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Army. Jewish. Mem. Elektrotechnische: Verein, Berlin. Elektrotechnischer Verein. Darmstadt. Am. Inst. Elec. Eng'rs Iluminat- ing Enz'ring Soc. Address: 500 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
WOLBARST, Abraham Leo:
Surgeon: b. N. V. City. Aug. 4. 1922: s. Barnard and Jane (Appelbaum) Wolbars? : ed. Coll City of N. Y., Coll. Phys, and surg. ( Columbia ) M.D. Specialist in surgery of the genito-urinary organs since graduation. served for a time as medical expert to the Finance Dep't of N. Y. City under Comp- troller Grout. Prof. genito-urinary surgery at N. Y. School of Clinical Medicine, at- tending genito urinary surgeon to Both Is. rael Hosp., and West Side German Dispen- sary: mom. Am. Med. AAss'n. N. Y. St. and County Med. Societies, AAm. Urobatal Iss'n, Eastern Med. Soc., East Side Physi- vians Ass'n. honorary president
Fra Club: member Am. and. Sanitary Prophylaxis; director Jowis'ı
Protectory and il Si. Author of hals articles and pamphlets on medical sulderes in professional and tay Journals. Address. 105 E. Joth St., N. Y. City.
one year with Castle Square Open to .: Sulo- ist with Boston Symphony Orchestra, That ?- dore Thomas Orchestra of Chicago, in Chi- cago six times and en tour three years; with WOLF, Henry: Pittsburgh Orchestra two tours and in Pitts. Artist, engraver: b. Fckwersheim, Alsace. Ang. 3. 1-02: s. Simon and Pamline (kitin .. er) Wolf: ed. in schools of DAwerden! burgh; N. Y. Symphony Orchestra: N. Y. Oratorio Soc .: tour- Branche U. S. right yours. With principal orchestras and soein. ties in London. Enelr.l. Liverpool, etc. P'n. apprenticeship to much. engris, but Mer took un drawing and new world, all studied in the atelier of das hery an artist engraver: m. N. Y. (Pv. Sept. 2. 1. Rose Massie: children: Hangon Achille. Austin Massie. Came to ['_ > .. 1.1: prae- gaged for Norwich Festival and Sheffield Fes- tival in England for O ... 8; encared as leading basso, Metropolitan Opera House. V. Y. City, for four years beginning pas. Solo- ist at Cincinnati Festival and all leading festivals throughout America. Tours have tised first in Albany and then worked in .V. covered on an average, thirty thousand miles! Y. City: attended life class at evening art 1333
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school at Cooper Union, 1873-75; in 1877 began work on own account and contributed to Harper's Magazine and Century Magazine. Has engraved paintings of Gerome, Breton, Cazin Morot, Dagnan-Bouveret, Benjamin- Constant, Meissonier, Israels. Diaz, Corot, Gilbert Stuart, Cecilia Beaux. Wyant, Sargent, Wiles, Thayer, Eastman Johnson, Harrison, Homer, Ranger, Inness, Gifford, Martin, Whistler, Low, Brush, Alexander, Weir, Men- zel, Lenbach, and many others. Has pub- lished original engravings; The Evening Star, 1897; The Morning Star, 1903; A Duck Pond, 1906; Morning Mists, 1907 (cdition of 100 proofs on Japan paper). Also published Portrait of Thomas Jefferson after the paint- ing by Charles Wilson Peale, in Indepen- dence Hall, Philadelphia; Portrait of Thomas Carlyle. after Whistler; """My Mother," from the Luxembourg Gallery, Paris, after Whist- ler, "Miss Alexander," after Whistler. En- graved five masterpieces for the Mot. Mu- seum of Art, N. Y. City: "Young Woman at a Window," after Ian Van der Meer of Delft; "Boy with the Sword," after Manet; "Balthazar Carlos," after Velasquez; "'Por- trait of a Girl," after Leonardo de Vinci; ',,
"Day Dreams,'
after Thomas Couture.
