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Mr. Brady married, October 1, 1889, at Fall River, Kate A. Cunneen, a teacher in the city public schools, daughter of James E. Cunneen, one of the oldest manufacturers of the city. Mr. and Mrs. Brady are the parents of two daughters, Agnes C. and Katharine C., both born at Fall River. The family home is No. 547 Highland avenue, and there Mr. Brady, a lover of home and home life, finds his hours "off duty" well spent.
ANDREW J. McGRAW-Upon receiving his de- gree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore, Maryland, Dr. McGraw returned to his native city, Fall River, and began practice in the Fall River Hospital, but the following year he located in Taunton, Massachusetts, where he has been in successful general practice until the present (1923). During the World War period he served in the Medical Corps of the United States Army, being assigned to the 332nd Regiment of the 83rd Division. He is a son of Hugh and Ann (Mum- ford) McGraw of Taunton.
Andrew J. McGraw was born at Fall River, Massachusetts, March 19, 1882, and there completed a full course of public study. He chose medicine as his profession and prepared at the College of Phy- sicians and Surgeons of Baltimore, Maryland, whence he was graduated, M. D., class of 1906. The same year he began the general practice of medi- cine at Fall River, but in 1907 moved to his present location, Taunton, Massachusetts, and with the ex- ception of time out for military service as a phy- sician, his practice in Taunton has been continuous, 1907-1923.
Dr. McGraw is a member of the Taunton Medical Club, Massachusetts Medical Society, Massachusetts Medical Legal Society, St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters. He has been associ- ate medical examiner of Bristol county for the Taunton district for the past ten years.
He married, April 12, 1917, Florence M. Shanna- han of Taunton, and they are the parents of two sons: Andrew J. (2), born in Taunton, May 4, 1921; and John, born in Taunton, April 28, 1923.
LOUIS G. BEERS-One of the most attractive and prosperous mercantile enterprises of the city of Taunton, Massachusetts, is the jewelry store of Louis G. Beers. This was founded by his father, Stephen G. Beers, and has long been a center of distribution for really fine stock of this nature and for the repairing of watches, clocks, etc. The father died in 1919, but the mother, Frances (Brownson) Beers, is still living.
Louis G. Beers was born in Taunton, Massa- chusetts, May 24, 1887. His education was begun in the local public schools, and he is a graduate of Taunton High School, class of 1905. Later taking a course at the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology, he was graduated in the class of 1909, with the degree of Bachelor of Science. For a time Mr. Beers did construction work in the South, but after about eight years of activity in this field he returned to Taunton on the occasion of his father's death in 1919 and took over the jewelry store thereby left without a head. Since Louis G. Beers has been owner and manager of the business, he has developed it materially, and in his success is commanding the esteem and confidence of the people of Taunton. Located at No. 6 Main street, in the central part of the city, this store is patron- ized very extensively, the most exclusive trade finding Mr. Beers always the progressive and cour- teous man of business. By political affiliation he is a Republican, but has never taken any active part in public affairs. Fraternally he is identified with Ionic Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; St. Mark's Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; St. John's Commandery, Knights Templar; and Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Boston. He is a member of the Segregansett Country Club, and his religious affiliation is with the Baptist church.
Mr. Beers married, in Taunton, in 1913, Bernice Lincoln, daughter of Benjamin B. and Anna B. (Deane) Lincoln. Mr. Lincoln, who was a promi- nent timber man, dealing in timber tracts in a large way in many parts of New England, died in 1914, but the mother is still living. Mr. and Mrs. Beers are the parents of three children: Barbara, born in 1914; Betty, born in 1918; and Nancy, born in 1922.
RUSSELL I. RHODES-In a special line of manufacture, Russell I. Rhodes is bearing a note- worthy part in the industrial advance of Bristol county, Massachusetts, with interests centering at North Attleboro, Massachusetts. As assistant treas- urer and general manager of the Mason Box Com- pany, Mr. Rhodes is an executive of this concern, which manufactures jewelry boxes and display cases for all kinds of jewelry and silverware and a general line of goods in this field. Mr. Rhodes' father, Stillman M. Rhodes, was born at Wren- tham, Massachusetts, and was descended from a very old family of that section. He was active as a jeweler until his death, which occurred in 1884, at a comparatively early age. The mother,
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Edith M. (Smith) Rhodes, was also born at Wren- tham, Massachusetts, and died in 1915.
