and fisheries exhibits. Author of works on ichthyology, and of many published papers on fisheries, fish culture and the management of fishes in the aquarium.

BEARD, AUGUSTUS FIELD-Clergyman, 287 Fourth avenue, New York City; residence Norwalk, Conn. Born in Norwalk, Conn. Educated at Yale ('57). (D.D. Syracuse University.) (Married Annie Deming Barker.) Was pastor of Central Church, Bath, Me., 1862-9; Plymouth Church, Syracuse, N. Y., 1869-83; American' Church, Paris, 1883-6; later, foreign secretary American and foreign Christian Union. Since 1886 secretary of education American Missionary Association. Member of Yale Corporation; director Norwalk Lock Co.

BEARD, DANIEL CARTER-Pen Artist and Writer, 204 Amity street, Flushing. Born in Cincin

nati, Ohio, June 21, 1850 Educated at Worralls Academy, Covington, Ky., and at Art Students' League, New York. (Married.) Teacher of animal drawing and illustrating at Woman's School of Applied Design. Writes and illustrates for "Scribner's," "Century," "Harper's," "Life," "Cosmopolitan" and "Ladies' Home Journal." Served a term as vice-president of the Art Students' League, and six years on Board of Education. Author of "American Boys' Handy Book," "American Boys' Book of Sports," "Moonblight" and "Six Feet of Romance." Member Camp Fire and Twilight Clubs. Ohio, Linnean, Zoological, and National Historical Societies, Aldine Association, Ornithological Union, and chairman Friends' Philanthropic Society of Flushing.

BEARD, FRANCIS D.-Storage, 13 William street, New York City; residence 140 Amity street, Brooklyn. Director Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse Co. Member Crescent Athletic, Oxford, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Turf and Field Clubs.

BEARD, JAMES CARTER-Illustrator, 543% Hancock street, Brooklyn. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, June 6, 1837. Lawyer, but does not practice. Illustrator for high-class books and periodicals, making a specialty of pictures of animals. Member Twilight Club.

BEARD, SAMUEL S.-Tea Merchant, 180 Duane street, New York City; residence Lakewood, N. J. Senior member of the firm of Samuel S. Beard & Co. Member Union League, Whist and Mendelssohn Glee Clubs, and Down Town Association.

BEARD, WILLIAM HOLBROOK-Artist, 51 West Tenth street, New York City; residence 54 West Tenth street. Born in Painesville, Ohio, April 13, 1825. Educated in Europe. Resident of New York City since 1861. Paints especially humorous pictures of animals, some of the best known being "Power of Death," "Overboard," "Witches' Night," "Four Elements" and "Speech of Welcome." Author of "Humor in Animals" and "Action in Art." Member Authors' Glee Club, National Academy of Design, and Century Association.

BEARDSLEE, JOHN B.-Dry Goods Merchant, 328 Broadway, New York City; residence 104 West 84th street. Born in Mildfordton, Ohio, Feb. 20, 1825. Educated at a Mildfordton common school and at a select school in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. (Married.) Connected with the firm of Tefft, Weller & Co., since Dec. 1. 1868, (then Tefft, Griswold & Kellogg). Member of Lodge, Chapter, Council and Commandery F. & A. M., and Knights Templar of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and of Mecca Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of New York City.

BEARDSLEY, SAMUEL R.-President, 394 Washington street, New York City; residence 130 Clinton avenue, Newark, N. J. Born in Pennsylvania, Feb. 12, 1844. Educated at a public high school. (Married.) President J. W. Beardsley's Sons, mf'rs of food specialties. Director Haite Gold Mining Co., Vulcan Metal Refining Co., and Vulcan Western Co. Member Produce Exchange and of the Essex, Hardware and Wool Clubs, and Loyal Legion.

BEARDSLEY, WILLIAM C.-Lawyer and Banker, Auburn; residence 91 South street. Born in Venice, N. Y., 1816. Educated in Aurora and Homer. (Married.) Was presidential elector, delegate to several national conventions, postmaster of Auburn, and has held several professional offices. Is trustee Auburn Savings Bank. Member City Club.

