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VHODGDON, Paul E., manufacturer of chemical ma- terials; b. Berlin, N. H., June 19, 1896; s. John A. llodgdon and Matilda (Fernald) IL .; ed. Chem. Engr., Univ. Me .; grad. student, M.I.T. Asso. with Deerfield Glassine Co., mfrs. transparent materi- als, Monroe Bridge, also asso, with Keith Paper Co., Turners Falls, 1918-, research chem, engr., 1918-26, gen. supt., 1926-29, gen. mgr., 1929-31, pres. and treas., 1931 -; dir. Hoosae Tunnel & Wilmington R.R .; mem. Sigma Chi, Masons. Con- gregationalist. Republican.
Address: Monroe Bridge.
HODGES, Arthur Webster, civil engineer; b. Somer- ville, Sept. 5, 1873; s. Arthur Hodges and Sarah Elizabeth (Hurd) IL .; ed. Chauncy Hal Sch., Bos- ton; M.I.T .; S.B., Harvard, 1897; m. llarriet A. Ross of Newton, Oct. 12, 1909; children-Charles R., Arthur W., Jr. Engaged in civil and elec. engring. work, 1897 -; with State of Mass., 1912-, now asst. engr., Dept. Pub. Utilities. Baptist. Re- publican. Office: 167 State House, Boston. Home: 18 Ripley Ter., Newton Centre.
HODGES, Margaret Lonise, clerk, writer, former teacher, musician; b. Canaan, N. Y., Mar. 14, 1899; d. Rev. Alpheus Clark Hodges and Elinor Redfern (Squire) H .; ed. grad., Winchester high sch., 1917; A.B., Mt. Holyoke Coll., 1922; unmarried. Head of Eng. dept., Black River Acad , Ludlow, Vt., 1922- 24, Williamstown high sch., 1924-27; ill, 1927-29; clk., Gen. Elec. Co., Pittsfield, 1929 -. Clubs: Woman's, Mt. Holyoke, local musical organization. Author: poems in 15 anthologies; 2 cols. of poetry in preparation, also a novel; collecting material on immigration and Americanization. Gt. niece Benjamin E. Redfern of Boston. Congregation- alist. Republican. Office: General Electric Co., 100 Woodlawn Av., Pittsfield. Ilome: 8 Abbott St., Pittsfield.
HOCKETT, Robert Casnd, asst. professor of chem- istry; b. Fayette, Mo., July 1, 1906; s. Homer Carey Hockett and Amy (Francisco) Il .; ed. Worthington high sch., O .; Friends' Select Sch., Phila, Pa .; North high sch., Columbus, O .; A.B. (honors), O. State Univ., 1925, M.A., 1928, Ph.D., 1929; m. Margaret Dixon of Worthington, 1930; children-David Lloyd, V HODGIN, Edwin Stanton, elergyman; b. Vermillion, Susan. National Research fellow, U.S. Pub. Health (Dakota Ty.) S.D., Jan. 15, 1868; s. Daniel Hodgin and Tamer Jane (Dawson) IL .; ed. B.S., Unlv. S.D., 1893; D.D., Meadville Theol. Sch., 1920; LL.D., Univ. S.D., 1936; student, Meadville (Pa.) Theol. Sch., 1895-98; summers, Harvard Div. Seh., 1901, 1903, 1921; Univ. Chicago Theol. Seh., 1902; m. Ida B. Woodworth of Minneapolis, Minn., April Service, 1929-31, asso. technologist, 1931-35; asst. prof. chem., M.I.T., 1935 -; consultant to Arthur D. Little, Ine .; mem. Phi Mu Delta, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Am. Assu. Univ. Profs., Am. Chemical Soe., Am. Aead. of Arts and Seiences. Author: papers in Jour. of Am.
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17, 1908. Ordained to ministry of Unitarian Ch., 1898; minister, Humboldt, la., 1898-1903, Helena, Mont., 1903-05, Minneapolis, Minn., 1906-08; Los Angeles, Calif., 1908-20, New Bedford, 1920 -; commr. Juvenile Ct. of Los Angeles County, 1913- 16; mem. sch. com., New Bedford, 1934 -; mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Masons, K.P. Unitarian. Home: 47 S. 6th St., New Bedford.
