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MEAD, Howard J .:
Jurist: b. Candor. N. Y .: ed. Ithaca Acad. : grad. Albany Law Sch., LL.B., 1573: m. Miss Gardner, of Ithaca. Admitted to bar. 1.3. and practiced law at Oswego. N. Y .; dist. att's, Is2-es, county judge and surrogate of Tioga County since less. Republican. Ad-
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MEAD, James Banks:
Clergyman; b. Medina, Ohio. Sept. 9, 1847; s. Whitman and Jane Maria ( Hanson) Mead; ed. through sophomore year, Kenyon Coll .; theol. course, Berkeley Divinity Sch .; m. Woodbridge. Ontario, June 11, 1ss4. Margaret Elizabeth Fielding: children : Fielding Whit- man, b. 1885, Marguerite Emily, b. 1558, Elea- nor Katharine, b. 1804. Five years teacher (two in Ury House, Phila.) ; curate, St. George's, St. Catharine, Ont., and St. Mark's, Grand Rapids; rector St. John's, Dover, N. J .; Trinity, Chambersburg, Pa .; Trinity Whitehall, N. Y., and elsewhere; now rector Ch. of the Memorial, Middleville. Address: Middleville, N. Y.
MEAD, Leon:
Author, journalist; b. Margaretville, Dela- ware Co., N. Y., April 27, leol: s. Cyrus and Margaret E. (O'Connor) Mead: ed. at village school, Fort Edward Collegiate Inst., Bishop's Prep. Sch., Poughkeepsie, Boston Univ., also in France and Germany; m. Bing- hamton, N. Y., Nov. 5, 1903. Mary Janet West, of Iowa. Traveled extensively through West as correspondent Boston Post: friend of Eugene Field and Bill Nye, and author of the first authentic biographical sketch of Nye ever published. Traveled over a large part of Europe and met many distinguished people. Has written for leading weeklies, dally news- papers and magazines and has been associate editor of Truth, and editor of Tom Nast's Weekly and Form Magazine. Author: In Thraldrom; A Psychological Romance: The Bow-Legged Ghost and Other Stories; Word Coinage; The Romance of Robert Fulton, and several other books. A serious stu- dent of Napoleon: has a large Napoleon library. Independent Republican. Mem. Soc. American Authors. Club: Binghamton Press. Address: Binghamton, N. Y.
MEAD, Robert G., Jr .:
Lawyer; b. Ossining. N. Y., Aug. 29, 1871; 8. Robert G. and Harriet N. ( Earle) Mead; ed. Friends' Sch., Providence, R. I., Williams Coll., A.B., 1893; N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B., 1900; m. N. Y. City, Nov. 9. 1898. Elizabeth M. Cleveland; one daughter, Theodora. Was three years with U. S. Mortgage and Trust Co., 1995-98; since 1900, engaged in practice of law in N. Y. City: now mem. law firm of Rounds, Hatch, Dillingham & Debevoise. Served 5 years in ith Reg't. N. G. N. Y. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Club: University. Address: 11 W. 11th St., N. Y. City.
MEAD, William Rutherford:
Architect: b. Brattleboro, Vt., Ang. 20. 1846; s. Larkin Goldsmith and Mary Jane ( Noyes) Mead; brother of Larkin G. Mead the sculp- tor and brother-in-law of William Dean How- ells; ed. Amherst Coll., A.B., 1867, LL.D .. 1902. Student in architecture of Russell Sturgis. Jr., and two years abroad, since then practicing in N. Y. City as mem. firm of McKim. Mead and White, N. Y. City. Firm are the architects of Columbia Uuiv., N. Y. C'niv., Univ. of Va., Boston Public Library. N. Y. Herald Bld'g, Herald Square, University, Century and Metropolitan Clubs. the Rhode Island State Capitol and many public and office buildings, private mansions, etc. Address : 100 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
MEAD, Winslow Morrison:
Newspaper man; b. Richmond, Ohio, July 14, 1864; s. Andrew and Sarah (Borden) Mead; ed. schools of Jefferson, Ohio, State Univ., Columbus, Ohio, and Cornell Univ .: m. Ithaca. N. Y., Sept. 27, 15es, Harriet Barnes; children: Viets B., b. 1590, Dorothy, b. 1895, Robert, b. 1897. Engaged in news- paper work consecutively as city and night mn'g editor of Democrat and Chronicle, Roch- ester, N. Y .; editor Rochester Sunday Herald. Served as civil service comm'r, Rochester, N. Y .; chief clerk, State Dep't of Public Works, Capitol, Albany, N. Y., 1895-1901; deputy sup't public works, State of N. Y., since 1001. Republican. Unitarian. Clubs : University, Aurania (Albany ). Address : 968 Madison Av., Albany, N. Y.
