January 30, 1915





RECORD  AND  GUIDE





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R. H. F. HALSEY. architect, of Yonkers. N.
Y., was injured in an accident at Grand Cen¬
tral Terminal, Wednesday morning, when a
suburban train crashed into an empty one at
tho   depot.

THE SCHOOL E'OARD OF ESTIMATE of
Paterson. N. J., are considering the problem of
appointing a city architect, who will have su¬
pervision of the design and erection of all of
tho city's schools.

DOUGLAS MACKINTOSH, formerly associ¬
ated with F. M. Andrews & Co.. in Manhattan,
and later with Jansen & Abbott, of Pittsburgh,
has opened offices for the practice of architec¬
ture  in tho  Keystone  Building,   Pittsburgh.

THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHI¬
TECTS, through its president. R. Clipston Stur¬
gis, of Boston, Mass.. has offered to the Lin¬
coln Highway Association its services in de¬
signing appropriate arches, bridges and tablets
for use along the route.                                     '

LUCIUS CLARK MAIX. architect, formerly
with Ernest Greene, 5 Beekman st. Manhattan,
has opened offices for the practice of his pro¬
fession at Maplewood, N. J., and desires sam¬
ples and catalogues from manufacturers inter¬
ested   in   the   building   trades.

CERESIT WATERPROOFIXG COMPANY of
Chicago has established a X'^ew York office in
the Archite^'ts' Building. 101 Park av. The
New York manager of the company's business
is R. E. Clark, Columbia 10l>ti. a capable and
experienced  waterproofing: engineer.

.lOHXSOX-SHERRANE CO. has recently open¬
ed offices at 38 Park Row for the purpose of
conducting a general contracting business. Alex
M. Johnson formerlv with the Wills & Marvin
Co.. is president of the new company and Olaf
Sherrane   is   secretary   and  treasurer.

J. MARTYX HAEXKE. of Los Angeles, Cal.,
and Richard U. Sherman, of Utica., N. Y., have
formed a partnership for the practice of archi¬
tecture under the name of J. Martyn Haenke
Company. Inc., and havo opened offices in the
Mills  Building,   15  Broad  st,   Manhattan.

CHARLES N. WHIXSTOX. C. E. AND BEN¬
JAMIN H. WHINSTON announce that they are
assnciated for the practice of architecture with
offices in the Columbia Trust Co. Building at
14Sth st and .3d av. Bronx. Tliey desire to re¬
ceive  manufacturers'   catalogues   and   samples.

O. C. REINECKE. a pioneer salesman of the
hollow metal door and window industry, has
connected with the Watson Solar Window Com¬
pany, of Chicago. 111., manufacturers of hollow
metal doors and windows, as New York repre¬
sentative, and has opened an office at 1182
Broadway.

GEORGE B. FORD, consulting architect to the
City Plan Committee of the Board of Alder¬
men, has been appointed by the American In¬
stitute of Architects chairman of a new com¬
mittee on city planning, which will spread the
gospel of city planning throughout the country
bv organizing sub-committees in every city
where  there  is  a   local  chapter.

AX OFFICIAL of the American Radiator Co.
says that, taking into consideration the war
and tbe depression in the building trade through¬
out 1914. the company will make an excellent
showing for the fiscal 'year ending January 31.
While it is not expected that net earnings will
come up to those of last year, when they
amounted to 20.1 per cent, on the common stock,
it is understood that a good mareln over the
regular 10 per cent, cash dividend will be shown.

WALTER F. STICKLES, a prominent archi¬
tect of Mt. Vernon. N. Y., recently formed a
nartnership with Clarence J. J. Wolf, of New
Rochelle. The new firm will practice under
the name of Stickles R- Wolf, and will open a
branch office in X'ew Rochelle. Mr, Wolf was
formerly a'^sociated with Chester A. Patterson,
'^f X'^pw Rnchelle. now of the firm of Patterson
&  Dula. 15 East 40th st, Manhattan.

AMBROSE SWASEY, of Cleveland, one of the
foremost builders of tPles<"opes in the world, is
the donor of the cift of iR200,000 to be used as a
nucleus of the Engineering Foundation, for the
advancement of re^iearch work in civil, me-
chnni^al, mining and electrical eneineering. The
gift was announced nt a meeting held Wednes¬
day evening, in the Engineering Societies Build¬
ing.

HARDWARE MEN AT DINNER.—Over five
hundred members and guests of the Allied
Metropolitan Hardware Association attended the
second annual banquet at the Hotel Astor Tues¬
day night. The dinner was presided over by
T. G. Duncan of the Brooklyn Hardware Deal¬
ers Association, who introduced as principal
speaker Jurlirn W. H. Speer of New Jersey, who
snoke nn "What Concerted Action Can Do to
Eliminate  Business  Evils."

