INDEX

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y, Z

Abdul Hamid, kept prisoner, 184 Abraham & Straus, incident of formation of firm, 34 Adler, Dr. Cyrus, objects to Jew serving on commission to investigate Polish pogroms, 353 Adler, Dr. Felix, leader of a new movement, 95, 129 Admission to the Bar, 29 Adrianople, Governor of, hospitable reception given by, 192 Agincourt, visit to ancient battleground, 266 Albright, Charles P., 26 Alexander, Andrew, building erected for, 55 Alexander, James W., fights to retain control of Equitable Insurance Co., 80 Alexandria, visit to, 219 Algef, Dr., 15 Ali Kuli Khan, at Peace Conference, 326 Ali Mehemmid, visit to, 223 Allen, Edward W., at Roosevelt’s fusion meeting, 280 Alter, Rabbi, visit to, near Warsaw, 374 America’s true mission in Turkey, 203 American Chamber of Commerce for the Levant, speech at, 198 American troops, arrival in France, restores flagging energy of the people, 256; visit to, on British front, 266; Sir Douglas Haig’s impressions of, 273 Anderson, Charles P., sails for International Red Cross Conference, 310; in conference with Henry P. Davison, 313 Anderson, U. S. District Attorney, sends deputies to New Hampshire to enforce election laws, 246 Arabian night, arranged by Governor of Nabulus, 231 Arif Pasha, 224 Armenia, report on, 337 Armistice, earlier than expected, 299 Armstrong Committee, the Insurance investigation, 64, 66, 71 Arnold, Olney, Consular Agent at Cairo, 219, 220 Aronstam, Charles S. account of Roosevelt’s forming fusion ticket for New York municipal election, 280; tenders nomination for President of Board of Aldermen, 281; declined, 282 Arthur of Connaught, Prince, met on British front, 269 Atterbury, Gen. W. W., asked to accept Director-Generalship of Associated National Red Cross, 318 Askenazy, pronounced Assimilator, 366 Astor, John Jacob, dealings with, 46 Astor, William Waldorf, 46; real estate transactions with, 54, 55 Aupin, Count, meeting with, 330 Baker, Elbert H., prophesies Wilson would carry Ohio by large majority, 245 Baker, J. E., takes party of labour leaders to British front, 267 Baker, Newton D., assures committee of high Democratic majority in Ohio, 245; letter declining to speak for League to Enforce Peace, 300 Baker, Ray Stannard, at Peace Conference, 324 Baldwin, Edward R., sails for International Red Cross Conference, 310 Balfour, Arthur J., New York City’s reception to, 253; at luncheon given by, in Paris, 341 Balfour Declaration, misunderstood by Zionists, 389 Ball, Alwyn, Jr., realty dealings through, 55; aids in forming real estate trust company, 57 Baltimore Convention, Wilson’s nomination at, 146 Baltimore Sun, favours Wilson at Baltimore Convention, 146 Bamberger-Delaware Gold Mine, investment in, 51 Bannard, Otto, defeated by Judge Gaynor, 279 Bar, admission to the, 29 Baring Brothers, influence of their failure on real estate transactions, 48 Barth, Herr, remark that Roosevelt could never remain out of politics, 281 Barton, Dr. James L., 175 Baruch, Bernard M., valuable aid in securing campaign contributions, 242 Bauman, Mr., 51 Beattie, C. J., met on British front, 267 Beecher, Henry Ward, 15 Behning, Henry, law case of, 31 Bell, George W., with Mitchel on campaign, 285 Bellows, Henry W., 15 Bennett, James Gordon, aids in sale of lots, 48; encounter with pugilist indirect cause of siding against Tammany, 113 Berkowitz, Dr. Henry, not in favour of Zionist plans, 349 Biddle, General, commanding American troops on British front, 266 Big Business, era of, 133 Biggs, Dr. Hermann M., sails for International Red Cross Conference, 310 Billinski, M., talks on Jewish question, 374, 376 Black, Mr., 72 Blass, Robert, sings at Conried’s funeral, 104 Bliss, Cornelius N., Jr., on committee for financing the Red Cross, 249 Bliss, Dr. Howard, invited on Palestine trip, 214; at Samaritan ceremonies, 229; at Arabian night, 231, 232 Bliss, General, on possibilities of another war, 335 Bliss, George, real estate transactions with, 48, 49 Bloomingdale & Co., position with, 18 Blumstein, Louis M., real estate sold to, 42 B’nai Brith Lodge, at Constantinople, 205 Bompard, M., French Ambassador at Constantinople, 183 Bonné, Mrs. Josephine, 99 Borah, antagonistic to Wilson, 130 Brackett, Edgar T., presents argument for impeachment at Sulzer trial, 172 Brady, Anthony N., interested in formation of real estate trust company, 59 Brady, Peter, member “Committee of Safety,” 107 Bratiano, Roumanian premier, at Peace Conference, 326, 327 Briand, Aristide, meeting with, 330; proposes to pay war debt by sale of lottery tickets in America, 331 Bridgeport, Alabama, unfortunate investments at, 50 British front, trip to, 266 Broad Exchange Bldg., purchase of plots for site, 87 Bronx House, Settlement work at, 105, 106 Brooklyn, emigration to, 5, 7 Brown, Dr. Arthur Judson, 175 Brown, Dr. Elmer R., in campaign of League to Enforce Peace, 301 Brown, Prof. Philip M., in study of Armenian question, 337 Bryan, William Jennings, candidacy against Wilson, 138; the “cocked-hat” letter, 140; at Jackson Day Dinner, 142; hazy ideas of diplomacy, 174 Bryant, Lieut.