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WALKER, ROBERTS
Lawyer; b. Rutland, Vt., Aug. 24, 1874; s. Aldace Freeman and Katharine (Shaw) Walker; grad. Am- herst, A.B., 1896; Columbia Law Sch., LL. B., A.M., 1899; m. Mohegan, N. Y., June 16, 1904, Edna Morse; children: Katharine, b. 1905. Mary Manning, b. 1907, Diantha Roberts, b. 1909, Rhoda, b. 1910, Challls, b. 1912. Dir. Multiple Speed and Traction Co., Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R'y Co .; partner In firm White & Case, att'ys. Republican; Congregationallst. Mem. Mil. Order Loyal Legion, Delta Kappa Epsilon, P'hi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Century, Players, University, Re- publican, Railroad. Sleepy Hollow Country. Address: 14 Wall St., N. Y. City.
WALL, BERNHARDT
Artist; b. Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 30, 1872; s. Bernhard and Fredericka (Holtz) Wall; ed, public schs. of Buf- falo; m. Houston, Texas, Dec. 25, 1899, Jennic Martha Hunter. Engraver and art teacher, art dir, in publish- ing house. Traveled European countries and Cuba. Served in Co. H, 74th Reg't, N.G.N.Y., and 202nd N. Y. Vols. in Cuba, past dep't comd'r, 1912, United Span- ish War Veterans; mem. Old Guard, N. Y. City; asso. mem. G.A.R. Chm'n Me. Memorial Service, 1910, Car- negie Hall, resulting in passage of bill to raise the Maine. Scottish Rite Mason, Shriner; mem. Nat. Geog. Soc., Y.M.C.A., Patriotic Instructors' Ass'n. Recrea- tions: Traveling, etching. Club: N. Y. Press. Resi- dence: 515 W. 187th St. Address: 520 W. 48th St., N. Y. City.
WALLACE, ARCHER BERGEN
Publisher, real estate, auctioneer; b. Freeport, L. I., N. Y .; s. George and Mariana (Raynor) Wallace; ed. Freeport public sch., 1884-1892; Claverack Coll. aud Hudson River Inst., 1892-1895; post-grad. work at Cen- tenary Collegiate Inst., Hackettstown, N. J., 1896; m. Freeport, L. I., Dec. 10, 1899; children: George Donald, b. 1900, Elizabeth Denton, b. 1902, Marion Raynor, b. 1904, Jack Schuyler, b. 1909, Robert Roland, b. 1911. Reporter on South Side Observer, later Brooklyn Daily Times; newspaper mg'r and publisher since 1902; also book publisher. Treas, and mg'r South Side Observer Co .; pres. and treas. Central Book Co. When Nassau Co. was formed, gave it Its name "Nassau," and father was Assemblyman who introduced bill in State Legis- lature, forming new county. Republican. In 1898 joined Chanler's Vol. Inf. Reg't in N. Y. City; trans- ferred to 71st Reg't, N.G.N.Y., with which served in Cuba, 1893. Police justice of Freeport, 1899-1903; jus- tice of peace and coroner of Nassau County, 1904-1907. Appt'd Nov. 10, 1913," Justice and Coroner of Nassau County to suceeed Justice Corodon Norton, resigned. Republican; Methodist. Mem. Alpha Phi fraternity,
E1ks, Odd Fellows, Masons, Royal Arcanum, Junior Or- der United Am. Mechanics, Foresters of America, United Spanish War Veterans; ex-chlef eng'r Freeport Fire Dep't, and pres. Big House Hose Co. No. 1, of Nassau, organized in 1807. Life mem. N. Y. State Fire- men's Ass'n, and ex-pres. Southern N. Y. Vol. Fire- men's Ass'n, cx-chief of Police, Freeport. Recreations: Motor boating, automobiling, golf, football, baseball. Clubs: Freeport, Freeport Elks (chm'n house com.). Address: 65 Church St., Freeport, L. I.
