BELMONT, OLIVER H. P. 677 Fifth avenue, New York City. Born Nov. 12, 1858. (Married.) Educated at United States Naval Academy, Annapolis. Member Coaching, Coney Island Jockey, Country, Four-in-Hand, Jockey, Knickerbocker, Lambs', Lawyers', Manhattan, Meadow Brook, Metropolitan, New York Yacht, Players', Racquet and Tennis, Tandem, South Side Sportsmen's, Union and University Clubs, Amphitryon Club of London, Polo Club of Paris, and many others.

BELMONT, PERRY-Lawyer, 24 West 57th street, New York City. Born in New York City, Dec. 28, 1851. Educated at Harvard. (Married.) Trustee Colonial Trust Co.; director United States Casualty Co. Mem

ber Knickerbocker, Metropolitan, Democratic, Manhattan, Union, University, Jockey, Riding, Harvard, Fencers', Racquet and Tennis, Country, Turf and Field, South Side Sportsmen's, Coney Island Jockey and New York Yacht Clubs, Musical Art and Historical Societies and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

BEMENT, EDWARD-Stock Broker, 24 Broad street, New York City; residence 31 East 24th street. Member of the firm of W. H. Goadby & Co., and of the New York Stock Exchange. Member University, Grolier, Union, New York Yacht, Yale, South Side Sportsmen's, and Seawanhaka - Corinthian Yacht Clubs, American Fine Arts Society, Century Association, and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

BEND, GEORGE H.-Broker, 62 New street, New York City; residence 201 West 54th street. Member of the New York Stock Exchange, and New York Yacht, Union, City, Players', Metropolitan and Riding Clubs, American Geographical Society, and American Museum of Natural History.

BENDHEIM, MAX-Vocal Teacher, 332 West 56th street, New York City; residence 164 West 96th street. Born in Berlin, Germany, Oct. 6, 1850. Educated at college in Berlin. Studied singing with Julius Stockhauser, Berlin. (Married.) Member Society of American Musicians and Composers.

BENEDICT, CHARLES M.-Cashier. 207 Water street, New York City; residence 204 West 119th street. Born in Dundee, N. Y., Nov. 9, 1858. Educated at Oakside Seminary, Unionville, N. Y. Cashier Boynton Furnace Co. Member Republican and New York Athletic Clubs, and 7th Regiment Sons of Veterans.

BENEDICT, ELIAS C.-Banker, 80 Broadway, New York City; residence 10 West 51st street, and Greenwich, Conn. Born in Somers, N. Y., June 24, 1834. (Married.) Senior member of the firm of E. C. Benedict & Co., and member of the New York Stock Exchange. President and director Kansas City and Omaha Railway Co. Member Players', SeawanhakaCorinthian Yacht, American Yacht, New York Yacht, Mendelssohn Glee and Democratic Clubs, and Dunlap and New England Societies.

BENEDICT, FREDERICK H.-Stock Broker, 29 Broad street, New York City; residence 6 West 52d street. Born in New York City, Dec., 1860. (Married.) Member of the firm of E. C. Benedict & Co., and New York Stock Exchange. Treasurer and director Johnson-Lundell Electric Co. Member City, Manhattan, Players', Riding, Country, Tuxedo, Calumet, Mendelssohn Glee, Racquet and Tennis, Union, New York Athletic, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht and New York Yacht Clubs, and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

BENEDICT, HENRY HARPER-Manufacturer, 280 Broadway, New York City; residence Hotel Netherland. Born in Herkimer County, N. Y., Oct. 9, 1844. Educated at Little Falls Academy, Fairfield Seminary and Hamilton College. (Married.) President and director Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict; trustee Hamilton College and Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. Member Grolier, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Union League. Republican, University, Hamilton, Rembrandt and Riding and Driving Clubs, Long Island Historical Society, and Chamber of Commerce.

BENEDICT, LEMUEL C.-Broker, 6 Wall street, New York City; residence 61 South Portland avenue, Brooklyn. Member of the firm of James McGovern & Co., and of the New York Stock Exchange.

BENEDICT, SEELYE-Fire Insurance, 35 Nassau street, New York City; residence 400 West End avenue. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 8, 1848. Educated at

Yale. Member of the firm of Benedict & Benedict. Member Union League, St. Andrew's Golf, and University Clubs, Down Town and Aldine Associations, and Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson.

BENEDICT, WALTER S.-Insurance, Court and Montague streets, Brooklyn; residence 75 Columbia Heights. (Married.) Member of the firm of Benedict & Benedict. Member Brooklyn, Hamilton, Crescent Athletic and Dyker Meadow Golf Clubs.

BENJAMIN, EDWARD M.-Retired Merchant, 17 East 33d street, New York City. Born in New York City, June 13, 1826. (Married.) Member New England Society.

BENJAMIN, GEORGE HILLARD-Patent Lawyer, 45 Broadway, New York City; residence 46 East 74th street. Born in New York City, Dec. 25, 1852. Educated at the Universities of New York and Freiburg, Germany. (Married.) Consulting expert United States Government, and various State Governments, in electricity, chemistry and high explosives. Member Manhattan and Lawyers' Clubs.

