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EDWARD S. JUDD-Engaged in a gen- eral insurance business in Holyoke, Edward S. Judd is a member of the firm of Judd and Parsons, of this city, and is a leader who is recognized as such throughout New Eng- land.
Mr. Judd was born August 27, 1886, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, son of Charles C. and Phoebe J. (Kneeland) Judd. His fam- ily is an old and honorable one, dating back to Deacon Thomas Judd, from whom he is directly descended. Deacon Thomas Judd
came from England to America in 1633 or 1634, settling first at Cambridge, Massachu- setts, and removing, in 1636, to Hartford, Connecticut. Thence he went to Farming- ton, Connecticut, where he was one of the very first white settlers. He was several times a deputy to the General Court, and was a charter member of the Farmington Church and its second deacon. He died November 12, 1688. On the paternal side of his house, Edward S. Judd's great-grandfather was Eli Judd, whose wife was Lydia (Field) Judd. His grandfather, Gilson Judd, born May 24, 1814, in Northampton, died in Holyoke, bought a farm in association with his father in Huntsburg, Ohio, whither his family re- moved and where they remained for eight years. They then returned to Northampton, Massachusetts, where he managed a seven hundred acre farm for the Hon. William Clark. Later he purchased a farm of his own, and was successfully engaged in agri- cultural pursuits for the rest of his life. He was a selectman and assessor of his town, as well as a member of the Congregational Church of Northampton. He was four times married. The line of descent, with which we are primarily concerned herein, passed through his third wife, who was Climena C. Lyman, daughter of Dr. James H. and Char- lotte (Miller) Lyman.
The father of Edward S. Judd was Charles C. Judd, who was born in 1851 in Holyoke and died here January 14, 1924. He founded the business that is now known as Judd and Parsons for dealing in general insurance. He started the enterprise single-handed in 1872, but in 1876 it became Judd and Par- sons. He was deeply interested in the af- fairs of his community, was a Republican in his political views, and held to the faith of the First Congregational Church of Hol- yoke. His wife, Phoebe J. (Kneeland) Judd,
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was born in West Springfield, this State, and died in Holyoke in 1890.
Their son, Edward S. Judd, received his early education in the public schools of his native city of Holyoke, here attending high school. Later he studied at the Peekskill Military Academy. In 1903 he became asso- ciated with his father in the general insur- ance business in Holyoke, continuing for two years in all sorts of routine office work and so learning the business. Then he went to Boston, where he was special agent of the Queen Insurance Company of New York. In 1907, when he was only twenty- one years of age, he was elected a member of the New England Insurance Exchange. He not only was at that time, but still is, the youngest member ever elected to this Exchange. Remaining in Boston for four years, he returned in 1911 to Holyoke, where he became a member of the firm of Judd and Parsons, continuing as a partner in it down to the present. He is also an honorary mem- ber of the New England Insurance Ex- change and has been president of the Hol- yoke Board of Fire and Casualty Under- writers for several years.
Active in a variety of community affairs, Mr. Judd is a member of the Rotary Club, the Mt. Tom Golf Club, the Holyoke Cham- ber of Commerce, and attends the First Congregational Church. He is chairman of the prudential committee of that church. Fraternally he is affiliated with Holyoke Lodge, No. 902, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and Mount Nonotuck Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons.
In December, 1914, Edward S. Judd mar- ried Mrs. Florence Mabel (Folk) Longfel- low, a native of Brooklyn, New York. Mrs. Judd received her formal education in the public and high schools of Brooklyn. She is an attendant at the services of the First Congregational Church of Holyoke. Mr.
and Mrs. Judd are the parents of two daugh- ters: I. Marjorie Judd, born October 31, 1915, a graduate of the Burnham School, Northampton. 2. Natalie Judd, born in Oc- tober, 1920, a student at the Burnham School.
FRANCIS CADY HEYWOOD-As treasurer of the Marvellum companies, man- ufacturers of coated papers and of artificial leathers, Francis Cady Heywood is a well- known figure in the business life of Hamp- den County. He comes of a family which has been prominent here for many years and continues its traditions in his own career.
