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LEGGETT, JOHN C.
Lawyer, banker; b. Oswego, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1858; & Otis M. and Rosette M. (Litchfield) Leggett; grad. Mo. State Univ., A.B. (head of class, prize medal In English), 1883; m. Cuba, N. Y., June 28, 1885, Genevleve Parker. Engaged In practice of law at Cuba, N. Y .; was formerly town auditor there. Pres. Cuba Nat. Bank. Dir., gcc. and treas. Cuba Cemetery Ass'n. Recreation: Travel. Club: City. Address: Cuba, N. Y.
LEHMAN, IRVING
Justice Supreme Court; b. N. Y. City, Jan. 28, 1876; s. Mayer and Babette (Newgast) Lehman; grad. Co- lumbla Coll., A.B., 1896; Columbia Sch. of Polit. Science, A.M., 1897; Columbia Law Sch., LL.B., 1898; m. N. Y. Clty, June 26, 1901, Slssie Straus. Elected justice Supreme Court, 1901, for term expiring 1922. Address: 37 W. 69th St., N. Y. City.
LEIPZIGER, HENRY M.
Supervisor of lectures, B'd of Ed'n, N. Y. City; b. Manchester, England, Dec. 29, 1854; s. Marcus and Martha (Samuel) Leipziger; ed. N. Y. public schools, Coll. Clty of N. Y., A.B., B.S., 1873; Columbia. L.L.B. 1876; Ph.D, 1888; Union University, LL.D., 1906. Was a teacher in public schools, 1873-1881; organized He- brew Technical Inst. and directed same, 1884-1891; ass't sup't public schools of N. Y. City, 1891-1896; su- pervisor of lectures sinee 1890. Organized system of public lectures given by B'd of Ed'n of N. Y., and has directed same since its inception. The public lecture system is a system of education of adults, and has Was for 17 years chm'n Library Committee of Aguilar Free Library, now in- corporated in the N. Y. Public Library. Mem. Am. proved a great success. Hist. Ass'n, Nat. Ed'n Ass'n, Ain. Library Ass'n, v .- p. Am. Scenic and Historic Preservation Soc .; trustee Edn'l Alliance; trustee Hebrew Technical Inst .; mem. Con. on Prevention of Tuberculosis of Charity Org'n Soc. Has lectured frequently on edn'l and ethical toples before colleges. teachers' institutes and other ass'ns, and made addresses on special celebrations, such as opening of edn'l Inst'ns. Clubs: City, Ju- dæans (pres.), The Round Table. Address: 500 Park Av., N. Y. Clty.
LELAND, ARTHUR S.
Banker; b. Boston, Mass .; s. Emerson and Mary A. (Seaver) Leland; ed. Chauncey Hall Sch, and Mass. Inst. Technology, Boston; unmarried. Mem. firm of Arthur S. Leland & Co., bankers and brokers, N. Y. City and Boston. Mem. Chamber of Commerce, N. Y., N. Y. State Bankers' Ass'n, N. E. Soc. and Sons of Revolution. Clubs: Ardsley (Ardsley-on-Hudson), N. Y. Athletic, Republican (N. Y. City), Algonquin (Bos- ton). Residence: Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Address: 26 Exchange Pl., N. Y. City.
LELAND, ORA MINER
Univ. prof. civil eng'r; b. Grand Haven, Mich., June 28, 1876; s. George Spencer and Harriett Elizabeth (Perkins) Leland; grad. Univ. of Mich., 1900, B.S., C.E .; m. Washington, D. C., Juno 28, 190G, Mary Yoeckel; children: Mary Louise, b. May 1, 1907; Walter Perkins, b. Sept 7, 1911. Chiet clerk and draftsman to U. S. Surveyor-Gen. of Fla., 1898-1899; U. S. gen. land office, 1900-1903; aid and computer, U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1900-1903; surveyor to U. S. comm'r for boun- dary between Alaska and Can., 1904-1911; mem. Costa Rica-Panama Boundary Arbitration Comm'n, since 1911. Mem. Faculty of Coll. of Civll Eng'ring, Cornell Univ., since 1903; now ass't prof. of geodesy and as- tronomy, and head of Dep't of Topographle and Geo-
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GIRLS' SCHOOLS-NEW YORK CITY
Choosing a School
In selecting a school for your daughter, you would like to know:
What is the MORAL tone of the school; what is its influence, its ideals, its traditions ; does its whole aim, influence and teaching make for strong, high-minded character?
