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ical sketches of Rev. Dr. John Hall, of Rev. Dr. R. S. Stores, of Rev. Dr. W. R. Williams, of Rev. Dr. William Ormis- ton. of Rev. Dr. Philip Schaff, of Rev. Joseph Cook, of Rev. Dr. William M. Tay- lor, of Bishop H. C. Potter, in 1883; of the Rev. Dr. Robert McArthur, of Rev. Dr. J. M. Buckley, of Rev. Dr. J. L. Witherow, of Rev. Dr. John H. Barrows, of Rev. Dr. T. L. Cuyler, of Rev. Dr. Moses Hoge, of Bishops Ninde, Fowler, Walden and Mallalieu, of Rev. Prof. Jesse B. Thomas, of Rev. Dr. E. P. Terhune, of Rev. Dr. Charles F Deems. of Bishop C. C. McCabe, in 1884; of Rev. B. M. Palmer, of Rev. Dr. Charles Parkhurst, of Bishop Fallows, of Rev. J. D. Power, of Rev. A. J. T. Behrends, of Rev. Dr. P. S. Henson, of Rey Dr. T. DeWitt Talmage, in 1885; of Rev. Dr. A. E. Kittredge, of Rev. Dr. W. F. Morgan, of President Tim- othy Dwight, and of Professor Wm. H. Green, in 1887; of Rev. Dr. C. Bridgman of Rev. A. H. Moment, of Rev. Dr. G. H. Smith, of Rev. Dr. Wm. R. Huntington, of Bishops Vincent, Joyce, Goodsell, Fitz- gerald, and Newman, of Rev. Dr. S. Vir- gin, in 1888; of Rev. Dr. James M. Dick- son, of Rev. Dr. W. C. Pratt, in 1889; of Rev. Dr. E. Walpole Warren, of Rev. R. B. D. Sinclair, in 1890; of Rev. Dr. J. Farrar, of Rev. Dr. M. D. Kneeland, in 1892; of Rev. Dr. David Gregg and of Rev. Dr. James Wilson, in 1893. Also au- thor of biographical sketches of Christo- pher Columbus, George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, James G. Blaine, Benjamin Harrison, etc., in 1894. Also author of historical sketches of Arbor Day, Labor Day, Decoration Day, Liberty Day, Independence Day, Emancipation Day, Flag Raising Day, Forefather's Day, Orangemen's Day, St. Patrick's Day, and Temperance Reform Day, in 1894. Married, June 7, 1850, to Isabella Field, who died Oct. 6. 1863; married, Oct. 17, 1865, to Arminella Gil- lespie, who died April 10, 1880. Received the degree of D. D. from University of Columbia, Kittanning, Pa., 1865, and the degree of LL.D. from the University of Omaha, Neb., 1890. Residence, 264 West 131st St .; office, 156 Fifth Ave., New York.
SANDS, B. Ayman:
Lawyer; trustee Greenwich Savings Bank and New York Security and Trust Company; director Commonwealth Insur- ance Company, Terminal Warehouse Com- pany, National Safe Deposit Company, and Lincoln Trust Company. Member of University, Union League and Strollers Clubs. Residence, 58 West 48th St .; of- fice, 31 Nassau St., New York.
SANFORD, Chester G .:
Educator; graduated from the Univer- sity of Rochester (A.B.) in 1892; A. M., 1895; principal Free Academy, Candor, N. Y., 1892-95; Union School, Saratoga
Springs, N. Y., 1895-98; High School, South Glens Falls, N. Y., 1898 to date. Address Rochester, N. Y.
SANFORD, James C .:
Captain, U. S. Army; born in and ap- pointed from New York; cadet at the U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1880; grad- uated, June 15, 1884. Second lieutenant- engineer, June 15, 1884; first lieutenant, Oct. 12, 1886; captain, Aug. 13, 1895; served in the Spanish-American War. Address, 815 Witherspoon Building, Phil- adelphia, Pa.
SANFORD, John:
Manufacturer of carpets at Amsterdam; is a member of the State Racing Commis- sion. Address, Amsterdam, N. Y.