BENJAMIN, PARK-Patent Lawyer, 203 Broadway, New York City; residence 270 West 73d street. Born in New York City, May 11, 1849. Educated at Trinity School, United States Naval Academy and Albany Law School. (Married.) Editor-in-chief Appleton's "Cyclopedia of Applied Mechanics." Member University Club, Metropolitan Club of Washington, American Institute of Electrical Engineers, British Chartered Institute of Patent Agents; vice-president United States Naval Academy Alumni Association, and associate member Society of Naval Architects and Engineers.

BENJAMIN, WILLIAM EVARTS-Publisher and Bookseller, 22 West 33d street, New York City; residence 113 West 57th street. Member New York Athletic Club, Dunlap Society, and Union Alumni and Aldine Associations.

BENN, ERASTUS H.-Lawyer, 220 Broadway, New York City; residence 131 Cambridge place, Brooklyn. Born in Rensselaerville, Albany Co., N. Y. Studied law in Columbia County, and when admitted to practice removed to Chemung County, where he was extensively engaged until 1873, when he came to New York City, where he has been engaged in practice ever since. Attorney and counsel for several corporations. (Married.) Member Republican Club, Society of Medical Jurisprudence, American Anti-Vaccination League, One Hundred Year Club, State Bar Association, and others.

BENNETT, CHARLES EDWIN-Professor, Cornell University, Ithaca; residence 1 Grove place. Born in Providence, R. I., April 6, 1858. Educated at Brown University (A.B., '78). (Married.) Professor of Latin at University of Wisconsin, 1889-91; professor of classical philology at Brown University, 1891-2. Now professor of Latin at Cornell University. Member American Philological Association, Phi Beta Kappa Society and Delta Upsilon.

BENNETT, CHARLES G.-Lawyer, 95 Nassau street, New York City; residence 1090 Gates avenue, Brooklyn. Director People's Bank. Member Union League, Brooklyn, Crescent Athletic, Aurora Grata and Hanover Clubs of Brooklyn, and Association of the Bar of the City of Brooklyn.

BENNETT, CHARLES GIBSON-Lawyer, 16 William street, New York City; residence Metropolitan Club. (Single.) Member of the firm of Murray, Bennett & Ingersoll. Member Metropolitan, University and Riding Clubs, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and Michigan University Alumni Association.

BENNETT, HENRY S.-Lawyer, 45' Broadway, New York City. Born in New York City, Oct. 7, 1833. Educated at Yale; admitted to the Bar in 1856. (Widower.) Member Manhattan, Yale, and Alpha Delta Phi Clubs, and Yale Alumni Association.

BENNETT, JAMES GORDON-Proprietor, New York "Herald," New York City; residence 120 Champs Elysees, Paris, France. Born in New York City, May 10, 1841. Educated by private tutors. Inherited the "Herald" and a large fortune in 1872; for a time issued a London edition and still publishes a Paris edition of

the "Herald." Lives most of his time in Paris, but retains active management of the "Herald" by cable. Member Metropolitan, Union, Racquet and Tennis, Suburban Riding and Driving, and Turf and Field Clubs, and Country Club of Westchester County.

BENNETT, WILLIAM M.-Lawyer, 100 Broadway, New York City; residence The Cumberland, 22d street and Fifth avenue. Born in Nashville, Tenn., July 11, 1869. Educated at Oberlin College ('90) and Columbia Law School ('93). (Single.) Member of the firm of McElheny & Bennett. President and director Bailey & Fairchild Co. Member Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and of the City, Republican and West Side Republican Clubs.

BENOIT, LEON J.-Lawyer, 56 New street, New York City; residence 37 East 21st street. Born in New York City, Jan. 15, 1869. Educated at New York College ('89) and Columbia Law School ('91). (Single.) Member Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity.

BENSEL, JOSEPH-Retired, 195 Clermont avenue, Brooklyn. Born in New York City, Aug. 28, 1841. (Widower.) Member Oxford Club, and Sons of the Revolution.

BENSON, TILLMAN C.-Stationer, 49 John street, New York City; residence 1150 Dean street, Brooklyn. Born in Troy, N. Y., July 6, 1866. Educated at Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute. (Married.) Junior partner in the firm of Benjamin D. Benson & Son. Member Union League, and Crescent Athletic Clubs of Brooklyn, Reform Club of New York, and 23d Regiment Veteran Association, N. G. N. Y.

BENT, FRANCIS H.-Architect, 94 Liberty street, New York City; residence Bound Brook, N. J. Born in Boston, Mass., June 18, 1868. Educated in Boston; studied in Rome, Paris and London. (Married.) Member Middlebrook Country Club.

BENTLEY, EDWARD M.-Patents, 5 Beekman street, New York City; residence, Lawrence, L. I. Born in Ellenville, N. Y., July 31, 1858. (Married.) Member Aldine and Century Associations.

