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conferred upon him. Until the year 1886 he was connected with Bellevue Hospital in New York City, and the municipal hospitals of the same city on Blackwell's Island, then went to Roanoke. Virginia, and established himself in private practice in that city. In this he has been eminently successful, and his professional skill has been recognized by the tender of public offices. He was elected president of the Roanoke board of health in 1 89 1 and served continuously for a period of eighteen years. During this time he had charge of a number of epidemics, handling them in a masterly manner, to the entire satisfaction of the citizens and the state health authorities. He was one of the organ- izers of the Roanoke Medical Society, and has served as president of this body : is a member of the Roanoke Academy of Medi- cine, of the \\'est \'irginia Medical Asso- ciation, the Virginia State Medical Associa- tion and the American Medical Association. As visiting physician of the Roanoke City Hospital he has rendered excellent service. Dr. Harrison was unusually young when he volunteered his services at the time of the civil war. January i. 1863, he enlisted as a private in Nelson's Light Artillery, was advanced to the rank of sergeant, and was mustered out at the close of the war as lieu- tenant of artillery under Captain J. Henry Reeber. Dr. Harrison is constantly broad- ening his sphere of usefulness and demon- strating his superior ability and deep inter- est in his calling from the humanitarian as well as the scientific standpoint.

Warren Rice. The second of his line to adopt the legal profession as his own, War- ren Rice, of Winchester, Virginia, has for fifteen years been identified therewith, and has practiced law in Virginia and Colorado, attaining in that time a reputation as a law- yer of honor and reliability. His line has ever favored the professions, his great- grandfather. John W. Rice, having been a physician of note, his grandfather, Lewis Gillman Rice, an attorney ; while in his father the line of professional succession was broken to admit a business man and finan- cier of tried judgment and proven ability. Lewis Gillman Rice was the first president of the \'alley Turnpike Company of Vir- ginia, and married Margaret Shannon Con- way, a descendant of the old Shannon fam- ily of New York.

John Warren Rice, father of Warren Rice,

was born in Newmarket, Virginia, July i, 1848, and after scholastic training in the schools of Winchester became a runner for the Shenandoah Valley Bank, in 1871. Seven years later he was raised to the position of assistant cashier and in 1883 became cashier, which office he filled until his elevation to the vice-presidency in 1910. Air. Rice is connected with many of the institutions ot Winchester, and has been secretary of the Handley Public Library of that place since its founding. He married Alary Catherine Piter, born in Shenandoah county, Virginia, in 1856. daughter of Colonel Jacob Pifer. l^he part played in the Confederate army by the family of Pifer was an honorable one, many of the name serving therein during the four years of battle and some gaining im- portant rank. Colonel A. P. Pifer having been a member of the staf? of General Rob- ert E. Lee.

Warren Rice, son of John Warren and Mary Catherine ( Pifer ) Rice, was born in Winchester, Frederick county, \'irginia, April 2, 1876, and obtained his early edu- cation in the public and private schools of his birthplace. In 1895 ^'id 1896 he was a student in Washington and Lee College, and was then for one year a student in Harvard l'ni^ ersity, beginning the study of law under the preceptorship of Judge Harrison, an official of 'he circuit court. His admis- sion to the Virginia bar came in September, 1900, and until January, 1907, he was engaged in the independent general practice of his profession in his native state, then journeyed to Denver. Colorado, and there became a member of the law firm of Bicksler, Ben- nett & Nye, one of the most important legal associations in that city. The desires of his relatives caused his return to Winchester in 1909, since which year he has been success- full}- engaged as a legal practitioner in that place. Air. Rice is a Democrat in political action, and holds membership in the Prot- estant Episcopal church. He is a citizen of substantial qualities, highly regarded by his professional brethren, and possesses a legal record of creditable accomplishment.

A\'arren Rice married. October 24. 1907. Grace Ethel Enos. of Denver. Colorado, born in Indiana, in 1885. daughter of Dr. Charles Wolcott Enos and Sara Elizabeth (Cory) Enos. and has children: John W'arren (2), born in Winchester, \'irginia, October 4, 1909: Elizabeth Shannon, born in Winches- ter, Virginia, August 28, 191 1. Dr. Charles