Engraved for private use portraits of William T. Evans, Louis Stern, Joseph Pulit- zer, Mr. Hearn, Mr. R. A. Canfield; of each of which a limited edition of proofs on Ja- pan paper were printed for presentation to friends of the subjects; for several years has been engraving a "Series of Women" for Harper's Magazine and executing private orders, reproducing paintings for collectors and family portraits. Awards received: Hon- orable mention, lses. gold medal, 1895, Paris Salon; honorable mention, Paris Exp'n, 18-9, silver medal, Paris Exp'n, 1900; medal, World's Columbian Exp'n, 1893; silver medal, Exposition de Beaux Arts, Rouen, France, 1903; diploma and grand prize awarded by Inter- nat. Superior Jury, La. Purchase Exp'n, St. Louis, 1904. Mem. Jury for Paris Exp'ns of 1889 and 1900; Jury of Admissions and Awards, Pan-Am. Exp'n, Buffalo, 1961; mem. Advisory Com. and of Internat. Jury of Awards, La. Purchase Exp'n, 1901. Associate academician, Nat. Acad. Design, 1905; ava- demician, 190º; mem. Internat. Soc. Senlp- tors, Painters and Gravers, London, Eng- land; Alliance française: artist mom. Lotos Club. Address: 110 E. 91st St., N. Y. City. WOLFE, Edwin Philip:
Capt. Med. Dep't, U. S. A .: b. Clarinda, Ia., Mar. 19, 1571: s. Samuel Alexander and Susan (Brown) Wolfe; ed. dist. schools, Page Co., Ja., and Pawnee Co., Neb., 1-76-5 ;; grad. Amity Coll., College Springs, Ia., A.B., 1892, Med. Dep't, George Washington Univ., Washington, D. C., M.D., 1 96 (second hon. mention ) : City Hosp., N. Y. City, June 1, 1896, to Dec. 1, 10 ;: m. Winnsboro, S. C., Jan. 11, 1-99, Elizabeth Theresa Gerig. Com- menced practice in N. Y. City, Mar., 1998; clinical ass't to chair of gynecology, N. Y. Polyclinic, since 1-9. Clerk Bureau of Pon- sions, 1591-96: special examiner, Bureau of Pensions, 1895. Commissioned ass't surgeon in the Army. Dec. 12. 1-9%; promoted to grade of capt .. Dec. 12. 1903: served in Cuba, 1-90. 1900: Philippine Islands, 1904-06; in Mindanao, P. I., during Moro campaign, 1901. Mem. Ass'n Mil. Surgeons U. S. Address: 391 Washington St., N. Y. City.
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WOLFE, Henderson Malcolm:
Banker: 1. Mullenburg, Luzerne Co .. Pa .. Mar. 3. 1873; s. William Henry Harrison and Clarissa (IIess) Wolfe; ed. common schools, Pa., Keystone Acad., Factoryville, P ... Wood's Business Coll., Scranton, Pa., and N. Y. Univ. Law Sch., LL.B .; m. Scranton, Pa., Oct. 3, 1896, Elizabeth Fayerweather Wood ; one son: Henderson Malcolm, Jr., b. 1-96. Mem. of N. Y. Bar. Republican. Sec .. ass't treas. and trustee in the Hahnemann Hosp., City of N. Y. Vice-pres. Corn Exchange Bank, N. Y. City. Address: 13 William St., N. Y. City.
WOLFE, S. Herbert:
Consulting actuary ; b. Baltimore, Md., Mar. 19, 1574; s. Solomon Baird and Fannie (Behrens) Wolfe: ed. public schools of Bal- timore and N. Y. City and Coll. City of N. Y .: m. N. Y. City, Dec. 9, 1901, Flora Heidelberg: children : Eleanor M., b. 1903. Frances B .. b. 1907. Was actuary of Conn. Insurance Dep't, and had charge of the inquiry into assessment organizations. Has been connected with over twenty State Insurance Departments either as consulting actuary or examiner, and is also consulting actuary for numerous companies and fraternal orders. Fellow Royal Sintist. Soc. of Great Britain, member Am. Statist. Ass'n, Am. Museum of Natural History; companion Mil. Order Loyal Legion. Author: Inheritance Tax Calculations (Baker, Voorhis & Co.); compiler of annual Investment Di- rectory of Insurance Companies ( Insurance Press). Clubs: Underwriters, Lawyers. Re- publican, Fairview Country. Residence: 1.55 Fifth Av. Address: 165 Broadway, N. Y. City.
