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Boston City, Badminton & Tennis, Lakewood Ten- nis. Congregationalist. Republican. Office: 68
Devonshire St., Boston. Home: 87 Hillside Rd., Newton Highlands. Summer res .: Greenville, Me. V MeCRUDDEN, Francis Heury, physician; b. Boston, Jan. 5, 1879; s. John MeCrudden and Ann MeC .; ed. S.B., M.I.T., 1900; research, Mass. Gen. Hosp., Harvard, 1900-04; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1908; Unlv. Würzburg, Ger., 1908-11; Rockefeller Inst. Hosp., 1910-13; Univ. Munich, 1913-14; m. Clara Sargent of .Brookline, June 23, 1919; children- Richard S., Florence, Eleanore. Asst. in biol. chem., Harvard Med. Sch., 1906-08; asst. in phar- macology and therapeutics, Univ. Würzburg, 1909- 10; head of chem. dept., Rockefeller Inst. Hosp., 1910-13; dir. labs., Robert B. Brigham Hosp., 1913- 23; prof. applied therapeutles, Tufts. Med. Sch., 1914-23; asst. med. dir., N.E. Mut. Life Ins. Co .; capt., later major, M.C., U.S.A., World War; mem. U.S.P.H.S., Am. Soc. Biol, Chemists, Soc. Exptl. Biology & Med., ete. Author: Uric Acid, 1905: other books, many papers on chemistry and re- lated subjs., esp. on diseases of disturbed meta- bolism. Office: 95 Milk St., Boston. Home: 19 Stoneleigh Rd., West Newton.
MCCULLOUGH, Charles James, business executive; s. Charles Mccullough and Margaret Jane (Mc- Clay) MeC .; ed. Wellesley high seh .; Bryant & Stratton Sch., Boston; m. Martha MeGill of Wel- lesley; 1 dau .- Margery. Pvt. see. to Roger W. Babson; dir., v.p., sec., Babson's Statis. Orgn., Inc .; dir., pres., treas., Pub.'s Financial Bur .; dir., v.p., sec., Mass. Merchandise Service, Inc .; dir., A P.W. Paper Co., Boston, Worcester & N.Y. St. Ry. Co .; mem. A.F.&A.M. (Wellesley Lodge), VII- lage Churchmen, Soc. Am. Magicians. Club:
Wellesley. Protestant. Office: Wellesley HlIls. Home: Wellesley.
V MCCURDY, James Huff, physical dir .; b. Princeton, Me., Dee, 2, 1866; s. John McCurdy and Augusta Evelyn (Heath) McC .; grad. Princeton high sch., Princeton, Me., 1885; M.D. Univ. Med. Coll. (N.Y. Univ.), 1893; student In physiology of exercise, Harvard Med. Sch., 1896, 1900; hon. grad., Sar- gent Normal Sch., 1907, Master Phys. Edn., Inter- nat. Y.M.C.A. Coll., 1907; A.M., Clark Univ., 1909; m. Persis Baker Harlow of Windham, Me., July 17, 1895; children-Hugh, Graham, Elizabeth, Eve- lyn. Asst. see., Bangor, Me., Y.M.C.A., 1887; physical dir., Auburn (Me.) Y.M.C.A., 1888 -; ath- letic dir. and aquatic dir., New York Y.M.C.A .. 1891-94; physical and med. dir., 23d St. Branch Assn., N.Y. City, 1893-95; med. and phys. edn. dlr., Internat. Y.M.C.A. Coll., 1895-1935, dir. 1906 -; re- search worker, organic efficiency problems, 1935 -; special collaborator, U.S. Bur. Edu. div. on hy- giene and physical edn., 1915; mem. Phys. Dirs.' Soc., Y.M.C.A. of N.A., Soc. for Study of Athletics, N.E.A., Nat. Recreation Assn., Am. Phys. Edu. Assn., Internat. Congress of Sch. Hygiene (mem. permanent com.). Author: Bibliography of Physical Training, 1905: Callsthenic Nomenclature, 1916; Physiology of Exercise, 3d edit., 1939. Co-author: Decimal Classification of Physical Training, 1901. Editor: Am. Physical Edn. Rev., 1906-29. Home: 93 Westford Av., Springfield.
