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WOLFE, HENDERSON MALCOLM
Banker; b. Muhlenburg, Luzerne County, Pa., March 3, 1873; s. William Henry Harrison and Clarissa (Hess) Wolfe; ed. common schs., Pa., Keystone Acad., Fac- toryville, Pa., Wood's Business Coll., Seranton, Pa., and N. Y. Univ. Law Sch., LL.B .; m. Scranton, Pa., Oct. 3, 1896, Elizabeth Fayerwcather Wood; one son: Henderson Malcolm, Jr., b. 1896. V .- p. and dir. The Security Bank of N. Y. Mem. of N. Y. Bar. Repub- lican. See., ass't trcas, and trustee of the Hahnemann Hosp., City of N. Y. Address: Fifth Av. and 14th St., N. Y. City.
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WOLFE, S. HERBERT
Consulting actuary; b. Baltimore, Md., Mar. 19, 1874; s. Solomon Baird and Fannie (Behrens) Wolfe; ed. public sehs. of Baltimore and N. Y. City and Coll. City of N. Y .; m. N. Y. City, Dec. 9, 1901, Flora Heidelberg; children: Eleanor M., b. 1903; Frances B., b. 1907; llclen L., b. 1913. Was actuary of Conn. Ins. Dep't, and had charge of inquiry into assessment org'ns. Has been connected with over twenty State Ins. Dep'ts, either as consulting actuary or examiner; also con- sulting actuary for numerous companies and fraternal orders. Fellow Royal Statist. Soc. of Great Britain, mem. Am. Statist. Ass'n, Am. Museum of Natural Ifis- tory; companion Mil. Order Loyal Legion. Author: Inheritance Tax Calculations (Baker, Voorhis & Co.) ; compiler of annual investment Directory of Insurance Companies (Insurance Press); The Examination of Insurance Companies (Insurance Press). Clubs: Law- yers, Republican. Authors ( London). Residence: 1038 Fifth Av. Address: 165 Broadway, N. Y. City.
WOLFF, JULIUS
Specialist in diseases of the eve, ear and nose; b. N. Y. City, Dec. 3, 1869; s. Herman and Adele (To- bias) Wolff; ed. Dr. J. Sachs's Colleglate Inst., till 1886, Ilarvard Coll., A.B., 1890, Coll. Phys. and Surg. (Columbia), M.D., 1893, house surgeon German Ilosp .. N. Y. City, 2 years; studied in Europe 3 ycars, till April, 1898; m. N. Y. City, Jan. 20, 1904, HIllda T. Adler; children: Katherine Adelc, b. April 12, 1906, Louise, b. October 5, 1910. Has practised as specialist in dis- eases of the eye, ear and nose in N. Y. City, since May, 1898. Independent in politics. Mem. med. staff Mt. Sinai Hosp, and Dispensary; mem, of several med. societies. Address: 29 W. 89th St., N. Y. City.
WOLFF, MEYER
Civil Service Comm'r, physician; b. N. Y. City, Feb. 3, 1875; ed. public and high schs., grad. Eclectic Med. Coll., M.D., 1901. In practise of medicine sinec gradu- ation; examining physician United Garment Workers of America, Relief Circle, and ins. companies. Organ- izer of William Sulzer League; appt'd civil service comm'r by Gov. Sulzer, 1913. Independent Democrat; Hebrew. ' Mason, Shriner, Knight of Pythlas, Knights of Khorassan, Brith Abraham, Free Sons of Judah, East Side Neighborhood Ass'n, Tribe of Ben Hur (ex- amining physician) and several med. socs. Address: 61 Second Av., N. Y. City.
WOLFSON, ARTHUR M.
Principal Julia Richman Iligh Sch .; b. Chicago, Ill., April 10, 1873; s. Indolph and Nancy ( Mayer) Wolt- son; ed. Harvard Coll., A.B., 1893, Harvard Univ., A.M., 1896, Ph.1)., 1898. Author: Wolfson's Essentials in Ancient Ilistory (Am. Book Co.); contb'r to Am. Ilist.
