GALLAUDET. THOMAS-Protestant Episcopalian Clergyman, 112 West 78th street, New York City. Born in Hartford, Conn., June 3, 1822. Educated at Trinity College (A.B., '42. A.M., '45 and D.D., '62). (Married Elizabeth R. Budd of New York City, 1845.) Deacon, 1850; priest, 1851. Taught in New York Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, 1843-58. Now vicar of St. Ann's Church for Deaf Mutes. Member New York Historical and Phi Beta Kappa Societies, Trinity College Alumni Association and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

GALLAVIN, T. M.-Traveling Salesman, Syracuse; residence 501 East Washington street. Born in Syracuse, Sept. 25, 1869. Educated in Syracuse public schools. (Married.) Manager hardware department of E. C. Stearns & Co. Member Citizens' Club and Knights of Columbus.

M. GALLAWAY, ROBERT Banker, 42 Wall street, New York City; residence 68 East 55th street. Born in New York City, Aug. 4, 1837. Educated at Yale. (Married.) President and director Merchants' National Bank and New York Mutual Gas Light Co.; vice-president, director and member of executive committee, Manhattan Ry. Co.; director Bank of New Amsterdam, Erie R. R. Co., Northern Pacific Ry. Co., Panama R. R. Co., St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern R. R. Co., Texas and Pacific Ry. Co., United States Rubber Co., Southern Ry. Co. and Manhattan Life Insurance Co.; trustee Bowery Savings Bank; member New York Clearing House Committee. Member Union League, Metropolitan, Riding, Yale and University Clubs, St. Nicholas, St. Andrew's and New England Societies, Down Town Association and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

GALLICO, PAOLO-Pianist and Instructor, 11 East 59th street, New York City; residence 695 Madison avenue. Born in Italy, May 13, 1868. Educated in Vienna, Austria. (Married.) Has given concerts in Europe; came to the United States in 1892. Member Lotos Club.

GALLIEN. EDWARD J.-Banker, Albany. Born in Watervliet. N. Y., 1858. Educated at Albany Academy and High School. Trustee Albany City Savings Institution: director Young Men's Christian Association. Member Fort Orange Club.

GALLISON, LOUIS D.-Publisher, 13 Astor place, New York City; residence 83 Highland avenue, Orange, N. J. Born in Massachusetts, July 21. 1846. Educated in Boston, Mass. (Married.) President and director Gallison & Hobron Co.; director Winthrop Press. Member Republican Club.

GALLUP, ALBERT S.-Retired Cotton Goods Manufacturer, 47 West 20th street, New York City. Born in Berne, Albany Co., N. Y., Sept. 20, 1823. Educated at Parsons' Academy. (Married.) When in business, resided in Rhode Island; while there, was postmaster of Providence under President Buchanan (1857). member of both houses of the Legislature, aide-de-camp to Governors Sprague and Smith and lieutenant-colonel of Providence Horse Guards. Member Order of Founders and Patriots of America and New York Historical Society.

GALLUP, ASA O.-Teacher, 15 West 43d street, New York City; residence Mount Vernon. Born in Alexandria, Va.. Sept. 24, 1865. (Son of Asa O. and Wealthy P. [Palmer] Gallup.) Educated at Yale. (Married Almira, daughter of Manford J. Dewey of Oneida, N. Y.) Formerly chief clerk to the Regents of the University of the State of New York. Now president and director New York Preparatory School; secretary Lake Placid Park Corporation. Member Alpha Delta Phi Club and Yale Alumni Association.

GALLY, MERRITT-Inventor and Manufacturer, 130 Fulton street, New York City; residence 1002 Bergen street, Brooklyn. Born in Monroe County, N. Y., Aug. 15, 1838. Educated in common schools and at Rochester University and Auburn Theological Seminary (D.D.). (Married Mary A. Carpenter of Rye, N. Y., 1867.) Was ordained a Presbyterian clergyman; held a pastorate for three years: resigned and turned his attention to mechanics. Invented Universal Printing Press and other printing machinery; also electric, telegraphic and musical instruments, including important features of the Aeolian, Pianola and Symphony instruments.

GANDY, SHEPPARD-Broker, 37 William street, New York City; residence 51 West 11th street. Director Associates Land Co., Christopher and Tenth Sts. R. R. Co., Quicksilver Mining Co. and Silver City and Northern R. R. Co. Member Union and Racquet and Tennis Clubs. Metropolitan Museum of Art and National Academy of Design.

GANNETT, WILLIAM CHANNING-Unitarian Clergyman and Author, 15 Sibley street, Rochester. Born in Boston, Mass., 1840. (Son of Rev. Ezra Stiles Gannett.) Author of "A Year of Miracle" and other works.

