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On October 18, 1911, H. Edward Hayn was mar- ried in Albany, New York, to Julia A. Kirchner of that city, a daughter of Jacob J. and Margaret (Huber)
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Kirchner. Of this marriage there is one daughter, Dorothy M., who is now the widow of Frederick Wal- ters, who gave his life to our country's cause in World War II, dying in Japan. He held the rank of first lieutenant. Dorothy Hayn Walters was born at Pitts- field February 17, 1915. She is a graduate of Russell Sage College in Troy, New York.
E. HERBERT BOTSFORD-Few citizens have made such a significant mark on their community in so many varied lines as has E. Herbert Botsford of Williamstown. On February 26, 1948, Mr. Botsford, who had attained the age of eighty-seven, was pre- sented with a gold loving cup in recognition of his many services to Williamstown at a testimonial din- ner. Ten fellow townsmen who had been associated with him in ten different fields paid tribute to him at the dinner.
E. Herbert Botsford was born in Port Byron, New York on December 18, 1860, the son of Rev. A. P. Botsford, Doctor of Laws, and Mary A. Pardee. He received his education in the local schools of Port Jervis, New York and at Williams College, from which he was graduated in 1882. For a short time Mr. Botsford served as an assistant in the chemistry de- partment at Williams College, and he later became a member of the mathematics department there, serving as a teacher of mathematics until 1919. In that year he retired from his teaching post in order to become alumni secretary of the college and editor of the Williams College "Alumni Review." During this period he also wrote four volumes of a fifty- year history of Williams College.
For fifteen years Mr. Botsford served as a member of the Williamstown school committee. In 1932 he was elected a member of the board of trustees of the Williamstown Savings Bank and two years later was made vice president of the bank, a position he still holds. In 1943 he was made a director of the Na- tional Bank, and he has also served on the board of investment of that institution. He has been active in the development of Eastlawn Cemetery, having served on the special committee for the devolpment of the Jones addition, and having as far back as 1927 presented to the town certain holdings which he had acquired for the purpose and which became known as the Charles G. and Elizabeth Sanford addition. Since 1934 he has been a director of the Northern Berk- shire Gas Company. Seven years ago he presented to the town the Banks homestead on Main Street to be used as a public library, and he is at present serv- ing his second three-year term as library trustee. He also serves as president of the House of Local His- tory, which is housed on the second floor of the building. Mr. Botsford is a member of the Williams- town Rotary Club, and a member of the First Con- gregational Church, to which he has belonged since 1886. For twenty-seven years he served as treasurer of this church, and he is at present layman's repre- sentative and a member of the executive committee.
The dinner held on February 26, 1948 in recognition of the debt which the town of Williamstown owed to Mr. Botsford was the idea of the late H. Arthur Starbuck, who suggested it a short time before his death. At the dinner Professor Brainerd Mears, chair- man, presented Mr. Botsford with a gold loving cup with an inscription reading: "To E. Herbert Botsford,
in recognition of his many services to our community from his fellow townsmen." Mr. Botsford also re- ceived an engraved testimonial signed by all present, which reads as follows:
"Whereas: E. Herbert Botsford, our fellow citizen, has contri- buted of his time, his resources, and his life for the betterment and improvement of Williamstown in so far as both the physical properties and cultural opportunities thereof are concerned ; and
"Whereas: E. Herbert Botsford our neighbor, has made con- tributions legion in number and of the nature as indicated above, all of them having been motivated by the ideal of Service Before Self ; and
"Whereas : E. Herbert Botsford, our friend, has made by his unselfish and public spirited actions a lasting and real impression for good upon this our fair town;
"Now, therefore, Be it resolved that this resolution be made and tendered to our follow citizen, our neighbor, and friend, as evidence of our appreciation and in testimony of the lasting good of his altruism and public spirit."
Mr. Botsford's first wife was Angie Sanford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Sanford of Williamstown. She died in 1920. On February 23, 1940, Mr. Botsford married Mrs. Helen Sanford, widow of the late Murray Sanford of North Adams. Mr. and Mrs. Botsford are living at 30 North Street, Williams- town.
KARL E. GREENE-For a long period of time prominently identified with fire insurance in Pitts- field, Karl E. Greene has demonstrated exemplary qualities of leadership and integrity which have gained for him an enviable reputation and the respect of a host of friends and business associates.
Mr. Greene was born August 13, 1888, at Randolph, Vermont, son of O. E. and Isora B. (Chadwick) Greene. His father, who was born at Randolph, en- gaged in farming, and died March 16, 1936. His mother, also a native of Randolph, died March 8, 1947.
