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MEAD, ROBERT G.
Lawyer; b. Ossining, N. Y., Aug. 29, 1871; s. Robert G. and Harriet N. (Earle) Mead; ed. Friends' Sch., Providence, R. 1., Willlams Coll., A.B., 1893; N. Y. Law Sch., IJI .. B., 1900; m. N. Y. City, Nov. 9, 1898, Elizabeth
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M. Cleveland; one d .: Theodora. Was three years with U. S. Mortgage and Trust Co., 1895-1898; since 1900 engaged in practiso of law in N. Y. City; now mem. law firm of Rounds, Hatch, Dillingham & Debe- voise. Served 5 years in 7th Reg't, N.G.N.Y. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y. Clubs: University, Down Town Ass'n. Residence: 11 W. 11th St. Address: 62 Cedar St., N. Y. City.
MEAD, WILLIAM RUTHERFORD
Architect; b. Brattleboro, Vt., Aug. 20, 1846; s. Lar-' kin Goldsmith and Mary Jane (Noyes) Mcad; brother of Larkin G. Mead, the sculptor, and brother-in-law of William Dean Howells; ed. Amherst Coll., A.B., 1867, LL.D., 1902. Student in architecture of Russell Stur- gis, Jr., and 2 years abroad, since then practising in N. Y. City as mem. firm of McKim, Mead & White, N. Y. City. Firm arc the architects of Columbia Univ., N. Y. Unlv., Univ. of Va., Boston Public Library, N. Y. Herald Bld'g, Herald Square, University, Century and Metropolitan clubs, the Rhode Island State Capi- tol and many public and office buildings, private man- sions, etc. Address: 101 Park Av., N. Y. City.
MEAD, WINSLOW MORRISON
Newspaper man; b. Richmond, Ohio, July 14, 1864; s. Andrew and Sarah (Borden) Mead; ed. schools of Jefferson, Ohio, State Univ., Columbus, Ohio, and Cor- nell Univ .; in. Ithaca, N. Y., Sept 27, 1888, Harriet Barnes; children: Viets B., b. 1890; Dorothy, b. 1895; Robert, b. 1897. Engaged in newspaper work con- secutively as city and night mn'g editor of Democrat and Chronlele, Rochester, N. Y .; editor Rochester Sun- day Herald. Served as civil service comm'r, Rochester, N. Y .; chief clerk, State Dep't of Public Works, Capi- tol, Albany, N. Y., 1895-1901; deputy sup't public works, State of N. Y., 1900-1912; as mem. Canal
Comm'n, State of N. Y., inspected rivers and harbors of Europe, 1912. Republican; Unitarian. Clubs: Uni- versity, Aurania (Albany), Cornell University. Ad-
dress: 1010 Madison Av., Albany, N. Y.
MEADE, RICHARD WORSAM
Pres. N. Y. Transportation Co .; b. Cold Spring, N. Y., Feb. 7, 1870; s. Rear-Admiral Richard Worsam (U. S. N.) and Rebecca (Pauling) Meade; m. Helena R. Ely. Entered railroad business as clerk In office of pres. St. Paul & Duluth R. R. Co., N. Y. City, 1889; sec. to gen. mg'r N. Y. Central & Hudson R. R.R. Co., 1894; enlisted in U. S. Navy for war with Spain as boatswain's mate, U.S.S. Yankee, 1898, and served through the war on south coast of Cuba; gen. fore- man of freight terminals of N. Y. Central & Hudson River R. R. Co., N. Y. City, 1899; ass't to pres. Met- ropolitan St. R'y Co., N. Y. City, 1902; since 1904, pres. and gen. mg'r N. Y. Transportation Co. Introduced taximeter cab and motor omnibus in N. Y. Also pres. and dir. Fifth Av. Coach Co., Park Carriage Co. and Metropolitan Express Co. Mem. Soc. Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, Am. Irish Hist. Soc., N. Y. Elec. Soc., Mil. Order Loyal Legion. Clubs: Union, Automobile, N. Y. Railroad, Railroad of N. Y., Engineers. Resi- dence: 216 E. 72d St. Address: Fifth Av., and 102d St., N. Y. City.
