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John F. Tinsley, Worcester, President. St. Vin- cent's Hospital Patrons Society; Daniel P. Calla- han, Worcester, Treasurer, St. Vincent's Hos- pital Patrons Society ; James J. Conroy, Worcester, Secretary, St. Vincent's Hospital Patrons Society ; William B. Belli, Springfield, President, Mercy Hospital Patrons Society; John M. Sullivan, Springfield, Treasurer, Mercy Hospital Patrons Society ; Michael J. Shea, Springfield, Secretary, Mercy Hospital Patrons Society.
BANKERS AND CORPORATION HEADS-It is not easy for Catholics to reach the high places in banking and big business. Though our bankers admit that few of their high officials are Catholic, they admit that Catholics have plenty of ability, and insist that they choose their officials by a standard of merit and ability. Still they have few Catholics ! However, Catholic names are begin- ning to appear in this select circle, and the follow- ing imposing array gives the names of some who have surmounted the barriers which of old barred
the progress of Catholics to places of preferment in financial circles :
Dennis D. O'Connell, President, Bancroft Trust Company. Worcester ; President, Treasurer, Sterling Worsted Mills, Worcester. Daniel F. Doherty, President, Westfield Savings Bank, West- field. Clement F. Coogan, President, City Savings Bank, Pittsfield ; Vice-President, Berkshire Morris Plan Bank, Pittsfield. Robert J. Stanton, Presi- dent, Union Co-operative Bank, Pittsfield. Joseph P. Carney, President, Gardner Trust Co., Gardner. Dr. S. A. Mahoney, President, Park National Bank, Holyoke ; also President. Holyoke and West- field Railroad. Thomas Judge, Vice-President. Holyoke National Bank, Holyoke. Frank N. Hughes, Treasurer, Western Massachusetts Bank & Trust Company, Springfield. Joseph E. Hayes, Treasurer, Bancroft Trust Company, Worcester. Joseph M. Naughton, Comptroller, Pittsfield Third National Bank & Trust Co., Pittsfield. Thomas A. Callery, Treasurer, Bay State Savings Bank, Worcester. J. F. Ranger, Vice-President, Me- chanics Savings Bank, Holyoke. James O'Brien, President, Lee National Bank, Lee, and promi- nent member Berkshire County Bar. Thomas H. Sullivan, President, Bay State Savings Bank, Worcester, and prominent member, Worcester county bar. Dr. Thomas J. Naughton, President,
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DENNIS J. HAYLON Managing Editor Pittsfield Berkshire Eagle
JOHN B. CALLAGHAN Managing Editor Springfield Daily News
ARTHUR RYAN Managing Editor Holyoke Transcript
SOME OF OUR OUTSTANDING DAILY NEWSPAPER EDITORS
Pittsfield M. A. C. Plan Bank. Edward A. Hall, Vice-President, Springfield Co-operative Bank, Springfield. John J. Flynn, Vice-President, Worcester County National Bank, Worcester.