Russell I. Rhodes was born at Wrentham, Massa- chusetts, September 9, 1879. His education was begun in the public schools of Plainville, Massa- chusetts, and he was graduated from the Plainville High School in the class of 1896. Mr. Rhodes en- tered the business world as an employee of the Maintien Brothers, manufacturers of jewelry at Plainville, but was there active for only a short period. He taught school at Blake's Hill for about one year thereafter, then, in 1898, he entered the organization in which he now holds large responsi- bility. First filling the more subordinate positions in various parts of the factory, Mr. Rhodes learned all the details of the plant by the very practical method of actual experience in each branch, then, when he had a thorough grasp of the production departments, he entered the office force. He has been advanced in this connection from one position to another, each of larger responsibility, until, upon the incorporation of the firm in 1915, he was made assistant treasurer and general manager of the
Mason Box Company, which position he still ably fills. This concern was founded by J. F. and C. O. Mason, beginning the manufacture of paper boxes, under the firm name of the Mason Box Company. Their first plant was a small building, located just back of their home, and a few girls were employed to make boxes for the local jewelry trade. It was in these surroundings that the present successful enterprise had its inception, and its growth has been remarkable. Carried forward as it has been under the most progressive and worthy policies, the business has become one of the really important industries of Bristol county and is now producing a very comprehensive line of boxes used in this general field. Their specialties are jewelry boxes of all descriptions, paper display cases, etc., but they make express boxes and mailing boxes, as well as various other lines of specialties. They also manufacture a very complete line of jewelry cards of distinctive design and excellent quality, in fact, they meet all the needs of the jewelry dealer for an attractive setting or background for his stock. One of their most important branches is the de- partment of display pads, in which department they frequently bring out novelties in the way of new fabrics or tints. They have also a leather novelty department, and the factory includes a complete printing plant and a steel die printing department. This is one of the most important industries in this general field in New England and is nationally noted for its specialties, the modern factory having a floor space of 55,000 square feet and being equipped with the most approved devices for handling their work in every department. They also have a branch factory at No. 69 Sprague street, Provi- dence, Rhode Island, where about one hundred and twenty hands are employed. Mr. Rhodes is a member of the board of directors of this organ- ization, as well as holding the above offices, and is identified with the financial advance of this sec-
tion, as a director of the Plainville Savings and Loan Association. He is a member of the United States Chamber of Commerce, the National Paper Box Association, the National Association of Manu- facturers, the New England Jewelers' Association, and the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, these affiliations being held through his connec- tion with the Mason Box Company. A Republican by political affiliation, Mr. Rhodes serves the people of North Attleboro as a member of the finance com- mittee of the town and also of the school com- mittee. Fraternally he is identified with Bristol Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; King Hiram Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Attleboro Council, Royal and Select Masters; Bristol Commandery, Knights Templar; and Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Boston.
Mr. Rhodes married, on June 16, 1902, Millie L. Codding, of North Attleboro, Massachusetts, daugh- ter of Edgar D. and Harriett (Darrah) Cod- ding, her father a manufacturing jeweler of North Attleboro. Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes are the parents of four children: Elizabeth E., born April 1, 1903; Russell I., Jr., born December 10, 1906; Dorothy D., born March 17, 1908; Harriett C., born October 19, 1909.
JOSEPH R. GLENNON, who has spent his active lifetime in the textile industry, stands at the head of production of the Nemasket Mills of Taun- ton, Massachusetts, as superintendent, and in this connection he is taking a definite and practical part in the advance of the textile industry in Bristol county, Massachusetts. Widely experienced as he is and possessing executive ability of a high order, Mr. Glennon has taken his place as one of the thor- oughly competent and noteworthy executives of Taunton, Massachusetts, and is numbered among the really significant men of Bristol county, Massa- chusetts. He is a son of John Glennon, who was born in County Westmeath, Ireland, and died in 1903. John Glennon came to America as a young man and became a permanent resident of New Bedford, where he was active in the rolling mills of the city, and was, until his death, a highly es- teemed citizen. The mother, Catherine (Harring- ton) Glennon, was born in County Cork, Ireland, and died in 1902.
