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U.S.A. Res. 1926 -; fellow A.C.S .; mem. Mass. Med. Soe., Phi Gamma Delta, Nu Sigma Nu. Epis- copalian. Republican. Office: 208 Main St., South- bridge. Home: 313 South St., Southbridge.
VLA CROIX, Arthur Joseph, cutlery manufacturer; b. Southbridge, Sept. 11, 1883; s. Joseph La Croix and Diana (Farron) La C .; ed. Southbridge high sch., 1899-1903; Worcester Poly Just., 1903-04; m. Katherine Amelia Smith of Chester, N.S., Feb. 6, 1908. With Hyde Mfg. Co., 1904-, apprentice in cutlery mfg. 1904-06, asst. supt. 1906-17, gen. supt., 1917-29, pres. and dir., 1929 -; mem. Am. Soc. M.E., Am. Soe. Metals, Am. Soc. Mil. Engrs., Phi Gamma Delta, Masons. Club: University (Boston). Baptist .. Republican. Office: Hyde Mfg. Co., 54 Eastford Rd., Southbridge. Home: 44 Everett St., Southbridge.
LaCROIX, Morris Felton, mining engineer, banker; b. Lynn, Mar. 15, 1888; s. Edward W. LaCroix and Edith Lee ( Morris) LaC .; ed. Lawrenceville Sch., Lawrenceville, N.J .; Volkmann Seh., Bos- ton; A.B., Ilarvard, 1910, M.E., Harvard Grad. Sehs. of Applied Sciences, 1911; m. Esther H. Paine of Boston, Oet. 4, 1919; children-William P., Ruth W., Jeanne, Susanne, Edith M. Mining engr., Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co., Mich., 1911-16;
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mining engring. and investment banking, Palne, Webber Co., 1919 -; major, Corps of Engrs., U.S.S., with A.E.F., 2 yrs. in France; with Am. Com. to Negotiate Peace, Paris, 1919; mem. Am. Inst. Mining & Metal. Engrs., Am. Assn. Petroleum Geologists, Soc. Am. Mil. Engrs., Am. Geog. Soc., Am. Legion. Clubs: Harvard (Boston, N. Y.), University, Army & Navy, Exchange (Boston), Attic (Chicago), Country (Brookline), Tedesco Country (Swampscott), Eastern Yacht (Marble- head). Author: tech. papers and reports on min- ,ing and related subjects. Office: 24 Federal St., Boston. Home: 34 Spooner Rd., Brookline. Summer res .: 136 Beach Bluff Av., Beach Bluff. LADD, Fred Heman, editor; b. Haverhill, Aug. 31, 1872; s. John Weld Ladd and Ellza D. (Ward- well) L .; ed. Punchard high sch., Andover, 1890; Phillips Acad., Andover, 1892; student, Harvard, 1892-94 (ciass of 1896) ; m. Sarah E. Jones, Oct. 19, 1899; children-John W. (d. 1916), Fred H. (d. 1929), Marion D. (Mrs. Geoffrey B. Nicoll, d. 1930), Bertha J. (d. 1939). Reporter, then ed., New Bedford Journal, 1894-96; reporter, then mng. ed., Lawrence Telegram, 1896-1926; substi- tuted on copy desk, New Bedford Standard, 1927; substituted as tel. ed., then ed. writer, Fitch- burg Sentinel, 1927; asst. ed., then ed., Lawrence Daily Eagle, 1928 -; corp. Co. H, 16th Regt., Mass, State Guard, 1917 and 1918; men. I.O.O.F. (Andover Lodge #230). Ancestors captured by Indians near Haverhill; some in Revolutionary War. Congregationalist, (mem. South Cong. Ch., Andover). Republican. Office: Lawrence Daily Eagle, 285 Essex St., Lawrence. Home: 46 Whit- tier St., Andover. Summer res .: Westport, Me.