SANGSTER, Margaret E. (Mrs.) :
Author, editor and poet; born in New Rochelle, N. Y., Feb. 22, 1838; educated chiefly at Vienna; was married, in 1858, to George Sangster. She became a regu- lar contributor to the leading periodicals of the day, and has been associate editor of the Christian at Work, and the Chris- tian Intelligencer; 1882, became editor of Harper's Young People; 1889, became edi- tor of Harper's Bazar. She has written several popular books for children; is a member of but one woman's club, the Meridian. Author of "Manual of Mis- sions of the Reformed Church in Ameri- ca," "Home Faries and Heart Flowers," and "Twenty Studies of Children's Heads with Floral Embellishments." Address, Glen Ridge, N. J.
SANKEY, Ira D .:
Evangelist; born in Edinburgh, Pa., Aug. 28, 1840; son of David Sankey, Sen- ator and banker. The family removed to New Castle, Pa., where, at the age of fifteen, he joined the Methodist Church. He became superintendent of the Sunday School, leader of the choir, and president of the Young Men's Christian Association. In 1870 he was a delegate of the Young Men's Christian Association to the Inter- national Convention at Indianapolis, Ind .; here he first met Dwight L. Moody, with whom he was associated until the latter's death. April, 1886, he presented the town of New Castle, Pa., with a Young Men's Christian Association building. Compiler of "Gospel Hymns," 1875-95; "Sacred Songs and Solos," 1873; "Winnowed Songs," 1890; "Young People's Songs of Praise," 1902. He has composed many of the most popular gospel songs of the day, among them "The Ninety and Nine" and "When the Mists Have Rolled Away." Address, 148 South Oxford St., Brooklyn; office 135 Fifth Ave., New York.
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SARD, Grange:
Merchant and banker; born in Albany, March 10, 1843. Member of the Stove Manufacturing firm of Rathbone, Sard & Co., and president of the corporation of the same name; also president of the Union Trust Company of Albany, and vice-president of the National Commercial Bank; trustee of the Albany Savings Bank, Albany Insurance Company, Dud- ley Observatory, and Albany Cemetery Association. One of the founders and ex- president of the Fort Orange Club; mem- ber of the Committee of Thirteen, also the Committee of Fifty, that have been active in reforming municipal affairs, and member of various other societies having for their object the improvement of the civil service. tariff, prisons, etc. Address, North Ferry St., Albany, N. Y.
SATTERLEE, Francis L., M.D .:
Was born June 15, 1847; M. D., 1868; professor of physics, chemistry and metal- lurgy at New York College of Dentistry since 1869; surgeon, Eighty-fourth Regi- ment, N. G. S. N. Y. Member of Acad- emy of Medicine, Academy of Sciences and Medico-Legal Societies; also mem- ber of Century, Players, Society of Colo- nial Wars, Sons of the Revolution and St. Nicholas Society. Address, 8 West 18th St., New York.
SAVAGE, Egbert Barnum:
Lieutenant-colonel, U. S. Army; born in and appointed from New York. First lieutenant, One Hundred and Fifteenth New York Infantry, Aug. 26, 1862; cap- tain, Nov. 1, 1862; honorably mustered out, Aug. 30, 1865; second lieutenant and first lieutenant. Fifteenth Infantry, Feb. 23, 1866; transferred to Thirty-third In- fantry, Sept. 21, 1866; transferred to the Eighth Infantry. May 3. 1869; captain, May 30, 1877; major Eighth Infantry, April 26, 1898; lieutenant-colonel, Tenth Infantry, May 14, 1899; transferred to Thirteenth Infantry, Aug. 12, 1899; retired, Aug. 14, 1899. Address, Seattle, Wash.
SAVAGE, Minot Judson, D.D .:
Clergyinan; born in Norridgewock, Me., June 10, 1841; son of Joseph L. and Ann S. Savage; fitted for Bowdoin College, but ill-health prevented graduation; grad- uated from Bangor (Me.) Theological Seminary, 1864. Missionary in California (Orthodox Congregational), 1864-67; Con- gregational Church in . Framingham, Mass .. 1867-69; Congregational Church, Hannibal .Mo., 1869-73; Unitarian Church, Chicago, 1873-74; Church of the Unity, Boston. 1874-96; Church of Messiah, New York, 1896 to present time. Married Ella A., daughter of the Rev. John and Ann S. Dodge, at Harvard, Mass .. 1864. Re- ceived the degree of D. D. from Harvard University in 1896. Address, 61 East 34th St., New York.
