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FORBES, ROBERT LUCAS
Editor and publisher; b. New Rochelle, N. Y., 1880; ed. in local schools. After graduation from school en- tered newspaper life and was employed on N. Y. Trib- une, N. Y. Sun, and other dailles; since 1900 owner, editor and publisher of the New Rochelle Paragraph. Republican; recelver of taxes, New Rochelle, 1902- 1903. Mcm. Nat. Rep. Editorial Ass'n, N. Y. State Rep. Editorial Ass'n; mem. Exec. Com. N. Y. Press Ass'n; past exalted ruler New Rochelle Lodge B. P. O. Elks; nem. New Rochelle Council Knights of Columbus. Clubs: New Rochelle Yacht (sec.), New Rochelle Re- publican, Wykagyl Country, Republican (N. Y. City). Address: Webster Av., New Rochelle, N. Y.
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FORCE, WILLIAM H.
Shipper, forwarder; b. Brooklyn, May 11, 1852; s. William, Jr., and Mary (Emmons) Force; ed. Pough- keepsie (Dutchess Co.) Acad .; m. Jan. 16, 1889, Kather- the Arvilla Talmage; children: Katherine Emmons, Madeleine Talmage. Senior mem. firm William H. Force & Co .; mem. Coffee Exchange, dir. S. I. Rapid Transit Co., U, S. Casualty Co. Mem. Chamber of Commerce, N. Y. B'd Transportation. Recreations: Shooting, yachting, driving. Clubs: N. Y. Yacht, Down Town Ass'n, Merchants, Automobile of America, Rob- Ins Island Gun Club (sec. and treas.). Address: 78 Front St., N. Y. City.
FORD, CHARLES PIERCE
Merchant, m'f'r; b. Glover, Vt., May 22, 1844; s. James W. and Mary (Sartwell) Ford; ed. Norway and publle schs. ot Fairfield. Me .; m. Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 19. 1882, Julia Jane Churchill. In merchandise busi- ness, Auburn and Rochester. Pres. C. P. Ford & Co., mfrs of shoes; v .- p. and dir. Traders' Nat. Bank. Comm'r of Parks; served in Civil War, as 1st lieut. Co. 75th N. Y. Vols., 1862-1864. Republican; Presby'n. Mem. G. A. R .; pres. and trustee Rochester Chamber of Commerce; pres. Western N. Y. Inst'n for Deat. Clubs: Rochester Country, Genesee Valley. Residence: 10 Atkinson St. Address: 12 Commercial St., Roches- ter, N. Y.
FORD, GEORGE BURDETT
Architect; b. Clinton, Mass., June 24, 1879; s. An- drew E. and Ellen L. (Burdett) Ford; grad. Harvard Coil., A.B., 1899; Mass. Inst. of Technology, S.B., 1900; M.S., 1901; Ecole de Beaux Arts, Paris (Architecte diplomé par le gouvernement francais) 1907; m. N. Y., June 15, 1912, Harriet Chalmers Bliss. Mem. firm Geo. B. Post & Sons. Lecturer on City Planning, Co- lumbia Univ .; also gen. lecturer. Spent four years in study and travel in Europe. Sec. and dir. Investiga- tlons to Com. of B'd of Estimate and Apportionment of City of N. Y. on Regulation of Height, Size and Arrangement of Bld'gs. U. S. Delegate to 9th Internat. Housing Congress in Vienna, 1910; mem. Bld'g Code Advisory Com. to N. Y. B'd of Aldermen; Expert to City Plan Comm'ns of Newark, N. J., and of Jersey City, N. J. Mem. of Civic Center Advisory Com. to Borough Pres. of Manhattan. Author: City Planning, and many articies and reports on city planning, ar- chitecture, housing. Mem. Am. Inst. of Architects (treas. and mem. exec. com. of N. Y. Chapter), mem. Civic Improvement Com .; Nat. City Planning Conf., mem. Exec. Com. Merchants Ass'n of N. Y., mem. City Pian com .; trustee N. Y. Société des Architects Di- piomés; founder Internat. Civic Bureau and its Euro- pean Civic Tours; founder Am. Social Center Ass'n; dir. Am. City Magazine; mem. Nat'l Housing Ass'n, Nat. Municipal League, Am. Civic Ass'n. Recreation: Walking. Clubs: Harvard, Facuity (Columbia Univ.), Appalachian Mountain. Residence: 404 W. 115th St. Address: 101 Park Av., N. Y. City.