VHODGKINS, Lemuel Gulliver, life insurance official; b. Somerville, Apr. 2, 1877; s. Frank Emery Ilodg- kins and Eveline Fay (Gulliver) 11 .; ed. A.M.,V Dartmouth Coll., 1925; student Worcester Acad., 1893-96, Dartmouth Coll., 1896-98; in. Alice Law- rence Whittemore of Wollaston, Mar. 26, 1907; chil- dren-Mrs. Edward R. Hodgkins, Mrs. James L. Riley. Clk., examiner-in-chief and dep. ins. commr. Mass. Ins. Dept., 1898-1915; see. and gen. mgr. Mass. Rating and Inspection Bureau, Boston, 1915- 16; see. and gen. mgr., Nat. Automobile Under- writers Conf., New York, N. Y., 1916-1918; sec. and dir. Mass. Protective Assn., Inc., Worcester, 1918 -; sec. and dir. Mass. Protective Life Assurance Co., Worcester, 1921 -; see. and dir. Paul Revere Life Ins. Co., Worcester, 1930 -; tr. Mechanics Sav- ings Bank, Worcester Academy; mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon, Ch. Commerce. Clubs: Mason (K.T., 32°), Worcester Country, Economic. Congregationalist. Republican. Office: 18 Chestnut St., Worcester. Home: 5 Whitman Rd., Worcester.
HODGKINSON, Harold Daniel, merchandise man- ager; b. Wallingford, Conn., May, 1890; s. Samuel Hodgkinson and Sarah LaVerne (Averill) H .; ed. Hopkins Sch., New Haven, Conn .; Ph.B., Yale, 1912; Harvard Grad. Sch .; m. Laura White Cabot, June 1929; 1 dau .- Charlotte Anne. Dir. William Fi- lene's Sons Co., Continental Clothing Co .; tr., Nat. Sailors' Home; It. (j.g.), U.S.N.R. (s.c.), 1917-21. Clubs: Union, Harvard (Boston), Eastern Yacht ( Marblehead), Yale (N. Y.). Episcopalian. Re- publican. Office: 126 Washington St., Boston. Home: Marblehead.
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HODGSON, Edgar W., jeweler; b. Wash., D.C., July 6, 1865; s. Thomas Hodgson and Caroline ( Bent- ley) H .; ed. pub. schs., Medford; m. Gertrude Rey- nolds of Hyde Park, June 18, 1891; children- Maurice Lee, Gladys, Robert Reynolds, Norman Bentley, Carolyn. Began in Boston as apprentice under father in watchmaker's trade; in employ of Shreve, Crump & Low Co., Boston, 1886-90; with Bigelow, Kennard & Co., Inc., 1890-96; en- tered into bus. for self as jeweler, 1896; an or- ganizer and treas. Hodgson, Kennard & Co., Inc., jewelers. Club: Ilunnewell (Newton). Travel: Europe (many times on bus.). G.s. Rhodes Hodg- son, who came from Yorkshire, Eng., and settled in N.Y. City, 1831. Unitarian. Republican. Of- fice: 15 Arlington St., Boston. Home: 96 Shorne- cliff Ild., Newton.
Y HOEFFEL, Gerald Norton, physician; b. Oconto, Wis., June 23, 1892; s. Sylvester Hoeffel and Jane (Heath) H .; ed. Columbian P'rep. Sch., Wash., D.C .; Cath. Univ. Am .; M.D., Ilarvard Med. Sch., 1920; m. Emily Conant, 1939. Interne, Boston City Ilosp., 1920-22, Mass. Gen. losp., 1922-24; res. phys., Children's Hosp., 1924-25, asso. visiting phys., 1925 -; visiting phys., N.E. Peabody Home; sch. phys., Buckingham Sch., Cambridge; instr. pediatries, Harvard Med. Sch., 1927 -; in U.S.N., 1917-18; fellow A.M.A., Am. Aend. Pediatrics, N.JS. Pediatric Soc .; mem. S.A.R., Alpha Kappa Kappa. Clubs: Harvard (Boston), Oakley Country, llar- vard Faculty. Author: med. papers. Catholic. Independent. Office: 319 Longwood Av., Boston. Home: 11 Monmouth Ct., Brookline.