SAWYER, Azariah Hall:
Lawyer; was born in Potsdam, St. Law- rence Co., N. Y., June 19, 1834; he is a lineal descendant of Thomas Sawyer, who came to America in 1636, and first settled at Rowley, Massachusetts. He commenced the study of law at the age of nineteen, and was admitted to the bar in April, 1857, soon after which he formed a co- partnership with James F. Starbuck, of Watertown, N. Y., which connection con- tinued until the death of Mr. Starbuck. In November, 1867, Mr. Sawyer was elected Judge of Jefferson Co., and con- tinued to hold that position until Jan. 1. 1878; on retiring from the bench, he be- came the general counsel of the Agricul- tural Insurance Company, of Watertown, N. Y., and from that time until he retired from the practice of law, in 1898, he de- voted himself almost entirely to corpora- tion law, and especially as counsel for in- surance companies. He was one of the counsel for the New York Board of Un- derwriters for the preparation of the present standard fire insurance policy, as- sociated with William Allen Butler, of New York, and Frank Chamberlin, of Hartford, Conn. He is a director and president of the Agricultural Insurance Company, of Watertown, N. Y .; also di- rector of the National Union Bank, of Watertown, the Watertown Carriage Company, and the Hungerford-Holbrook (Printing) Company; he was at one time president of the National Union Bank, and for several years president of the Board of Education of the city of Watertown, and chairman of the Jefferson County Re- publican Committee from 1861 to 1867; re- ceived the honorary degree of LL.D. from Hobart College in 1896; is a member of the New York State Bar Association; is president of the Jefferson County Bar Association; member of the Sons of the American Revolution; of the Founders and Patriots of America; of the American Science and Historic Preservation Society; the Hobart Alumni Association; the Asso- ciation for Protection of the Adirondacks; the Jefferson County Historical Associa- tion; the Jefferson County Golf Club; the' Union Club and Lincoln League, of Wa- tertown, and the Mastigouche Fish and Game Club, of Montreal. Address, Water- town, N. Y.
SAXTON, Charles T .:
Jurist; born in Clyde, N. Y., July 2, 1846; son of Daniel .and Eliza A. Saxton; common school education; married, Oct. 1. 1868, to Helen M. Field, now deceased. Served in the Union army from 1861 to 1866. and when mustered out as sergeant major was not twenty years old. Ad- mitted to the bar in Dec., 1867; member of Assembly, 1887, 1888, 1889, and State Sen- ator. 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893 and 1894; tem- porary president of the Senate, 1894, and appointed the committee commonly known as the Lexow Committee, of which he
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was made a member by resolution of the Senate. Lieutenant-governor in 1895 and 1896; appointed presiding judge of State Court of Claims for term beginning Jan. 1, 1898, and ending Dec. 31, 1903; delegate to the Republican National Convention of 1900. While in the Legislature he was leader of the ballot reform movement and was the author of the corrupt prac- tices act and other important measures. In 1892 he was honorary chancellor of Union University, Schenectady, and re- ceived the degree of LL.D. from that institution; in 1895 he was named by Governor Morton as one of the commis- sioners to recommend changes in legis- lative procedure; in 1900 President Mc- Kinley tendered him the position of U. S. district judge at Porto Rico, but he de- clined the appointment. He is a member of the Republican Club of the City of New York, a director of the Union Trust Com- pany of Rochester, and a trustee of the Western New York Institution for Deaf Mutes. Address, Clyde, Wayne County, N. Y.
