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ALLEN, LAUROS H.
Lumber mfr .; b. Sparta, Ill .; s. Rev. Henry and Elizabeth (Richardson) Alien; ed. schs. of Jersey City and N. Y .; m. Williamsport, Pa., Dec. 12, 1889, Nelly Sherman Byers. Sec. and treas. Byers-Alien Lumber Co., Pittsburgh; Westmoreland & Somerset
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R.R .; 1st v .- p. Sparkman Mill & Lumber Co. Re- publican; Presby'n. Clubs: Buffalo, Country, El- licott. Residence: 101 Norwood Ave. Address: 1240- 1242 Prudential Bldg., Buffalo, N. Y.
ALLEN, LUCY ELLIS
Educator; b. Boston, Mass .; d. Nathaniel T. and Caroline (Bassett) Allen; ed. Allen Sch., W. Newton; Smith Coll., Northampton (sec. and treas. of class), A.B .; studied abroad. Instr. Allen Sch., founder and principal The Misses Allen Sch., W. Newton. Travel- ed in Europe seven times, visiting Greece, Italy, Spain, Sicily, France, etc. Lectured for four years before Women's Clubs on art and history. Inde- pendent; Unitarlan. Mem. Colleglate Alumnæ (ex- dir.). Dir. Pomroy Home for Orphan Girls. Recrea- tions: Riding, driving, tennis. Clubs: Boston Coll. (v .- p. and dir.), Boston Smith Coll. (pres.), Newton Smith Coll. Graduates (pres.), Newton Equal Fran- chise (v .- p.), Twentieth Century (Boston). Address: 35 Webster St., West Newton, Mass.
ALLEN, THOMAS, 3d
Lawyer; b. St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 8, 1877; s. George W. and L. J. (McMillan) Allen; g .- g .- g. s. Parson (Thomas) Allen, or Pittsfield, Mass., the "fighting parson" of the Revolution; g .- s. Thomas Allen, of Pittsfield and St. Louis; mem. Congress, and builder of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern R. R .; also descendant of Gov. Bradford, Gov. of Mass. Colony, and of George Walton, of Georgia, signer of Declaration of Independence; ed. Belmont Sch., Belmont, Mass., 1890-1894; Yale Univ., A.B., 1898; N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B., 1900. Clerk, Perkins & Jackson, 1900-1901; mrn'g clerk, Hatch, Debevoise & Colby, 1901-1902; practised alone 1902-1905; formed present firm of Robinson, Allen & Hoy, June, 1905. Pres. and dir. Utilities Securities Co., Internat. Guaranty & Trust Co .; v .- p. and treas. Utilities Development Co., treas. and dir. Stockton Patters, Inc. Democrat; Episcopalian. Traveled through Europe, summers of 1890-1898, spending three years studying foreign languages; in 1899 took extensive exploring trip through northern Can., and 1905-1906, extended trip through W. I., northern S. Am. and Mexico. In 1896 as alternate, sat in Missouri delegation at Nat. Demo- cratic Conv., Chicago. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Sons of Revolution, S.A.R. Recreations: Hunting,
canoeing, exploring Clubs: Yale, Manhattan, Hatley Canoe (founder and dir.), Cazenovia. Address: Cazenovia, N. Y. .
