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BOLDT, GEORGE C.
Capitalist; pres. and dir. Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Co., Waldorf-Astoria Segar Co., Waldorf Importation Co .; v .- p. and dir. Apollinaris Agency Co .; trustce, Cornell Univ .; pres. Bellevue Stratford hotels, Philadelphia; St. Lawrence River Real Estate Ass'n .: dir. Common- wealth Trust Co. of N. Y .; Lincoln Trust Co., N. Y. B'd of Trade and Transportation. North British & Alercantile Ins. Cos. of N. Y., North British & Mer- cantile Ins. Cos. of London and Edinburgh. Mem. Art. Fine Arts Soc .. Met. Museum of Art, Holland Library of Alexandria Bay, N. Y. (pres.). trustee Saturday and Sunday Ass'h. Address: 6 W. 34th St., N. Y. City.
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BOLDT, HERMANN J.
Physician, gynecologist; b. near Berlin, Germany, June 24, 1856; son of Hermann (prominent agricul- turalist) and Amalie Boldt; came with parents to U. S. in childhood; ed. by private tutors and in public grammar and high schs .; studied and practised phar- macy, until saved means for med. ed'n; grad. Med. Sch., Univ. of N. Y., M.D., 1879; m. 1891, Hedwig Kruger, daughter of a publisher of Berlin. Served as ass't to Prof. Pallen, of Univ. of N. Y., 1879; engaged in prac- tice, 1879; since 1891 exclusively in gynecological prac- tice. Inventor of numerous gynecological instruments and operating table for abdominal surgery, for which received medal at Paris Exp'n, 1900, etc. Contb'r to medical press and author of various professional monographs. Prof. gynecology, N. Y. Post-Grad. Sch. and Hosp .; gynecologist German Poliklinik and St. Mark's Hosp .: consulting gynecologist Beth. Is-
Y. rael Hosp., St. Vincent's Hosp. Ex-pres. N.
Obstet. Scc., ex-pres. German Med. Soc .; mem. Am. Gynecol. Soc., Genecol, Soc. of Germany, Internat. Gynecol. Soc., British Gynecol. Soc., Southern Surg. and Gynecol. Soc., N. Y. Pathol. Soc., N. Y. Acad. Medicine (ex-pres. Gynecol. Section). Address: 39 E. 61st St., N. Y. City.
BOLDUAN, CHARLES FREDERICK
Physician, bacteriologist; b. Bielefeld, Germany, May 7, 1873; s. William and Juliane (Dreibholz) Bolduan; grad. Coll. Pharmacy, N. Y. City, Ph.G., 1893 ; Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Columbia Univ.), M.D., 1901; special studies, Univ. of Berlin, 1903; m. N. Y. City, Sept. 15, 1906, Adéle Jönsson; one son, Nils W. Spe- cialist in public health; formerly prof. bacteriology and hygiene, Fordham Univ. Ass't gen, med. officer Dep't of Health, N. Y. City, since 1904. Author: Im- mune Sera (3d edit.), 1908; Applied Bacteriology for Nurses; and numerous scientific articles on public health. Ass't editor, N. Y. Med. Journal. Translator from German of: Scrum Diagnosis; Collected Studies on Immunity; Suppression of Tuberculosis. Mem. N. Y. State Med. Ass'n, N. Y. Pathol. Soc., Am. Pub. Health Ass'n, Aiumni Soc. St. Vincent's Hosp. Re- publican. Club: N. Y. Bacteriological. Residence: 251 Fort Washington Av. Address: Fort Washington Av. and 170th St., N. Y. City.