GANS, HOWARD S.-Lawyer, 45 Cedar street, New York City; residence 61 West 48th street. Born in New York City, Oct. 23, 1872. Educated at Harvard ('92). (Single.) Secretary and director Giveen Mf'g Co.; treasurer and director American Box Strap Co. Member Century Country and Harvard Clubs and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

GANS, SAMUEL J.-Tobacco Broker, 128 Water street, New York City; residence 46 West 73d street. Born in New York City, Nov. 3, 1845. Educated in New York City. (Married.) Senior member of the firm of J. S. Gans & Son. Trustee Leaf Tobacco Board of Trade. Member Reform and Criterion Clubs, Chamber of Commerce and Liederkranz.

GARCIN, EDWARD H.-Manufacturer, 149 Church street, New York City; residence Trenton, N. J. Born in Powhatan County, Va., Oct. 30. 1864. Educated in Richmond, Va. (Widower.) President American Supply Mfg Co. of New York, and Arkansas Zinc Min. ing Co. of Trenton, N. J., and Mountain Home, Ark.; vice-president and general manager Trenton Rubber Mf'g Co. and Richmond (Va.) Leather Mf'g Co. Member Manhattan and Lotos Clubs, Deep Run Hounds and Commonwealth Clubs of Richmond, Va., and Beverly (N. J.) Athletic Club.

GARD, ANSON A.-Real Estate Broker, 38 Park row, New York City; residence Yonkers. Born in Clark County, Ohio. Sept. 9, 1849. Educated at Ohio Wesleyan University. (Married Jennie Perry of Brooklyn, N. Y., 1887). Vice-president New York Electric Typographic Co.; secretary and treasurer Armour Villa Park Association; director New York and New Jersey Water Co. Author of "Hymn to the Flag" sung at the dedication of the Grant monument in Riverside Park, 1897. Member American Geographical, Ohio and Charleston Societies.

GARDEN, HUGH R.-Lawyer, 32 Nassau street, New York City; residence Hotel Savoy. Born in Sumter, S. C., July 9, 1840. Educated at South Carolina College and University of Virginia. (Married.) Director Hanover Construction Co. Member Delta Kappa Epsilon and Democratic Clubs, Southern Society, Sons of the American Revolution and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

GARDENHIRE, SAMUEL M.-Lawyer, 32 Broadway, New York City; residence 44 Rutland road, Brooklyn. Born in Fayette, Mo., Nov. 23, 1855. (Married.) Member of the firm of Gardenhire & Vandivert. Attorney for Permanent Record Co., General Liquid Air and Refrigerating Co., and Harlem River Iron Works. Member Montauk Club, Odd Fellows, Masons and Knights of Pythias.

GARDINER, ASA BIRD-District Attorney, Criminal Court Building, New York City; residence 101 Broad street. Born in New York City, Sept. 30, 1839. Educated at the College of the City of New York and New York University. Honorary degrees of LL.D. from New York University and L.H.D. from Hobart College. (Widower.) District attorney of the County of New York. Formerly professor of law at United States Military Academy, West Point. Served with distinction throughout Civil War; was awarded a medal of honor by act of Congress for bravery at Gettysburg. Vice-president Society of the War of 1812; secretary General Society of the Cincinnati; trustee American College of Musicians and Metropolitan College of Music. Member Union, Metropolitan, Manhattan, Democratic, Church, Delta Kappa Epsilon and West Point Clubs and Military Order of the Loyal Legion.

GARDINER, CHARLES A.-Lawyer, 195 Broadway, New York City; residence 697 Madison avenue. Born, 1855. Educated at Hamilton College, Syracuse University and Columbia Law School. (Married.) Began practice in the office of Judge Horace Russell; became associated with the firm of Davies & Rapallo in 1884; became member of the firm in 1888. Has written for the "North American Review" and other periodicals. Counsel to Manhattan Ry. Co., Federal Trust Co., Merchants' Trust Co., Tubular Dispatch Co. and many others; director Federal Trust Co. and University Real Estate Co. Member New York University Council, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Alpha Delta Phi and Phi Beta Kappa Societies, Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson and Metropolitan and Democratic Clubs.

GARDINER, GEORGE N. - Manufacturer, 53 South street, New York City; residence 348 West End avenue. Born in New York City, April 3, 1844. Educated at New York University. (Married.) Member of the firm of George N. Gardiner & Son, who manufacture the "American McInnes Compositions" for ships' bottoms. Director Union Ferry Co. of New York and Brooklyn. Member Rockaway Hunting, Colonial and Democratic Clubs, Brooklyn Club of Brooklyn, Sons of the Revolution, Society of the War of 1812 and Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engi

neers.

