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The Rev. Mr. Tamblyn was born October 7, 1897, at Baldwin, New York, son of the Rev. Samuel and Estella (Dunbar) Tam- blyn. His father, a native of Cornwall, Eng- land, was born there February 2, 1859, and is now living at Britton, Michigan, where he is pastor of the Methodist Protestant Church. He attended Adrian College, at Adrian, Michigan, for four years, after com- pleting his preliminary education in Eng- land. He was ordained a Methodist Prot- estant minister in this country. All his pre- vious pastorates, before his going to Michi- gan, were in New York State. His wife, Estella (Dunbar) Tamblyn, mother of the Rev. Ronald J. Tamblyn, was born at Bald- win, Long Island, New York, the place which was later to be the birthplace of her son. The Rev. Ronald J. Tamblyn's pater- nal grandparents were John Tamblyn and his wife, who was a member of the Parsons family, both of them natives of England, where they died.
In the district schools of Schoharie County, New York, Ronald John Tamblyn received his early education, being gradu- ated from grammar and high schools at North Tarrytown, New York. Completing
his high school work there in 1915 he be- came a student at Adrian College, Adrian, Michigan, the alma mater of his father, there taking his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1919. He then studied for a year at Westminster Theological Seminary, Westminster, Mary- land, and in 1924 took his degree of Bache- lor of Divinity at Yale University. His first pastorate was at Bellevue, Pittsburgh, Penn- sylvania, where he continued his work from June, 1924, to November, 1927. He then removed to Greensboro, North Carolina, where he was in charge of the work of the Grace Methodist Protestant Church. Re- maining as pastor of that church for five years until September, 1932, he then sup- plied for a year at Chapel Hill, North Caro- lina, as pastor of the University Presby- terian Church. From that charge he came to Holyoke on September 1, 1933, since which time he has been serving as pastor of the First Congregational Church of this city.
The Rev. Mr. Tamblyn is also a member of the Connecticut Valley Theological Club and the Society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis. Not only is he a member of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, but is active on the industrial com- mittee of its Social Service Commission. He is a member of Mount Nonotuck Lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons ; the Adrian, Michigan, lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows; and the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. He also belongs to the Lions Club of Holyoke. Politically, he is a Re- publican.
On June 19, 1923, at Centerville, Mary- land, the Rev. Ronald John Tamblyn mar- ried Rachel Alberta Price, a native of that place, daughter of Howard Elsworth and Rachel Alberta (Sparks) Price. Her father resides in Centerville, Maryland, where he is actively engaged in insurance work, busi- ness and farming. Her mother is now de- ceased. Mrs. Tamblyn herself was gradu-
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ated from Centerville High School in 1916, and in 1920 took her degree of Bachelor of Arts at Western Maryland College. For two years she was a teacher at West Union, West Virginia, and for another two years she was engaged in a similar capacity at Cumberland, Maryland. She is an active member of the First Congregational Church of Holyoke and of the Holyoke Woman's Club.
JOSEPH C. DRAPEAU-During his long association with the Hadley Falls Trust Company and its predecessors, Joseph C. Drapeau has risen from a modest place in the organization to his present office as secretary and treasurer of the bank. He is well known in the business life of this county and for his many civic activities at Holyoke.
Mr. Drapeau was born in Holyoke on Oc- tober 24, 1882, son of Charles and Delina (Bergeron) Drapeau. His father, who was born in Canada in April, 1849, and died at Holyoke in January, 1929, was for thirty- six years associated with the Whiting Paper Company of this city. He was also an early member and devout supporter of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Roman Catholic Church. Delina (Bergeron) Drapeau, his wife, was born in Canada in December, 1854, and died at Holyoke in March, 1924.