PLATE GLASS MEX DINE.—After an all-
day conference at the Hotel St. George the
salesmen of the branch of the Pittsburgh Plate
Glass Company concluded their day's business
with a dinner given In their honor by the
company's directors. Monday evening. The local
manager, Rodger Underwood, acted as toast-
master at the banquet and gave a short in¬
troductory address, which was of a very humor¬
ous nature. Other speakers included R. T.
<^nnley. J. Harrv Cook. Joseph L. Meehan and
Harrv-King. - Those entertaining were William
Perser, Harrv J. Green, James T. Sherwin arid
Edward   D.   Vankuren.





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JOSEPH W. BROWN, a retired general con¬
tractor, died of a complication of diseases, at
bis h-.me. 112 South 8th st. Brooklyn. Tuesday.
January 20. He was born In Montgomery, Ind.
seventy-three years ago, and is survived by his
widow,  two  sons  and  a daughter.

JOHN M. MACK, financier, municipal con¬
tractor and a prominent figure in the asphalt
W^r several years ago. died at his home in
Philadelphia, after a brief illness, Wednesday
January 27. Death was due to an affection of
the liver. He was sixty-two years old and is
survived by his widow and seven children.   Mr.





Mack was president of the Mack Paving Com¬
pany, organizer of the National Asphalt Com¬
pany, the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
and numerous other corporations dealing iu
public utilities.

JOHN S. SCHAEFFER. civil engineer, died
after a brief illness, at his home in Xewark,
N. J., Monday. January 18. He was born in
Stillwater. .\. J., and was graduated with a de¬
gree of civil engineer from Rensselaer Poly¬
technic Institute, of Troy. N. Y., in ISOO.'He
was twice elected city surveyor of Newark, and
was chief engineer for tho building of the high
service reservoirs and present intercepting sew¬
erage system. For several years he was con¬
struction engineer for the Delaware. Lacka¬
wanna and Western Railroad Company, also
chief engineer of concrete bridge construction
for the Pittsburgh. Shawmut and Western Rail¬
road.

WILLIAM H. W. YOUXGS. a retired archi¬
tect, formerly a member of the firm of Youngs
& Cable, died at the home of his daughter, at
Stamford. Conn., Saturday, January 23. Mr.
Young was born in Aurelius. N. Y.. seventy-three
years ago. and practiced his profession in New
York and vicinity for many years with signal
success. He was the designer of a number of
the city's first tall buildings, notable among
which were Aldrich Court. 41-45 Broadway; the
Columbia n'uikling. at 29 Broadway ; the Mor¬
ris Building : and the Hartford Building, at
Broadway nnd 17th st. He was the father of
Frederick T. Younes. of the firm of Jacob &
Youngs, prominent builders of this city. He is
survived  by  three  sons  and  five  daughters.





TRADE   AND   TECHNICAL
SOCIETY EVENTS.





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EIGHTH ANNUAL CONVENTION of the
Chicago Cement Show will be held at the Coli¬
seum   February   10-17.

TECHNICAL LEAGUE OF AMERICA.—Regu¬
lar meetings third Friday of each month. Wal¬
ter L. Smyth, secretary, 74 Cortiandt st. N.
Y.  C

IXTERSTAirE MANTLE & TILE DEALERS"
ASSOCIATION will hold its twelfth annual con¬
vention in Baltimore. Md., February 9 to 11.
inclusive.

.MATIONAL BUILDERS' SUPPLY ASSOCIA¬
TION.—The annual convention will be held In
Chicago, III., February 8-0. 1015. Headquarters
at    Hnfel   Sherman

NATIOXAL SCULPTURE SOCIETY OP THE
UXITED STAT'ES has addressed a petition to
the European belligerents for the preservation
of works  of art.

THE MASTER BUILDERS' ASSOCIATION
OF THE ROCKAWAYS was recently organized
and a certificate of incorporation filed with the
Secretary  of  State

ASSOCIATION OF MASTER PLUMB'ERS OF
XEW YORK. Manhattan branch, will hold a
barn dance at the Lexington Assembly Rooms.
Wednesday evening.  February 3.

BRONX CllAMBER OF COMMERCE will hold
its regular meetings In tbe Walworth I uild-
Ing. Bergen avenue and 149th street, on the
fourth   Saturday  of each  month.

"MADE IX THE U S. A." INDUSTRIAL EX¬
POSITION will be held in Grand Central Pal¬
ace March 0-13. President, H. A. Cochrane,
Fifth   Avenue   Building.   New   York.

NEW YORK CHAPTER, AMERICA X SO-
riETY OF HEATING AND VEXTILATIXG EN¬
GINEERS, reerular meeting third Monday of
each month. Engineering Societies' Building 29
We=:t .39th  St.