BEARDSLEY, W. P. Manufacturer, Auburn; residence 102 South street. Born in Auburn, Aug. 4, 1852. Educated at Phillips Andover Academy. (Married.) Assistant treasurer and secretary Oswego Starch Factory, and secretary Ohio Tool Co. Member City Club.

BEATTIE, HANS S.-Treasurer, 621 Broadway, New York City; residence 2072 Fifth avenue. (Married.) Treasurer and director Metropolitan Street Railway Co. and Bleecker Street and Fulton Ferry R. R. Co., Central Park, North and East River R. R. Co., Forty-second Street and Grand Street Ferry R. R. Co., and Twenty-third Street Railway Co.; director Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Streets Crosstown R. R. Co. Member Manhattan Club.

BEATTY, DAVID C.-Lawyer, 195 Broadway, New York City; residence 447 East 26th street, Flatbush. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 5, 1865. Educated at the University of the City of New York Law School, (Married.) Member Flatbush Republican Club, Kings County Lodge, F. & A. M., and Midwood Council, R. A.

BEATTY, ROBERT CHETWOOD-Lawyer, 115 Broadway, New York City; residence 3 East Ninth street. Born in New York City, May 18, 1872. (Single.) Ex-assistant corporation counsel; counsel in charge of change of grade matters for the City of New York. Member Zeta Psi Club, South Shore Country Club of Long Island, Society of Colonial Wars, Sons of the Revolution, Columbia University Alumni Association, and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

BEATTY, WILLIAM GEDNEY-Architect, 111 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence 3 East Ninth street. Member Architectural League, Sons of the Revolution, Society of Colonial Wars, and National Sculpture Society.

BEAUDRIAS, ISIDOR J.-Lawyer, 45 Warburton avenue, Yonkers; residence 24 Gold street. Born in New York City, March 15, 1868. Educated at the College of the City of New York, and Columbia Law School. (Married.) Member Democratic Club, Turn Verein of Yonkers, and K. of C. and K. of P.

BECK, CARL-Surgeon, 37 East 31st street, New York City. Born in Neckargemuend, Germany, April 4, 1856. Educated at Heidelberg and Berlin, and graduated from the University of Jena (M.D.). (Married.) President medical board St. Mark's Hospital; surgeon to St. Mark's Hospital and German Poliklinik; president medical board and consulting surgeon Sheltering Guardian Orphan Asylum; professor of surgery New York School of Clinical Medicine. Author of "Manual on Surgical Asepsis," and of "Text-Book on Fractures." Trustee Society of Medical Jurisprudence. Member German Medical Society, New York Academy of Medicine, County Medical, Arion and German Charity Societies; American Medical Association, Liederkranz, German Club and many others.

BECK, HOWARD-Lawyer, 56 Wall street, New York City; residence 159 West 44th street. Member of the firm of Feitner & Beck. Member New York Athletic Club, Blooming Grove Park Association, and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

BECKER, GUSTAV L.-Musician, 1 West 104th street, New York City. Born in Richmond, Tex., May 22, 1861. Educated in private schools in Texas and New York City and at Royal High School of Music in Berlin. Studied with Moszkowski, Ph. Scharwenka, Spitta, Bargiel, and others in Europe. (Married.) Teaches piano and theory at Hasbrouck Institute, Jersey City. Conducts the "Becker lecture-musicales" at his studio, now in their fifth year. Member Society of American Musicians, Men's Club of the Church of the Messiah (on executive board), Avon Club for the study of Shakespeare, Society of Science, Letters and Art of London, Eng., Mosaic Lodge, F. & A. M., Polaris Council, Royal Arcanum, and Bach Assembly, Order of Registered Musicians.

BECKLEY, JOHN N.-Railroad President, Grand Central Station, New York City; residence Rochester. Born in Clarendon, N. Y., Dec. 30, 1848. Educated at Syracuse University. (Married.) Was corporation counsel of city of Rochester, and president Rochester Railway Co. Now president Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Ry. Co.; trustee Massachusetts Electric Companies; director Rochester Ry. Co., and Rochester Gas

and Electric Co. Member Lawyers', Psi Upsilon, Transportation and National Arts Clubs, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Syracuse University Alumni and Down Town Associations, and Genesee Valley Club of Rochester.

