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MeNAUGHT, William E., business man; b. Norwood, Apr. 4, 1885; s. William J. McNaught and Isabel (Kyle) McN .; ed. Norwood pub. schs .; Boston IIniv. evening classes; m. Margaret B. Curran of Walpole, Oct. 30, 1911; children-William J., Barbara Ann. Worked as printer, 1900-12; owned own printing bus., Norwood, 1912-18; sold bus. and went on road as paper salesman, 1918- 28; organized Rutter & McNaught, Inc., paper merchants, 1928, pres., 1928 -; mem. N.E. Paper Trades Assn., Boston Chamber of Commerce, K.C. Club: University (Boston). Catholic. In- dependent Republican. Ofliee: 185 Summer St., Boston. Home: 130 Union St., East Walpole.
MeNAY, Ralph Reginald, instructor, librarian; b. No. Attleboro, July 15, 1904; s. Arthur MeNay and Stella (Jenney) McN .; ed. Pawtucket (R.l.) high sch .; R.I. Coll. Edn .; B.E., Brown Univ., 1926. Asst. lib., John Hay Lib., Brown Univ., 1926-28; research asst., Lib. of Congress and Carnegie Lib. (Washington, D.C.), 1928-29; lib., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1929 -; prepared various bib- liographies in connection with bus. and engring. adm., civil engring. and lib. depts., Mass. Inst. Tech .; mem. Nat. Assn. Cost Accountants. Club : Faculty (M.I.T.). Travel: Europe, 1934. Bap- ti'st. Republican. Address: Mass. Institute of Technology, Cambridge. Home: 132 Webster St., Arlington.
Y MeNEIL, James Gordon, merchant; b. Brookline, Aug. 22, 1889; s. James Franklin MeNeil and Ella Louise (Burleigh) MeN .; ed. Volkmann Sch., 1904-08; Harvard, 1908-12; m. Miriam Speers of Brooklyn, N. Y., May 9, 1917. In employ Ilood Rubber Co., 1912-14; with Thayer MeNeil Co., retail shoes, Boston, 1914-, pres. and treas., 1931 -; dir. Shreve, Crump & Low; v.p. Retail Trade Bd., Boston Chamber of Commerce. Clubs: Algonquin (Boston), The Country (Brookline), Essex County ( Manchester). Episcopalian. Re- publican. Office: 47 Temple PI., Boston. lome: 252 Woodland Rd., Chestnut Hill.
Y'MCNUTT, William Roy, clergyman; b. nr. Amster- dam, Bates Co., Mo., Apr. 6, 1879; s. Andrew MeNutt and Adrienne (Pahud) McN .; A.B., Ottawa (Kan.) Univ., 1908, D.1)., 1923; A.M., Univ. Pa., 1909; B.D., Crozer Theol. Sem., Chester, Pa., 1912; m. Minnie E. Willard Turner of Colby, Kans., June 27, 1911; 1 dau .- Frances Athena. Teach-
er, Mo. pub. schs., 1899-1902; student pastor, Kan., 1902-08; ordained Bapt. minister, 1912; min- ister, Angora Ch., Phila., Pa., 1909-12, Prospect Hill Ch., Prospect Park, Pa., 1912-16, First (h., Worcester, 1916-28; prof. practical theology, Cro- zer Theol. Sem., 1928 -; acting pastor, Am. Ch .. Munich, Ger., part of 1935-36; Y.M.C.A. div. sec., Blois, Fr., 1918; tr. Worcester Poly. Inst., 1916-28; inem. bd. dirs., Mass. Bapt. Conv., 1917-23, North -
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ern Bapt. Edn. Soc., 1920-28; winner Kan. State Oratorical Contest, 1907, represented Kan. in in- terstate contest; awarded gold P by Univ. Pa,, as mem. of winning team in Pa .- Princeton-Co- lumbia annual triangular debate, 1911; mem. Delta Sigma Rho, Kiwanis, Fellowship of Recon - ciliation. Author: Polity and Practice in Baptist Churches, 1935. Editor: Bulletin of Crozer Theol. Sem., 1928-38. Travel: Europe (3 times, 10 countries) ; in Fr., Switz., Ger., It., Aus., and Eng. most of 1935-36. Baptist. Home: Crozer Seminary Campus, Chester, Pa. Summer home: Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard.