WALLACE, DILLON
Lawyer, author; b. Craigsville, N. Y., June 24, 1863; s. Dillon and Rachel Ann ( Ferguson) Wallace; cd. pub- lic schs., Ridgebury, N. Y., and N. Y. Law Sch., LL. B., 1896; m. N. Y. City, April 7, 1897, Jennie E. Currie (de- ceased). Admitted to N. Y. Bar 1897. Mem. Leonidas Hubbard, Jr., Expd'n to Labrador, 1903, and in 1905 himself conducted a second expd'n, and in 1913, a third, to Labrador. Author: The Lure of the Labrador Wild, 1905; The Long Labrador Trail, 1907; Ungava Bob, 1907; Beyond the Mexican Sierras, 1910; Saddle and Camp in the Rockies, The Wilderness Castaways. Republlean. Fellow Am. Geog. Soc., mem. Nat. Geog. Soc. Clubs: Arctic, Explorers'. Residence: Beacon, N. Y. Address: 15 William St., N. Y. City.
WALLACE, GEORGE
Lawyer; b. Flora, Ont., Canada, Feb. 28, 1849; s. D)on- ald and Harriet (Lasby) Wallace; ed. public schools and by private tutors; grad. N. Y. Univ. Law Sch., 1878; m. Freeport, L. I., July 22, 1871, Mariana Raynor; children: Harriet R. and Archer B. In law practice since 1878; specialties, water rights and municipal law. Secured new interpretation of law laid down by courts as to water rights, Smith v. City of Brooklyn; numer- ons cases in Court of Appeals, where had new princi- ples sustained in interpretation of municipal law and lower courts reversed. Republican. Nine years jus- tice of peace; served in N. Y. Legislature of 1898, chm'n of com., declined renomination. Pres. Village of Freeport two terms. Methodist. Past master Mas- sapequa Lodge, N. Y., F. and A. M., past grand Free- port Lodge, I. O. O. F. Recreations: European travel, also extensive tours in nearly all States of the Union. Clubs: Freeport, Union League (Brooklyn). Also does some literary work. Author: The Disinherited: Indus- trial Peace; etc. Address: Freeport, L. I., N. Y.
WALLACE, JOHN FINDLEY
Consulting civil eng'r; b. Fall River, Mass .; s. David A. and Martha J. ( Findley) Wallace; ed. Monmouth Coll. (L.L.D., Sc.D.) ; m. Rock Island, Ill., 1871, Sarah 19. Ulmer; children: Harold U., Berdena Francis. Ass't civil eng'r U. S. Corps; engaged on river and harbor works, 1871-1876; chict eng'r, Peoria & Farmington R'y and lowa Central R'y in Ill .; sup't of construction and master of transportation, 1878-1886; bridge eng'r Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe N'y in charge of con- struction of bridge over Missouri River, 1887-1889. Resident eng'r, chief eng'r, ass't 2d v .- p., ass't gen. mg'r and gen. my'r Illinois Central Railroad, 1890- 1904; chief eng'r Panama Canal, 1904-1905; Isthinlan Canal Comm'r, 1905; v .- p. and gen. mg'r Panama R. R. & Steamship line, pres. Electric Properties Corp'n since 1906; chm'n B'd of Dirs. and pres. Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co., eng'rs and constructors. Presby'n. Past pres. and mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs; Am. R'y Eng'ring and Maintenance of Way Ass'n: Western Soc. of Eng'rs; mem. Inst'n Civil Eng'rs of Great Britain; Am. Inst. of Elee. Eng'rs. Recreations: Golf, hunting. fishing, Clubs: Engineers, Century Ass'n, Railroad (N. Y. Clty), Metropolitan, Cosmos (Washington, D. C.), Chicago, Union League, Kenwood (Chicago), Green- wich Country (Conn.), Sleepy Hollow Country. Ad- dress: 37 Wall St., N. Y. City.
WALLACE, THOMAS R.
Lawyer, consul; b. Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 20, 1848; s. William and Jane (Ross) Wallace; ed. publie schs. of Pa. and Ill., Commercial Coll., Peoria, Ill .; studied law with private tutor, and as clerk of dist. and cir- cult courts in lowa; m. Atlantle, Iowa, Oct. 6, 1874. Margaret A. Gill; children: Thomas Ross, b. Oet. 31, 1875, Bruce N., b. Nov. 5, 1882, Donald (., b. June 7, 1893. Engaged in farming, and at same time taught sch. in winter; commenced practice of law 1886; appl'd Am. consul at Crefeld, Germany, July 5, 1901; consul at Jerusalem, March, 1907; consul at Martinique, June 24, 1910. Traveled extensively in U. S. and Europe; visited north portions of Africa and west parts of Asta; served three terms as clerk of dist. and circuit courts of lowa: three terms as mayor of Atlantic, Iowa, and several terms as alderman of elty. Repub- lican; Presby'n. Mason, Odd Fellow, Elk and mem. other beneficial soes. Recreations: Outdoor sports, shooting, fishing, riding, bicycling, walking. Address: Am. Consulate, Fort de France, Martinique, F. W. 1.
