Adams, Edward Le Grand.-Born in Clarence, N. Y., January 3, 1851; home, Elmira, N. Y.; attended the University of Rochester; State Normal School, Brockport, N. Y. (graduate); on editorial staff Rochester Democrat and Chronicle 1873-1880; oil producer in Pennsylvania 1880-1883; editor, Elmira Daily Advertiser 1893-1898; deputy collector United States Internal Revenue 1890-1894; New York State tax commissioner 18951898; appointed Secretary of the Legation and Consul General at Stockholm June 2, 1902; Consul General June 23, 1906; Consul at Dublin March 1, 1909; Consul of class five by act approved February 5, 1915; assigned to Sherbrooke September 8, 1919; class six July 1, 1924; retired July 1, 1924, under the act of May 24, 1924; died October 2, 1928.

Claiborne, Hamilton Cabell.-Born in Richmond, Va., October 10, 1888; home, Richmond: attended the Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Va., two years, and the University of Virginia three years; employed by life insurance companies in Richmond, Va., 1911-1914; appointed, after examination (January 25, 1915), Consular Assistant March 24, 1915; Vice Consul at Bradford May 1, 1915; Vice Consul at Swansea October 12, 1915; reappointed Vice Consul at Bradford April 7, 1916; apappointed Vice Consul at London April 2, 1918; Consul of class seven September 5, 1919; remained at London on detail; appointed Consul of class six June 4, 1920; detailed to Havre, December 24, 1920; detailed to the Department of State, October 18, 1921; appointed Consul of class five November 19, 1921; class four March 1, 1923; Foreign Service Officer of class five July 1, 1924; class four September 20, 1924; Secretary in the Diplomatic Service August 29, 1925; assigned as First Secretary of Legation at Bucharest, August 31, 1925; Consul at Frankfort on the Main, January 6, 1926; class three June 8, 1927; died at his post August 25, 1928.

de Soto, Hernando.-Born in Jena, Germany, of American parents, August 9, 1866; educated by private instructors in Rome 1874-1879, and at College in Paris and Jena 1879-1884; appointed Deputy Consul at Chemnitz June 20, 1889; Deputy Consul at Dresden July 3, 1891; Deputy Consul General October 20, 1892; appointed, after examination (February 6, 1902), Consular Clerk February 7, 1902; also Vice and Deputy Consul General at Petrograd April 18, 1902; Vice Consul at Warsaw November 11, 1902; Vice and Deputy Consul General at Petrograd July 17, 1903; retired as Vice and Deputy Consul General at Petrograd November, 1903; appointed Vice and Deputy Consul General at St. Gall December 15, 1903; detailed to the Consulate General at Paris December, 1905; appointed Deputy Consul General at Paris November 23, 1906; Vice Consul General at St. Gall May 22, 1907; Consul at Warsaw August 15, 1907; Consul at Riga June 10,08; Consul at Palermo June 24, 1910; Consul at Warsaw April 27, 1914; Consul of class five by act approved February 5, 1915; detailed to the Department of State July 21, 1917; appointed Consul of class four September 5, 1919; class three June 4, 1920; detailed to Berlin July 12, 1921; assigned to Leipzig November 15, 1921; appointed Foreign Service Officer of class four July 1, 1924; died at his post November 4, 1928.

Forman, Charles.-Born in New Orleans, La., December 8, 1866; home, New Orleans; attended University of Louisiana five years, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute two years, and graduated from Tulane University (LL.B.), 1889; practiced law in New Orleans, 1889-1896; held various positions in customs service in New Orleans, 1896-1912; appointed, after examination (April 1, 1912), Consul at Turks Island August 23, 1912; Consul at Moncton November 24, 1913; Consul of class nine by act approved February 5, 1915; appointed Consul of class eight October 18, 1915, and assigned to Bergen; assigned to Christiansand November 30, 1917; to Curaçao March 15, 1919; to Nueva Gerona November 26, 1919; appointed Foreign Service Officer, unclassified, July 1, 1924; detailed to Buenaventura April 29, 1925; assigned to Piedras Negras June 12, 1928; died at New Orleans July 10, 1928.

