RABE, RUDOLPH FREDERICK-Lawyer, 243 Broadway, New York City; residence 1022 Bloomfield street, Hoboken, N. J. Born in Ottendorf, Hanover, Germany, Aug. 4, 1841. (Son of Charles L. Rabe.) Educated in public schools. Became a resident of New York City in 1957; studied law at Columbia College Law School and has practiced in New York City since his admission to the Bar in 1869. (Married Elizabeth, daughter of John Lusby of New York City, 1866.) Senior member of the firm of Rabe & Keller. Was for a time one of the proprietors of the "Hudson County (N. J.) Journal" and was for six years a member of the board of trustees of the Hoboken German Academy. Member of the New Jersey State Assembly, 1874-7, and State senator for Hudson County, 18802. Was a delegate to the National Democratic Convention of 1876. President and director since 1887, Second National Bank of Hoboken, N. J., of which he was one of the organizers.

RADLEY, IGNATIUS, JR.-Banker, 658 Eighth avenue, New York City; residence 344 West 46th street. Educated at St. Francis Xavier College. Teller Franklin Savings Bank. Member Rough Riding Club, Liederkranz, 7th Regiment, N. G. N. Y., and Xavier College Alumni Association.

RADWAY, JOHN S.-Physician, 55 Elm street, New York City; residence 151 West 72d street. Born in New York City, Feb. 17, 1858. Educated at New York University and College of Physicians and Surgeons. (Married.) Secretary and director Radway & Co. Member Knickerbocker Athletic and Delta Phi Clubs, and City and Powelton Field Clubs of Newburgh.

RAE, ROBERT-Secretary, 186 Remsen street, Brooklyn; residence 164 Monroe street. Born in New York City, Feb. 14, 1853. Educated in Public School No. 35 of New York City, and at College of the City of New York. (Married.) Commenced business in New York as office boy and was advanced until he became a member of the firm of William N. Brodie & Co.; secretary and treasurer Lake City Cotton Ginning Co., 1883, at Lake City, Fla.; was resident manager and buyer for the J. & P. Coats Spool Cotton interests there. Now secretary and director Long Island Title Guarantee Co.; director New Utrecht Improvement Co. Member Aurora Grata Lodge No. 756, F. & A. M., past regent and deputy grand regent Royal Arcanum, and past commander Knights of St. John and Malta.

RAE, WILLIAM P.-Real Estate, 203 Montague street, Brooklyn. Born in New York City, Jan. 10, 1861. Educated in public schools. (Married.) Was vice-president Long Island Title Guarantee Co. and president Company "G," 13th Regiment Veteran Association, N. G. N. Y. Now president William P. Rae Co. and New Utrecht Improvement Co.; secretary and manager Norton Point Land Co.; secretary and treasurer Sea Gate Improvement Co. Member Union League, Crescent Athletic, Atlantic Yacht and Invincible Clubs.

RAEFLE, MAXIMILIAN G.-Physician and Sur- . geon, 115 East 19th street, New York City. Born in Germany, Sept. 9, 1836. Educated at Augsburg (Germany) Gymnasium and Humboldt Medical College, St. Louis, Mo. (Married.) Served in medical corps of United States Navy for four years during the Civil War; physician to Board of Coroners of New York City for ten years. Now medical examiner Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.; controlling physician of Prudential League and medical examiner of Lithographia. Member Military Order of the Loyal Legion, Lafayette Post G. A. R., and Masonic orders.

RAEGENER, LOUIS CHRISTIAN-Lawyer, 290 Broadway, New York City; residence 909 President street, Brooklyn. Born in New York City, April 29, 1856. (Son of Rev. Hermann and Dorothea [von Randohr] Raegener.) Educated in public schools and at

Columbia (A.B., '76, A.M., '78, and LL.B., '78). (Married.) Member of the firm of Goepel & Raegener. Counsel to the Venezuelan Government and to many important corporations. Received the decoration of Busto del Libertador from Venezuela for meritorious services rendered. Secretary and director Hotel Savoy Co.; director Union Square Bank. Member Democratic Club, Society of Medical Jurisprudence, Phi Beta Kappa Society and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

RAFFORD, E. C.-Insurance, 150 Nassau street, New York City; residence 404 Cumberland street, Brooklyn. Born in Brooklyn, May 11, 1855. (Married.) Supreme secretary National Benevolent Legion. Member Covenant Mutual Life Association and Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

RAHT, CHARLES-Metals, 56 Pine street, New York City; residence 231 West 44th street. Director New River Mining Co. Member New York, Lotos, Engineers' and Hardware Clubs, Adirondack League, Down Town Association and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

RAINSFORD, WILLIAM STEPHEN-Protestant Episcopalian Clergyman, 209 East 16th street, New York City. Born in Dublin, Ireland, Oct. 30, 1850. Educated at St. John's College, Cambridge, England ('72). Degree of D.D. (Married.) Curate of St. Giles, Norwich, England, 1873-6; assistant rector at St. James' Cathedral, Toronto, Canada, 1878-82. Rector of St. George's Church, New York City, since 1883. Member University, Players', Social Reform, City and Patria Clubs, Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson, Dunlap Society and Century Association.