Mr. Heywood was born in Holyoke on August 11, 1888, son of Francis D. and Isabel (Cady) Heywood. He is a grandson of Daniel Heywood, and Lavinia (Part- ridge) Heywood, who were among Hol- yoke's earliest settlers, and is directly de- scended from John Heywood, who came to Boston from England in 1636. His father, Francis D. Heywood, was born in Spring- field, September 28, 1848, and died in that city December 28, 1916. In earlier life he was general passenger and ticket agent for the Connecticut River Railroad, now the Connecticut Division of the Boston and Maine, but subsequently formed the Whit- more Manufacturing Company of Holyoke, converters of high grade coated papers, in association with the Hon. William Whiting. Of this company he was treasurer until his death. He was a Republican in politics and was active for many years in civic affairs of Holyoke, serving as treasurer of the Hol- yoke Hospital and in other responsible con- nections. He was also a member of the Sec- ond Congregational Church and of its Par- ish Committee over a long period. Isabel (Cady) Heywood, his wife, was born in Stafford Springs, Connecticut, August 25, 1851, and died February 21, 1923. She was
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a daughter of Ganner Cady of Stafford Springs and a brother of Ernest Cady, who founded the firm of Pratt and Cady at Hart- ford, Connecticut. He was also Lieutenant- Governor of Connecticut for a number of years and served in the United States Navy during the Civil War.
Francis Cady Heywood received his pre- liminary education in the public schools of Holyoke, completing the high school course in 1906. In 1911 he was graduated from Cornell University with the degree of Me- chanical Engineer and thereafter until 1916 was associated with the Whitmore Manu- facturing Company. During this time he rose to the position of superintendent of the plant. With the outbreak of the Mexican border disturbances in 1916, he was called to the scene of conflict with the Massachu- setts National Guard and was subsequently mustered into the National Army for service during the World War. He went overseas with the 104th Infantry, 26th Division, with the rank of sergeant ; was commissioned sec- ond lieutenant while serving in France and before the close of the war was promoted to first lieutenant. He was overseas for more than a year, participating in most of the major engagements of the American Expe- ditionary Forces, and received his discharge with the rank of first lieutenant at Camp Devens on January 31, 1919.
On his return to civil life, Mr. Heywood resumed his former connection with the paper industry and for a time was employed by several New England paper concerns. In 1921, however, he formed The Marvellum Company of Holyoke, manufacturers of spe- cially coated and fancy papers, and has served as its treasurer without interruption since that time. In 1932 he and his associ- ates also formed the Beveridge-Marvellum Company, manufacturers of artificial leath- ers and similar products, of which he became
treasurer. He has played a major part in the direction of these companies and be- cause of his experience in the field has con- tributed substantially to their development.
In addition to his business connections, Mr. Heywood has participated actively in other phases of Holyoke life. He is a promi- nent Mason, and is a member and Past Com- modore of the Holyoke Canoe Club. He is a member of the Executive Council of the Boy Scouts of America, a movement in which he has taken a great interest; a member of the American Legion, and a member and past president of the Lions Club of Holyoke. He is also a charter member of the Holyoke Tavern Club. Mr. Heywood is a Republican in politics and a member of the Second Con- gregational Church.
On September 3, 1921, at Gloucester, he married Harriet Fuge, who was born in Quincy, daughter of George and Elizabeth Fuge, both now deceased. She is a graduate of Smith College, Class of 1920, where she took the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and has been active since her marriage in various Holyoke organizations. She is a member of the Second Congregational Church and the Women's Club of Holyoke, a member and past president of the Delphian Society and past commissioner of the Holyoke Girl Scouts.
Mr. and Mrs. Heywood are the parents of five children: I. Isabel A., born Sep- tember 14, 1923. 2. Harriett E., born July 28, 1926. 3. Francis F., born February 24, 1930. 4. Jane Cady, born December 8, 1933. 5. Marjory Clara, born August 3, 1935.
EDWARD KRONVALL-In a wide va- riety of fields of human endeavor Edward Kronvall has been for some years outstand- ing among the leaders of Springfield. The president of the Springfield Safe Deposit and Trust Company, he is also officially con-
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nected with a number of financial, industrial and commercial organizations, and is known for his executive ability of high order. The qualities that have brought him to the front in business affairs have been drafted by his fellow-citizens for service in civic, com- munity, education and philanthropic affairs.