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WALLACE, WILLIAM H.
Retired merchant; b. N. Y. City; s. John and Ellen (Maher) Wallace; cd. public and private schs., N. Y .; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., June 12, 1855, Frances R. Cope- land; children: Edward C., Gustavus S., Laura B., Frances E Traveled many times in Europe. V .- p. and trustee Franklin Trust Co .: dir. Brooklyn Ware- house & Storage Co., Franklin Safe Deposit Co .; trus- tee Law, Union & Rock Ins. Co. (London). Republi- can; Episcopalian (Ch. Warden). Trustee Brooklyn Hosp. Recreations: Golf, travel. 32° Mason. Clubs: Hamilton, Brooklyn, Lawyers, Church. Address: 451 Clinton Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.
WALLACE, WILLIAM JAMES
Jurist; b. Syracusc, N. Y., April 14, 1837; s. E. Fuller and Lydia (Wheelwright) Wallace; grad Hamilton Coll., LL.B., LL.D., Syracuse Univ., LL.D .; m. N. Y. City, 1878, Alice Heyward Wheelwright. Mayor of Syracuse, 1873; U. S. dist. judge, 1874-1882; U. S. Cir- cuit judge .since 1882. Mem. Alpha Delta Phi fra- ternity. Clubs: Metropolitan, Union League, N. Y. Yacht (N. Y. City), Century (Syracuse), Ft. Orange (Albany). Residence: (summer) Cazenovia, N. Y. (winter) Albany, N. Y. Address: 6 Elk St., Albany, N. Y.
WALLIN, SAMUEL
Manufacturer, mem. Congress; b. Easton, Pa., July 3.1, 1856; s. John and Sarah Wallin. Removed with parents to Amsterdam, 1864; ed. public schs. and Acad. of Amsterdam; m. Margaret Faulds. Mem. firm of McCleary, Wallin & Crouse, carpet and rug mf'rs, since 1886; also connected with W. & L. Sloane, of N. Y. City, and Shuttleworth Bros., of Amsterdam, 2nd v .- p Amsterdam Savings Bank; dir. Farmers' Nat. Bank, Amsterdam B'd of Trades, pres. Rockton Realty Co. Was alderman, also mayor of Amsterdam; elected to 63rd Congress from 30th N. Y. dist. Republican. Trustee 1st M. E. Ch. Clubs: Union League (N. Y.), Antlers Country, Fort Johnson (Amsterdam). Ad- dress: Amsterdam, N. Y.
WALLINGTON, NELLIE URNER
Journalist, raconteur; b. Cincinnati, O,, Feb. 13, 1837; d. David and Anna (McCrackin) Urner; ed. public schs. of Cincinnati, grad. Old Woodward, A.B .; m, 1st, Cincinnati, O., May 1, 1877, Webster K. Sotzler (died July 6, 1887); 2d, 1893, Charles M. Wallington, of Philadelphia; children: Frederick David, b. Oct. 10, 1878 (deceased), Earle Urner Setzler, b. Aug. 21, 1884, Maude Eloise, b. Aug. 31, 1880 (deceased). Began jour- nalism in 1872; years later began nat. historical book. Author: Historical Churches of America; American History, by American Pocts; Year Book of American History; National Historical Calendar, and The Legends of America, Told by Her Poets, Episcopalian. Address: Woodlawn Helghts, N. Y. City.
WALLIS, FRANK E.
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Architect; b. Eastport, Me., June 14, 1862; s. Richard C. and Sarah Helen (Meating) Wallis; ed. Boston pub- lic schs. and private schs .; m. Boston, 1888, Grace L. Parker; children: Richard P., b. 1889; Charles F., b. 1892. Studied architecture In Boston, in office of Cabot & Chandler, 1876-1885; in Europe, 1885-1886; with Richard M. Hunt, N. Y., 1888-1896; practising architecture since 1896. Senior partner Wallis & Good- willle. Author: Colonlal Architecture, Furniture of the 18th Century, How to Know Architecture. Built pri- vate residences, churches, hotels and office bld'gs, most important being the office and laboratories In "Nela Park," Cleveland, for Nat. Div. of Gen Electrle Co. Independent. Mem. Architectural League, fellow Am. Inst. of Architects; mem. Illuminating Eng'rs Soc. in London and N. Y., chm'n Com, on Factories, Am. Museum of Safety. Received gold medal at Paris Exp'n (1900) ; diploma at World's Fair, Chicago. Clubs: Players (N.Y.), Cleveland Athletic. Residence: Cleve- land, O., Players Club, N. Y. Address: 346 Fourth Av., N. Y. City.