Review and other hist, and cdn'l publications; asso! editor History Teachers' Magazine; lecturer in Am! llistory. Mem. Am. Hist, Ass'n, Hist. Ass'n of Middle States and Md., Schoolnastory' Ass'n of N. Y. and vicinity. Club: Harvard. Address: Julia Riehman High Sch., 60 W. 13th St., N. Y. City.
WOLJESKA, HELEN
Artist, author; b. Vienna, Austria, Feb. 23, 1875; cd. St. Louis School of Fine Arts, 1890-1896; m. in Chicago, Ill., July 24, 1899, Dr. Leander Tindolph; one d .: Mary Woljeska, b. May 20, 1900. Brought up on country estate; came to America. 1885; lived on farm in Mo. until 1889; St. Louis Art Sch., 1890-1896; opened studio in St. Louis, 1896. Exhibited off paint- ings in Soc. of Western Artist and St. Lonis Yearly Exp'n; began to write for the Criterion, then in St. Louis, and for St. Louis Mirror, 1897; went to Chicago, Jan., 1899, to work for Herbert S. Stone and Ill. En- graving Co .; came to N. Y. City in fall of 1899; sineę then engaged in literary and art work for various magazines: Life, Smart Set, Metropolitan Magazine; Delincator, Woman's Home Companion, St. Lonis Mirror. Author: A Woman's Confessional, 1905 . (Life Publishing Co.). Address: Yonkers, N. Y.
WOLLMAN, WILLIAM J.
Banker, broker; b. Leavenworth, Kans., 1867; s. Jonas and Betty (Kohn) Wollman; ed, publie schs., Chicker- ing Inst., Cincinnati; unmarried. Established firm W. J. Wollman & Co., Chicago; mem. Chicago Stock Ex- change, which continued until 1897; mem. J. S. Bache & Co., since 1900, and of N. Y. Stock Exchange. Dir. Excc. B'd Wis. Central R. R. CInbs: Criterion, Century, Country. Residence: 1 W. 70th St., N. Y. City. Ad- dress: 42 Broadway, N. Y. City.
WOOD, ARTHUR KING
Banker; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 2, 1875; s. Stephen and Marianna Maris Wood; married 1902, Marguerite Rich+ ardson. Pres. and trustee Franklin Trust Co .: pres. and trustee Franklin Safe Deposit Co. Mem. St. Nicholas Soc., Soc. of Colonial Wars. Clubs: Union, Hamilton of Brooklyn, City, Church, Ardsley. Resi -: dence: Ardsley-on-Hudson, N. Y.
WOOD, CHALMERS
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Jan. 30, 1856; s. William and. Margaret (Lawrence) Wood; ed. in private schs. and by private tutors; grad. Columbia Coll., A.B., 1575; Columbia Law Sch., LL.B., 1877; m. N. Y. City, June 9, 1881, Ellen Appleton Smith; children: Chaliners, Jr., b. 1883; William Lawrence, b. 1887; Mary Appleton, b. 1892; IFrancis Appleton, b. 1894. Independent Demo -: crat. Mem. Bar Ass'n City of N. Y., Delta Phi frater- nity. Club: Union. Residence: 948 Lexington Av. Address: 52 William St., N. Y. City.
WOOD, CORNELIUS D.
Ilee. eng'r; b. Brooklyn, N. Y .; s. Cornelius D. and Helen (Ogden) Wood; grad. Yale (Sheffield Scientific Sch.), Ph.B., 1900; m. Brooklyn, Oet. 17. 1905, Olive Morgan Greer; children: Cornelius D. Wood, Jr., b. 1906; Margaret Greer, b. 1908. Engaged in profes- sional practise as elee, eng'r since graduatiou. Meni. Squadron C, N.G.N. Y. Mem. Detta Phi fratermis, Clubs: Union League ( Brooklyn), Hardware (N. Y. City), Residence: 799 E. 18th St., Brooklyn. Address: 136 Liberty St., N. Y. City.
