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GUNDLACH, Ernst Theodore, advertising; b. at Chicago, Jan. 4, 1876; s. of Gustav and Henriette
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(Blum) Gundlach; A.B., Harvard, 1898, A.M., 1899; m. Clara Mohl, of Chicago, July 21, 1904; 2 chil- dren: Gertrude, Laura. In newspaper work previ- ous to organizing the Gundlach Advertising Co., 1902. Home: 1647 Farwell Av. Office: Peoples Gas Building.
GUNN, Glenn Dillard, conductor; b. at Topeka, Kan., Oct. 2, 1874; s. John Donald and Liela Sa- lome (Collins) Gunn; ed. pub. schs., Evansville, Ind .; Royal Conservatory of Music, Leipsic, 1894-9, grad., 1896; apptd. asst. to Robert Trichmüller, 1896; m. Bernya Bracken, of Chicago, June 23, 1903. Lecturer in music, Univ. of Chicago exten- sion faculty, since 1905; mem. faculty Am. Con- servatory, Chicago, 1901, Chicago Mus. Coll., 1901- 06; founded Glenn Dillard Gunn Piano Studios, 1906. Has appeared as soloist with Thomas Or- chestra, New York Symphony Orchestra, Minne- apolis Symphony Orchestra, Boston Opera Orches- tra; concert tour, Europe, 1898-9. Mus. editor Chi- cago Journal, 1902-4, Chicago Inter Ocean, 1904-10, Chicago Tribune, 1910-14. Founded, Jan. 1, 1915, and since conductor Am. Symphony Orchestra, Chicago. Mem. Ill. Music Teachers' Assn. (pres. 1906-8), Soc. Am. Musicians. Author of a course of lessons on History and Esthetics of Music, 1912. Home: 1315 Madison Park. Office: Fine Arts Bldg.
GUNNING, Robert John, real estate and invest- ments; b. Buffalo, N.Y., Jan. 2, 1856; s. William and Mary (Logan) Gunning; ed. Jones, Cottage Grove and Douglas grammar schs. Started in out- door advertising, 1873; from that developed the business known as The Gunning System which controlled bulletin and wall advertising in all the leading western cities; sold this business to Thomas Cusack Co., 1907, then controlled by Am. Tobacco Co. Engaged now in promoting his hold- ings in real estate at Chicago and elsewhere; also interested in amusement enterprises at Venice, Cal., and Northern Display Advertising Co., of Minneapolis and St. Paul, etc. Mem. of Chicago Association Commerce, Chicago Real Estate Bd. Clubs: Chicago' Automobile, Chicago Athletic, Los Angeles Athletic, Los Angeles City. Progressive Republican. Residence: Congress Hotel. Office: 646 S. Clark St.
GUNSAULUS, Frank Wakeley, clergyman, edu- cator; b. Chesterville, O., Jan. 1, 1856; s. Joseph and Mary (Hawley) Gunsaulus; A.B., Ohio Wes- leyan Univ., 1875, A.M., 1887; (D.D., Beloit Coll., Wis., 1887; LL.D., Miami, 1910); m. Anna Long, of Parsons, W. Va., Sept. 20, 1875. Ordained Methodist ministry, 1875; preached 4 yrs .; entered Congl. ministry, 1879; pastor Eastwood Ch., Columbus, O., 1879-81, Newtonville, Mass., 1881-5, Memorial Ch., Baltimore, 1885-7, Plymouth Ch., Chicago, 1887-99, Central Ch., Chicago, since 1899; pres. Armour Inst. of Tech., since 1893. Lecturer Yale Theol. Sem., 1882; professorial lecturer on practical theology, Divinity Sch. of Univ. of Chicago, since 1912. Au- thor of a number of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Home: 2919 Prairie Av. Office: 3300 Federal St.
GUNTERBERG, Martha Cecelia, wholesale flor- ist; b. Chicago; d. John and Maria Gunterberg; ed. St. Francis (Catholic) Sch .; Joseph Medill High Sch .; student Auditorium Conservatory of Music. Engaged as wholesale florist and dealer in fancy baskets since 1906; believed to be the only young unmarried woman in the U.S. who has ever under- taken to sell the output of several large green- houses on a commission basis; stockholder in Mar- quette Life Ins. Co., Marquette Fire Ins. Co., Gold- en Rod Milling & Mining Co., etc. Mem. Ladies' Soc. of Am. Florists. Roman Catholic. Recrea- tions: outdoor sports, traveling. Home: 2335 S. Millard Av. Office: 158 N. Wabash Av.