Joseph C. Drapeau was educated in the parochial school of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and for four months attended Holyoke Business Institute, where he prepared for his business career. At the end of that time he obtained a place in Munn's Shoe Store, Holyoke, where he worked for five months. This was followed by a year's connection with the Pierre Bonvouloir Market in1 Holyoke as a salesman and by a brief inter- val during which he was employed by the National Blank Book Company as mes- senger boy to the superintendent of the
company. On February 4, 1901, however, he became associated with the Home Na- tional Bank as a messenger boy, entering upon the banking career which he has since continued without interruption. As he dem- onstrated his capacity, Mr. Drapeau as- sumed larger responsibilities, and during a period of sixteen years with the Home Na- tional Bank rose to the position of assistant cashier. On January 2, 1917, when this institution was merged with the Hadley Falls National Bank to form the Hadley Falls Trust Company, he became assistant treasurer of the new organization and on December 22, 1933, was elected treasurer. In January, 1935, he was also elected sec- retary and now serves as both secretary and treasurer.
In addition to this connection, Mr. Dra- peau's services have also been given to other local organizations, both civic and commercial. He is a director of the Holyoke Company, Inc., of this city, manufacturers of wire insulators; a director and auditor of the Holyoke Credit Union; and has served for a number of years as treasurer of the Holyoke Society for the Care of Crippled Children, in whose work he has long been interested. He is a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Roman Cath- olic Church, the Knights of Columbus, in which he has taken the fourth degree, the Union St. Jean Baptiste, the Artisans of Montreal, the Canados of Manchester, New Hampshire, and the Circle Rochambeau of Holyoke. While his business duties make heavy demands upon him, he is fond of out- door life and finds time to engage in fish- ing and golf which are his favorite recrea- tions.
On February 23, 1903, at Holyoke, Joseph C. Drapeau married (first) Amelia Labbee, daughter of the late Paul Labbee, who was born in Holyoke and died here July II, 1907. There were two daughters of this
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marriage: 1. Marguerite, who became the wife of Levi Bourbonnais of Holyoke. She died December 29, 1934, leaving one daugh- ter, Cosette Bourbonnais. 2. Leonie, who married Claude Brodeur of West Spring- field, and has two sons, Claude, Jr., and Briand Brodeur.
Mr. Drapeau married (second). on August 31, 1908, Albina Gaumond, who was born in Southbridge, daughter of the late Abra- ham Gaumond. She was educated in the parochial schools of Southbridge and at the Convent of the Sisters of the Presentation at St. Hyacinth, Canada, and is a member, like her husband, of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Roman Catholic Church in Holyoke.
LEWIS FAMILY-For half a century the family of this name has had an impor- tant place in the business life of western Massachusetts. The original enterprise, founded by Charles C. Lewis to distribute carriage makers' and blacksmiths' supplies, has grown steadily through the years under the control of the founder and of his son, Richmond Lewis, who is now president. Today. Charles C. Lewis, Inc., is by far the largest company of its kind in western Mas- sachusetts, handling a wide range of prod- ucts in a territory comprising a considerable section of the New England States.
Charles C. Lewis, for whom the company is named, was born at New London, Con- necticut, in 1859 and received his education in the public schools of that city. He began his active career in the employ of a New London business house, Dudley and Stevens, now out of existence, where he served a thorough apprenticeship in general business operation and acquired his special knowl- edge of the field to which he devoted the remainder of his life. In 1886, confident of his ability to enter business for himself, he came to Springfield, Massachusetts, and opened his shop at No. 30 Lyman Street. He
was engaged in handling carriage makers' and blacksmiths' supplies, and at first em- ployed no assistants since neither his trade nor his financial resources would support them. Gradually, however, he moved ahead, building up a small organization and an in- creasingly large business, which resulted in the conversion of his original shop into a warehouse for steel and steel products re- quired by the manufacturing industries of the section. The expansion of the company continued with no more than temporary in- terruptions and from time to time other lines were added. These now include general mill supplies, contractors' and builders' supplies, pipe valves and fittings, a full line of du Pont paints and a number of others. The territory through which Charles C. Lewis, Inc., distributes to the retail trade extends through New Hampshire and Vermont, includes the four western counties of Massachusetts and northern Connecticut. There are thirty-five people at the headquar- ters of the company in Springfield, while six salesmen on the road are also employed.
Charles C. Lewis, the founder, remained at the head of the company until his death in 1915. He was for years an important and familiar figure in Springfield life, giving gen- erously of his time and effort to many civic causes and fully meeting every duty of good citizenship. He served for several years as alderman, and was one of the city's most active Masons, taking in this order all higher Scottish Rite degrees, including the hon- orary thirty-third degree, which is Mason- ry's highest distinction. He married Irene Pratt, of Springfield and they became the parents of three children : I. Dorothy. Anne, who married Charles N. Abbe. 3. Richmond, of whom further.
