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Michael A. Pennacchio married, in 1912, in Lawrence, Mary Bova of Lawrence, and they have one son, Joseph.
SAVERIO RENATO ROMANO-Born in Lapio, province of Avellino, Italy, December 17, 1874, Saverio Renato Romano is a son of Achille Romano, who was born and who died in Lapio, at the age of seventy-four years, a land- owner, and Lucrezia (Carbone) Romano, who likewise was born in Lapio, and died there, at the age of seventy-one. Achille and Lucrezia (Carbone) Romano were the parents of four children: 1. Giovanni, the eldest, who in 1928 was living in Lapio, Italy. 2. Catello, who lives in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. 3. Orazio Antonio, who also lives in Fitchburg. 4. Sa- verio Renato, of whom follows.
Saverio Renato Romano studied in the schools of his birthplace, then in the Semi- nary of Benevento, where he undertook courses in literature, philosophy and theology. He
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passed examinations that admitted him to teach school, and for eighteen months did so. In 1895, at the age of twenty-one years, he came to the United States, and made his residence in Boston. In 1907 he began the study of law, was admitted to the bar of Massachusetts in 1912, and through the years that have fol- lowed has practiced this profession. His offices at No. 220 Hanover Street are known to a large clientele, and his standing among con- freres in the legal fraternity is elevated. Mr. Romano has consistently supported the prin- ciples and candidates of the Republican party. In 1912 he was sent as delegate to the Re- publican Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Romano is affiliated with Boston Lodge, Be- nevolent and Protective Order of Elks; Order of Sons of Italy; Italian Red Cross, and the Re- publican Club. During the World War he served in the corps of "four-minute" men. He is a communicant of the Roman Catholic church.
On June 29, 1903, Mr. Romano was united in marriage with Emma Petitti, native of Italy, daughter of Carlo and Adelina (Tango) Petitti, both deceased, having died in Boston. Mrs. Romano was honored as presidential elector for nomination of President Warren G. Harding. To this union were born children: 1. Renato Rob- ert, April 24, 1904, student at law in his father's offices, soon to take the bar examinations. 2. Dante, born November 16, 1907. 3. Ugo, Feb- ruary 16, 1909. 4. Corinne, March 13, 1910. 5. Saverio Renato, Jr., August 15, 1915.
MARIO FREDERIC Di TROIA-Admis- sion to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States comes to few lawyers who have been but five years out of law school, yet this distinction graces the career of Mario Frederic Di Troia, of Boston, who has his of- fices at No. 73 Tremont Street. It is a matter of ability, coupled with great energy, for the high-
est court in the land rules that a lawyer, in order to be admitted to its bar, must have had not less than three years of active practice at the bar of the highest court of his State of resi- dence. That Mr. Di Troia possessed this qualification is evidenced by his admission to that bar in 1928, having been admitted to prac- tice before the bar of Massachusetts in 1923. He came to his first examination for admission with a complete fundamental preparation at schools and universities and, since the be- ginning of his professional career, has followed up his earlier training by constant application to an enlarged knowledge. There are high places waiting for legal exponents of ability in this Commonwealth, and it is safe to be- lieve that Mr. Di Troia will find his own niche in its hall of fame.
He was born in Altaville, Italy, June 7, 1898, and came to this country with his par- ents when he was five years of age, their first home being in Providence, Rhode Island. His father was Joseph Di Troia and his mother, Anna (Cantolupi) Di Troia, both natives of Al- taville, Italy, the father now being a caterer, with his business at No. 238 Maverick Street, Boston, the firm being Joseph Di Troia & Son. The couple are the parents of eleven children: 1. Emilio. 2. Maria, deceased. 3. Elvira. 4. Mario Frederic, of whom further. 5. Peter. 6. Aida. 7. Bruno. 8. Ialanda. 9. Martha. 10. Lavinia. 11. Ada. All these children are liv- ing in Boston.
Mario Frederic Di Troia acquired his early education in the public schools of Providence, where he lived until he was fifteen years of age, when the family removed to Boston. Con- tinuing here, he attended the Northeastern Preparatory School, and then took the full course at the Northeastern University School of Law, by which he was graduated in 1921 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Two years later he was admitted to the Massachu- setts bar and then took a post-graduate course at Boston University, from which he was grad- uated with his second degree, that of Master of Laws, in 1927. In the meantime, 1925, he
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had been admitted to practice before the Fed- eral District Court, his admission to the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States com- ing in 1928. He is in professional association in the firm of Hickey & Di Troia. He is still a student and fond of adventure in his literary recreational tastes. He is affiliated, frater- nally, with the Boston Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, is a member of the East Boston Bar Association, and attends the Church of the Assumption, Roman Catholic.