-Col. M. C., executive secretary Mission to Poland, 335; acts as secretary, 381 Bryant, William Cullen, 15 Bryce, Viscount, invited on Palestine trip, 216; his thirst for facts, 227; at the Samaritan ceremonies, 230; at Arabian night, 231 Buchman, Albert, architect, 51 Buckler, William H., study of Turkish problem with, at Peace Conference, 323; in study of the Turkish question, 336, 337 Bureau of Public Information, beginnings of, 252 Burleson, Albert S., assistance during campaign, 154; appointed Postmaster-General, 159; in difficulties over New York Postmastership, 237, 239 Butler, Benjamin F., 26 Butler, Prescott Hall, Boreel Bldg. purchased through, 87 Butzel, Mr., acquaintance with, 25 Cairo, arrival at, 220 Campaign of 1916, financing, 236, 241 Cannes, International Red Cross Conference at, 313 Carpenter, Prof. William H., speaks at Conried’s funeral, 105 Carroll, John F., 9 Caruso, Enrico, engaged by Conried from phonograph records, 101 Celluloid Piano Key Co., connection with, 32; investments in, 41 Central Realty Bond & Trust Company, organization, 57 et seq.; transactions of, 86; merged into Lawyers’ Title Insurance Company, 89 Chadbourne, Thomas L., Jr., valuable aid in securing campaign contributions, 242; at War Publicity meeting, 252 Channing, Dr., extract from “Self-Denial” sermon, 16 Charters, General, on British front, 268 Childs, William Hamlin, at War Publicity meeting, 253 Chinese delegation to Peace Conference, dinner given by, 324; their hopeless position, 325 Choate, Joseph H., attorney for the Astors, 45; presiding at New York City’s welcome to Joffre, Viviani, and Balfour, 254 City College, preparation for, 9; entrance, 11; withdrawal from, 13 Clark, Champ, candidacy against Wilson, 138; at Jackson Day Dinner, 142; at Baltimore Convention, 146; over-confidence costs nomination, 147; at the Sea Girt notification, 148 Clemenceau, at signing of Peace Treaty, 336 Cobb, Frank I., aids Wilson cause at Baltimore by New York World editorial, 146; at the Sulzer dinner, 168; collaboration with on article showing Germany planned the war, 296 Coblenz, speech at, on the next war, 332, 335; state of mind of the residents, 333 Cochran, Bourke, acquaintance with, 25 Coggeshall, Edward W., entertains proposition for increasing capital of Lawyers’ Title Company, 67, 69 Colby, Bainbridge, retained by Alexander in Equitable contest, 80, 81; on Board of Directors, Metropolitan Opera Company, 101; campaign for Wilson, 245 College for Girls, Constantinople, 204, 207 Columbia Law School, attendance at, 27 “Committee of Safety,” creation of, 107 Conkling, Roscoe, 113 Conried, Heinrich, backing secured for Metropolitan Opera venture, 99; engages Caruso from phonograph records, 101; death, and impressive funeral, 104 Constantinople arrival at, 177; tactics toward the “diplomatic set,” 179; first impressions of, 186 Cooke, Jay, in Panic of 1873, 20 Cooper Union, address at, showing necessity of complete defeat of Germany, 298 Cox, Governor, nominated for Presidency by state “bosses,” 121 Crane, Charles R., helps finance Wilson campaign, 145; approves selection of headquarters for 1916 campaign, 236; at dinner given by Chinese delegation to Peace Conference, 324 Crawford, L. Cope, met on British front, 267 Crimmins, John D., 22; real estate ventures of, 41, 42; interested in formation of real estate trust company, 58; at the Sulzer dinner, 168 Croker, Richard, acquaintance with, 113 Crowell, Ass’t Sec’y of War, at dinner to, in Paris, 337 Cullen, Judge Edgar M., presiding at Sulzer impeachment, 172 Cummings, Homer S., friendship with, 154; as the Demosthenes of the Democratic Party, 306 Currie, Sir Arthur, lunch with on British front, 268; description of battle of Lens, 269 Curtis, Dr. Holbrook, 103 Curtis, Miss, met at Cannes, 327 D’Abernon, Lord, at Balfour luncheon in Paris, 341 D’Ankerswaerd, 188 Dana, Charles A., 15 Daniels, Josephus, friendship with, 154; appointed Secretary of the Navy, 159; hopeless of success of 1916 campaign, 235; at McCormick luncheon, 242; sails on the Leviathan, 310 Dardanelles, Major Tibbetts tells experiences, 268 Davies, J. Clarence, in the “Subway Boom,” 87 Davies, Joseph E., friendship with, 154 Davison, Henry P., selected as Chairman of Committee for financing the Red Cross, 250; dinner given Red Cross delegates in Paris, 312; cable from, requesting attendance at International Red Cross Conference, 308; organizing and directing spirit of International Red Cross Conference, 316; entreated to make Red Cross his life work, 316; mistake of permitting other than American as Director-General, 319; proposes dinner to Governors of the League of Red Cross Societies, 320; speaks at the dinner, 321 Democracy—a master-passion, 351 Deutsch, Bernard, 106 Djemal, Colonel, 187 Dmowski, Roman, at Paderewski dinner, 356; explains his Anti-Semitism, 357 Dodge, Bayard, on Palestine trip, 214 Dodge, Cleveland H., helps finance Wilson campaign, 145; aid to Robert College, 208; invited on Palestine trip, 214; on committee for financing the Red Cross, 249 Doheny, Edward L., contributes large sum to campaign fund, and gets it back by election bets, 242 Domremy, visit to, 260 Dora, trip to Hamburg on, 22 Doremus, Professor, 12 Draper, Mrs. William K., speech at dinner to Governors of the League of the Red Cross Societies, 321 Dreier, Miss Mary, member “Committee of Safety,” 107 Drummond, Sir Eric, speech at dinner to Governors of the League of the Red Cross Societies, 321 Duel, Dr. Arthur B., with Mitchel on campaign, 285 Dwight, Prof. Theodore W., 29 Easter sacrifice of the Samaritans on Mount Gerizim, 228 Eclectic Life Insurance Co., failure in Panic of 1873, 21 Edison, Thomas A., at McCormick luncheon, 242 Educational Alliance, Director of, 105 Egan, Dr. Maurice Francis, at Copenhagen Legation, 19 Egypt, Kitchener’s explanation of Great Britain’s policy in, 226 Ehrich, William J., association with in realty ventures, 42 Einhorn, Rabbi, 15, 128 Elizabeth, Princess, at dinner with, 326 Elkus, Abram I., work with factory investigation committee, 108; helps finance Wilson campaign, 145 Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 