What is the SCHOLARSHIP standard; is it thorough, is it practi- cal; does it fundamentally teach the pupil to think for herself?
THE BARNARD SCHOOL FOR GIRLS has been studying this ques- tion of school efficiency for eighteen years, and in its solution we have found the constant factor is the teacher.
Therefore we have chosen our teachers most carefully, not only as to scholarship and training, but as to character and refinement. We know our teachers intimately, not only in the school, but in their home life.
A school is judged by its results. Therefore we beg to refer you to the mothers, whose daughters are now, or have been, in the school; to the colleges which our girls have en- tered, and to our alumnae.
Reference and catalogue on application
THE BARNARD SCHOOLS
Barnard School for Girls 421-423 West 148th Street Barnard School for Boys Fieldston, West 244th Street Barnard Elementary School 386 Fort Washington Avenue
Barnard Elementary School 139th Street and Riverside Drive Barnard School of Household Arts 226 West 79th Street
Summer Camp for Boys Mallett's Bay, Vt.
Summer Camp for Boys Lake Champlain, Vt.
THE BARNARD SCHOOL FOR GIRLS 421 and 423 West 148th Street New York City
President, William Livingston Hazen, A.B., LL.B. Secretary, Katharine Huguenin Davis. Treasurer, Theodore Edward Lyon, B.S.
Morningside School
4.38 West 116th Street
Misses Dorothy and Lilian Johnson
Classes from Kindergarten to Academic Work
Open to both BOYS and GIRLS Individual attention
TERMS MODERATE Branch for Kindergarten and Elementary Work at Corrigan Hall, 157th St. & B'way
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BOARDING SCHOOLS-GIRLS
The Phelps School FOR GIRLS
CONNECTICUT, WALLINGFORD
For catalogue address THE MISSES PECK, Principals
COLLEGE Preparatory and Elective courses. Intermediate department. Music, Art. Resident teacher in charge of gym- nasium and outdoor life. Tennis, Basket Ball, Riding. Asmall home school accommodating twenty resident pupils. Tuition, $600 and $700 per year
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Ossining School for Girls OSSINING-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK.
T HIS school has been successful in combining a high grade of scholarship with exceptional social advan- tages. Academic, Music, Art and College Preparatory Courses. Post-Graduate and Special Work. Vocational Courses in the care of small estates. Gardening and Horticulture. Certificate admits to leading colleges. Modern buildings, beautiful grounds, and location only one hour from New York. Gymnasium. Separate house for Younger Girls. 46th year. Year Book of School sent on request.
Principal, CLARA C. FULLER. Associate Principal, MARTHA J. NARAMORE.
Miss Mason's School for Girls "THE CASTLE"
Tarrytown-on-Hudson, New York
A school whose training raises the ideal of life and gives mental and physical efficiency. Not a finishing school.
TUITION $1000
VOOSIN HILLSIDE
Hillside
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Founded by Elizabeth B. Mead, 1883.
Norwalk, Conn.
A SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, IN A PICTURESQUE TOWN, ONE HOUR FROM NEW YORK
([ Admits by certificate to the leading colleges. Attrac- tive General and Special Courses for girls who do not enter college. Music and Art Instruction. Pleasant home and school life. Ex- tensive grounds for outdoor sports. New school building. Booklets application.
MARGARET R. BRENDLINGER, A.B., Vassar, Principal.
VIDA HUNT FRANCIS, B.L., Smith, Associate.
Mrs. Frances Marshall's FOR LITTLE
Boarding and Day School GIRLS
BRIARCLIFF MANOR, NEW YORK Fifty Minutes' Ride from New York City.
The boarding department is arranged to meet the needs of pupils between six and fifteen years of age.
No new resident pupil over fourteen years of age will be received.
As far as practicable, pupils will be encouraged to speak French.
TUITION, $900.00 FOR 'RESIDENT PUPILS.
MME. MARY WAGNER GILBERT
Teacher of Piano
LESCHETIZKY METHOD
Pupil of Xaver Scharwenka Court Pianist to the Emperor of Austria
Studio, 810 Carnegie Hall, New York Telephone 1350 Columbus
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detic Eng'ring. Was candidate of Progressive Party for State eng'r and surveyor of N. Y., 1912: Presby'n. Mem. Soc for Promotion of Eng'ring Ed'n, Soc. Belge d'Astronomie, Sigma Xi; fellow A.A.A.S. Residence: 150 Triphammer Road. Address: Cornell Univ., Coll. of Civil Eng'ring, Ithaca, N. Y.