BOLLING, RAYNAL CAWTHORNE
Lawyer; b. Hot Springs, Arkansas, Sept. 1. 1877; s. Sanford Coley and Ada Leonora (Hart) Bolling; ed. William Penn Charter Sch., Philadelphia; Harvard Coll., A.B., 1900; Harvard Law Sch., LL.B., 1902; m. N. Beverly, Mass., June 25, 1907, Anna Tucker Phillips; children: Anna Tucker, b. March 27, 1908; Raynal Carter, b. April 7, 1910; Cecilia Raynal. b. Sept. 1S, 1913. Ass't gen. solicitor, U. S. Steel Corn'n. Mcm. Squadron A, N.G.N.Y. Mem. Tron and Steel Inst. Clubs: Harvard, Railroad. Address: 71 Broadway, N. Y. City.
BOLTON, REGINALD PELHAM
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Consulting expert eng'r; b. London, England, 1856; s. Rev. James Bolton, B.A. (of Pelham Priory, West- chester, N. Y.), and Lydia Louisa (Pym) Bolton; pri- vate education; learned eng'ring by apprenticeship; m. 1st. 1878, Kate Alice, d. Cant. James Behenna, R.A .: 2d, Washington, D. C .. 1892, Ethelind. d. Leonard Huyck: children: Ivy May, b. 1879; Guy Reginald. b. 1883. Technical practical ed'n in London, 1874-1878; in designing den't Edgemoor Iron Works, 1879: with E. D. Leavitt, M.E., 1881. Traveled in England, Hol- land, France, Italy, Sicily, Spain and U. S., designing and erecting machinery for mines, shipyards, etc., until 1904; since 1904 in consulting practise in N. Y. City; consulting eng'r to Dep't of Water Supply, N. Y. Clty; N. Y. Central and Hudson River R. R., The Plant System, R. H. Macy & Co., etc. Episco- palian. Asso. mem. Inst'n of Civii Eng'rs (England), Telford Gold Medal, 1891; mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs, Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs, past pres. Am. Soc. Heating and Ventilating Eng'rs, N. Y. Elec. Soc., N. Y. Hist. Soc., City Hist. Club, Muncipal Art League, Am. Folk- Lore Soc., Trustee, Am. Scenic and Historic Preser- vation Soc., Holyrood P. F. Ch. (N. Y. City), sec. Washington Heights Taxpayers' Ass'n. Recreations: Historical research and discoveries in Washington Heights. Author: Motive Powers (Longmans), 1895; Elevator Service. 1908; Building for Profit, 1911; An Expensive Experiment, 1913, and numerous mono- graphs in transactions of eng'ring societies; also The Assault of Mt. Washington, 1901; Autobiography of an Irish Terrier, 1904. Residence: 638 W. 158th St. (Audubon Park). Address: 55 Liberty St., N. Y. City.
BOND, EDWARD AUSTIN
Civil eng'r; b. Dexter, Mich., April 22, 1849; ed. pub- llc schs. of Mich, and business coll., Utica, N. Y .; m. 1st, Nov. 11, 1873, Gertrude Hollenbeck; 2d, Nov. 10,
1904, Clara Estelle Ellis. Chief eng'r of several rail- roads; eng'r and surveyor State of N. Y. Jan 1, 1899- May 1, 1904; resigned to accept position as chm'n of Advisory B'd of Consulting Eng'rs for Barge Canal, S. N. Y., chapter 147, laws 1903, S. N. Y. As State eng'r developed system of improvement of highways under State aid, and made complete survey for en- larged Erie Canal. Republican. Address: 33 State St., Albany, N. Y.
BOND, GEORGE HOPKINS
Lawyer; b. Syracuse, N. Y., Aug. 10, 1873; s. William H. and lda (Hopkins) Bond; grad. Syracuse Univ., Ph.B., 1894; Ph.M., 1897; Syracuse Univ. Law Sch., EL.B., 1897; m. Jan. 29, 1901, Florence Cherry Wood- ford; children: Margaret Elizabeth, b. 1902; John Woodford, b. 1903; George Hopkins, b. 1909. Admitted to bar 1897; since then in general practise of law in Syracuse, N. Y .; mem. law firm of Bond & Schoeneck. Dir. in various business corp'ns of Syracuse. Sec.
