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ALOFF, Abraham Martin, civil service examiner; b. Boston, Mar. 22, 1908; s. Samuel Aloff and Ida (Plagoff) A .; ed. Boston Eng. high sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1929; S.M., Harvard Sch. Engring., 1930; unmarried. Did engring., 1930-31; Jr. Civil Serv- ice Examiner, 1931-32; Civil Service Examiner, Mass., 1932 -; asso. mem. Am. Soe. C.E .; mem. Am. Pub. Works Assn. Office: Div. Civil Service, State House, Boston. Home: 243 Columbia Rd., Dor- chester.
ALPER, Benedict Solomon, research worker in de- linquency and crime; b. Revere, June 28, 1905; s. Morris Alper and Frederika (Klatschken) A .; ed. Townsend Harris Hall, N.Y. City; Candler Coll., Havana, Cuba; Boston Latin sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1927; Inst. Criminal Law, Harvard Law Sch., 1932- 33; m. Ethel Machanic of Burlington, Vt., June 14, 1935. In bus., 1927-32; research asst., survey of probation, Pa. Dept. Welfare, June-Sept., 1933; ed. asst., Harvard Inst. Criminal Law, Sept .- Dec., 1933; dir. survey of unemployment among young people, Mass. Child Council, Jan .- Apr., 1934; field investigator, Harvard Inst. Criminal Law, Apr .- July, 1934; research asst., personnel dept., Mass. State Prison, July-Dec., 1934; dir. research, Mass. Child Council, Jan., 1935 -; mein. exec. com., Med. Bur., Greater Boston Com. to Aid Sp. Democracy. Club: Woodworkers (Boston). Author: prof. pa- pers in Survey, Mental Hygienc, Mass. Teacher, American Sociological Rev., Poetry Rev., Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Travel: Mex., Cuba, Europe. Jewish. Independent. Oflice: Mass. Child Council, Inc., 41 Mt. Vernon St., Bos- ton. Home: 39 Tavern Rd., Boston.
ALPERT, Carl, newspaper editor; b, Boston, May 12, 1913; s. Max L. Alpert and Flora (Effross) A .; ed. Cambridge high and Latin sch .; Boston Unlv. Coll. Bus. Adın .; Hebrew Teachers' Coll .; unmar- ried. Reporter, columnist, spl. corr., "Jewish Ad- vocate", ed. 1935 -; Boston corr., Religious News Service, Jewish Telegraphic Agency; noted au- thority on contemporary Jewish affairs; frequent speaker at forums, clubs, etc. on Jewish topics; former Boston Univ. Varsity debater; ed .- in-chief, "Red and Black", Dorchester high sch .; v.p. Mat- tapan Zionist dist .; pres. N.E. Young Judaea; v.p. Nat. Young Judaea. Author: The Oracle, Ilandy Jewish Reference Book, 1935; To the Land of their Fathers, 1938; articles in Yankee and other periodicals. Jewish. Office: 251 Causeway St., Boston. Home: 147 Talbot Av., Dorchester.
ALPERT, Lonis, physician; b. Russla, Feb. 22, 1903; s. Morris Alpert and Annie (Barr) A .; ed. East Boston high sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1925; M.D., Bos- ton Univ. Sch. Med., 1929; in. Sally Cohen of Chel- sea, 1930; 1 dau .-- Pauline June. Interne, Mass. Men, Hosp., 1929-30; at Lakeville State Sanato- rium, Mass. Dept. Pub. Health, 1930 --; now sr. phys .; too young to serve, worked as "4 Minute Man" (speaker for Liberty Bonds) during World War; mem. Mass. Med. Soc., Boston Trudeau Soc., B'nai B'Brith, Anti-Defamation Com. Clubs: Friendship, Blue Circle (pres.). Author: many med. articles on tuberculosis, as Sanatorium Treatment of Tuberculosis of the Skin (Am. jour- nal Tuberculosis); Wilson Fusion of Tubercular Hip; Tubercular Cervical Spine with Psoas Ab- scess; Tuberculosis of the Tonsils. Jewish. In- dependent. Office and home: Lakeville State San- atorium, Middleboro. Summer res .: Halifax.