RAMBAUT, THOMAS D.-Lawyer, 71 Broadway, New York City; residence Livingston, S. I. Born in Cartersville, Ga., Nov. 17, 1857. Educated at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute ('77), Columbia ('81), Columbia Law School ('83) and School of Political Science (Ph.D., '84). (Married.) Member Alpha Delta Phi Club and Columbia Alumni Association.

RAMMELKAMP, CHARLES HENRY-Instructor, Cornell University, Ithaca; residence 132 Blair street. Degree of Ph.B. Instructor in American history at Cornell University.

RAMSAY, DICK S.-Banker, 100 William street, and Manufacturer, 247 Water street, New York City; residence Clarendon Hotel, Brooklyn. President and and director Hide and Leather National Bank; treasurer and director Ely & Ramsay Co.; trustee East River Savings Institution and Kings County Trust Co. Member Montauk and Hamilton Clubs of Brooklyn, and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

RAMSDELL, E. BENJAMIN-Physician, 581 Lexington avenue, New York City. Born in New York City, Aug. 4, 1856. Educated at the College of the City of New York and New York University Medical College (M.D.). (Married.) Medical officer of the New York Fire Department. Was United States examining surgeon for pensions. Member Craftsman's Club, Society of Medical Jurisprudence and New York County Medical Society.

RAMSDELL, HENRY POWELL-Transportation, Pier 24, North River, New York City; residence 432 Fifth avenue. Vice-president and director Homer Ramsdell Transportation Co. Member Union League, Riding and Hardware Clubs, Aldine Association and Liederkranz.

RAMSDELL, JAMES A. P.-Transportation, Front street, Newburgh; residence Hemlock Glen. Born in Newburgh, March 9, 1842. Educated in common schools. (Married.) Connected with the Homer Ramsdell Transportation Co. Proprietor Arab Stud Farm. Member Union League, Manhattan, Riding and Players' Clubs and Liederkranz.

RAMSEY, FRANK DE W.-Lieutenant, United States Army, Madison Barracks. Member Army and Navy Club of New York City, Sons of the Revolution and Military Order of the Loyal Legion.

RAMSPERGER, GUSTAV-Pharmacist, 115 West 68th street, New York City; residence 236 East 23d street. Born in Herrenberg, Germany, Dec. 13, 1824. Educated at the University of Tübingen. (Married.) Director Germania Fire Insurance Co. Honorary president (and one of the founders) of the Deutsche Apotheker Verein and vice-president College of Pharmacy. Member Torrey Botanical Club, American Pharmaceutical and New York State Pharmaceutical Associations and New York Botanical Gardens.

RAND, ADDISON C.-Manufacturer, 100 Broadway, New York City; residence 400 West End avenue. President and director Pneumatic Engineering Co. and Rand Drill Co.; secretary, treasurer and director Rendrock Powder Co.; treasurer and director Davis Calyx Drill Co.; director Ninth National Bank. Member Union League, Hardware, Engineers', Montclair (N. J.) and Colonial Clubs, New England Society, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and American Institute of Mining Engineers.

RAND, CHARLES F.- Iron Manufacturer, 26 Broadway, New York City; residence 347 West End avenue, and Orange, N. J. Born in Canaan, Me., Aug. 17, 1856. (Married.) Was financial officer of a railway company at Milwaukee, Wis., and later owner and manager of iron mines in Lake Superior iron district and in Cuba. Now president and director SpanishAmerican Iron Co. of Cuba. Member SeawanhakaCorinthian Yacht and Colonial Clubs, Union and Roadside Clubs of Cleveland, Milwaukee (Wis.) Club, Essex County Country Club of Orange, and Down Town Association.

RAND, GEORGE C.- Coffee Importer, 107 Wall street, New York City; residence Lawrence, L. I. Member of the firm of Hard & Rand. Director North British and Mercantile Insurance Co. of London and Edinburgh. Member Metropolitan, New York Yacht, Reform and Rockaway Hunting Clubs, Lawrence (L. I.) Club, New England Society, Down Town Association and Sons of the Revolution.

