Who's who in Little Rock, nineteen hundred and twenty-one : an accurate biographical record of men and women of Little Rock, Ark., prominent in various lines of civic activity, Part 11

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Publication date: 1921
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Loved Arkansas, adopted by State Teachers Assn. for use 111 the Public Schools. Member Gen. Conference M. E. Church, South, 1918; member Centenary Commission and War Work Commission, 1919; visited Cuba and made study of Methodist Missions; 1920 traveled through Panama Canal and South Ameri- ca. Wrote about S. A. trip for many papers. Member L. R. An- nual Conference of the Metho- dist Episcopal Church, South. Democrat.


MILLER, MAJ. CHAS. H .. 2516 Broadway St. Engineer. Born at Strasburg, Pa., Nov. 30, 1866. Son of Henry B. and Lizzie B. Miller. Educated at Grammar Schools of Strasburg; Strasburg High School, 1884; Lehigh Uni- versity, graduate of civil engi- neering class 1888. Married Miss Edna Ward, at Luna Landing. Ark., Oct., 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have two children: Anne Charlene and Edna Marion. Pres. Miller-Butterworth Co. : Pres. Southern Granite Co .; V .- Pres. Southern Sand Co .; Pres. Allen Grand Co .; 33 years in en- gineering and construction work ; served in late war 22 months as Major of Engineers ; Built Camp Cody as Constructing Quarter- master ; one year in France com- manding 2nd Bat. 23rd Engi- neers. Member of the Elks; Country Club ; Quapaw Club : Spring Lake Club; Kiwanis Club ; American Society Civil Engineers : American Railway Engfiineering Assn .: American Assn. of Engineers ; L. R. Engi- neers Club.


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MITCHELL, MRS. FRANCIS ROOTS, 923 Scott St. Born at Little Rock, Ark. Daughter of Emily Margaret Blakeslee Roots and Logan H. Roots. Educated at Pelham Hall, N. Y .; Miss Math- thews' School at Dobbs-Ferry, N. Y. Married Mr. William Starr Mitchell, at Little Rock, Ark., April 26, 1905. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell have two children : William Starr Mitchell Jr. (de- ceased) and Elizabeth Margaret. Member Colonial Dames of America. Republican.


MITCHELL, HORACE G., 1415 Spring St. Born at Cane Hill, Ark .. . 1876. Son of James Mitchell and Lizzie Lattle Mitchell. Edu- cated at Washington College, St. Louis, Mo. Married Miss Mary House, at Little Rock, Ark., 1909. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell have three children : Horace Jr., Joe House and Arline. President Democrat Printing & Lithographing Co. Member Country Club; Elks ; Lakeside Country Club ; Y. M. C. A. and others. Democrat.


MOORE, JOIIN M., 1604 Center St. Lawyer. Born in Pulaski Coun- ty, Ark. Son of Israel M. and Nancy J. Martin Moore. Edu- cated at Academies; Private In- struction ; served in C. S. A., pa- roled Charlotte, N. C., 1865. Married Miss Annie C. Turner, at Searcy, Ark .. 1873 (died, 1901). Mr. Moore has two chil- dren : J. Memick and Mrs. M. K. Kossmy. Practiced in Little Rock since 1871. Now member firm Moore, Smith, Moore & Trieber. Democrat.


MORRIS, RT. REV. JOHN B., D.D., 617 Louisiana St. Catholic Bish-


op of Little Rock. Born at Hen- dersonville, Tenn., June 29, 1866. Educated at Grammar Schools, Hendersonville, Tenn .; St. Mary's College, of Kentucky; American College, Rome. Ordained Priest, June II, 1892. Asst. Rector Cathedral Parish, Nashville, Tenn., 1892; Chancellor of Dio- cese of Nashville and Rector of the Cathedral, 1894; made Vicar General of Nashville Diocese in 1899 and Domestic Prelate in -1905; appointed Preconized Bishop of Acmonia and Coadju- tor-Bishop of Little Rock; suc- ceeded Rt. Rev. Edward Fitz- gerald, D.D., as Bishop of Little Rock, 1907. Built St. Joseph's Orphanage ; L. R. College ; Negro Church; Home of the Good Shepherd; additions to St. Vin- cent's Infirmary ; established Southern Guardian and many other great undertakings. Mem- ber of the K. C.