FORD, GEORGE LYMAN
Clergyman; b. Syracuse, N. Y., May 13, 1870; s. George L. and Cornelia (Taylor) Ford; ed. public and private schools in Syracuse, Hamilton Theol. Sem .; m. Syracuse, Nov. 21, 1901, Katherine Sedgwick; two sons: Robert Taylor, b. 1904; Lyman Sedgwick, b. 1909. Pastor Baldwinsville (N. Y.) Ch., since Jan. 1, 1901. Republican; Baptist. Mem. Seneca River Lodge, No. 160, F. and A. M .; past high priest of Riverside Chap- ter, 260, R. A. M .; mem. Central N. Y. Bapt. Pastors' Conf. Address: Baldwinsville, N. Y.
YFORD, JOHN
Jurist; b. Knowlesville, Orleans Co., N. Y., 1862; s. Michael and Sarah (O'Malley) Ford; grad. Corneil Univ., A.B., 1890; m. N. Y. City, 1891, Lulu Fairchild Van Aken; children: Esther, b. 1893; Edith, b. 1895. Mem. State Senate, 1896-1900; active in municipal af- fairs; unsuccessful candidate for comptroller city of N. Y. on Hearst ticket, 1905; justice of the Supreme Court . of N. Y., elected on Dem. and Independence League tickets, 1906, for term expiring Dec. 31, 1920. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, B. P. O. Eiks, Royal Arcanum. Recreations: Rifle shooting, hunting. Clubs: Republican, Cornell Univer- sity, Dalcassion. Address: County Court House, N. Y. City.
FORD, LUCIUS E.
Clergyman; b. Akron, N. Y., May 10, 1862; s. Hilon and Louise Jane (Fenner) Ford; ed. Parker Union Sch., Clarence, N. J .; Lockport (N. Y.) High Sch., Univ. of Rochester; grad. Colgate Theoi. Sem., 1894; m. 1st, 1884, Elizabeth Lester; 2d, June 22, 1894, Irvette Main; children: Julia L., Mary L., Harrison F., Paul M., Eliza- beth. Has served as pastor of Bapt. churches in E. Pembroke, Clinton. Williamsville, Buffaio (Glenwood Av.), and now at Brockport, N. Y .; much Interested in
all reform movements and active in temperance work; supporter of Good Templars, W. C. T. U., Anti-Saloon League. Mem. Modern Woodmen of America. Address: Brockport, N. Y.
FORD, ROBERT DALE
Educator; b. Lisbon, N. Y .; s. Robert and Mary (Car- ton) Ford; cd. St. Lawrence Univ., B.S. (Phi Beta Kappa), 1885, M.S., (mathematics), 1888; student Johns Hopkins Univ., 1890-1891; m. Parkviiie, Mo., June 19, 1895, Elizabeth Best. Jnstr. mathematics, St. Law- rence Univ., 1887-1890; teacher mathematics Marma- duke Mil. Acad., 1891-1893; principal Carthage (Mo.) High School, 1893-1905; professor mathematics St. Lawrence Univ. since 1895; also recorder St. Lawrence Univ. Republican. Mem. Am. Math. Soc .; mem. B'd of Ed'n, Canton, N. Y. Address: Canton, N. Y.
FORD, SIMEON
Prop'r Grand Union Hotel; engaged in hotel business from youth. Also weil known as after-dinner speaker. Pres. Hotei Red Book and Directory Co .; dir. Columbia Bank, Rye Land and Improvement Co., United Agency Co. (treas.). Address: Grand Union Hotel, N. Y. City.
