Webb, Frances Isabel Currie, author, 57-95. Webb, Henry Walter, ry. official, 52-1900. **Webb, Nathan, jurist, 25-1902.

Webb, William Henry, shipbuilder, 16-99.
*Weber, Max, soldier, 24-1901.
Webster, Amos, Col., 36-98.

Webster, George Parmelee, legislator, 28-99.
*Webster, Nathan Burnham, educator, 21-1900.
Webster, Warren, surgeon, 35-96.
Weeks, Joseph D., statistician, 41-96.
Weichman, Lewis J., Prof., 42-1902.
Weidemeyer, John William, author, 19-96.
Welch, Rodney, journalist, -96.

Weld, Theodore Dwight, abolitionist, 03-95.
Wellington, Arthur Mellen, civ. eng'r, 47-95.
Wells, David Ames, economist, 28-98.
*Wells, David Dwight, author, 68-1900.
Wells, Francis Marion, sculptor, 48-1903.
Wells, Henry Horatio, gov. Va., 23-1900.
Wells, James Madison, gov. La., 08-99.
Wells, Simon Carson, educator, 20-1900.
*Wellstood, William, engraver, publisher, 19-
1900.

**Wenckebach, Carla, educator, author, 53

1902.

Wentworth, William Pitt, architect, 39-96.

West, Charles Edwin, educator, 1809-1900. West, George Warren, soldier, 32-99. West, Joseph Rodman, U. S. senator, 22-98. West, William H., minstrel, 57-1902. Westbrook, Benjamin Frank, physician, 57-95. Westervelt, Daniel D., shipbuilder, 28-96. Weston, James A., eng'r, 27-95.

Weston, Lizzie (Mrs. Charles Mathews Dayenport), actress, 28-99.

Wharton, Thomas J., jurist, -1900.
Wheatcroft, Nelson, actor, 52-97.

Wheaton, Frank, soldier, 33-1903. **Wheeler, Andrew Carpenter, author, critic, 35-1903.

Wheeler, Calvin T., capitalist, 17-99.

Wheeler, Crosby Howard, missionary, 23-96. Wheeler, David Hilton, clergyman, author, 29-1902.

Wheeler, Orlando Belina, civil eng'r, 35-95. Wheelock, Jerome, inventor, 35-1902. Whelpley, Albert W., librarian, -1900. Whipple, Charles K., abolitionist, 08-1900. **Whipple, Henry Benjamin, P. E. bishop, 23-1901.

**Whipple, William Denison, soldier, 26-1902. **Whistler, James A. McNeill, painter, 341903.

Whistler, Joseph Nelson Garland, soldier, 2299.

**White, Emerson Elbridge, author, lecturer, 29-1902.

White, Greenough, educator, 63-1901. White, Moses C., physician, 19-1900. **White, Octavius Augustus, physician, 261903.

Whitehead, William Riddick, physician, author, 32-1902.

**Whitehouse, James Horton, art designer, 33-1902.

Whiteley, Robert Henry Kirkwood, soldier, 09-96.

*White, Stephen Mallory, U. S. senator, Calif., 53-1901.

Whitfield, S. A., asst, postmaster-gen., -95. **Whitford, Oscar F., civ. eng'r, 33-. **Whitford, William Clarke, educator, 28-1902. **Whiting, Justin Rice, congressman, 47-1903. Whiting, Prof. Henry Clay, educator, 45-1901. Whitmore, William Henry, genealogist, 361900.

Whitney, Josiah Dwight, geologist, 19-96. *Whitney, Nelson Oliver, educator, 58-1901. *Whittaker, James Thomas, physician, 43-1900. Whittle, Daniel W., evangelist, 40-1901.

**Whittle, Francis McNeece, P. E. bishop, 231902.

Whittlesey, Sarah Johnson (Cogswell), author, 25-96.

Wiard, Norman, inventor, 26-96.

Wickliffe, Robert Charles, gov. La., -95. Wicks, Hamilton S., journalist, 48-99. *Wigger, Winand Michael, R. C. bishop, 411901.

Wigglesworth, Edward, dermatologist, 41-96. Wight, E. B., journalist. -96.