Mario Frederic Di Troia married, in Boston, June 5, 1926, Rose Marie Di Salvo, born in Italy, daughter of Joseph and Carmella (To- disco) Di Salvo, now residents of East Boston. They have one child: June Josephine, born April 22, 1927.
CHARLES VINCENT GATTO-An at- torney, with offices at No. 6 Beacon Street, Boston, Charles Vincent Gatto is a native of this city. He was born August 28, 1904, son of Vincent and Mary (Aveni) Gatto. Vincent Gatto was born in Italy, September 22, 1879, and came to the United States in 1898, at the age of eighteen years, immediately taking quarters in Boston. He made the trip alone, and alone he advanced his interests here. For many years he has lived in Cambridge, and is at present engaged in the grocery and pro- vision business. Mary (Aveni) Gatto was born in Italy, October 19, 1883. In the fam- ily are five children: 1. Charles Vincent, the subject of this biography. 2. Theodore. 3. Lucio E. 4. Rose M. 5. Victor E.
Charles Vincent Gatto secured his elementary training in the Fletcher Grammar School, of Cambridge, from which he proceeded in 1918 to Cambridge High and Latin School. He graduated from the latter in 1922, at the age of seventeen years, with high scholastic mark- ings. Meanwhile he had fixed upon the law
as his preferred career, and in the fall of 1922 entered the Northeastern University School of Law, from which he took the degree of Bach- elor of Laws in 1926. Admitted to the bar of Massachusetts on November 16, 1927, he has engaged in practice since. He merits the re- spect and esteem of colleagues in the profes- sion, who find in him undeniable talents as barrister. Mr. Gatto's chief relaxation and extra-professional interest is the drama, in which he is well versed.
Mr. Gatto is a communicant of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, of Cambridge.
JOSEPH A. LANGONE, Jr .- One of the largest and best-equipped Italian undertaking establishment in Boston is the one located at No. 190 North Street, owned and operated by Joseph A. Langone, Jr. Mr. Langone has been engaged in the undertaking business all of his active life, and has been in business for himself since 1927.
Joseph Langone, father of Mr. Langone, was born in Italy but came to this country as a child, making the trip from the Old World to the New in a sailing vessel. He received his education in this country and, eventually, in 1892, en- gaged in the undertaking business. From that time to the present (1929), a period of thirty- seven years, he has continued successfully in that line of activity and is now probably the oldest Italian undertaker in the State. Joseph was married in Boston, and is the father of seven children. Four of his sons, Jeremiah, Anthony, William, and Francis, are associated with him in the business, and until 1927 Joseph A. was also his father's associate.
Joseph A. Langone, Jr., was born in the North End, Boston, Massachusetts, Septem- ber 8, 1895, and was reared in that section of the city, attending the public and parochial schools. While still a boy he became his fa- ther's assistant in the undertaking business,
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thus beginning at a very early age his prepar- ation for the profession which he has since followed. In order that he might add to his early practical experience the advantages of the most modern and scientific training he en- tered Dr. Robinson's School of Embalming, in Boston, from which he was graduated. Thus well equipped for his work he continued with his father until 1927, and then, at the age of thirty-two years, began the task of building up a business enterprise of his own. In the short space of a little more than two years he has developed a large and prosperous con- cern and he now (1929) has one of the largest and best-equipped Italian embalming and fu- neral directing establishments in the city of Bos- ton. Six attractively furnished and well-equipped rooms, including an office, give ample space for the conduct of his large business. All equipment is of the latest and most approved design, and four beautiful hearses and a large fleet of limousines enable him to take care of any funeral at short notice. Mr. Langone's long training in the business has made him expert in his chosen field. His political activities, too, have enlarged his general ac- quaintance with the people of the North End, where he takes an active part in all public af- fairs. He is a Democrat in his political affil- iations, and an earnest worker in the interest of that party. He is a member of the Italian Chamber of Commerce and of the Boston Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; and his religious membership and that of his family is with St. Leonard's Roman Catholic Church.
