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ROLER, Albert Hurlbut, M.D .; b. Chicago, Ju 15, 1872; s. late Edward O. F. (A.M., M.D.) a Doretta Jane (Doering) Roler; ed. pvt. and pu schs., Chicago; spl. course Northwestern Uni M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1893; por grad. work Univ. of Berlin, and children's hosp London, Eng .; m. Ethel M. Ninde, of Fort Wayr Ind., Oct., 1896. Interne, Mercy Hosp., and U Marine Hosp., Chicago, 1893-5; attending phys., I fant Welfare Soc., Chicago Refuge for Girls; st Evanston Tuberculosis Inst. Capt. Med. Reser Corps, U.S.A. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago me
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socs., Phi Rho Sigma (Alumni Chapter). Repub- lican. Methodist. Club: City (Chicago). Home: 1602 Hinman Av. Office: 1604 Chicago Av., Evans- ton, Ill.
ROLF, Abraham A., lawyer. Officer or dir. in several corpns. Was asst. to judge of Probate Court, 1906-10. Republican. Mem. Royal Arcanum, etc. Clubs: Hamilton, City. Home: 4459 Oaken- wald Av. Office: 72 W. Adams St.
ROLLINS, Charles Edwin, Jr., fire underwriter; b. Phila., Apr. 22, 1875; s. Charles E. and Ella C. (Harris) Rollins; ed. Phillips Acad., Exter, N.H., and Cornell Coll., Mt. Vernon, Ia .; m. Bertha H. Hollenbeck, of Denver, Feb. 11, 1908. In fire ins. business in Chicago since 1898; now pres. Rollins, Burdick & Hunter Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, South Shore Country, Glen View, Exmoor Country, Industrial, Illinois. Recreations: golf, hunting, fishing. Home: 2355 Commonwealth Av. Office: 1903, 175 W. Jackson Boul.
ROLLO, Charles Egbert, fire insurance; Oct. 28, 1845-1912. (See vol. 1911.)
ROLLO, Louis Chester, fire insurance; b. New Brunswick, N.J., Dec. 23, 1858; s. Ralph R. and Gennett (Chester) Rollo; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Edith M. Van Schaick, of Bloomington, Ill., Feb. 23, 1887. Began in ins. business, 1872, in office of Rollo & Naghten; became member firm of C. E. Rollo & Co., 1885, and in May, 1899, firm of Rogers & Rollo, in which has since continued. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Home: 953 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 1953, 175 W. Jackson Boul.
ROLLO, William Fuller, insurance; b. at Phila., Feb. 15, 1860; s. William E. and Jane T. (Fuller) Rollo; acad. edn .; m. Chicago, Jan. 31, 1882, Mary Rice Smith; children: Catherine S., William E., Thomas R., Jane F., John N. Entire business ca- reer has been in the fire and marine ins., beginning as office boy in the gen. agency of father, 1877; has continued in the same agency ever since and is now sr. mem. firm of Rollo, Webster & Co., suc- cessors to Wm. E. Rollo & Co. (established), 1859. Republican. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreations: music, literature. Home: 1641 Hinman Av., Evans- ton, Il1. Office: 2021, 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
ROLOSON, Robert Marshall, commercial paper; b. Chicago, Oct. 9, 1878; s. Robert W. and Lavanch (Dunham) Roloson; B.S., Harvard, 1901; m. Cary Bell Waller, of Chicago, July 7, 1901; 1 son, Robert Marshall, Jr. Began as messenger for Continental Nat. Bank, in 1901; with Goldman, Sachs & Co., bankers and commercial paper, 1901-4; with Charles Hathaway & Co., 1904-10; gen. mgr. W. T. Rickards Co., commercial paper since 1910. Clubs: Chicago, University, Glen View, Country of Evanston. Rec- reations: golf, horseback riding. Home: 1114 Lake Shore Drive, Evanston, Ill. Office: 329 The Rookery, Chicago.
ROLOSON, Walter Lamar, commission mcht .; b. Baltimore, Md., Jan. 1, 1858; s. of William H. and Lucy (Duvall) Roloson; ed. North Side Grammar Sch., Chicago; A.B., Racine (Wis.) Coll., 1876; un- married. Partner R. W. Roloson & Co., 1885-1908, since under firm name of Roloson Co. Was asso- ciated with late Lyman B. Glover in dramatic work on two Chicago dailies. Episcopalian. Clubs: Union League, Chicago, Greenroom, South Shore Coun- try. Residence: Congress Hotel. Office: 58 Board of Trade.
