Clark, Herschel Leroy.-Born in Boone County, Ind., January 13, 1897; attended Indiana University two years; steward and bookkeeper for a fraternity at Indiana University two years; appointed a clerk, temporarily, at $900 in the Department of State December 10, 1917.

Clarke, Mary Roemer.-Born in San Francisco, Cal.; attended Mount St. Agnes College and the Washington Normal School; taught school; employed in the Immigration Commission, the Treasury Department, and by a Member of Congress; appointed a clerk, temporarily, in the Department of State, April 8, 1915; permanently a clerk of class one, under Executive order, June 22, to be effective July 1, 1916.

Clausel, Louis A.-Born in Lima, Peru, February 18, 1883; naturalized in Washington, D. C., August 1, 1910; attended various schools in Lima and Callao, Peru, ten years; Garrison School for Officers, Fort Myer, Va., 1908-9, and Draughon's Business College, Washington, 1909-10; employed in the ordnance department, Washington Navy Yard, 1903-1908; first lieutenant, Second Infantry, National Guard, District of Columbia, 1907-1912; clerk in lawyer's office and with the District government, Washington, 1910-1912; clerk in the Isthmian Canal Commission, 1912; appointed clerk in the American Legation at Panama August 16, 1912; in charge of the ConsulateGeneral at Panama April 28, 1914, to May 12, 1914; appointed Vice and Deputy Consul General at Panama December 2, 1914; Vice-Consul at Panama February 6, 1915; Vice-Consul at Habana July 29, 1916; Vice-Consul at Buenos Aires February

IO, 1917.

*Clay, Brutus Junius.-Retired as Minister to Switzerland March, 1910. Register of 1913.

Clayton, Robert Samuel.-Born in Hannibal, Mo., June 16, 1872; educated in public schools of Paterson, N. J., and Washington, D. C.; appointed messenger in Navy Department February 3, 1900; watchman, State, War, and Navy Building, March 31, 1904; clerk in the Department of State at $900, under Civil Service rules, January 24, 1910; at $1,000 June 27, 1911; class one November 20, 1911; class two June 4, 1913; class three June 22, to be effective July 1, 1916.

Clinton, George W.-Born in Harrisburg, Pa., August 15, 1861; high-school graduate; with Canadian Colleries Co. (Dunsmuir), Ltd.; appointed Consular Agent at Union February 8, 1892; Consular Agent at Cumberland November 10, 1898.

*Cloud, Frederick Douglas.-Retired as Consul at Antung January, 1910. Register of 1909.

Cloud, Marion E.-Born in Canton, S. Dak., September 1, 1892; graduated from Canton High School, 1912; and from the University of South Dakota (LL. B.), 1915; employed by a land company at Manchester, Iowa, several years; appointed Vice-Consul at Manchester, England, May 17, 1916.

Clugston, Paul Leo.-Born in Waynesboro, Pa., February 8, 1893; attended the public schools of Waynesboro, Waynesboro High School 1907-1911; Lafayette College, Easton, Pa, 1911-1915 (Ph. B.); Harvard Law School 1915-1917; employed in The Bank of Waynesboro during summer vacations; appointed Vice-Consul at Matanzas December 14, 1917.

Clum, Harold Dunstan. Born in Saugerties, N. Y, June 1, 1879; home, Saugerties; attended the Saugerties high school; graduated from St. Stephen's College, Annandale, N. Y. (B. A., 1901), and from Columbia University (M. A., 1903); taught schoof in various places, and engaged in clerical work, 1901-1909; appointed Vice and Deputy Consul-General at San Salvador April 7, 1909; appointed, after examination (June 27, 1910), Consulat Ceiba March 13, 1912; Consul at Corinto November 24, 1913; Consul of class seven by act approved February 5, 1915; assigned to Calgary September 17, 1915; appointed Consul of class six September 14, 1917

*Coffin, Henry Peronneau.-Retired as Consul at Rosario July, 1911. Register of 1913.

Coffin, William.-Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., October 8, 1877; home, Middlesboro, Ky.; educated in private schools in Tennessee and Kentucky and St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H.; was employed in mercantile business; appointed, after examination (June 26, 1906), Consul at Maskat June 28, 1906; Consul at Tripoliin-Barbary June 10, 1908; Consul at Jerusalem June 24, 1910; on special duty in the United States in connection with the Twelfth International Congress of Navigation at Philadelphia May-June, 1912; Consul-General at Budapest September 18, 1913; appointed Consul-General of class five February 22, 1915, to be effective February 5, 1915; Consul-General of class four April 16, 1917; assigned to Christiania July 21, 1917; to Stockholm November 5, 1917; detailed to Christiania December 19,

1917.

Cole, Felix.-Born in St. Louis, Mo., October 12, 1887; attended private schools in Washington, D. C., and graduated from Harvard University (B. A.), 1910; reporter and editorial writer for the Boston Herald, 1911-12; employed with automobile agent in Petrograd, 1913; with the Argus Printing and Publishing Co. in Petrograd, 1913-14; clerk in the American Consulate at Petrograd since January 1, 1915; appointed ViceConsul at Petrograd August 4, 1915; Vice-Consul at Archangel October 4, 1917.

*Cole, George C.-Retired as Consul of class seven, assigned to Prince Rupert, December, 1915. Register of 1915.