FORD, WILLIAM J.
Clergyman; b. Camden, N. Y., May 17, 1865; s. Will- iam and Christina (Cieland) Ford; ed. Colgate Univer- sity, A.B., 1890, A.M., 1896, Ph.D., 1900, D.D.,1912; grad. from Hamilton Theol. Sem .; m. Scranton, Pa., June 25, 1894, Harriet Harvey; children: Ruth, b. 1896; Helen, b. 1897. Pastor Green Ridge Bapt. Ch., Scranton, Pa .; First Bapt. Ch., Jamestown, N. Y .; now pastor First Bapt. Ch., Albion, N. Y .; has traveled extensively in the countries about the Mediterranean, and delivers lectures on same; pres. N. Y. State Bapt. Pastors' Conf., Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Upsilon; trustee Albright (Scranton, Pa.) Public Library. Address: Albion, N. Y. FORD, WORTHINGTON CHAUNCEY
Editor; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 16, 1858; s. of Gordon Lester and Emily (Elisworth) Ford; m. Bettina Fili- more Quin, of Washington, D. C. Historian and econo- mist; chlef Bureau of Statistics, U. S. Dep't of State, 1885-1889, and of U. S. Treasury Dep't. 1893-1898; con- nected with Boston Public Library, 1898-1902; Library of Congress, 1902-1909; editor, Mass. Hist. Soc. since 1909. Author: Life of George Washington; American Citizens' Mutual. Editor: Writings of George Wash- ington, and many historical works. Clubs: Century, Groller (N. Y. City) ; Union (Boston), Oakley Country ( Watertown). Address: 1154 Boylston St., Boston, Mas3.
V FORDHAM, HERBERT LATHAM
Lawyer; b. Greenport, Suffolk Co., N. Y., Nov. 23, 1869; s. Thomas D. and Lydia M. (Latham)) Fordham; grad. Greenport Union Sch., 1887; Cornell Univ., Ph.B., 1894, LL.B., 1895; reader in English Dep't, Cornell, 1894-1895; Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Chi, and other col- lege org'ns; speaker in various prize contests and in- tercollegiate debates; m. N. Y. City, June 21, 1900, Inez G. Robbins. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1895; clerk in law office, N. Y. City, 1895-1896; began practice, N. Y. City, 1896. Head of firm of Reeve & Bartlett. Att'y for Southold Savings Bank and other inst'ns. Mem. Am. Bar Ass'n, N. Y. State and City Bar Ass'ns, N. Y. Co. Lawyers' Ass'n, Suffolk Co. Bar Ass'n. Sons of Rev- olution, Am. Economic Ass'n, Acad. of Polit. Science, N. Y. State Hist. Soc., Suffolk Co. Mist. Soc., Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Ass'n. Recreation: Country life. Clubs: Cornell University, Republican, Lawyers, Brooklyn. Residence (summer) : Greenport, Suffolk Co., N. Y. Address: 111 Broadway, N. Y. City.
FORDYCE, ALEXANDER ROBERT, JR.
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Feb. 13, 1875; s. Alexander Robert and Margaret (Livingston-Hall) Fordyce; ed. Stevens' High Sch., Rutgers Grammar Sch., Prince- ton Univ., A.B., 1896; N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B., 1898; m. East Orange, N. J., Nov., 1905, Ida McCoy. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1898; now in gen. practce. Mem. Gen. As- sembly, N. J. Legislature, two terms, 1904-1905; served as mem. and non-comin'd officer Essex Troop, Newark; resigned, 1905. Appt'd by Gov. Stokes of N. J., April, 1905, deputy quartermaster general of State, with rank of lieut-col. Candidate for State Senator, N. J., 1906. Appt'd by Gov. Woodrow Wilson, June, 1911, ass't quartermaster general of N. J., with rank of col., which offloe now holds. Appt'd by Gov. Woodrow Wil- son, Feb., 1912, mem. N. J. State Civil Service Com'n for full term of 4 years. V .- p. Am. Metal Lath Co. Re- publican; Presby'n. Clubs: Princeton, Essex County Country, Cap and Gown. Residence: West Orange. N. J., (summer) Spring Lake. Address: 14 Wall St., N. Y. City.