BENTLEY, H. W.-Lawyer, Boonville. Born in De Ruyter, N. Y., Sept. 30, 1838. Educated in Morrisville, Chittenango and Berkshire schools. (Married.) Vice-president and director First National Bank. Member of the Fifty-second Congress. Surrogate of Oneida County, 1894, and president of Boonville in 1874, 1889, 1890, 1891 and 1899. Is a thirty-second degree Mason.

BENTLEY, ISAAC MADISON-Instructor, Cornell University, Ithaca; residence 49 Cascadilla place. Degrees of B.S. and Ph.D. Instructor in psychology, Cornell University.

BENTLEY, NORMAN S.-Financial Agent, 27 William street, New York City; residence 205 Congress street, Brooklyn. Born in Sandy Creek, Oswego Co., N. Y., March 31, 1831. Educated in Pulaski, N. Y. (Married.) Was engaged in wholesale grocery business in New York City for some time. One of the founders of the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Co., the Brooklyn Library, and the Oregon Pacific R. R. Co. Member Chamber of Commerce, and life member New England Society, and Y. M. C. A.

BENTON, JOEL-Author and Lecturer, 12 Cannon street, Poughkeepsie. Born in Amenia, N. Y., May 29, 1832. Educated at Amenia Seminary. Principal of classical and grammar school, 1850; editor of Amenia "Times," 1851, and has been supervisor of Poughkeepsie. Author of "Emerson as a Poet," "Greeley on Lincoln," "The Truth About Protection," and has done much work for periodicals. Member Twilight Club of New York City.

BERDELL, THEODORE-Director, 71 Broadway, New York City; residence Summit, N. J. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 11, 1846. (Widower.) Trustee Barrington Apartment and Berkshire Apartment Associations; director Consolidated Kansas City Smelting and Refining Co., and International Metal Co. Member Lawyers', and Reform Clubs, American Museum of Natural History and Franklin Institute.

BERG, CHARLES I.-Architect, 10 West 23d street, New York City; residence 34 Gramercy Park.

Born in Philadelphia, Pa. Educated in Philadelphia and at School of Fine Arts, Paris, France. Was secretary Architectural League of New York for eight years. Now corresponding secretary of New York Chapter American Institute of Architects. Member Grolier, Knollwood, Camera and National Arts Clubs, Architectural League, American Institute of Architects, and Sculpture Society.

BERG, LOUIS DE COPPET-Architect, 31 East 17th street, New York City; residence 250 Washington avenue, Brooklyn. Member Architectural League, and Marine and Field, and Hamilton Clubs of Brooklyn.

BERGEN, FRANCIS HENRY-Secretary, Pier 2, East River, New York City; residence 51 St. Mark's place, New Brighton, S. I. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., May 14, 1869. Educated at Public School No. 2 and Bryant & Stratton's Business College. (Married.) Secretary, treasurer and director New York and Brooklyn Ferry and Steam Transportation Co.; secretary and director South Brooklyn Railroad and Terminal Co. Member Staten Island Club, St. Nicholas Society of Nassau Island, Long Island Historical and Holland Societies, and Sons of the Revolution.

BERGEN, JOHN W. H.-Cashier, Eighth Ward Bank, Brooklyn; residence 223 82d street. Born Nov. 6, 1863. Educated at Public School No. 2 and Polytechnic Institute. (Married.) Member Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn, Holland Society, Sons of the Revolution and St. Nicholas Society of Nassau Island.

BERGEN, VAN BRUNT-Civil Engineer; residence Shore road and 77th street, Brooklyn. Born in Bay Ridge, N. Y., 1841. Educated at Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. (Married.) Director Long Island Safe Deposit Co. Member Reform, Hamilton, Crescent Athletic and Ridge Clubs, Long Island Historical and Holland Societies, American Society of Civil Engineers, St. Nicholas Society of Nassau Island, and Blooming Grove Park Association.

BERKELEY, LANCELOT MINOR-Lawyer, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence 224 West 45th street. Born in Virginia. Educated at West Virginia University and University of Virginia. (Single.) Member of the firm of Bushby & Berkeley. Member Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

BERNHEIMER, ADOLPH L.-Cotton Goods, 51 White street, New York City; residence 534 Fifth avenue and Grimes Hill. Born in Ulm, Germany, Oct. 6, 1866. Educated in Geneva, Switzerland. (Single.) Member of the firm of Bernheimer & Walter. Member Lotos, and Richmond County Country Clubs.

BERNHEIMER, MAYER S.-Cotton Goods, 31 White street, New York City; residence 16 East 62d street. Born in New York City, July 3, 1861. Educated at Columbia College. (Married.) Member of the firm of Jacob S. Bernheimer & Bro. Director Lowell and Suburban Street Railway Co. Member Republican, Criterion and Dalton Clubs.

BERRI, WILLIAM-Carpets, 524 Fulton street, Brooklyn; residence 401 Grand avenue. Director National City Bank of Brooklyn, and Review Publishing Co. of New York City; trustee Hamilton Trust Co. Member Union League, Hamilton, Oxford and Brooklyn Clubs. and Lotos, Press and Quill Clubs of New York City.