MeCURDY, Ralph Edwin, chemical engineer; b. Hallowell, Me., June 14, 1906; s. Calvin McCurdy and Olice R. (Henderson) McC .; ed. Gardiner (Me.) high sch .: B.S., Bates Coll., 1928; m. Sylvia Mee- han of Westbrook, Me., July 6, 1928; children- Joan Elizabeth, Elizabeth Ann. With Hood Rub- ber Co., 1928 -; holds several patents; town meet- ing mem., Wellesley; mem, Masons, O. E.S. Clubs: Wellesley, Village Churchmen. Protestant. Re- publiean. Office: Hood Rubber Co., Watertown. Home: 22 Cleveland Rd., Wellesley. Summer res .: Sebago Lake, Me.
MCCURDY, William Edward, professor of law; b. Augusta, Ga., Sept. 8, 1893; s. James Orrin Mc- Curdy and Fannie Belle (Keener) MeC .; A. B., Harvard, 1916; LL.B., Harvard Law Seh., 1921, S.J.D., 1922; m. Marian Bessellevre Robinson of Williamsport, Pa., Sept. 5, 1922; children-Marlan M., Anne R., Williams E. Sec. to Mr. Justice Brandeis, 1922-23, Instr. law, Harvard, 1923-24,
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asst. prof. 1924-28, prof. 1928 -; visiting prof. law, Univ. Wis., 1937-38; leeturer in law summer ses- sions, Cornell Univ., 1930, 1931, Unlv. N.C., 1930, 1933, Univ. Wis., 1927, 1929; mem. Am. Law Inst. groups for restatement of contracts and of resti- tution; served in Ambulance Service, U.S.A., 1917; mem. Am. Law Inst., Phi Beta Kappa. Editor: Cases on Persons and Domestic Relations, 1926, 1933; Cases on Sales (with Samuel Williston), 1932; legal articles in jours. Home: 16 Avon St., Cambridge.
MeCUTCHIRON, Kenneth D., building contractor; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., Dee. 27, 1888; s. Franeis R. Me- Cuteheon and Olive N. (Harris) McC .; ed. Pltts- burgh (Pa.) Cent. high sch., 1907; B.S. (eiv. engring.), Univ. Pittsburgh, 1911; m. Margaret W. Murphy of Sewickley, Pa., Oet. 1915; children- Margaret C., Kenneth D., Jr., Robert B., Anne. Building engring. work, Boston, 1911-14; gen. con- tracting work, 1914 -; partner, W.A.&H.A. Root, builders, 15 yrs .; with its sucessor, The Me- Cutcheon Co., Boston, 1935 -; leeturer on founda- tions, Harvard Grad. Sch. Engring., 1935 -; pres. (1936-38), ehmn. Bd. Councillors, Bldg. Trades Assn .; mem. Camp Ossipee ( Wolfeboro, N.II.). Clubs: University ( Boston), Appalachian Mt., Wa- ban Neighborhood. Travel: U.S. Congregation- alist. Republican (generally). Office: The Me- Cutelieon Co., 250 Stuart St., Boston. Home: 518 Chestnut St., Waban. Summer res .: Gallison Av., Marblehead.