GARDINER, HUBERT-President, 218 William street, New York City; residence 475 McDonough street, Brooklyn. President and director Gardiner Binding and Mailing Co.; director Waters Wrapping and Mailing Machine Co. of Boston, Mass.

GARDINER, JAMES TERRY-Civil Engineer, 21 Cortlandt street, New York City; residence 107 East 34th street. Born in Troy, N. Y., May 6, 1842. Educated at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Sheffield Scientific School. (Married a daughter of Rev. William C. Doane, Protestant Episcopalian Bishop of Albany.) Served as inspector of ordnance corps, United States Army, during Civil War; director New York State Survey, 1876-86; member New York State Board of Health, 1880-6; now in general practice. Member New York Athletic, Lawyers' and University Clubs, Century Association, Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-onHudson, and Benton Club of St. Joseph, Mo.

GARDINER, THOMAS A.-Banker, 41 Wall street, New York City; residence 49 South Portland avenue, Brooklyn. Member of the firm of Redmond, Kerr & Co., members of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Richmond County Country and University Clubs, Crescent Athletic and Hanover Clubs of Brooklyn and Yale Alumni Association.

GARDNER, ADDISON-Lawyer, 111 Broadway, New York City; residence 153 East 51st street. Born in Palenville, Greene Co., N. Y., Dec. 27, 1859. Educated at Williston Seminary ('86) and Williams College ('90). (Single.) Secretary of Sunday School of the Madison Avenue Reformed Church. Member Dwight Alumni Association and Christian Endeavor Society.

GARDNER, ALFRED A.-Lawyer, 32 Nassau street, New York City; residence 347 Lexington avenue. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 5, 1865. Educated at Harvard College and Columbia Law School. President and director New York and Long Island Construction Co.; director Brooklyn, New York and New Jersey Terminal Ry. Co. and Long Island Construction Co.

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GARDNER, EDWARD W.-Insurance, 32 Liberty street, New York City; residence Passaic, N. J. in Nantucket, Mass., March 16, 1857. Educated in Brooklyn public schools and at New York University ('77). (Married.) Managing agent Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York. Councilman-at-large and president of City Council of Passaic, N. J. Member Players', Acquackanonk and Passaic Clubs and Zeta Psi Fraternity.

GARDNER, JOHN C. F.-Lawyer, 115 Broadway, New York City; residence Yonkers. Born in Nantucket, Mass., Jan. 31, 1856. Educated at Columbia. (Married.) Member of the firm of Atwater & Cruikshank. Director United States Aluminum Printing Plate Co. Member Calumet Club and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

GARDNER, JOHN M.-Lawyer, 38 Park row, New York City; residence 108 West 91st street. Born in Edenville, Orange Co., N. Y., June 11, 1858. (Son of William H. and Caroline [Flagler] Gardner.) Educated in district and public schools; studied law and was admitted to the Bar in 1879. (Married Eugenia N., daughter of Leonard S. Northrup.) Practicing in New York City since 1895.

GARDNER, THOMAS MOONEY-Instructor, Cornell University, Ithaca; residence 519 East State street. Degrees of B.M.E. and M.M.E. Instructor in experimental engineering at Cornell University.

GARLAND, JAMES A.-Banker, 2 Wall street, New York City; residence 259 Madison avenue. Member of the New York Stock Exchange. Director American Cotton Oil Co., Central R. R. Co. of New Jersey, Bankers' Safe Deposit Co., First National Bank, Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Co., and Liberty National Bank. Member City, Metropolitan, Union League, Grolier, Players', Lawyers' and Whist Clubs, Country Club of Westchester County, Century Association, American Museum of Natural History, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and American Fine Arts and American Geographical Societies.

GARLAND, NATHAN M.-General Agent, 75 Fulton street, New York City; residence 101 West 74th street. (Married.) General Eastern agent Emerson Electric Mf'g Co.; general agent Manhattan Electric Light Co. Member Westchester Golf and Marine and Field Clubs.

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GARMANY, FRANK C.-Life Insurance, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence Tuckahoe. in Savannah, Ga., July. 1857. Educated at Princeton. (Married.) Connected with the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States; also with the American National Red Cross Relief Committee and Cuban Orphan Fund.

GARRETSON, GARRET JAMES-Supreme Court Justice, Elmhurst. Born in Newtown, Queens Co., N. Y., July 16, 1847. (Son of Rev. Garret J. and Catharine [Rapalie] Garretson.) Educated at Flushing (L. I.) Institute; studied law in the office of Marvin & Daniel and was admitted to the Bar in 1869. (Married Eliza, daughter of Henry W. Eastman, 1876.) Was for many years president of the Newtown Board of Education. School commissioner for Queens County, 1873-5; Surrogate, 1880-5, and County Judge, 1885-96 Supreme Court Justice, State of New York, Second Department, since 1897. Was a member of the commission appointed by Governor Morton to frame Greater New York charter. Member Brooklyn and Hamilton Clubs of Brooklyn, Niantic Club of Flushing and Holland Society of New York City.