FORDYCE, JOHN ADDISON
Physician; b. Guernsey Co., O., Feb. 16, 1858; s. John and Mary A. (Houseman) Fordyce; grad. Adrian
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(Mich.) Coll., A.B., 1878, Ph.D., 1901; Chicago Med. Coll. FORSTER, FREDERICK P. M.D., 1881; Univ. of Berlin, M.D., 1888; m. N. Y. City, 1886, Alice Dean Smith; children: Emma Dean, Addi- son. Practised medicine Hot Springs, Ark., 1883-1886; studied in Vienna, Berlin and Paris, 1886-1888; practis- ing in N. Y. City since 1888. Mem. Am. Dermatol. Ass'n, N. Y. Acad. of Medicine, Am. Med. Ass'n N. Y. Dermatol. Soc .. Am. Acad. Medicine, N. Y. State Med. Ass'n, prof. dermatology and syphilology, Columbia Univ .; visiting dermatologist to City Hosp .; consult- ing dermatologist to Presby'n Hosp. and Neurol. Inst. Editor Journal of Cutaneous and Genito-Urinary Dis- eases, 1888-1896; contb'r to Morrow's System of Genito- Urinary Diseases, Syphilology and Dermatology, 3 vols., 1893; Parkes' Surgery by Am. Authors, 1896; Bangs'-Hardaway's Am. Text-Book of Genito-Urinary Diseases, Syphilology and Diseases of the Skin; Wood's Reference Handbook of the Medical Sciences, and Keen's Surgery; author of numerous monographs on subjects pertaining to specialties in medicine. Club: University. Residence: 8 W. 77th St., N. Y. City.
FOREN, GEORGE WALTER
Lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 26, 1881; s. James M. and Cynthia Ann (Dickerson) Foren; ed. public schools and Cornell Univ., LL.B., 1904 (State scholar- ship); m. Nov. 13, 1909, Luthena Hewitt Daniel; chil- dren: Jane Cynthia, b. March 20, 1911; John, b. August 14, 1912. Actively engaged in practice of law in Far Rockaway, specializing in real property, surrogates and corp'n law. Traveled extensively in Europe and America. Frequent delegate to county, assembly, sen- atorial, judicial and State convs. Republican; Episco- palian. Sec and v .- p. Republican Ass'n .; vestryman and ass't clerk of St. John's P. E. Ch., Far Rockaway, N. Y., mem. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n., Bar Ass'n of Queens Co., Bar Ass'n of Nassau Co. Recrcations: Horticulture, research in Medieval Church history, fishing. Residence: Cedarhurst, N. Y. Address: 254 Central Ave., Far Rockaway, N. Y.
FORMAN, HENRY JAMES
Editor and author; b. Feb. 17, 1879; grad. Harvard Univ., A.B., (with sp'l distinction in philosophy), 1903; later Ecole des Hautes Etudes Sociales, Paris. On staff N. Y. Sun, 1903-1905; summer of 1905, sp'l cor- respondent N. Y. Sun, witil Pres. Roosevelt during Russo-Japanese Peace Conference, and n.em. Presi- dent's suite on board U. S. S. Mayflower when the President brought together the Russian and Japanese envoys; polit. editor Literary Digest, Dec. 1905-Oct. 1906; literary editor Appleton's Magazine July 1905- Oct. 1906; asso. editor and gen. mg'r North American Review 1906-1910; since 1913 editorial staff Collier's Weekly. Has contributed to leading English and Am. magazines. Am. delegate to Esperanto Congress, Cambridge, Eng., 1907, and Dresden, 1908. Author: 1n the Footprints of Heine, 1910; The Ideal Italian Tour, 1911; London: An Intimate Picture, 1913. Clubs: Har- vard, The Vagabonds, Authors (N. Y. City) and Au- thors (London). Address: 67 W. 12th St., N. Y. City.