SAYRE, Reginald Hall:
Surgeon; born Oct. 18, 1859; son of Lewis Albert Sayre, one of New York's most eminent surgeons and physicians, and Eliza Ann (Hall) Sayre. His father was one of the founders of New York Pathological Society, New York Academy of Medicine; recipient of Order of Wassa from King of Sweden. The young man was educated at Churchill, and Manry's School; graduated from Columbia College in 1881; Bellevue Medical College, 1884. Served in Bellevue eighteen months; assistant to chair of surgery at Bellevue Medical College, 1885; lecturer, orthopedic surgery, 1890; clinical professor ortho- pædic surgery, New York. University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College since 1898; consulting surgeon at Hackenack Hospital since 1891; president Ameri- can Orthopedic Association. 1892; presi- dent, 1903; assistant secretary Academy of Medicine. 1892; secretary, 1895-97; treasurer board of trustees since 1899; honorary vice-president orthopedic sec- tion Pan-American Congress, 1893; vice- president Pathological Society, New York City; orthopedic surgeon to out of door poor department, Bellevue Hospital 1886 to 1903; consulting surgeon Hospital for Crippled Children, Newark, N. J., since 1897; consulting surgeon Mountain Side. Hospital, Montclair; consulting surgeon Englewood Hospital, Englewood, N. J. Delegate to International Medical Con- gress, Berlin, 1890; in Paris, 1900; in Ma- drid, 1903; chairman surgical section of American Medical Association at fiftieth anniversary; editor orthopedic depart- ment Annual Universal Medical Science, 1889-96. Member of University, Athletic and City Clubs; inspector small arms practice, Squadron A. New York State National Guard. Author of "Diseases
of the Spine and Hip," and other medi- cal books. Address, 9 East 45th St., New York.
SCHERMERHORN, F. Augustus:
Soldier; was born in New York City, Nov. 1, 1844. Was commissioned second lieutenant of the One Hundred and Eigh- ty-fifth Regiment New York Infantry, Dec. 27, 1864; mustered in as first lieu- tenant of Company C, One Hundred and Eighty-fifth New York Infantry. Jan. 25, 1865. Joining his company, he served in the field with the Army of the Potomac during the memorable campaign of 1865, and was detailed as aide-de-camp to Bre- vet Major-General Charles Griffin, com- manding the First Division of the Fifth Army Corps, and subsequently the corps. He was mustered out of service May 30, 1865, and was brevetted captain "for gal- lant conduct at the battle of Five Forks, Va., April 1, 1865." On returning from the seat of war entered the school of mines of Columbia College, in Oct., 1865, and graduated in 1868, receiving the de- gree of E. M. (Engineer of Mines). Since the close of the Civil War he has served the term of seven years in the National Guard of the State of New York, filling the positions of private, corporal, ser- geant, and first lieutenant of Company K, Seventh Regiment, National Guard, State of New York. Has been since 1877 a trustee of Columbia College, and a man- ager, as well as the recording secretary, of the New York Institution for the Blind. He is a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States; also the Metropolitan, City, Army and Navy, Union, Knickerbocker, and New York Yacht Clubs. Address, 101 Univer- sity Place; office, 41 Liberty St., New York.
SCHERMERHORN, Martin Kellogg:
Clergyman, author and lecturer; born in Greene County, N. Y., 1841; son of E. Bogardus and Elizabeth Merritt Scher- merhorn; graduated at Williams College in 1865; studied theology at Union Pres- byterian Seminary; settled as pastor of Presbyterian church in Amenia, N. Y., of Church of the Unity in Boston, of Church of Our Father in Buffalo, of Chan- ning Memorial Church in Newport, R. I., of Washington Irving Memorial Church in Tarrytown, and of St. John's Church in Boston; retired in 1904 as emeritus pastor of the Channing Memorial Church of. Newport, R. I. Married in 1867 to Anna Wheeler, of Poughkeepsie; has one daughter, Elizabeth, a graduate of Vassar College and a post-graduate student of Radcliffe, who has been an instructor in literature at Vassar College and is a lec- turer on literature and a writer for the New England Magazine. Member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Society and of Will- iams College Alumni Association; life
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member of the American Unitarian Asso- ciation, and of various University, Re- form and Scientific Clubs. Author of "Sacred Scriptures of the World, of "Re- nascent Christianity-The Old Faith in Modern Form," of "Ancient Sacred Scrip- tures-the Old Religion in Modern Words," all published by George P. Putnam's Sons. Also author of various smaller volumes, chief of which are "Historic Justice to Thomas Paine," "Memorial of Dr. Henry W. Bellows," and "Thoughts for the Twentieth Century." Lecturer on "Trav- els in Europe." on "William Cullen Bry- ant," on "Thomas Jefferson," on "Frances E. Willard," on "Mental Science, or Thought as a Building Force," etc. Ad- dress, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and Newport, R. I.