MeDAVITT, Clarence Godfrey, business man (re- tired); b. San Francisco, Calif., Nov. 24, 1877; ed. Peekskill (N.Y.) Mil. Aead., 1892-94; Wilson & Kellogg Sch., N.Y. City, 1894-96; B.S., Dartmouth Coll., 1900; m. Edith Lauterbach of N.Y. City, Oet. 15, 1902; 1 son-Clarence Godfrey, Jr. Asst. in office of v.p. and pres., N.E. Tel. & Tel. Co., 1912- 24, asst. v.p., 1921-31, v.p., 1931-38; retired, tr. Vt. Aead .; past pres., Dartmouth Coll. Athletie Couneil, past pres., Alumni Council, Alumni Assn .; past chmn., Dartmouth Alumni Fund; a founder, 1st pres. Nat., pres. N.Y. Interscholastic Athletic Assns., 1895; past v.p., Boston Chamber of Com- meree; mem. Masons, Delta Kappa Epsilon (pres. Fraternity Conv., Springfield, 1899) .. Clubs: Uni- versity (Boston), Brae Burn Country (Newton, v.p., dir.). Republican. Home: 212
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MeDAVITT, Clarence Godfrey, Jr., banker; b. Pomp- ton Lakes, N.J., Jan. 10, 1904; s. Clarence Godfrey MeDavitt and Edith (Lauterbach) McD .; ed. New- ton high sch .; A.B., Dartmouth Coll., 1926; m. Emily Mansfield of Lynnfield, June 20, 1928; ehlt- dren-Edward Mansfield, Donald. Asst. cashier, Chathami-Phenix Nat. Bk., 1926-28; Newton Nat. Bk., 1928-29; eashier, Winchester Nat. Bk., 1930- 35; exec. v.p., Somerville Nat. Bk., 1935 -; dir. Somerville Nat. Bk., N.E. Laundries, Ine., WIn- chester Hosp., Senlly Signal Co., Inc .; mem.
A.F.&A.M., Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs: Win- chester Country, Boston Yacht. Protestant. Re- publican. Office: Somerville National Bank, 15 Bow St., Somerville. Ilome: 33 Wedgemere Av., Winchester. Summer res .: West Falmouth.
M.DERMOTT, James T., O.M.I., Catholic priest; b. lowell, Nov. 29, 1884; s. Roderick J. McDermott and Margaret (Morahan) McD .; ed. Lowell high seh .; B.A., Oblate Scholasticate, 1909; Dr. Art of Oratory, 1937. Ordained to priesthood, June 4, 1909; prof. Eng., Holy Angels Coll., Buffalo, N.Y., 1909-10; asst. pastor, Sacred Heart Ch., Lowell, 1910-26; missionary and lecturer, 20 yrs .; pastor, Sacred Heart Ch., Colo. Springs, Colo., 1926-33, Holy Angels Ch., Buffalo, N.Y., 1933-34, St. Pat- riek's Ch., Legonier, Ind., 1934-35, Immaculate Con- eeptlon Ch., Lowell, 1935-37; Provincial, 1st Am. Provinee of Oblates of Mary Immaculate, apptd. Feb. 3, 1937; ehaplain, K.C .; mem, Ancient Order of Hibernians. Travel: all Europe (twice), Egypt, Palestine, all U.S. Catholie. Ilome: Columbus Park, Lowell.
McDONALD, Francis Charies, physleian; b. Butte, Mont., Jan. 9, 1905; s. Frank MeDonald and Emma Louise (Perry) MeD .; ed. Park City (Ut.) high sch .; B.S., Univ. Ut., 1926; M.D., Harvard Med.
Sch., 1929; in. Ollve Chessman of Salt Lake City, Ut., July 5, 1932. Received additional training at Children's Hosp., Boston, 1929-31; instr. pedia- tries, Tufts Coll. Med. Sch., 1932-36, asst. prof., 1936 -; plys., Boston Dispensary; asst. to phys .- in-chief, Boston Floating Hosp .; mem. A. M.A., Mass. Med. Soc., Am. Acad. Pediatries. Author: nied. articles. Office: Boston Floating Hospital, 20 Ash St., Boston. Home: 203 Park St., Stone- ham.
McDONALD, Irving 'T., librarian, dramatist, novel- ist; b. Springfield, Apr. - 15, 1894; s. Henry Me- Donald and Katherine (Burke) MeD .; ed. Cathe- dral high sch., Springfield; Holy Cross Coll., 1915; m. Marie A. lagarty of Boston, Apr. 27, 1920; chil- dren-Carroll, Irving T., Jr., Marie, Dorothea, Paul, Gregory. Writer for newspapers, mags., etc., 1915 -; chief lib., Holy Cross Coll .; chief boats- wain's mate, U.S.N.R.F., World War. Author: 'The Passion Play; many juvenile novels; mag. and newspaper articles. Catholie. Office: Holy Cross College, Worcester. Home: 100 Prospeet St., Shrewsbury.
