Muncie and Western Railroad Company, treasurer of the Muncie and Portland Traction Company, and a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the Indiana Union Traction Company, the Warner Gear Company, and other corporations. He is also a member of the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce, of the Indiana State Normal School, and of the James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Hospital of Indianapolis. He is a member of the Columbia Club of Indianapolis, a Knight Templar; and is a prominent Mason. In 1893 he married Miss Elizabeth Wolfe Brady; and they have a family of two sons and three daughters.

Ball, James M., Banker, of 1117 East Main Street, Richmond, Va., was born Feb. 21. 1849. in Fairfax. He is vicepresident of the Savings Bank of Richmond. In 1878 he married Miss Ellen Lee Powell; and they have a family of one son and two daughters, and reside Bewdley, Westhampton, Richmond, Va.

Ballard, William H., Realtor, of 45 Milk Street, Boston, Mass., was born on Jan. 31, 1879, in Lexington, Mass. He was educated in Lexington. Mass. He is president of the firm of W. H. Ballard and Company, Incorporated. He is also president and director of the Boston District Steam Company, director of the Lexington Co-operative Bank. He was formerly president of the Lexington Coouerative Bank, and a director of the Boston Real Estate Exchange; and was vice-president of the National Association Building Owners and Managers. He is a member of the Algonquin Club, the Old Belfrey Club of Lexington, the Boston City Club, the Boston Athletic Association, and the Exchange Club. In 1907 he married Miss May Bigelow; and they have a family of one son and one daughter, and reside in Lexington, Mass.

Ballenger, Edgar Garrison, Physician and Surgeon, of the Healy Building. Atlanta, Ga., was born in Nov, 20, 1877, in Tryon, N.C. He was educated at the University of North Carolina, and at the University of Maryland. He is urologist of the Grady Hospital, at, the Wesley Memorial Hospital, the Davis-Fisher Sanatorium, and at the St. Joseph's In

firmary. He is also professor of urology at the Atlanta Medical School, and at the Medical department of the Emory University. In 1904 he married Miss Nora Clarke Gorman; and they have a family of one son and one daughter, and reside at 60 East Sixteenth Street.

Ballou, Hosea Starr, Banker, 53 State Street, Boston, Mass., was born on Feb. 9, 1857, in North Orange, Mass. He was educated at the Harvard College, and the University of Berlin, and Paris. He is a member of the banking firm of H. S. Ballou and Company. In 1885 he married Miss Farwell; and they have a family of two sons.

Ballou, Maturin, Retired Business Executive, of Westport, Conn., was born on Dec. 22, 1854, in North Orange, Mass. He was educated at the Dean Academy of Franklin, Mass., and at Tufts College. For many years he was identified with business and financial affairs; and was a prominent member of Stock Exchange, and is now retired from active business. He is a member of the New York Yacht Club, the Apawamis Club of Rye, N.Y., and various fraternal organizations. In 1878 he married Miss Ella Gately; and they reside in summer in Chester, Vt.; and in winter in Westport, Conn.

Baldridge, Cyrus LeRoy, an Artist, Illustrator and Writer, of Harmon-onHudson, N.Y., was born on May 27, 1889, in Alton, N.Y. He was educated at the University of Chicago. In 1918 he was an official army artist for the American Expeditionary Forces in France. In 1925 he made a sketching in China and Japan. In 1921 he married Miss Carolina Singer.

Balsam, D. M., Business President, of 17 State Street, New York City, was born in Switzerland. He was educated at the University of Zurich, and post-graduate of courses at Sorbonne, France, and Louvain, Belgium. He is president of the D. M. Balsam Company; the Ruth-Oldo Company; vice-president of the firm of Brantley and Company, first vice-president of the McLellan Stores Company, a twelve-million-dollar corporation; and a director in many banks and corpora

tions. He has been identified with business and public affairs; and has filled many positions of trust and honor. He is a member of several rominent clubs and associations. He has a family of one son and one daughter.

Baltz, William N., Farmer and Miller, of Milstadt, Ill., was born on Feb. 5, 1860, in Millstadt, Ill. He was educated in the public schools of his native city. He is superintendent of the Milstadt Milling Company. He was formerly mayor of Millstadt, president of the Board of Education, and also president of the Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the First National Bank, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Illinois Power and Light Company. In 1883 he married Miss Kathryn Diesel; and they have a family of three sons and two daughters, and reside in Millstadt, Ill.

Baltzell, William Hewson, Physician and Surgeon, of Baltimore, Md. He is a member of the Baltimore Club, of the Somerset Club of Boston, and numerous other clubs and organizations. He married Miss Alice Chevey of Boston; and they reside at Elm Bank, Wellesley, Mass.

