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RIESER, WILLIAM HENRY
Organist and teacher of music; b. Kingston, N. Y., March 10, 1859; s. William and Henrietta (Neidlinger) Rieser; ed. In high sch., Kingston, N. Y., and St. Vin- cent's Coll., Pittsburgh, Pa. One of leaders of musical profession In Kingston, N. Y .; has been organist and
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ASHEVILLE SCHOOL
Located in the Mountains of North Carolina, NEAR ASHEVILLE
NEWTON M. ANDERSON and CHARLES A. MITCHELL, Principals
The following is a statement of its most important features:
1. The school is a high grade, standard college preparatory school, which seeks only those boys whose home life has laid the foundation for good character, manly conduct and good scholarship.
2. The school is situated in the most healthful region east of the Mississippi River, in a climate giving the largest opportunity for out-door life.
3. The grounds contain seven hundred acres of land, providing fields for games, ponds, streams, woods and hills. This land was selected not only with re- gard to its usefulness, but also for the beauty of its surroundings.
4. The playing fields contain 3 baseball diamonds, football field, 1/4 mile run- ning track, 9 tennis courts, golf course, gun traps (under the supervision of a master), and a rowing course 78 of a mile in length.
5. The gymnasium has 5 squash courts, 4 courts for basketball, and swim- ming pool, beside all the usual equipment.
6. The buildings were constructed especially for school purposes and are thoroughly sanitary.
7. The courses of study, though broad, are consistent, and give the best preparation to boys who desire to enter any college or technical school or to go into business.
8. The teachers are graduates of the best Northern colleges, chosen for their fitness to instruct and care for boys.
9. The boys are under constant care and charge of the principals and their families.
10. As there is one master for every 10 boys, each boy gets an abundance . of individual care, both in his school life and in his home life.
11. The school refers to the authorities of over 21 of the leading collegiate institutions which its graduates have entered within the past 14 years.
12. Graduates of the school now attend Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Williams, Amherst, Mass. Inst. of Technology, Cornell, Case School of Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Brown University, Haverford College, Leland Stanford, Jr., and other well-known colleges.
13. Present students are from New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Colorado, Oklahoma, California, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida.
TUITION $800 PER YEAR
Copies of the Year Book, giving a full description of the school, will be mailed upon request.
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choir master of St. Mary's Ch., Kingston, since June 1, 1884. One of vice-presidents N. Y. State Music Teachers' Ass'n, and prominent in its councils. Has iarge elass in piano, organ and voiee culture; many of his pupils have taken prominent places as organists and as teachers in edn'l inst'ns; distinguished as organizer and participant in many concerts and musical entertainments. Has traveled through nearly all states of Union, through Eastern and Western Canada and the Bermudas and Cuba. Mem. Nat. Geog. Soc., Kingston Hosp. Ass'n. Address: 69 West Chester St., Kingston, N. Y.
RIGBY, GEORGE N.
Lawyer; b. Newark, N. J., July 10, 1874; s. Franklin A and Mary A. (Moekridge) Rigby; ed. Sibley Coll., Cornell Univ., E.E., 1895; N. Y. Law Seh., 1897; m. April 10, 1897. Maude E. Lawrence; one son: George Lawrence. Mem. State Assembly from Westehester Co., 1904-1905; alderman City of Yonkers, 1901-1903. Pres. Nepperhan Valley Realty Co .; dir. Yonkers Builders' Supply Co .; eomm'r of appraisal N. Y. Water Supply. Republiean. Mem. Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity; past exalted ruler, B. P. O. Elks, etc .; sec. Yonkers Hist. and Library Ass'n. Clubs: Republican N. Y. City), City (Yonkers), Park Hill Country. Resi- dence: 63 Sunnyside Drive. Address: 45 Warburton Av., Yonkers, N. Y.
RIGGS, EDWARD GRIDLEY
Writer; b. N. Y. City, March 24, 1856; s. James Wil- loughby and Mary (Gridley) Riggs; ed. public schs. and by private tutors; m. Forestville, Conn., Nov. 5, 1878, Elizabeth S. Brown; one son: Royal E. T., b. Dec. 27, 1881. Commercial and financial writer, N. Y. World, 1876-1884; polit. finaneial writer N. Y. Sun, since 1884. Frequent contb'r to Harper's Weekly, Bookman, Munsey's and Everybody's Magazines. In- dependent; Episcopalian. Recreation: Golf. Clubs: Manhattan, Lotos, Albany, Amen Corner Ass'n Bar- nard. Residence: 38 S. Portland Av., Brooklyn, N. Y. Address: Grand Central Terminal, N. Y. City.
