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Comm'r Charities and Correction; b. Menlo Park, N. J., Sept. 3, 1881; s. John and Emily V. (Zwinger) Kruesi; cd. pub. and private schs. of Schenectady, N. Y .; Union Coll., 1898-1899, 1900-1902; Univ. of Pa., 1902- 1903, B.S. in Economics, post-grad. in Economics, 1903. 1905; N. Y. Sch. Philanthropy, summer course, 1905; m. Grayrocks, Cornwall-on-Hudson, N. Y., Oct. 9, 1909, Charlotte Kimball. Served apprenticeship in machin- ists, iron mouldens and electricians trades in Gen. Electric Co. shops, Schenectady, 1899-1901; ass't instr. in economics, Univ. of Pa., 1903-1903; ass't gen. sec. N. Y. Charity Org'n Soc., 1905-1907; exec. sec. N. Y. State Conf. Charities and Correction, 1906-1908; exec. sec Boston Ass'n for Relief and Prevention of Tuber- culosis, 1907-1909; established first Am. outdoor sch. for Anæmic and Tubercular children, and first Amn. year around day camp for consumptives, also sys- tem of after-care for graduates from tuberculosis Dental Hygiene Council. sanatoria. Mein. Mass. Com. on Sex Hygiene, Mass. 1909-1911, MIIk Organized and directed,
and Baby Ilygiene Ass'n of
Boston. Spent summer of 1903 in various European countries and part of 1911 studying co-operative and social conditions in Belgium, Ilolland, Germany, Tyrol and Italy. Was delegate from Mass., to 3d Internat. Congress on Prevention of Infant Mortality, Berlin, 1911. Mem. Socialist Party, and elected 1911, comm'r of Charities and Correction for City of Schenectady, also mem. B'd of Public Welfare. Mem. Ethical Culture Soc .; Am. Ass'n of Public Charities Officials, N. Y. State and Capitol Dist. Conf. of Charities and Correction, Sigma Phi fraternity, Benevolent Soc. of U. S. for Propaga- tion of Cremation of Dead; dir. Citizens Publishing Co .; mem. B'd Mg'rs Schenectady Branch Mohawk and Hudson River llumane Soc .; mein. Schenectady County Com. on Dependent Children of State Charities Aid Ass'n. Recreations: Walking, gardening, reading. Author of articles and pamphlets on prevention and cure of tuberculosis, venereal disease, infant maladies. and on polit. subjects. Assisted Charlotte B. Ware in establishing Warelands Dairy Sch. Residence: 1207 Campbell Av., Schenectady, N. Y. Address: City Hali Annex, Schenectady, N. Y.
KRUSE, FREDERICK W.
Jurist; b. in Germany, June 25, 1852; brought to this country when one year old; ed. in com. schs and Grif- fith Inst., Springville, N. Y .; m. 1875, Julia V. Engle. Worked on farms and in mills, and at age of 1" taught school; admitted to bar, 1877; practised law in Arcade and Olean, N. Y .; mem. N. Y. Assembly, 1884- 1887; mem. of various State comm'ns, including one in 1887 to revise gen. excise laws, and one in 1895 to prepare charters for third-class cities. in 1890 was special comm'r to investigate the Federal census frauds, and re-enumerated the city of Minneapolis, Minn. County Judge of Cattaraugus County, 1897-1900; app'td by Gov. Roosevelt justice of Supreme Court. Jan. 1, 1900, and elected in the general election, 1901, justice of the Supreme Court of N. Y. for term expir- ing Dec. 31, 1911; assigned to Appellate Div., Fourth Dep't, Jan. 1906, and is now the presiding justice. Republican. Address: Olean, N. Y.