VLADD, William Edwards, surgeon; b. Milton, Sept. 8, 1880; s. William Jones Ladd and Anna Russell (Watson) L .; ed. grad., Hopkinson Sch., 1897- 99; A.B., Harvard, 1902; M.D. Harvard Med. Sch., 1906; m. Katharine Barton of Worcester, Aug. 18, 1910; children-William, Nancy (Mrs. Alvah Crocker), Katharine. Interne, Boston City Ilosp., 1906-08; practiced surgery, Boston, 1908 -; on staff, Infant's Hosp., 1909-11, Boston City Ilosp., 1910-12, Children's Hosp., 1910-27, chief of surg. service, 1927 -; clin. prof. surgery, Harvard Med. Sch .; fellow A.C.S .; mem. Am. Surg. Assn., A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soc., N.I. and Boston Surg. Socs., Am. Assn. Oral and Plastic Surgeons. Clubs: Somerset, Tavern, Harvard (Boston), Unitarian. Republican. Office: 300 Longwood Av., Boston. Home: 75 Hinckley Rd., Milton.
V LADOO, Raymond Bardeen, mining engineer; b. Ayer, May 1, 1893; s. Paul Joseph Ladoo and Ella Maria (Souther) L .; ed. Leominster high sch .; A.B. (cum laude), Harvard, 1914; M.E., Harvard Engring. Sch., 1916; m. Ethel Dorothy Keniston of Cambridge, June 26, 1916; children- Barbara Alice, Constance Keniston. Asst. to mgr., Low Moor (Va.) Iron Co., 1916-17; mgr. mines, John B. Guernsey & Co., Roanoke, Va., 1917-19; mineral technologist, U.S. Bur. Mines, Wash., D.C., 1919-23; gen. mgr., Southern Minerals Corp., Cleveland, Tenn., 1923-25; pres., Colo. Fiuorspar Co., Cowdrey, Coio., 1925-26; engr., U.S. Gypsumn Co., N.Y., 1926, mgr., industrial commodity dept., Chicago, 1927-31; cons. engr., mfr. dry plgment colors, Newton, 1932 -; pres., R. B. Ladoo Co .; mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Am. Inst. Mining & Metail. Engrs., Am, Ceramic Soc. Ciub: Harvard (N.Y.). Author: Non-Metallic Minerals, 1925; many arti- cles on technology of non-metallic minerals in tech. journals. Desc. Thomas Mayhew, Ist own- er, coloniai gov., Martha's Vineyard and Nan- tucket. Baptist. Republican. Ofllee: 224 Cal- vary St., Waltham. Home: 42 Huntington Rd., Newton.
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LaFORGE, Laurence, geologist, teacher; b. N. Y. City, Sept. 17, 1871; s. Abiei Teeple LaForge and Mar- garet Swain (Getchell) LaF .; ed. Adelphi Acad., Brooklyn, N.Y .; Andover Union Sch., Andover, N.Y .; Alfred Univ., Alfred, N.Y .; A.B., Harvard, 1899, A.M., 1900, Ph.D., 1903; m. Fannie Agnes Carryer of Shinglehouse, Pa., June 28, 1893 (d.); m. (2d) Kate Louise Harbaugh of Wash., D.C., Sept. 8, 1930; 1 dau .- Mrs. Helen Bowditch. Me-
teorol., Alfred Univ., 1894-97, instr. astron., 1896- 97; Austin teaching fellow, geol., Harvard, 1902- 03; geologist, U.S. Geol. Survey, 1901-05, 1913-27; aid in geol., U.S. Nat. Mus., 1906-08; cons. geol., 1908-13, 1927 -; research asso. in mineralogy, Harvard, 1932-37; prof., geol,, Teachers' Sch. of Sci .. 1934 -; prof. geol., Suffolk Univ., 1939 -; mem. Geol. Soc. Boston, Nat. Geog. Soc., Am. Geophys. Union, New York Acad. of Sciences, Mount Wash- ington Observatory; Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. Club: Harvard Faculty. Author: various publications of U.S. Geol. Survey, esp., Geology of the Boston Area; also of Geol. Survey in Georgia. Congrega- tionalist. Republican. Office and home: 5 Concord Av., Cambridge.