Cole, Samuel.-Born in England February 7, 1850; naturalized in Washington, D. C., March 30, 1897; laborer in the Census Office, Department of the Interior, 1900; driver at the White House, 1902-3; driver for the Department of State, 1903-1907; appointed laborer in the Department of State January 17, 1907; assistant messenger December 14, to take effect December 29, 1908.

Cole, Thomas Joseph.-Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, June 9. 1888; attended public schools and a business college in Cincinnati; stenographer with several concerns in Cincinnati, the Isthmian Canal Commission in Panama and internal revenue agent in the Philippines, 1906-1916; appointed a clerk, temporarily, in the American Embassy at Vienna December 7, 1916; clerk in the American Embassy at Rome April 19, 1917.

*Cole, Winthrop Ritchie.-Retired as Student Interpreter in Turkey January, 1913. Register of 1913.

*Coleman, Chapman.-Retired as Consul of class six, assigned to Rome, July, 1915. Regtster of 1914.

Coleman, Selby Sumner.-Born in Seymour, Ind., July 3. 1874; attended the high schools of Edinburg, Ind., Louisville, (Ky.) College of Pharmacy, and graduated from the Louisville (Ky.) Medical College in 1896; employed by retail druggists, 1892-1894; practicing physician, 1896-1899; retail druggist, 19001902; traveling salesman for wholesale drug house, 1902-1904; assistant manager of New Orleans branch, 1904-1908, and manager of India, Burma, and Ceylon branches since July 1, 1908; appointed Vice and Deputy Consul at Bombay December 1, 1909; retired June 30, 1911; reappointed January 4, 1912; ViceConsul at Bombay by act approved February 5, 1915.

*Collier, William Miller.-Retired as Minister to Spain June 1909. Register of 1913.

Collins, James William.-British subject; born in New South Wales September 1, 1875; importer; appointed Consular Agent at Brisbane January 8, 1909.

Collins, William Thomas.-Born in Covington, Ky., March 16, 1878; employed with the St. Louis and Suburban Railway Co. three years; court bailiff, sheriff's office, St. Louis, six years; salesman in department store and with a furniture company in St. Louis seven years; employed in a clerical capacity by a coal company in St. Louis; appointed Vice-Consul at Tientsin June 19, 1917.

*Colson, Everett A.-Retired as Marshal at Canton May 1909. Register of 1914.

Colvin, William M.-Born in Missouri November 18, 1876; appointed a cadet at the Military Academy June 20, 1898; second lieutenant, Artillery Corps, June 11, 1903; first lieutenant January 25, 1907; captain, Coast Artillery Corps December 5. 1911; temporary major August 5, 1917; assigned to duty as military attaché at Stockholm May 26, 1917.

*Combs, Leslie.-Retired as Minister to Peru February, 1911. Register of 1913.

Compton, Jr., Clarence.-Born in Washington, D. C., April 23. 1891; attended public schools, and high school two years; messenger in various banks in Washington, D. C., five years; elevator conductor one year; appointed, temporarily, at $600 in the Department of State July 24, 1917.

*Conant, Harry A.-Retired as Consul of class eight, assigned to Windsor, Ontario, September, 1917. Register of 1916.

Coney, Harmon Crawford.-Born in Cleburne, Tex., July 12, 1897; graduate of Cleburne High School and Cullen's School of Business; attended the University of Texas one term; deputy county clerk of Johnson County, Tex., in recorder of deeds department 1915-16; appointed clerk in the Department of State at $900, under Civil Service rules December 9, 1916; at $1,000, July 28, to be effective August 1, 1917.

* Conner, Jacob Elon.-Retired as Consul at Petrograd April, 1913. Register of 1913.

Connor, Daniel Edward.-Born in Amite City, La., November 18, 1881; high school graduate and attended the University of Louisiana two years; engaged in newspaper work in Louisiana, Texas, and Panama; with the Panama Railway and the United Fruit Co. in Costa Rica, 1913; appointed clerk in the American Consulate at Guatemala in August, 1916; ViceConsul at Guatemala January 15, 1917.

Conway, John Leo.-Born in St. Paul, Minn., October 27, 1893; graduated from Central High School, St. Paul, and from Rassmussen Business College, attended the St. Paul College of Law, and has taken special courses in political economy; clerk in the Minnesota State Dairy and Food Commission 1909-10; in the St. Paul Public Library 1911-1913; assistant, in charge of evening service, St. Paul Public Library 1915-1917; clerk in the Department of Justice August-September, 1917; appointed clerk in the Department of State at $900, under Civil Service rules, September 7, 1917; at $1,000, temporarily, December 7,

1917.

Cooke, Arthur Bledsoe.--Born in Meltons, Louisa County, Va., June 15, 1869; graduated from the University of Virginia, receiving the degrees of B. A. (1895) and Ph. D. (1901); student at the universities of Göttingen and Berlin, 1899-1900; professor of French and German in Wofford College, Spartanburg, S. C., 1895-1908; director, department of European civilization and languages, Throop Polytechnic Institute, Pasadena, Cal., 19081910, director, summer school, Throop Institute, 1909; author of several books; appointed, after examination (April 7, 1908) Consul at Patras March 7, 1910; Consul of class nine by act approved February 5, 1915; appointed Consul of class seven March 2, 1915.

Cooke, Charles Lee.-Born in Washington. D. C., July 22, 1867; educated in public and high schools in Washington, and by private instruction; patent solicitor in Washington, D. C.; transferred from the Patent Office to the Department of State and appointed clerk at $900 July 9, 1901; at $1,000 July 1, 1902; class one July 1, 1903; class two July 2, 1906; class three March 23, 1907; detailed as clerk in the Embassy at London at $1,800 per annum February 27, 1909; appointed clerk class four in the Department of State August 2, 1909.