WOOD, GILBERT CONGDON
Medical publisher: b. N. Y. City, June 21, 1869; s. William 11. S. and Emma (Congdon) Wood; ed. Hav- erford Coll., A.B., 1889; in. Greenwich, Conn., Dee. 1905, Beulah L. Field; one d .: Beulah, b. June 23, 1907. Co- partner William Wood & Co. Mem. St. Nicholas Soc., N. Y. Zool. Soc. Clubs: University, Knollwood Coun- try. Address: 51 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
WOOD, HARRY PARKER
Lawyer; b. Quincy, III., July 19, 1877; s. Charies Irv- ing and Antoinette ( Wright) Wood; od. Phillips Acad.,! Andover, Mass .; Yale Univ., 1900; Harvard Law Sel., 1903. Began practise of law with Lord Day & Lord, N. Y. City, 1903-1905; then formed partnership of Wood Goldsmith; practising alono since May 1, 1908. Has traveled in England and Continent of Europe. Pres. Crosstown Realty Co. Episcopalian. Mein. Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Yale). Recreations: Fish- ing, hunting, yachting. Clubs: Vale (N. Y. Cit) .. Eccentric (Gloversville, N. Y.). Address: 60 Wall St .. N. Y. City.
WOOD, HENRY A. WISE
Inventor, engineer and writer; b. N. Y. City, March 1, 1865; s. Fernando Wood, ex-Mayor of N. Y. City, and Alice Fenner (Mills) Wood; ed. Media Acad., Media. Pa .; m. Elizabeth Ogden Brower; one d .: Eliza- beth, inventor of an automatic machine, called Anto-t
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plate, now in gen. use, which has revolutionized the making of stereotype printing plates of newspapers, theretofore made by hand, for which was granted, 1908, the Elliott Cresson gold medal by Franklin Inst., Philadelphia. Author: Fancies, poems, 1903; The Book of Symbols, 1904; Money 1lunger, 1908, and other writ- ings. Editor of "Flying." Pres. Henry A. Wise Wood Co., Autoplate Co. of America, Wood & Nathan Co., Automatic Furnace Co., Am. High Speed Press Co. and Wood Flong Co. Mem. Am. Geog. Soc., Fcllow A. A. A. S. and Soc. Naval Architects and Marine En- gineers. Clubs: Aero of America (v .- p.), N. Y. Yacht. Address: 1 Madison Av., N. Y. City.
WOOD, J. WALTER
Physician, surgeon; b. Mariners Harbor, Staten Isl- and, N. Y., April 23, 1856; s. Walter Dongan and Cath- erin S. (Van Name) Wood; dircet descendant Gov. Dongan, first Colonial gov .; cd. Grammar Sch. No. 35, 13th St., N. Y. City, 1873 (valedictorian), Coll. City N. Y., A.B., 1878, A.M., 1881, Coll. Phys. and Surgeons of N. Y. City, 1881; m. West New Brighton, S. I., Matic Sprague; children: Agnes S. Garnscy, of Billings, Mont., Walter Dongan (Cornell, 1909), Leroy C. (Cor- nell, 1915). Democrat. Has served as health officer of town of Northfield, health officer village of Port Richmond, eoroner of Richmond Co., coroner physi- cian, Registrar of Records of Borough of Richmond. Dir. North Shore Bldg., Loan and Savings Ass'n. Mcth- odist. Mem. Richmond Co. Med. Soc., N. Y. State Med. Soc., Greater N. Y. Med. Soc., attending physician of Actors' Fund Home, visiting surgeon S. R. Smith In- firmary, chief examining physician Equitable Life Assurance Soc. for Richmond. County. Master Rich- mond Lodge No. 66, F. and A. M., past dist. dep. 11th Masonic Dist., past high priest Tyrian Chapter, R. A M., past comd'r of Empire Commandery K. T., past grand representative Grand Commandery of Mo., K. T .; past chancellor of Knights of Pythias. Address: 2110 Richmond Terrace, Port Richmond, N. Y.
