*** Source: Who's who in the Pacific Southwest: a compilation of authentic biographical sketches of citizens of Southern California and Arizona. Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Print. & Binding House, 1913, 406 pgs. *** ---page 115--- factory buildings, etc.; moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1910; is now associated with Thornton Fitzhugh and Frank G. Krucker, architects on the Trinity Auditorium Building. Democrat. Methodist. DEICHMILLER, Conrad. Dentist. Res. 635 S. Berendo st. ; office 609-14 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born near Bremen, Germany, May 9, 1864; son of Martin and Maria Deichmiller. Married to Jennie V. Miller. Attended public and private schools of Scranton, Pa.; graduated from Dental Dept. of Univ. of Cal., 1894. With his father in stone quarrying business in Scranton, Pa.; in various lines of stone work in Colo. and Ariz., 1881-85; moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1885; with Henry Stohl & Sons, 1885- 87; apprentice in various dental offices 1887-92; practiced dentistry in San Francisco, 1894-1906; clinical instruc- tor in operative dentistry and asst. in- structor in chemical and metallurgi- cal laboratory of Univ. of Cal., 1904; member Board of Directors of San Francisco Dental College; moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1906, where he has practiced dentistry to date. Member firm Deichmiller, Gillespie & Charles, mouth specialists. Pres. and mgr. Dental Hygiene Co. Member Masonic fraternity, 32d degree; Knights Templar; Shrine; Eastern Star; Rotary Club; Los Angeles Advertising Club; Los Angeles Co. Dental Soc.; So. Cal. Dental Soc.; San Francisco Dental Soc.; California State Dental Soc.; Amer. Med. Assn.; state organ- izer of Natl. Mouth Hygiene Assn.; chairman Exhibits Fourth International Congress on School Hygiene. DE LA CRUZ, Juan (Count de Morety). Opera and concert singer. Res. 675 Coronado st.; office Blanchard Hall, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark; son of Alexander Philomeno de la Cruz de Morety and Maria Grishauge (Jepson) de Morety. Married to Vera Eyton in 1908. Graduated from Copenhagen College; studied music at Royal Opera House, Copenhagen; under private tutors in Berlin, Paris, London and Milan. Toured all European capitals with success as concert and opera singer; has sung "Laudgraf" in Tannhauser, "King" in Tristan and Isolde, "King" in Lohengrin, etc.; with Opera House, Covent Garden and Royal Opera, Copenhagen, etc,; in Los Angeles, 1912 to date. Protestant. DEL VALLE, Reginald F. Lawyer. Res. 3508 S. Figueroa St.; office Lankershim Bldg. Born in Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 15, 1854; son of Ygnacio and Ysabel (Varela) Del Valle; married to Helen M. White Cayatile in 1890; attended St. Vincent's College, Los Angeles, 1870-71; graduated from Santa Clara College, Santa Clara, Cal., June, 1873; studied law privately and was admitted to the bar; practicing in the Supreme Court since 1877; elected to State Assembly of Cal. in 1879; re-elected in 1880; presidential elector for Hancock and English; elected Senator from Los Angeles Co., served four years, 1883- 1886; chairman of State Convention at Los Angeles, 1888; nominated for Lieut.-Gov. in 1890; chairman of Committee on Resolutions of the State Convention at Fresno, 1892; admitted to practice in Supreme Court of the United States, 1893; chairman Democratic State Convention at San Francisco, 1894; has served at every State Convention for more than thirty years; delegate to Democratic National Convention at Kansas City in 1900; member of the Board of Public Service in charge of the Water Dept. of Los Angeles. DENNEN, Grace Atherton. Teacher and writer. Res. 4207 Normandie Ave.; office Girls' Collegiate School, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Woburn, Mass., in 1873; daughter of Rev. Stephen Rollins and Clara Whitney (Ludwig) Dennen. Unmarried. At- tended public schools, New Haven, Conn.; high school, Concord, Mass.; Smith College, Northampton, Mass., graduating, A.B., 1892; A.M., 1894; at Stanford Univ., Palo Alto, Cal., pupil and teacher, 1900-2. English tutor at Stanford Univ. year and a half; now head of English Dept. Girls' Collegiate School, Los Angeles; lec- tured before Ebell societies of So. Cal.; gave courses of lectures for lit- erary clubs of San Francisco and San Jose; author: poem, "Gold of Ophir Roses" in Stedman's "American Anthology;" novel, "The Dawn Meadow;" short stories for Munsey Publishing Co., Pictorial Review, Youth's Companion and Los Angeles Times. DENNEN, Jeanne Whitney. Teacher. Res. Adams and Hoover Sts.; office Girls' Collegiate School, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Watertown, [Mass., Jan. 16, 1863; daughter of Stephen Rollins and Clara Whitney (Ludwig) Dennen.] *** end ***