HOEHN, William Frederic, editor and publisher; b. Rochester, N.Y., Mar. 29, 1871; s. Jacob A. Hochn and Matilda (Fichtner) H .; ed. Rochester (N.Y.) pub. schs .; Rochester Acad .; Taylors Bus. Sch .; Rochester Bus. Univ .; m. Grace Timour Lawrence of Morristown, N.J., June 3, 1896. Served as Y.M.C.A. Sec., Harrisburg, l'a., Pittsburgh, l'a., Middletown, Pa., Morristown; N.J., Quiney, Ports- mouth, N.11., Kingston, N. Y., 1889-1912; sec. Ch. Commerce, Kingston, N.Y., Peekskill, N.Y., and sec. Hudson Valley Federation Chs. Commerce, 1912-19; supervisor, employment service, U.S.
Dept. of Labor, New York State, 1919; director fi- nancial campaigns in Ohio, Del., Mass., and on West Coast; mem. Nat. Council, U.S. Ch. Commerce, 1912-19; retired to Northfield, 1923; pres. North- field Nat. Bk., 1928-37; v.p., Northfield Printing Co .; ed, and pub., Northfield Press, 1931 -; served as moderator, Town Meeting, Northfield, 1934, 1938; mem. Rep. Town Com., Northileld, 1933 -; mem. Masons, Elks. Episcopalian. Republican. Office: Northfield. Home: East Northfield.
HOFFMAN, Willlam George, professor of English; b. Beacon Falls, Conn., lan. 29, 1882; s. William George Hoffman and Mary (Bomely) H .; ed. Class. high sch., Providence, R.L .; A.B., Brown Univ., 1904; m. Mabelle Corinne Hough of Providence, R.I., 1909; children-Barbara Ruth, llelen Eliza- beth. Actor, 1904-07; asst. Sunday ed., Providence Tribune, 1908; teacher Eng., East Providence (R.I.) high sch., 1908-1910, Malden high seh., 1910-13, high Sch. of Commerce, Boston, 1913-20; Boston Univ., Coll. Bus. Adm., 1920-, prof. Eng. and pub. speaking, 1927 -; mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Gamma Sigma, Masons, Beta Theta Pi, Delta Sigma P'i, Am. Assn. Univ. Profs. Author: Publie Speaking for Business Men; The Public Speak- er's Scrapbook; Write and Speak Better ( with Roy Davis). Episcopalian. Office: 685 Common- wealth Av., Boston. Home: 21 Alameda Rd., West Roxbury.
HOFFMAN, William Mitchell Vall, Jr., priest; b. N.Y. City, Apr. 20, 1898; S. William M. V. Hoff- man and Irene (Stoddard) H .; ed. St. Mark's Sch., Southborough, 1910-16; A.B., Harvard, 1920, M.A., 1932. With Radio Corp., 1920-21; student, Harvard Law Sch., 1921-24; mem. Soe. St. John the Evange- list, 1924 -; ordained deaeon, by Bishop Manning, 1926, priest, 1927; sergt. Corps. Intelligence Police, Dec. 1917-June 1919; 1st It., Chaplain Res., U.S.A. Club: Harvard (N. Y.) Office and home: 980 Me- morial Dr., Cambridge.
HOLBERG, Richard A., artist; b. Milwaukee, Wis .; S. Magnus Holberg and Ronnei (Friske) H .; ed. South biv. high sch .; New York Art Students' League; m. Ruth Langland of Milwaukee, Wis. Illustrator and painter; illustrator of numerous books for children; mem. Wis. Nat. Guard, Rock- port Art Assn., Am. Water Color Soc. Club: Sal- magundi (N.Y.). Studio and honre: 11 Hale St., Rockport.
