Show WHITRIDGE NAMED NEW Yorker Selected as Special Amt bastndor at King Alfonsos Wedding Washington President Hoosovc I has Just announced the appointment of Frederick W Whltridgo of New York as special ambnssndor to top resent tho United States at tho wedding wed-ding of the king of Spain Frederick Wnlllngford Whltrldgu is 1 n lawyer with odious nt No 59 Wall street and Is aim n director In several companies lie has n home nt No Id Knot Eleventh street where he has lived for nearly 25 years Mr l Whltrldgu has accepted tho appointment ap-pointment IIH specfal ambassador Although Al-though he has travelled extensively ho has never boon In Spain The ono country In Europe I might say he remnikcd that I have not visited I have often thought of see ra II rt I FltBDHIUCK I w WHITRIDOE Ho Will Attend Wedding of King Alfonso of Spain as Our Special Representative Ing Spain but other countries seemed to have a stronger attraction for thE time timeMr Mr Whltridgo has a country estate In the Highlands of Scotland where ho and Mrs Whltridgo spend tholr summers Mrs Whltridgo Is a laughter laugh-ter of Matthew Arnold Both art fond of outdoor exercise Mr Whit ridgo walks from 15 to 25 miles a day during tho summer His selection tc bo special ambassador from this coon try to tho court of Spain at tho wedding wed-ding of tho king Is said to have beer on tho recommendation of Secretary Hoot of tho stato department although al-though Mr Whltridgo is a personal friend of tho president Mr Whltridgo was born In New lied ford Mass In 1852 lIe was gradu ntcd from Amherst college In 1874 and from Columbia Law school In 1878 In 1881 ho married Miss Lucy Arnold Ho Is president of the WashIngton Wash-ington county railroad and a dlrcctoi of the Chicago Terminal Elovntoi company tho Cleveland Akron Columbus Uiinhns railway Lake Erie Western railroad Niagara Development company com-pany and other corporations Ho Is also a member of the Knickerbocker Century Metropolitan university and other clubs Ho has not taken an ac tivo Interest in local affairs In some years Ho was ono of tho originator of tho municipal civil service comuils slon |