ALLEN, VIOLA
Actress; b. in South while parents were on tour; d. C. Leslie and Sarah (Lyon) Allen; ed. Wyckham House, Toronto, Can., and private schools, N. Y. City. In early life indicated decided talent for the stage; unexpectedly made most successful debut before the age of 15 in an ingénue rôle in a piece in which her father was then playing; after season on road became leading lady for John McCullough for the season that proved the actor's last, acting with him "Virginia," "Desdemona," "Parthenia," and "Julia" in Dr. Bird's version of The Gladiator; afterward played most of the Shakespearean rôles with Tomasso Salvini, the Italian tragedian; later joined Lewrence Barrett in special production of The Blot on the 'Scutcheon; after season in the Boston Museum Stock Co., during which she created in America the part of "Mrs. Errol" in Little Lord Fauntleroy, supported Joseph Jefferson and William Florence in their joint starring tour in the old comedies, The Rivals and The Heir at Law, 1889; appeared in special com- pany in Bronson Howard's Aristocracy, 1892; leading lady at Empire Theatre, N. Y. City, 1893, and created very successful roles in Liberty Hall, The Mas- queraders, Sowing the Wind, The Conquerers, and Under the Red Robe; withdrew from Empire Co. in 1898 to star in The Christian, by Hall Caine, in which she first appeared in Albany. Has since star- red in The Palace of the King, 1900; The Eternal City, 1902; began series of Shakespearean revivals, producing Twelfth Night, in which she played the part of "Viola," 1903, followed in 1904 by A Win- ter's Tale, in which she appeared in both rôles of "Hermione" and "Perdita"; followed these with Cymbeline, As You Like It, The School for Scandal, The Merchant of Venice, The Toast of the Town, and Irene Wycherly. The variety of her works runs the gamut of comedy, tragedy, modern classic and Shakespearean rôles. Episcopalian. Recreations: Driving, rlding and collecting literary works. Ad-
dress: 2 West 38th St., N. Y. City.
ALLEN, WALTER H.
Civil eng'r, U.S.N .; b. Newton Highlands, Mass., Jan. 9, 1875; s. Walter and Grace Mason (Weston) Allen; grad. Yale Coll., A.B., 1895; Sheffield Scien-
tific Sch., Yale, Ph.B., 1896; Larned Scholar, Yale
Univ., 1895-1898; m. Brooklyn Navy Yard, Jan. 24, 1906, Edith Stark Hancock; one d .; b. Mar. 21, 1907. In railroad eng'ring with the N. Y., New Haven & Hart - ford R. R., and Mexican Internat. R'y, 1898-1903; first ass't to Civil eng'r-in-charge Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1903-1906; clvil eng'r-in-charge, Charleston (S. C.) Navy Yard, 1906-1909; in charge of constr'n U. S. Naval Magazine, Hingham, Mass., July, 1909-June, 1910; with Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy Dep't, July, 1910-Feb., 1912; 1st ass't to Public Wks Office, Brooklyn Navy Yard, since Feb., 1912. Served as vol- unteer naval cadet, U.S.N., July-Sept., 1898; since June, 1903, civil eng'r, U.S.N., rank of lieut. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs. Clubs: Manhasset Bay Yacht, Army and Navy (Washington), ' Graduates ( New
Haven), Hamilton (Brooklyn). Address: U. S. Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N. Y.
ALLEN, WILLIAM
Lawyer; b. Claremont, Va .; s. William and Frances A. (Jessup) Alien; grad. Georgetown Univ., Washing- ton, D. C., A.B., 1875; Univ. of Va., LL.B., 1877; m. Mary H. Anderson. Practised law in firm Peyton & Allen, until 1890; att'y in N. Y. City since 1892. Ref- eree in bankruptcy for Southern Dist of N. Y .; Inde- pendent Democrat; Catholic. Mem .. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Southern Soc. Clubs: University, Virginians. Resi- dence: 51 E. 65th St. Address: 67 Wall St., N. Y. City.