BECKWITH, CHARLES L.-Secretary, 346 Broadway, New York City; residence 18 North Maple avenue, East Orange, Ñ. J. Born in Glens Falls, N. Y., May 12, 1855. Educated at Glens Falls Academy. (Married.) Secretary and director The Bradstreet Co. Member Congregational Club.

BECKWITH, JAMES CARROLL-Artist, 58 West 57th street, New York City; summer residence Tannersville. Born in Hannibal, Mo., Sept. 23, 1852. Educated at National Academy of Design and Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris. (Married.) Chairman ways and means committee National Academy of Design. Member City, and Fencers' Clubs, Century Association, Society of American Artists, American Water Color Society, National Academy of Design, and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

BEDELL, FREDERICK-Professor, Cornell University, Ithaca; residence 106 Cook street. Born April 12, 1868. Educated at Yale and Cornell (Ph.D.). (Married.) Assistant professor of physics at Cornell University. Editor of "The Physical Review." Past general secretary American Association for the Advancement of Science. Author of scientific works. Member Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity, British Association for the Advancement of Science, Physical Society of London, England, American Physical Society, American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, and other scientific and engineering organizations.

BEEBE, CHARLES W.-Tea Merchant, 130 Water street, New York City; residence 939 Madison avenue, Plainfield, N. J. Born in New York City, 1839. Educated at Putnam's Academy, New York City. (Married.) Member of the firm of Beebe & Brother. Member Montauk Club of Brooklyn, Union County Country, and Hillside Tennis and Golf Clubs of Plainfield, Down Town Association and New England Society.

BEEBE, CLARENCE-Paper, 150 Nassau street, New York City; residence 227 West 121st street. Born in New York City, March 13, 1852. Educated at Adelphi Academy, Brooklyn, and. Cornell University. (Married.) Member Sons of the American Revolution and Cornell Club.

BEEBE, IRA LOVEJOY-Paper and Pulp, 132 Nassau street. New York City; residence Allendale, N. J. Born in Ghent, Columbia Co., N. Y., Feb. 25, 1841. Educated at Grammar School No. 35, New York City. (Married.) President Ira L. Beebe Co. Member Sons of the Revolution.

BEECKMAN, R. LIVINGSTON-Stock Broker, 66 Broadway, New York City; residence 319 Fifth avenue. Connected with the firm of David Lapsley & Co. Member of the New York Stock Exchange, and of the Knickerbocker, Racquet and Tennis, Country and Marine and Field Clubs.

BEEKMAN, HENRY RUTGERS-Supreme Court Justice, County Court House, New York City; residence 35 West 17th street. Born in New York City, Dec. 8, 1845. Educated at Columbia ('65) and Columbia Law School ('67). Admitted to the New York Bar, 1867. (Married Isabella Lawrence, 1870.) Was member of the firm of Ogden & Beekman; school trustee, 1884; park commissioner, 1885-6; president Board of Aldermen, 1886-8; corporation counsel, 1888-9; Justice Supreme Court since 1895, for term expiring 1908. Member University, Union, City, Manhattan, Reform and Democratic Clubs, Holland Society, Columbia University Alumni and Century Associations, and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

Educated in Hamilton. (Married.) Director Consolidated Gas Co. of New Jersey, Traders' Fire Insurance Co. of New York, and New York and Pennsylvania Brick Tile and Terra Cotta Co.; trustee Industrial Christian Alliance, Young Men's Christian Association, Young Women's Christian Association, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and Historical Society. Member Sons of the Revolution.

BEER, WILLIAM C.-Insurance, 346 Broadway, New York City; residence 12 Bell place, Yonkers. Born in Bucyrus, Ohio, Jan. 23, 1863. Educated at West Point. (Married.) President's confidential agent New York Life Insurance Co.; ex-Eastern superintendent National Surety Co. Member Lawyers' and Union League Clubs, and Ohio Society.