McPEAK, Clarence Nuckolls, Roentgenologist; b. Fayetteville, W.Va., Mar. 21, 1903; s. Enoch Mere- dith McPeak and Mary Louise Robinson) McP .; ed. Jefferson Sch. for Boys, Charlottesville, Va., 1916-17, Charlottesville (Va.) high sch., 1917-19; M.D., Univ. Va. Med. Sch., 1925; m. Laversa Mue Harris of Hyannis, Dec. 21, 1930; I son-Peter Meredith. Interne in U.S. Pub, Health Service, U.S. Marine Hosp., Staten Island, N.Y., 1925-26; res. in roentgenology, Univ. Va. Hosp., 1926-28, Nass. Gen. Hosp., 1929; asst. in Boston med. of- fice, 1929-34; in pvt. practice at Fitchburg, 1934 -; roentgenologist,. Henry lleywood Mem. Hosp. (Gardner), Addison Gilbert llosp. (Gloucester), Peterborough (N.H.) Hosp .; cons. roentgenolo- gist, Gardner State Hosp., East Gardner; diplo- mate Am. Bd. of Radiology; mem. A.M.A., Am. and N.IS. Roentgen Ray Socs., Mass. Med. Soc., Phi Rho Sigma. Club: Oak Hill Country (Fitchburg). Desc. Speaker Robinson of old House of Bur- gesses, Va .; John Rolf; Pocahontas; Martha Washington's people. Baptist. Republican. Home: 18 Hartwell St., Fitchburg. Y MePECK, Edwin Keyte, lawyer; b. Williamsport, Pa., April 20, 1874; s .. William C. MePeck and Jennie (Galloway) McP .; ed. high sch., New- ark, N.J .; m. Sadie Reynolds of Adams, July 6, 1928. V.p. First Nat. Bk., Adams; dir. Heffer- man Brush Co., Smith-Donovan, Inc., George's Tire Ine .; v. chmn. Bd. Trs., Plunkett Mem. Hosp .; in Spanish-Am. War; enlisted for World War as pvt. Co. K, First Regt., Vt. Vol. Infantry; disch. sergt .; mem. Elks, Masons, Odd Fellows. Protes- tant. Republican. Office: 51 Park St., Adams. Home: 25 East St., Adams. Sunimer res .: Che- shire.
V McPHERSON, George Edwin, physician; b. Cam- bridge, Nov. 7, 1876; s. George McPherson and Katherine ( Williams) McP .; M. D., Baltimore (Md. ) Med. Coll., 1904; m. Mabel Alden Forrest of Fox- boro, Oct. 23, 1907; children-Margaret, George E., Jr. Interne, Carney Hosp., South Boston, 1904-05; engaged in practice of med., Attleboro, 1906-13; supt. Belchertown State Sch. for men- tally deficient children, 1922 -; served as maj. Med. Corps., U.S.A., 1918-19; mem. Am. Med. Assn., Am, Psychiatric Assn., Am. Assu. on Mental De- ficiency, N.E. Soc. of Neurology and Psychiatry, Psychiatrie Soc., Mass. Med. Soc. Club: Rotary (Amherst). Congregationalist. Republican. Home: Belchertown.
VMOQUISTON, James WIlHam, business executive; b. Waltham, Mar. 2, 1897; s. John M. McQuiston and Louise M. (Walsh) McQ .; ed. Waltham pub. schs, and high sch .; Internat. Correspondence Schs .; Franklin Union, Boston; m. Louise M. Cooley of Waltham, June 7, 1920; children- George, James. In employ E. Howard Watch Co., Waltham, 1912-13; with Boston Mfg. Co., Waltham, 1913-14; with Metz Automobile Co., 1914-19; asso. with Waltham Bleachery .& Dye Works, Inc., continuously, 1919-, pres., see., gen. mgr. and dir. 1927 -; pres. and dir. Sports- men's Park, Inc., Boston; pres. Waltham Cham- ber of Commerce; dir. Waltham Community Chest, campaign mgr., drive for funds, 1937; first v.p. St. Francis Friary Laynien's Retreat League; treas. Mt. Alverius Fathers' Club. Clubs: Wal- Y tham Country (sec.), Kiwanis ( Waltham, pres.). Catholic. Democrat. Office: 138 River St., Wal- tham. Home: 74 Main St., Waltham.