Bampton, C.Morton, Heating Engineer of 915 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y., was born in 1892 in Brooklyn, N.Y. He was educated at the Pratt Institute. He is vice-president, secretary, treasurer and director of the S. and M. Holding Corporation. He is secretary and director of the 2182 Broadway Company, Incorporated. For fifteen years he has been manager of the Ideal Heating Company of Brooklyn, N.Y. He is a member of the Long Island Auto Club, the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers, the Richmond Hill Lodge, and is a prominent Mason. In 1917 he married Miss Dorothy M. Peters. In 1921 he married Mrs. Edith Pell-Harris; and they reside in Hollis, Long Island, N.Y.

Bancroft, Hugh, Publisher and Lawyer, of 30 Kilby Street, Boston, Mass, was born on Sept. 13, 1879, in Cambridge, Mass. He was educated at Harvard University. He is the publisher of Barron's Financial Weekly, the Wall Street Journal, and the Boston News

Bureau. He is a director of the Atlantic National Bank of Boston. He has been chairman of the board of directors of the Port of Boston, and district attorney of Middlesex County, Mass. In 1907 he married Miss Jane Wallis Waldron; and they have a family of one son and three daughters, and reside at 352 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.

Bancroft, John, Manufacturer, of Wilmington, Del., was born on Jan. 11, 1856 in Philadelphia, Pa. He has been a member of the Delaware State Legislature, and chairman of the Delaware State Tuberculosis Commission. He is president of Joseph Bancroft and Sons Company: manager of the Wilmington Savings Fund Society, and a trustee of the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Bancroft, Levi Horace, Lawyer,Statesman, of Richland Center, Wis., was born on Dec. 26, 1860, in Bear Creek, Wis. He was educated at high school, and at the University of Wisconsin. He has been County Judge, first assistant attorneygeneral of Wisconsin; member of Assembly, speaker in 1909, attorney general of Wisconsin; circuit Judge first Judicial Circuit of Wisconsin. He has been Judge advocate general Wisconsin National Guard. In 1890 he married Miss Myrtle De Lap; and they have a family of one son and one daughter, and reside in Richland Center, Wis.

Bangs, Frederick Augustus, Lawyer of the First National Bank Building, Chicago, Ill., was born on April 3, 1865, in Lacon, Ill. He was educated in the public schools of Lacon, Ill., at the Union College of Law, and received the degree of LL.B. He was admitted to the bar in 1886, and joined his father in the firm of Bangs and Bangs, later changed to Bangs, Wood and Bangs; and now to Frankhauser. He was president of the West Chicago Park Commissioners. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Illinois Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association; and is a prominent Mason. In 1893 he married Miss Ruth Tileston; and they have one daughter, and reside 5858 Washington Boulevard, Chicago, Ill.

Banks, David, Publsher, of 20 Vesey Street, New York City, was born on March 17, 1870, in New York City. He was educated in the public schools of New York City, and at the Columbia University. He is president of the Banks Law Publishing Company. He is a member of the Union Club of New York, the New York Yacht Club, the New York Thames Club, and various other clubs and societies. In 1915 he married Miss Mabel Grant; and they reside at 1155 Park Avenue, New York City.

Banks, William Hamlin, Physician, of 29 Main Street, Mifflintown, Pa., was born on Nov. 16, 1862, in Miffintown, Pa. He was educated at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. In 1892 he married Miss Besse Jacobs Parker; and they have a family of three sons and two daughters, and reside in Mifflintown Pa.

Banning, Kendall, Editor, of 16 Gramercy Park, New York City, was born on Sept. 20, 1879, in New York City. He was educated in the public and private schools of New York City, at Bellows Falls, Vt.; and at Dartmouth College. He is editorial director of the New Fiction Publication Corporation; has been managing editor of Hearst's and Cosmopolitan, and was editor of the Poplar Radio. He is the author of the Songs of Love Unending, the Sun Dial, Songs of the Unafraid, A Garden Fate, also The Squires Recipes, and many more other works. He is a member of the Players Club, the Dutch Treat Club, the Cliff Dwellers Club of Chicago, and various other clubs and societies. In 1906 he married Miss Hedwig V. Briesen, who died in 1912, by whom he has one daughter, and in 1908 married Miss Dorothy C. Sanders; and they have one son, and reside in New York City.

Banta, Arthur Mangun, Educator and Zoologist, of Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., was born on Dec. 31, 1877, in Greenwood, Ind. He was educated in the Indiana University, and at Harvard University. Since 1901 he has been resident investigator of the Station for Experimental Evolution of the Carnegie Institution

in Cold Spring Harbor. He has been professor of biology at the Marietta College. He is a member of the Fellow Amof Science; the American Society of erican Association for the Advancement Zoology, the Geological Society of America, the Indiana Academy, and the Ohio Academy. In 1905 he married Miss Mary Slock; and they have a family of one son and two daughters, and reside in Cold Spring Harbor.

Barber, Milton, Augustus, Clergyman, of the Christ Church Rectory, Raleigh, N.C., was born on Jan. 25, 1869, in Hyde County, N.C. He was educated at Hobart College of Geneva, N.Y., and at the General Theological Seminary of New York City. He is rector of the Christ Church of Raleigh, N.C. He is president of the Standing Committee of the Diocese, president of the trustees Public Library, trustee of the St. Mary's and St. Augustine's Schools, and a director of the Young Men's Christian Association. In 1898 he married Miss Harriet Winfield; and they have a family of three sons and two daughters, and reside in Raleigh, N.C.

Barber, William Hilles, Banker, of the Greeley National Bank, Greeley, Col., was born in 1880, in Doylestown, Pa. He was educated at the Pierce Business College of Philadelphia, He is vice-president and director of the Greeley National Bank of Greeley, Col. He has been cashier and vice-president of the Eaton National Bank, and assistant cashier of the Stock Growers National Bank of Cheyenne. He married Miss Ruth Lacey Cheyene; and they have one daughter, and reside in Greeley, Col.

Barbey, John E., Business Executive, and Manufacturer, of Reading, Berks County, Pa. He was educated at the Hill School of Pottstown, Pa., and at Yale University. He is vice-president and general manager of the Vanity Fair Silk Mills, and a director of the Berkshire Club, the University Club, the Wyomissing Club, and the Yale Club of New York City. He mararied Miss Catharine Quier; and they reside at Greenfields, Reading, Pa.

Barbour, John Baxter, Stock Broker, of 336 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa., was born April 16, 1862, in Pittsburgh, Pa. He was educated at the Pittsburgh Central High School. He is president of the firm of John B. Barbour and Company, stock and bond brokers. Since 1911 he has been president of the Pittsburgh Stock Exchange. He is a member of the Pittsburgh Athletic Club, the Duquesne Club, the American Republican Club, the Stanton Heights Golf Club, of the Chamber of Commerce; is a Thirty-two degree Mason, and a member of several orders and clubs. In 1887 he married Miss Laura B. Rogers; and they have a family of one son and one daughter.

Barbour, Percy E., Mining Engineer and Editor, of 29 West Thirty-ninth Street, New York City, was born Aug. 1, 1875, in Portland, Maine. He received the degree of B.S. in 1896, and the degree of C.E. in 1908 from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He is LieutenantColonel in the Three Hundred and Forty-second Engineers, Reserve Corps, of United States Army. He is editor of Mining and Metallurgy. He was formerly general superintendent of the Salt Lake Copper Company of Oregon and Nevada, general manager of the Uwarra Mining Company, and manager of numerous concerns. He is a member of the Mining and Metallurgical Society of America, is a member and treasurer of the Society of American Officers, the Sons of the Revolution, the Engineers Club, and is a Mason. In 1909 he married Miss Viola Grace Hackward; and they reside at 875 West One Hundred and Eighty-first Street, New York City.

Barker, Alexander C., Business Executive, of 125 East Forty-sixth Street. New York City. He is vice-president of the engineering and construction firm of Dwight P. Robinson and Company, Incorporated. He is a member of the New York Club, the Bankers Club of America of New York City, the Apawamis Club, the Manursing Island Club, the American Yacht Club of Rye and the Green Meadow Club of Harrison. In 1913 he married Miss Marian Beals; and they have a family of one son and one daugh

ter, and reside at 120 East Seventy-ninth Street and The Homestead, Ridge Street Portchester, N.Y.

Barker, H. W., Manufacturer, Statesman, of Sparta, Wis., was born March 18, 1860, in Leon, Wis. He was educated at the common schools, and finished at the High School of West Salem, Wis. He is manufacturer of medicines and flavoring extracts. He was mayor of Elbow Lake, Minn. He has also been State Senator from the thirty-first district of Wisconsin. He is a member of the United Commercial Travelers of America, is an Odd Fellow and a Mason. In 1884 he married Miss Frances M, McMahan; and they have a family of one son and three daughters, and reside in Sparta, Wis.

