The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 172

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 774

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ROE, Harry Nathaniel, wholesale grocer: born Wirballen, Russia, Mar. 1870; son Joseph and Minnie (Fink) Roe; ed. in public schools in Russia and Chicago and in Bryant & Strat- ton Business Coll., Chicago; married Lena Roe. of Chicago. Aug. 17, 1897; 3 children: Sylvia. Ruth and Mildred. Resident of Chicago since 1884; after leaving school was connected with dry goods trade until 1893, when entered the Grossfeld & Roe Co., wholesale grocers, of which is sec. Republican. Mem. Merchants' Exchange of Chicago. Mason (Turner Lodge No. 409 A.F.&A.M.); past pres. and dir Trav- elers' Protective Assn. of America. Recrea- tions: golf and bowling. Residence: 511 Roscoe St. Office: 730 W. Randolph St.

ROE, Julian, electrician, engr .: born Switzer- land, June 25. 1869; ed. Polytechnical Coll .. married Chicago, May 1900. Electrician in shops for Electrical Construction Co., Chicago. 1887-

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91: erecting engr. with C. & C. Electric Co., Mem. Nat. Asso. of Military Surgeons, Ill. New York and Chicago, 1891-4; since 1894 Chi- cago salesman and mgr. for the Crocker-Wheel- er Co., mfrs. and electrical engrs. Independent in politics. Residence: 4726 Michigan Av. Of- tice: Old Colony Bldg.

ROENITZ, Frank Louis, leather mfr .; born Sheboygan. Wis., June 30, 1856; son Charles T. and Magdalene (Maas) Roenitz; ed. Sheboygan schools; married Sheboygan, Oct. 25, 1881, Mag- dalene Plath: children: Severa, Magdalene, Frankie. In 1889 he became pres. of C. T. Roenitz Leather Co. (established by his father, 1851); in 1899, with other large tanners, con- solidated business in the Am. Hide & Leather Co., of which he is now 3d vice-pres .; also pres. Chicago Hide & Tallow Co .; dir. Michigan Leather Co. Resident of Chicago, coming from Sheboygan, 1900. Republican. Mason (Sheboy- gan Lodge A.F.&A.M.). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: motoring and reading. Residence: 5552 Everett Av. Of- fice: 301 W. Lake St.

ROEPSTORFF, Frederick W., dry goods mer- chant; born Meldorf, Germany, July 18, 1858; son John F. and Magrette (Brodeson) Roep- storff; ed. pub. schools of Germany; came to America, Sept. 1874; married Annie L. Fischer, of Racine, Wis., Sept. 18, 1884; 3 children: Fred W., Jr., Edward H., Dorothy. Mem. firm of Becker & Roepstorff, dry goods, 1890-1904, of Roepstorff & Co., 1904-8; alone in business since 1908; also pres. and treas. Am. Nat. Print- ing Co .; dir. Englewood Stock Co. (owners of Nat. Theatre), Concordia Bldg., Loan & Home- stead Assn., Englewood Business Coll. Repub- lican. Lutheran. Mem. Concordia League, Re- tail Merchants' Assn. Recreation: travel. Resi- dence: 658 Englewood Av. Office: 5155 S. Hal- sted St.

ROESSLER, Carl Conrad, sec. Internat. Ho- tel Co .; born Langenburg, Ger., Feb. 8, 1872; ed. in pub. and Latin school in Germany; mar- ried Milwaukee, Wis., 1896, Frederika Roessler; 1 son: Ernst. Has been identified with hotel business for 25 years; came from Vienna to Chicago, 1894; was asst. mgr. of the Bismarck Hotel 8 years; since 1902 sec. and mgr. of the Internat. Hotel Co .; co. owns the Kaiserhof Ho- tel Restaurant; also vice-pres. and managing dir. Congress Hotel Co. Mason (Lessing Lodge A.F.&A.M.). Member Chicago Sharpshooters' Assn., Schwabenverein. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Germania, Swan Lake. Recreations: hunt- ing and fishing. Residence: 6301 Winthrop Av. Office: 324 S. Clark St.

ROETH, Henry Christian, mfr .; see Vol. 1905.