FORMAN, JUSTUS MILES
Writer; b. Le Roy, N. Y., Nov. 1, 1875; s. J. M. and Mary (Cole) Forman; grad. Yale, A.B., 1898; Ecole Julien, Paris, 1898-1901. Has traveled extensively in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific Islands. Author: The Garden of Lies, 1902; Journey and End, 1903; Tommy Carteret, 1905; Buchanan's Wife, 1906; The Stumbling Block, 1907; Jason, 1909; Bianca's Daughter, 1910; The Unknown Lady, 1911; The Open- ing Door, 1913; Common Sense, 1914; (with Sydney Grundy) The Garden of Lies, produced St. James' Theatre, London, 1905; also author many short stories, and contb'r to Harper's, Collier's, McClure's and Wind- sor (London) magazines. Clubs: Century, Yale (N. Y. City). Residence: 14 E. 37th St. Address: The Century Club, N. Y. City.
FORNES, CHARLES VINCENT
Merchant, formerly mem. Cong .; b. in Erie Co., N. Y., Jan. 22, 1847; worked own way through academic and commercial courses in Lockport Union Acad., grad. 1864; m. Nov. 11. In employ of Dahlman & Co., whole- sale woolen merchants, 1864-1876, then with nephew of employer, started for self in same line, as Dahl- man & Fornes; removed to N. Y. City, 1877, and in 1879 firn: assumed present style of C. V. Fornes & Co. Trustee Emigrants' Industrial Bank, and of City Trust Co. Elected pres. of B'd of Aldermen, N. Y. City, two terms, 1901-1905; elected to 60th Congress from 11th N. Y. Dist., 1906, re-clected 1908 to 61st Congress, and 1910 to 62d Congress. Democrat. Mem. Com. 100 on Columbian Celebration in N. Y. City, 1902; treas. Catholic Protectory in N. Y. City since 1896. Clubs: Nat. Democratic, Catholic, Columbian Yacht (N. Y. City); Champlain (Piattsburg, N. Y., ex-pres.). Address: 829 Broome St., N. Y. City.
Lawyer; b. Charlestown, Mass., Aug. 17. 1851; & Henry and Mary Taber (Swift) Forster; ed. Charles- town High Sch .; grad. Harvard Coll., A.B., 1873; m. New Bedford, Mass., Dec. 10, 1884, Edith Allen; chil- dren: Dorothy (b. Sept. 6, 1885), Frederick Allen (b. Feb. 4, 1887); Henry (b. Mar. 21, 1889); Margaret (b. Mar. 23, 1893); Horace Waldo (b. Aug. 9, 1895); Regin- ald (b. May 24, 1897); Gardner (b. Aug. 17, 1899). Ad- mitted to bar, 1874; now retired. Residence: 268 W. 84th St., N. Y. City.
FOSDICK, CHARLES AUSTIN ("HARRY CASTLE- TON")
Author of juvenile stories; b. Randolph, N. Y., Sept. 6, 1842; ed. Central High Sch., Buffalo, N. Y .; m. 1873, Sarah Elizabeth Stoddard. In Civil War, served as landsman on magazine ship Illinois, in Mississippi Squadron; also on store ship Sovereign; made a trip down the river to provision the ironclads that were blockaded by low water at St. Helena; served as paymaster's steward on gunboat St. Clair, on Cumber- land River, and during the Yazoo Pass Expd'n, and other operations, ending in surrender of Vicksburg; was on Choctaw, as captain's clerk during the Red River Expd'n, under Lieut .- Commd'r (now Rear Ad- miral) Francis M. Itamsay, and was ordered to Mound City to accept promotion: was receiver and sup't of coal when war closed. Began writing at age of 15, and has written over forty books for boys, many of which have become very popular, notably the Gun- boat Series and the War Series. Mem. G. A. R. Ad- dress: Westfield, N. Y.