KRUTTSCHNITT, JULIUS
Chin'n Exec. Com. Southern Pacific Co .; b. New Or- leans, La., July 30, 1854; s. John and Penina (Benja- min) Kruttschnitt; grad. Washington and Lee Univ., C.E., 1873; m. New Orleans, Feb. 14, 1882, 13. Minna Kock: children: T. Herman Julius, John. Rebecca. Ass't to principal of MaeDonough Sch., 1873-1878; resident eng'r in charge of construction, Morgan's La., Texas R. R. & S. S. Co., 1878-1880; roadmaster, 1880-1SS1: ass't chief eng'r and gen. roadmaster 1SS1-1853; chief cng'r and supt. 1883-1885; ass't gen. my'r Southern Pacific Co.'s Atlantic System lines, 1885-1889; gen. mg'r 1889-1895; gen. my'r of all lines of Southern Pacific Co., with headquarters at San Francisco, 1895-
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1904; 4th v .- p., since April 7, 1898; ass't to pres .. 1901- 1904; dir. of maintenance and operation Union Pacific R. R. Co., Oregon Short Line R. R. Co., Ore .- Wash. R. R. & Navigation Co., and Southern Pacific Co., with headquarters at Chicago, 1904-1911, and in N. Y. City 1911-1913. Also pres. Union Pacific Coal Co .; dir. Union Pacific R. R. Co ; dir. and chin'n Exec. Com. Southern Pacific Co., since Jan, 13, 1913; also dir. in subsidiary Companies; dir. Chicago & Alton R. R. Co., U. S. Mort- gage & Trust Co., of N. Y. Pres. Am. R'y Ass'n. Clubs: Metropolitan, Lawyers, City Investing (N. Y.), Sleepy Hollow, Piping Rock, Greenwich Country, Chicago, Chicago Golf. Residence: 12 E. 87th St. Address: 165 Broadway, N. Y. City.
KUHN, ARTHUR K.
Lawyer; b. Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 11, 1876; s. Her- man and Caroline (Loeb) Kuhn; ed. Columbla Univ., A.B., 1895; A.M., 1896; LL.B., 1897; (Bennett medal 1895; S.A.R. medal, 1895); Ph.D., 1912; Univ. Zurich, 1903-1904; Univ. of Paris, 1904-1905; m. Nice, France, March 24, 1903, Jennie Schoenfeld; one son: Kenneth C., b. 1904. Admitted to Bar 1898; specialty, international private law. Lecturer in Columbia Univ., 1909, 1913, 1914, special lecturer, Univ. Zurich. Author: International Civil and Commercial Law, 1905 (Macmillan); A Com- parative Study of the Law of Corporations, 1912 (Longmans Green). Mem. Am. Soc. of Internat. Law, Internat. Law Ass'n; Internat. Vereinigung; Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Am. Polit. Science Ass'n, Acad. of Polit. Science, Alumni Ass'n of Columbia Coll., Mason (past master of lodge). Recreation: Golf. Club: Republi- can. Residence: 308 W. 92d St. Address: 17 Battery Pi., N. Y. City.
KUHN, JOHN JOSEPH
Lawyer; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., March 7, 1877; s. John R. and Henrletta M. (Rabitte) Kuhn; ed. Cornell Univ., course of arts and law, LL.B., 1898; unmarried. Ad- mitted to N. Y. State Bar, July, 1898; since then active in general practise of law in Brooklyn, N. Y. Nem. law firm of Dykman, Oeland & Kuhn. Demo- crat. Roman Catholic. Mem. Am. Bar Ass'n, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Brooklyn Bar Ass'n, Delta Chi fra- ternity (treas., 1905-1906; pres., 1906-1907; mem. gov- erning (b'd, 1904-1915), Theta Nu Epsilon, S. A. R., Soc. Colonial Wars, St. Patrick Soc., Franklin Lit- erary Soc., Catholic Benevolent Leglon, Knights of Columbus, Royal Arcanum, Improved Order Hepta- sophs, B. P. O. Elks, Emerald Ass'n. Clubs: Crescent Athletic, Brooklyn, Riding and Driving, Manhattan, University, Montauk, Lawyers' (Brooklyn), Cathedral, Juanita, Cornell University, Cornellian Council. Resi- dence: 63 S. Oxford St. Address: 177 Montague St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
KUHNE, PERCIVAL
Banker; b. N. Y. City, April 6, 1861; s. Frederick and Ellen Josephine (Miller) Kuhne; ed. Coll. City of N. Y .; m. N. Y. City, Jan. 31, 1893, Lillian Middleton Kerr (died Sept. 30, 1909), d. Hamilton Robinson Kerr; one d .: Gwendolyn, b. July 13, 1899. In 1884 entered banking house of Knauth, Nachod & Kuhne, founded by father, to whose interests, both In N. Y. City and Leipzig, succeeded In 1893 now being sp'l partner. Trustee Empire Trust Co., Lincoln Safe Deposit Co., Citizens Savings Bank; dir. Regina Music Box Co. Veteran 10th Co., 7th Reg't, N.G.N.Y .; mem. Holiand Lodge, No. 8. F. and A. M. Clubs: Union, Metro- politan, Riding, Midday, Down Town. Residence: "The Essex," 752 Madison Av. Address: 15 Willlam St., N. Y. City.