ROGERS, Bernard Fowler, fire insurance; born Louisville, Ky., Nov. 8, 1864; son Joseph M. and Katharine M. (Gamble) Rogers; ed. Williston Sem., Easthampton, Mass .; married Chicago, Sept. 9, 1889, Adele Waller; children: Bernard F., Jr., James Waller. Started in in- surance business in gen. office of Phenix Fire Ins. Co., of New York. Chicago office, 1878; af- terward went back to school; started in ins. again, 1882; now of firm of Klee, Rogers & Co. Dir. Hibernian Banking Assn. Trustee Indus- trial Art League; twice apptd. trustee Chicago Board of Edn .; resigned; for 1 year pres. Chi- cago Board of Pub. Improvements; resigned. Democrat. Clubs: Chicago, Saddle and Cycle, University, Onwentsia. Recreations: athletic sports and travel. Residence: 866 Buena Av. Office: Nat. Life Bldg.

ROGERS, Buell Sumner, physician; born Ripon, Wis., June 9, 1863; son Charles Frank- lin and Arabella (Barnum) Rogers; ed. Ripon (\Vis.) Coll .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1892. Was instr. genito-urinary and venereal diseases, med. dept. of Univ. of Ill., nearly 4 years; clinical instr. in same branch in West Side Hosp., 2 years (Post-Grad. School). Apptd. 1st 1t. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, Feb. 1911.

State Assn. of Military Surgeons, A.M.A., Chi- cago Med. Soc., Physicians' Club. Republican. Served 5 years as private in 2d Regt., Co. F, Wis. N.G., and honorably discharged; served as capt. and asst. surgeon 2d Regt., I.N.G., for about 3 years, and for past 10 years has held the rank of major and surgeon; commissioned in Spanish-Am. War of 1898, but did not serve on account of active warfare being ended. Ma- son (32°, K.T., Shriner). Mem. Officers' Assn. of I.N.G. Office: Reliance Bldg.

ROGERS, Cassius Clay, surgeon; born Mi- nonk, Ill., July 17, 1869; son Alma and Johan- nah (Kerrick) Rogers; B.S., Valparaiso (Ind.) Univ., 1890, A.B., 1891 (honorary A.M., 1907); M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1896; married Rena B. Richards, Chicago, Apr. 17, 1901. Prof. and head of dept. of surgery, Chicago Coll. of Med- icine and Surgery, since 1906; prof. and head of department of physical diagnosis, Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery, 1901-8; asst. surgeon Chicago Clinical School, 1898-1906; surgeon to Frances Willard and Robert Burns hosps. Studied in Vienna and London summer of 1907 and 1909, in Paris, summer of 1910; vis- ited med. schools or hosps. in 13 European countries. Formerly mem. hosp. corps, 2d Regt. I.N.G .; apptd. 1st lt. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, Feb. 1911. Author of numerous articles on surgical subjects. Del. from Chicago Med. Soc. to 16th Internat. Med. Congress, Buda- pest, Hungary, 1909; mem. council Chicago Med. Soc .; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State, Tri-State, Fox River and N. Central Ill. med. socs. Re- publican. Methodist. Mason (32°. Shriner), K. P. Mem. Alpha Kappa Kappa, Art Inst. and Y.M.C.A. Recreation: travel. Residence: 744 Independence Boul. Office: 7 W. Madison St.

ROGERS, Charles Marshall, fire insurance; born Philadelphia, Apr. 30, 1856; son Charles Marshall and Rebecca (Deacon) Rogers; ed. pub. schools; married Chicago, 1877, Hattie L. Merchant; children: Grace L., Charles M., Jr. Began business life in 1872 as messenger boy in the ins. office of Rollo & Naghten, Chicago, and worked up through various duties in that office until 1880; then went with A. H. Darrow, and was mgr. of his office until 1884; then un- til 1899 alone in a local fire ins. agency busi- ness, and in that year joined L. C. and C. E. Rollo in forming the present firm of Rogers & Rollo, admitting to partnership, May 1908, C. M. Rogers, Jr., and C. C. Guston; gen. agt. for Cook Co. for Am. Central Ins. Co., of St. Louis, Mercantile Fire & Marine Ins. Co. of Boston, Pa. Fire of Phila., Phenix of Brooklyn, Cal. Ins. Co. of San Francisco, Caledonian Ins. Co. of Scotland, Keystone Underwriters, Pitts- burg, Pa., and Sun Ins. Co. of New Orleans. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Evanston Country. Evanston Golf, Edgewater Golf (vice- pres.). Recreations: golf and traveling. Resi- dence: 1112 Hinman Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Nat. Life Bldg.

