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FOSTER, Franklin Leroy, asst. professor of mining; D. Avon, Dee. 22, 1902; s. William Franklin Foster and Julia Maud (Cherrington) F .; ed. Brockton high sch .; S.B., M.I.T., 1925, S.M., 1930; m. Evelyn Sears Taylor of Chatham, Sept. 20, 1930; 1 son- Richard Sears. Asst. instr., dept. of mining and metallurgy, M.I.T., 1925-27, instr., 1927-31, asst. prof. mining, 1931- instr., Sunnner Mining Camp, Dover, N.J., 1925-33, dir., 1934-38; sec. of appointive eom. to draw up plans for a Controllers Dept. for Town of Braintree, 1938-39; mem. Am. Inst. Mining Engrs. (sec .- treas. Boston Seet. 1928-38), Am. Geo- physical Union, Tau Beta Pi. Clubs: M.I.T. Faculty, Cochato (Braintree). Baptist. Republican. Of- fice: Mass. Institute of Technology, Cambridge. Home: 111 Jefferson St., South Braintree.
5, 1879; s. Reuben Foster and Sarah Louise F .; ed. Marston's Unlv. Sch. for Boys; A.B., Johns Hopkins, 1900; LI .. B., Unlv. Md. Law Sch., 1903; m. Clara A. Bruce of Brookline, Jan. 31, 1912; chil- dren-Sarah Hall, Helen, Bruce. Law practice in Baltimore, 6 months; in Boston, 1901 ---; v.p. N.E. Home for Little Wanderers; mem. Am., Mass., Boston and Norfolk Bar Assns. Clubs: Union; Ex- change; Country (Boston) ; Maryland (Baltimore). Congregationalist. Republiean. Office: 84 State St., Boston. Ilome: 35 Allerton St., Brookline.
,FOSTER, Hatherly, Jr., investment banker; b. Bos- ton, July 14, 1885; s. Hatherly Foster and Emma C. (Blckford) F .; ed. Hackley Sch., Tarrytown, N.Y., 1901-02; A.B., Harvard, 1907; m. Isabel B. Stoughton of Phila., l'a., June 14, 1917; ehildren- Frances, Hatherly, III, Isabel, Willlam. Engaged in teaching, 1907-08; stock broker and mem. Bos- ton Stock Exchange continuously, 1910 -; treas. and dir. Mass. Distributors, Inc .; v.p. and dir. Am.
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Trustee Shares Corp. Club: Harvard (Boston).
Unitarian. Republican. Office: 85 Devonshire St., Boston. Home: 239 Randolph Av., Milton.
FOSTER, John Farley, research chemist; b. Toiedo, O., June 29, 1910; s. Sidney Dix Foster and Daisy (Farley) 1 .; ed. Scott high sch., Toledo; B.A., Ohio Wesleyan Univ., 1931; M.S., Syracuse Univ., 1932; Ph.D., Stanford Univ., 1935; m. Edna Marie Bratton of Chicago, July 15, 1933; children-David Farley, Sidney Vincent. Research chem., Gen. Elec. Co., 193 -; mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa. Desc. Reginald Foster, who came to Ipswich from Eng., 1638; Coi. Joseph Fos- ter, who served in Revolutionary Army from Bil- lerica. Methodist. Office: Works Lab., Gen. Elec. Co., Pittsfield. Home: 96 East Acres Rd., Pitts- sfield.
FOSTER, John Henry, manufacturer; b. Butler, Pa., June 9, 1893; s. John Foster and Emma ( Ryder) F .; ed. Butler (Pa.) high seh .; spl. corr, courses, La Salle Extension Univ .; res. course, Pace & Pace Inst. of Accounting; m. Florence E. Moser of Cleve- land, O., Aug. 6, 1919; children-Betty Jane, Donald Vernon. With Forged Steel Wheel Co., Butler, Pa., 1910-16; Cleveland Metal Products Co., Cleveland, O., 1917-18, 1919-24; Florence Stove Co., Gardner, 1924-, asst. treas., corp. cik., 1926-36, treas., corp. cik., 1936-, dir., 1926-31, 1938 -; treas., sec., Newark Stove Co., Newark, O., 1936-, Mar- shall Stove Co., Lewisburg, Tenn., 1936 -; v.p., sec., troas., dir., Florence-Mayo Nuway Co., Maury, N.C .; dir. Ist Nat. Bk., Gardner, Schwartz Bros., Inc., Norwich, Conn .; pvt., then non-commd. officer, U.S.A., with A.E.F., France, 1918-19; mem. Controllers Inst. Am., Gardner Choral Soc. (pres.), Masons. Clubs: Rotary, Gardner Boat. Baptist. Republican. Oflice: 205 School St., Gardner. Home: 30 Charles St., South Gardner.