ALLEN, WILLIAM FREDERICK
Editor; b. Bordentown, N. J., Oct. 9, 1846; s. Col. Joseph Warner and Sarah Burns (Norcross) Allen; ed. Model Sch., Bordentown, N. J., and Protestant Episcopal Acad., Philadelphia, Pa .; M.S., Princeton Univ., 1906; m. Salem, N. J., April 20, 1871, Caroline Perry Yorke; children: Yorke, b. Feb. 27, 1873; Fred- erick Warner, b. June 1, 1874; Eugene Yorke, b. April 22, 1878; John Sinnickson, b. Mar. 29, 1881. Civil eng'r, 1862-1872; resident eng'r W. Jersey R. R., 1868-1872; editor Official R'y Guide and mg'r Nat. R'y Publica- tion Co. since 1873. Sec. Gen. Time Conv. and its suc- cessor, Am. R'y Ass'n, since 1875. Proposed detail system of Standard Time now in use, April, 1883; se- cured its adoption by Gen. Time Conv., Nov. 18, 1883; delegate of A.m. R'y Ass'n to Internat. R'y Congresses, London, 1895, Paris, 1900, Washington, 1905, Berne, 1910. Sec. Am. Section and Asso., sec .- gen. Internat. R'y Congress, 1905; delegate of U. S. Gov't to Internat. Meridian Conf., Washington, 1884, and to Internat. R'y Congress, Paris, 1900. Mem. Permanent Comm'n In- ternat. R'y Congress, 1910; delegate from 8th N. J. Cong. Dist. to Nat. Republican Conv., 1908. Mem. B'd Assessment, and afterward B'd Trustees, Village of South Orange, N. J. Founded and planned the town of Wenonah, Gloucester County, N. J. Trustee S. Orange Free Library. Gen. sec. and treas. Am. R'y Ass'n; v .- p. and mg'r Nat. R'y Publication Co .; dir, and chm'n of B'd R'y Equipment and Publication Co .; treas. Am. R'y Supply Co .; dir. Manhattan Fire Alarm Co .; v .- p. N. Y. Transfer Co .; pres. Meadow Land Soc. of South Orange. Republican; Episcopalian. Cheva-
lier Order of Leopold; hon. mem. K. K. Geographische Gesellschaft, Vienna, Austria, La Sociadad Geografica of Lima, Peru; mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs, A. A. A. S., Am. Meteorol. Soc., Am. Geog. Soc., Nat. Geog. Soc., Am. Econ. Ass'n, Navy League, N. J. Hist. Soc., Am. Statist. Ass'n, Am. Forestry Ass'n, Am. Acad. Polit. and Social Science, Washington Acad. of Sciences; past master Am. R'y Guild: N. E. Soc., Orange, N. J .; Pennsylvania Soc. of N. Y .; companion Mil. Order Loyal Legion; Mason. Clubs: Traffic, Railroad of N. Y., Essex County Country, South Orange Field. Resi- dence: 180 Scotland Road, South Orange, N. J. Ad- dress: 75 Church St., N. Y. City.
ALLEN, WILLIAM HARVEY
Director, Bureau of Municipal Research and Train- ing Sch. for Public Service; b. Le Roy, Minn., Feb. 9, 1874; s. John D. and Joanna (Corbett) Allen; ed. Le Roy High Sch., Carleton Coll., grad. Univ. of Chicago, B.A., 1897; student Univs. of Leipsig, Berlin, Pa., (Ph.D.); m. Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 28, 1903, Isabel Dangaix; children: William Dangaix, b. 1905: Patten Dangaix, b. 1906; Frederick Henry, b. 1909. Engaged in grain and hardware business one year; principal public school. Wyckoff, Minn., 2 years; fellow econom- ics Univ. Chicago; fellow polit. science Univ. Penn .; instr. Univ. of Penn .; sec. N. J. State Charities Aid Ass'n; gen. agent N. Y. Ass'n for Improving Condition of the Poor; sec. Nat. Municipal League Com. on Instr'n in Municipal Gov't., former instr. N. Y. Sch. of Philanthropy and correspondence course in sociology, Univ. Chicago; sec. Com. on Hosp. Needs and Hosp. Finances (N. Y.); sec. Com. on Physical Welfare of School Children (N. Y.). Mem. Acad. Polit, and Social Science, Nat. Municipal League, Chi Psi fraternity.
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First editor N. J. Review of Charities and Corrections; former editor Readers' Den of Charities, Municipal Notes, of Annals of Am. Acad. Contb'r to magazines on social, educational, and municipai topics. Author: Efficient Democracy, Rural Sanitary Administration in Pa. Evolution of Sanitary Administration, Civics and Health. Woman's Part in Gov't Modern Philan- thropy, joint author School Reports and School Effi- ciency. Club: Century. Address: Bureau of Municipal Research, 261 Broadway, N. Y. City.