BERRICK, SOLON-Deputy Supervisor, 2 City Hall, New York City; residence 1044 Lexington avenue. Born in New York City, Jan. 18, 1860. Educated at Grammar School No. 15 ('73) and New York University Law School ('85). Admitted to the New York Bar, 1886. Examiner for commissioners of accounts, 1892-5; deputy supervisor of the "City Record" (by appointment of Mayor Van Wyck) since June, 1898.

BERRY, ARTHUR-Lawyer, 200 Broadway, New York City; residence The Florence. Educated at Seton Hall College and Columbia College Law School. (Married.) Member of the firm of Berry Bros. Member Morris County Golf and Democratic Clubs, and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

BERRY, MARTIN E.-Storage and Forwarding, 256 West street and 12A Produce Exchange, New York City; residence 1164 Dean street, Brooklyn. General

manager, secretary and director Campbell Stores. Member Crescent Athletic and Lincoln Clubs of Brooklyn.

BERRY, PERLEY M.-Manager, 90 West Broadway, New York City; residence 252 Lafayette avenue, Passaic, N. J. Born, Feb. 14, 1856. Educated in Massachusetts and Maine public schools and at Limerick Academy. (Widower.) President Board of Trade, Passaic, N. J. Member Commercial Club, Passaic, Yountakah Country and Bear River Clubs of New Jersey, and Country Club of Maine.

BERRY, WILTON G.-Secretary, 24 Whitehall street, New York City; residence 170 West 78th street. Member Sons of the Revolution, Psi Upsilon Fraternity, and American Institute of Mechanical Engineers.

BERWIND, EDWARD J.-Coal, 1 Broadway, New York City; residence 2 East 64th street. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., June 17, 1848. Educated at the United States Naval Academy. (Married.) President and director Berwind-White Coal Mining Co., Pennsylvania and Northwestern R. R. Co., Ocean Coal Co. and Punxsutawney Coal and Coke Co.; first vicepresident Morton Trust Co..; director Alexandria Coal Co., Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co., Atlantic and Pacific R. R. Co., Elk Run Co., Fifth Avenue Trust Co., Santa Fe Pacific R. R. Co., Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Co. and Colorado Southern R. R. Co. Member Metropolitan, Union, University, Turf and Field, Riding, City, New York Yacht and Collie Clubs, United States Naval Academy Alumni Association, Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Geographical Society, American Museum of Natural History, and Musical Arts Society of New York.

BEST, WILLIS J.-Transportation, 27 William street, New York City; residence 21 West 31st street. Born in Chatham, N. Y. Educated in Poughkeepsie. (Single.) Connected with the Atlantic and Mexican Gulf Steamship Co., and F. J. Lord & Co. Member New York, Atlantic Yacht and Colonial Clubs.

BETTLE, SAMUEL-Steamships, 73 Broadway, New York City; residence 7 West 26th street. (Married.) Member St. Andrew's Golf, New York Yacht and Union Clubs, Philadelphia, Rittenhouse and Country Clubs of Philadelphia, Pa., and Down Town Association.

BETTS, CRAVEN LANGSTROTCH-Author, 14 West 12th street, New York City; residence 450 Manhattan avenue. Born in St. Johns, New Brunswick, April 23, 1853. (Son of Hiram and Sarah A. [Purdy] Betts.) Educated in New Brunswick at St. John's Grammar School and Fredricton College. (Single.) Author of "The Perfume Holder," "A Persian Love Story," "Tales of a Garrison Town," "A Garland of Sonnets," and others. Secretary American Authors' Guild. Member Salmagundi Club and American Society of Authors.

BETTS, E. H.-Underwriter, 45 William street, New York City; residence Mt. Vernon. Born in New York City, Jan. 16, 1837. Educated in New York City. (Married.) Member of the firm of E. H. Betts & Co. Secretary, director and manager Lafayette Fire Insurance Co. Member Underwriters' Club, and Chester Hill Club of Mt. Vernon.

BETTS, FREDERIC H.-Lawyer, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence 22 East 65th street. Member of the firm of Betts, Betts, Sheffield & Betts. Lecturer on patent law in Yale University, 1873-85. Member University, Metropolitan, City, Lawyers', Grolier and Church Clubs, Century and Yale Alumni Associations, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Society of Colonial Wars, Sons of the Revolution, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Musical Arts Society, and Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson.

BETTS, GEORGE WHITEFIELD, JR.-Lawyer, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence Englewood, N. J., and Princeton Club, New York City. Born in Englewood, N. J., Feb. 14, 1871. Educated at Princeton. (Single.) Member of the firm of Hunt, Hill & Betts. Member Princeton, Englewood Field and Englewood Golf Clubs, Tiger Gun Club, and American Whig Society of Princeton.