FOSDICK, JAMES WILLIAM
Artist; b. Charlestown, Mass., Feb. 13, 1858; 8. William and Elizabeth T. (Pierce) losdick; cd. in Boston public schs and in Boston Museum of Fine Arts; student of art under Boulanger, Lefebvre, Col- lin, etc., in Paris; m. Richmond, Va., Oct. 22, 1890, Gertrude Christian, d. Supreme Court Judge Joseph Christian; one d., Elizabeth Christian, b. 189S. Spe- cialty in art is mural painting, and has also done work of this kind in residences of the Goulds, Have- meyers, Lewisohns, etc., in and around N. Y. City. Has work in permanent coilcctions of Pa. Museum of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, and the St. Louis Museum of Fine Arts. Was introducer of fire etching into U. S .; and his work, The Glorification of Joan of Arc, in burnt wood, is widely known, and has re- cently been presented to Nat. Museum of Art, Wash- ington, by Wm. T. Evans. Received gold medal for mural decoration, The Field of the Cloth of Gold, at the Atlanta Exp'n. Chm'n Com. on Decoration, Archi- tectural League of N. Y .; sec. Nat. Soc. Mural Painters; v .- p. Nat. Soc. of Craftsmen; pros. Julian (Paris) Academy Ass'n of America, lecturer on artistic sub- jects. Author: The Honor of the Braxtons, 1902; also short stories, and articles on art and travel in leading magazines. Clubs: Lotos, National Arts. Address: 33 W. 67th St., N. Y. City.
FOSS, WILSON P.
Manufacturer; b. Fairfield, Me., s. James A. and Asenoth (Witherby) Foss; ed. public schs .; m. Haver- straw, N. Y., Sept. 13, 1884, Anna DeBann; children: Ruth, Bessie, Anna, Wilson, Helen, Janice. Pres. Conk- lin & Foss Co., Haverstraw Crushed Stone Co., N. Y. Towing Co .; dir. Bronx Dock & Land Co. Republican. Amateur billiard champion several years; Mayor and trustee several terms of Haverstraw, N. Y., and mem. B'd of Ed'n. Clubs: Nyack Country, Haverstraw, Englewood Golf, Dcal Golf and Country. Address: N. Broadway, Nyack, N. Y.
FOSTER, BEN.
Artist; b. N. Anson, Me., July 31, 1852; s. Paulinus Mahew and Lydla Ring (Hutchins) Foster; pupil of Abbott Thayer, N. Y. City, and Luc Oliver Merson and Aimé Morôt, Paris. Awarded bronze medals at World's Columbian Exp'n, 1893; 2d prize for water colors, Cleveland, 1895; bronze medal, Universal Exp'n, Paris, 1900; silver medal, Internat. Exb'n, Carnegie Inst., Pittsburgh, Pa., 1900, and at the La. Purchase Exp'n, St. Louis; Webb Prize, Soc. Am. Artists, N. Y., 1901; is represented in Luxembourg (Paris), Brooklyn Inst., Corcoran Art Gallery ( Washington), Pa. Acad. Fine Arts, Montreal Art Ass'n, and Boston Art Club. As- sociate Nat. Acad. of Design. Clubs: Century, Lotos, Water Color. Address: 253 W. 12d St., N. Y. City.
FOSTER. GEORGE EVERETT
Journalist; b. Milford, N. H., 1849; s. John Everett and Sophia Phelps (Farley) Foster; ed. publie schs., Milford and New London, N. H .; grad. Literary and Scientific Inst., Cornell Univ .; m. Ithaca, N. Y., 1874, Mary Lord Burritt; one son, Jesse W. Founder Mil- ford (N. H.) Enterprise; was editor Wilton (N. H.) Journal; mg'r and editor, Ithaca (N. Y.) Democrat, for
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several years prior to 1905; traveled through Indian Territory, 1888, and has taken deep Interest in Indian affairs; received vote of thanks from the Counell of Cherokee Nation for his efforts through his writings to promote welfare of Indians. Author: Se-quoyah; The American Cadmus; Cherokee Literature; Cherokeo Bibliography; Story of Cherokee Bible; Foster Gene- alogy, Burritt Genealogy, Farley Genealogy, Pierce Family of America. Democrat; Congregationallst. Mem. Order Golden Cross. Address: llampton, Va., and Ithaca, N. Y.