**Wilcox, Robert William, del. in Congress, 55-1903.

**Wildes, Frank, rear-admiral U. S. N., 43 1903.

**Williams, David, physician, 43-1902. **Williams, George Gilbert, banker, 26-1903. **Williams, George Walton, banker, 20-1903. **Williams, Marshall Jay, jurist, 37-1902. Williams, Mary Elizabeth, artist, 25-1902. **Williams, Robert, soldier, 29-1901. Williams, Samuel Thomson, diplomat, 30-1903. **Williams, William George, educator, 22-1902. **Williamson, James Alexander, lawyer, 291902.

**Williamson, Joseph, lawyer, 28-1902.

Wilson, C. Webster, capt. U. S. N., 38-1903. **Wilson, Edward Livingston, editor, 38-1903. **Wilson, Joseph Miller, civ. eng'r, architect, 38-1902.

Wilson, Joseph R., Presby'n clergyman, 221903.

**Wilson, Thomas, anthropologist, 32-1902. **Wilson, William Hasell, ry. pres., 11-1902. **Winner, Septimus, composer, 27-1902. **Wood, Thomas Waterman, artist, 23-1903. Wood, William P., chief U. S. secret service, 23-1903.

**Woods, Virna, educator, 64-1903.

Woolf, Philip, physician, editor, 48-1903. Wright, George Bohan, ry. official, 15-1903. Wyman, Morrill, Dr., 13-1903.

Yardley, Robert N., congressman, 52-1902. **Yeatman, James E., banker, 18-1901. Yeoman, George F., jurist, 46-1902.

Young, Brigham, Jr., Mormon apostle, -1903. **Young, Robert Anderson, clergyman, author, 24-1902.

Youngson, A. B., labor leader, 49-1903. **Zakrzewska, Marie Elizabeth, physician, 291902.

Zimmermann, C. F., editor, clergyman, 431902.

ABRAHAM, Abraham, dry goods mcht.; b. New York, Mar. 9, 1843; s. Judah A.; ed. pub. schs. Began life as apprentice in dry goods house, Newark, N. J., at age of 14; later with his father in wholesale dry goods store. In 1865 formed partnership with Joseph Wechsler as Wechsler & Abraham in small dry goods store in Brooklyn; business was greatly enlarged, firm changed to Abraham & Straus, now conducting the largest business in Brooklyn. Pres. Temple Israel and Jewish Hosp.; v.-p. Hebrew Orphan Asylum, Brooklyn; dir. Brooklyn Soc. for Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Kings Co. Trust Co.; mem. Chamber of Commerce, New York. Clubs: Union League, Brooklyn (Brooklyn); Harmonie (New York). Address: Brooklyn.

BASS, John Meredith, educator; b. Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 23, 1845; s. John M. and Malvina (Grundy) B.; grad. Bethany Coll., W. Va.; law student, Cumberland Univ., Lebanon, Tenn., Univ. of Va., etc.; m. Nashville, Tenn., Dec., 1868, Mary Wharton. Sec. and treas. Univ. of Nashville since 1894; sec. Tenn. Hist. Soc. 12 yrs.; comm'r Watkins Inst. 4 yrs.; co-editor Am. Hist. Mag., Nashville, 2 yrs. Writer of various hist. monographs. Address: 301 Church St., Nashville, Tenn.

BATTEN, Samuel Zane, pastor First Bapt. Ch., Lincoln, Neb. Address: 1332 K St., Lincoln, Neb."

BILLINGS, Cornelius K. G., gas co. official, capitalist; b. Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Sept. 17, 1862; s. Albert M. and Augusta S. (Farnsworth) B.; removed to Chicago with parents, 1864; ed. pub. sch., Chicago, to 1873; grad. Racine Coll., 1879; m. 1885, Blanche, d. Andrew MacLeish, Chicago. Entered, 1879, office of People's Gas Light and Coke Co., of which his father was pres., and after various promotions succeeded his father as pres., 1887. Dir. Home Nat. Bank and Home Savings Bank; was dir. World's Columbian Exp'n. Was West Park comm'r, Chicago, 1889. Republican. Clubs: Illinois, Chicago, Union League, Washington Park (Chicago). Address: 921 Madison Av., New York.

