PALMER, A. EMERSON-Secretary, 146 Grand street, New York City; residence 615 Putnam avenue, Brooklyn. Born in Sullivan County, N. Y. Educated at Wesleyan University. (Married.) Resident of New York City since 1878. Was for many years connected with the New York "Tribune." Secretary of the Board of Education of New York City since 1898.

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PALMER, MASHMAN-Theatrical Manager, 13 West 28th street, New York City; residence Stamford, Conn. Born in North Stonington, Conn., July 27, 1838. Educated in private schools, at Suffield (Conn.) Institute and at New York University Law School. (Married.) Interested in the management of theatres since 1872. Was one of the founders and, for fourteen years, president of the Actors' Fund of America; also one of the founders and now vicepresident of the Players' Club. Member Union League, Lotos, Church and Press Clubs, Chicago (Ill.) Club, Garrick Club of London, England, and Dunlap, New England and Goethe Societies.

PALMER, CHARLES G.-Pavements, 66 Broad street, New York City; residence 344 West 84th street. President and director Hastings Pavement Co. Member Alpha Delta Phi and Barnard Clubs.

PALMER, CHARLES MIDDLEBROOK-Journalist, 154 Nassau street, New York City; residence Montclair, N. J. Born in La Crosse, Wis., Oct. 3, 1856. Educated at La Crosse Valley Seminary. (Married Mary Sill of La Crosse, 1881.) Actively engaged in newspaper business since 1875. Business manager of the "San Francisco Examiner," 1890-5, and of the New York "Journal" since 1895. Member Lotos Club and Aldine Association.

PALMER, E. DE L.-Real Estate, Albany. Born in Newtonville, Albany Co., N. Y., March 19, 1848. Educated in Albany. (Married.) Treasurer St. Peter's Episcopal Church; trustee Albany City Savings Institution and Homeopathic Hospital. Member Fort Orange Club.

PALMER, EDMUND J.-Commissioner, 11 Broadway, New York City; residence 103 West 86th street. Born in New Providence, N. J., Oct. 6, 1856. Educated at Wesleyan University (A.M.), and College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University (M.D.). (Married.) President Board of Commissioners of Quarantine. Member Society of Medical Jurisprudence, Republican Club, New York County Medical Society, New York County Medical Association and oth

ers.

PALMER, ERASTUS DOW-Sculptor, 5 Lafayette street, Albany. Born in Pompey, Onondaga Co., N. Y., April 2, 1817. Educated in Pompey and at Union College (A.M.) (Married Mary Seamans, 1843.) Among his best works are "The Infant Ceres," "Morning and Evening,' "Peace in Bondage," "The Angel of the Sepulchre," "The White Captive" in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, and a statue of Robert R. Livingston in the Capitol at Washington.

PALMER, FRANCIS A.-Banker, 237 Broadway and 4 Park place, New York City; residence 180 Madison avenue. President and trustee Broadway Savings Institution; president and director National Broadway Bank. Member New England Society.

PALMER, FRANCIS STERNE-Lawyer, Custom House, New York City; residence 70 East 77th street. Born in Belmont, N. Y., Sept. 14, 1863. (Son of former Congressman and United States Judge George W. Palmer of Plattsburg, N. Y.) Educated at Harvard College ('87). (Married.) Secretary to Collector of the Port of New York, 1893-7. Has also been engaged in literary work. Member Players' and Harvard Clubs and Sons of the Revolution,

PALMER, GEORGE CARNEGIE-Architect, 61 William street, New York City; residence Milburn, N. J. Educated at Columbia. Member St. Anthony and St. Nicholas Clubs, Columbia University Alumni Association and Architectural League.

PALMER, GEORGE QUINTARD-Iron Manufacturer, 742 East 12th street, New York City; residence 9 East 76th street. Born in Portchester, N. Y., Sept.

15, 1873. Educated at Berkeley School and School of Mines, Columbia University ('95). (Married.) Associated with the Quintard Iron Works, Member Fairfield County (Conn.) Golf, Nassau Country, Alpha Delta Phi, Engineers', Church and Lawyers' Clubs.