VHOLBERG, Ruth' Langland, writer; b. Milwaukee, Wis .; d. Knute Langland and lda Antoinette (Nel- son) L .; ed. Milwaukee South Div. high sch., Mil- waukee Art Students' League; m. Richard Holberg of Milwaukee, Wis. Painter until career began in writing juvenile books and short stories for chil- dren's mags .; mem. Women Painters and Sculptors Nat. League, Pen Women Am., The Author's Guild. Author: Mitty and Mr. Syrup; Mitty on Mr. Syrup's Farm; Ilester and Timothy, Pioneers; Wee Brigit O'Tool; Not So Long Ago; Oh Su- sannah; many short stories for children's mags. Travel: Europe. Theosophist. Office and home: 11 Hale St., Rockport.
HOLBROOK, Donald, trustee, financial counsel; b. Newton, May 27, 1897; s. Walter Hills Holbrook and Katharine (Thayer) 11 .; ed. St. George's Sch .. Newport, R.1 .; Browne and Nichols Seh.,. Cam- bridge; Ilarvard, class of 1920; m. Katherine Darl- ing of Cambridge, June . 2, 1918; children-Kath- erine, Jane, Donald, Jr .; It. (j.g. ) U.S.N.R., on U.S.S. San Diego, World War; employed in investment banking corp., Boston, 1919-27; in trustee practice as profession, 1927 -; v.p. and gen. mgr. Franklin Management Corp., 1928-30; owner, The Holbrook Co., investment and financial counsel, 1930 -; Gen. Investors: Trust; exec. officer, Harvard, Class of 1920; mem. Mil. Order World War, S.A.R. Clubs: Royal Bermuda Yacht tHamilton) ; Harvard ( Bos- ton, N.Y.), The Country (Brookline). Author: ""The Boston Trustee," 1938; various articles on fi- nance. Office: 111 Devonshire St., Boston. Home: 59 Claremont St., Newton. Country Home: "High Shadows," Peterborough, N.H. Winter home: "Waldon Gate," Warwick, Bermuda.
VHOLCOMBE, Arthur Norman, professor of govern- ment; b. Winchester, Nov. 3, 1884; s. Franklin Gib-
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bons Holcombe and Incz Norman (Maynard) H .; .ed. Winchester high sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1906, Ph.D., 1909; Berlin, Munich, Paris Univs .; Lon- don Sch. Economies and Polit. Seience; m. Car- olyn Hawley Crossett of Warsaw, N.Y., Aug. 30, 1910; children-Waldo Hawley, Mary, Robert Cros- sett, Jane, Richard Maynard. Instr., asst. prof., prof. and chmn. dept. of govt., Harvard, 1909 -; mem. Mass. Minimum Wage Commn., 1912-18; spl. investigator of war activities, U.S. Bur. of Efficiency, 1917-19; apptd. by Postmaster Gen. Burleson as mem. Com. on Standardization of Tel- ephonc Rates, 1919; Wire Control Bd., 1919; Mass. Commn. on Compensation of Sch. Teachers, 1920; Mass. Commn. on Rep. Town Meeting Form of Local Govt., 1930; Mass. Commn. on Revision of Election Laws, 1933; visiting prot. Chinese Na- tional Univs., 1935; mem. Am. Aead. of Arts & Seiences, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Upsilon, Am. Polit. Sci. Assn. (pres., 1936). Clubs: Harvard (Boston), Cambridge, Duxbury Yacht. Author: Public Ownership of Telephones, 1911; State Gov- ernment in the United States, 1916, '26, '31; Foun- dations of the Modern Commonwealth, 1923; The Political Parties of Today, 1924, '25; The Chinesc Revolution, 1930, '31; The Spirit of the Chinese Revolution, 1930; The New Party Politics, 1933; Government in a Planned Democracy, 1935. Trav- el: Europe (three times), China and Jap. (twice). Unitarian. Republican. Office: Ilarvard Uni- versity, Cambridge. Home: 20 Berkeley St., Cam- bridge. Summer res .: Duxbury.