WALSH, JAMES JOSEPH
Physician, lecturer and historieal writer; b. Arch- bald, Pa., April 12, 1865; s. Martin J. and Brigid (Golden) Walsh; grad. Fordham Unlv., A.B., 1884, A.M., 1885, Ph.D., 1896, Univ. of Pa., M.D., 1895, LL.D., Fordham, 1900, Litt.D., Georgetown Univ., 1909; studied medicine for three years in Paris, Vienna and Berlin, Prof. physlol. psychology, Cathedral Coll. Author: Pastoral Medicine, 1906 (Longmans); Makers of Mod- ern Medicine, 1907; The Popes and Science, 1908; Edu- cation, How Old the New, 1910, Makers of Electricity, 1909, and Old Time Makers of Medicine, 1912 (Ford- ham Unlv. Press); The Thirteenth, Greatest of Cen- turies, 1907 (Catholic Summer Sch. Press), Psycho- therapy (Appleton, N. Y.), 1912, Catholic Churchman
in Science, 1906 (The Dolphin Press, Phila.); also many articles In Catholic Encyclopedia. Lecturer on literaturc, Univ. Extension. Democrat; Roman Catholic. Fellow N. Y. Acad. Medicine; men. Am. Med. Ass'n, N. Y. State Med. Soc .; Collaborating Editor In- ternat. Clinic, editorial writer Journal Am. Med. Ass'n. Med. Editor N. Y. Herald. Neurologist Cen- tral and Neurological Hosp., N. Y. City. Consulting physician Gabriels Sanitarium; consulting Neurolo- gist United Hosp., Portchester; St. Agnes Hosp. for Crippled Children, White Plains; Champlain Valley Hosp., Plattsburg; Mercy Hosp., Hempstead, L. I. Trustec Catholic Summer Sch. of America. Catholic Inst. for Blind, N. Y. Recreation: Tennis. Mem. Knights of Columbus, Papal Knight Commander of St. Gregory. Address: 110 W. 74th St., N. Y. City.
WALSH, JOHN H.
Asso. City Sup't, Dep't of Ed'n; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Mar. 17, 1853; s. Thomas and Mary (Ryan) Walsh; grad. Georgetown Coll., A.B., 1873, A.M., 1889; Colum- bia Coll., LL.B., 1880; m. Feb., 1884, Elizabeth McGee; children: Eugene T., b. 1885, Mary G., b. 1887, Eloise, b. 1890, lIenry J., b. 1892, Margaret M., b. 1894. Demo- crat. Catholic. Club: Cathollc. Address: 8506 Fort Hamilton Av., Brooklyn.
WALSH, THOMAS
Critic and poet; b. N. Y. City, 1875; s. late Michael and Catherine ( Farrell) Walsh; ed. Georgetown Univ., D. C., and Columbia Univ., Ph. B., A.M., Ph.D .; deliv- ered dedication ode for monument to the Martyrs of British Prison Shlps, Brooklyn, Nov. 14, 1908; ode on Battlefield of Antietam, Sept. 14, 1910; ode on the John Carroll Monument, Georgetown, May 3, 1912. Contb'd sp'l articles and translations to Warner's library of The World's Best Literature.' The New In- ternat'l Encyclopedia, The Catholic Encyclopedia, and poems and criticism to The Bookman, Pall Mall, Harpers, Century, Atlantic, Independent, North Am. Review, Ecclesiastical, Lippincott's, Scribner's, Every - body's, N. Y. Times, The Globe, Revista dei Rosarlo, Bogotá, etc. Author: The Prison Ships & Other Poems, . Boston, 1909. Mem.
Univ., Columbia Univ., Irish Folk-Song Soc., and Alumni Georgetown Royal Acad. of Scville. Club: Columbia Univ. Ad- dress: Mount Arlington, N. J., and 227 Clinton St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
WALSH, WILLIAM H.