VALLING, NEWTON DUELLE
Banker; b. Town of Stanford, Dutchess Co., N. Y., March 31, 1869; s. J. Sackett and Ann Eliza (Bertine) Aliing; ed. private schs. of Dutchess Co. and prepara- tory Chappaqua Mt. Inst., Friends Acad., Chappaqua, and Eastman Business Coll .; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., April, 1898, Edyth Spencer; one d .: Kathryn Spencer. En- tered employ of Nassau Bank, N. Y., Dec., 1887; pro- moted ass't cashier, 1910; v .- p. Nat. Nassau Bank since Jan., 1912. Pres. N. Y. Chapter Am. Inst. of Banking, 1905-1906, having been interested in this inst'n since 1901; elected pres. of whole org'n, at Seattle Conv., 1909. Was largely instrumental in 1907 as mem. B'd of Trustees in bringing about reorg'n of inst. Demo- crat (candidate for Assembly in Brooklyn, 1894) ; Presby'n. Mem. Dutchess County Soc. Has written considerably on banking and allied subjects, includ- ing: Negotiable Instruments, Collection of Country Checks, Bank Reserves, Substitute for a Central Bank, Treasury Issue vs. Bank Issue. Recreations: Golf, farming, fishing, out-door sports. Residence: 437 Third St., Brooklyn. Address: 9 Beekman St., N. Y. City.
WALLING, ROBERT BERTINE
Attorney and lawyer; b. N, Y. City, July 28, 1859; s. J. Sackett and Ann E. (Bertine) Alling; ed. Chappaqua Mt. Inst., Cornell Univ., B.S. (in science and letters), 1881; N. Y. Univ., LL.B., 1883; m. N. Y. City, Oct. 25, 1900, Annie Gordon Smith; children: Jenny Gordon, b. Oct. 20. 1901; Annie Bertine, b. Mar. 7, 1907; Robert Bertine, Jr., b. April 27, 1908. Dir. and sec. Land Co. D. of Edenwail. Democrat; Episcopalian. Mason. Regi- dence: 131 W. 95th St. Office: 149 Broadway, N. Y. City.
VALLISON, THOMAS
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 19, 1840; s. Michael and Susan (Gentil) Allison; ed. Coll. City of N. Y .; m. 1871, Mary C. Millett; children: Mary (Mrs. A. A. Cosby), Florence (Mrs. C. Herbert Covell), Olive (Mrs. Edward A. Choate); Judge Court of General Sessions, 1895; comm'r of jurors since April, 1902. Residence: 28 W. 73d St. Address: 280 Broadway. N. Y. City.
ALLISON, WILLIAM HENRY
Educator, edn'l administrator; b. Somerville, Mass., Aug. 17. 1870; s. George Augustus and Julia Lucinda (Powers) Allison; grad. Harvard Univ., A.B., 1893; Newton Theol. Inst'n, 1896, B.D., 1902; Univ. of Halle, 1896-1897; Univ. of Chicago, Ph.D., 1905; m. 1st Newton Center, Mass., Sept. 6, 1899, Elizabeth Lincoln Smith (died July 14, 1900); 2d Chicago, Ill., July 31, 1905, Emily Mills; one d .: Elizabeth Mills, b. 1907. Pastor of Penacook Bapt. Ch., Concord, N. H., 1899-1902; fellow Univ. of Chicago, 1902-1904; acting prof. of Church History and Christian Missions Pa- cific Theol. Sem., 1904-1905; prof. history and poiit. science, Franklin Coll. of Ind., 1905-1908; head of Dep't of History, Bryn Mawr Coll., -1908-1910; prof. ecclesiastical history, and dean of Colgate Theol. Sem., since 1910. Progressive; Baptist. Mem. Re- ligious Ed'n Ass'n, Am. Hist. Ass'n, Am. Soc. of Church History, Phi Beta Kappa Soc. Recreations: Tennis, mountain climbing. Address: 9 E. Kendrick Ave., Hamilton, N. Y.