ALPHIIN, Albert, musician, business executive, h. North Carolina, Dec. 5, 1900; s. Albert Alphin and Sarah (Sasser) A .; ed. Washington Acad., Du- plin Co., N.C .; studicd piano, voice, organ, Bos- ton Conservatory of Music; unmarried. Teacher solfeggio and theory, Boston Conservatory of Music, 1923-1927; has directed many sustaining and commercial radio programs from Boston stu- dios; asst. dir. acappella choir, Greek Cathedral Ch., Boston, for a time; organized Nat. Asso. Stu- dios of Music, 1927, dir. till 1933, when it merged with Boston Conservatory of Music, pres. and mig. dir. of Conservatory, 1933-, reorganized the sch. on non-profit-making basis, acquired prop- crty that led to new site on l'enway Park, ob-
tained power to confer degrees; mem. Kappa Gam- ma Psi. Protestant. Office: 26 Fenway, Boston. Home: 32 Fenway, Boston.
ALTARAZ, Isane M., educator; b. Vlassenitza, Bos- nia, Sept. 20, 1891; s. Maurltio Altaraz and Sarah (Lewin) A .; ed. Sarajevo, Bosnia, Jugoslavia; post- grad. work, Columbia; Ph.D., Univ. Berlin, Ger., 1917; A.M., N.Y. Univ., 1924; m. Frieda P. Gar- den, Dec. 23, 1919; 1 dau .- Vera Claire. Librarian. Berlin, Ger .; leader, settlement house; organized war orphan camps, Jugoslavia, 1918-19; instr. psychology, N.Y. Unlv., New Sch. Social Research, Mass. State Dept. Edn .; teacher education, Univ. Extension courses; lecturer; courses on psycholo- gy over radio WMAS; dir. Altaraz Sch., 1927 -; mem. Internat. Med. Corps, Berlin, Ger., during World War, mem, Shell Shock Ambulances; mem. Internat. Ednl. Fellowship, Parent-Teacher Assn., Cons. Psychologists Assn., Nat. Geog. Soc., Pro- gressive Edn. Assn. Author: Sociology (thesis) ; Youth Movement; Analysis of the Soul; artieles on recreation. Travel: Europe (extensive), U.S. Universalist. Office: Great Barrington. Home: Monterey. Summer res .: Altaraz School, P.O. Great Barrington.
ALTER, Chester M., assistant professor; b. Rush- ville, Ind., Mar. 21, 1906; s. David O. Alter and Lillie Maggie (Brookbank) A .; ed. Moscow high sch., Milroy, Ind .; B.S., Ball State Teachers Coll., 1927; A.M., Ind. Univ., 1928; student, Univ. Pitts- burgh, 1928-29; Ph.D., Harvard, 1936; m. Arvilla Morrison of Portland, Me., July 1, 1933; 1 dau .-- Katherine Jane (d.). Teacher, pub. schs., Ind., 1923-25; Grasselli fellow in chem., Ind. Univ., 1927-28; asst. in chem., Univ. Pittsburgh, 1928-29; grad. asst. Ilarvard, 1929-30, Harvard fellow, 1930-31, research asso. in geochem., 1931-33; instr. chem., Boston Univ., 1933-37, asst. prof. analytical chem., 1937 -; mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Boston Micro- chem. Soc., Am. Soc. Univ. Profs. (pres. local chap., 1939-40), Alpha Chi Sigma, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon. Author: many sci. articles on atomie wgt., analytical chem., age of minerals, etc. Protestant. Independent in politics, Office: Boston University, Boston, Home: 199 Langley Road, Newton Centre. Summer res .: Cousins Island, Me.