Republican Gen. Com. of Onondaga Co., 1900-1907; State inheritance tax appraiser for Onondaga Co., 1903-1906; dist. att'y of Onondaga Co., Jan. 1, 1908- 1914; pres. N. Y. State Asso. of Dist Att'ys, 1912-1913. Republican; Presby'n. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon and Phi Beta Kappa fraternities. Clubs: University, Citi- zens. Residence: 40S Walnut Park, Address: 431 Union Bld'g, Syracuse, N. Y.
BOND, WALTER HUNTINGTON
Lawyer; b. Waltham, Mass., April 6, 1878; s. David Taylor and Emma Gertrude (Bigelow) Bond; ed. Pratt Inst. High Sch., Brooklyn, N. Y .; Univ of Mich., LL.B .; unmarried. Admitted to bar, June, 1901, meni. Supreme Court of U. S. and many Federal and State bars. In law office of Judge James B. Dill, 3 years; now senior mem. law firmn Bond & Babson, Dir. in many corp'ns. Traveled extensively throughout U. S., Canada, Europe and Asia. Republican; Baptist. Mcm. Order Founders and Patriots of America, Soc. Colonial Wars, Sons of Revolution, New England Soc., Mct. Museum of Art, Am. Acad. Polit. and Social Science, N. Y. Law Inst. Recreation: Mountain climbing (climbed Mts. Ranier, Hood and other peaks in U. S. and Canada, and Mt. Blanc and other peaks in Europe; Aug. 1900, established new world's record in ascent of Mt. Blanc). Clubs: Univ. of Mich. (N. Y. City), Graduate's (N. Y. City), Paradise Valley (Ta- coma, Wash.), Swiss Alpine (Geneva, Switzerland), Am. Alpine (Philadelphia, Pa.) Alpine of Canada (Vancouver, B. C.), Appalachian Mountain (Boston). Residence: 'Standish Arms, 169 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, N. Y. Address: 32 Broadway, N. Y. City.
BONNAR, JOHN DUNCAN
Physician, surgeon; b. near Toronto, Ont., May 7, 1852; s. James Turnbull and Mary (Kennedy) Bonnar; the celebrated Presby'n divines, Drs. Horatio Bonnar. the hymn writer, and Andrew Bonnar, were his father's cousins; ed. at Coll. of Technology and at Trinity Med. Coll., Toronto, of which was a fellow, received two honor certificates and a silver medal, 1878, and silver medal and M.D. degree, and C.M. de- grec from Trinity Univ., Toronto, 1882; silver medal, Starr gold medal, degree of M.B., and 16 first class honor certificates from Toronto Univ .; m. June 25, 1885, Caroline Estelle Harris, d. Hon. Marvin Harris of Kendall, N. Y .; children: Benjamin Harris, b. ISSS; M. Ciarine, b. 1890; H: Otis, b. 1893; Sybil Lyell, b. 1897. While practising near Toronto, 1878-1880, was surgeon to Credit Valley Railway; moved to Buffalo, N. Y., where has pursued gen. med. and surg. practise. Lectured on surgery and chemistry in Coll. of Physi- cians and Surgeons, which at one time existed in Buf- falo. Active in promoting Erie Barge Canal project, the preservation of natural beauty of Niagara Falls, and opposed scheme of removing Forts Porter and Niagara, and the merging of both in a new inil, en- campinent at Sturgeon Point on the South Shore of Lake Erie. Visited City of Mexico, 186; explored .. Alaska, 1900, and lectured on this tour. Republican; Presby'n. Trustee Central Presby'n Ch., Buffalo; mem. Presby'n Union. Mem. Erie Co. Med. Sod, N. Y. State Med. Soc., Am. Med. Ass'n, Buffalo llist. Soc., Coll. ^ Phys. and Surgs. of Ontario, Buffalo Acad. Medicine, Wrote Normal Principies of Medicine (Ain. Educator), May, 1904; presented paper, Medical Ethics Within and Without the Medical Profession, at Buffalo Acad. Medicine, 1906; represented Centrai Council of Buffalo Business Men at State Commerce Conv., Utica, Oct., 1899, and read a paper on Erie Canal Enlargement. Author: James Turnbull, or Pioneer Life in Canada. Address: 144 Jewett Av., Buffalo, N. Y.