Mr. Kronvall was born in Portland, Con- necticut, October 22, 1885, son of Peter and Anna (Nelson) Kronvall. He attended the public schools of East Longmeadow, and at the age of fourteen years became a cash boy in the store of Forbes and Wallace, the larg- est department store in Springfield. Deter- mined that he should not be hampered in his progress by a lack of education, the boy con- tinued his studies in night school and took several correspondence courses.
The career of Mr. Kronvall was started in December, 1906, when he entered the em- ploy of the Hampden Trust Company as a general utility man. He had passed his majority by a few months and was ready to make the most of opportunity as it was pre- sented. He remained with the company until June 1, 1909, when it was absorbed by the Union Trust Company, rising to be teller of the older concern. Mr. Kronvall, at the time of the consolidation, went with the Springfield Safe Deposit and Trust Com- pany as utility teller, and the various offices he has filled in the organization since are : assistant treasurer, 1917; trust officer, Jan- uary, 1917; vice-president, 1920, and presi- dent since January 15, 1932. Mr. Kronvall is a director of the G. and C. Merriam Com- pany, Joseph Whitcomb and Company, Chapman Valve Manufacturing Company, Mutual Fire Assurance Company of Spring- field, The Morris Plan Company, Springfield Five-Cent Savings Bank, W. F. Young, Inc., System Realty Company, and is president and a director of the Baker Extract Com- pany.
Many projects and institutions of an edu- cational, humanitarian and civic character have enlisted Mr. Kronvall's support and services. He is president of the Springfield . Home for Aged Men, and of the Dunbar League. He is a director of the Service League Foundation, Inc., director and treas- urer of the City Library Association, and performs like duties for the Young Men's Christian Association College at Springfield, Wilbraham Academy, the Springfield Hos- pital, and is a member of the board of gov- ernors of the Shriners' Hospital for Crip- pled Children. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Masonic Order, being a Knights Templar and a Noble of Melha Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Numbered among his clubs are the Longmeadow Country and the Colony clubs of Springfield. He was elected Massachu- setts vice-president of the Trust Company Division, American Bankers Association in 1934, and is a member of the Stockholders Advisory Committee of the First Federal Reserve District.
On October 4, 1911, Edward Kronvall married Eleanor O. Olson, of East Long- meadow, and they are the parents of a son, Edward Kronvall, Jr., born December 25, 1923, at Springfield.
DWIGHT H. IVES-One of Holyoke's beloved citizens, Dwight H. Ives, known to his host of friends as "Uncle Dwight," was an individual whose accomplishments were many, whose experience was broad and ex- tensive, and whose delightful reminiscences of early times were instructive and fascinat- ing.
Mr. Ives, who was eighty-eight years of age at the time of his passing, was born Jan- uary 28, 1836, in West Springheld, Massa- chusetts, son of Abraham (2) and Harriet (Knowles) Ives. His grandfather, Abraham
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Ives, occupied a three hundred-acre farm, but gave away one hundred acres, and it was on this plot that Dwight H. Ives later car- ried on his successful farming operations in the Elmwood district. Abraham (2) Ives died in 1867, and Harriet (Knowles) Ives in 1887. Their children were: Ann (Pratt), Ellen Harriet, Dwight H., of whom further, and Julia. All members of the family were Baptists, members of the First Baptist Church, of which Mr. Ives himself was a liberal supporter. As one newspaper char- acterized Mr. Ives in relation to his times :
He had a dry, quizzical humor and was an excellent raconteur of stories of the older days. With his death, another of the "old timers" who link present Holyoke with older "Ireland Depot" and "Baptist Village," has passed away. In fact, his ancestry goes back to the time when there was neither, but all was plain West Springfield.
Attending the public schools of West Springfield, Dwight H. Ives later was a stu- dent at Suffield Literary Institute and Hol- yoke Academy. Holyoke Academy was then situated not far from his home in Holyoke, on the other side of the road from the Ives place. For six years Mr. Ives assisted his father in the home farming operations and the dairy, and then he assumed charge of the property, gradually adding adjoining land until the farm included three hundred and twenty acres. He also developed and oper- ated a large milk route, later selling the retail branch of the business. In 1897 he removed to his permanent home in North- ampton Street, Holyoke, and with Edward Netherwood bought a large tract of land, sold off building lots and built several houses. He finally retired from active busi- ness in 1900. In the last twenty-three years of his life, however, after his formal retire- ment, he was a director of the Holyoke Na- tional Bank, serving for some time as its vice-president. He was also a trustee and director of the Holyoke Savings Bank, a
director of the Holyoke Valve and Hydrant Company, and at one time an associate in the Erving Paper Company.