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FOSTER, John Morton, lawyer; b. Beverly, Mar. 30. 1888; s. Israel Woodbury Foster and Ella Jane (Tuck) F .; ed. Beverly high sch., 1903-07; A.B., Ilarvard, 1911; LL. B., Harvard Law Sch., 1913; m. Helen Galloupe Patch of Beverly, June 20, 1916; children-John Morton, Jr., David Woodbury. Ad- mitted to Mass. bar, 1913; in gen. practice of law, Boston, specializing in corporation law, 1913 -; mem. firm Ropes, Gray, Boyden & Perkins, 1930 -; dir. Beverly Nat. Bank, The Kendall Co., Walpole, Nat. Food Products Corp .; mem. Am. Bar Assn., Bar Assn. of City of Boston. Congregationalist. Republican. Office: 50 Federal St., Boston. Ilome: 26 Washington St., Beverly.
FOSTER, LeBaron Russell, economic research worker; b. Brunswick, Me., June 19, 1908; s. Wil- liam Trufant Foster and Bessie Lucile ( Russeil) 14 .; ed. Newton high sch .; S.B., Harvard, 1928; M.B.A. (high distinction), Harvard Grad. Sch. Bus. Adm., 1931; m. Margaret Jane Persons of N. Y. City, Sept. 5, 1931; children-Robert Russell, Warren William. With Thorndike & Co., investment coun- sel, 1928-29; econ. analyst, Standard Statistics, Inc., 1931-32; statis. research with Dr. Warren M. Persons, cons. economist, 1932-33; econ. research, chiefly in field of consumer credit, Pollak Founda- tion, 1933 -; on speaking staff, League of Nations Assn., 1935 -. Club: Tuesday (Newton). Author: several pamphlets on consumer credit topics, incl. "Credit for Consumers", "One Ilundred Problems in Consumer Credit" (with C. H. Mergendahl) ; articles in periodicals. Travel: Europe, Mex. Con- gregationalist. Office: Pollak Foundation for Eco- nomic Research, Newton. Home: 114 Sargent St., Newton.
FOSTER, Mary Louise, teacher (retired); b. Mel- rose, Apr. 20, 1865; d. David Foster and Mary Ann (Linehan) 1 .; ed. Giris' Latin sch., Boston; A. B., Smith Coll., 1891, A.M., 1912; student, M.I.T., 1897; Ph.D., Univ. Chicago, 1914; unmarried. Teacher, Boston high sch. (W. Roxbury), 1891-97; chemist, Standard Essence Co., Maywood, N.J., 1901-04; with Dr. Christian llerter, 1900-01, 1904-07; asso. proť., Sinith Coii., 1908-33; founder, under auspices of Internat. Inst. for Girls in Spain, and the Junta para ampliación de los estudios cientificos, of Foster Lab., Madrid, Sp., teaching university women Am. lab. methods, 1920-22, 1927-28; men.
Smith Coll. Alumnae Assn., Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: College, First Church in Boston. Author: Lavoisier; many articles in sei. jours. Travel: Sp., It., Eng., Egypt, Near East, Chile. Ancestors from Eng., settled on Cape Cod in 1634, fought in War of 1776 and of 1812. Unitarian. Democrat-Socialist. Home: 1 A Acorn St., Boston. FOSTER, Robert Francis, teacher, football coach; b. Boston, Dec. 18, 1891; s. William John Foster and Marea (Carol) F .; ed. Boston Latin sch .; A. B., llar- vard, 1914; m. Rose Holzbauer of Plymouth, Ind., Sept. 14, 1921; children-Marguerite Rose, Robert Francis, Jr. Teacher, high sch., Puerto Rico, 1915- 16; on academic, athletic and mil, staffs, Culver (Ind.) Mil. Acad., 1916-20; teacher math., head coach of football, housemaster of Peabody House, Middlesex Sch., Concord, 1920 -; 2nd lt. K.A., U.S.A., 1916-18. Club: Ilarvard (Boston). Travel: Europe, U.S. Catholic. Independent. Office and home: Middlesex Sch., Concord. Summers spent traveling.