LEMAN, FRANCIS FREDERICK
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Oet. 17, 1860; s. Moses H. and Mathilde J. (Hernstein) Leman; g .- s. M. L. Leman, who introdueed the first steel pen into U. S. market, as im- porter and mfr; ed. Grammar Sch. 35, N. Y. City, Coll. City of N. Y., A.B., 1882; Columbia Coll. Law Sch. and N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B., 1894; m. Mar. 3, 1885, Henriette Pecare; children: Violet F., Lucille M., Herbert Spen- cer. Resident of St. Louis, Mo., 8 years, engaged in surg., optical and mathematical Instrument business. being sec. of incorporated company of mf'rs and dealers in that line. Admitted to bar In 1894; 6 years chief clerk Municipal Court, Borough of Richmond, and prior to and during that period was active mem. Dem. org'n of Richmond Co., pres. and counsel to West New Brighton B'd of Trade .. Trustce Richmond County Bar Ass'n. Master of Aquehonga Lodge No. 906; mem. F. and A. M., R. A. M., Royal Areanum, Loyal Ass'n Rieh- mond Borough Chess Club, Staten Island Hist. Soc., Sons of Veterans, Staten Island Civlc League. Ad- dress: 1619 Richmond Terrace, W. New Brighton, N. Y.
LEMCKE, ERNST EDUARD
Bookseller, publisher, importer; b. Pasewalk (Prus- sia, ) Mar. 19, 1844; s. Gustav and Augusta (Sehmsdorf) Lemcke; ed. City Coll., Stettin, Prussia; in. Astorla, N. Y., Feb. 24, 1876, Adelgitha Blackwell; children: Ernest G., b. 1877, G. Rolland, b. 1880, Hildegard, b. 1882, Marie, b. 1884 (died 1907), Karl W., b. 1886. Senior mem. firm of Lemcke & Buechner Club: Essex County Country (Orange, N. J.). Residence: Orange, N. J. Address: 30-32 WV. 27th St., N. Y. City.
LEMMON, GEORGE THOMAS
Clergyman; b. Troy, N. Y., Sept. 17, 1866; s. Thomas H. and Isabella (Boyd) Lemmon; ed. publie schs. of Troy; m. Troy, N. Y., Feb. 28, 1884, Ida Mary Salisbury; children: Ida M., b. Feb. 8, 1889, Florence J., b. March 5, 1891, Grace D., b. Dec. 25, 1894. Was a grocer in Troy until entering ministry; mem. Troy Conf. M. E. Church; filled pastorates at Berlin, Mclrose, Lake Placid and Luzerne, N. Y., S. Shaftsbury and N. Ferris- burg, Vt .; entered Presby'n ministry, 1911, Sand Lake, N. Y. Traveled in Great Britain, Ireland, France, Ger- many, Belgium and Switzerland, summer of 1903. Au- thor: Better Things for Sons of God, 1897; The Eternal Buildings, 1900 (both Eaton & Mains) ; authority on life and literature of Abraham Lincoln. Dir. and pres. B'd of Dir. Orange Home, Hatboro, Pa. (105 inmates). Sec. N. Y. Law and Order Alliance. Address: Sand Lake, N. Y.
LENT, B. FRANK
Merchant; b. N. Y. City, June 8, 1861; s. Isaac B. and Hester (Burdett) Lent; m. N. Y. Clty, 1892, Vlola Isa- beile Bush; children: F. Burdett, b. 1893; Ralph Guth- rie, b. 1901. Entered banking and brokerage, N. Y. City, later engaged in music business; moved to Ithaca, 1893, and engaged in same business. County treas. and chm'n Dem. County Com. Served in 7th Reg't N. G. N. Y., exempt fireman, ex-foreman Tornado Hook & Lad- der Co. No. 3; clim'n Elk Relief Fund Com. Democrat. Mason, Elk (Past ex-Ruler), treas. Masonie Relief Ass'n. Recreations: Fishing, hunting, boating, bath- ing. Clubs: City (ex-pres.), Masonic (ex-pres.). Resi- dence: 117 Hudson St. Address: 122 N. Aurora St., Ithaca, N. Y.