Joseph A. Langone, Jr., was married in 1914, and he is the father of five children: Louisa, Joseph, Madeline, Frederick, and William.
DOMINIC LA CENTRA-For sixty-six years, carriages built by Sargent and Ham have had a reputation throughout this and foreign Bos.ii-17
countries. This business is now owned and - controlled by Dominic La Centra and his fam- ily, Mr. La Centra having been connected with this organization since he first started in busi- ness after finishing high school. He is a native of Italy, son of Anthony and Erminia (Brienza) La Centra, both of whom were born at For- renza, Italy.
Dominic La Centra was born in Forrenza, Italy, in 1888. His father was a musician, and when Dominic was a lad the family came to this country and settled in Boston, where he attended the Eliot Grammar School and the East Boston High School. He then had three years' tutoring in the Emerson School of Oratory. Mr. La Centra began his business career with Sargent and Ham, manufacturers of custom- made carriages. This business was organized in 1852 and has had continuous operation ever since. About 1915, it started automobile coach work and painting, which has enabled it to keep abreast of the changes in pleasure vehicles and to maintain its reputation for excellent and ex- clusive work known in many lands. The Sar- gent and Ham company have been awarded in- ternational prizes for coach work both here and abroad, and has built coaches for the British nobility, the Governor of Bermuda, Admiral Bowles, General Nelson Miles, and the most élite trade in America. This business was founded by Albion Ham, who was born in Lim- erick, Maine, and was by trade a blacksmith. He died in 1911. In 1871, Mr. Ham, with Hay- den Sargent, incorporated the business under the name of Sargent and Ham. Hayden Sar- gent died in 1917, and in 1925, his son, Albert A. Sargent, retired. In 1913, Dominic La Cen- tra became the president and treasurer of the company, and has gradually acquired the con- trolling interest, which is now vested in him and his family. This company made its repu- tation on a famous design for a buggy known as the Goddard buggy, and it enjoyed a nation- wide popularity, which was sustained by the al- ready known wearing qualities of Sargent and Ham carriages. At present, this concern caters to refinishing of only high-priced automobiles,
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as the clientele is of the most discriminating class. Mr. La Centra has continued to keep up the highest standard of work, and so has re- tained the patronage of the same class of cus- tomers. His knowledge of the business is with- out question, as he is one of the few men in this country today who have continued with the same organization in the same line of business throughout a business career. He is a member and Past Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias; a member of the South Shore Country Club, the Hingham (Massachusetts) Country Club, the Avelon City Club, and of the Church of St. Lawrence.
In Boston, Massachusetts, on February 10, 1915, Dominic La Centra married Jennie E. Vin- cone, daughter of Francis and Katherine (Aliot) Vincone. Since Mr. Vincone's death, his widow has been re-married to S. Samuel Vadala. Mr. and Mrs. La Centra are the parents of three children: Frances, Josephine, and Walter Joseph.
ANTHONY FRANK LaTERZA, one of the rising young lawyers of Boston, with offices at No. 73 Tremont Street, and No. 8 Main Street, Somerville, was born in Cambridge, Massa- chusetts, April 10, 1897, a son of Frank and Mary (Ferantino) LaTerza, both natives of Potenza, Italy, and both living. His father emigrated to America in 1892, and located in Boston, but later removed to Somerville, where he carried on a grocery business at No. 273 Broadway, known as the Park Grocery Com- pany. The parents and son have their home together at No. 41 Wisconsin Avenue, Somer- ville. Mr. and Mrs. Frank LaTerza are the parents of six children, all living: Rosa, now the wife of Marshall G. Denkinger; Anthony Frank; Mildred, now the wife of Clifford J. Marchant; Adeline, now the wife of John Ca- hill, of Providence, Rhode Island; Anna, now the wife of Joseph J. O'Meara, of Belmont,
Massachusetts; Theresa, unmarried, and at home with her parents.