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ALMY, FRANCIS
Merchant; b. New Bedford, Mass., Nov. 28, 1858; s. Charles Almy and Mary A. (Cummings) Almy; grad. Harvard Coll., A.B. (magna cum laude), 1879; A.M., 1880; class sec. 1879-1904. With Lake Anchor Line, 1880-1888; in firm of W. H. Glenny Sons & Co., of Buffalo, crockery and silver, 1888-1898; purchasing agent of Pan-Am. Exp'n, 1899-1902; with Buffalo Pitts. Co., agr'l machinery, 1902-1904. Co-partner with T. M. Osborne, Auburn, N. Y., in Diamond Shading Film Co. of Buffalo, 1905-1908. Since June, 1909, has acted as agent for the Dexter P. Rumsey Estate, Buffalo. Sec. of the Harvard Club of West'n N. Y., 1887-1900; chm'n Exec. Com. of the Liberal Club of Buffalo, 1891-1903; dir. of Soc. for Beautifying Buffalo. 1901- 1903, and treas. of Consumers' League, 1906-1910.' Civil Service comm'r of city of Buffalo, Dec., 1907- Mar., 1911. Clubs: Saturn of Buffalo (registrar and dir. from organiaztion, 1885-1889), Studio (treas. 1909). Residence (country): "Jericho," North Evans, N. Y. Address: 427 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, N. Y.
ALMY, FREDERIC
Secretary Charity Organ. Soc .; b. New Bedford, Mass., Nov. 28, 1858; s. Charles and Mary A. (Cum- mings) Almy; grad. Harvard, A.B., 1880, A.M., 1883; taught in Lowell, 1880-82; student Harvard Law Sch., 1882-84; unmarried. Moved from New Bedford to Buffalo, 1884; admitted to N. Y. State bar, 1885; sec. Buffalo Charity Organization Soc., since 1894. Made short trips to Europe, 1881, 1888, 1892, 1895. Sec.
Buffalo Civil Service Reform Ass'n, 1886-1912; on council of Nat. Civil Service Reform League; helped organize Buffalo Municipal League, 1905, is on Exec. Com. of Nat. Municipal League. Trustee George Junior Republic since 1900. Read poem at opening of Pan-Am. Exp'n, 1901. Part author: The Niagara Book, 1893. Dean of Saturn Club, Buffalo, 1904; pres. Harvard Club of Buffalo, 1905-1907. Address: 181 Franklin St., Buffalo, N. Y.
ALSGOOD, J. FRED
Lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., April 26, 1883; s. John M. and Caroline G. (Harris) Alsgood; grad. public sch., Brooklyn, Erasmus Hall High Sch., 1901; student N. Y. Law Sch., 1902-1904. Admitted to bar, 1904, and since then in gen, practice of law, specializing in sur- rogate's practice, having conducted many important trials. Democrat; Lutheran. Treas. Verein Christ- licher Bestrebungen of German Evangelical Ch. of Brooklyn, N. Y. Recreations: Riding, driving. Clubs: Laicos Bowling, Knickerbocker Field, Washington. Address: 280 Broadway, N. Y. City.
ALTON, ALFRED EDWARD
Clergyman; b. Troy, N. Y., July 19, 1874; s. John and Jean (Robb) Aiton; grad. Troy Acad., 1594; Princeton Univ., A.B., 1898; Colgate Theol. Sem., B.D., 1902; m. Holden, Mass., April 3, 1906, Blanche Louise Warren. Pastor First Bapt. Ch., Holden, Mass., June, 1902,-Jan., 1906; pastor First Bapt. Ch., Rome, N. Y., Jan., 1906,-Sept., 1911; prof. biblical literature, Col- gate Univ., since Sept., 1911. Mem. Cliosophic Soc. of Princeton Univ., Delta Kappa Epsilon (Mu Chapter), mem. Soc. of Biblical Literature and Exegesis, Re- ligious Education Ass'n. Address: Colgate Univer- sity, Hamilton, N. Y.