GARRETT, JOHN BIDDLE-Railroads, 26 Cortlandt street, New York City; residence Rosemont, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 30, 1836. Educated at Haverford College. (Married Hannah R. Haines, 1866.) Connected with Lehigh Valley R. R. Co., of which he is now vice-president and director, since 1874. Vice-president and director Easton and Northern R. R. Co., Hazleton Coal Co., Lehigh Valley Terminal Ry. Co., Loyalsock R. R. Co., Montrose Ry. Co., Pennsylvania and New York Canal and R. R. Co., Schuylkill and Lehigh Valley R. R. Co., Westwood Coal Co. and Wilkesbarre and Harveys Lake R. R. Co.; third vice-president and director Canal R. R. Co. and Easton and Amboy R. R. Co.; director Buffalo Creek R. R. Co., Buffalo, Thousand Islands and Portland R. R. Co., Canastota Northern R. R. Co., Coal Ridge Improvement and Canal Co., Depew and Tonawanda R. R. Co., Elmira, Cortland and Northern R. R. Co., Elmira Transfer Ry. Co., Lehigh and New York R. R. Co., Lehigh Valley Coal Co., Lehigh Valley Ry. Co., Lehigh Valley Transportation Co., Locust

avenue,

GARRISON, WILLIAM H.-Importer, 473 Broadway, New York City; residence 23 Caton Brooklyn. Born in Wayland, Mass., Dec. 5, 1850. Educated at an academy in South Sudbury and in Brookline, Mass. (Married Mary O., daughter of Capt. F. Z. Tucker of Brooklyn, N. Y.) Member of the firm of Garrison, Wright & Co. Trustee Berkeley Institute for Young Ladies. One of the charter members and ex-director of the Knickerbocker Field Club and a former director of the Midwood Club. Member Marine and Field (president, 1899-1900), Midwood, Montauk and Young Republican Clubs of Brooklyn and Merchants' Central and Reform Clubs of New York City.

GARRISON, WILLIAM R.-Coffee Merchant, 127 Water street, New York City; residence Tuxedo Park. President and director New York and Java Trading Co.; vice-president and director Goodson Graphotype Co. and Municipal Debenture Co.; director Idaho Fruit Co. Member Union, Calumet, Tuxedo, New York Yacht, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht and Essex County Country Clubs.

GARVER, JOHN A.-Lawyer, 44 Wall street, New York City; residence 515 Madison avenue. Born in Pennsylvania, July 11, 1854. (Son of Samuel and Sarah Garver.) Educated at Phillips Andover Academy, Yale ('75) and Columbia Law School ('77). (Married Miss R. C. Brewster of New Haven, Conn.) Member of the firm of Shearman & Sterling. Member Reform, University and Yale Clubs, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York Botanical Gardens, New York Law Institute and Yale Alumni Association.

GARY, ELBERT H.-Capitalist, 71 Broadway, New York City. Born in Wheaton, Ill., Oct. 8, 1846. Educated in Wheaton public schools and at Wheaton College and Chicago University Law School. (Married Julia E. Graves of Aurora, Ill., 1869.) Admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1867 and to the Bar of the United States Supreme Court in 1878. Mayor of Wheaton for two terms and county judge of Du Page County, Ill., for same period. Practiced law in Chicago for almost twenty-five years; retired from practice in 1898. President and director Federal Steel Co., and Gary-Wheaton Bank, Wheaton, Ill.; director Illinois Steel Co. and Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Ry. Co.

GASQUET, MARSHALL J.-Lawyer, 31 Nassau street, New York City; residence 44 West 44th street. Born in New Orleans, La., Dec. 15, 1868. Educated at Harvard ('88). (Single.) Member of the firm of Gasquet, Rutherford & Putnam. Was special city attorney of the city of New Orleans. Member Harvard, Racquet and Tennis, Metropolitan, Reform and Fencers' Clubs, Association of the Bar of the City of New York and New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.

GASTON, FREDERICK K.-Liability Insurance, 26 Cortlandt street, New York City; residence Elizabeth, N. J. Born in Elizabeth, Jan. 6, 1868. Educated

in Elizabeth. (Married.) Member Chelsea Plantation and Lawyers' Clubs, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society and Blooming Grove Park Association.

GASTON, GEORGE H.-Life Insurance, 1 Madison avenue, New York City; residence Newark, N. J. (Married.) Second vice-president and director Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Member Calumet, Church and Players' Clubs and Aldine Association.