HOLDEN, Frederick W., Colonel, banker; b. Shirley, Sept. 24, 1882; s. Nelson Andrew Holden and Mar- tha Antoinette (Whitcomb) H .; cd. LL.M., Lin- coln-Jefferson Univ .; student Shirley pub. schs .; Fitchburg Business Coll .; m. Dorothy M. Ayer of Fitchburg, Oct. 13, 1924. With Fitchburg Safe Deposit & Trust Co., 1906-27; v.p. Worcester Co. Nat. Bk., 1927-34; v.p. Worcester Co. Trust Co., 1931 -; dir. Fitchburg Mut. Fire Ins. Co., Fitch- burg & Leominster St. Ry. Co .; asst. Town Clk., Shirley, 1908-09, auditor, 1910-12, treas., 1913-20; treas. Shirley Village Water Dist., 1925-31; mem. Shirley Liberty Loan Com .; chmn. Fitchburg War Savings Stamp Com., mem. Supplementary Vol. Protective Force of Dept. of Justice during World War; apptd. Kentucky Colonel by former Gov. Lať- foon; mem. Mass. Soc. S.A.R. (past v.p. and treas.), Mass. S.C.W. (past mem. bd. govs.), Order of Founders and Patriots Am., The Governor and Company of Mass. Bay In N.E. (mem. excc. com.). Clubs: City (Boston) ; Fay (Fitchburg). Address: Fitchburg.
VHOLDEN, Robert Henry Johnston, lawyer; b. Shir- ley, Apr. 26, 1893; s. Ilenry Melvin Holden and Hattie Peirce (Barnard) H .; ed. A.B., Harvard, 1915; student, Harvard Law Sch., 1915-18; m. Elea- nor llarrict Harley of lunenburg, Oct. 9, 1920; children-Robert Usher, Mary Eleanor, David Johnston, Harley Peiree. Admitted to Mass, bar, 1918; engaged in gen. practice of law, Ayer, 1919 -; selectman, Shirley, 1919-34, mem. sch. com., 1917- 34; mem. Mass. Ho. of Rep., 1923-29; v.p. and tr. North Middlesex Sav. Bk .; dir. first Nat. Bank, Ayer; mem. Middlesex Bar Assn., Alpha Sigma Phi, Masons (32º), O.E.S., I.O.O.F., Rebekahs. Clubs: Canopy, State House (Boston); Lions (Ayer). Episcopalian. Republican. Office: Pages Block, Ayer. Ilome: Shirley Center.
VHOLDSWORTH, Robert Powell, forester, teacher forestry; b. East Lansing, Mich., Jan. 7, 1890; s. William Saunders Holdsworth and Adclalde Kirt- land (Smith) 11 .; ed. B.S., Mich. State Coll., 1911; M.F., Yale Univ. Sch. Forestry, 1928; student, Royal Coll. Forestry, Stockholm, Sweden, 1928- 29; m. Mildred Hoit Curtis of Stoughton, Oct: 21, 1912; children-Robert Powell, Jr., Mary Virginia, Willlam Curtis, James R. L. Employed in U.S. Forest Service, 1911-14; engaged in bus., Boston, 1915-27; fellow American-Scandinavian Founda- tion, 1928-29; prof. forestry, Univ. Ark., 1929-30; prof. forestry and head of dept., Mass. State Coll., Amherst, 1930 -; capt. 74th Inf., U.S.A., 1917-19; is cspecially interested in pre-professional forestry education and the history of forestry; sr. mem. Soc. Am. Foresters, Phi Kappa Phi. Travel: Eng.,
Swed. Episcopalian. Office: French Hall, Mass. State Coll., Amherst. Home: 279 Amity St., Am- herst.
HOLL, Minna Franziska, music school director; b. Worcester; d. Gustav Bernhardt Holl and Minna M. ( Riedtmann) 11 .; ed. Longy Sch. Music. Studied piano, voice, 'cello and theoretical subjects; pvt. teacher; teacher, Longy Sch, Music, dir., 1926 -; mom. inusie com., So. End Music Sch., Boston inem. exec. bd., Lili Boulanger Memorial Fund; mem. lib. bd., Cambridge Music Lib. Club: Wom- en's City ( Boston). Protestant. Republican. Of- fice: 1 Foilen St., Cambridge. Home: 82 Larch Rd., Cambridge.