SCHERNIKOW, Ernest:
Consul and exporter, New York City; was born in Berlin, Oct. 13, 1860; edu- cated in New York City; married; consul of the Republic of Salvador; treasurer and director of the Hamilton Bank Note En- graving and Printing Company; secre- tary of the New York & Honduras Ro- sario Mining Company; delegate to Pan- American Congress; commissioner to Pan- American Exposition; president New York Mineralogical Club. He is a life member of the American Museum of Natural His- tory; member of the Metropolitan Mu- seum of Art, the Scientific Alliance, and St. John's Guild. Residence, 200 West 79th St .; office 42 Broadway, New York.
SCHEUERMAN, Henry L .:
Lawyer; born in New York City, Dec. 5, 1870, and thereafter resided during his entire youth in Georgia; graduated from the academic department of Yale College in 1890. and received the degree of LL.B. from the New York Law School in 1892; shortly afterwards he was admitted to the bar of the State of New York: thereafter he became a member of the firm of Hoadly, Lauterbach & Johnson, and has since uniformly practiced law in this citv. having acted as counsel for several large interests. among others the Metropolitan Street Railway Company, Third Avenue Railroad Company, Brook- lyn Union Elevated Railway Company, Consolidated Gas Company and the Ocean Steamship Company. He is a member of the Bar Association, Yale Club, Demo- cratic Club, Harmonie Club, and Century Country Club. Address, 22 William St., New York.
SCHIEFFELIN, Bradhurst:
Wholesale druggist; was born in New York in 1824; is a member of the firm of Schieffelin Brothers, established in 1794; introduced petroleum commercially. 1860. During the Civil War he organized a committee of citizens to uphold President Lincoln. and after the war supported
thousands of destitute people; founded the Bread and Shelter Society. Address, New Dorp, N. Y.
SCHIFF, Jacob Henry:
Capitalist; born at Frankfort-on-the- Main, Germany, in 1847, and at the age of eighteen came to New York City. He is a partner of the banking house of Kuhn, Loeb & Co .; director of the Nation- al City Bank, Morton Trust Company, the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, the Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com- panies, Western Union Telegraph Com- pany, and numerous other financial and railroad corporations. Is a member of Lawyers, Barnard and Republican Clubs, of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Am- erican Museum of Natural History, etc. Address, 965 Fifth Ave., New York.
SCHLEY, Grant B .:
Banker; born in Chapinsville, N. Y., 1845. In 1861 he became connected with Wells, Butterfield & Co. as clerk in their office in Syracuse, N. Y .; 1863, was ap- pointed their agent at Suspension Bridge, N. Y .; 1866, was connected with the finan- cial department of their successors, the American Express Company, New York; 1874, connected with the first National Bank of New York; 1880, became mem- ber of the New York Stock Exchange. Is senior member of the banking firm of Moore & Schley, established in 1880 as Groesback & Schley; is president and di- rector Chihuahua & Pacific Railroad; di- lector New York, Ontario & Western Railroad, Chase National Bank, Manhat- tan Trust Company, American Smelting & Refining Company, American Surety Company. Consolidated Tobacco Company, Continental Tobacco Company, Electric Storage Battery Company, Elliott Fisher Company, Pacific Coast Company, Pitts- burgh Coal Company. Republic Iron & Steel Company, Virginia & Southwestern Railway Company. Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke Company. Washington County Rail- road Company Member of the New York Yacht, New York Athletic, Atlantic Yacht, Lotos, Union League, Metropolitan, and other clubs. Residence, 845 Fifth Ave .; office, 80 Broadway, New York.
SCHMID, Mrs. Josephine:
Business woman; daughter of a suc- cessful brewer, at Cincinnati; born in Cin- cinnati, O., and at the age of thirteen en- tered a convent at Montreal, graduating from this institution at eighteen. Soon after she married August Schmid, mem- ber of firin of Bernheimer & Schmid, owners of the Lion Brewery in New York City, where she then removed. Upon the death of Mr. Schmid, fourteen years ago, Mrs. Schmid, being familiar with the bus- iness of her father and husband, took the latter's place in the brewery firm. In July, 1903, she bought out the partners
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of the concern and turned it into a cor- poration, (called the Lion Brewery of New York City) owning all the stock; she re- organized the entire working force, and the business is now, and has been, one of the most prosperous in the city. Mrs. Schmid is also very successful in real es- tate ventures, and at the present time owns much property on lower Broadway, Cortlandt and Warren Streets, in Eighth and Columbus Avenues. Residence, Fifth Ave. and 62d St., New York.