MeSKIMMON, WIIHam BIngham, corporation offi- cial; b. Bangor, Me., Mar. 2, 1872; s. David Me-
Skimmon and Mary (Clarke) McS .; ed. Bangor (Me ) high sch., 1886-90; m. Mary K. Monahan of Lebanon. Pa,, Jan. 2, 1896; children-Donald, Madeline (Mrs. John Marshall Duane) (d.). With Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co., Providence, R.I., 1892- 93; pres. Union Twist Drill Co., Athol, 1925 -; pres, O. S. Walker Co., J. T. Stocomb Co., Vitri- fied Wheel Co., N.E. Drawn Steel Co .; mem. Ma- sons. Clubs: Engineers (Boston ), Woodland Golf (Auburndale), Petersham Golf (Petersham). Of- fice: Union Twist Drill Co., Athol. Home: Wel- lesley Ilills.
V MOWILLIAMS, Norman Beattle, surgeon; b. Port Jervis, N.Y., Jan. 7, 1888; s. Rev. James A. Mc- Williams and Sarah Alice (Beattie) MeW .; ed. Holbrooks Seh., Ossining, N.Y .; A.B., Princeton, 1909; M.1)., Coll. Phys. & Surg., Columbia, 1913; m. Dorothy Brown of Yonkers, N.Y., June 2, 1917; children-Norman B., Jr., Gordon Brown. On staff, Colon Hosp., C.Z., 1912; Presbn. Hosp., N.Y., 1913-15; pvt. practice, gen. surgery, Wil- liamstown, 1915 -; surg. to Williams Coll., 1915 -; chief, surg. staff, No. Adams Hosp .; Sch. phys., Williamstown; capt. M.C., U.S.A., 1918-20, with A.EF., Franee, 11 mos .; fellow A.C.S .; mem. A.M.A., Mass, Med. Soc. (council), Delta Psi. Club: Terrace ( Princeton). Presbyterian. Republican. Office: Bank Bldg., Williamstown. Home: Bulk- ley St., Williamstown.
MEACHAM, WIIHam Maxfield, private school head- master; b. Hyde Park, Vt., Mar. 2, 1896; s. Frank C. Meacham and Mertic A. (Sulham) M .; ed. Peoples Acad .; B.S., Middlebury Coll., 1921; Ed.M., Boston Univ. Sch. Edn., 1938; m. Rena M. Mack of Middlebury, Vt., Dec. 21, 1921; children-Wil- liam M., Jr., Linwood L., Joyce Easter. V.prin., high seh., Waterbury, Vt., 1921-22; prin., high sch., Milton, Vt., 1922-23; supervising prin., high and graded sehs., Milton, Vt., 1923-24; prin., Barton Acad., Barton, Vt., 1924-26; supt. and headmaster, The Farm and Trades Sch., Thomp- son's Island, Boston, 1926 -; Chautauqua supt., summers, 1918-21; statistician, Tept. Edn., Vt., summers, 1916, 1917, 1922, 1923; see. Orleans County Fair, Vt., 1926; del. Rotary Internat. Conv., Detroit, 1934, Atlantic City, 1936; del. Nat. Edn. Assn., Denver, 1935; gave coast-to- coast radio broadcast, 1937; speaker at many clubs and civic orgns .; v.p. Headmasters Club Vt., 1924; mem. Bd. Mgrs., The Farm and Trades Sch .; asst. postmaster Vt. Legislature, 1917; served as pvt., 1st class, Headquarters Co., 302nd F.A., July 1918-May 1919, A.E.F .; mem. Masons, Am. Legion, Boston Chamber of Commerce, Alpha Sigma Phi, Phi Delta Kappa, Vt. Ilist. Soe., Vt. Assu. Boston (pres., 1935-36), Nat. Edn. Assn. Clubs: Rotary (Boston, dir., 1934-35), Middle- bury Alunni (Boston, pres. 1938-39), Mass. School- masters. Author: A Study of Former Farm and Trades School Boys (unpublished). Travel: Eng., Fr., Colo., Ga., Gaspe. Desc. Jeremiah Meacham, Salem, 1628. Interested in Colonial Homes and people. Baptist. Republican. Address: Thomp- son's Island, Boston. Summer res .: Ripton, Vt.