MANUFACTURERS-Among our leading manu- facturers, we find the names of many Catholics. who, by dint of persevering effort, have attained high rank among business executives. Of this number are John F. Tinsley, Worcester, Gen- eral Manager, Crompton-Knowles Loom Works; President, St. Vincent's Hospital Patrons Society ; President, Worcester Trade School; Trustee, St. Vincent's Hospital; decorated Chevalier, Order of the Crown, Italy; Ex-President, Worcester Chamber of Commerce ; author, "New Phases of Industrial Management"; director of many banks ; Knight of Malta. John J. Duggan, Springfield. Secretary-Treasurer, Chapman Valve Co., Indian Orchard, and Treasurer, Perkins Machine and Gear Company, West Springfield; Fire Commis- sioner, Springfield: Frank . J. Weschler, Vice- President and General Manager, Baldwin-Duck- worth Chain Company, Worcester. James E. Wall, President and Treasurer, Wall-Streeter Shoe Com- pany, North Adams; Director, Massachusetts Shoe and Leather Association. Dennis J. O'Connell,
Worcester, President and Treasurer, Sterling Worsted Mills; President, Bancroft Trust Com- pany. William C. Godfrey, Springfield, Chairman, Board of Directors, Indian Orchard Company. Eugene J. O'Neil, Chicopee Falls, President and Treasurer, Hampden Bleachery; real estate dealer and bank director; organist and choir director, St. Patrick's Church, thirty-five years. Mr. O'Neil has served as postmaster at Chicopee Falls and as representative in the legislature. Edward J. Fleming, Springfield, President and Treasurer, Fleming Foundry Company. Nelson L. Jarvis, President, and F. J. Jarvis, Treasurer, Jarvis and Jarvis, Inc., Palmer. William L. Cronin, Springfield, President, Perfection Grate and Stoker Co. Terrence C. O'Don- nell, Holyoke, Works Manager, Gilbert & Barker Company, Springfield. Thomas J. Ford, Springfield, Manufacturing Superintendent, Gil- bert & Barker Company. Patrick M. Taft, Holyoke, President, Taft Asbestos Company. John F. Deeley, Lee, President, Lee Lime Corporation. Maurice L. Angers, Springfield, President, Angers Lumber Company. Prime Robechaud. Gardner. Furniture Manufacturer. Jeremiah P. Wall, Treasurer, Wall, Keller, McKee Company, North
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HON. HENRY CLOUTIER Mayor of Chicopee
HON. LOUIS L. KEEFE Mayor of Westfield
HON. MICHAEL J. O'HARA Mayor of Worcester
HON. WILLIAM T. DILLON Mayor of Holyoke
HON. GEORGE S. SWEENEY Mayor of Gardner
HON. JOHN H. CARRIERE Mayor of Fitchburg
Courtesy Worcester Telegram and Gazette
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Adams. James A. Ranger, President, and Joseph F. Ranger, Treasurer, Casper Ranger Lumber Company, Holyoke. J. Aime Lavalle, Works Superintendent, Chicopee Falls Plant, Westing- house Electric & Manufacturing Company. Frank A. Smith, Secretary and Comptroller, Greenfield Tap and Die Corporation. John B. Kelly, Presi- dent and Treasurer, Kelly Bros., Inc., Furniture Manufacturers, Gardner. George Crompton, Worcester, Chairman, Crompton Associates.
PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS-Among those holding high places in our Transportation, Insur- ance, Amusement and Power companies are found the names of many Catholics, such as :
Louis D. Pellisier, Holyoke, President and Gen- eral Manager, Holyoke Street Railway Company. Joseph C. Behan, Springfield, Vice-President, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Springfield. Joseph F. Lyons, Springfield, Comp- troller, Western Massachusetts Companies. John J. O'Connell, Pittsfield, Manager, Pittsfield Elec- tric Co. William F. Crowe, Springfield, Assistant to President of Springfield Street Railway and Worcester Street Railway Companies. John J. Kirkpatrick, Holyoke, General Manager, Holyoke Municipal Gas and Electric Plant. Robert W. Crowther, Longmeadow, Secretary, Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company. William D. MacDonald, President, Black and White Taxi Cor- poration of Springfield. George E. Pellisier, As- sistant General Manager, Holyoke Street Railway Co. J. J. Sullivan, Springfield, President and Treasurer, J. J. Sullivan Motor Express, Inc. William E. Kneeland, Springfield, President, Kneeland Motor Express, Inc. Michael J. Daley, Longmeadow, President, Agawam Amusement Co., holding company for Riverside Park.