LAHEE, Henry Charles, retired; b. London, Eng., July 2, 1856; s. llenry Lahee and Georgiana (Grainger) L .; grad. St. Michael Tenbury; Nau- tical Train. Coll., II.M.S. Worcester; m. Sellna Long, 1883; m. (2d) Florence de Correvont, 1925; children-Frederik II., Florence E. Varney, Ar- nold W. Seven yrs. of sea life and travel, 10 yrs. in Industry, 8 yrs. at N.E. Conservatory, 40 yrs, at musical educational bureau, music teach- ers agency. Clubs: Twentieth Century Art. Bos- ton Authors. Author: Famous Singers of Yes- terday and Today; Famous Vlolinists of Yester day and Today; Famous Planists of Yester- day and Today; Organ and its Masters; Grand Opera Singers of Today; Annals of Music in America; Opera Storles in Rhyme, mag. articles and short stories. Travei: World, India, Aus., U.S., Europe, etc. Anglican. Republican. Home: 319 Roosevelt Apt., 17 Forsyth St., Boston.
V LANEY, Frank Howard, surgeon; b. Haverhill, June 1, 1880; s. Thomas Lahey and Honora ( Powers) L .; ed. Haverhili high sch .; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1904; hon. Sc.D., Tufts Coll., 1927; m. Aliee Church Wilcox of Montclair, N.J., Apr. 15, 1909. Surg., Long island Hosp., 1904-05, Boston City Ilosp., 1905-07; res. surg., Ilaymarket Sq. Rellef Sta., 1908; instr. In surgery, Harvard Med. Sch., 1908-09, 1912-15; asst. prof., later prof. surgery, Tufts Med. Sch., 1913-17; prof. clin. surgery, Har- vard Med. Sch., 1923-24; surg .- in-chief, N.E. Dea- coness and N.E. Baptist Hosps .; dir. of sur- gery, The Lahey Clinic, Boston; maj. Med. Corps, U.S.A., World War; dir. surgery, Evacuation Hosp. No. 30, A.E.F .; Regent, Internat. Coli. of Surgeons, Geneva; fellow A.C.S. (bd. govs.); mem. Am. Assn. for Study of Goitre, A.M.A. (mem. Council on Med. Edn. and Hosps.), Société des Chirurgiens de Paris, Am, and N.E. Surg. Soes., Mass. Med. Soc., Boston Surgical Soc., Southern Surgical Soc., Theta Delta Chi, Masons. Clubs: Harvard, Algonquin. Author of Lahey Clinic Number (Surg. Clines of N. America), publ. yearly; numerous articles on surg. subjects. Republican. Office: 605 Commonwealth Av., Bos- ton. Home: 118 Bay State Rd., Boston. Sum- mer res .: Bald Peak Colony Ciub, Melvin Vil- lage, N.H.
LAIRD, Elizabeth Rebecca, professor of physics; b. Owen Sound, Ontario, Can., Dec., 1874; d. Rev. John Guinnis Laird and Rebecca (Lapierre) L .; ed. London Collegiate Inst., Ontario; B.A., Univ. Toronto, 1896; Ph.D., Bryn Mawr Coll., 1901; D.Sc., Univ. Toronto, 1927; student, Univ. Berlin, 1898-99. Instr. math., Ontario Ladies' Coll., 1896- 97; demonstrator in physics, Bryn Mawr Coll., 1900; asst. in physics, Mt. Holyoke Coll., 1901- 02, instr. 1902-04, prof., 1904 -; research work, Cavendish Lab., Cambridge, Eng., 1909; Sara Berliner Research fellowship, Wurzburg, 1913- 14; also Univ. of Chicago, Yale Univ .; mem. Anı. Phys. Soc., Optical Soc. Am., Hist. Sei. Soc., A.A.A.S., Am. Physics Teachers' Assn., Am. Assn. Univ. Profs., Am. Assn. Univ. Women. Travel: India, Europe, East Indies. Protestant. Address: Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley. YLAJOIE, J. Edward, lawyer; b. Fall River, Dec, 1, 1894; s. Joseph Lajole and Hermilinda (Belisle) L .; A.B., Laval Univ., Quebec, P.Q .; LL.B., Boston Sch. Law, 1921; m. Cecile Laurent of Neufcha- teau, Fr., June 22, 1922; children-Marguerite, Anne Marle, Henriette, Marle Claire, Gabrleile,
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Mass. bar, 1921; engaged in gen. practlee of law, Fall River, 1921 -: spl. justice, Second Dist. Court of Bristol, 1930 -; dir. Lafayette Coop. Bk., Liberty Loan & Realty, Inc .; tr. Fall River Pub. Lib., 1927-28; candidate for mayor, Fall River, 1928, mem. Bd. Health, 1931-34; pvt. 104th Inf., 26th Div., U.S.A., 1917-19, with A.F.F. in France; mem. Mass. and Fall River Bar Assns., Franco- American Civle League of Mass., Inc. (pres. ), Am. Legion. Club: Calumet (Fall River). Cath- olic. Republican. Office: 57 No. Main St., Fall River. Ilome: 423 Middle St., Fall River.