ROMANSKI, Leon, president Atlas Coal & Coke Co .; b. Lokow, Poland, Nov. 24, 1876; s. Leon and Leopolda Romanski; brought to U.S. in infancy; ed. grammar and high schs., Chicago; Northwestern Business Univ .; m. Mary Meyrer, of Covington, Ky., Sept. 7, 1907. Began in employ of George F. Foster & Sons, mfrs. society goods; with Dugger, Neal & Luhnow Coal Co., 1896-1904, O'Gara, King & Co., coal, 1903-6, Lincoln-Springfield Coal Co., 1906-7, Eureka Coal & Dock Co., 1907-10; pres. and mgr. Atlas Coal & Coke Co. since 1910. Mem. of Nat. Coal Assn., Chicago Coal Merchants' Assn., Chicago Coal and Coke Exchange (pres.). Mason. Club: City. Recreations: chess, walking, athletics. Home: 1223 North Shore Av. Office: 775 Old Colony Building.
ROMEL, Oscar, rubber stamps; b. Michigan City, Ind., Feb. 8, 1874; s. Michael and Georgiana (Pot- ter) Romel; prep. edn. pub. grammar and high schs., Michigan City; student Univ. of Mich., 1890- 93; m. Lydia E. Hoch, of Michigan City, Dec. 20, 1900; 1 daughter, Frances Elizabeth. Clk. for M.C. R.R. at Michigan City, 1894-6, at Detroit, 1896-7; asst. advertising agt. same rd. at Chicago, 1897-8, city pass. agt., 1898-1901; mem. firm of Safford & Romel, mfrs. of rubber stamps, since 1903. Mem. Indiana Soc. of Chicago, Delta Upsilon. Republic- an. Congregationalist. Club: University. Home: 1414 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: 205 W. Madison St., Chicago.
RONEY, Henry B., chorus and choir dir., organ- ist; b. Bellefontaine, O .; s. Rev. William Roney (Bapt. clergyman). Organist in father's ch. at 13; organist and dir. 1st Congl. Ch., East Saginaw, Mich., 14 yrs., St. John's P.E. Ch., Saginaw, West Side, 3 yrs., Grace P.E. Ch., Chicago, 10 yrs .; dis- covered and trained boy singer, Blatchford Kava- nagh, and 50 other boy soloists; traveled many years with "Roney's Boys" Concert Co. Mus. dir. and mgr. choir festival of Chicago Diocesan Choir Assn. (33 trained choirs, 800 boys and 400 men), Chicago Auditorium, May 20, 1891; mus. dir. Nat. Peace Jubilee (63 Chicago ch. choirs and 20 quar- tets); pageant dir. and chorus conductor, Indiana Centennial Celebration Hist. Pageant, South Bend (1,200 actors and 5,000 chorus singers), Oct., 1916. Resident of Chicago since 1887. Mem. faculty Chi- cago Musical Coll. Congregationalist. Home: 1001 Leland Av.
ROOD, George Leroy, heating and ventilating; b. Altona, Knox Co., Ill., Mar. 24, 1858; s. DeWitt Clinton and Margaret Barker (Ronk) Rood; ed. pub. schs. of Altona and Galesburg (Ill.) High Sch .; m. Chicago, June, 1889, Alice S. Gano; chil- dren: Clinton Gano, Nannie M., Mildred G., Mar- garet A., Helen Elizabeth. Came to Chicago, 1873, and engaged in sheet metal work; became foreman for Andrews & Johnson, ventilation contractors, 1884; in business on own account since 1887. Mem. Master Steamfitters' Assn., Employers' Liabilities Assn., Building Constrn. Employers' Assn. of Chi- cago. Baptist. Recreation: gardening. Home: Whea- ton, Ill. Office: 136 W. Lake St., Chicago.