BONNER, DAVID FINDLEY
Clergyman; b. Greenfield, Ohio., April 2. 1842; s. Henry Johnson and Martha ( Findley) Bonner: grad. Muskingum Coll., A.B., 1860 (A.M.), Lenox Coll., D.D., 1891; student United Presby'n Theol. Sems. of Xenia
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and Allegheny, each two years; grad. from latter, 1865; m. N. Salem, Guernsey Co., O., April 4, 1865, Mary Elizabeth Smith; eight children. Licensed by Muskingum Presbytery U. P. Ch, April 20, 1864; or- dained by Des Moines Presbytery, June 16, 1865. Pastor, Knoxville and Monroe, Iowa, 1865-1866; Knox- ville alone, 1866-1870; Caledonia, N. Y., 1871-1884; passed into the Presby'n Ch. Pastor, Goodwill Ch., Orange Co., N. Y., 1884-1891; Florida, Orange Co., 1891- 1903; Marathon, N. Y., Oct., 1903 to Nov., 1908; Endi- cott, N. Y., from Nov. 1, 1908. Stated clerk Presbytery of Hudson, 1888-1903. Elected Co. sup't of schools, Marion Co., Iowa, and served part of the term. Repub- liean (independent ). Dir. U. P. Theol. Sem., Mon- mouth, Ill., 1867-1870; pres. B'd Ed'n, Florida, N. Y., about four years from its org'n. Life dir. Am. Bible Soc .. Moderator of Judicial Comm'n of N. Y. Synod, 1899-1909, chm'n Com. to defend Synod in General As- sembly, 1990-1910. Frequent contb'r to religious press; special fortnightly contb'r to the United Presbyterian, 1880-1884. Author: (pamphlets): The Constitutional Right of the Bible to a Place in Our Public Schools, 1875; The Ecclesiastical Position and Work of Woman, 1878; Instrumental Music in the Worship of God Divinely Authorized, 1881; Christianity and the Indus- trial Problem-reprint from the Bibliothical Sacra, July, 1912; books: Saving the World, 1902, and The Psalmody Question, 1908. Address: Endicott, N. Y.
BONNEY, WILBERT L.
Consul gen .; b. Fairmont, Minn., May 20, 1872; s. Henry H. and Marcella (Lowth) Bonney; ed. Fair- mont High Sch., Hamline Univ. (St. Paul), Ph.B., 1893; Leipzig Univ., Saxony, Germany, 1895; m. Minneapolis, Minn., 1894, Vena Dunlap. Read law two years; corr. for bank in Minneapolis, 1890-1895; employed by packing house in Chicago, 1897-1898; engaged in real estate business, Chicago, 3 years; ass't in U. S. Eng'rs Office, War Dep't, 1899-1910; appt'd consul at San Luis Potosi, June 24, 1910. Address: Am. Consulate, San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
BONSAL, STEPHEN
Journalist; b. Baltimore, Md., Mar. 29, 1865; s. Stephen and Frances (Leigh) Bonsal; ed. at St. Paul's Seh., Concord, N. H., and at Göttingen and Heidel- berg, Germany; m. Mar. 17, 1900, Henrietta Fairfax Morris. Sp'l corr. N. Y. Herald in war between Servia and Bulgaria, 1885; served as sec. of legation and chargé d'affaires of U. S. legations to Peking, Madrid, Tokio and Korca, 1891-1896; sp'l corr. N. Y. Herald in Chino-Japancse War, 1895; Cuban Insurrection, 1897; Spanish-Am. War, 1898; in China during the Boxer uprising; later in Venezuela, the Balkans, Mo- rocco, and in Russia during the Revolution, 1905, etc. Author: Morocco As It Is, 1892; The Real Situation of Cuba. 1897; The Fight for Santiago, 1899; The Golden Horse Shoe, 1900; The American Mediterranean, 1912. Clubs: Century, Knickerbocker (N. Y. City), Metropolitan (Washington, D. C.). Residence: "White- fields," Bedford, Westchester Co., N. Y. Address: 7 W. 43d St., N. Y. City.
