[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] An earnest member of the Episcopal Church, his labors for its advancement have been unceasing, making the Church of St. Mary's, at Lake Mohegan, the subject of his peculiar care. Here, as lay leader, he has conducted services for many years, and through his systematic efforts the church is free from debt, and is exerting a wide-spread influence for good. Mr. Cortlandt de Peyster Field married Virginia, daughter of John W. Hamersly, a lady in whose veins runs the blood of some of the oldest families of this State and also of the " Old Dominion," which was the home of her grandmother. Her father is widely known from the literary circle that meets at his house at stated times, and embraces the choicest names of the men of letters of New York. Like her busband, Mrs. Field takes an active interest in all that pertains to the moral good of the community, and in Ids religious work she is an earnest and willing aid. The old home stead of the family in Yorktown still