ROODHOUSE, Benjamin Thomas, lawyer; b. at Greene Co., Ill., Dec. 20, 1873; s. Peter and Harri- ette (Prettyman) Roodhouse; ed. pub. schs., Wash- ington, D.C .; St. John's Coll., Annapolis, Md .; Univ. of Rochester, N.Y., 1890-4; Nat. Univ., Washington, D.C .; m. Elizabeth Edgerton, of Rochester, Sept. 18, 1913. Began practice at Washington, 1898; settled at Chicago, 1900; mem. firm of Benjamin, Rood- house & Lundy, patent and trade mark law. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Patent Law Assn. of Chicago. Republican. Recreations: science, literature, pho- tography, motoring. Home: 427 Laurel Av., Wil- mette, Ill. Office: 140 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
ROOS, Frederick B., lawyer, banker; b. Chicago, Nov. 22, 1883; s. of Albert and Meta Anna (Koch) Roos; ed. pub. schs., Forest Park, Ill .; Chicago Business Coll .; LL.B., Chicago Law Sch .. 1897; m. Hattie Ruchty, of Hinsdale, Ill., June 24, 1908; chil- dren : Allen Wesley, Frederick Willard, Robert Carl. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1897, and began practice in Forest Park; city atty., Forest Park, 1905, 06; mem. Ill. Ho. of Rep., 1907, 08, 10, 11, 12, 13, Senate, 1915-18; mem. firm of Roos & Boeger; vice pres. A. Roos & Sons, bankers. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Phi Alpha Delta. Republican. Lutheran. Mason. Recreations: motoring, politics. Home: 512 Ma- rengo Av., Forest Park, Ill. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
ROOS, Otto Adolph, mfr. cedar boxes; b. Chicago, July 12, 1871; s. of Edward and Rosa (Hummel) Roos; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Laura Tobias, of Chicago, Oct. 23, 1909; 1 daughter, Virginia, Has been identified with The Roos Mfg. Co., mfrs. ce- dar chests, etc., since 1892, becoming pres. upon death of father, 1905. Mem. Ill. Mfrs. Assn., Chi- cago Assn. Commerce. Presbyterian. Mason. Club: Hamilton. Recreation: golf. Home: 529 N. Oak Park Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 967 W. 20th St., Chicago.
ROOT, Frank Kimball, music publisher; b. Jer- sey City, N.J., June 23, 1856; s. E. Towner and Al-
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mira (Kimball) Root; came to Chicago in child- hood; ed. Hyde Park grammar and high schs .; m. Harriet Elizabeth Irwin, of Chicago, Oct. 30, 1890; children: Harriet, Constance, Josephine. Entered the business founded by father, E. T. Root & Sons, music publs., 1883, of which is now the sr. mem .; sec. and treas. Mckinley Music Co. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. S.R. Club: Union League. Home: 5480 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 1301-1315 E. 55th St.
ROOT, Frederic Woodman, teacher of singing; June 13, 1846-Nov. 8, 1916. (See Who's Who in America, 1916-17.)
ROOT, Willie J., photographer; b. Trumbull Co., O., Dec. 29, 1854; s. Joseph A. and Cornelia (Gager) Root; ed. grammar and high schs., Trumbull Co., and academy, Kinsman, O .; m. Emily (Hulse) Root, of Louisville, Ky., Apr. 22, 1880; 1 son, Frederick Preston. Began learning photography with James Ryder, Cleveland, O., 1882; then with the Klaber Studio, Louisville, Ky., Poole Studio, Nashville, Tenn .; with the E. L. Brand Studio, Chicago, 1886- 91; entered business on own account, 1891, inc., 1911, as the Root Studio Co., of which is pres. and treas. Republican. Residence : Lakota Hotel. Studio: 1610 Kimball Hall.
ROPER, Denney Warren, electrical engr .; b. at Grafton, Ill., Oct. 18, 1869; s. John Sylvester and Adelaide Thompson (Benner) Roper; prep. edn. Al- ton (Ill.) High Sch .; St. Louis Manual Training Sch. (Washington Univ.) ; M.E., Cornell Univ., 1893; m. Anne Bartlett Newell, of St. Louis, Apr. 15, 1903; 2 children: Helen Jessie, John Newell. Be- gan active career in employ of Gen. Electric Co., Schenectady, N.Y., 1894; then with Niagara Falls Power Co., 1894-5; with Mo. Edison Electric Co., 1897-1901; in consulting engring. work, 1901-3; with Chicago Edison Co., and its successor, Common- wealth Edison Co. since 1903, as asst. to chief op- erating engr., 1905-15, and since as supt. street dept. Mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs. Unitarian. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Chicago En- gineers', City, Prairie, Colorado Mountain. Recrea- tions: tramping and mountain climbing. Home: 932 Argyle St. Office: 72 W. Adams St.