GUNTHER, Charles Frederick, retired mfr .; b. Wildberg, Württemberg, Germany, Mar. 6, 1837; s. John M. and Marie F. Gunther; brought to U.S., 1842, residing at Columbia, Pa., until 1850; remov- ing thence to Peru, Ill .; pub. sch. edn .; m., 1869, Jennie Burnell, of Lima, Ind .; 2 sons: Burnell. Whitman (deceased). Was general store clk., drug clk., bank cashier, Peru, Ill .; engaged in business in Memphis, Tenn., with Bohlen, Wilson & Co., 1860; served in Confederate Navy early part of
Civil War; commercial traveler, 1863-8; mfg. con- fectioner, 1868-1915; pres. the Coliseum Co. Served 2 terms in Chicago Common Council; city treas., 1901-5. Mem. Chicago Hist. Soc., Acad. Sciences (trustee), Art Inst. of Chicago. Mason (33°, Shriner). Clubs: Union League, Ill. Athletic, Iro- quois (ex-pres.), Germania. Extensive traveler; owns one of finest collections of Washington and Lincoln relics in U.S., also many hist. manuscripts; owns only oil portrait painted by a contemporary of Christopher Columbus (exhibited at World's Fair, Chicago, 1893). Home: 3601 Michigan Av. Office: 112 W. Adams St.
GUNTHORP, Walter J., printer; b. Chicago, July 25, 1873; s. William P. and Priscilla (Mould) Gun- thorp; ed. Chicago Manual Training Sch .; Law Dept. Northwestern Univ .; Lake Forest Coll .; m. Alice Geddes, of Chicago, Oct. 19, 1899; 2 children: Geraldine, Richard. Admitted to bar, 1895; with law dept. of Rock Island Ry., 1895-1900; became treas. Gunthorp-Warren Printing Co., 1900, and has been pres. same since 1905. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Served 2 terms in Ill. Naval Militia. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason (Shriner). Clubs: Union League, Hamilton, Chicago Automobile, Westmoreland Country, Evanston Country. Recre- ation: motoring. Home: 735 Sheridan Rd., Evans- ton, Ill. Office: 132 S. Clark St., Chicago.
GUNZENHAUSER, John, real estate; b. Geis- lingen, Württemberg, Germany, July 4, 1833; s. of David and Ursula (Spaeth) Gunzenhauser; ed. common schs. of Germany and afterward learned carpenter's trade and studied architecture; resi- dent and in business in Chicago since 1856; m. Magdelina Groll, of Chicago, Oct. 22, 1868: chil- dren: Emma (Mrs. Charles E. Hodge), John, Jr., George W., Magdelina (Mrs. William R. Appleton), Clara (Mrs. C. Steese Dillman), Nellie (deceased). Engaged as carpenter and architect in Chicago, 1856-9; in real estate and loan business since 1859. Republican. Mem. Christian (Disciples) Ch. Home: Batavia, Kane Co., Ill. Office: 192 N. Clark St., Chicago.
GURLEY, William Wirt, lawyer; b. Mt. Gilead, O., Jan. 27, 1851; s. John J. and Anseville C. (Ar- mentrout) Gurley; A.B., Ohio Wesleyan Univ., 1870; read law in his father's office; m. Oct. 30, 1878, Mary Eva, d. late Hon. Joseph Turney, of Cleveland, O .; 1 daughter, Helen Kathryn. Supt. pub. schs., Seville, O., 1871-2; admitted to bar. June, 1873; practiced in Chicago since Sept., 1874: largely engaged in corpn. practice; gen. counsel for Chicago Rys. Co., Chicago Consolidated Trac- tion Co. and other corpns .; dir. Wakem & Mc- Laughlin, Inc., Stearns & Culver Lumber Co., Lyon Cypress Lumber Co., Baker Lumber Co. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Mem. Ohio Soc. of New York (New York). Clubs: Union League, Chicago, Exmoor, Edgewater Golf, Chicago Golf; also Transportation, New York (New York). Home: 1416 N. State St. Office: 914 Marquette Bldg.