BONTECOU, REED BRINSMADE
Physician, surgeon; b. Washington, D. C., Dec. 1, 1864; s. Recd Brockway and Susan . (Northrup) Bontecou; ed. Williams Coll., Mass .; Harvard Coll., Coll. Phys. and Surgs., Columbia Univ., N. Y. Clty; m. East Marion, L. I., N. Y., 1800, Lula May Vail; chil- dren: Susan May, b. 1891; Louise Cluett, b. 1892; Marion Alice, b. 1896; Eleanore Grace, b. 1898; Reed Vail, b. 1903. Attending physician and operating sur- geon to Marshall Sanitarium for 10 years; attending surgeon Watervliet Arsenal, now retired, ex-pension examiner, 10 years' service, formerly deputy health; offieer City of Troy; attending physician Episcopal Ch. Home. Served several years in Co. A. 2d Reg't, N.G.N.Y. Democrat; Episcopalian. Ex-pres. Rens- selaer Co. Med. Soc .; mem. Med. Soc. State of N. Y., Med. Soc. Troy and vicinity; Am. Med. Ass'n, Lake George Ass'n. Mem. B. P. O. Elks, 141, Troy. Recre- ations: Motor boating, swimming. Club: Elks. Ad- dress: 2348 15th St., Troy, N. Y.
V BONYNGE, PAUL
Lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., April 26, 1876; s. Al- bert and Louise S. (Latham) Bonynge; grad. Poly. Inst. of Brooklyn (valedictorian), B.S., 1895; E.E., 1896; Columbia Law Sch .; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 23, 1901; Anne C. Robinson; children: Albert, b. 1903; Paul, Jr., b. 1906; Malcolmn, b. 1907. Admitted to bar 1898, and in practise in N. Y. City since 1898. Mem. firm Bonynge & Bonynge, att'ys. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. Clubs: Crescent Athletic (pres. 1911-1913), Glenwood Country (pres.). Residence: Brooklyn, N. Y. Address: 26 Exchange Pl., N. Y. City.
V BONYNGE, ROBERT WILLIAM
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 8, 1863; s. Robert and Susan (Burchell) Bonynge; ed. public schs., Coll. City
of N. Y., A.B., 1832; A.31., 1885; Columbia Coll. Law Sch., LL.B., 1885; m. N Y. City, Jan. 20, 1886, Mary Alida Riblet. Practised law in N. Y. City, 1885-1888; Denver, Colo., 1888-1912, now incm. law firm Bonynge & Bonynge (composed Robert W. and Paul Bonynge), N. Y. City. Mem. Colo. Legislature, 1893-1894; Colo. B'd of Pardons, 1896-1897; House of Representatives in 58th, 59th and 60th Congresscs from First Cong. Dist. Col. Mem. Nat. Monetary Comm'n, 1908-1911. 'Delivered addresses throughout U. S. in behalf of Monetary reform under auspices Nat. Citizens' League of Chicago, 1912. Republican; Episcopalian. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Colo. Bar Ass'n, Am. Bar Ass'n, Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity; Mason, 32°; also a Shriner. Clubs: Republican, Lawyers, Press (N. Y.), Denver (Denver. Colo.). Residence: Hotel Bretton Hall. Address: 26 Exchange Pl., N. Y. City.