WOOD, JAMES
Farmer; b. near Mt. Kisco, N. Y., Nov. 12, 1839; s. Stephen and Phoebe (Underhill) Wood; grad. Haver- ford Coll., A.M .; m. Philadelphia, Pa., June 6, 1866, Emily Hollingsworth Morris; children: Ellen M., Caro- lena M., L. Hollingsworth. Has never been in active business. Has traveled extensively in Europe, West-' ern Asia, Northern Africa and N. America. Presiden- tial elector for President Roosevelt. Republican; Quaker. Pres. B'd Mg'rs N. Y. State Reformatory for Women. Mg'r Haverford Coll. and trustee Bryn Mawr Coll., Pa .; v .- p. Am. Bible Soc .; pres. Westchester Co. Bible Soc .; pres. Hort. Soc., N. Y .; ex-pres. N. Y. S. Agr'l Soc. Club: Transportation. Address: Old Bed- ford Road, Mt. Kisco, N. Y.
WOOD, JOHN QUINBY
Lawyer; consul-gen .; b. Bucksport, Me., June 24, 1867; s. Frederick and Mary (Farnham) Wood; ed. E. Maine Conf. Sem., Bucksport, Me., 1881-1885; Wesleyan Univ., A.B., 1890; Harvard Law Sch., LL.B., 1900; m. London, Eng., July 11, 1901, Harriet Gertrude God- dard; one child: Manon Goddard, b. March 3, 1906. Ass't pres. Oahu Coll., Honolulu, and instr. of mathe- matics and civics, 1890-1893, 1895-1896; practising law, Honolulu, 1896-1899; Comm'r of Ed'n in Honolulu, 1898-1899; travelcd and studied in Europe, 1900-1906; practiced law, Boston and N. Y., 1906-1908; appt'd vicc- consul in charge at Milan, Jan, 1, 1909, deputy con- sul, Jan. 20, vice and deputy consul Milan, April 17, 1909, consul at Venicc, Jan. 12, 1910, and Tripoli, Aug. 2, 1910. Appt'd consul-gen. Adis Albaba, Abyssinia, Nov. 25, 1913. Independent; Congregationalist. Mcm. Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Recreations: Tennis, horseback riding, golf. Address: Adis Ababa, Abys- sinia.
WOOD, JOHN SEYMOUR
Lawyer, author; b. Utica, N. Y., 1853; s. George W. and Harriet (Clark) Wood; grad. Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., 1870, Yale, A. B., 1874; Columbia Law Sch., 1876; m. Brattleboro, Vt., Sept 15, 1880, Mary B. Harris, Mcm. law firm Stapler & Wood till 1893. Editor Bach- elor of Arts Magazine, 1896-1898. Author: Gramercy Park, 1892; A Daughter of Venice; Yale Yarns; A Coign of Vantage; College Days; Old Beau, etc. Inde- pendent Democrat; Episcopalian. Clubs: University, Columbia Univ., Authors', Yale, Dyker Meadow Golf. Residence: 131 E. 19th St. Address: 20 Broad St., N. Y. City.
WOOD, JOSEPH
Lawyer; b. Riverhead, L. I., Aug. 12, 1862; s. John and Matilda (Vail) Wood; grad. Yale, A. 13., 1884; Co- lumbia A.M. and LL.B., 1886. in. New Castle Co., Dela- ware. March 4, 1891, Ellen Purves Tybout; children: Elizabeth Maxwell Tybout (Mrs. Walter L. Suydam,
Jr.), Ellen Tybout. Dir. South Side Bank of Bayshore, N. Y. IWas Democratic candidate for county judge of Suffolk County, 1902. Democrat; Episcopalian. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Club: Uinversity (N. Y.). Residence: Sayville, L. I. Address: 141 Broadway, N. Y. City.
