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On January II, 1883, Mr. Chase married Grace Greenwood Marshall of Peabody, Massachusetts, and the daughter of William and Hannah G. (Newhall) Marshall. Her father engaged in farming throughout his life.
Mr. Chase died at his home in Lynn, De- cember 14, 1915. His passing was learned with profound sorrow by the many friends he had made who admired and esteemed him for the splendid qualities he displayed in every department of life. He was a true Christian gentleman who lived in accord- ance with the highest ideals.
EDWARD J. McVEY-Edward J. Mc- Vey, attorney-at-law at Lawrence, was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, and was ad- mitted to the bar in 1920. He is a member of the Lawrence Bar Association.
WILLIAM J. DELANEY-For more than thirty years a practicing attorney of Lawrence, William J. Delaney is represent- ative of the professional, civic and social life of the city. His career shows in a stead- ily ascending line of usefulness and service to his profession and in citizenship, and his accomplishments have won him an assured place among the leaders of the community. Mr. Delaney was born in Lawrence on De- cember 25, 1878, the son of William Dela- ney, who was a native of New Hampshire and a machinist by trade, and Margaret (Kane) Delaney, who was born in Con- necticut.
After being graduated from high school in 1900 Mr. Delaney attended Phillips- Andover Academy and prepared for a ca- reer in law at Boston University, from which he was graduated in 1904 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. In the same year he was admitted to the bar and began to practice in Lawrence, where he formed a partnership with Mr. Kane, under the firm name of Delaney & Kane. Continuing until the present, this firm has become established as one of the foremost names of the legal profession in Essex County, and is known for its large practice that includes their services as counsellors to several of the larger commercial enterprises of Law- rence and vicinity. In his practice Mr. De- laney has proved himself one of the ablest interpreters of law and a skillful pleader before the bar, his wide knowledge of and clear and lucid exposition of the law having caused chagrin to many competent oppo- nents. His clientele has always found him
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to be not only an attorney sincerely devoted to their interests but also a man of estima- ble qualities of character and conduct. Young attorneys know him as a wise and experienced practitioner of the law, whose advice and instruction, always kindly given, can be relied upon and many of the younger successful lawyers of Lawrence gladly ac- knowledge their indebtedness to him.
Mr. Delaney is a member of the Law- rence, Essex and Suffolk counties, and American Bar associations and fraternally, of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. As would naturally be expected of a man of his mental alertness and many in- terests, Mr. Delaney has taken an active part in civic and community affairs, will- ingly cooperating in all worthy causes of a public nature and generously supporting welfare organizations and movements. Through long residence in Lawrence and in his many activities he has gained many friends to whom he has remained steadfast in devotion.
On October 28, 1909, Mr. Delaney mar- ried Carrie Dustin Simpson, who is well known to women's organizations and social circles and is a member of the Daughters of the Revolution. Mr. and Mrs. Delaney re- side at No. 187 Bailey Street, Lawrence.
JOSEPH A. LEVEK, M. D .- During the past two decades Dr. Joseph A. Levek has been engaged in the practice of medi- cine at Lawrence .. He enjoys a distin- guished professional reputation and has been for many years a well-known figure in the city's life.
Dr. Levek was born at Newmarket, New Hampshire, on February 19, 1890, a son of Asher and Rose (Pulons) Levek, both of whom were born in Russia and came to America about 1888. The family home in the United States was established at New- market. New Hampshire. where the father
was employed in the Newmarket Manufac- turing Company until his death. His wife survives him.
Joseph A. Levek was educated in the pub- lic schools of Newmarket and Lawrence, coming to this city in 1903. In 1907 he was graduated from Lawrence High School and in 1909 entered Tufts Medical School, where he took the degree of Doctor of Medicine on completing a four-years' course. In 1913 he became an interne in Lawrence General Hospital and was subsequently senior resi- dent physician at Boston Floating Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Returning to Lawrence in 1915, Dr. Levek entered upon the private practice of his profession in this community and rapidly won a place for himself among the city's established positions. During the World War he enlisted in his country's cause, was commissioned first lieutenant in the Medical Corps and assigned to duty at Camp Greenleaf, Georgia, where he was stationed until his discharge. At the time the Armistice was signed, he had just been ordered overseas with the American Expe- ditionary Forces. Since leaving the army, Dr. Levek has devoted himself to his pro- fessional duties at Lawrence without inter- ruption, enjoying a very large practice.