V FOSTER, HOWARD CROSBY
Banker, broker; b. N. Y. City, Feb. 7, 1877; s. Scott and Emeline (Heegman) Foster; ed. Halsey's Col- Jegiate Sch., N. Y. City; grad. Prineeton Univ., A.B., 1598; m. N. Y. City, Sept. 23, 1903, Ethel E. Pratt; one d., Marion Pratt. Clerk for Margirand & Co., pur- chased seat in N. Y. Stock Exchange, 1901, and or- ganized banking and brokerage firm Kellogg, Fos- ter & Adams; firm beeamne Foster & Adams upon death of Mr. Kellogg, 1903. Republican; Presby'n. Mein. B'd of Mg'rs Christadna House. Club: Princeton. Address: 2 Wall St., N. Y. City.
FOSTER, HOWARD E.
Banker: b. Brewster, N. Y., 1859; s. Francis E. and Anna Augusta (Howes) Foster; ed. public and private schs., Claverack Coll., Hudson River Inst .; m. N. Y. City, April 20, 1887, Cordelia E. Nickerson; one son; Howard Elbert, Jr. Connected with Central Bank of Westchester Co., 25 years; pres. since 1902. Pres. County Trust Co. of White Plains; dir. Westchester Lawyers' Title Ins. Co. Pres. White Plains Rural Cemc- tery; treas. and dir. Westehester County Chamber of Commeree. Treas. Village of White Plains, 10 years. Democrat; vestryman Grace Episcopal Ch. Club: Am. Yacht. Address: 34 Church St., White Plains, N. Y.
FOSTER, JOHN B.
Editor; b. Norwalk, O., July 16, 1863; s. Francis Board- man and Flora A. (Beebe) Foster; ed. Norwalk (O.), High Seh., class valedictorian; m. Cleveland, O., Dee. 28, 1887, Hattie M. Pettee. Actively engaged as journal- Ist, magazine writer, and editor official Base Ball Guide, published by Spalding, State Editor Cleveland Press, ass't news editor and sporting editor Cleveland Leader; editorial writer, eity editor, sporting editor, N. Y. Evening Telegram; now writer for N. Y. Journal: Sec. N. Y. Nat. League Base Ball Club. Republiean. Recreations: Out-door sports, athletics. Residence: 235 W. 102d St. Address: 200 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
FOSTER, JOHN GILMAN
Consul general; b. Derby Line, Vt., March 9, 1859; s. Hon. Austin T. and Sarah H. (Gilman) Foster; pre- pared for eoll. at Goddard Sem., Barre, Vt., grad. 1876; grad. Tufts Co!l., A.B., 1880; m. St. Louis, Mo., June 9, 1886, Clara Merriman; children: Catherine Reed, b. 1888; Austin T., b. 1892; Stephen M., b. 1894. Ad- mitted to Vt. Bar, 1881; appt'd eonsul gen. of U. S. at Halifax, Nova Scotia, June, 1897, promoted to Ottawa, Can, June, 1903. Clubs: Rideau (Ottawa), Royal Ottawa, Golf, Ottawa Hunt. Residence: Derby Line, Vt. Address: 26 Wellington St., Ottawa, Can.