ROGERS, Daniel Weston, physician; born Holbrook, Mass., Aug. 16. 1866; son John Cal- vin and Deborah (Beals) Rogers; A.B., Am- herst (Mass.) Coll., 1887; Northwestern Univ. Med. School, M.D., 1894; Univ. of Berlin, Univ. of Vienna, 1894-5; married Chicago, Apr. 14, 1903, Helen Serrell Wainwright; 2 sons: Rob- ert Wainwright and Daniel Curtis. Principal Hopkins Acad., Hadley, Mass., 1887-8; instr. sciences, Harvard School, Chicago, 1888-91; since 1895 engaged in gen. med. practice in Chicago. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Pe- diatric Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A., Am. Acad. of Medicine, Am. Urological Soc., Assn. of Mil. Surgeons of U.S. Republican. Mem. 1st Regt., I.N.G., 4 years; surgeon Veteran Corps, I.N.G .; major and chief sanitary officer, The Division, I.N.G .; apptd. 1st It. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, Feb. 1911. Mem. New England Soc. of Chicago, Independent Order of Forest-

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ers, K.P., Improved Order of Red Men, Apollo Lodge A.F.&A.M. Mem. Grace Episcopal Ch. Club: Chicago Yacht. Recreations: outdoor di- versions. Residence: 2540 Prairie Av. Office: 2204 S. Michigan Av.

ROGERS, Edward Kendall, retired coal and iron merchant; born Chicago. July 15, 1849; son Edward K. and Mary Bradford (Curtis) Rogers; ed. pub. schools of Chicago and in private school of Dr. Quackenboss; married New York City, 1874, Annie P. Trimble; chil- dren: Annie T., Mary B. (Mrs. R. F. Hall), Edith P., Mildred C. In 1867 entered the busi- ness of Rogers & Co., pig iron and coal mer- chants (established 1840), of which his father was the head, and was a mem. of the firm, 1872-92, when retired. Residence: 159 E. On- tario St. Office: 203 S. Dearborn St.

ROGERS, Edward Sidney, lawyer; born Cas- tine, Me., Apr. 15. 1875; son of James Harri- man (Capt. U.S. Revenue Cutter Service) and Susan Hayden (Fisher) Rogers; ed. Mich. Mil. Acad., Orchard Lake; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1895 (LL.M., honoris causa, 1910); married Eva Thompson, of Chicago, Sept. 21, 1901; children: James Harriman and Edward Alden. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1895, and since practiced at Chi- cago. Non-resident lecturer on law of trade- marks and copyright, Univ. of Mich .; mem. Chicago, Ill. State and Am. Bar assns., Phi Delta Phi, Loyal Legion, Soc. of War of 1812 (vice-pres.), S.A.R., Soc. of Colonial Wars. Clubs: University (sec.), Law, Riverside Golf (dir.); also Union (Ann Arbor, Mich.). Recrea- tion: golf. Residence: 369 E. 23d St. Office: Rector Bldg.

ROGERS, Elmer Ellsworth, lawyer; born on farm in Venango Co., Pa., June 18, 1863; son David and Hannah (Gibbons) Rogers; ed. Oli- vet Coll. and law dept. of Lake Forest Univ. (LL.B., 1893). Before becoming lawyer was teacher in pub. schools and business coll., and was supt. of pub. schools in Mich .; admitted to Ill. bar, 1893. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Am. Bar Assn., Internat. Law Assn .; mem. gen. council of Nat. Economic League. Repub- lican. Presbyterian. Mason (K.T. and Shriner). Club: Union League. Recreations: athletics. Author: First Code of Ethics for the Judiciary; also a writer on economic subjects and a pub. speaker. Residence: 3979 Drexel Boul. Office: Unity Bldg.