KUICHLING, EMIL
Consulting civil and hydraulic eng'r; b. Kehl, Ger- many, Jan. 20, 1848; s. Dr. Louis and Marie (von Saeger) Kuichling; brought by parents to Rochester, N. Y., 1849; grad. Univ. of Rochester, B.A., 1868 (Phl Beta Kappa), scientific and post-graduate course, C.E., 1869; further post-graduate course In Poly. Sch., Carls- ruhe, Germany, 1870-1872, as C.E .; m. Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 28, 1879, Sarah L. Caldwell. Before entering college, was subordinate in canal eng'rs and city eng'rs office In Rochester, and continued work therein during all vacations; ass't eng'r on Rochester Water Works, 1873-1885; consulting eng'r N. Y. State B'd of Health, 1881-1892; designed extensive sewerage sys- tem for Rochester, 1887-1900, and other large works for water supply, sewerage and water power In many other places; chief eng'r Rochester Water' Works, with construction of new conduit and en- larged distributing system, 1890-1900; eng'r of water supply New York State Barge Canal, 1900-1901. Since 1901 consulting eng'r in N. Y. City, engaged in numer- ous extensive municipal water supply and sewerage projects and water power developments of private corporations. In 1885 elected mem. Exec. B'd. (cor- responding to B'd Public Works), Rochester, N. Y.,
serving 1885-1888. Frequently engaged as eng'ring expert In important litigations, particularly in water . supply and sewerage cases. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Eng'rs, Am. Water Works Ass'n, New England Water Works Ass'n, Am. Public Health Ass'n, Rochester Academy of Science, Masonic fraternity (ali branches), Delta Upslion fraternity. Club: Engineers. Resi- dence: 68 Irving Pl. Address: 52 Broadway, N. Y. City.
KUNHARDT, HENRY RUDOLPH
Merchant; b. Staten Island, N. Y., 1860; s. Henry R. and Catherine (Trenor) Kunhardt; m. N. Y. City, 1888, Mabel A. Farnham; children: Henry R. 3d, George Farnham, Kingsley. Employed with business houses in Antwerp, Havre, Liverpool, 1880-1881; with Kun- hardt & Co., since 1882, now senlor mem. Trustee Hamburg-Bremen Fire Ins. Co .; dir. German-Am. Bank, Carpenter Stecl Co .; mem. Marltime Exchange (pres. 1901). Mem. Exec. Com. Municipal League, Good Gov't; Exec. Com, Citizens' Union during Low campaign. Residence: 124 W. 74th St. Address: 17 Battery Pl., N. Y. City.
