BELMONT, AUGUST

(1853), banker, was born in New York, the son of August Belmont. He was educated at Harvard University, later entering his father’s banking busine . On the death of the elder Belmont he became the head of the firm, continuing to act as the representative of the Huropean banking of Rothchilds. The firm has steadily continued to exert wide influence on the financial and railroad affairs of the United States, an influence which first made itself felt under the elder Belmont’s direction. In 1900 he organized the Rapid Transit Subway Construction Company for the purpose of supporting John B. McDonald, who had received a $35,000,000 contract for constructing a rapid transit system in New York. In 1905 he was elected president of the National Civic Federation and re-elected the following year. He was also appointed treasurer of the Democratic National Committee, and has been chairman of the board of directors of the Interboro Consolidated Corporation, International Rapid Transit Company and the Rapid Transit Subway Construction Company. (Mrs. August Belmont), was born in Wigan, Lancashire, England, the daughter of Charles Robson. She was edue cated at St. Peter’s Island, S.I., N.Y., and made her first appearance on the stage in 1897 at the California Theatre. For two years she played in stock companies in San Francisco, Denver and other cities and had much succe in Arizona, and as Con stance in In @ Balcony, Mile. de la Vire in A Gentleman of France and Audrey in the play of that name. In 1903 she played Juliet to the Romeo of Kyre Bellew, shortly after starring, in Zangwill’s play, Merely Mary Ann. Her greatest succe , however, was scored in Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Dawn of a Tomorrow, which she played from 1908 to 1910, In 1910 she married August Belmont, the American banker, and retired from the stage.; financier, was born in New York City, the son of August Belmont. He was educated at Harvard and studied civil law at the University of Berlin. He was admitted to the bar in 1876 and was a member of the 47th to 50th Congre es, and from 1885 to 1889 held the post of chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. He has been Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Spain and on five occasions has been a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. In 1917 he was commi ioned captain of the U.S. Reserve, and is a member of the advisory board of the American Defense Society.;