WOLFF, Julius:
Specialist in diseases of the eye, ear and nose: b. N. Y. City. Dec. 3. 1-69: s. Herman and Adele (Tobias) Wolff: ed. Dr. J. Sachs's Collegiate Inst., till 15-6, Harvard Coll., LB., 1.00, Coll. Phys. and Sure. (Columbia), M.D .. 1593, house surgeon German Hosp .. N. Y. City 2 years; studied in Eurone 3 years. till April, 1898; m. N. Y. City, Jan. 20, 1004, Hilda T. Adler; one daughter: Katherine Adele. b. April 12, 1906. Has practised as specialist in diseases of the eye. car and nose in N. Y. City, since Max. 108. Independent in poli- tics. Mem. Medical staff of Mt. Sinai Hasp. and Dispensary; mom. of several medical s .- cieties. Address: 108 E. G2d St., N. Y. City. WOLFSON. Arthur M .:
First ass't in history, De Witt Clinton High School: b. Chicago, IlL., April 10. 1 ;;; s. Rudolph and Naney ( Mayer) Wolfson: ed. Harvard Coll., A.B., 1993, Harvard l'uiv .. .. M., 1596, Ph.D., 198. Author: Wolison's Es- sentials in Ancient History (Am. Book ( .. ): contrb'r to Am. Historical Review and other historical and educational publications. Mem. Am. Ilist. Ass'n. Ilist. Ass'n of Mil- dle States and Maryland. Schoolmaster.' Ass'n of N. Y. and vicinity. Club: Hrvarl. Address: De Witt Clinton High School, N. Y. City.
WOLJESKA-TINDOLPH. Helen:
Artist, author: b. Vienna, Austria. Frb. 23. 3-55; ed. St. Louis School of Fine Arts. 1:00 06: m. in Chicago, Il., July 21. DO. Dr. Leander Tindolph. one daughter. Mary Wol irsk. b. May 20, Mor Brought up ou com. try estate: came to America, 195; lived on
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farm in Missouri until 1889; St. Louis Art Sch., 1890-96; opened studio in St. Louis, 1896. Exhibited oil paintings in Soc. of Western Artists and St. Louis Yearly Exp'n; began to write for the Criterion, then in St. Louis, and for the St. Louis Mirror in 1897; went to Chicago, Jan., 1899, to work for Her- bert S. Stone and Ill. Engraving Co .; came to N. Y. City in fall of 1899; since then en- gaged in literary and art work for various magazines; Life, Smart Set, Metropolitan Magazine, Vogue, Harper's Bazar, Good Housekeeping, etc.
Author : Woman's Confessional, 1905 (Life Publishing Co.). Address: Yonkers, N. Y.
WOOD, Arthur King:
Banker; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 2, 1875; s. Stephen and Marianna Maris Wood: m. N. Y. City, Nov. 8, 1902, Marguerite Richardson. In real estate business, 1893-94; mg'r estate of Hamilton Fish, 1899-1902; ass't sec. 1903, sec. and treas., 1904-07; v .- p. and director Van Norden Trust Co., 1907-08; v .- p. and di- rector Twelfth Ward Bank, 1907-08; now pres. and trustee Franklin Trust Co. Residence: 10 Pierrepont St., Brooklyn,
WOOD, Benjamin F .:
Chief engineer, U. S. N .; b. Brownsville, Jefferson Co., N. Y., Oct. 6, 1830: s. James and Caroline Wood; ed. common schools; m. Ist, Brownsville, N. Y., 1860, Hannah Gilling- ham; one daughter, Fannie HI., b. 1861; 2d, Blanche Davis, one daughter, one son. En- tered the navy as third ass't eng'r, July 1, 1861; served in the Pacific and N. Atlantic Squadrons and James River during the War of Rebellion; after peace was declared went on duty in the European, Asiatic and Home Squadrons; his last active duty was, as chief eng'r, superintending gov't work at the Con- tinental Iron Works, Brooklyn, N. Y., from which duty he was retired, having reached the retirement age, in 1892, with rank of commander; was on duty at the N. Y. Navy Yard during the Spanish War. Republican. Mem. Mil. Order Loyal Legion of C. S., N. Y. City Commandery. Address: 213 N. Ful- ton Av., Mount Vernon, N. Y.
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WOOD, Chalmers:
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Jan. 30, 1856; s. William and Margaret ( Lawrence ) Wood; ed. in private sehs. and by private tutors; grad. Columbia Coll., A.B., 15. Columbia Law Sch., LL.B., 1577; m. N. Y. City, June 9, 1ss1, Ellen Appleton Smith: children: Chal- mers, Jr., b. ]>53, William Lawrence, b. Issi, Mary Appleton, b. 1592, Francis Appleton, b. 1894. Independent Democrat. Protestant. Mem. Bar. Ass'n, City of N. Y., Delta Phi fraternity. Club: Union. Address: 918 Lex. ington Av., N. Y. City.
WOOD, Cornelius D .:
Elec. eng'r; b. Brooklyn, N. Y .; s. Cornel- ins D. and Helen (Ogden) Wood: grad. Yale ( Sheffield Scientific School), Ph.B., 1900; m. Brooklyn, Oet. 17, 1905, Olive Morgan Greer: one son: Cornelius D. Wood, Jr., b. 1006. Engaged in professional practice as clee. eng'r since graduation. Is mom. Squadron C. N. G. N. Y. Mom. Delta Phi fraternity. Clubs: Yale, Union League ( Brooklyn). Ad- dress: 799 E. 18th St., Brooklyn.
WOOD, Gilbert Congdon:
Medical publisher : b. N. Y. City, June 21. 1809; s. William 11. S. and Emma ( Congdon)
Wood; ed. Haverford Coll., .A.B., les9: in. Greenwich, Conn., Dec., 1905. Beulah L. Field ; one daughter. Boulal, b. July, 1907. Copart- ner William Wood & Co. Mem. St. Nicholas Society, N. Y. Zool. Soc. Clubs: University, Knollwood Country. Address: 51 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
WOOD, Harry Parker:
Lawyer; b. Quincy, Ill., July 19, 16 ;;; s. Charles Irving and Antoinette (Wright) Wood; ed. Phillips Acad., Andover. Mass .; Yale Univ., 1900, Harvard Law School, 1903. Began practice of law with Lord, Day & Lord, N. Y. City, 1903-05; then formed part- nership of Wood & Goldsmith; practising alone since May 1, 1908. Has traveled in England and Continent of Europe. Pres. Crosstown Realty Co. Episcopalian. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity ( Yale). Rec- reations: Fishing, hunting, yachting. Clubs: Yale (N. Y. City). Eccentric (Gloversville, N. Y.). Address: Yale Club, 30 W. 44th St., N. Y. City.
WOOD, Henry A. Wise:
Inventor and writer: b. N. Y. City, March 1, 1866; s. Fernando Wood, ex-Mayor of N. Y. City, and Alice Fenner (Mills) Wood; ed. Media Acad., Media, Pa .; m. Elizabeth Ogden Brower; one daughter: Elizabeth Wood. Inventor of an automatic machine. called Autoplate, now in general use, which has revolutionized the making of the stereo- type printing plates of newspapers, there- tofore made by hand, for which was granted, 1908, the Elliott Cresson gold medal by the Franklin Inst., Philadelphia. Anthor: Fan- cies, poems. 1903; The Book of Symbols, 1004; Money Hunger, 1908, and other writings. Pres. Campbell Printing Press & MIf's Co., Wood & Nathan Co., Intalio Printing Machine Co., Automatic Furnace Co., and The Process Co. Mem. Am. Geog. Soc. Fellow A. A. A. S. and Soc. Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Clubs: N. Y. Yacht, Engineers, Ardsley. Aero Club of America. Address: 1 Madison Av., N. Y. City.
WOOD, J. Walter:
Physician and surgeon; b. Mariners Har- bor, Staten Island, N. Y., April 23. 1556: s. Walter Dongan and Catherine S. (Van Name) Wood; direct descendant Gov. Dongan, first Colonial governor; ed. Grammar School No. 35, 13th St., N. Y. City, 1973 ( valedictorian ), Coll. City N. Y., A.B. I. A.M. M.1. Coll. Phys. and Surgeons of N. Y. City. 191: m. West New Brighton, S. I., Matie Sprazne: children: Agnes S. Garnsey of Billings, Mont., Walter Dongan, (Cornell 1909), Leroy C. Democrat: has served as health oficer of town of Northfield, health officer village of Port Richmond, coroner of Richmond Co., coroner physician: now ass't registrar of Records of Borough of Richmond. Director of North Shore Building. Loan and Savings AAss'n. Methodist. Mem. Richmond Med. Soc., N. Y. State Med. Soc., Greater N. Y. Med. Soc., attending physician of actors Fund Home, visiting surgeon of S. R. Smith Infirmary: chief examining physician of Equitable Life Assurance Soc. for Richmond County. Master Richmond Lodge No. C. F. and .1. M., past district deputy of 11th Ma- sonic Dist., past high priest of Tyrian Chap. ter. R. A. M. past commander of Empire Commandery K. T., past grand represents- 1335
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tive of Grand Commandery of Missonn. K. T .; past chancellor of Kaights of Pythias. Address: 2110 Richmond Terrace, Port Rich- mond, N. Y.