WOOD, MARSHALL WILLIAM
Retired army officer; b. Watertown, N. Y., June 3, 1846; s. Benjamin and Eunice Augusta (Greenleaf) Wood, descendant of Stephen Hopkins, of the May- flower, Maj .- Gen. 'Daniel Gookin and other prominent men of Colonial and Revolutionary periods; ed. vil- lage sch. and high sch., Union Acad., Belleville, N. Y., and Rush Med. Coll., Chicago, Ill., M.D., 1873; hon. A.M., 'Bowdoin Coll., 1894 (five terms of post-grad. and research work); m. Chicago, Dec. 7, 1870, IIelen Jerene Hawes; children: Clara L., b. April 8, 1872; Mary L., b. Nov. 19, 1873, Agnes A., b. Jan. 11, 1880, George B., b. Oct. 24, 1884. Ass't surg. U. S. A., June, 1875; surg. (major), 1894; licut .- col., 1904, chief surg. 1st Div. 5th Army Corps (Santiago campaign), 1898; three times officially commended for distinguished services. Pres. Boulder Creek Mines Co., scc. Citizens' Right of Way Co. Republican. 1Ion. mem. Chicago Soc. Physicians and Surgeons, Hawaiian Med. Ass'n; mem. Idaho State Mcd. Soc. (pres. 1896-1897); dir. Bacteriol. Laboratory, 1895. Mem. G. A. R. (post comd'r, 1867, and twice since dep't commd'r, Idaho, 1911-1912); Soc. of Co- lonial Wars, Mil. Order Loyal Legion, S. A. R. (pres. Idaho Soc. since org'n, 1909); 33' Scottish Rite Mason, Knight Templar, Shriner. Mem. Soc. War of 1812, Am. Inst. Mining Eng'rs, Idaho Soc. of Eng'rs, Nat. Geog. Soc., Mil. Order Foreign Wars, Am. Soc. of Agronomy. Address: Bolse, Idaho.
WOOD, MATTHEW W.
Lawyer; b. Nov. 4, 1875; s. Boyd and Mary Eliza- beth (Wills) Wood; grad. Univ. of Pennsylvania, B.S., 1901, N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B. (with honor), 1903; Yale Law Sch., LL.M. (magna cum laude), 1904. Author: The Application of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act to Organ- ized Labor; The Liability of Private Corporations for the Torts of its Agents Committed in Ultra Vires Transactions; sec. The Civic I'ress; v .- p. Boyd H. Wood Co., sec. E. J. McLaughlin Co. Methodist. MIcm. Delta Upsilon fraternity, Bay Ridge Lodge, 856, F. and A. M. Mem. of Bars of N. Y., Conn. and Mass .; contb'r to legal periodicals; specialty corporation and real es- tate law. Address: Woolworth Bld'g, N. Y. City.
WOOD, SPENCER SHEPARD
Capt. U. S. Navy; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 7, 1861; s. John Wardell and Mary Garrison (Shepard) Wood; ed. public schs., N. Y. City, Flushing (L. I.) Inst .; en- tered U. S. Naval Acad., Annapolis, Md .. 1878, and grad. 1882; m. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., June 12, 1895, M. Mar- garetta Fryer; children: Margaretta, b. 1899, Anne Elizabeth, b. 1906. Cadet midshipman, June, 1878- June, 1882; naval cadet, Aug., 1882-July, 1884; ensign, July, 1884-April, 1894; lleut., junior grade, 1894-Sept., 1897; lieut., Sept., 1897-July, 1903; lieut .- comd'r, July, 1903-Oct., 1907; comd'r, Oct., 1907-Mar., 1911; capt. since 1911. On duty 1882 on U. S. S. Vandalla and U. S. S. Tennessee, N. Atlantic Squad .; July, 1884, U. S. Naval Proving Ground, Annapolis; May, 1885, U. S. S. Iroquois, S. Pacific Sta .; Dec., 1887, U. S. Survey steamer Patterson; Oct., 1888, with party to determine longitudes in Mexico and Central America; 1889,