Cookingham, Harris Nicks.--Born in Red Hook-on-Hudson, N. Y., November 3. 1883; attended the public schools of Red Hook ten years; Riverview Military Academy, Poughkeepsie, three years, and graduated from Syracuse University (A. B.), 1909; correspondent in circulation department of publishing company; appointed Vice and Deputy Consul at Seville January 7, 1911; Vice and Deputy Consul-General at Barcelona October 6, 1914; Vice-Consul at Barcelona February 6, 1915.

Cooley, Mildred.-Born in Washington, D. C.; attended the public schools of Washington and Business High School two years; clerk for the Southern Railway Co., four years; assistant bookkeeper and clerk in a bank April June, 1917; appointed a clerk, temporarily, at $900 in the Department of State June 30, 1917.

*Coolidge, John Gardner. Retired as Special Agent of the Department of State at Paris 1917. Register of 1916.

Cooper, George L.-Born in Wilbur, Nebr., in 1886; attended the public schools of Kansas; Kansas Wesleyan Business College, Salina, Kans., 1904-5; Bethany College, Bethany, W. Va., 1912-13; University of Nebraska, 1913-14; stenographer in Goodland, Kans., and Alliance, Nebr., 1905-1907; employed in office of Modern Woodmen of America, Lincoln, Nebr., 19081912; secretary to a college president, 1912-13; clerk in the Department of State, 1914-15; appointed Vice-Consul at CallaoLima June 5, 1915.

Cooper, W. A.-Born July 29. 1856; educated in public schools; appointed clerk in the San Francisco post office October 1, 1879; appointed United States Despatch Agent of the Department of State at San Francisco, Cal., July 9, 1884.

Copestake, John Henry.-Born in England, July 1, 1861; clerk in Tunstall and Burslem Consulates since 1873; appointed Vice and Deputy Consul at Tunstall May 11, 1888; Vice and Deputy Consul at Burslem August 21, 1905; Deputy Consul November 9. 1908; Vice and Deputy Consul January 22, 1913; Vice-Consul at Stoke-on-Trent by act approved February 5, 1915.

Corafa, Constantine M.-Born in Argostoli, Cephalonia, Greece, April 18; 1856; naturalized in Brooklyn, N.Y., September 8, 1887; educated at the Lyceum in Argostoli; clerk in the American Legation at Athens October, 1899, to September 30, 1902; translator and interpreter; appointed Deputy Consul-General at Athens February 13, 1911; Vice-Consul at Athens February

10, 1915.

Corbitt, Grady.-Born in Ozark, Ala., May 11, 1890; attended the public and high schools of Ozark; graduated from the University of Alabama (A.B.), 1911, and took one year law 1915; took special course in law at the University of Michigan summer of 1915; county register of Dale County, Ala., two years; principal of schools in Ozark, Opp, and Union Springs, Ala., three years; secretary to a Member of Congress, 1915-1917: assistant in House of Representatives library 1917; appointed Vice-Consul at Lyon August 22, 1917.

Cornelison, Richard Porter.-Born in Stockdale, Tex.. November 8, 1895; attended the public schools of Texas nine years; Business College six months; clerk in drug stores in San Antonio and Eagle Pass, Tex., three and one-half years; clerk in the American Consulate at Piedras Negras, Mexico; appointed Vice-Consul at Piedras Negras December 12, 1917.

*Cornelius, George Otto.-Retired as Consul at St. John's, Newfoundland, September, 1907. Register of 1913.

Correll, Irvin Clement.-Born in Nagasaki, Japan, of American parents, October 10, 1893; received his education in various private schools, at the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University; employed as a newspaper reporter in Philadelphia and taught school in Japan; appointed, after examination (June 26, 1916) Student Interpreter in Japan August 30, 1916.

Coster, Norman Beckett.-Lieutenant, United States Naval Reserve Force assigned to duty as assistant to the Naval Attaché at Copenhagen September 7, 1917.

Coughlin, John Thomas.-Born in Baltimore, Md.; July 27. 1851; educated at Baltimore City College and graduated from Georgetown University law school, LL. B. and LL. M.; served in the Signal Corps, United States Army, for more than three years; clerk in lawyer's office; teacher in public and private schools and tutor in preparing boys for Yale University; auditor of Detroit Citizens Street Railway Co.; appointed clerk in the Department of State at $1,000 (temporary), under Civil Service rules, May 20, 1884; permanently, same salary, November 19, 1884; class one July 12, 1886; attached to Venezuelan Claims Commission as assistant secretary May 7, 1890, to September 2, 1890; clerk class two June 9. 1892; attached to Bering Sea Tribunal of Arbitration at Paris, as secretary to the counsel for the United States, February 23, 1893, to June 11, 1893; resigned as clerk August 3, 1893; reappointed clerk class one under Civil Service rules, June 24, 1897; class two April 1, 1899; class four June 25, to take effect July 1, 1900; attached to Alaska Boundary Tribunal from February 24, 1903, to August 19, 1903.

Coulter, Eliot Brewster.-Born in Austinburg, Ohio, May 11, 1892; home, Chicago, Ill.; graduate of Princeton University (Litt.B.), 1914, Harvard University (M. A.), 1915; employed in two banks in Chicago, September, 1915-January, 1917; appointed, after examination (June 18, 1917), Consular Assistant September 4, 1917; Vice-Consul at St. Nazaire November 17. 1917.