A lifelong Republican, he turned his at- tention to politics early in his career. He served as a representative in the State Leg- islature in 1894 and 1895, when it was cus- tomary to send a State's really representa- tive men to a political body. In 1897 he was elected to the Senate, and served on impor- tant committees there, as he had done in the House of Representatives. He was also license commissioner of Holyoke for twelve years, serving on the commission with M. J. Bowler and the late Casper Ranger under most of Arthur B. Chapin's term of office.
At death, which came to him at his home, No. 1966 Northampton Street, Holyoke, on November 5, 1924, Dwight H. Ives was sur- vived by his sister, Ellen H. Ives. She has since died January 6, 1936. Deep sorrow spread through his community and: among his friends, particularly in Masonic circles, in which he was widely known. His influ- ence continues today as a living force, how- ever, and he is affectionately and gratefully remembered by the older residents of Hol- yoke.
RAYMOND DeWITT MALLARY, D. D .- Carlyle once drew the picture of a candle and under it he wrote, "So may I waste that I may be of use." The candle and its inscription may well symbolize the life of Raymond D. (R. DeWitt) Mallary, D. D., former president of the American Interna- tional College at Springfield, Massachusetts. After years in the ministry as a clergyman of the Congregational Church, he was called to the headship of the institution in a crisis of major proportions, and although he lived but a few years to carry on an unique work, he had the satisfaction of gathering about him strong men and giving a renewed im- petus to the college whose educational serv-
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ices were to the larger number of people of foreign origin which form so large a part of the Nation's population. The ideal of the unique institution, the only one of its kind in the United States, was not only the Americanization of foreigners but the train- ing of men to become teachers of their own people.
Raymond D. (R. DeWitt) Mallary was born in Fulton, New York, September 28, 1851, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Mallary. The family removed to Brooklyn, New York, and in the schools of this city he received his elementary education. Prepared for col- lege by a Syracuse, New York, academy, where his uncle, John French, was a profes- sor, he matriculated at Amherst College, at the age of sixteen, and was graduated with the class of 1872, a Bachelor of Arts. After reading law in the offices of Fullerton, Knox and Company for two years, he decided to take up the Christian ministry and to this end entered Union Theological Seminary, New York City, from which he received the Bachelor's degree in Divinity.
The first church served by Dr. Mallary was at Williamsport, Pennsylvania, where he was ordained. One of those who took part in the services was Dr. A. Murray Bradford, father of Rev. Arthur Howe Brad- ford, assistant pastor of South Church. After a few years Dr. Mallary went to the Wood- ward Avenue Congregational Church, at Detroit, Michigan. He remained there two years.
Hc then accepted a call to the Lenox Con- gregational Church, where he followed Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst. After nine years in that pastorate he resigned to devote his time to literary efforts. It was during this period that he wrote his two books and many of his magazine articles. He also acted as tutor in the family of George Westinghouse at this time. He was finally called to the Hou- satonic Congregational Church, where he re-
mained for eight years, until called to the presidency of the American International College in Springfield.
While in Lenox, Dr. Mallary was treas- urer of the Lenox Library, and he was the instigator of the movement which resulted in the first memorial statue in this country to Elihu Burritt, erected at New Marlboro in Berkshire County. He was also a mem- ber of the Lenox School Board for three years. Dr. Mallary was an accomplished linguist, and in Lenox often preached to the French people in their own language. Since coming to Springfield he had taken up Italian and could converse fluently in that language. He was a member of the Biblical Club and the Winthrop Club of Spring- field, and of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity of Amherst College.
Quoting further from the "Springfield Republican," "Dr. Mallary was a man of many-sided ability. He was the author of 'Lenox and the Berkshire Highlands,' and a book of family worship, as well as a fre- quent contributor to the magazines. Hc was an accomplished musician and his chief recreation (he had taken no vacation since becoming the head of the American Inter- national College) was in the composing of hymns. His compositions are in many of the widely-used hymn-books of the Protestant churches. Perhaps the three best known are found in the volume entitled 'In Excelsis': 'Springcroft,' named after his home in Lenox; 'Erskine Park,' named after the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Westing- house of Lenox, with whom he was on inti- mate terms, and 'Sojourner,' the first line of which is the familiar 'A pilgrim and a stranger.' He did not write much music except in the way of hymns, but he com- posed the song of the American Interna- tional College, 'Clasp Hands Across the Sea,' which is sung on all possible occa- sions. For this he wrote both words and
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music. The last music that he wrote before he died, in fact completed only a short time before, was a song for Amherst College, his alma mater."