*ALTMAN, Orven Roland, professor of political sci- ence; b. Litchfield, Ill., Aug. 2, 1905; s. llovey G. Altman and Daisy May (Coatney) A .; ed. Eustis (Fla.) high sch .; East St. Louis high sch .; A.B., Univ. Ill., 1927, A.M., 1928; A.M., Harvard, 1934, Ph.D., 1936; m. Charlotte Elalne Hall of Minneapo- lis, Minn., Aug. 5, 1936. Instr., Univ. Ill., 1928-29, Univ. City of Toledo, 1929-31; instr. and tutor, Harvard, 1933-35; instr., Williams Coll., 1935-36, asst. prof., 1936 to date; mem. Williamstown Dem. Com .; mem. Phi Beta Kappa. Author: several articles on Congress in American Political Sci- ence Review. Travel: Europe, U.S. Protestant. Democrat. Oflice: Williams College, Williams- town. Home: 75 Meacham St., Williamstown. Died May 16, 1939.
VALTON, Alfred Edward, prof. (emeritus) of Biblical lit .; b. Troy, N.Y., July 19, 1874; s. John Alton and Jean (Robb) A .; ed. Troy high sch .; Troy Acad .; A.B., Princeton Univ., 1898; B.D., Colgate Theol. Sem., 1902; D.D., Hamilton Coll., Clinton, N.Y., 1926; m. Blanche Louise Warren of Holden, Apr. 3, 1906; children-Jean (Mrs. Thayer), Henry Warren. Ordained, Baptist ministry, 1902; pastor, First Baptist Church, Holden, Mass., 1902- 06; First Church, Rome, N.Y., 1906-11; prof. of Bib- lical lit., Colgate Univ., 1911-34; prof. emeritus, 1934 to date; pastor emeritus, First Church, Ilol - den, 1935 to date; religious work secy., Army, Y.M.C.A., Camp Mcclellan, Ala., Camp Merritt, N.J., 1917-18; sccy., Colgate Univ. Alumni Corp., 1919-24; secy., Colgate Univ., 1921-30; sccy., Col- gate Univ. Board of Trustees, 1923-34; mein. Phi Beta Kappa, D.K.E. Editor: Colgate Univ. Cen- tennial Volume, 1919. Travel: Europe, Palestine, Egypt. Baptist. Republican. Ilome: Holden.
.ALTON, Benjamin Harrison, surgeon; b. Brookings, S.D., Nov. 7, 1887; s. Thomas Alton and Elizabeth (Arthur) A .; ed., S.B., S.D. State Coll., 1908; S.M., 1910; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1914; m. Elizabeth
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Moen of Worcester, Mass., Nov. 7, 1921. Student, Woods Hole Marine Labs., summer, 1908; instr., biology, S.D., State Coll., 1908-10; house surg., St. Anthony's Hosp., Labrador, June, 1914-Jan., 1915; Mass, Gen. Hosp., Boston, 1915-16; prvt, practice in surgery, Worcester Mass., 1919 -; lecturer, hy- giene, Woreester Poly, Instit., 1919-20; asst. surg., also surg, and gynecol. to Out-Patient Dept., Mem. Hosp., 1919; surg, to Fairlawn and Worcester State Hosps., 1923-29; surg. Mem. llosp., 1929-38; chief of surg. service, 1938 -; cons, surg. Fairlawn (Woreester), Worcester State, Harrington Mem. (Southbridge), and Whitinsville Hosps., temp. hon. Maj, Royal Army Med. Corps, Harvard Surg. Unit, 1916, at Gen, Hosp. No. 22, B.E.F., Capt., 1917, at casualty elearing stas., B.E.F., 1917 and 1918, Major, 1918, demobilized 1919, present at engagements on Somme, 1916, Vimy Ridge, 1917, Cambrai and Flanders defensive, 1918, Ypres-Lys offensive, 1918; Fellow, A.C.S., A.M.A .; mem, Mass. and Worcester Dist. Med. Socs., Am. Bd. Surgery, N.E. Surg. Soe., N.E. Soc. Gynecol. & Obstet., Nat. Hist. Soc., Hist. Soc. (Worcester), Phi Rho Sigma, Boylston, Lancet and Aeseulapian Soes. ( Boston). Clubs: Worcester, Tatnuck Country, Harvard (Boston, Worcester), University. Author: arti- cles, gen, on surgery, in med. and surg, journals. Unitarian. Office: 27 Elm St., Worcester. Home: 310 May St., Woreester.