WOOD, James:
Farmer; b. near Mt. Ksco, N. Y., Nov. 12, 1839; s. Stephen and Phveb? ( Underhill) Wood; grad. Haverford Coll., A.M .; m. Phila., Pa., June 6, 1-66. Emily Hollingsworth Mor- ris; children: Ellen MI., Carolena JI .. I. IIol- lingsworth. Has never been in active busi- ness. Has traveled extensively in Europe, Western Asia, Northern Africa, and N. Amer- ica. Presidential elector for President Roose- velt. Republican. Quaker. Pres. B'd Mg'rs, N. Y. State Reformatory for Women. West- chester Temporary Home for Destitute Chil- dren; mg'r of Haverford Coll., and trustee of Bryn Mawr Coll., Pa .; v .- p. Am. Bible Soc. ; pres. Westchester Co. Bible Soc. ; pres. Hort. Soc., N. Y .; ex-pres. N. Y. S. Agr'! Soc. Club : Transportation. Address : Mit. Fisco, N. Y.
WOOD, James Tuttle:
Banker: b. Riverhead, L. I., 1SCG: s. John and M. M. (Vail) Wood; ed. Columbia Coll., 1559. Pres. Riverside Bank, Baukers' Realty and Security Co .. South Shore Trac- tion Co., Cross Island Traction Co .: v .- p. and director Northern Bank of N. Y., Wash- ington Savings Bank; director Aetua Indem- nity Co. of Hartford. Am. Automatic Switch Co., Fidelity Development Co., Oysterman's Nat. Bank, Title and Guarantee Co. of Rochester. Address: 57th St. and Sth Av., N. Y. City.
WOOD, John Seymour:
Lawyer, author; b. Utica, N. Y., 1853; s. George w. and Harriet ( Clark) Wood; grad. Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., 1570, Yale A.B., 1874, Columbia Law Sch., 1576; m. Bat- tleboro, Vt., Sept. 15, 150, Mary B. Harris. Mem. of law firm Staples & Wood till 1-93. Editor Bachelor of Arts Magazine, 1:96-98. Author: Gramercy Park, 1-92: A daughter of Venice; Vale Yarns: A Coien of Vantage: College Days: Old Bean, etc. Independent Democrat. Episcopalian. Clubs: University, N. Y. Athletic. Authors, Yale, Apawamis of Rye. N. Y. Residence: 131 E. 19th St. Ad- dress: 20 Broad St., N. Y. City. WOOD, Joseph:
Lawyer: b. Riverhead. L. I., Aug. 12, 1862; s. John and Martha ( Vail) Wood: grad. Yale, A.B., Isst: Columbia, A.M. and LL.B., 190; m. New Castle Co., Delaware, March 4, 1991. Ellen Purves Ty'out: children: Elizabeth Maxwell Tybout, EHen Tybout. Director South Side Bank of Bayshore, N. Y .; trustee Washington Savings Bank. Democrat. was Democratie candidate for county judge of Suf- falk County, 192. Episcopalian. Member Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Club: University ( N. Y.). Residence: Sayville. L. I. Ad- dress : 111 Broadway, N. Y. City.