Catholic priest and mem. Soc. of Jesus; b. N. Y. City, July 1, 1855; ed. St. Francis Xavier Coll., N. Y. City. Formerly dir. St. Francis Xavier Preparatory Sch., N. Y. City, and St. John's Hall, Fordham, N. Y .; now in charge of Italian Mission of Our Lady of Loretto, N. Y. City; also of Seven Springs Summer Home, a fresh air place for boys, situated at Monroe, N. Y. Recre- ations: Music, and work among poor boys. Address: 303 Elizabeth St., N. Y. City.
WALTER, WILLIAM 1.
Retired merchant; b. N. Y. City; s. I. D. and Henri- etta (Content) Walter; grad. Columbia Grammar Sch., and Columbia Coll. (with honors, 1881); m. Mar. 5. 1889, Florence Bernheimer; one d .: Marjorie (Waiter) Goodhart. Dir. Lawyers' Mortgage Co. Democrat; Hebrew. Mem. Chamber of Commerce, Phl Beta Kappa fraternity, Calif. Soc. of N. Y., Columbia Alumni; dir. Mt. Sinai Hosp., N. Y. State Training Sch, for Boys, N. Y. Soc. for Reformation of Juvenile Delinquents, Neustadter Foundatlon. Mom, N. Y. State Dem. Exec. Com., 1908. Clubs: Economic, Lotos, Man- hattan, Bohemian (San Francisco), Lawyers, Century Country, Bungalow, Automobile, Nat. Democratic. Residence: 115 W. 57th St. Address: 52 Broadway, N. Y. City.
WALTERS, J. HENRY
Lewyer, State Senator; b. Syracuse, N. Y., Jan. 23, 1874; ed. public and high schs. of Syracuse; grad. Cornell Univ., 1896. Admitted to Onondaga County bar; mem. law firm Costello, Burden, Cooney & Wal- ters. Elected mem. Assembly from 3rd Assembly dist. 1907, 1908, 1909, elected state senator from 38th Sena- torial dist., 1910, re-elected 1912. Republican. Ad- dress: University Block, Syracuse, N. Y.
WALTON, FRANCIS EAMES
Commission merchant; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., 18$3; s. John J. and Agnes C. (llunter) Walton; attended Poly. Preparatory Sch., Brooklyn, 1900; Yale Acad., 1904. Mem. firm. Hunter, Walton & Co. Mem. 2nd Reg't Cav., N. G. N. Y., since 1907; now sergeant. Ciubs: Hamilton, Yale, Brooklyn Riding and Driving, Rich- mond County Country. Residence: 106 Willow St., Brooklyn, and 128 W. 72d St., N. Y. City. Address: 164-166 Chambers St., N. Y. City.
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WALTON, ROBERT KELSEY
Lawyer; b. Chieago, Ill., Nov. 17, 1881; s. Myron K. and Jennie (Kelsey) Walton; ed. Grand Rapids (Mich.) public and high schools, and Univ. of Mieh., LL. B., 1904; m. Lucerne, Switzerland, Aug. 24, 1911, Geor- gina Frances, d. of John P. Jones, cx-U. S. Senator from Nev. Mem. firm Parker, Davis, Wagner & Wal- ton, lawyers. Independent. Mem. N. Y. County Law- yers Ass'n, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Am. Bar Ass'n, Michigan Soc., Sigma Chi Alumni Soc. Clubs: Law- yers, Graduates, Univ. of Michigan, Am. Universities (London, Eng.). Address: 34 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
WALWORTH, ELLEN HARDIN
Author; b. Saratoga Springs, N. Y., 1858; d. M. T. and Ellen (Hardin) Walworth; attended Acad. of Sa- cred 'Heart, "Kenwood," Albany, N. Y. Author: An Old World as Seen Through Young Eyes, or Travels Around the World; The Life and Times of Katerl Tekakwitha; The Lily of the Mohawks, 1656-1680; Life Sketches of Father Walworth (1st edition issued 1907). Charter mem. Saratoga Chapter, D. A. R .; mem. Exec. B'd of Kenwood Alumna of Sacred Heart, Albany. Recreations: Open air games, reading, walk- ing. Address (summer): P. O. Box 74, Saratoga Springs, N. Y .; (winter) : 91 Columbla St., Albany, N. Y.
WALZ, EDGAR A.