Graves, Charles Hinman.-Born in Springfield, Mass., 1839; home, Duluth, Minn.; educated in public schools; enlisted as a private in the United States Army June 1861, and became a colonel; also colonel in Regular Army until 1870; engaged in many business enterprises in Duluth 1870-1905; State senator of Minnesota; speaker, Minnesota House of Representatives; mayor of Duluth; State capitol commissioner; appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Sweden and Norway March 8, 1905; Ambassador on special mission to represent the United States at the coronation of King Haakon of Norway June, 1906; retired April, 1914; died at Santa Barbara, Calif., October 7, 1928.

Hanson, George M.-Born in Fillmore, Utah, June 29, 1869; home, Ogden, Utah; educated at Millard Academy and University of Utah; engaged for four years in teaching school; in newspaper work in Ogden four years; in county treasurer's office eight years, and was private secretary to a United States Senator six years; appointed, after examination (April 1, 1912), Consul at Hobart August 23, 1912; Consul at Sandakan April 24, 1914; Consul of class seven by act approved February 5, 1915; assigned to Prince Rupert May 20, 1916; appointed Consul of class six July 6, 1918; assigned to Aalborg September 12, 1918; did not go to Aalborg; detailed to Liége April 17, 1919; appointed Consul of class five September 5, 1919; assigned to Trieste March 30, 1923; appointed Foreign Service Officer of class six July 1. 1924; at Colón, January 26, 1926; died at his post September 17, 1928.

Harvey, George.-Born in Peacham, Vt., February 16, 1864; received the degree of LL. D. from University of Nevada, University of Vermont, Middlebury College, and Erskine College; reporter on several newspapers; insurance commissioner of New Jersey 1890-91; managing editor, New York World, 1891-1893; constructor and president of electric railways 18941898; owner and editor, North American Review; president, Harper & Bros.; director, Audit Co. of New York; colonel on the staffs of governors of New Jersey and South Carolina; editor, Harvey's Weekly; trustee Stevens Institute; appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Great Britain April 16, 1921; retired November, 1923; died August 20, 1928.

Hibben, Paxton.-Born in Indianapolis, Ind., December 5, 1880; home, Indianapolis; graduated from Princeton University 1903; master's degree from Harvard 1904; attended Harvard Law School one year; engaged in construction work and reporter on a newspaper; admitted to the bar of the supreme court of Indiana 1906; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society 1909; appointed Third Secretary of the Embassy at St. Petersburg May 9, 1905; Second Secretary at Mexico City July 18, 1906; Secretary of the Legation at Bogotá June 10, 1908; at The Hague December 21, 1909; detailed to act as secretary of the International Tribunal on behalf of the United States in the Venezuelan Arbitration at The Hague September 28-October 25, 1910; honorary delegate to the adjourned meeting of the International Congress for the purpose of promoting uniform legislation concerning letters of exchange held at The Hague September, 1911; Secretary of the Legation at Santiago, Chile, February 1, 1912; retired July 1, 1912; died in New York City December 5, 1928.

Johnson, Jesse H.-Born in Clarksburg, W. Va., September 6, 1843; home, Columbus, Tex.; attended the academy and public schools in Clarksburg; sheriff of Colorado County, Tex., 1869; district clerk of same county 1876-1882; tax collector 18861894; appointed. after examination (November 10, 1899), Consul at Coaticook November 10, 1899; at Santos September 20, 1901; at Swansea March 30, 1907; at Matamoros January 12, 1910; Consul of class eight by act approved February 5, 1915; assigned to Regina March 20, 1917; retired March 7, 1923; died at Houston, Tex., March 17, 1928.

