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AUER, Johannes A. G. Fagginger, clergyman, edu- cator; b. Middleburg, Netherlands, Aug. 6, 1882; s. Willem Fagginger Auer and Charlotte A. C. (Nonhebel) A .; ed. B.D., Meadville Theol. Schi., Pa., 1906, D.D., 1932; studied in Berlin and Heidel- berg; degree in theology, Univ. of Amsterdam, 1910; Ph.D., Cornell Univ., 1924; m. Johanna Cor- nelia Snyder, Sept. 16, 1913; children-Willem, Tryntje, Johanna Cornelia. Came to U.S., 1902. Ordained Unitarian ministry, 1906; pastor, Hyde Park, 1908-09, Liberal Chs. in The Netherlands, 1910-12, Evang. Ch., West End, Pittsburgh, 1912- 15, Unitarlan Ch., Wheeling, W. Va., 1915-17, Ith- aca, N.Y., 1917-24; prof. philosophy and ch. his- tory, Crane Theol. Sch., Tufts Coll., 1926; asst. prof. ch. history, Theol. Sch., Tufts Coll., 1926; asst. prof. ch. history, Theol. Sch., Harvard, 1928-30, Parkman prof. history and theology since 1930; lecturer, Univ. of leeland, winter, 1927; delivered Lowell lectures on theology, 1932; lec- turer Internat. Congress of Liberals, Copenhagen, 1934, also at universities of Berlin and Mar- burg, 1935; decorated by Queen of Netherlands, Officer Order of Orange-Nassau, 1935. Clubs: Harvard Faculty, University. 'Author: Human- isin States its Case, 1933. Home: 111 Fletcher Rd., Belmont.
VAUGER, Ulysse, lawyer; b. New Bedford, Mar. 8, 1901; s. Asa Auger and Georgianna (Fontaine) A .; ed. New Bedford high sch .; S.B., Dartmouth Coll., 1922; LL. B., Harvard Law Sch., 1925 student, Tuck Sch. Bus. Adm., 1921-22; m. Idc A. Roy of Fall River, 1931; children-Adrien Roy, Philippe, Jacqueline. Admitted to Mass. bar, 1926, Fed. bar, 1927; practiced law, New Bedford, 1926 -; treas., St. Anne Credit Union, 1933 -; mem. Dart- mouth unit, S.A.T.C., Sept .- Dec., 1918; mem. New Bedford Bar Assn., Mun., Bristol (pres.), and Sacred Heart Credit Unions, North End Guild (sec.), Mass. Credit Union League (alternate dir.), Civic Music Assn., Y.M.C.A., Assn. Canado-Amer- icaine, Phi Beta Kappa, Mass. Audubon Soc., Chartered Inst. Am. Inventors, New Bedford Coop. Soc., Alliance Francaise. Clubs: Harvard (New Bedford), Brooks, Country, Psychology, Garden. Travel: Europe, 1928. Catholic. Dem- oerat. Oflice: 20 Market St., also 24 Rodney French Blvd., New Bedford. Home: 65 Dudley St., New Bedford.
AUGUSTINE, Donald Leslie, assistant professor of Comparative Pathology; b. Kasson, Minn., Jan. 1, 1895; s. Franklin Augustine and Gunhild (Sole- rud) A .; ed. Kasson (Minn.) high sch .; B.S., Mac- alester Coll., St. Paul, Minn., 1918; Sc.D., Johns Hopkins, 1923; m. Lucic Cochenct of Chaumont, France, June 14, 1924; 1 son-Robert Charles (d.). Adjunct prof. biol., Macalester Coll., 1919- 20; asst. in helminthology, Sch. Hygiene & Pub. Health, Johns Hopkins, 1921-23; dir. field hook- worm, research lab., Internat. Health Div., Rocke- feller Foundation, Andalusia, Ala., 1923-24; instr. hehininthology, Harvard Med. Sch. and Sch. Pub. Health, 1924-25, asst. prof., 1925-39; asst. prof. Comparative Pathology and Tropical medicine, 1939 -; mem. commn. for study of hookworm dis- ease, Internat. Ilcalth Div., Rockefeller Founda- tion, Trinidad, Brit. W.I., May-Oct. 1921, Puerto Rico, June-Sept. 1922, Panama and Cent. Am., May-Sept. 1926, dir. commn. for study of hook- worm disease and ascariasls, Egypt, May-Sept. 1927; corpl., lab. car "Metchnikoff", Southern Dept., Med. Corps, U.S.A., 1918; fellow A.A.A.S., Royal Soc. Tropical Med. & Ilygiene (London) ; mem. Am. Soc. Parasitologists, Am. Soc. Tropical Med., N.Y. Acad. Sciences, Gamma Alpha, Delta Omega. Author: Animal Parasitology (with R. W. Hegner and F. M. Root); Parasitology (with R. W. Hegner and F. M. Root, and C. G. Huff) ; articles in Am. Jour. Hygiene, Parasitology, Trans. Royal Soc. Tropical Med. & Ilygiene, etc. Travel: Cent. and So. Am., W.I., Europe, Africa. Republican. Offlec: 25 Shattuck St., Boston. Home: 1464 Beacon St., Waban.