Barker, Henry Ames, a Corporation Manager, of 111 Empire Street. Providence, R.I., was born on April 4, 1868, in Providence, R.I. He graduated from English and Classical School of Providence, at the Rhode Island School of Design, and received the degree of Ph. B. from Brown University. He is president and general manager of the Rhode Island Electric Protective Company. He is also director of the American Civic Association, the National Conservation Congress, the Providence Chamber of Commerce, the Providence Playground Association, National Municipal League, and holds other positions of trust and honor. He is a member of the Universitv Club, the Providence Art Club, the Country Club, the Turks Head Club, the Brown Union, the Pen and Pencil Club, the Ninigret Country Club, the Players Club, and various other clubs and societies. In 1918 he married Miss Sarah Elizabeth Minchin; and they reside at 267 Benefit Street, Providence, R.I.

Barker, John Marshall, Methodist Clergyman and Author, of 37 Kenwood Avenue, Newton Centre, Mass., was born on Oct. 1, 1849, in Fredericktown, Ohio. He was educated at the Ohio Wesleyan University, the Boston University School of Theology, and Graduate School. He is professor of Sociology at the Boston University. He is the author of Wealth, the Centennial History of Ohio Methodism, Colleges in America, the Saloon

Problem and Social Reform, and the Social Gospel of the New Era. He is a member of the Puddingstone Club of Boston. In 1877 he married Miss Alice L. Bixler; and they have a family of two sons and two daughters.

Barns, Clarence Lee, Banker, of Orange City, Iowa, was born on April 10, 1889, in Manson, Calhoun County, Iowa. He was educated at the Capitol City Commercial College, at the Des Moines Morningside College. He is president and director of the Orange City National Bank; and trustee of the Morningside College. He has been president of the Sioux City Chapter, the American Institute of Banking; secretary of the Sioux County Bankers Association. He is a member of various clubs and organiatzions. In 1921 he married Miss Leone Lange; and they have one daughter, and reside in Orange City, Iowa.

Barlow, DeWitt D., Business President of 13 Park Row. New York City, was born on Oct. 4, 1880, in Philadelphia.Pa. He is president of the Atlantic and Pacific Company. He is a member of the Engineers Club of New York. the Philadelphia Club, of the Plainfield Country Club, the University Club of Pennsylvania of New York City. In 1905 he married Miss Elizabeth H. Moody; and they have a family of two sons and four daughters, and reside at 930 Woodland Avenue, Plainfield, N.J.

Barlum, John J., Banker, of Detroit, Mich., was born on April 14, in Detroit, Mich. He was educated at the University of Detroit. He is president of the American State Bank; president of the White Star Lines; president of the Barlum Steamship Company; president of the White Star Navigation Comrany; and president of the Barlum Land Company. In 1893 he married Miss Julia Lewis; and they have a family of one son and two daughters, and reside in Detroit, Mich.

Barnard Bernard, Lawyer, 29 South La Salle Street, Chicago, Ill., was born on April 16, 1887, in Chicago, Ill. He was educated in public and high schools of Chicago, and at the John Marshall Law School, He is practicing law, and is

a member of the law firm of Rathje, Weseman, Hinckley and Barnard. He is a member of the Hamilton Club of Chicago, the Masonic Order, the Medinah Temple, the Royal Arcanum, and the American Legion. In 1918 he married Miss Minnette E. Neiburger; and they reside at 6925 Jeffrey Avenue, Chicago.

Barnard, Chandler, Banker, of 1511 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa., was born Nov. 22, 1885, in Kennett Square, Pa. He was educated in public schools, and at the Friends Central School. He is associated with West and Company, bankers. He is a member of the Union League Club, and other organizations. In 1918 he married Miss Emilie E. Owens; and they have a family of one son and one daughter, and reside at 213 Church Street, Ardmore, Pa.

Barnard, Frank B., Business President of the Prudential Building, Buffalo, N. Y., was born in 1867 in Ripley, N.Y. He was educated in Buffalo, N.Y. He is now president and owner of the Churchville Oil and Natural Gas Company. He is a member of the Park Club of Buffalo, and the Ancient Landmarks Lodge. In 1900 he married Miss Emma G. Vogt, who died in March, 1918; and he resides at 567 Delaware Avenue.

Barnd, Jules V.,Engineer, of 133 West Center Street, Marion, Ohio, was born Aug. 30, 1882, in Fostonia, Ohio. He was educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is engaged in the real estate business in Marion. Ohio, and in Florida. He was formerly engaged in mining and operating in Nevada. He is a member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a member of the Marion Club, the Elks, the Masonic bodies. and is a director of the Marion Auto Club. In 1911 he married Miss Ethel Guernsey; and they have a family of two sons, and reside at 298 Hane Avenue, Marion, Ohio.

Barnes, E. Mortimer, Broker, of 17 Broad Street, New York City, was born in March, 1881, in New York City. He is treasurer of Bramworth and Company, and a director of the Rustan Engineering Company, also director of the Valveless Oil Burner Company. He is a mem