ROSBERG, John Henry, mfr .; b. Malmo, Sweden, Nov. 23, 1856; ed. pub. schs. in Sweden; m. Chi- cago, Kerstin Holmgren, Nov. 23, 1882; children: Charles, George, Albert, Rudolph, Harry, Elmer. At age of 16 began to learn trade of cabinetmaker in Sweden; came to Chicago; worked as journey- man cabinetmaker until 1885; became a partner with Hans Jessen (Jessen & Rosberg), and since death of Mr. Jessen, 1902, has been sole propr. un- der old firm name. Republican. Mason (32°, Shrin- er), Odd Fellow; mem. Independent Order of Svith- iod. Home: 2549 Logan Boul. Office: 656 N. Kedzie Avenue.
ROSE, Charles George, lawyer; May 18, 1862- Aug. 26, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
ROSE, Donald, railway official. (See vol. 1911.)
ROSE, Edward, wholesale tailoring; b. at Blies- kastel, Germany, Feb. 22, 1838; s. William R. and Babette (Canstadt) Rose; ed. pub. and high (Lat- in) schs. Came to U.S., 1853; began as clerk at New York, 1854-8; lived in Ga., 1858-60; served in 4th Ga. Regt., Confederate Army, in Civil War; re- turned to New York, 1865, and entered offices of A. T. Stewart & Co .; came to Chicago, Jan., 1872, and after 13 yrs. as head bookkeeper and credit man in a leading clothing house became partner in cloth- ing mfg. firm of Strauss, Yondorf & Rose, 1885- 94; sr. mem. firm of Edward Rose & Co., mfrs. of clothing, 1895-1914, when retired. Formerly mem. Chicago Board of Edn. Several years vice pres. and trustee Sinai Congregation. Ex-pres. Stand- ard Club. Clubs: Press, Southern. Home: 619 7th St., Wilmette, Ill.
ROSE, John Alexander, lawyer; b. Washington, Will Co., Ill., Oct. 12, 1853; s. of John and Mary (Ormsby) Rose; ed. pub. schs., and under pvt. tu- tors; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1882; m. Nellie Arnold, of Western Springs, Ill., 1904; 1 daughter, Ruth Ormsby. Admitted to Ill. bar, June, 1882, and practiced at Chicago; in Apr., 1895, became gen. atty. North Chicago St. Ry. and West Chi- cago St. Ry. Co .; in July, 1899, became pres. Chi-
cago West Div. Ry. Co., Chicago Passenger Ry Co., West Chicago R.R. Tunnel Co., North Chicag City Ry. Co., and dir. Chicago Consolidated Trac tion Co .; gen. atty. Chicago Rys. Co .; retired fron railroad positions, Apr. 1, 1911, and resumed pvt practive; now mem. firm of Rose & Symmes. Mem Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican Episcopalian. Mason (32°, Apollo Commandery K.T., Medinah Temple, Mystic Shrine). Club: Union League. Recreation: walking. Home: Wester Springs, Ill. Office: 69 W. Washington St., Chicago
ROSE, Landon Cabell, banker; b. LaPorte, Ind. Nov. 30, 1872; s. Landon Cabell and Nancy (Hol brook) Rose; grad. Wabash Coll., 1893. Begal banking business in firm of Rose & Co .; pres. Nortl Avenue State Bank since 1906, and Michigan Ave nue Trust Co. since 1909; vice pres., dir. Centra Trust Co. of Ill. since 1914; vice pres. Continenta Casualty Co., Stearns Lime & Stone Co .; dir. Life Ins. Co. of Va. Trustee Wabash Coll. Mem. S.A.R. Soc. Colonial Wars. Clubs: Union League, Univer sity, Mid-Day, Exmoor. Recreation: golf. Home 53 E. Division St. Office: 125 W. Monroe St.
ROSE, Ray Clarke, author. (See vol. 1911.)
ROSE, William Brewster, publisher; b. Brook haven, N.Y., Apr. 8, 1849; s. William Brewster and Parnel (Reeve) Rose; ed. common and select schs and theol. course, Free Meth. Ch .; m. Maria Alt house, of Phila., Jan. 20, 1874; 3 children: Gertrude Anna, Elbert Roberts, Jennie A. (Mrs. F. W Busse). Connected with office of Guide to Holi. ness, New York, 1867-70, with United States Econ omist, and Dry Goods Reporter, New York, 1870-8 ordained Free Meth. ministry, 1878, and served va rious pastorates until 1896, and was conference sec. 10 yrs .; asst. pub., 1896-1907, gen. pub. agt since 1907, Free Meth. Pub. House. Dir. of Olive Branch Mission, dir. Nat. Christian Assn., 1901-9 mem. State Central Com., Ill. Prohibition Party 1910-12; mem. S.S. Council of Evangelical Denomi nations since 1910; mem. of Religious Publishers Assn. Home: 1947 Nebraska Av. Office: 1132 Wash ington Boul.