SCHMIDT, Dederick H .:
Banker and broker; was born April 10, 1868; son of Herman and Charlotte (Knu- bel) Schmidt; educated at private and public high schools, Hoboken, N. J. En- tered the banking business as clerk, and later was admitted to partnership in the same firm. Elected member of the New York Stock Exchange Feb. 7, 1895; mar- ried, Aug. 29, 1896, Anna Catharine Offer- man, Brooklyn, N. Y .; since Jan. 1, 1897, partner of banking firm Reitze, Stern & Schmidt. Residence, 103 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, N. Y .; office, 27 William St. New York.
SCHMIDT, O. Egerton:
Merchant; born New York, Sept. 24, 1838; son of J. W. Schmidt, fifty years consul general of Prussia, Saxony Ba- den and Oldenburg at New York, and of his wife. Eliza A. Bache; married Char- lotte Lloyd Higbee; was graduated from Columbia College in 1859; A. M., 1862. Merchant, O. E. Schmidt & Co., New York, and E. Perkins & Co., London; president of Le Roy Shot & Lead Manu- facturing Company, and Crooke Smelting & Refining Company; treasurer of the Title Guarantee & Trust Company and of the Bond & Mortgage Guarantee Company; was general manager and third vice-president of Lawyers Mort- gage Insurance Company, and at pres- ent treasurer the Lawyers Mortgage Insurance Company; State commissioner and president of the board for licensing sailors' boarding
houses (representing the Chamber of
Commerce) ; presi- dent of the New York Orthopaedic Dis- pensary and Hospital; chairman execu- tive committee of Society Protestant Episcopal Church for Seamen; member executive committee Hospital Saturday and Sunday Association; also member University, Church, etc., clubs, and St.' George's Society and the Chamber of Commerce. Address, 12 West 8th St., New York.
SCHMITT, William P .:
Commissioner of Parks in Borough of Bronx; was born in New York City, Jan. 25, 1862; graduated from Grammar School No. 59, and subsequently pursued a course of study with the view of entering the Naval Academy at Annapolis. At the
age of seventeen he entered the employ of the Central Park Brewery, at the solicitation of his father, who was then largely interested in that concern. Hav- ing served an apprenticeship of three years, during which time he thoroughly mastered the business in all its details, he entered the U. S. Brewers' Academy (the first institution of its kind in this country), and in 1881 became its first graduate. It being an old German cus- tom for parents to send out their sons, after serving their apprenticeship, to make their own way in the world, Mr. Schmitt's father adopted this course, and the son was, accordingly, sent out to earn his own livelihood. After five years of varied experience, during which time he traversed the United States from the At- lantic to the Pacific, and from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico-having been in al- most every State and territory-he re- turned home, at the request of his father, to become brew-master in the establish- ment of Schmitt & Schwanenfluegel, his father being senior partner. In 1892 Mr. Schmitt became largely interested in a brewery in the West Indies where he filled the position of general manager for a number of years. On his return to New York his state of health precluded the resumption of his former position of brew-master, and he therefore became in- terested in other ventures-notably the management of his tobacco plantation of 600 acres, in Florida-and later became proprietor and editor of the Eufaula Sun, a daily and weekly publication, at Eu- faula, Ala; was also active in local poli- tics. The death of his father, on May 4, 1897, closely followed by the death of his brother, necessitated his return to New York to take care of the former's inter- ests in the business. He became vice- president and brew-master of the con- cern, in which capacity he is still active- ly engaged; also affiliated with the Brew- ers' Board of Trade, the American Brew- ing Institute, the United States Brewers' Association. the Union Brewers' Asso- ciation (of which he was treasurer and a director), the Brew-masters' Associa- tion, and the Original Brewers' and Coop- ers' Benevolent Association, succeeding his father as treasurer of this association, serving seven years; is now an honorary member and trustee. Was appointed,1903, by Mayor-Elect Mcclellan, executive of the Department of Parks of the Borough of the Bronx. He was connected for years with the German Liederkranz, and is a member of the Arion Society, the Democratic Club, the Wyandotte Club (of which lie is vice-president), the Irish Athletic Club, the Central Turn Verein and other associations. Address,
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