Anthony Frank LaTerza was educated in the public schools of Somerville and was graduated from the high school in 1916. He then began the study of law at Boston University, which he interrupted in 1918 to enlist in the army. He was sent to the Officers' Training Camp at Plattsburg, New York, where he was when the World War ended and he was mustered out of the service. He then continued his work at the university and was graduated therefrom in 1920 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. He was admitted to the bar of Massachusetts in the same year, and at once established himself in practice in Boston. He advanced very rapidly, soon became known as a successful trial law- yer, and although one of the youngest members of the bar, he was appointed by the Middlesex Superior Court (in 1927) to defend Frederick Mula, of Waltham, accused of murder in the first degree, of Joseph Alexander, on August 28, 1925. He was successful in getting a life sen- tence. His appointment was considered a dis- tinction for so young an attorney, because of the importance of the case, showing the confi- dence of the court in his ability and legal skill. He is attorney for the Winter-Hill Co-operative Bank, and the Somerville Institution for Savings, both of Somerville. Mr. LaTerza is a member of the Somerville Lodge, Benevolent and Pro- tective Order of Elks, of the Royal Arcanum, and of the Olympic Club. His church is St. Benedict's Roman Catholic, of Somerville.
M. EDWARD VIOLA-One of the younger men of Boston who is engaged in the practice of law is M. Edward Viola, who has been a lawyer here since he was admitted to the bar in Massachusetts in 1925. In the comparatively short time in which he has been practicing, he has shown himself to be a man of consider-
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able ability, and his friends and business ac- quaintances predict for him a brilliant future in his chosen profession. While Mr. Viola is a native of Boston, his father was born in Italy, and Mr. Viola's intimate knowledge of Italian and of the people of his own race is responsible for bringing to him a large fol- lowing of such clients.
Mr. Viola was born on May 25, 1902, in Boston, a son of Luke Anthony and Isabella (Angarana) Viola, both of whom were born in Italy. The father came alone to the United States at the age of twenty-five years, while the mother was in the States when she was fourteen years old. Luke Anthony Viola, who is a shoe cobbler, came directly to Boston as soon as he landed in America, and settled in the Massachusetts capital, although the fam- ily now lives in Malden. In Cambridge, where he conducts his business as a shoe cobbler, Mr. Viola is well known, and takes an active inter- est in the public affairs of his community. He stands high in Italian societies and organiza- tions there. Luke Anthony and Isabella (Angarana) Viola had eight children: 1. James E., who is an engineer. 2. M. Edward, of whom further. 3. Victoria, who died at the age of nineteen years. 4. Louise, who is a school teacher in the public schools of Malden. 5. Anthony, who is a musician, his principal in- strument being the saxophone. 6. Lillian, who is a student in high school. 7. Isabella, also in high school. 8. Joseph, also in school.
M. Edward Viola, the second of these chil- dren, attended as a boy the Thorndyke Gram- mar School, from which he was graduated in 1914; then he became a student at the Cam- bridge High School, the Cambridge Latin School, and finally at the Suffolk Law School, from which he was graduated on May 25, 1923. He was admitted to the bar in Massachusetts in 1925, and since that year has been engaged in the practice of law for himself in Boston, with offices at No. 647 Old South Building. Mr. Viola's favorite hobby always has been boxing, but he also is fond of other types of athletics. He won several medals in track
work, especially at occasions such as holiday meets in the parks. He is a member of St. Joseph's Church, of Maplewood.
EDWIN CONSOLMAGNO-Although born in Italy, Edwin Consolmagno, attorney of Bos- ton, Massachusetts, scarcely can be called other than an American, for he was brought by his parents to this country when a very small child of only three years of age, and since then has made his home in Boston or near here. Mr. Consolmagno grew up in this city and was ed- ucated in the schools here. He graduated from the Eliot Grammar School in the class of 1907. He then entered the English High School and finished his work there in 1911 when he graduated in the class of that year. He then entered the school of law at the Boston Univer- sity, and in 1914 he finished with his degree of Bachelor of Laws and was admitted to the bar of Massachusetts that same year. Since that time, he has been constantly in the practice of his profession. While in college, Mr. Consol- magno was especially interested in athletics and during his term in the high school was on the track team. This early interest in sports has never abated. He is the son of Joseph and Jennie (Maretius) Consolmagno, both natives of Italy now living in Medford, Massachusetts, where Mr. Consolmagno is a contractor.
Edwin Consolmagno was born in Aquara, Italy, on March 27, 1892. He lived there until three years of age when his parents moved to the United States and settled in Boston, Massa- chusetts, where Mr. Consolmagno was brought up and educated. He was admitted to the bar in 1914 and has continued in the practice of that profession ever since. His military serv- ice was in home activities where he acted in an advisory capacity. He is a member of the Sons of Italy, Province of Salerno; the Medford Republican Club; Medford Italian Club; the
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Aquaresi Society; the Knights of Columbus, and the Roman Catholic church.