PALMER, J. CULBERT-Lawyer, 165 Broadway, New York City; residence 25 Madison avenue. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y. Educated at Adelphi Academy ('78), Yale University ('82) and Columbia University Law School ('84). (Married.) Member Sharon Golf, Yale and University Clubs and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

PALMER, LOWELL M.-Manufacturer, 181 Front street, New York City; residence 206 Clinton avenue, Brooklyn. President and director City Realty and Investment Co. and Brooklyn Cooperage Co.; vice president and director Thedore Ricksecker Co.; director American Coffee Co., American Sugar Refining Co., First National Bank of Brooklyn, Lanyon Zinc Co., North Side Bank, Union Ferry Co. of New York and Brooklyn, Wallabout Bank and Williamsburg Trust Co.: trustee Colonial Safe Deposit Co., Colonial Trust Co., and Manufacturers' Trust Co. Member Transportation Club, Hamilton Club of Brooklyn, Ohio Society and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

PALMER, LUCIUS N.-Lawyer, 111 Broadway, New York City; residence 130 Montague street, Brooklyn. Educated at Yale College ('88), abroad 1888-9, and Columbia Law School ('92). Member Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, Yale Club and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

PALMER, MILTON C.-Lawyer, 164 Main street, Sing Sing; residence 21 Waller avenue. Born in Sing Sing, April 29, 1862. Educated at Cornell ('81) and Columbia. (Married.) Member of the firm of Palmer & Fagan. Member Sing Sing Yacht and Young Men's Republican Clubs, Cornell University Club of New York City, and Young Men's Christian and Westchester Bar Associations.

PALMER, STEPHEN S.-Capitalist, 52 Wall street, New York City; residence Princeton, N. J. Born in New York City, Dec. 7, 1853. (Widower.) President and director Palmer Land Co., Palmer Water Co., Harvey Steel Co., Washington Assurance Co., Kewaunee, Green Bay and Western R. R. Co., St. Louis and Hannibal Ry. Co. and New Jersey Zinc Co.; treasurer, secretary and director Cayuga and Susquehanna R. R. Co.; director American Washer and Manufacturing Co., Colonial Assurance Co., Mexican National R. R. Co., New Jersey Magnetic Concentrating Co., Consolidated Gas Co., New York Mutual Gas Light Co., National City Bank, Farmers' Loan and Trust Co., Dickson Mf'g Co., Fort Wayne and Jackson R. R. Co., Lackawanna Iron and Steel Co., McNeal Pipe and Foundry Co., Valley R. R. Co., Empire Zinc Co. and Mineral Point Zinc Co. Member Metropolitan, Tuxedo, New York Yacht, Turf and Field, Players', Union League, Essex County (N. J.) Country and Lawyers' Clubs, Down Town Association, Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Museum of Natural History, American Geographical and New York Zoological Societies and New York Botanical Gardens.

PALMER, THEODORE J.-President, 9 Gouverreur Slip, New York City; residence Hackensack, N. J. Born in Middletown, Conn., Dec. 25, 1843. Educated in Middletown. (Married.) President and director Palmer & Embury Mfg Co. Member New York Athletic Club and Military Order of the Loyal Legion.

PALMER, WALTER LAUNT-Artist, 5 Lafayette street, Albany. Born in Albany, Aug. 1, 1854. Studied art in Hudson, N. Y., and Paris, France. (Married.) Received the second Hallgarten Prize at the National Academy of Design in 1887; medal at World's Fair, Chicago, 1893; gold medal (only award) at Philadelphia Art Club in 1894; Evans Prize (only award) Water Color Society in 1895; first prize at Boston Art Club in 1895, and second prize at Nashville Centennial, 1897. Member National Academy of Design, Society of American Artists, Society of American Landscape Painters, American Water Color Society, New York Water Color and Pastel Clubs, Century Association and others.

PANCOAST, RICHARD-Iron Merchant, 28 Platt, 15 Gold and 112 John streets, New York City; residence 18 West 30th street. Educated at Haverford College ('60). Member of the firm of Pancoast & Rogers. Member Engineers', University and Union Clubs and Down Town Association.

PARDEE, CHARLES INSLEE-Physician, 6 East 43d street. Dean and professor in University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College. Member Union League, Lotos and American Yacht Clubs, New England Society and Military Order of the Loyal Legion.

PARDEE, DWIGHT W.-Secretary and Treasurer, Grand Central Depot, New York City; residence Sea Cliff, L. I. Born in Westfield, N. J., Aug. 24, 1852. Educated at Wilbraham (Mass.) Academy. (Married.) Assistant treasurer Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Ry. Co.; secretary and director Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburg R. R. Co.; director Detroit and Chicago R. R. Co. and Detroit, Monroe and Toledo R. R. Co. Member Union League Club of Brooklyn, Nassau Country, Sea Cliff Yacht and Accomack Clubs, Crescent Lodge No. 402, F. & A. M., Clinton Commandery No. 14, and Kismet Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.