AUGUSTINE, William Franklin, banker; b. Rich- mond, Va., Nov. 16, 1885; s. John Anthony Augus- tinc and Elizabeth Olivia (llamill) A .; cd. Rich- mond (Va.) high sch .; Richmond (Va.) Coll.
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(Law); m. Carrie Pace Neal, Mar. 27, 1912; 1 dau .- Carrie Neal. Clk., Merchants Nat. Bank, Richmond, Va., 1901, asst. eashier, 1912, v.p., Dee. 1918-26; v.p. First and Merchants Nat. BR., 1927, Nat. Shawmut Bank, Boston, Jan. 1, 1927-, Hing- ham Trust Co .; dir. Melrose Trust Co .; Shawmut Corp. Boston; mem. Va. Hist. Soe., N.E. Hist. Geneal. Soc., Sons of Revolution in Common- wealth of Va., Soc. Colonial Wars (Va.), James- town Soc. Clubs: Exchange (Boston), Country (Brookline), Commonwealth (Va.). Dese., by mother, orig. settlers, Weymouth, Rehoboth and other N.I .. towns. Office: 40 Water St., Boston. Home: 340 Hammond St., Chestnut Hill. Sum- mer res .: 1 River Rd., Richmond, Va.
JAULT, Warren Ortman, teacher; b. Lenexa, Kan., Jan. 8, 1887; s. Addison Ault and Mary A. (Mell- wain) A .; ed. Baldwin (Kan.) high sch .; A.B., Baker Univ., 1907, LL.D., 1937; B.A., Oxford, Eng., 1910, M.A., 1917; Ph.D., Yale, 1919; m. Myrtle L. Wileock of N.Y. City, June 12, 1931; children- Addison, Mary Myrtle. Rhodes Seholar, 1907-10; instr. hist., Baker Univ., 1910-11; Boston Univ., 1913 .- 19, asst. pro., 1919-25, prof., 1925 -; Guggen- heim Fellowship, 1926-27; Sergt. M.C., 2nd lt., F.A., U.S.A., 1917-18; mem. N.E. Hist. Teachers Assn. (mem. council, pres. 1935-36), Am. Hist. Assn .; fellow, Royal IIist. Soe. Club: Appalachian Mt. Author: Private Jurisdiction in England; Europe in the Middle Ages; Court Rolls of the Abbey of Ramsey. Travel: Brit. Isles, Europe. Methodist. Republican. Office: 688 Boylston St., Boston. Home: 22 Fairlee Rd., Waban.
(AURELIO, William Goodwin, professor of Greek; b. Titusville, Pa., June 1, 1870; s. William Good- win Aurelio and Priscilla Priee (Davis) A .; ed. Falmouth high sch .; A.B., Boston Univ., 1894, A.M., 1895; post grad. work at Univ. Gottingen, Ger., 1897-99. Teacher Greek and math., New Hampton (N.Il.) Lit. Instn., 1895-97; teacher Greek and German, Wesleyan Acad., Wilbraham, 1899- 1901; instr. Greek and Latin, Boston Univ., 1901- 02, asst. prof. Greek, 1902-12, prof. 1912 -; mem. Am. Philol. Assn., Am. Inst. Archeology, Beta Theta Pi. Desc. William Bradford, Myles Stan- dish, John Alden, Francis LeBaron. Methodist. Home: Falmouth.