MEADER, HERMAN LEE
Architect, author; b. New Orleans, La., Dec. 21, 1874; s. Herman and Susanne (Equen) Meader; ed. Tulane Univ., New Orleans, La. (prep. dep't), Cornell Unlv., 1893-1895; Harvard Univ., 1895-1898, B.S., 1898; m. New York City, March 17, 1909, Queenie Ethel Carr. Was in office of Ernest Flagg until 1905; in office of Ray- mond F. Almirall until 1910; since has practised archl- tecture for himself. Author: Reflections of the Morn- Ing After, Cupid the Surgeon, Through the Rye. Mem. Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, Astor Masonic Lodge, Southern Soc. Clubs: Harvard, The Strollers. Ad- dress: 178 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
MEAGHER, FRANK L.
Educator; b. Margaretville, N. Y., April 7, 1876; s. Michael A. and Anna (Clancy) Meagher; ed. Mar- garetville, Kingston Acad., N. Y., and Columbla Univ .; m. N. Y. City, Aug. 21, 1907, Catherine O'Marra; chil- dren: Frank L., Jr., b. 1908; Donald A., b. 1910. Prin. of public schs., at Woodland, Fish Creek, Sawkill, Whiteport and Kingston. Enlisted in 114th Separate Co., N.G.N.Y., as private, Nov. 10, 1899; transferred to 14th Separate Co., March 21, 1900; promoted corporal, July 19, 1900, serg't Oct. 31, 1901, Ist serg't May 17, 1906, 1st lieut. Jan. 11, 1909, and capt. April 23, 1912. Roman Catholic. Mem. School Masters' Council of the Highlands, Ulster Co. Teachers' Ass'n, Knights of Columbus and Elks. Clubs: Army and Navy, Elks. Address: 38 E. St. James St., Kingston, N. Y.
MEAGHER, JAMES LUKE
Clergyman; b. in Ireland, Aug. 14, 184S; s. John and Bridget (Connelly) Meagher; relative of the famous
Gen. T. F. Meagher, commander of "Irish Brigade", during Civil War; prepared for Cornell Univ., but went to Montreal, where was prot., 1 year, in St. Mary's Coll .; then studied French and sciences, two years in philosophy, and 31/2 years, divinity. Ordained, 1875, priest in Roman Catholic Church and began ministry. Writer of many works on Christian Doc- trine; degree of D.D., conferred by Pope Leo Xlll, 1903, the ceremony taking place in the Pope's Cathe- dral, St. John Lateran, Rome, Cardinal Satolli officiat- ing (the only American who received this honor). Served six years as ass't priest and fourteen as pastor; while pastor of church at Cazenovia was directed by Cardinal Satolli to establish a publishing soc. in N. Y. City to supply libraries, churches, etc. Founder and pres. Christian Press Ass'n Publishing Co., an asso- ciation composed of 2,000 bishops and priests. Founder and pres. Christian Literary Union, founded for com- position of Christian literature to defend religion and uphold the Government of this country, and deeded property worth $50,000 to this union in 1897. Officiates and preaches in many churches in Greater N. Y. and vicinity, but has a private chapel in residence at Long . Island City, granted by Papal Brief of Pope Pius X. Has a watering place of 11212 acres on Cazenovia Lake, where sometimes spends Summers. Ilas visited Europe frequently; also extensive traveler in U. S., Canada, Mexico and Orient. Address: 110 East Av., Long Island City, N. Y.
MEANY, EDWARD P.