ALTSHELER, JOSEPH ALEXANDER
Author, journalist; b. Three Springs, Ky., April 29, . 1862; s. Joseph and Lucy (Snoddy) Altsheler; ed. Liberty Coll., Glasgow, Ky., and Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, Tenn .; won Latin scholarship at Vander- bilt; m. Glasgow, Ky., May 30, 1888, Sarah Boles; one son: Sydney B. Altsheler, b. 1892. Seven years with Louisville Courier-Journal, and 20 years with N. Y. World in editorial capacity. Author (novels): The Sun of Saratoga; A Soldier of Manhattan; A Herald of the West; In Circling Camps; In Hostile Red; The Wilderness Road; My Captive; Before the Dawn; The Last Rebel; Guthrie of the Times; The Candidate; The Young Trailers; The Forest Runners; The Free Rangers; The Last of the Chiefs; The Riflemen of the Ohio; The Horsemen of the Plains; The Recovery; The Scouts of the Valley; The Quest of the Four; The Border Watch; The Texan Star; The Texan Scouts; The Texan Triumph; Apache Gold; The Young Courier. Independent Democrat; Methodist. Mem. Kentucky Soc., Southern Soc. Clubs: Authors, Dunwoodie Coun- try. Address: 131 Riverside Drive, N. Y. City.
VALVORD, DEAN
Real estate operator; b. Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 4. 1856; s. James D. and Caroline (Edwards) Alvord, de- scendant of Jonathan Edwards; ed. Syracuse Univ .; m. Nellie Barnum (descendant of Alexander Hamil- ton); children: Donald, b. 1892; Evelyn, b. 1893; Eric, b. 1903. Builder of Prospect Park South; purchaser from English company of Shinnecock Hiils, and from heirs of A. T. Stewart of Garden City; now owner of Beile-Terre, 1,300-acre estate at Port Jefferson, L. I .; one of the original incorporators and a dir. of the Motor Parkway (Inc.). Republican; Presby'n. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Recreations: Auto- mobiling, horseback riding. Ciubs: Lawyers, Hard- ware, N. Y. City; Municipal (Brooklyn). Country residence: Nevalde, Belie-Torre Estates, Port Jeffer- son, L. I., N. Y.
AMBROSE, PAUL
Composer, organist, conductor; b. Hamilton, Ont., Oct. 11, 1868; s. Robert S. and Elizabeth (Boyle) Am- brose; m. Orange, N. J., June 21, 1905, Naomi Lambe; children: Gwynneth Naomi; b. April, 1906; Robert S., b. May, 1909. Organist Madison Ave. M. E. Church, N. Y. City, 1886-90; organist and dir. of music St. 'James M. E. Church, N. Y. City, since 1890; dir. and iecturer (history of music), Am. Inst. of Applied Music, N. Y. City; dir. piano dep't, N. J. State Normai
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Schs., Trenton, N. J .; v .- p. Synthetic Guild, N. Y. City. Clubs: National Arts, Musicians. Address: State Nor- mal School, Trenton, N. J.
AMEND, EDWARD B.
Jurist; ed. St. Francis Xavier Coll., A.B., 1877; A.M., 1878; Columbia Law Sch., LL.B., 1879. Justice Su- preme Court, N. Y., since Jan. 1, 1903; term expires Dec. 31, 1916. Democrat. Address: 38 W. 74th St., N. Y. City.