It is generally agreed that Dr. Mallary undertook an almost impossible task when he came to the American International Col- lege. The importance of its work was evi- dent, but limited financial support prevented progress and threatened its very existence. He passed many exhaustive hours trying to solve the dual problem of increasing educa- tional facilities with diminishing funds. The board of trustees in testimony of its appre- ciation of his endeavors, said in part :
He saw clearly the situation and he saw also the great significance of the work which the college was to undertake. With courage and consecration he ac- cepted what has proved to be the final achievement of his life. With a large and just comprehension of the unique mission of the college and its ministry to the needs of our foreign-born peoples, he gave himself to it with high devotion, unflagging enthu- siasm and too strenuous labor. He overcame opposi- tion and indifference; he compelled men to recognize the importance of the cause; he imparted to the enter- prise his own catholic temper ; and, in these last days, had arrived at a point where he felt that his endeavor would soon be crowned with success. Then came the final stroke and swiftly he passed from our sight. We mourn over a loss which seems irretrievable.
On January 16, 1883, Dr. Raymond De- Witt Mallary married Lucy Walker, of Lenox, Massachusetts, daughter of Richard H. and Anna (Perry) Walker, a descendant from one of the oldest families in that region. (See following biography.) Chil- dren : Mrs. Frederick H. Turner, of Great Barrington; Lucy R. Mallary; Meta (Mal- lary) Seaman (Mrs. James A.) a biography of whom follows; Marguerite E. W. W. Mallary ; and Raymond DeWitt Mallary. Jr. "Mrs. Lucy (Walker) Mallary's inborn sympathy and delight in ministering to the sick and needy made her as much beloved as her husband in pastoral work, and have endeared her to the faculty and students of
the College." An accompanying biography contains an account of her remarkable work in Springfield during the after years of her life.
Dr. Mallary had been president of Amer- ican International College but two and a half years when he died suddenly on Jan .. uary 29, 19II, at the age of fifty-nine. Among the many voices raised in eulogy of Dr. Mallary, and the tributes penned by friends, colleagues and editors, one appraisal that he might well have appreciated most, follows:
The death of President Mallary has caused universal grief among those who have become acquainted with him. He came to the college, and to the city of Springfield, a comparative stranger; yet in the short time that he had been with us he has secured a lasting place in the respect and affections of us all.
He won our hearts because of his cordial geniality and his genuine sincerity. He won our respect and confidence because of his ability to plan and direct things as well as to bring them to pass. He was sanely optimistic and safely progressive. He was courageous, persistent, hopeful. His method of pre- senting the needs of the institution he so deeply loved was inspiring and effective. His references to the races of people from foreign lands were always sym- pathetic, instructive, and courteous. His writings, as well as his public discourses, revealed not only a thor- ough knowledge of the history and needs of the for- eigners, but especially a great heart which loved them and sought only the opportunity to serve them. While he will be deeply mourned by his many loyal American friends and supporters, those who will grieve for him most will be the great number of young men and women of foreign birth who have learned to look to him for his kindly and intelligent counsel and sym- pathy, which never failed them. Others may equal, but none will ever excel Dr. Mallary in the mani- festation of that kindly and courteous interest in the welfare of the frequently very lonely, homesick, dis- couraged, yet ambitious youths who come to our shores with the sincere determination to better their condition in life.
E. J. PALISOUL.
LUCY WALKER MALLARY-At a time when women had to prove that they could win outstanding success in a field of individual endeavor, Mrs. Lucy (Walker)
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Mallary accepted the post of missionary-at- large for the Congregational churches of Springfield, Massachusetts. The Congre- gational Union of the city had devised a new method of meeting the responsibilities of the churches to the alien races of Spring- field. Instead of building edifices for the different peoples, or establishing distinct missions, it would send a consecrated leader directly to these folk to serve them in the name of the Christ. In the words of an arti- cle of that time, 1912:
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