GATES, FREDERICK T.-Capitalist, 26 Broadway, New York City; residence 172 Union street, Montclair, N. J. Born in Maine, Broome Co., N. Y., July 2, 1853. Educated at University of Rochester ('77). (Married.) President and director Duluth, Missabe and Northern Ry. Co., Everett and Monte Cristo Ry. Co., Lake Superior Consolidated Iron Mines, Tilden Iron Mining Co., Bessemer Steamship Co., Everett Pulp and Paper Co., Puget Sound Reduction Co., Monte Cristo Consolidated Mining Co. and Wisconsin Steel Co.; vice-president and director Chicago Terminal Transfer Co.; American Steel Barge Co., Aurora Iron Mining Co., Spanish-American Iron Co. and Wisconsin Central Ry. Co. Trustee Vassar College and University of Chicago.

GAUBERT, CHARLES S.-Secretary, 31 Nassau street. New York City; residence 125 Hooper street, Brooklyn. Born in Augusta, Me., April 10, 1859. Educated at New York City Public School No. 16, Adelphi Academy and in Germany. (Married.) Secretary Bankers' Life Insurance Co. Member Williamsburg Athletic and Hanover Clubs of Brooklyn, Underwriters', Horseshoe Harbor and Larchmont Yacht Clubs and Seventh Regiment Veterans N. G. N. Y.

GAUL, GILBERT-Artist, Jumel place, near West 170th street, New York City. Born in Jersey City, N. J., March 31, 1855. (Married a daughter of Vice-Admiral G. A. Halstead, Royal British Navy.) Makes a specialty of historical paintings; has been awarded many medals, including two at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. Member National Academy of Design, Society of American Artists and American Art Association.

GAUNTLETT, JOHN C.-Retired Druggist, 211 Stewart avenue, Ithaca. Born in Ithaca, July 22, 1842. Educated in Ithaca. (Married.) Vice-president Tompkins County National Bank; second vice-president Ithaca Savings Bank; president Ithaca Mechanics' Society. Member Town and Gown Club.

GAUS, HENRY L.-Wholesale Grocer, 790 Broadway, Brooklyn; residence 59 Suydam street. Born in Brooklyn, April 13, 1865, Educated in public schools and at Bryant and Stratton's Business College. (Married.) Member of the firm of Miller & Gaus. Trustee Eastern District Savings Bank. Member Bushwick Club and Arion Singing Society.

GAWTRY, HARRISON E.-Capitalist, 4 Irving place, New York City; residence 18 West 11th street. President and director Consolidated Gas Co. of New York; vice-president and director Long Branch Water Supply Co. and New York Mutual Gas Light Co.; director Astor National Bank, Citizens' Insurance Co. and New York and Queens Gas and Electric Co.; trustee Manhattan Savings Institution, Real Estate Trust Co. and Union Trust Co. Member Union League, Union and Suburban Riding and Driving Clubs, Aldine Association and Sons of the Revolution.

GAY. EBEN HOWARD-Banker, 1 Nassau street, New York City; residence 170 Beacon street, Boston, Mass. Born in Hingham, Mass., Feb. 6, 1858. Educated at English High School in Boston. (Married.) Sole partner E. H. Gay & Co. Treasurer Hudson River

Water Power Co. and Haverhill Gas Securities Co. Member National Arts and Calumet Clubs and Country Club of Boston.

GAY, EDWARD-Artist, Mount Vernon. Born in Dublin, Ireland, 1838. Studied art in Albany, N. Y., and in Carlsruhe, Germany. (Married Martha Fearey, 1862.) Among his best known works are "Broad Acres," "The Waving Grain" and "Happy Summer Fields." Member of several art societies.

GAY, MARTIN-Civil Engineer, 21 Park row, New York City; residence 400 West 57th street. Born on Staten Island, May 15, 1854. Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (Married.) Assistant engineer Department of Bridges, New York City. Member American Society of Civil Engineers and American Historical Association.

GAYLEY, HENRY B.-Lawyer, 52 Wall street, New York City; residence 36 West 35th street. Member of the firm of Gayley & Fleming. Member University Athletic and Princeton Clubs, Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on Hudson, and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

GAYNOR, THOMAS F.-Mining, 33 Wall street, New York City; residence 33 Ashford street, Brooklyn. Born in New Haven, Conn., March 20, 1851. Educated at New Haven High School. (Married.) Secretary, treasurer and director Copper King of Arizona Mining Co.