RAND, JASPER RAYMOND - Manufacturer, 100 Broadway, New York City; residence Montclair, N. J. Born in Westfield, Mass., 1837. (Married.) Engaged in the manufacture of mining machinery in New York City since 1870. Has taken a prominent part in public affairs in Montclair and has been a member of the Town Council and of the Board of Freeholders. President and director Bank of Montclair, Rendrock Powder Co. and Davis Calyx Drill Co.; secretary and director Rand Drill Co.; treasurer and director Pneumatic Engineering Co. Member Hardware and Montclair (N. J.) Clubs, New England Society and American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

RAND, WILLIAM H., JR.-Lawyer, 11 William street, New York City; residence 124 East 37th street. Born in Chicago, Ill., Jan. 8, 1866. Educated at Exeter Academy, Harvard ('88), and Harvard Law School ('91). (Married.) Connected with the firm of Daly, Hoyt & Mason. Assistant corporation counsel, 1895-7. Member Harvard and University Clubs, Down Town Association and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

RAND, WILLIAM WILBERFORCE-Clergyman and Editor, 150 Nassau street, New York City; residence Yonkers. Born in Gorham, Me., Dec. 8, 1816. (Son of Rev. Asa and Grata [Payson] Rand.) Educated at Boston Latin School, Bowdoin College ('41), and at Bangor Theological Seminary ('44). Received degree of D.D. from New York University in 1883. (Married Marcia Scott Dunning.) Secretary American Tract Society and edits all its publications. Author of "Bible Dictionary."

RANDALL, FRANK ELDRIDGE — Lawyer, 45 Broadway, New York City; residence Lakeville, Conn. Educated at Harvard ('74). President and director Fort Wayne, Cincinnati and Louisville R. R. Co.; director Detroit, Toledo and Milwaukee R. R. Co. and

Westchester County Realty Co. Member Harvard and University Clubs, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

RANDALL, GEORGE W.- Civil Engineer, 1123 Broadway, New York City; residence 669 St. Marks avenue, Brooklyn. Member Atlantic Yacht and Crescent Athletic Clubs of Brooklyn, and New York Athletic Club.

RANDALL, MALLINSON - Organist, 2067 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 28 West 125th street. Born in London, England. Educated in London, Paris and Hanover. (Single.) Organist and choirmaster, St. Andrew's Church, Harlem, since 1891. Was organist and choirmaster at Rev. Stopford Brooke's church, London, 1885-90; St. Barnabas, Irvington, N. Y., 1890-1. Member Harlem and Clef Clubs; founder of American Guild of Organists.

RANDALL, SAMUEL H.-Lawyer, 239 Broadway, New York City; residence 170 West 81st street. Born in Boston, Mass., Sept. 22, 1836. Educated at Otis Grammar and English High Schools, Boston, Mass., and at Harvard Law School (LL.B., '59). (Married.) Medico-Legal Society and Harvard Law Alumni Association.

RANDALL, STEPHEN M.-Contractor and Builder, 1125 Broadway, New York City; residence 669 St. Marks avenue, Brooklyn. Born on Long Island, 1843. Educated in Long Island. (Married.) Director Seventeenth Ward Bank of Brooklyn and Young Men's Christian Association; trustee East Brooklyn Savings Bank, and executive member Brooklyn Church Society. Member Manufacturers' Association.

RANDALL, T. HENRY-Architect, 51 Madison avenue, New York City; residence Madison Square Garden Tower. Born in Annapolis, Md., July 5, 1862. Educated at St. John's College ('82), Johns Hopkins University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology ('84). (Single.) Studied architecture with H. H. Richardson of Brookline, Mass., 1884-6, and with McKim, Mead & White, 1888-9. Member Church, Calumet and Reform Clubs, Architectural League and American Institute of Architects.

RANDALL, WILLIAM B. - Banker, 66 Broadway, New York City; residence Pelham Manor. Born in South Lee, Berkshire Co., Mass., Oct. 2, 1859. Educated at Prospect School, Bridgeport, Conn. (Married.) Trust officer Knickerbocker Trust Co. Treasurer Southern States Lumber Co.; treasurer and director Gorham Coal Co.; secretary and director Laguna Valley Co., and Hampton Roads Hotel Co.; secretary Ashtabula Water Co.; director Suburban Land Improvement Co.; trustee village of Pelham Manor. Member National Arts Club.

RANDOLPH, EDMUND-Stock Broker, 7 Nassau street, New York City; residence Mount St. Vincent. Educated at Columbia ('83). Member of the firm of Edmund & Charles Randolph, and of the New York Stock Exchange. President and director Alabama Mineral Land Co.; director Continental National Bank, Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Co. of England and New York, and Manhattan Trust Co.; trustee and chairman executive committee New York Life Insurance Co.; trustee New York Security and Trust Co. Member Union, University, Country, Racquet and Tennis, Turf and Field, Knickerbocker and New York Yacht Clubs and Columbia University Alumni Association.

RANDOLPH, JOHN C. F.-Mining Engineer, 35 Wall street and 15 Broad street, New York City; residence Morristown, N. J. Born in Trenton, N. J., December, 1846. Educated at Princeton (A.B., '66), at Columbia (E.M., '69), and at Göttingen and Vienna. (Single.) Has been at different times in the service of Japan, China, Republic of Colombia and the United States as engineer in charge of mining operations. Has general consulting practice in mining and metallurgy. Member University Club, Down Town Association and American Institute of Mining Engineers.