Dr. Levek is a member of several profes- sional bodies, including the American Medi- cal Association, the Massachusetts Medical Society and the New England Pediatric So- ciety. He is medical examiner for the John Hancock Insurance Company, the Employ- ers' Liability Corporation and other local corporations and is a director of the Merri- mac Cooperative Bank. Dr. Levek has been particularly active in the Masonic Order, being a member of all higher bodies of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, in- cluding the thirty-second degree of the Consistory, and a member of Aleppo Tem- ple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the
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Mystic Shrine at Boston. He is also a for twenty years, until 1934, treasurer of member of the Knights of Pythias, the American Legion, the Merrimac Valley Country Club and the Andover Country Club. Golf is his favorite recreation.
In January, 1918, Dr. Levek married Lil- lian Sonnabend of Boston, and they are the parents of two children: I. Edith Louise, born September 20, 1920. 2. William A., born September 29, 1924. The family resi- dence in Lawrence is at No. 85 Knox Street and Dr. Levek's offices are at No. 32 Law- rence Street.
JOHN M. ZAREMBSKI-As president of the Polish Industrial Bankers, a com- pany of his own organization and develop- ment, John M. Zarembski is one of the lead- ing business men of Salem, Massachusetts, and a citizen held in high esteem. He was born in Plock, Poland, October 15, 1885, and educated in his native country. Until he had reached young manhood he was as- sociated with his father in a sawmill and lumber business. In 1904 he came to America, landing in New York City, where he remained for a few years as an employee of a Polish bank. While thus employed he learned the American language and ways in Cooper Union Institute and the daily con- tact with men. In 1910 he removed to Bos- ton, where he was again engaged in bank- ing. Two years later he came to Salem and established his own business, which he has since conducted remarkably well. The Polish Industrial Bankers, of which he is president and directing head, in addition to a banking business, specializes on money orders to foreign countries, steamship tickets and many similar activities required by those of foreign birth.
Mr. Zarembski is a notary public, com- missioner of Circuit No. I, of the Polish National Alliance, for eastern Massachu- setts, Maine, and New Hampshire, and was
the St. John's Society of Salem. He is now a director of the Fraternal Organiza- tions of Boston. During the World War he was very active in the sales of war bonds of which more than $100,000 worth were purchased by the Polish people of Salem and vicinity. He takes an active part in civic affairs and is devoted to the best in- terests of the city in which he makes his home. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Polish-American-Citizens' Club, and the St. Joseph's Polish Falcons.
John M. Zarembski married (first), in 1912, Teofila Chmielinska, who died in 1918. They were the parents of a daughter, Re- gina. Mr. Zarembski married (second), in 1920, Marie F. Romaszkiewicz, of Newton, Massachusetts, daughter of John Romasz- kiewicz, now of Chicago and president of the Polish National Alliance. Mr. and Mrs. Zarembski have two children: Lucille and Dorothy.
IGNATIUS ZIELINSKI-A native son of Salem, Massachusetts, with which city all his life he has been identified, Ignatius Zielinski, M. D., has been a genuinely im- portant factor in the community life and affairs, both as a skilled physician and sur- geon and as a public-spirited citizen. He was born in Salem, April 19, 1900, son of Felix and Victoria (Zalewski) Zielinski, both of whom were of Polish nativity, who arrived in America in the closing years of the last century and located in Salem. The father then, and later, was connected with the leather industry.
Ignatius Zielinski received his prelimi- nary education in the Salem grade and high schools, and matriculated at Tufts College, from which he was graduated in 1920 with the degree of Bachelor of Science. He con- tinued with his alma mater to acquire his professional training, and was graduated
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from Tufts Medical College in 1924, holding the degree, Doctor of Medicine. Returning to Salem, Dr. Zielinski established himself in the practice of medicine and surgery and has won a large clientele. As a surgeon he serves upon the staff of the Salem Hospital. He is associate medical examiner for the Tenth Essex District. Dr. Zielinski is a member of the Salem Hospital Medical Club, Massachu- setts State Medical Association, and the American Medical Association. His medi- cal fraternity is Phi Chi, and he is a mem- ber of the Kiwanis and Salem Country clubs.
