Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-22
NOTES OF NOTABLES.

Jdnudry 4, 1901. AFTER graduating from
Hamilton college in 1872 he entered the
Auburn Theological seminary. In 1876
he was ordained to the ministry and be-
came pastor of the Presbyterian church
at Auburn, and there preached for two
years. In 1878 he accepted the pastor
ate of church in Ithaca, and five years
later was called to fill the pulpit of the
Second Congregational church in Holy
oke. Mass. From 1880 to 1892 he was
pastor of a prominent church in Chi
cago. In the latter year he was elected
to the presidency of Hamilton college.
Or. Stryker has travelled much in Eu-
rope and has written a number of books
AS a poet and hymnologist he holds
high rank.
QUEEN HELENA Of Italy. who won
universal praise by the promptness and
generosity with which she responded to
the call for help from the earthquake
sufferers of Sicily and Calabria, was
born January S, 1873, the third of seven
daughters of Prince Nicholas of AIontene-
gro. She received liberal education ana
in her girlhood was known as the most
beautiful princess of all Europe. Victor
Emmanuel of Italy was two years WOO
ing her, and their marriage was celebrat-
ed in the spring of 1897. Upon the birth
of their first child the Queen gave a
cradle or $50 in money to every babe
born that day in Rome and Naples the
two principal cities of her husbands
kingdom. The Queens love of children
is a popular tradition in Italy. Essential
ly womanly woman, she is perhaps the
most attractive and Lnassuming royal
parsonage of the day and certainly she
is the most beloved and admired woman
in the kingdom of Italy. She cannot be
reproached with bourgeois tastes. how
ever, for when the occasion arises she
presents a bearing not to be excelled in
the most fastidious courts, and it has
been said that she surpasses in majesty
of carriage any other sovereign in Eu-
rope.
CARROLL S. PAGE, who is filling
out the uneNpired term of the late Red
field Proctor of Vermont in the United
States Senate, was born in Westtield,
VT, January 10, 1913, and was educated
in the public schools and academies near
his native place. He adopted a bust
ness career and soon proved himself
eminently successful. Today he is said
to be the largest dealer in green calf
skins in the world, having been in that
business since 1856. He is also heavily
interested in banks and other financial
institutions and business enterprises in
Vermont and is a director of several
railroads. His political career dates
from 1869, in which year he was elected
to the Vermont Legislature on the Re
Legislature until 1876. From 1884 to
1888 he held the position of savings bank
examiner for the state of Vermont and
i'll 1890 he was selected to the governor
ship of the state, holding office for two
years.
REAR ADMIRAL WILLIAM WRIT
KIMBALL, who a few weeks ago at
tanned flag rank in the United States
navy through the retirement of Rear Ad-
miral Emory, was born in Paris, Me-
January 8, 1S43. He entered the Naval
academy in 1865, and soon after recev-
ing his commission as ensign in 1870 he
made a speciality of torpedo boat serv-
ice. Just before the war with Spain
began he was placed in command of the
first torpedo boat flotilla organized by
the United States, and his little ships
did wonderfully daring duty in that cpl
sode. In earlier days Admiral Kimhall
had much exciting work. He was pres
ent at the occupation of Panama in the
early eighties and was in the bay of
Rio Janeiro in 1894 when the Detroit.
with guns shotted and trained, broke the
back of the rebellion there. II recent
years he has alternately been command
ing battleships, his latest being the
New Jersey and serving as member of
important administration boards.
JAMES NJ. LYNCH, who in ali prob
ability will be reelected this month to
the presidency of the international Typo
graphical union, was born at ManliuS,
n. Y, January II, 1867. After receiving
common school education he became
an apprentice in the printing trade in
Syracuse. He served seven terms as pres
ident of the Syracuse Trade assembly
and during that time he increased the
number of unions represented in the as
scmbly from eighteen to forty-fve He
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and in 1889 he was elected first vice
president of the International Typo
graphical union. Since 1900 he has been
president of the union and during his adj
ministration of affairs the organization
has continued to grow and prosper until
today it is recognized as one of the
strongest labor organiza tons in America
both numerically and financially.
THE EARL OF CREWE, who holds
the important post of secretary of state
for the colonies in the British cabinet.
was born in London, January II, 1858.
He is son of the first Baron Houghton
Orchard Monckton MilneS), noted as a
writer and politician. and is n son-iu-
law of Lord Rosebery, the former nre-
mier. Lord Crewe was educated at Trim
ity college, Cambridge, and began his
public career soon after his graduation
as secretary to Earl Granville. His rise
In the pubic service was rapid and i'm
1892 he was appointed viceroy of Ire
land. His earldom dates from 1895. the
year which brought his tenure of office
as yiceroy of Ireland to a close. He il
possessed of great wealth and is known
as keen sportsman, though perhaps in
private life he is most notable for his
literary tastes, which he probably in
herits from his father. whose literary
genius was fully recognized by Mr.. Glad
stone and his contemporaries.
MAJ.-GEN. w. p. DUVAII. tba
present commander of the troops in tbe
Philippines, was born in Maryland. Ian
uary Is, 1917, He graduated from West
Point in 1869 and the same year was
made second lieutenant of the Fifth ar.
tillery. In 1877 he became first lien.
tenant. He graduated from the artillery
school in 1892 and in 1898 was made
captain of artillery. When the war
with Spain began he was made major
Inspector general of volunteers, Tn
1890. after having been made Iieutensnt
colonel he was honorably DISCHARGED
from the volunteer service. He was INNS
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