Joseph R. Glennon was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, October 16, 1878. Attending the parochial schools of his birthplace until he became of an age to enter the business world, he gained his first experience as an employee of the New Bedford Manufacturing Company, a well known cotton mill. There he remained for eighteen years, rising in the course of that period to the position of superintendent, in which connection he had the oversight of about four hundred and fifty employees. Resigning from this position, Mr. Glennon became identified with the Quissett Mills, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, as superintendent of the spinning department, and remained in this connection for
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about six years. Thereafter coming to Taunton, Massachusetts, Mr. Glennon accepted the position of superintendent of the Nemasket Mills, where he is still engaged. This plant was purchased from the New England Cotton Yarn Company in 1917 by a group of New Bedford and Taunton men, headed by a progressive Boston magnate, and under the name of Nemasket Mills they have since gone forward to large success. The personnel of the corporation is as follows: William Butler, of Bos- ton, Massachusetts, president; Edward H. Cook, of Taunton, Massachusetts, treasurer; Thomas F. Glennon, agent; and Joseph R. Glennon, superin- tendent, both the latter gentlemen being New Bed- ford citizens. The purpose of the organization is the manufacture of cotton yarns, and they employ about four hundred people, their activities occupy- ing about 150,000 square feet of floor space. This organization has taken the leading part in the in- dustrial advance of Taunton, Massachusetts, and in the center of a great textile section as it is, the interests of the concern are continually widening and increasing. Mr. Glennon, as superintendent of this interest, is proving a forceful and able execu- tive, and his position as the head of production has counted definitely for the prosperity and growth of the enterprise.
Mr. Glennon was for many years prominently identified with the public life of his native city, New Bedford, Massachusetts. He was first brought for- ward as a member of the New Bedford City Coun- cil, to which he was elected in 1907 and on which he served for three successive years. In 1910 he was alderman of Ward Two and also served on this board for three years. In 1915 he was made a member of the Board of Health, and he has also served as chairman of the Republican Committee of the city of New Bedford for three years. During the World War he was active as chairman of the Exemption Board for Division No. 2 of Bristol county, Massachusetts, and his endeavors were fruitful of so much good that he received a certifi- cate from the United States Government in recog- nition of services rendered during the war period. Fraternally Mr. Glennon is identified with the Knights of Columbus, and he is affiliated with the National Manufacturers' Association, the Southern Massachusetts Textile Association, also the Taun- ton Manufacturers' Association, he is identified with the Plymouth Club of New Bedford, of which he was president for two years. His religious affilia- tion is with the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Name in New Bedford.
Mr. Glennon married, in 1910, Nora Mary Man- chester, who was born in Bristol county, Massa- chusetts, and is a daughter of John and Catherine (Madigan) Manchester, both also natives of Bristol county. Mr. and Mrs. Glennon have three children: Winnifred M., born in March, 1911; Joseph R., Jr., born in August, 1912; and Rita, born in March, 1915.
JEREMIAH F. SULLIVAN-Broadly represen- tative of the energy and initiative which carry a
man to a place of dignity and responsibility in the community, Jeremiah F. Sullivan has won his way from boyhood without aid or influence, and has now for some years been prominently identified with the public service of Fall River as chief of the fire department. By nature a capable execu- tive, and by training and experience broadly familiar with conditions in the business world, Mr. Sullivan is considered one of the most capable men who has ever filled this largely responsible office. His genial spirit and friendly smile have made him very popular in the department, and the organiza- tion is steadily going forward along progressive and ever increasingly efficient lines. Mr. Sullivan is a son of Jeremiah and Catherine (O'Neil) Sul- livan, who were both born and reared in County Cork, Ireland and also were married there. The father came to the United States in 1877 to pre- pare a home for his family and sent for them the following year. They came directly to Fall River, where he had located, and where he had become established in his trade of shoemaker. He conducted a shoe shop in this city until his death, which occurred in 1887, the mother surviving him for about six years, and passing away in 1893.