V McDONALD, James Charles, lawyer; b. Fall River, July 17, 1888; s. James C. McDonald and Susan ( lfurley) MeD .; ed. Fall River high seh .; Worces- ter Aead .; LL.B., Boston Univ. Sch. Law, 1912; unmarried. With James T. Connolly, atty., Bos- ton, 1912-1917; entered Camp Devens, Sept. 21, 1917, 76th Div., U.S.A., World War; comind. at Camp Johnston, Fla., assigned to War. Dept., Wash., D.C .; after Armistice at Camp Meade, Md .; re- sumed praetlee of law, Worcester, August 1, 1919; formed law partnership with Charles W. Proctor, Esq., as McDonald & Proctor, for 3. yrs .; opened law offices known as Law Office of James C. Me- Donald, with other attys., Worcester, 1922; rep- resents many casualty companies as trial lawyer; mem. Am. Legion, MIl. Order World War, Wor- cester Antig. Soc., Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phl Delta Phi, Worcester Co., Mass, and Am. Bar Assns. Club: University (Worcester). Travel: extensive. Catholic. Independent. Ollice: 9th Floor, Slater Bldg., Worcester. Residenecs: 35 Irving St., Wor- cester and 1475 No. Main St., Fall River.
McDONALD, Samuel James, physician ; b. Waltham, May 10, 1871; s. John MeDonald and Katherine (Gormley) McD .; ed. Boston Latin seh .; A.B., Harvard, 1897; M.D., Harvard Med. School, 1901; m. Agnes R. Wood, Nov. 16, 1910; 1 son-Samuel James, Jr. (Brown Univ. '38). Practiced med., Boston, 1903 -; cons. oculist, Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary; mem. N.E. Ophthalmol. Soe. Travel: Europe, 1900; U.S. Club: Harvard. Catholie.
1 Office and home: 290 Commonwealth Av., Boston. McDOWELL, Lonise Sherwood, professor; b. Wayne, N.Y., Sept. 29, 1876; d. Francis M. MeDowell and Eva (Sherwood) MED,; ed. Penn Yan (N.Y.) Aead .; A.B., Wellesley Coll., 1898; Ph.D., Cornell, 1909; unmarried. Teacher sei, and Eng., Northfield Sem., 1898-1901; sci. and math., Warren (O.) high seh., 1901-06; fellow in physics, Cornell, 1908-09; instr. physics, Wellesley Coll., 1909-10; asso. prof.,
1910-13; prof., ehmn. dept. physics, 1913 -; asst. and asso. physieist, Bur. of Standards, 1918-19; fel- low A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Phys. Soc. (chmu., N.E. Seet., 1937-38), inst. Radio Engrs., Optical Soe. Am., Am. Phys. Teachers, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi. Clubs: Appalachian Mt., Adirondack Mt., Welles- ley (Boston). Anthor: articles on Dielectrie Prop- ertles of Glass, etc. In Phys. Rev .; asso. ed. Amer- ican Physics Teacher, 1932-36. Congregationalist. Republican. Office: Wellesley College, Wellesley. llone: 28 Dover Rd., Wellesley,
M.DUFFIE, Frederic Clement, dir. Boston Mfrs. Mut. Fire Ins. Co., Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., Paper Mill Mut. Ins. Co .; tr. and v.p., Boston Five Cents Sav. Bk. Address: 81 Summer St., Lawrence.
MeDURFIE, Howard Clement, banking executive; b. Lawrence, Jan. 27, 1893; s. Frederic Clement MeDuffie and Elizabeth (Howard) MeD .; ed. St. Paul's Seh., Concord, N.H .; A.B. (magna eum laude), Harvard, 1914; unmarried. Asst. mgr., For. Div., Ist Nat. Bk., Boston, 1919 -; 2d lt. Inf., Aug. 15, 1917-Mar. 20, 1918, 1st lt. Mar. 20, 1918- Feb. 15, 1919; mem. Boston Ch. Commerce. Club:
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Forcign Commerce (Boston, dir.). Travel: U.S. (extensive). Gt. gt. gt. g.s. John Howard, a mem. of Col. Glover's Marblehead regt. In Revolution- ary War. Episcopallan. Independent. Office: First National Bank, Boston. Home: 81 Summer St., Lawrence.