BOWERMAN, George Franklin, librarian; b. Farmington, N. Y., Sept. 8, 1868; grad. Univ. of Rochester, 1892, N. Y. State Library Sch., Albany, B. L. S., 1895; m. 1901, Sarah N. Graham, Albany, N. Y. Reference librarian, Reynolds Library, Rochester, 1895-6; in reference dept. N. Y. State Library, 1897-8; on editorial staff New York Tribune, 1898-1900; on editorial staff New Internat. Ency., 1900-1; librarian Wilmington Inst. Free Library since 1901. Mem. Am. Library Assn., Keystone State Library Assn., Pa. Library Club; also, by appmt. of gov., of Del. State Library Comm'n. Com

piled Selected Bibliography of the Religious Denominations of the United States, 1896. Contb'r to Library Jour. and to newspapers. Address: Wilmington, Del.

BOYD, Harriet Ann (Miss), archæologist; b. Boston, Oct. 11, 1871; d. Alexander and Harriet Fay (Wheeler) B.; grad. Smith, 1892, A. M., 1901; student Am. Sch. Classical Studies, Athens, Greece, 1896-7, 1898-9, 1900; instr. archæology, Smith Coll., since 1900; fellow, 1898-9, Agnes Hoppin Memorial fellow, 1899-1900, Am. Classical Sch., Athens. Served as nurse in the Greco-Turkish war, 1897, and at Tampa in summer of 1898. Engaged on excavations in Crete for Am. Exploration Soc. of Phila.; excavated houses and tombs of Geometric Period (circa 900 B. C.) at Karrusi; also a Mycenæan town, probably the most complete of its age, (circa 1600 B. C.-possibly the "Minoa" of Strabo), 1900; at Gournia, Crete, 2 campaigns, 1901 and 1903. Contb'r to Am. Jour Archæology. Mem. Am. Inst. Archæology, Soc. for Promotion Hellenic Studies (London), Alpha Soc., Smith Coll.; decorated with Red Cross from Queen Olga of Greece for services as nurse in Greco-Turkish war. Club: Women's University (New York). Address: Northampton, Mass.

BOYLAN, Grace Duffie (Mrs.), journalist; b. Kalamazoo, Mich., d. Capt. Phelix and Juliette (Smith) Duffie; ed. pub. schs., Harvard Annex and New England Conservatory, Boston; writer of dialect poetry and patriotic verse: critic. Was editorial writer, Chicago Journal. Author: The Old House, 1898 01; If Tam O'Shanter'd Had a Wheel, and Other Poems and Sketches, 1899 H6; Kids of Many Colors (Jingle Book), 1901; Uncle Tom's Cabin (rewritten for children), 1901; When the Band Played and other readings and recitations; The Kiss of Glory, 1902 D1. Since 1901 connected with McClure's, New York. Address: 141 E. 25th St., New York.

BUCKLEY, Ernest Robertson, geologist; b. Milbury, Mass., Sept. 3, 1872; s. Thomas M. and Grace B.; ed. dist. and high schs., Tomah, Wis.; grad. Univ. of Wis., B. S., 1895, Ph. D., 1898; unmarried. Dir. Bureau of Geology and Mines of Mo. and State geologist since 1901. Life mem. Geol. Soc. of America; mem. Am. Inst. Mining Eng'rs, A. A. A. S., Am. Mining Congress, mem. Wis. Acad. Sciences, Arts and Letters, Wis. Clay Workers' Assn. and Wis. Natural History Soc.; hon. mem. Black Hills Mining Men's Assn. Author: Building and Ornamental Stones of Wisconsin, 1898 S30; Clays and Clay Industries in Wisconsin, 1900 S30; Highway Construction in Wisconsin, 1902 S30. Address: Rolla, Mo. CHAMBERLAIN, Abiram, gov., banker; b. Colebrook, Conn., Dec. 7, 1837; s. Abiram and Sophronia Ruth (Burt) C.; ed. Willis

ton Sem., Easthampton, Mass. (LL. D., Wesleyan Univ.); m. Charlotte E. Roberts, Brewsters, N. Y. Banker since 1863. Gov. Conn., 1903-5. Republican. Clubs: Hartford (Hartford); Union League (New Haven); Home (Meriden). Address: Meriden, Conn. COCKERELL, Theodore Dru Alison, naturalist. Address: Colorado Springs, Colo.*