FOSTER, Stuart Brooks, teacher; b. Somerville, July 12, 1891; s. Willie F. Foster and Ella E. (Butchers) F .; ed. Somerville high sch .; B.S., Mass. State Coll., 1914; A.M., Columbia, 1921, Ph.D., 1925; mı. Jane MeLaughlin of Burlington, Vt., 1921; 1 dau .- Cynthia Anne. Lab. chemist, 1914-16; stu- dent, Columbia, 1919-21, 1924-25; head dept. of chem. and nutrition, Framingham State Teachers Coll., 1921 -; sergt. Med. Detachment, 104th Inf., 1917-18, 1st It. San. Corps, 1918-19; mem. Am. Chem. Soe. (dir. Northeastern sect.), N.E. Assn. Chem. Teachers. Dir. desc. John Foster, who came to Am. with Roger Conant and settled in Salen, 1628. Unitarian. Office: State Teachers' College, Framingham. Home: 1 Maynard Rd., Framingham Centre.
VFOSTER, Walter Herbert, lawyer; b. LaGrange, Me., May 31, 1880; s. Ernest Montgomery Foster and Caroline (Banton) 14 .; ed. pub. schs. and pvt. instrn .; LL.B., Univ. Me., 1905, LL. M., 1911; Har- vard College, 1905-06; m. Gertrude Sullivan of Brookline, Oct. 23, 1909; children-Daphne, Walter Herbert, Jr., Richard Channing. Mem. MacPher- son & Foster and counsel for Boston Elevated Ry., 1907-09; acted as spl. asst. to Atty. Gen., Mass .; practiced alone, Boston, 1919 -. Clubs: Union, Harvard of Boston, Mt. Crotched Country ( Fran- cestown, N.H.). Episcopalian. Republican. Of- fice: 10 Post Office Sq., Boston. Home: 592 Pleasant St., Belmont. Summer res .; Lyndeboro, N.Il.
FOSTER, William Trufant, economist; b. Boston, Jan. 18, 1879; s. William Henry Foster and Sarah Jennie (Trufant) F .; ed. A.B., Harvard, 1901, A.M., 1901; Ph.D., Columbia, 1911; LL.D., Colo. Coli., 1913; Western Res. Univ., 1916; Univ. Me., 1936; m. Bessie Lucile Russeil of Lewiston, Me., Dec. 25. 1905; children-Russell Trufant, LeBaron Rus- sell, Faith, Trufant. Instr. Eng., Bates Coll., 1901- 03; prof. Eng. and argumentation, Bowdoin Coll., 1905-10; pres. Reed Coll., Portland, Ore., 1910-20; dir. Pollak Foundation for Economic Research, Newton, 1920 -; lecturer on principles of edn., Har- vard, summers, 1909, 1919, Columbia, 1911; fellow in edn., lecturer in ednl. administration, Columbia, 1909-10; Insp. in European service, Am. Red Cross, 1917; mem. Consumers Advisory Bd., NRA, 1933- 35; State Planning Bd. Mass., Econ. Adviser, U.S. Delegation, Internat. Labor Conf., Geneva, 1938, 1939; fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. P'hi Delta Kappa. Club: Harvard (N. Y. ). Author: Argumentation and Debating, 1908; Administration of the College Curriculum, 1910; Essentials of Exposition and Argument, 1911; Should Students Study?, 1917; (with Waddill Catchings), Money, 1923, Profits, 1925, Business Without a Buyer, 1927, The Road to Plenty, 1927, Progress and Plenty, 1930; (with Lew Sarett) Basie Principles of Speech, 1936; arti- cles in mags. and newspapers. Ed., part author: Social Hygiene and Morals, 1913; ed. (with Warren M. Persons), The Problem of Business Forecast- ing, 1921. llome: 109 Sargent St., Newton.