W.ALVORD, Henry Hissell, teacher; b. Montague, Mar. 24, 1885; s. Henry Clay Alvord and Alice Cor- nelia (Bissell) A .; ed. Weymouth high sch. ; S.B., M.I.T., 1907; m. Margaret Graham of Bethlehem, N.IL., June 27, 1912; children-Margaret G., John R., Graham G., Jean Ruth. Instr., M.I.T., 1907-10; asst, prof., Bowdoin Coll., 1910-1914; with Aber- thaw Constr. Co., 1914-18; 11. 1 .. White, Braintree, 1918-19; teacher, Wentworth Inst., Boston, 1919- 20; prof. civ. engring, and head, Civ. Engring. Dept., Northeastern Univ., 1920 -; mem. Am. Con- crete Inst. (past sec.), Mass, Fed. Planning Bd. (treas., past sec.), Am, and Boston Socs. C.E., Soc. Promotion Engring. Edu., Masons, Surveyed 8 mile tunnel for G.N.Ry. in Cascade Mts., Wash., 1926, Protestant, Independent. Office: 316 Ilunt- ington Av., Boston. Home: 52 Frost Av., Melrose. Died Apr. 20, 1939.
VAMBER, Harrison L., insurance executive; b. Lo- vilia, Ia., Apr. 20, 1889; s. William J. Amber and Mary Ellen (Piekerell) A .; ed. Central Aead., Pella, Ia .; Central Univ .; Drake Univ .; B.S., Des Moines Coll., 1919; m. Emma M. Cobb of Lovilia, la., Nov. 30, 1919; children-John R., Eugene L. Teaeher and supt, of schs,, State of la., 1910, 1918-19; life ins. agt., lowa Clty, & Davenport, Ia., 1923; gen, agt., Buffalo, N. Y., 1923-1931; v.p., dir. Berkshire Life' Ins. Co., 1931 -; dir, City Sav. Bk., Pittsfield; mem. Coast Arty, Sch., 6 mos., World War; mem. Masons. Club: Pittsfield Country. Congregationalist. Republican. Office: 7 North St., Pittsfield. Ilome: 846 West St., Pittsfield.
AMDUR, Isadore, ehemist, instruetor, research worker; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan, 24, 1910; s. Ben- jamin Amdur and Mollie (Silberblatt) A .; ed. Schenley high sch., Pittsburgh, Pa .; B.S., Univ. Pittsburgh, Feb. 1930, M.S., 1930, Ph.D., 1932; in. Alice Steiner of N.Y. City, June 16, 1935, Nat. Research fellow in chem., M.L.T., 1932-34, instr. in chem., 1934 -; mem. P'hi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Xí. Author: sci. papers, Jewish. Democrat. Offiee: Mass. Institute of Technology, Cambridge. Home: 24 Sacramento St., Cambridge.
V MES, John Lincoln, physician; b. Jefferson, Me., Mareh 15, 1863; s. John Shepperd Ames and Han- nah (Waters) A .; ed. Phillips Exeter Aead .; A.B., Harvard, 1887; M.D., llarvard Med Sch., 1892; m. Elizabeth Jean MacGeachey of Clinton, Oct. 25, 1893; children -- John Lincoln Jr., Constanee (Orr), Muriel. Gen. practice med., Boston since 1892; Instr. in med,, Harvard Med. Sch., 1892-02; prof. of Med., Tufts Coll. Med. Sch., 1902-24, Bos- ton Univ. Sch. Med., 1916-18; Capt. Med. Dept., Mass. State Guard, 1917-20; mem. A.M.A .; Mass. Med. Soc. Clubs: Harvard (Boston), Harvard Musical Assn. Episcopalian. Independent. Of- fice and home: 87 Chestnut St., Boston. Summer res. : Squirrel Island, Me.
AMES, John Stanley, capitalist; s. Frederick Loth- rop Ames and Rebecca C. (Blair) A .; A.B., Har- vard, 1901, M.F., 1910, Pres. and tr. North Easton Sav. Bk .; dir, First Nat. Bk. of Boston, Ames Shovel & Tool Co., First Nat. Bk. of Easton, ON- ver Ames & Sons Corp., Boston Edison Co .; tr. Business Real Estate Trust, Simmons Coll .; treas. and tr. Mass, Hort. Soc: Club: Am. Guernsey Cat- tle (pres.). Office: Ames Bldg., Boston. Home: North Easton.