MeEACHRON, Karl Boyer, research engineer; b. Hoosick Falls, N.Y., Nov. 17, 1889; s. John Henry McEachron and Dora (Peters) McE .; ed. Hoosick Falls high sch .; E.E., O. Northern Univ., 1913, M.E., 1913; M.S., Purduc Univ., 1920; Dr. Engring. (hon.), O. Northern Univ., 1938; m. Leila Emily Honsinger of Westfield, Aug. 28, 1914; children- Karl B., Willlam D., Gertrude Louise, Robert E., Alice Claire. Test, Gen. Elee. Co., 1913-14; instr. clec. engring., O. Northern Univ., 1914-18; instr., elec. engring., research asso., Engring. Experiment Sta., Purduc Univ., 1918-22; in charge of research and development sect., Lightning Arrester Dept., Gen. Elec. Co., 1922-33, research engr., High-Vol- tage Engring. Lab., 1933 -; mem. Am. Inst. E.E. (dir.), Ind. Acad. Sci. Club: Stanley. Author: many tech. articles and papers on high voltage phenomena, lightning arresters, etc., pub. in Am. Inst. E.E., Gen. Elec. Rev. and Foreign tech. publications. Reed. Coffin award for development of thyrite, substance which can change from in- sulator to conductor according to applied voltage, 1931; Edward Longstreth medal, Franklin Inst., 1935. Methodist. Republican. Office: General Electric Co., 100 Woodlawn Av., Pittsfield. Home: 23 Waverley St., Pittsfield.
MeELFRESHI, William Edward, professor of physics; b. Griggsville, Ill., Oct. 5, 1867; s. Greenbury Riggs McElfresh and Elvira (Morgan) McE .; ed. Jacksonville (Ill.) high sch .; Whipple Acad., Jacksonville, Ill .; A.B., Ill. Coll., 1888; A.M., Har- vard, 1896, Ph.D., 1900; m. Georglana Frances Adams of, Boston, June 25, 1903; children-Mrs. Frances MeElfresh Ames. Asst. in physics, Har- vard, 1896-1901; Austin teaching fellow, 1901- 1902; instr., Radcliffe Coll., 1897-1901; instr., Wil- liams Coll., 1902-03, asst. prof., 1903-05, Thomas T. Read prof., 1905-36, emcritus, 1936 -; mem. A.A.A.S., Am. Phys. Soc., Am. Assn. Univ. Profs., Am. Assn. Phys. Teachers. Club: Williams (N.Y.). Travel: Europe, 1913-14, 1924-25, 1931-32; Univ. Cambridge, 1913-14, 1924. Author: Directions for Laboratory Work in Physics. Congregationalist. Republican. Home: Williamstown.
MeELROY, Paul Kinney, radio engineer; b. Toledo, O., Aug. 7, 1899; s. Malcolm Ross McElroy and Susan Harriet (Hosler) McE .; ed. Madisonville high sch., Cincinnati, O .; A.B. (magna cum laude), Harvard, 1920, A.M., 1921; m. Luclla Blood Tucker of Oldtown, Me., June 27, 1925; children-Panl Tucker, Lowell Ross. Investigator of underwater sound problems, Hammond V. Hayes, summer 1920; asso. with Prof. G. W. Pierce, designing sub- marine direction-finding equipment being manu- factured by Gen. Radio Co., summer 1921; with Gen. Radio Co., Cambridge, doing several produc- tion and engring, types of work; now most im- portant of several assignments is final design; dir. Cambridge Y.M.C.A., Wesley Foundation (Har- vard); served as pvt., S.A.T.C., Harvard Unit, Oct. 9, 1918-Nov. 18, 1918; at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Nov. 18, 1918-Jan. 10, 1919; mem. Masons (Harvard Lodge, treas. and past master), Inst. Radio Engrs., Pierian Sodality of 1808 (Harvard), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Clubs: University ( Boston), Harvard Acacia, Harvard Dramatic. Author: articles in tech. jours. In- terested in instrumental music. Methodist; treas. Epworth M.E. Church. Republican. Office: Gen. Radio Co., 30 State St., Cambridge. Home: 58 Douglas Rd., Belmont.