Counsellor at law; s. Judge Edward A. and Marla Lavenia (Shannon) Meany of Louisville, Ky .; m. Rosa- Iie Behr of St. Louis, Mo .; one son: Shannon Lord. Engaged in gen. practise of law, N. Y. City; v .- p. and dir. The Trust Co. of N. J., Colonlal Life Ins. Co. of N. J., Nat. Iron Bank, Morristown, N. J., Laurel Coal & Land Co., and Pond Fork Coal and Land Co. of W. Va. Brevet maj-gen. N. G., N. J., retired. Clubs: Law- yers, Morris County Golf, Morristown Field, Auto- mobile of America. Residence: Alnwick Hall, Con- vent, N. J. Address: 55 Liberty St., N. Y. City.
MEARA, FRANK SHERMAN
Physician; b. Salem, Mass .; s. Sherman T. and Eugenia E. (Norton) Meara; grad. Phillips Exeter Acad., 1886, Yale, A.B., 1890, Ph.D., 1892, Columbia, M.D., 1895; m. New Haven, Conn., 1897, Alice M. Sykes; one d: Adelaide, b. March 1, 1903. Taught at Yale, 1890-1892; at Columbia, 1904-1909; prof. of 'Therapeutics Cornell Univ., Med. Coll. in N. Y. City, since 1909. Ass't attending physician to Bellevue Hosp .; asso. attending physician to St. Luke's Hosp. Mem. Am. Pediatric Ass'n, Phi Beta Kappa, N. Y. Acad. Medicine, Am. Med. Ass'n, Med. Soc. State of N. Y., Co. Med. Soc., Med. Ass'n Greater N. Y., St. Luke's Hosp., Alumnl Ass'n, Riverside Practitioners' Soc., Soc. Internat. Medicine, West End Med. Soc., Quiz Soc., and others. Mem. Psi Upsilon, Omega of Coll. Phys. and Surg. Clubs: University, Yale, Grolier. Interurban Clinical, Externe. Address: 400 West End Av., N. Y. City.
MEARS, HELEN FARNSWORTH
Sculptor; b. Oshkosh, Wis., 1878; d. John H. and Elizabeth (Farnsworth) Mears; ed. in public schools and State Normal School, Oshkosh, Wis .; studied art in N. Y. Clty and Paris, while a school girl made suc- cess with group, The Genius of Wisconsin, exhibited at the World's Columbian Exp'n, Chicago, 1893. Has exhibited in annual cxb'ns. in N. Y. City and Chicago, and at Louisiana Purchase Exp'n, 1904, where was awarded medal for The Fountain of Life. Executed marble statue of Frances E. Willard placed in the Capitol at Washington, 1905, and portrait reliefs of Edward Alexander MacDowell, Louise Collier Willcox and Augustus St. Gaudens. Address: 1931 Broadway, N. Y. City.
MEARS, MARY
Author; b. Oshkosh, Wis., Jan. 2, 1876; d. John H. and Elizabeth ( Farnsworth) Mears; ed. State Normal Coll., Oshkosh, Wis. Travelcd in Europe, 1888 and 1899, studying the customs of France and Italy. Author: Emma Lou-Her Book (llolt & Co.); The Breath of the Runners (Stokes), and Rosamond the Second; also short stories in Harper's, MeClure's, Mun- sey's and other leading magazines. Club: MIcDowell. Address: 253 W. 42d St., N. Y. City.
MEATYARD, JOSEPH M.
Lawyer; b. Syracuse, N. Y., Nov. 29, 1Ss0; s. Joseph T. M. and Elizabeth (Webber) Mcatyard; attended Syracuse publie schs., Syracuse Univ., Coll. of Law, LIQ.B .; m. Syracuse, N. Y., Oct. 23, 1907, Elizabeth Rose Waggoner. Mem, law firm of Lewis, Meatyard & Lewis; v .- p. and dir. Frederick V. Bruns, Inc., dir. E. M. Meatyard Co., Inc. Acted as s'l deputy att'y for State of N. Y. in prosecution of minor cases. Capt.
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of Troop D., 1st Cav., N.G.N. Y. ; pres. and dir.