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HOLLAND, Edward Bertram, research professor of chemistry; b. Amherst, Jan. 13, 1872; s. Henry Holland and Hannah M. (Clark) 1 .; ed. B.Sc., Mass. State Coll., 1892, M.Sc., 1898, Ph.D., 1915; B.Sc., Boston Univ., 1892; m. Lilian M. Smith of Amherst, Sept. 10, 1902. Asst. gen. and analytical chem., Mass. Agrl. Expt. Sta., 1892-3, asst. chein., feeding dept., 1893-91, asst. chem. in feeding expts., 1894-95, asst. ehem., dept., foods and feeding, 1895- 99, dept. foods and feeding, 1899-1908, asso. chem., res. div., dept. plant and animal chem., 1908-11, asso. chem. in charge, 1911-20, rescarch prof. chem., 1920 -; tr, Amherst Sav. Bk .; mem. Kappa Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Am. Chem. Soc., K.T., Masons (32° Scot. Rite), Mystic Shrine. Club: Amherst. Author: publications in reports and bulletins of Mass. Expt. Sta. and in sei. journals. Congregationalist. Republican. Office: Mass. Agri- cultural Experiment Station, Amherst. lome: 74 No. Prospect St., Amherst.
HOLLANDER, JnHus, business executive; b. Furth, Bavaria, Ger., Nov. 15, 1861; s. Moritz ilollander and Jette (Baeh) Il .; ed. N.Y. City gram. sehs .; Packard's Business Coll .; m. Addie Marion Schwamb, June 27, 1907; children-Ursula Marion, Julius Willard. Naturalized citizen of U.S., Sept. 20, 1883; in employ F. Blumenthal & Co. (prede- cessor to present Amalgamated Leather Cos., Inc.), 1880-84; N.E. mgr., 1884-1911; gen. mgr., dir. and v.p. Amalgamated Leather Companies, Inc., of Mass., 1911 -; dir. Amalgamated Leather Com- panies, Inc. of Del., 1919-, v.p. and dir., 1934 -; inem. Ancient and Hon. Arty. Co. of Mass. (old- est Mil. orgn. in America), Boston Ch. Commerce, Boston Boot and Shoe Club. Club: Hunncwell (Newton). Unitarian. Office: 210 South St., Bos- ton, Mass. Home: 59 Hlyde Av., Newton. Sum- mer res .: Monument Beach.
HOLLINGS, Byam, physician; b. Charlestown, Oct. 6, 1877; s. John Clarke Hollings and Nellie ( Byam) Il .; ed. Boston Latin sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1900; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1906; m. Alice Walker of Norwood; 1 dau .- Jane. Asst. supt., Mass. Gen. Hosp., after Interneship, 1910 -; asst. med. dir., John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co .; mem. M.C., U.S.A., World War, retiring as lt. col .; mem. Hol- liston Hist. Soc. (pres.), Masons (32°). Clubs: Harvard, University. Unitarian. Republican. Of- fiee: 197 Clarendon St., Boston. Home: Hotel Sheraton, Boston.
VHOLLINGSWORTH, Amor, pulp and paper manu- facturer; b. Boston, Oct. 18, 1880; s. Zachary Tay- lor Hollingsworth and Ida ( Hollingsworth) H .; ed. St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N.H., 1892-99; A.B., Har- vard, 1902; Harvard Law Sch., 1902-04; m. Eve- lyn Knapp Parsons of Islip, N.Y., Nov. 24, 1908; children-Amor, Jr., Evelyn Livingston, Schuyler. Asso. with Tileston and Hollingsworth Co. (prcs., 1907-) and Penobscot Chem. Fibre Co., 1904- (pres., 1919-); dir. Penobscot Development Co., Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., Hollingsworth & Vose Co., Arkwright Mut. F''ire Ins. Co. Clubs: Harvard (New York), Somerset, Tennis and Rac- quet (both of Boston). Offfee: 211 Congress St., Boston. Home: 311 Brush Hill Rd., Milton. Sum- mer res .: Dark Harbor, Islesboro, Me.