BETTS, L. F. HOLBROOK-Lawyer, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence 22 East 65th street. Born May 21, 1870. Member of the firm of Betts, Betts,

Sheffield & Betts. Member University and Knickerbocker Clubs, Yale Alumni Association, Society of Colonial Wars, and Sons of the Revolution.

BETTS, SAMUEL TALLMAN-Real Estate Investor, 322 South Salina street, Syracuse; residence 416 James street. Born in Syracuse, July 6, 1854. (Son of Lewis and Esther [West] Betts.) (Married Edith Lizette, daughter of Allen and Lucy W. Butler.) With Hemingway & Co. for eighteen years. Was general secretary Young Men's Christian Association of Portland, Me. Entered his present profession in 1889. President Central New York Horticultural Society and Syracuse Free Dispensary; vice-president Bureau of Labor and Charities, and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Life member New York State Agricultural Society, Central New York Horticultural Society and the Onondaga County Historical Society. Member Rose Society of America, Anglers' Club of Onondaga County, Citizens' Club of Syracuse, Park Central Presbyterian Church, Young Men's Christian Association, and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

BEUTENMULLER, WILLIAM-Curator, American Museum of Natural History, New York City; residence 106 West 133d street. Born in Hoboken, N. J., March 31, 1864. Educated in public and private schools, and at a business college in New York City. Author of "Butterflies and Moths Found Within Fifty Miles of New York City," and over a hundred articles on entomology in scientific magazines. Editor of the Journal of the New York Entomological Society. Curator in Entomology Department of the American Museum of Natural History since 1889. Member New York Entomological Society, Torrey Botanical Club, and others.

BEVERIDGE, ALVEN-Broker, 10 Wall street, New York City; residence New Rochelle. Member New York Club and New England Society.

BEVERIDGE, JAMES-Lawyer, 31 Nassau street, New York City; residence 56 Clark street, Brooklyn. Born in New York City, Feb. 8, 1868. Educated at Fort Edward Collegiate Institute, Princeton University and New York Law School. (Single.) Member of the firm of Lamb & Beveridge. Member Princeton Club, and Princeton University Alumni Association.

BEVIN, LEANDER A.-Vice-President, 22 Cortland street, New York City; residence 150 West 76th street. Born in East Hampton, Conn., March 30, 1845. Educated at Williston Seminary, Phillips Exeter Academy and Yale. (Married.) Treasurer and director Delamater Iron Works; secretary and director RiderEricsson Engine Co.; director Garfield Safe Deposit Co. Member New England Society, Colonial Club, Sons of the American Revolution, and the Laurentian Club of Canada.

BEYEA, JAMES L.-Physician, 217 Second avenue, New York City. Born in Goshen, Orange Co., N. Y., July 28, 1837. Educated at Farmers' Hall Academy, Goshen, and the New York Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital. (Single.) Physician to the Association for Befriending Children and Young Girls. Member Lafayette Post G. A. R., and Chiron Club.

BEYER, GUSTAVE-Furrier and Entomologist, 771 Broadway, New York City; residence 511 East 117th street. Born in Baerenstein, Saxony, July 5, 1840. Educated in Walkenstein, Saxony. Came to the United States, 1861. Member of the firm of G. W. Beyer & Co. Has one of the best and largest collections of American beetles.

BIBB, WILLIAM GARRETT-Broker, 33 Wall street, New York City; residence 10 West 43d street. Born in New Orleans, La. Educated at Episcopal High School in Virginia and at the University of Virginia. (Single.) Member Metropolitan, Calumet, Chi Phi, Lawyers', Church and Fencers' Clubs, and Southern Society.

BIBBY, ANDREW ALDRIDGE-Real Estate, 55 Liberty street, New York City; residence 56 East 49th street. Born in New York City, May 30, 1864. Educated in New York City. (Single.) Member Delta Phi (ex-vice-president), Calumet and Knickerbocker Clubs, Society of Colonial Wars and St Nicholas Society.

BICKELHAUPT, A.-Merchant, Redwood. Born in Germany, March 10, 1848. Educated in common schools. (Married.) Was director First National

Bank. Member Watertown Commandery, No. 11, K. T.; Syracuse Consistory No. 330, Alexandria Lodge No. 297, F. & A. M., and Theresa Chapter No. 149, R. A. M.

BICKFORD, C. H.-Farmer, Adams. Born in Harrisburgh, Lewis Co., N. Y., Aug. 23, 1861. Educated at Cook County Normal School and Cornell. (Single.) Was teacher of mathematics State Normal School, Indiana, Pa., and teacher of physics State Normal School, Platteville, Wis. Director Citizens' National Bank. Member Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Psi Fraternities.

BICKLEY, LAWRENCE WHARTON-Broker, 20 Broad street, New York City; residence Manhattan Club. Born and educated in Philadelphia, Pa. (Single.) Member of the firm of Bickley & Hopkins, and of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Manhattan, New York Athletic and Carteret Gun Clubs, Sons of the Revolution, Society of Colonial Wars, and Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

BICKMORE, ALBERT SMITH-Curator, American Museum of Natural History, New York City; residence 12 East 41st street. Born in St. George, Me., March 1, 1839. Educated at Dartmouth ('60); studied under Agassiz at Lawrence Scientific School, Harvard. (Married.) Author of "Travels in East Indian Archipelago," "The Ainos or Hairy Men of Jesso" and "Sketch of a Journey from Canton to Hangkow." Member Camera Club, Dartmouth Alumni and Century Associations, Baptist Social Union and American Geographical Society.

