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ranked as a machinist's mate and served for three years. Incidental to his activities in connection with transport work, frequent shore relief abroad gave him ample oppor- tunities to visit the battlefields of Belgium and France, while the conflict still raged. On September 4, 1920, Mr. Gauthier re- enlisted in the navy, and shortly afterwards left on the U. S. S. Cruiser "St. Louis" on a cruise which, starting at Philadelphia, took him around the globe. On this voyage he made many excursions to different ports in the line of duty and eventually reached Constantinople where he was transferred to the U. S. S. "Long," which later was as- signed to duty as the flagship of the South China patrol. Mr. Gauthier was now eligi- ble for discharge and came home by way of Manila, Japan, Honolulu to San Francisco. Places whose very names are unfamiliar to the average person he knows as only a naval man can.
Arthur A. Gauthier upon his return to Salem took up the study of law and estab- lished himself as a practicing lawyer in this city. He has been particularly successful in building up a clientele, more especially among the French-speaking population of Salem. He is a member of the American Legion Post and is fraternally affiliated with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He is also a member of the Canadian Artisans, the Franco-American Club, and the Canadian Klondike Club.
On June 29, 1930, Arthur A. Gauthier married Anne Tower, of Beverly, Massa- chusetts, and they have one daughter, Ma- rie Claudette. The Arthur A. Gauthiers live at No. 264 Jefferson Avenue, Salem.
JAMES J. WELCH-A native son of Salem, Massachusetts, of which city he has been a resident all of his life, James J. Welch has contributed valuably to the de- in business.
velopment of the community and county. He was born June 25, 1869, son of James and Catherine Welch, both of Irish birth, who came to America and settled in Salem in about 1865. The father became a con- tractor and did well. He died in 1903, Mrs. Welch having preceded him to the grave in 1890.
After receiving his preliminary education in the Salem grade and high schools, James J. Welch entered the Massachusetts Insti- tute of Technology, where he studied civil engineering. He returned to Salem to be- come associated with his father in the con- tracting business and has since carried this on with great success. While his main office is in Salem, he is interested in a large quarry at Newbury and gets his materials from various parts of the county. There are really two firms doing a similar business, of which he is head, Welch & Moynihan Com- pany, and J. J. Welch & Company. Some very large jobs involving the moving of im- mense amounts of material have been car- ried out successfully. Both James J. Welch and his father have developed some fine pieces of real estate, such as Overlook Heights, Kernwood Park and many others in Salem, Beverly, and elsewhere.
Mr. Welch is a trustee of the Salem Sav- ings Bank, was a member of the Salem Sewerage Commission which built the Salem sewage system, a member of the Salem Trust Fund, the New England Road Association, the New England Crushed Stone Association, the Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology Alumni Association, and others.
In November, 1894, James J. Welch mar- ried Mary E. Thomas, of Beverly, Massa- chusetts, and they have a son, James Nor- man Welch, graduate of Georgetown Uni- versity, and now associated with his father
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WILLIAM KINGSTON-In 1836 there was started in Salem, Massachusetts, a ma- chine shop which held its own through the many changes of the last century, and in 1920 was incorporated. Four years after the incorporation William Kingston and Frederick L. Wall purchased the stock of the company, which was reorganized as the Zina Godell Corporation, a name it con- tinues to bear. The concern does all kinds of mechanical work and handles hardware and mills supplies.
William Kingston, treasurer and man- ager of this company, was born in the South of Ireland, on December 6, 1873, and re- ceived his education in the Irish schools. He grew up on a farm and came to America in April, 1894. He settled in Salem, or near it, and for a time worked on a farm. Then he was employed in the leather factories, mainly with the Robson Leather Company, remaining with this firm for four years. There followed some years in the express business and the running of a stable renting horses for all kinds of work. This business Mr. Kingston retained until the automobile and motor truck began to displace the horse too extensively and he cast about for some other enterprise of greater profit. In 1924, as has been indicated, he purchased what is now the Zina Godell Corporation, a com- pany which employs twenty-five to thirty persons on the average. He also has con- tinued with the trucking part of his former business. Fraternally, Mr. Kingston is affiliated with the Free and Accepted Ma- sons, Essex Lodge, and all the Scottish Rite bodies of this order.