W/ FOWLER, Arthur Thomas, clergyman; b. Oxford, Eng .; s. Frederick Storey Fowler and Ann (Ayer) F .; ed. Woodstock (Ont.) Coll., 1887; Western
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Univ., Ont., 1888; B.A., Des Moines Coll., 1895, M.A., 1896, D.D., 1902; B.A., M.A., Geneva Coll., ad eundem; Ph.D., Wesleyan Univ., 1896; student, Univ. Chicago, Oxford; D.D., Geneva, 1918; came to U.S., naturalized, 1883; m. Jean Bedenham of Iowa, May 23, 1890 (d. 1934); children-Ilerbert Carey, Donald Gordon (d.), Theodore Austen (d.). in. (2nd) Mrs. Anna Maude Basley of Waltham, 1938. Ordained to Bapt. ministry, 1889; pastor, Muscatine (Ia.), Chieago, Minneapolis, Mt. Vernon (N.Y.), Orange (N.J.), Brooklyn (N.Y.), Law- renee, 1925-34, 1st Baptist Ch., No. Adams, 1934 -; summer preacher, Upper Holloway and Bloomsbury Cent. Chs., London, Eng., 1924-36, also Adelaide I'l. and Queen's Park Chs., Glasgow; pres. Nat. Bapt. Pastors' Conf., 1919-21; pres. Mt. Vernon (N.Y.) Ministers Home Soe. (ehmn. finanee com.); tr. Am. Bible Union; fellow Royal Geog. Soc .; asso. mem. Am. Mus. Nat. Ilist .; mem. Bapt. Union Gt. Britain & Ireland, A.A.A.S., Am. Microscopical Assn., Am. Soc. Amateur Mieroscopists (charter mem.), Ama- teur Astron. Assn., John Burroughs Mem. Assn., Pl Gamma Mu, Masons. Clubs: City, "Q" (N.Y.). Author: editorial articles and articles in mags. and revs. Travel: Gt. Brit. (26 times) ; Europe (ex- tensive); Cent. and So. Am .; Mex. Republiean. Home: 130 Church St., North Adams.
V FOWLER, Matthew J., optometrist; b. St. Catherines, Ont., Can., May 31, 1879; s. Peter Fowler and Mary F .; ed. Buffalo (N.Y.) high seh .; was brought to U.S., 1888, beeame citizen through naturalization of father, 1894; m. Daisy Longley of Fitchburg, April 18, 1907; ehildren-Henry (d.), Franeis M. Employed by various optieal eos. at Buffalo, N.Y., and Fitchburg, 1899-1907; propr. Matthew J. Fowler Optieal Co., Haverhill, 1907-, pres. and dir. Haver- hill Coop. Bk .; dir. Pentucket Bk. of Haverhill. Morris Plan Co .; former mem. Mass. State Bd. of Examiners in Optometry, 1915-35, del. to Rep. Nat. Conv. at Cleveland, O., 1921, honored for distin- guished service in optometry, 1931; mem. Am. Op- tometrie Assn., Mass. Optometrie Assn., Masons (Chap., Council, Commandery, Lodge of Perfec- tion, Rose Croix & Consistory), Shrine. 1.0.0 F., Elks, K.P. Club: Pentucket. Office: 171 Merrimack St., Haverhill. Home: 545 Main St., Haverhill.
FOWLER, William P., lawyer, trustee; b. North Hampton, N.H., Aug. 5. 1900; s. William Plumer Fowler and Susan Farnham (Smith) F .; ed. grad. Roxbury Latin sch., 1917; A.B., Dartmouth Coll., 1921; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1927; m. Ellen Sprague of Brookline, Mar. 16, 1924; m. (2nd) Ruth Howell Miller of Medford, Dee. 8, 1935; ehildren- Clara, Richard. With Putnam. Bell, Dutch & San - try, 1927-31; practiced alone, 1931 -; chmn. Zoning Bd. of Adjustment and Bd. of Conunrs., Little Boar's Head Dist .; treas. Trs. of Union Chapel Fund, North Hampton, N.H .; one of founders of Ledyard Canoe Club, Inc., Dartmouth Coll .; pvt. Dartmouth Coll. Unit, S.A.T.C., 1918; mem. N.I .. Bar Assn .. Am. Unitarlan Assn. (life), Mass. Soc. S.R., S.C.W. (N.H., dep. gov.), The Poetry Soc., Inc. Clubs: Appalachian Mt. (v.p., chmn. Cardigan Ski Reservation Com.), Boston Shakespeare. Dart- mouth Outing (life). Dese. Philip Fowler, early settler at Ipswich; John Maverick, early settler at Dorchester. Unitarian. Republican. Offiee: 60 State St., Boston. Home: Little Boar's Head, North Hampton, N.H.