MEADE, G. La Du:
Lawyer; b. Clyde, Wayne Co., N. Y., April 25, 1869; s. Montgomery W. and Emily R. ( Millius) Meade; ed. Dist. No. 17, Town of Galen, Clyde High Sch., Univ. of Lebanon, O., B.S., 1592: m. Rochester, N. Y .. Dec. 12, 1894, Adelaide J. Ostrander: children : Ruth F., b. 1997, Gordon M., b. 1907. Lived on farm until 21 years of age; taught school 1 year; read law with Bacon, Briggs, Beck- ley & Bissell, managing clerk for Hon. George Raines, 6 years; now mnem. firm Web- ster, Meade, Straus & Raines, Rochester, N. Y. Elected. 1903 and 1905, supervisor of 6th Ward, Rochester, N. Y .; Law and Local Legislation Coms. of B'd, both terms. and chin'n Building Comm'n of the county for 1906 and 1907: mem. Gen. Assembly of N. Y. from 3d Dist. of Monroe County, 1008. Sen- jor of Webster, Meade, Straus & Raines, att'ys, Rochester, N. Y. Trustee Am. Auto- matic Telephone Co. Republican. Method. ist. Mem. Yonnondio Lodge, F. and A. M., also Central Lodge, 666 I. O. O. F. Resi- dence: 337 University Av. Address: 218 Ell- wanger & Barry BId'g, Rochester, N. Y.
MEADE, Richard Worsam:
Pres. Transportation Co .: b. Cold Spring, N. Y., Feb. 7. 150: s. Rear. Admi- ral Richard Worsam (U. S. N.) and Rebecca (Panlding) Meade: in 1989, entered rail- road business as clerk in office of pres. St. Panl & Duluth R. R. Co .. N. Y. City; sec. to gen. mg'r, N. Y. & Northern R'y Co .. 1891; sec. to gen. me'r N. Y. Central & Hudson River R. R. Co. 1-01; enlisted in U. S. Navy for war with Spain, as boats. wain's mate, U. S. S. Yankee, Ists and served through the war on south coast of Cuba; gen. foreman of freight terminals of the N. Y. Central & Hudson River R. R. Co., N. Y. City, 1999; ass't to pres. Metropolitan Street R'y Co., N. Y. City, 1902: since 1944, pres. and gen. mg'r N. Y. Transportation Co. ( which operates motor cab service in N. Y. City and Newport. R. I.). Introduced the taxameter cab and the motor omnibus in New York. Also pres and direct or Fifth Av. Coach Co., Park Carriage Co. and Met- ropolitan Express Co .. Motor Cab Co. of N. Y. and Taxameter Carriage Co .: director N. Y. City R. R. Co., Met. St. R'y Co., Third Av. R'y Co., and ather subsidiary com. panies of the Metropolitan system. Mem. Soc. Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. American Irish Historical Society. N. Y. Electrical Society, Mil. Order Loyal Legion. Clubs: 915
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MEADER, Hermann Lee:
Architect, author; b. New Orleans, La., Dec. 21, 1874; s. Hermann and Susanne (Equen) Meader; ed. Tulane Univ., New Orleans, La. (prep. dep't), Cornell Univ., 1893-95; Harvard Univ., 1895-98, B.S .. 1893. Was in office of Ernest Flagg until 1905; since, with Raymond F. Almirall, where is now assisting in practice of architecture. An- thor: Reflections of the Morning After; Cupid, the Surgeon; Through the Rye; Ali- mony. Mem. Sigma Alpha Epsilon frater- nity, Astor Masonic Lodge, Southern Soc. Club: Harvard. Address: 178 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
MEAGHER, James Luke:
Clergyman; b. in Ireland, Aug. 14, 1848; s. John and Bridget (Connelly) Meagher ; relative of the famous Gen. T. F. Meagher, commander of "Irish Brigade" during Civil War; prepared for Cornell Univ., but went to Montreal, where was prof., 1 year, in St. Mary's Coll .; then studied French and sciences, two years in philosophy and 3% years divinity. Ordained, 1575, priest in Roman Catholic Church, and began ministry. Writer of many works on Christian Doctrine; degree of Doctrine of Divinity conferred by Pope Leo XIII, 1903, the ceremony taking place in the Pope's Cathedral, St. John Lateran, Rome, Cardinal Satolli oticiating (the only American who received this honor). Served 6 years as ass't priest and 14 years as pastor; when was pastor of church at Caz- enovia was directed by Cardinal Satolli to establish a publishing society in N. Y.
