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upon in Peabody as one of the foremost practitioners of his day. He is frequently called in consultation, and does a great deal of X-ray work. He is a recognized authority in his profession, and is much sought for medical services of a public nature. He is on the sur- gical staff of the Thomas Memorial Hospital, of Pea- body; was school physician for a considerable period; and is examining physician for the old line insurance companies. He is a graduate fellow of the American Medical Association; a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society; a member of the Peabody Doctors' Club; of the Massachusetts Society of Examining Phy- sicians ; and of the Medical Veterans of the World War. He was secretary of the Medical Advisory Board, No. 28, of Massachusetts; and a member of the Medical Service Corps.
Dr. Kelley's college fraternity is Alpha Kappa Kappa. He is a member of the Boston City Hospital Alumni Association; and the Providence Lying-In Hospital Alumni Association. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus; of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; and of the Peabody Rotary Club; and is a trustee of the Peabody Institute.
In political matters, the doctor declines to pledge himself to any party, casting his vote independently for the candidate which he believes will best serve the public, and fearlessly throwing his influence on the side of right.
Dr. Kelley married, on October 12, 1914, Mary E. Reynolds, daughter of Richard and Margaret (Small) Reynolds, of Woburn, Massachusetts. Mrs. Kelley's parents are now both deceased. Dr. and Mrs. Kelley have three children : Thomas Reynolds, Eleanor Lor- aine, and Lawrence Kendall, Jr. The family are mem- bers of the Roman Catholic church.
HAROLD MEYER SISKIND-There has come in these modern times a new type of citizenship, and its keynote is helpfulness. Society demands that all of its parts shall contribute something to the public well- being. Each may choose his method of so doing, but none may withhold service and be called a good citizen.
Harold Meyer Siskind is a good lawyer. He has the mind, the training. the character that makes for high standing in his profession. To the legal type of mind is added business acumen and a money sense that is carrying him far and fast on the road to wealth. He is, however, more than a fine lawyer and successful business man; he is a good citizen in the fullest mean- ing of the word. The presence of need he considers a command for his services, and he gives them freely, wisely and constantly. He has been the benefactor of the community and is becoming known and appreci- ated.
Harold Meyer Siskind is a native of Lawrence, Mas- sachusetts, born on February 25, 1894. His father, Dr. Alexander L., and mother, Rebecca (Berman) Siskind, are well known in Lawrence, the former being an emi- nent physician, as well as a bank director and large real estate owner in the city.
Harold Meyer Siskind is an alumnus of Lawrence High School, class of 1912. He went to Phillips An- dover Academy to prepare for Boston University, and was graduated from the Academy in 1914, and from
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the law department of Boston University in 1917, receiv- ing from the latter the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Admitted to the bar the same year, he started the prac- tice of law in Lawrence with the firm of Eaton & Chan- dler, remaining there for three years.
With the year 1920 came the opportunity of opening his own law offices. He began the handling of his growing law business alone and secured his own office, and is now of the firm of McAnally, Peirce & Siskind, Bay State building, Rooms Nos. 724-727, inclusive. He is a member of the Essex County and Lawrence ( Mas- sachusetts) Bar associations.
Among his many business interests are those in the theatrical and amusement world. He is president of the Victoria Company, operators of the Victoria Theatre; and president and treasurer of the Capitol Amusement Company, and treasurer of the Broadway Company, of Lawrence. For two years he has been a director of the very large Chamber of Commerce, and is now vice- president of it; he belongs to the Zeta Beta Tau fra- ternity, Boston University.
During the World War much of his energy was given to the different movements in his city, being a very efficient captain of the various Liberty Loan cam- paigns, serving also on the Legal Advisory Board. In any effort made looking toward civic betterment, Mr. Siskind has been prompt in giving aid. He is serving (1921) as Jewish juvenile probation officer; is a past president of the Young Men's Hebrew Association ; and holds membership in the Temple Emanuel Church, being one of its directors and trustees.
DAVID ALBERT ACKER was born at Halifax, Nova Scotia, April 3, 1867, and is a son of Henry and Barbary Ellen (Lloy) Acker. His grandfather, Henry Acker, was born at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, as was also the subject's father, Henry Acker, who became a farmer. He led a very retired life, devoting himself to the management of his farm, and taking no part in politics or other public concerns. He died at the age of seventy-six years. Mr. Acker's mother was Scotch by birth.