RIGGS, LAWRASON, JR.
Lawyer; b. St. Louis, Mo., April 30, 1881; s. George W. and Kate (Cheesman) Riggs; grad. St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N. H., 1898, Columbia Univ., A.B., 1903, A.M., 1906, Columbia Law Sch., LL.B., 1906. Sec. to corpora- tion counsel N. Y. City, July 11, 1907, to March 2, 1908; now engaged in general practise of law, and mem. Kidder, Ayres & Riggs Republican. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Delta Phi fraternity. Dir. Clear Pool Camp Ass'n. Mem. St. Nicholas Soc. Club: Columbia University. Resi- dence: 70 \V. 11th St. Address: 27 William St., N. Y. City.
RIGGS, ROYAL E. T.
Lawyer; b. Forestville, Conn., Dec. 27, 1881; s. Ed- ward G. and Elizabeth S. (Brown) Riggs; ed. Brooklyn Latin Sch., grad. Williams Coll., A.B., 1902; N. Y. Law Sch., LL.B., cum laude, 1904; m. Providence, R. I., June 10, 1905, Ellzabeth S. Howard. Mem. firm Gannon, Seibert & Riggs; ass't corp'n counsel City of N. Y., 1905-1909. Author: The Alienability of the State's Title to the Foreshore, May, 1912; Some Legal Prob- lems of Valuation of Railroads, Nov., 1913. Democrat. Mem. Ass'n Bar City of N. Y., and Kappa Alpha Soc., Steward Soe. of Colonial Wars. Recreations: Tennis, goif, squash, rackets. Clubs: Manhattan, Lawyers (N. Y.), Lawyers (Brooklyn), Heights Casino (Brook- iyn), Williams. Residence: 142 E. 40th St. Address: 2 Rector St., N. Y. City.
RIIS, JACOB AUGUST
Jounalist; b. Ribe, Denmark, May 3, 1849; emigrated to America in 1870; m. Elizabeth Nielsen, of Ribe, Denmark, 1876. Was reporter on N. Y. Tribune and Evening Sun; became active reformer, lecturer and author of many articles and books on tenement house and poverty conditions; exec. officer Good Gov't Clubs, 1896-1897; sec. Small Park Com., etc. Author: How the Other Half Lives, The Children of the Poor, The Battle With the Slums, The Making of an American, Children of the Tenements, Theodore Roosevelt, the Citizen; The Old Town, etc. Address: 524 N. Beech St., Richmond Hill, L. 1, N. Y.
RIKER, JOHN J.
Merehant; b. Newton, N. Y., Aprii 6, 1858; s. John L. and May (Jackson) Riker; ed. private sch., Jamaica, and Charles Inst .; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., April 20, 1881, Edith M. Bartow. Employed with J. L. & S. D. Riker; admitted to partnership 1888 and became mn'g part- ner 1890; firm was succeeded by a corp'n, 1901, under same name, of which has sinee been pres. and dir. Trustee Atlantie Mutual Ins. Co .; dir. Fidelity-Phoenix Fire Ins. Co., Fidelity & Casualty Co., Farmers' Loan
& Trust Co., First Nat. Bank of White Plains, N. J. Zinc Co., County Trust Co. of White Plains, Fire Companies Building Corp'n. Served in 7th Reg't, N. G. N. Y .; comi'd a .- d .- c., with rank of 1st lieut., on staff of brig .- gen. of 1st Brigade, 1st Div .; senlor aide, with rank of capt., 1880; brigade insp. of rifle practice, with rank of major, 1882; major 12th Reg't Inf., 1884; resigned 1889. Republican. Alem. Soc. of Cincinnati, Soc. Colonial (Wars, Soc. War of 1812, Sons of Revo- lution, St. Nicholas Soc., Holland Soe., Chamber of Commerce of State of N. Y. Clubs: Automobile of Ameriea, N. Y. Yacht, City Midday, Union, Down Town, Adirondaek League, Rittenhouse, Apawamis. Residence: 110 JC. 37th St. Address: 19 Cedar St., N. Y. City.
RIKER, SAMUEL, JR.