HOLLISTER, Joseph, newspaper columnist; b. Nor- folk, Conn., Nov. 11, 1877; s. Charles Norman Hol- lister and Annie (Dempsey) H .; ed. Robbins Class. sch., Norfolk, Conn .; spl. course, Harvard, 1923; m. Helen Pauline Barrett of Adams, Sept. 20, 1899; children-Norman Barrett, Jo Ann. Ed., The Rob-
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bins Echo, 1 yr .; asso. of Lou Stone, Winsted cor- respondent, Winsted Citizen, several yrs .; with Hartford (Conn.) Courant; correspondent, several metrop. dailies; planned a career in med. but turned to become news editor of a country daily, here he established a column known as Hollls- terville; with Berkshire Evening Eagle, Pittsfield, Feb. 11, 1898-, now an editorial executive; mem. Pittsfield City Council, 2 yrs. Author: The Note Book, column in The Berkshire Eagle, 1898 -. Editor: Poets Corner, Berkshire lagle. Oflice: 33 Eagle Sq., Pittsfield. Home: 81 Commonwealth Av., Pittsfield.
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HOLMAN, Mary Lovering, genealogist, autlior; b. Boston, Oct. 20, 1868; d. Daniel Lovering, Jr., and Helen Augusta (Griffith) L .; ed. Boston Girls high sch .; M.I.T., 2 yrs .; m. George U. G. Holman of Boston, Dec. 8, 1892; children-Helen, Winifred Lovering. Opened chem. lab., Barnard Coll .; lec- turer on chem. of foods, Pratt Inst., N.Y. Cooking Sch., Packer Coll., until 1892; became Interested in genealogy, 1894; prof. genealogist, 1905 --; mem. D.R .; Daughters of 1812; Daughters of Founders and Patriots; various hist. assns. Club: Water- town Republican. Author: Scott, Sherman, Coney Genealogies; co-author, Bullen Genealogy, An- cestry of C. S. & J. S. Pillsbury. Contbg. ed., Am. Genealogist. Travel: Europe (5 times), Colo., etc. Desc. 11 Revolutionary soldiers. Episcopa- lian. Republican. Office: 9 Ashburton Pl., Boston. Home: 39 Winsor Av., Watertown.
HOLMAN, Winifred Lovering, genealogist and biog- rapher; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., June 4, 1899; d. George U. G. Holman and Mary Campbell (Lovering) H .; ed. in thirteen different schools before entering college; S.B., Boston Univ., 1922; m. John Lester Briggs, May 29, 1936 (separated). Professional genealogist, 1922 -; Town Meeting Mem., Water- town; mem. Sigma Kappa, Soc. Mayflower Descs., N.E. Ilist .- Geneal. Soc., Colonial Clergy. Club: Re- publican (Watertown). Author: Burton Geneal- ogy, Bullen Genealogy, Remlek Genealogy, Briggs Genealogy, all published by Rumford Press; many articles pertaining to profession. Co-editor: The American Genealogist, etc. Travel: 4 long trips
abroad. Desc. Colonial Governors, early parsons, officers in various wars; is three-fonrths Mass. blood. Episcopallan. Republican. Office and home: 39 Winsor Av., Watertown.
VHOLMES, Addison F., asso, professor of applied mechanics; b. Newton Upper Falls, Sept. 16, 1882; S. Addison B. Holmes and Mary E. ( Russell) H .; ed. Mech. Arts high sch., Boston; S.B., M.I.T., 1904; m. Grace D. Allen of Cambridge, Aug. 5, 1916. Asst., mech. engring., M.I.T., 1904-06; Instr., 1906-19; asst. prof., applied mechanics, 1919-25, asso. prof., 1925 ---; maj., Ordnance Dept., O.R.C., 1924 -; mem. Army Ordnance Assn., Am. Assı. Coll. Profs., Am. Soc. Testing Materials, Maria Mitchell Assn. Author: Structural Mechanics; Test of Precast Concrete Floor Units, 1937 (in Engring. News Record). Protestant. Republican. Office: Mass. Institute of Technology, Cambridge. Home: 44 Cabot St., Winchester. Summer res .: Jackson, N.H.
