MACCABEES, The Woman's Benefit As sociation of the, an adequate rate fraternal or der for women with headquarters at Port Huron, Mich. Miss Bina M. West is the founder and present supreme commander and Miss Frances D. Partridge the supreme record keeper. Organized in 1892, as the Ladies of the Maccabees of the World, reorganized under its present name in 1915 and established in the United States and Canada, the order has 3,000 local bodies with 192,000 members and a re serve fund of $12,000,000; it has paid in death benefits about $15,500,000; provides whole life, term and disability protection; 20-year plans; junior protection for children of members; sick, last illness and burial; and maternity benefits. It maintains a free hospital service in every State for needy sick, and a patriotic service for the aid of members affected by the war. It is the first society of its kind to own a home-office building, erected at a cost of $250,000 without extra cost to its members through the advance in values of property hold ings. The order is founded, officered and man aged solely by women for home protection, mutual fellowship and fraternal aid.
McCALL, Edward Everett, American ju rist: b. Albany, N. Y., 6 Jan. 1863. He was educated at the Albany High School and the New York University, was admitted to the bar in 1884 and practised in New York from 1884 till 1902. From that year until 1913 he was justice of the Supreme Court of New York (1st district) and Democratic candidate for mayor of New York in 1913, but was defeated by the late John Purroy Mitchel (q.v.). Judge McCall is a member of various New York clubs, including the Lotus, Manhattan, Catholic, Democratic and Athletic.
McCALL, George Archibald, American soldier: b. Philadelphia, 16 March 1802; d. 25 Feb. 1868. He was graduated at West Point in 1822; in 1836 reached the rank of captain, and that of colonel in 1850. Having served against the Seminoles in Florida, he won distinction in the Mexican War; in 1850 he be came inspector-general, resigning from the army three years later. In 1861 he was given command of the Pennsylvania Reseives, with the rank of brigadier-general of volunteers, and participated in the work of the Army of the Potomac, particularly in the Peninsular cam paign of 1862, in •which he was engaged with his troops at Mechanicsville, Gaines' Mill and Frazier's Farm (qq.v.). At Frazier's Farm, 30
June, he was taken prisoner and was confined' for several weeks in Libby prison. In August he was exchanged, but impaired health pre vented him from returning to the army, and in 1863 he resigned. He wrote 'Letters From the Frontier' (1868).
McCALL, John Augustin, American in surance official: b. Albany, N. Y., 2 March 1849; d. Lakewood, N. J., 18 Feb. 1906. He was educated in his native city and served for sev eral years as clerk in the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company. In 1877 he entered the New York State insurance department in which he served as clerk, deputy superintendent and superintendent. In 1887 he was made comp troller of the Equitable Life Assurance Com pany and in 1892 became president of the New York Life Insurance Company. In 1905 the Armstrong insurance investigation led to his resignation in 1906 and he died two months after resigning.
McCALL, Samuel Walker, American pub lic official: b. East Providence, Pa., 28 Feb. 1851. In 1874 he was graduated at Dartmouth Col lege, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1876, since when he has practised in Boston. He was editor-in-chief of the Boston Daily Ad vertiser in 1888-89 and served as delegate at the Republican National Convention of 1888, 1900 and 1916. He was member of the Massa chusetts house of representatives in 1888, 1889 and 1892 and was a member of Congress from 1893 to 1913 from the Eighth Massachusetts district. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the governorship of Massachusetts in 1914. He was successful the following year, being elected governor for 1916. He was re-elected for the two successive terms of 1917 and 1918. He has published 'Life of Thaddeus Stevens' (1899) ; 'Dartmouth Centennial Address on Daniel Webster' (1902); 'The Business of Congress' (1911) ; Life of Thomas B. Reed' (1914); 'The Liberty of Citizenship' (1915), and maga zine articles. He received honorary degrees from Dartmouth, Oberlin, Tufts, Maine, Trin ity, Columbia and Williams.