Lawyer; b. Paris, France, May 17, 1868; s. John L. and Mary (Jackson) Riker; ed. Everson's Sch., N. Y. City; grad. Columbia Coll. Law Sch., LL. B., 1888; m. Lawrence, L. I., Nov. 18, 1896, Frances Mortimer Town- send; children: Frances Townsend, b. 1897; Audrey Townsend, b. 1899; Samuel, Jr., b. 1905; Lavina, b. 1909. Sinee graduation has been actively engaged in pro- fession, involving eorp'n and estate practice; dir. and v .- p. J. L. & D. S. Riker; dir. and ass't treas. Oldbury Electro-Chem. Co .; dir. Nat. Metal Co., Los Soldados Rubber Co., Tucker Elec. Construction Co., Barranca Copper Co. Democrat; Episcopalian. Mem. Sons of Revolution, Delta Phi fraternity, St. Nicholas Soc. Clubs: Union, Manhattan, City, Down Town, Midday, Rumson Country. Address: 19 Cedar St., N. Y. City.
RILEY, HERBERT JOWETT
Mfr; b. Bradford, Eng., May 31, 1863; s. Joseph and Hannah (Jowett) Riley; ed. Bradford (Eng.) Grammar Seh .; m. Doncaster, Eng., Aug. 12, 1890, Minnie Mat- thews; children: Herbert Percival, Gladys Elaine, Maurice Bertram. Served apprentiecship as dress goods mf'r with grandfather, Joseph Jowett, in Brad- ford, and afterward was mem. of Riley Bros. In 1886 began manufacture and sale of stereopticon goods, a business which was transferred to America in 1894; sinee 1900 has been sole prop'r; pres. Riley Optieal Instrument Co. Congregationalist, Residence: 136 W. 127th St. Address: 150 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
RINES, GEORGE EDWIN
Editor, encyclopedist; b. Maitland, N. S., Dec. 28, 1860; s. William and Margaret (Miller) Rines; came to U. S. when 11 years old; grad. from grammar and high schools, Brooklyn, N. Y. Engaged in business, but continued studies, and in 1887 entered Colgate Unlv .; in 1890 entered Hamilton Theol. Sem. (Colgate Univ.) for fuil Hebrew and Greek course in theology; grad. 1893. Pastor at Binghamton, N. Y., 1893-1895, and Baptist Ch. at Ridgewood, N. J., 1895-1898, resigning to devote himseif to literary work. Has been frequent In contb'r to religious press and other periodicals. 1903 appt'd mn'g editor Encyclopedia Americana, and has contributed very largely to that work blog. and hist. artieles. While still holding this position, In 1906, became v .- p. and in'g editor Union Editors' Ass'n of the United Editors' Encyclopedia and Die- tionary. In 1908 beeame nin'g editor The South in Building of the Nation. Asso. editor Foundation Li- brary for Young People, 1910; mn'g editor The Ger- inan Classies, 1913. Address: 225 Fifth Av., N. Y. City.
RING, WELDING
Merchant; b. Cornwall, Orange Co., N. Y., Feb. 22, 1846; s. Robert E. and Rachel (Welding) Ring; ed. West Town (Pa.) Sem., 1860-1861; m. New Brunswick, N. J., Jan. 16, 1873, Ida M. Mailler; children: Julia F., Katherine M., Ida F. Began business career in 1864; one year in importing business, two years in grain and flour comm'n house; since 1866 in export trade to Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Europe. Senior mem. firm Mailler & Quereau; pres. N. Y. Produce Exchange; v .- p. and dir. U. S. & Australia Steamship Co .; v .- p. Exporters and Importers' Ass'n; trustee Williamsburg Savings Bank; dir. Fourth Nat. Bank, Security Bank. In 1889-1890 visited Australia, New Zealand and the East Indies: included China and Japan in 1894, and has made frequent visits to Europe. 'Trustec Brooklyn E.D. llosp. Liberal Democrat. Born Quaker, but for 40 years mem. St. John's M. E. Ch., Brooklyn, and 17 years trustee. Mem. N. Y. Chamber of Commereo and Produce and Maritime Exchanges. Recreations: Hunting, fishing, traveling. Residence: 1251 Dean St., Brooklyn. Address: 31 Stone St., N. Y. City.
