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Mrs. Young is the former Miss Dorothy Roberts of Hartford, daughter of Dr. Charles W. and Lelia (Granger) Roberts. She was graduated from high school and business college in Hartford. She became the wife of Ronald E. Young in a ceremony in Hartford on October 6, 1934. The couple are the parents of two children : I. Robert C., who was born in Newark, New Jersey, on August 4, 1939. He is now serving in the United States Navy in the Submarine Service. 2. Janet E., born in Hartford on February 24, 1945. She is attending Plant Junior High School in West Hartford. The family resides at 81 Ballard Drive, West Hartford.
FREDERIC E. HUDSON
Early in his career, Frederic E. Hudson joined the staff of the Second National Bank of New Haven, and on his own merits, he advanced through various positions of responsibility to the presi- dency. He is an official of a number of other corporations, and is active in local civic groups, in welfare causes, and in banking circles.
Mr. Hudson is a native of New Haven, and was born on June I, 1892, son of John and Louise (Reutter) Hudson. He received his entire education locally, attending Strong School and New Haven High School. He took his first position with Kilborn Brothers, with which he remained for two years.
In May, 1912, Mr. Hudson formed his connection with the Sec- ond National Bank in which he has continued ever since. He began as a clerk, and advanced steadily through intermediate positions to be elected president in January, 1956. He also serves on the bank's board of directors.
He is also a director of Bilco Company, New England Dredge and Dock Company, and the Carwin Company, and he serves his com- munity as a director of the Grace New Haven Hospital, and the City Missionary Association. He is chairman of the board and a di- rector of the Connecticut Development Credit Corporation, and is vice president of the National Bank Division of the Connecticut Bankers Association.
Mr. Hudson is affiliated with the Free and Accepted Masons. He also belongs to the New Haven Country Club and the Quinni- piac Club of New Haven. He and Mrs. Hudson attend Edgewood Congregational Church.
She is the former Miss Alice Williams, the daughter of John W. and Nellie (Worden) Williams. Married in New Haven on August 18, 1914, Mr. and Mrs. Hudson are the parents of the following
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children: 1. Frederic E., Jr. He married Margaret Whitaker, and they have three children: Frederick Sheridan, William Lloyd and Patricia. 2. Donald W. He married Adrienne Sammet. Their child- ren are Donald, Jr., Charles S., and Ann Elizabeth. 3. Elwood L. 4. John W.
LOUIS LEE HEMINGWAY, JR.
Beginning his banking career following his return from service as a naval officer in World War II, Louis Lee Hemingway, Jr., has been with The Second National Bank of New Haven since May 13, 1946. He advanced steadily to the position of manager of its Whit- ney Avenue Office, which he holds today. At the same time Mr. Hemingway has become very active in behalf of welfare and cultural causes in his region.
He is a native of New Haven, and was born on April 4, 1920, son of Louis Lee and Ruth Alicia (Porter) Hemingway. His father, a banker of many years' experience, is now chairman of the board of The Second National Bank of New Haven. The younger Louis Lee Hemingway attended Hopkins Grammar School, New Haven, Deerfield Academy at Deerfield, Massachusetts, and Yale University, where he graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in June, 1942. Shortly afterwards, he went into active service with the United States Naval Reserve, in which he held a commission as lieutenant. In the course of his combat duty, he received a citation from the Commander- in-Chief, United States Atlantic Fleet. He was released to inactive duty in March, 1946.
On May 13 of that year, Mr. Hemingway began his connection with The Second National Bank of New Haven, beginning his duties as auditing clerk. He learned from experience the various aspects of the banking business on his way up, becoming auditor in 1948, and being promoted to assistant cashier the following year. In 1956 he was named assistant vice president of the bank, and he has been manager of the Whitney Avenue Office since 1952. He is a member of the following business organizations: New Haven Chapter, Ameri- can Institute of Banking; New Haven Chapter, National Association of Accountants. Between 1951 and 1959, Mr. Hemingway served as treasurer of The New Haven Symphony Orchestra, Inc. In 1959 he was elected vice president of this organization. In 1957 he was named to the board of trustees of Quinnipiac College, on which he has since served. He has been a corporator of The American School for the Deaf at West Hartford since 1956, and chairman of the New Haven
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Committee of The Connecticut Institute for the Blind since 1955, also honorary director since 1958.