FOX, Benjamin, marine engineer; b. Kelm, Rus., Sept. 9, 1888; s. Willlam Fox and Fannie (Scholl) F .; ed. grad., Phila. (Pa.) eent. high seh., 1907; B.S. (mech. engring.), Univ. P'a., 1911; in. Elizabeth Levinson of Phila., Pa., Sept. 24, 1911; children- Sidney Vietor, William James. Draftsman, Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, N.J., 1911; U.S. Navy Dept., Norfolk, Va., and Phila., Pa., 1912-14, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1916-19; jr. mech. engr., War Dept., Cincinnati, O., 1915; engr., Shipyard's Div., Bethle- hem Steel Co., Quiney, 1920-35. asst. chief eugr., 1936-38, asst. mgr. of engring., 1939 -; mem. Sigma Xi, Am. Soe. M.E., Soc. Naval Architects & Marine Engrs. Offiee: Bethlehem Steel Co., Fore River Plant, Quincy. Home: 5 Buekingham Rd., Wollas- ton.
FOX, Bertrand, asst. professor of Economics; b. Williams Bay, Wis., Feb. 28, 1908; s. Philip Fox and
Ethel Lillian (Snow) F .; ed. Evanston Township high sch., Evanston, Ill .; A.B., 1929, Northwestern Univ., A.M., 1933, Ph.D., 1934; Harvard Univ .; m. Mary Kent Ziegler, Dee. 21, 1935; 1 son-Philip Fox, II. Instr. and tutor, Harvard, 1931-35; asst. prof. economies, Williams Coll., 1935 -. Author: articles in Review of Economie Statisties. Protes- tant. Office: Williams Coll. Ilome: 11 Park St., Williamstown.
FOX, Fella, pianist; b. Breslau, Ger., May 25, 1876; s. Baruch Fox and Bertha F .; brought to U.S. in infancy; ed. studied piano and composition with Reineeke and Jadassohn In Leipzig and with I. Philipp in Paris, 2 years; m. Mary Vineent Pratt of Providenee, R.I., 1910; children-Richard B., Franeis E. Appeared in concerts abroad and made tour in U.S., 1897; settled in Boston, 1898; concert work; soloist with symphony orehestras; head of Felix Fox Sch. Pianoforte Playing, 1908-35; dir. music dept., Miss Porter's Seh., Farmington, Conn .; Chevalier Legion of Honor (Fr.), Composer: The King Fishers (an operetta, with George Mitchell), 1932, (produced Repertory Theatre, Boston, 1934); The Baker of Bunsdorf (an operetta, with George Mitchell), 1933; pianoforte pieces and songs; editor, many musical works. Home: 403 Marlborough St., Boston.
VFOX. James Francis, lawyer; b. Worcester, May 21, 1905; s. James E. Fox and Mary (Kane) F .; ed. St. John's high sch., Worcester; A.B., Holy Cross Coll., 1928; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1931; m. Jenarita A. Carlin of Pawtucket, R.I., Nov. 8, 1930; children-Jenarita, Leo. With Charles F. Camp- bell, Worcester, 1931-32; asst. dist. counsel, Home Owners Loan Corp., 1934-35; dist. eounsel, 1935-36; pvt. practice, 1936 -; incorporator Bay State Sav. Bk., Worcester; mem. Mass. and Worcester Co. Bar Assns. Chibs: Jeffersonian, Washington, Young Demoerat, Paul A. Dever, Ward Six Democratic. Travel: Cent. Am. Catholic. Democrat. Office: 314 Main St., Worcester. Home: 30 Cargill Av., Woreester.