AUSTIN, Alexander Joseph, Jr., teacher; b. Can- bridge, Mar. 19, 1905; s. Alexander Joseph Austin and Mary Ellen (Crowley) A .; ed. Somerville high sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1927; unmarried. Broker, Boston, 1927-32; teacher Latin, Eng., math., West- ern jr. high seh., Somerville, 1932 -. Club: Har- vard (Boston). Travel: U.S. Democrat. Ilome: 34 Ware St., West Somerville. Summer res .: No. Seitnate.
YAUSTIN, Charles Vedder, textile finisher; b. Leeds, N.Y., Feb. 3, 1895; s. George B. Austin and Mary (Vedder) A .; ed. Catskill high seh .; B.S. (eco- nomies), Univ. Pa., 1917; m. Sara Forshee of Glenwood, N.J., July 30, 1919; children-Mary Jane ((.), David Vedder (adopted). Asso. with Hollis- ton Mills, Ine., finishers of stiff finish textiles and pyroxylin coated fabrics, Norwood, sinee 1917, in sales dept., 1917-18, salesman, 1919-21, dist. sales mgr., New York territory, 1921-27, v.p., dir., and gen. sales mgr., sinee 1927; sec. Hollis- ton Mills of Tenn .; dir. Fast Braintree Finishing Co .; served in Chem. Warfare Service, U.S.A., 1918-19; mem. Sigma Nu; Masons. Congregation- alist. Republican. Ofliee: Holliston Mills, Nor- wood. Home: Water St., Foxboro.
AUSTIN, Frederick Ellsworth, lawyer and judge; b. Taunton, Aug. 6, 1865; s. James Austin and Sarah A. (Godfrey) A .; ed. Taunton high sch .; llarvard, 1881-85; in. Hattie W. Johnson of Taunton, Nov. 12, 1896; children-Louise Estelle, Winslow Ells- worth. Adm. to Mass. bar 1892, and sinee engaged in gen. practice of law at Taunton; spl. justiee Dist Ct., 1903-13; presiding justice 1st Dist. Ct. of Bristol at Taunton, since 1913; atty. for Co-op. Bk. since 1896; tr. Taunton Sav. Bk .; served as mem. Taunton City Govt. for 3 years mem. Mass. Ho. of Rep., 1894-96; mem. Taunton Seh. Com., 15 yrs .; chmn. Exemption Bd. during World War; ehmn. Rep. City Com., 6 yrs .; chmn. Law Lib. Com. of Bristol Co. Law Lib. Assn. since 1920;
mem. Taunton Bar Assn. Congregationalist. Republican. Office: District Court Bldg., Taun- ton. Home: 47 County St., Taunton.
AUSTIN, Herbert, chemical engineer; b. Hadley, Herts, Eng., Jan. 15, 1874; s. Edward Austin and Mary Ann ( Williamson) A .; ed. London (Eng.) Board Sch .; East London Tech. Coll., post grad. courses; m. Marian Elizabeth Woolley, June 19, 1897; children-Marie Eunice, Dorothy Aliee (Hen- tershee). Junior draftsman, Geo. Seott & Son, London, 1892-97; feld superintendent ehem. proc- ess machinery dietation and operation, 1897-99; sales mgr. duties added, 1899; dir., 1900; formed Ernest Scott & Co., Fall River, 1908; part owner, 1908-14; sole owner, 1914 -; mem. A.F.&A.M. (mas- ter Pioneer Lodge, Somerset, 1934, 35), Masons dist. dep. grand master, (Fall River dist., 1937, 38), order DeMolay for Boys (dad Pioneer Chapt., 1924-34), Boy Seouts Am. (pres. Fall River area, 1939); manufactured special chem. machinery for U.S. govt., World War; mem. Am. Inst. Chem. Engrs., Fall River Couneil Royal and Se- lect Masters, K.T. (Godfrey de Bouillon eomdr.). Club: Rotary (pres., 1934-35, chmn. Fall River boys work com., 1930-, except 1934-35). Methi- odist Episcopal. Office: Care Ernest Seott & Co., Fall River. Ilome: 84 Jackson Av., So. Somerset.