PARET, J. PARMLY-Newspaper and Magazine Writer, 119 West 93d street, New York City. Born in Bergen Point, N. J., Oct. 3, 1870. Educated at New York City Grammar School No. 68 ('86). (Single.) Expert amateur lawn tennis player, having held championships in United States and abroad. Has written for the press on amateur sport and also a volume on "Lawn Tennis." Editor "Sportsman's Magazine" and assistant editor "Outing" Magazine. Member Knickerbocker Athletic, Orange (N. J.) Lawn Tennis, Lenox (Mass.) Lawn Tennis, Knickerbocker Whist and Dauntless Rowing Clubs and League of American Wheelmen.

PARFITT, ALBERT E.-Architect, 26 Court street, Brooklyn; residence 1066, 82d street, Dyker Heights. Member Hamilton, Crescent Athletic and Church Clubs, Reform Club of New York City, and Architectural League.

PARISH, HENRY- Banker, 52 Wall street, New York City; residence 18 West 57th street. President and trustee New York Life Insurance and Trust Co.; trustee Royal Insurance Co. of England. Member Metropolitan Club, American Geographical Society, American Museum of Natural History, Metropolitan Museum of Art and National Academy of Design.

PARISH, HENRY, JR.-Banker, 52 Wall street, New York City; residence 8 East 76th street. Secretary New York Life Insurance and Trust Co. Member Calumet, Essex County (N. J.) Country, and City Clubs.

PARISH, WAINWRIGHT-Architect, 3 West 29th street, New York City; residence 267 Fifth avenue. Born in New York City, Dec. 5, 1866. Educated at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ('88). (Single.) Member of the firm of Parish & Schroeder. Member Calumet, University and Fencers' Clubs and Architectural League.

PARK, HOBART J.-Wholesale Grocer, 917 Broadway, New York City; residence Rye. Secretary and director Park & Tilford; director New York County National Bank and Bank of the Metropolis. Member Union League, New York Athletic, New York Camera and American Yacht Clubs and Blooming Grove Park and Aldine Associations.

PARK, JAMES-Merchant, 88 Wall street, New York City; residence New Brighton, S. I. Member of the firms of Park, Son & Co., Park, Macfadyen & Co. of London, England, and Turnbull & Co. of Jamaica, W. I. Member Down Town Association.

PARK, JOSEPH-Wholesale Grocer, 917 Broadway, New York City; residence Rye. President and director Park & Tilford; director Bank of the Metropo

lis, Harlem River and Portchester R. R. Co., New York County National Bank, New York, New Haven and Hartford R. R. Co. and Plaza Bank. Member Manhattan, American Yacht, New York Yacht, Union League and Transportation Clubs and American Museum of Natural History.

PARK, ROSWELL-Surgeon, 510 Delaware avenue, Buffalo. Born in Pomfret, Conn., May 4, 1852. Educated at Racine (Wis.) College (A.M.) and at Chicago (Ill.) Medical College (M.D.). Received honorary degrees from Harvard and Northwestern Universities. Professor of surgery in Medical Department of the University of Buffalo. Ex-president Medical Society of the State of New York. Author of several works on surgery, medical history and other subjects. Member University and Buffalo Clubs, Sons of the Revolution, German Congress of Surgeons, Italian Society of Surgery, American Surgical Association, New York Academy of Medicine and Philadelphia Academy of Surgery.

PARK, TRENOR LUTHER - Dry Goods Merchant, 216 Church street, New York City; residence White Plains. Educated at Harvard. Connected with the H. B. Claflin Co. Director American Trading Co., Charleston City Ry. Co. and Continental Trust Co. Member Metropolitan, Lotos, Union League, Nineteenth Century, New York Yacht, Corinthian Yacht, Harvard, New York Athletic, Westchester County Country, Racquet and Tennis, Merchants', Turf and Field and Delta Kappa Epsilon Clubs and St. Nicholas and New England Societies.

PARKE, ROBERT A.-Manager, 26 Cortlandt street, New York City; residence 16 Lenox place, New Brighton, S. I. Born in Addison, N. Y., Feb. 2, 1856. Educated at Cornell ('79). (Married.) Manager Eastern office Westinghouse Air Brake Co. Member Transportation, Cornell University, New York Railroad and Staten Island Clubs, Psi Upsilon Fraternity and Natural Science Association of Staten Island.

PARKE, WILLIAM AYER-Lumber Merchant, 16 Beaver street, New York City; residence Greenwich, Conn. Born in Baldwinsville, Onondaga Co., N. Y., Aug. 18, 1842. Educated at Phillips Andover Academy. (Married.) Secretary, treasurer and director Yellow Pine Co. Member Union League, New York Yacht and Manhattan Chess Clubs.