Karl Greene was graduated from the Whitcomb High School at Bethel, Vermont. His first employ- ment was with the Glen Cove Trust Company, with which organization he became associated July I, 1905, as a clerk. He gained promotions, and, finally be- came assistant teller, from which position he resigned January 1, 19II. He immediately joined the Glen Cove Mutual Fire Insurance Company, another busi- ness firm in the Long Island town. He started there as a clerk, but soon he gained promotions. Demon- strating ability and devotion to duty, he rose in the company until, in 1935, he was vice president. From February of that year until July I, of the following year, he served as office manager and vice president of the Federal Mutual Fire Insurance Company, of Boston. At the end of this period, he joined the Berkshire Mutual Fire Insurance Company at Pitts- field as vice president and chief underwriter. On December 23, 1938, he was elected president and treas- urer of the firm to succeed Robert A. Barbour, who had died November 14, 1938. He has held these posi- tions since then, and is a director of the company. He is also a trustee of the City Savings Bank of Pittsfield, and holds directorships in the Berkshire Trust Company, the American Mutual Re-insurance Company, of Chicago, and the American Mutual Alli- ance, also of Chicago.
Mr. Greene is active in fraternal organizations of Pittsfield, and of Glen Cove, Long Island. He is a past master of Glen Cove Lodge No. 580 of the Free and Accepted Masons, and is also affiliated
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with Melchizedek Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons there. He is a member of the Pittsfield Rotary Club, and holds the position of director of the Pitts- field Chamber of Commerce. In politics he is a Re- publican, and in religious belief he is an Episcopalian attending St. Stephen's Episcopal Church.
On April 24, 1910, at Glen Cove, New York, Karl E. Greene married Margaret Morris, daughter of Frederick and Anna (Smith) Morris, of Glen Cove. They became the parents of one son, Vernon D. Greene, who was born August 13, 1913. He was graduated from Glen Cove High School and attended Cornell University. He was associated formerly with the Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Company, of New York and Boston, and he is now assistant secretary of the Berkshire Mutual Fire Insurance Company. During World War II he served in the United States Army as a captain. He is a member of the Pittsfield Lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons and of the Pittsfield Rotary Club. On March 7, 1945, he mar- ried Martha Dunbar, daughter of Arthur V. and Mary (Wright) Dunbar, of Littleton, and they became the parents of the following children: i. Richard D., who was born June 7, 1946, at Littleton. ii. Cheryl, who was born April 27, 1947, at Pittsfield.
RAYMOND L. MOULEN is head of the Triplex Machine Company of Pittsfield, automatic screw ma- chine rebuilders and dealers in new and rebuilt ma- chinery. He was born in Biddeford, Maine, on March 31, 1911, the son of Frank H. and Elizabeth (Oates) Moulen. Frank H. Moulen, who died during the in- fluenza epidemic of 1918, was textile manager of the Pepperell Mills at New Bedford. Elizabeth (Oates) Moulen is still living and makes her home at Bidde- ford, Maine.
Raymond L. Moulen attended the elementary schools of Biddeford, Maine, and Biddeford High School. From 1929 to 1932 inclusive he served an apprentice- ship to the toolmaker's trade at the Saco-Lowell Shops at Biddeford. In 1932 he came to Pittsfield and entered the employ of the Tupholme Company as a toolmaker. He remained with this company for a period of five years. In 1937 he established his own business, known as the Triplex Machine Company. in association with Stuart Johnson and Frank Waller, and subsequently, in 1938 and 1939 he purchased their interests, so that he now is the sole owner and operator of this business. From 1943 to 1946 Mr. Moulen was also associated with Leon Riche as owners of the Ballou Basket Factory in Becket, one of the oldest basket factories in the United States, having been established more than a hundred years ago. The Triplex Machine Company of Pittsfield specializes in automatic screw machine rebuilding, thus meeting a distinct need of industry, and it also handles machine tools, both new and rebuilt. Mr. Moulen, when he can take the time from the demands of his business, enjoys hunting as a recreation, and particularly deer hunting in Maine.
He married at Biddeford, Maine on May 5, 1029 Barbara H. Lawe, a native of Brighton, Massachu- setts, who had lived in Lowell most of her life. She is the daughter of Alfred H. and Leone (Hosford) Lawe, who were born in Springfield and Havdensville, respectively. Raymond L. and Barbara H. (Lawe) Moulen are the parents of two children: I. Lois E.