GAYNOR, WILLIAM J.-Supreme Court Justice, County Court House, Brooklyn; residence 20 Eighth avenue. Born in Whitestown, Oneida Co., N. Y., 1851. Educated at Whitestown Seminary and in Boston, Mass. Engaged in newspaper work in New York City, 1873-5; admitted to the Bar in Brooklyn, 1875. Judge advocate on staff of General McLeer, N. G. N. Y., 1890. Secured conviction of John Y. McKane for election frauds. Elected Supreme Court Justice, 1893. Member Hamilton and Brooklyn Clubs.

GAZZAM, EDWIN VAN DEUSEN-Physician and Surgeon, 153 West 46th street, New York City. Born in Utica, N. Y., Feb. 5, 1866. (Son of Audley William and Mary Elizabeth [Van Deusen] Gazzam.) Educated in Utica public schools and at the University of Pennsylvania. (Single.) Connected with the St. Elizabeth's and Red Cross Hospitals. Member Sons of the American Revolution, Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Fine Arts Society, Alpha Mu Pi Omega Fraternity, New York Medical League, Physicians' Mutual Aid Association, Medical Society of the County of New York, New York Red Cross Society, Pennsylvania Society of New York, University of Pennsylvania Alumni and Post-Graduate Hospital Alumni Associations, Washington Continental Guards, Knickerbocker Athletic Club, Constantine Commandery Knights Templar and Masonic orders.

GEAR, ALONZO S.-Counsellor in Patent Causes, Inventor and Mechanical Expert, 136 West Broadway, New York City; residence 244 West 15th street. Born in New Hampshire, Feb. 10, 1838. (Married.) Was general foreman in New York City Department of Water Supply, and suit claiming illegal removal is now pending. Vice-president and general manager Gear Hydrant and Supply Co. Member New England Water Works and Veterans' Protective Associations, Republican Club, John A. Dix Post G. A. R., International Association of Fire Engineers and other organizations.

GEDDES, CHARLES P.-Treasurer, 20 Broad street, New York City; residence 65 Convent avenue. Born in Paris, France, July 8, 1857. Educated at College of the City of New York. (Married.) Treasurer of Southern department Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States until 1893, and of the Interior Conduit and Insulation Co. until 1898. Now treasurer Sprague Electric Co. Member New York Athletic and Riverside Yacht Clubs and Pennsylvania and Electrical Trades (vice-president) Societies.

GEER, EDWARD FRENCH--Shipping, 27 William street, New York City; residence 241 Washington avenue, Brooklyn. Born in Brooklyn, Jan. 2, 1872. Educated at Adelphi College. (Married.) Connected with the firm of W. D. Munson & Co. Secretary Commer

cial Lighterage Co. and Commercial Union Towboat Co.; treasurer Munson Steamship Line. Member Sons of the American Revolution.

GEER, WALTER-Lawyer and Manufacturer, 38 Park row, New York City; residence 246 West 72d street. Born in Williamstown, Mass., Aug. 19, 1857. Educated at Williams College ('78) and National University Law School in Washington, D. C. (Married.) President and director New York Architectural Terra Cotta Co. Member University, Arts, Colonial, Reform and Lawyers' Clubs, Art Club of Philadelphia, Puritan Club of Boston, Williams College Alumni Association and New England Society.

GEER, W. MONTAGUE-Protestant Episcopalian Clergyman, 29 Vesey street, New York City; residence 113 West 11th street. Born in Ballston, N. Y., April 9, 1848. (Son of Rev. George Jarvis and Isabel [Montague] Geer.) Educated at Columbia College, Columbia College Law School ('72) and General Theological Seminary. (Married Katharine Gridley, daughter of Enos T. Throop of New York City.) Was assistant to Rev. Henry Y. Satterlee in Wappinger's Falls, N. Y.; rector of St. John's Church in North Adams, Mass., and of Christ Church in Oyster Bay, N. Y. Now vicar of St. Paul's Chapel, Trinity Parish in New York City. Trustee General Theological Seminary, Society for Promotion of Religion and Learning, and Trinity School; chaplain Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Club. Member National Arts Club, New York Churchmen's and Century Associations and New York Clericus.

GEIFFITH, EDWARD-Accident Insurance, 45 Pine street, New York City; residence 27 West 88th street. Born in New York City, 1873. Educated in public schools. (Single.) Member (since 1895) of the firm of E. E. Clapp & Co., managers of accident department of the Fidelity and Casualty Co. for the States of New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. First connected with Fidelity and Casualty Co. in 1888; was made assistant to city general agent and later assistant manager of the department in sole charge of their city business.

GELLATLY, JOHN-Insurance, 171 Broadway, New York City; residence 20 West 21st street. Member City and Riding Clubs, National Sculpture, American Fine Arts and Municipal Arts Societies and Architectural League.