BEERS, LUCIUS HART-Lawyer, 120 Broadway, New York City; residence 35 West 82d street. Born in New York City. Educated at Columbia College and Columbia Law School. Member of the firm of Lord, Day & Lord. Member Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Century, Columbia University Alumni, and Down Town Associations, and Sons of the Revolution.

BEERS, MATTHEW H.-Merchant, 410 Broadway, New York City; residence 1044 Fifth avenue, and Far Rockaway, L. I. With the firm of Calhoun, Robbins & Co. Member Merchants' Club, American Geographical Society, American Museum of Natural History, Chamber of Commerce, and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

BEHRISCH, GABRIEL I.-Lawyer, 175 Remsen street, Brooklyn; residence 154 Montague street. Born in Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 20, 1863. Educated at Grammar School No. 40, New York City, Norwich, Conn., Free Academy, Yale University, and law office of Wait & Greene (Norwich, Conn.). (Single.) Reader of abstracts of titles to real estate in the Brooklyn office of the Title Guarantee and Trust Co. Member Reform and Yale Clubs, Yale Alumni Association, and Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences.

BEINECKE, BERNHARD-President, foot West 59th street, New York City; residence 23 West 76th street. President and director Eastmans Co.; director Beinecke & Co., Germania Bank and William Ottmann & Co. Member Transportation and American. Yacht Clubs, American Museum of Natural History and Liederkranz.

BELASCO, DAVID-Dramatic Author, 883 Seventh avenue, New York City; residence 247 West 70th street. Born in San Francisco, Cal., 1862. Educated at Lincoln College, California. Author of "The Heart of Maryland," "Lord Chumley," "Men and Women,' "The Girl I Left Behind Me," "Hearts of Oak,' "Naughty Anthony," and others; adapter of "Zaza."

BELDEN, JAMES JEROME-Banker, Manufacturer and Contractor, Syracuse. Born in Fabius, N. Y., Sept. 30, 1825. Educated in Fabius and Pompey public schools. (Married.) Has been Mayor of Syracuse, member of Congress, president of Syracuse Northern R. R. Co., president of extensive blast furnaces, and general contractor. Now president Robert Gere Bank and "The Post-Standard" Co.; trustee Syracuse University, and director in various corporations. Member Republican and Transportation Clubs of New York City, and Order of Founders and Patriots of America.

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BELDING, MILO MERRICK-Manufacturer, 455 Broadway, New York City; residence, 10 West 72d street. Born in Ashfield, Mass., April 3, 1833. cated at Shelburne Falls Academy. (Married.) dent and director Belding Bros. & Co., and American Union Life Insurance Co.; vice-president and director Commonwealth Insurance Co.; director Retsof Mining Co., Avery Salt Co., Genesee and Wyoming R. R. Co., Belding, Paul and Co. (Ltd.), of Montreal, Can., and National Light and Power Co. Member Colonial and Merchants' Central Clubs, Sons of the Revolution, American Geographical Society, Founders' and Patriots of America, and Chamber of Commerce.

BELDING, MILO MERRICK, JR.-Merchant, 455 Broadway, New York City; residence 10 West 72d street. Born in Brooklyn, Ñ. Y., April 14, 1865. Educated at Adelphi Academy (Brooklyn) and by private tutor. (Married.) Director and treasurer Belding Bros. & Co., and American Union Life Insurance Co.; /

director and secretary Belding, Paul & Co. (Ltd.), of Montreal; director Commonwealth Insurance Co., Livonia and Lake Conseus R. R. Co., Retsof Mining Co., and Park National Bank of Holyoke, Mass.; vicepresident and director Genesee and Wyoming R. R. Co. Member Union League, Lawyers', Colonial, Knickerbocker Athletic, New York Athletic, Merchants' Central and West Side Republican Clubs; Marine and Field, and Crescent Athletic Clubs of Brooklyn, Sons of the Revolution, American Geographical Society, Founders and Patriots of America, and Chamber of Commerce.