AMEBIC AX IXSTTTUTE OF ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERS will hold its midwinter conven¬
tion in New York City. February 17-19 in¬
clusive. Secretary, F. L. Hutchinson, 33 West
30th  St.

The board of directors will be : C. F. Adams,
Trenton; R. P. Ward. Dover: Charles R, New¬
man. Passaic ; Benjamin F. Sprague, Long
Branch, and H. C. Heiderick. Xewark. Mr
Paehling, of Xewark. was selected as the state
director to the national  association convention.

THE AMERICAN ROAD BUILDERS' ASSO¬
CIATION will hold a joint meeting with the
American Highway .Association at som.> time
during the Panama-Pacific Exposition. The meet¬
ing will be held either in San Francisco or Oak¬
land. Committees have been formed and details
are  now  under consideration.

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION of Master
House Palatera and Decorators of the United
<2tate« nnf\ ranada will meet In nnnnat -'nnven-
tlon In Washington. D. C. Feb. 9 to 12. lOL^S.
The heqdnnnrters will he nt the Hnfel Rale!eh.
A. H. McGhan, Corcoran Bulldine. Washington^
D    P.,   chairman   of   Convention   Committee.

ELEf^TRICAL rOVTRACTORS' ASSOC 1 \-
TTOX OF NEW JERSEY, at its annual me Cing
and convention recently held in Pas'^aic, N. J.,
elected the following officers for 1915: Elmer
P. Strang. Camden, presif^ent : Charles R. Xew¬
man, Passaic, vi^e-president : Paul H. Paeh¬
ling. Newark, treasurer, and J. VahDyk, As¬
bury   Park,   treasurer.

rORNEI L SOCIETY OF CIVIL EXGIXEERS
held its tenth annual dinner and reunion at
tbe Hotel McAlpin Friday evehiner, January **''
Prof. Cha^rles D. Marx of Leland Stanford Uni¬
versity.- recently elected president of the Ameri¬
can Society of Civil Engineers, was the guest
of honor Other speakers were Dean Haske'l
of Cornell. Prof. George F. Swain of Hnrva'f
nn'i John F. Moaklcy. athletic trainer of Cor¬
nell.

VATTOVAL TJME MANITFACTTTRERS' AS-
SOTATTON—Tbe annunl meetine wiO be ^eld
in Wn-^hington. D. C Feb. 3-4. at the New Will¬
ard Hotel. Ore of the obfe'^t^ \t U desired f-Q
attain Is to convert the Treasiirv DepTrt'iient
to tbe use ef Ume !n tbe con"rete of nubile
buildinGrs. The Secretary Is Frederick K Ir¬
vine,   Chicago,   III.





LUMBER INTERESTS.—A conference of the
lumber Industries has been called for February
24 and 25 in Chicago, under the leadersnip of
the National Lumber Manufacturers* Association.
The object of tbe meeting . is to establish a
permanent advertising bureau to acquaint the
public with the uses and advantages over other
materials  of all  forest products.

NATIONAL BRICK MA.XUFACTURERS' AS¬
SOCIATION will hold its annual convention at
Detroit. February 14 to 20. William B. Wreford,
of the Detroit Brick Manufacturers* Association,
in co-operation with President Eben Rodgers, ot
Alton, III., and Theodore A. Randall ot Indian¬
apolis, constitute the committee or arrangements.
The association will also bring to Detroit the
National Paving Brick Manufacturers" Associa¬
tion, the National Clay Machinery Associa¬
tion,  and  the American  Ceramic  Society.

MID-WEST CE.MEXT SHOW.—The ninth an¬
nual Mid-West Cement Show will be held at
Omaha, Xeb.. March 2 to t> under the auspices
of the Mid-West Cement Users' Association.
The convention of cement users, for which a
program of papers already has been arranged,
is .scheduled for March li, 4 and 5. Further
information regarding the convention and show
may be had from Frank Whipperman, secre¬
tary and treasurer, 28th av and Sahler st,
Umaha.

ARCHITECTURAL LEAGUE OF XEW YORIi:
will hold its annual exhibition in the Fine .Arts
Building. 215 West 57th st. February 7 to 27.
The annual dinner of the league wi"ll be held
Friday evening. February 5. The exhibition
this year will contain many things of interest
t^ lovers of art as well as to those interested
in the building trades. Among the prominent
works will be designs for mural paintings for
the Panama Pacific Exposition by Edward Sim¬
mons and Frank Vincent Drummond. Draw¬
ings for several new buildings will also be dis¬
played, notably the Morgan bank, at Broad and
Wall st^ ; the Church of St. Vincent, at 05th
st and Lexington av, and the Seaside Hospital,
at Xew Dorp. Staten Island. Arnold W. Brun¬
ner will display his drawings for the proposed
bridge for the New York Connecting Railroad
and Arthur Crisp his sketches for the decora¬
tions at the  Belasco Theatre.





