The Washington herald., 1911-02-03

Still in active harness, and as ener'
getic as ever, George Curtis Henning
secretary and treasurer Of the Washing
ton Safe Deposit Company. to-day cele-
brates his seventy-ninth birthday. A.
he says that one day is the same as
another with him. it will be up to his
| friends and relatives to do the cele-
brating Mr.. HenninS was born In Wash
ington February 3. 1888. and has lived
in this city all his life.
| He was educated in the public schools
Of washington-there were two of them
in his school days-and at the age of
fourteen years started in business. He
secured employment in the United States
Arsenal, now the Washington Barracks.
| His first employment was the making of
cartridges for the United States govern
ment for use in the Mexican war. After
| a few years he decided to enter COM
mercial life, and secured employment in
a shoe store near Four-and-a-half street
in Pennsylvania avenue.
Goes Into Business for Himself.
In 1859 he started in business for him
self and opened a clothing and shoe store
at Seventh street and Maryland avenue
! southwest After a few years, Of pros
porous business he became a member
Of the firm of Saks & Co. He con-
tinued in this connection until 1880. when
he conducted the organization of the
Traders National Bank. Of which he
became president In 1897 he retired from
the Traders National Bank to look after
his interests in the Washington Safe De-
posit Company.
Mr.. Henning has two sons in this city.
Prof. George Neely Henning, professor
- 10 at UvnS h
ington University, and Dr. Robert Ed
mund Henning. well-known practicing
physician.
Gov. Harmon Reaches Sixty-nve.
Gov Judson Harmon. Attorney Cen
eral of the United States under Presi-
dent Cleveland. and Democratic exec
utive of the Buckeye State, who not
only came back" with terrific force,
but beat the Republican ticket by All
unprecedented majority. will be sixty
five years old to-day. Congratulations
will pour in on the chief executive of
Ohio ard the man who is mentioned
more in connection with the Demo-
cratic Presidential nomination than
any other.
Gov. Harmon was born in Columbus.
Ohio. and graduated from Denison Uni
versity in 1866, receiving from that in
Stitution in 1892 his degree of LII. d.
In 1862 he graduated from the Gin
cinnati Law School. His upward ca
reer tbenceforth was rapid. He was
judge fof the Common Pleas Court in
1s7G-7S. and judge of the Superior
Court Of Cincinnati in 1STS-S7, when
he resigned.
Attorney General Two Years.
President Cleveland called him into
his Cabinet as Attorney General. which
office he occupied from June. 1895, to
March. 1897, after which he resumed
the practice of law. He was president
of the Ohio Bar Association for one
term. and is a member Of the faculty of
the law department OF the University
of Cincinnati, in which place he has
his residence.
DIR. Herman Theodor Holm, for about
eight years assistant botanist at the
Smithsonian Institution and the Argicul-
tural Department, is fifty-seven years
old to-day. Dr. Holm is a native of
Copenhagen, from which university he
is a graduate In 1881 he accompanied the
Danish north pole expedition as botanist
and Zoologist. and in the summers Of
1886 he travelled in West Greenland
for the Danish government in the same
capacity. In 1855 he arrived in this coun-
try. DR.. Holm is a Phi. d. of the
Catholic University here, and has writ
ten a number Of papers on botany.
morphology. and anatomy, and also on
arctic plants in general
McReynolds Forty-nine Years Old.
Assistant Attorney General James c.
McReynolds, a native Of Elkton, KY.
and stationed with the Department Of
Justice. observes his forty-ninth BIRTH
day anniversary to-day. Mr.. McReyn-
olds is a graduate and B. s. Of Wander
bilt University, and Of the law depart
ment of the University Of Virginia.
Brig Gen. George H. Weeks, U. s. A..
retired was born February 3. 1884. apd
entered the army from Maine in 1858. He
is a graduate of West Point. and in 1866
was brevetted major and lieutenant colo
mel for faithful and meritorious service
in the quartermaster's department during
the civil war.
Gives Birthday Dinner.
George Bessler celebrated his sixty
fourth birthday Wednesday evening. He
was host at a dinner to his many
friends, who presented him with several
handsome presents. Speech-making and
dancing were on the progr anime of the
evening.
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