WOOD, Louis Curtis:
Physiciant: b. N. Y. City. July 21, 1-58; s. Filas and Inex Curtis (O'Keefe) Wood; ed. Kingston (N. Y.) Grad., N. Y. Univ., Bolle. vne Hosp. Med. Coll., M.D., Ist: m. Wap- pingers Falls. N. Y., 1.7. Elizabeth War- hurst : children: Margaret Lonise, b. 1991. Hewitt Curtis, b. 1:5. Interne Hart's Island Hosp., 1-$1.3, ass't physician N. Y. City Lun. 1596
atic Asylinn, IS$3.85: in private practice at Wappingers Falls, 1-359, at Poughkeepsie. N. Y. since 1959. Episcopalian. Mem. Med. Soc. of County of Dutchess Med. Clubs: University ( Pongkkeposie), Euterpe Glee Club. Address: Poughkeepsie, N. Y. WOOD, Matthew W .:
Lawyer; b. Nov. 4. 1576; s. Boyd and Mary Elizabeth ( Willis) Wood: grad. Univ. of Penasyivania, B.S., 1901, N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B. (with honor) 1903: Yale Law Sel., LL.M., magna cum laude, 1904. Author: The Application of the Sherman Anti-Trust Ac ;. to Organized Labor; The Liability of Private Corporations for the Toris of its Agents Committed in Ultra Vires Transactions. Di- rector and sec. Concentrated Milk Co. : pres. and director Vale Equity Co .; sec. The Civic Press; vice-pres. Boyd H. Wood Co. Me:h- odist. Mem. Delta Upsilon fraternity: Uni- versity Club of Brooklyn; Bay Ridge Lodre, 856, F. and A. M. Mem. of Bars of N. Y., Conn. and Mass .; contributor to legal peri- odicals: specialty, corporation and real estate law. Address: City Investing Eld'g, 165 Broadway, N. Y. City.
WOOD, Spencer Shepard:
Commander U. S. Navy: b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 7, 1861; s. John Wardell and Mary Garrison ( Shepard) Wood; ed. public schools N. Y. City, Flushing (Long Island ) Inst .; grad. C. S. Naval Acad .. Annapolis, Md., 1ss2; m. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., June 12. 1895, MI. Margaretta Fryer; two daughters. Margaretta. b. 1992, Anne Elizabeth, b. l'ho. Cadet midshipman, June, 1-fs-June. 1:2; naval cadet Aug. 1ss2-July, 154: ensin, July, last-April, 1:04; It., junior grade, 1 94.Sen" .. 1.97; It .. Sept., 1597-July. 1903; It. commander. July, 1903, to Oct., 1907: commander since Oct., 1907 .. Entered Naval Acad., Ists: gr .... 18:2, and on duty U. S. S. Vandalja and t S. S. Tennessee, .N. July, 1884, U. S. Naval Proving Ground. Au. Atlantic Squad. : napolis: May. les5, U. S. S. Iroquois, S. Pacific Station, Dec .. Issi, U. S. Survey steamer Patterson; Oet., lass, with parts to determine longtitudes in Mexico and Central America: les9. transferred to Asiatic Station part of the time flag It., on stad of Rear Admiral G. E. Balknan: retired: 19_ to Washington on duty in office of AAss t Sec. of Navy, and as aid to the See. of Navy: de- companied Rear Admiral JJ. G. Walker to Honolulu as flag see. in spring of 10% and returning in fall legt, reported to Roar Ad- miral R. W. Meade. on flagship New York for duty as they see .: May, Lai, ordered to duty on U. S. Receiving Ship Vermont, and in the fall of same year as ass't insp. of torpedo- Wwat DuPont; when DuPont completed, or- dered to command her : continued in command of DuPont through Spanish Am. War. nul Nov., 198. During this time traveled over 15,000 miles in Du Pont : accompanied Amaral Season's fleet when it pr amid bo Havn: voy to south side of Unta: carried dapat. hans from Admiral Sampson at Key West to Com modore Schley at Cienfuegos; named in patrol and dispatch duty sonth sule of Cuba: carried dispatch of Admiral Sampson an- houneing defeat of Spanish doet from place where Spanish warship Colon ran ashore of