KUNITZER, ROBERT
Physician; b. Szegedin, Hungary, Feb. 18, 1866; s. Emanuel and Johanna (Englander) Kunitzer; ed. Gymnasium Vienna Univ., Vlenna, A.B. and M.D., 1SSS; m. N. Y., 1900, Cora Rosenstraus; one son. Wem. Medico Legal Soc .; chlef med. examiner Empire State Surety Co .; examining physician of Denver Hosp .; attending physician Sydenham Hosp., chief of Med. Dep't Sydenham Hosp. Dispensary; v .- p. Sydenham Post-Grad. Course and Hosp. Member Adelphi Lodge 23, F. A. M .; Fortuna Lodge 318, I. O. O. F .; Tlumboldt Encampment, Pinta Lodge, K. of P .; Yorkville Lodge, 1. O. S. B .; Yorkville Brotherhood, Harlem Wohlta- tigkeitsvereln. Deutscher Gesellig Wissenschaftlicher Verein. Clubs: Thirteen, Columbia, Austrian. Ad- dress: 7 W. 121st St., N. Y. City.
KUNZ, GEORGE FREDERICK
Gem expert, scientist: born in New York City; s. J. G. and Maria Ida (Widmer) Kunz; ed. pub. schs. and Cooper Union; received degree of .1. M. from Columbla Univ., 1898, Ph.D., Univ. of Marburg, 1903, Knox Coll., D.Sc., 1907; m. N. Y. City, Oct. 29, 1881, Sophia Leore Handforth; two daughters. Third v .- p. and gem expert, Tiffany & Co .; special agent U. S. Geol. Survey, 1882-1909. Mem. and former v .- p. Am. Inst. Mining Eng'rs; pres. N. Y. Mineralogical Club: hon. curator ot precious stones In Am. Museum of Natural History. Active in efforts for the protection of the Palisades and other scenic objects; pres. Am. Seenle and Historic Preservation Soc. Was juror of the Nashville Exp'n; juror Jamestown Exp'n, 1907. llon. mem. Uralian Natural History Soc. of the Ural Mountains; chevalier Legion d'honneur and Officler d'instruction Publique de France; hon. mem. Cham- ber of Commerce of Precious Stones, Paris; hon. mem. Columbia Alumni Ass'n; Knight of Salnt Olaf, Norway; officer of Rising Sun, Japan; Red Eagle, 4th class, Germany; fellow N. Y. Acad. Sciences, A. A. A. S., and Am. Geol. Soc .; v .- p. City History Club, chm'n sub. com. on Scientific and Hist. Exhibits. Hudson-Fulton Celebration Comm'n: curator precious stones, Am. Museum Natural History; v .- p. Am. Mu- seum of Safety. Senior Joint-Author: Book on the Pearl, and over 100 books and pamphiets on Gems, Minerals, etc. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Grolier National Arts, Mineralogieal. Residence: 601 Cathedral Parkway. Address: 401 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
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LACEY, THOMAS JAMES
Clergyman; b. Cincinnati, Ohio; s. Capt. Nicholas and Margaret (Fcakins) Lacey; grad. Griswold Coli., Davenport, Iowa, B.A., 1892, M.A., 1895; studied the- ology in private, under late Bishop Perry, and took sp'l course at Gen. Theol. Sem .; A.M. from Columbia Univ., B.D. from Seabury Dlv. Sch. Entered the min- Istry of Episcopal Ch., and became "ector of Christ Ch., Ainmeda, Callf., where he remained for six Vears, resigning. 1902, to become rector Ch. of The Redeemer, Brooklyn. Author: The Gospel of Optim- ism (1908) and "Beginning at Jerusalem-Studies in Illstorie Communlons of Christendom" (1909); A Study of The Eastern Orthodox Church (1911); Travei Sketches (1913). Address: Fourth Av. and Pacific St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
LACHMAN, SAMSON
Lawyer: b. N. Y. City. May 2. 1855; s. Samuel and Rabette ( Hirch) Lachman; ed. Publie Sch. 40, N. Y.