ROSEBOOM, Alfred Birch, merchant; b. Chi cago, Apr. 3, 1880; s. William L. and Susan (Birch) Roseboom; ed. Northwestern Acad. and Univ. o: Mich .; m. Adeline S. Carr, of Verona, N.Y., Mar. 7 1908. Entered business of W. L. Roseboom & Co. broom corn, after leaving coll., of which has beer a mem. since 1902. Mem. Delta Upsilon Fraternity Holland Soc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Au tomobile. Recreation: motoring. Home: 633 Wel; lington Av. Office: 3544 S. Morgan St.
ROSEBOOM, William L., broom corn; July 12 1842-Jan. 19, 1917. (See vol. 1911.)
ROSEEN, Herman Theodore, cut glass mfr .; b Norrkoping, Sweden, Aug. 31, 1880; s. Anders Pe ter and Johana Carolina (Overstead) Peterson; ed pub. schs. and 3 yrs. in tech. sch., Sweden; m. Anna Natalia Arvidson, of Gothenburg, Sweden, June 27 1907. Came to U.S., 1898; entered cut glass busi ness with brother as Roseen Bros. Cut Glass Co. 1904; sold out to U.S. Cut Glass Co., 1905; started Central Cut Glass Co., 1906, with 5 operators, in creased steadily and employing about 200 opera tors in 1916 (one of the largest concerns of it: kind in America); pres. Central Cut Glass Co. dir. Out Put Co. of America; treas. and dir. Chatear Des Plaines Co. Invented tumbler dipping ma. chine, patented, 1915. Republican. Lutheran. York and Scottish Rite Mason (32°, Shriner) ; Odd Fel. low. Clubs: Swedish, Chicago Automobile, Chicag( Motor. Recreation: motoring. Home: Walkerton Ind. Office: 1114 E. 63d St., Chicago.
ROSENBACH, Isadore B., president The Rosen bach Co .; b. Pittsburgh, Aug. 6, 1860; s. Henry anc Fannie (Binswanger) Rosenbach; ed. high sch. Pittsburgh; m. Martha Dahlin, of Chicago, Sept 24, 1900; children: Henry A. (by previous mar riage), Frederick C. Began active career at Chi. cago as mgr. J. O. Smith, retail shoes, 1885-91 bought shoe dept. in James Wilde, Jr., 1892, and conducted same until 1894; buyer for "The Grand,' State and Adams Sts., 1894-6, Siegel, Cooper & Co. 1896-1904; since in retail shoe business for self operating stores in Chicago and other cities. Mem Chicago Assn. Commerce. Club: Beverly Country
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Recreations: golf, motoring, fishing, sailing. Home: 5448 Cornell Av. Office: Masonic Temple.
ROSENBAUM, Joseph, live stock and grain com- mn .; b. Schwabach, Bavaria, Apr. 1, 1838; came to America with mother and brother Morris in 1850, going to Dubuque, Ia., where the father had preceded them and established in business; with brother, started a general store at Cedar Falls, Ia., 1858; enlisted in Co. B, 31st Ia. Vol. Inf., June, 1862, and served to end of war; m. Chicago, 1873, Emma Frank; children: Mannie, Edwin Stanton, Blanche (Mrs. Fred L. Mandel), Walter. With brother Morris began to handle live stock and grain at Waverly, Ia., 1861, for the Chicago mar- ket; started the State Bank of Nashua, Chickasaw Co., Ia., and the State Bank of Waverly, Ia., 1867, Morris Rosenbaum being cashier of the Nashua Bank and Joseph of the Waverly Bank; sold out their interests, 1874, and came to Chicago, estab- lishing live stock commn. firm Rosenbaum Bros., now the corporation of Rosenbaum Bros. & Co., of which is pres. Also pres. The Live Stock Invest- ment Co. and J. Rosenbaum Grain Co. Mem. Sinai Congregation. Royal Arch Mason. Clubs: Stand- ard, North Shore Country. Residence: Congress Hotel. Office: Postal Telegraph Bldg.