'AMES, Oakes, research professor, director of mu- seum, trustee; b. North Easton, Sept. 26, 1874; s. Oliver Ames and Anna C. Ray (Hadwen) A .; ed. llopkinson's Sch., Boston; A.B., Harvard, 1898, A.M., 1899; Se.1)., Washington Univ., 1938; m. Blanche Ames of Lowell, May 15, 1900; children- Pauline, Oliver, Amyas, Evelyn, Asst. in botany, llarvard, 1898-99, instr., 1900-10, asst, prof., 1915- 26, prof. 1926-32, Dir. Botanic Garden, 1899-1910; Supervisor, Arnold Arboretum, 1926-35; Arnold prof., 1932-35, research prof. botany, 1935 -; eura- tor, Botanleal Mus., Harvard, 1923-26, supervisor, 1926-37, dir. 1937 -; dir. Ist Nat. Bk., Easton, Ames Shovel & Tool Co .; tr. Estate of Oliver Ames; mein. Am. Acad. Arts & Sciences, Mass. Ilort. Soc. (v.p.), Linnean Soc. (London), Nat. Inst. Social Sciences, Washington Acad. Sciences, Sigma Xi, etc., etc. Clubs: Algonquin (Boston), Harvard (Boston, N.Y.). Author: Orchidaceae (7 vols.); Enumeration Orch, U.S. & Canada; The Genus Epi- dendrum in U.S. & Middle America; several hun- dred papers on orchids. Travel: exploration, trop- ical Am .; around the world, etc. Dese. S. Oliver Ames, Gov. Mass., 1887-89; 8.8. Oakes Ames, build- er U.P.R.R Awards: George Robert White medal of honor for eminent service in horticulture; Cen- tennial medal, Mass. Hort. Soc. and Am. Orchid Soc, for eminent service in orehidology, Uni- tarian. Republican. Office: 81 Ames Bldg., Bos- ton. Winter res .: 225 Bay State Rd., Boston; Or- mond, Fla, Home: "Borderland", North Easton,
JAMES, Thales Lucius, Col. U.S. Army, (retired) ; b. Dunn County, Wis,, Sept. 19, 1869; s. James Furman Ames and Mary Jane ( Kirk) A .; ed. Men- omonie (Wis. ) high sch .; River Falls Normal Sch., 1883-85; B.S., U.S. Mil. Acad., West Point, N.Y., 1895; grad., Army War Coll., Washington, D.C., 1927; m. Margetta Kelton of Washington, D.C., June 28, 1899; 1 dau .- Adelaide (d.). Served as 2nd lieut., Coast Arty., 1895-97; instr, math., U.S. Mil. Acad., West Point, N.Y., 1897-99; promoted to 1st lieut. and transferred to Ordnance Dept., U.S.A .; promoted to capt., 1903, maj., 1908, lieut. col., 1917; col. Ordnance, Nat, Army, 1918-20; eol. Ordnance Dept., U.S.A., 1920-33; retired from ac- tive service on reaching age limit, 1933; served in office of Chief of Ordnance, U.S.A., Washing- ton, D.C., in charge of Finance and Property Divs., 1912-18, of supply division, 1918; in office of ehief ordnance officer, A.E.F., Tours, Fr., 1918-1919; in office of Chief of Ordnance, U.S.A., as mem., acting chairman, and chairman of Ordnanee Claims Bd., 1919-20; in command of Springfield Armory, Springfield, 1920-23; ordnance officer, 2nd. Corps Area, N.Y. City, 1923-26; in office of Asst. Sec. of War and at Army War Coll., 1928-30; ord- nance officer, 1st Corps Area, Boston, 1927-28, 1930-33. Clubs: Army and Navy, Army, Navy, and Marine Corp. Country (Washington, D.C.). Travel: Europe, Egypt, southern Asia, China, Ja- pan, Philippines. Desc. Frances Cook of May- flower, by two lines. Home: 33 Concord Av., Cam- bridge.