COIT, Stanton, lecturer, author; b. Columbus, O., Aug. 11, 1857; s. Harvey and Elizabeth Greer C.; ed. Amherst, Columbia and Berlin univs.; Ph. D.; m. 1898, Mrs. Wetzlar. Lecturer West London Ethical Soc.; head worker New York Univ. Settlement. Editor of Ethics. Author: (in German and Dutch) The Ethical Movement in Religion; (in English, German and Dutch) Neighbor. hood Guilds; also various pamphlets on ethical religion. Part compiler of Ethical Hymn Book; compiler Message of Man. Address: 30 Hyde Park Gate, S. W., London, Eng.

COLE, Theodore Lee, pres. Statute Law Book Co.; b. Albany, N. Y., Dec. 26, 1852; s. John Jay and Mary Pohlman (Lee) C.; ed. La Crosse schs. and Galesville Univ., 18667; grad. Univ. of Wis., 1871; m. Kate Dunn Dewey, Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 20, 1885. Law bookseller since 1874. Mem. Am. Hist. Assn.; Am. Library Assn.; Southern Hist. Assn.; Library Assn. of Washington; Nat. Geog. Soc.; Washington Econ. Soc. Clubs: Grolier, Reform (New York), Cosmos (Washington). Extensive writer of bibliographies and check lists of the statute laws of the various states, etc.; now compiling Historical Bibliography of the Statute Laws of the American Colonies, States and Territories. Residence: 1446 Stoughton St. Office: Corcoran Bldg., Washington.

COWELL, Alfred Lucius, journalist; b. Woodland, Calif., Mar. 17, 1870; s. A. H. and Emeline C.; grad. San Joaquin Valley Coll., 1892; B. D., Union Biblical Sem., Dayton, O., 1895; m. June 23, 1896, Alice K. Gingrich. Pres. San Joaquin Valley Coll., 1895-7; prin. Lodi (Calif.) High Sch., 1897-8; prin. Siskiyou Co. High Sch., 1898-9; reporter Stockton Mail, 1899-1900; asst. editor Stockton Mail, 1900-1902; editor since February, 1902. Residence: 619 E. Miner Av. Office: Mail Bldg., Stockton, Calif.

CURTIS, Heber Doust, astronomer; b. Muskegon, Mich., June 27, 1872; s. Orson B. and Sarah (Doust) C.; A. B. 1892, A. M. 1893, Univ. of Mich.; Ph. D. Univ. of Va. 1902; m. July 12, 1895, Mary D. Raper. Prof. Latin, 1896-7, prof. mathematics and astronomy 1897-1900, Univ. of the Pacific; fellow in astronomy, Leander McCormick Observatory, Univ. of Va. 1900-2; asst. Lick Observatory since 1902. Mem. U. S. Naval Observatory Eclipse Expd'n to Sumatra, 1901. Contb'r of astron. articles and observations to various publs. Address: Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, Calif. DICKINSON, Clarence, musician; 6. Lafayette, Ind., May 7, 1873; s. Rev. William C. (D. D.) and Annis (Dougherty) D.; ed. Northwestern Univ., 1890-4; musical ed'n

under Wild and Wiedig (Chicago), Singer and Dr. H. Reimann (Berlin), Guilmant, Vierne, Moszkowski (Paris); unmarried. Was organist and choirmaster St. James Episcopal Ch., organist Kehilath Anshe Mayraabh Synagogue; dir. organ dept. Bush Temple Conservatory; dir. theoretical dept. Columbia Sch. of Music. Produced comic opera, The Medicine Man, Chicago, 1895, Boston, 1900. Composer of pieces for organ and voice. A founder Am. Guild Organists, Chicago MS. Soc.; conductor Aurora Musical Club; mem. Beta Theta Pi. Residence: 344 E. 57th St. Office: 618 Fine Arts Bldg., Chicago.