*ROSENBECKER, Adolph, musical dir. (See vol. 1911.)
ROSENBERGER, William David, president and treas. Chicago Box Co .; b. Pontiac, Ill., Sept. 6, 1878; s. Julius and Rosa (Traub) Rosenberger; ed. pub. schs. of Pontiac and Chicago, and Met. Busi- ness Coll. Began as salesman for the Nonotuck Silk Co., 1885-9; then became connected with the Chicago Box Co., mfrs. of cigar boxes, of which his father had been mgr. until his death, 1889; is how pres. and treas. of the company. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Idlewild Country. Republican. Recrea- tions: motoring, golf. Home: 5002 Drexel Boul. Office: 214 W. Ontario St.
ROSENBLATT, Samuel J., life insurance; b. at Bouske, Courland, Russia, Mar. 17, 1869; s. Jacob and Bertha (Hertzfeld) Rosenblatt; ed. Real Gym- nasium, Riga; came to U.S., 1886; m. Mary Brandt, of New York, Feb. 27, 1890; 3 sons: Bernard, James, Leonard. Entered life ins. business, 1896; gen. agt. at Chicago, State Life Ins. Co. of Indianapolis, since 1906; apptd. mem. Special Park Commn. by Mayor Carter H. Harrison, 1912, and reapptd. by Mayor William H. Thompson, 1915. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Democrat. Dir. Jewish Congress Assn., Marks Nathan Jewish Orphan Home. Clubs: Iroquois, Lawndale (vice pres.). Recreation: chari- able work. Home: 3513 Douglas Boul. Office: 38 . Dearborn St.
ROSENBLATT, Sol, M.D .; b. Cleveland, O., Mar. .2, 1875; s. Marcus and Hannah (Wertheim) Rosen- latt; prep. edn. pub. schs. and under pvt. teachers, Cleveland; LL.B., and LL.M., Ill. Coll. of Law, 904, and licensed to practice; M.D., Reliance Med. Coll., Chicago, 1909, also Bennett Med. Coll. (Loy- la Univ.); unmarried. Lecturer on med. jurispru- lence and nervous diseases, Reliance Med. Coll., .910; on med. jurisprudence Ill. Med. Coll. and Bennett Med. Coll., 1911; mem. faculty eye dept., Bennett Med. Coll., 1912-14; dept. of ophthalmol- gy, Chicago Coll. Medicine and Surgery (Valpa- aiso Univ.), 1915-16; mem. staff ear, nose and hroat dept., West Side Dispensary, 1912-15; clini- ian and mem. staff ear, nose and throat dept .. Uni- ersity Hosp., Chicago Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hosp., and Ill. Charitable Eye and Ear Hosp. Fel- ow A.M.A .; mem. Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Bar Assn. Mem. Associated Jewish Chari- ies. Mason. Home: 5020 Grand Boul. Office: 1729 Marshall Field Annex.
ROSENFELD, Maurice, capitalist; b. at Chicago, Tan. 19, 1855; s. Levi and Henriette (Reese) Rosen- eld; ed. Jones Sch., Chicago, and commercial coll. n Germany, 1869-71; m. Chicago, June 2, 1885, Mattie Rosenberg; children: Grace, Levi W. (de- eased). Engaged in real estate business at Chi- ago since 1887; dir. Ill. Southern Ry. for many ears; county commr. Cook Co., 1900-2. Dir. of Michael Reese Hosp., 1893-1913. Republican. Clubs: Standard, Lake Shore Golf. Recreations: golf, fish- ng. Home: 4900 Ellis Av. Office: 208 S. LaSalle St.
ROSENFELD, Maurice (Bernard), pianist, mu- sic critic; b. Vienna, Austria, Dec. 31, 1867; s. of David and Louise (Mittler) Rosenfeld; came to U.S., 1873; student, Coll. City of New York, 2 yrs., class of 1887; grad. Chicago Musical Coll., 1888, post-grad. degree, 1889 (Master of Music, 1896) ; m. Estelle Schlesinger, of Detroit, Aug. 28, 1907. Mem. faculty, piano dept., Chicago Mus. Coll., 1888-1911, Sherwood Music Sch., 1911-12; mem. bd. mus. dirs., Chicago Mus. Coll., since Sept., 1912. Music editor Chicago Examiner, 1907-15. Has frequently given piano recitals; composer various pieces for orches- tra and piano and contbr. to Musical Courier, New York, and Detroit Free Press; Chicago corr. Musi- cal America, since June, 1913. Republican. Jewish. Mem. Verein Deutsche Presse, Verband Deutsch- Amerikanischer Journalisten und Schriftsteller, etc. Club: Press. Home: 5631 Prairie Av. Studio: 304 S. Wabash Av.