Y MESAD, Warren Judson, geologist; b. Plymouth, Wis., Aug. 5, 1883; s. Major C. Mead and Rose (Robinson) M .; ed. Plymouth (Wis.) high sch .; S.B., Univ. Wis., 1906, A.M., 1908, Ph.D., 1926; m. Bertha Mae Taylor of Madison, Wis., 1909; children-Judson, Warren, Jeremiah. Mem, dept. geoi., Univ. Wis., 1906-35; prof., head dept. geol., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1935 -; cons. geologist; nem. Geol. Soc. Am., Am. Inst. Mining & Metali. Engrs., A.A.A.S., Am. Soc. C.E., Am. Soe. Econ. Geols., Nat. Acad. Sciences, Am. Acad. Arts & Seiences. Clubs: University (Boston), St. Botolph. Author: text books, tech. papers. Episcopalian. Office: Mass. Institute of Technology, Cambridge. Home: 88 Rutledge Rd., Belmont. Summer res .: Lake Mendota, Madison, Wis.
MEAKER, Samuel Raynor, physician; b. Carbon- dale, Pa., Nov. 14, 1890; s. Cyrus Truman Meaker and Frances Sayre ( Raynor) M .; ed Carbon- dale high sch .; A.B., Princeton, 1911; M.D., Har- vard Med. Seh., 1915; A.M., Boston Univ., 1937; in. Kathleen Edda Ford, of Esher, Surrey, Eng.,
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Apr. 4, 1918; children-Lawton Stephen Ford, Alan Franeis (d. ), Samuel Raynor, Ir. Interne, Boston City Hosp., 1915-17; pvt. practice, limi- ited to obstetrics and gynecology, Boston, 1919 -; instr., Boston Univ. Sch. Med., prof. gynecology, 1930 -; gynecologist, Mass. Mem. Hosp .; with Harvard Surg. Unit, Mar .- June, 1916, Royal Army Med. Corps, 1917-19, World War; mem, various na- tional and European med. socs. Club: Harvard (Boston), Author: Mother and Unborn Child; Human Sterility; numerous papers in med. jours .; reed. following diplomas: M. R.C.S. Eng., L. R.C.P. Lond., F.A.C.S., and F.R.C.O.G. Travel: frequent European trips. Protestant. Republican. Office: 475 Commonwealth Av., Boston. Home: 3 Benton St., Wellesley.
MEANS, James Howard, physician; b. Dorchester, June 24, 1885; s. James Means and Helen Goodell (Farnsworth) M .; ed. Noble & Greenough Sch., Boston; student in biol. and chem., M.I.T., 1902- 03; A. B., Harvard, 1907; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1911; m. Marian Jeffries of Boston, Jan. 11, 1915; 1 son-James. Interne, Mass. Gen. llosp., 1911- 12; H. 1'. Walcott fellow, 1913-16; teaching fel- low, Harvard Med. Sch., 1916-18, instr. med., 1919- 21, asst. prof., 1921-24, Jackson prof. clin. med., 1924 -; chief of med, service, Mass. Gen. Hosp., 1924 -; with M.C., U.S.A., advancing to Major, June, 1917-Mar., 1919; service at Base Hosp. #6, Bordeaux, F'r .; mem. A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soc., A.A.A.S., Ain. Soc. Clin. Investigation, Assn. Am. Phys., Am. Soe. Exptl, Pathology, A.C.P., Alpha Omega Alpha. Clubs: Harvard (Boston and N.Y.), Union Boat, Somerset, Thursday Evening (Boston). Author: Dyspnea, 1924; The Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases of the Thyroid Gland (with I. P. Richardson), 1929; The Thyroid and its Diseases, 1937; over 120 papers in med, jour- hals. Episcopalian. Republican. Office: Mass. General Hospital, Boston. Home: 15 Chestnut St., Boston.
MEANS, Paul Howard, physiclan; b. Windham, Conn., Nov. 1, 1894; s. Frederick Il. Means and Helen C. (Coit) M .; ed. Morristown Sch .; Phillips Exeter Acad .; A.B., Harvard, 1917; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1922; m. Averyl A. Dickinson of Boise, Idaho, Sept. 16, 1926; children-Ann Winthrop, Barbara Howard, Elizabeth Angell. After usual term of interneship, in gen. practice of med., Cambridge, 1925 -; asst, in hygiene, Harvard, 1925-28; med. adviser, Harvard, 1928-35; asst. phys., Cambridge Hosp .; ist It., Med. Res. Corps, U.S.A .; mem. A.M.A., Mass, Med. Soe., Cambridge Med. Improvement Soe., Alpha Omega Alpha. Clubs: Aesculapian, Cambridge Boat, Episcopalian. Rc- publican. Office: 1 Waterhouse St., Cambridge. Home: 64 Highland St., Cambridge. Summer res .: Annisquam.
V MEARS, Brainerd, professor of chemistry; b. Am- herst, Jan. 17, 1881; s. