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Fraternally Mr. Warburton is affiliated with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He is a member of the Florists' Telegraph Delivery, his membership dating from the organization of that popular service. He is also a member of the American Carnation Society, the American Rose Society; is a life member of the American Florists' Association, and of tlie Massachusetts Horticultural Society.
Mr. Warburton married, at Fall River, March 10, 1881, Catherine Manton, born in England, now deceased, daughter of Michael and Margaret Man- ton, her parents born in England, but residents of Fall River for many years. To Mr. and Mrs. War- burton four children were born, all at Fall River, and graduates of B. M. C. Durfee High School: James, Chatterton, Jr., Henry, and Catherine S., the last named a private school teacher of Fall River. The family home is at "Cress Brook," No. 483 New Boston road, Fall River, Massachusetts.
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REV. JOHN P. DOYLE-In ecclesiastical circles in Fall River, Massachusetts, Rev. Father Doyle is well known, and his labors as pastor of St. William's Roman Catholic Church place him in the foremost ranks of professional advance in this city. A native of Bristol county, Father Doyle was reared in this section and is devoting his life to the religious ad- vance of the people among whom he has for many years been a familiar figure. Father Doyle is a son of Patrick and Maria (Cody) Doyle, both natives of Ireland, the father born in County Wexford and the mother in County Kilkenny. As young people they came to this country, locating in Fall River, and were married in St. Mary's Church, now known as St. Mary's Cathedral. The father was a cabinet- maker by occupation, highly skilled in his trade, and worked both in that line and in general car- pentry. He was active as a cabinet-maker in Ireland for a time before coming to this country; both parents are now deceased.
Rev. John P. Doyle was born in the city of Fall River, Massachusetts. His education was begun in the public schools of this city, and fol- lowing the completion of his high school course, he was graduated in the class of 1897. His course in the liberal arts was covered in St. Charles' Col- lege at Baltimore, Maryland, and he studied theology at Grand Seminary, of Montreal, Quebec. There he was ordained on December 22, 1906, by the Most Rev. Archbishop Brauchesi. Thereafter returning to his native city of Fall River and coming under the jurisdiction of the Fall River diocese, Father Doyle was first appointed assistant pastor of St. Joseph's Church in Taunton, where he served for nearly three years. He was then sent to St. John's Church in Attleboro, Massachusetts, and there served as assistant priest for five years and six months. Thereafter returning once more to Fall River, he received the appointment as assistant priest of St. Louis' Church of this city and was active in this connection for two years and a half. Father Doyle was then appointed pastor of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church at North Dighton, and under his fostering care this parish prospered greatly during the three years of his pastorate. He was then ap- pointed to his present church, St. Williams' Roman Catholic Church of Fall River, and taking up the duties of this parish with characteristic energy and the consecrated purpose which makes him a leader among men, he has done a great work. He has improved the church property materially, added to and beautified the buildings and grounds, and the people feel that he is, indeed, their spiritual father. Not only among his own people but in all denomi- nations, Father Doyle has made countless friends in Fall River and he is widely esteemed as a pro- gressive man and citizen as well as a devoted and consecrated worker in religious advance.
CHARLES HENRY HODGATE-Now just past his seventy-first birthday, Mr. Hodgate reviews a life of usefulness as a contractor and builder in the city of his birth, Fall River having been his lifetime
home. He is yet keen, alert and "in the harness," bearing his share of the burdens of life. He is a son of Charles and Elizabeth (Chatburn) Hodgate, both born in Manchester, England, the father in 1810. The parents came to the United States settling at Fall River, Massachusetts, where Charles Hod- gate was engaged as a steel engraver in the Ameri- can Printing Company.
Charles Henry Hodgate was born at Fall River, October 7, 1852, and there attended public schools, finishing his education with graduation from high school, class of 1870. After leaving school he became a carpenter's apprentice under Ichabod B. Bert, a contractor and builder of Fall River, becoming a skilled workman. Later he formed a partnership under the firm name Hodgate & Bert, general con- tractors, an association that existed four years. In 1898 Mr. Hodgate established as a building con- tractor under the firm name, C. H. Hodgate & Com- pany, a firm that has become one of the most prominent in the city, their employees numbering eighty. The first building erected by Mr. Hodgate under his own name alone was the Italian Metho- dist Episcopal Church edifice. During the quarter of a century which has since elapsed he has built churches, schools, business blocks and private resi- dences, the most notable recently (1923) completed being the A. P. Charlton residence at Westport Harbor, one of the finest private residences in New England. Mr. Hodgate owns property at No. 370 Bedford street, which is filled with improved ma- chinery for planing mill purposes, a property which he first occupied in 1918. He bears an excellent reputation for integrity and reliability, his long business career having been distinguished by the squarest of dealing with every one.
Mr. Hodgate is an Independent in politics, a member of the Knights of Pythias, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Fall River Builders' Association, and the Massachusetts Builders' Association.
Mr. Hodgate married, at Fall River, in 1874, Amanda E. Borden, daughter of Isaac and Louisa Borden, her father born at Fall River, Massachusetts, her mother in Ireland. Mr. and Mrs. Hodgate are the parents of three children: Minnie, wife of George Pickering of Fall River; Elizabeth, and Charles, the last named a yeoman in the United States Navy during the World War (1917-18), now associated in business with his father.
GEORGE HUTCHINSON-For the past eighteen years George Hutchinson has been identified with the U S Bobbin & Shuttle Company, and by energy, ability and faithfulness, he has risen to the respon- sible position which he now holds as superintendent and general manager of the Fall River Division.
Mr. Hutchinson was born in England, November 1, 1884, son of William and Mary A. (Ralph) Hutchinson, the former of whom is a native of Chillicothe, Ohio, born in 1860, and was a textile operator, and the latter of whom was born in England, in 1860. When he was eight years of
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age he was brought to this country by his parents, who settled in Fall River, Massachusetts, and in the public schools of that community he received his education. After leaving the public schools he en- tered a textile mill and worked as an operator four years, during which time he attended a commercial school at night. In 1903 he left the textile mill and entered Commercial College for a two year course. After completing this course he looked about for a suitable position in which he might find not only remunerative employment but oppor- tunity for advancement. In 1905 he found the op- portunity he was looking for and entered the em- ploy of the U S Bobbin & Shuttle Company. That connection has been maintained to the present time. Beginning as clerk, he advanced steadily through the various clerical positions to chief clerk, and then went out through the various positions in the plant until he had mastered the details of prac- tically every department in the concern. In 1917 he was made superintendent and general manager of the Fall River Division, which has its head- Quarters in Providence, Rhode Island, and he is meeting the demands of that responsible executive position with notable efficiency. The concern, the largest of its kind in the United States, requires the services of 1,500 employes who operate intricate machinery for making spools, bobbins, etc. There are 400 employed at Fall River, this being the only plant of this kind in Bristol county. Mr. Hutchin- son has developed many improvements, and it is safe to say that there is no man in New England more thoroughly acquainted with this special field of manufacturing industry than he. Politically he gives allegiance to no party but casts his vote inde- pendently. He is well known in fraternal circles, being a member of both branches of York and Scottish Rite Masons, Massachusetts Consistory, in which he holds the thirty-second degree; and Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He takes an interest in the Fall River Chamber of Commerce, and is always ready to contribute his share to the advancement of the general welfare. His religious affiliation is with St. Mark's Episcopal Church.
At Tiverton, Rhode Island, September 27, 1910, George Hutchinson married Emily Corscadden, who was born in England, daughter of Arthur and Emily (Butler) Corscadden, both natives of England. Mr. and Mrs. Hutchinson have two children: George Milton and Lincoln William.
SYDNEY PHILIP MUNROE-An expert on cost systems for cotton mills, Mr. Munroe is fol- lowing the line with which he has been familiar from youth, his expert knowledge being practical, as well as scientific and theoretical. He comes of a family long settled in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, his ancestry tracing to earliest days in New England, one branch leading to Rich- ard Warren of the "Mayflower," another to Michael Pierce, captain of a band of men killed by the
Indians near Warren, Rhode Island. His paternal grandmother was a real Daughter of the Revolution, her father, Isaac Pierce, having served in the Con- tinental Army. The Munro-Munroe genealogy is traced to William and Mary Munro of the town of Bristol, then a part of Plymouth Colony, Massa- chusetts. Sydney P. Munroe of Fall River, Massa- chusetts, is a son of Oliver Buchanan and Ethel (Cross) Munroe. Oliver B. Munroe was born in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1856, and died in 1916. He was graduated from Brown University in 1878, receiving the degree of A. B. and subsequently A. M. He was for many years editor of the "Ameri- can Wool and Cotton Reporter," and was mayor of Melrose, Massachusetts, during 1913 and 1914, serv- ing two terms. His widow, born in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, of Maine parentage, still survives him (1923).