MERCHANTS-Were we to enumerate the Catholics who have laid the foundations of success for others by their ability as heads of departments, we should be led far beyond the scope of this necessarily limited article. We must, however, note some of the outstanding Catholic business men in our cities who have reached the top in their own sector of the business world :
M. J. Fox. President, D. H. Brigham Co .. Springfield. Frank A. Krim, President, Denholm & McKay Department Store, Worcester. Hugh C. McLean, President and Treasurer, McLean Furni- ture Co., Holyoke. Mr. McLean was a Democratic candidate for Congress in the last election, and
gave the veteran Congressman Treadway a close run. He has been an important figure in the mu- nicipal affairs of Holyoke, and the only Catholic ever to hold the office of President of the Holyoke Chamber of Commerce. Charles B. Ring, Presi- dent and Treasurer, Springfield Commercial Body Company, Springfield. Cambridge, East Hartford and Torrington, Ct., Albany, N. Y., and Portland, Me. Frank A. Carroll, Manager, Pittsfield Milk Exchange, Inc. John L. Mclaughlin, President. Pittsfield Co-operative Coal Company ; President, Pittsfield Chamber of Commerce; President, Par- ticular Council. St. Vincent de Paul, Pittsfield ; Director, City Savings Bank, Pittsfield. Thomas E. Kelly, Proprietor, Rice & Kelly Furniture Com- pany, Pittsfield. Nicholas Zeo, Springfield, Presi- dent. Nicholas Zeo, Inc., wholesale fruit distribu- tors. Thomas J. Beahn, Springfield, distributor for the western Massachusetts counties of Graham motor cars and Paige commercial cars. T. J. Collins, Holyoke, President and Treasurer. Collins Plumbing Supply Company. John J. Hearn, Pro- prietor, Hearn Furniture Co., Westfield. James H. Quinn, Proprietor, James H. Quinn Furniture Company, Northampton. Arthur J. McGrail, President, and Edmund S. McGrail, Treasurer, Richard Healy Co., Worcester. Maurice Reidy, Worcester, Realtor, Papal Knights of Malta. Edward J. Murphy, Springfield, Realtor. Henry M. Clark, Springfield, Realtor. James E. Feeley, Springfield, President, Springfield Office Supply Company. William B. Belli, Secretary and Treasurer, Nicholas Zeo, Inc., Springfield. Samuel S. Jackson, Vice-President, Henry J. Perkins Co., Springfield. William H. Young, President and Treasurer, Young and Mink, Inc., Springfield. Thomas R. Johnson, Worcester, Catholic Church Supply Merchant. T. J. Foley, Springfield, Presi- dent and Treasurer, T. Shea, Inc., building sup- plies.
HOTEL MEN -- Several of our prominent city hotels have Catholic owners, presidents or high officials, who have contributed to notable successes in the days of business depression. Some who have gained eminence in this exacting business of pleas- ing the public taste are :
N. A. Campbell, President and Treasurer, Hotel Wendell, Pittsfield ; Director, Pittsfield Third Na- tional Bank & Trust Co. Charles T. Shean, Treasurer, Hampden Hotel Company, holding company for Hotel Kimball and Hotel Charles,
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JOHN F. TINSLEY
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Papal Knight of Malta: General Manager Crompton-Knowles Loom Works : Presi- dent Patrons Society, St. Vincent's Hospital ; President Worcester Trade Schools : Chevalier Order of Crown of Italy ; Past President Wor- cester Chamber of Commerce.
DR. MICHAEL F. FALLON Worcester Knight Commander St. Gregory the Great ; President St. Vincent's Hospital staff ; Past President Worcester Medical Society.
Justice
HON. JAMES C. DONNELLY Worcester Massachusetts
Superior Past President Worcester County Bar Association Court
FRANK J. WESCHLER Vice-President and General Manager Baldwin- Duckworth Chain Corporation Worcester
FRANK A. KRIM Worcester President and General Manager Denholm & Mckay Department Store.
MAURICE F. REIDY Worcester Papal Knight of Malta ; Realtor.
Courtesy Worcester Telegram and Gazette
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Springfield ; Director, Springfield National Bank. J. J. Byrnes, President and Treasurer, Bridgway Hotel, Springfield.
PUBLIC LIFE-The Catholic representation in public life has thus far failed to be any true reflec- tion of our numerical strength. Catholics, of course. are found in all parties, have rarely paid much at- tention to the religion of the candidates to whom they gave their suffrages, and hence Catholic candidates are often opposed, but rarely supported. because of their faith. The opposition to a Catholic candidate as such is always united, whereas our Catholic voters largely remain in their party ranks. No one ever has any doubt about the religious affiliations of a Catholic public man, but rarely do Catholics know to what church a non-Catholic candidate belongs.