City, to supply libraries, churches, etc. Founder and pres. Christian Press Ass'n Publishing Co., an association composed of 1,400 bishops and priests. Founder and pres. Christian Literary Union, founded for com- position of Christian literature to defend re- ligion and uphold the Government of this country, and deoded property worth $50.000 to this union in 1897. Officiates and preaches in many churches in Greater N. Y. and vi- cinity, but has a private chapel in residence at Long Island City, granted by Papal Brief of Pope Pius X. Has a watering place of 1121/2 acres on Cazenovia Lake, where some- times spends summers. Has visited Eu- rope frequently: also extensive traveler in U. S., Canada, Mexico and Orient. Address: 110 East Av., Long Island City, N. Y.
MEANS, David MacGregor:
Lawyer, author: b. Groton, Mass., May 1. 1847; s. James and Elizabeth Phebe (John- son ) Means; ed. Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., Yale, A.B., 1868: studied divinity in Andover Theol. Sem. and Yale Theol. Sem .: m. Philadelphia. April 5, 1877, Laura Haven. Tutor Yale, 1976, prof. economies, Middle. bury (Vt.) Coll., 1-77-90: studied law. ad- mitted to bar 1-s1. Practising law in N. Y. City. Editorial writer and contributor to magazines. Author: The Boss. 1891; In- dustrial Freedom, 1-97: The Methods of Tax- ation, 1909. Club: Century Ass'n. Summer residence : Middlebury, Vt. Residence: Sum- mit, N. J. Address: 31 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
MEANY, Edward P .:
Counselor at law ; b. Louisville, Ky., May 13, 1:54; s. Edward A. and Maria Lar .:. . (Shannon) Meany; ed. St. Louis Univ., :. : St. Mary's Coll., Ky .; m. St. Louis, M ... Rosalie Behr; one son, Shannon Lord. F. rector The Trust Co. of N. J., Colonial L .:. Ins. Co. of America. Is judge-advocate.6. .. of N. J., with rank of brig .- gen. Democra Episcopalian. Clubs: Lawyers, Morris Count Golf, Essex County Country, Morristown Field. Residence: Alnwick Hall, Conves. Station, N. J. Address : 115 Broadway, \. Y. City.
MEARA, Frank Sherman:
Physician; b. Salem, Mass .; s. Sherman T. and Eugenia E. (Norton) Meara; grad. Phillips Exeter Acad., 1586, Yale, A.B., 1 -. " Ph.D., 1892, Columbia, M.D., 1595; m. Now Haven, Conn., 1897, Alice M. Sykes: 0:1. daughter, Adelaide, b. Mar. 1, 1903. Taught at Yale, 1890-92; since 1903, teaching at Coll. Phys. and Surg. ( Columbia). Ass't attending physician to Belleveue Hosp .; as- sociate attending physician to St. Luke's Hospital. Mem. Am. Pediatric Ass'n, Phi Beta Kappa, N. Y. Acad. Medicine. Am. Med. Ass'n, Med. Soc. State of N. Y., Co. Med. Soc., Med. Ass'n Greater N. Y., In- terurban Clinical Club, St. Luke's Hosp. Alumni Ass'n, Riverside Practitioners' Soc., Soc. Internat. Medicine, West End Med. Soc., Externe Club, Quiz Soc. and others. Mem. Psi Upsilon, Oruega of Coll. Phys. and Surg. Clubs: University, Yale. Address: 400 West End Av., N. Y. City.