RANDOLPH, JOSEPH F.- Lawyer, 15 Broad street, New York City; residence Morristown, N. J. Born in Trenton, N. J., Dec. 4, 1843. Educated at Yale (A.B., '62), Columbia Law School (LL.B., '65), Göttingen University, Heidelberg and Ecole de Droit in

Paris. (Widower.) Member of the firm of Randolph, Condict & Black, with an office also in Jersey City, N. J. Author of "Randolph on Commercial Paper" (3 vols.) and American editor of "Jarman on Wills" (3 vols.), and "Williams on Executors" (3 vols.). Member Lawyers' Club and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

RANDOLPH, STUART F.- Lawyer, 31 Nassau street, New York City; residence 303 West 85th street. Member Church Club, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Association of the Bar of the City of New York. RANDOLPH, WILLIAM F.- Stock Broker, 44 Broad street, New York City; residence 303 West 85th street. Born in Plainfield, N. J., April 14, 1847. Educated in New York City. (Single.) Member of the firm of Rodgers & Randolph, members of the New York Stock Exchange. Member Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht and New York Athletic Clubs and St. Nicholas Society.

RANDOLPH, WILSON G. H.- Clothier, 1245 Broadway, New York City; residence 239 Hancock street, Brooklyn. President and director Smith, Gray & Co. Member Union League Club, and Hamilton, Union League and Hanover Clubs of Brooklyn.

RANKIN, EGBERT GUERNSEY-Physician, 226 Central Park, South, New York City. Born in Astoria, N. Y., July 19, 1856. Educated at Lockwood Academy, Brooklyn, Columbia ('76) and University Medical College ('79). Visiting physician Metropolitan Hospital, Department of Public Charities. Member St. Nicholas Club, Sons of the Revolution and Society of Colonial Wars.

RANKINE, HAROLD STURGES-Lawyer, 2 Tryon row, New York City; residence 44 West 44th street. Born in Geneva, N. Y., Oct. 20, 1871. Educated at Hobart (A.B., '92) and Columbia Law School. (Single.) Assistant corporation counsel City of New York. Member University and Democratic Clubs and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

RANKINE, WILLIAM B.-Lawyer, 35 Wall street, New York City; residence 44 West 44th street and Niagara. Born in Owego, N. Y., Jan. 4, 1858. Educated at Hobart College and at Union College ('77). (Single.) President Niagara Falls Water Works Co.; vice-president and director Vulcanized Fibre Co. of Wilmington, Del., and Niagara Falls-Clifton Suspension Bridge Co.; second vice-president, treasurer and director Niagara Falls Power Co., Niagara Junction Ry. Co. and Niagara Development Co.; secretary, treasurer and director Cataract Construction Co.; secretary and director Nikola Tesla Co.; director and member of executive committee Buffalo Ry. Co., Buffalo Traction Co., Buffalo and Niagara Falls Electric Ry. Co. and Buffalo and Lockport Ry. Co.; director Interstate Casualty Co. and Niagara Falls and Suspension Bridge Ry. Co. Member University, Metropolitan, Lawyers', Alpha Delta Phi and Church Clubs, Union Alumni Association and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

RANNEY, AMBROSE LOOMIS-Physician, 345 Madison avenue, New York City. Born in Hardwick, Mass., June 10, 1848. Educated at Dartmouth College (A.B., '69, and A.M.. '72) and in the Medical Department of New York University (M.D., '70). (Married.) Has held chairs of anatomy and nervous diseases in several colleges. Author of "Essentials of Anatomy," "Lectures on Nervous Diseases," "Electricity in Medicine" and other works of a similar nature. Member Union League, New York Yacht, New York Athletic and Rockaway Hunting Clubs and Dartmouth College Alumni Association.

RANSOM, PAUL C.-Lawyer, 137 Main street, Buffalo; residence 1298 Main street. Born in Earlville, N. Y., March 4, 1863. Educated at Williams College ('86), and at Harvard and Columbia Law Schools. (Single.) Member Country and Saturn Clubs, and Reform and University Clubs of New York City.

RANSOM, RASTUS S.-Lawyer, 290 Broadway, New York City; residence 338 West 77th street. Born in Mt. Hawley, Ill., March 31, 1839. Educated in Elmira, N. Y. (Married.) President Society of American Authors. Ex-surrogate of New York County. Member Patria, Lotos and Democratic Clubs, Old

Guard, Military Order of the Loyal Legion, Lafayette Post, G. A. R., New England Society and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

RAOUL-DUVAL, CHARLES-Wine Importer, 63 Pine street, New York City; residence France. Member of the firm of Raoul-Duval, Stevens & Hall. Member Lawyers', New York Yacht, Country and Racquet and Tennis Clubs.