VLAJOIE, Philippe Armand, newspaper editor; b. Wottonville, P.Q., Can., June 29, 1887; s. Joseph Lajoie and Hermelinda (Bellsle) L .; brought to IJ.S., 1889, naturalized citizen; ed. Fall River pub. and parochial sehs., 1893-1900; Montreal Sem. (Sulplcian), 1900-07; B.S., Laval Coll., Mont- real Univ., 1911; in. Cora D. Parent of Fall River, June 28, 1920; children -- Madeleine-Andree, Louise Adrienne, Pierre Louis. Engaged as newspaper- man, 1912 -; bus. news ed., Le-Revell, Montreal; reporter of Criminal Courts, LeCanada, Montreal, 1914-15; city ed., L'Independant, Fall River, 1915- 22, ed., 1922, ing. ed., 1922 -; ed., The Civic Leaguer, political monthly, later changed to quar- terly, 1926-37; 1st class musician, Hdqrs. Co., 73d Inf., U.S.A., 1917-19, with 12th Div., A.E.F .; asso. mem. French Acad., 1935; mem. Franco- Am. Civic League, Franco-Am. Alliance; musical dir. of vocal orgns., religious and civil. Travel: Can. and U.S. (extensive). Catholic. Republican. Office: L'Independant, 233 Pocasset St., Fall River. Home: 15 Beverly St., Fall River.
V LAKE, Kirsopp, theologian; b. Southampton, Eng., Apr. 7, 1872; s. George Anthony Lake (M.D).) and Isabel Oke (Clark) L .; ed. B.A., Lincoln Coll., Oxford, 1895, M.A., 1897; Arnold essay Prize- man, 1902; D.D., St. Andrews Univ., 1911; T.II.l., Leiden Univ., 1919; Litt.D., Univ. of Mich., 1926; Ph.D., Heidelberg Univ., 1936; medal of the Brit- ish Acad, 1936; m. Hlelen Courthope Forman of London, Eng., Nov. 10, 1903; m. (2d) Silva Tipple New, Dce. 16, 1932. Curate of Lumley, Dur- ham, 1895, St. Mary the Virgin, Oxford, 1897-1904; prof. ordinarius, Univ. Leyden, Holland, 1904-13; prof. early Christian lit., Harvard, 1914-19, Winn prof. ecclesiastical history, 1919-32, prof. hist. 1932 -; paid visits to Mt. Athos and other libra- rles to investigate Greek MSS., summers sinee 1903; fellow Am. Acad. Arts and Sciences; v.p., Churchmen's Union, Eng. Author: Text of the New Testament, 1898; Codex 1 of the Gospels, 1900; Texts from Mt. Athos, 1901; The Athos Leaves of Codex H-Paul, 1904; The Historical Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, 1905; The Athos Leaves of the Shepherd of Her- mas, 1908; Professor von Soden's Treatment of the Text of the Gospels, 1909; The Earller Epls- tles of St. Paul, 1910; The Codes Sinaiticus, 1911; The Stewardship of Faith, 1914; The Beginnings of Christianity, Vol. I, 1920, Vol. II, 1922, Vol. III, 1926, Vols. IV and V, 1933; Landmarks in the History of Early Christianity, 1921; The Codex Sinaitlcus, Vol. II, 1921; Immortality and the Modern Mind, 1922; Religion Yesterday and To- morrow, 1925. Translator: The Apostolic Fathers, 1912; Euscbuls, 1927; The Scrabit Inscriptions ( Harvard Theol. Studics), 1927; The Caesarean Text of Mark, 1928; Six Collations of N.T., MSS., 1933; Dated Greek minuscule MSS., Fasc. I & II, 1934, Fasc. III & IV, 1935; Fasc. V & VI, 1936, Fasc. VII & VIII, 1937; Studies and Documents, Vols. I & II, 1934, Vols. III, IV & V, 1935, Vols. VI to IX, 1936-37; Paul, His Heritage and Leg- acy, 1934; an Introduction to the New Testa- ment, 1937. Oflice: Widener Library, 246, Cam- bridge.