RINGER, ADOLPH IRVING
Educator, physician; b. Wirbalien, on Russian-Ger- man frontier, Aug. 18, 1883; s. Moses and Sophie (Kap) Ringer; edueated in local Russian and German public
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and private schs .; came to U. S., 1901; N. Y. Univ., M.D., 1908 (received William T. Luck Memorial Science Prize 1908, Christian A. Herter Research Fellow 1908); post-graduate studies Univ. of Munich, Germany, 1910; m. N. Y. City, Dec. 22, 1911, Ellen H. Robinson. Instr. in pharmacology, N. Y. Univ., 1908; ass't in physiology, Cornell Univ., 1909-1911; instr. in physiol. chemistry, Univ. of Pa. Sch. of Medicine, since 1911; supervising physiological chemist Polyclinic Hosp., Phila., since 1912. Research work in diseases of nutrition, princi- pally diabetes. Contb'r to current med., biol. and chemical journals. Mem. A.A.A.S., Am. Physiol. Soc., Am. Soc. of Biol. Chemists, Soc. for Experimental Biology and Medicine, Phila. Pathol. Soc., Am. Med. Ass'n, Phila. County Med. Ass'n, State Med. Ass'n. Residence: 12 Mount Morris Park W., N. Y. City. Address: Univ. of Pa. Sch. of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa.
RIORDAN, DANIEL J.
Member Congress; b. N. Y. City, July 7, 1870; s. Michael and Margaret (Harrigan) Riordan; ed. public schs .; grad, Manhattan Coll., A.B., 1890; in. Providence, R. I., June 28, 1899, Edith M. Caldwell, After gradua- tion became partner in real estate and insurance business conducted by father. Elected to 56th Con- gress, 1898, from 8th N. Y. Dist. Elected to N. Y. State Senate, 1902; appt'd by Lieut .- Gov. Higgins mem. Coms. on Insurance and Military Affairs; re-elected 1904, and appt'd by Lieut .- Gov. Bruce, 1905, mem. Coms, on Insurance, Forests, Fish and Game, and Military Affairs, and later mem. sp'l Insurance Investi- gation Com .; elected Nov. 6, 1906, from 8th N. Y. to serve out unexpired term of Timothy D. Sullivan, resigned, in 59th Congress and to full term to 60thi Congress; re-elected to 61st, 62d and 63d Congresses. Democrat; mem. Tammany Soc. Catholic. Clubs: Down Town, Cathollc, Nat. Democratic. Residence: 29 Oliver St. Address: 114 Centre (St., N. Y. City.
RIPLEY, JOSEPH
Civil eng'r; b. St. Clair, Mich., Jan. 3, 1854; s. Volney Abner and Maria (Klein) Ripley; C.E., 1876, and (hon.) M.E., 1911, Univ. of Mich .; m. 1st, Feb. 5, 1881, Rebecca McNaughton, of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. (died 1907) ; 2d. June 23, 1909, Mary J. Roper, of Edgefield, S. C. County surveyor Chippewa Co., Mich., 1876; U. S. ass't eng'r improvement St. Mary's River and St. Mary's Falls Ship Canal, Saulte Ste. Marie, Mich., 1877-1906; included building of Weitzel lock, finished 1881, and Poe lock, finished 1896; Neebish Channels, etc. U. S. ass't eng'r in charge survey and preparation of plans and estimates for canal 64 miles long connecting Bir- mingham, Ala., with the Black Warrior River, 1897; gen. sup't St. Mary's Falls Ship Canal, Mich., 1898-1906; mem. consulting b'd internat. eng'rs to determine type of the Panama Canal, 1905; principal ass't eng'r Pan- ama Canal, in charge of designing the locks, dams and regulating works, 1906, and ass't chicf eng'r Panama Canal, 1907; advisory eng'r N. Y. State Dep't Public Works, 1907-1909; mem. advisory b'd consulting eng'rs, N. Y. State canals, 1909-1911; consulting eng'r to N. Y. State eng'r since 1911. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Eng'rs, and several other eng'ring and scientic socs .; Delta Tau Delta, Tau Beta Pl (hon.). Club: Aurania (Albany, N. Y.). Residence: 350 West- ern Av. Address: State Hall, Albany, N. Y.