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City, Coll. City of N. Y., A.B .; Columbia Law Sch., LL. B .; unmarried. Engaged in practice of law in N. Y. City; now mem. law firm Lachman & Gold- smith. Was justice Dist. Court, 6th Dist., N. Y. City, 1888-1894. Democrat. Jewish religion. Mem. N. Y. State Bar Assn, Amn. Hist. Soc .; fellow Am. Geog. Soc .; mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Law Inst., Phi Beta Kappa; dir. Augusta Free Library. Club: Har- monie. Residence: 313 W. 160th St. Address: 35 Nas- sau St., N. Y. City.
LACKAYE, WILTON
Actor; b. in Loudoun Co., Va., 1864; ed. Ottawa Coll., Can., and in Georgetown Univ .; m. Sept. 25, 1896, Alice Evans. Began theatrical career in Star Theatre, N. Y., with Lawrence Barrett in Francesca da Riminie, 1883. Has since appeared in many rôles: "Don Stephano" in Featherbrain, "Jefferson Stock- ton" in Aristocracy, "Svengali" in Trilby, "Curtis Jadwin" in The Pit; starred in his own play, The Law and the Man. Clubs: Lambs, Eiks, Players. Address: 261 W. 90th St., N. Y. City.
N LACOMBE, EMILE HENRY
Jurist; b. N. Y. City, Jan. 29, 1846; s. Emile H. and Elizabeth E. (Smith) Lacombe; ed. Columbia Gram- mar Sch., Columbia Coli., A.B. (honor man), 1863; Columbia Law Sch., LL.B. (prize for essay on Con- stitutional Law), 1865; LL.D., Columbia, 1894; m. 1873, Elizabeth Tryon (now deceased); two children. En- gaged in private practice of his profession until appt'd to position in City Law Dep't, 1875; rose through the various grades and app'd corp'n counsel, 1884; app'd by Pres. Cleveland to present position as United States circuit judge, July 1, 1887. Mem. 7th Reg't, N. G. N. Y., 1862-1869; present with reg't at Balti- more and Frederick City, 1862-1863. Clubs: Univer- sity, Metropolitan, Delta Phi, Richmond County Coun- try. Residence: Coxsackie, N. Y. Address: U. S. Cir- cuit Court, N. Y. City.
LACY, HENRY
Banker; b. Liverpool, N. Y., Sept. 28, 1845; s. Anson S. and Azerbah (Gleason) Lacy; ed. common schs. of Liverpool; m. Grand Haven, Mich., Aug. 17, 1870, Kate Randall; children: Mrs. Mary L. Bailey, Lucius G., Ina K. Miller. Pres. 3rd Nat. Bank. Republican. Club: Citizens. Residence: 408 Centre St. Address: 3rd Nat. Bank, Syracuse, N. Y.
LADD, HORATIO OLIVER
Clergyman, educator, author; b. Hallowell, Me., Aug. 31, 1839; s. Gen. Samuel G. and Caroline (Vinal) Ladd; grad. from Bowdoin Coll. A.B., 1859, A.M. 1862; stu- dent Yale Theol. Sch., 1862-1863; Ifobart Coll., S.T.D., 1905; m. Aug. 6, 1863, Harriet Vaughan, d. John S. C. Abbott, D.D .; children: Lillian V. Church, Julia Eirenc, Harry Abbott, Maynard (M.D.). In ministry of Cong'l Ch., 25 years, and pastor of churches in Conn., Mass., and Mich .; also educator, serving at different thnes as principal Farmington Acad., Me., N. H. State Nor- mal Sch .; prof. rhetoric and oratory Olivet Coll., Mich .; pres. and founder Univ. of New Mexico, Santa Fe, and U. S. Indian Industrial Sch., at Santa Fe, N. Mex .; appt'd and confirmed supervisor of census fo . New Mexico, 1889. Received ordination in Episcopal ministry from Bishop Henry C. Potter, as deacon and priest, 1891; rector Trinity Ch., Fishkill, N. Y., 1891-1896; since July, 1896, rector Grace Church, Ja- maica, L. I. (founded 1701). Appt'd English chaplain of S. P. G. Soc., Engiand, to Bologna, Italy. Author: Memorial to John S. C. Abbott, 1878; The War With Mexico, 1887; History of New Mexico, 1888; Founding of the Episcopal Church in Dutchess County, N. Y., 1895; Chunda: A Story of the Navajos, 1906; Trend of Scientific Thought Away from Religious Beliefs, 1909. Edited Ramona Days, a inagazinc of Indian ed'n, 1886-1888; Grace Church Chimes (monthly) from 1897; also many contb'nis to newspapers, magazines and the religious press. Republican. Mem. Am. Hist. Ass'n, Alpha Delta Phi. Phi Beta Kappa. Dir. Federation of Christian Churches and Organizations, N. Y. City. Club: Royai Societics (England). Address: 431 Green- wood Av., Richmond Hill, L. I., N. Y.