Moulen, born in Biddeford, Maine, November 24, 1930. She graduated from Pittsfield High School in the class of 1948 and recently was crowned queen of the "snow ball" prom at Suffield Academy, Suffield, Con- necticut. 2. Alfred A. Moulen, born September 27, 1939.
RALPH FRANK CARTER-A resident of Spring- field, and one of the outstanding business men in the women's apparel line, Ralph Frank Carter has been associated with many of the most important enter- prises in this field in the State of Massachusetts, and has contributed greatly to the success of these estab- lishments.
Mr. Carter was born November 10, 1892, at Need- ham, son of Frank C. and Mary Elizabeth (Lathan) Carter. His father, who was born on October 11, 1863, is a retired knitting manufacturer of Needham. His mother died in 1894.
Ralph Frank Carter received his early education in the local public schools and attended the Abbott Preparatory School.
After finishing his formal training, in 1908, he en- tered the Carter Knitting Mills, at Needham, and remained there until 1922, learning the business thor- oughly from many aspects. Having gained much valuable information and experience, he went to Portage, Wisconsin, where he became superintendent of the Portage Underwear Company. He remained with this firm for three years, and made many contri- butions toward the success of the company. In 1929 he returned to the Carter Mills, and remained there for four years in the capacity of supervisor in charge of production. In 1933 he was one of the incorpora- tors of the Highland Knitting Company, which was organized to manufacture elastic fabrics for the corset industry. He became vice president of the new enter- prise, and is serving in this capacity at the present time. The firm has shown substantial success over the period of the past years, which has been in no small measure due to the tremendous efforts and smart business judgment of Mr. Carter.
Active in his community, Mr. Carter holds member- ships in the Sales Managers' Club of Springfield, the Chamber of Commerce, the New York Athletic Club, the Rotary Club, the Springfield Country Club, and the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. In politics he is an independent voter, and in religious faith adheres to the Methodist Church. In his spare time he enjoys fishing, hunting and golf.
On June 23, 1914, at Needham, Ralph Frank Carter married Ruth P. Cabell, daughter of Harry and Me- hala (Blair) Cabell. Her father was a contractor, and her mother is residing at Needham. Mr. and Mrs. Carter became the parents of one child, Ruth Eliza- beth Carter, who was born December 14, 1917, at- tended public school, was graduated from high school, and was married to Earl Merrill, a photographer; they became the parents of one daughter, Janice Mer- rill, who was born in 1938.
PAUL L. MACKIE represents the second genera- tion of his family who have successfully conducted a florist business in Pittsfield. The total time of their proprietorship of the Flower Shop, Incorporated is thirty years, and during that period they have built up
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not only a sound and thriving business establishment, but a friendly one.
Charles D. Mackie, the father of the present pro- prietor, was a veteran florist. He had come to Pitts- field by way of New York City and Worcester, having engaged in the same business in those cities. The son of John H. and Clarissa (Davis) Mackie, he had been born in Oakland, California, April 10, 1875. His first Pittsfield location was in the Agricultural Bank Building Annex, and he later moved his business to the Dunham Building on North Street. He was a charter member of the Kiwanis Club and a communi- cant of St. Joseph's Church.
His son, Paul Mackie maintains contact with florist colleagues through the activities of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and the Society of American Florists. Fraternally, he is affiliated with the Benevo- lent and Protective Order of Elks, and belongs to the Father Mathew Society. He is active in the work of the Catholic Church, and belongs to the congre- gation of St. Theresa's.
At Pittsfield, on October 7, 1935, Paul L. Mackie married Natalie T. Enright. A daughter of John H. and Mary E. (Conneally) Enright, she too is a native of Pittsfield.
Mr. and Mrs. Mackie are the parents of two chil- dren: Charles D., II, born November 29, 1936, and Natalie C., born December 3, 1937.
ARTHUR PAESIELLO EMERSON-A pros- perous and successful business man of Springfield, Arthur Paesiello Emerson has contributed signifi- cantly to the progress of the manufacturing and indus- trial life of this city.
Mr. Emerson was born November 21, 1902, at Longmeadow, son of Alfred and Ada (Smith) Emer- son. His father, who engaged in the manufacture of paper boxes, died on January 31, 1931.
Arthur Emerson received his early education in the public schools of Springfield, and attended the Techni- cal High School there.
In 1914 he became associated with his father in the paper box manufacturing business, and remained with him until the death of the elder Mr. Emerson. In 1932, after the settlement of the family estate, Mr. Emerson went into partnership with his brother, Harry Emerson. Emerson Brothers has continued suc- cessfully since then, due in no small degree to the efficient management of Arthur Emerson.