PARKER, ALTON BROOKS-Judge, Court of Appeals, Albany; residence Kingston.. Born in Cortland, N. Y., May 14, 1852. Educated in public schools, at Cortland Academy and at Cortland Normal School; studied law and was admitted to the Bar. Surrogate of Ulster County, 1877-85; Supreme Court Justice, 1885; Judge of the Court of Appeals, Second Division, 188993; of General Term, 1893-6; of Appellate Division, 18967; Chief Justice of Court of Appeals of the State of New York since Jan. 1, 1898; present term expires Dec. 31, 1911. Member Manhattan Club of New York City.

PARKER, CHARLES G.-Corset Manufacturer, 568 Broadway, New York City; residence 12 West 88th street. Born in New York City, Aug. 10, 1857. Educated at Helmuth College, London, Canada. (Married.) Director Princess of Wales Co.

PARKER, CHARLES T.-Physician, 46 East 34th street, New York City. Member Calumet, Commercial, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht and Wool Clubs.

PARKER, FORREST H.-Banker, 6 Broadway, New York City: residence 141 East 71st street. Born in Boston, Mass. (Married.) President New York

Produce Exchange Bank; member and ex-president New York Produce Exchange: director Consolidated Elevator Co., Duluth, Minn.; trustee State Trust Co., (now merged in Morton Trust Co.) and New York Produce Exchange Safe Deposit Co. Member Quill Club, American Museum of Natural History, New England Society and Chamber of Commerce.

PARKER, FREDERICK S.-Lawyer, 15 Wall street, New York City; residence 32 Garden place, Brooklyn. Educated at Yale (73). Member of the firm of Parker & Aaron. Member Union League, University and Whist Clubs, Crescent Athletic and Hamilton Clubs of Brooklyn, Order of Founders and Patriots of America, Yale Alumni Association and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

PARKER, GEORGE ALBERT-Musician, Syracuse University, Syracuse. Born in Kewanee, Ill., Sept. 21, 1856. Educated at Royal Conservatory of Music, Stuttgart, Germany (1878-81), and Neuen Akademie der Ton Kunst, Berlin, Germany ('82); degree of Mus. Doc. from Syracuse University, 1893. (Married.) Was acting Dean of the College of Fine Arts, 1896-8. Professor of piano and organ since 1882. Director of Musical Department since 1888. Has been vice-president and member of the executive and programme committees of the New York State Music Teachers' Association. Member Manuscript Club and a first founder of the American Guild of Organists.

PARKER, HORACE J.-Dentist, 27 West 38th street, New York City; residence New Rochelle. Born in Vermont, Jan. 28, 1859. Educated in Vermont and in New York. (Married.) Member of the firm of Kimball & Parker. Member University Glee Club and New York Institute of Stomatology.

PARKER, JAMES-Colonel United States Army, Manila, Philippine Islands; residence West Point. Born in Newark, N. J., Feb. 20, 1854. Educated at Rutgers College and West Point Military Academy ('76). (Married.) Second lieutenant 4th Cavalry, 1876; first lieutenant of same, 1879; captain of same, 1888; lieutentant-colonel (in command of Cardenas, Cuba), 12th New York Infantry, 1898; lieutenant-colonel, 45th United States Volunteers, 1899; on duty in the Philippines since 1898. Member Army and Navy Club, and Metropolitan and United Service Clubs of Washington, D. C.

PARKER, JAMES HENRY-Commission Merchant, 36 Cotton Exchange, New York City; residence 18 East 69th street. Born in Johnston County, N. C., Jan. 4, 1843. Educated at Guilford (N. C.) College; took a course in medicine and practiced for several years. Served in Confederate Army during Civil War. Resident of New York City since 1882. Member of the firm of J. H. Parker & Co., members of the New York Stock, Cotton, Coffee and Grain Exchanges. Has served as president of the Cotton Exchange, as vicepresident of the National Park Bank, as president of the Produce Exchange Trust Co., and as president of the United States National Bank. Director Western National Bank and Twelfth Ward Bank. Member Manhattan, Tuxedo, New York, New York Athletic and Lawyers' Clubs, Southern Society (ex-president) and Confederate Veteran Camp of New York.

PARKER, JOHN ADAMS-Artist, 444 Lexington avenue, Brooklyn. Born in New York City, Nov. 27, 1827. Educated at New York University. Makes a specialty of landscapes. One of the founders of the Brooklyn Art Association and of the Brooklyn Art Club. Member National Academy of Design.

PARKER, ORRELL A.-Lawyer, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence 111 East 45th street. Born in Hopewell, Ohio, Jan. 14, 1873. Educated at Princeton University ('95). (Single.) Secretary, treasurer and director Malt Food Co. Member Knickerbocker Athletic and Lawyers' Clubs.

