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DENBY, EDWIN H.
Architect; b. Philadelphia, Feb, 9, 1873; s. Dr. Ed- win Robinson and Laura Hooper Denby; ed. at Poly- technic. Dresden, Germany; diplômé Ecole de Beaux Arts, Paris, 1897; unmarried. Has traveled through Greece, Turkey, Holy Land, Egypt, Spain, Italy, Bel- gium, Holland and Germany, 1897-1899. Decorated by Sultan of Turkey with order of Osmanieh; hon. men- tion in Salon of Architecture, 1897-1898; returned to America, 1899; mem, of firm of Denby & Nute, archi- tects. Summers spent in Bar Harbor, Me., where has local office. Democrat; Episcopalian. Mem. Beaux Arts Soc., Architectes Diplômés par le Gouvernement. Municipal Art Soe., Architectural League. Recrca- tions: Riding, boating, tennis, boxing and swimming. Clubs: Manhattan, Atlantic Yacht, MacDowell. Ad- dress: 333 Fourth Av., N. Y. City.
DENIG, RUDOLPH C. R.
Ophthalmic surgeon; b. Frankenthal, Germany, Dec. 8, 1867; s. Hyppolyte and Elizabeth M. (Dallmand) Denig; ed. in gymnasium at Neustadt, in the Pala- tinate, and Universities of Heidelberg, Munich, Berlin, Würzburg, M.D., 1891, with post-graduate study in Vienna, Paris and London. After serving as ass't and instructor in the eyc clinic In the Univ. of Würzburg, came to N. Y. City in 1897 as ass't to Dr. Herman
Knapp in the N. Y. Ophthalmic and Aural Inst., now in special practice of ophthalmic surgery, and ophthal- mic surgeon to the German Hosp. and Dispensary. Since 1909 prof. of Clinical Ophthalmology, Columbia University. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. State Med. Soc., N. Y. Co. Med. Soc., Order of the Red Eagle (Ger- inany), fellow N. Y. Acad. Medicine; nem. German Med. Soc., Heidelberg Ophthalmic Soc. Contributor on diseases of the cye to med. publications and one of the collaborators on the Zeitschrift für Augenheil Kunde, Berlin. Address: 56 E. 58th St., N. Y. City.
J DENMAN, FREDERICK H.
Lawyer; b. Mt. Vernon. N. Y., June 21, 1866; s. Will- iam M. and Jennie A. ( Fleming) Denman; ed. Mt. Ver- non public school; grad. Columbia Coll. Law Sch., N. Y. Law Sch., UL.B., 1892; m. Mt. Vernon, N. Y., June 19, 1895, Katharine W. Cory; children: Ruth, b. Aug, 2, 1896; William M., b. May 6, 1901. Entered business, Oct., 1880, in Wall St. stock exchange house; with Chicago & N. W. R'y Co., 1883; entered law office of T. Wandell, Sept., 1890; admitted to bar, June, 1892; traveled in Europe and extensively through U. S .; in partnership with father 7 years, till hls death in 1899; still in active practice. Active in politics, holding many positions in Rep. org'n. Mem. Inst. Law Library, Westchester Co. Bar Ass'n, N. Y. County Lawyers Ass'n, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, N. Y. State Hist. Soc., Royal Arcanum, Clinton Hook & Ladder Co., pres. and dir. Associated Collection Co. N. Y .; sec. and coun- sel Winifred Masterson Burke Relief Foundation; trcas. Industrial Sch. for Convalescents. Author: From Babel to Brotherhood, a pocm (pub. by Thwing Co.). Clubs: N. Y. Athletic, Siwanoy Country. Residence: 170 111 Summit Av., Mt. Vernon, N. Y. Address: Broadway, N. Y. Clty.