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Tarquino River, to Siboney; reported for duty | Med. Corps, N. G. N. Y., Sd Reg't, Oct. 11, on U. S. S. Massachusetts, Nov., 1998; Oct., 1902. Episcopal and vestryman Christ Cl., Gloversville, N. Y. Mem. N. Y. State Med. Soc., Ass'n Mil. Surgeons of U. S .; Fultou County Med. Soc. (ex-pres.) ; ex-pres. Jolins- town and Gloversville Medical Ass'n, Nat. Rifle Ass'n. Mason, Gloversville Lodge, F. and A. M., Officers Ass'n 2d Reg't N. G. N. Y. Expert rifleman 2d Reg't, N. G. N. Y. Clubs: Eccentric, Gloversville Rifle Club (pres. ). Address : 64 E. Fulton St., Glovers- ville, N. Y. 1:99, joined U. S. S. Brooklyn, and in Nov. went to Asiatic Station, via Suez Canal; part of time served as flag sec. for Rear Admiral J. C. Watson; returned home on U. S. S. Balti- more, and in fall of 1900 reported for duty as ass't insp. of 3d Lighthouse Dist. in headquar- ters at Tomkinsville, N. Y .; in Jan., 1902, re- ported for duty on U. S. S. San Francisco, serving on European and N. Atlantic Stations until 1904, when reported for duty as aide to. Admiral of the Navy George Dewey. continuing WOOD, William Congdon: duty until March, 1908, then, duty in con- nection with fitting out of U. S. S. Idaho and as executive officer when commissioned in April, 1908. Episcopalian. Clubs: . Army and Navy, N. Y. Yacht (N. Y. City), Army and Navy ( Washington). Address: Care Navy Dep't, Washington, D. C. WOOD, Thomas Clark:
Manufacturer, lieut. U. S. Navy, retired ; b. Utica, N. Y., May 10, 1550; s. George W. and Harriet W. ( Clark) Wood; grad. U. S. Naval Acad., Annapolis, Md., 1s71; appt'd after competitive examination, by the late Hon. Roscoe Conkling: m. N. Y. City, Jan., 1876, Julia A. Rudd; children: Katherine W. Crocker (wife of F. L. Crocker, N. Y. City), Jessie C. Cruised in Europe and West Indies, and took part in various expeditions in 1874, and engaged in manufacturing; established firm of Skinner & Wood, Erie Co., Pa., en- gineers: retired in 1555 and traveled abroad with family for several years; in le91 estab- lished The Ball & Wood Co., engineers, N. Y. City; remained its pres. until 1906, when retired from active business and devoted his time to care of estates. At outbreak of Spanish- American War reentered naval ser- vice; commissioned It. on board the Glouces- ter, Commander Wainwright and took part in all important operations under Admiral Samp- son in West Indies; was promoted and ad- vanced for "gallant and conspicuous conduct in the engagement between the Gloucester and the Spanish destroyers at Santiago"; made first landing and raised first American flag at Porto Rico, at Guanico; commanded landing expedition at Arroyo, and held town until arrival of the army; at close or war re- sumed business. Independent Republican. Reformed Church. Has received West India Service Medal and specially meritorions med- al. Mem. Naval Order of the Unted States and Naval Alumni Ass'n. Clubs: University, Century. Country residence : Clinton, N. Y. Seashore residence: Monmouth Beach, N. J. Address: 81 New St., N. Y. City.
WOOD, William Clark:
Physician; b. Lyons, N. Y., Oct. 22, 158; s. Col. Anson Sprague' and Martha Louise (Vickery) Wood; ed. Albany public schools, Wolcott (N. Y.) I'nion school. Albany Med. Coll., M.D .; m. Gloversville, N. Y., Oct. 19. 1552, Josephine Sayre; one daughter. Margar- itta L., b. 1 84. Gynecologist Nathan l.it- tauer Hosp. ten years; has had large experi- ence as abdominal surgeon, making a specialty abdominal surgery and gynecology, surgeon to the Fonda, Johnstown & Gloversville R R., and of Fulton County Gas and Electric Co. Independent in politics: has held office of cor. oner Fulton County: mem. and pres. Glovers. ville B'd of Health; commissioned first lieut.
Publisher; b. Mt. Kisco, N. Y., July 22, .1866; s. William H. S. and Emma ( Congdon) Wood: grad. Haverford Coll., A.B., 1857; un- married. Entered business of Wm. Wood & Co., (founded in 1804 by Samuel Wood, great grandfather of W. C. W.) in 1857; admitted to partnership in 1889; now senior partner. Trustee Bowery Savings Bank. Mem. Ortho- dox Society of Friends (Quaker). Mem. N. Y. Zool. Soc., N. Y. Entomological Soc., Am. Museum of Natural History. Entomological Soc. of America. Brooklyn Entomological Soc .. Haverford Alumni Ass'n. Recreations : Yachting, book collecting, entomology, cabinet and machine work, sports. Clubs: Union, University, Seawanhaka Yacht, Knollwood Country. Address: 14 E. 56th St., N. Y. City.
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