On March 20, 1901, William Kingston married Janet Stewart, of Nova Scotia, Canada, whose parents were of Scottish birth. Mr. and Mrs. Kingston are the par- ents of a daughter, Alice C. Kingston, a graduate of Salem High School and Boston
University, holding a degree in Arts and Letters. For the past ten years she has been employed with Robert Hay, an attor- ney of Boston.
WILLIAM F. MANNING-Engaged in the real estate and insurance business, both from a brokerage and development point of view, William F. Manning has rendered valuable service to the Salem community. His position is one of respect and honor as should be the case with one who has spent all his life in the county, as did his family and forefathers. He was born in Peabody, Massachusetts, May 17, 1897, son of John D. and Elizabeth (O'Brien) Manning. The father was an old time tanner who later became prominent as a manufacturer of leather. The Mannings according to fam- ily records, are descendants of the same family as Nathaniel Hawthorne.
After being graduated from Peabody High School, William F. Manning entered the leather business and was so engaged for twelve years both in Salem and Peabody. As a side interest he began dealing in real estate and insurance. This gradually took more time than he could spare from his vocation, and eventually brought about his retirement from the leather industry to de- vote all his attention to his other activity. In 1930 Mr. Manning accepted the position of manager of the real estate department in a Salem firm. Two years later he opened his own office, August, 1932, and has since been unusually successful, having built up a lucrative insurance and real estate business. He is the exclusive agent for several banks and large private estates and is consulted by many owners of property. He is a member of the Salem Chamber of Commerce, and the Salem Board of Underwriters.
On April 18, 1918, William F. Manning married Marion H. Burkinshaw, daughter
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of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Burkinshaw, the former mentioned of whom retired after thirty-eight years connection with the Sa- lem Police Department. Mr. and Mrs. Manning are the parents of four children : I. Billie E., born February 25, 1919. 2. Dorothy F., born March 14, 1920. 3. Bar- bara L., born April 25, 1923. 4. Paula M., born August 20, 1931. The William F. Manning residence is at No. 30 Oakland Street, Salem.
HARRY A. SIMON-Notable among the younger lawyers of Salem is Harry A. Simon, a native of this city, who was born October 18, 1903, son of Joseph L. and Nel- lie (Swift) Simon, both of whom were born in Poland. His father came to America about a half century ago and settled in Salem, Massachusetts, where he established himself in the real estate and insurance business. A Republican in his political al- legiance, the elder Mr. Simon served his party for ten years, 1921-31, as chairman of the Salem Republican Committee.
Harry A. Simon received his preliminary education in the public schools of Salem, and then matriculated at Bowdoin College, from which he was graduated with the de- gree of Bachelor of Arts. He then spent two years at Harvard University and the Boston University Law School, from which he was graduated in 1927 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Admitted to the bar that same year, he became associated with the law firm of Guterman and Guterman, Boston, where he remained for about six months. Mr. Simon then located in Salem, Massachusetts, where he formed a partner- ship with his brother, Moses Irving Simon, who attended Syracuse University one year, the University of New Hampshire three years, where he was a member of Phi Alpha
Fraternity, and was graduated from Boston University in 1930, a Bachelor of Laws.
Fraternally, Harry A. Simon is affiliated with Salem Lodge, Benevolent and Protec- tive Order of Elks, and is a member of Phi Sigma Delta Fraternity. His political alle- giance is with the Republican party, which he served as a member of the Salem Re- publican Committee, during 1927 and 1931. Both Mr. Simon and his brother are mem- bers of the Salem Bar Association and the Essex County Bar Association.
On June 16, 1929, Harry A. Simon mar- ried Sally Waskowitz, of New Britain, Con- necticut, and they reside in Salem.
HARRY STUART GILCHREST-As vice-president and general manager of the Essex County Acceptance Corporation, of Salem, Massachusetts, Harry S. Gilchrest has been broadly successful in his manage- ment of this company, which is the out- growth of a need of this service to the com- munities along the North Shore of Massa- chusetts. It is the only automobile finance company in the community and from a small beginning has had a steady and pros- perous growth.
Harry S. Gilchrest was born in Town- send, Massachusetts, August 30, 1891, son of Alden P. and Alice P. (Gilmore) Gil- chrest, both natives of this State. His father, a cooper by trade, died in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, in 1925. The son received his preliminary education in the public schools of Townsend, and graduated from the Lunenburg High School. He then learned the carpenter's trade which he fol- lowed for about five years.
Like many other young men of this pe- riod, the World War interrupted Mr. Gil- chrest's business career. He enlisted in the Service Department, Ammunition Depot,
Walter R. Brownde.