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AMES, EDWIN AYRES
Manufacturer; b. Woodbridge, N. J., Jan. 28, 1866; s. William Thomas and Sarah (Ayres) Ames; grad. Woodbridge High School; m. Marion, N. J., May 10, 1893, Lotta Gates, d. Rev. M. L. Gates; children: Mar- . garet, b. 1894; Madeleine, b. 1898. Started life as traveling salesman; has visited every important city in U. S .; now head of firm of Ostermoor. & Company, mf'r Ostermoor Mattresses. Dir. Hamilton Trust Co., Brooklyn; First Nat. Bank of Woodbridge, N. J .; Ma- sonic Hall Ass'n of Woodbridge, N. J. Republican. Presby'n. Trustee Berkeley Inst., Brooklyn, N. Y. Mem. American Lodge F. and A. M., Woodbridge, N. J., and Royal Arch chapter, Rahway, N. J. Recrea- tions: Horseback riding, automobiling. Clubs: Brook- lyn Riding and Driving (dir. and sec.), Montauk (life mem. and dir.), Crescent Athletic (all Brooklyn), Woodbridge Athletic (Woodbridge, N. J.). Residence: 390 Park Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. Address: 116 Eliza- beth St., N. Y. City.
AMES, LOUIS ANNIN
Manufacturer; b. Island of St. Helena,: N. C., 1866; s. Jacob and Phebe (Annin) Ames; ed. public schs. of Jersey City, N. J .; m. N. Y. City, June 20, 1909, Abby C. Crowell; children: Edith, b. Nov. 2, 1909; Jean, . b. June 2, 1910. Pres. and treas. Annin & Co., Ira Brown Co., Old Glory Realty Co .; treas. Art Graphic Co .; dir. Solon Palmer. Mem. 171st Reg't, N.Y.N.G. Democrat. Universalist. Mem. Chamber of Commerce, Soc. of Mechanics and Traders, Merchants' Ass'n, S. A. R. (pres.), Founders and Patriots of America (sec .- gen.), Am. Flag Ass'n (sec.), Soc. Colonial Wars, Sons of Revolution, Washington Continental Guard. Pres. N. Y. State Conv. of Universalists; trustee Uni- versalist Gen. Conv .; Brevoort Missionary trustee. Ciubs: Nat. Arts, Fulton, Universalist, Cosmos, Motor Boat, Japan. Residences: The Cedars, Caldwell, N. J., and 316 W. 93d St., N. Y. City. Address: 99-101 Ful- ton St., N. Y. City.
AMES, WINTHROP
Theatrical mg'r; b. N. Easton, Mass., 1871; s. Oakes Angier and Catherine (Hobart) Ames; grad. Harvard Univ., A.B., 1895 (post-grad. work 1895-1896); m. 1911, Lucy Fuller. Engaged in editorial and gen. public work, sp'l field of art, architectural books and maga- zines, until 1904; mg'r Castle Sq. Theatre, Boston, 1904-1908; dir. New Theatre, N. Y. City, 1908-1911; dir. Little Theatre, N. Y., and Booth Theatre, N. Y., since 1911. Clubs: Union, Brook, Harvard, University, City (N. Y. City), Tavern, Tennis and Racquet, Union (Boston). Residence: N. Easton, Mass. Address: 240 W. 44th St., N. Y. City.
AMORY, JOHN J.
Manufacturer; b. Fond du Lac, Wis., 1856; s. John and Jane (Smith) Armory; ed. Riverview Mil. Acad., Poughkeepsie (capt, and adj.); m. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Mary S. Hull; children: John Hull, Eugene H., Clement Gould. Miner at Tombstone, Ariz., 1878-1880; ag't of Pacific Express Co., Texarkana, Texas, 1881- 1882; hotel prop'r, Billings, Mont., 1883-1884; sec. and treas. Armstrong Mfg. Co., Bridgeport, Conn., 1885- 1886; now pres. Gas Engine & Power Co., and Charles L. Seabury & Co., Consolidated, N. Y. City. Repub- lican; Episcopalian. Mem. Soc. Naval Architects and Marine Eng'rs, Nat. Ass'n of Engine and Boat Mf'rs, Nat. Civic Federation. Clubs: Larchmont Yacht, N. Y. Yacht, Columbia Yacht, Transportation. Address: Morris Heights, N. Y. City.