RIPTON, BENJAMIN HENRY
Educator; b. Johnstown, N. Y., March 21, 1858; s. Henry and Anna (Hunter) Ripton; ed. Johnstown Acad .; grad. Union Coll., A.B., 1880, A.M., 1886, Ph.D., 1895, LL.D., 1909; Syracuse Univ., LL.D., 1896; m. Johnstown, June 2, 1880, Francena Nare; children: Mrs. Maud Ripton Aiken, b. May 20, 1881, Inth. b. Sept. 2, 1892. Prof. in Whitestown Sem., 1882-1883; principal same, 1883-1885; prof. mathematics, 1886- 1894, prof history since 1894, dean since 1894, Union Coll. Methodist. Mcm. Am. Hist. Ass'n, Am. Polit. Science Ass'n, and several professional socs .; Phi Beta Kappa Soc., Psi Upsilon fraternity, B'd Ed'n City of Schenectady, 1903-1907; mem. Gen. Conf. M. E. Ch., 1900. Address: 38 Union Av., Schenectady, N. Y.
RITCHIE, ARTHUR
Clergyman; grad. Univ. of Pa., B.A., 1867, Gen. Theol. Sem., S.T.B., 1871. Ordered deacon, 1871, by Bishop H. Potter, ordalned priest 1873, by Bishop Nlles, in Episcopal ministry, Formerly rector Ch. of the Ascen- sion, Chicago, Il1., now rector St. Ignatius Ch., N. Y. City. Address: 552 West End Av., N. Y. City.
RITTER, EDWARD P. V.
Capitalist; b. IN .; s. Valentine and J. Hortense (Paschal) Ritter; ed. Washington Univ., St. Louis, Mo .; m. St. Louis, Mo., 1884, Fannie Belle, d. of former Congressman William H. Stone; children: Paschal
Stone, b. 1885; Wesley Harcourt, b. 1892, Edward
Bates, b. 1899. Pres. Merchants' & Mf'rs' Exchange, Grand Central Palace Co., Floral Garden Development Co .; v .- p. St. Louis, Lakewood & Grand Park l''y Co. Nicholls-Ritter Realty Co .; m'ng dir. Internat. Exp's Co .; mem. B'd Century Bank. Methodist. Mason (32'). Dir. St. Louis Protestant Hosp .; trustee and treas. Mo. Soc. of N. Y .; dir. N. Y. Soc. Residence: 101 W. 81st St. Address: 480 Lexington Av., N. Y. City.
RITTERBUSCH, HUGO H.
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 26, 1862; s. William and Elise (Kohler) Ritterbusch; ed. public schs .; grad. Coll. City of N. Y., A.B., Columbia Univ. Law Sch, LL.B .; m. Feb. 19, 1890, Annie L. Maack. Instr. Stevens High Sch., Hoboken, N. J., 1882-1888; admitted to practise N. Y. Bar, 1888; dir. and v .- p. West Side 'Taxpayers' Ass'n, 1905-1907; now dir. West Side Mutual Bld'g, Loan and Savings Ass'n, pres. 1901. 1904; dir. Maiden Lane Savings Bank; sec. and counsel Central Valley Land and Improvement Co., Kelly & Buck Co., Newton Extension Petticoat Co. Democrat Mem. Gen. Com. Tammany Hall. Mem. B'd of Dirs Heincbund Singing Soc. (pres. 1892-1893, 1907-1909); mem. Arion Soc. (mem. B'd Dirs. 1902-1905, 1910: pres. 1911-1913), St Mark's Hosp, N Y. County Lawyers Ass'n, Am. Bar Ass'n, Columbia Coll. and Coll. City of N. Y. Alumni Ass'ns. Recreations: Outdoor sports, fishing. Club: German Press. Residence (summer); Central Valley, N. Y .; (winter) : 107 W. 69th St. Ad. dress: 80 Maiden Lane, N. Y. City.
RIVES, GEORGE LOCKHART
Lawyer; b. N. Y. City, May 1, 1849; s. Francis R. and Matilda (Barclay) Rives; grad. Columbia Coll., B.A., 1868, M.A., 1872; Trinity Coll., Cambridge, B.A., 1877, M.A., 1884; Columbia Law Sch., LL.B., 1873; m. 1st, Elizabeth, N. J., May 21, 1873, Caroline Morris Kean (died March 29, 1887), 2d, March 20, 1889, Sarah Swan Whiting; children: George Barclay, b. 1874, Francis Bayard, b. 1890, Mildred Sara, b. 1893. Asst' sec. of State of the U. S., 1887-1889; chm'n Charter Revision Com. of the City of N. Y., 1900; corp'n counsel City of N. Y., 1902-1903; dir. Bank of N. Y., U. S. Trust Co. Lawyers' Title Ins. and Trust Co., Lawyers' Mortgage Co., Mortgage Bond Co .; was formerly and for many years mem. law firm Olin & Rives. Democrat. Mem. Delta Psi fraternity. Pres. N. Y. Hosp .; trustee Columbia Univ. (chm'n b'd), N. Y. Public Library, Burke Memorial Foundation. Clubs: Century, Metro- politan, Knickerbocker, University, Down Town, Col- umbla University, N. Y. Yacht, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht, Tuxedo. Address: 32 Nassau St., N. Y. City.