Jeremiah F. Sullivan was born in County Cork, Ireland, January 10, 1865, and was about thirteen years of age when he came to this country. His education had been completed in the national schools of Ireland, and being the oldest of twelve children it became necessary for him to assist with the family support as soon as they were settled in this country. He worked in a shoe shop for his father for a short time, then secured a position as grocer's clerk, and eventually became a commercial sales- man for the Cudahy Packing Company, covering the territory centering about Fall River. Mr. Sul- livan was engaged along this line until the year 1894, when he entered the grocery business inde- pendently, and for five years was very successful. The financial depression coincidental with the ad- ministration of President Cleveland occasioned such hardship among the working people that Mr. Sulli- van's losses were greater than he could well meet, and he sold out this business. For a time he again associated himself with the Cudahy Packing Com- pany, but eventually disposed of his private interests to take up duties of the public service.
As early as the year 1887 Mr. Sullivan received an appointment as call man on the Fall River Fire Department. He served in this capacity until June 1, 1901, when he received his appointment to the regular force. Always enthusiastic in his work as a fireman, and now feeling anew his responsibilities in this vital branch of civic protection, Mr. Sullivan soon received his first promotion, being appointed lieutenant on October 8, 1903. His rise was steady and on February 28, 1909, he was appointed cap- tain, in which capacity he served for nearly twelve years. On December 1, 1920, he received his ap- pointment as deputy chief and on May 29, 1922, immediately after the death of Chief Bowers, Mr. Sullivan was appointed acting chief of the depart-
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ment. Rising from the ranks as he had done, and serving thus under one of the most able executives of the department in recent years, Mr. Sullivan was the logical successor of Chief Bowers, and his service as acting chief was confirmed and made permanent by his appointment on August 22, 1922, as chief of the Fall River Fire Department. With the full powers of this office in his hands Mr. Sul- livan took up its duties with vigor and the effi- ciency of long service in this department. He has gone forward with singleness of purpose, his effort being constantly to improve conditions and in- crease the efficiency of the force, and those who know him best and are most familiar with the work of the department are most lavish in their commendation of his activities. The city's safety and welfare lie in good hands, and Mr. Sullivan is looked upon as a man whose usefulness will con- tinue to increase for many years to come. He has few affiliations outside of the department, but is a member of the Knights of Columbus. He belongs to the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church and is a member of the Holy Name Society of that church.
Mr. Sullivan married, September 28, 1904, Sarah E. Sullivan of Springfield, Massachusetts, and it seems a strange coincidence that Mrs. Sullivan's mother's maiden name was also Sullivan, none of these families being related. Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan have been the parents of five children, of whom only one survives: John M., graduate of the B. M. C. Durfee High School, class of 1924.
FREDERICK WEBB-A story of notable and well earned success is that of Frederick Webb, of the firm of Cherry & Webb, who is an associate in the ownership and management of six prosperous ladies cloak and suit establishments in as many different cities in New England. The Cherry & Webb store, in Fall, River, Massachusetts, located at Nos. 139-149 South Main street, is a handsome, new, modernly equipped one and a leader in its field. It carries a full line of all descriptions of ladies', misses', and infants' garments, and each year sees a large increase in the volume of its business.
Mr. Webb was born in Godmanchester, Hunting- donshire, England, August 24, 1864, son of Joseph Webb, a malster. He attended the public schools in Huntington, and after completing his course in the grammar school entered the office of Hunnybun & Sons, solicitors or lawyers, in Huntingdon. That connection he maintained for some five years and then left his native land to come to Streetsville, Province of Ontario, Canada, where he was asso- ciated with his uncle, William Webb, as clerk in a general store for a period of five years. He then went to Aurora, Ontario, where he served as clerk in the establishment of Mr. Grennan. While there he met William S. Cherry, a fellow clerk, and the two young men became interested in each other, not only as friends in a social sense but as partners in the building of plans for future business success.