MAX J. KOWALSKI-Choosing the profession of law as his means of service, Max J. Kowalski, of Salem, is known for proficiency in his profession and for his interests and efforts in community activi- ties, especially in those movements and or- ganizations that affect the welfare of Polish- born American citizens. Mr. Kowalski was born in Salem, January 9, 1903, a son of Stanley and Marcella Kowalski, natives of Poland, who came to America in 1895. They settled in Salem where Stanley Kowalski was engaged for many years with the Gable Shoe Company.
Max J. Kowalski was educated in the parochial school and, after being graduated from Salem High School in 1921, attended Boston College, received the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and in 1928 was graduated from Boston University with the degree of Bachelor of Laws.
In the same year he was admitted to the bar and started to practice in Salem. He has engaged in general practice and serves a steadily growing clientele. The record of his success in interpreting the law and his court practice mark him as one who will go far in the legal profession of Essex County. Mr. Kowalski is rendering a valuable serv-
ice in his work among the Polish people and Polish organizations. He is ideally suited for leadership among them because, himself a son of Polish-born American citizens, he therefore thoroughly understands their problems, and brings to them his disciplined experience in legal and administrative mat- ters.
Mr. Kowalski is a member of the Polish- American Citizens Club ; the Young Men's Christian Association; the Salem Bar Asso- cian; and the Essex County Bar Associa- tion. He is fond of outdoor sports and en- joys baseball and fishing.
LELAND J. ROSS-One of the well- known and successful citizens of Danvers, is Leland J. Ross, who has substantially contributed to the well-being of his com- munity and his county.
He was born at North Berwick, Maine, on November 25, 1867, son of Joseph Brad- ley and Mary E. (Johnson) Ross, natives of Maine. The father was engaged in the livery and hack business for some years in Somersworth, New Hampshire, and later, in 1891, came to Danvers to live, and here died in 1892. His widow, born in 1846, still lives in Danvers.
Receiving a limited education in the schools of his New Hampshire town of Somersworth, Leland J. Ross was engaged in the hardware business for a time after he began his active career. In 1890 he came to Danvers, here opening a hardware store and continuing to operate it successfully until 1916. Since that year he has been active in the automobile business, handling the Studebaker car and conducting a Stude- baker repair service. Since 1916 he has been a member of the Investment Board of the Danvers Savings Bank, and since 1912 has served as a trustee of the same banking institution. In 1921 he was made
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its vice-president, and in January, 1933, be- came president to serve until another could be chosen, declining a reëlection in 1934. Another of his business interests in Dan- vers is the Suburban Quality Shop, Inc., in which he owns a controlling interest and is treasurer of the corporation.
Active also in civic, social and fraternal affairs, Mr. Ross is regarded as one of the community's real leaders. In the Free and Accepted Masons he is affiliated with Mo- saic Lodge and the Royal Arch Chapter. He also belongs to the Square and Compass Club and the Danvers Rotary Club. To each of the groups with which he is con- nected he has given liberally of his ener- gies and abilities, and his accomplishments have been many and useful.
On September 19, 1894, Leland J. Ross married Anna Pierce, of Danvers. To them were born two children: Pauline, wife of George F. Di Somma, and Bradley B. Ross, both of whom live in New York City. There Bradley Ross is cashier of the New York office of the Columbian Life Insurance Company. The Ross residence is at No. 46 Locust Street.