15 Emerson Society, organized, 98 Enver Pasha, Turkish Minister of War, 185; direct dealings with, 197; asks advice, 202; of much interest to Kitchener, 225 Equitable Insurance Co., the investigation, 79 et seq. Esher, Lord, arranges trip to British front, 266 Evarts, William M., attorney for the Astors, 45 Farley, Terrence, 41 Federal Reserve Act, prevents concentration and control of capital, 83 Filene, Edward A., in campaign of League to Enforce Peace, 301; at dinner given by Chinese delegation to Peace Conference, 324 Finley, Dr. John H., 11 Fisk and Hatch, in Panic of 1873, 20 Flower, Roswell P., 118 Ford, Henry, drives a hard bargain, 242 Fosdick, Raymond B., aids in preparing National Committee budget, 153 Foss, Mr., at Jackson Day Dinner, 142 Fox, Mortimer J., on trip to Constantinople, 177 Franco-Prussian War, influences sentiment in favour of Germans in New York, 8 Frascara, Count, speech at dinner to Governors of the League of the Red Cross Societies, 321 Fraser, Lovat, met on British front, 267 Free Synagogue, resignation from, 293 Freedman, Andrew, connection with Richard Croker, 115 French front, visit to, 259 Fuller Construction Co., financing of, 71 Garfield, President, influence of assassination on real estate market, 41 Garrels, Consul, 219 Gates, Dr., president of Robert College, 204, 208 Gawa, Prof. Arata Nina, speech at dinner to Governors of the League of the Red Cross Societies, 321 Gaynor, William J., an opponent, 34 George, Lloyd, seeks Wilson’s favour through Admiral Grayson, 331; at signing of Peace Treaty, 336 Germans, early prejudice against, in New York, 8 Germany: entering on career of Imperialism, 23 Gibson, Hugh, asked to report on Poland’s treatment of Jews, 352; at Paderewski dinner, 356 Giers, Michel de, Russian Ambassador at Constantinople, 183 Gildersleeve, Henry A., acquaintance with, 25 Glass, Franklin P., at conference over Wilson’s “cocked-hat” letter, 140 Glass, Senator Carter, reason for his appointment as secretary of Democratic National Committee, 244 Godkin, Lawrence, 15 Goelet, Robert, on Board of Directors of Metropolitan Opera Company, 100 Gold mine, investment in, 51 Goldsmith, Abraham, partnership with, 33, 42 Goodhart, Capt. Arthur L., Counsel with Mission to Poland, 355; at reception in Warsaw, 365 Gould, George J., on Board of Directors Metropolitan Opera Company, 100 Gouraud, General, Pershing renews acquaintance of, at Verdun, 266 Grabski, conference with, on conditions in Poland, 358 Grand Central Station, construction of, 8 Grasty, Charles H., aids Wilson at Baltimore Convention, 146 Grayson, Admiral, telegram to, regarding Wilson’s attitude toward Lane as Director-General of International Red Cross, 318; dinner with Lloyd George, 332 Greeley, Horace, 15 Green, Andrew H., appointed Comptroller of City of New York, 113 Greene, Colonel Warwick, declines membership of commission to investigate treatment of Jews in Poland, 352, 354 Gregory, Attorney General, sends deputies to New Hampshire to enforce election laws, 247 Gregory, Eliot, on Board of Directors Metropolitan Opera Company, 101 Grew, Joseph C., cables to obtain American opinion of Jew serving on commission to investigate Polish pogroms, 353 Groshents, M., patriot of Thann, 261 Grosscup, Mr., 139 Grant, Hugh J., interested in formation of real estate trust company, 58; aids in financing of Fuller Construction Co., 71; advises purchase of Bareel Bldg., 86; had no fear of panic, 88; interested in Underwood Typewriter Company, 91 Guggenheim, Daniel, 100 Guggenheimer, Randolph, 100 Guizat, Count de Witt, entertained by, on trip to French front, 262 Gutherz, Dr., 3 Haig, Sir Douglas, arranges meeting with Sir Arthur Currie, 269; why he did not capture Lens, 271; record of meeting with, 271 Hall, A. Oakey, Mayor of New York City under Tweed, 109 Hall, Dr., quotation from, 16 Hamburg, trip on sailing vessel to, 22 Hamlin, Dr., work at Robert College, 208 Hammerstein, Oscar, realty dealings with, 43 Hammill, Dr. Samuel M., sails for International Red Cross Conference, 310 Hankey, Sir Maurice, at Balfour luncheon in Paris, 341 Hanna, Mark, in control of Republican Party, 122 Harbord, Major-General, meeting with in France, 273; induced to accept Armenian Mission, 337; helps select military member of mission to Poland, 354 Harbord Commission to Armenia, negotiations for appointment, 336, 337, 338; report giving reasons for and against America accepting Armenian mandate, 343 Harriman, E. H., financing of Union Pacific, 77; attitude toward Equitable controversy, 82 Hartman, Judge Anthony, 39 Hartman, Miss Rosina, studies under, 10 Harvey, Col. George, disagreement with Wilson, 149 Haskell, Col. William N., appointed to head resident commission to Armenia, 342 Havemeyer, Henry O., realty ventures, 42; interested in formation of real estate trust company, 58 Hays, Will H., success as Republican National Chairman, 126 Hearst, William Randolph, at Jackson Day Dinner, 142 Heins, Louis F., 116 “Hell’s Kitchen,” experiences with tenants in, 40 Henderson, General David, becomes Director-General of International Red Cross, 320; speech at dinner to Governors of the League of the Red Cross Societies, 321 Henry Street Settlement, 105 Herrick, Myron T., urges acceptance of Ambassadorship to Turkey, 161 Hilton, Frederick M., transaction with, 86 Hilton, Hughes & Co., difficulties of, 36 Hirsch, Solomon, 162 Hirsdansky, Simon, 106 Hoffman, John T., made Governor by Tweed, 109, 110 Holley, Abner B., instructor in mathematics, 10 Hollis, Senator, at dinner given by Chinese delegation to Peace Conference, 324 