GELSHENEN, WILLIAM H.-Banker, 71 West 23d street, New York City; residence 254 West 73d street. President and director Garfield National Bank and Continental Wall Paper Co.; vice-president and director Consolidated Ice Co. and Garfield Safe Deposit Co.; director City Trust Co. Member Catholic, New York Athletic and Manhattan Clubs, Aldine Association and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

GEMÜNDER, AUGUST-Violin Maker and Expert, 42 East 23d street, New York City; residence 497 Manhattan avenue. Born in New York City, May 4, 1862. Educated in public schools and at Heidenfeld Institute. (Single.) Head of the firm of August Gemünder & Sons (est. 1846). Member Arion Society and Liederkranz.

GENET, ALBERT R.-Lawyer, 132 Nassau street, New York City; residence Sing Sing. Born in Croton, Westchester Co., N. Y., March 20, 1858. (Married.) Member Sons of the Revolution and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

GENET, GEORGE CLINTON-Lawyer, 132 Nassau street, New York City; residence Madison avenue. Born in Greenbush, Rennselaer Co., N. Y., Oct. 18, 1823. (Youngest son of Genet, Ambassador from France to the United States in 1793.) Educated at Albany Academy, and at Peugnet Brothers' School in New York City. (Married.) Attorney to the Corporation of the City of New York, 1860-3; chairman Mozart Hall Democratic General Committee, 1860-2. Member Union Club and Sons of the Revolution.

GENUNG, M. E.-Dry Goods Merchant, 34 South Fourth avenue, Mount Vernon; residence 127 Elm place. Educated at Amenia Seminary. (Married.) Member Congregational Club of New York City.

GEOGHAN, WILLIAM-Physician and Surgeon, 78 West 82d street, New York City. Born in Albany, N. Y. Educated at Albany Boys' Academy and Albany Medical College. (Married.) Medical examiner of New York City Civil Service, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. and Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States; director Narragansett Building Co. Member Narragansett Club (director) and Albany Society of New York (secretary).

GEORGE, HENRY-Author, Fort Hamilton, L. I. Born in Sacramento, Cal,. Nov. 3, 1862. Educated in public schools. Began work in printing office at the age of sixteen. Since 1881 engaged in newspaper work. Candidate for mayor of New York City, 1897, just after his father's death. Now preparing an edition of his father's life and works.

GEORGE, JAMES H.-Manufacturer, 253 Broadway, New York City; residence 110 West 39th street. Born in Richmond, Me., July 23, 1843. Educated at Richmond Academy. (Married.) President and director Consolidated Fuel Gas Co., Ship Copper Plating Co., and Electric Rubber Mf'g Co.

GEORGE, WILLIAM REUBEN-Philanthropist, Freeville. Born in West Dryden, N. Y., June 4, 1866. Educated in common schools. Resident of New York City since 1880. (Married.) Interested in reform work among boys and girls of the city's poor; took parties of 200 children to the country in the summers of 1890-4. In 1895 organized and put in operation the "George Junior Republic," the most successful work in the reformation of delinquent children yet established.

GEORGER, LOUIS F.-Furs, 184 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 51 East 72d street. Member University Glee Club, Liederkranz, Aldine Association and American Museum of Natural History.

GERAN, JOSIAH P.-Dentist, 65 Greene avenue, Brooklyn. Born in Monmouth County, N. J., April 2, 1832. Educated in Marlboro, N. J., and at New York College of Dentistry (D.D.S.). (Married.) President Second District Dental Society. Member Aurora Grata and Oxford Clubs, Masonic Veterans, Odontological Society of New York and First and Second District Dental Societies.

GERARD, JAMES WATSON-Lawyer, 31 Nassau street, New York City; residence 17 Gramercy Park. Born in New York City, 1822. Educated at Columbia ('43). New York State Senator, 1876-7; was school trustee for many years. Author of several legal works. Member Tuxedo, Union and Players' Clubs, American Geographical Society and Columbia Alumni Associa

tion.

GERARD, JAMES WATSON, JR.-Lawyer, 31 Nassau street, New York City; residence 17 Gramercy Park. Born in Geneseo, N. Y. Educated at Columbia College and Law School. (Single.) Associated with the firm of Bowers & Sands. Director Municipal Street Ry. Co. Member Union, Democratic, University, New York Athletic, Country and Fencers' Clubs, Sons of the American Revolution and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

GERE, ROBERT H.-Lawyer, 825 University Block, Syracuse: residence 115 East Beard avenue. Born in South Granby, N. Y., June 4, 1859. Educated at Syracuse University. (Married.) Was topographer of State survey of Adirondacks; also Sunday editor of "Syracuse Herald." Member of the firm of Gere & Church. Member Citizens' Club.