LÉON, MAURICE
Lawyer, writer; b. Beirout, June 29, 1880; s. B. A. and Emma R. Léon; attended Ecole Monge and Lycée Michelet, Paris, France, and N. Y. Law Sch .; also re- ceived private tuition under stepfather, Prof. Richard J. H. Gottheil, of Columbia Univ., N. Y .; m. Sept. 1, 1910, Frances Juliana Webster Goodrich; one son: Ferdinand Goodrich, b. June 13, 1911. As counsel for Freneh banking interests, devised method whereby shares of stock of Am. corp'ns were first admitted to trading on Paris Bourse; acted as such counsel in list- ing in Paris of stock of Philadelphia Co. of Pittsburgh, Am. Telephone & Telegraph Co., Utah, Chino, Ray Con- solldated Copper Cos., Miami Copper Co., U. S. Rubber Co., 1st preferred, and Virginia-Carolina Chem. Co .; legal adviser of French diplomatic and consular repre- sentatives in U. S .; dir. Roger & Gallet, Gaulois Tire Corp'n; sole permanent Am. contr'r to Paris Figaro. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Clubs: Lawyers, Ards- ley, Aero of America. Residence: "Goody's Hill," Ir- vington-on-Hudson, N. Y. Address: 60 Wall St., N. Y. City.
LEONARD, ALBERT
Educator; b. Logan, Ohio, Dec. 21, 1857; s. John and Maliala (Welty) Leonard; ed. in country sehools, Oblo Central Normal Sch., Ohio Univ., A.B., 1888, A.M., 1891, Hamilton Coll., Ph.D., 1894; Ohio Univ., Litt.D., 1909; m. Athens, Ohio, July 13, 1887; children: Gertrude, b. 1890, Charles Albert, b. 1894. Principal high school, Dunkirk, N. Y., 1888-1893; high school, Binghamton, N. Y., 1893-1897; prof. pedagogy and dean Coll. of Liberal Arts, Syracuse Univ., 1897-1900; pres. Normal Sehs. of Mich, 1900-1902; mem. edn'l dep't of Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston, 1902-1907; sup't sehools, New Rochelle, N. Y., from 1907. Editor Journal of Pedagogy, since 1891, at same time carrying on the duties of other posi- tions. Mem. Nat. Edi'l Ass'n, Phi Beta Kappa Soe., P'hi Delta Theta fraternity. Address: Rochelle Park, New Rochelle, N. Y.
LEONARD, EDGAR COTRELL
Merchant; b. Albany, N. Y., May 28, 1862; s. Daniel and Mary E. (Cotrell) Leonard; ed. public schools, Al- bany Boys' Acad. and Williams Coll., A.B., 1886; m. Albany, N. Y., Oct. 15, 1890, Bessie Woolworth; ehil- dren: Ruth Woolworth, Katherine. Sinee 1887 mem. firm of Cotrell & Leonard, whose business was cstab- Ilshed by his inaternal grandfather in 1832. Dir. and treas. Albany Safe Deposit Co., Mutual Fire Ins. Co. of Albany, N. Y. Visited Europe in 1902 and 1906. Served 5 years in N. G. N. Y. Republican; Presby'n; dir. (pres. 1899-1904) Y. M. C. A. of Albany, and mem. State Com. Y. M. C. A .; dir. Auburn Theol. Sem. Mem. Am. Civie Ass'n, Nat. Geog. Soc., Am. Scenic Preservation Soe., Albany Hist. and Art Soe., Masonic Order 32°, Delta Psi fraternity, Sons of the Revolution, Soc. Colonial Wars, Mayflower Descendants (pres. Albany Chapter), trustee and sec. Schuyler Mansion. Clubs: University, Fort Orange, Country. Residence: 44 Willett St. Address: 472 Broadway, Albany, N. Y.