FOX, John, lawyer; b. Boston. Dee. 9. 1906: S. Michael J. Fox and Christine (Glennon) F .; ed. Bos- ton Latin sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1929; LL.B., Har- vard Law Sch., 1936; unmarried. Practieed law, Boston, 1936 -; pres. Georgian, Ine. Club: Harvard (Boston). Republican. Office: 100 Milk St., Bos- ton. llome: 275 Moose Hill Parkway, Sharon.
FOX, John Adams, educational administrator; b. Dalton, Jan. 22, 1909; s. Richard K. Fox and Eunice (Adams) F .; ed. Dalton high sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1930; LL. B., Am. Extension Sch. Law, 1933; m. Helen D. Callahan of Boston, June 1, 1938. Master in Eng. dept., Montgomery Sch. for Boys, Wynne- wood, Pa., 1930-33, regional dir. CCC edn., 1934-35, dist. ednl. adviser, 1935-38, asst. Corps Area adviser (N.E.), 1938 -; justice of peace, notary pub .; lt. Mil. Intelligenee Res., U.S. Army; mem. Vt. Guid- anee & Personnel Assn., Am. Fed. Labor (Govt. em- ployees). Anthor: many mag. articles on edn. and social problems. Catholie. Democrat. Office: U.S. Army Base, Boston. Home: 133 Peterborough St., Boston.
FOX, Matthew J., merchant; b. Boston, Dec. 28. 1878; S. John Fox and Bridget (O'Brien) F .; m. Mary G. Fitzpatrick of Brookline, Apr. 1911; children-Paul F., Gerald G., M. Bernard (all Harvard grads.). In retall dry goods bus .; pres, and dir. The Brigham Co .; formerly ehmn. bd. dirs., B. Peek Co., Lewis- ton, Me .; formerly dir. Filene's, Boston; dir., Nat. Retall Dry Goods Assn., N. Y., St. Paul Guild; mem. Papal Knights of Malta, Clubs: Eastern Yacht, Algonquin. Catholie. Independent. Office: The Brigham Co., Springfield. Home: 118 Dean Rd., Brookline. Summer res .: Marblehead.
VFOX, Warren Wyman, lawyer; b. Dracut, Sept. 14, 1880: s. Roswell S. Fox and Nellie M. (Wyman) I .; ed. Lowell high sch .; A.B., Amherst Coll., 1904; LL. B., Harvard Law Seh., 1907; m. Marie Darling of Ryegate, Vt., Aug. 27, 1919; children-Roswell Darling, George Dewey. Gen. practice of law, Low- ell, 1907; town counsel, Dracut, 1909, 1911-25, 1929-, Ilb. tr., 1917-26, water commr., 1921-26, cemetery commr., 1934-39, mem. Planning Bd., 1937-, sch. com., 1938 -; chmn. Liberty Loan
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Drive, Dracut, in World War; mem. Masons (Wil- liam North Lodge), Phi Gamma Delta. Club: Ap- palachian Mt. Gt.gt.g.s. P'vt. David Fox, who served in Dracut Co. during Revolutionary War, as did his father-in-law, Capt. Stephen Russell. Prot- estant. Republican. Office: 174 Central St., Low- ell. Home: 1505 Bridge St., Dracut.
V FOXHALL, George, editor; b. Wakefield, Yorkes, England, Dec. 25, 1882; s. William Foxhall and Mary (Cresswell) F .; ed. English public schools; m. Lucy Broster of Wash., July 31, 1906; (2d) Edderlyn Farnsworth Stillman of Springfield, June 21, 1926; children-Ilarry Mayburn, William Bex, Mary Beatrice. Reporter in England, 1900-05; came to U.S., 1905, naturalized 1934; sec. to James K. Hackett, actor, 1906; asso. with Mr. Hackett as advisor and play reader, 1906-09; mem. editorial staff, Munsey's mag., 1906-12; dramatie and lit. ed., Springfield Union, 1913-14; free lance writer, 1914- 24; on Worcester Telegram Sunday staff, 1924; Sun- day Ed. 1927 -; dramatic critic, Worcester Evening Gazette, 1925 -; sergt. in Mass. State Guard, 1917- 20; mem. spec, police in Boston police strike, 1919; mem. Worcester County Musical Assn. (life). Clubs: Bohemian ( Worcester). Author: The Climber, 1913; Murder on P'earl St., 1915; A Dead Man's Rights, 1915; The Man of Dread, 1916; Genius of Victory, 1917; MePhee's Sensational Rest, 1918; Sword and Anvil, 1919; Mrs. McPhee's Tres- passer, 1920; contr. of short stories to Munsey's, Colliers, Smiths, Argosy and other mags. Uni- tarian. Independent Republican. Office: 20 Frank- lin St., Worcester. Ilome: Elm St., Shrewsbury.