ROSENFIELD, Morris S., president Sunny Brook Distillery Co .; b. St. Mary's O., July 26, 1854; s. of Samson and Rebecca (Epstein) Rosenfield; ed. at high sch., Rock Island, Ill .; m. Tillie E. Einstein, of Chicago, Apr. 25, 1889; children: Robert H., Hel- en, Edith. Began in distilling business at Louis- ville, Ky., 1892; pres. Sunny Brook Distilling Co. since 1892; dir. Associated Distilleries of Ky., Sun- ny Brook Tobacco Co. of Fla., Sunny Brook Cattle Feeding Co., Rosenfield Bros. & Co. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Ky. Distillers' Assn. Independent Republican. Mem. Sinai Con- gregation. Clubs: Press, Ill. Athletic, Lake Shore Golf, Standard. Recreations: golf, fishing, travel. Home: 2807 Prairie Av. Office: 169 W. Randolph St.
ROSENOW, Edward Carl, M.D. Removed to Rochester, Minn. (See Who's Who in America.)
ROSENTHAL, Benjamin Jefferson, merchant; b. Chicago, Nov. 5, 1867; s. Herman and Sarah (Ben- jamin) Rosenthal; ed. Chicago grammar and high schs .; m. Chicago, Jan. 1, 1901, Hannah Stumer; children: Gladys S., Elaine V. In employ of Gage Bros. & Co., wholesale millinery, 1884-91; mem. of firm of Stumer, Rosenthal & Eckstein, wholesale and retail millinery, since Sept. 1, 1891. Also pres. Importers' and Mfrs.' Millinery Co., S. Herzog Co .; vice pres. Emporium-World Millinery Co .; dir. of Public Drug Co., Am. Restaurant Co., Rectors, Red Book Corpn. Mem. Chicago Board of Edn., 1894-7; mem. numerous quasi-public organizations. Demo- crat. Jewish religion. Clubs: Standard, Ill. Ath- letic, Iroquois, Ravisloe Country. Home: Home- wood, Ill. Office: 802, 36 S. State St., Chicago.
ROSENTHAL, James, lawyer; b. Chicago, Apr. 10, 1859; s. Julius and Jette (Wolf) Rosenthal; ed. graded and high schs. of Chicago; LL.B., Yale, 1880; m. Emma, d. Jacob Friedman (she died Dec. 24, 1910); children: Ernest, Ralph; m. 2d, Cora Lindauer, of Chicago, Apr. 28, 1913. Admitted to Conn. bar on graduation, 1880, and to Ill. bar, July, 1880; associated with father's firm, Rosenthal & Pence, 1880-5; in 1894 became sr. mem. of Rosen- thal, Kurz & Hirschl, and after death of Mr. Hirschl, of firm of Rosenthal & Kurz, and since May 1, 1916, of firm of Rosenthal, Kurz & Houli- han; dir. Rogers & Co., printers. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns., Chicago Law Inst. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Edn. 3 yrs .; one of organizers and 1st sec. (1882-3) Young Men's Hebrew Charity Assn. Republican. Clubs: City, Hamilton, Ravisloe Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 4711 Drexel Boul. Office: 810, 208 S. LaSalle St.
ROSENTHAL, Lessing, lawyer; b. Chicago, Nov. 23, 1868; s. Julius Rosenthal (for many years a prominent mem. of Chicago bar) and Jette (Wolf) Rosenthal; A.B., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, 1888; LL.B., Northwestern Univ., 1891, and Chicago Coll. of Law (post-grad. course), 1892; m. Chicago, Dec. 10, 1901, Lillie F. (Frank) Myres, mother of Elsie M Rheinstrom and Magnus Myres; 1 child, Juliette B. (b. June 18, 1903, died May 10, 1913). Ad- mitted to Il1. bar, 1891; associated from beginning with father in firm of Julius & Lessing Rosenthal, from 1894 until father's death, May 14, 1905; with Charles H. Hamill organized, May 1, 1906, present firm of Rosenthal & Hamill (of which Leo F. Wormser has also been mem. since July 1, 1911). Interested in municipal and civic affairs. Mem.
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