Troop D., Auxiliary Co. Republican; Episcopalian. Mem. Onondaga County Bar Ass'n, Delta Chi fraternity. Mason. Club: Citizens (Syracuse, N. Y.). Residence: 614 Tallman St. Address: 20 White Memorial Bld's, Syracuse, N. Y.
MEES, ARTHUR
Musical dir .; b. Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 3, 1850; s. Rev. Konrad and Elizabeth (Adam) Mecs; grad. Concord's Coll., Fort Wayne, Ind., A.B .; studied music under Theodor Kullak, Heinrich Dorn and C. F. Weitzmann, Berlin, and at Conservatory of Music, Leipzig; in. Alfred, N. Y., Jan. 28, 1897, Susan Marguerite Ilowell. Mus. Doctor Alfred Univ., 1901; was conductor Cincin- nati May Festival Chorus; ass't conductor Am. Opera Co., ass't conductor Theodore Thomas' Chicago Orches- tra; conductor Albany Musical Ass'n, N. Y. Mendels- sohn Glee Club, of Festival at Worcester, Mass., and of Cecelia Soc., Boston, Mass. Author: Choirs and Choral Music; also annotated programs of the Chicago Orchestra and the N. Y. Philharmonic Soc. Address: Carvel Court, SO St. Nicholas Av., N. Y. City.
MEGARGEL, ROY CHESTER
Banker; b. Scranton, Pa., March 14, 1877; s. I. F. and Gertrude C. (Jones) Megargel; ed. Wesleyan Univ .; grad. Univ. of Mich., LL.B., 1901; m. Margery Knowles. Partner firm 1. F. Megargel & Co., Scranton, 1901; founder and senior mem. since 1907, Megargel & Co., bankers, of N. Y. City. (Pres. Federeal Express Co., Gulf, Fla. & Ala. R'y; v .- p. Graves Eng'ring Co .; treas. Southern N. Y. Power Co .; dir. Eastern Construction Co., Blue Creek Coal & Land Co., Kanawha & W. Va R'y Co. Clubs: City, Lawyers, Aero, St. Nicholas, Beta Theta Pi (N. Y. City), Scranton (Scranton, Pa.), Osceola (Pensacola, Fla.), Union League (Chicago), Michigan. Residence: 375 Park Av. Address: 35 Pine St., N. Y. City.
MEGEATH, SAMUEL ADDISON
Oil producer; b. Baltimore, Md., March 17, 1870; s. James Gabriel and Virginia (Carter) Megeath; at- tended State Univ., Columbia, Mo .; m. Franklin, I'a., March 11, 1896, Adelaide Miller; children: Virginia Adelaide, b. 1897; Jessie, b. 1898; Metta, b. 1903; Samuel A., Jr., b. 1904; Walden Carter, b. 1909. Bank clerk 1889-1892; bookkeeper and storekeeper in gen. store, Mining Camp, Wyo., six months; in wholesale and re- tail book and stationery business, Omaha, Neb., 1894- 1895, and six years connected in various capacities with present business, being pres. and gen. mg'r Galena Signal Oil Co. Democrat. Mem. Phi Delta Theta fra- ternity. Recreations: Shooting, fishing. Clubs: N. Y. Yacht, Sleepy Hollow, Ardsley, N. Y. Athletic, Railway, N. Y. Railroad, Whitehall, Wyandanch, Circum Naviga- tors, Klppewa Fishing and Hunting, Drum Point Duck- ing, Omaha, Nursery. Residence: Ardsley Park, Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. Address: 17 Battery Pl., N. Y. City.
MEIGHAN, BURTON C.