PETER DOVE SMITH-Among the notable figures in the history of Andover is Peter Dove Smith, soldier, business man and civic worker, who, throughout a long and distinguished career, won the esteem and affection of his fellow-citizens for his generosity, his public spirit and his integ- rity. As a member of a family who had played an important part in the affairs of this community, he upheld the illustrious traditions of his forebears, directing as president the activities of the Smith and Dove Manufacturing Company, of which his father had been one of the founders, and being prominently identified with other large enterprises here. He will be particu-
larly remembered for the very active lead- ership he assumed in the veterans affairs of this State and the important position he came to occupy as commander of the Mas- sachusetts Department of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Peter Dove Smith was born in Andover, Massachusetts, in 1842, and received a gen- eral education in the schools of this com- munity. On July 5, 1861, shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War, Mr. Smith en- listed in the Union Army and by his con- duct in the line of duty won promotion, being discharged with the commission of second lieutenant in Company G, on August 3, 1863. He was wounded shortly before this and suffered the loss of two fingers.
He returned home at this time and then removed to Gloucester, where, for a period of several years, he engaged in the fishing business, abandoning this pursuit shortly after the death of his father. At this time he sold his wharf vessels and came to An- dover to become treasurer of the Smith and Dove Manufacturing Company. Possess- ing a keen business judgment and a natural aptitude for the work he was soon selected president of the organization and served in this capacity until his untimely demise. The favorable reputation he established in the manufacturing and commercial life of his surroundings led to his being elected a member of the board of directors of the National Bank here and a trustee for the Andover Savings Bank.
Apart from his business pursuits he cen- tered his greatest interest on military affairs and was one of the outstanding leaders of the veteran organizations of this State. He was one of the active members of the Grand Army of the Republic, belonging to the W. F. Bartlett Post and being elected com- mander for the State of Massachusetts in 1900. He was interested in the Soldiers
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Home at Chelsea, donating liberally of his time and material wealth toward the wel- fare and comfort of the soldiers housed therein. His generosity and deep concern in this connection are graphically revealed through his presentation of the "Peter Smith Hall," a building he donated to this institution in memory of his father. Throughout his life his interest in this work never flagged and for a period of twelve years he was president of the board of trustees of this home. In conjunction with his work in the military field he was also a member of the Order of the Loyal Legion.
Mr. Smith was known for his public spirit and his willingness to support all worthy civic and social projects in this community. He was a member of the Masonic Order and in his political convictions subscribed to the principles advanced by the Republican party. In religion he worshipped at the Congregational Church, West Parish, where, for a number of years, he served as deacon.
Mr. Smith married Abbie May Chandler, a native of Andover and the daughter of Joseph and Lucy (Gates) Chandler. Her father engaged in farming. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were the parents of three daughters : I. Mary, who married, in Andover, Colonel Marlborough Churchill, born in this com- munity in 1878, the son of professor John W. and Mary (Donald) Churchill. His father, who was a native of Vermont, taught at the theological seminaries at An- dover and Abbott, and at Phillips Academy. He was also a public reader. His mother, Mary Donald, was the daughter of William C. Donald, a prominent manufacturer. Col- onel Churchill was educated at Phillips Academy and Harvard College from which he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1900. He joined the United States Army in 1901 and became a member of the field
artillery, being stationed at Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland; Fort Riley, in Kan- sas; Fort Sam Houston, in Texas ; Fort Sill, in Oklahoma; and served in the Philippine Islands 1910-11. He then returned to this country and was stationed in Washington, District of Columbia, where he remained until he came to Governors Island in New York. He retired from the service at this post in 1924. During the World War he was acting chief of staff of the army artil- lery, First Army, American Expeditionary Forces, from January to May, 1918, and di- rector of the Military Intelligence in the War Department. He is a member of the American Legion and the Army and Navy clubs of Washington, District of Columbia, and Manila, the Philippine Islands. Colonel and Mrs. Churchill are the parents of one daughter, Mary C., now Mrs. Stephen A. McClellan of Larchmont, New York, and the mother of one son, Stephen A., Jr. 2. Elizabeth M., who married Charles Edwin Fletcher Clarke, at Washington, District of Columbia. She was his second wife. He was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Oc- tober 13, 1863, the son of Charles and Caro- line Elizabeth (Fletcher) Clarke. His father, who was born in 1831, and died in 1893. was a druggist in Lawrence. Mr. Clarke at- tended Phillips Academy and after com- pleting his education engaged in the cattle trade for a period. He later became promi- nent in the utilities field. He was the father of one child by his first marriage, Elizabeth Minot Clarke. 3. Esther W., residing in Andover.