V LAKE, WIIfred S., edueator; b. Hillsburgh, Ont., Sept. 7, 1902; s. Frederick Charles Lake and Betscy Esther (Matthews) L .; ed. Elkhart (Ind.) high seh .; A.B., Hiram Coll., 1921; A.M., Harvard, 1928, Ph.D., 1932; m. Margaret Gail Pearce, Aug. 20, 1929; children-Richard Allen, Katherine Loulse. Ed. Kenmore (O.) Herald, 1924-25; instr. industrial engring., Northeastern Univ., 1926-29,
asst. prof. economics, 1929-32, asso. prof., 1932-34, proť., 1934 -; Dean of Instru., Coll. Liberal Arts and Coll. Bus. Adm., 1935-39, Dean, Coll. Liberal Arts, 1939 -; mem. Am. Econ. Assn., Am. Statis. Assn., Royal Econ. Soc., Pi Kappa Delta, Masons. Congregationalist. Office: 360 Huntington Av., Boston. Ilome: 69 Columbus St., Newton High- lands.
LAKEMAN, Mary Ropes, physician (retired) ; b. Salem, May 20, 1870; d. John Ropes Lakeman and Annie (Ilalcy) L .; ed. Salem high sch .; M.D., Boston Univ. Sch. Med., 1895; unmarried. Gen. practice of med., Salem, 1895-1918; work with Mass. Dept. Health, July 1918-Nov. 30. 1937; Comdr. for State of N.Y., Women's Field Army, Am. Soc. for Control of Cancer, 1937-39; asst. dir., Div. Hygiene, State Dept. Health, 1919-1925; mem. Am. Pub. Health Assn., Mass. Med. Soc., Assn. Women in Pub. Health (charter mem., pres.). Clubs: Women's City of Boston, State House Women's, Appalachian Mt. Author: a few pub. health articles. G.d. Eben K. Lakeman, close friend of S. S. Low of Old North Church, Salem; Knowlton ancestors prominent in Ipswich. Non- Sectarian. Independent (registered Republican ). Home: 48 Norfolk Av., Swampscott.
LAMAR, Mark O'Daniel, chemist; b. Milledgeville, Ga., Apr. 3, 1889; s. Lucius James Lamar and Leila (Horne) L .; ed. Ga. Mil. Coll .; Harvard, 1909; m. Jessie MeGarr of Albany, N.Y., Oet. 8, 1913 (d. 1922); m. (2d) Leah Sessions of Spring- field, Mar. 8, 1924; 1 son-Richard Mirabeau. Chemist, Colgate & Co., 1909-10; Gen. Elec. Co., Schenectady, N.Y., 1911-17; Norton Co., Worces- ter, Jan. 1, 1917 -; mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Soc. of Chem. Industry (Brit.). Club: Worcester Chemical. Author: articles on analytical chem. Episcopalian. Republican. Office: Care of Nor-
ton Co., Worcester. llome: 5 Laconla Rd., Worcester.
j 'LAMB, Arthur Motter, teacher, organist; b. Baltl- more, Md., Sept. 15, 1899; s. Arthur Lincoln Lamb and Edith ( Motter) Iz; teacher's certificate, Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore, Md., 1915; A.B., Harvard, 1919; unmarried. Teacher musie and French, Middlesex Sch., 1919 -; or- ganist Emmanuel Ch., Wakefield, 1934 -; has made a specialty and study of Gilbert and Sul- livan operas, producing one each year at Mid- dlesex Sch .; active in Five Choirs Festival held annually, and directed by music masters of St. George's, St. Mark's, Pomtret, Milton and Mid- dlesex Schs .; mem. Gilbert and Sullivan Soc. Editor: The Middlesex Serles of Choral Works. Travel: Europe (almost yearly, esp. Eng., Fr., Switz., Ger., It.). Episcopallan. Address: Mid- dlesex School, Concord.