Covel, Alice M.-Appointed assistant telephone switchboard operator, Department of State, under Civil Service rules, September 25, 1907; appointed clerk at $900 October 14, 1914, to be effective October 1, 1914; class one June 22, to be effective July I, 1916.

*Covert, John Cutler.-Retired as Consul at Lyon July, 1909. Register of 1913.

Cox, Hyatt.-Born in Chicago, Ill.. September 12, 1876; educated in Chicago public and normal schools and at Armour Institute; with various banking and business concerns in

Chicago, 1896-1906; officer in a manufacturing concern in New York City 1907-10; secretary of an investment agency in Canada; appointed Consular Agent at Edmonton, November

23. 1915.

Cox, Lula Carolina.-Born in Washington, D. C.; employed in a printing office 1916-17; employed, temporarily, at $600 in the Department of State August 8, 1917.

*Coxe, Francis Travis.-Retired as Secretary of Embassy or Legation of class three, assigned to Tegucigalpa, March, 1916. Register of 1915.

Cram, Paul Henry.-Born in Portland, Me., January 26, 1879, graduate of Harvard University; taught school in Porto Rico two years; studied one year at the University of Grenoble. France; clerk in Marseille Consulate; appointed Vice-ConsulGeneral at Marseille April 7, 1905; Vice and Deputy ConsulGeneral April 15, 1909; Vice and Deputy Consul-General at Cairo July 11, 1911, but declined and remained at Marseille; Vice-Consul at Marseille February 6, 1915; Vice-Consul at Cette October 23, 1917.

Cramer, J. Grant.-Born in Covington, Ky., August 26, 1869; appointed captain of Infantry, August 5, 1917; assigned to duty as assistant to the Military Attaché at Copenhagen, September 19, 1917.

Cramer, Laura R.-Born in Rockville, Md.; educated in private school; appointed in the Government Printing Office February 28, 1887; detailed to the Department of State September 27, 1890; transferred to the Department of State as clerk at $900 under Civil Service rules October 7, 1902; appointed clerk class one March 4, 1907; class two June 22, to be effective July 1, 1916.

Cramer, William Ford.-Born in Washington, D. C., May 17. 1886; attended high school in Washington and business; college in New York City; employed in a law office in 1904; appointed messenger boy in the Department of the Interior at $360 per annum February 20, 1905; retired April 26, 1906; employed in New York City, 1907-1909; appointed in the Department of State in connection with foreign trade and treaty relations December 22, 1909; clerk class one, temporarily, under Civil Service rules, August 24, 1912; permanently, under the provisions of Executive order of August 24, 1912, November 7, 1912; class three June 22, to be effective July 1, 1916.

Crane, Maud M.-Born in Washington, D. C.; attended private school in London, England, public and high school and young ladies' seminary in Washington, D. C.; appointed clerk in the Department of State at $900, under Civil Service rules, October 13, 1902; at $1,000 May 24. to take effect June 1, 1905; class one July 2, 1906; class two October 5, 1907; class three, temporarily, December 13, 1917.

Crane, Richard.-Born in Denver, Colo., August 12, 1882; attended grammar, high, and preparatory schools and graduated from the Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard University (B. S.), 1904; director and president of the Crane Valve Co., Bridgeport, Conn.; director and second vice president of the Crane Co. until August, 1914; member of the Connecticut Rivers and Harbors Commission, 1910; appointed private secretary to the Secretary of State August 2, 1915.

Crane, R. Newton.-Born in 1848; educated at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn.; a founder of Newark Morning Register, 1869; editor of St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 1873; appointed American Consul at Manchester February 20, 1874; retired April, 1878; became a member of the United States Supreme Court bar in 1879; chancellor diocese of Missouri, 1882; barrister, Middle Temple, 1894; chairman American Society in London, 1898; representative of United States Government in South African Deportation Claims Commission, 1901; agent in Samoan Arbitration Award, 1903-4; appointed Despatch Agent of the United States at London April 2, 1904.

* Crane, Robert Treat.-Retired as Consul at Rosario July, 1913. Register of 1913.

* Creevey, Edward Allen.-Retired as Consul at St. Michael's February, 1914. Register of 1913.

*Cresson, William Penn.-Retired as Secretary of Embassy or Legation of class two, assigned to Lisbon, August, 1917. Register of 1916.

Crosby, Sheldon Leavitt.-Born in New York City November 9. 1880; home, New York City; educated by tutor and in English and German schools in Dresden; was in railway office, trust company, and insurance office in New York twelve years; appointed, after examination (March 1, 1910), Third Secretary of the Embassy at London March 31, 1910; Secretary of the Legation and Consul-General at Bangkok August 22, 1912;

Second Secretary of the Embassy at Madrid July 16, 1914; Secretary of Embassy or Legation of class three by act approved February 5, 1915; assigned to Vienna July 21, 1915; to London May 22, 1917; appointed Secretary of class two July 13, 1917,

Crosley, Walter S.-Born in East Joffrey, N. H., October 30, 1871; appointed a naval cadet from Connecticut, September 9, 1889; graduated June 30, 1895; appointed ensign July 1, 1895: lieutenant (junior grade), March 3, 1899; lieutenant, March 3, 1901; lieutenant commander, December 11, 1906; commander, July 1, 1912; was temporarily appointed captain, August 31, 1917; assigned to duty as Naval Attaché at Petrograd March 20,

1917.