MOSES, HAMILTON, 1515 Schiller Ave. Lawyer. Born at Hamp- ton, Ark., June 28, 1887. Son of Mary D. Moses and A. G. Moses. Educated at Ouachita College, A.B .; Tulane University, M.A .; Arkansas Law School, LL.B. Married Miss Lena Goodwin ,at El Dorado, Ark. Mr. and Mrs. Moses have two children : Mary Falsom and Frances Norfleet. Asst. Atty. Gen. Ark. 1915-16; Secretary to Governors Dona- ghey, Hays and Brough. Men- ber of Masons, K. P., W. O. W., C. W., A. O. U. W. Democrat.


Moss, E. E., 3820 G St. Attorney. Born at Maple Rapids, Mich., Oct. 14, 1858. Son of Edgar D. and Lilia Hubbell Moss. Edu-


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cated at Public School, Maple Rapids, Mich. ; Hillsdale College, Michigan, A.B. and A.M. de- grees; University of Michigan, LL.B. Married Miss Cynthya Mills, at Maysville, Mich., Dec. II, 1890. Mr. and Mrs. Moss have two children : Lowell R. and Mildred M. In partnership with Mr. H. F. Auten, 1890-1892; E. E. Moss, Attorney, 1892 to date. Member of the Masons; Knights Templars ; Quapaw Club. Dem -. ocrat.


MOYER, JUDGE CHAS. E., 2218 Louisiana St. County and Pro- bate Judge. Born at Glenwood, Minn., April 16, 1880. Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Moyer. Edu- cated at Missouri Public Schools ; Missouri State Military School ; University of Missouri. Married Miss Pearle Feeby, at Kirksville, Mo., July 5, 1903. Salesman Armour Packing Co., two years ; Plunkett-Jarrell Co., 14 years; elected County and Probate Judge Nov., 1920. Member of the Ma- sonic Blue Lodge ; Shriner ; Con- sistory Commandery ; Royal Arch; Council, Eastern Star ; Grotto; Elks; Eagles; A. O. U. W., T. P. A .; Ark. Travelers ; L. R. Motor Club. Democrat.


MURPHY, MRS. CATHERINE DREW, 1868 Wolfe St. Born at Little Rock. Ark., July 15, 1841. Daughter of Frances Drew and Honora O. Driskoll Murphy. Educated at Private School; St. Mary's Academy, Little Rock, Ark. Married Mr. Murphy, at Little Rock, Ark., April 30, 1860. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy have eight children. Past Pres. St. An-


drew's Cathedral Aid; Honorary Member of the U. D. C .; Wid- ows' Protective Benevolent Assn. ; Ark. Pioneers Assn. Democrat.


MURPHY, J. S., 1912 W. Four- teenth St. Optometrist and Manufacturing Optician. Born at Quitrian, Miss., May 20, 1864. Son of Rev. J. S. Murphy and Mrs. Mary J. Murphy. Edu- cated at Grammar Schools of Center, Texas; Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas ; Chicago Theological Seminary. Married Miss Mattie E. Moore, at Paleshire, Texas, June 14, 1888. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy have one child: James Wesley. After finishing school and sem- inary entered ministry of the Congregational Church ; pastor at Emil, Okla .; Denison, Tex .; Port Arthur, Tex .; Bonne Terre, De Sota and St. Louis, Mo. Took up professional of Optometry in 1909. Practiced in Little Rock since 1911. Traveled in U. S. and Europe. Member of Trinity Lodge, Mason ; Consistory ; Scot- tish Rite ; Shriner.


MURRELL, MISS JULIA, 2123 Broad- way St. Manager of Woman's Dept. Am. Bank Commerce and Trust Co. Born in Little Rock. Daughter of Mr. H. Woods Mur- rell and Mrs. Charlotte C. Cook Murrell. Educated: Public and High School, Little Rock. With Mercantile Trust Co., ten years ; American Bank of Commerce and Trust Co., two years. Mem- ber of Y. W. C. A. ; Business and Professional Women's Club; First Methodist Church. Demo- crat.


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MYERS, HARRY HILTON, 720 W.


Twenty-fifth St. Lawyer. Born at Keokuk, Iowa, Oct. 8, 1867. Son of Theodore H. Myers and Elizabeth R. Myers. Educated at Public Schools of Keokuk. Married at Brinkley, Ark., April 13. 1887. Member of Masons, Knight Templar and Shriner. Republican.