LA FARGE, BANCEL
Artist, figure and landscape painter; mural dec- orator and designer of stained glass windows; b. Newport, R. I., Sept. 23, 1865; s. John and Margaret (Perry) La Farge. Mem. Nat. Inst. of Arts and Let- ters; Soc. of Mural Painters. Clubs: Century Ass'n, St. Anthony. Address: Morgan, Harjes & Co., Paris, France.
YLA FARGE, CHRISTOPHER GRANT
Architect; b. Newport, R. I., Jan. 5, 1862; s. John and Margaret (Perry) La Farge; studied at Mass. Inst. Technology, 1880-1881, and in the office of H .. H. Richardson; m. 1895, Florence Bayard Lockwood; chii-
dren: Margaret Grant, b. 1896, Christopher Grant, b. 1897, Oliver Hazard Perry, b. 1901, Francis Wliling, b. 1903. Associated with Geo. L. Heins, 1882-1907, in firm of Heins & La Farge, architects of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, St. Matthew's Ch., Washington, D. C., Ch. of the Blessed Sacrament, Providence, R. I., St. Paul's Ch., Rochester, N. Y., R. C. Chapel at West Point, N. Y .; the varlous bld'gs of the N. Y. Zool. Park, Stations of the N. Y. Subway, Metropolitan Club, Washington, D. C., R. C. Cathedral, Seattle, Wash., Packard Memorial Library, Salt Lake City, Chancei of Grace Ch., N. Y. Parish bid'gs and nu- merous private residences. After death of Mr. Heina (Sept. 25, 1907), continued alone in practice until Jan., 1910, when formed partnership with Benjamin Wistar Morris under firm name of La Farge & Morris. Past-pres. Architectural League (N. Y.). N. Y. Chap- ter Am. Inst. Architects. Asso. Nat. Acad. of Design. Fellow and dir. Am. Inst. Architects, dlr. Am. Federa- tion of Arts. Mem. Heights of Buildings Comm'n, N. Y. Municipal Art Soc. (N. Y.). Am. Geog. Soc., N. Y. Zool. Soc. Trustee and sec. Am. Acad. in Rome; chm'n B'd Gramercy Neighborhood Ass'n; trustee Nat. Acad. Ass'n. Recreations: Shooting, fishing, riding, sailing, canoeing. Clubs: Brook, Century Ass'n (N. Y.), Som- erset (Boston), Residence: 124 E. 22d St., N. Y. Sum- mer, Saunderstown, R. I. Address: 101 Park Av., N. Y. City.
LAFEAN, DANIEL FRANKLIN
Manufacturer; b. York, Pa., Fcb. 7 1861; s. Charles and Charlotte (Kattcamp) Lafean; ed. public schs. . York, Pa .; m. Dec. 26, 1882, Emma B. Krone; children: Stuart B., b. 1883; LeRoy K., b. 1887; Robert H., b. 1892. Pres. Am. Caramel Co., Zapota Mfg Co., York City Land Co., v .- p. Security Title & Trust Co., York Telephone Co., Hoover Wagon Co., Cecil Paper Co. Mem. Congress 1902-1912, elected for 5 successive terms, 20th Dist. Republican; Lutheran. Clubs: La- fayette, York Motor, Manufacturers ( Philadelphia), Nat. Press (Wash. D. C.). Residence: 1001 W. Market St. Address: Cor. Broad & Walnut Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.