LEONARD, GARDNER COTRELL
Merchant and mfr; b. W. Springfield, Mass., Oet. 16, 1865; s. Daniel and Mary Elizabeth (Cotrell) Leonard; grad. Albany Aead., 1882; Williams Coll., A.B., 1837 (with philosophical oration and clection to Phi Beta Kappa Soc.); m. Albany, N. Y., Feb. 18, 1903, Grace Watson Sutherland; children: Gardner Cotrell, Jr., b. 1905, Margaret Sutherland, b. 1907. Since 1888, with Cotrell & Leonard, of Albany, a partner slnee 1890; originator and director of Intercollegiate Bureau of Academic Costume, incorporated by Regents of Univ. of State of N. Y., 1902. Served in N.G.N.Y., 1888- 1898, including service at Buffalo during strike of 1892. Dir. Mutual Fire Ins. Co. Republican. Presby'n. Mem. Albany Inst. and Hist, and Art Soe. ( former v .- p.) ; editor of Songs of Williams, 189S. Mason. Reerea- tion: Farming at Ifardserabble, Altamont, N. Y. Clubs: University (N. Y. City); University, Fort Orange, Al- bany, Country, Uneonditional (Albany); Delta P'si fra- ternity. Address: 42 Willett St., Albany, N. Y.
LEONARD, JOHN WILLIAM
Editor, author; b. London, England, June 6, 1849; s. Howard James and Mary Ann (Smith) Leonard; academle ed'n; m. Chicago, May 21, 1884, Georgianna Mix; children: Howard G., William M., Alice Mae, Bessie Virginia, Robert H. Came to U. S. 1863; ad- mitted to bar, Beaumont, Tex., Nov., 1871; mem. Texas Ark., Ariz. and Ill. Bars; practised law and edited newspapers in Texas and Arizona, 1871-1881; in daily newspaper work as editorial writer, Chleago, 18$2- 1887; since then editor and author of books, contb'r to magazines; critic; editor The Social Forum (month- ly), 1898-1900. Originator and sole editor Who's Who in America, 1897-1006; editor Who's Who in New York City and State, 1907-1909, Men of America, 190S, Who's Who in Pennsylvania, 1908, Who's Who In Finance, 1911; Woman's Who's Who of America, 1914. Author: Efistory of the City of New York, 1609-1909 (published 1910), and many other volumes. Lecturer on sociol., scientific and religious subjects. Democratie nominee for Congress, Sth Ill. Dist., 1898 and 1900, against Al- bert J. Hopkins (afterward U. S. Senator); S years mem, and 6 years sec. Wheaton (lil.) B'd of Ed'n. Methodist; chi'n B'd of Trustees of Prospect Av. M. F. Ch., N. V. City. Mem. A. A. A. S .; follow Am. Geog. Soe. Club: Royal Societies (London). Residence: S21 E. 165th St. Address: 13 W. Sith St., N. Y. City.
LEONARD, WALTER ANDERSON
Consul; b. Essex, lowa, Aug. 3. 1880; s. Levin An- derson and Ida (Huitman) Leonard; grad. Essex (Towa) High Sch., 1897; State Univ. of Nebr., A.B., 1903; post-grad. work In Chicago, Northwestern and Wis. Univs., also Freiburg (Germany); unmarried. Commercial Instr. Kankakee, (Ili.) High Sch., 1904- 1906, Kenilworth (111.) High Sch., 1906-1907; Am. vice and deputy consul. Freiburg, Germany, 1907, and Kehl. Germany, Feb .- July, 190S; head of Commercial Dep't,
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New Trier Township High Sch., Kenilworth, Ill., 1908- 1912, also mg'r New Trier Book Store, 1908-1912; appt'd consul at Stavanger, Aug. 23, 1912. Mem. Am. Soc. of Internat. Law; Nat. Geog. Soc .; Odd Fellow. Clubs: Stavanger (Norway), Commercial. Address: American Consulate, Stavanger, Norway.
LEONARD, WILLIAM DAY
Lawyer; b. Jersey City, N. J., Jan. 18, 1837; s. Will- iam and Delia F. (Day) Leonard; ed. Wesleyan Univ., M.A., class of 1878; Columbia Univ. Law Sch., LL. B., 1880; m. Wilmington, Del., Oct. 17, 1888, Florence G. Kendall. Mem. 7th Reg't, N.G.N.Y., 1883-1894; ser- geant Co. B .; dir. and scc. Sanger & Jordan, Antoine Chiris Co., v .- p. and sce. Euier & Robeson Co .; dir. Manhattan Mortgage Co .; Guaranteed Mortgage Co. of N. Y., George Chiris Realty Co. Republican. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., N. Y. County Lawyers Ass'n; Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Recreation: Golf. Clubs: Alpha Delta Phi, Drug and Chemical. Residence: 48 W. 73d St. Address: 165 Broadway, N. Y. City.