ROGERS, George Mills, lawyer; born Glas- gow, Ky., Apr. 16, 1854; son John Gorin and Arabella E. (Crenshaw) Rogers; removed with parents to Chicago in 1857; ed. Chicago Univ. and Yale Coll. (A.B., 1876); studied law in office of Crawford & McConnell and in Union Coll. of Law; married New York City, June 3, 1884, Philippa Hone Anthon. Admitted to bar, 1878, and became a partner of Samuel P. Mc- Connell until appointed asst. city atty. Dem. nominee for State Senate; appointed city pros- ecuting atty., 1886, but resigned in Apr. 1887 to travel, because of his wife's ill health; asst. U.S. atty., Northern District of Ill., 1887-8; master in chancery Circuit Court of Cook Co. from Feb. 1. 1889. Dem. nominee for provi- sional judge, 1903, and received the highest vote on any ticket of those provisionally nomi- nated, but Supreme Court declared the law under which the provisional judges wore elect- ed to be unconstitutional. Mem. Chicago, Ill. State and Am. Bar assns., Law Club, Phi Delta Phi. Odd Fellow. Clubs: University, Iroquois. Southern. Recreations: study of pub., political and social questions. Residence: 2912 Prairie Av. Office: Title & Trust Bldg.

1862 and began business as a commn. mer- chant in grain, later joined by his brother, James C., and the firm of H. W. Rogers & Bro. was formed; also pres. Rogers Grain Co. Mem. and ex-pres. Chicago Board of Trade. Demo- crat. Was formerly on board of dirs. Chicago Pub. Library. Congregationalist. Residence: 1554 Dearborn Av. Office: Royal Ins. Bldg.

ROGERS, Hopewell Lindenberger, business mgr. The Chicago Daily News; born Chicago, Dec. 19, 1876; son Joseph Martin and Kathe- rine Mary (Gamble) Rogers; academic edn. Lake Forest and Evanston, Ill .; Ph.B., Sheffield Scientific School (Yale Univ.), 1897; LL.B., John Marshall Law School, Chicago, 1906; un- married. Began as collector, advertising dept .. The Chicago Daily News, Nov. 1, 1897, and served in various depts. until became business mgr., Dec. 29, 1907; dir. Belden Mfg. Co. Re- publican. Presbyterian. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. and Chicago Real Estate Board. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, University, Saddle and Cycle. City, Legal; also Yale (New York). Residence: 39 E. Division St. Office: The Chicago Daily News.

ROGERS, James Campbell, grain commn .; born Bath, Steuben Co., N.Y., July 16, 1841: son Gustavus A. and Susan Ann (Campbell ) Rogers; ed. pub. schools; married Lockport. Ill., May 3, 1865, Mary C. Colt; children: Ellen D. (Mrs. Wm. G. Atwood), Susan (Mrs. Frank W. Thomas). Began business life in 1856 as a clerk in a ship chandlery store in Buffalo. N. Y., remaining there until 1860; came West and en- gaged in merchandising business in Ia. until spring of 1863; came to Chicago and engaged in the grain business in firm of H. W. Rogers & Bro. Also vice-pres. and dir. Rogers Grain Co. Democrat. I.O.O.F. Residence: 203 Wis- consin Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: Royal Ins. Building.

*ROGERS, James Gamble, architect: see Vol. 1905.

ROGERS, Luther Calvin, printer: born Dun- lap, Peoria Co., Ill., Nov. 13, 1866; son James H. and Sarah (Blake) Rogers; ed. Knox Coll .. Galesburg, Ill. Taught school; came to Chica- go in 18SS and until 1891 engaged in bookkeep- ing and teaching; started in the printing busi- ness in 1891, and in 1898 the firm of Rogers & Hall Co. was organized, of which firm is now pres. Mason. Clubs: Press, Ben Franklin, Pub- lishers'. Recreation: traveling. Residence: 5:34 Indiana Av. Office: 30 S. Market St.