VMCELWAIN, Charles Church, insurance company official; b. Springfield, May 14, 1872; s. Edwin McElwain and Caroline (Church) McE .; ed. Spring- field pub. sehs .; m. Greta Parks of Springfield, Nov. 8, 1899; 1 son-Edwin HI. Began in employ of Kibbe Bros. Co., mfg. confectioners, 1888, principal owner, pres, and treas, when dissolved, 1933; pres. and dir. Mutual Fire Assurance Co., 1923 -; dir. and mem. finance com., Mass. Mut. Life Ins. Co .;
tr. Western Mass. Cos .; dir. United Elec. Light Co .; tr. Springfield Hosp., Springfield Cemetery Assn .; inem. Masons. Club: Colony (Springfield). Congregationalist. Republican. Office: 1200 Main St., Springfield. Home: 46 Federal St., Springfield. WieELWAIN, J. Franklin, shoc manufacturer; b. Charlestown, Sept. 8, 1874; s. John Allen MeEl- wain and Susan (Gilbert) MeE .; ed. Boston Latin sch .; M.I.T .; m. Mary Barton Pratt of Bridgewater, Nov. 9, 1898; children-Mary, Frances. Pres. J. F. McElwain Co., shoe mfrs .; pres. W. H. Mc- Elwain Co., 1908-21; dir. Melville Shoe Corp .; mem. com. to assist in drafting a code for shoe industry, also mem. Planning and Fair Practiee Com .; mem. Mass. Com. on Public Safety, World War, chmn. War Service Com. the Shoe Industry, ehmn. Shoe and Leather Supply Com. of Nat. Coun- cil of Defense, chief of Shoe, Leather and Rubber Div. of Quartermaster Dept .; mem. N.E. Shoe and Leather Assn. (v.p., mcm. bd. of dirs.), Nat. Boot and Shoe Mfrs. Assn. (hon. v.p.). Clubs: Union, Exchange, Algonquin (Boston), Country (Brookline), Union League (N.Y.). Office: 140 Federal St., Boston. Home: 21 Chestnut St., Bos- ton. Summer res .: Cohassett.
/MCELWAIN, Mary Belle, professor of Latin; b. Chambersburg, l'a., May 14, 1874; d. Robert Shan- non McElwain and Alta Mary (Lindsey) McE .; ed. Chambersburg (Pa.) high sch .; A.B., Wilson Coll., 1895, Litt.1)., 1936; A.M., Cornel), 1909, Ph.D., 1910; unmarried. Teacher, Greek, Eng., math., Wilson Coll., 1895-1903; Latin, Greek, math., Miss Wright's sch., Bryn Mawr, Pa., 1903-08; instr. Latin, Smith Coll., 1910-14, asst. prof., 1914-15, asso. prof., 1915-19, prof., 1919-, class dean, 1918- 24, 1926-30; tr., Wilson Coll .; mem. Am. Philol. Assn., Am. Archaeol, Inst., Am. Assn. Univ. Women, Am. Assn. Univ. Profs. Presbyterian. Republican (mainly). Office: Smith College, Northampton. Home: 69 Prospect St., Northampton.