Mr. Emerson is active in his community as a mem- ber of the Chamber of Commerce, in politics is an independent voter, and in religious affiliation is a Methodist.
On January 26, 1923, at Springfield, Arthur Pae- siello Emerson married Elizabeth Lundquist, daughter of Oscar W. Lundquist. She was born March 19, 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Emerson became the parents of the following children: I. Dorothy, who was born December 24. 1923. 2. Marion, who was born No- veniber +, 1928.
LEO JOSEPH SIMARD, proprietor of a jewelry store in Holyoke which specializes in the finest jewelry, precious stones, and silverware, has spent his entire business life in the jewelry business and is an active member of many trade associations in this field. Mr. Simard also belongs to a number of civic
and social organizations and is well-thought of in Holyoke and its vicinity.
He was born August 16, 1900 in St. Catherine in the Province of Quebec, Canada, the son of Arthur Joseph and Delima (Douillard) Simard. His father, who was born in 1867, after starting out in his own business in North Hadley in the Province of Quebec, came to Massachusetts and was employed for most of his life as an agricultural toolmaker by Belcher & Taylor of Chicopee Falls. For the past fifteen years he has been retired.
Leo Joseph Simard attended the Holyoke elementary schools and Holyoke High School. In 1917 he started in the jewelry business with the George W. Messier Company and pursued all branches of the trade, be- coming proficient in engraving, stone setting, and jewelry working, while concurrently working as a dental laboratory technician. In 1920 he gave up the dental laboratory work and devoted his entire time to the jewelry business. Some years later he enlarged his experience by working for a time in Boston and other large Eastern cities. Meantime, in 1922 he had be- come a member of the firm of M. J. Kitteridge, In- corporated of Springfield, and a year later he left this concern to start the Leo J. Simard establishment, in Holyoke, opening a store on Main Street. After building up a clientele and a reputation for high-grade jewelry and silverware, he moved to his present loca- tion at 54 Suffolk Street some years later. Here he has one of the finest stores in this vicinity. Mr. Simard is a member of the Boston Jewelers Club, the American Gem Society, the National Retail Jewel- ers Association, the Massachusetts and Rhode Island and New Hampshire Jewelers associations. He is a trustee of the Holyoke Savings Bank and a director of the Park National Bank. He belongs to the Holyoke Chamber of Commerce and in addition is a member of the Kiwanis Club, the Mount Tom Golf Club, Springfield Country Club, Reciprocity Club, the Holyoke Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Knights of Columbus, St. John Baptiste, Cercle La Rochambeau. He is a communicant of the Church of Perpetual Help.
He married in Holyoke on July 2, 1923, Leone Edna Seymour, the daughter of Charles and Olivine (Monat) Seymour. Mr. and Mrs. Simard are the parents of two children: I. Leo William, born De- cember 23, 1925, a graduate of Wilbraham Academy; during World War II he served as a seaman in the United States Navy, being district storekeeper in Italy and the Mediterranean area from 1944 to V-J Day. He is now continuing his studies under the G. I. Bill of Rights. 2. Paul Edward, born March 15. 1931, a graduate of Wilbraham Academy and now a student at Tampa University.
WILLIAM JUSTIN FOSS-For fifty years a prominent resident of Pittsfield, both as a business man and as a public official. William Justin Foss has gained the respect and esteem of the citizens of this city.
Mr. Foss was born October 26, 1868, at Sherbrooke, Canada, son of Samuel Justin and Mari Louise (Foote) Foss. His father was prominent as a post- master and banker of Sherbrooke.
William Foss attended the local schools and was graduated from the Sherbrooke Academy. He also
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attended the St. Johnsburg Academy in Vermont and Eastman Business College at Poughkeepsie, New York.
After having completed his formal education, Mr. Foss became associated with the Eastern Township Bank at Sherbrooke which since has become the Canadian Bank of Commerce. He remained with this financial institution as an accountant for seven years. In 1895, he went to New York City where he was engaged as a salesman for a manufacturing firm.
In October, 1897, after two years in New York City, Mr. Foss came to Pittsfield and with Mr. Frederick J. Hibbard established the Berkshire Mill Supply Com- pany, Inc. This firm has been successful throughout the years with William Foss as treasurer. In 1913, he organized a similar enterprise at Springfield, the William J. Foss Company. This firm is a distributor of industrial supplies.