VAUSTIN, Oliver Luther, Jr., florist, nurseryman; b. Tuckahoe, N.Y., May 24, 1903; s. Ollver Luther Austin (M.D.) and Elizabeth (Wise) A .; ed. Berkshire prep. seh., Sheffield; S.B., Wesleyan Univ., 1926; Ph.D., Harvard, 1931; m. Elizabeth Schling of N.Y. City, Sept. 10, 1930; children- Anthony Schling, Timothy Oliver. Asst. biolo- gist, U.S. Biol. Survey, 1930-33; estab. in own bus., 1934; tr. Wellfleet Sav. Bk .; moderator, Well- fleet, 1936-38; mem. Am. Ornithol. Union, North- eastern Bird Banding Assn. (dir.). Club: Nut- tall Ornithological. Author: Birds of Newfound- land Labrador. Travel: Labrador, 1926, 1927, 1928; Brit. Guiana, 1925; Cent. Am., 1928. Protes- tant. Republican. Office and home: Wellfleet.
AVERILL, Arthur Baxter, elerk; b. Brimfield, Oct. 4, 1854; s. Joseph Warren Averill and Ablgail (Upham) A .; ed. Cambridge high sch .; student, Harvard Grad. Sch. Bus. Adm .; m. Caroline Ma- tilda Snow Nay of Cambridge, Apr. 15, 1886. In R.R. bus, 10 yrs .; chief elk., Locomotive Dept., Fitchburg R.R., in days of Its expansion, 8 yrs .; head, college records office, Harvard, 1896-1926; pensioned, eustodian, Boston Mus. Fine Arts about 1 yr .; floor man, Cambridgeport Sav. Bk., 1926-39; now does clerical work. Club: C.B.M. (men of Cong., Bapt., Meth Chs., Cambridgeport). Travel: vacation trips. Father interested in prison and reform work. Congregationalist. Republican. Home: 55 Magazine St., Cambridge.
TAVERILL, Esther Cunningham, author, playwright; b. Woreester, Apr. 13, 1895; d. Philip M. Cun- ningham and Lillian M. (Boyden) C .; ed. private tutors; m. Lawrence Augustus Averill of Alna, Me., Dee. 25, 1915. Writing chief occupation; conducted nature study elasses, Nat. Hist. Soc., Worcester; taught violin; Sunday sch. classes 15 yrs .; dir. costuming, 10 yrs .; officer Missionary Soc., many yrs .; lectured; produced plays, pag- eants; mem. League Women Voters (chmin., govt. & for, poliey dept., 1930-37), Drama League (dir., play-writing contest, 1930-36), Nat. League Am. Penwomen (sec. Worcester Br., 1930-31, pres. 1938 -; organizer, Augusta, Me., Br.), Daugh- ters of Founders & Patriots of Am. (v.p., 1937- 38). Club: Worcester Woman's (ehumn. lit. dept., 1937-39). Author: 3 act plays: The Old Home Road, My House of Dreams, Take a Chance; pageants & rel. dramas: Joseph and Mary, The Home, The Star Shone On, John the Beloved Disciple, The Word, etc .; numerous newspaper features, plays, skits, mag. articles on nature, musie, cookery, antiques, hist. subjects; columnist one year, Worcester Sunday Telegram. Dese. Thomas Boyden, who came from Eng. to Scituate, 1634; Solomon Keyes, Chelmsford, 1653; Joseph Cun - ningham, Revolutionary War. Methodist. Re-
publican. Home: 5 Rupert St., Worcester. 'Sum-
mer res .: Ancestral Aeres, Wiseasset, Me.