LEOPOLD, JEROME S.
Physician; b. Chicago, 1881; s. Samuel and Clara T. (Lowman) Leopold; grad. Harvard Coli., A.B., 1903; Harvard Med. Sch., M.D., 1906. Author of treat- ises on Diseases of Children. Ass't attending physi- cian children's dep't German llosp .; ass't attending physician Willard Parker and Riverside Hosps .; Instr. diseases of children Post-Graduate Hosp .; chief of Ciinic in Children, Mount Sinai Dispensary. Club: Harvard. Address: 701 Madison Av., N. Y. City.
LESHER, ARTHUR L.
Merchant; b. N. Y. City, Aug. 7, 1867; s. Stephen R. and Emilie Theresa (Sniffen) Lesher; grad. Columbia Univ., A.B., 1883; m. N. Y. City, April 10, 1888, Marion Alice Isaacs. 1st v .- p. and treas. Lesher, Whitman & Co., Inc. Trustee Bowery Savings Bank; dir. Bank of Metropolis. Mem. British Soc. of Arts, Nat. Geog. Soc., A. A. A. S., Met. Museum of Art, Botanical Garden, Museum of Natural History, Zool. Garden, Delta Psi fraternity. Trustee Vassar Coll., Rochester Theol. Sem., St. Katherine's Coll .; Westchester Co. Soc. for Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Address: 670 Broadway. N. Y. City.
LESLIE, ALEXANDER VON WOLFFERSDORFF
Educator; b. Dresden, Germany, May 6, 1872; S Baron Fernando and Luise (Vogel) von Wolffersdorff; adopted in childhood by Col. John R. and Margarethe (von Schierbrand) Leslie; grad. Rogers Sch., Ncw- port, R. I., 1891; Harvard Coll., A.B. (magna cum laude), 1894; grad. student, Columbia Unlv., 1896-1898; fellow in literature (ibid.), 1897-1898; m. Poughkeep- sie, N. Y., Nov. 10, 1896, Josephine Crosby Mason; chil- dren: Louise von Wolffersdorff. b. 1897; John Ronald, 2nd. b. 1900. Taught in colls. in Middle West until 1900, later in public and private schools in and near New York; became head master Summer Tutoring Sch., 1903, Blake Sch., N. Y., 1906, and in 1908 opened boarding dep't called Biake Country 'Sch., at Bronx- ville, N. Y., which later removed to Tarrytown; gave up school work, 1913, to take charge of Edn'l Service Bureau of Who's Who in New York. Independent Democrat; Episcopalian. Recreations: Tennis, bridge whist, cycling, Residence: Tarrytown -on - Hudson. Address: 1790 Broadway, N. Y. City.
LESLIE, MRS. FRANK (BARONESS DE BAZUS)
Editor, publisher; b. New Orleans, 1851, of old French Huguenot family, descended from Phillp Picot; ed. at home 'by her father, In French, Spanish, Itallan, German and Latin; began writing for publication at age of thirteen, and subsequently married Frank Leslle, the publisher. In 1877 made transcontinental tour, from which grew her work, From Gotham to the Golden Gate; Itza, the Unexplored Regions of Central America; Rents in Our Clothes; Are we All Deceivers?, etc., besides translating from the French, Spanish and Italian, and magazine articles on travel and social topics, poems, etc. On Jan. 10, 1885, Mr. Leslie died, leaving entire establishment, $300,000 in det, and sixteen publications in hands of an assignce. After seventeen different law suits, triumphed over all obstacles, straightened out affairs of the publlca- tions (among which was Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspapcr) and made great financial and literary success. About 1902 sold out all her interests, and the name Frank Leslie, which she had legally as- sumed in 1881 for business purposes, she now aban- doned, resuming the family name of the Baroness de Bazus, a French title which was created in the time of Saint Louls, and which has belonged to her an- cestors for many generations. Address: Sherman Square Hotel, Broadway at 70th St., N. Y. City.
LESSER, JACOB J.
Mem. B'd of Assessors; appt'd by Mayor Mitchel, Jan. 1, 1914. Address: 220 Broadway, N. Y. City.