In 1926, Mr. Foss was appointed to membership on the Pittsfield Park Commission, and served this organization for fifteen years, the last five of which he was chairman of the commission. During his tenure of office on the Park Commission many im- provements were made. He was active in supervising work on the city's thirty-five parks, playgrounds, and parkways. During his chairmanship, Pontoosuc, Clapp, and Springside Parks were enlarged by gift and purchase, one new park was created, Deming Park was made over into an excellent athletic play- ground, and Wahconah Park was vastly improved.
Mr. Foss is a director of the Union Federal Savings and Loan Company of Pittsfield, is a former trustee of the Berkshire County Savings Bank, and a director of the Berkshire Trust Company.
Mr. Foss is active in several phases of community life. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, and a former member of the Rotary Club. For many years he was connected with the Boy Scouts of America. Fraternally, he is affiliated with Crescent Lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons in Pittsfield. He is also a member of the Pittsfield Country Club. In religious affiliation he is an Episcopalian, and at- tends St. Stephen's Episcopal Church at Pittsfield.
On December 25, 1897, at Waterloo, Quebec, Cana- da. William Justin Foss married Ellen Edith Savage, daughter of George E. and Elizabeth Alice (Tamlin) Savage. Mr. and Mrs. Foss became the parents of the following children: I. Ethelynd, who was born in 1900, at Pittsfield, and was married to Miles Morgan Hapgood of Hartford, Connecticut, now president of the Berkshire Mill Supply Company, at Pittsfield. Mr. and Mrs. Hapgood became the parents of the following children: i. Miles Morgan, Jr. ii. William Foss. iii. David Goodwin. iv. Elizabeth Savage. v. Laurence. 2. Elizabeth Savage, who was born in 1904, at Pittsfield. 3. Edith Mari, who became the wife of Robert Wendell MacMillan, of Newcastle, Pennsylvania, and they now reside at Englewood, New Jersey. They became the parents of the follow- ing children: i. Anne Wilson. ii. William W. iii. El- len Foss.
CHARLES E. DOHERTY-Education was Charles E. Doherty's first choice of profession, and that it was his true vocation is evidenced by his successful career in that field.
A son of Patrick J. and Bridget M. (Burgess)
Doherty, who were both natives of Ireland and who came to Leominster, as young people, Charles E. Doherty was born in that place on September 30, 1904. His father was a filter engineer. The young Charles E. attended school in Leominster, graduating from high school there with the class of 1921, and with his ambition already set upon a career in education, he entered the Fitchburg Normal School in the Massa- chusetts city of that name, later enrolled at Bridge- water Teachers College at Bridgewater, where he received the degree of Bachelor of Science in Educa- tion. From Teachers College at North Adams in the Berkshires he received the degree of Master of Education.
For some years Mr. Doherty taught school in the States of New Hampshire and Connecticut, and at times served as a school principal. In 1935 he became superintendent of schools of Berkshire Hill Union, which comprises the towns of Alford, Egremont, Richmond and West Stockbridge. This extensive school district, comprising some of the finest com- munities in the Berkshires, he has administered with great ability and in keeping with most advanced edu- cational science.
Mr. Doherty and his family are communicants of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church.
Charles E. Doherty is married to the former Mary Sears who is a native of East Dennis, on Cape Cod. The ceremony was performed at Wellfleet on the Cape in 1930. Mrs. Doherty is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Henry Sears. Before her marriage she was a school teacher at Everett. Of this marriage there are five children: I. Mary, who was born at the Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. 2. Thomas, also born at the Cape Cod Hospital. 3. Myles. 4. Peter. 5. David. The three youngest children were born at Northfield.
WILLIAM MEEHAN-The owner of the James W. Meehan Company, Inc., one of the oldest un- dertaking establishments in Western Massachusetts, William Meehan is well-known and highly respected not only in his native Pittsfield, but in the surrounding territory. Both his father and mother were born in the Berkshire region. As a hobby Mr. Meehan takes great interest in both saddle and show horses, and has been prominent at various horse shows throughout New England.
He was born in Pittsfield on December 27, 1896, the son of the late James W. and Anastasia (Connolly) Meehan. James W. Meehan was born in Pittsfield and educated in the Pittsfield elementary schools and at the Renouard School of Embalming, from which he graduated in 1892. He purchased the undertaking business of William Kelly in the same year and con- ducted it continuously, with the aid in later years of his two sons, until his death on January 6, 1923. Anastasia (Connolly) Meehan was born in the village of Berkshire in the township of Lanesborough, Berk- shire County, and her people were all engaged in the manufacture of glass. She is still living at the present time.
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