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AVERILL, Harvey Eastman, teacher, banker; b. Barre, Vt., Nov. 23, 1884; s. Arthur Cheney Aver- ill and Stella Cleora (Tilden) A .; ed. Brookline high sch .; Goddard Sem., Barre, Vt .; A.B., Tufts Coll., 1908, A.M., 1910; student, llarvard Law Sch., 1908-09; m. Theresa S. Dix of Barre, Vt., June 2, 1917; children-Mary Smith, Althea Til- den. Asst. in hist. and pub. law, Tufts Coll., 1909-10; teacher hist. and asst. prin., Goddard Sem., Barre, Vt., 1910-13, tr. 1913-, sec. and treas., 1913-20; sec. and asst. treas., trs., Tufts Coll., 1921 -; teller, People's Nat. Bk., Barre, Vt., 1913- 20, 1st Nat. Bank, Boston, 1920-21; tr. Medford Hillside Universalist Ch .; sec. sch. com., Barre, Vt. Club: University (Boston). Universalist. Republican. Offiee: Ballou Hall, Tufts College, Medford. Home: 389 Boston Av., Medford. Sum- mer res .: Groton, Vt.
VAVERILL, Lawrence Augustus, teacher, author; b. Alna, Me .. May 1, 1891; s. Augustus B. Averill and Etta M. (West) A .; ed. Lincoln Acad .; A.B., Clark Univ., A.M., Ph.D., 1915; m. Esther M. Cun- ningham of Worcester, Dec. 25, 1915. Teacher, pub. schs., Maine, 1908-10; Instr. lang. dept., Clark Coll., 1913-15; head dept. psychol., Worces- ter State Teachers Coll., 1915 -; instr., Mass. Univ. Extension System, 1920 -; pres. Worcester Child Guidance Assn., 1927 -; Mass. State Coll. Assn., 1932-34; chmn. Woreester Bd. Moving Picture Rev., 1935 -; mein. Mass. Soc. Mental Hygiene, Am. Psychol. Assn., Assn. Cons. Psy- chologists, Mass. Child Couneil, A.A.A.S., Nat.
Ednl. Assn. Club: Boston Authors. Author: Psychology for Normal Schools, Adolescence, Ele- ments of Educational Psychology, Educational Hygiene, Psychology Applied to Nursing, The Ily- giene of Instruction; verses; prof. articles, re- views; lectures. Travel: Europe. Desc. William Averill, Ipswich, 1637; Richard Williams, Taun- ton, 1636. Methodist. Republican. Office: State Teachers College, Worcester. flome: 5 Rupert St., Worcester. Summer res .: Wiscasset, Me.
AVERY, Eunice Harriet, world traveler and lectur- er; b. Springfield, May 23, 1888; d. Theodore Lyman Avery and Harriet (Foster) A .; ed. "The Elins", Springfield (Charlotte W. Porter); A.B., Vassar, 1910. Lecturer on the "Interpretation of World Affairs." Mem, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: International Business & Professional Women's; Woman's, Business & Professional Women's, Quota College (Springfield, Boston), Smith (Win- chester). Travel: 3 to 1 months abroad each year; around world (twice), China and Japan (3 times), No. and So. Africa, New Zealand, Austra- lia, Baltic to Aretic, Europe (17 times). Congre- gationalist. Home: 75 Dover Rd., Longmeadow. Summer res .: Westmoreland, N.Il.
AVERY, Herbert Spauiding, lawyer; b. Plymouth, Sept. 15, 1883; s. Elmer E. Avery and Hannah Burgess (Harlow) A .; ed. Plymouth high sch .; A.B., Boston Unlv., 1904; student, Boston Univ. Law Sch., 1909; LL.B., Suffolk Law Sch., 1927; m. Alma Anderson of Boston, Sept. 4, 1909; chil- > dren-Helen Louise, Carol Joy, Richard Herbert, Alden I., David Burgess, Pauline Edythe, Con- stance, Elaine, Beatrice Dale. Asst. supt. em- ployes, William Filene's Sons Co., 1906-08; admit- ted Mass. Bar Sept. 18, 1909; asso. with Dickson & Knowles, 1909-12; res. atty., London Guaran- tee & Accident Co., Ltd., 1913-23; gen. practice, sr. mem, Avery, Dooley, Post & Carroll, 1923 -; prof. bankruptcy, Suffolk Law Sch., 1923 -; gen. counsel, Broad St. Mut. Casualty Ins. Co., Nook Farm Corp., Avite Products, Inc .; mem. adv. com., sch. com., Wellesley; mem. Am. Bar Assn., Law Soe. Mass. Club: Interchange. Father, treas. Plymouth Corp. Bk., affiliated with it 1881-1936. Methodist. Republican. Office: 177 State St., Bos- ton. Hlome: 91 Washington Av., Winthrop.