BOODY, CHARLES A.
Banker; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 23, 1870; s. David A. and Abbie (Treat) Boody; ed. Poly. Inst., Brook- lyn; m. Brooklyn, N. Y,, April 25, 1893, Maud Gurney; one d .: Constance. Clerk in People's Trust Co., 1889- 1891; 'ass't sec., 1891-1903, sec., 1903-1907, pres. since 1907. Dir. Merchants' National Bank of N. Y., S. Brooklyn Savings Inst'n, U. S. Title Guaranty Co., N. Y. Consolidated R. R. Co., N. Y. Municipal Railway Co., Am. Surety Co., Harriman Nat. Bank. Demoerat. Clubs: Hamilton, Garden City Golf. Address: 200 Hicks St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
BOOLE, ELLA ALEXANDER
Pres. Woman's Christian Temperance Union, State of N. Y .; b. Van Wert, O., July 26, 1858; d. Isaac N. and Rebecca (Alban) Alexander; attended high sch. of Van Wert, Univ. of Wooster, Ohio, A.B., A.M., Ph.D .; m. Van Wert, O., July 3, 1883, Rev. William H. Boole (died 1896); one d .: Florence Alcxander. Officially connected with Woman's Christian Temperance Un- ion since 1885, pres., 1898-1903; sec. Woman's B'd of Home Missions, Presby'n Ch., U. S. America, 1903-1909; pres. Woman's Christian Temperance Union, State of N. Y., since 1909. Presby'n. Mem. D. A. R., House- wives League, Missionary Socs, Suffrage Soc. Club: Woman's Press. Residence: 1429 Av. H, Brooklyn. Address: 156 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
BOOTH, BALLINGTON
Pres. Volunteers of America; b. Brighouse, York- shire, Eng .; s. Rev. William and Catherine (Mum- ford) Booth; ed. Bristol Prep. Sch., Taunton Collegi- ate Coll., and Nottingham Sem., England; m. London, England, Sept. 15, 1887, Maud Charlesworth; children: Charles, b. 1889; Theodora, b. 1893. Com'd Salvation Army in Australia, 1885-1887; in U. S., 1887-1896: founded, 1896. The Volunteers of America, Inc., a re- ligious philanthropic org'n, of which has since been pres. Has traveled extensively almost around the world, holding various commands in connection with religious org'ns, and has covered nearly 50,000 mlles in connection with evangelistic work. Writer and Speaker. Address: 34 W. 28th St., N. Y. City.
BOOTH, JAMES E.
Banker; b. N. Y. City, Dec., .1826; s. Peter and Phebe (Cooper) Booth; ed. N. Y. City schs .; m. Roch- ester, N. Y., 1857, Eliza Woodbury; three children. Formerly civil and mech. eng'r. many years. Pres. Monroc County Savings Bank since 1891; dir. Fidel- ity Trust Co. Republican. Club: Genesee Valley, Rochester Whist. Residence: 105 Lake Av. Address: 33 State St., Rochester, N. Y.
BOOTH, LEVIS MILLER
Chemist; b. Chester, Pa., 1878; s. George M. and . Ellen (Miller) Booth; grad. Swarthmore Coll., B.S., 1899; m. Riverton, N. J., April 24, 1902, Alice Lippin- cott; ehildren: George Martin, Jr., b. 1904; Robert Lippincott, b. 1907; Helen Lippincott, b. 1908. Chem- ist, engaged specially in water softening and purifi- cation as pres. and dir. of L. M. Booth Co. Repub- lican. Mem. Delta Upsilon fraternity. Address: 136 Liberty St., N. Y. City ..