LESTER, CHARLES COOKE
Lawyer; b. Milford, N. Y., June 27, 1850; s. Charles S. and Lucy (Cooke) Lester; grad. Union Coll., 1870; m. 1st, Torrington, Conn., May 13, 1874, Catherine Perrin (dicd May 13, 1886); 2d, Buffalo, Dec. 24, 188%, Mary L. Tuck. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1873; has since practised at Saratoga Springs. Mem. N. Y. Constitutional Conv., 1894; eiccted surrogate of Sara. toga Co., 1901; resigned office, Jan, 1, 1906. Appt'a State miscellaneous reporter by Gov. Higgins, Nov,, 1905; reappt'd to same office by Gov. Hughes, Jan., 1907. Author of law simplifying proceedings for sale of decedent's real estate to pay debts and funeral expenses, 1904; also to record agreements settling estates, 1906. Since 1910 counsel to Comm'rs of State Reservation at Saratoga Springs, under whose methods of conservation the mineral springs of Sar- atoga have been restored. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, N. Y. State Bar Ass'n; trustec Albany Law Sch. Ad- dress: Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
LESTER, JAMES WESTCOTT
Lawyer; b. Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Sept. 8, 1859; & Charles Smith and Lucy L. (Cooke) Lester; ed. Union Classical Inst., Union Coll., A.B., 1881; Columbia Coll Law School; mi. Saratoga Springs, N. Y., June 13, 1888, Bertha North Dowd; children; James Dowd, b. 1889; Charles Willard, b. 1892; Dudley Gove, b. 1894; Ralph Westcott, b. 1897. Served in N.G.N.Y., enter. ing as privatc, 22d Separate Co., Nov. 25, 1884; serg't, Jan. 24, 1885; capt., Jan. 15, 1892; major, 24 Ileg't, Nov. 18, 1898; Lieut .- col., 2d Reg't, Olar. 31, 1899; Col. 2d Reg't N.G.N.Y., Dec. 11, 1903; brig .- gen. 3d Brigade, N.C.N.Y., June 6, 1911; major- gen. by brevet, Jan., 1913. Served in U. S. Army as major. 2d Reg't, N. Y. Vols., May 2, 1898-Oct. 25, 1898. Mem. firm C. S. & C. C. Lester; sec. U. S. Hotel Co. Republican. Mem. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n. Clubs: Saratoga, Eiks (Saratoga Springs), Delta P'hi, Army and Navy (N. Y. City). Address: Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
LETCHER, MARION
Consul; b. Shorter, Ala., Scpt. 4, 1872; s. Dr. Francis Marion and Claudia Carolinc (Howard) Letcher; grad. Unlv. of Alabama, A.B., 1884; m. Coweta County, Ga., Nov. 7, 1901, Marilu Ingram; children: Marion Louise, b. Sept. 1, 1902; Adele Fournicr, b. June 27, 1908; Margaret Billingslea, b. Dec. 21, 1910. In Statistical Dep't, Bureau of Ed'n, Washington, 1903-1909; consul at Acapulco, Mexico, 1909-1911; consul at Chihuahua, Mexico, since 1911. Mrst lieut., 5th U. S .. Vol. Inf. (5th "Immunes"), 1898-1899; in command of Co. A, Sept., 1898-May, 1899; served In Santiago and Baracoa, Cuba. Democrat. Mem. Sigma Nu fraternity. Club: University (Washington). Residence: 200 Paseo
Bolivar, Chihuahua, Mexico, and Conyers, Ga. Ad- dress: Apartado 118, Chihuahua, Mexico.
LEUBUSCHER, FREDERIC CYRUS
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 1, 1860; s. Louis Mor- timer and Katherine ( Horner) Lcubuscher; grad. Coll. City of N. Y., A.B., 1878; Columbia Univ., LL. B., 1SS0; m. N. Y. City, 1903, Aurelia Lange; children; Fred- erick Henry Louls, b. 1906; Mary Catherine. b. Aug. 15, 1907. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1880; secured first indletment for bribery at elections ever obtalned In N. Y. City; established precedent in law of injune- tions; att'y for numerous co-operative building and
loan ass'ns. Author: Ilistory of George-Hewitt
Campaign of 1886. Candidate for judge of Court of General Sessions in 1887. Pres. N. Y. Teachers' Pian- tation Co., dir. Teachers' Co-opcrative Bld'g and Loan Ass'n. Recreations; Swimming, bleyellng, walking. Clubs: Manhattan, Singic Tax. Reform (trustee), City. Address: 258 Broadway, N. Y. City.
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