'AVERY, Nathan Prentice, lawyer; b. Norwich, Conn., May 13, 1869; s. Edward P. Avery and Adelaide L. (Smith) A .; ed. Northampton high sch .; A.B., Amherst Coll., 1891; studied law in office C. A. Hitchcock, Chittenango, N. Y., and with E. W. Cha- pin, Holyoke; m. Katharine B. Van Valken- burgh of Chittenango, N.Y., July 7, 1897; children -Adelaide (Mrs. Frank E. Button), Katharine
(Mrs. Carlos E. Allen). Served as prin. Yates high seh., Chittenango, N.Y., 1891-95; admitted to Mass. bar, 1896; engaged in gen. practice of law, Holyoke, 1896 -; city solicitor, 1899-1904; mayor of Holyoke, 1904-10; mem. Constitutional Conv. (Mass.), 1917; mem. Bd. Referees, Met. Dist. Wa- ter Commn .; mem. firm Avery, Healy and But- ton; tr. and clk., Mechanics Sav. Bk .; pres. and dir. J. & W. Jolly, Inc .; dir. Franklin Paper Co .; mem. at large seh. bd., Holyoke; mem. Am., Mass. State (pros. 1932-34), and Hampden County (pres., 1932-34) Bar Assns., Phi Beta Kappa, Theta Delta Chi, Masons, I.O.O.F., Elks. Office: 56 Suf- folk St., Holyoke. Home: 1150 Northampton St., Holyoke.
AYARS, Christine Merrick, teacher pianoforte and voice, soprano; b. Cambridge; d. Henry Morton Ayars and Mary Christine (Warren) A .; ed. grad. Brookline high sch .; A.B., Boston Univ., 1916; M.S. (econ. research), Simmons Coll., 1924; M.Ed. (Mus.), Boston Univ. Sch. Edn., 1932; studied with Miss Ada P. Emery, Laura Hawkins, concert pianist, Ross David, Tenor, Stephen S. Town- send, baritone, Mme. Myrna Sharlow, soprano. Personnel dir., MeElwain, Morse & Rogers, N.Y. City; worked in training and planning depts., R. H. Macy & Co., N.Y. City; personnel dir., Geo. Batten Co., N.Y. City; did sales promotion and research with Gotham Silk Hosiery Co., Inc., N.Y. City; instr. summer session, Univ. Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico; dir. Girls' Work, War Camp Community Service, New Lon- don, Conn., about 1 yr .; mem. Music Educators Nat. Conf., Am. Assn. Social Workers, For. Pol- iey Assn., Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Kappa Gamma. Club: Professional Women's (Boston). Author: Contributions to the Art of Music in America by the Music Industries of Boston (1640-1936), mag. articles, Travel: Europe, Gt. Brit., Scan., Can., Alaska, Newfoundland, Puerto Rico, U.S. G.d., mother's side, Dr. William Fairfield Warren, first pres. Boston Univ. Methodist. Studio and home: 118 Griggs Rd., Brookline.
AYCOCK, William Lloyd, physician; b. Carroll Co., Ga., Feb. 25, 1889; s. Joseph Amis Aycock and Mary Elizabeth (Thomas) A .; ed. Emory Univ. ; M.D., Univ. Louisville, 1914; m. Eleanor Hiekok Fuller of Burlington, Vt., May 20, 1920; children -Harriet Fuller, Eleanor Fuller, Mary Elizabeth. Instr, bacteriology, N.Y. Post-Grad. Med. Sch., 1915-19; diagnostician, N.Y. State Lab. of Health, 1916; dir. Poliomyelitis Research Lab., Vt. State Dept. Health, 1919-31; asst. prof. preventive med. and hygiene, Harvard Med. Sch., since 1923; dir. rescarch, Harvard Infantile Paralysis Commn., since 1923; 1st 1t. U.S.A., in charge of lab., Base llosp. No. 8, A.E.F., Savenay, Fr., later on staff, Central Labs., A.I.F., Dijon, 1917-19; mem. A.M.A., Am. Pub. Health Assn., Am. Epidemiol. Assn. Author: many sci. articles in med. jours. Con- gregationalist. Office: Harvard Medical School, Boston. Home: Canton.