MeFARLAN, Ronald Lyman, research physicist; b. Cincinnati, O., Mar. 8. 1905; s. Frank Gressinger Mclarlan and Mary Ella (Henninger) McF .; ed. Woodward high sch., Cincinnati, O .; A.B., Univ. Cincinnati, 1926; Ph.D., Univ. Chicago, 1930; m. Ethel Warren White of Boston, Sept. 6, 1933; 1 son -Franklin Warren. Nat. research fellow in physics, 1930-32; instr. physics, Harvard, 1932- 35; research physicist, United Drug Co., 1935 -; mem. Am. Phys. Soc., Am. Chem. Soc. Office: United Drug Co., Boston. Home: 13 Belair Rd., Wellesley. Summer res .: Beach St., Marblehead. MCFARLAND, Alex Jonathan, lawyer; b. Water- town, S.D., Oct. 16, 1908; s. James Garfield McFar- land and Evelyn L. (Johnson) MeF .; ed. Water- town (S.D.) high sch .; A.B., Dartmouth Coll., 1930; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1933; m. Caroline Blanchard of Pittsfield, June 16, 1933; 1 son- Alex Bruce. Admitted to Mass. bar, 1933; in gen. practice of law, Boston, 1933 -; mem. Bar Assn. City Boston, Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Sigma. Club: Harvard ( Boston). Episcopalian. Republi- can. Office: 1 Federal St., Boston. Home: 111 Glen Av., Newton Centre.
MeFEE, William D., physician; b. St. John, N.B., Can., Oct. 13, 1874; s. William David MeFree and Anne (Armstrong) McF .; ed. Haverhill high sch .; Mt. Hermou Acad .; Dartmouth Coll .; M.D., Vi. Univ. Med. Sch., 1897; post-grad. work, Harvard; m. Madeleine McCamey of Chicago, IIl., 1912; children-Martha, Barbara, Anne, Wilhelmina. Gen. practice of med. and surg., Haverhill, 1897- 1902; specialized in phys. med., Boston, 1902 -; work included electro-surgery; dir. dept. physio- therapy, Walter Reed U.S. Army Hosp., Wash- ington, D.C .; visiting phys., dept. physio-therapy, Boston City Hosp., 1923-24; prof. electro-therapy, Posse Sch. Phys. Edn .; mayor, Haverhill, 1922-23; mem. Mass. Tuberculosis Commn. (apptd. by Gov. Guild), 5 yrs .; major M.C., U.S.A., 8 mos., World War, now lt. col. Med. Res., U.S.A .; fellow Acad. Phys. Med. (dir.); mem. A.M.A., N.E. Soc. Phys. Mcd. (see.), all Masonic Bodics, B.P.O.E., Am. Med. Authors & Eds. Soc., Internat. Congress Phys. Med. (v.p.), MIl. Surgs. Assn. Clubs: Pen- tucket, Lincoln Republican (Haverhill), Essex Co.
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Republican. Co-author: Book on Physical Ther- apy Technic. Author: many articles on phys. med. Travel: del. for U.S. Pub. Health Service, con- gresses at Italy, 1907, France, 1912, Sweden, 1928, Belgium, 1930, London, Eng., 1936. Protestant. Republican. Office: 41 Bay State Rd., Boston. Home: 295 Mill St., Haverhill. Summer res .: Bay Vlew, Saco, Me.
V McGANN, John Moore, clergyman; b. Bellefonte, Pa., Feb. 27, 1870; s. Byron McGann and Mary (Mac Neille) MeG .; ed. Hill Sch., Pottstown, Pa .; Episc. Acad., Phila .; A.B., Trinity Coll., Hartford, Conn., 1895, D.I., 1929; B.D., Epise. Theol. Sch., Cam- bridge, 1897; m. Marion Clifford Duncan of Brook- line, October 24, 1901; children-Mrs. Henry F. Sears, John Moore. In bus. 3 yrs .; clergyman, 1897 -; asst., Calvary Ch., N.Y., 1897-99; held par- ishes in Boston (1905), Erle, Pa., Columbus, O. (1911), Chicago, Ill. (1915); dean, Christ Ch. Cath., Springfield, now Hon. Dean 1918 -; acting rector, parish in Eng., 1933; preacher in various city chs., U.S., Eng., Fr .; spl. prcacher, war area. France, 6 mos., World War; mem. Alpha Delta Phi (N.Y.). Clubs: St. Botolph (Boston), Lake Sunapee Country, Yacht (New London, N.II.). Travel: Eng. (9 times), Europe, Asia, Africa. Episcopallan. Fome: 68 Beacon St., Boston. Summer res .: Springfield, N.H.