At Yale University, Mr. Hemingway joined the Wolf's Head Society, the Elizabethan Club, Yale Glee Club Associates and the Whiffenpoofs. His other memberships include the University Glee Club of New Haven, of which he is a trustee, and the New Haven Lawn Club, New Haven Country Club, Graduates Club Association, and Madison Surf Club. He is a communicant of the Church of Christ in Yale University.
In Chicago, Illinois, on October 15, 1943, Louis Lee Hemingway, Jr., married Eleanor Peabody Cochran, daughter of John Lewis and Eleanor Peabody (Brush) Cochran. To their marriage the following children have been born: I. James Cochran, on February 4, 1945. 2. Samuel, born on September 6, 1948. 3. Gerald Peabody, born on March 23, 1955.
ANGELO G. SANTANIELLO
Active in the practice of law in New London, since 1950, and a partner in the law firm of Santaniello and Satti since 1953, Mr. Santaniello was assistant prosecuting attorney of New London from 1951 to 1955 and he has been active as a Republican in politics. Secre- tary of the Republican Town Committee from 1952 to 1956, he is now chairman of the committee and he has been a member of the New London Young Republican organizations since 1952.
Mr. Santaniello was born in New London on May 28, 1924, the son of Samuel C. Santaniello and Katie (Guardacosta) Santaniello. His father was born on March 17, 1892, in Avellino Province, Italy, and came to the United States in 1906, settling in Paterson, New Jersey, where he learned the trade of baker. He came to New London around 1913, and he is now active in the real estate field. He was formerly owner of a hotel and restaurant. Mr. Santaniello's mother was born in Sicily on July 26, 1898, and came to the United States in 1907.
Mr. Santaniello graduated from New London High School in 1942, and obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree at Holy Cross College in 1945. He received his Bachelor of Laws degree from Georgetown University Law School in 1950. During World War II, he served in the United States Navy from July 1, 1943 to November 18, 1946, and he held the rank of lieutenant, junior grade. He saw action in the South Pacific. Before practicing law, he taught and coached at the Admiral Billard Academy, coaching basketball and soccer.
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Mr. Santaniello began his law practice in New London in 1950 and it was in 1953 that he entered the law partnership of Santaniello and Satti. In 1955, with Mr. Satti, he purchased their present business building, where they have their own offices. They employ one other lawyer.
He has been active in community organizations and is a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Elks and the American Legion. He also holds membership in the Disabled American Veterans, served two years as president of the Sons of Italy, and is a member of the F. L. Allen Hook and Ladder Company. He is a member of Saint Joseph's Men's Club, served two years as president of the Eastern Connecticut Holy Cross Club, which he helped organize, and he is a past president of Unity Club, Incorporated. His social connections include member- ship in the Submarine Base Officers Club, and he is interested in sports, particularly golf. He attends religious worship as a member of Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, in New London.
Mr. Santaniello was married on September II, 1948, to Catherine Ann Driscoll, the daughter of Timothy E. Driscoll and of Nellie K. Driscoll. Her father was born in Norwich, Connecticut, and at the time of his death on November 6, 1954, had been associated with the Southern New England Telephone Company for forty-four years. Mrs. Santaniello's mother was born in New London, and died on November 12, 1952.
Mrs. Santaniello is active in the Girl Scouts as a troop leader, is a member of the New London Women's Republican Organization, and also holds membership in the Retreat League and Gloria Lodge of the Sons of Italy.
C. ROBERT SATTI
A member of the law firm of Santaniello and Satti of New Lon- don, since 1953, and New London Prosecuting Attorney since 1955, Mr. Satti is active as a Democrat in politics, and while serving in the Marine Corps did extensive legal work.
He was born in New London, on April 15, 1928, the son of Dr. C. John Satti and of Dorothy (Heffernan) Satti. His father was born in New London, and he has practiced medicine there since 1925. He served as Secretary of State for Connecticut in 1934-1935 and 1936-1937 and was the Workmen's Compensation Commissioner from 1941 to 1945. Mr. Satti's mother was born in Brooklyn, New York. She was State Representative in 1945-1946, a member of the school
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board in 1948-1949, City Council member in 1950-1951 and Demo- cratic National Committeewoman from 1952 to 1956. At present, and until October 1960 she is serving as New London County Commis- sioner, the first woman to hold that position.