DENNETT, ROGER HERBERT
Physician; b. Boston, Mass., July 21, 1876; s. Enous Herbert and Alice Howard (Battles) Dennett; grad. B.IS., St. Lawrence Univ., 1898; M.D., Harvard Univ., 1902; m. 1905, Agema V. Wheeler; children: Alice, b. 1906; Nancy Wheeler, b. 1908; Sally, b. 1910. Adjunct prof. diseases of children, N. Y. Post-Grad. Med. Sch .; ass't attending physician to Babies' Wards, and chief of clinic in Children's Dispensary, N. Y. Post-Grad. Hosp .; ass't attending physician to Willard Parker and Riverside Hosps. Author: The Healthy Baby (Macmillan Co.), 1912, and numerous med. articles ap- pearing in medical journals. Republican; Unitarian. Mem. Alpha Tau Omega and Alpha Mu I'l Omega fra- ternitics, fellow Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. Acad. of Medi- cine, N. Y. State Med. Soc., N. Y. County Med. Soc .; Harvard Mcd. Soc. of N. Y. Clubs: Harvard, Players. Address: 120 E. 38th St., N. Y. City.
៛ DENNETT, WILLIAM SAWYER
Physician; b. Bangor, Me., March 1, 1849; s. William Sawyer and Harriet Augusta (Hyde) Dennett; A.B., Bowdoin Coll., Brunswick, Me .; M.D., Harvard . Med. Sch .; m. June 18, 1892, Maria Howell Beck. Hon. sur- geon N. Y. Eye and Ear Infirmary, mem. Am. Ophthal. Soc., Am. Math. Soc. Club: Century. Address: 8 E. 49th St., N. Y. City.
DENNEY, WILLIAM GRIDLEY
Banker; b. Millerton, N. Y., Mar. 21, 1849; s. Alfred and Harriet (Gridley) Denney; ed. in common school; m. Amenia, N. Y., Oct. 10, 1877, Emma Reed; children: Harry A., b. Sept. 17, 1878 (died July 8, 1896); Virginia R., b. Nov. 18, 1883./ V .- p., cashier and dir. Millerton Nat. Bank; treas. and dir. Standard Car Truck Co .; sec., treas. and trustee Irondale Cemetery Ass'n of Millerton, N. Y. Republican. Mem. and trustee Pres- by'n Ch., Millerton-N. Y. Mason; mem. Webotuck Lodge, Millerton, N. Y .; Minnesota Chapter, R. A. M., St. Paul Council, R. and S. M., Damascus Commandery, K. T., Carmel Lodge of Perfection, St. Paul Chapter Rose Croix, De Molai Council, Knights Kadosh and Minnesota Consistory A. & A. S. R., all of St. Paui, Minn .: Osman Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and Rose Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, of Sharon, Conn. Address: Millerton, N. Y.
DENNIS, FREDERIC SHEPARD
Surgeon; b. Newark, N. J., April 17, 1850; g. Aifred L. and Eliza A. (Shepard) Dennis; ed. Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass .; grad. Yale, B. A., 1872; Bellevue Hosp. Med Coli., 1874; Royal Coll. of Surgeons, London, 1877; m. Feb. 5, 1880, Fannie Rockwell Carhart. Attending surgeon Bellevue and St. Vincent Hosps .; prof. clinical surgery, Cornell Univ .; on staff Bellevue Hosp., St. Vincent's Hosp .; , Montefiore, Home, and St. Joseph's Hosp. (Yonkers, N. Y.). Fellow of Royal Coll. Sur- geons, London; mem. Am. Surg. Ass'n, Clinical Soc. of London, N. Y. Acad. of Medicine, German Congress of Surgeons (Berlin). Clubs: Century. University. Ards- ley. Address: 62 E. 55th St., N. Y. City.
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DENNIS, HOLMES VAN MATER, JR.