MEARS, David Otis:
Clergyman; b. Essex, Mass .. Feb. 22, 1912: s. David Mears; ed. in Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass .: grad. Amherst Coll., A.B .. 1865, A.M., 1868; studied theology under Rev. E. N. Kirk of Boston; received D.D. from Iowa Coll., 1852; in. 1st, Amherst, Mass., Sept. 11, 1567, Fannie J. Bentley (deceased . 2d, Grinnell, Iowa, Sept. 6, 1ss2, Mary C. Grinnell. d. Hon. J. B. Grinnell. Ordained in ministry, 1-67; pastor North Av. Church. Cambridge, Mass., 1967-77, Piedmont Con= 1 Church, Worcester, Mass., 1977-93, Calvary Presby'n Church, Cleveland, Ohio, 1:20.95. Fourth Presby'n Church, Albany. N. Y .. since 1895. Associate editor Golden Rule. Boston, 1579-80; edited Dr. E. N. Kirk's Lectures on Revivals. Author: Life of Ed- ward Norris Kirk, D.D .. IST; The Deathless Book, Iss: Oberlin Lectures. 1992; Inspired Through Suffering, 1895. Address: 53 Ten Broeck St., Albany. N. Y.
MEARS, Helen Farnsworth:
Sculptor: b. Oshkosh. Wis .. IS;S: d. John HI. and Elizabeth (Farnsworth ) Mears; ed in public schools and State Normal Sch ml. Oshkosh, Wis .: studied art in N. Y. City and Paris, while a schoolgirl made success with group The Genins of Wisconsin. ex. hibited at the World's Columbian Exp !!. Chicago, 1593. Has exhibited in amanal exb'ns in N. Y. City and Chicago, and a: Louisiana Purchase Exp'n. 1901. where wis awarded medal for The Fountain of Life. Executed marble statue of Frances E. Wil- lard placed in the Capitol at Washington. 1905, and portrait reliefs of Edward Alex ar- der MacDowell, Louise Collier Willcox, and
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Augustus St. Gaudens. Address: The Clin- ton, 252 W. 42d St., N. Y. City.
MEARS, Mary:
Author; b. Oshkosh, Wis., Jan. 2, 1876; d. John H. and Elizabeth (Farnsworth ) Mears; ed. State Normal Coll., Oshkosh, Wis. Trav- eled in Europe, 1858 and 1899, studying the customs of France and Italy. Author: Em- ma Lou-Her Book (Holt & Co.); The Breath of the Runners (Stokes) ; and short stories in all leading magazines. Address : The Clinton, 253 W. 42d St., N. Y. City.
MEES, Arthur:
Musical director; b. Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 13, 1850; s. Rev. Konrad and Elizabeth ( Adam) Mees; grad. Concordia Coll., Fort Wayne, Ind., A.B .; studied music under Theodor Kullak, Heinrich Dorn, and C. F. Heitzmann, Berlin, and at the Conservatory of Music, Leipzig; m. Alfred, N. Y., Jan. 28, 1897, Susan Marguerite Howell. Mus. Doctor Alfred Univ. 1901; was conductor Cincinnati May Festival Chorus: ass't conductor Amer- ican Opera Co., ass't conductor Theodore Thomas' Chicago Orchestra: conductor Al- bany Musical Ass'n, N. Y. Mendelssohn Giee Club and of the Festival at Worcester, Mass. Author: Choirs and Choral Music: also anno- tated programs of the Chicago Orchestra and the N. Y. Philharmonic Soc. Address: Car- vel Court, 80 St. Nicholas Av., N. Y. City. MEGARGEL, Roy Chester;
Banker; b. Scranton, Pa., March 14, 1877; s. I. F. and Gertrude- C. (Jones) Megargel; grad. Univ. of Mich., LL.B., 1901. Senior partner, firm of Megargel & Co .: bankers. Clubs: St. Nicholas, Beta Theta Pi (N. Y. City), Seranton. (Scranton, Pa.), Dallas ( Dallas, Texas). Address: 5 Nassau St., .N. Y. City. .