ROBBINS, ALFRED A.
Merchant, miner; 'b. Harvard, Mass., July, 1837; s. Dr. Augustus and Julianna W. Robbins, g .- g-s. of Lieut. Jacob Robbins, who fought in the battle of Lexington; ed. in Brooklyn public school and by a private tutor; m. Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 27, 1881, Anna Barnes. Since 1857 has conducted a cracker and flour business, and for 35 years has been a miner and dealer in minerals and clays. lfas been a candidate for Congress; one of original mnems. of 23d Reg't, N.G.N.Y., in which served in the Gettysburg campaign; hon. mem. Veteran Ass'n of said reg't; pres. A. A. Robbins Mining Co. Pres. The New York Free Cold Water Fountains. Republican; Presby'n. Mem. B'd of Nat. Temperance Soc. since its org'n in 1866, and of the B'd of the Am. Sabbath Union, since 1898; was several years pres. of the Temperance Soc. of Dr. Cuyler's Lafayette Av. Presby'n Ch., and was pres. of the Central Temperance Ass'n of Kings County, N. Y., for six years; mem. Scientific Temperance Federa. tion, N. Y. State Sabbath Ass'n from its org'n in 1890, and for some years its pres .; pres. Kings County Sun- day Observance Ass'n 18 years, Nat. Geog. Soc., N. 1. State Museum Ass'n, and many of various other benevolent and philanthropic societies. Address: 937 Kent Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.
ROBBINS, EDWARD EVERETT 1
Lawyer, banker; s. Joseph Robbins; grad. Washing. ton & Jefferson Coll., A.M., Columbia Law Sch., N. Y., A.B .; m. Greensburg. Pa., Luella Moore: children: Ed- ward, Jr., b. 1899; William, b. 1901. Traveled in U. S., Iurope, Central America, Cuba, Canada and Mexico. Assisted in org'n, and v .- p. Safe Deposit & Trust Co. of Greensburg, Pa., Citizens' Bank, of Mt. Pleasant, Wilmerding Nat. Bank, Wilmerding, Pa .. Pittsburgh- Westmoreland. Coal Co. of Pittsburgh, Atlantie Fuel Co., Garrett, Pa., Atlantic Coal Co .; pres. Wilmerding Trust Co. Senator of Pa., 1888-1894; mem. Congress. 1898-1900. Q .- m. gen. N. G. Pa., 1900-1906: in Spanish- Am. War, major and chief q .- m. at Chickamanga Camp, 1st Div., 3d Brig., Ist Corps; In Porto Rico under Gen. Miles, had charge of U. S. transport Seneca. Republican: Presby'n. Mem. Pa. Bar Ass'n,
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Westmoreland Law Ass'n, Westmoreland Hist. Soe., S. A. R., Nat. Geog. Soc., Pa. Soe. of N. Y .; trustee Washington & Jefferson Coll. Reereatlons: Golf, bill- lards, horseback riding.
Clubs: Westmoreland Country, Pittsburgh Athletic, Duquesne (Pittsburgh), Pa. Residenee: 406 N. Main St. Address: Bank & Trust Bld'g, Greensburg, I'd.
ROBBINS, WILFORD LASH
Clergyman; b. Boston, Mass., Aug. 7, 1859; s. Robert Lash and Elizabeth ( Faleoner) Robbins; ed. Roxbury. (Mass.) Latin Seh., 1881; grad. Amherst Coll., M.A., 1884, D.D., 1903; Episcopal Theol. Seh., Cambridge, Mass., B.D., 1884; D.D., St. Stephen's Coll., Amherst Coll. and Princeton Univ .; LL.D., Hobart Coll .; un- married. Ordained priest by Bishop Paddock of Mass., 1885; reetor Ch. of Our Redeemer, Lexington, 1885- 1887; dcan All Saints' Cathedral, Albany, N. Y., 1887- 1903; dean Gen. Thcol. Sem., sinee 1903. Author: An Essay Toward Faith, 1900; A Christian Apologetic, 1902 (both Longman's). Mem. Psi Upsilon fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa Soc .; trustee Amherst Coll., Trinity Sch., N. Y .; mem. Couneil of Columbia Univ. Address: 1 Chelsea Sq., N. Y. City.