GUSSENHOVEN, Walter, Chicago mgr. Revere Rubber Co .; b. Laramie, Wyo., Jan. 25, 1877; s. of Walter and Mary (Van Doormolen) Gussenhoven; ed. pub. schs., Laramie and N.Y. City; m. Maude Howard, of Fox Lake, Ill., Dec. 24, 1904; 1 son, Howard. In employ of a carriage mfg. establish- ment, 1892-9; then became connected in New York with Revere Rubber Co., of Boston, continuing un- til 1899; removed to Chicago for the company, 1902. and has been mgr. at Chicago since the fall of 1915. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (K.T., Shriner). Club: Hamilton. Recreations: fishing, motoring. Home: 6559 Bosworth Av. Office: 158 W. Lake St.
GUTGSELL, Emil John, secretary L. P. Larson. Jr., Co .; b. Chicago, Feb. 1, 1889; s. Simon and Ma- rie (Schaefer) Gutgsell; St. George's Sch .; Orr's Business College; complete architectural course about 2 yrs., Internat. Corr. Sch., Scranton, Pa .; m. Elizabeth Klober, of Chicago. Sept. 28, 1910: 2 children: Edward William, John Robert. With bookkeeping and credit depts., John V. Farwell Co., Chicago, 1906-8; bookkeeper, cashier and credit man Western Bottle Mfg. Co., 1908-9; then cash- ier and head sales dept. Kelly Gum & Mfg. Co., 1909-11; an organizer, 1911, and now sec. and dir.
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1. P. Larson, Jr., Co., mfrs. chewing gum and ity Univ., Toronto, 1893, M.A., 1896; completed mints; sec. and dir. Zulu Mfg. Co. Home: 1110 N. Mayfield Av. Office: 501 N. LaSalle St.
GUTHMAN, Max, lawyer; b. Chicago, Sept. 30, 1863; s. Isaac and Lena (Kahn) Guthman; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; LL.B., Union Coll. of Law, 1885; m. Helen Hess, of Chicago, Feb. 23, 1903; children: Edwin I., Louise F. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1885, and since practiced in Chicago; mem. Guthman & Rothschild since 1899; sec., dir. Woodlawn, Ever- green, and Desplaines Av. cemetery assns .; sec. William Zelosky Constrn. Co. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago bar assns. Republican. Jewish religion. Club: Idlewild Country (dir.). Recreation: golf. Home: 5318 South Park Av. Office: 106 N. LaSalle Street.
GUTHMANN, William B., wholesale boots and shoes; b. Metz, Germany, Mar. 12, 1869; s. Lazarus and Bertha (Seligman) Guthmann; ed. nat. schs., Germany; m. Ida Seligman, of Chicago, Jan. 12, 1903; 1 son, Walter S. Came to Albany, N.Y., from Germany, 1891; began in employ of Swift & Co., packers, 1891, continuing 6 months; then removed to Chicago and entered employ of Guthmann, Car- penter & Telling, mfrs. and wholesalers of boots and shoes (house founded by uncle, Sigmund Guth- mann, and Edward Carpenter); has been vice pres. of the company since 1914. Served in German Army 3 yrs. as non-commissioned officer; volun- teered in Maj. John A. Logan's cav., for Spanish- Am. War, 1898. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce. Republican. Jewish religion. Mason. Club: Mystic Athletic. Recreations: automobiling and fishing. Home: 825 Drexel Sq. Office: 301 W. Monroe St.
GUTHRIE, Seymour, secretary and treas. Kel- logg Switchboard & Supply Co .; b. Buffalo, N.Y., June 19, 1864; s. E. B. and H. E. (Seymour) Guth- rie; ed. pub. schs. of Buffalo and Chicago; m. Chi- cago, Oct., 1888, Martha G. Greene; children: Ash- ley, Harriet, Martha. Sec. and treas. Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Co. since 1902. Republican. Clubs: Riverside Golf, Hamilton. Home: River- side, Ill. Office: 1066 W. Adams St., Chicago.