Miles, Basil.-Born in Philadelphia, Pa., June 20, 1877; University of Pennsylvania, B. A.; Oxford University, B. Litt; engaged in business in Philadelphia for two years; teacher at St. Mark's School three years; private secretary to the Ambassador to Russia 1905-6; appointed Third Secretary of the Embassy at Petrograd August 24, 1906; at Berlin May 21, 1907; Second Secretary of the Embassy at Mexico City June 10, 1908, but did not proceed to post; retired September 1, 1908; appointed under Executive order of June 24, 1908, Superintendent, Division of Foreign Mails, Post Office Department; in charge of the Washington office, United States Chamber of Commerce; appointed a special assistant to the Ambassador at Petrograd August 25, 1916; Special Assistant to the Ambassador at Petrograd with rank of Minister Plenipotentiary January 4, 1917; Secretary of the Special Mission to Russia May 14, 1917; ordered temporarily for duty in the Department of State in connection with Russian affairs October 16, 1917; Secretary, American Delegation on Limitation of Armament October 14, 1921; died June 14, 1928.

O'Toole, William Joseph.-Born in Monarch, Pa., March 25, 1894; home, Gary, W. Va.; Catholic University, B. A., 1915; served in the United States Army 1917-18, retiring as first lieutenant; appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Paraguay January 18, 1922; retired May 21, 1924; died at Gilliam, W. Va., August 27, 1928.

Putney, Albert H.-Born in Boston, Mass., September 28, 1872; Yale University, B. A. 1893; Boston University, LL. B. 1895; American University, Ph. D. 1918; admitted to the bar of Massachusetts and practiced law in Boston 1895-1898; admitted to the bar of Illinois and practiced law in Chicago 1899-1913; admitted to the bar and employed one year in the law department of the Philippine Islands; professor of constitutional and international law at the Illinois College of Law 1900-1903; dean of the Illinois College of Law 1904-1912; dean of the Webster College of Law, Chicago, 1912-13; author of various law works, magazine articles, etc.; professor in the National University Law School 1914-1918; appointed Chief of the Division of Near Eastern Affairs in the Department of State September 12, to

take effect September 20, 1913; Consul of class five October 24, 1918; on detail in the Department of State; retired February 1920; died in Washington October 22, 1928.

Sartoris, Algernon.-Born in Washington, D. C., March 17, 1877; attended private schools in England and Columbian of the Legation at Guatemala June 10, 1908; retired May 18, University law school; appointed, after examination, Secretary

1909; died in France January 1928.

Shea, Joseph Hooker.-Born in Lexington, Ind., July 24, 1863; home, Seymour, Ind.; Indiana University, B. A. 1889; admitted to the Indiana bar 1889; practiced law at Scottsburg 1889-1899; prosecuting attorney sixth judicial district of Indiana 1891-1895; member of the Indiana Senate 1896-1900; elected judge of the circuit court fourth judicial circuit 1905; judge appellate court 1913-1916; appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Chile March 6, 1916; retired May 1921; died December 22, 1928.

Wilber, David F.-Born in Milford, N. Y., December 7, 1859; graduated from Cazenovia (N. Y.) Seminary 1879; engaged in the hop business with his father and brother in New York 18791890; in agricultural pursuits, breeding of cattle, and real-estate business 1890-1895; member of the board of supervisors of Otsego County, N. Y., two terms; appointed member of the New York State Commission to investigate tuberculosis in cattle 1893; Representative from the twenty-first New York congressional district in the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses; engaged in the wholesale tea, coffee, and spice business; appointed, after examination (June 26, 1903), Consul at Barbados June 29, 1903; Consul General at Singapore February 10, 1905; Consul General at Halifax March 30, 1907; Consul at Kobe August 27, 1909; Consul General at Vancouver August 26, 1910; Consul General at Zürich September 18, 1913; Consul General of class five by act approved February 5, 1915; assigned to Genoa June 8, 1915; appointed Consul General of class four July 6, 1918; class three June 4, 1920; assigned to Wellington December 2, 1920; retired April 18, 1923; died August 14, 1928.