NEWBERRY, FARRAR, I 523 W. Twenty-third St. State Mana- ger WV. O. W. Born at Gurdon, Ark., July 30, 1887. Son of Lawrence C. and Mattie A. New- berry. Educated at Henderson- Brown College and Vanderbilt University. Married Miss Lilla Lee Thomasson, at Little Rock. Ark., June 22, 1911. Mr. and Mrs. Newberry have two chil- dren: Farrar Jr. and Nick T. Member of State Legislature; in Fraternal Life Insurance for past eight years; published two works of Arkansas History on "The Life of Mr. Garland of Arkansas," and "James K. Jones, the Plumed Knight of Arkan- sas ;" taught history two years in Henderson-Brown College; one year in the State University at Fayetteville. Member of the Scottish Rite Masons; Albert Pike Consistory ; Al Amin Tem- ple ; Shriner ; W. O. W .; W. C .; Ben Hur ; M. W. A. Democrat.


NEWELL, ROBERT W., 2423 Gaines St. Secretary of Commercial Trust Co. Born at Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 17, 1879. Son of Robert George Newell and Ellen Whitfield Newell. Educated at Little Rock Public Schools ; State University. Married Miss Emma


M. Allis, at Little Rock, Ark., March 16, 1904. Mr. and Mrs. Newell have four children: Paul Dammann, Agnes Eleanor, Fran- cis Whitfield, Robert Emmet. Director and Secretary Commer- cial Trust Co .; Director and Secretary Security Bldg. & Loan Assn .; Treasurer City of Little Rock; Treasurer and Director United Charities; State Agent Standard Accident Insurance Co. of Detroit, Mich. Past Exalted Ruler and Treas. of B. P. O. E. No. 29; Trinity Lodge, F. & A. M .; Royal Arcanum; A. O. U. W .; Kiwanis Club ; Twelve Club ; Men's Club of Trinity Cathedral. Democrat.


NEWMAN, JOHN WILLIAM, 4324 S. Lookout Ave. Attorney. Born at Maryville, Mo., Aug. 4, 1882. Son of James B. Newman and Hattie Jones Newman. Edu- cated at Public Schools in Mary- ville, Mo .; Woodbury Forest High School, Va .; graduate of Virginia Military High School, 1904, B.S. degree ; studied law at the U. of Mo .; LL.B., Washing- ton and Lee University in 1908. Married Miss Mattie Ayres at Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 29, 1910. Mr. and Mrs. Newman have three children: John Ayres, James Blakey and Katherine An- derson. Was Asst. Prof. at the Virginia Military Institute in Latin, English and History, 1905-07 ; practiced law at Mary- ville, Mo., 1909-10; associate with Judge J. W. Blackwood, 1910-1917. Member of S. A. E. Fraternity and Masonic Order ; American, City and State Bar Assns .; Country Club. Demo- crat.


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NEWTON, CLARENCE P., 400 Pulaski St. Secretary to the Governor of Arkansas. Born at Pettus, Ark., July 31, 1879. Son of James Jasper and Susan Frazier New- ton. Educated at Grammar Schools of Lonoke County. Jus- tice of the Peace at the age of 21 ; member of General Assembly at the age of 29, serving in Lower House from Lonoke County three successive terms, 1909-II- 13. Superintendent of Arkansas Confederate Soldiers Home from 1913 to 1919; Speaker of House of Representatives, session of 1919, as member from Pulaski County ; Federal Prohibition In- spector for Arkansas in 1920. Member of England Lodge 507. F. & A. M .; Ark. Consistory No. I, Scottish Rite ; Al Amin Shrine. Democrat.


NIEMEYER, F. W'M., Avondale Apts. Banker. Born at Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 25, 1888. Son of Jacob and Mary A. Stratman Niemeyer. Educated at the I. R. High School; University of Ark. Married Miss Edith R. Niemeyer, at Little Rock, Ark .. Oct. 23, 1919. Vice-Pres. Bank- ers Trust Co .: Secretary Earle Lumber Co., Earle, Ark. Mem- ber of the Masons; Shriner; Fraternal Order of Eagles: An- cient Order of United Workmen.