Mr. Satti attended the New London public schools and graduated from Bulkeley High School in 1945. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1948, and received his Bachelor of Laws degree from Fordham University Law School in 1951. He had begun his law practice when he entered the United States Marine Corps in 1951 as a private. Released from active duty in November, 1953, with the rank of captain, he commanded the Third Special Infantry Company, U. S. Marine Corps Reserve, at the Sub- marine Base in Groton, Connecticut. It was in 1953 that he joined the law firm of Santaniello and Satti in New London. He is active in the community and is a member of Council No. 17 of the Knights of Columbus and of Elks Lodge No. 360. He is president of Unity Club. He attends religious worship as a member of Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in New London.
Mr. Satti was married on February 23, 1952, to Maureen Griffin, the daughter of William E. Griffin and of Florence (De Vanney) Griffin of Brooklyn, New York. Her father served in the Navy during World War I, and is active in the insurance field. Mrs. Satti is active in the League of Women Voters; at Lawrence Memorial Hospital; and is an auxiliary at the Norwich State Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Satti have had four children : I. Donna Marie, who died at the age of seven months. 2. C. Robert, Jr., born on January 28, 1954. 3. John David, born on August 15, 1956. 4. William Louis, born September 12, 1958.
EUGENE JAMES DEVINE
President of Devine Brothers, dealers in fuel and building ma- terials in East Norwalk, since 1947, and a founder, with his four brothers, of this company in 1919, Mr. Devine was also active until 1956 in the operation of a dairy farm in Norwalk, but for a time he also owned farming property in Bridgewater.
Mr. Devine was born in Norwalk, on December 5, 1884, the son of John Devine and of Margaret (Driscoll) Devine. His father was born in Norwalk on August 7, 1857, and was a brass molder in his youth. He then went into farming and for some years before his death in 1920 was the proprietor of a drugstore. He was active as a Demo-
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crat in politics, and served as a selectman in Norwalk from 1904 10 1913. Mr. Devine's mother was born in Ireland and came to Norwalk as a young girl. She died in 1913.
Mr. Devine was educated at Saint Mary's Parochial School in Norwalk, and then went into dairy farming. His farm was on Straw- berry Hill Road in Norwalk, and he turned this property over to his son, Eugene, in 1956, while maintaining his residence there. It was in 1919 that he entered the fuel and building materials business with his four brothers in East Norwalk. The firm is known as Devine Brothers, and Mr. Devine is now president of the firm, which he owns with the younger members of the Devine family, since all four of his brothers are now deceased. Mr. Devine is a member of the Farm Bureau, and, a Democrat in politics, he is a communicant of the Roman Catholic Church.
Mr. Devine was married in Norwalk, on July 30, 1918, to Helena Florence Collins, born in Norwalk on August 23, 1889, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Collins. Both of her parents were born in Ireland, her father coming to Norwalk as a young man where he became a gardener, and both of her parents are now deceased. Mrs. Devine studied at Saint Mary's Parochial School in Norwalk, and then became a registered nurse at the Norwalk Hospital. She is active in women's organizations in the community.
Mr. and Mrs. Devine have six children, all born in Norwalk: I. Eugene J., born on August 26, 1919, graduated from Norwalk High School and then studied for three years at Notre Dame University. He is now the operator of Devine's Dairy, which has been in the family since 1890. He is married to Ann Brady, and they have five children : Susan, Patricia, Ann, Charles, and Eugenie. 2. Clare, born on February 7, 1921, graduated from Norwalk High School and Saint Elizabeth's College in Convent Station, New Jersey. She is married to James Driscoll, an attorney in Bethel. They have two children : James and Helen. 3. Eleanor, born in March, 1924, graduated from Norwalk High School and Saint Elizabeth's College, New Jersey. She is married to William McMahon, an attorney in Norwalk. 4. Alice, born on March 10, 1926, graduated from Norwalk High School and Saint Elizabeth's College, and is married to Frank Mackinson of Highland Park, New Jersey. They have three children: Frank, William and Mary Ellen. 5. William, born in January, 1930, grad- uated from Norwalk High School and joined the Jesuit Order for a time. He served with the Army during World War II, and is now em- ployed with the Bridgeport Morning Telegram. 6. Elaine, born in
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1936, graduated from Norwalk High School and is now a student at Manhattanville College.
CHARLES E. BRAINARD
One of the long-established industries of the Hartford area, the Smyth Manufacturing Company at Bloomfield has been producing quality book-binding machinery for nearly eighty years. Its executive head at the present time is Charles E. Brainard, who holds the offices of president and director, and has been with the organization for the past two decades.