PARKER, WILLARD-Physician, 8 West Ninth street, New York City. Educated at Columbia. (Married.) Director Harlem River and Port Chester R. R. Co. Member Players' and Mendelssohn Glee Clubs, New England Society and Columbia University Alumni and Century Associations.

PARKER, WILLARD, JR.-Drug Merchant, 133 Front street, New York City; residence 22 West 54th street. Born, 1869. Educated at St. Paul's School and at Yale ('90). Manager Stamford Mf'g Co. Member University and Players' Clubs and Yale University Alumni Association.

PARKER, WILLIAM N.-Broker, 15 Broad street, New York City; residence 32 Garden place, Brooklyn. Educated at Yale ('79). Member University Club, Hamilton Club of Brooklyn, and Yale Alumni Association.

PARKER, WINTHROP Lawyer, 181 Broadway, New York City; residence 22 West Ninth street. Born in Ware, Mass., June 10, 1857. Educated in public schools, at Columbia Law School and at New York University Law School. (Married.) Member Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

PARKHURST, CHARLES HENRY-Presbyterian Clergyman, 9 Madison avenue, New York City; residence 133 East 35th street. Born in Framingham, O Mass., April 17, 1842. Educated at Amherst College (D.D. and LL.D.) and in Bonn, Germany. (Married.) Pastor of Congregational Church of Lenox, Mass., 1874-80, and of Madison Square Presbyterian Church in New York City since 1880. Became president of the Society for the Prevention of Crime in 1891, and was instrumental in securing an investigation of the New York City police force by the State Legislature. Director Union Theological Seminary; trustee Amherst College. Author of "The Blind Man's Creed," "What Would the World Be Without Religion?" "Our Fight With Tammany" and other works. Member Union League Club, Marquette Club of Chicago, Ill., City Vigilance League and Amherst College Alumni Association.

PARKHURST, FREDERICK A.-Architect, 156 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 104 West 48th street. Educated at Cornell ('92). Member Psi Upsilon, Sketch and University Glee Clubs and Cornell University Alumni Association.

PARKIN, WILLIAM-Lawyer, 48 Wall street, New York City; residence 49 Fifth avenue. Educated at Yale ('74). Member University Club, National Academy of Design, Yale University Alumni and Century Associations and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

PARMELEE, HENRY D.-Merchant and Manufacturer, 17 Washington place, New York City; residence 205 West 57th street. Born in Erie, Pa., 1870. Educated at Yale (B.A., '95 and M.A., '97). (Married.) Treasurer and director H. D. Parmelee & Co., of Newark, N. J.; secretary and director Agar Hat Curling Machine Co.; treasurer McGall Co.; director Union Hat Co., of Middletown, N. Y. Member Yale Club and Sons of the Revolution.

PARMENTER, ROSWELL A.-Lawyer, 1 Mutual Building, Troy; residence Troy. Born in Pittstown, Rensselaer Co., N. Y., Sept. 20, 1821. Educated at Troy Conference Academy. Studied law and was admitted to the Bar in 1847, since when he has practiced in Troy. Corporation counsel, 1873-90; State senator, 1873-5; member of Constitutional Convention of 1894. Unsuccessful candidate on Democratic ticket for Congress in 1876 and for State Attorney-General in 1881.

PARMLY, DUNCAN B.-Banker, 49 Wall street, New York City; residence Red Bank, N. J. President and director Phenix National Bank; trustee American Ry. Co.; director Homer Lee Bank Note Co. and Passaic Print Works. Member Union League, Barnard and Manuscript Clubs, American Fine Arts and New England Societies and Scientific Alliance.

PARMLY, JAHIAL-Manufacturer of Sewing Machines, 658 Broadway, New York City; residence 134 West 57th street. Born in New York City. (Married.) Secretary and treasurer Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Co. Member New York Athletic Club.

PARMLY, RANDOLPH-Lawyer, 160 Broadway, New York City; residence Middletown, N. J. Born in Burlington, N. J., April 2, 1854. Educated at New York University ('75). (Married.) Member Lawyers' Club and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

PARRIS, EDWARD L.-Lawyer, 261 Broadway, New York City; residence 385 West End avenue. Educated at Union College ('57) and at Harvard Law School. Member University, Harvard, Sigma Phi and Barnard Clubs, American Geographical and New York Historical Societies, Harvard Law Alumni and Union College Alumni Associations and Sons of the Revolution.

