Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-10-26
MEN OF PROMINENCE.

| who has been seriously i'll for some time
past. was born in Charlestown, y e.,
! October IA, 1887. Possessing in his
,uth decided military instincts. he re-
ceived his scholastic training at the
South Carolina Military academy,
whence he was graduated in the class of
1857. lie was successfully major and
| lieutenant colonel of the First regiment
of rifles. s. G. NJ, and colonel of the
| Twenty South Carolina volunteer
infantry in the Confederate Sc, vice.
| His military careev WAS a distinguished
one. After brief civil service as sec
rotary of state Col. Capers was or
dained TO the ministry in the Protestant
Episcopal church in 1867. After his or
diration he occupied the pulpit of CHRIST
church ut Greenville, 5. Q. In 1898 he
was consecrated as bishop of South
Carolina. Previously he had been Of
fered the bishopric of Easton, which hon
or he had declined.
PROF GEORGE FOOT MOORE of
| Harvard university, one of the most
prominent of American educators, was
born October Is, 1851, in West Chester.
a. but most Of his early life was
passed in Ohio. He graduated from
| Yale in 1872. and later attended the
!
York, and studied at Tubingen, in Ger
many. He was pastor of the Putnam
| Presbyterian church IN GAINESVILLE, o.,
from 1878 to 1888. when he became pro-
! fessor of Hebrew at Andoyer TheO-
logical seminary, and later lecturer ON
the history of religion. He was presi-
dent of the seminary from 1899 to 1901,
when he resigned to accept a position at
/ Harvard. Prof Moore has written
/ of nd tan
Ilairre ON tine Old Testament ard en-
or entail languages and literature. lie
is also famous as a linguist, being not
only conversant with most of the modern
European languages, but also with sew
eral Of the Semitic group,
DENdAN THOMPSON. the veteran
actor, who during the past twenty years
has been familiar figure 10 audiences
throughout the country as Uncle Joshua
Whitcomb, in s"fhe Old Homestead I"
entered upon his seventy-fifth year Oc.
tober 10. He is now playing at the
Academy of Music in New York. Ii is a
farewell engagement, for the age and
failing health of the veteran actor will
make his permanent retirement from the
stage imperative after the close of the
present season For more than half u
century Mr. Thompson has been be-
fore the public and for nearly twenty
years his name has been connected
with ''rhe Old Homestead" Rugged
and strong he has carried his years we'll
though twice In late years illness has
forced him to take a rest and retire to
the quiet of his New Hampshire home
Mr.. Thompson was born in Erie coun-
ty. Pennsylvania, in 1888. his parents
having gone there from New Hampshire.
When he was IA years old the family
returned TO Swanzey, n. H., and there
Denman attended school aud worked Mt
carpentry. In the spring of 1850 he
went to Boston and joined q small circus
as property boy, subsequently developing
into an acrobat His first appearance
on the stage was as ''super," with
Charlotte Cushman AT the Howard
| Athenaeum, Boston. He FIRST essayed
speaking part in Lowell in 1852. when
he played in The French Spy" He
| then became nm itinerant actor, play
ing low comedy and in 1854 went to the
Royal Lyceum theater, Toronto, where
he remained until 1868.
| In Toronto Mr. Thompson won local
favor as Salem Scudder and Uncle Tom.
During the spring Of 1862 be played in
London with moderate success, and In
1871 he began in variety theaters. APP
pearne in character parts. At Harry
| Martins Varieties in Pittsburg, he first
appeared in 1875 at Uncle Joshua Whit
comb. in one-act piece of that name
which he wrote.
When the necessity for successor to
Uncle JOSH became apparent IN 1885,
| Thompson and a friend wrote '"rhe Old
Homestead" in fifteen days. Ii was
produced at the Boston theater in April
| 1886. and then brought to the Academy
of Music in New York. In this play he
| has appeared almost continuously ever
since and has realized from It large
fortune.
SIR JOHN CHARLES BELL, who
| is soon to take office as lord mayor Of
| London. was t,STa October ~. 1884, lie
received grammar school education
and engaged Immediately in business.
In 1882 he began his public career as
member of the court of common council,
where be served on number Of impJr-
tant committees. In 1894 he was elect.
I ed to the court of aldermen. and In 1902
was made sheriff Of the city Of London,
and was further honOred by receiving
the rank and title Of knight Sir John
| is a man of great wealth, being largely
/ interested in brewing companies and
number Of other concerns. AS lord may
/ or of London he Will have no nrduous
duties 10 perform, his chief function
being to represent the city on great civic
occasions. One Of the first Of these will
he to extend the civic welcome To the
Emperor and Empress Of Germany on
the occasion OF their visit to London next
month The function will take place
at the Guild hall and will be attended
with much pomp and ceremony.
| CHANCELLOR JAMES ROSCOE
DAY Of Syracuse university, who at
tracted considerable attention TO himself
by denouncing President Roosevelt FOR
his attitude against the Standard Oil
company, was born in Whifneyville Me-,
October II. 1916. He received his first
schooling on his fathers farm md later
attended B0udoin college. from which
institution be graduated Ia 1874. On the
completion Of his collegiate course he
| entered tbe ministry o. the Methodist
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