ROGERS, Orin Crandall, wholesale jeweler: born on farm near Richburg, N.Y., Nov. 18. 1840; son Lemuel D. and Hannah (Stewart) Rogers; academic edn .; married Marengo, Ill .. Nov. 10, 1868, Sarah A. Reese; children: Louis C., Belle (Mrs. C. F. Elmore). Enlisted. 1861. in 27th N.Y. Vol. Inf .; served in 6th Corps in the Army of the Potomac until mustered out in 1863; came to Chicago, 1865: engaged as clerk on Board of Trade, afterward becoming a mem., but left that business in May 1900 to engage in the jewelry business as pres. of Rogers, Thurman & Co., in which continues. Republican. Mem. Post 5 G.A.R., Chicago, and of the Western Soc. of the Army of the Po- tomac. Club: Calumet. Recreation: golf. Res- idence: 1122 E. 66th St. Office: 105 N. Wabash Avenue.

ROGERS, Sampson, merchant: born Corn- wall. Eng .. May 20, 1852: son Thomas P. and Mary (Tresidder) Rogers: ed. nat. schools in England until 14; came to U.S., 1866. settling at Mineral Point. Wis .: 2 winter terms in Min- eral Point High School: 1 term night school in Bryant & Stratton Business Coll., Chicago; married Freeport, 111 .. Sept. 1. 1850, Clara Vio- la Hoover: children: Stella May (Mrs J R Forbes. New York). Charles , Rolles, Myrtelle Hoover, Mary Tresidder, Howard Herbert, Mau- rice Pearce. Dorothy Viola, Sampson, JJr. Hel

ROGERS, Henry William, grain commn .; born Bath, Steuben Co., N.Y., Mar. 27. 1832: son Gustavus A. and Susan Ann (Campbell) Rogers; ed. pub. schools. Established in busi- ness as a ship chandler in Buffalo, N.Y., con- tinuing until 1860, subsequently in mercantile business at Clinton, la .; came to Chicago in en Elberta. After leaving school farmed until

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Sept. 1873; then went to Kan. and was en- gaged in cattle business for short time; went to work in winter of 1874 for John Hadfield, Mineral Point, dealer in hides, wool and flax- seed; came to Chicago, fall of 1876, becoming traveling buyer for wool and hide firm of H. C. Tillinghast & Co., until 1880, when, with C. E. Bolles, also buyer for same firm, formed a co-partnership, and established present busi- ness under the firm name of Bolles & Rogers, hides, wool tallow, pelts and furs. Dir. Nat. Produce Bank of Chicago, Avenue State Bank of Oak Park, Ill. Republican. Methodist. Dir. Y.M.C.A., Oak Park. Club: Westward Ho. Rec- reation: golf. Residence: 537 N. Euclid Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 129 W. Kinzie St.

ROGERS, Samuel Shepard; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

ROGERS, Walter Alexander, pres. Bates & Rogers Construction Co .; born at Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 19, 1868; son Alexander H. and Mar- tha M. (Ross) Rogers; grad. Univ. of Wis., 1888; married Julia Cushing, of Wauwatosa, Wis., July 1, 1891; 6 children: Lester, Mar- garet, Ross, Carl, Walter and John. In engring. dept. Wis. Central R.R., 1889-91; asst. engr. N.P.R.R., 1891-2; asst. engr. bridge and bldg. dept., C.,M.&St.P.Ry., 1892-8; engr. of subways on track elevation, same road, at Chicago, 1898-9; engr. of permanent construction, bridge and bldg. dept., same road, Sept. 1899-Apr. 1901; in 1901 joined in organization of the Bates & Rogers Construction Co., contractors, of which is pres .; also dir. Rogers Lumber Co. Mem. Am. Soc. Civil Engrs., Western Soc. Engrs. Clubs: Union League, University, En- gineers', City, Westward Ho Golf; also Spo- kane (Spokane, Wash.), University (Madison, WVis.). Recreations: tennis, golf. Residence: 547 N. Euclid Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: Old Colony Bldg.