NIXON, HUGH S .. 3914 W. Thir- teenth St. Clerk of Chancery Court, Pulaski County. Born at Linder, Ark., May 1. 1882. Son of Wm. H. C. and Mary E. Nix- on. Educated at Jacksonville High School; Key's Commercial College, Little Rock. Married Miss Cora Mae McNair, at Little


Rock, Ark., Oct. 12, 1910. Mr. and Mrs. Nixon have three chil- dren: Mae Kathryn, Ewin and Ruth Nita. Clerk Chancery Court; Vice-Pres. and Director Southern Mattress Co .; Director Sterling Bldg. & Loan Assn. Member of the A. O. U. W .; W. W .; B. P. O. E. Democrat.


NOWLIN, EVERETT C., 1623 W. Twenty-third St. Lumber Mer- chant. Born at Little Rock, Ark., May 27, 1875. Son of A. J. and Lena Nowlin. Educated at Pub- lic Schools of Little Rock and Warren, Ark. Married Miss Edith M. Nowlin, at Collins, Ark., July 21, 1899. Mr. and Mrs. Nowlin have three children : Fred J., Mildred H. and Helen E. Nowlin Lumber Co., Little Rock; Ark. Lumber Yards Co., El Dorado; Real Estate in Pu- laski County. Member of the Masons; Consistory; Al Amin Temple (Shrine) ; Lakeside Club ; Y. M. C. A. Democrat.


OATES, DR. CHARLES EVERETT, 1623 Rock St. Teacher ; Physician. Born at Martinville County, Ark., June 19, 1879. Son of Wm. Wal- lace and Harriette Malissa Oates. Educated at Public Schools ; High School, 1900-02; Univers- ity of Ark., 1902-06, B.A. de- gree; University of Chicago, 1908-16, received M.S. degree; University of Ark., Med. School, 1910-14, M.D. degree ; summer course, University of Chicago, 1920-21. Married Miss Ilse F. Frischmeyer, at Austin, Texas, Sept. 3, 1914. Principal of Mon- ticello High School, 1906-07; Principal of Comeron High


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School (Texas), 1907-09; Prin- cipal of Rockdale, Texas, High School, 1909-10; Student Asst. Dept. of Chemistry, Med. Dept., University of Arkansas, 1910- 14; Associate Prof. of Chemis- try and Pharmocology, Med. Dept. U. of A., 1914-19; Prof. of Anatomy, Med. Dept. U. of A., 1919 to date. Presbyterian Church. Democrat.


OGDEN, DR. MAHLON D., 201 Gaines St. Surgeon. Born at Little Rock, Ark., Dec. 5, 1881. Son of Charles Cullen and Alta- mirah Deason Ogden. Educated at L. R. High School ; University of Ark., Med Dept. ; Johns Hop- kins Med. School ; Harvard Med. School. Married Miss Sue Peay Worthen ,at Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 14, 1907. Dr. and Mrs. Ogden have four children: Mah- lon D. Jr., Mollie Worthen, John Deason and Altamirah. Former- ly Professor of Gynecology in Med. Dept. University of Ark. ; one year in France, Belgium and Germany with A. E. F .; Chief of Surgical Staff of St. Vincent's Infirmary; with Drs. Scarbor- ough, Ogden, Zell & Judd. Shriner, Knight Templar ; Coun- try Club; American College of Surgeons and other medical so- cieties.


OLIVER, R. B., 2416 Arch St. High- way Contractor. Born at Wich- ita, Kan., Aug. 16, 1881. Son of William Henry and Clara Brook- field Oliver. Educated in Pub- lic Schools. Married at Oswego, Kan., April 6, 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver have one child : Lucylle Barbra. Highway Con- tractor in United States and


Cuba. 32 degree Mason; Shrin- er ; member of Spring Lake Club. Republican.


OTTENHEIMER, GUS, 216 Izard St.


Lawyer. Born at Little Rock, Ark., July 18, 1897. Son of Daniel P .Ottenheimer and Han- nah Berger Ottenheimer. Edu- cated at Public and High Schools of Little Rock; Washington and Lee University. Associated with Charles C. Reid since 1917; with Mehaffy, Reid & Mehaffy from 1917-19; traveled in Mexico and United States. Member Delta Sigma Fraternity; B'Nai Brith Lodge; Hai Resh Fraternity ; Concordia Assn. (Sec.) ; Ark. State and Little Rock Bar Assn .; Concordia Golf Assn. (Sec.) ; B'Nai Israel Jewish Temple. Democrat.