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76th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, and served for twenty-two months, during thirteen of which he was overseas first as a corporal, and later as chief dis- patcher of the Operation Garage at Nantes, France, for some time. In July, 1919, he received his honorable discharge. After his return to civilian life he was associated with the automobile business in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, until 1925, when he became interested in the financing phase of the auto- mobile trade.
The Essex County Acceptance Corpora- tion was organized in 1926 to finance auto- mobile dealers and the public along the North Shore of Massachusetts. Since the fall of 1927 Mr. Gilchrest has been con- nected with this company, serving as super- visor for several years, until April, 1931, when he was made vice-president and gen- eral manager, in which post he has demon- strated unusual business ability. He has the gift of making and retaining friends, and has a wide acquaintance among the automobile dealers and citizens of this sec- tion. The present officers of the firm are: John F. Cabeen, president; Fred C. Sar- gent, treasurer ; Robert W. Hill, clerk and counsel; Vincent S. Peterson, vice-presi- dent; Lewis W. Newell, vice-president, and Harry S. Gilchrest, vice-president and gen- eral manager. The directors are: William B. De Wolf, Ernest P. Lane, Edmund W. Longley, Walter S. Little and Philip J. Teel.
Fraternally, Mr. Gilchrest is affiliated with Aurora Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, of Fitchburg. He is a popular fig- ure in the Rotary Club.
On October 8, 1921, Harry S. Gilchrest married Mildred Woodward, of Fitchburg, and they are the parents of one son, Dexter Stuart Gilchrest, born December 25, 1922. The family residence is at South Hamilton.
WALTER L. BROWN, JR .- As man- ager of the Gloucester Electric Company, Walter L. Brown, Jr., controls the opera- tion of one of the important enterprises of this section. His entire career has been de- voted to the light and power industry, and since coming to Gloucester twenty years ago he has occupied a prominent place in the life of the city.
Mr. Brown was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on January 15, 1882, a son of Walter L. and Belle M. (Randall) Brown, both of whom were also born in that State. His mother is now deceased and his father retired from active life.
Walter L. Brown, Jr., was educated in the public schools of Portsmouth and in 1901, at the age of nineteen, entered the em- ploy of the Rockingham County Light and Power Company. Here he remained until 1915, filling different positions and rising gradually within the organization as he added to his experience. In the latter year he came to Gloucester as assistant manager of the Gloucester Electric Company and in 1922 was appointed manager to succeed Ernest L. Munger, deceased. Mr. Brown has since served as manager of the com- pany, having supervision of its activities in Gloucester, Rockport and Essex, with about eighty-six employees working under him. His thorough familiarity with the details of the business and his proved capacity for executive responsibilities have made him thoroughly qualified for this office, which he has administered efficiently and with continued success.
In addition to this connection, Mr. Brown has been very active in Gloucester civic and social life since he became a resident of the city. He has been called upon to serve in numerous civic capacities and has given generously of his time and effort to promote its advancement. Mr. Brown is president
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of the Gloucester Associated Charities, a director of the Chamber of Commerce and was formerly president of the Gloucester Rotary Club. He is also a director of the local Young Men's Christian Association, a member of the Cape Ann Camera Club, the Rockport Board of Trade, the Rockport Country Club, the Sandy Bay Yacht Club and Brotherhood of the Trinity Congrega- tional Church, of which he is vice-president. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Free and Accepted Masons, and in this order is a member of various higher bodies, including the thirty-second degree of the Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, and Aleppo Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, at Boston.
On March 31, 1904, Mr. Brown married Ethel Marian Burnell, of North Baldwin, Maine, and they are the parents of one daughter, Ruth M., wife of Alston N. Falk, a contractor of Gloucester. There is also one grandchild, Alison Falk, Mr. Brown resides in Gloucester and maintains a sum- mer home at Sebago Lake, Standish, Maine.
WATKINS W. ROBERTS has devoted the better part of his life serving his native community in a professional capacity which has been recognized by the citizens through the responsible public offices they have en- trusted to him.