Holt, Dr. L. Emmett, sails for International Red Cross Conference, 310 Holy Land, visit to the, 212 Homer, Mme., sings at Conried’s funeral, 104 Hoover, Herbert, meeting with in Paris, 312; recommends appointment of Harbord Armenian Mission, 338; not in favour of America accepting mandate over Armenia, 340; urges Wilson to appoint commission to investigate treatment of Jews in Poland, 352; State dinner given to, by Paderewski, 377 Hoskins, Dr. Franklin, invited on Palestine trip, 214; at Caves of Machpelah, 218; profound Biblical scholar, 227; at Samaritan ceremonies, 229; at Arabian night, 231 House, Colonel, Wilson’s confidence in, 154; approves selection of headquarters for 1916 Campaign, 236; his relationship with President Wilson, 239; at Peace Conference, 327; at signing of Peace Treaty, 336 Houston, Secretary, applauds campaign of League to Enforce Peace, 300 Hudspeth, Judge, 121, 139 Hughes, Chas. Evans, conducts insurance investigation, 79, 83; at War Publicity meeting, 252; urges Mitchel’s reëlection at City Hall Park mass meeting, 284; signs cable to Wilson appealing for help for Armenia, 340; speaks at Madison Square Garden meeting of protest against treatment of Jews in Poland, 352 Hughes, Congressman, 139 Huntington, Collis P., real estate dealings with, 52 Hyde, Henry B., organizes Equitable Life Insurance Co., 79 Hyde, James Hazen, head of Equitable Life Insurance Co., 66; insurance irregularities, 78; personal weakness, 79; efforts in Paris to assist in World War, and work with the Red Cross, 84 Ibrahim Bey, 189 Ickelheimer, Henry R., 100 International Red Cross Conference, 310 Izzett, General, 187 Jackson, Charles A., 120 Jackson Day Dinner, of 1912, Wilson’s success at, 138 Jacob-ben-Aaron, High Priest of Samaritans, 228 Jadwin, General Edgar, on commission to investigate treatment of Jews in Poland, 352; selected by Pershing, 354; at Paderewski dinner to Hoover, 378 Jarlsberg, Count Wedel, speech at dinner to Governors of the League of the Red Cross Societies, 321 Jarvie, James N., on board of directors of real estate trust company, 61; opponent of Havemeyer, 65, 69; interested in Underwood Typewriter Co., 91 Jastrow, Prof. Morris, not in favour of Zionist plans, 349 Jaubert, Captain, in charge of trip to French front, 259 Jews, influence of, discrimination against, in failure of Hilton, Hughes & Co., 38; send commission to Peace Conference, 348; opportunities boundless in America, 399 Jews, atrocities against, in Poland, 351; Hugh Gibson asked to report on, 352; Wilson appoints commission to investigate, 352; objections against Jew serving on commission, 353 Jewish members of Polish Parliament, 361 Jewish question, the, article in New York Times, 289 Joffre, Marshal, New York City’s reception to, 253; pleads for sight of American uniforms in Paris, 256; meeting at his Paris headquarters, 262 Johnson, Frederick, 116 Johnson, George F., 116 Johnson, Homer H., at dinner given by, in Paris, 337; on commission to investigate treatment of Jews in Poland, 352 Johnson, Joseph, appointment as Postmaster prevented, 238 Joline, Adrian H., “cocked-hat” letter from Wilson, 140 Jones Estate, Joshua, purchase of lots in, 47 Jordan, Thomas N., 68 Judson, Dr. Henry Pratt, dinner to, 299 Juilliard, A. D., on board of directors of real estate trust company, 61, 66, 69 Kahn, Congressman Julius, on committee to present views of American Jews on Zionism to Peace Conference, 350 Kahn, Otto H., on Board of Directors Metropolitan Opera Company, 100 Kahri Jeh Janisi, oldest mosque in Constantinople, 187 Kelly, John, succeeds Tweed as Tammany leader, 112 Kennedy, John S., aid to Robert College, 208 Kenyon, Cox & Co., in Panic of 1873, 20 Kerenski, at Peace Conference,323 Kergolay, Count, speech at dinner to Governors of the League of the Red Cross Societies, 320 Khedive of Egypt, provides for welcome at Alexandria, 219; official call on, 221; as a modern business man, 222 Kiernan, Lawrence D., 9 Kilpatrick, Frank, realty dealings with, 45 Kilpatrick, Walter, realty dealings with, 45 Kingsbury, John A., member “Committee of Safety,” 107 Kitchener, Lord, meeting with, in Egypt, 210; anomalous position in Egypt, 220; meeting with, 221; luncheon with, 224 Knickerbocker Real Estate Co., dealings with, 42 Knox Bldg, purchase of, 87 Koenig, Samuel S., at Sulzer dinner, 168 Kuhn, Loeb & Co., rise in banking circle, 77 Kurzman, Ferdinand, in law office of, 12; reëmployment by, 18; method of dispossessing undesirable tenant, 39 Lachman, Samson, 33; realty ventures with, 42; elected Judge of Sixth District Court, 120 Lachman, Morgenthau & Goldsmith, formation of partnership, 34; withdrawal from the firm, 56 Lamont, Dan, his friendship with Grover Cleveland, 118 Lamont, Thomas, at dinner given by Chinese delegation to Peace Conference,324 Landman, Rabbi Isaac, on committee to present views of American Jews on Zionism to Peace Conference, 350 Lane, Franklin K., donation to campaign fund, 242; writes Red Cross proclamation, 251; approves campaign of League to Enforce Peace, 300; proposed as Director-General of International Red Cross, 318; considered for head of corporation to finance Poland, 381 Lansing, Secretary of State, at Paderewski dinner, 356; letter of instructions to Mission to Poland, 359 Lansing, Mrs., at signing of Peace Treaty, 336 Lauzanne, Stéphane, arranges luncheon with Bunau Varilla, 330 Lawyers’ Mortgage Company, increase of capital stock, 70, 71 Lawyers’ Title Company, increase of capital stock, 67-71 League to Enforce Peace, work against future wars, 300; travelling in campaign of, 301; pronouncement on the League of Nations Covenant, 