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After the death of Charles C. Lewis, the company which bears his name was man- aged for several years by Charles A. Bemis and later by F. B. Bickley. In 1922, Rich-
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mond Lewis, son of the founder, assumed this responsibility and has since continued as active head of the company.
Richmond Lewis was born in Springfield in 1901. He received his preliminary edu- cation in local public schools and at Phillips Academy, Andover, from which he went on to Williams College. In 1922 he was grad- uated from the latter institution with the degree of Bachelor of Arts and immediately assumed the management of Charles C. Lewis, Inc., which he has since retained. During the past thirteen years the opera- tions and development of the company have been under his direct guidance.
Mr. Lewis is also head of the Lewis Boiler and Iron Works. He is treasurer of the Springfield Boys Club, in which he has been much interested, is a member of the Long- meadow Country Club, and attends the South Congregational Church. In politics he is a Republican.
Richmond Lewis married, in 1924, Laura Dwight, of Holyoke. They are the parents of one son, William Dwight Lewis.
SAMUEL SEGAL, JR., M. D .- Promi- nent in the medical fraternity of Hampden County is Dr. Samuel Segal, eye, ear, nose and throat specialist and peroral endoscop- ist, in the city of Springfield, and he ranks among the foremost specialists in these branches of his profession. His success can be directly attributed to the wide and varied experience he has enjoyed, including service with the United States Naval Medical Corps during the World War and extensive and spe- cialized study in some of the largest medical centers of Europe. Eminently qualified for the enviable position he holds among his col- leagues, Dr. Segal is highly regarded by the public-at-large and today enjoys a large and lucrative practice as well as being identified
with many of the leading medical institu- tions of this vicinity in important and re- sponsible capacities. He has also won dis- tinction for the work he has accomplished at his laboratory, which he conducts for the purpose of anatomical dissections of the eye, ear, nose and throat.
Dr. Segal was born in Haverhill, Massa- chusetts, November 30, 1894, the son of the Rev. Samuel and Anna (Frieberg) Segal, the latter now deceased. Dr. Segal received a general education in the public schools of his native community and after completing his high school studies matriculated at Tufts College and was graduated from the medical school of that institution with the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1917. Directly after finishing his academic training he began to serve an interneship and continued in this work until he enlisted in the Medical Corps of the United States Navy on May 8, 1917. As a member of this unit he was dispatched overseas, stationed for a period at the Naval headquarters in Paris and London, later as- signed to Base Hospital No. 5, in Brest, France, and then sent to the United States Naval Air Station at Queenstown, Whiddy Island, Ireland. From here he was sent to Wexford, also in Ireland, and then to East- leigh, England. He was detailed to cross- channel duty on the United States transport "Nopatin" and then ordered to the Naval operating base at Hampton Roads, Virginia, where he remained on active duty until August 29, 1919, when he resigned from the service to enter private practice. It was while he was stationed at this latter post that he was placed in charge of eye, ear, nose and throat work and thereby gained his first practical experience in the specialty he has since excelled in. Immediately after re- tiring from the navy, Dr. Segal joined the United States Naval Reserve Force, Class
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I, Medical Corps, and now holds the rank of lientenant commander in this organization, where he is a member and medical officer of the 12th Fleet Division, Ist Naval District.
Dr. Segal came to the city of Springfield in January, 1920, and established himself in a private practice which has since been marked for its outstanding distinction and success. He supplemented the knowledge he had gained during the war by journeying to Europe, where he was to take special post- graduate courses in the leading medical in- stitutions of Vienna and Berlin. As one of the outstanding medical men of this community, Dr. Segal serves on the staff of the Mercy Hospital, the Springfield Hospital and the Springfield Isolation Hospital. In conjunc- tion with his regular practice he also main- tains a completely equipped laboratory, where he conducts anatomical dissections of the eye, ear, nose and throat and later casts each of his findings in plaster.