V LA FETRA, EDWARD B.
Jurist; appointed judge of the City Court of N. Y. for term expiring Dec. 31, 1918. Residence: 17 Liv- ingston Place. Address: 32 Chambers St., N. Y. City.
ALA FETRA, LINNAEUS EDFORD
Physician; b. Washington, D. C., Oct. 12, 1868; 8. George H. and Sarah (Doan) La Fétra; ed. Wesleyan Univ., A.B., First Honor for 4 years' course, 1891, Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Columbia) M.D., 1894, First Harsen Prize for proficiency in medicine and surgery; m. Toronto, Can., June 8, 1899, Annie, d. Charies Par- sons, of Toronto; one daughter, Helen Parsons, b. Aug. 3, 1900. Ilouse surgeon, N. Y. Ilosp., 1894-1896; interne Sloane Maternity llosp., 1896; house physician Nursery and Child's Hosp., 1897; instr. diseases of children, Polyclinic, 1898-1901, Columbia Univ. since 1902. Ass't visiting physician, Roosevelt Ilosp., 1903- 1906, chief of Children's Dep't Vanderbilt Clinic 1902- 1912; ass't physician Babics' Hosp., 1904-1912; attend- ing physician Children's Dep't, Bellevue Ilosp., since 1911; consulting pediatrist, Italian and N. Y. Skin & Cancer Hosps .; private practice, since 199S, limited to diseases of children. Independent in politics. N. Y. Acad. Medicine, Am. Pediatric Soc., Hosp. Graduates' Club, Am. Health League, Civil Service Reform League, N. Y. Hlst. Soc., Am. Geog. Soc .. A. A. A. S., Psi Upslion fraternity. Ciub: University. Country Home: New Canaan, Conn. Address: 113 E. 61s: St., N. Y. City.
I LAIDLAW, JAMES LEES
Banker; b. N. J., Dec. 10. 1868; s. Henry B. and Elizabeth C. (Onderdonk) Laidiaw; m. N. Y. City, Oct. 25, 1905, Harriet W. Burton; one d .: Louise Bur- ton, b. Oct. 24, 1906. Entered banking business 1886. became partner in firm of Laidlaw & Co. in 1894, of which is now senior partner. Independent in politics. Pres. Nat, Men's League for Woman Suffrage, Men's League for Woman Suffrage of State of N. Y., Vlilage of Sands Point, Sands Point Ass'n; mem. N. Y. Cham- ber oť Commerce. Clubs: Players' (dir. and treas.), Sands Point Country (pres.), Metropolitan, Stock Ex- change Luncheon, Amateur Comedy, N. Y. Yacht. Man- hasset Bay Yacht. Residence: Sands Point, Nassau Co., N. Y., and 6 E. 66th St. Address: 26 Broadway, N. Y. City.