Cross, Clarke Augustine.-Born in Lynchburg, Va., January 15, 1892; attended public schools and business college in Washington, D. C.; employed as stenographer and typewriter in Washington, 1912-13; appointed stenographer and typewriter temporarily, in the Washington Navy Yard at $3.04 per diem February, 1913; resigned March 15, 1913; appointed typewriter at the Norfolk Navy Yard at $2.80 per diem in March, 1913: transferred to the Department of State and appointed clerk at $900, under Civil Service rules, October 21, 1915; class one June 22, to be effective July 1, 1916.

Crosson, Franklin Joseph.-Born in Columbus, Ohio, August 9, 1884; educated in the public schools of Columbus; mill operator at Columbus two years; clerk and cost accountant in Waukegan, Ill., seven and one half years; cost accountant and later chief clerk for an iron and steel company at Sydney, Nova Scotia, six years; appointed Vice-Consul at Sydney June 30, 1917.

*Crowninshield, Caspar Schuyler.-Died at his post (Naples) September 26, 1910. Register of 1913.

Cruger, Alexander Pendleton.-Born in San Antonio, Tex.; September 21, 1886; educated in private schools and by tutors; appointed Vice and Deputy Consul at Liege September 23. 1907; clerk in the American Legation at Brussels June 1, 1913.

* Crum, William Demos.-Died at Charleston, S. C., December 7, 1912, while Minister Resident and Consul-General to Liberia. Register of 1913.

Culver, Henry S.-Born in Delaware County, Ohio, in 1854; home, Delaware, Ohio; educated in the public schools and at a private academy; engaged in the practice of law; was prosecuting attorney of Delaware County, Ohio, for four years; mayor of Delaware, Ohio, four years; appointed, after examination (October 13, 1897), Consul at London, Ontario, October 15. 1897; Consul at Cork June 22, 1906; Consul at St. John, New Brunswick, June 24, 1910; Consul of class seven by act approved February 5, 1915; appointed Consul of class six March 2, 1915.

Cummings, Edward Arthur.-Born in Syracuse, N. Y., May 9, 1878; attended the Oneida (N. Y.), high school four years; employed in a clerical capacity by a gas company in Pittsburgh, Pa., nine years; by the Moncton Tramways Electricity & Gas Co. three years; appointed Vice Consul at Moncton, October 5, 1916.

Cundiff, William L.-Born in Claysville, W. Va.. October 14. 1863; attended public schools and commercial college; studied law in lawyers' offices in Lincoln, Neb.; admitted to practice before the district court 1887 and the Supreme Court of Nebraska 1889; Territorial and United States courts of Oklahoma 1894; Supreme Court of Illinois 1897; United States Circuit and District Court of Illinois 1906; employed in the Census Bureau 1893; United States Townsite Commissioner in Cherokee Outlet in Oklahoma 1893-1895; engaged in the practice of law at Lincoln, Neb., Enid, Okla., and Danville, Ill., 1887-1914; appointed a clerk, temporarily, in the Department of State December 6, 1915; permanently a clerk of class one, under Executive order. June 22, to be effective July 1. 1916: retired September, 1916; reappointed a clerk, temporarily, in the Department of State July 18, 1917; reinstated as clerk class one in the Department of State September 19, 1917.

Cunningham, Edwin Sheddan.-Born in Sevier County, Tenn., July 6, 1868; home, Maryville, Tenn.; attended public schools; graduated from the Maryville (Tenn.) College (Á. B.), 1889, and the University of Michigan (LL. B.), 1893; employed as a railway mail clerk, 1889-1890; connected with a law publishing house at Rochester, N. Y., 1894-1896; practiced law at Maryville, Tenn., 1896-1898; appointed, after examination (February 9, 1898), Consul at Aden February 16, 1898; Consul at Bergen March 3, 1903; Consul at Durban June 22, 1906; Consul at Bombay December 20, 1910;; Consul-General at Singapore August 22, 1912; Consul-General at Hankow December 22, 1914; Consul-General of class five by act approved February 5, 1915; appointed Consul-General of class four September

14, 1917.

Cuningham, Mildred.-Born in St. Louis, Mo.; educated in the Central High School, St. Louis, Mo.; employed in a secretarial capacity in St. Louis 1912-1917; clerk to the counsel of the International Joint Commission March-June, 1917; appointed a clerk, temporarily, at $1400 in the Department of State June 23, to be effective July 1, 1917; appointed confidential clerk to the Third Assistant Secretary of State, December 1, 1917.

Curry, Daniel.-Born in Baltimore, Md., March 27. 1856; graduate of Georgetown University (LL. B.) 1901; newspaper reporter 1878-1889; clerk in District of Columbia government 1889-1902; insurance examiner District government 1902-1904; appointed a clerk, temporarily, in the Department of State December 6, 1915; permanently at $1,000, under Executive order, June 22, to be effective July 1, 1916; class one, temporarily, July 15, 1916; permanently, July 25, 1916.

Curtice, Raymond S.-Born in Middlefield Center, Conn., October 31, 1887; attended high school at New Rochelle, N. Y., three and one-half years; Centenary Collegiate Institute, Hackettstown, N. J., one year; Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., four years; bookkeeper during the summers of 1905 and 1906; teacher 1908-1910; appointed, after examination (March 7, 1910), Student Interpreter in Japan April 1, 1910; Vice and Deputy Consul at Dalny November 6, 1912; also Interpreter December 18, 1912; Interpreter at Yokohama March 11, 1913; also Deputy Consul-General at Yokohama July 7, 1913; Vice and Deputy Consul-General and Interpreter at Seoul October 7, 1913; Vice-Consul at Seoul February 6, 1915.