transferred to Asiatic Sta .; part of time flag lieut. on staff of Rear Admiral G. E. Belknap; 1892, to Wash- ington on duty in office of Ass't Sec. of Navy, and as aide to Scc. of Navy; accompanied Rear Admiral J. G. Walker to Honolulu as flag sec., in Spring of 1894, and returning in fall, 1894, reported to Rear Admiral K. W. Meade, on flagship New York for duty as flag sec .; May, 1895, ordered to duty on U. S. Receiving ship Vermont, and In fall of same year as ass't insp. of torpedo-boats Porter and DuPont; when Dupont com- pleted, ordered to command her; continued in con- mand of DuPont through Spanish-Am. War, until Nov., 1898. During this time traveled over 15,000 miles in DuPont; accompanied Admiral Sampson's fleet when it proceeded to Havana; blockaded Matanzas; accom- panied army convoy to south sido of Cuba; carried dispatches from Admiral Sampson at Key West to Commodore Schley at Cienfuegos; engaged In patrol and dispatch duty south side of Cuba; carried dis- patch of Admiral Sampson announcing defeat of Span- ish fleet from place where Spanish warship Colon ran ashore off Tarquino River, to Siboney; reported for duty on U. S. S. Massachusetts, Nov., 1898; Oct., 1899, joined U. S. S. Brooklyn, and in Nov. went to Aslatic Sta., via Suez Canal; part of time served as flag seo. for Rear Admiral J. C. Watson; returned home on U. S. S. Baltimore, and in fall of 1900 reported for duty as ass't insp. of 3d Lighthouse Dist. in headquarters of Tompkinsville, N. Y .; in Jan., 1902, reported for duty
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on U. S. S. San Francisco, serving on European and N. Atlantic Stations, until 1904, when reported for duty as aide to Admiral of Navy, George Dewey, continu- ing duty until March, 1908, then, in connection with fitting out of U. S. S. Idaho and as exec. officer when comm'nd April, 1908. In command U. S. S. New York, May, 1909, until March, 1910; scc. Gen. B'd of Navy, 1910-1912; in command U. S. S. Nebraska, since Feb., 1912; while in command of Nebraska, took her up Mississippi River to Vicksburg, Miss. Episcopalian. Clubs: Army and Navy, N. Y. Yacht (N. Y. City), Army and Navy (Washington). Address: Care Navy Dep't, Washington, D. C.
WOOD, THOMAS CLARK
Retired manufacturer, lieut. U. S. Navy, resigned; b. Utica, N. Y., May 10, 1850; s. George W. and Harriet . W. (Clark) Wood; grad. U. S. Naval Acad., Annapolis, Md., 1871; appt'd after competitive examination by late Hon. Roscoe Conkling; m. N. Y. City, Jan., 1876, Julia A. Rudd; children: Katherine W. Crocker (wife of F. L. Crocker, N. Y. City), Jessie C. (wife of Reg . inald D. Kernan, Savannah, Ga.). Cruised In Europe and West Indies, and took part in various expd'ns, 1874, and engaged In mfg; established firm of Skinner & Wood, Erie Co., Pa., eng'rs; retired in 1885 and traveled abroad with famlly several years; in 1891 established the Ball & Wood Co., N. Y. City; remained its pres. until 1906, when retired from active business and devoted time to care of estates. At outbreak of Spanish-Am. War re-entered naval service; comm'nd lieut. on board Gloucester, under Comd'r Walnwright, and took part in all Important operations under Ad- miral Sampson in West Indies; promoted and ad- vanced for "gallant and conspicuous conduct In en- gagement hetween Gloucester and Spanish destroyers at Santiago": inade first landing and raised first Amer- ican flag at Porto Rico, and commanded landing expd'n at Arroyo, and held town until arrival of army; at close of war resumed business. Independent Repub- lican; mem. Reformed Ch. Recelved West India Ser- vice Medal and specially meritorious medal. Mem. Naval Order of U. S., Naval Alumni Ass'n. Clubs: University, Century. Residence: Clinton, N. Y., and Monmouth Beach, N. J. Address: 81 New St., N. Y. City.