AMOS, JACOB
Merchant, banker; b. Syracuse, N. Y., Dec., 1853; s. Jacob and Mary Amos; ed. Syracuse High Sch .; m. Syracuse, N. Y., Sept., 1880, Florence E. Wells; one d .; Christine. Pres. Paragon Plaster Co., v .- p. Third Nat. Bank, C. L. Amos Coal Co .; trustee Syracuse Savings Bank; dir. Commercial Nat. Bank, Syracuse Independent Telephone Co., Am. Floyds Ins. Co., Great Western Floyds Ins. Co. Mem. N. Y. Produce Exchange. Formerly mayor of Syracuse; trustee Vil- lage of Baldwinsville. Republican. Mason, Knight
Templar. Clubs: Century, Citizens, Onondaga Goif. Address: Syracuse, N. Y.
. ANDERSEN, HANS P.
Sec. Foreign Dep't., Internat. Com. Y.M.C. Ass'n; b. Svneke, Bornholm, Denmark, Nov. 6, 1862; s. Hans K.
and Ane Maria (Dahl) Andersen; grad. St. Johnsbury (Vt.) Acad., 1881, Dartmouth Coll, A.B., 1886 (Phi Beta Kappa); m. Jersey City, N. J., June 2, 1892, Louise Mason; one d., Dorothy Andersen. Upon leaving college became sec. Young Men's Inst., .N. Y. City, 1886-89; sec. Y. M. C. A., Asheville, N. C., which organized 1889-1892; field sec. Internat. Am. Y. M. C. Ass'ns for the South, 1892-1898; sec. Student Dep't, Internat. Com., 1898-1908; sec. Foreign Dep't since 1902. Traveled in Europe summers of 1887, 1889, 1900, 1902, 1905, 1909, 1910, 1911. Address: 124 East 28th St., N. Y. City.
ANDERSON, ABRAHAM ARCHIBALD
Artist; b. N. J., 1847; s. William and Sarah Louise (Ryerson) Anderson ; gen, ed'n at Columbia Coll., Grammar Sch., and in Europe under private tutors; art ed'n in Paris, under Bonnat, Cabanel, Collin, Cormon, Godin; m. 1887, Elizabeth Milbank. Resided for many years in Paris, where was pres. Am. Art Assn, Paris (now honorary pres.); exhibited at Paris Salon, and at the Exposition Universelle, 1899, as well as in various other exb'ns. Specialty is por- traiture; v .- p. Portrait Soc. of America. Among more notable portraits are those of the late Bishop Arthur Cleveland Coxe, Henry B. Claflin, Gen. Oliver O. Howard, Governor Morgan, Thomas A. Edison, John Wanamaker, Sec. Root, etc. Built the Bryant Park Studio Building. Recreations: Hunting, motor- ing, golf. Special sup't Teton and Yellowstone Forest Preserves, Wyoming; v .- p. League of Am. Sportsmen; mem. N. Y. Soc. for Protection of Game, N. Y. Acad. Science, Nat. Geog. Soc., N. Y. Zool. Gar- dens. Clubs: Union League, Riding, Automobile of America, Lambs, Fairfield County Golf, Lakewood Country. Address: Bryant Park Studio Bldg., N. Y. City.
ANDERSON, CHARLES W.
Collector of internal revenue; b. in Ohio, of African descent; worked his way through high school and commercial college while supporting a widowed mother and two sisters; afterwards studied law, but was not admitted to bar. Took up newspaper work in N. Y .; later engaged in politics; for several years supervisor of racing accounts in connection with the N. Y. State Racing Comm'n; appt'd, 1906, col- lector of internal revenue for 2d Dist., N. Y. City; four years chief clerk State Treasury of N. Y. Mem. Metropolitan Museum of Art, N. Y. Peace Soc., Inst. of Arts and Sciences of Columbia Coll., Acad. of Polit. Science, Nat. Geog. Soc .; speaker. Address: Custom House, N. Y. City.
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