PARRISH, JAMES C.-Retired, 45 Broadway, New York City; residence Tuxedo Park. Director Exchange Place Real Estate Co., New York Improved Real Estate Co., St. Nicholas Skating and Ice Co., and Rio Grande and Western R. R. Co. Member Metropolitan, City, Tuxedo, Knickerbocker, Players', Lawyers', Riding, and Suburban Riding and Driving Clubs, Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson, American Geographical Society, Down Town and Century Associations, American Museum of Natural History and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

PARRISH, SAMUEL L.-Lawyer, 44 Broadway, New York City; residence 11 Fifth avenue. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., 1849. Educated at Harvard ('70). (Single.) President New York Improved Real Estate Co. Member Union, Knickerbocker, University, Manuscript, Players' and Harvard Clubs, Philadelphia (Pa.) Club, Century Association and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

PARROTT, RICHARD D. A.-Agent, Atlantic City, N. J.; residence Arden. Born in Greenwood (now Arden), Orange Co., N. Y., June 25, 1852. Educated at St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H., and Yale ('74). (Single.) Represents the Holland Trust Co. at Brigantine, N. J.; superintendent The Brigantine Co. Member University Club.

PARSELL, CHARLES V. School Principal, Ithaca. Born in Akron, N. Y., 1851. Educated at Cornell University. (Married.) Principal Fairfield (N. Y.) Seminary, 1875-9; president Clinton Liberal Institute, Fort Plain, 1879-93. Now principal of Cascadilla School, Ithaca. Member Town and Gown Club.

PARSELL, HENRY V.-Photo-Lithographer, 458 Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, D. C.; residence 31 East 21st street, New York City. Born in New Brunswick, N. J., Sept. 3, 1833. Educated in New Brunswick and New York City. (Married.) Director New Amsterdam Eye and Ear Hospital and Society for the Prevention of Crime; trustee North River Savings Bank and Fort Valley (Ga.) Industrial School. Member Republican Club, Aldine Association, American Museum of Natural History, Metropolitan Museum of Art and New York Botanical Gardens.

PARSHALL, GEORGE HAMMOND-Physician, 173, 53d street, Brooklyn. Educated at Long Island College Hospital (M.D.). Member Eighth Ward Republican and Kings County Republican Clubs, Sons of the American Revolution, Long Island College Hospital Alumni Association, Medical Society of Kings County and F. & A. M.

PARSON, JOHN THOMAS - Instructor, Cornell University, Ithaca; residence 142 Cascadilla place. Instructor in civil engineering at Cornell University.

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PARSONS, ALBERT ROSS-Musician, 109 East 14th street, New York City; residence Garden City, L. I. Born in Sandusky, Ohio, Sept. 16, 1847. Educated in New York City, in Leipzig and in Berlin. (Married.) Has practiced the profession of music in New York City since 1872. Elected president of American College of Musicians at International Congress Musicians at World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. Author of "Synthetic Method for Pianoforte," "Parsifal, or the Finding of Christ Through Art," "New Light from the Great Pyramids," "GarrardSpencer Family Chart" and "Cornet Joseph Parsons, with English Parsons Families and American Parsons Genealogies." Member New York Historical Society, Society of War of 1812, Sons of the Revolution and Society of Colonial Wars.

PARSONS, CHARLES-Capitalist, 15 Broad street and Grand Central Station, New York City; residence 99 Park avenue. Born in Alfred, Me., Feb. 6, 1829. Educated in district schools and at Yarmouth (Me.) Academy. Engaged in business in New York City

since 1862. Member of the New York Stock Exchange. President, receiver and director Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain R. R. Co.; president and director Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg R. R. Co. and South Carolina R. R. Co.; director National Bank of the Republic, and Utica and Black River R. R. Co. Member Lawyers' Club, American Geographical and New England Societies and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

PARSONS, CHARLES BALDWIN-Ship Broker, 6 Coenties Slip, New York City; residence Red Bank, N. J. Born in Middletown, N. J., July 3, 1835. (Son of Walter Chamberlain and Mary [Morford] Parsons.) Educated in academies. (Married Elizabeth M., daughter of John R. Bergen.) Served throughout Civil War and advanced to the rank of brevet major. Engaged in vessel building business for many years. Treasurer of Shrewsbury (N. J.) township, 1891-9; assistant inspector-general on general staff of the G. A. R. of New Jersey, 1887-99. President of Monmouth County Sunday School Association, 1891-9; of the Department of the South Veterans' Association, 1898-9, and of the New Jersey Sunday School Association since 1898. Director Navesink National Bank of Red Bank; trustee and deacon First Baptist Church of Red Bank. High priest of Hiram Chapter No. 1, Royal Arch Masons of New Jersey, since 1893; member Mystic Brotherhood, F. & A. M. No. 21, Royal Arcanum, Red Bank Lodge, Loyal Legion, Arrowsmith Post No. 61, G. A. R. (commander) and New York Commandery.