WOOD, WILLIAM H.
Lawyer; b. Stanford, Dutchess Co., N. Y., Dec. 31, 1855; s. Robert and Caroline (Gorton) Wood; ed. com- mon schs. Dutchess Co .; m. Dec. 23, 1903, Harriette M. Johnson. Admitted to bar, 1879, Dutchess Co. Mem. of firm of Wood & Wood, consisting of himself and wlfe, Harriette M. J. Wood. Clerk B'd Supervisors Dutchess Co., 1884; deputy collector internal revenue, 1886; supervisor town of Fishkill, Dutchess Co., 1888; chm'n 'State B'd of Assessors, June, 1892, to Jan. 1, 1896; mem. B'd of Ed'n City of Poughkeepsie, Jan. 1, 1897, to Jan. 1, 1902; deputy att'y-gen. State of N. Y., 1903-1904. Has written and delivered many addresses on literary and edn'l topics, and on patriotic occasions, and has been a campaign speaker for Dem. State Com. In every presidential campaign since 1880. Democrat. Clubs: Nat. Democratic, Nat. Arts, Dutchess. Address: 2 Rector St., N. Y. City.
WOOD, WILLIS DELANO
Banker, broker; b. N. Y. City, 1872; s. Cornelius D. and Helen (Ogden) Wocd; grad. Amherst Coil., A.M .; m. N. Y. City, 1905, Anna E. Matheson. Mem. Ladd & Wood, bankers and brokers; trustee Brooklyn Trust Co., Club Bld'g Co. Republican; Congregationalist. Mem. Alpha Deita Phi fraternity. Trustee Am. Mis- sionary Ass'n, Christodora Settlement, West Side Y. M. C. A. Clubs: Union League, Racquet and Tennis, Hamilton, Nassau Country, Corinthian Yacht, Plplng Rock. Address: 7 Wall St., N. Y. City.
WOODBRIDGE, FREDERICK J. E.
Prof. of philosophy; b. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, March 26, 1867: s. James and Melissa Ella (Bingham) Woodbridge; grad, Amherst Coll., A.B., 1889, A.M., 1898, LLJD., 1903; Union Theol. "Sem., 1892; Univ. of Berlin, Germany, 1892-1894; m. Chicago, Ill., June 25, 1895, Helena Belle Adams; children: Frederick James, b. 1900, John Arven, b. 1903, Donald Bingham, b. 1906, Helena, b. 1907. Instr. in philosophy, 1894-1895; prof. philosophy, 1895-1902. Univ. of Minn .; prof. of phl- losophy, Columbia Univ., 1902; Johnsonian prof. of same since 1904. Dean of Faculties of Polit. Science, Philosophy, Pure Science, and Fine Arts, since 1912. Editor: The Journal of Philosophy; Psychology and Scientific Methods. Author: The Philosophy of Hobbes, 1903; has written numerous articles in period_ icals. Episcopalian. Mem. Western Philos. Soc., Anı. Philos. Ass'n, Am. Psychol. Ass'n, N. Y. Acad. of Sciences, Phl Beta Kappa, Alpha Delta Phi. Club: Century Ass'n. Residence: Montrose. Westchester Co., N. Y. Address: Columbia Univ., N. Y. City.
WOODHULL, JOHN FRANCIS
Prof. physical science; b. Westport, N. Y., July 2, 1857; s. Rev. John A. and Joanna (Brown) Woodhull; grad. Yale, A.B., 1880; Columbia, Ph.D., 1898; m. Chic- opee Falls, Mass., April 2, 1886, Minnie Ellen Ilinkley; children: Mildred, b. 1887, Hazel, b. 1890, John Rich- ard, b. 1903. Prof. physical selence, Columbia Univ. Author of numerous texts on chemistry and physics. Episcopalian. Fellow A.A.A.S. and N. Y. Acad. of Science. Address: Columbia University, N. Y. City.