FOYE, Ofis Williams, clergyman; b. Brockton, July 1, 1875; S. Thomas Franklin Foye and Eunice Turner (Leach) F .; ed. Brockton high sch .; A.B. (magna cum laude), Colby Coll., 1898; Newton Theol. Inst., 1901; D.D. (hon.), Colby Coll., 1923; m. Jessie G .. Curtis of Southbridge, June 11, 1901; children-Lucian Curtis, M.D., Mrs. ICu-
nive Inichins. Ordained Baptist ministry, 1901; pastor, Thompson, Conn., Central Bapt. Ch., 1901-06, Calvary Bapt. Ch., Torrington, Conn., 1906-10, Winter llill Bapt. Ch., Som- erville, 1910-19, Dorchester Temple Bapt. C'h., Boston, 1919 -; pres. Conn. State Orgn. of Young People, No. Bapt. Ed. Soc., 1927-36; v.p. Mass. C.F .; prof. Ch. Hist., Gordon Coll., 1912-16; tr. Newton Theol. Instn., Bd. of Florence Critteden League, (v.p.), N.E. Evangelistic Assn., Mass. Bapt. Con., Boston Bapt. City Mission Society; Frequent le(- turer on church hist. and Bible; Mem. Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Mu. Club: B. B. Circle. Travel: Europe, W. 1., Can., U.S. Dir. dese., mother's side, Dr. Fuller and Isaac Allerton of Mayflower; father's side, Huguenots who settled with first Puritans in Salem and Boston. Baptist. Repub- lican. Home: 71 Brent St., Dorchester.
V FRALICK, Roland Garfield, lumber merchant; b. llacketts Cove, N.S., Can., Apr. I, 1882; s. John Fralick and Sarah M. ( Berringer) F .; ed. Nova Scotia pnb. schs .; m. Annie R. Snow of Clarkes Beach, Newfoundland, Aug. 1902; children-Clara M., Myrtle V. (Mrs. Harold E. Kelly), Annie R. (Mrs. Timothy Brosnon), Roland G. Engaged in lumber bus. continuously, 1901 -; pres., treas., & dir. Garfield F'rallek Lumber Co .; pres. & dir. Al- lington Furniture Co .; pres. bd. of trs., Somerville Hosp .; pres. Somerville Coop. Bk., tr. Somerville Sav. Bk .; mem. Royal Arcanınn. Club: Somer- ville Rotary (pres.). Methodist. Republican. Of- fee: 10 Temple St., Charlestown. Ilome: 17 Bay State Rd., Belmont.
FRANCIS, Robert (Churchill), author; b. Upland, Pa., Aug. 12, 1901; s. Rev. Eben Fisher Francis and lda May (Allen) F .; ed. Medford high sch .; A. B., Harvard, 1923; Ed.M., Harvard Grad. Sch. Edn., 1926; unmarried. Time devoted to writing and music teaching. Club: New England Poetry. Au- thor: Stand With Me Ilere (verse), 1936; Valhalla and Other Poems, 1938. Home: Amherst.
VEFRANCIS, Tappan Eustis, wool merchant; b. Brook- line, May 13, 1897; s. Carleton S. Francis and Elsie (Wesson) F .; ed. Noble & Greenough Sch., Boston, 1909-15; Phillips Acad., Andover, 1915-16; Harvard, 1916-17; m. Anna Tillinghast of Milton, Aug. 20,
1937; children (by previous marriage)-Helen Shurtleff, Mary Parker. Served as It. U.S.N., 1917- 29; with Jeremiah Williams & Co., Boston, 1929-34; treas. Robt. M. Pitt Co., 1934 -; treas. and dir. Francis & Co., Inc., 1935 -; dir. Commodity Corp .; decorated with Navy Cross (U.S.N.). Clubs: Har- vard ( Boston), Stonehorse Yacht. Episcopalian. Republican. Office: 232 Summer St., Boston, Home: 41 Allerton St., Brookline.