RAPALLO, EDWARD SUMNER - Lawyer, 66 Broadway, New York City; residence 508 Fifth avenue. Born in Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 18, 1853. (Son of Charles A. Rapallo.) Educated in private schools, at Columbia ('74) and at Columbia Law School. (Married.) Practicing in New York City since his admission to the Bar in 1876. Director and counsel Manhattan Life Insurance Co.; trustee Manhattan Savings Institution. Member Manhattan, Whist, University, Delta Kappa Epsilon and Racquet and Tennis Clubs, Columbia Alumni and Century Associations, New York Law Institute and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

RAPP, SAMUEL-Physician, 350 East 50th street, New York City. Born in New York City, May 15, 1855. Educated in city public schools and at Bellevue Hospital Medical College (M.D.). (Married.) Consulting physician Hebrew Infant Asylum; attending physician Orphanage of the Holy Trinity. Ex-coroner of Del Norte, Rio Grande Co., and ex-coroner of Hinsdale County, Colo. Member Physicians' Mutual Aid Association, German Aid, Medico-Legal, Metropolitan Medical and New York County Medical Societies and Society of Medical Jurisprudence.

RAPPARD, AUGUSTE—Importer of Embroideries, 41 Greene street, New York City; residence 48 Central Park, South. Member of the firm of A. Rappard & Co. Member Merchants' Central and Wool Clubs and Deutscher Verein.

RASCOVAR, JAMES-Publisher, 71 Broadway and 41 Broad street, New York City; residence 16 West 82d street. Born in Providence, R. I., Jan. 6, 1857. Educated in New York City public schools. (Married.) Connected with the New York News Bureau and with Albert Frank & Co. Member Lotos and Press Clubs, Mystic Shrine, Darcy Lodge, F. & A. M., Olympic Lodge, I. O. O. F., Deer Council, Royal Arcanum, and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

RASINES, ANTONIO-President, 21 Park row, New York City; residence 102 West 75th street. Born in New York City, March 22, 1847. Educated at French Institute, New York City. (Married.) Formerly president Twelfth Ward Savings Bank and Canal Street Bank, vice-president Twelfth Ward Bank, and school trustee of Twelfth Ward for eleven years. Now president Commercial Co. of America; treasurer Columbia Publishing Co.; commissioner Bureau of Municipal Statistics. Member New York Athletic, Democratic, Harlem Democratic, Undine and Business Men's Democratic Clubs, Sons of the Revolution, and a thirty-second degree Mason.

RASMUSSEN, KROLL- Advertising, 18 Broadway, New York City; residence 74th street and Fort Hamilton avenue, Brooklyn. Born in Denmark, Sept. 30, 1855. Educated in Denmark. (Married.) Trustee A. F. Roderick & Co. (Inc.).

RASOR, PAUL E.- Fire Insurance, 71 William street, New York City. Born in Wadsworth, Ohio, 1853. United States manager of the Magdeburg Fire Insurance Co. since 1895. In 1873 was with the GermanAmerican Fire Insurance Co. of New York as assistant secretary.

RASQUIN, WILLIAM, JR.-Lawyer, 32 Nassau street, New York City; residence Flushing, L. I. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 16. 1864. (Married.) Member Flushing Fishing and Flushing Boat Clubs, Perpalpha Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, Cornucopia Lodge, F. & A. M., Commonwealth Council, Royal Arcanum, and Oak Lodge, Knights of Pythias.

RATHBONE, JARED L.-Capitalist and Ex-Army Officer, San Francisco, Cal.; residence Union Club, New York City. Born in Albany, N. Y., 1844. (Son of Jared L. and Pauline Rathbone.) Educated at Phillips Andover Academy, Troy Polytechnic Institute, and at

West Point Military Academy ('65). (Married Alexandra Atherton.) Served as aide-de-camp for many years on Lieutenant-General Schofield's staff; resigned from army in California. Was appointed by President Cleveland Consul-General of the United States at Paris in 1887 and served until 1891. Officer of the Legion of Honor of France. Has been an officer of Pacific Union, University, Jockey and Burlingame Country Clubs, Pony Racing Association, Horse Show, Veterinary College in San Francisco. Member Union Club and of clubs in Paris and London.

RATHBONE, JOHN FINLEY-Manufacturer, Albany. Born in Albany, Oct. 12, 1819. Educated at Albany Academy. Built a foundry at Albany in 1845 for the manufacture of stoves, which has become the largest of its kind in the world. Was brigadier-general commanding the 9th Brigade National Guard New York from 1861 to 1867, and was adjutant-general, with the rank of major-general, on the staff of Governor John A. Dix. Donated money for the building of the Rathbone Library at the University of Rochester and was one of the founders of the Albany Orphan Asylum. President Albany Rural Cemetery, Albany Academy, Mutual Fire Insurance Co. and Albany Orphan Asylum; also interested in many other financial and benevolent institutions.