BIDWELL, GEORGE R.-Collector of Customs, Custom House, New York City; residence Hotel Endicott. Born in Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 8, 1858. Educated in city schools. (Married.) Secretary and director Spalding-Bidwell Co.; director Dr. Savage's Physical Development Institute. Member Lawyers', Transportation, American Yacht, Columbia Yacht, New York Yacht and Republican Clubs.

BIERSTADT, ALBERT-Landscape Artist, 322 Fifth avenue, New York City. Born near Düsseldort, Germany, Jan. 7, 1830. Has painted many pictures of scenes in the Rocky Mountains, Sierras and Switzerland, and has been awarded many foreign medals, and the crosses of the Legion of Honor and St. Stanislaus, and Imperial Order of the Medjidii. Member Union League, and Boone and Crockett Clubs, National Academy of Design, National Institute of Arts and Letters, Century Association, and others.

BIGELOW, CHARLES E.-President, 91 Chambers street, New York City; residence Plaza Hotel. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., July 29, 1851. Educated at Yale. (Married.) President and director Bay State Shoe and Leather Co.; vice-president and director Gansevoort Bank; trustee Bowery Savings Bank. Member University Club, Marine and Field, Crescent Athletic, Brooklyn and Hamilton Clubs of Brooklyn, and Yale Alumni Association.

BIGELOW, CLARENCE O.-Apothecary, 102 Sixth avenue, New York City; residence 146 West 78th street. Born in Phenix, R. I., Nov. 29, 1851. Educated in public schools of Chicopee, Mass., and at New York College of Pharmacy. (Single.) Trustee West Side Savings Bank; president New York Board of Pharmacy; treasurer College of Pharmacy of the City of New York. Member Aldine, New York State Pharmaceutical, and American Pharmaceutical Associations, German Apothecaries' Society of New York, and Past Master Ancient Lodge, No. 724, F. & A. M.

BIGELOW, EDWIN W.-Vice-President, 91 Chambers street, New York City; residence 10 Schermerhorn street, Brooklyn. Born in New York City, April 7, 1861. Educated at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. (Married.) Vice-president and director Bay State Shoe and Leather Co. Member Crescent Athletic and Hamton Clubs of Brooklyn.

BIGELOW, ERNEST A.-Lawyer, 35 Nassau street, New York City; residence 18 West 40th street. Born in Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 4, 1868. Educated at Harvard. (Married.) Member Harvard and Union Clubs.

BIGELOW, WESLEY-233 Fifth avenue, New York City. Born in Massachusetts, Nov. 16, 1847. Edu

cated at Allen's Academy, Newton, Mass. (Single.) Member Twilight, Reform, Manhattan Chess, and Atlantic Yacht Clubs, and Sons of the Revolution.

BIGELOW, WILLIAM B.-Architect, 1123 Broadway, New York City; residence University Club. Born in Medford, Mass., Feb. 5, 1852. Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris. (Married.) Member University Club, American Institute of Architects (New York Chapter) and Beaux-Arts Society of Architects.

BIGGS, HERMANN M.-Physician, 5 West 58th street, New York City. Born in Trumansburg, N. Y., Sept. 29, 1859. Educated at Cornell ('82), Bellevue Hospital Medical College ('83), and Universities of Berlin and Greifswald, Germany. (Married Frances M. Richardson.) Pathologist and director in bacteriological laboratories of the Health Department, 1892. Professor in Bellevue Hospital Medical College since 1887; attending physician in Bellevue and St. Vincent's Hospitals. President New York Pathological Society; director Carnegie Laboratory. Contributor to medical periodicals. Member University, Cornell and Quill Clubs, Century Association, and New York Academy of Medicine.

BIGLOW, LUCIUS HORATIO-Retired, 340 West End avenue, New York City, and Ridgefield, Conn. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., May 26, 1833. President and director Duncan Co., and Metropolitan Realty Co.; vice-president and director Maltine Mf'g Co.; director Merchant's Exchange National Bank, Preferred Accident Insurance Co., Hamilton Trust Co., and Worcester Salt Co. Member Hardware, Union League, Suburban Riding and Driving, and Arts Clubs, Aldine Association, American Geographical and New England Societies, and American Museum of Natural History.

BILLINGS, FREDERICK-Banker and President, 15 Wall street, New York City; residence 279 Madison avenue. Born in Woodstock, Vt., Dec. 23, 1866. Educated at the University of Vermont. (Single.) Member Union League, Riding, Republican and University Clubs, University of Vermont Alumni Association, and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

BILLINGS, HARRY MORTIMER-28 West 50th street, New York City. Director Lettuce Cream Co. Member Calumet, New York Yacht, Larchmont Yacht and Racquet Clubs, and Ardsley Club of Ardsley-onHudson.