Mr. Acker received his early education in the public schools, and spent two years in high school. At the age of twenty-one, he moved to Burlington, Massachu- setts, and was for four years engaged in farming. At the age of twenty-five, Mr. Acker decided to enter the business world and established himself as a contractor at Waltham, Massachusetts. In 1903, he moved to Methuen, Massachusetts, where he now lives, and engaged in various business enterprises until, some time later, he became connected with the Abathaw Construction Company, of Boston. This connection lasted for nine years, at the end of which time, in April, 1920, Mr. Acker resigned in order to take charge of the affairs of the Universal Tide Power Company, at Lawrence. This is a large Massachusetts corpora- tion which has been formed in order to demonstrate and develop the patented inventions of John A. Know !- ton. The company has constructed a large plant at Saugus, Massachusetts, where the devices of the com- pany can be demonstrated. Mr. Knowlton, the treasurer of the company, is a resident of Dorchester, Massa- chusetts.
Mr. Acker is a member of the Episcopal church. He is a Republican in politics, and had charge of the cam- paign for the nomination of Senator Hiram Johnson of California for President of the United States, at Lawrence, in 1920. Mr. Acker belongs to the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and is a member of the Lawrence lodge of that order. He is also a member of the Loyal Order of Moose and belongs to the Lawrence lodge of the organization.
He married Naomi S. Daniels, at Waltham, Massa- chusetts, November 16, 1892. Mrs. Acker is a daugh- ter of John W. and Emma (Readon) Daniels, and was born in Nova Scotia. Her father was a deep sea diver. Mr. and Mrs. Acker have four sons: 1. Ralph Robert- son Acker, born September 11, 1894, served with the Seventy-sixth Connecticut Infantry during the World War, and was in active service overseas for eleven months. In June, 1921, he graduated from Wentworth Institute, at Boston, as draftsman and engineer, and is now a teacher in a Nashua, New Hampshire, public school. 2. Albert Clayton Acker, born September 6, 1898, is a student at Dartmouth College, class of 1922. He enlisted in a unit recruited from the college, and was ready to sail for France as an officer when the Armistice was signed and the war came to an end. 3. Wilber Weston Acker, born September 26, 1899. 4. Henry Palmer Acker, born January 12, 1901.
ARTHUR W. LONVAL, a progressive merchant of Lynn, Massachusetts, was born in Amesbury, Septem- ber 7, 1878, son of Joseph N. and Marguerite (Kliveen) Lonval. After completing the courses in the public and high schools of that city, he started his business career as a clerk in the men's furnishing store of C. W. Saw- yer. By diligence and thrift, and with a knowledge of the business which he learned by strict application to his duties, Mr. Lonval was preparing the way to opening a similar business on his own account. In 1900 he left Amesbury and came to Lynn, where five years later he engaged in business for himself. He was a successful clerk and it naturally follows that he has become a suc- cessful merchant and is highly respected among the citizens of Lynn. Mr. Lonval is a member of the Swampscott Masonic Club; of the Oxford Club; and a director of the State National Bank. With his family he attends the Episcopal church and aids in its support.
Mr. Lonval married, September 23, 1903, Edith F. Meader, daughter of John Meader, of Newburyport, and they are the parents of a daughter, born January 29, 1905.
THOMAS RILEY-A citizen of Lawrence, Massa- chusetts, since his boyhood, Thomas Riley, overseer of the wool-washing department of the Arlington Mills of that city, has achieved a place of prominence in the industrial and civic life of that community through his uprightness and his active work in the welfare of others.
Mr. Riley is a native of the country that has sent so many good Americans to this side of the water, and he was born in County Cavan, Ireland, March 14, 1851. His father, John Riley, was a native of this same county, and died in 1858. The mother of Thomas Riley, Marguerite O'Brien, was a native of County Cork, Ireland, whose death preceded that of her hus- band's five years.
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In the summer of 1865, when this country was just coming to the end of the conflict that had torn it asunder for four years, Thomas Riley came to America, and located in Lawrence, Massachusetts, where he ob- tained his education. After leaving school he obtained employment setting bobbins in the Pacific Mills, where he remained for three years. In 1874 he made a trip to his native land and was gone nearly a year, returning to America in the fall of 1875. In September of the same year Mr. Riley went to work for the Arlington Mills in the wool-washing department, and in due course of time his diligence and ability were noted and he was promoted through the various positions until he became overseer of the department in 1894 and has since been the active head of this department.