GUTMANN, Eugene J., tanner; b. Berlin, Wis., June 29, 1863; s. Joseph and Helen Gutmann; ed. pub. sch. of Berlin, Wis .; m. Chicago, Jan. 6, 1896, Belle Nast; children: Daniel, Ruth Helen. After leaving school became identified with the hide and leather interest and was a traveling hide buyer for Chicago firms for several years before becom- ing a permanent resident of the city. In Aug., 1889, he established as a mfr. of leather; now pres. of Gutmann & Co. Club: Standard. Home: 3653 Michigan Av. Office: 10 W. Austin Av.
GUTWILLIG, Emil, wholesale woolens; b. Dec. 27, 1866; ed. pub. schs .; m. Chicago, Oct. 12, 1893, Lottie Huchberger; children: Victor, Blair. Began business career as a boy in store and then was for about 14 yrs. clerk in employ of Kuh, Nathan & Fischer, wholesale clothing; then went into busi- ness for self in firm of Nathan & Gutwillig, which later became E. Gutwillig & Co. Home: 5115 Uni- versity Av. Office: 327 W. Adams St.
GUTWILLIG, Ernst, merchant; b. 1870; married, 1895; 2 children: Frances, Ruth. Came to U.S., 1886; engaged in sale of woolens since 1894; mem. firm E. Gutwillig & Co. since 1898. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Mason. Club: Hampden. Home: 939 Argyle St. Office: 327 W. Adams St.
GWIN'N, William Rea, president Union Foundry Works; b. Buffalo, N.Y., Apr. 13, 1865; s. of John Morris and Mary (Seymour) Gwinn; came to Chi- cago from Buffalo in Apr., 1875; ed. pub. schools and Hyde Park High Sch .; m. Chicago, Jan. 22, 1891, Susie Frasher; children: John Frasher, Lou- ise Seymour. Began with the C.,B.&Q. and Wa- bash Pool freight office; entered foundry business, 1884, with the Bouton Foundry Co .; became con- nected, 1886, with the Union Foundry Works, of which is now pres. and treas. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Engineers', Flossmoor Country. Recre- ations: golf, fishing and hunting. Home: 5432 East View Park. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St.
GWYN, Herbert Britton, clergyman, editor; b. Dundas, Ont., Can., May 5, 1873; s. Herbert Charles and Charlotte Elizabeth (Osler) Gwyn; B.A., Trin-
theol. course, 1896; m. Katharine von Hof Macono- chie, of Chicago, July 2, 1906 (died Aug. 16, 1912) ; m. 2d, Virginia E. Percival, of New York, Aug. 6, 1914. Ordained Ch. of England in Can. ministry, 1896; curate All Saints' Ch., Toronto, 1896-9, St. Peter's Ch., Chicago, 1900-2; first rector St. Si- mon's Ch., Chicago, 1902-12; editor-in-chief, The Churchman, 1913; priest in charge St. Edmund's Ch., Chicago. Corr. and contbr. The Living Church; asso. editor The Diocese of Chicago. Dir. Chicago Law and Order League; counsellor Young People's Civic League. Republican. Clubs: University, Church. Home: Kenilworth, Ill.
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HAAS, George Ernst, fire ins .; b. Shelbyville, Ind., Oct. 10, 1874; s. George and Catherine (Pfar- rer) Haas; ed. common schs. in Ind .; m. Nancy Malyon, of Chicago, Oct. 2, 1906; 1 son, Robert M. Began in employ of a local ins. agency, Indianapo- lis, Ind., 1889; removed to Chicago, 1892, at time of establishment of western dept. of Atlas Assur- ance Co., Ltd., of London, Eng., with which has since been associated; became asst. mgr. western dept., 1906, mgr. since 1909. Mem. Fire Underwrit- ers of Northwest, Fire Ins. Club of Chicago (ex- pres.). Clubs: Union League, North Shore Golf. Recreations: golf, motoring, billiards. Home: 726 Elmwood St., Wilmette, Ill. Office: Insurance Ex- change, Chicago.
HAAS, John Frederick, judge; b. Chicago, Aug. 10, 1876; s. Jean and Emma Ottilia (Stahl) Haas; father (who died June 25, 1881) was an officer in a heavy arty. regt. of the French Army and was engaged at Sedan and other notable battles in the Franco-Prussian War; mother (died Dec. 8, 1914) was a teacher in Throop (pub.) Sch. of Chicago for 33 consecutive yrs .; grad. John C. Dore (pub.) Sch., Chicago, 1892, West Div. High Sch., 1896; A.B., LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1900, A.M., 1901; M.L., Yale, 1901; m. Grace Taylor Fortney, of Charlotte, Mich., Oct. 17, 1914; 1 daughter, Emma Elizabeth. Entered general practice of law in Chicago, Aug., 1901; elected asso. judge Municipal Court of Chicago, Nov. 7, 1916, term of 6 yrs. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Clubs: University, Yale (Chicago), Chicago-Lake Forest. Address: City Hall, Chicago.