Congress-However, the Catholics of Western Massachusetts have a representative in each house of our national Congress. The senior senator from our state is David I. Walsh, a graduate of Holy Cross College, who served two terms as governor before being elected and re-elected to the United States Senate. There he has been a consistent pro- moter of progressive legislation, a tireless worker for the interests of his constituents, and, by word and work, has been a credit to his state and his religion.
In the lower branch of Congress, Springfield's Catholic representation is confined to Congress- man William J. Granfield, who appears to have made a Republican stronghold permanently Demo- cratic. He is now serving his first complete term, after being handsomely endorsed at the polls by the voters of his district, and is establishing a reputation for sane thought along conservative lines. He is a graduate of Notre Dame University.
Court Justices-The legal profession of our diocese is crowded with able Catholic lawyers, who are recognized leaders in legal circles. Many of them have attained the reward of judgeships in recognition of their ability at the bar. Their present roll of honor reads as follows :
Hon. James B. Carroll, Springfield, Associate Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Hon. David F. Dillon, Palmer, Associate Justice, Massachusetts Superior Court. Hon. James C. Donnelly, Worcester, Associate Justice, Massa- chusetts Superior Court.
Hon. John P. Kirby, Justice, Chicopee District Court ; Hon. Bart Bossidy, Justice, District Court
of Lee; Hon. Thomas F. Gallagher, Justice, Dis- trict Court of Fitchburg; Hon. Thomas F. Cas- sidy, Ex-State Senator and Justice, District Court of North Adams ; Hon. William M. Welch. Associate Justice, District Court of Northampton and Ex- Mayor of Northampton ; Hon. Florence W. Burke, Justice, Westfield District Court and City Solici- tor; Hon. Louis O. Rieutord. Justice, District Court of Webster and Southbridge ; Hon. Thomas J. Collins, Associate Justice, Springfield District Court ; Hon. Harold J. Burdick, Palmer, Associate Justice, Palmer District Court. Roland H. P. Jacobus, Turners Falls, Justice, Franklin County Probate Court. Timothy J. Hayes, Greenfield, Associate Justice, Franklin District Court.
Representatives in State Legislature-Though Catholics are popularly believed to number near- ly, if not quite, half the population of our state, there is nothing in our representation in the state legislature to indicate this fact. Western Massachusetts has only one Catholic in the State Senate, and twenty-five representatives in the House. We do not venture an opinion as to the reason for this discrepancy. It may be the per- sistent gerrymandering of districts by the majority party. Our present representation at the State House is :
John S. Derham, Uxbridge; Louis N. M. Des- chenes, Fitchburg ; Anthony R. Doyle, Worcester ; Henry J. Goguen, Leominster ; Edward J. Kelley, Worcester, Floor Leader of Democratic Party ; Charles A. Kelley, Worcester ; William E. Kirk- patrick, Holyoke; Wilfred J. Lamoreux, South- bridge; William Casey, Spencer ; Edward Michael Cawley, Springfield; Charles D. Chevalier, Hol- yoke; Francis P. Clark, Holyoke; Daniel J. Coakley, Chicopee; John P. Gaffney, Springfield ; Joseph N. Roach, North Adams; Joseph P. Ley- den, Worcester; Philip M. Markley, Springfield : Paul G. Martel, Chicopee; Fred J. McGuinness, Webster ; Patrick J. Moore, Pittsfield : Michael T. O'Brien, Easthampton ; Dr. David W. O'Connor, Palmer ; James H. O'Dea, Northampton ; Joseph N. O'Kane, Dudley; Edward W. Staves, South- bridge.
State Senator-Frank Hurley, Holyoke.
County Governments-Catholics have never been highly favored by our electorates in the mat- ter of county offices. Worcester County has the unenviable distinction of never having elected a Catholic to a county office, though Catholic centers
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THOMAS J. GODLEY Chief of Police Fitchburg
WILLIAM J. QUILTY Chief of Police Springfield
THOMAS F. FOLEY Chief of Police Worcester
BARTHOLOMEW BRESNAHAN Chief of Police Northampton
JOHN L. SULLIVAN Chief of Police Pittsfield
THOMAS F. DALEY Chief of Police Westfield
EDWARD F. GILDAY Assistant Police Marshal Holyoke
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cover the county, and local communities have re- peatedly chosen Catholic candidates. The county, as a whole, has pursued a policy of "thumbs down" on all office seekers who belong to our Church.