AMES, Warren, president of B. C. Ames Co .; b. Waltham, Dee. 8, 1892; s. Bliss Charles Ames and . Mary (Dorsey) A .; ed. Waltham pub. schs. and high sch .; Mass. Inst. Tech,, 1912-14; m. Marion Chapin of Waltham, Sept. 20, 1917; children- Florence Mary, Anna Beatrice, Bliss Chapin, War- ren, Jr. Student machinist in father's factory during sch. vacations; asso. with B. C. Ames Co. since 1913; with bro., Ira Ralph Ames, purchased stoek of B. C. Ames and has been pres. since 1922; infr. precision machinery and micrometer dial gauges at Waltham; mem. Masons. Club: Weston Golf. Unitarian. Republiean. Office: B. C. Ames Co., Waltham, Home: 69 Evelyn Rd., Waban.
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AMORY, Franels Inman, investment banker; b. Boston, May 16, 1895; s. Francis I. Amory and Grace J. (Minot) A .; ed. Groton Sch .; A.B., Har- vard, 1917; m. Margaret Perin of Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 1921; children-Franeis I., Jr., Mary, Margaret. V.p. and dir. General Capital Corp .; vice-pres. and dir. Capital Managers, Ine .; It., U.S.N.R.F .. Aviation, 1917-18. Clubs: Essex County, Bond. Episcopalian. Republican. Of- flee: 80 Federal St., Boston. Home: Beverly Farms.
AMORY, Harcourt, investment banker; b. Beverly, July 7, 1894; s. Harcourt Amory and Gertrude Liv- ingston (Chasc) A .; ed. Noble & Greenough Seh., Boston; Harvard, 1916; m. Susannah Stoddard Wood, Feb. 17, 1925; children-Hareourt, Jr., Su- sannah Lowndes. Governor of the Investment Bankers Assn .; treas. Rep. State Com., Rep. Club (Mass.), Disabled Vet. Hosp. Service, Inc .; Rep. State committeeman, 3rd. Essex senatorial dist .; 1st It., Cavalry, O.R.C., Nov. 1916-May 1917; instr. Officers Tr. Camp, May-Dec. 1917; eapt. 302nd Field Arty., Dee. 1917-May 1919 ; service in France, July 1918-Apr. 1919; mem. Masons. Clubs: Myopia IFunt, Somerset (Mass.), Beverly Rep., Essex. Episcopalian. Republican. Offlee: 111 Devonshire St., Boston. Home: Ipswich.
AMORY, Robert, textile manufacturer: b. Boston, Oct. 23, 1885; s. Robert Amory and Katharine Leighton (Crehore) A .; ed. A.B., Harvard, 1906; student, Mass. Inst. Teeh .; m. Leonore Cobb of N.Y. City, Sept. 20, 1910; ehildren-Robert, Cleve- land, Leonore. Pres. and treas. Nashma Mfg. Co .; dir. Ludlow Mfg. Assos., Am. Mut. Liability Ins. Co., Boston Mtrs. Mut. Fire Ins. Co., Edison Elee. Illuminating Co. (Boston), Mut. Boiler Ins. Co., Arkwright Mut. Fire Ins. Co., Cotton Textile Inst .. Eastern S.S. Co .; pres. Episcopal Theol. Sch. (Cambridge). Clubs: Harvard, Somerset, Eastern Yacht ( Boston ), Harvard, Merchants', (New York). Republican. Ofliee: 48 Franklin St., Bos- ton. Home: Milton.