Lawyer; b. N. Y. Clty; s. Holmes Van Mater and Eugenia C. (Baird) Dennis; grad. Rutgers College, A.B., 1894, A.M., 1900; N. Y. Law School, LL.B., 1896; m. June 6, 1835, Mary A. Howell; children: Holmes Van Mater, 3d, (b. July 7, 1896; Mary A., b. Dcc. 14, 1900. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, Junc, 1896. N. J. Bar June, 1903, as att'y and sollcitor and as counsellor,
1906. Made master in chancery of N. J., June, 1906; admitted to U. S. Supreme Court, May, 1908. Mem. firm Dennis & Bühler. Dir. Philipse Manor Co., and Snow- Make Marbie Co., N. Y. comp'ns, and dir. Middlesex Titie Guarantee & Trust Co. and Title Guaranty Realty Co., N. J. corp'ns. Republican; Presby'n. Mem. Soc. Colonial Wars (N. Y. Chapter), Sons of Revolution (N. Y. Chapter), Altair Lodge, 601, F. and A. M., Brooklyn, N. Y. Club: Rutgers. Address: 32 Union St., New Brunswiok, N. J.
DENNIS, JAMES SHEPARD
Clergyman, author; b. Newark, N. J., Dec. 15, 1842; . Alfred L. and Eliza (Shepard) Dennis; grad. Prince- ton Unlv., 1863; studied jaw at Harvard Law Sch., 1863-1864; grad. Princeton Theol. Scm., 1867 (D.D .. Princeton, 1879, Unlv. of Aberdeen, 1906). Ordained to Presby'n ministry by Presbytery of Newark, 1868; went to Syria as missionary in autumn of same year; was principal and prof. theology In Sem. of the Syrian Mission at Beirut, 1873-1891; prepared severai theo- logical text-books in Arabic language; returned to U. S., 1891; students' lecturer on missions at Princeton Theol. Sem., 1893 and 1896, repeating latter course, by invitation, at Lane, Allegheny and Auburn Sems., same year; John H. Converse lecturer on Missions at Mc .. Cormick Theol. Sem., Chicago, 1907; chm'n of com. on statistics, and mem. of Exec. Com. of Ecumenical Conf. on Foreign Missions, N. Y. City. Mem. of Comm'n and chm'n of Com. on Statistics, Worid Missionary Confer- ence, Edinburgh, 1910; trustce Syrian Protestant Coll., Belrut, and sec. of the B'd. Meni. Presby'n B'd of For- eign Missions. Author: Foreign Missions After a Cen- tury; Christlan Missions and Social Progress (3 vols) ; Centennial Survey of Foreign Missions; The New Hor- oscope of Missions; The Modern Cali of Missions. Mem. Soc. of Mayflower Descendants, Soc. Colonial Wars, Sons of Revolution, Presby'n Union of N. Y., Chi Alpha, Sigma Chi, Am. Polit. Science Ass'n, Am. Acad. of Polit. and Social Science, Am. Sociol. Soc .; fellow Am. Geog. Soc. Clubs: Princeton, Presb'n Union. Address: Montclair, N. J.
DENNIS, LEONIDAS
Lawyer; b. 'Johnsonburgh, N. J., Dec. 30, 1860; s. Lewis and Amanda (Davis) Dennis; cd. Blair Hall, N. J., Princeton Univ., Columbia Univ. Law Sch., A.M., LL.B.,; m. Kingston, N. Y., April 16, 1890, Mary Shafer. Dir. Lawyers' Surety Co., counsel U. S. Fidelity and. Guaranty Co. Republican; Presby'n. Address: 49 Cedar St., N. Y. City.
DENNIS, LOUIS MUNROE
Chemist, educator; b. Chicago, May 26, 1863; S. Joseph and Faustina (Munroe) Dennis; cd. Chicago public schools; grad. Univ. of Mich., Ph.B., 1885, B.S., In chemistry, 1886; advanced study at Univ. of Munich, Polytechnikum of Dresden, Polytechnikum of Aix-la- Chapeile, and private laboratory of Fresenlus, Wies- baden; m. Grand Rapids. Mich., Aug. 25, 1887, Minnic Ciark. Has been teaching since 1886; head chem. dep't and prof. inorganic chemistry, Cornell Univ. Fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Sigma Xi, Phl Beta Kappa. Author: Chemical Problems in Inorganic Chemistry, 1890; Elementary (with F. W. Clarko), 1902; Laboratory of Elementary Chemistry (with same), 1902; Manual of Qualitative Analysis (with Theodorc Whittlesey), 1902; Gas Analysis, 1913. Trans- lator: Methods of Gas Analysis (Walter Hempel), 1902. Contb'r to Am. and German chem. journals. Address: 722 University Av., Ithaca, N. Y.