Only once has Hampshire County conferred high county office upon a Catholic. The late in- trepid Maurice Fitzgerald held the office of high sheriff for eleven years, and in the able and fear- less discharge of his duties, made a record to which the county still points with pride. How- ever, no co-religionist of his has ever been deemed worthy of similar recognition.
Franklin and Berkshire Counties, like Worces- ter, have no Catholics in elective offices. Hamp- den County's record was not much better until the present time. Previous to the last election, Hamp- den County honored John O'Donnell, back in 1875, and Daniel O'Neil, in 1923. For Catholics, it was surely a long time between offices in Hamp- den County, as elsewhere, until the elections of 1928 and 1930. The fine organization work, com- bined with heavy registration by the Democratic leaders, swept these Catholics into office in Hamp- den :
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Commissioners: (1930) Thomas J. Costello, former Postmaster; (1928) Edward J. Stapleton, Holyoke, Chairman.
Sheriff, David J. Manning, Springfield.
Treasurer, John Murphy, Holyoke.
Register of Deeds, Patrick J. Courtney, Spring- field.
Register of Probate, James O'Brien, Holyoke.
District Attorney, Thomas J. Moriarty, Spring- field.
Probation Officers-The work of the mod- ern courts would be badly handicapped were they to lose the services of their probation officers, whose kindly aid and advice keep many an unfor- tunate from falling into his former difficulties. Here, again, Catholic officials have made a name for thoroughness and sympathetic work which has resulted in their being largely represented in this branch of court activity. By counties, our Catholic probation officers are :
Berkshire County has seven officers, with one Catholic, Harold S. Clark, of Springfield, who serves both Berkshire and Hampden Counties, as Probation Officer of the Superior Court.
Franklin County has three officers with one
Catholic, James M. Burke, of Greenfield District Court.
Hampden County has eleven officers, with six Catholics : Harold S. Clark, Superior Court; Bernard T. J. Smyth, Springfield District Court, Chief ; James C. Donegan, Chicopee District Court ; Thomas Rohan, Holyoke District Court. juvenile probation officer ; Miss Katharine A. Car- ney, Springfield District Court; Roger F. Kele- her, Springfield District Court, juvenile proba- tion officer.
Hampshire County has three with one Catholic, John L. Sullivan, Northampton District Court.
Worcester County has sixteen officers, five Catholics: James F. Mclaughlin, Worcester Superior Court, Chief; Bernard A. McManus, Fitchburg District Court; Miss Marion S. Dunn, Central District Court, Worcester ; Archie L. Con- nors, Second Southern District Court, Blackstone ; George E. Proulx, Leominster District Court.
City Government-A retrospective glance at our political life gives the lie to any insinuation that Catholics do not make good public officials, even in the highest positions. Massachusetts has endorsed former Governor and present United States Senator David I. Walsh so often that it begins to look like a habit, a habit caused by his habit of always giving a clean, able administration of public affairs.
Worcester has already given Mayor O'Hara four terms, and it looks as though he would tire of the position before Worcester tires of him. His repeated elections recall that the second city in the commonwealth and the largest in our diocese is fond of honoring her Catholic sons with her highest office. Her mayoralty list contains the names of two O'Connells, a Duggan and a Sulli- van. Her first Catholic mayor, Philip O'Connell, died as a member of our Superior Court Bench.
Springfield has not been so generous to Catholic candidates, though she has had good ones, but when she did open her electoral heart to one she never had cause to regret it. Her Mayor Hayes gave her one of her best administrations.
Fitchburg found Catholicism no bar to success in her political fields, and has already honored Mayor Carriere with one re-election. His prede- cessors in office included Mayors Delaney, O'Connell and McMahon.
Westfield has returned Mayor Keefe to office for his third term.
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JOSEPH C. BEHAN Vice-President Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins. Co.
MATTHEW J. Fox President D. H. Brigham Company
CHARLES B. RING President and Treasurer
Springfield Commercial Body Co.