Mr. Roberts was born in Lawrence, Mas- sachusetts, on October 14, 1875, the son of Michael and Mary E. (Crawford) Roberts, his father a native of Ireland and his mother of Scotland. The elder Roberts came to Lawrence as a young man and, after receiv- ing his early education in the public schools, entered Harvard Medical School, from which he was graduated with a Doctor of Medicine degree. He returned to Lawrence and prac- ticed there until his death in 1883. Mr. Rob- erts also received his early education in Law-
rence and after graduating from high school entered Harvard University with the class of 1897, and received a Bachelor of Arts de- gree. Having determined on a legal career he continued his studies at the Harvard Law School. The same year he completed his legal training he was admitted to the Massa- chusetts State bar and shortly thereafter began a practice which has been interrupted only once since he established himself, and that was during the year of 1916, when he served with the United States Army on the Mexican border with the rank of captain. From 1905 to 1912 he occupied the position of clerk of the park department of the city of Lawrence and in 1926 he was appointed clerk of the District Court, which, in addition to this community, takes in Methuen, Andover, and North Andover.
During his youth he was very active in military affairs, being a member of the Mas- sachusetts National Guard, in which he rose from corporal to captain. He retired from the organization after having served from 1907 to 1917. His favorite recreation is hunt- ing and fishing.
Mr. Roberts married, April 29, 1923, Mi- nerva V. Holmes, of Lawrence.
ADAM F. STEFANSKI-Among the lawyers of Salem, Adam F. Stefanski, one of the city's native sons, has performed a work of value, though he is one of the young- est of those engaged in his profession in this region of Massachusetts.
Mr. Stefanski was born in Salem on Janu- ary 4, 1907, son of Marion and Caroline (Budezynski) Stefanski, both natives of Po- land who came to America in 1896 and set- tled in Salem. Here they have since resided. Adam F. Stefanski, of this review, received his early education in a parochial school and in 1923 was graduated from Salem High School. In the following year he took up
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the study of law, entering Suffolk Law School and being graduated in 1928 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Admitted to the bar in the same year, he was the youngest man among all those who were accepted at the same time. Beginning his practice in Salem, he at once proceeded to ยท build up a large clientele, and has been suc- cessful in his efforts.
Aside from his own legal work, Mr. Ste- fanski has taken part in the general affairs of his profession, joining some of the fore- most associations of his profession in this region. He belongs to the Salem Bar Asso- ciation, and also to the Massachusetts State Bar Association. He was admitted in 1929 to practice in the United States District Court. As a member of the Knights of Co- lumbus, and Salem Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, he has par- ticipated extensively in fraternal life, and he is also a member of the Polish-American Citizens' Club and St. Joseph's Polish Soci- ety. He is likewise affiliated with Lodge No. 555 of the Sons of Poland, and with the Polish Falcons, and is a member of the Polish Society of Peabody. Mr. Stefanski is a member of the Republican city com- mittee.
ELMER W. LIEBSCH-A member of the Salem bar and active in many commu- nity and fraternal affairs, Elmer W. Liebsch is representative of that group of citizens upon whom the community depends for leadership. He was born in Salem on May 10, 1898, the son of Anton E., a native of Salem, and Theresa (Hanson) Liebsch, born in Copenhagen, Denmark. The family for generations were seafarers and sailmakers. The family name was established in Amer- ica by Mr. Liebsch's great-grandfather, who came to Salem from Denmark.
Mr. Liebsch received his education in the public schools of Salem and was in high
school when the United States declared war on Germany. He left high school in April, 1917, and enlisted in the United States Navy, being assigned to a submarine chaser on con- voy and patrol duty. Entering the service with the grade of seaman, he was later pro- moted to chief quartermaster and ordered to Philadelphia to take command of patrol boat S. P. No. 62, formerly the express cruiser "Lydia." He served throughout the war in coastwise duty.
Upon being honorably discharged at the termination of hostilities, Mr. Liebsch re- turned to Salem and entered Huntington School, where he completed his college pre- paratory studies. He then enrolled at Bos- ton University Law School and was gradu- ated in 1922 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. In March, 1923, he was admitted to the bar and a year later was admitted to practice before the United States Court. The Salem Five Cents Savings Bank offered him, in January, 1923, the position of counsel, which he accepted and has continued in since. He is engaged in administering the legal affairs of the bank and practices prin- cipally before the Probate Court.