Mr. Riley has seen the business output increase from 800 pounds of wool a week to the present output of 1,000,000 pounds, and with this increase in the volume of business, and the many other details that naturally became a part of it, Mr. Riley has kept step and has maintained the same high efficiency of management at all times. He has the distinction of being the oldest man in point of service in the Arlington Mills, having completed forty-seven consecutive years in their employ, and a short time ago was presented with a pin in recognition of these faithful years of service. At the completion of his half century mark, Mr. Riley will receive the diamond service emblem of recognition.
Much of Mr. Riley's time outside of business is taken up with the work of charitable organizations, and there are many needy citizens of Lawrence whose needs are lessened through his thoughtfulness and work, partic- ularly with the St. Vincent de Paul Society, widely recognized as one of the foremost charitable organi- zations.
Mr. Riley married, in 1889, Julia Ring, daughter of Jeremiah Ring, of Boston; she was born in County Cork. Mr. and Mrs. Riley are the parents of two daughters: Marguerite A., born May 18, 1896; and Mary V., born June 23, 1898, both now being engaged as school teachers in Lawrence. Mr. Riley and his family attend St. Mary's Church of Lawrence, and he is a member of the Holy Name Society of this church, and otherwise active in many of its organizations.
CHARLES JOSEPH GOLDMAN, LL. B., of Lynn, whose name is gaining wide recognition in Essex county, Massachusetts, was born December 16, 1887, in Boston, and is a son of Harris and Rose Goldman, for- merly of that city, but for many years residents of Lynn.
Receiving his early education in the public schools and the Classical High School of Lynn, he then entered Boston University, from which he was graduated, cum laude, in 1909, with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Following this he took post-graduate work at Harvard University, and has since carried on the general prac- tice of law in Essex and Suffolk counties, in this State. He became associated with Judge Henry T. Summers, of the Superior Court, and Ex-Mayor Charles Neal Barney, with whom he practiced for seven years before engaging in business for himself.
Mr. Goldman enlisted in the Reserve Force of the United States navy as second-class seaman during the
World War, and was later attached to the United States Naval Aviation Detachment. He is a member of the American Legion. In public life Mr. Goldman has served as secretary of the Lynn Republican Club, and is also ex-secretary of the Lynn Republican City Committee. He holds the thirty-second degree in the Masonic order, is a member of the Massachusetts Con- sistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite; and Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Boston. He is a member of the Zeta Beta Tan fraternity.
Mr. Goldman married, April 2, 1919, Marian A. Leavitt, of Boston, daughter of Gertrude Leavitt, and they reside in Lynn with their two sons: James J. and Robert S.
RICHARD J. SPENCER, of Cliftondale, Essex county, Massachusetts, is one of those forward-looking men whose vision of the future includes not only his personal success, but comprises also the broad and increasing prosperity and importance of the community of which he is a resident.
Mr. Spencer is a son of Thomas T. Spencer, who has for many years carried on large farming opera- tions in Malden, Massachusetts, and conducts an exten- sive milk business in that city. Mr. Spencer is now (1922) the owner of the well-known Oaklandale Farm, which is one of the show places of this vicinity. He married Julia A. Mahoney, of Malden, who is also still living.
Richard J. Spencer, son of Thomas T. and Julia A. (Mahoney) Spencer, was born in Malden, August 24, 1890, and received a thoroughly practical education in the public and high schools of Malden, being graduated from high school in the class of 1908. After completing his studies he remained with his father on the farm for a time, but determining upon a business career, he went to Boston, where he learned the plumbing trade with R. H. James & Company, of that city, being with that concern for three years. Removing thereafter to Lynn, he was first employed by George Caswell, then later by F. H. White. In 1913 Mr. Spencer started in business for himself in Lynn, in association with a partner, under the firm name of Oine & Spencer, with head- quarters s on Broadway. After about two years he bought out Mr. Oine, and has since continued business alone, under his own name. He is now located at Cliftondale, and is doing a thriving business in plumb- ing and heating, having a very complete stock and equipment. He also does everything in the tin and sheet metal line.