BOOTH, MAUD BALLINGTON
Born Limpsfield, Surrey, Eng .; d. Rev. Samuel Charlesworth; ed. Bellstead, Suffolk and in Switzer- land; m. London, England, Sept. 15, 1887, Ballington Booth (second son of Gen. Booth); children: Charles, Theodora. Entered Salvation Army at 17 as officer, serving in Paris, and in Geneva and other parts of Switzerland, in which country, with companions, was subject to bitter police persecution, and was expelled from Geneva, although the work was later success- fully established there; later in Salvation Army work in Great Britain, and afterward in Sweden, where had sp'l series of meetings for students of Upsala Univ., attended by 1,800 of the 2,000 students, with inost successful results. With husband, commanded Sal-
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vation Army, 1887-1896, raising it from persecuted unknown movement to one of success and recogni- tion; the contention arising that they were American- izing that inst'n; started, with husband, The Volun- teers of America, 1896, and has ever since been con- nected with it. Started sp'l work for prisoners of U. S., which is now established in many prisons, from N. Y. to San Francisco. Author: Sleepy Time Stories; Lights of Childland; Did the Pardon Come Too Late ?; The Curse of Septle Soul Treatment; After Prison- What? and other books. Address: 34 W. 28th St., N. Y. City.
BOOTH, WILLIAM MILLER
Consulting chemist and eng'r; b. Parls, N. Y., Sept. 4, 1870; s. William Moss and Irena Cornelia (Miller) Booth; ed. Hamilton Coll., Harvard Univ., S.B. in chemistry, magna cum laude, 1893; m. Cleveland, O., December 29, 1896, Marian Booth Foster. Science instr. Bulkeley Sch., New London, Conn., 1893-1894; Berkeley Sch., Boston, 1894-1896; ass't in chemistry, Pratt Inst., Brooklyn, 1897-1898; in charge of depart- inent, Normal School, Cortland, N. Y., 1898-1903; in practice as consulting chemist and eng'r since 1902; has made a specialty of the industrial uses of water and factory wastes. Republican; Presby'n. Pres. Central N. Y. Section, Am. Chem. Soc .; treas. Am. Inst. Chem. Eng'rs. Recreations: Short trips about the country; went abroad, summer of 1895. Clubs: Tecli- nology, Harvard (Syracuse). Address: 712 Dillaye Bld'g, Syracuse, N. Y.
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BORDEN, GERALD MARK
Lawyer; b. Chicago, Ill., 1871; s. Henry Lee and Theresa (MacConneloug) Borden; grad. Yale Univ., 1893; Northwestern Univ., Law Sch., 1895; m. St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 14, 1898, Luciile Papin. Engaged in prac- tice of law until 1903; associated with United Lead Co., and Am. Smelting & Refining Co., until 1907. Re- publican; Catholic. Created Private Chamberlain of Cape and Sword of His Holiness Pope Pius X, 1909,. Dir. Travellers' Aid Soc .; mg'r Catholic Protectory. Clubs: Yale, Union League, Sleepy Hollow. Address: 35 E. 51st St., N. Y. City.