In professional organizations he is a mem- ber of the Salem and the Essex County Bar associations. A well-known Mason of Essex County, Mr. Liebsch is a member of Essex Lodge of Salem, Free and Accepted Masons ; Salem Chapter, Royal Arch Masons ; Wins- low Lewis Commandery, Knights Templar ; Sutton Lodge of Perfection, Salem ; Jubilee Council, Princes of Jerusalem; Emanuel Chapter of Rose Croix; Massachusetts Con- sistory; Aleppo Temple, Boston, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and Omar Grotto, Boston. He is a former commander of Salem Post, No. 23, American Legion ; a member of the "40 and 8" Club ; the Salem Chamber of Commerce ; the Essex Club; Delta Theta Phi Fraternity ; the Uni- tarian Laymen's League, and is chairman of
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the school committee of Salem. In politics he is a Republican, and has for a number of years been a member of the Republican city committee.
Mr. Liebsch married, on October 30, 1924, Isabelle Lyon, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Charles W. G. Lyon, of Salem, and they are the parents of a son, Elmer W., Jr., who was born on November 6, 1925.
EDWARD J. MARCORELLE-During the past seventeen years, Edward J. Mar- corelle has been engaged in the grocery and general provisions business at Ipswich. He is now sole owner of an enterprise which has been in existence for over one hundred years, carrying on a successful trade under his own name. Mr. Marcorelle is also active in other phases of Ipswich life.
Born in this town on February 7, 1893, he is a son of Napoleon and Vitilene (Jordan) Marcorelle, who were born in Canada and came to the United States in early life. His father, who is now retired, was formerly a stone mason and mill worker. He lived for a time in Salem after his arrival in the United States, but later took up his resi- dence in Ipswich, where he met and married his wife. The Marcorelles are descended from an old French family of the Province of Languedoc. The line was established in Canada in 1748.
Edward J. Marcorelle was educated in the public schools of Ipswich, and, after attend- ing high school for three years, entered the employ of the Essex Hosiery Company, with which he remained about three years. At the end of that time he became connected with Little, Brown and Company, book pub- lishers in Boston, and continued in that work for a period of five years. Finally in 1916, with his brother, Arthur P. Marcorelle, he purchased the Lord store and building in Ipswich, which had been a grocery store for more than one hundred years. This business
was jointly operated by the brothers until 1928, when Arthur withdrew, selling his interest to Edward J. Marcorelle. Mr. Mar- corelle has since continued alone at his pres- ent location. He owns the large store build- ing which he occupies and carries a complete line of fancy groceries, meats, vegetables, fruits, kitchenware, etc. Enjoying the com- - plete confidence of the purchasing public, he carries on a large trade and is regarded as one of the leading business men of the com- munity.
Mr. Marcorelle is a charter member of the Ipswich Rotary Club and was elected its president in 1933. The work of the club has gone forward very satisfactorily under his administration. He is also a member of the Knights of Columbus and has other civic and social connections. In addition to his store at Ipswich, he has a meat and grocery store at the beach and for eight years main- tained a similar enterprise at Little Neck. He is fond of outdoor life and boating is his favorite recreation.
On January 22, 1919, Edward J. Marco- relle married Beatrice Duguay, of Ipswich. They have four children : I. Edward J., Jr. 2. Alma Mary. 3. Philip. 4. Louise.
ARTHUR P. MARCORELLE-As pro- prietor of the largest hardware store in Ips- wich, Arthur P. Marcorelle occupies an im- portant place in the commercial life of this city. He has been active in business here during his entire career.
Mr. Marcorelle was born in Ipswich, Mas- sachusetts, on January II, 1895, a son of Napoleon and Vitilene (Jordan) Marcorelle, who were natives of Canada. This family is of French origin, coming from the Province of Languedoc. It was established in Canada in 1748. Napoleon Marcorelle left Canada as a young man and settled in Salem, Massa- chusetts. Subsequently he removed to Ips- wich, where he married and has since main-
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tained his home. He was formerly a stone mason and mill worker, but is now retired.
Arthur P. Marcorelle was educated in the public schools of Ipswich. While still in his teens, he became a bread truck driver for a local bakery and several years later entered the grocery business with his brother, Ed- ward J. Marcorelle. When the United States entered the World War, he enlisted in the Aviation Corps as a sergeant mechanic and went overseas, where he was stationed with different aviation units until after the sign- ing of the Armistice. When the war ended, he returned to Ipswich and continued in the grocery business with his brother until 1928. At that time he purchased his present store and has since engaged in the general hard- ware business, carrying a complete line of hardware, sporting goods and other equip- ment. Mr. Marcorelle possesses a broad background of business experience and has been very successful in his career. By strict application and sound judgment he has built up the largest trade of any similar enterprise in Ipswich and has always maintained the highest standards of quality and service.
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