Lawyer; b. Mamaroneck, Westchester Co., N. Y., 1871; s. Thomas J. and Phebe S. (Bryan) Meighan; grad. Coll. City of N. Y., B.S. (salutatory, 2d honor man), 1890; N. Y. Univ. Law School (first spcaker at commencement, prize for best written examination at graduation), 1894; m. Mamaroneck, N. Y., 1899, Effic I. Hunter; children: Burton C., Jr., b. 1901; Howard S., b. Dec., 1906; T. Jefferson, b. Dec., 1908. Engaged in prac- tice of law in Westchester County, and N. Y. City from 1894, firm of Meighan & Necarsulmer. Was trustee of village 4 years, corporation counsel 5 years, Mamaroneck, N. Y. Trustee and counsel Union Sav- ings Bank of Westchester County; counsel to First Nat. Bank, Mamaroneck, the Larchmont Nat. Bank Larchmont, and the Mamaroneck Co-operative Savings & Loan Ass'n; dir. mem. Exec. Committee Lawyers' Westchester Mortgage & Title Co., dir. Larchmont Nat. Bank; dlr. and treas. Halcyon Park Co. (New Ro- chelle) ; pres. and dir. Siwanoy Realty Associates (Ncw Rochelle); Meighan Land Co. (New Rochelle); Rush- more Realty Corp'n (Mamaroneck); Broad Ave. Realty Co. (Mamaroneck) ; chm'n Comm'n to Condemn Lands, Kensico Reservoir, N. Y. City .__ Republican. Mem. and trustee M. E. Ch., Mamaroneck, N. Y. Mem. N. Y. Bar Ass'n, Westchester Co. Bar Ass'n, Masonic fraternity, Delta Kappa Epsilon and Phi Delta Phi (legal) fra- ternity. Phi Beta Kappa Soc. Clubs: Republican (N. Y. City), Larchmont Yacht, Orlenta Yacht. Address: Mamaroneck, Westchester Co., N. Y., and Potter Bld'g. 38 Park Row, N. Y. City.
MEIGS, PEVERIL, JR.
Investments; b. W. New Brighton, April 10, 1876; s. Peveril and Rosamond (Weston) Meigs; ed. Concord. Mass., and Santa Barbara, Calif., grammar and high schs .; m. Eurcka Springs, Ark., Oct. 8, 1901, Lorena Stewart; children: Peveril 3d. b. 1903; Helen Stewart, b. 1904: Stewart. b. 1908; Loren, b. 1913. Sec. Mays
Consolidated Oil Co. Served about 6 years in First Battalion Naval Militia, N. Y., 2d Div. Liberal Repub- lican. Mem. Soc. Colonial Wars, Sons of Revolution. Recreations: Boating, shooting, reading. Address: Ridgewood, N. J.
MEIRS, RICHARD WALN
Capitalist; b. Walnford, N. J., July 26, 1866; s. John Gaskill and Elizabeth (Waln) Meirs; ed. Eastburn Acad., Philadelphia, Frechold Inst., Freehold, N. J., Princeton Univ., A.B .; m. Germantown, Pa., Oct. 31, 1894, Anne Walker Weightman; children: William Weightman; b. Sept. 18, 1895; Anne Walker, b. Aug. 25, 1898; Jarvis, b. June 12, 1901. With Fourth St. Nat. Bank, 18SS-1895, Harvey Fisk & Sons of N. Y. and l'hiladelphia, 1895-1905; mg'r Weightman, Walker & Penfield Estates since 1905. Pres, and dir. Commer- cial Truck Co. of America, Pa. Central Light & Power Co., Electric Securities Co., Utilities Corp'n, Pa. Power & Transmission Co .; v .- p. and dir. Hudson & Manhat- lan R. R .; dir. Lewistown & Reedsville l'y, Winifrede R. R. Co., Winifrede Coal Co. Mem. 1st Troop Phila- delphia City Cav., since 1892. Republican; Episcopa- lian. Mg'r Franklin Inst., mem. Pa. Hist. Soc. Recre- ations: Travelling, hunting, book and print collecting. Clubs: Metropolitan, Princeton (N. Y.), University, Racquet, Princeton, Corinthian Yacht, Pen and Pencil, Philadelphia Country, Huntingdon Valley, Country. Residence: 1724 Walnut St. Address: 1524 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa., and 30 Church St., N. Y. City.