AYER, Hazeu Hunter, investment counsel; b. Mont- ville, Me .. Jan. 4, 1902; s. Walter A. Ayer and Nancy (Hunter) A .; ed. Union (Me.) high sch .; Univ. Me., 1924; m. Catharine Winsor of Newton, Sept. 1935; children-Nancy, Catharine, Cynthla. Prin., high seh., Warren, Me., 1924-26; pvt. tutor, Hamilton, 1926-28; statis. dept., Chase, Harris, Forbes Corp., 1928-33; v.p., treas., dir. Standish, Racey & McKay, Inc., 1933 -; mem. Alumni Coun- cíl of Univ. Me., Masons, Phi Kappa Sigma. Protestant. Repubican. Office: 50 Congress St., Boston, Home: 53 Oxford St., Winchester.
VAYER, James Bourne, physician; b. Boston, Dec. 28, 1882; s. James Bourne Ayer and Mary Eliza (Farwell) A .; ed. Roxbury Latin Sch .; A.B., Har- vard Coll., 1903; M.D., Harvard Univ. Med. Seh., 1907; m. llannah Gilbert Palfrey of Boston, Nov. 15, 1909; children-James B., Jr., Hannah Ayer Saltonstall, John P., Suzannah C., Mary F., Eliz- abeth. After usual Interneship; in gen. practice med. at Boston, 1907 -; prof. neurology, Harvard Med. Seh .; chief neurological serviee, Mass, Gen. Hosp .; served as capt., Med. Corps, World War. Author: med, papers only. Office: 319 Longwood Av., Boston. Home: 1350 Canton Av., Milton.
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AYER, John, consulting engineer; b. Oakland, Me., Apr. 29, 1883; s. John Ayer and Mary Annabel (Holt) A .; ed. S.B., M.I.T., 1905; grad. student, tech. high seh., Charlottenburg, Berlin, Ger., 1906-07; m. Josephine Flint Stevens of Stoneham, June 24, 1909; children-John, Jr., Mary Burnham. Draftsman, Charles River Basin Commn., 1908- 09; engr., designer concrete dams and power houses, 1910-13; asst. engr. to Dir. of Port of Boston, 1913-17; Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, 1917- 18, exee. engr., 1918-19, div. engr., 1920-22; mem. flrm 1922 -; specialized in design and construc- tion of water-front projects; worked on Com- monwealth dry dock and pier, Hampden Co. Me- morial Bridge (Springfield), Victory Plant of Bethlehem Shipbldg. Corp. (Quincy), Boston Army Base, State Pier (Portland, Me.); mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Soc. Terminal Engrs., Am. Assn. Port Authorities, Am. Wood Preservers Assn. Club: Boston City. Congregationalist. Repub- lican. Office: 11 Beacon St., Boston. Home: 22 Vernon St., West Medford. Summer res .: New Sharon, Me.
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AYER, Nathaniel Farwell, manufacturer; b. Bos- ton, June 24, 1878; s. James B. Ayer and Mary E. (Farwell) A .; ed. B.S., Harvard, 1900; unmar- ried. Treas. and dir. Cabot Mfg. Co., Farwell Mills, Farwell Bleachery; dir. Boston Safe De- posit & Trust Co., Nat. Shawmut Bk., Boston Mfrs. Mut. Fire Ins. Co., Paper Mill Mut. Fire Ins.
Co., N.Y. Life Ins. Co .; tr. Suffolk Sav. Bk. Epis- copalian. Office: 201 Devonshire St., Boston.