V LAMB, Charles Alexander, surgeon; b. Butler, Mo., May 8, 1903; s. Leslie Lamb and Anna C. (Judy) L; ed. Lorimer (Ia.) high sch .; A.B., Univ. Ia., 1924; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., 1928; in. Mary Louise Alguire of Cleveland, O., Apr. 11, 1931; children-Elizabeth, Mary. Interne, Cleveland (O.) City [losp., 1928-29; Cleveland ('linle, 1929-31; Dept. Anatomy, Harvard, 1931- 32; res. surg., Boston City Hosp., 1932-33, mem. staff; 1936 -; surg., N.E. Deaconess flosp., 1934 -; asst. in surgery, Harvard Med. Sch., 1932 -; fel- low A.C.S .; mem. Am. Bd. Surgeons, A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soc. Club: Harvard. Episcopalian. Republican. Offiec: 311 Beacon St., Boston. Home: 292 Prince St., West Newton.
LAMB, Leon M., accountant; b. Brattleboro, Vt., Aug. 9, 1874; s. Mason Lamb and Sabra Ann (Newton) L .; ed. Brattleboro (Vt.) high sch .; Albany (N.Y.) Bus. Coll., 1894-95; m. Lillian Blanche Wheeler of Southbridge, July 17, 1900; children-Claude Ma- son, Beatrice, Edwin Wheeler, Marjorie Ernestine Bookkeeper and later advanced to gen. mgr., Snell Mfg. Co., Fiskdale, 1895-1909; office mgr., Wells Bros. Co .; asst. trcas., treas,, comptroller, then see. Greenfield Tap & Die Corp., 1925-29; exec. sec. Mass, Industrial Commn., 1929-32; asst. treas. and dir. Montaguc Rod & Reel Company, 1932 -; mem. Greenfield Sch. Commn., 1923-28, chinn. 1924-28, see., 1933-36, mem. Greenfield
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Rep. Town Com., 1933-38; mem. Masons, I.O.O.F. Club: Country (Greenfield), Greenfield Choral (pres.). Methodist. Republican. Office: Monta- gue City. Home: 244 Federal St., Greenfield.
LAMB, Percival Leroy, industries executive; b. Al- bion, Mich., Nov. 30, 1883; s. Fred Lamb and Ella ( Harris) L .; ed. Warner (N.Y.) Union Sch .; m. Ella Rich Ilillman of New Bedford, Sept. 2, 1906; 1 dau .- Josephine Harriet. With N.E. Cot- ton Yarn Co., 1901-06; Nonquitt Spinning Co., 1907-, now treas .; mem. Nat. Assn. Cotton Mfrs., New Bedford Cotton Mfrs., U.S. Ch. Commerce, Cotton Textile Inst., New Bedford Chamber of Commerce. Clubs: New Bedford Yacht, Wam- sutta, New Bedford Country, New Bedford Gun. Lambs were Mass, and Conn. colonial family; pa- ternal grandmother of Mass. Terrys. Episco- palian. Republican. Office: New Bedford. Home: 12 William St., So. Dartmouth. Summer res .: Chester, Vt.