Sydney P. Munroe was born in East Providence, Rhode Island, April 6, 1890. He was educated in the public schools, finishing in Melrose High School, class of 1908, after which he pursued the full course of technical instruction in cotton manufacturing at Lowell Textile School, Lowell, Massachusetts, finish- ing in 1912. At graduation he was awarded the medal of the National Association of Cotton Manu- facturers for excellence in scholastic attainment. With the equipment that oldest of textile schools furnished its graduates, Mr. Munroe entered busi- ness life, spending the first two years in the mills at Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts. In 1914 he came to Fall River, Massachusetts, as a superintendent's clerk in the Merchants' Manufacturing Company's mill, later becoming assistant superintendent. In 1918 he entered the employ of the Wamsutta Mills at New Bedford, as assistant superintendent, re- maining until 1919, when he returned to Fall River to accept the position of manager of the cost de- partment of the firm of Ralph E. Loper & Com- pany, industrial engineers. The position Mr. Mun- roe is now (1923) filling, his particular duty being the installing of cost systems for textile mills. He is rated an expert and his articles in the textile press carry the weight of an authority.
Mr. Munroe is a Republican in politics, a mem- ber of Massasoit Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Fall River Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Fall River Council, Royal and Select Masters; the Kiwanis Club; and the Textile School fraternity, Phi Psi.
He married, in Melrose, Massachusetts, September 15, 1916, Sadie Mildred Fish, daughter of Henry P. and Hannah (Marsh) Fish. Mr. and Mrs. Mun- roe are the parents of two children: Marian Elsa, born March 24, 1918; and Ethelind Blanche, born December 7, 1921.
The family home is at Fall River, where Mr. Munroe has won high reputation as an industrial engineer. The question of manufacturing costs has been the rock on which many a staunch and sea- worthy business craft has been wrecked and lost when supposedly in smooth waters, hence the need of experts and systems that prove infallibly the true cost and financial status.
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FRANCIS P. CALLAHAN-The graphic arts have always held a strong appeal for men of ar- tistic tastes and natural skill of hands, and in the city of Taunton, Massachusetts, Francis P. Calla- han is a representative figure in this general field, his activities in the printing business having cov- ered a period of many years. Mr. Callahan is a native of Taunton and a son of Patrick Callahan, who was born in County Cavan, Ireland, coming to this country as a young man. He died in 1907, but his wife, Rose (Galligan) Callahan, who was also born in County Cavan, still (1923) survives him.
Francis P. Callahan was born at Taunton, Massa- chusetts, October 13, 1877. Gaining his early edu- cation in the public and high schools of the city, he covered special business courses in preparation for his career, and for about two years was active in various lines of commercial endeavor. He then entered his present field of activity in the employ of C. A. Hack & Son, of Taunton, leading printers of that time. Entering the plant as an employee, Mr. Callahan mastered the trade and became active as a salesman, later as manager, eventually acquiring a financial interest in the business and becoming an executive officer of the corporation. He became sole owner of the business on November 28, 1919, and is still carrying it forward with large and in- creasing success. This enterprise was founded in the year 1844 by Christopher A. Hack, and is thus one of the oldest establishments of its kind in Bris- tol county. The first location was in the Union Block on Main street, but in 1902 they removed to their present location at No. 42 Court street. The enterprise continued under individual ownership until January 27, 1913, when it was incorporated, Mr. Callahan being president of the corporation since November 1919. Occupying 10,000 square feet of floor space and employing about thirty-five people, C. A. Hack & Son, Inc., handles a general line of printing, specializing in catalog and color work, and they have one of the most complete and modern equipments in this part of the State of Massachusetts. Mr. Callahan, as the head of this industrial organization, is a member of the board of managers of the Manufacturers' Association of Taunton. He is a member of the corporation of Taunton Savings Bank. For one year he served as councilman under Mayor Richard E. Warner and he is now (1923) chairman of the Municipal Lighting Commission, but otherwise has never ac- cepted the responsibilities of public service. Fra- ternally he is a member of the Knights of Colum- bus, and his clubs are the Winthrop, Rotary, and Segregansett Country. His religious affiliation is with St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church.