DOOLITTLE, Thomas Benjamin, inventor; b. Woodbury, Conn., June 30, 1839; s. Benjamin and Betsey (Collier) D.; m. Mary Louise Bradley, Ansonia, Conn. In early life was a mfr. of brass articles at Bridgeport, in which he made many inventions in connection with manufacture of barbed wire; was originator of buffer platform and coupler, of which modified types are in general use on passenger cars; became connected with Bell Telephone Co. at early day; originated the first telephone switchboard, the hard drawn copper which has made long distance telephony possible, the telephone call bell, etc. Received Edward Longstreth medal from Franklin Inst. of Phila., 1898, for origination of process of 'producing hard drawn copper wire; still engaged in development of Am. telephone and telegraph systems. Address: Branford, Conn. EASBY-SMITH, James S., lawyer, author. Address: 1534 T St. N. W., Washington.*

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HALL, Adelaide S., art promoter; Westmoreland, N. Y., Nov. 2, 1857; d. Schuyler and Susan (Waldo) Wade; ed. grammar sch. and normal sch., Buffalo; sp'l studies in art-water-color and oil; m. Buffalo, Apr. 13, 1876, Herman J. Hall. Founder and pres. Archè Club of Chicago, 1888-97; was chmn. art com., Gen. Federation Women's Clubs, for Denver and Milwaukee biennials; chmn. Ill. State Federation Art Com. 1 yr.; founder, and pres., 1900-3, v.-p. since 1903, Am. Park and Outdoor Art Assn. Dir. Chicago chapter, D. A. R.; hon. mem, park bd. Audubon Park, New Orleans; hon. v.-p. Calif. Outdoor Art League. Author: Two Women Abroad, 1897 M22. Contb'r to mags. on topics of art and travel. Address: 5545 Washington Av., Chicago.

HARKER, Oliver A., jurist; grad. McKendree Coll.; admitted to bar, 1869; was judge Circuit Court, Ill., 24 yrs.; dean law dept., Univ. of Ill., since 1903. Address. Champaign, Ill.

HENDRICK, William J., lawyer; b. in Fleming Co., Ky., Mar. 22, 1855; ed. by his father, Rev. James P. Hendrick, D. D.; grad. Center Coll., Ky., 1873. Admitted to bar Jan. 8, 1876; mem. Ky. legislature, 1881-2; elector from State at large, 1884, and for 9th Congressional dist., Ky., 1888; mem. Ky. Constitutional Conv., 1890; atty-gen. of Ky., 1891-6; employed as counsel for Ky. in Franchise Tax Cases in Supreme Court,

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ABARBANELL, Jacob Ralph, editor, author; b. New York, Dec. 6, 1852; s. Rudolph and Rosalia A.; grad. Coll. City of New York, A. B., B. S., 1872, Columbia Law School, LL. B., 1874; m. Jersey City, N. J., June 30, 1892, Cornelia L. Eaton. Practices law, New York; now editor New York Family Story Paper, and Golden Hours. Mem. Medico-Legal Soc., New York, Manhattan Single Tax Club. Clubs: Press, Thirteen. Author: Flirtation, 1884; Monte Cristo and his wife, 1885 M19; Ma, 1888; The Rector's Secret, 1892 04; and numerous serials published under nom de plume "Ralph Royal." Plays: My Father's Will, 1881; A Model Pair, 1882; All on Account of a Bracelet, 1883; Haydee, Countess of Monte Cristo, 1902; Ma, 1902. Also numerous translations of novels of Alphonse Daudet, Octave Feuillet, Henri Gréville, Boisgobey, and short stories from French and German for mags. Residence: Coney Island. Office: 24 Vandewater St., New York.

