willis Wagnalls (of Funk & Wagnalls, publishers. ) and An a ( Willis) Wagnalls: cariy education under mother's instruction. Went to Europe in 1ss5, taking musical courses in Paris and Vienna and afterward in Berlin as pupil of Franz Küllak. Played piano in concerts of Berlin Singakademie with orchestra. 1959; made first American appearance with the Theodore Thomas Orchestra in N. Y. City Jan. 11, 1991: has since appeared in concerts with many high class orchestra and other musical organization. Contb'r of short and serial stories to magazines. AAuthor: Mis- erère, 1:02; Stars of the Opera, by .: Selma the Soprano, Is05: The Palace of Danger, 1908. . Address : ! E. 21 St., N. Y. City. WAGNER. Charles G .:
Physician: b. Minden, Mintzomery Co .. N. Y .; s. Edward and Vidi Ehaavr .Gras ) Wagner: ed. public schools. Driea. N. Y. Cornell Univ .. B.S., 1 .... Columbia l'air., M.D., les2: post-graduate study abroad. Isso, 1:00, 1906: m. Binghamton. N. Y., Nov. 2. 1903, Lizzie S. Bennett. House physician and house surgeon, Presby'n Hosp .. N. Y. City. 18 2-84: ass't physician N. Y. Stoute Lanatic Asylum, l'ti
hamon Staen Hosp. Since Associate editor .Am. poraal of M-mity, 1>-k -!!: : ris. ter Cornell Univ., I.e.l. : pres. Bram (). Med. Sie, bet men. Am. MedanPsychol. Ass'n, N. Y. State Med. Sar. Binghamton Acad. Medicine. Pres. Uniet Pior and Four- dry Co. Independent in politics Finisco- palian. Recreations : Motoring. bride whist. Mem. Binghamton Chamber of Commerce Sons of Revolution. Clubs: Binghamton, Dobson,
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WAGNER, Franklin A .:
Lawyer: b. D. cstur, Mich,, Ist": s. Jo- senh and Helen (Blauvelt) Wagner: ed. Uciv. of Michigan, 1:09-101 ( Lit.). LL.B., I'm4; m. Rockford, III., Ince :. 1906. Ethel May Putnam: one daughter, Helen Catherine, b. March 5, 19 8. Traveled extensively in Eu- rope in 1900 as private sec. to Cyrus H. Me- Cormick, of Chicago; now pres. Internat. Harvester Co. Enlisted in Michigan Nat. Guard, April, 1506: with 31st Reg't, Michi- gan Vol. Inf., in Spanish-Am. War; enlisted Island Lake. Jiich., April 20, 1:58; mustered out, Savannah. Ga., May 17. 13.9. In camp at Chickamauga Park. May 10-Aug. 9); Knox- ville. Tenn., Aug. 2)-Jan. 10, 1:93: Savannah, Ga., to Jan. 27; Santa Clara Provinee. Cuba. Feb. 2-April 5. Corporal and company clerk of Company A; staff correspondent The De- troit Journal with the res't. Medals, City of Ann Arbor and State of Mich. Partner, Parker & Wagner. lawyers: sec., treas. and director U. S. Corp'n Co. Republican: Unitar- ian. Pres. Sigma Nu Alumni Ass'n: mem. Univ. of Mich. Alumni Ass'n. The Michican Clubs: Graduates, Riverside Repub- lican. Address: Mutual Life Buildings, N. Y. City.
WAGSTAFF. Alfred:
Lawyer: b. N. Y. City. Mar., 1844: s. Al- fred and Sarah Platt (Du Bois) Warstax: grad. Columbia Univ. Law Dep't. LL.B .; m. Mar., 1550. Mary A. Barnard; children: Al- fred F. David. Samuel J .. George B., Mar- goret B. Many years mem. irm of North, Warl & Wagstaff: major, 9th N. Y. Vet. Vol .. discharged July. IN5: colonel, loth Rez . N. Y. N. G., Staff Ist div. N. G. staff Gov. Fenton. Nem. Assembly, 18.6-73: State Sea- ator. 1ST6-75: pres. N. Y. & Brooklyn Bridge Co .: clerk. Court of Common Piers; clerk. Appellate Div .. Supreme Court, Erst dep't. Pres. Christopher & Inth St. R. R. : director Central Crosstown R. R. Democra :: Episco- pahan. Trustee Samaritan Home for Ared. Pres. Am. Soc. Prevention of Cruelty to Ani- mals: mem. St. Nicholas Soc., Military Order Loyal Lezion. Holland S.c .. Phoenix Chap. Clubs: Union. Manhattan, South Side, Cam- era River. AAddress: 27 and 29 Madison _Iv., N. Y. City.
WAHLE, Charles G. F .:
City magistrate: b. N. Y. City: s. Charles G. F. Wahle: ed. public schools, and grad. Coll. City of N. Y .: and attended Univers.is Law Sch .: m. June I., 1-21. Fiorence Kath- erine. d. John G. Budd, late of Sag Harbor. 1 .. I .; clublren: Florence Antoinette, Carl Budd, Amelia Clara, Victor Raymond. Sind- ied law: admitted to Far. and engiced in active practice. Appt'd ly Mayor Grimt. I school inspector for Fifth Inspection Dist. of N. Y. City: appt'd by Mayor Grant, Ist ore of comm'rs of accounts for City of N. Y. ; p. appt'd by Mayor city Was see if the e minute having in charge the Columbian Celebration of the City of N. Y., and appt'd Ly Mayor Gilroy men. of committee to rep- resent the city at Manhattan Day celebration at World's Columbian For'n. Chicago Is: appt'd by Mayor Mcclellan as city matis. trate of the City of N. Y .: resiznel. 1.ºs. Demverat. mem. Tammany Society (vice-
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