Y AMORY, Roger, trustee under wills and indentures; b. Boston, Mar. 28, 1887; s. Charles B. Amory and Lily (Clapp) A .; student, Milton Acad .; A.B., Ilarvard, 1910. With Stone & Webster, 1910-15; trust officer, Nat. Shawmut Bk., 1915-17; trustee, 1919 -; mem. Air Service Res. 1917-19, Commd. Capt. R.M.A., A.S.S.O.R.C., Aug. 1917; Major R.M.A., A.S.A., Sept. 1918 to Jan. 6, 1919; dir. Bige- low Sanford Carpet Co., Blg Sandy Co., B.&M. R.R., Boston Ins. Co. ; pres. and dir. Boylston Mar- ket Assn .; pres. and tr. Chauney-Bedford Asso- ciates; chmn. exee. com. and tr. Consolidated In- vestment Trust; mem. adv. bd., Mass. Investors Trust; dir. Nat. Rockland Bk. (Boston); v.p. and tr. Provident Instn. for Sav .; dir. and mem. Trust Com., State St. Trust Co .; mem. adv. bd., Super- vised Shares; tr. Western Mass. Companies; dir. United Merchants and Manufacturers; treas. Perkins Inst. for Blind; sec. and dir. Children's Island Sanitarium; mem. Chamber of Commerce (Boston), Masons. Clubs: Republican, Somerset, Exchange, Knickerbocker (N.Y.). Republican. Office: 19 Congress St., Boston. Home: 160 Com- monwealth Av., Boston. Summer res .: Dedham.
AMORY, William, trustee; b. Boston, Sept. 19, 1869; s. Charles Walter Amory and Elizabeth (Gardner) A .; ed. J. P. Hopkinson's Seh .; A.B., Harvard, 1891; m. Mary R. Stoekton of Boston, Oet. 16, 1903. Treas. Pepperell Mfg. Co., 1907-19; dir. Pepperell Mfg. Co, Old Colony Trust Co., Amoskeag Co. Clubs: Somerset, Tennis and Raequet, Country, Kittansett. Poeasset Golf. Republican. Office: 160 State St., Boston. Home: 179 Commonwealth Av., Boston. Summer res .: Wareham.
AMUNDSON, Paul, lawyer; b. Black River Falls, Wis., Sept. 22, 1892; s. Bernhardt Amundson and Dorothea (Pederson) A .; ed. Black River Falls (Wis.) high seh .; A.B. (magna cum laude), Law- rence Coll., Appleton, Wis., 1914; LL.B., Harvard Law Seh., 1918. Admitted Mass. Bar, 1919; fed- eral practice, inel. U.S. Dist. Ct., U.S. Circuit Ct. Appeals, U.S. Supreme Ct .; splty. copyright; eoun- sel many yrs., Am. Soc. Composers, Authors & Publishers; tr. Lawrence Coll ; pres. Lawrence Coll. Alumni Assn. N.E., 1924-37; mem. Am. and
Boston Bar Assns., Harvard Law Seh. Assn., Acad. Air Law (nat. com. copyright), Tau Kappa Alph .. (past nat. v.p.), Sigma Phi Epsilon, Masons ( John's Lodge, Boston; Harvard Lodge, Cambrid . . Mt. Vernon R.A. Chap .; De Molay Commandry. Aleppo Temple Shrine). Clubs: Harvard (Boston '. Harvard Acacia (past advisor, tr .. pres. alumni) Republican. Office: Tremont Bldg., Boston.
Home: 374 Commonwealth Av., Boston.
ANASTOS, Milton Vasil, teacher, librarian; b. N. Y. City, July 10, 1909; s. VIassios Anastos and Stella Hope (Spartali) A .; ed. West N.Y. high sch. (N.J.); A.B., Harvard, 1930 (detur prize, 1927; 1st Boylston prize, 1929; Latin orator, Harvard Commencement, 1931); student, Harvard Law Sch., 1932; S.T.B., Harvard Div. Sch., 1935; 1 son- Milton Vasil, II. Asst. in hist., Harvard, 1935-37; prof. class. langs., Cambridge Sch. Liberal Arts. 1935-36; instr. Bibl. hlst., Wellesley Coll., 1937; sec. ed. bd., Harvard Theol. Rev., 1937 -; ed., Har- vard Div. Sch. Bulletin, 1937-38; dir. field work, Ilarvard Div. Sch., 1936 -; lib., Harvard Div. Sch. Lib., 1936 -; mem. Phi Beta Kappa. Author: book reviews, etc. Travel: Cuba (taught there 1931-32). Greek Orthodox. Independent. Office: Harvard University, Cambridge. Ilome: 104 Orehard St., W. Somerville.
