Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-01-26

men in Great Britain have occupied
more or higher positions than has the
Marquis of LausdOwnc. After leaving the
war Office in 1874 he filled in succession
the important posts of uuder-secrctary
Tor India, governor general Of Canada,
governor general of India, aud sccre-
tarN for war.
In 1900 he became foreign secretary
and continued in that office until the
Liberal party came into power late in
1908.
REV. WILLIAM HERBERT PER
Try FAUNCE. -. d.. president of
Brown university, was born in Worces-
ter, Mass January u, 1859 Tine sou
Of a minister, Rev. Daniel w. Faunce.
he is direct descendant of Thomas
Faunce, who was ruling elder in old
Plymouth church for 10 years aud whose
tombstone on Burying hill, Plymouth,
is one of the oldest in that ancient GENE
terry.
He was fitted for college at the public
schools of Concord, y. H.. aud Lynn.
Mass. and was graduated from Brown
in 1880. Later he took Il course at New
ton Theological seminary, and was or
daincd in 1884. For a number of years
after he had entered the ministry he oc-
cupicd the pulpit of the fashionable
Fifth Avenue Baptist church, New
York.
Prior 10 becoming president of Brown
university DR. FaunCc was an instructor
at Harvard and at the summer school Of
the University of Chicago. lie is an
intimate friend of John -. Rockefeller
and has been prominently mentioned as
a possible successor to DR. Willam X.
Harper MS president of the University
of Chicago,
IAtr IshIIst,tt f,,.r, 4, 4, -,
son. the celebrated English actor now
touring America. was born in London
january IL 1859. He was educated in
France ana after devotiug several years
to travel he took up painting and was
admitted as u student at the Royal
academy in London Deciding to uhan-
don painting for the drama he made his
! first stage appearance at the Princess
theater in 1874. His first noteworthy per
soual hit was in Robert BuChnnau's
"Corinuc' In 1883 he was IL leading
member of the famous company under
the Baucr0ftS at the lEymarkcl the
alter in London He also accompanied
Mary Anderson on her last tour of
America Rut it was not until he acted
Scarpia ia Sardou's La Tusca" that
his real footing IN London was cstab-
lishrd Since that time he has added to
his fame 10y appearing in many notable
! successes in both England and America.
Mr. Robertson is married to Gertrude
Elliott, sister of Maxine Elliott
BISHOP CYRUS DAVID FOSS. of
/ tine Methodist Episcopal church was
born At Kingston. A. w. January II,
1884. the son of au itncraut Methodist
minister, After graduating from Wesley
an university in 1904 ho 4peut three
years as an Instructor and later as priH-
cipal oi Armenia seminary, He entered
the ministry IN 1891. his first charge be
ing mt Chester. ~ y Then hc put in
sixteen years us pastor of several lead
ing churches Of Brookl,u and New York
city. In 1870 he temporarily retired from
the pulpit to become president of Yves.
lcvun university. tie continued ils work
as an educator for five years, and in
1880 WAS elected bishop ot his church
A. bishop he has become known to
Methodist Episcopal followers through
out America. He has also travelled cN.
teusiyciy iu other purtS of the world. Ia
| 1856 he was a delegate "a The British
! Wesleyan conferences aud be has paid
Official visits to the VI. Il. missions IN
Europe ia Mexico, iu India and various
other countries