HAAS, Joseph Frederick; b. Chicago, Nov. 13, 1857; s. Frederick and Elizabeth (Sagisser) Haas; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Chicago, June, 1877, Minnie R. Mckenzie; children: Elizabeth Barbara (Mrs. Riddell), Jane Johanna (Mrs. Hoff). Began as errand boy for hat firm of J. S. Barnes & Co., 1872, and became a partner in 1900, and on death of Mr. Barnes in that year took entire charge of the business, in which continued until 1905. Was clk. Sanitary Dist. of Chicago, but resigned, 1900; alderman from 15th Ward, 1895-7; mem. sch. bd. in Town of Jefferson, 1886; state senator from 25th Dist., 1902-6; sec. West Chicago Park Commrs., 1905-6; county clk. of Cook Co., 1906-Dec., 1910; apptd. by Gov. Dunne mem. Ill. Waterway Commn., Nov. 13, 1915, serving until June 30, 1917; elected recorder of deeds and registrar of titles, of Cook Co., Nov. 7, 1916. Republican. Mem. Masonic or- ders, Royal Arcanum, Royal League, Schweitzer Benevolent Soc., Swaben Soc. Clubs: German Press, Ill. Athletic. Home: 2712 W. Fullerton Av. Office: County Bldg.
HAASE, Emil Richard, mortgage banker; b. on farm in Proviso, Cook Co., Ill. (afterward known as Haase's Park), Feb. 1, 1856; s. Ferdinand and Wil- helmina (Zimmerman) Haase; ed. grammar sch. of Proviso, 1864-71; in Berlin, Germany, 1871-3, and 1 yr. in a Chicago business coll .; m. Oak Park, Ill., Sept. 21, 1882, Pauline Schlund; children: Herbert E., Elmer J., Elsa, Harold, Paul. Bookkeeper Ger- man-Am. Bank, Chicago, 1876-7; cashier pvt. bank of E. S. Dreyer & Co., 1877-89; engaged in pvt. banking on own account, 1889-1902; mortgage banker, exclusively, since 1902, under style of E. R. Haase & Co .; sec. and treas. Forest Home Ceme- tery Co. from its organization in 1876. Mem. Cook Co. Real Estate Bd. Republican. Universalist.
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Home: 241 Wisconsin Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 139 N. Clark St., Chicago.
HABEL, William Edward, wholesale flour; b. St. Joseph, Mich., Apr. 5, 1874; s. August and Ernstine (Schoenbeck) Habel; grad. St. Joseph High Sch., 1892; m. Lillian S. Riedel, of Chicago, Aug. 7, 1901; 2 children: George A., Dorothy L. Began as clk. in St. Joseph Postoffice, 1892; then office boy Eck- hart & Swan Milling Co., 1894-6; salesman for same company, 1896-1912; an organizer, 1912, of Habel, Armbruster & Larsen Co., wholesale flour mchts., of which has since been pres .; dir. Providers Life Assurance Co. Mem. United Commercial Travel- ers' Assn., Ill. Commercial Men's Assn. Republic- an. Mem. St. Luke's Evangelical Ch. Mason (Lo- gan Sq. Lodge and Chapter). Home: 2734 N. Troy. St. Office: 600-612 Austin Av.
HABERER, George John, real estate; b. at Chi- cago, Aug. 21, 1865; s. of John George and Anna (Gruenewald) Haberer; ed. German Lutheran sch., and Souder's Business Coll .; m. Chicago, June 6, 1888, Anna McNaught; children: George Benjamin, Albert John, Pearl Anna (deceased), Earl Wesley (deceased), Milton Irwin, Marjory Louise, Buelah Bell. In real estate business since 1890; also for 7 yrs., served as an expert on real estate values for the State of Ill. in inheritance tax matters. Mem. Law and Order League. Republican. Metho- dist. Mason (32º, K.T., Shriner), Columbian Knight; Royal League. Club: Ill. Athletic. Recre- ation: reading. Home: 4656 N. Knox Av. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.