Curtis, Charles Boyd.-Born in New York City December 6, 1878; attended Berkeley School, Groton School, and graduated from Harvard University (A. B.); studied law at Columbia University; member of National Guard of New York, 19031907; clerk in various business houses in New York City; secretary to the Ambassador at Petrograd, 1907-8; appointed, after examination (June 10, 1908). Third Secretary of the Embassy at Constantinople May 15, 1909; Secretary of the Legation at Christiania March 31, 1910; Secretary of the Legation and Consul-General at Santo Domingo February 1, 1912; retired from Santo Domingo November 10, 1913; appointed Second Secretary of the Embassy at Rio de Janeiro May 22, 1914; Secretary of Embassy or Legation of class three by act approved February 5, 1915; assigned to Bogotá March 6, 1915; assigned to Panama January 3, 1917.

*Curtis, James L.-Died en route to Freetown while Minister Resident and Consul-General to Liberia October 24, 1917. Register of 1916.

Cutting, Bronson.-Born in Oakdale, N. Y.; military experience, New Mexico National Guard; appointed captain of Infantry, August 5, 1917; assigned to duty as assistant to the Military Attaché at London September 24, 1917.

* Cutting, jr., William Bayard.-Retired as Secretary of the Legation at Tangier July, 1909. Died at Aswan, Egypt, March 10, 1910. Register of 1913.

* Dabney, Thomas Ewing.-Retired as Secretary of the Legation and Consul-General at San Salvador December, 1911. Register of 1913.

Daly, James R.-Born in San Francisco, Cal., July 13, 1890; attended the Santa Clara (Cal.) University 1905-1909 (A. B.); Seattle College 1909-1911 (A. M.); Georgetown University 19111916 (LL. B., LL. M., L. P. M.); assistant principal Chevy Chase (Md.) high school 1914-15; special agent, Department of Commerce 1914; member of the bar of the District of Colombia; practiced law 1915-16; appointed Vice Consul at La Guaira August 7, 1916; Consular Agent at Ciudad Bolivar, September 7, 1917.

Daly, William Edmund.-British subject, born in Porto Rico July 20, 1866; cashier and superintendent of the New Trinidad Lake Asphalt Co., Brighton, Trinidad; appointed Consular Agent at Brighton December 13, 1911.

Damiani, Simon.-Born in Corsica, 1857; naturalized citizen of the United States; merchant; appointed Consular Agent at Bastia December 30, 1886.

Damm, Henry Christian Augustus.-Born in West Bloomfield, Wis., January 19, 1874; home, Sewanee, Tenn.; attended parochial, public, and normal schools in Illinois; engaged in orange culture in Florida; taught in Florida public schools from 1898-1904; taught in the Sewanee (Tenn.) Military Academy, 1904-1909; B. A. and M. A. of the University of the South; appointed, after examination (April 7, 1908), Consul at Cornwall May 31, 1909; Consul at Stettin April 9, 1912; Consul of class eight by act approved February 5, 1915; appointed Consul

of class seven February 22, 1915, and assigned to Aix la Chapelle; assigned to Stavanger June 5, 1917.

Damon, Isabel Ellen.--Born in North Hadley, Mass.; public and high school education; employed as stenographer three years; appointed a clerk, temporarily, at $900 in the Department of State December 7, 1917.

Dana, Charles Bates.-Lieutenant, United States Naval Reserve Force, assigned to duty as assistant to the Naval Attaché at Buenos Aires, November 15, 1917.

*Daniels, Charles N.-Retired as Consul of class six, assigned to Sherbrooke, November, 1916. Died in Southbridge, Mass., December 17, 1917. Register of 1915.

*Davidson, James Wheeler.-Retired as Consul at Antung February, 1906. Register of 1913.

Davies, Constant M. D.-Born in Lynchburg, Va., May 11, 1881; educated in the public schools of Brooklyn, N. Y.; employed by various firms in New York City 1898-1914; appointed a clerk, temporarily, at $900 in the Department of State November 7, 1917.

Davis, Ben G.-Born in Shannon, Ill., May 24, 1866; educated in the public schools of Illinois, Mount Morris College, and Carthage College; appointed clerk in the War Department September 14, 1887, serving through all civil service grades to March 4, 1913; appointed confidential clerk to the Secretary of State March 5, 1913; Chief Clerk, Department of State, April 23, 1913, to be effective May 1, 1913; representative, Department of State, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, Cal., 1915, member of the Board of Efficiency, Department of State, April 19, 1916.

Davis, Bertha Sarah.-Born in Gainsboro, Va.; educated in public schools of Washington, D. C., Hagerstown Normal High School, and private instruction for two years; typewriter in Washington, D. C.; appointed clerk class one in the Department of State July 2, 1906, under the provisions of legislative act approved June 22, 1906; class two October 1, 1913; class three June 22, to be effective July 1, 1916.

Davis, Dorothy Sharp.-Born in Washington, D. C., educated in public and private schools; visiting teacher and employed in Department of Agriculture; appointed a clerk, temporarily, in the Department of State, November 17, 1914: permanently, at $1,000, under Executive order, June 22, to be effective July 1, 1916; class one, temporarily, October 18, 1916; permanently, November 1, 1916.