MELENEY, CLARENCE EDMUND
Associate city sup't of schools; b. Salem, Mass., Dec. 8, 1853; s. Henry Edmund and Eliza A. (Innis) Melency; ed. Colby Univ., Waterville, MIc., A.B., 1876, A.M., 1879, LL.D., 1903; m. Newark, N. J., May 20, 1885, Carolyn Ella Coit; children: Robert C., b. 1886; Henry Edmund, b. 1887; Francis L., b. 1889; Clarence C., b. 1892; Grace, b. 1896; George L., b. 1901. Teacher and principal of elementary and high schools in Mass., N. Y. and N. J .; sup't of schools, Paterson, N. J., 1883- 1888; sup't in Somerville, Mass., 1888-1893; prof. ele- mentary teaching, supervision and sch. law in Teach- ers' Coll., Columbia Univ., 1893-1896; ass't sup't of schools, N. Y. City, 1896; asso. city sup't since 1903. Mem. Nat. Edn'l Ass'n, hon. mem. N. J. Council of I'd'n, ex-pres. N. E. Sup'ts' Ass'n, ex-pres. Boston Coll. Alumni Ass'n, cx-pres. N. Y. Colby Alumni Ass'n, Grand Chapter Zeta Psi fraternity, St. John's Lodge, No. 1, of Newark, N. J., F. and A. M. Director and lecturer for 12 years Martha's Vincyard Summer Inst., trustee Colby Coll. Author of school text-books, edu- (ational reports, magazine articles; lecturer on school administration and supervision, Brooklyn Poly. Inst., Adelphi Coll. and Dartmouth Col. Club: Graduates (one of the founders and first pres.). Address: 500 Park Av., N. Y. City.
MELISH, JOHN HOWARD
Clergyman; b. Milford, Ohlo, 1875; s. Thomas Jeffer- son and Maria (Bromwell) Melish; grad. Univ. of Cin- cinnati, B.A., 1895; Episcopal Theol. Sch., Cambridge, B.D., 1898; m. Cincinnati, Dec. 26, 1899, Marguerite Mc- Comas. Ordered deacon, 1898, ordained priest, 1899, by Bishop Vincent, in the Episcopal ministry. Formerly incm. Associated Missions of Cincinnati, 1898-1900; asso. rector Christ Ch., Cincinnati, 1900-1904; lecturer on the Bible and chaplain Univ. of Cincinnati, 1899. lector Holy Trinity Ch., in Brooklyn, N. Y., since 1904. Address: 126 Pierrepont St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
MELLEN, CHASE
Lawyer; b. Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 21, 1863; s. Will- iam Proctor and Ellen Seymour (Clark) Mellen; prep. ed'n Colo. Coll., Colorodo Springs, and private tutors; grad. Oxford Univ. (Brasenose Coll.), England. B.A., 1887; student Law Sch., Columbia; m. Augusta, Me., June 7, 1893, Lucy Cony Manley, d. Joseph Homan Man- ley; children: Joseph Manley, b. 1894; Chase, b. 1896; William Palmer, b. 1902; Susan Cony, b. 1904. Prac- tised civil cng'ring in Colorado and Mexico; came to N. Y. City 1SS9, studied law at Columbia Coll. and in office Parsons, Shepard & Ogden; admitted to bar April, 1892. Appt'd ass't corp'n counsel by Hon. Fran- cis M. Scott. April 1, 1895; served as such also under llon. John Whalen (2 years) and Hon. Geo. L. Rives; resigned Dec. 31, 1903, and resumed private practice. Mem. firm Strong & Mellen. Republican (indepen. dent). Episcopal. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Am. Bar Ass'n. N. Y. State Bar Ass'n, Am. Acad. Polit. and Social Science. Recreations: Golf and outdoor sports generally. Clubs: University, St. Anthony, City, Down Town, Garden City Golf. Residence: Garden City, L I. Address: 27 Cedar St., N. Y. City.
MELLIN, CARL J.