PARSONS, FRANK H.-Lawyer, 69 Wall street, New York City; residence 36 Tompkins place, Brooklyn. Educated at Amherst College. President and director Hamilton Bank of Brooklyn; director C. H. Parsons Co. Member Hamilton, Crescent Athletic and Irving Clubs of Brooklyn, Amherst College Alumni Association and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

PARSONS, FREDERIC A.-Insurance, 51 Wall street, New York City; residence 109 Sixth avenue, Brooklyn. Born in Goshen, Orange Co., N. Y., Nov. 23, 1836. Educated at Trinity School in New York City. (Married.) Vice-president Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co.; treasurer New York Board of Marine Underwriters and Episcopal Fund of the Diocese of Long Island. Member Marine and Field, Montauk, Hamilton, and Riding and Driving Clubs of Brooklyn, Church Club of the Diocese of Long Island, and Kane Lodge, F. & A. M.

PARSONS, GEORGE-Capitalist, 15 Broad street, New York City; residence 1033 Madison avenue. Director Central Crosstown R. R. Co., City and Suburban R. R. Co., Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Ry. Co., Oswego and Rome R. R. Co., Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg R. R. Co., Savannah Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope R. R. Co. of Savannah, Ga., South Carolina and Georgia R. R. Co. and Utica and Black River R. R. Co. Member New England Society and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

PARSONS, GEORGE B.-Stock Broker, 40 New street, New York City; residence 505 Fifth avenue. Educated at Columbia. Member Union, Metropolitan, Atlantic Yacht. New York and Players' Clubs and Columbia Alumni Association.

PARSONS, HARRY DE BERKELEY-Engineer, 22 William street, New York City; residence 294 Madison avenue. Born in New York City. Educated at Columbia College and at Stevens Institute of Technology. (Married Frances T. Walker.) Formerly professor of steam engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and member New York State Commission on Voting Machines. Member Engineers', Metropolitan, American Yacht and Country Clubs, Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers and Columbia University Alumni Association.

PARSONS, HENRY-Lawyer, 31 Nassau street, New York City; residence 72 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn. Born in Sharon Springs, N. Y., Nov. 21, 1835. Educated at Williston Seminary and at Union College. (Married.) Served as first lieutenant and captain 134th New York Volunteers, 1862-3. Member Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity and Union College Alumni Association.

PARSONS, HERBERT-Alderman, City Hall, and Lawyer, 111 Broadway, New York City; residence 30 East 36th street. Born in New York City, Oct. 28, 1869. Educated at Everson's School, St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H., Yale ('90). University of Berlin, and at Harvard Law School. (Married Elsie, daughter of Henry Clews, Esq., 1900.) Member of the firm of Parsons, Shephard & Ogden. Represents the Twentyfifth Assembly District on the Board of Aldermen, Borough of Manhattan. Director Lawyers' Surety Co.; member board of managers New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor. Member City, Metropolitan, University, Yale and Republican Clubs and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

PARSONS, HOSMER B.-Express and Transportation, 63 Broadway, New York City; residence 168 Lincoln place, Brooklyn. Born in Hamilton, N. Y., Jan. 6, 1846. Educated at Ripon (Wis.) College. (Married.) Assistant secretary Wells, Fargo & Co.; secretary and cashier Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Bank; director City Trust Co. Member Lawyers' Club, Rembrandt Club of Brooklyn, and Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences (trustee).

PARSONS, J. D., JR.-Banker, Albany; residence 233 State street. Born in Albany, Jan. 2, 1847. Educated in Albany. (Married.) President and director National Exchange Bank.

PARSONS, JOHN EDWARD-Lawyer, 111 Broadway, New York City; residence 30 East 36th street. Born in Rye, N. Y., Oct. 24, 1829. (Son of Edward Lamb and Matilda [Clark] Parsons.) Educated at New York University ('48). (Widower.) Practicing in New York City since his admission to the Bar in 1852. Now senior member of the firm of Parsons, Shephard & Ogden. Member of the council of New York University since 1865. President Women's Hospital and General Memorial Hospital; director American Sugar Refining Co. and Metropolitan Trust Co.; trustee Cooper Union. Devotes considerable of his time to benevolent and philanthropic work and is quite prominent in Presbyterian church circles. her Metropolitan, City, University, Riding, Players', Turf and Field and Sigma Phi Clubs, American Geographical and Musical Arts Societies, Century and Down Town Associations, Association of the Bar of the City of New York (president), National Academy of Design, American Museum of Natural History and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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PARSONS, JOSEPH H.-Knit Wear Merchant, 43 Leonard street, New York City; residence 1 West 72d street. Director Hudson River Bank. Member Union League, Lawyers' and Grolier Clubs, American Geographical Society, Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Museum of Natural History and Sons of the Revolution.