Davis, Edward.-Born in Illinois, September 7, 1874; appointed a second lieutenant First Illinois Infantry May 13. 1898; honorably mustered out November 17, 1898; captain Thirty-third United States Infantry July 5, 1899; honorably mustered out April 17, 1901; appointed first lieutenant Eleventh Cavalry February 2, 1901; captain Thirteenth Cavalry, April 4, 1910; major of cavalry July 28, 1917; temporary lieutenant colonel of cavalry August 5, 1917; assigned to duty as Military Attaché at Athens February 4, 1916.

*Davis, George Fleming.-Died at his post (Ceiba) February 13, 1912. Register of 1913.

Davis, James Porter.-Born in Tennille, Ga., August 31. 1889; home, Tennille; graduate of Mercer University (A. B.) 1908, and spent one year in Chicago and Columbia Universities; teacher in Georgia schools and in boys' camp 1908-1916; appointed, after examination (June 18, 1917), Consul of class eight September 14, 1917; detailed to Marseille, November 3, 1917.

Davis, John Ker.-Born in China of American parents March 5, 1882; attended Pantops Academy (Virginia) two years, Wooster Academy two years, Wooster University five years (B. A. and M. A.); private secretary and tutor in China three years; instructor in Chinese commercial school; appointed Vice and Deputy Consul at Nanking December 10, 1909, but declined; appointed Deputy Consul-General at Shanghai April 14, 1910; appointed, after examination (January 31, 1912) Student Interpreter in China March 12, 1912; Deputy ConsulGeneral and Interpreter at Shanghai June 7, 1913; Vice and Deputy Consul-General and Interpreter at Canton September 16, 1913; Vice and Deputy Consul and Interpreter at Chefoo March 17, 1914; appointed Consul of class eight June 8, 1915. and assigned to Antung; appointed Consul of class seven September 14, 1917.

Davis, Leslie Ammerton.-Born in Port Jefferson, N. Y., April 29, 1876, home, Port Jefferson; graduated from Cornell University (Ph. B.), 1898; Columbian (now George Washington) University (LL. B.), 1904, and took a one year's course

in international law at the New York University law school; engaged in business, 1898-1901; while attending college and law school was engaged during summer vacations in journalism and conducting parties on extensive tours through Europe; engaged in the practice of law in New York City, 1904-1912; appointed, after examination (June 27, 1910), Consul at Batum March 13, 1912; Consul at Harput April 24, 1914; Consul of class seven by act approved February 5, 1915.

Davis, Marianna.-Born in Ohio; educated in public schools of Jackson, Ohio, a normal school, and the Bartlett Commercial College of Cincinnati; stenographer and typewriter in Cincinnati; appointed clerk class one in the Department of State July 2, 1906, under the provisions of legislative act approved June 22, 1906; class two July 1, 1908; class three June 22, to be effective July 1, 1916.

Davis, Robert Beale.-Born in Petersburg, Va., September 27, 1884; home, Petersburg; graduated from Randolph-Macon College (B. A.) 1906, and the University of Virginia (B. L.) 1909; taught at Randolph-Macon Academy, 1906-7; practiced law in Petersburg, 1910-1914; appointed, after examination (November 17, 1913), Secretary of the Legation at Port au Prince July 16, 1914; Secretary of Embassy or Legation of class three by act approved February 5, 1915; assigned to London February 11, 1916.

Davis, Thomas Dick.-Born in Macedonia, Miss., March 7, 1879; home, McAlester, Okla.; graduate of the University of Mississippi (B. A.), 1899, (LL. B.), 1901; lawyer; police judge in McAlester, 1904-1906; clerk, county court of Pittsburg County, 1908; city attorney of McAlester, 1910-1915; appointed, after examination (January 19, 1914), Consul of class nine February 22, 1915, and assigned to Grenoble; appointed Consul of class eight September 14, 1917.

Dawson, Claude Ivan.-Born in Burlington, Iowa, October 23, 1877; home, Anderson, S. C.; attended the graded schools and Eastern High School, Washington, D. C., and studied one year at the Georgetown University law school; member of the District of Columbia militia two years; sergeant, Company G, First District of Columbia Volunteers, May to November, 1898; employed in various positions in the treasury department of the insular government of Porto Rico, 1899-1904; 'secretary of traction company in South Carolina, 1904-1908; examiner in Interstate Commerce Commission, 1908-1910; appointed, after examination (July 7, 1908), Consul at Puerto Cortes June 24. 1910; Consul at Valencia August 22, 1912; Consul of class eight by act approved February 5, 1915; appointed Consul of class seven March 2, 1915; Consul of class six October 18, 1915, and assigned to Tampico.

* Dawson, Thomas Cleland.-Died in Washington, D. C., May 1, 1912, while Resident Diplomatic Officer, Department of State. Register of 1913.

Dawson, William.-Born in St. Paul, Minn., August 11, 1885; educated at the University of Minnesota and l'École Libre des Sciences Politiques, Paris; appointed Vice and Deputy Consul-General at Petrograd March 28, 1908; Vice and Deputy Consul July 1, 1908; Vice and Deputy ConsulGeneral at Barcelona August 24, 1908; Vice and Deputy ConsulGeneral at Frankfort September 26, 1910; appointed, after examination (June 27, 1910), Consul at Rosario November 24, 1913; Consul of class eight by act approved February 5, 1915; appointed Consul of class six March 2, 1915; assigned to Montevideo March 20, 1917.

