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many papers on medical science, and has
published two weli-known theosophical
books, "Reincarnation" and "Sevenfold
Man." He founded the new Californian
Magazine, and is editor OF the Pacific
Theosophist. He is president of the San
Francisco Theosophical Society, and a
member of the executive committee of the
Theosophical Society in America.
DIR. Anderson was a remarkable child.
He could read at the age of four, and en-
listed in the United States cavalry at the
age of 16. Though self-educated he passed
without preparation an examination in
cluding a course of twenty-seven studies
of the California public school system, and
got percentage of So. He was graduated
from the Medical College of Ohio, and
completed his education in the medical
department of the University of Califor-
mia. He is president of the Alumni AS
sociation of his department of the uni
versity, and is fellow of the San Fran
cisco genealogical Society and many
other medical associations.
E. August Nordsheimer, a wealthy dia-
mond merchant of Maiden lane, New
York, is treasurer of the society, and will
doubtless be reelected.
Claude Falls Wright will be one of the
chief personages at the gathering, and
may prove dark horse. Should he con-
sent to being nominated he might be
elected to almost any office, from presi-
dent down. Though only 20 years old, he
is believed by many to possess strange
powers, but he transforms himself into a
veritable sphinx when approached on the
subject Like the late Nine. Blavatsky,
he is constantly doing things calculated
to dumfound conventional people. I He
hates conventionalism. His hair and
beard are a shade of red which prod uces
an almost luminous effect. His fund of
learning is prodigious. He is quiet, re-
fined and mild-looking, and has habit of
making good impression on people and
then of shocking them by eccentricities
believed to be deliberate He eats only
one or two meals day, sleeps little, and
thinks nothing of sitting at his desk
eighteen hours at a stretch. He has
lectured in almost every State in the
Union. He is the author of Modern
Theosophy," and of innumerable articles
and papers.
Mr.. Wright is a native of Dublin. He
studied for the ministry, then applied
himself to civil engineering and wound up
studying surgery at the Royal College of
Surgeons, Dublin. A remarkable incident
brought him into the Theosophical Soci-
ETY.. He was calling on a young lady in
Dublin one evening when she suddenly
fell at his feet and went into trance. She
said that she had message to deliver and
that she was instructed to say that he was
to go to Nine. Blavatsky in London and
work for theosophy. He packed up at
once. Mr.. Wright is first cousin of DR..
Edward Wright, librarian of the British
Museum. His mother is daughter of
Lady Salkeld and his father was cousin
OF General Falls of Crimean fame.
The Theosophical Society has root in
every part of the world and delegates will
be present representing the four quarters
of the globe. Some confusion was created
by the change Of place of holding the con-
vention, and as result a list of delegates
who will attend has not yet been made up.
The following are among the most promi-
nent members, some of whom have already
announced that they will be in New York:
Mrs. Alice Cleather of London, wife OF
Colonel Barclay Cleather Of the Royal Ar
tillery; Baron Opparnan of Belgium; Din
sha P. Ghadiali, electrician and Parsee
philosopher of Bonn bay, who is now in
this country; DR.. Frank Won Hartmann of