ROGERS, Walter Stowell; born Chicago, Oct. 25, 1877; son Charles A. and Ella D. (Sto- well) Rogers; prep. edn. West Division High School and Lewis Inst .; Ph.B., Univ. of Chica- go, 1902; LL.B., Chicago-Kent Coll. of Law, 1905; married Edith M. Carey, of LaGrange, Ill., June 17, 1904; 1 daughter: Elizabeth. Iden- tified with the Crane Co., Chicago, since 1901. Mem. exec. com. and asst. sec. Municipal Vo- ters' League, Chicago, since 1906; chmn. "Com- mittee of Seven" apptd. by Peoria Conf., 1910. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Delta Tau Delta and Delta Chi. Clubs: City, University. Recreations: athletic sports. Residence: La Grange, Ill. Office: 1214 S. Canal St.

ROGERS, Zimri Von, supt. R. L. Polk & Co .; born Crabtree P.O., N.C., Sept. 13, 1867; son Jessie and Mary Ann (Ferguson) Rogers; ed. Judson Coll., N.C., and Columbian Univ., D.C. (special course in literature); married Eliza- beth Sentelle, of N.C., Apr. 14, 1890; 5 chil- dren: Azalie, May, Hilda, Pearl, Richard V. Began active career as editor and proprietor of Waynesville (N.C.) Courier, 1890; connect- ed with Govt. Printing Office, Washington, in various positions, 1893-1900; in photo-engrav- ing business, Washington, 1900-2; special par- agraph writer on Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky., 1902-4; contributor to Saturday Evening Post, Puck, and Judge; asst. supt. Manz En- graving Co., Chicago, 1904-5; supt. Peninsular Engraving Co., Detroit, 1905-6; pres. R. & P. Advertising Service, Detroit, 1905-10; came to Chicago, Sept. 1909 as supt. resident office R. L. Polk & Co., directory pubs. Mem. N.C.N.G., 1889-91, also D.C.N.G., 1897-1900. Democrat (Gold). Baptist. Royal Arcanum, Nat. Union. Clubs: Detroit Yacht, Detroit Photographic, Detroit Wheelmen's. Recreations: yachting, photography, motoring and literature. Resi- dence: 3244 Carroll Av. Office: 7 N. 5th Av.

cago High School. Began as asst. in his fa- ther's undertaking business and later became a mem. of the firm of Rogerson & Son, a name which has been retained ever since, though his father died Feb. 16, 1904, and a corpn. (of which he is pres.) was formed in 1910. Repub- lican. Clubs: Illinois, Chicago Athletic. Recre- ation: travel. Residence: 1611 W. Jackson Boul. Office: 1502 W. Madison St.

ROLER, Edward Oscar Fitzalan, physician; see Vol. 1905.

ROLLINS, Charles E., Sr., insurance jour- nalist; deceased; see Vol. 1905.

ROLLINS, Charles Edwin, Jr., fire under- writer; born Philadelphia, Apr. 22, 1875; son Charles E. and Ella C. (Harris) Rollins; ed. Phillips Exeter Acad., Exeter, N.H., and Cor- nell Coll., Mt. Vernon, Ia .; married Bertha H. Hollenbeck, of Denver, Colo., Feb. 11, 1908. In fire ins. business in Chicago since 1898; mem. firm of Rollins & Burdick, gen. and local agents. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason (Blue Lodge, Chapter, St. Bernard Commandery, Ori- ental Consistory, Medinah Temple). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Edge- water Golf, Industrial, Illinois. Recreations: hunting and fishing. Residence: 4520 Sheridan Road. Office: Nat. Life Bldg.

ROLLO, Charles Egbert, fire insurance; born Connaught, Ashtabula Co., O., Oct. 28, 1845; son Ralph R. and Gennett (Chester) Rollo; ed. at high school, East Hartford, Conn. Began in minor position with the Merchants' Ins. Co. of Chicago, 1864-71; in ins. business alone from 1872-80; as C. E. Rollo & Co., ins. agents and brokers, 1880-95; senior mem. of Rogers & Rollo, gen. ins., since 1895. Republican. Clubs: Illinois, Chicago, of Lake Geneva. Recreation: travel. Summer Residence: Lake Geneva, Ill. Residence: 6565 Yale Av. Office: 29 S. LaSalle Street.