JOSEPH F. LYONS Comptroller Western Massachusetts Companies
WILLIAM G. MICKECHNIE President Hampden County Bar Association
FRANK N. HUGHES Treasurer
Western Massachusetts Trust Co.
CHARLES T. SHEAN Bank Director and Hotel Magnate
WILLIAM J. GRANFIELD Congressman
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O. E. NAULT Worcester
JOHN W. DONOHUE Springfield
D. R. BARIBAULT Springfield
OUTSTANDING CATHOLIC CHURCH ARCHITECTS OF THE DIOCESE OF SPRINGFIELD
Holyoke has twice elevated Mayor Dillon to her highest office, and no one has any fear that he will have reason to do aught but endorse him at the ballot-box. She never regretted similar honors given to Mayors Cronin, Scanlon. Ryan, Woods, White, Connors, Curran, Griffin, Sullivan, O'Con- nor and Delaney.
Northampton, too, has tried the experiment of a Catholic mayor and found it a most successful one, in the cases of an O'Donnell, an O'Connor and a Welch.
No city has shown greater fondness for Catho- lics in the Mayor's chair than Chicopee, of whose twenty-one mayors ten have been Catholics : May- ors Murphy, Coakley, Grise, Mellon, Beauchamp, Rivers, Dunn, Higgins, Shea and Cloutier.
Pittsfield has voted her highest municipal honor to a Moore and a Flynn, while Leominster, newly admitted to the rank of cities, has already given mayoralty honors to a Doyle.
It is of more than passing interest that many Catholic city officials have held office so long that it is a tribute to their integrity, and an admission that their places would be difficult to fill. In this age when "to the victors belong the spoils," and a change of party means a change of appointees, Pierre Bonvouloir, City Treasurer of Holyoke, has held office for thirty-eight years. Holyoke's Catholic Tax Collector. James M. Kennedy, has
rounded out thirty-six years of service, while John F. Sheehan, City Clerk of the same city, has completed thirty years of honorable labor in the same position.
Police Departments-Catholics are represented in large numbers on our police forces, and their courageous performance of difficult duty is evidenced by the frequency of their citation and commendation for meritorious steadfastness in the face of danger. Their abilities and exceptional qualities of leadership have often resulted in their elevation to the post of chief. Today, the forces of law and order in ten of our eleven cities in west- ern Massachusetts are in charge of Catholics, as follows: William J. Quilty, Springfield; Thomas F. Foley, Worcester ; John L. Sullivan, Pittsfield ; James F. Bartley, Holyoke; Thomas J. Godley, Fitchburg ; Frank .O'Callahan, Chicopee ; Thomas F. Daley, Westfield; Cyrille LeBlanc, Gardner ; Bartholomew Bresnahan, Northampton ; Michael WV. Conlon, North Adams.
Some of them have passed through trying times, but all have acquitted themselves with credit. Chief Quilty, of Springfield, has completed forty- four years in the police department, and nearly a quarter of a century as its chief. The result is that Springfield has acquired the reputation of having one of the finest police departments in the com- monwealth.
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DAVID J. MANNING Springfield High Sheriff, County of Hampden
HUGH C. MCLEAN Holyoke President and Treasurer McLean Furniture Company
NELSON L. JARVIS Palmer President Jarvis & Jarvis. Inc.
HON. DAVID F. DILLON Palmer Justice Massachusetts Superior Court
WILLIAM C. GODFREY Indian Orchard Manufacturer and Bank Director
EUGENE J. O'NEIL Chicopee Falls Manufacturer and Banker
THOMAS J. BEAHN Springfield Western Massachusetts Distributor, Graham and Paige Motor Cars
EDWARD J. FLEMING Springfield President and Treasurer Fleming Foundry Company
SOME OUTSTANDING CATHOLIC BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL LEADERS OF HAMPDEN COUNTY
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Fire Departments-Catholics have never shirked positions of trust merely because they were dan- gerous. Hence, their representation among the fighters of fire is almost as large proportionately as among our stalwart fighters of crime. At pres- ent, the following are in command of the firemen in their respective cities :
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