MEIGHAN, Burton C .:
Lawyer: b. Mamaroneck, Westchester Co., N. Y., 1871; s. Thomas J. and Phebe S. (Bryan) Meighan; grad. Coll. City of' N. Y., B.S. (salutatory 2d honor man ), 1890; N. Y. Univ. Law School ( first speaker at com- mencement, prize for best written examina- tion at graduation ), 1591; m. Mamaroneck, N. Y., 1899, Effie I. Hunter; children: Bur- ton C., Jr., b. 1901, Howard S., b. Dec., 1906 Engaged in practice of law in West- chester County, and N. Y. City, from 1891. firm of Meighan & Necarsulmer. Was trus- tee of village 4 years, corporation counsel three years, Mamaroneck, N. Y. Trustee and counsel Union Savings Bank of West. chester County; counsel to First Nat. Bank, Mamaroneck, the Larchmont Nat. Bank, Larchmont, and the Mamaroneck Cooperative Savings & Loan Ass'n: director, mem. Exee. Committee, Lawyers Westchester Mortgage & Title Co .: director and treas. Halcyon Park Co. (New Rochelle) : pres. and direc- tor, Siwanoy Realty Associates (New Roch- elle) : Meighan Land Co. (New Rochelle) : Rushmore Realty Corp'n. ( Mamaroneck ) ; Broad. Avenue Realty Company ( Mamaro. neck ) : chun'n Comm'n to Condemn Lands, Kensico Reservoir, N. Y. City. Republican. Mem. and trustee M. E. Church, Mamaro- neck. N. Y. Mem. N. Y. Bar Ass'n. West- chester Co. Bar Ass'n, Masonic fraternity, Delta Kappa Epsilon and Phi Delta Phi (legal) fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa Soc. Clubs : Republican, (N. Y. City), Larchmont
Yacht Orienta Yacht. Address: Mamaro- neck, Westchester Co., N. Y. and Potter Bld'g, 38 Park Row, N. Y. City.
MEIGS, Peveril, Jr .:
Foreign exchange bonds, etc .; b. W. New Brighton, April 10, 1876; s. Peveril and Rosa- mond ( Weston ) Meigs: ed. Concord, Mass .. and Santa Barbara, Calif., grammar and high schools; m. Eureka Springs, Ark., Oct. 8, 1001, Lorena Stewart; children: Peveril 3d. b. 1903, Helen Stewart, b. 1904. Stewart, b. 190S. V .- p. and treas. Davies Automatic Shear Co., Key Co. "Typewriter Safety Served about six years in First Battalion, Naval Militia, N. Y., 2d Div. Liberal Re- publican. Mem. Soc. Colonial Wars, Sons of Revolution. Recreations: Boating, shoot- ing, reading. Address: Flushing, N. Y.
MEINEL, Edward:
Insurance manager and agent; b. Chicago, Ill., Jan. 28, 1869: educated in the Chicago schools. Began insurance experience in 1984 in the employ of the Board of Underwriters at Chicago, later connected with the city de- partment of the Northern Assurance Co. of London at Chicago, as chief clerk and ac- countant; later special agent in the West and South of the Manchester Assurance Co .. 1592- 96; special agent in N. Y. State of the Conti- nental Ins. Co., 1896-98: ass't mg'r of the U. S. branch of the Manchester and ass't sec. Am. Fire Ins. Co. of N. Y .. 1898-1900: sec. Eagle Fire Co. of N. Y., 1901: mem. of in- surance agency firm of Fred S. James & Co. of N. Y. City. Address: 84 William St., N. N. City.