ROLLO, Louis Chester, fire insurance; born New Brunswick, N.J., Dec. 23, 1858; son Ralph R. and Gennett (Chester) Rollo; ed. Chicago pub. schools; married Edith M. Van Schaick, of Bloomington, Ill., Feb. 23, 1887. Began in ins. business, 1872, in office of Rollo, Naughton & Co .; became mem. firm of C. E. Rollo & Co., 1885, and in May 1899 firm of Rogers & Rollo, in which has since continued. Republican (in nat. affairs). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Midlothian Country. Residence: 4640 Drexel Boul. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

ROLLO, William Fuller, insurance; born at Philadelphia Feb. 15, 1860; son William E. and Jane T. (Fuller) Rollo; academic edn .; mar- ried Chicago, Jan. 31, 1882, Mary Rice Smith; children: Catherine S., William E., Thomas R., Jane F., John N. Entire business career has been in the fire and marine insurance, begin- ning as office boy in the gen. ins. agency of his father, 1877; has continued in the same agency ever since and is now senior mem. of the firm of Rollo, Webster & Co., successors to firm of William E. Rollo & Co. (established 1859.) Is also Western representative of the Girard Fire & Marine Ins. Co., of Phila., and a dir. of that co. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Chicago Athletic, Illinois, Edgewater Golf, Ev- anston. Recreations: music, literature and bil- liards. Residence: 4948 Sheridan Rd. Office: 29 S. LaSalle St.

ROLOSON, Robert Marshall, commercial pa- per; born Chicago Oct. 9, 1878; son Robert W. and Lavanch (Dunham) Roloson; B.S., Har- vard Univ., 1901; married 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; partner W. T. Rickards Co., commercial paper, since Mar. 1910. Clubs: Chicago, University, Glen View,

ROGERSON, Edward John, undertaker; born Chicago, Sept. 19, 1859; son Joseph and Eliza (Dare) Rogerson; ed. pub. schools and old Chi- Country of Evanston. Recreations: golf, horse-

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back riding. Residence: 1114 Lake Shore Drive, Evanston, Ill. Office: 329 The Rookery.

ROLOSON, Robert W., retired grain commn. merchant; formerly mem. of R. W. Roloson & Co .; dir. Diamond Match Co. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Clubs: Chicago, Onwentsia. Residence: 2109 Prairie Av.

ROMEL, Oscar, mfr .; born Michigan City, Ind., Feb. 8, 1874; son Michael and Georgiana (Potter) Romel; prep. edn. pub. grammar and high schools, Michigan City, Ind .; student Univ. of Mich., 1890-3; married Lydia E. Hoch, of Michigan City, Dec. 20, 1900; 1 daughter: Frances Elizabeth. Clerk for M.C.R.R. at Mich- igan City, 1894-6, at Detroit, Mich., 1896-7; asst. advertising agt. same rd. at Chicago, 1897-8, city passenger agt., 1898-1901; mem. firm of Safford & Romel, mfrs. of rubber stamps, since 1903. Mem. Delta Upsilon. Re- publican. Congregationalist. Mem. Ind. Soc. of Chicago, Pottawotomie Country Club of Michi- gan City, Ind., Chicago Delta Upsilon Club. Recreations: aquatic sports. Residence: 911 Eastwood Av. Office: 18 S. 5th Av.

RONEY, Henry B., concert mgr., organist; born Bellefontaine, O .; son Rev. Roney, Baptist clergyman. Began musical studies in boyhood, and at age of 13 was organist in his father's church. Organist and dir. of music in 1st Con- gregational Church of East Saginaw, Mich., 1870-84; resigned to organize the first vested choir in Northern Mich., and was organist and choirmaster of St. John's Church, Saginaw, Mich., 1884-7; in 1887 accepted position of or- ganist and choirmaster to Grace Episcopal Church, Chicago, which he made notable for the size, thorough organization and musical excellence of its choir, both in soloists and in full choral work; discovered and developed the remarkable boy soprano voice of Blatchford Kavanagh, and was his mgr. on numerous con- cert tours; for several years past has been en- gaged principally in concert management and solo organ work. Was choirmaster of the choir festival at the Chicago Auditorium, May 20, 1891. Episcopalian. Residence: 2358 Indiana Avenue.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 172

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1911 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 774

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 774