303 Leisenring, John, 26 Leishmann, John G. A., meeting with at Aix-les-Bains, 85 Lens, General Currie’s description of battle, 269; why Sir Douglas Haig refrained from capturing, 271 Lenox, James, 22 Letoviski, Major, leader of Jewish massacre at Pinsk, 369 Lewin, Rabbi, on Jewish question in Poland, 375 Liberty Loan, and United War Work Drives, travelling in behalf of, 295 Lloyd, Bishop Arthur Selden, 175 Lodge, Henry Cabot, signs cable to Wilson appealing for help for Armenia, 340 Loeb, Solomon, realty ventures, 42 Loewi, Valentine, 30 Lord, Dr. Robert, at Peace Conference, 324 Low, Sydney, met on British front, 267 Lowell, President in campaign of League to Enforce Peace, 301; in a foot race with, 302 Macauley, Captain, of the Scorpion, 219 Machpelah, Caves of, visit to, 213, 217 Mackay, Clarence H., on Board of Directors Metropolitan Opera Company, 100 Mackaye, Dr., 175 Macy, R. H., & Co., business secured by Isidor Straus and his sons, 36 Mahmoud Tahgri Bey, acting Governor of Alexandria, 219 Mahmoud Tewfik Hamid, 232 Mahmoud Pasha, 189 Malcolm, Ian, speech at dinner to Governors of the League of the Red Cross Societies, 320 Mallet, Sir Louis, British Ambassador at Constantinople, 183; renewal of acquaintance with, 336 Malone, Dudley Field, at conference over Wilson’s “cocked-hat” letter, 140; brings message from Wilson on McCombs-Newton rupture, 145 Mannes, David, 106 Mannheim, early life in, 1, 333 Manning, Dan, 118 Mardighian, Osman, 187 Marie, Princess, at dinner with, 326 Marling, Alfred E., 175 Marsh, Benjamin C., Secretary Committee on Congestion of Population in New York City, 107 Marshall, T. R., at Jackson Day Dinner, 142 Marshall, Louis, at Sulzer dinner, 168; objects to Jew serving on Commission to investigate Polish pogroms, 353 Martin, Riccardo, sings at Conried’s funeral, 104 Meyer, Peter F., 48; connection with Richard Croker, 113 Metaxa, Dr., arranges meeting with Venizelos, 328 Metropolitan Opera Company, formed for Conried, 100 Metropolitan Opera House, gathering on President Wilson’s return from Paris, 304 Miller, Cyrus C., elected Borough President of the Bronx, 118 Mitchel, John Purroy, in the Postmastership controversy, 237; campaign for preparedness irritating to President Wilson, 238; at War Publicity meeting, 252; has good business offer but decides to remain in politics, 279; asks advice on Mayoralty campaign, 278; elected Mayor of City of New York, 283; asks advice as to running again, 283; his death in his country’s service, 286 MacDowell, Miss, in Settlement work, 105 MacNulty, Mr., 35 McAdoo, William G., in Wilson’s campaign, 137; drops his business to aid Wilson’s candidacy, 154; appointed Secretary of the Treasury, 159; apprehensive of outcome of 1916 campaign, 235; dejection at unfavourable election returns, 246 McAneny, George A., considered for Mayor on fusion ticket, 280; not a vote-getter, 281 McCall, Mr., power in finance, 78 McCombs, William F., in charge of Wilson campaign, 137, 139; controversy with Byron Newton, 145 McCormick, Chancellor, on Palestine trip, 215 McCormick, Vance, bosses object to, 121; named Chairman of Democratic Campaign Committee, 241; dinner to Henry Ford, Thos. A. Edison, and Josephus Daniels, 242; on committee for financing the Red Cross, 249 McCurdy, Richard A., incensed at not being asked to participate in capital increase of Lawyers’ Title Company, 69; power in finance, 78; misuse of insurance funds, 83 McCurdy, R. H., on Board of Directors of Metropolitan Opera Company, 100 McIntire, Alfred, 19, 30 McIntyre, William H., on Board of Directors Metropolitan Opera Company, 101 McManus, Thomas F., 116 Mohammed V, a weakling, 184 Moncheur, Baroness, 188 Montefiore, Claude, representing Jews of France at Peace Conference, 350 Moore, Judge, 121, 122 Moore, Mrs. Philip North, in campaign of League to Enforce Peace, 301 Morgan, J. Pierpont, his power in finance, 76 Morgan, Miss Anne, member “Committee of Safety”, 107 Morgenthau, Henry, Jr., at Sea Girt, 148 Morgenthau, Mrs., arrival in Turkey, 194 Morgenthau Company, Henry, formation, 89 Morton, Levi P., real estate transactions with, 48; assists at auction sale, 49 Mott, John R., conversation with, on after-the-war work, 316 Mt. Sinai Hospital, on Board of Directors, 105 Munsey, Frank, at War Publicity meeting, 253 Murphy, Arthur D., defeated for Borough President of Bronx, 116 Murphy, Charles F., selected by Croker to head Tammany, 116 Murphy, Major, with Red Cross in France, 86 Nabulus, Governor of, arranges an Arabian night, 231 Nahoun, Chief Rabbi, 205 New York, arrival in, 6, 7 New York Sun, comment on heading of Red Cross Magazine article, 289 New York Times, article on the Jewish question, 289; Washington despatch to, 293; publishes speech made at dinner of Executive Committee of Wise Centenary Fund, 294; article, “Emperor William Must Go,” 297; article, “A Vision of the Red Cross After the War,” 308; article on departure as delegate to International Red Cross Conference, 308 New York World, article showing Germany planned the war, 296 Newton, Byron, controversy with McCombs, 145 Nilsson, Christine, 12 Norton, Chas. D., on Committee for financing the Red Cross, 249 Norton, Patrick, excavation contractor, 51, 52 Nugent, difficulty with, over tickets for Jackson Day Dinner, 139 O’Connor, Charles, 29 O’Gorman, Senator James A., at Jackson Day Dinner, 142; friendship with, 154; transmits Wilson’s offer of Ambassadorship to Turkey, 159; fearful of Wilson’s reëlection in 1916, 235 O’Toole, Morgan, 27 Ochs, Adolph S., as example of opportunity, 400 Ogden, D. B., entertains proposition to increase capital of