LAMBERT, John Henry, surgeon, radiologist; b. Lowell, Nov. 22, 1875; s. Henry Avalon Lambert and Sarah Grace (Corliss) L .; ed. Lowell high sch .; pre-medieal work, M.I.T., 1894-96; Ch.B. & M.D., Boston Univ. Sch. Med .; m. Mabel Forrest of Lowell, June 26, 1902; ehildren-John Henry, Jr., Elizabeth Forrest, Benjamin deForest, Ruth, Anne Louise. Practleed in Lowell, 1899 -; mem. med. staff, Lowell Gen. Ilosp., 1900-06, asst. surg., 1906-16; sr. surg. on staff, 1916 -; cons. Roent- genologist to Vets'. Adminstrn. Facility, Bedford; dir. Lowell Cancer Clinic; Lowell School Com., 1910-18, chmn. high seh. bldg. eom. 1919-23; capt., chief Roentgenologist and surg., Base Hosp. No. 7, during World War; fellow A.C.S., mem. A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soc., N.E. and Am. Roent- gen Ray Socs., Middlesex North Dist. Med. Soe., Alpha Sigma, Sigma Chl Beta. Gt. gt. g.s. Capt. John Ford, who fought in battles of Concord, Lexington, and Bunker Hill. Protestant. Re- publican. Office: 202 Merrimack St., Lowell. Home: 70 Wannalancit St., Lowell. Summer res .: Holderness, N. H.
V LAMHERUT, Louis Charles Victor, professor of French; b. Mandres, Fr., June 14, 1874; s. Jules Boniface Lambert and Augustine (D'Anrosey) I .; ed. Joinville high seh., Fr .; Coll. of Joinville (Univ. of Dijon, Fr.); A.B., Ecole Normale (Paris), 1890; officer of French Acad .; m. Henriette Tou- iller of Paris Aug. 4, 1897; children-Suzanne Mélanie Henriette Kelley; Yvonne (d.). Prof., Paris schs., 1894-1914; Adjutant during World War, 1914-17; prof., high sehs., Paris, 1917-20; head, French Dept., Berlitz Seh. of Languages, Boston, 1920-24; prof. French, Boston Univ., 1924-, also Mass. Univ. Extension; sec. Perma- nent French Expn., Boston Univ .; former v.p., Federation of Esperanto Clubs of U.S., Can., and Mex .; mem. Internat. Assn. Scientists, In- ternat. Assn. Physicians and Surgeons, N.IC. Assn. Modern Lang. Teachers, Am. Assn. Teachers of French, Am. Assn. Univ. Profs. Clubs: Amis de la France (Boston), Esperanto (Boston). Travel: Fr., Eng., Switz., U.S. (all east coast). Author: Evolution of Speech, of Writing, of Mu- sie, The Dance in the World through the Ages, Rhythm, articles in prof. bulletins. Bronze medal from Mun. Council of Paris; bronze medal for services to Adult Education. Free thinker (but apostle of toleration). Democrat (French So- cialist). Office: Boston University College of Practical Arts and Letters, 27 Garrison St., Bos- ton. Address: Boston University, Boston, and 80 Rue Botzaris, Paris, France.
LAMHERTON, John A., editor; b. Lowell, Dee. 14, 1873; s. David Lamberton and Annie (Guinan) L .; ed. Lowell high sch., 1886-90; m. Leah A. Lewis of Lowell, Apr. 20, 1898; children-David L., Adah G., Vivian M. (Mrs. Stanley Thomson). Re- porter, Lowell Sunday Arena, 1892-96; reporter, later city ed., Lowell Morning Mail, 1896-1907; reporter, Lowell Telegram, 1907-11; night ed., Norwich (Conn.) Bulletin, 1911-14; ed. Lowell Sunday Telegram, 1914 -; mem. Ch. Commerce (dir.), Masons (32°), K.P., Royal Arcanum, Knights of Malta. Clubs: Kiwanis, Temple
(Lowell). Congregationalist. Republican. Of- flee: 27 Central St., Lowell. Home: 51 Ruth St., Lowell.
LAMOUREAUX, Joseph Elzear, M.D .; b. Chambly, Quebec, Can., May 5, 1869; s. Cyrille Lamoureux and Dorimene (Senecal) L .; ed. grad., Coatieook (Que.) Acad., 1884; B.A., Sherbrooke Coll., 1889; M.D., Laval Univ. Med. Sch., Montreal, 1893; m. Alphonsine Rousseau of Three Rivers, Que., May 23, 1899. Practiced in Lowell, 1893 -; mem. Bd. U.S. Pension Examiners; council, Mass. State Dept. of Health; Lowell Sch. Com., 1906-10 (ehmn. 1909-10); Bd. of Trade com. of 60 that drafted and advocated a commn. form of city govt. adopted Dee., 1911; High Sch. Bldg. Commn., 1919-22; tr. Cent. Sav. Bk., Lowell Industrial Sch .; mem. A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soc., Société Ilis- torique Franco-Americaine, Royal Arcanum; offi- cier d'Academie (French Govt. decoration). Ad- dress: 763 Merrimack St., Lowell.