WOODIN, WILLIAM HARTMAN
Manufacturer; b. Berwick, Pa., May 27, 1868; s. Clemuel R. and Mary L. (Dickerman) Woodin; at- tended Columbia Univ. Sch. of Mines, 1890; m. Oct. 8, 1889, Annie Jessup; children: Mary Louise, Anne J., William H., Jr., Elizabeth F. Gen. sup't 1892-1895, v .- p. 1895-1899, pres. 1899 of Jackson & Woodin Mf'g Co., Berwick, Pa .; dist. mg'r of Berwick Plant, 1899- 1900, ass't to 1st v .- p., 1901, and ass't to pres, and dir. since 1902 of Am. Car & Foundry Co. Pres. and dir. American Car & Foundry Export Co., Standard Plunger Elevator Co .; v .- p. and dir. Hoyt & Woodin Mi's Co., Good Land Cypress Co .; dir. Coal & Iron Nat. Bank. Candidate for Congress from 17th Cong. Dist. of Pa., 1898. Mem. Met. Museum of Art, Am. Numismatic Soc., Acad. of Polit. Science, Pa. Soc., Soc. Coloniai Wars, Alliance Française, Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Trus- tee Fifth Av. Presby'n Ch., advisory mem. Industrial Com., Y. M. C. A .; mem. Chamber of Commerce. Rec- reation: Golf, tennis. Clubs: Engineers, Metropolitan, Union League, Racquet & Tennis, Richmond Co. Coun- try, Oakland Golf, Railroad, Wykagyi Country, City Lunch. Residence: 127 E. 69th St. Address: 165 Broad- way, N. Y. City.
WOODMAN, CLARENCE EUGENE
Catholic priest; b. Saco, Me., Nov. 1, 1852; s. Andrew and Abigail Ayer (Haley) Woodman; grad. Trinity Coll., Hartford, B.A., 1873; Amherst Coll., Amherst, A.M., 1877; Manhattan Coll., N. Y. City, Ph.D., 1881; Sc.D., St. Mary's Coll., Oakland, Cal., 1913; Lltt.D. from Trinity Coll., 1913 (his Alma Mater); studied at Gen. Theol. Sem., N. Y. City, in preparation for Episcopai ministry, but while there became converted to Catho- llc religion, and entered Congregation of St. Paul the Apostle. Ordained priest in San Francisco, July 13, 1879. Lecturing prof. Newman Hali Univ. of Calif. Author: Bridal Wreath, Poets and Poetry of Ireland, Manual of Prayers, Perpetual Calendar. Chaplain Calif. State Senate, 1911-1912. Knighted by King of Spain, 1894. Ass't astronomer, Smithsonian eclipse
expd'n, 1000. Republican. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Psl Upsiion, Am. Geog. Soc., S. A. R., Soc. Colonial Wars, War of 1812, Aztec Club, of '47, Loyal Legion, B. P. O. Elks, Knight Comd'r Royal Order of Isabelia the Cath- oiic. Address: 415 W. 59th St., N .. Y. City.
WOODMAN, RAYMOND HUNTINGTON
Organist, composer, conductor; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 18, 1861; s. Jonathan Call and Sarah Ann (Cope- land) Woodman; ed. common schools and Coli. City of N. Y. (three years) ; m. Brooklyn, June 14, 1892, Ethel Righter; children: Winifred. b. 1895, Jocelyn, b. 1598. Organist ist Presby'n Ch., Brooklyn, since 1880: prof. of music, Packer Collegiate Inst., since 1995. One of ten Am, organists selected by Bureau of Music to give first series of recitals at the Columbian Exp'n, 1893: aiso organist at other great cxp'ns. Feilow Am. Guild of Organists; fellow Brooklyn Inst. Arts and Sciences, and pres. Dep't of Music; conductor Bridgeport Ora- torlo Soc., Woodman Choral Cinb. Address: 131 Ilicks St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
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