. Dental W. W. AUport Walter Webb Allport was a tailors apprentice and a closestudent. He studied medicine and later dentistry with Westcott, and became one of the experts of his day,ranking with Varney, Atkinson Corydon, Palmer and McKel-lops. He located in Chicago in 1854, and enjoyed a most lucra-tive practice. He was a microscopical investigator and instru-mental in organizing the Chicago Microscopical Club. He waseditor of the Peoples Dental Journal, promoter and organizerof many dental societies, and originator of the Worlds Colum-bian dental congress. THE DENTAL SUMMAR
. Dental W. W. AUport Walter Webb Allport was a tailors apprentice and a closestudent. He studied medicine and later dentistry with Westcott, and became one of the experts of his day,ranking with Varney, Atkinson Corydon, Palmer and McKel-lops. He located in Chicago in 1854, and enjoyed a most lucra-tive practice. He was a microscopical investigator and instru-mental in organizing the Chicago Microscopical Club. He waseditor of the Peoples Dental Journal, promoter and organizerof many dental societies, and originator of the Worlds Colum-bian dental congress. THE DENTAL SUMMARY 365. H. J. B. McKellops Henry James Byron McKellops, whom all who knew re-spected for his superiority as an operator, and he had few, ifany equals, when it came to the manipulation of heavy foils,especially gold and platinum foil, with which he wrought won-ders. He gathered a most complete dental library, the bestselected of its kind in existence, at the time of his death. loved the beautiful and artistic, and he filled hishome with many pieces of rare bric-a-brac and choice worksof art. His complete and beautiful office furniture and the in-struments he was so proud of, were sold after his death for asong at public auction. He liked fancy dress, and had a greatfad of collecting beautiful neckties. He, like Atkinson, was aconspicuous figure at all dental gatherings, far and near. Hewas a pronounced character, and greatly admired by thosewho really knew him, and a great ornament to Americandentistry. 366 TIIIO DIOXTAL
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