In the community interests of Cliftondale Mr. Spencer always supports any advance movement, but his busi- ness activities prevent him from taking a leading part in political affairs. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Mr. Spencer married, in 1914, Alfreda Magg, of West Lynn, daughter of William A. and Martha (Wie- gert) Magg, of West Lynn. Mrs. Spencer's father, who was a machinist, died in 1912, but her mother is still living. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer have two daughters and a son: Dorothea, born March 14, 1917; Mary Ger- trude, born in 1919; and Richard J., Jr., born October 26, 1921.
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JOHN W. SUMNER, manufacturer of sole leather counters, of Lynn, Massachusetts, was born in Haver- hill, Massachusetts, March 16, 1887, son of Arthur B. Sumner. The latter founded the business of which his son is now the head, and for thirty-seven years suc- cessfully managed its operation. It was established in 1883, in Haverhill, by Mr. Sumner and his brother, they doing business as Sumner Brothers. Later this partnership was dissolved and Arthur B. Sumner then did business under the name of the Haverhill Counter Company for several years. The business was moved to Lynn in 1905.
John W. Sumner attended the public schools, Mitch- ell's Military College, and the Bryant & Stratton Busi- ness College of Boston. Immediately after completing his formal education, Mr. Sumner entered the employ of his father and in 1912 was admitted to partnership. At this same time the firm name was changed to A. B. Sumner & Son. When the elder Mr. Sumner retired in 1920 his son assumed the management and responsibil- ities, and a year later the name was changed to John W. Sumner.
Mr. Sumner is a member of the Mystic Shrine; and Lynn Commandery, Knights Templar; his clubs include the Oxford, the Neighborhood, the Homestead Golf, and the Tedesco Country. He enlisted in the Regular army in September, 1918, and was stationed at Camp Johnston, Florida, where he served as a private in Motor Company No. 2, Motor Transport Corps.
Mr. Sumner married Carrie George, of Lynn, daugh- ter of Willis W. and M. Josephine (Tapley) George. Mr. and Mrs. Sumner are the parents of two sons : Louis B. and John W., Jr.
SAMUEL E. KNAPP-In 1910 Mr. Knapp estab- lished himself in Salem, Massachusetts, and there is head of a good business. He is of the English Knapp family, this branch seated in Hanover, Massachusetts. Samuel E. Knapp was a son of Joseph F. Knapp, of Hanover, Massachusetts, who was engaged in the shoe business until his death in 1869. He married Mary A. Downing, of East Wakefield, New Hampshire, who died in Peabody, Massachusetts, in 1897.
Samuel E. Knapp, son of Joseph F. and Mary A. (Downing) Knapp, was born in Farmington, New Hampshire, March 20, 1866, and was educated in the public schools of Haverhill, Massachusetts. After leav- ing school he learned the tanner's trade with Phillips & Cashman, remaining with that firm six years. At the end of that period, about thirty-six years ago, he engaged in business for himself in Peabody. Later he inoved to Tapleyville, Massachusetts, there operating a tannery until burned out in 1910. He then located in Salem, where he is conducting a successful business. He is a tanning expert and master of the business which he has followed from youth.
Mr. Knapp is a member of the Salem Chamber of Commerce; is a member and a deacon of the Advent Church, also superintendent of the Sunday school; and in politics is a Republican.
Mr. Knapp married, July 13, 1889, Sarah Pierce, of Peabody, and they are the parents of : Ruth G., Alma P .; Margaret; Harold E., who was in the service of
his country during the World War, from August, 1917, until February, 1918, serving in the Marine Corps, sta- tioned at Paris Island, South Carolina; and Miriam P.
CHARLES O. HALL-One of the many allied interests which stand back of the shoe industry is the pattern plant of which Charles O. Hall is the head and owner, doing business under the name of the Lynn Pattern Works.
Mr. Hall was born in Newcastle, Maine, November 22, 1877, and is a son of Lincoln and Miranda ( Hodg- kins) Hall, then prosperous farming people of that section. The elder Mr. Hall died in 1918, but his wife, who was born in Jefferson, Maine, died in 1913.
Charles O. Hall gained a thoroughly practical educa- tion in the public schools of his native town, then came to Middlesex county, Massachusetts, where he entered the employ of the General Electric Company, of Ever- ett, in their machine pattern department. He remained with this concern for about nine years, and thereafter came to Lynn, and established himself in the pattern business. He has built up an extensive trade, and makes both wood and metal patterns, and all kinds of castings, specializing in patterns for sole rounding machines.