BELKNAP, W. E.-Civil Engineer, Pier "A," North River, New York City. Residence 102 West 93d street. Born in Yonkers, N. Y. Educated at New York University. (Married.) Assistant Engineer in Department of Docks and Ferries. Member American Society of Civil Engineers.

BELKNAP, WALDRON PHOENIX-146 Broadway, New York City; residence 29 Washington square, West. Born in New York City, Feb. 8, 1873. Educated at Lawrenceville School and Cornell University. (Married.) Connected with Title Guarantee and Trust Co. Member Sons of the Revolution, Society of Colonial Wars, and Society of the Cincinnati.

BELL, CHRISTOPHER M.-Physician, 320 Fifth avenue, New York City. Director New York Warehouse and Security Co. Member Metropolitan Club, American Fine Arts Society, and American Museum of Natural History.

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BELL, CLARK-Lawyer, Journalist and Author, 39 Broadway, New York City; residence 200 West 78th street; country residence Bell View Farm, Dundee. Born in Rodman, Jefferson Co., N. Y., March 12, 1832. Educated at Franklin Academy, Prattsburgh, Steuben Co.; fitted for Yale, but ill-health prevented matriculation. Studied law at Hammondsport, N. Y. Admitted to the Bar in 1853 at Rochester. Practiced in Hammondsport. Succeeded Governor Campbell in firm of McMaster & Bell, in Bath, N. Y., in 1862. Removed to New York City in 1864, where he has since resided. Has been attorney for Union Pacific Railway, Pacific Mail Steamship Co., and other corporations. President Medico-Legal Society in 1872, and several times later; was re-elected for 1900. originator and president Saturday Night Club, in 1883. Author of Bell's "Medico-Legal Studies," of which six volumes have been published, and a writer of distinction on sociological and scientific subjects. president Palette Club five years; of New York Infant Asylum eight years; International Medico-Legal Congress of 1889 in New York; of 1893 at Chicago, and Medico-Legal Congress of New York of 1895. Degree of LL.D. was conferred upon him by Taylor University of Indiana, and by Rutherford College of North Carolina. Honorary member of a large number of foreign and home scientific bodies, and of historical societies. Editor and founder of "Medico-Legal Journal," a standard authority on medical jurisprudence, now in its seventeenth year of publication. Editor and author of "Supreme Court of the States and Provinces of North America." Stands in front rank of American medico-legal jurists. Holds a prominent position at the New York City Bar. Member Press, Union League, Twilight, Thirteen and Sunrise Clubs, and of various other societies.

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BELL, DIGBY-Comic Opera Singer, 1476 Lexington avenue, New York City. Born in Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 8, 1849. Educated at Charlier's Institute, New York City. (Married Laura Joyce.) Made first appearance on island of Malta in "La Sonnambula." Returned to the United States and played in leading baritone roles of comic opera. For several seasons at the head of his own company. Member Players' and Lambs' Clubs, Elks and Actors' Order of Friendship.

BELL, EDWARD-Broker, 80 Broadway, New York City; residence 251 Lexington avenue. Born in New York City, Feb. 28, 1860. (Married.) Was commissioner of education, commissioner of public parks and school trustee. Now trustee of Knickerbocker Apartment Co.; president of Police Riot Relief Fund of New York City, and trustee of Mott Memorial Library. Member Manhattan. Union, Lambs', Carteret Gun, New York Yacht, New York Athletic and Meadow Clubs, Shinnecock Golf Club of Southampton, and Maryland Club of Baltimore.

BELL, EDWARD A.-Artist, 226 Central Park, South, New York City; residence 262 West 54th street, Born in New York City, Dec. 18, 1861. Educated at New York National Academy of Design. Studied un

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der Von Loefftz, in Munich, Germany, 1881-3. ceived silver medal Royal Academy, Munich; bronze medal, Paris Exposition, 1889; second Hallgarten prize, New York Academy of Design, 1893.