I        RECENT  INCOiePORATlONS.        j





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GERMAIN   HOUSE  &  HOME   BUILDIXG......CO.'

is a .1!1.»0,U00 corporation chartered with offices
in Manhattan to do a realty and construction
business. The directors arc Max Germansky, 9
Church St. Aaron A. Jaffe. 170 East Broadway,
and Louis Schwartz. .347 Lorimer st, Brooklyn'
The attorney is  Isaac  Josephson, 5 Beekman st.

THE MULLER ESTATES CO. has been in¬
corporated with $4U,ui;0 capital stock to do a
realty and construction business with offices
in Richmond. The directors are Niiholas Mul¬
ler. Jr., Edward N. Muller, Flora C. Muller, all
of 1:^3 Henderson av. New Brighton and one
other. The attorney is Frank I. Smith, -0
Richmond   av," Port   Richmond.

SELMA REALTY CO., realty and construc¬
tion, with offices in Manhattan, has been chart¬
ered to do business with a capitalization of
$2;>,00u. The directors are Max Henry Salzer
-333 Bushwick av. Brooklyn ; Isidor J. Green¬
berg. 22 East lllth st. Manhattan; and Amy
Brody. 1.532 Minford pl. Bronx. David Drechs-
ler.  140 Nassau st,  attorney.

VICO REALTY CO. has been chartered with
offices in Manhattan to do a realty and con¬
struction business with .i;iG.y>'t(t capital stock.
The directors are Pasquale Gargiulo. MOO 3d
St. Brooklyn; Jas. Tnmbetta. 423 East 118th
St. and Max Plotkin. 54 East 122d st. Anthony
J.   Romagna,   277   Broadway,   attorney.

PUBLIC REALTY & IMPROVEMENT CO.
has been chartered with .$ln.000 capital stock
to do a realty, construction and brokerage busi¬
ness with offices in Manhattan. The directors
are Chas. Walder. 712 East 170th st. Barnett
Wolf, care of Chas. Walder, and Maurb-e Daiu
12*^7 Franklin av. Andrew J. Albert, 453 Trt-
mont   st,   attorney.

ROLSOM REALTY CO. is a $25,000 company
chartered with offices in Manhattan to do a
realty and construction business. Arthur S.
Cox Leon Stern and Jacob S. Rosenthal, all of
27 William st. directors. J. S. Rosenthal, Tem¬
ple  Court,  attorney.

ELKON REALTY CORPORATION has filed
papers with .l;i(in.000 capital stock to do a realty
and construction busine'^s with offices in Man¬
hattan. The directors are Christopher A. Con¬
nell and Ellen Connell. both of 30ii West 100th
St. Jos. F. Connell, 308 Lakeview av, Rock¬
ville Centre, X. Y.. and one other. The attor¬
neys are SomerviUe & SomerviUe 102 Mon¬
tague  St.

C. A. HOLDIXG CO. has been chartered with
Jfillt.O'yo capital stock to r'o a realtv and con¬
struction bus'n-^ss with offices in Brooklyn. The
directors are Harry Wvnkonn ir.~iO Ea t Oth st
Morris Goet^. 'Ml East 2';tii st. and Loui4
Stone. 29SA Hart st, all of Trooklvn. The at¬
torney is Morris Goetz. 241 East 20th st Brook¬
lyn.

HEMPSTE4D PARK CO. is a .SilOn.OOO cor¬
poration chartered with office: in Manhattan to
do a general real estite business. The direc¬
tors are WilMim R. Jackson, T ester N. Selie.
Margaret ^icKi^^hin. anr^ two others, all of :i!>]
Fulton St. Brooklyn. The attorneys are Hirsh
Xewman  &  Ren^-s.  391   Fulton  st.   Brooklyn.

IXLAXD ROAD REALTY CO. has been in-
cornorated with .«10 00f) capital stock to do a
realtv and cnnstmcti'^n hn^incs^ with "ffif^es in
Brooklyn Samuel Davidson, 1590 Pitkin av.
Mnrris Feinstein. 1598 Pitkin pv. nnd teo Ru¬
dolph, 209 Snedike*- av. .nil nf Brenklvn are the
fMrectnrs. Meyer C. Loskowitz, 1787 Pitkin av,
Brooklvn.   attorney.

OCEAN & BAV REALTY CORPORATION is
the name of a SlO.OfO company chartered with
offices in Manhattan t-. do a "realty and con¬
struction husiness. The directors ore Louis
Bqche. 2.504 7th av. Manhattan. Max Bache and
Lilian Bache. both of 1019 East 10th st. Brook¬
lyn. The attorneys are Kramer & Bourke 220
Broadway, Manhattan.