VFRANCIS, WIliam Mursell, stained glass artist; b. London, Eng., Jan. 6, 1870; s. John Francis and Jane (Edwards) F .; ed. pvt. schs .; King's Coll., London, 1887-91; m. Margaret A. Stimpson of Eng., July 27, 1895; 1 dau .- Elsie Margherita (Mrs. Charles R. MacDonald). Came to U.S. 1913; artist and crafts- man in stained glass and mfr. of stained glass win- dows, 1920 -; mem. firm Reynolds; Francis & Rhon- stock; windows in Riverside Ch. (N.Y. City), Princeton Univ. Chapel, Mercersburg Acad. Chapel (Glens Falls, N.Y.), Presbyterian Ch., Wellesley Coll. Chapel, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, East Liberty (Pa.) Presbyterian Ch., Shore Mem. Chapel, Colo. Coll. Mem. Chapel (Belleau Wood, Fr.), Wash. (D.C.) Cathedral, St. Paul's Ch. (Win- ston-Salem, N.C.), Cenacle Convent Chapel (New- port, R.I.); rec'd, gold medal, Tercentenary Fine Arts Exhib,, Boston, 1930; mem. Boston Soc. Arts and Crafts. Episcopalian. Office: 1 Washington St., Boston. Home: 67 ES. Elm Hill Av., Wollaston. VFRANDSEN, Julius Herman, professor of dairy hus- bandry; b. Story City, la., Apr. 28, 1877; s. Andrew C. Frandsen and Anna (Ilermansen) F .; ed. Story City (la.) high sch .; B.S., la. State Coll., 1902; M.S., 1904; m. Matilda C. Madsen of Ames, la., Aug. 9, 1906; children-Julius llerman, Jr., Dorothy Evelyn, Dana Christian. Asst. in agrl. chem., Ia. State Coll., 1902-01; dairy chemist, Hazelwood Creamery Co., Portland, Ore., 1904-07: prof. dairy husbandry and head of dept., Univ. Ida., 1907-11, Univ. Neb., 1911-21; dairy editor and counselor, Capper Farm Press, 1921-26; head of dairy in- dustry dept., Mass. State Coll., 1926 --; chin. Dairy Food Com., State of Neb., World War; mem. Am. Dairy Sci. Assn., Soc. Promotion Agrl. Sci., A.A.A.S, Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta. Author: (with Markham) Manufacture of Ice ('ream and lees; many Expt. Sta. bulletins; ar- ticles for Dairy and Farm Press. Founder, Jour- nal of Dairy Science; ed., 1918-28. Travel: U.S. (extensive), Can., Northern Europe. Initarian. Office: Mass. State College, Amherst. llome: 179 Lincoln Av., Amherst.
FRANK, Clarence Hill, clergyman; b. Spring Gar- den, Ill., Mar. 28, 1883; s. Henry Frank and Janie ( Loyd) F .; ed. Ewing Acad., Ill .; A.B., A.M., Ewing Coll., 1909; Univ. Chicago; m. Mildred Swain of Toledo, O., Apr. 24, 1911; children-C. Lowell, Rob- ert 1 .. , Rodman A., Richard S., Harold W. Dir. rel. edn., Delaware Av. Bapt. Ch., Buffalo, N.Y., Im- manuel Bapt. Ch., Brooklyn; pastor, 1st Bapt. Ch., Stamford, Conn., Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 1921-28, Wol- laston, 1930 --; dir. promotion, Bapt. State Conv., N.Y .; mem. Council on Finance & Promotion and its Adm. Com., Northern Bapt. Conv .; dir. Mass. Bapt. State Conv. & exec. com., Boston; exec. com., Boston Bapt. Bethel City Mission Soc., State Coun- cil of Chs., Boston; tr. Newton Theol. Instu., New- ton; mem. Pi Gamma Mu, C.C. (clergymen). Bap- tist. Republican. Office: 81 Prospect Av., Wollas- ton. Home: 44 Marion St., Wollaston.
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