BILLINGS. JOHN SHAW-Surgeon and Librarian, 40 Lafayette place, New York City; residence 32 East 31st street. Born in Switzerland County, Ind., April 12, 1839. Educated at Miami University ('57 and A.M., '60), and Ohio Medical College (M.D.). Degrees of LL.D.. Edinburgh, 1884; LL.D., Harvard 1886; LL.D., Buda-Pesth 1896; M.D., Munich 1889; M.D., Dublin 1892, and D.C.L., Oxford 1889. Demonstrator of anatomy in Medical College of Ohio, 1860-1. Served in army during Civil War as assistant surgeon, surgeon, lieutenantcolonel, deputy surgeon-general, and medical inspector of the Army of the Potomac. Professor of hygiene in University of Pennsylvania, 1893-6; since 1896 Director of New York Public Library (Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations). Extensive writer on medical and sanitary subjects. Author of "Principles of Ventilation and Heating," "National Medical Dictionary," and many others. Member Authors' Club, and Century Association, and Cosmos Club of Washington.

BILLINGS, WILLIAM E.-Lawyer, 25 Pine street, New York City; residence 34 Gramercy Park. (Single.) Member Union League and Yale Clubs, Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson, and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

BINGHAM, FRANK PARKER-Physician, 218 Kingsley street, Buffalo; residence 525 Niagara street. Born in Pleasantville, Pa., April 13, 1874. Educated at Titusville (Pa.) High School ('92), University of Vermont ('96), and University of Buffalo ('99). Resident physician German Deaconess Hospital. Member Phi Delta Theta Fraternity and University Club.

BINGHAM, THOMAS-Meat and Produce, 13 Thirteenth avenue, New York City; residence 826 Washington street. Born in Ireland, Sept. 2, 1843. Educated in national and public schools. (Married.) Senior member of the firm of T. Bingham & Co. Member Ninth Ward Republican Club, and Masonic Orders.

BINGHAM, WELLS A.-Paper Merchant, 150 Worth street, New York City; residence Bloomfield, N. J. Born in East Haddam, Conn., Aug. 7, 1846. Educated at Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, N. H., and at Dartmouth College. (Married.) President and treasurer W. A. Bingham & Co. Member New England Society, Dartmouth College Alumni Association and Lafayette Post No. 140, G. A. R.

BINZEN, FREDERICK W.-Printer, 1997 Third avenue, New York City; residence 1327 Fifth avenue. Born in New York City. May 14, 1869. Educated in city grammar and high schools. (Married.) Member of the firm of F. W. Binzen & Co., and connected with A. C. Haus & Co. Member Echo Club and Improved Order of Heptasophs.

BIRD, HERBERT S.-Chemist, 65 Ninth street, Brooklyn; residence 486 East Eighth street. Born in Boston, Mass., April, 1866. Educated in Boston schools, at Medway High School, and at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (Married.) Analytical chemist, Tartar Chemical Co. Member Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alumni Society of New York, and American Chemical Society.

BIRD, J. WARREN-Lawyer, 34 Pine street, New York City; residence 63 West 46th street. Educated at Princeton. (Single.) Member University Athletic and University Clubs, and Ardsley Club of Ardsley-onHudson.

BIRDSALL, GEORGE N.-Banker, 54 West 32d street, New York City; residence 688 Macon street, Brooklyn. Born in Brooklyn, Ohio, Nov. 17, 1836. Educated in public schools and academies in New York city and state. (Married.) Treasurer and trustee Union Dime Savings Institution. Member Union League Club of Brooklyn.

BIRDSALL, GEORGE W.-Engineer, 21 Park row, New York City; residence 56 West 38th street. Born in New York City, 1836. Educated at the College of the City of New York ('53). Assistant engineer, Department of Public Works, 1871-9; chief engineer of same, 1879-98; chief engineer Department of Water Supply since 1898. Member City College Club and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

BIRDSEYE, CLARENCE F.-Lawyer, 71 Broadway, New York City. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., June 6, 1854. (Son of Lucius Birdseye.) Educated at Amherst College ('74) and Columbia Law School ('77). (Married Ada J. Underwood.) Author of "Birdseye's Revised Statutes," "Codes and General Laws of the State of New York," "Chronological Table of the Laws of New York," "Greater New York Charter," "Analytical Index of New York Code of Civil Procedure," "Birdseye's Abbott's Clerks' and Conveyancers' Assistant," and others. Member Hamilton, Park Country, and Shelter Island Yacht Clubs, and Amherst College Alumni Association.

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BIRDSEYE, RUFUS P.-Banker, Utica; residence 429 Genesee street. Born in Trenton, N. J. Educated in Utica. (Married.) Trustee Savings Bank of Utica; director Mohawk Valley Cotton Mills. Member Fort. Schuyler Club, and Oriental Lodge No. 214, F. & A. M.