Mech. eng'r; b. Westmoreland, Sweden, Feb. 17, 1851; s. Sven and Maria Elizabeth (Bjorn) Mellin; college and technical ed'n in Sweden, embracing mechanical
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eng'ring and naval architecture; m. N. Y. City, Dec. 31, 1889, Gertrude Alice Levie; children: Gertrude Anna Maria, b. 1891; Carl Eugene, b. 1895. Mech. eng'r and naval architect in Sweden and Scotland, 1877-1887, notably Robert Napier & Son and Caledonian Loco. Works, Glasgow, Eriksberg and Atlas Works, Sweden; mech. eng'r Dynamite Gun Co., N. Y. City, 1887-1889; mech. eng'r, 1889-1894, chief eng'r, 1894-1902, Richmond Locomotive Works, Richmond, Va. Since 1902, con- sulting eng'r, Am. Locomotive Co. Was promi- nently connected with designing of the dynamite gun machinery for U. S. cruiser Vesuvius; had charge of designing and construction of machinery of U. S. bat- tleship Texas; designer and patentee of Richmond Compound Locomotive and Articulated Compound Lo- comotive built for B. & O. R. R. exhibited and awarded gold medal at La. Purchase Exp'n, St. Louis, 1904, and received highest award for compound locomotive at Pan .- Am. Exp'n, Buffalo, 1901. Knighted for com- mendable services by King Oscar of Sweden, 1905. In- troduced the Walschoert valve motion on Am. locomo- tives, and was primarily responsible for the introduc- tion of the four-cylinder balanced compound locomo- tive in this country. Contb'r to railway publications on locomotive design and other technical topics. Mem. Am. Soc. Mech. Eng'rs, Naval Architects and Marine Eng'rs, Am. Soc. Naval Eng'rs, Am. R. R. Master Mech. Ass'n, Am. Soc. Swedish Eng'rs, etc .; also various rall- road clubs. Address: N. Y. City.
MELLOR, JOHN H.
Banker; b. Wellsville, Ohio, May 11, 1873; s. Joseph S. and Jane (Moulds) Mellor; ed. Rochester High Sch .; m. Rochester, Pa., June 8, 1904, Mary Bell Wilson. Started banking business, 1895; cashier 1st Nat. Bank, Rochester, since 1899. V .- p. and dir. Rochester Cut Glass Co. Travelled in U. S. and Mexico. Republican; Episcopalian. Royal Arch Mason, Knight Templar. Residence: 374 Olive Av. Address: 1st Nat. Bank, Roch- ester, Pa.
MELTZER, CHARLES HENRY
Playwright, critic, journalist; b. London, England; s. Derrick Herman and Julie Marie (Schnee) Meltzer; ed. in London and Paris; m. Cleveland, Somersetshire, Eng., Anne Harris Hamlen; 'children: Alice Marie, Gwendoline Margaret, Dorothy, Phyllis, Harold. Paris corr., in turn, of Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Ar- gonaut and N. Y. Herald; special corr. at varlous times of N. Y. Herald in Rome (where had audiences of Leo XIII and King Humbert), Spain (during cholera epi- demic in 1885), Berlin (1886 and 1892, when he became persona non grata to the Imperial Chancellor), Egypt (where he made an important inquiry into the inter- national problems of the day); dramatic and musical critic, N. Y. Herald, 1888-1891, of N. Y. World, 1893- 1896. Author and adapter of plays: The Story of Ro- dlon, the Student; Mme. Sans-Gêne (English version) ; Hannele (English version) ; His Honor, the Mayor (in collaboration with A. E. Lancaster); The Sunken Bell (metrical English version) ; The First Duchess of Marl- borough (original comedy); Salome (tragic pantomime, In collaboration with Armand Silvestre and G. Pierne) ; Manon Lescaut (original romantic play), etc. For some years was associated with Metropolitan Opera House as scc. and ass't to Mr. Heinrich Conried; now music critic and sp'l writer N. Y. American, Hearst's Magazine, and Cosmopolitan Magazine. Address: 476 Central Park West, N. Y. City.
MELTZER, MARK C.