DENNIS, SAMUEL SHEPARD
Trustee and dir .; b. Newark, N. J., Sept. 11, 1852; s. Aifred Lewis and Eliza (Shepard) Dennis; prep. ed'n Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass .; entercd Yale, class of 1874, but obliged to withdraw on account of Ill health; m. April 15, 1884, Eliza Thomas, of Chi- cago. Traveled extensively in Europe and the Orient: on return became associated with hardware firm of Gifford & Beach, N. Y .; retired 1880, to devote at- tention to father's estate; pres. Howard Savings Inst'n of Newark; v .- p. and dir. United Railroads of N. J .; dir. Chicago Junction R'ys, and Union Stock- yards Co .; Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis R'y Co .; Pa. Tunnel & Terminal R. R. Co. (N. Y.); Am. Ins. Co .; Nat. Newark Banking Co. Republican; Episcopalian. Trustee Syrian Protestant Coll. (Bei- rut); Dennis Library (Newton, N. J.); mem. Soc. of
Cincinnati, N. J. Hist. Soc., Washington Ass'n (Mor- ristown, N. J.) ; fellow Am. Geog. Soc. Clubs: Cen- tury, Unlon, Down Town Ass'n (N. Y.). Residence: Morristown, N. J. Address: Newark, N. J.
DENNISON, E. HALDEMAN
Am. Consul; b. Columbus, O., Oct. 28, 1872; s. William Neil and Mary (Haldeman) Dennison; ed. St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N. H., and Yaie Univ .; m. London, Eng- land, Oct. 30, 1908, Lucie Tessler, of Quebec, Can. In Indian service of Am. Gov't, 10 years; cousul at Ri- mouski, Quebec, 3 years, Bombay, Indla, 5 years, Dun- dec, Scotland, since 1910. Address: Am. Consulate Dundee, Scotland.
V DENNO, WILLARD JOSEPH
Physician; b. Castleton, Vt., Aug. 25, 1876; s. Gustave Ernest and Roxana Adelia (Hoskins) Denno; grad. Yale Univ., A.B., 1903 (hon. Soc Sigma Xi), Columbia Univ., M.D., 1906; unmarried. Interne at Gen. Memo- rial Hosp., N. Y. City, 1906-1908; identified with tuber- culosis work of Dep't of Health since 1910, now ass't chlef of Tuberculosis Section of that Dep't. Democrat; Episcopalian. Mcm. Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. State Med. Soc., N. Y. County Med. Soc., Internat. Soc. "Pneumo- thorax Artificialis," Nu Sigmu Nu fraternity. Recrea- tions: Tennis, golf, auction, chess. Club: Yale. Ad- dress: 14 Central Park W., N. Y. City.
DENSLOW, HERBERT MCKENZIE
Clergyman, theologian; b. Lynn, Mass., 1852; s. Dwight B. and Lois (Staple) Denslow; grad. Yale, B.A., 1873; Kenyon Coll., hon. M.A., 1896, D.D., Gen. Theol. Scm., 1907; in. New Haven, Conn., 1877, Anna M. Olm- stcad. Ordered deacon, 1878, and ordained priest, 1879, by Bishop Williams, in ministry of the Episcopal Church. Rector Grace Ch., New Haven, Conn., 1878- 1882, Rutland, Vt., 1882-1885, Seneca Falls, N. Y., 1885- 1893; rector Gambier, O., chaplain and Instr. in litur- gics, Kenyon Coll., 1893-1896; rector Grace Ch., Muncie, Ind., 1896-1901, St. John's, Lafayette, Ind., 1901-1902; since 1902, prof. pastoral theology, Gen. Theol. Sem., N. Y. City. Address: 2 Chelsea Sq., N. Y. City.