Mr. Brainard is a native of Hartford, and was born on July 17, 1907, son of the late Morgan B. and Eleanor Stuart ( Moffat) Brai- nard. His father died on August 28, 1957. Mrs. Brainard, a native of Scranton, Pennsylvania, died November 25, 1958. Completing his pre- paratory studies at Kent School, Charles E. Brainard graduated there in 1926, then entered Yale University, where he took his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1930.
In that year he began his business career with the investment brokerage firm of Putnam and Company in Hartford. He remained with that organization until 1938, leaving to join the Smyth Manufac- turing Company of Hartford (now located in Bloomfield, north of his native city ). Since that time, Mr. Brainard has held a succession of positions, of increasing responsibility with this old firm, which was established in 1879. He learned manufacturing techniques as well as business procedures, and gave evidence of exceptional qualifications for executive duties. He was elected president of the company in February, 1957. Besides this major business connection, he serves on the boards of directors of the State Savings Bank of Hartford, the Connecticut Printers, and the Taylor and Fenn Company.
He is a member of The Hartford Club, Hartford Golf Club, and the Yale Clubs of New York City and Hartford. He and his family attend St. John's Episcopal Church in West Hartford, in which com- munity they make their home.
Mrs. Brainard is the former Miss Katherine Keeney of Hartford, daughter of Raymond G. and Laura ( Moore) Keeney. She received her education at Miss Masters School at Dobbs Ferry, New York, and at Smith College. She became the wife of Charles E. Brainard in a ceremony at West Hartford on April 7, 1934. The couple have three children : 1. Charles E., Jr., who was born in Hartford on August II, 1937; a graduate of Kent School, and now a member of the class of 1962 at Yale University. 2. Peter Bulkley, born July 8, 1940; a
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member of the class of 1962 at Middlebury College and also a graduate of Kent School. 3. Anne R., born August 8, 1946. She is attending Oxford School in West Hartford.
HENRY CLARENCE DEMING
Member of a family which has long been prominent in his region's financial affairs, Henry C. Deming is president and director of Berlin Savings Bank at Berlin. He has held office in most of the state bankers' groups, and is currently a director of the National Association of Mutual Savings Banks. He has been equally active in the affairs of his community.
Mr. Deming is a native of Berlin, and was born on August 12, 1889, son of Francis and Jennie B. (Hill) Deming. His father, who died in 1925, was treasurer of the Berlin Savings Bank, with which he was associated for twenty years. Henry C. Deming received his early education in the public schools of his native community and completed his courses at the New Britain High School, where he graduated in 1906. For a time he engaged in the grocery business, but in 1907 discontinued this work to become associated with the New Britain firm of Landers, Frary and Clark. With that organization he held the position of assistant superintendent until 1916. At that time he returned to Berlin to begin his career with the Berlin Savings Bank.
His advancement there has been steady. He was promoted to secretary and treasurer in 1926, and became president in 1944. He served as president of the Savings Bank Association of Connecticut in 1956-1957, and has also held office as president of the Savings Banks Deposit Guaranty Fund of Connecticut, Inc. He was elected to the board of directors of the National Association of Mutual Savings Banks for the 1957-1958 term.
His nonprofessional memberships include Shuttle Meadow Coun- try Club of New Britain, and Connecticut State Seniors Golf Associa- tion. He is a member of Centennial Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, in New Britain, and is a member and past high priest of Giddings Chapter, Royal Arch Masons. He also belongs to Doric Council. Royal and Select Masters. A communicant of Berlin Congregational Church, Mr. Deming has served as its treasurer since 1925. His favorite out- door sport is golf.
In his native city of Berlin, on September 16, 1915, Henry Clar- ence Deming married Marjorie Brandegee, daughter of William S. and Elizabeth (Reed) Brandegee. Mrs. Deming died in November,
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1955. The couple were the parents of twin sons : Francis B. and Henry H., who were born in Berlin on June 20, 1923.
GEORGE WILLIAM GUILLARD
An official of the Hartford National Bank and Trust Company, George William Guillard has advanced through the ranks to the posi- tion of senior vice president. He has taken the lead in a number of civic and welfare activities.
Born at Paterson, New Jersey, on August 21, 1903, he is a son of Louis and Marie-Jeanne (de Richaud) Guillard. His father was employed in the silk industry at Paterson. George W. Guillard com- pleted his public school education at Rockville High School, where he graduated in 1921. In the fall of that year he entered Trinity Col- lege in Hartford, and was a student there until 1923.