REV. EMANUEL SOUSA de MELLO-During the period of fifteen years since Rev. Father de Mello was ordained to the priesthood he has done much good in the advance of Christian work in Bristol county, Massachusetts, and now, as pastor of St. Elizabeth's Church of Fall River, and suc-
cessor of the Rev. John F. Ferraz, he is doing a great work for the people of this parish. Father de Mello is a native of this State, and a son of Domingo S. and Mary (Thomasia) de Mello, both natives of the Island of Pico, of the Azores group, the parents having migrated to the United States about 1869 or 1870, settling in Massachusetts. Do- mingo S. de Mello left home at the age of seven- teen years and shipped aboard a whaler bound for New Bedford. He followed whaling until the age of forty years, when he returned to his native land, married, and shortly thereafter started on a four years' whaling voyage. Once more returning to the Azores, he set sail for this country, bringing his wife and daughter, the family settling at Fair- haven, Massachusetts. Thereafter they resided for some five years at Mattapoisett, eventually remov- ing to New Bedford, where Domingo S. de Mello died April 7, 1900. The mother survived him for several years, passing away at North Dighton, Massa- chusetts, in 1914.
Rev. Father Emanuel S. de Mello was born at Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, August 16, 1878. His education was begun in the public schools of his birth-place, then, at the age of twelve years, he began work in the New Bedford Mills and was thus active until his twenty-first year. Then realizing a long cherished desire to prepare himself for the priesthood, he went to Montreal, Canada, where he entered Montreal College. His father's death oc- curred when he had but attended this institution for about fifteen months and this left him without funds. He accordingly entered the Côte des Neiges College of Montreal and there taught to meet his expenses. Three years later he entered St. Laurent College, at St. Laurent, Quebec, where he took ad- vanced studies in the liberal arts, then, in 1904, he sailed for the Azores to enter the Diocesan Sem- inary, at Angra, Terceira, where he covered the course in philosophy and theology, and he also took his minor orders, the sub-deaconate and dea- conate, then returned to the United States in June, 1908. Coming to Fall River, he was ordained to the priesthood, at St. Mary's Cathedral, of this city, on August 15, 1908, the Rt. Rev. Daniel Francis Feehan, D. D., the bishop of Fall River, performing the ceremony. Father de Mello was first appointed curate of the Roman Catholic Church of Mt. Car- mel, of New Bedford, then on May 1, 1909, he was made curate of the Church of the Holy Family, of East Taunton, Massachusetts. On October 31, 1913, Father de Mello was appointed the first pas- tor of St. Joseph's Church, of Fall River. His work was the founding of the parish and the erection of a temporary church edifice, and in the accomplish- ment of these endeavers he displayed the remark- able administrative and executive ability which have marked his entire career. He also presided over a mission church at Dighton, and although his work was scattered during this period he accomplished a great good. On January 27, 1917, Father de Mello was appointed to his present pastorate at St. Eliza- beth's. Upon taking up his duties in this parish,
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Father de Mello followed a highly worthy and eminent figure, Father Ferraz. The work of the church, long organized, and the parish a prosperous and flourishing record, Father de Mello, neverthe- less, has led the people ever forward to higher plains of spiritual attainment and to greater and broadly material prosperity. He has won the es- teem and affection of his people, and commands the sincere respect of his colleagues, in ecclesiastical circles, regardless of religious creed or opinion. He takes a deep interest in all that pertains to civic and social advance and stands among the really sig- nificant clergymen of the day in Bristol county.