BELL, EDWARD HAMILTON-Artist, Decorator and Landscape Gardener, 424 Fifth avenue, New York City; residence Quaker Ridge, Mamaroneck. Born in London, England, 1857. (Married.) President Hamilton Bell & Co.; secretary Municipal Art Society and Fine Arts Federation. Member Players', National Arts and Apawamis Clubs, and Architectural League.

BELL, EDWARD R.-Director, 50 West 21st street, New York City. Director Baltimore and Ohio Southern Ry. Co. and Farmers' Loan and Trust Co. Member Union and Players' Clubs, National Academy of Design, and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

BELL, EDWARD W.-Lawyer, 15 Dey street, New York City; residence 160 Central avenue, Brooklyn. Born in Marlborough, Conn., Dec. 23, 1841. Educated at Yale University and Columbia Law School. (Married.) Connected with the legal department of the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. Member Association of the Bar of the City of New York, State Bar, and American Statistical Associations, American Geographical Society, American Academy of Political and Social Science, and American Institute of Civics.

BELL, HILLARY-Editor, 38 Park row, New York City; residence 115 West 45th street. Born in Ireland, Feb. 11, 1857. Educated in Ireland. (Married.) Musical and dramatic critic New York "Press"; editor "Insurance Economist," and director Mutual Reserve Insurance Co.

BELL, JAMES M.-Wholesale Wines, 21 Warren street, New York City; residence 16 West 83d street. President James M. Bell Co. Member Colonial, Hardware, Phoenix, Lambs', Suburban Riding and Driving, Garrick and Pequot Clubs.

BELL, LOUIS K.-Editor, 100 William street, New York City; residence Bedford. Born in Sing Sing, N. Y., 1815. Educated in Bedford. (Married.) Vicepresident and secretary "Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter" and "Druggists' Circular." Member Drug Club and General Society of Mechanics and Trades

men.

BELL, WILLIAM DUFFIELD-Physician, 160 West 83d street, New York City. Member Army and Navy Club, Sons of the Revolution, and Sons of the American Revolution.

BELLAMY, FREDERICK P.-Lawyer, 204 Montague street, Brooklyn; residence 260 Henry street. Born in 1847. Educated at Union College. (Married.) Trustee and secretary board of trustees Packer Collegiate Institute, and other institutions. Member Lawyers', Barnard and Reform Clubs, Hamilton Club of Brooklyn, and Union College Alumni and Century As@ociations.

BELMONT, AUGUST-Banker, 23 Nassau street, New York City; residence 190 Madison avenue. Born in New York City, Feb. 18, 1853. Educated at Harvard ('75). (Widower.) Senior member of the firm of August Belmont & Co., and member New York Stock Exchange. Acting president and director Audit Co. of New York; chairman and director Louisville and Nashville R. R. Co.; director Bank of the State of New York, Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Ry. Co., Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, Fifth Avenue Trust Co., Guaranty Trust Co., Long Island R. R. Co., Manhattan Trust Co., National Park Bank, Westchester Racing Association, Westinghouse Electric and Mf'g Co., Zanesville and Ohio Ry. Co.. Plaza Bank, New Amsterdam Gas Co., Republic Iron and Steel Co., Mount Morris Bank, and First National Bank of Hempstead, L. I. Member Union, Manhattan, Democratic, Knickerbocker, Lawyers', Harvard, New York Athletic, Racquet and Tennis, Meadow Brook Hunt, Atlantic Yacht, New York Yacht, Larchmont Yacht, New York Press, Turf and Field, Coaching, Jockey (chairman), American Kennel, Coney Island Jockey and Westchester Polo Clubs, Down Town Association Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Sons of the Revolution.

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

BELMONT, PERRY-Lawyer, 24 West 57th street, New York City. Born in New York City, Dec. 28, 1851. Educated at Harvard. (Married.) Trustee Colonial Trust Co.; director United States Casualty Co. Member Knickerbocker, Metropolitan, Democratic, Manhattan, Union, University, Jockey, Riding, Harvard, Fencers', Racquet and Tennis, Country, Turf and Field, South Side Sportsmen's, Coney Island Jockey and New York Yacht Clubs, Musical Art and Historical Societies and Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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