In that year he commenced his banking career on the staff of the United States Security Trust Company, in Hartford. This institution was subsequently merged with Hartford AEtna National Bank to form Hartford National Bank and Trust Company. Mr. Guillard be- came assistant cashier of the emergent organization in January, 1937, and was promoted to cashier in March of that year. In 1942 he was named vice president, and he was vice president in charge of operations from 1945 until 1956. In that year he became senior vice president, the position he has since held.
Mr. Guillard was formerly a member of the Board of Tax Review at Wethersfield, and he is a director of the Knollwood Beach Associa- tion. He is a corporator of the Hartford Hospital, assistant treasurer and director of the Greater Hartford Community Chest, and treasurer of the National Alumni Association of Trinity College. He is a mem- ber of the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce and the Hartford Cham- ber of Commerce; the Wethersfield Business Men's and Civic As- sociation at Wethersfield, where he makes his home; the Hartford Club; corporator of the Young Men's Christian Association; and Newcomen Society in North America. His professional connections include the American Institute of Banking.
Affiliated with the Free and Accepted Masons, Mr. Guillard is a member of Hospitality Lodge in Wethersfield. He is also a member of the higher bodies of the order, holding the Thirty-second degree, and belonging to Sphinx Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and the Royal Order of Jesters. A communicant of the First Church of Christ in Wethersfield, he has long been active
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in religious work and formerly served as treasurer of the First Con- gregational Church in Vernon. Mr. Guillard's hobby is color photo- graphy, and he also enjoys fishing at Laurentide in the Province of Quebec.
At Wethersfield, on November 10, 1934, George W. Guillard married Gertrude E. Mortensen, daughter of M. and Matilda (John- son) Mortensen.
MOSES JACOB NEIDITZ
Moses Jacob Neiditz is one of Hartford's veteran real estate and insurance executives and builders. He has been influential in these fields since 1923, and heads the firm of M. J. Neiditz and Company, with headquarters at 37 Lewis Street. He has proved himself a re- sponsible citizen in his acceptance of municipal, civic and organiza- tional duties, in which his efforts have been most effective.
Born in Palestine on June 2, 1899, he is a son of Charles and Cipah S. Neiditz. His father was an educator. The family moved to this country when he was young, and he attended the Henry Barnard School, and graduated from Hartford Public High School in 1917. He then entered Trinity College as a member of the Class of 1921, but attended for only two years. While there, he was in the Reserve Of- ficers Training Corps. Mr. Neiditz later completed courses at the New York University School of Business Administration.
He has been active in the real estate and insurance business, in investments, and in management, construction and appraisal work, in Hartford since 1923. In 1936 his brother Raymond J. Neiditz (whose sketch accompanies) joined him in the firm of M. J. Neiditz and Company. Since that time they have been particularly active in construction work which has made some vital changes in the face of the city of Hartford. In 1936 they built the Knollwood Apartment House, and there followed a succession of important projects: the Midtown Building at Whitney and Farmington Avenue; the business block on Farmington at the corner of Prospect Avenue; Loomis Manor Apartment House in West Hartford; and modern commercial struc- tures at III Pearl Street and at 37 Lewis Street. Their own offices are in the last-named of these buildings.
Mr. Neiditz is a member and past president of the Hartford Board of Realtors, Inc. Vitally interested in the housing question in regard to his city, he is a member of the Urban Renewal Team, and formerly served on both the Connecticut Rehousing Committee and the West Hartford Rehousing Authority. He is a member of the
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Realtors Washington Committee. As a business leader, he serves on the boards of directors of the Hartford National Bank and Trust Company, Riverside Trust Company, and Connecticut Bank and Trust Company, and he was recently elected a trustee of the Hartford Art School. He is a director of the Greater Hartford Chamber of Com- merce, and also a director of the Hartford Jewish Community Center.
Mr. Neiditz' fraternity is Phi Epsilon Pi, and he belongs to Level Lodge No. 137 of the Free and Accepted Masons at Hartford, and to Tumble Brook Country Club in Bloomfield. He attends Eman- uel Synagogue in his home city.
Also in that city, on July 5, 1925, Moses J. Neiditz married Ra- chel Podnetsky, daughter of Charles and Dora (Eisen) Podnetsky. The family's residence in on Brookside Boulevard in West Hartford. Mr. and Mrs. Neiditz have three children: I. Eleanor, who was born on May 31, 1928, and married Mr. Jerome E. Caplan. 2. David Henry, born November 18, 1930. 3. Daniel Melvin, born July 3, 1932.
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