BIRKINS, ERNEST R.-Physician and Principal, Public School No. 10, St. Nicholas avenue and 117th street, New York City; residence 192 Lenox avenue. Born in Germantown, N. Y., Feb. 19, 1856. Educated in public schools, at the College of the City of New York and the Medical Department of the University of the City of New York. (Married.) Member Harlem and Schoolmasters' Clubs, Medical Society of the County of New York, New York Society of Pedagogy, Hoi Skolastikoi. and Male Principals' and Teachers'

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BIRMINGHAM, ERNEST F.-Editor and Publisher, 19 Park row, New York City; residence 117 West 79th street. Born in New Haven, Conn., 1860. Educated at New York University ('79). Editor and publisher of the "Fourth Estate," and of the "News Letter." Member Hardware, Psi Upsilon, New York Press, Richmond County and Staten Island Cricket Clubs, and New York University Alumni Association.

BIRMINGHAM, STIRLING-Broker, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence Far Rockaway. Born in Maryland, 1863. (Married.) Vice-president Muscatine North and South Railroad Co. Member Lawyers' Club.

BIRNEY, WILLIAM V.-Artist, 58 West 57th street, New York City. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Educated at Boston Art School, Philadelphia Academy and Royal Academy, Munich, Germany. (Married.) Member Salmagundi Sketch, Brooklyn Art, Philadelphia Sketch and New York Water Color Clubs.

BIRRELL, HENRY-Publisher, University Building, Washington square, New York City; residence 48 East 26th street. Born in Scotland, Nov. 27, 1856. Educated at New York City Public School No. 35. (Married.) Presidential Elector Twelfth Congressional District, 1896. Connected with the American Book Co. Member New York Athletic and Republican Clubs, and Aldine Association.

BISBEE, ELDON-Lawyer, 32 Liberty street, New York City. Born in Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 26, 1866. Educated at Harvard. (Married.) Member Harvard and University Clubs, and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

BISCHOFF, HENRY, JR.-Supreme Court Justice, County Court House, New York City; residence 19 West 96th street. Born in 1852. Educated in New York City public schools, at Bloomfield (N. J.) Academy, and at Columbia College Law School ('71). Admitted to the Bar, 1873. Collector of arrears of personal taxes, 1879-89. Judge Court of Common Pleas, 1890-4; Supreme Court Justice since 1894; term expires, 1903. Director Union Square Bank. Member Manhattan, Colonial and Democratic Clubs, and Liederkranz.

BISHOP, CORTLANDT FIELD - Lawyer, 11 Madison avenue, New York city; residence 13 Madison avenue. Born in New York City, Nov. 24, 1870. Educated at Columbia University (A.B., '91 and Ph.D., '93) and Columbia Law School. (Married.) Member Metropolitan, City, Grolier, Collectors' and Knickerbocker Clubs, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, American Museum of Natural History, National Academy of Design, Society of Colonial Wars, and Columbia University Alumni Association.

BISHOP, GEORGE R.-Official Stenographer, New York Stock Exchange, 10 Broad street, New York City; residence 142 East 18th street. Born in Stanford, Dutchess Co., N. Y. Educated in schools of Dutchess County and at Dutchess County Academy, Poughkeepsie. (Married.) Member Barnard and Patria Clubs.

BISHOP, HEBER REGINALD-Retired Merchant and Banker, 881 Fifth avenue, New York City. Born in Medford, Mass., March 11, 1840. In business first at Boston in 1859. Settled at Remedios, Cuba; established house of Bishop & Co., 1861; retired in 1876 to Irvington-on-Hudson. Financially interested in railroad, iron, gas and other properties. Director Rock Island and Pacific R. R. Co., Chandler Iron Co. and Metropolitan Trust Co.; formerly of the New York Elevated Ry. Co., Manhattan Elevated Railway Co., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha R. R. Co., Duluth and Iron Range R. R. Co., Chicago and Indiana Coal R. R. Co., Minnesota Iron Co., and other corporations; also interested in management of hospitals. Member American Museum of Natural History, Metropolitan Museum of Art and many other clubs and societies.

BISHOP, JOSEPH B.-Editor, 206 Broadway, New York City; residence 256 West 94th street. Born Sept. 5, 1847. Educated at Brown University. (Married.) Member University and Barnard Clubs, and Brown University Alumni Association.

BISHOP, LOUIS FAUGERES-Physician, 54 West 55th street, New York City. Born in New Brunswick, N. J., 1864. Educated at St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H., Rutgers College and College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. (Married.) Secretary New York Academy of Medicine; attending physician to Colored Hospital; assistant physician in French Hospital. Author of numerous medical works. Member Calumet and Delta Phi Clubs and Sons of the Revolution.

BISHOP, WILLIAM D., JR.-Secretary, Grand Central Station, New York City; residence Bridgeport, Conn. Secretary New York, New Haven and Hartford R. R. Co.; director Western Union Telegraph Co. Member Reform, University, New York Yacht, Yale and Transportation Clubs.