Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-16

during its attack through Avoncourt w
Gesnes.
When that division was withdrawn,
| General Todd remained with his brigade
in support Of the Thirty second III
vision during the piercing Of the German
defensive lines near Gesnes and ko-
magne.
On November I 1918. and shortly
after the relief Of the Thirty second by
the Eighty ninth Division, General
Todd became chief Of artillery OF the
latter division. Early in January. lNiv'
General Todd became the chief OF artll-
lery of the Thirty third Division.
Finally, upon the return of the Thir-
ty- third Division to the United states
in May, 1910, General Todd assisted in
its mastering out and remained on duty
at Camp Grant until July 10. when he
was ordered to the General Stan college,
at Washington, D. G.
Albert Jeremiah Beveridge, Ill. D..
was born on farm on the border OF
| Adams and Highland counties, OHIO, on
October @, 1852, the son of Thomas II.
Beveridge and Francis r. Parkinson:
Young Beveridge was plowboy NJ
| twelve, a railroad laborer at, fourteen
and logger and teamster at fifteen. lie
then attended high school and later en-
| 'VlNN tytI duw SulNtGfIlN W
tie, Ind, graduating in 1885. He read
law In the Office Of Senator McDonald.
He became managing clerk and was ad-
mitted to the bar in 1887. He was
elected TO the United States Senate from
| Indiana in 1900. at the age of thirty
three, and served until 1911. He was
chairman Of the Progressive National
Convention at Chicago in 1912.
His chief claim to literary distinction
is his Life of John Marshall in two
volumes.
William Henry Fox was born in
Philadelphia, son of former Mayor Dan
icl NJ. Fox. He is a graduate OF thc
University Of Pennsylvania. In l"oi
he became secretary of the department
Of art Of tho st. Louis Universal Expo
sition. which he helped to organize.
From 1905 to 1910 he was the director
Of the John Heron Art Institute. OF
Indianapolis. Governor Hanlcy ap-
| pointed him commissioner to provide
statue of General Lew Wallace for
the Hall OF Fame in the Capitol at
Washington, and he also acted as Gov-
ernor Hanley's adviser for other monu-
mental memorials authorized by lndi-
ana. In 1910 he became general sccre-
tary of the American section of the
International Exposition of Art aud
History at Rome. Italy, and after its
close the Italian Government conferred
upon him the decoration Of Officer of
the Crown Of Italy. In 1912 he re-
turned to this country and was made
| director Of the Brooklyn Museum.
Under his supervision also was placed
the Children's Museum Of Brooklyn.
| llc Is recognized as an authority on art
a nd ~ al, L. pnt hA
| Of Pennsylvania s art participation in
the st. Louis Exposition for tho Penn
| 'sylvania commission. At st. Louis he
was made secretary Of the jury of
| awards and was II voting member rep
resenting Russia at Rome he was a
representative Of the United States on
the international jury and was elected
ono of its two secretaries. He was n
| member of the New York advisory COM
mittcc for tho Panama Pacific EXpoSi
| tiOn at San Francisco in 1919 and was
| the representative Of Sweden on the
jury. He has organized and sent
through the country many American
and foreign exhibits.
Mr.. Fox is the founder and editor of
the Brooklyn Museum Quarterly maya
| zine.
Dr. John Macfarlane. professor OF
botany in the University of Pennsyl-
vania. was born in Kirkcaldy. Scotland.
lIc entered Edinburgh University in
1876. He received the bachelor of sci.
cncc degree in 1880. and then began his
career rs biological teacher in the
university and in the Royal Veterinary
College. He received the degree of doc
tor of science three years later. He was
elected to membership in the Botanical
Society Of Edinburgh in 1883. and was
acting secretary as well as editor of it's
transactions. from 1885 to 1890.
cicty Of Edinburgh in 1885.
After conducting lecture courses iu
and around Philadelphia on tho Uni
vcrsity Extension Foundation, he was
appointed professor Of biology in 1892
and professor Of botany in 1S03 at tho
| University Of Pennsylvania. whcrc he
has since laborcd. He succoSsivcIy or
ganized tho I.ansdowne Natural History
Society in 1892. tho Delaware Valley
NaturaliStS' | nion in 1891 and, with
the active aid and sympathy Of cx-
Provost Harrison. the Botanical Society
of Pennsylvania in 1897. Under the
same generous auspices the BOTANIC
Garden Of the University was fully Or
ganizcd in 1S05.> and has since been n
great resort for plant lovers in and
around Philadelphia.
Professor Macfarlane is n member Of
tho Academy Of Natural Sciences. of the
American Philosophical Society. Of tho
American Association for Science and Of
the botanical Society of America. He
was appointed adviser in botany to tbc
! Carnegie Institution in 1902. and now
retircs as emeritus professor on the gen
erous Carnegie bcnefaction.
The Rev. Francis NJ. TAFT WINS horn
in Burlington, \. j.. January 2. 1862
He received his education. Including his
theological education. at the philedel. =.
phia Divinity School. from which he
graduated as honor man. He became
assistant at old st. Peters Church
Third and Pine streets. phiadclnhia
From there he was called 10 Trinitv
Church. Southwark. PhiadeInhia
where. after rcctorship Of five and n
half years, he was called to st. PauI's
| Church. Chester, whore he has iust
completed twenty seven years as rertor
For twenty years he has been dc,n
Of the Convocation Of Chester, whirh
!