ABBATT, Agnes Dean, artist; b. New York, June 23, 1847; d. William D. and Agnes A. (Dean) A.; showed talent as child; entered Cooper Union art school 1873; studied at Nat. Acad. Design, and under R. Swain Gifford and James D. Smillie. Paints landscapes, coast scenes, flowers; oil and water colors; also wax modeling, plants and flowers; mem. Am. Water Color Soc. since 1880. Address: Westchester, New York City. ABBATT, William, author, editor; b. New York, Nov. 16, 1851; s. William D. and Agnes A.; ed. private schools New York and Westchester; unmarried. Formerly editor Inter-State, New York, and asst. editor New York News Letter. Since 1899 publisher and author. Former sec. Quill Club. Author: The Crisis of the Revolution, 1899 A17; Battle of Pell's Point, 1901 A17. Editor: General Heath's Memoirs, 1901 A17: Sargent's Life of Major John André, 1902 A17. Residence: Westchester, New York. Office. 281 4th Av., New York.

ABBE, Cleveland, meteorologist; b. New York, Dec. 3, 1838; s. George Waldo A., merchant and philanthropist; grad. Coll. City of New York, 1857 (A. M., 1860; Ph. D., 1891; LL. D., Univ. of Mich., 1888; Univ. of Glasgow, Scotland, 1896; S. B., Harvard, 1900); Tutor Trinity Ch. Grammar School, New York, 1857-8. Studied astronomy with Brunnow, of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1858-9; under B. A. Gould at Cambridge, Mass., 1860-4. Asst. prof. Mich. Agr'l Coll., 1859; tutor

Univ. of Mich., 1859-60; m. Cincinnati, May 10, 1870, Frances Martha, d. David Neal. Aide in U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1860-4; studied at Nicholas Central Observatory, Poulkova, near St. Petersburg, Russia, 1864-6; aide U. S. Naval Observatory, 1867-8; director Cincinnati Observatory, 1868-73. Inaugurated daily weather report for Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, the success of which led U. S. Gov't to take up similar work. Meteorologist U. S. Signal Service, 1871-91; since 1891 meteorologist U. S. Weather Bureau. Now also editor "Monthly Weather Review. Prof. meteorology, Columbian Univ. since 1886. Lecturer on meteorology, Johns Hopkins Univ. since 1896. Mem. Nat. Acad. of Sciences and many other scientific socs., domestic and foreign. Author: Report on the Total Solar Eclipse of July 29, 1878, 1881; Meteorological Apparatus and Methods, 1887; Preliminary Studies in Storm and Weather Prediction, 1889; The Mechanics of the Earth's Altitude, 1891; The Atmosphere of the Aurora, 1896; Physical Basis of Long Range Forecasting, 1902. Address: 2017 I St. N. W., Washington.

ABBE, Cleveland, Jr., acting prof. natural sciences Winthrop Normal and Industrial Coll. of S. C., 1899-1900; b. Washington, March 25, 1872; s. Cleveland and Frances Martha (Neal) A.; grad. Harvard, 1894 (A. M., 1896; Ph. D., Johns Hopkins, 1898); held scholarship, 1896-7, and fellowship, 1897-8, in geology, Johns Hopkins; inst. physiography, Corcoran Scientific School, Columbian Univ., 1894-7; asst. Md. geol. survey, 1896-8; prof. geology and biology, Western Md. Coll., 1898-9; prof. natural sciences, Winthrop Coll., S. C., 1900-1901; post-grad. student in geology Imp. Univ. Vienna, 1901-3 mem. Geol. Soc. America, Am. Inst. Mining Engrs. Unmarried. Wrote: Notes on Cuspate Capes of the Carolina Coast, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist.; The Physiography of Maryland (thesis), Rep. Maryland State Weather Service, 1899; The Physiography of Allegheny Co., Md.; Report Md. Geol. Survey, 1900. Address: 2017 I St., N. W., Washington.

ABBE, Robert, surgeon; b. New York, 1851; s. George Waldo A.; grad. Coll. City of New York, 1870; Coll. of Phys. & Surg., 1874; m. New York, Nov. 14, 1891, Mrs. Catherine Amory Palmer. Instr. English, drawing and geometry, Coll. City of New York, 1870-2; attending surgeon out-patient dept., New York Hosp., 1877-84; prof. didactic surgery, Women's Med. Coll., 2 yrs.; surgeon to St. Luke's Hosp. since 1884; New