ROBERTS, DUDLEY D.
Physician; b. Newark, N. J., Mareh 1, 1874; s. WIll- iam M. and Susan Emily ( Whitehead) Roberts; ed. publie and high sehools of Newark, Centenary Colle- giate Inst., Hackettstown, N. J., Columbia Univ. (sp'l student biology), N. Y. Coll. Pharmaey, Coll. Phys. & Surg. (Columbia), M.D., 1898; m. Dee. 6, 1900, Carrie, d. Sanford H. Steele; ehildren: Henry Steele, b. 1902; Helen, b. 1903; Dudley, Jr., b. 1910; Carolyn, b. 1912. Appt'd, 1898, to staff of Bellevue Hosp., served 2 years; started to practise medicine in Brooklyn, 1900, gradu- ally beeame devoted to special work on digestive organs. Visiting gastroenterologist, Brooklyn Hosp., and .L. I. Coll. Hosp. Dispensary; consulting gastro- enterologist King's Park State Hosp .; attending physi- cian Brooklyn Hosp. Author of numerous publlea- tions in his specialty. Trustee Brooklyn Parks and Playgrounds Ass'n; mem. Am. Med. Ass'n, Kings Co. Med. Soe., Pathol. Soc. Clubs: Hamilton, Heights Casino. Address: 84 Remsen St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
ROBERTS, ELLIS HENRY
Finaneier; b. Utiea, N. Y., Sept. 30, 1827; s. Watkin and Gwen (Williams) Roberts; ed. schools of Utica, Whitestown Sem., Yale Coll., A.B., 1850, A.M., 1853; LL.D., 1884; hon. LL.D), from flamilton Coll .; m. Utica, N. Y., June 21, 1851, Elizabeth Morris. Editor of Utlea Herald, 1850-1889; principal Utica Acad., 1850: ass't treas. U. S., in N. Y., 1889-1893; treas. U. S., 1899-1905; pres. Franklin Nat. Bank, N. Y., 1894-1897, Repub- lican; Presby'n. Mem. N. Y. Assembly, 1866; repre- sentative in Congress, 1870-1875. Mcm. Am. Hist. Ass'n, Nat. Geog. Soe., Oneida Hist. Soe., Wash. Eeon- omle Soe. Delivered course of lectures at Cornell Univ. and Hamilton Coll., addresses to many State Bankers' Ass'ns, and Am. Bankers' Ass'n. Author: Government Revenue, History of State of N. Y. Clubs: Lotos (N.Y.), Ft. Sehuyler (Utiea), Cosmos, Univer- sity ( Wash., D. C.). Address:
32 Remble St., Utlea, N. Y.
ROBERTS, GEORGE H.
Banker, ex-postmaster Brooklyn, N. Y .; b. Roehester. N. Y., 1852; at age of 10 went with family to St. Louis and ed. there until 14 years old, when removed to Brooklyn, N. Y .; ed. Brooklyn Polytechnie Inst., and one year at Dresden, Germany; in. 1878; two chil- dren. In 1873 entered employ of Roberts & Colin, flour merchants of N. Y. City, and later sueeeeded uncle, George H. Roberts, as mem. of firm. For years has been mem. N. Y. Produee Exchange. Mem. Chamber of Commeree .; v .- p. and dlr. Home Title Insurance Co. of Brooklyn, N. Y .; see. and dir. Safe Deposit Co. of Brooklyn; dir. National City Bank of Brooklyn; trustee Emmanuel Bapt. Ch. Charter mem. old Frank- lin Literary Soe. Republican; was delegate to the St. Louis and Phila. eonvs. which nominated William Me- ley, who, before going on that fatal visit to Buffalo, had promised, not only on the score of party service, but also on that of personal friendship, to appoint Mr. Roberts to postmastership. Appt'd by Pres. Roose- velt, and his nomination readily confirmed by Senate, Dee., 1901. At that time was chm'n Republiean City Com. of Greater N. Y., whleh resigned. Clubs: Ham- ilton (Brooklyn), Republiean, Sleepy Hollow Country, Clove Valley Rod and Gun (pres .; N. Y. City). Ad- dress: Brooklyn, N. Y.
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