Born Owattonna, Minn., Mar. 3, 1859; s. Gregory and Magdalena Walz; ed. in public schs. of Minnesota; m. Mankato, Minn., May 11, 1880, Luella Shaubut; chil- dren: Thomas C., b. 1881, C. S., b. 1882, Edgar A., b. 1888, Jack S., b. 1894, Shaubut G., b. 1897. Went West 1876, and became cowboy in New Mexico, 1878, later ing'r of one of the largest cattle ranches In the ter- ritory; for several years gen. mg'r five Pacific Coast States for Equitable Life Ins. Soc. of N. Y .; 1893 set- tled in N. Y. City and organized Travelers Hotel Credit Letter Co., whose Letters enabled travelers to have checks cashed at all hotels in U. S., Canada, Mexico and Cuba; the Nat. Hotel Keepers Protective Ass'n, through which the hotels ' conduct a reporting system regarding delinquent debtors, simllar to the commercial agencies; the Internat. Hotel Brokerage Co., through which hotels are bought and sold, and lessees and mg'rs furnished for new hotels, all of which is pres. and gen. mg'r. Residence: Elderwood, Pelham Heights, N. Y. Address: 505 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
WANAMAKER, JOHN
Merchant; b. Philadelphia County, Pa., July 11, 1838; s. Nelson and Elizabeth (Kochersperger) Wana- maker, ancestors came to America from Germany, about time of landing of William Penn; ed. public schs .; m. Mary B. Brown. Obtained employment as errand boy in publishing house of Troutman & Hayes, at age of 14, later salesman in retail clothing house; established small clothing house of Wanamaker & Brown, 1861, which conducted successfully until 1876, when opened dep't store. Bought out A. T. Stewart business, N. Y. City, 1896; now conducts large whole- sale and retail mercantile business, N. Y. City, and Philadelphia. One of organizers, and dir. in Mer- chants Bank; several years dir. Philadelphia & Read- Ing R'y; founder and pres. First Penny Savings Bank. Mem. B'd of Finance, Centennial Exp'n, Philadelphia, 1876; aided materially In raising first $1,000,000; acted as chm'n Citizens' Relief Com., to ald Irish Famine Sufferers, to assist Southern people at time of yellow fever plague, and help Ohio River Flood sufferers; also assisted In sending shipload of provisions at time of great famine In Russia, and has taken proml- nent part in various other public charltable move- ments. Served as chm'n of com. appt'd to aid in elec- tion of Gen. Harrison to presidency; nominated post- master gen. in recognition of services during cam- paign of 1888, which accepted. During term, intro- duced many improvements in P. O. Dep't. Delegato to Republican Nat. Conv., Chicago, 1912. Republican; Presby'n; active In religious matters. Has taken great interest in archæol. collections of Muscum, Univ. of Pa., of which is v .- p., and has made exten- sive and valuable contb'ns toward It. Founder and trustee Bethany Industrial Coll .; trustee Williamson Free Sch. of Milch. Trades; organized Bethany Sunday Sch., 1858. One of founders Presby'n Hosp., of which was trustee (with wife built Children's Ward); for- merly mg'r University Hosp. Erected John Wana- maker Branch of Free Library, Philadelphia, also Men's Friendly Inn (temporary home for men). Bullt Y. M. C. A. at Madras; Y. M. C. A. Boys' Hall, Cal- cutta; Bryant Sch., Syrla, and Y. M. C. A. bld'gs In China, Japan and Korea. Club: Union League. Ad- dresses: 2032 Walnut St., Philadelphia, and Broadway and 10th St., N. Y. City.
WANDELL, SAMUEL HENRY
Lawyer; b. West Monroe, Oswego Co., N. Y., April 19, 1860; s. William H. and Ellen Louisa (Leonard) Wandell; ed. Central Square (N. Y.) Acad .; m. Mexico, Oswego County, N. Y., Dec. 14, 1886, flora Galge Hartson. Engaged in journalism until 1882. Ad- mitted to bar Oct. 1882; ass't dist, att'y Oswego Co., N. Y., 1882-1883. Praetised one year at Pulaskl, Os- wego Co .; at Syracuse, N. Y., 1883-1894; one year in Washington as att'y for corp'n; since 1895 In gen. practise of law in N. Y. City; specialties, trial of cases and eorp'n matters. Democrat; Presby'n. Au- thor: The Law of Inns, Hotels and Boarding Houses; The Law Relating to Disposition of Decedent's Real Estate; The Law of the Theatre, etc., collaborated with late Judge McAdain in 3rd edition of McAdam on Landlord and Tenant; also author of varlous legal monographs, and of a lecture on Aaron Burr, in which the character of Burr is defended. Mem. N. Y. State Museum Soc., Washington Lodge, No. 21, F. & A. M .; Harvard Lodge No. 3, K. of P., Tammany Soc. of N. Y., N. Y. County Lawyers' Ass'n, trustee Sunday Kin- dergarten; life mem. Washington Continental Guard. Recreations: Golf, fishing. Residence: 68 E. 86th St. Address: 2 Rector St., N. Y. City.