ERNEST KING VANDERWARKER-A note- worthy figure in executive circles in Taunton, Massa- chusetts, is Ernest King Vanderwarker, who is bearing a part in the local progress as superintend- ent of the Whittenton Manufacturing Company, and thereby also contributing to the wider pros- perity through the product of this plant, which goes to all parts of the world. Mr. Vanderwarker has been identified with this concern for more than a quarter of a century, and has been one of the forces which have brought it to the present im- portance. A member of a family long usefully active in the State of Massachusetts, men of high in- tegrity and lofty ideals, he is a son of James Arthur Vanderwarker, who was born at Raynham, Massa- chusetts, and during the greater part of his career was engaged in the grocery business. The mother, Harriett Alice (Dean) Vanderwarker, was born in Taunton, and is descended from old settlers of this community.
Ernest King Vanderwarker was born in the city of Taunton, Massachusetts, August 17, 1878. His education was begun in the local public schools, and he is a graduate of Taunton High School, class of 1897. In the fall of the same year Mr. Vander- warker entered the employ of the Whittenton Manu- facturing Company, with which he has since been continuously connected. First filling a position as clerk he showed the energy and adaptability which made him useful to the organization, also the executive ability which carried him to a · responsible position. He rose step by step through the various grades, serving for a number of years as assistant superintendent. In 1910 he was made superintendent of the plant and now has eleven hundred and fifty employees under his supervision.
Mr. Vanderwarker is very widely known in Taun- ton and vicinity, and has countless friends in all walks of life. His broad common sense and his keen vision have made him one of the men sought in various branches of advance, and he is a director of the Morris Plan Bank and the Bristol County Savings Bank. During the World War he served as a member of the local branch of the Fuel Ad- ministration, and he received a certificate from the United States Government in appreciation of his .services. Fraternally he is identified with Charles H. Titus Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and his clubs are the Winthrop, the Bristol, and the
South New England Textile Club. He has long taken a definite part in welfare and social advance, and is a member of the Young Men's Christian As- sociation. His religious faith is that of the Chris- tian Scientist.
Mr. Vanderwarker married, in 1905, Gertrude Congdon, of Taunton, Massachusetts, daughter of George A., and Harriett A. Congdon, and they have one son: Robert N., born February 13, 1909.
ROBERT T. CRONIN-In transportation circles in Worcester county, Massachusetts, the name of Robert T. Cronin is a familiar one, and the genial and broad-minded train-master of the Union Depot is known to thousands who have never even heard his name. Mr. Cronin is a native of the State of Massachusetts, and was reared and educated in his native city of Gloucester. He is a son of Patrick Cronin, who was born in County Clare, Ireland, and came to this country as a young man, settling in Massachusetts, where throughout the remainder of his lifetime he was active as a gardner; he died in the year 1915. The mother, Winifred (Corbett) Cronin, was also born in County Clare, but died at an early age, in 1868.
Robert T. Cronin was born at Gloucester, Massa- chusetts, May 8, 1865. Following the completion of the common school course in the school of his birthplace, he thereafter learned telegraphy, and was active as an operator for about three years. From 1884 to 1890 he was in the employ of the Boston & Maine railroad, tnen, for two years, was identified with the Western Union Telegraph Com- pany, after which he became train dispatcher on the Old Colony railroad, which was later taken over by the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad. In 1901 Mr. Cronin was made chief dispatcher of the Taunton division, continuing in this position until 1912, when he became train-master, with of- fices at Taunton, Massachusetts. In these various positions of great responsibility Mr. Cronin has borne the part of an able and careful executive, and, with thousands of lives in his hands, he has at all times met his duties with the conscientious and commendable devotion to duty which have been of inestimable value both to the transportation com- panies with which he has been identified and to the general public. In political affairs Mr. Cronin is a supporter of the Republican party, but the nature of his duties has made it impossible for him to accept public responsibility along political lines. Fraternally he is identified with King David Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; St. Mark's Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Taunton Council, Royal and Select Masters; Bristol Commandery, No. 29, Knights Templar; and Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of Bos- ton. He is a member of the Winthrop Street Bap- tist Church.
Mr. Cronin married, in 1886, Fannie A. Carter, of Gloucester, Massachusetts, daughter of Daniel and Sarah E. (Gaffney) Carter. Mr. and Mrs. Cronin are the parents of two daughters: Ethel C., a
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