VAYRES, GUIbert Haven, associate professor of chemistry; b. Upland, Ind., Aug. 29, 1904; s. Wilmot Ayres and Mary Etta (Huggins) A .; ed. Taylor Univ. Acad., Upland, Ind., 1917-21; A.B., Taylor Univ., 1925; Ph.D., Univ. Wls., 1930; m. Helen Jane Shoemaker of Bluffton, Ind., Aug. 17, 1926; children-Margaret Jane, Alice Barbara. Instr. chem., Taylor Univ., 1925-27; asst. in chem., Univ. Wis., 1927-30, Instr., 1930-31; asst. prof., Smith Coll., 1931-37, asso. prof., 1937 -; mem. Al- pha Chi Sigma, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Xi, Am. Chem. Soc. Author: Experiments in General Chemistry, 1935; articles on Colloid Chemistry, Journal of Phys. Chemistry and Journal of Am. Chem. Soc. Methodist. Republican. Office: Smith College, Northampton. Home: 56 Forbes Av., Northampton.
AYRES, Samuel Loring, merchant; b. Norfolk, Va., Sept. 10, 1874; s. Samuel L. P. Ayres and Almira (Stonaker) A .; ed. Brooklyn (N.Y.) Poly Ins .; m. Sarah Hobart Otis of Watertown, 1903; chil- dren-Ward Otis, Mrs. Virginia Bishop, Samuel L., Jr. Pres., treas., Ayres, William C. Jones, Inc., Boston. Clubs: Cohasset Golf, Boston Art. Travel: Eng., twice yearly, bus. Episcopalian. Republican. Oflice: 222 Summer
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/BABB, Edward Everett, Jr., business man; b. Mel- rose, Mass., Mar. 9, 1894; s. Edward E. Babb and Mary Alice (Goss) B .; ed. Phillips Andover Acad .; m. Muriel A. (Andrews) B. of Waban, Sept., 1937; 1 dau .- Barbara (by first marriage). Salesman, Edward E. Babb & Co., 1913-29; gen. mgr., 1929-31; pres., 1931 -; dir. Babb & Co., Pilgrim Trust Co .; mem. Army Intelligence Corps, 1917-18; mem. Kiwanis, Masons, Hugh de Peynes Commandary. Clubs: Charles River Country, Duxbury Yacht, Boston Univ. Universalist. Office: 910 Common- wealth Av., Boston. Home: 35 Arnold Rd., Wel- lesley Hills. Summer res .: Duxbury.
BABB, Hugh Webster, professor of law; b. Yar- mouth, Me., Mar. 3, 1887; s. Howard Selden Babb and Margaret (Wagg) B .; ed. Westbrook (Me.) schs .; Winchester Coll. (Eng.); B A., Oxford, 1911; Cambridge Univ. (Law Tripos part I), 1913; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1916; m. Persis Loring Conant of Portland, Me., June 1916; children-Warren, Richard, Hugh W., Jr., Howard. Instr. law, Bos- ton Univ., 1920-21, asst. prof., 1921-24, asso. prof., 1924-26, prof., 1926-, head dept., 1931 -; mem. Harvard Musical Assn. Author: various texts on commercial law. Travel: Europe, 1930-31; Fr., 1935; Poland, 1937. Desc. Roger Conant. Con- gregationalist. Republican. Office: Boston Uni- versity College of Business Administration, 685 Commonwealth Av., Boston. Home: 67 Kirkland St., Cambridge. Summer res .: Portland Me., R.F.D. 4 (Cumberland).
BABB, Thomas Earle, Jr., general insurance agent; b. Victor, N.Y., Aug. 22, 1878; s. Rev. Thomas Earle Babb and Ellen Angusta (Cook) B .; ed. Holden high sch .; Class. high sch., Worcester; Oberlin (O.) Conservatory; m. Grace Randall MeKown of Boothbay Harbor, Me., Nov. 10, 1904. Vocal teacher; dir. choir, Pilgrim Cong. Ch., Cam- bridge, 1901; state visitor, Lyman Sch. for Boys (Mass. Reformatory); investment salesman; in insurance bus., 1913 -; propr. Thomas E. Babb, Jr., Insurance Agency, Worcester, 1919 -; dir. Worcester Safety Council, Bancroft Auto Club (A.A.A.); mem. Safety Council, A.A.A., Masons,
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