HABICHT, Franz E., confectioners' supplies; b. in Germany, June 26, 1859; s. August R. and Clara (Pistor) Habicht; ed. Gymnasium Fridericianum, Cassel, Germany, 1869-76; came to America, 1881; m. Ida W. Braun, of Cassel, Dec. 29, 1891. Began as partner in firm of Apgar & Co., New York; with H. W. Braun and August Semrad purchased Chi- cago branch of the business, title then becoming Habicht, Braun & Co., of which is sr. mem .; firm established a branch at New York, 1900. Was vol. in German Army, 1878, bvtd. 2d lt. of Reserves. Mason. Club: Union League. Home: New York, N.Y. Office: 111 W. Ohio St., Chicago.
HACK, William Joseph, printer; b. Stayne, Eng., Aug. 19, 1847; s. Edward and Martha A. (Wall) Hack; came to this country in 1855; resident of Chicago since 1858; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago; m. Jennie S. Anderson, Nov. 29, 1875; children: Ed- ward R., David A. Learned trade in printing office of Dunlop, Sewall & Spaulding; afterward worked for S. P. Rounds, then for Jamieson, Morse & Co .; with David R. Anderson, established, 1879, the present firm of Hack & Anderson, printers. Mem. Chicago Typothetæ. Mason, Odd Fellow. Recrea- tions: music, theatre. Home: 3306 Warren Av. Office: 504 Sherman St.
*HACKETT, Francis, literary critic. (See vol. 1911.)
HACKETT, Karleton Spalding, musician; b. at Brookline, Mass., Oct. 8, 1867; s. Francis Wilber and Isabelle Izette (Spalding) Hackett; ed. Boston and Roxbury Latin Schs. and Harvard Univ., class of '91; studied at Florence, Italy, 1889-93, also at London and Munich; m. Gena Florence Castle, of Chicago, Mar. 9, 1896. Located at Chicago, 1893; head of vocal dept., Music Sch. of Northwestern Univ., 1896-1911; head of vocal dept. since 1897, vice pres. since 1906, Am. Conservatory of Music, Chicago. Music critic Chicago Evening Post since 1909 (contbr. since 1905); asso. editor The Musi- cian; contbr. to other musical periodicals. Repub- lican. Clubs: Cliff Dwellers, The Little Room. Home: 5482 Hyde Park Boul. Studio: Kimball Hall.
HACKNEY, Henry Clay, stock broker. (See vol. 1911.)
HADESMAN, Jacob, wholesale grocer; b. Rus- sian Poland, Nov. 30, 1884; s. Joseph and Branna (Pearl) Hadesman; came to U.S., 1892; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Lena Gerber, of Omaha, Neb., Apr. 17, 1906; 2 children: Maude, Irene. Engaged in wholesale grocery business since 1900; gen. mgr. J. P. Hadesman & Co. Mem. Ill. Commercial Men's Assn., Ill. Credit Men's Assn. Hebrew re- ligion. Home: 1414 S. St. Louis Av. Office: 1347 S. Ashland Av.
HADKA, Joseph, hardware; b. in Bohemia, Feb. 12, 1879; s. Joseph and Mary (Marshek) Lhotka; brought to U.S. in infancy; ed. grammar schs., and night technical sch., Lewis Inst., Chicago; m. Emma Slapak, of Chicago, June 8, 1904; 4 children: Theodore John, Arthur Joseph, Joseph Theodore, Virginia. Engaged in manufacture of hardware since 1900; now pres. Western Brass Mfg. Works. Pvt. Co. E, 2d Ill. Inf. in Spanish-Am. War, 1898-9. Rationalist. Club: Bohemian. Home: 1420 S. Ham- lin Av. Office: 21st and Marshall Boul.
HADLEY, Chalmers, librarian. Removed to Den- ver, Colo. (See Who's Who in America.)