As well as being universally recognized for his professional achievements, Dr. Segal is widely known in social and civic circles ; he is a member of the City Homes Organiza- tion ; is a thirty-second degree Mason, being a member of Sam D. Sherwood Lodge, also Mehla Temple, Ancient Arabic Order No- bles of the Mystic Shrine. He belongs to the local order of the Knights of Pythias, and the B'nai B'rith; also is a member of the Probus Club : Springfield Academy of Medicine ; Maimonides Medical Club ; Mas- sachusetts Medical Society : American Medi- cal Association ; The Military Surgeons of the United States ; New England Otological Society ; the American Academy of Ophthal- mology and Otolaryngology; the United States Naval Reserve Officers' Association ; the American Legion, and Veterans of For- eign Wars. In his religious faith he sub- scribes to the Jewish teachings, and is very active in the affairs of the Temple Beth El in this city.
On December 12, 1919, Dr. Segal married Dorothy Legum, of Norfolk, Virginia, and they are the parents of two children: I. Howard Nissen, born April 20, 1923. 2. Allen Legum, born June 20, 1925.
FRED C. STEVENS-One of the most successful and prominent insurance men in Hampden County and the State of Massa- chusetts is Fred C. Stevens, who today rep- resents some of the largest companies in the Nation and through his accomplishments has come to attain a distinction in the busi- ness which places him among the foremost men in his field. Today he supervises the activities of offices in the city of Holyoke through which he does the largest business in this section. Though he devoted the ma- jor part of his energies to the insurance field he finds time to take an active interest in social and civic affairs and is prominently identified with many of the leading organi- zations of this section.
Fred C. Stevens was born in New Britain, Connecticut, July 1, 1896, the son of Clayton S. and Emily S. (White) Stevens. His father, who was born in Saybrook, Con- necticut, and died in New Britain at the age of sixty years, was mechanical superintend- ent for the Stanley Works in the latter city throughout his active business life. The elder Stevens was a member of the Congre- gational Church and a Republican in poli- tics. Mr. Stevens' mother, a native of Con- necticut, died in New Britain, March 30, 1927, at the age of fifty-five years.
Mr. Stevens received a general education in the public schools of his native com- munity and was graduated from the high school there in 1915. He then entered Worcester Polytechnic Institute and studied here until 1918. When the United States entered the World War Mr. Stevens en- listed in the Navy, being called for active service. He was detailed to a coast patro!
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boat which plied between Boston, Massa- chusetts, and Eastport, Maine. Four months after he entered the service he entered the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, and studied here until after the Armistice was signed. During his naval ca- reer he was on the super-dreadnaught "Ok- lahoma," which accompanied the late Presi- dent Wilson on his return voyage from Eu- rope to the United States. On July 7, 1920, he resigned from the navy, with the rank of ensign. He then returned to his native State and embarked on a business career that has been marked for its outstanding distinction and success.
At this time he became associated with the engineering department of the Aetna Life Insurance Company in Hartford, Con- necticut, and worked in this capacity for six months. He was then transferred to the sales department of this organization for a like period and then came to the city of Holyoke, Massachusetts, to join the general insurance firm of Judd and Parsons. He worked as a salesman for this concern from July, 1921, to 1926. The rapid progress he was making in this business, coupled with an outstanding ability and aptitude, won him wide recognition in this section of the State and his services were soon being sought by some of the largest agencies of this territory. Thus we find him severing his connections with the aforementioned firm to become associated with the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company in Springfield. The record he established with this organization was to win him rapid promotion. In 1929 he was appointed agency supervisor. His status in the insurance fra- ternity is graphically revealed by the fact that in 1929 he was ranked twelfth in a field of 3,500 representatives throughout the en- tire Nation, for the paid business he se- cured. He has since maintained this out- standing position and has continued to en-
joy added responsibilities. On May 15, 1934, he became general agent in this region for the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company and from the outset demonstrated his abilities, leading the national field not only for this organization but for the John Hancock Company as well.