DENSLOW, WILLIAM WALLACE
Author, illustrator, designer of stage productions; b. Philadelphia, May 5, 1856; s. William Wallace and Jane E. (Evans) Denslow; ed. N. Y. public schools, Cooper Inst. and Nat. Acad. Design, N. Y .; m. N. Y. City, Dec. 26, 1903, Frances G. Doolittle. Worked on most of the principai newspapers and magazines. Among his best pictures are: What's the Use, Victory. Since 1899, devoted principally to the Illustration of books for children, including: A New Invasion of the South; Seventy-first, N. G. S. N. J .; Father Goose; His Book; The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; Dot and Tot of Merryiand; Densiow's Mother Goose; Denslow's Night Before Christmas; One-Ring Circus; Humpty Dumpty; Scare Crow and Tin Man; Denslow's Picture Books for Children (16 vols.), the last four mentioned being com- piled or written by Mr. Denslow; also The Pearl and The Pumpkin, collaborating on the text with Paul West; Illustrated Billy Bounce, collaborating on text with Dudley A. Bragdon. Designed the eccentric cos- tumes for the play of The Wizard of Oz, and made de- signs for the entire stage production of The Pearl and the Pumpkin. Illustrated The Jeweled Toad; wrote and Illustrated When I Grow Up (published by the Century Co.), Dreams of Childhood. Illustrated Parlor Animals. Signs his drawings with a totem, the Hippocampus or Sea Horse. Much of hils time is spent In Bermuda, where he Has built a winter home upon an island named after him. Recreation: Yachting. Clubs: Press (Chicago), Columbia Yacht (N. Y. City), Dingey (Hamilton, Bermuda), Ad Ciub (Buffalo). Address: 200 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
DENTON, EDGAR
Lawyer; b. Gardiner, N. Y., May 11, 1855; s. Anthony Y. and Cornelia (Schoonmaker) Denton; ed. public schools, Farmer Hall Acad. (Goshen, N. Y.), Free Acad. (Elmira, N. Y.); m. Monterey, Mass., Sept. 14, 1881, Lonisc Bidwell: children: Esther, b. 1884; Alice, b. 1887; Edgar, Jr., b. 1889; Mary Elizabeth, b. 1895; Jolın Bidwell, h. 1899. Admitted to bar, 1879, and has practised in Eimira ever since; dist. att'y Chemung Co. 7 years; pres. B'dl Ed'n, 712 years; City Judge, Ei- intra, 4 years: Mayor, Elmira, 2 years. Democrat; Congregationalist. Address: Elmira, N. Y.
DENTON, EUGENE COSS
Lawyer; b. Fitchburg, Mass., Dec. 10. 1865; s. Stephen Egbert and Ann Eliza Denton; grad. Canandaigua (N. Y.) Acad., June, 1883; Unlv. of Rochester, A.B .. 1887; m. Rochester, May 17, 1901, Mary Helena, d. of Harvey W. Brown. Admitted to bar, 1889. and since then en- gaged in practice alone in Rochester, except the years 1895-1900, when was partner of George F. Slocum in'
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firm of Slocum & Denton. Traveled in British Isies and continental Europe, 1890. · Trustee and 2d v .- p. People's Rescue Mission of Rochester; vestryman of Christ Episcopal Ch. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon fra- ternity, N. Y .. State Bar Ass'n, Rochester Bar Ass'n, Rochester Chamber of Commerce. Ciub: University (Rochester). Address: 232 Powers Bldg., Rochester, N. Y.