OWENS, GROVER T., 2609 Arch St. Lawyer. Born at Yellville, Ark., Nov. 26, 1887. Son of James Spencer Owens and Carolyn Duren Owens. Educated at Yellville High School; Missouri State Normal, Missouri College. Married Miss Ruby Lindell John- son, at Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 7, 1914. Mr. and Mrs. Owens have one child: Olivia Owens. Mr. Owens formed partnership with S. Lasker Ehrman, July I, 1919. Member of Western Star Lodge No. 2, Little Rock, Ark .; Hugh De Payens' Commandery No. 1; Scottish Rite Consistory, Al Amin Temple ; Quapaw Club ; Lakeside Country Club; Little Rock Country Club. Democrat.


PACE, FRANK, 2301 Broadway. Lawyer. Born at Harrison, Ark. Son of Wm. Fletcher Pace and


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Sara Jane Howell Pace. Edu- cated at the University of Ark. Married Miss Flora McRae, at Yellville, Ark., 1908. Mr. and Mrs. Pace have one child : Frank Jr. With Pace, Campbell & Davis: traveled through South America. Democrat.


PARDEE, G. W., 1000 Maple St. Life Insurance. Born at Rock- ford, Ill., May 6, 1866. Son of John S. Pardee and Nancy A. Wilmarth Pardee. Educated at the Public Schools of Rockford, Ill. ; graduated from High School of Scandia, Kansas. Married Miss Catherine M. Culler, at Scandia, Kansas, April 14, 1887. Mr. and Mrs. Pardee have two children : Agatha and Fred L. Life Insurance business since 1896; State Manager Kansas City Life Ins. Co. for Ark. since 1905 ; served four years as Alderman of Eighth Ward of Little Rock ; traveled U. S. and Canada. Past Grand Master I. O. O. F. Ark .; member of Far West No. I. L. R. Ark. ; Past Grand Representa- tive Grand Encampment in the Sovereign Lodge I. O. O. F .; Grand Represt. Grand Lodge in Sovereign Grand Lodge I. O. O. F .; in Sov. Grand Lodge as a Grand Represt. since 1911; Past Dept. Commander and Colonel I. O. O. F. Evangelistic Confer- ence Director of Little Rock M. E. Church. South since 1920. Democrat.


PARMLEY, DR. L. VALLETTE, 1621 Cedar St. Physician. Born at Centralia, Ill., Jan. 31, 1892. Son of M. L. Parmley and Ida Belle Melroy Parmley. Educated at Public and High Schools. Boone-


ville, Ark .; University of Ark. Med. Dept., 1912-16; attended N. Y. Post Graduate Med. School. Married Miss Anna Josephine Gilmor, at Lewisville. Ky., May 20, 1920. Medical Corps in U. S. Army, 1917-20; New York Hospital ; House Sur- geon at St. Vincent's one year ; practiced at Little Rock since May, 1921. Member of the Ma- sons (Royal Arch) ; Eagles. Democrat.


PEARSON, RALEIGH M., 1221 Schil- ler Ave. Colonel Ark. Nat. Guard. Born at Shreveport, Ill., April 27, 1868. Son of Mr. Oli- ver Pearson and Mrs. Beleria Pearson. Educated in Public Schools of Pennsylvania and Missouri. Married Miss Emma Garms, at Little Rock, Ark., Dec. 30, 1920. Engaged in decorative and electric sign manufacturing in Little Rock in 1890; Captain in U. S. Veterans, 2nd Ark .; Colonel Ark Nat. Guard; mem- ber Scottish Rite, Masons, Al Amin Temple Shriners ; Quapaw Club and Knights of Pythias. Democrat.


PEAY, GORDON NEILL, 722 W. Sec- ond St. Banker. Born at Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 3, 1868. Son of Gordon N. Peay and Sue Crease Peay. Educated at Public Schools. Married Miss Filla Cole, at Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 16, 1889. Mr. and Mrs. Peay have three children: Gordon N. Jr., Helen Thompson and Geo. Hastings Peay. Has been en- gaged in the banking business ex- clusively. Member Elks; Ma- sons ; Eagles ; Country Club and many others. Democrat.


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PEMBERTON, MRS. W. H. (VIRGINIA CARROLL), 303 E. Sixth St. Born at Carrollton, Warren County, N. C., June 5, 1856. Daughter of Thomas and Mary Ann Vir- ginia Daly Carroll. Educated by governess ; Southern College, Petersburg, Va. Married Mr. W. H. Pemberton, at Ashland, Va., Sept. 1I, 1878. Editor Woman's Missionary ; traveled extensively over the U. S., Can- ada and Europe ; author of "Let- ters from Italy, Switzerland and Germany," "Ashcakes in the Miller's Cot," and other planta- tion sketches. Member of 1873 Alumnae of Southern College; L. R. Aesthetic Club; Y. W. C. A .; Memorial Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy ; Authors and Composers Society of Arkansas; League American Pen Women; Women's Mission- ary Council, Methodist Episco- pal Church, South. Democrat.