Lawyers’ Title Company, 67 Olcott, Frederick P., interested in formation of real estate trust company, 58; a power in finance, 65; aids in increasing capital of Lawyers’ Title Company, 68; in railroad reorganizations, 78; questioned as to attitude if panic should ensue, 88 Ottendorfer, Oswald, realty transactions with, 45 Otto, Major Henry S., with Mission to Poland, 355 Outerbridge, E. H., urges acceptance of nomination for President of the Borough of Manhattan, 278; urges Mitchel’s reëlection at City Hall Park mass meeting, 284 Paderewski, asks Wilson to appoint commission to investigate treatment of Jews in Poland, 352; gives dinner at the Ritz, 355; efforts to assure people he was not Anti-Semitic, 377; gives state dinner to Hoover, 377; impressions of, at dinner to Hoover, 379; holds up financing of Poland, 381 Paderewska, Mme., at dinner given to Hoover, 378 Page, Thomas Nelson, meeting with in Paris, 255 Page, Walter Hines, introduced by Woodrow Wilson, 136 Painlevé, meeting with, 85; at review of first American troops in France, 256; dining with, 257 Palestine, visit to, 212; prominent Jews not in favour of Zionist project of National home, 349; true meaning of Balfour Declaration, 389; significance of Sir Herbert Samuel’s appointment, 392; not suitable for colonization, 393 Pallavicini, Marquis, Austrian Ambassador at Constantinople, 182 Panic of 1873, 20 Parish, Henry, realty dealings with, 55 Park, Trenor W., 53 Parker, Judge Alton B., at Jackson Day Dinner, 142; of counsel at Sulzer impeachment, 172 “Parsifal,” difficulties encountered in production, 102 Parsons, John E., realty ventures, 42 Patri, Angelo, 106 Patrick, Dr. Mary Mills, president Constantinople College for Girls, 204, 207 Patrick, Mason M., considered for Mission to Poland, 355 Peabody, Charles A., realty dealings through, 55 Peace Conference, impressions of, 322 Peace Treaty, signing of, 336 Pears, Sir Edwin, 188 Peet, Dr. W. W., work in Constantinople, 205; missionary activities, 211; gives information on Palestine, 213; invited to accompany party, 214; at Arabian night, 231 Penrose, Senator, assumes leadership of Republican machine, 125; willing to wreck party’s chances to injure Roosevelt, 150 Perlmutter, Rabbi, calls on Mission at Warsaw, 361 Perkins, George W., member “Committee of Safety,” 107; at War Publicity meeting, 253 Perkins, Major, with Red Cross in France, 86 Perkins, Miss Frances, member “Committee of Safety,” 107 Persian delegation to Peace Conference, their hopeless position, 325 Pershing, General, meeting with in Paris, 255; lauded by Joffre, 264; letter from, explaining postponement of dinner, 264; his description of battle of Verdun, 265; meeting with at headquarters in France, 273; at signing of Peace Treaty, 336; selects military member of Mission to Poland, 354 Phillip, Hoffman, Conseiller and First Secretary, American Embassy, Constantinople, 177, 187 Philipson, Rev. Dr. David, not in favour of Zionist plans, 349 Phillips, L. J., 48 Phœnix Insurance Co., position with, 18 Pilsudski, Dictator of Poland, 115; not in favour of Mission to Poland, 360; at reception in Warsaw, 364; “no pogroms, nothing but unavoidable accidents,” 371; talks with on Jewish question, 372, 375; change of attitude toward Commission, 378; his story of his rise to power, 378 Pinchot, Amos, member “Committee of Safety,” 107 Pinsk, investigations in, 369 Platt, Frank, retained by Alexander in Equitable Insurance contest, 80, 81 Plaza Hotel, purchase of, 87 Plumb, Preston, 26 Poincaré, President, at review of first American troops in France, 256; at signing of Peace Treaty, 336 Poland, atrocities against the Jews, 351; question of Jewish nationalism in, 351; plan to finance, 380 Poland, Mission to, formation of, 352; ideal to be accomplished, 358; Lansing’s letter of instructions, 359; arrival in Warsaw, 360 Politics, first entry into, 111 Politis, M., arranges meeting with Venizelos, 328 Polk, Frank L., doubt of success of 1916 campaign, 235 Pomerene, Atlee, at Jackson Day Dinner, 142 Ponydreguin, General, dinner with at Gondrecourt, 259 Post, James H., aids in formation of real estate trust company, 58 Postmastership at New York, contention regarding, 237 Power, Judge Maurice J., “discoverer” of Grover Cleveland, 118 Prendergast, William A., at War Publicity meeting, 253; slated for Comptroller on fusion ticket, 280 Pryor, Gen. Roger A., 29, 30 Pyne, Percy R., retires from presidency of National City Bank, 76 Quekemeyer, Captain, American representative on trip to French front, 266 Radcliffe, General, met on British front, 269 Rappard, Dr., William, speech at dinner to Governors of the League of the Red Cross Societies, 321 Raymond, Henry T., 15 Reading, Lord, address before Merchants’ Association in New York, 298 Real Estate, ventures in, 39 Red Cross, financing the, insisting on aiming for large sum, 249; article “A Vision of the Red Cross After the War,” 308; the International Conference, 308 Red Cross Magazine article on Turkish massacres, 288 Redfield, Congressman, appointed Secretary of Commerce, 154, 159 Reilly, John, buys lots on route of Subway, 50 Rice, Edwin T., 93 Richardson, Captain, ’Forty-niner, 4 Robert College, Constantinople, 186, 204, 208 Rockefeller, William, how he obtained stock of Northern Pacific, 71 Rockefeller, Mrs. John D., Jr., activities in war work, 299 Rosalsky, Judge Otto, at Sulzer dinner, 168 Rosenwald, Julius, on committee for financing the Red Cross, 250 Roosevelt, Franklin D., doubt of success of 1916 campaign, 235 Roosevelt, Theodore, deference to Mark Hanna, 123; coaches Taft for campaign, 124; split in Republican