*Day, Erastus Sheldon.-Retired as Consul at Bradford, England, August 22, 1909. Register of 1913.

*Deal, Charles.-Retired as Consul at St. Johns, Quebec, August 1909. Register of 1913.

Dean, Peter Johnson.-British subject, born in England October 12, 1857; general merchant and importer; appointed Consular Agent at Grenada December 16, 1891.

Dearing, Fred Morris.-Born in Columbia, Mo., November 19. 1879; graduate of the University of Missouri (A. B.); took post-graduate course in jurisprudence and diplomacy in Columbian University; taught a district school in Missouri and in a military academy in St. Louis; translator in Post-Office Department and in the Department of Agriculture, 1902; private secretary to the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Cuba June, 1904; appointed, after examination, Second Secretary of the Legation at Habana July 30, 1906; Second Secretary of the Legation at Peking April 6, 1907; Secretary of the Legation at Habana January 14, 1909; Second Secretary of the Embassy at London February 18, 1910; Secretary of the Embassy at Mexico City August 12, 1910; Assistant

Chief of the Division of Latin-American Affairs December 21, 1911; Secretary of the Legation at Brussels July 2, 1913; Secretary of the Embassy at Madrid February 11, 1914; Secretary of Embassy or Legation of class one by act approved February 5, 1915; assigned to Petrograd February 2, 1916; designated and assigned as Counselor of the Embassy at Petrograd July 17. 1916; unassigned from November 7, 1916; detached, temporarily, April 1, 1917.

De Billier, Frederic Ogden.-Born in New York City December 16, 1857; home, Washington, D. C.; graduate of Harvard University (A. B.); engaged in cattle ranching and in the banking business; appointed, after examination (May 1, 1908), Secretary of the Legation at Teheran June 10, 1908; Secretary of the Legation to Greece and Montenegro July 28, 1910; Secretary of the Legation at La Paz May 22, 1914, but did not proceed there; on detail in Embassy at Rome, October, 1914-June, 1915; Secretary of Embassy or Legation of class three by act approved February 5, 1915; assigned to Lima June 10, 1915; appointed Secretary of Embassy or Legation of class two August 3. 1916; assigned to Buenos Aires August 10, 1916; to Santiago July 13, 1917.

de Bullet, William Julian.-Born in Cuba, January 30, 1869; naturalized in Baltimore, Md., September 24, 1896; educated in private and high schools of Baltimore; partner in a wholesale leaf tobacco business in Baltimore fifteen years; appointed Vice-Consul at Guaymas December 10, 1917.

*De Castro, Hector.-Died in Rome, Italy, January 30, 1909, while Consul-General at Zurich. Register of 1913.

Decker, Benton C.-Born in Luna, Livingston County, N. Y., December 28, 1867; appointed a naval cadet from Illinois, May 17, 1883; graduated June 1, 1889; appointed ensign, July 1, 1889; lieutenant (junior grade), February 24, 1897; lieutenant, March 3, 1899; commander, July 1, 1909; captain, July 1, 1913; assigned to duty as Naval Attaché at Madrid May 12, 1917.

*Deedmeyer, Frank.-Retired as Consul at Chemnitz Sep. tember, 1914. Register of 1914.

Deichman, Carl Frederick.-Born in St. Joseph, Mo., November 23, 1871; home, St. Louis, Mo.; educated in the St. Louis public schools, business college, and by private tutors; employed by the Missouri Pacific Railway at St. Louis, the St. Louis & New Orleans Anchor Line, and in the Lafayette Brewery at St. Louis; employed under the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1899-1907; appointed, after examination (March 14, 1907), Consul at Manzanillo March 30, 1907; Consul at Tansui May 4, 1908; Consul at Nagasaki May 31, 1909; Consul at Bombay December 29, 1914; Consul of class five by act approved February 5, 1915; assigned to Santos October 18, 1915.

Deike, Mildred Viola.-Born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada; attended the public and high schools of Guelph and took special work at the Washington Missionary College, Takoma Park, Md., one year; employed by a publishing association 1907-1910; by a correspondence school 1911-1915; in the educational department of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists 1915-1917; appointed a clerk, temporarily, at $900 in the Department of State October 22, 1917; at $1,000 December

.1, 1917.

De Lamater, Irving.-Born in Port Ewen, N. Y., December 19, 1863; educated in the public and high schools of Weedsport, N. Y.; engaged in the grain and produce business since 1884; president and general manager of an elevator company at Fort William, Ontario, four years; appointed Vice-Consul at Fort William and Port Arthur March 22, 1916.

de Lambert, Richard Marmaduke.-Born in White Plains, N. Y.. June 29, 1893; educated in public schools and at a business college; bookkeeper and stenographer with a railway company at Raton, N. Mex., 1912-1914; with a railway company in New York City, 1915; appointed clerk in the American Legation at Teheran July 1, 1915.

de Lashmutt, Rebekah Leiter.-Born in Frederick, Md.; attended private, public, and business schools; graduated from Columbia Kindergarten School; teacher 1908-1910; clerk, stenographer, and bookkeeper in lawyers' offices and business houses 1910-1915; appointed a clerk, temporarily, in the Department of State January 15, 1915: permanently, at $1,000, under Executive order, June 22, to be effective July 1, 1916; class one, temporarily, November 1, 1916; permanently, March 12,

1917.

Dellinger, Celia.-Born in Forestville, Va.; public school education; appointed a clerk, temporarily, at $720 in the Department of State December 18, 1917.