During the "88 Good Will Campaign," which was conducted from October I until November 28, 1934, and participated in by over 3,000 full-time life insurance agents throughout the United States, Mr. Stevens led. Today, through the leadership he se- cured by the sale of paid for premiums that amount to $112,799.15, he has secured the privilege of attending the national insur- ance convention, held at the Cavalier Hotel, Virginia Beach, with his wife, all expenses for both being paid. In the brief time he has served the Connecticut Mutual Life In- surance Company he has not only qualified for this honor but has also been ranked fourth in the company's production and is one of the five men in the organization en- titled to membership in the "Half Million Dollar Club." He has become a recognized authority on business insurance, life insur- ance trusts, Federal estates and inheritance tax problems. In a business capacity he is a life member of the Underwriters' Associa- tion of Springfield and maintains offices in the Stearns Building in Springfield and at No. 362 Dwight Street in Holyoke.
Throughout his residence in this section he has taken a keen and active part in social and civic affairs. He is chairman of the club committee of the Holyoke Council of the Boy Scouts of America, a member of the Lions Club, and is prominently identified with several other organizations. In his re- ligious convictions he worships at the Sec- ond Congregational Church in Holyoke. Mr. Stevens finds great recreation and pleasure in speed boating and is the owner of one of the fastest crafts in this vicinity.
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On January 19, 1919, in Annapolis, Mary- land, Mr. Stevens married Ruth Marshall, a native of New Britain, Connecticut, and the daughter of Warren W. and Nellie R. (Pen- field) Marshall. Her father, who died on May 30, 1927, at the age of sixty years, was a mechanical engineer by profession. Her mother now resides with Mrs. Stevens in Holyoke. Mrs. Stevens was graduated with honors from Tilton Seminary with the class of 1918. During the World War she was associated with the Department of Labor in Washington, District of Columbia. She is active in community activities and is a mem- ber of the Women's Club of Holyoke. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens are the parents of two chil- dren : 1. Marshall T., born December 23, 1921. 2. Nancy Stevens, born February 23, 1932.
WILLIAM PAUL YOERG-An out- standing figure in business and civic affairs in Holyoke, William Paul Yoerg was elected mayor of the city in 1935. The election re- sults that put him into office were described in the local press as a "smashing upset." Mr. Yoerg defeating Henry J. Toepfert, who was seeking his fourth full term as chief executive of the city. A man of very high calibre and standing, as his business record in Holyoke has shown, Mr. Yoerg made a statement, fully characteristic of the man, on the occasion of his political victory :
I sincerely appreciate the confidence shown in me as expressed by the wonderful endorsement which I have received today. The pledges which I made during this campaign, I now renew. I urgently ask the co- operation of all the people in my effort to accom- plish my definite aim-a better Holyoke.
Mr. Yoerg was born October 16, 1883, in South Hadley Falls, Massachusetts, son of Michael John and Nellie (O'Brien) Yoerg and grandson of John Michael Yoerg, a na- tive German who came to the United States,
both he and his wife dying in South Hadley. Michael John Yoerg, father of the mayor, was born December 25, 1854, in South Had- ley Falls, Massachusetts, and there died No- vember 30, 1892. He was overseer at the Glasgow Mills, in South Hadley Falls, and a member of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church. He was an ardent Democrat. His wife was born in Westfield, Massachusetts, July 17, 1858, and is now living in South Hadley.
In the public schools of South Hadley Falls, his native place, William Paul Yoerg received his early education, continuing his studies there until he reached the age of thirteen years. He then became an errand boy. Later he was made a clerk with the firm of J. Russell and Company, who con- ducted a hardware store in Holyoke. After being employed in that store for five years, Mr. Yoerg became associated with the Re- vere Rubber Company, in Main Street, this city, acting as clerk and manager for five years. He was then induced to join forces with the Diamond Rubber Company as a traveling salesman working out of Boston, and, while carrying on his outside work with this organization, he also served as manager of the mechanical rubber goods department for a year.
Determining to go into business for him- self, he opened his own establishment at No. 496 Dwight Street, Holyoke. As proprietor of this firm, he handled mechanical rubber goods and automobile tires made by the Diamond Rubber Company, so continuing for two years and becoming eminently suc- cessful in his new undertaking. He then removed his business to No. 23 Division Street, where he remained for three years, and next took quarters in Maple Street. From Maple Street, he came to his address at No. 158 Chestnut Street, where he has carried on his business since 1915. Repre-
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