From Aurora Mr. Webb came to the States in order that he might further widen his experiences and gain a fuller knowledge of the ways and the mental attitude of the purchasing public. He decided to locate first in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he secured a position in the Healy Cloak and Suit Store. About a year later he again made a change, this time entering the employ of Denholm & Mckay as clerk. Meantime, both he and Mr. Cherry were looking for a good opportunity to establish a business of their own, and in Fall River, they found the opening for which they were search- ing. In 1898 they formed a partnership, and under the name of the New York Cloak and Suit Com- pany, opened an establishment on South Main street. They carried a line of ladies' ready-to-wear clothing and from the first met with encouraging success. Subsequently they discarded the name New York Cloak and Suit Company, and continued the busi- ness under their own names, Cherry & Webb. As their patronage grew, they from time to time opened other stores in Providence, Rhode Island, and in New Bedford, Brockton, Lowell, and Lawrence, in Massachusetts, taking in new partners. The Fall River store was started in what was called Flint's Exchange, and eventually they leased the entire building. In the big conflagration of 1916, however, the building with many other places of business on South Main street was destroyed. This disaster brought out the progressive spirit of the firm of Cherry & Webb for notwithstanding snowstorms and other difficulties they erected within twenty- one working days, a temporary building on the then vacant site of the Masonic Temple on North Main street. It is interesting to note that throughout the war this temporary building was used as headquar- ters by the American Red Cross and American Legion. The widening of South Main street at this time was a notable improvement to the city. The firm of Cherry & Webb purchased the First Methodist Church, which was located in the center of the town, and upon that site erected the hand- some modern building which they now occupy. Until 1922 the stores in the different cities were conducted under a partnership plan, but in 1922 each concern was separately incorporated under a corporate name of its own. In each of the cities mentioned above, the stores founded by Mr. Cherry and Mr. Webb have become leaders in their field. They carry a full line of ladies', misses', and chil- dren's suits, coats, dresses, costumes, furs, millinery, skirts, waists, etc., and are experts in catering to the purchasers of those articles. In addition to the numerous business responsibilities already named, Mr. Webb is also a member of the Board of Di- rectors of the Fall River National Bank, the Osborn Mills, and the Massasoit Mills.
Politically he gives his support to the Republican party. He has had considerable military training. As a young man he joined the First Cambridge- shire Volunteers, of Cambridgeshire, England, and after he went to Canada he joined the Peel Bat- talion of Ontario, in which he attained the rank of
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sergeant-major. Fraternally he is a member of the King Philip Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, of Fall River; and he is well known in club circles, being a member of several clubs, among which are the Quequechan Club, the Old Colony Club, Me- gantic Fish and Game Club, and the Fall River Yacht Club, in which he had the rank of commo- dore for several years. He finds his favorite recrea- tion in fishing and yachting and is popular among a large group of his fellow members in the Yacht Club. His religious affiliation is with the Methodist church.
Frederick Webb married, at Portsmouth, Rhode Island, December 28, 1910, Alice Wilcox Anthony, daughter of Henry Clay and Eldora Jane (Wilcox) Anthony, the former of whom represented his dis- trict in the State Senate in Providence, Rhode Island. Mr. and Mrs. Webb have no children. Mrs. Webb, however, is bringing up and educating her nephew, Warren W. Anthony, who as an infant was the sole survivor of his family in a drowning tragedy in Narragansett Bay.
REUBEN C. SMALL-The Small Brothers Manufacturing Company of Fall River, of which Elisha H. Small, a sketch of whom follows, is president, and of which Reuben C. Small is treas- urer, was originally a reorganization of the twine and cordage manufacturing business of William H. Simmons. The Small brothers are grandsons of Captain Francis Small, a whaling captain of Prov-' incetown, Massachusetts; and sons of Reuben C. and Catherine (Hooton) Small, whose marriage oc- curred in 1855. Reuben C. Small was born in Province- town, Massachusetts; he engaged in the lumber business, operated a grocery store, and later en- gaged in the sale of fish. Mrs. Small was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
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