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DEPEW, CHAUNCEY MITCHELL
U. S. Senator; b. Peekskill, N. Y., April 23, 1834; s. Isaac and Martha (Mitchell) Depew; grad. Yale Coll., 1856; hon; LL.D .; m. 1st. Nov. 9, 1871, Eilse Hegeman (died Mar., 1893) ; 2d, Dec., 1901, May Paimer; one son, Read law with Hon. Willlam Nelson, of Peekskill, and admitted to bar, 1858, beginning practise of pro- fession, 1859 .; in 1861 elected to Assembly, and re- elected 1862, serving as chm'n of com. on ways and means in' latter term; in 1863 led Republican cam- paign in N. Y. as candidate for sec. of state, and re- versed Democratic success of 1862, being elected by 30,000 majority; refused a renomination; app'd min- ister to Japan, and was confirmed by the Senate, but declined to accept the office; in 1866 appt'd att'y for N. Y. & Harlem R. R. Co .; gen. counsel of N. Y. Cen- trai & Hudson River R. R. Co., 1875, and has since continuously been identified with that company and various other railroads comprising and allied to the Vanderbilt system; became pres. N. Y. Centrai & Hud- son River R. R., 1885; resigned in 1899 to become chm'n of B'd of Dirs. N. Y. Central, Lake Shore and N. Y., Chicago & St. Louis R. R. Cos .; in 1867 appt'd clerk of Westchester Co. by Gov. Fenton and resigned; In 1870 made immigration comm'r by N. Y. Legislature, but declined to serve; in 1875 appt'd and served as boundary comm'r, fixing State line with adjoining V States; defeated as candidate for lieut .- gov. on Liberal Republican ticket, 1872. Elected regent of State Univ., 1874, and appt'd one of comm'rs to build State Capitol; candidate for U. S. Senator, 1881; elected U. S. Sen- ator, 1899, re-elected, 1905; received 99 votes for pres. in Nat. Rep. Conv., 1888, but withdrew in favor of Gen. Benjamin Harrison; delegate-at-large to 6 Nat. Rep. Convs .; made nominating speeches for Harrison, 1892, and tor Roosevelt, 1904.
12 Adj. 18th Reg't, N.G. N.Y., which served in Civil War. Col. and Judge Ad- vocate on staff of Major-Gen. James W. Husted, N.G. N.Y. Distinguished as orator, making addresses on many occasions of nat. importance, and as atter- dinner speaker. Mem. Gorp'n of Yale Univ. years. Mem. Chamber of Commerce, Soc. Colonial Wars, Soc. of Cincinnati, Phi Beta Kappa Soc., St. Nicholas Soc., N. Y. Hist Soc., Am. Science and His- toric Preservation Soc., Met. Museum of Art; Nat. Horse Show, A.A.A.S., Holland Soc., Hugenot Soc., N. E. Soc., Lafayette Post, Kane Lodge. Clubs: C'entury, Metropolitan, Union League, University, St. Nicholas, Lotos, Republican, Transportation, Lawyers, Tuxedo, Riding, Yale, N. Y. Yacht, Ardsley, Players, Strollers, Psi Upsiion, Phi Beta. Kappa (N. Y. City), Metro- politan (N. Y. City), Country, Chevy Chase, Allbi, Metropolitan (Washington, D. C.). Address: 27 W. 54th St., N. Y. City.
DEPEW, GANSON
Pres. Buffalo & Susquehanna Coal & Coke Co., v .- p. Goodyear Lumber Co .; b. Buffalo, N. Y., Mar. 6. 1866; s. William B, and Helen S. G. Depew; grad. Buffalo High Sch., 1884; m. Nov. 15, 1894, Grace E. Goodyear. Admitted to bar, 1887, and engaged in practise until 1902. Mem. S. A. R. Clubs: Buffalo, Saturn, Ellicott, \ DEVINE, EDWARD THOMAS Park, Country. Address: Buffalo, N. Y.
DERBY, JOHN .N.
Merchant, mf'r; b. Saginaw, Mich., July 19, 1866; s. Benjamin and Helen (Little) Derby; ed. public schs. of Saginaw; grad. Univ. of Mich .; m. Boston, Oct. 30, 1889, Josephine Turner; chlidren: Marguerite T., John N., Jr., Heien T. V .- p. and dir. Manning, Maxwell & Moore (Inc.), Ashcroft Mf'g Co., United Injector Co., Hayden & Derby Mf'g Co., Hancock Inspirator Co, and Consolidated Safety Valve Co. Mem. Michigan Soc., Alpha Delta Phi, Recreations: Outdoor sports, golf- ing, yachting. Clubs: Engineers, Univ. of Mich., Ma- chinery. Residence: 279 Boston Post Road, Mamaro- neck, N. Y. Address: 85 Liberty St., N. Y. City.