PETTIE, VIRGIL C., 1404 Scott St. Banker. Born at Emincus, Ky., Nov. 2, 1878. Son of Albert S. and Lonella Tinsley Pettie. Edu- cated at Clinton College, Clinton, Ky .; Federal's School, Hopkins- ville, Ky. Married Miss Blanche Hawthorne, at St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 21, 1901. Mr. and Mrs. Pettie have one child: Haw- thorne. Vice-Pres. Bank of Johnsville for 19 years; Vice- Pres. of United Insurance Agency, Johnsborrough, twelve years; Pres. Johnsborough Bldg. & Loan Assn., six years ; Sec. of A. B. Jones Co., wholesale gro- cery, five years ; now Vice-Pres. England National Bank; was Pres. of Ark. Bankers Assn. 1917-18; Vice-Chairman for Ark. for "Victory Loan." Member of


the Elks; Odd Fellows; all Ma- sonic bodies; A. O. U. W .; W. O. W .; I. O. O. F .; Maccabees ; Tribe of Ben Hur; Secretary of the State Democratic Central Committee; Pres. of Ark. Ad- vancement Assn.


PETTIT, ERNEST N., 1700 Park Ave.


Pres. Pettit-Galloway. Born at Little Rock, Ark. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pettit. Edu- cated at Public Schools, Little Rock, Ark. Married Miss Cora Senton. Mr. and Mrs. Pettit have two children : Mrs. Redsern and Ernest Pettit Jr. With Pet- tit-Galloway 30 years. Member Masons; Knights of Pythias ; Lyons Club.


PETTUS, DR. COWLEY STEPHEN, 3122 High St. Physician and Surgeon. Born at Marton, Miss., Dec. 18, 1877. Son of Horatio Overton and Eugenia Armstead Cowley Pettus. Educated at Public Schools, Pulaski, Miss., Walnut Grove, Miss., Garlens- ville, Miss., Morton, Miss .; graduated from Kentucky Uni- versity, 1904; N. Y. Post Grad- uate School, 1906. Married Miss Nellie Kirkland, at Forest, Miss., April 26, 1899. Mrs. and Dr. Pettus have two children: Hora- tio Houston and Sybil Augustus. Practiced at El Dorado, Ark., and conducted a private hospital there from 1904-12; came to Little Rock, 1912; Superinten- dent of Pulaski County Hospital, 1917-21; private practice now. American Medical Assn .; State Medical Society ; W. O. W .; Ma- sons (Knight Templar and Shriner ) ; K. of P. ; Presbyterian Church. Democrat.


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PFEIFER, HARRY W., 401 Fairfax Ave. Department Store. Born at. Little Rock, Ark., March 3, 1873. Son of Jos. and Henrietta Rudolph Pfeifer. Educated at L. R. Public Schools. Married Miss Heloise Kaufman, at Louis- ville, Ky., Aug. 16, 1899. Mr. and Mrs. Pfeifer have three chil- dren: Rosa K., Lucile M. and Harry W. Jr. Vice-Pres. Pfeifer Bros. Department Store.


PFEIFER, LEO, 519 W. Third St. Head of Pfeifer Bros. Depart- ment Store. Born at Little Rock, Ark., July 30, 1871. Son of Jos. and Henrietta Pfeifer. Educated at Little Rock Schools. Married Miss Ruby Seisel of Little Rock on March 5, 1891. Mr. and Mrs. Pfeifer have one child : Eleanor. One of the owners of Pfeifer's Additions and has other property interests. The Pfeifer Bros. suc- ceeded Jos. Pfeifer Clothing Co .; grew from a small beginning to one of the largest in the city. Member of the Elks.


PFEIFER, PRESTON, 321 Fairfax Ave. Merchant. Born at Little Rock, Ark., 1881. Son of Jos. Pfeifer and Henrietta Pfeifer. Educated at the Public Schools of Little Rock. Married Miss Ruth Levy at Little Rock, Ark. Mr. and Mrs. Pfeifer have one child: Nancy. Connected with Pfeifer Jewelry Co., Secretary, Treasurer and General Manager ; connected with Pfeifer Bros. Dry Goods Store.