RATHBONE, ROBERT C.-Insurance Broker, 27 Pine street, New York City; residence 118 West 130th street. President and director Assurance Co. of America; director Lafayette Fire Insurance Co., National Standard Insurance Co. and Nineteenth Ward Bank. Member Suburban Riding and Driving Club, Down Town Association and Lafayette Post, G. A. R.

RATHBORNE, CHARLES L.--Banker and Broker, 20 Broad street, New York City; residence 135 East 57th street. Born and educated in England. Member of the firm of C. L. Rathborne & Co., and of the New York Stock, New York Cotton, New York Produce and Liverpool Cotton Exchanges. Member Riding and Metropolitan Clubs, American Geographical Society and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

RAUTENBERG, THEODORE H.-Retail Millinery Merchant, 364 South Salina street, Syracuse; residence 128 Wood avenue. Born in Syracuse, March 10, 1865. Educated in Syracuse. (Married.) Member of the firm of Rautenberg & Co. Member Citizens' Club and Royal Arcanum.

RAVEN, ANTON A.-Insurance, 51 Wall street, New York City; residence 864 President street, Brooklyn. President and director Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co.; director Home Life Insurance Co. and Phenix National Bank; trustee Atlantic Trust Co. Member Montauk Club of Brooklyn, American Geographical Society and American Museum of Natural History.

RAWLINGS, CARROLL C.-Banker, 80 Broadway, New York City; residence 415 High street, West Hoboken, N. J. Assistant secretary Union Trust Co. Member Twilight Club, Society of Colonial Wars and Sons of the American Revolution.

RAWSON, ALBERT LEIGHTON-Artist and Author, 423 East 51st street, New York City; residence Woodcliff, N. J. Born in Chester, Vt., Oct. 15, 1829. Educated by private tutors at Black River Academy, Ludlow, Vt., and at Christ College, Oxford, England. (Married, first, Mary Dickinson; second, Cynthia Curtis; third, Emma Taylor, daughter of Laura Keene, the actress.) Studied law under William H. Seward, theology under Elder Graves, and medicine under Professor Webster of Massachusetts Medical College; made several visits to the Orient and a pilgrimage from Cairo to Mecca with the annual caravan, disguised as a Mohammedan medical student. Was adopted as a brother by the Bedouins of Moab and initiated by the Druses on Mount Lebanon. Has traveled in Yucatan and Hudson's Bay regions. Has painted portraits of Queen Victoria, Louis Napoleon, Empress Eugenie and others, and has illustrated Beecher's, Deems' and Crosby's Lives of Christ and many other books. Author of "Histories of all Religions," "Antiquities of the Orient," "The Unseen World," and of vocabularies, dictionaries and translations from Arabic, Persian, Bedouin, Turkish and other Oriental languages. Now engaged in writing a history of mysticism. Was one of the four founders of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine in the United States, a

founder of the Theosophical Society in the United States, and is a general for life of the Society of the Rosy Cross. Fellow National Arts, American Geographical, American Philosophical and Theosophical Societies. Member Manhattan Liberal Club, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, F. & A. M., and many other organizations.

RAY, ALFRED-Dry Goods Commission Merchant, 24 Thomas street, New York City; residence 20 Fifth avenue. Born in Pittsfield, Mass., July 28, 1840. Educated in Pittsfield, Mass. (Married Fanny N., daughter of Jerome B. Hulbert of Pittsfield, 1865.) Formerly connected with the firms of J. M. Beebe & Co. of Boston, Mass., and Marshall Field & Co. of Chicago, Ill. Member of the firm of Lawrence & Co. Director Continental Insurance Co. Member Merchants', Union League and Metropolitan Clubs and New England Society.

RAY, FRANK S.-Bicycles, 941 Eighth avenue, New York City; residence 7 West 101st street. Born in Canton, Mo., Oct. 14, 1864. Educated in public schools. (Married.) Manager New York branch, Gormully & Jeffery sales department, American Bicycle Co. Previous to the formation of the latter company, had been manager of the New York branch of that firm for eight years. Member Huguenot Yacht, New York Canoe, Knickerbocker Athletic, New York Mycological and Camera Clubs.

RAY, GEORGE W.-Congressman, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C., and Lawyer, Norwich. Born in Otselic, Chenango Co., N. Y., Feb. 3, 1844. Educated in common schools and at Norwich Academy. Studied law, was admitted to the Bar in 1867 and has since practiced in Norwich. Served in Union Army during Civil War. Represented the Twentysixth District in Congress, 1883-5, and again since 1891; present term expires in 1901.

RAY, LOUIS DWIGHT - Educator, 35 West 84th street, New York City. Born in New York City, 1860. Educated at Columbia and New York University. (Married.) Head master Irving School and classical department of St. Mary's School; treasurer New York Society, Archæological Institute of America. Member Barnard Club and Columbia Alumni and Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Associations.