Agency mg'r Equitable Life Assurance Soc. of U. S .; b. abroad, April 15, 1866; s. Simon and Theresa Meltzer; ed. in common schs. and at Metropolitan Law Sch., N. Y. City, 1893; m. N. Y. City, Feb. 22, 1890, Dora Sterne; children: Therese M., Beula R. and Mark C., Jr. In printing business until 1887, then became connected with Met. Life Ins. Co., with which served as agent, ass't sup't, insp., and sup't until 1900, when became gen. agent for Equitable Life Assurance Soc. of U. S. in N. Y. City. Has served the Equitable Life in vari- ous important capacities; now mg'r Gramercy Branch, Equitable Life Assurance Soc. of U. S .; dir. Broad & Market Nat. Bank; v .- p. The Gen. Paper Goods Mfg Co., also many local polit. clubs, fraternal org'ns, ali Masonlc bodies up to 32° and Shriner. Mem.
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Nat. Life Underwriters' Ass'n, N. Y. Underwriters' Ass'n, Met. B'd of Mg'rs. Clubs: Republican, Meridian (N. Y.), Progress (Newark, N. J.), Columbian, West- wood Country (St. Louis, Mo.), Mountain Ridge Coun- try (West Orange, N. J.), Forest Hill (N. J.), Automo- bile. Address: 50 Union Sq., N. Y. City.
MELTZER, SAMUEL JAMES
Physician; b. in Russla, March 22, 1851; ed. in schools of Königsberg, Prussla, studied philosophy and medicine at Unlv. of Berlin, M.D., 1882; came to U. S., 1883; received L.L.D. degree from Univ. of
Maryland; LL.B., St. Andrew's, Scotland, 1912. Prac- tising medicine in N. Y. Clty since 1883; head of Dep't of Physiology and Pharmacology, Rockefeller Inst. for Med. Research; consulting physician Harlem Hosp. Pres. Soc. of Biology and Medicine, Am. Gastro- En- terological Ass'n; pres. Ass'n for Advancement of Clinical Research; fellow N. Y. Acad. Sciences; mem. Ass'n Am. Physicians, Ass'n Am. Pathologists; pres. Am. Physiol. Soc., N. Y. Acad. Medicine; fellow A. A. A. S .; mem. Am. Soc. Naturalists; mem. Nat. Acad. Sciences. Author of numerous papers on med. and biol. sub- jects. Residence: 13 W. 121st St. Address: Rockefel- ler Institute, East River and 66th St., N. Y. City. MELVILLE, HENRY
Lawyer; b. Nelson, N. H., Aug. 25, 1858; s. Josiah H. and Nancy R. (Nesmith) Meiville; grad. Dartmouth Coll., A.B., 1879, Harvard Univ., A.M. and LL.B., (cum laude), 1884. Admitted to N. Y. Bar, 1885. Served as capt. Co. A, Eighth Reg't, N.C.N.Y., and was capt. of Co. A, Eighth Reg't, N. Y. Infantry Vols. during Spanish-Am. War. Pres. N. Y. State B'd of mg'rs of Reformatories (having in charge Elmira and Napanoch). Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Soc. of Colonial Wars, Sons of Revo- lutlon, Naval and Mil. Order of the Spanish-Am. War. Clubs: University, Republican, Dartmouth, N. Y. City. Address: 45 Cedar St., N. Y. City.
MENDELSON, WALTER
Physician; b. Germantown, Philadelphia, April 9, 1857; s. S. and Rebecca (McGarr) Mendelson; ed. Co- lumbia Univ., Sch. of Mines, ciass of 1877, Coll. of Phys. and Surg. (Columbia), M.D., 1879; m. May 28, 1885, Mary Wharton, of Germantown, Philadelphia; children: Elizabeth, Frances, Dorothy, Lewis, Anna. Practising medicine in N. Y. City since 1879. Mem. B'd of trustees, Columbia Univ. Address: 159 W. 74th St., N. Y. City.
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