LAMPRECHT, Sterling Power, educator; b. Cleve- land, O., Jan. 8, 1890; s. George O. Lamprecht and Emma Sterling (Power) L .; ed. University Sch., Cleveland, O .; A.B., Williams Coll., 1911; A.M., Harvard Univ., 1912; B.D., Union Theol. Sem., 1915; Ph.D., Columbia, 1918; student, Uni- versité de Poitiers, France, 1919; A.M., Amherst Coll., 1933; m. Edith G. Taber of N.Y. City, Aug. 19, 1922. Began teaching at Columbia Univ., 1919, became asst. prof. philosophy, Univ. Ill., 1921; now prof. philosophy, Amherst Coll .; corpl. Co. K, 5Ist Pioneer Inf., U.S.A., with A.R.F., Ang. 1918-July 1919; mem. Am. Philos. Assn., Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho. Author: Moral and Political Philosophy of John Locke, 1918. Au-
thor: numerous philos. artleles and reviews. Ed- itor: Selections from Writings of John Locke, 1928; Philosophy Series of D. Appleton-Century Co. 'Travel: Western Europe. Office: Amherst College, Amherst. Home: 100 Woodside Av.,
Amherst. Summer home: Peacham, Vt.
LAMSON, Fred Mason, banker; b. Swanzea, N.H., Feb. 23, 1862; s. Isaac Lamson and Sarah (Cros- sette) L .; ed. Marlboro (N.H.) high sch .; French Bus. Coll .; Houghton Pvt. Sch., Marlboro, N. Il .; in. llelen Foley of Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 4, 1913. Pvt. see. to supt. of motive power, Fitch- burg R.R .; later pvt. see. to R. D. Evans (pres. Am. Rubber Co.), and Henry L. Higginson (Lee, Higginson & Co.). v.p. Old Colony Trust Co., Boston, 1913-29, First Nat. Bank, 1929 -; tr. The Christian Science Pub. Society, Franklin Square House, Mount Pleasant Home for Old People. Republican. Office: 52 Temple PL. and 1 Norway St., Boston. Home: Marshfield Ilills.
LAMSON, Roy, Jr., asst. professor of English; b. New Haven, Conn., Feb. 7, 1908; s. Roy Lamson and Anna S. (Mahoney) L .; ed. Cambridge high and Latin sch .; A.B, Harvard, 1929, M.A., 1930, Ph.D., 1936; m. Margaret I. Friedlander of Cincinnati, O., June 17, 1933; children-Patricia, David. Tutor and instr. Eng., Adams House, Ilarvard, 1935-38; tutor Radcliffe Coll., 1937-38; asst. prof. Eng., Williams Coll., 1938 -; mem. Modern Lang. Assn. Am., Medieval Acad. Am. Author: articles on ballads and ballad music. Interested in music. Office: Williams Coll., Wil- liamstown. lome: Glen Rd., Williamstown.
LANCASTER, Southworth, railroad official, b. Wor- cester, Aug. 8, 1893; s. Walter Moody Lancaster and Sarah Jenkins ( Hill) L .; ed. Worcester Class. high sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1915; llarvard Grad. Sch. Bus. Adm .; m. Margaret Ware Thayer of Cambridge, 1927. Entered service, B.&A.R.R., 1915; interrupted for service on Mex. border, 1916, for service in Fr., 1917-19; foreign freight agent, B.&A.R.R., 1923-28, div. freight agent, Worcester, 1928 -; chimn., trans. com., Worees- ter Ch. Commerce; served with 26th Div .. A. E.F., 1917-19; now major, F.A. Res., U.S.A .; mem. U.S. Field Arty. Assn. Clubs: Worcester, Harvard (Boston, N.Y.). Oflice: 10 Union Station, Worces- ter. lome: 53 Elm St., Worcester.
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