ANDERSEN, Carl Norman, research chemist; b. All- glesea, N.J., Aug. 12, 1896; s. Adolf B. Andersen and Julia (Nordstrom) A .; ed. Wildwood (N.J.) high sch .; Muhlenberg Coll .; B.S. (chem), Univ. Pa., 1921; Ph.D. (chem), Columbia, 1924; m. Dor- othy V. Lynd of Buffalo, N.Y., Sept. 17, 1928; chil- dren-Janet L., Muriel G. With Vacuum Oh & Chas. Pfizer Co., 1924-28, Lever Bros. Co., Cam- bridge, 1928 -; attention largely devoted to syn- thetie preparation of germicides, esp. organic. inereurials of outstanding potencies, study includ- ing work in bacteriology, pathology and allied seienees; holds numerous U.S. and for. patents; mem. Sigma X, Masons. Travel: Europe, IL.S. Lutheran. Republiean. Office: Lever Bros. Co., Cambridge. Home: 47 Croton St., Wellesley Hills, Summer res .: Nantucket.
YANDERSON, Arthur, manufacturer; b. Erie, Pa., Dec. 13, 1888; s, John Anderson and Clara C. (Hoglund) A .; ed. Roxbury Latin sch .; A.B., Har- vard, 1911; m. May Vandewart of Boston, May 10, 1917. With Gen. Elec. Co., Lynn, 1911-14; Sub- marine Signal Co., Boston, 1914-16; Spicer Mfg. Co., So. Plainfield, N.J., 1916-17; Ilenrici Laundry Machinery Co., Boston, 1917-26; Stuart Laundry Machinery Co., Springfield, 1926-28; propr., mgr., Crittenden Mfg. Co., West Roxbury, 1928 -; for- mer dir. Henrici Laundry Machinery Co., Gen. X-Ray Co .; mem. A.F.&A.M. (St. Paul's Royal Arch Chap., Columbian Lodge). Travel: U.S .. Europe. Unitarian. Republican. Office: 33 More- land St., West Roxbury. Home: 52 Berkshire Rd., Newtonville.
"'ANDERSON, Arthur J., insurance executive; b. Port- land, Conn., Aug. 28, 1889; s. John A. Anderson and Hannah B. (Johnson) A .; ed. South Manches- ter (Conn.) high sch., 1907; S.B. (maga eum laude), Tufts Coll., 1912; m. Florence B. Johnson of Manchester, Conn., 1915; children-Arthur J., Jr., Betty Jane. Asst. engr. Factory Mut. Fire Ins. Cos., 1912-18; engr. Protective Mut. Fire Ins. Co., Chicago, 1918-19; mgr. Ins. Dept., Am. Agrl. Chem. Co., 1919-21; with Obrion, Russell & Co., Boston, 1921 -; partner, 1928 -; pres. Boston Pro- teethve Dept .; v.p. Boston Bd. Flre Underwriters, Ine .; mem. Beacon Soc. (Boston), Delta Upsilon : chmn. Alumni Council, Tufts Coll. Clubs: Algon- quin, Exchange, Charles River County. Congre- gationalist. Democrat. Office: 108 Water St., Boston. Home: 2 Woodehester Rd., Wellesley Hills. Summer res .: "Blueberry Aeres," Orange. ANDERSON, Axel Henry, business man; b. Man- chester, Conn., Apr. 24, 1894; s. Carl J. Anderson and Mathilda A. (Johnson) A .; ed. Manchester (Conn.) high seh .; m. Anna E. Peterson of Wind- sor, Conn., 1917; children-Gilbert W., Betty Anne. Auditor, Bird & Son, Ine., 1918-30; see., treas., dir., 1930 -; dir. Berry Asphalt Co., Bird Machine Co., Bird Finance Corp., Norwood Ilosp .; selectman, chin. finance com., Trust Fund Commr., Wal -.
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pole; mem. Masons. Club: University (Boston). Protestant. Independent. Office: Care of Bird & Son, Inc., East Walpole. Home: 101 Union St., East Walpole.
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