MELENEY, Clarence Edmund :
Associate city sup't of schools: b. Salem Mass., Dec. S, 1853; s. Henry Edmund and Eliza A. (Innis) Meleney; ed. Colby Univ .. Waterville, Me., A.B., 1876, A.M., 1579, LL.D., 1903; m. Newark, N. J., May 20, 1885. Carolyn Ella Coit : children : Robert C., b. 1-56. Henry Edmund, b. 1SS7, Francis L .. b. 1889, Clarence C., b. 1892, Grace. b. 1896, George L .. b. 1901. Teacher and principal of elementary and high schools in Mass., N. Y. and N. J .: sup't of schools, Paterson, N. J., 1>>3-SS: sup't in Somerville, Mass., isss-93: prof. elementary teaching. supervision and school law in Teachers' Coll., Columbia Univ., 1893-96: ass't sup't of schools. N. Y. City, 1596: asso. city sup't since 1903. Member of National Ed- ucational Association : honorary member of N. J. Council of Ed'n: ex-pres. New England Sup'ts' AAss'n: ex.pres. Boston Coll. Alumni Ass'n; ex-pres. N. Y. Colby Alumni Ass'n, Grand Chapter Zeta Psi fraternity. St. John's Lodge No. 1. of Newark, N. J .. F. and A. M. Director and lecturer for 12 years, Martha's Vineyard Summer Inst. : trustee Colby Coll. Author of school text. books, educational reports, magazine articles and chaplain ('niv. of Cincinnati, 1599. Rec. . CInb: Gradnates (one of founders and first pres. ). Address: 500 Park Av., N. Y. City. MELISH, John Howard:
Clergyman : b. Milford, Ohio, 1875: s. Thomas Jefferson and Maria ( Bromwell) Me. lish: grad. Univ. of Cincinnati. B.A .. 1:95: Episcopal Theol. Sch., Cambridge. B.D., 1993; m. Cincinnati, Dec. 26, 1999. Marguerite Me- Comas. Ordered deacon, is9s, ordained priest. 199. by Bishop Vincent, in the Episcopal ministry. Formerly mem. Associated Mis-
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sions of Cincinnati, 1898-1900; asso. rector, Christ Ch., Cincinnati, 1900-04: lecturer ou the Bible and chaplain of this Univer- sity of Cincinnati, 1899. Rector of Holy Trinity Church, in Brooklyn, N Y, since 1904. Address : 157 Montague St., Brook- lyn, N. Y.
MELLEN, Chase:
Lawyer; b. Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 21, 1863; S. William Proctor and Ellen . Seymour (Clark) Mellen; prep. ed'n Colo. Coli, Col. orado Springs and private tutors; grad. Ox- ford Univ. ( Brasenose Coll. ), England, B.A., 1887; student Law Sch .. Columbia; m. Au- gusta. Me., June 7, 1893, Lucy Cony Man- ley, d. Joseph Homan Maniey; children: Joseph Manley, b. 1894, Chase, b. 1896, William Palmer, b. 1902, Susan Cony, b. 1904. Practised civil eng'ring in Colorado and Mexico; came to N. Y. City, 1889, studied law at Columbia Coll., and in office Parsons, Shepard & Ogden; admitted to bar, April, 1892. Appt'd ass't corp'n counsel by Hon. Francis M. Scott, April 1, 1895; served as such also under Hon. John Whalen (2 years) and Hon. Geo. L. Rives; resigned, Dec. 31, 1903, and resumed private practice; firm Mellen & Woodbridge. Republican (in- dependent ) : Episcopalian. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Am. Bar Ass'n, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Am. Acad. Polit. and Social Science. Recreations : Golf and outdoor sports gener- ally. Clubs: University, St. Anthony, City, Garden City Golf. Residence: Garden City, L. I. Address: 32 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
MELLIN, Carl J .:
Mech. eng'r; b. Westmoreland, Sweden, Feb. 17, 1:51: s. Sven and Maria Elizabeth (Bjorn) Mellin: college and technical ed'n in Sweden, embracing mechanical eng'ring and naval architecture; m. N. Y. City, Dec. 31, 1889, Gertrude Alice Levie: children: Ger- trude Anna Maria, b. 1591, Carl Engene, b. 1895. Mech. eng'r and naval architect in Swe- den and Scotland. 1877-87, notably Robert Na- pier & Son, and Caledonian Loco. Works, Glas- gow, Eriksberg and Atlas Works. Sweden; mech. eng'r Dynamite Gun Co., N. Y. City, 1>87-89; inech. eng'r, 1>59-94, chief eng'r, 1894-1902. Richmond Locomotive Works, Rich- mond, Va. Since 1902, consulting eng'r, American Locomotive Co. Was prominently connected with designing of the dynamite gun machinery for U. S. erniser Vesuvius: had charge of designing and construction of machinery of U. S. battleship Texas; de- signer and patente of, Richmond Compound Locomotive and Articulated Compound Lo- comotive built for B. & O. R. R. exhibited and awarded gold medal at Louisiana Pur. chase Exp'n, St. Louis, 1904, and received highest award for compound locomotive at Pan. Am. Exp'n. Buffalo, 1901. Knighted for commendable services by King Oscar of Sweden, 1005. Introduced the Walschoort valve motion on the American locomotives, and was primarily responsible for the in- troduction of the four-cylinder balanced com. pound locomotive in this country. Conth'r to railway publications on locomotive de- sign and other technical topics. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Engers, Naval Architects and Marine Eng're. Am. Soc. Naval Eng'rs, Am. R. R. Master Mech. Ass'n, Am. Soc. Swedish Eng'rs, etc .; also various railroad clubs, and
Mohawk (sorial) Club. Schenectady. . 1d. dress : 1005 Union St., Schenectady, N. Y.