Peter Dove Smith died at his home in Andover, January 16, 1911. His leadership in this community coupled with his great generosity were qualities that won for him the deep respect and esteem of the citi- zenry. His life was full and rich and lived in accordance with the highest Christian
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principles. His accomplishments in every phase of life should serve as an inspiration to those who follow.
THE TURNER TANNING MACHIN- ERY COMPANY-As shoe manufacturing increased it was natural that machinery for making shoes should be developed, and, still further, that the extensive use of leather in this vicinity made it advisable to manufacture leather locally in larger quant- ities. This again brought about the design- ing and construction of machinery for the processing of hides and skins and for mak- ing them into finished leather.
Tanning machine manufacturing has con- tinued as an important industry in this sec- tion. The first local development seems to have been started in 1883, when Joseph W. Vaughn introduced a "putting out ma- chine," which was followed in rapid succes- sion by other machines to meet special needs of the various processes of leather manufacture and they might be classed as beam house machinery, tanning and curry- ing machinery, and finishing machinery- different types of machines being required for the several different kinds of leather and for the different methods of manufacture.
The business started by J. W. Vaughn and later successfully developed by his sons, George, Ira, and Charles, is now conducted by The Turner Tanning Machinery Com- pany, which took it over in 1903, combining the two companies, and in 1905 this com- bination was further enlarged by taking over the business and plant of the Vaughn Rood Machine Company in Peabody ; which company was organized by George C. Vaughn after his retirement from the Vaughn Machine Company. The Turner Tanning Machinery Company, which had been operating at its plant in Boston, re- moved its business to the newly acquired
Peabody plant in 1905, since which time they have maintained their reputation as leaders of the industry. At the present time branches are maintained in the three lead- ing centers of the leather industry in the United States-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ; Newark, New Jersey ; and Milwaukee, Wis- consin. Besides these, the company owns and operates three manufacturing plants in Europe : Leeds, England; Paris, France ; and Frankfurt, A/Main, Germany. The Turner product is known all over the world wherever any kind of leather is made. A recent addition to this organization is that of the Whitney Machine Company of Win- chester, Massachusetts, founded in 1844 for general machine manufacture, but later spe- cializing on certain types of leather work- ing machinery which they brought to a high standard, both for construction and performance. This acquisition further in- creased the prestige and capacity of the Turner Company. This class of machinery has a task which is probably different from many other lines. It must take hides and skins as they come from the animals, no two hides of which are alike, and produce uniform finished products of various kinds. Some of these machines are marvels from points of design and construction, as well as from a performance standpoint. Some have been invented or designed by men who took a broad view of what was desired, and others have been developed from a single idea. Mention is made of only two, each made for a single purpose, and while today the original principle is still maintained, the design and construction have changed, and embody improvements which have natur- ally followed with years of use.
One is the "band knife splitting machine," which is used for splitting hides into sev- eral sheets or splits, and whereas the tan- ner buys one hide, by use of this machine,
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he produces several splits with a resulting profit.
The other is the "measuring machine" to determine how many square feet are in a skin, side, or hide, and as so much leather is sold by the foot this machine has become an invaluable aid to all who sell leather The first satisfactory device for measuring leather by mechanical means was first de- veloped about 1880 by William A. Sawyer, and the principle employed by him still con- tinues in machines made today.
Simply as a matter of general interest in this subject, it might not be out of place to mention that the first known patent on ma- chinery used in the manufacture of leather was granted on November 16, 1766, to on ' Joseph Stanfield on a splitting machine. Another record shows granting of a patent in Great Britain in 1768. A United States patent was granted in 1807 on a "bark mill," a machine to grind bark used in tanning hides.
The frequent changes in methods of tanning and finishing of leather, the variety of hides and skins used, the almost endless variety of finished products made of leather, have all combined to keep the machine man- ufacturer on the alert as these many changes required different equipment.
The Leather Working Machinery Indus- try of Essex County has been an important factor in the development of the larger leather industry, not only in the county, but throughout the world, and has in no small way aided the leather manufacturer in bringing his product to its present artistic position.
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