DERBYSHIRE, ALFRED J.
Clergyman ;. grad. Gen. Theol. Sem., N. Y. Clty, B.D., 1885. Ordered deacon, 1885, by Bishop Starkey, and ordained priest, 1886, by Bishop Potter, in ministry of Episcopal Ch. . Rector Grace Ch., West Farms, and chaplain of Home for Incurables, N. Y. City, since 1885. Address:', 1907 Vyse Av., N. Y. City.
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DE SELDING; HERMANN
Real estate; b. Parkersburg, Va., Oct. 29, 1856; s. Edward Fitzgerald and Ellzabeth Monroe (Shrews- bury) De Selding; ed. ' Adeiphi Acad., Brooklyn; m.
Brooklyn, April 30, 1885, Anna Josephine Clark; chil- dren : Frederick Monroe, b. 1888; Edward Fitzgerald, b. 1891. Mem, firm of De Seiding Bros., real estate agents. Episcopalian. Mem. Summit (N. J.) B'd of Trade. Represents 1st Ward in Common Council. Clubs: City (N. Y.), Athenaeum, of Summit, N. J. (pres.). Itesidence: 193 Summit Av., Summit, N. J. Address: 128 Broadway, N. Y. City.
VDESPARD, WALTER DOUGLAS
Insurance broker; b. N. Y. City, Dec. 14, 1859; & Clement Johnson and Matilda (Pratt) Despard; ed. N. Y. City schs., and Munich and Bonn, Germany; m. Bay Ridge, L. I., Nov. 1, 1883, Cornella Coriies White; chli- dren: Douglas Corneli, b. Jan., 1885; Marle Coriles, 3 Estelle Pendleton, b. Oct., 1886. Vice-pres. Hagedorn & Co .; treas. Zanzibar Electric Light Co .; trustee Am. Seaman's Friend Soc. Mem. N. Y. Chamber Commerce, Ass'n Average Adjusters, Internat. Law Ass'n, Met Mus. of Art, Am, Mus. Naturai Hist., N. Y. Bot. Soc., Nat. Geog. Soc. Republican. York. Residence: 241 W. 70th St. Address: 6 Han- Recreations: Automo- biling, traveling, music. Clubs: Down Town, New over St., N. Y. City. .
DESSAR, LOUIS PAUL
Artist; b. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 22, 1867; ed. pubilc sch., studied art at Nat. Acad. of Design under MM. Bouguereau and Tony Robert Fleury, and at Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris; m. N. Y. City, 1891, Elizabeth Coombe. Medai World's Columbian Exp'n, 1903, pic- ture bought by French Gov't, 1893; mention Carnegie Inst., 1897; first Hallgarten prize, Nat. Acad. of Design, 1900. Mem. Nat. Acad. of Design. Clubs:' Salmagundi, Lotos. Address: 27 W. 67th St., N. Y. City.
DETMER, JULIAN FRANCIS
Merchant; b. Cleveland, O .; s. Henry and Josephine (Kleine) Detmer; ed. in public schs .; m. 1896, Esther M. Downey; children: Esther Marie, b. 1898; Eugene, b. 1899; Jerome, b. 1901. Engaged since 1886 in whole- sale woolen business as pres. Detmer Woolen Co., the headquarters of which are in N. Y. City. Address: Tarrytown, N. Y
DEUEL, JOSEPH M.
Jurist; b. Decrfield, Onelda, Co., N. Y., April 23, 1846; s. John C. and Elmina (Barnard) Deucl; ed. publlc schools, Whitestown (Utica) Sem .; m. Utica, Nov. 5, 1874, Cornella C. Downer; children: Chester M., Mary A. Commonwealth att'y, Hampton, Va., 1869-1871; sec. to Roscoe Conkiing, 1871-1874; ass't U. S. Att'y, N. Y. City, 1874-1876; deputy clerk, U. S. Circuit Court and U. S. Comm'r, 1876-1878; clerk U. S. Circult Court, N. Y. City, 1879-1882; police justice, N. Y. City, 1894; city magistrate, N. Y. City, 1895-1903; pres. B'd City Magl- strates, 1898-1903; justice Court Special Sessions, Clty N. Y., 1904. Author: Children's Court Law for New York City. Address: 125 W. 80th St., N. Y. Clty.