PHIFER, B., 2104 Battery St. Di- rector of the Cotton Exchange. Born at Monroe, N. C., 1873. Son of Rebecca and W. H. Phi- fer. Graduate Trinity College,


N. C. Married Mrs. Grace Ta- tum Seay, at Little Rock, Ark., July 24, 1919. With Phifer- Heagen-Worlay (Cotton Buyers and Exporters). Member Cot- ton Exchange Assn.


PINDALL, MRS. MAY QUILLING, 517 W. Capitol Ave. Born at De Shaw, Ark. Daughter of Mau- rice Wm. Quilling and Bettie Dollahite Quilling. Educated at Convent School at Pine Bluff ; Columbia Female College, Co- lumbia, Tenn. Married Mr. Xenophon Overton Pindall, at Pendleton, Ark., Dec. 15, 1903. Member of Memorial Chapter Daughters of Confederacy ; Fed- eration of College Women. Dem- ocrat.


PLATZ, ARTHUR, No. 18 Arcade Bldg. Concert Singer, Teacher of Voice. Born at Racine, Wis., May 9, 1888. Son of William and Maria Gfroerer Platz. Edu- cated at the University of Chi- cago ; studied Voice under Mau- rice Devries of French Opera, Sandor Radonorits of Budapest, and A. Y. Cornell of New York. Three concert tours of U. S. un- der Redpath Management ; teach- er of Voice in Chicago, 1914-17; sang with foremost Oratorio So- cieties of the country; Tenor Christ Episcopal Church and Jewish Temple, city. Member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.


PLUNKETT, W. A., 1803 Broadway. Retired Merchant. Born at Le- Grange, Tenn., Oct., 1834. Mar- ried Miss Mary Bridges. Mr. and Mrs. Plunkett have four children. Was merchant at Des Arc, Ark. ; W. A. Plunkett & Son, Little Rock, Ark. ; was Treasurer


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Plunkett-Jarrell, Little Rock, Ark.


POE, SAM T., 1516 Broadway St. Lawyer. Born at LaFayette, Ga., Jan., 1870. Son of Sam T. Poe and Mary J. Poe. Educated at the Public Schools of Arkansas. Married Miss Jimmie Sudduth, at Waldron, Ark., Feb. 28, 1892. Mr. and Mrs. Poe have one child : Tom Poe. Senior member of the law firm of Poe, Gannaway & Poe.


POE, TOM, 1516 Broadway St. At- torney at Law. Born near Wal- dron, Ark., March II. 1893. Son of Sam T. and Jennie Sudduth Poe. Educated at the Public Schools of Waldron, Danville and Little Rock, Ark. ; Ark. Mili- tary Academy; University of Ark., Law Dept., LL.B., 1913. Married Miss Dorothy Cravens, at Little Rock, Ark., March 2, 1920. Member of law firm of Poe, Gannaway & Poe. Past Commander Mechior M. Eberts Post No. 1, American Legion ; Alternate National Committee- man, American Legion, 1920-21 ; Delegate Fifth Congressional District of Ark. to Democratic National Convention, 1916. B. P. O. E. No. 29; Country Club ; Dog Island Club ; Civitan Club, Far West No. I, I. O. O. F .; American, Arkansas and Little Rock Bar Assns .; Asbury Meth- odist Church, Little Rock. Dem- ocrat.


POPPE, REV. A. H., 314 E. Eighth St. Minister. Born at New York City, Feb. 24, 1869. Son of Herman H. and Gesine Meyer Poppe. Educated at Grammar School in Brooklyn, N. Y .; three


years College in New York City ; three years College in Ft. Wayne, Ind. ; three years Seminary in St. Louis, Mo. Married Miss Emma E. Jost at St. Louis, Mo., April 14, 1893. Mrs. and Rev. Poppe have one child: Alma E. (now Mrs. Karl H. Bemberg). Or- dained in San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 1892; Lutheran Church in St. Helena, Cal .; Lutheran Church in Portland, Ore., 1894; called to St. Louis, Oct., 1898; came to Little Rock, Ark., as Pastor of the Lutheran Church, Oct., 1906. Former editor of the "Arkansas Lutheran;" Chaplain at Camp Pike during the World's War. Author of many short stories and articles for Church papers.




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