HADLEY, Edwin Marshall, vice pres. Chicago- Cleveland Car Roofing Co .; b. Peoria, Ill., Oct. 14, 1872; s. James Marshall and Margaret (Widen- ham) Hadley; ed. pub. schs. of Peoria; Ill. Wesley- an Univ .; Northwestern Univ .; m. Jessie Seymour McCarthy, of Chicago, June 21, 1904; children: James McCarthy, Edwin Marshall, Jr., Raymond Widenham. Entered business in Chicago, 1893, oc- cupying positions as auditor and credit man; with others organized the Dudley Coffee Co., and the Ceylon Planters Tea Co., 1898, of which was sec., treas. and dir. until 1906; sec., vice pres. and dir. Chicago-Cleveland Car Roofing Co. since Apr., 1906; sec .- treas. Pioneer Cast Steel Truck Co., Sul- livan Metallic Packing Co. Republican. Reformed Episcopalian. Mem. S.R. (ex-treas. Ill. soc.), Beta Theta Pi. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreation: golf. Contbr. to various mags. Home: 4750 Woodlawn Av. Office: 80 E. Jackson Boul.
HADLEY, Thomas Grant, singer and teacher; b. New Providence, Ia .; s. Sanders Sylvanus and Lu- cidy M. (Hinshaw) Hadley; ed. in Chicago and New York; m. Stella A. Reeder, of Colfax, Ia., Oct. 10, 1894; children: F. Frederick, Katharine L. Founder, 1912, and pres. Hadley Sch. of Music; baritone singer; has appeared in many concerts, oratorios and recitals in leading musical centers of the country. Protestant. Home: 615 Clinton Av. Oak Park, Ill. Office: 64 E. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
HADWEN, T(heodore) Lovel D (onner), civil en- gineer; b. Richmond, Surrey, Eng., May 26, 1872; s. Joshua Lovel and Wendela H. (Donner) Had- wen; ed. St. Paul's Sch., London; grad. City and Guilds of London Tech. Inst., 1893; m. Ida M. Schelker, of Elgin, Ill., June 4, 1901. Came to Amer- ica, 1893; with bridge building and engring. depts. of the C.,M.&St.P.Ry. since 1894; engr. of masonry constrn. since 1908. Mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Western Soc. Engrs. Clubs: Chicago Engineers', City. Rec- reations: travel, tennis. Home: 434 N. Scoville Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1347 Railway Exchange, Chi- cago.
HAENTZE, Albert, mortgage banker. (See vol. 1911.)
HAERTHER, Augustus George, surgeon: b. Chi- cago, June 4, 1855; s. Daniel August and Martha E. (Goetze) Haerther; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1883; m. Leona A. Barry, of Chicago, Dec. 8, 1904; 1 daughter, Leila (wife of Calvin E. Brown, M.D.). Clerk in drug business, 1869-83; engaged in practice of medicine and surgery in Chicago since 1883. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs. Mason; mem. Nat. Union. Home: 4923 Sheridan Rd. Office: 25 E. Washington St.
HAFER, Henry, coal; b. Oppenfeld, nr. Kassel, Germany, Dec. 26, 1837; s. Henry and Catherin (Baumert) Hafer; ed. elementary schs. in Ger- many and in night schs. of Chicago; twice mar- ried; m. 2d, Phinie Kronenberg, of Hamburg, N. Y .. June 20. 1900; children (by first wife) : Matilda (Mrs. William Proch1), Louise (Mrs. Jacob Kaer- wer), Bernhardenie (Mrs. Max .J. Mauermann) and Harry P. Came to America, 1854; identified with coal mining and shipping since 1866; sr. mem. of Henry Hafer & Son Coal Co., operators of the New Ohio Mines at Carterville, Ill. Republican. Lu- theran; presiding officer of St. Stephen's Lutheran Ch. for many years. Mem. of City Plan Commn. Club: South Shore Country. Recreation: travel. Home: 4631 Michigan Av. Office: 628 McCormick Building.
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HAFFENBERG, Charles Baer, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)
HAFT, Charles Maltravis, lawyer; b. Highland, Kan., Oct. 24, 1871; s. James and Addie (Close) Haft; ed. pub. schs., Hiawatha, Kan .; Rapid City (S.D.) High Sch .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1892; m. Katherine E. Ryan, of Chicago, Dec., 1914. Admit- ted to bar, Mich. and Ill., 1892; asst. corpn. coun- sel, Chicago, 1907-15; in pvt. practice since 1915. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Republican. K.P. Club: University. Home: 6741 Chappel Av. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St.
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