DEVENDORF, IRVING R.
Jurist; b. Danube, N. Y., Nov. 2, 1856; s. Levenus and Margaret (Walrath) Devendorf; grad. from Little Falls Acad., 1877; m. Herklmer, N. Y., 1882, Margaret Bellinger. Admitted to the bar, 1880, and engaged in practice at Herklmer, N. Y. Dist. Atty, 1889-1894, County Judge and Surrogate, 1896-1906, of Herkimer County; elected Nov., 1905, on Republican ticket, a Justice of the Supreme Court of N. Y. for the term expiring Dec. 31, 1919. Address: Herkimer, N. Y.
sec. Educator, author, social worker; b. Union, Iowa, May 6, 1867; s. John and Laura (Hall) Devine; grad. Albion Sem., 1883; Cornell Coll., Ia., A.B., 1887 (A.M., 1890; LL.D., 1904); Univ. of Halle, 1890-1891; feliow Wharton Sch. Finance, Univ. of Pa., Ph.D., 1891-1895; in. Aug. 15, 1889, Hattie Evelyn Scovel; children: Elmer Thomas, b. 1895; Ruth, b. 1900. Taught in public and private schs. in Iowa 5 years; staff lecturer in eco- nomics, 1891-1896, Am. Soc. Extension of Univ. Teach. ing (sec. 1894-1896) ; lecturer at Oxford (Eng.) Univ., 1892 and 1894; also at Edinburgh; gen. Charity Org'n Soc., City of N. Y., 1896-1912; sec. since 1912, taking active part in many reform movements, especially tenement house reform, restriction of child labor and movements for prevention of tuberculosis; dir. N. Y. Sch. of Philanthropy, 1904-1907 and since 1912; founded, 1898, and until 1912 editor, and at present asso. editor Charities, weekly periodical of local and gen. philanthropy: Lend a Hand and the Charities Review were consoildated with it. and later The Commons (Chicago) and Jewish Charity (N. Y. City) were also merged. Prof. social economy, Colum- bla Univ., 1905; sp'l representative Am. Red Cross in charge of rellef in San Francisco 1906; sp'l representa- tlve Amn. Red Cross In charge of rcilef in Dayton, 1913. Author: Economics, 1889 (Macmillan) ; The Practice of Charity. 1901-1904 (Dodd, Mcad) ; The Principles of Re-
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lief, 1904 Macmillian) ; Efficiency and Rellef, 1906 (Co- lumbia Univ. Press, Macmillan). Report on the desira- bility of establishing an employment bureau in City of N. Y., 1909 (Charities Publication Com.); Misery and Its Causes, 1909 (Macmillan) ; Social Forces, 1909 (Chari- ties Publication Com.); The Spirit of Social Work, 1911 (Charities Publication Com.); The Family and Social Work, 1912 (Y. M. C. A. Press). Mem. Council Am. Acad. Polit. and Social Science, Council Am. Economic Ass'n, Nat. Inst. of Social Sciences, B'd Dirs. and Exec. Com. Nat. Ass'n for Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, B'd Trustees Nat. Child Labor Com .; Council Am. Ass'n for Labor Legislation, Permanent Internat. Com. on Unemployment, Am. Sociol. Soc .; mem. of Com. on Org'n of the Internat. Congress of Hygiene and Demography, Exec. B'd Am. Inst. of Criminal Law and Criminology, Nat. Relief B'd .Am. Red Cross of N. Y., Advisory Am. Com. Internat. Prison Congress, 1910; B'd of Dirs. N. Y. Probation and Protective Ass'n; Comm'r Church and Social Service; pres. Section on Hygienic Social, Industrial and Economic Aspects in Internat. Congress on Tu- berculosis, Washington, D. C., 1908. Hon. fellow Am. Acad. of Medicine. Clubs: Aldine, Century. Address: 105 E. 22nd St., N. Y. City.
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