FOSTER, MATTHIAS LANCKTON
Physician and surgeon; b. Chatham, N. Y., June 17, 1859; s. George Tiffany and Anna Eliza (Baxter) Fos- ter; grad. Williams Coll., A.B., 1881 (delivered Dls- sertation at Commencement) ; Coll. Phys. and Surg., N. Y. City, M.D., 1885 (seeond Harsen prize for clinical reports of cases seen at the N. Y. Hosp.); m. Summit, N. J., Nov. 14, 1894, Constance Hunter Savage; chil- dren: Hamilton Knight, b. Sept. 10, 1895; Constance Marina, b. Mar. 12, 1899; George Tiffany 2d, b. June 27, 1906. Served on house staff of St. Luke's Hosp., surg. servlee, June 1, 1885-Dec. 1, 1886. Became mem. of attending staff of Manhattan Eye and Ear Hosp., 1887, serving twenty-three years. Surgeon Out-Door Dep't of Bellevue Hosp. during 1888. Consulting surg. for diseases of the eye, New Rochelle Hosp. Appt'd instr. In otology at N. Y. Polyelinic, 1888; instr. in ophthalmology in same inst'n, 1889; resigned both places, 1892. Practice limited to diseases of the eye and ear sinee 1891. Mem. Med. Soc. County ot N. Y .; served as delegate to State Soe. In 1896, 1897, 1898 and 1911; Chm'n Com. on Audit, 1906. Mem. Med. Soc. State of N. Y .; Am. Med. Ass'n; Am. Ophthal. Soe .; Am. Acad. of Ophthalmology and Oto-laryngology; Alumni of St. Luke's Hosp., New Rochelle Med. Soe. (ex-pres.), Williams Coll. Alumni Ass'n. Episeopalian. Translator of Roemer's Textbook of Ophthalmology, and of Adam's Ophthalmoscopic Diagnosis Author of many articles, principally ou matters relating to dis- eases of the eyes; during '90s was collaborator in preparation of Foster's Encyclopedie Medical Diction-
ary, and of Practical Therapeutics. Ass't editor Ar- chives of Ophthalmology, sp'l editor for Ophthalmology N. Y. Medieal Journal. Address: 211 Centre Av., New Rochelle, N. Y.
"FOSTER, PELL W.
President; b. N. Y. Clty, April 26, 1862; s. William and Caroline M. (Bertine) Foster; ed. Columbia Gram- mar Sch., Seh. of Mines, Columbia, 1883; m. Dansvlile, N. Y., Dec. 6, 1886, Annie Lester Williams; children: Evelyn, b. 1898; Pell W., b. 1893. Clerk with Brown Bros. & Co., N. Y. City, 1883-1886; on construction work, Retsof Mining Co. (salt mine), Retsof, N. Y., 1887; mem. firm Foster, Brown & Co., selling agents Retsof Mining Co., 1888-1894; sinee 1894, pres. Power Specialty Co .; v .- p. George Sweet Mfg Co .; pres. The Destruetor Co. Republican; Episcopalian. Address: 111Broadway, N. Y. City.
FOSTER, ROBERT FREDERICK
Card editor, N. Y. Sun; b. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1853; ed. as architeet and eng'r; m. N. Y. City, Mary Eliza- beth Johnson. Praetlsed as architeet and civil eng'r until 1893, when gave up those professions for jour- nalism and literature; since then, card editor N. Y. Sun; known as an authority upon all games of cards; inventor Foster whist markers and self-playing cards; originator of the "eleven rule" at bridge. Author: Foster's Whist Manual; Foster's Bridge Tacties; Fos- ter on Bridge; Foster's Bridge Manual; Foster's Whist Taeties; Foster's Duplicate Whist; Common Sense in Whist; Modern Whist; Whist at a Glance; American Leads; Common Sense Leads; Whist and Its Masters; Foster's Autograph Edition of. Iloyle; Foster's Hoyle; Cineh; Poker; Hearts; Dlee and Dominoes; Whist In- ferences; Practical Poker; Call-Ace Euchre; Foster's Bridge Maxians; The Gist of Bridge; Foster's Complete Bridge; Foster on Pinochle; Foster's Skat Manual; Pocket Laws of Skat; Pocket Laws of Bridge; Poeket Laws of Pinochle; Poeket Laws of Five Hundred; Foster's Auction Bridge; author of novels Cab 44 and The Memory Professor. Mr. Foster is a frequent con - th'r of fiction to the magazines. Reereations: Photog - raphy, golf, yachting. Clubs: Fox Hills Golf, N. Y Bridge Whist; Savage, National Liberal (London) Address: 532 Monroe St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
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