RAYMOND, ANDREW V. V. Clergyman and Educator, Union College, Schenectady; residence College Hill. Born in Visscher's Ferry, Saratoga Co., N. Y., Aug. 8, 1854. Educated at Union College (A.B., '75, A.M., '78, and D.D., '87), and at New Brunswick (N.J.) Theological Seminary (D.D., '78). Degree of LL.D. from Williams College in 1894. (Married.) Held pastorates in Paterson, N. J., until 1894, First Reformed Church, 1878-81; Trinity Reformed Church, 1881-7; Fourth Presbyterian Church, 1887-94. President of Union College since 1894. Member Alpha Delta Phi, Adirondack League and University Clubs, Union College Alumni and Century Associations and Phi Beta Kappa Society, all of New York City.

RAYMOND, CHARLES H.-Insurance, 32 Liberty street, New York City; residence New York City. Born in Albany, N. Y., Jan. 24, 1834. Educated in Albany. (Widower.) Acting assistant adjutant - general 3d Brigade, 2d Division, 19th Army Corps, Department of the Gulf, in 1863. Has been deputy superintendent Insurance Department State of New York. Now general agent Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York. Member Union League, Army and Navy, Lawyers', Colonial, Suburban Riding and Driving and Westminster Kennel Clubs, Morristown (N. J.) Club, Fort Orange Club of Albany, and Maryland Club of Baltimore, American Geographical and Southern Societies, Down Town Association, Military Order of the Loyal Legion, American Museum of Natural History, and Ardsley Casino of Ardsley-on-Hudson.

RAYMOND, GEORGE H.-Grain Elevator, 57 Chapin Block, Buffalo; residence 190 Baynes street. Born in Adams Basin, N. Y., 1853. Educated at State Normal School, Brockport, N. Y., and University of Rochester ('74). (Married.) Vice-president and director Consolidated Lake and Canal Co.; Kalbfleisch and Raymond Elevator Co., and A. B. Raymond & Co. For many years prominent in Erie Canal improvement plans and water transportation problems generally. Member Gamma Sigma and Alpha Delta Phi Fraternities.

RAYMOND, JOHN M.-Clothier, Nassau and Fulton streets, New York City; residence Sewaren, N. J. Born in New York City. (Married.) Member of the firm of A. Raymond & Co. Member New York Athletic, Colonial, Laurence Harbor Country and Sewaren Land and Water Clubs.

RAYMOND, JOSEPH HOWARD-Professor, Henry and Amity streets, Brooklyn. Born in Brooklyn, Nov. 18, 1845. (Son of Israel Ward and Frances Bryant [Howard] Raymond.) Educated at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, Williams College ('66), Long Island College Hospital and at Columbia; degrees of A.M. and M.D. (Widower.) Formerly member of the Brooklyn Board of Education; was connected with Brooklyn Health Department as vaccinator, inspector, sanitary superintendent, deputy health commissioner, 1872-82, and health commissioner, 1882-6. Professor of physiology and hygiene at Long Island College Hospital since 1873; trustee Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute since 1884; editor "Brooklyn Medical Journal" since its foundation in 1888; secretary and treasurer Hoagland Laboratory; secretary Polhemus Memorial Clinic. Author of a manual of physiology and of medical and sanitary papers. Member Medical Society of the County of Kings, American Public Health Association and Brooklyn Genealogical Society.

RAYMOND, ROSSITER WORTHINGTON-Mining Engineer, 99 John street, New York City; residence 123 Henry street, Brooklyn. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 27, 1840. Educated at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, and, in Germany, at the Universities of Munich and Heidelberg and at Freiberg Mining Academy. (Married.) Served in Union Army during Civil War. United States Mining Commissioner, 1868-76; professor of ore deposits at Lafayette College, 1870-82; United States Commissioner to Vienna Exposition of 1873; New York State commissioner of electrical subways, 1885. Secretary of the American Institute of Mining Engineers since 1884. Author of numerous essays on mining, mining law, etc., and of several volumes of stories. Member Engineers' Club, Hamilton Club of Brooklyn, Century Association, Military Order of the Loyal Legion, American Geographical Society and honorary member of the Society of Civil Engineers of France, American Philosophical Society and other bodies.

RAYMOND, RUSSELI-Treasurer, 501 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 151 West 87th street. Born in New York City, April 18, 1836. Educated at the College of the City of New York. (Married.) Secretary, treasurer and manager American Safe Deposit Co. Member Congregational and Transportation Clubs and Presbyterian Union.