HOLMES, Arthur Dunham, director of research; b. Walpole, N.H., July 19, 1884; s. John Prentiss Holmes and Mary Emma (Dunham) H .; ed. Walpole (N.H.) high sch .; B.S., Dartmouth Coll., 1906; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, 1911. Lab. asst., chem. dept., Dart- mouth Coll., 1905-06; instr. chem., Univ. Me., 1906- 07, Mass. State Coll., 1907-08; lab. asst., chem. dept., Johns Hopkins, 1909-11; instr. chem., Ga. Sch. Tech., 1911; chemist, Sp. Am. Iron Co., Moa, Cuba, sunimer 1910; research chem., U.S. Dept. Agr., 1911- 18, E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., 1918-21; dir. research, The E. L. Patch Co., Stoneham, 1921 -; mem. spl. Vitamin Com., U.S. Pharmacopolla Re- vision Com. (10th revision); mem. A.A.A.S., Am. Chem. Soc. (chimn. Northeastern Sect., 1928; coun- cllor to Nat. Soc., 1929 -; sec. div. med. chem., 1930, chmn., 1931), Am. Drug Mfrs. Assn. (chin. Vitamin Com., 1927-), Am. Pharm. Mfg. Assn., Am. Pharm. Assn., Am. Inst. Nutrition, Assn. for Study of Internal Secretions. Boston Druggists Assn., N.II. Acad. Scl. Clubs: University (Boston),
Glasgow Men's (Stoneliam). Author: many articles on digestibillty of various foods and effects of their preparation on thelr digestibility, studies of the vitamin potency of cod liver oil and its value in diet, food value of fats, etc. Asso, editor: Oil and Soap. Office: E. L. Patch and Company, 38 Mont- vale Av., Stoneham. Home: 46 Salisbury St., Win- chester.
HOLMES, Edgar Miller, physician; b. Boston, Dec. 13, 1902; s. Edgar Miller Holmes and Pauline G. (Prentice) II .; ed. Browne & Nichols Sch., Cam- bridge; B.S., M.I.T., 1926; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1930; m. Martha E. Fish of Canton, July 2, 1931; children-Edgar M., Jr., Stephen Vincent. Interne, Newton Hosp., 1930-31, Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary, 1932-34; practiced med., specializing in ear, nose and throat, Boston, 1935 -; mem. active staff, Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary, Newton, Children's and Rob- ert B. Brigham Hosps .; mem. A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soc., N.E. Oto-Laryngol. Soc., Am. Acad. Oto- Laryngology, Masons. Clubs: Local Men's, Uni- tarian. Congregationalist. Republican. Office: 520 Commonwealth Av., Boston. Home: 15 Graydale Circle, Auburndale.
VHOLMES, Edward Otis, Jr., professor of chemistry; b. Malden, July 16, 1892; s. Edward Otis Holmes and Amelia G. (Johnson) H .; ed. Stone Sch., Boston; Malden high sch .; A.B .; Harvard, 1914, A.M., 1916; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, 1920; m. Edith L. Whittier of Lowell, Sept. 21, 1918; children-Edith W., Syl- via. Research chemist, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 1917-18; instr. chem., Boston Univ., 1920- 28, asst. prof., 1928-33, prof., 1933-, chmn. dept. of cliem .; research in high explosives for du Pont Co., during World War; mem. Am. Chem. Soc., N.E. Assn. of Chem. Teachers. Author: articles on electro-chom. and photochem. for tech. jours. Congregationalist. Republican. Oflice: Boston Univ., Boston. Home: 25 Greystone Rd., Malden. HOLMES, Francis Clinton, cordage manufacturer; b. Plymouth, Nov. 10, 1869; s. Gideon Francis Holmes and Helen Avgusta (Drew) H .; ed. student, Plymouth pub. schs .; B.S., M.I.T., 1892; m. Mary Velesta Bennett of Plymouth, June 21, 1900; 1 dau. -Velesta Louise (Mrs. Vernon Mills Hawkins, Jr.). In employ Plymouth Cordage Co., No. Plymouth, 1894-, treas. and gen. mgr., 1911-, consultant v.p., 1938-,dir., 1913 -; v.p. and tr. Plymouth Sav. Bk .; dir. Plymouth Nat. Bk .; dir. Boys Club of Plym- outh; mem. 'U.S. Food Adminstrn., World War; mem. Town Planning Bd., Plymouth Chamber of Commerce; mem. Masons. Congregationalist. Re- publican. Office: North Plymouth. Home: 264 Court St., Plymouthi.
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