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LAIDLAW, WALTER
Clergyman, exec. sec. N. Y. Federation of Churches; b. Norval, Ont., Canada, Mar. 7, 18Q1: s. Dr. Alexander Robinson and Mary (Patton) Laidiaw; ed. Dr. Tassie's Sch., Galt, Can .; Barrie Collegiate Inst .; Toronto Univ., B.A., 1881, M.A., 1886; Princeton Theol. Sem.,
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1884; post-grad. Univ. of Berlin, 1884-1885; Prinee- ton, 1885-1886; Union Sem., 1895; N. Y. Univ., Ph.D., 1896), Columbia Univ .; m. Brookline, Mass., 1899, Mirs. J. Louise Childs Potter; children: Philip Chiids Potter (stepson), b. 1892; Robert Wordsworth Laid- law, b. 1901. Stated supply 2d Presby'n Ch., Troy, N. Y., 1884; 1st Presby'n Ch., N. Y. City, 1885; pastor Jermain Memorial Ch., Watervliet, N. Y., 1886-1892; Arst pres. Mohawk & Hudson River Humane Soc., 1687-1892; founder and first pres. Evangelical Al- ilance, Watervliet, N. Y., 1888-1890; pres. Fairview Home for Friendless Children, Watervliet, N. Y .; pres. Univ. of Fairhaven, Wash., 1892-1893; ass't min- later St. Nicholas Collegiate Reformed Ch., 1894-1895. Enrolled minister of Presby'n Ch. in U. S. A., but work is interdenominational. Mem. Queen's Own Rifles, Toronto, Can., 1880-1891; 7th Reg't, N. Y., 1897-1898. Practical founder of eivie eo-operative church work in Am. cities, and first salaried federation sec. iu Ameriea. Chm'n N. Y. State Citizens' Anti-Racetrack Gambling Campaign Com., 1908. Mem. Amn. Soe. Church History; fellow Am. Statistical Soe. Editor Federation, a quarterly review of racial, religious and social conditions in N. Y. City. Reereations: Golf, tennis, horseback riding, photography. Clubs: National Arts, Quill, Aldine, Knollwood. Residence: Spuyten Duyvil, N. Y. Address: 200 Fifth Av., N. Y. City,
LAKE, HOWARD CLARENCE
Lawyer; b. Fredonia, Chautauqua Co., N. Y .; s. Clarence H. and Belle (Webster) Lake; grad. James- town (N. Y.) High Sch .; Cornell Univ. (honors in public speaking); m. Bridgeville, Pa., June 1, 1909, Elizabeth Lyon; one son; Howard C .. Jr., b. Aug. 16, 1911. Ass't att'y Manhattan surface r'y companies legal dep't for several years, trying cases in eourts; afterwards associated with- law firm of Edward M. Grout & Paul Grout as trial counsel. Frequently served as referee and reeeiver by apptm't State and Federal Judges. Appt'd by Charles S. Whitman dep- uty ass't dist. att'y. Mem. Republican Co. and other Coms. Episcopalian. Recreations: Tennis, walking. Ciubs: Republiean, Machinery (N. Y. City), White Plains (N. Y.), University of White Plains (gov.), Chautauqua County (dir.), County Tennis of West- chester County. Address: Criminal Courts Bld'g, 32 Franklin St., N. Y. City.
LAKEY, CHARLES D.
Publisher and editor; b. Palmyra, N. Y., Dec. 28, 1831; ed. Macedon Acad. and Genessee Wesleyan Sem., Lima, N. Y .; while a student also carried on trade of carriagesmith. Entered Northern Ohio Conf., M. E. Church, in 1854, and continued until 1863, when lli-health eompelled him to take up other work. Was with Cleveland ageney of Conn. Mutual Life Ins: Co., 1863-1865; gen. agent Phoenix Mutual Life Ins. Co. for Illinois, 1865-1868; sinee 1868 in insurance jour- nalism. Founded the Spectator and the American Builder at Chicago; sinee 1883 has been connected with Insurance in N. Y. City; sole publisher and edi- tor since 1903. Address: 83 Fulton St., N. Y. City.
VLAKIN, HERBERT C.
Lawyer; b. Worcester, Mass., Mar. 11, 1872; s. G. B. and Ellena K. (Putnam) Lakin; grad. Harvard, A.B., 1894, LL.B., 1898; m. Cornish, N. H., Oet. 8, 1902, Helen W. Beaman, of N. Y. City; children; Hettie Beaman, b. 1903; Eleanor Putnam, b. 1904; Charles B., b. 1907; Mary S., b. 1909. Mem. law firm of Lord, Day & Lord. Republiean. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. Hist. Soc., Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Clubs: Har- vard, Century, Apawamis, Scarsdale, Golf and Coun- try, Down Town University, Recess, Manursing Isl- and. Address: 49 Wall St., N. Y. City.
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