RAYMOND, WILLIAM GALT Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy. Born in Princeton, Iowa, March 2, 1859. (Son of W. H. V. and Laura G. [Peet] Raymond.) Educated in public schools, at the University of Kansas and at Washington University (C.E., '84). (Married Helen Williams, daughter of Edwin Bay of Chicago, Ill.) Instructor in civil engineering at the University of California, 1884-90; was engineer in charge of railway location in the mountains of California and, for a time, town engineer of Berkeley, Cal. Professor of geodesy, road engineering and topographical drawing at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute since 1892. Author of "Plane Surveying" and of numerous technical papers. Member New England Railway Club, American Society of Civil Engineers, Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

RAYMOND, WILLIAM LEWIS Lawyer, 17 Broadway, New York City; residence Summit, N. J. Born in New York City, April 1, 1836. Educated at Columbia College and Columbia Law School. (Married Decima, daughter of Alexander Oakley of New York.) United States consul at Leeds, England, 18648; assistant private secretary to Governor Fenton, Albany, 1869; admitted as attorney and counselor at law New York Supreme Court, May 12, 1869. Member Monday Night Club of Summit, N. J., and Sons of the Revolution.

RAYNOLDS, EDWARD H.-Paint and Color Manufacturer, 103 Fulton street, New York City; residence 27 West 70th street. Director F. W. Devoe & C. T. Raynolds Co. Member New York Athletic Club.

RAYNOR, E. A.-Furniture, Port Jefferson; residence Main street. Born in Wading River, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1832. Educated in Wading River. (Married.) Director Bank of Port Jefferson since organization; member Board of Education: secretary Cedar Hill Cemetery Association since 1873. Past master Suffolk Lodge No. 60, F. & A. M., and has been treasurer of same for over twenty-five years.

RAYNOR, EDWIN F.- Banker and Broker, 20 Broad street, New York City; residence 93 Riverside Drive. Born in New York City, 1856. (Married.) Member of the firm of E. F. Raynor & Co. and of the New York Stock Exchange. Member New York Athletic and Harlem Clubs.

REA, GEORGE BRONSON-Electrical Engineer, 123 Liberty street, New York City; residence 427 Third street, Brooklyn. Born in Brooklyn, Aug. 28, 1869. Educated by private tutors. (Married Harriet Shumard Carter of New York City.) Engaged in the practice of his profession in Cuba until outbreak of revolution; was special correspondent of the "New York Herald" with insurgent armies of Gomez and Maceo, and was wounded at La Portela; was in Havana when the "Maine" was blown up, and represented the New York "World" at the bombardment of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and before Santiago: made trip through Puerto Rico during Spanish-American War in secret service for United States government. Author of "Facts and Fancies About Cuba."

REA, THOMAS B.-Broker, 20 Broad street, New York City; residence 173 Fifth avenue. Born in Blair County, Pa. (Single.) Member of the New York Stock Exchange. Member New York Athletic Club, Sons of the Revolution and Pennsylvania Society of New York.

READ, GEORGE R.-Real Estate, 60 Cedar street, New York City; residence 11 East 56th street. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., 1849. Educated in Brooklyn. (Married.) Member Metropolitan, Union, Coaching, American Yacht, Riding and Lawyers' Clubs, Down Town Association and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

READ, HARMON PUMPELLY (Major)—236 State street, Albany. Educated at Trinity College. Member Knickerbocker Club of New York City, Unconditional Republican and Fort Orange Clubs of Albany, Society of Colonial Wars, Sons of the Revolution, Trinity College Alumni Association and America's Founders and Defenders.

READ, J. CLARK-Teacher, 435 Madison avenue, New York City; residence Valentine avenue near Highbridge road. Born and educated in Boston, Mass. (Married.) Master and registrar of Berkeley School. Member Mendelssohn Glee and Country Cycle Clubs.

READ, JESSE E.-Civil Engineer, Long Island City; residence Ozone Park. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 15, 1861. Educated at Cornell University. (Married.) Principal assistant engineer Long Island R. R. Co. Member Chi Phi Club of New York City, and Queens Borough Club.

READ, WILLIAM A.-Banker, 16 Nassau street, New York City; residence 4 East 62d street. Member of the New York Stock Exchange firm of Vermilye & Co. Director Chicago Terminal Transfer R. R. Co., Continental Insurance Co., Indiana, Decatur and Western R. R. Co. and Kings County Elevated Ry. Co.; trustee Alliance Insurance Co. of London, Helvetia Swiss Fire Insurance Co. and Imperial Insurance Co. (Ltd.). Member New York Yacht, Union, Grolier, American Yacht and Players' Clubs, Crescent Athletic and Hamilton Clubs of Brooklyn, Down Town Association and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

READHEAD, E. R.-Paper and Pulp Manufacturer, Fulton; residence 301 Buffalo street. Born in Brownville, N. Y., Jan. 6, 1851. Educated at Fairfield Seminary and Syracuse University. (Married.) President Citizens' National Bank, Victoria Paper Mills Co., Eureka Paper Co., Fulton Paper Co. and Fulton Pulley Co.

RECKENDORFER, LOUIS J.-Manufacturer, 491 Broadway, New York City; residence 20 East 62d street. Educated at Columbia. President and director American Lead Pencil Co. and Great Eastern Casualty and Indemnity Co. Member Merchants' Central Club and Columbia University Alumni Association.