MeGARRY, William James, former college presi- dent; b. Hamilton, Mar. 14, 1894; s. E. Leslie Mc- Garry and Julia A. (Burns) MeG .; ed. Boston Coll. high sch .; A.B., Woodstock Coll., 1917, A.M., 1918, S.T.D., 1926; Ph.D., Fordham Univ., 1922; LL.D., 1938, Litt.D., 1938; SS.Lic., Pontifical Bibl. Inst., 1930; LL.D., Holy Cross Coll., 1938. Prof. math., Fordham Univ., 1918-22; prof. Sacred Scripture, Weston Coll., 1927-35, Dogmatic Theology, 1935- 37, dean of philosophy, 1930-34, prefect of studies (theology and philosophy). 1934-37; theol. ed., "Thought", 1931-37; pres. Boston Coll., 1937-39; ed., Theological Studies, 1939 -. Office and home: America Press, 329 W. 108 St., New York, N. Y.
MeGARTY, Michael Edmund, surgcon; b. Mauston, Wis., Aug. 16, 1896; s. John Francis McGarty and CHen (Powers) MeG .; ed. grad. Campion Coll., 1916; Univ. Wis., 1919; M.D)., Harvard Med. Sch., 1922; m. Catherine M. Garrity of Newton, Apr. 30, 1929; children-Robert, Michelle. Interne on first surg. service, Boston City Hosp., 1922-24; asst. in surgery, Univ. Wis. Clinic, 1924-25; res. surgeon, Boston City Hosp., 1925-27; in active practice of surgery on own account, 1927 -; visiting surg. St. Elizabeth's and Boston City Hosps .; mem. teach- ing service, Harvard Med. Sch. Hosps .; served as pvt. U.S.A., 1917-18; fellow A.C.S. Club: Harvard ( Boston). Catholic. Home: 312 Beacon St., Bos- ton.
MeGAY, Katharine Whitten, school principal; b. Melrose Highlands, Aug. 17, 1894; d. C. Winsor Whitten and Rose (Nesmith) W .; ed. Wakefield high sch .; B.A., Wellesley Coll., 1916; m. Walter 11. MeGay of Oak Park, Ill., June 16, 1920; chil- dren-Jean, Norman Nieol. Teacher Eng., Wakc- field high sch., 1924-30; dean, Rogers Hall School, Lowell, 1930-32, prin., 1932 -; represents N.E. pvt. sehs. on N.E. Coll. Entrance Certificate Bd .; mem. Am. Assn. Univ. Women, Tau Zeta Upsilon. Clubs: Lowell College, Middlesex Women's (Low- ell). Congregationalist. Republican. Office:
Rogers Ilall School, Lowell. Home: 15 Astor St., Lowell.
MeGILI,, Herbert N., writer, lecturer; b. Medford, Feb. 12, 1898; s. Francis McGill and Eunice Ade- line (Perry) MeG .; ed. Boston Univ .; m. Helen Marie Severson of Wellesley, June 13, 1931; chil- dren-Herbert N., Jr., Marilyn Marie. Employed in Research Dept., Babson Statistical Orgn. Inc., 1917-28; commodity ed., Babson's Reports, 1920-28; pres. and ed., McGill Commodity Service, Inc .; pub. of bus, reports and commodity priec analysis, Auburndale, 1928 -; consulting economist, Nat. Assn. of Purchasing Agts., 1919 -; v.p. Newton Chamber of Commerce, 1928-37; dir. N.E. Assn. of Purchasing Agts. Club: Rotary of Newton (scc.). Travel: U.S. and Can. (extensive). Congrega- tionallst. Republican. Mason. Office: 339 Auburn
St., Auburndalc. Home: 142 Islington Rd., Au- burndale.
MeGILL, Willam Harland, mfr. of grindstones; b. Ashland, Nov. 8, 1884; s. John H. McGill and Fannie W. (Taylor) McG .; ed. pub. sch. and Phillips Acad., Andover; m. Evelyn M. Hector, of l'argo, N.D., Apr. 19, 1913; 1 son-John Henry. Has been asso, with father in manufacturing grindstones since 1904, partner Lombard & Co .; Mason. Republican. Office: 236-238 A St., Boston. llomc: 21 Oxford St., Winchester.
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