. Morton memorial; a history of the Stevens institute of technology, with biographies of the trustees, faculty, and alumni, and a record of the achievements of the Stevens family of engineers. Wilkes, John Francis (, 85), wasborn in Charlotte, N. C, May 20, 1864. In THE ALUMNI 615 1883 he took the degree of Bachelor of Phys-ics at the University of North Carolina. Hehas been superintendent of the MecklenburgIron Works at Charlotte from 1885 to date,his duties including the management of thebusiness, travelling on special work, design-ing special machinery and buildings formachinery, etc. T
. Morton memorial; a history of the Stevens institute of technology, with biographies of the trustees, faculty, and alumni, and a record of the achievements of the Stevens family of engineers. Wilkes, John Francis (, 85), wasborn in Charlotte, N. C, May 20, 1864. In THE ALUMNI 615 1883 he took the degree of Bachelor of Phys-ics at the University of North Carolina. Hehas been superintendent of the MecklenburgIron Works at Charlotte from 1885 to date,his duties including the management of thebusiness, travelling on special work, design-ing special machinery and buildings formachinery, etc. The works build princi-pally gold-mining and milling machinery andengines. He was for several years a mem-ber of the American Institute of MiningEngineers; the American Society of Mechan-ical Engineers; and the Elisha Mitchell Williams, Alonzo Rowland (, 95), wasborn in Raleigh, N. C, February 11, J. F. Wilkes Scientific Society. He is a member of theNorth State Club; the Independent Order ofForesters; the Vestry of the EpiscopalChurch ; and of the Alpha Tau Omega andTheta Nu Epsilon fraternities; and is direc-tor of the Charlotte Public Library. Mr. Wilkes is the son of John and JaneRenwick Wilkes. He has married twice: thefirst time, October 7, 1891, and the secondtime, July 12, 1898, to Frances Mclver have two children, John, Jr., and Car-rie Mclver Wilkes. Willett, Wallace (, 96), was in theemploy of the American Sugar Refining Co.,Jersey City, N. J., 1896-99; engaged on thetrade journal of the sugar industry. NewYork, 1899-1900; and has been in the broker-age business, New York, from 1900 to date.
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