GERHARD, WILLIAM PAUL-Consulting and Sanitary Engineer, 36 Union square, East, New York City; residence 39 Strong place, Brooklyn. Born in Hamburg, Germany, July 30, 1854. Educated at Carlsruhe Polytechnic School ('75) and studied civil engineering in Hamburg. (Married Selma Weiskirch of Milwaukee, Wis., 1881.) Resident of the United States since 1877; practicing in New York City since 1883. Author of "Sanitary Engineering," "Domestic Sanitary Appliances" and others of a similar nature.

GERIN, JOHN-Physician and Surgeon, 68 North street, Auburn. Born in Cobourg, Canada, Dec. 10, 1849. Educated at Victoria, Queens and Regiopolis Universities in Cobourg and Kingston, Canada. (Married.) Physician, Auburn State Prison; assistant su

perintendent New York State Asylum for Insane Criminals; health officer and health commissioner city of Auburn; assistant surgeon N. G. N. Y. Member Army and Navy, Auburn City and Republican Clubs, State Medical and Central New York Medical Societies and others.

GERRISH, JOHN BROWN-Dry Goods Merchant, 19 Thomas street, New York City; residence 15 East 54th street. Member Harvard, University and Merchants' Clubs, and Hamilton Club of Brooklyn.

GERRISH, WILLIAM L.-Storage, 134 Pearl street, New York City; residence 224 Henry street, Brooklyn. Born in New Bedford, Mass., Sept. 10, 1846. (Married.) Member of the firm of Lawrence Son & Gerrish. Member Marine and Field, Hamilton, Union League and Atlantic Yacht Clubs of Brooklyn.

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GERRY, ELBRIDGE THOMAS Lawyer, Broadway, and President, 297 Fourth avenue, New York City; residence 2 East 61st street, and Newport, R. I. Born in New York City, Dec. 25, 1837. (Son of Thomas R. Gerry and grandson of Elbridge Gerry, Vice-President of the United States, and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.) Educated at Columbia College ('57). (Married Louisa M., daughter of Robert J. Livingston, 1867.) Admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court in 1866. Member of the Constitutional Convention, 1867. Founder of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in 1874 and has been its president since 1879. Director Fifth Avenue Trust Co.; trustee Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York, and General Theological Seminary. Member Metropolitan, New York Yacht, Larchmont Yacht, Knollwood Country, Tuxedo, Turf and Field, Riding, Merchants', Atlantic Yacht and Players' Clubs, St. Nicholas, New York Genealogical, American Geographical and New England Societies, Columbia Alumni Association, Sons of the Revolution and American Museum of Natural History.

GIBB, ARTHUR-Merchant, 484 Fulton street, Brooklyn; residence 218 Gates avenue. Born in Brooklyn, Oct. 16, 1857. Educated at Adelphi Academy. (Single.) Member of the firm of Frederick Loeser & Co. Member Brooklyn, Crescent Athletic, Riding, Larchmont Yacht, Penatiquit-Corinthian Yacht, Dyker Meadow Golf and Westbrook Golf Clubs and Long Island Historical Society.

GIBB, ARTHUR N.-Architect, Ithaca; residence 102 West avenue. Born in Quebec, Canada, May 23, 1868. Educated at Upper Canada College and Cornell University. (Married.) Member of the firm of Vivian & Gibb. Member Reform Club, Chi Phi Fraternity and American Institute of Architects.

GIBB, HOWARD-Dry Goods Merchant, 484 Fulton street, Brooklyn; residence 99 Berkeley place. Member of the firm of Frederick Loeser & Co. Trustee Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. Member Hamilton, Crescent Athletic and Montauk Clubs.

GIBB, JOHN-Dry Goods Merchant and Importer, 464 Broadway, New York City; residence 218 Gates avenue, Brooklyn. Member of the firm of Mills & Gibb. Trustee Brooklyn Trust Co. Member Merchants' Central Club, Brooklyn and Hamilton Clubs of Brooklyn, Olympic Club of Bay Shore, L. I., Metropolitan Museum of Art and American Museum of Natural History.

GIBB, WILLIAM TRAVIS-Physician and Instructor, 55 West 38th street, New York City. Degrees of B.S. and M.D. Clinical instructor in gynecology in Cornell University Medical College.

GIBBENS, FREDERICK H.-Treasurer, 26 Exchange place, New York City; residence 125 West 74th street. Treasurer and director Lackawanna and Montrose R. R. Co.; director Hanover and Newport R. R. Co. Member Union League and Barnard Clubs, Century and Down Town Associations and New England Society.

GIBBS, EDWARD N.-Insurance, 346 Broadway, New York City; residence 277 Madison avenue. President and director Berkshire Cotton Mf'g Co. and Norwich City Gas Co.; treasurer and trustee New York Life Insurance Co.; director Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Ry. Co., City Trust Co., Detroit and Macki