PARSONS, MARSELIS C.- Manufacturer, 257 Broadway, New York City; residence Rye. Born in Rye, Dec. 9, 1865. Educated at Williston Seminary. (Single.) Member of the firm of Parsons Bros. Member Union League, American Yacht and Hardware Clubs.

PARSONS, RALPH WAIT-Physician, 21 East 44th street, New York City; residence Sing Sing. Born in New York City, Oct. 1, 1867. Educated in New York

City. (Married.) Formerly assistant physician Hudson River State Hospital. Member Sons of the American Revolution, New York Academy of Medicine, New York Neurological Society and Society of Medical Jurisprudence.

PARSONS, ROBERT E.-Architect, 40 Bowne avenue, Flushing, L. I. Residence "Liriodendra," Flushing. Born in Flushing, Jan. 4, 1866. Educated at New York University, at Rutgers College ('88), and at Royal Technical School, Stuttgart, Germany ('91). (Single.) Member Delta Phi, Reform and Rutgers Clubs, Oakland Golf and Flushing Riding and Driving Clubs, and Delta Phi Alumni Association of New York University.

PARSONS, ROBERT W.-Mail Agent for Nassau Government, 26 Broadway, New York City; residence 11 East 55th street. Director Russell & Erwin Mf'g Co. and Russell, Burdsall & Ward. Member American Yacht and Manhattan Clubs and Down Town Association.

PARSONS, SAMUEL, JR.-Landscape Architect, Broadway and 26th street, New York City; residence Hotel San Remo. Born in New Bedford, Mass., Feb. 8, 1844. Educated by private tutor, at Haverford (Pa.) College, and at Sheffield Scientific School, Yale (Ph.B.). (Married.) Member of the firm of Parsons & Pentecost. Was superintendent of parks of New York City for fifteen years. Now landscape architect for Corporation of Trinity Church, Evergreen Cemetery and Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Co. Vice-president American Society of Landscape Architects. Member Yale Alumni and Century Associations.

PARSONS, SCHUYLER LIVINGSTON-Commission Merchant, 136 Pearl street, New York City; residence 39 West 48th street. Member of the firm of Parsons & Petit. Director Laflin & Rand Powder Co. Member Union, Metropolitan, Players', Turf and Field and Coney Island Jockey Clubs and St. Nicholas Society.

PARSONS, WILLIAM BARCLAY-Civil and Consulting Engineer, 22 William street, New York City; residence 51 East 53d street. Born in New York City, April 15, 1859. Educated at Columbia (A.B., '79 and C.E., '82). (Married.) Entered the service of the Erie railroad in 1882, with which he was connected until 1885, when he resigned and commenced practice as a consulting engineer. Has been connected with a number of important undertakings and is now chief engineer to the Rapid Transit Commission of New York City. Member Metropolitan and University Clubs, Columbia University Alumni and Century Associations, American Society of Civil Engineers, Institution of Civil Engineers of Great Britain, and American Institute of Mining Engineers.

PARSONS, WILLIAM DECATUR-18 East 63d street, New York City. Member New York Athletic Club, Sons of the Revolution, Society of Colonial Wars and Society of Foreign Wars.

PARSONS, WILLIAM H.-Paper Manufacturer, 320 Broadway, New York City; residence Rye. Born on Staten Island, July 7, 1831. Educated in New York City and Rye. (Widower.) President W. H. Parsons & Co., Bowdoin Paper Mf'g Co., Lisbon Falls Fibre Co., New York Board of Trade and Transportation, National Westchester County Bible Society and League for Protection of American Institutions; director Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Member Metropolitan, New York Athletic, American Yacht, Atlantic Yacht, Union League and Hardware Clubs, American Museum of Natural History, Metropolitan Museum of Art and American Geographical Society.

PARSONS, WILLIAM H., JR.-Paper Manufacturer, 320 Broadway, New York City; residence 246 West 76th street. Born in New York City, Jan. 31, 1859. Educated at Yale ('82). (Married.) Treasurer W. H. Parsons & Co. Member University, Hardware, American Yacht and Yale Clubs.

PARTON, ARTHUR-Artist, 52 East 23d street, New York City; residence Yonkers. Born in Hudson, N. Y., March 26, 1842. Studied at the Philadelphia (Pa.) Academy of Fine Arts. Established a studio in New York City in 1865; makes a specialty of landscapes. Member National Academy of Design.