On July 11, 1914, Edwin Consolmagno mar- ried Olinda Rosamond Sena, daughter of Joseph and Antonia Sena of Medford, Massachusetts, They have three children: J. Rita, Olinda Ger- trude, and Joseph Edwin.
PETER ALEXANDER DELMONICO- Holding degrees of two professions, pharmacy and the law, Peter Alexander Delmonico has selected the last-named as a career and estab- lished himself in practice in Boston, at No. 11 Beacon Street, his clientele growing as his reputation is enhanced by the success of his work. He is a young man of excellent quali- ties, well educated in his professions and in instrumental music and a student of English and classic lore in literature. His interests in civic affairs make him a valuable citizen and a distinct addition to the legal profession of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
He was born in Boston, November 1, 1902, his parents being Giovanni Delmonico, a na- tive of Capua, Italy, who came to America when he was twenty-seven years of age and settled in Peekskill, New York, afterward re- moving to Boston, and of Anna (Caserta) Del- monico, also of Capua. They were the parents of four children. Louise, first born, now being the wife of Emilio Puopolo, of Boston; Chris- tine, now the wife of Mr. De Simone, of Boston; and Marie, the youngest and living at home with her parents.
Peter Alexander Delmonico, the third child, received his education in St. Anthony's Paro- chial School in Boston, from which he was graduated in 1916, then going to Boston Eng- lish High School and graduating from that institution in 1922. He then took the course at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and
was graduated with the degree of Pharmaceu- tical Graduate in 1924. This was followed by the two-year course in the Boston University Law School, from which he was graduated in 1926 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. A post-graduate course of one year brought him the degree of Master of Laws and he immediately took the examination and was admitted to the bar, since which time he has been engaged in active practice. In politics he is a Democrat. His club memberships in- clude the Boston City and University and the Justinian, of which he is past president and one of the organizers. He also belongs to the Massachusetts State Pharmaceutical Association and to the American Chemical Society. His college fraternities are Phi Delta Chi and Phi Delta Phi, pharmaceutical and legal, respective- ly.
Peter Alexander Delmonico married, in Bos- ton, Massachusetts, September 14, 1927, Fedel- ina C. Palladino, of Boston, daughter of Giovanni, deceased, and Maria (Lenzi) Pal- ladino. They are the parents of one child.
SAMUEL HYMAN BOROFSKY-Of all the attorneys and business men of Boston who have unusual careers, that of Samuel Hyman Borofsky may be said to be one which is, if not the most unique, at least among those most interesting.
He was born April 30, 1865, at Wolkovyshki, in Suvalki, Lithuania, a son of Mendel and Rebecca (Touvim) Borofsky, his father hav- ing been a commission merchant and man of some means. In his native Lithuania, Samuel Hyman Borofsky secured an elementary educa- tion in the Hebrew School of Calvary. To this, in later years, he added instruction at the Jews' Free School, of Manchester, England. At the
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age of fourteen he emigrated to the United States, landing at the old Castle Garden, in New York City, on December 29, 1879. He came to Boston in the early part of 1881. Mr. Borofsky's life was evidently not destined to be the routine existence of one who, given a modest education in academic matters, abides by a regular course of progress in an even, straight, and oftentimes uneventful lines toward a sought-after goal of attainment. In 1882, when he was barely seventeen, he went to sea, as ordinary seaman. This marked the beginning of an extraordinary career, and for several months Mr. Borofsky sailed before the mast, making a voyage around Cape Horn in the British barque, "Albert Williams," and finally landing in Guayaquil, Ecuador; penetrating into the interior of this latter country he was em- ployed for a time as a peon on the Cocoa Wall Hacienda Luis Raga, and later served as in- terne in a hospital at Babahoya, Ecuador, where he studied medicine and obtained first- hand knowledge of many of the tropical dis- eases that assail people of that part of the world. But he tired of the routine there; ad- venture called him elsewhere, and caring little what he did as long as he saw excitement and a changing scene he traveled next as a sales- man, becoming clerk in an establishment at Colon, Isthmus of Panama, 1884. In the fall of this year, he landed in Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies, where he clerked for a time, and then became cantor of the Congrega- tion of English and German Jews of that city, which position he filled until his return to Bos- ton in March, 1885.
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