Mr. Hall is a member of the Lynn Chamber of Com- merce. Fraternally he holds membership in the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Knights of Pythias, both of Salem, and is a member of the Salem Baptist Church.
Mr. Hall married Celeste L. Nash, of Jefferson, Maine, daughter of Wilson and Lucy A. (Ross) Nash, of that place. Mrs. Hall's mother died in 1901. Mr. and Mrs. Hall have two sons: Harry S., and Elston M. The elder son is a student at the Salem High School, class of 1924. The family reside in Salem.
ALONZO EDWARD QUICK-In the city of Lynn the name of Alonzo E. Quick is well known, as that of one of the most highly esteemed undertakers. Mr. Quick is also broadly active in every phase of public interest. He is a son of Francis R. and Frances J. Quick, long residents of Westchester county, New York.
Mr. Quick was born in Golden's Bridge, Westchester county, New York, June 14, 1868, and was educated in the graded schools of the neighboring town of Katonah. At the age of eighteen years he entered the employ of Hoyt Brothers, a prominent undertaking concern of that town, remaining with them for several years. In 1891 he came to Lynn, and shortly afterwards became associated with John W. Darcy, then a leading under- taker of this city. About a year later they formed a partnership under the firm name of Darcy & Quick, which endured until the death of the senior partner in 1914. Mr. Quick then took over the entire business, and has since conducted it very successfully, winning his way to a high position in the confidence and respect of the people. He has adopted the modern equipments as they have come forth from time to time. With head- quarters at Nos. 204 and 206 South Common street, he is widely sought for the duties of his profession.
Mr. Quick is a member of the Massachusetts Under- takers' Association, and of the National Selected Morti- cians. He is a member of the Lynn Chamber of Com-
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merce, and takes a deep interest in every advance move- . ing practical preparation for success in the business ment. During the World War Mr. Quick was very world. Entering the employ of Arthur Bliss, then a leading Andover druggist, in 1885, Mr. Crowley re- miained with him for nearly twenty years, first in a sub- ordinate capacity, later bearing more responsibility, and eventually thoroughly mastering the business. In 1907 Mr. Crowley started for himself in the same business, and is now one of the leading men of the day in this line of endeavor. prominent in all the activities in support of the Amer- ican Expeditionary Forces, and took a leading part in all Liberty Loan drives. He is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and of the Rotary Club. In 1904 Alonzo Ed- ward Quick married Mabel M., daughter of John W., and Alice M. Darcy, of Lynn; and they have three chil- dren : J. Randolph, Mabel R., and Alonzo E., Jr.
JAMES F. BARRY-In the leather industry in Essex county, Massachusetts, the name of Barry is well known in connection with the production of fine goat and sheep skins, used for colored footwear, and velvet ooze leather.
James F. Barry was born in Ireland, May 15, 1864, and is a son of Patrick and Mary Barry, both now cieceased. The elder Mr. Barry was a tanner by trade and was for many years employed in this industry in Essex county, principally in Peabody.
Coming to the United States with his parents in 1870, James F. Barry received a practical education in the public and grammar schools of Peabody, the neces- sity of becoming self-supporting precluding a higher education. Following the line in which his father was employed, the young man learned the tanner's trade, in the employ of Pemberton Brothers, of this city. With characteristic independence Mr. Barry started in busi- ness for himself, in 1894. Beginning in a small way he built up a thriving business, and two years after the start was obliged to secure larger and more suitable quarters. He located at No. 48 Foster street, where he has done business for the past twenty-five years. Dur- ing that period Mr. Barry has seen wonderful develop- ment in the methods of dyeing and treating skins, and has kept pace with this advance in every respect. His long experience has been particularly valuable in the past few years in meeting conditions due to the popu- larity of colored footwear, especially in the production of velvet ooze leather. He manufactures all colors in kid and sheep skins. In connection with the production end of the business, Mr. Barry has developed a very considerable interest in selling direct to the consumer, and his plans for expansion in the very near future include the establishment of a retail store in the city of Boston.
Mr. Barry is a member of the Peabody Chamber of Commerce, and fraternally is affiliated with the Benev- olent and Protective Order of Elks.
Mr. Barry married Margaret Brennan, of Salem, and they have four children : Margaret E., now Mrs. Burke, of Lynn; Alicia M., the wife of James McNeff; James T .; and Arthur J., now (1922) a student in Exeter Academy.
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