MELTZER, Charles Henry:
Playwright, critic, journalist; b. London, England; s. Derrick Herman and Julie Mar :.. ( Schnee) Meltzer; ed. in London and Paris. m. Cleveland, Somersetshire, Eng., Anne liar. ris Jiainlen; children: Alice Marie, Gwend , line, Margaret. Dorothy, Phyllis, Harold Paris correspondent, in turn, of the Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Argonaut and N. Y. Herald: special corr. at various times of N. Y. Herald in Rome ( where had audieners of Leo XIII and King Humbert ), Spain (dar ing cholera epidemic in 1855), Berlin (1 .. and 1892; when he became persona non grata to the Imperial Chancellor), Egypt ( where lie made an important inquiry into the intern :- tional problems of the day) ; dramatic and musical critic. N. Y. Herald, 1888-91, of N. Y. World, 1893-96. Author and adapter oi plays: The Story of Rodion, the Student ; Mine. Sans-Gêne (English version) ; Hannele (English version ) ; His Honor, the Mayor (in collaboration with A. E. Lancaster) : The Sunken Bell (metrical English version): The First Duchess of Marlborough (original comedy ) : Salome (tragic pantomime, in col- laboration with Armand Silvestre and G. Pierne ) ; Manon Lescaut (original romantic play), etc. For some years past was as. sociated with the Metropolitan Opera House as sec. and ass't to Mr. Heinrich Conried: now music critic and special writer N. Y. American. Address: 476 Central Park West, N. Y. City.
MELTZER, Mark C .:
Agency mg'r Equitable Life Assurance Soc. of the U. S .; b. abroad. April 15, 1s60; s. Simon and Theresa Meltzer; ed. in com. món schools and at Metropolis Law Sch., N. Y. City, 1893; m. N. Y. City, Feb. 22, lski, Dora Sterne: children: Theresa M., Beulah R., and Mark C., Jr. Engaged in printing business until Iss ;; then became connected with the Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., with which he served as agent, ass't sup't, in- spector and sup't until 1900, when he be- came a general agent for the Equitable Life Assurance Soc. of the U. S. in N. Y. City: now senior mem. firm Meltzer & Gray, gen. agents for the Equitable Life for the State of N. J., with offices at 736-728 Broad St., Newark. Mem. Nat. Life Underwriters' Ass'n, N. Y. Underwriters' Ass'n, Met. B'd of Mg'rs, Harlem B'd of Commerce; also many local political clubs, fraternal organi- zations, all Masonic bodies up to 32° and Shriner. Club: Meridian ( N. Y. City). Ad- dress : 128 Broadway, N. Y. City.
MELTZER, Samuel James:
Physican; b. in Russia, March 22, IS51: ed. in schools of Königsberg, Prussia, studied philosphy and medicine at Univ. of Berlin. M.D., 1>>2: came to U. S., 1-3: received LL .. D. degree from Univ. of Maryland. Pract. ising medicine in N. Y. City since 1953; head of Dep't of Physiology and Pharmacology. Rockefeller Inst. for Med. Research; consnit. ing physician Harlem Hosp. Pres. Soc. for Biology and Medicine, Am. Gastro-Enterolo- gical Ass'n; pres. Ass'n for Advancement of . Clinical Research: fellow N. Y. Acad. Sciences : inem. AAss'n Am. Physicians, Ass'n Am. Path. ologists, Am. Physiological Soc., N. Y. And.
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Medicine. Fellow .1. A. A. S .; inem. Am. Soc. Naturalists. Author of numerous papers on medical and biological subjects. Resi- dence: 13 E. 121st St. Address: Rockefeller Institute, East River and G6th St., N. Y. City.
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