party forfeits election, 150; Joffre anecdote of, 264; calls meeting of New York Progressives to agree on fusion slate, 280; his first demonstration of power, 282; urges Mitchel’s reëlection at City Hall Park mass meeting, 284, 285 Root, Elihu, associated with in difficulties of Hilton, Hughes & Co., 37; policy of business and politics, 37; consulted on Equitable controversy, 82; signs cable to Wilson appealing for help for Armenia, 340 Rose, William R., 54 Roumania, question of Jewish nationalism in, 351 Roux, Dr. Émile, at International Red Cross Conference, 315 Rubenstein, Rabbi, recounts history of Vilna excesses against Jews, 362 Russell, Colonel, sails for International Red Cross Conference, 310 Russell, Judge Horace, retained by, 36 Ryan, Thomas, 39 Said Halim, Prince, Grand Vizier, 221, 225 Samaritans, visit to the tribe on Mount Gerizim, 228 Samuel, Sir Herbert, significance of appointment as first governing head of Palestine, 392 Sassoon, Sir Philip, private secretary of Sir Douglas Haig, 272 Sayre, Dr., on Palestine trip, 216 Schiff, Jacob H., on Board of Directors Metropolitan Opera Company, 100; gives evidence against Sulzer at impeachment trial, 173; misfortune at a dinner, 299; advises attendance at International Red Cross Conference, 308 Schmavonian, A. K., attaché at American Embassy, Constantinople, 178, 187; on Palestine trip, 215, 231; on trip to French front, 259; to British front, 266 Schurz, Carl, on Independent politics, 135 Schwab, Chas. M., buys stock in Fuller Construction Co., 72 Sebastiyeh, visit to, 231 Seligman, Joseph, refused accommodations in Saratoga hotel, 38; president Society for Ethical Culture, 95 Senior, Max, not in favour of Zionist plans, 349 Settlement work, in Manhattan and the Bronx, 105 Seymour, Harriet, 106 Shaffer, Chauncey, in law office of, 24 Sharp, Ambassador, at review of first American troops in France, 256 Shaw, Peggy, maintaining soldiers’ theatre and rest room at Treves, 333 Shufro, Jacob, 106 Sibert, General, in command at Gondrecourt, 259 Siegel-Cooper & Company, opening New York Store, 54 Sigerson, Michael, 111 Simon, Robert E., in the “Subway Boom,” 87; partnership with, 89 Sinclair, General, met on British front, 269 Singer Sewing Machine Co., in Constantinople, 203 Skrzynski, M., at reception in Warsaw, 365; at luncheon, 376 Slocum, Gen. Henry W., 118 Smith, Alfred E., chairman of factory investigating committee, 108; recommended for New York Postmastership, 240 Smith, J. Henry, on Board of Directors Metropolitan Opera Company, 101 Society of Ethical Culture, formation, 95 Southack, Frederick, aids in forming real estate trust company, 57 Southmayd, Henry M., attorney for the Astors, 45 Spanish-American War, influence of, on real estate transactions, 54, 56 Speer, Mrs. Emma Bailey, in war work, 299 St. Patrick’s Cathedral, construction of, 8 Stanchfield, John B., of Counsel at Sulzer impeachment, 172 Standard Oil Co., in Constantinople, 203 Stanislawa, investigations at, 367 Stanley, Sir Arthur, instrumental in selection of Englishman as Director-General of International Red Cross, 319 Stewart, A. T., & Co., 36 Stillman, James, on Executive Committee of real estate trust company, 61; a power in finance, 65; interested in increasing capital of Lawyers’ Title Company, 68, 70; aids in financing of Fuller Construction Co., 71; becomes president of National City Bank, 76; attitude toward Equitable controversy, 81; offers backing in case of panic, 88; wise advice of, 180 Stimson, Henry L., Chairman “Committee of Safety,” 108 Stone, Senator, call on Wilson’s campaign managers, 143; at the Sulzer dinner, 168 Storrs, Richard S., 15 Stowell, Edgar, 106 Straight, Willard D., at War Publicity meeting, 253 Straus, Isidor, incident of formation of firm Abraham & Straus, 34; secures business of R. H. Macy & Co., 36 Straus, Nathan, early friendship with, 3; dry goods business of, 35, 36 Strauss, Charles, transactions with, 89 Strong, Colonel, plans for International Red Cross preferred by Davison, 312, 315; at Cannes, 327 Subway, routes being laid out for, 47 Sulzer, William, experiences with, 155; inaugurated Governor of New York, 162; dinner given to, 163; beneficial legislation and wise appointments, 164; defies Tammany Hall, 167; the Café Boulevard Dinner, and “the wish-bone speech,” 168; impeached and removed from office, 170 Sykes, Josephine, 99 Syrian Protestant College, visit to, 233 Taft, William H., coached for campaign by Roosevelt, 124; work for League to Enforce Peace, 301, et seq.; speech on the Covenant at Metropolitan Opera House gathering, 305; advises attendance at International Red Cross Conference, 308 Talaat Bey, real ruler of Turkey, 185, 187, 191; arranges reception at Adrianople, 192; direct dealings with, 197; asks advice, 198; looks to comfort of party on Palestine trip, 231 Talbot, Dr., Fritz B., sails for International Red Cross Conference, 310 Talmage, T. De Witt, 15 Tariff, Protective, a blow to family fortunes, 4 Taussig, Professor, at dinner given by Chinese delegation to Peace Conference, 324 Thalman, Ernest, 100 Thann, visit to, on trip to the front, 261 Tibbetts, Major, met on British front, 268 Tilden, Samuel J., effects downfall of Tweed Ring, 111 Tilton, Henry, 30 Tourtel, H. B. met on British front, 267 Townroe, Captain, conducts trip to British front, 266 Townsend, Col. C. M., met, after many years on British front, 267 Tsulski, Dr., conference with, on conditions in Poland, 358 Tumulty, Joseph, at conference over Jefferson Day Dinner tickets, 139; at Sea Girt notification, 148 Turkish question, study of, 336 Tweed Ring, contact with, 109 