BORDEN, WILLIAM CLINE
Educator and surgeon; b. Watertown, N. Y., May 19, 1858; s. Daniel L. and Mary Louisa (Cline) Borden; ed. Adams (N. Y.) Collegiate Inst .; Med. Dep't, Colum- bian Univ., Washington, D. C .; M.D., 1883; m. Oct. 26, 1883, Jennie E. Adams; children: Danlel L., William Ayres. Appt'd 1st lieut., ass't surgeon, U. S. A., 1883; capt., 1885; maj. and brlgade surg. U. S. Vols., 1898; maj. and surg. U. S. A., 1899. During Spanlsh-Amer- ican War, com'd Army Gen. Hosp., Key West, Fla .; com'd Army Gen. Hosp., Washington, D. C., 1898-1907. Commanding Gen. Hosp., Manila, P. I., 1907. Prof. mil. surgery, Army Med. Sch .; prof. surg. pathology, Georgetown Univ. Sch. of Medicine; consulting surg. Gov't Hosp. for Insane, Washington, D. C., 1898-1907. Retired from active service as Lt .- col., U. S. A .; appt'd dean and prof. of surgery, Dep't of Medicine, George Washington Univ .; surgeon-in-chief, The University Hosp., Washington, D. C., 1909. Fellow Am. Coll. of Surgeons. Mem. Ass'n Mil. Surgeons of U. S., Am. Med. Ass'n, Med. Soc. of D. C .; honorary mem. Med. and Surg. Soc., D. C., Southern Surg. and Gynecol. Soc .; mem. N. Y. Soc., S. A. R., Columbia Historical Soc., D. C. Author: Use of the Roentgen Ray by the Med. Dep't of the U. S. in the War with Spain, 1898 (published by joint resolution of Congress, 1900) ; Chapter on Military Surgery, American Text Book of Surgery and Keens Surgery (Vol. V.), 1913; Prize Essay on Military Surgery, Ass'n of Mil. Surgeons of U. S., 1900, and many other papers and monographs. Clubs: Cosmos, University (Washington), Crescent Yacht (Chaumont, N. Y.). Summer home: "Latonka," Chaumont, N. Y. Address: 1801 California St., N. W., Washington, D. C.
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BORG, SIDNEY CECIL
Banker, financler; b. N. Y. City, June 21, 1874; s. Simon (railroad officlal) and Ceceila (Lichtenstadter) Borg; ed. Sach's Colleglate Inst., by private tutors, and Sheffield Scientific Sch., Ph.B., 1895 (class his- torian); m. N. Y. City, Nov. 24, 1898, Madeline Beer; children: Margery, Dorothy. Admitted to firm Simon Borg & Co., bankers, N. Y. City; now senlor partner. Active in reorg'n many railroads and companies, in- cluding Chicago Great Western R. R. Co., Detroit Southern R. R. Co., Cincinnati, Findlay & Ft. Wayne R. R. Co., Houston Oil Co., Kirby Lumber Co. Mem. Dep't of Health. Mein. Am. Acad. Polit. and Social Science, Met. Museum of Art, Museum Natural His- tory, Civic Forum. Mem. Advisory B'd Madison Av. Depository and Exchange for Women's Work, Ad- visory B'd Soc. Sanitary and Moral Prophylaxis; trus- tee United Hebrew Charities; mem. Mt. Sinai Hosp.
Edn'l Alliance, Montefiore Home, Legal Aid Soc. Clubs: Automobile of America, Nat. Arts, Reform, Century, Golf, Deal Golf, Economic. Residence (sum- mer): Irvington-on-Hudson; (winter): 32 W. 72d St. Address: 20 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
BORGLUM, GUTZON
Sculptor, painter; b. in Idaho, March 25, 1867; B. Dr. James de la Mothe Borglum and Ida (Michelson) Borglum; ed. in public schools of Fremont and Omaha, Neb., and St. Mary's Coll., Kan .; studied art in San Francisco; went to Paris In 1890, working and study- ing in Academic Julien and Ecole des Beaux Arts. Exhibited as painter and sculptor in Parls Salon; in Spaln, 1892; in Callf., 1893-1894; returned east and went to London, in 1896, remaining there and in Paris until 1901. Has been in N. Y. City since 1902. Ex- hibited in London and Paris, 1896-1901; held success- ful "onc man" exhibit in London; received gold medal for sculpture at La. Purchase Exp'n. Is sculptor for work on Cathedral of St. John the Divine, N. Y. City; was selected to exccute the Sheridan monument at Washington, D. C, Independent in polltics; Catholic. Mem. Royal Soc. British Artists, Société Nationale des Beaux Arts, Architectural League; Scottish Rite Mason. Clubs: Players, Camp Fire, Fencers', City (N. Y. City), Balsam Lake Club, Metropolitan (Washing- ton, D. C.). Address: 166 E. 38th St., N. Y. City.
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