WARBASSE, JAMES PETER
Surgeon, author; b. Nov. 22, 1866; 2d s. Joseph Warbasse and Hariette Northrup. Descended from Peter Warbasse, early Moravian settler of Delaware Valley, and Joseph .Northrup, one of early settlers of N. E. (1637). Studied medicine Columbia Univ., Univ. of Göttingen, Univ. of Vienna; M.D. from Columbla, 1889; m. April 15, 1903, Agnes Dyer, of N. Y .; children: Henry Dver, Agnes, James Peter, Richard Northrup, Eric, Vera. Two years as interne, Seney M. E. Ilosp., Brooklyn; and in Out-patlent Dep't Chambers St. and Roosevelt Hosps. Appt'd ass't attending surgeon Seney Hosp., 1892; attending surgeon, 1905; resigned. Attending surgcon to German Hosp., Brooklyn, 1903; chlef surgeon, 1906. Served as med. officer, 7th Army Corps, U. S. A., 1898, in Florida and Cuba. Chief of Bureau Physical Examinations of Civil Service Comm'n of N. Y. City since 1903. Editor N. Y. State Journal of Medicine, 1906-1909; sp'l editor Am. Jour- nal of Surgery since 1308. Author: Doctors of Samuel Johnson and His Court, Operations on Bones and Joints, Med. Soclology, The Conquest of Dlsease through Animal Experimentation. One of the Am. authors of Internat. Text-Book of Surgery, Keen's Surgery, etc. Mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, Ain. Acad. of Medicine, Am. Soc. of Med. Soclol. (1st v .- p.), A.A. A.S., Am. Med. Editors' Ass'n, Med. Library Ass'n of America, Am. Soc. of Sanitary and Moral Prophy- laxis, Med. Soc. State of N. Y., Ass'n Physicians of Long Island, L. I. Alumni of Columbia Unlv. (pres., 1902), Med. Soc. of County of Kings (censor, 1901- 1904, Directing Librarian and Trustee, 1906-1910), Alumni Soe. of Scney Hosp. (pres., 1893), Brooklyn Surg. Soe. (pres., 1901-1902), Brooklyn Pathol. Soc. (pres., 1897), Brooklyn Med. Soc., Med. Library Ass'n of Brooklyn, Verein Deutscher Aerzte von Brooklyn, Long Island Ilist. Soc. Sons of the Revolution, Ver- ein Alter Deutscher Studenten In Amerika, Am. Sociol. Soc., Thomas Paine Hist. Ass'n, Am. Secular Unlon. Nat. B'd of Censorship of Motion Pleturcs (Exec. Com.). Trustee People's Inst., Child Welfare Com., Brooklyn Con. on Recreations, Brooklyn Soc. for Ethical Culture, Moravian Hlst. Soc. Address: 384 Washington Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.
WARBURG, FELIX M.
Banker; b. Hamburg, Germany, Jan. 14, 1871; s. Moritz and Charlotte (Oppenheim) Warburg; ed. pub- lic and high schs. of Hamburg; in. 1895, Frieda Schiff; five children. Entered banking house of M. M. War- burg & Co., later in banking business In Frankfort; now mem. firm Kuhn, Loeb & Co., bankers, N. Y. Clty. Dir. Nat. Surety Co .; trustce Prussian Ilfe Ins. Co., of Berlin; mem. Chaniber of Commerce. Mem. Met. Mu- seum of Art, N. Y. Elec. Soc., Am. Geog. Soc., Numis- matic Soc .; trustee Am. Museum Natural Illstory. Dir. Charity Org'n Soc., N. Am. Civic League for Immi- grants, Tuberculosis Preventorlum for Children,
Bables' Hosp., Edn'l Alliance; trustee Jowlsh Theol. Sem., Teachers' Coll .; pres. and dir. Y. M. Hebrew Ass'n. Clubs: Lotos, Lawyers, Century Country (dlr.), Rumson Country (dir.). Residence: 1109 Flfth Av. Address: 52 William St., N. Y. City.
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