Underhill, Senator, at Jackson Day Dinner, 142 Underwood, John T., transactions with, 90; tenders John Purroy Mitchel vice-presidency of his company, 279 Underwood, Oscar, candidacy against Wilson, 138 Underwood Typewriter Co., capitalization of, 90 “Union for Higher Life,” member of, 97 Van Dyke, Dr. Henry, in campaign of League to Enforce Peace, 301 Vanderbilt, Alfred G., on Board of Directors Metropolitan Opera Company, 100 Varilla, Bunau, at luncheon with, 330 Vendôme, Duc de, acquaintance with at Peace Conference, 326, 327 Vendôme, Duchess of, met at Cannes, 327 Venizelos, at Peace Conference, 328; discussion with on Smyrna question, 329 Vesnitz, representing Jugo-Slavia at Peace Conference, 327 Vilna, investigations in, 370 Vimy Ridge, visited during battle of Lens, 271 Viviani, René, New York City’s reception to, 253 Von Moltke, General, at launching of Germany’s first battleship, 24 Webb, Gen. Alexander S., 12 Whitall, Dr. Samuel S., influence of, 15 Wadsworth, Eliot, on committee for financing the Red Cross, 249 Wagner, Robert E., vice-chairman of factory investigation committee, 108; recommended for New York Postmastership, 240 Wald, Lillian D., and Henry Street Settlement, 105; introduces Sidney Webb, 120 Wallace, Dr. Louise B., dean of Constantinople College for Girls, 204 Wallace, Hugh C., friendship with, 154 Wanamaker, John, succeeds to original business of A. T. Stewart & Co., 38 Wangenheim, Baron, complains against American ammunition, 24; German Ambassador at Constantinople, 182 Washburn, Dr., work at Robert College, 208 Waterlow, Lady, met at Cannes, 327 Watson, Dr. Charles Roger, 175 Webb, Sidney, interview with an American political “boss,” 120 Weber, M., patriot of Thann, 261 Wechsler & Abraham, incident of dissolution of partnership, 34 Weitz, Dr. Paul, emissary of German and Austrian Ambassadors, 181 Welch, Dr. William H., sails to attend International Red Cross Conference, 310; on Council of National Defense, 311; speech at dinner to Governors of the League of the Red Cross Societies, 321 Wells, Rollo, friendship with, 154 Wertheim, Jacob, aids in financing Underwood Typewriter Co., 92 Wertheim, Maurice, 92 White, George, member of Democratic National Committee, 122 White, Henry, arranges meeting with Venizelos, 329 White, Richard Grant, study under, 98 Whiting, Richard, makes flashlight photographs of Samaritan ceremonies, 228 Whitman, District Attorney, at Sulzer dinner, 168; slated for Mayor of New York on fusion ticket, 280, 281 Whitney, H. P., on Board of Directors of Metropolitan Opera Company, 100 Whitney, William C., fight against Kelly, Tammany leader, 112 Willcox, William R., at War Publicity meeting, 252 Williams, Dr. Talcott, anecdote of Woodrow Wilson, 307 Williams, John Sharp, signs cable to Wilson appealing for help for Armenia, 340 Wilson, George Grafton, in campaign of League to Enforce Peace, 301 Wilson, Joseph, devotion to his brother Woodrow, 154 Wilson, President Woodrow, presented with typewriter, 93; defies state bosses, 122; why attracted to, 128, 129; at the Free Synagogue Dinner, 130; taking Borah’s measure, 130; Presidential candidacy, 132; the hope of political regeneration, 135; introduces Walter Hines Page, 136; explanation of the “cocked-hat” letter, 140; speech at Jackson Day Dinner, 143; comment on Champ Clark-Col. Harvey episode, 149; Campaign of 1912, 150; asks reconsideration of refusal to accept chairmanship of Finance Committee, 152; elected President, 159; asks acceptance of Ambassadorship of Turkey, 160; instructions on leaving to assume post of Ambassador to Turkey, 175; reëlection in 1916, not thought possible by party leaders, 234; attitude toward New York Postmastership appointment, 238; renominated at St. Louis Convention, 241; election night returns seem to show defeat, 246; election assured, 248; report to on trips to battle fronts, 274; letter advising exposure of German intrigue, 297; at Metropolitan Opera House gathering, 304; attitude toward Lane as Director-General of International Red Cross, 318; the hope of the Peace Conference, 323; at signing of Peace Treaty, 336; discuss Polish Mission with, and propose Armenian Mission to, 338; cable to from America proposing this Mission, 339; appoints commission to investigate treatment of Jews in Poland, 352; insists on having a Jew on commission to investigate Polish pogroms, 354 Wilson, Mrs. Woodrow, claims the President’s typewriter, 93; at signing of Peace Treaty, 336 Winthrop, Henry Rogers, on Board of Directors of Metropolitan Opera Company, 100 Wise, Dr. Stephen S., speaks at Conried’s funeral, 105; urges acceptance of Ambassadorship to Turkey, 162; acquaints President Wilson with his plans for Zionism, 293 Wise Centenary Fund, Isaac M., speech at dinner of Executive Committee, 294 “Wish-bone speech” at Sulzer dinner, 169 Woerishoefer, Carola, 107 Wolff, Lucien, representing Jews of England at Peace Conference, 350 Woman’s activities in the war, 299 Women in Turkey, their position, 195 Woodruff, Lieutenant-Governor, at Roosevelt’s fusion meeting, 280 Wood, Sir Henry, 188 World, New York, danger of defection, owing to Postmastership appointment, 238, 240 Yeaman, George H., 19, 30 Young Turks, government a failure, 196 Zermoysky, Countess, at reception in Warsaw, 364 Zionism, article in New York Times, 289; a fallacy in Poland, 383; a surrender not a solution, 385; its economic aspect, 393; its political foundations, 395; a spiritual will-o’-the-wisp, 398 Zionists, their Nationalistic plans not favoured, 349; present their case to Mission at Warsaw, 363

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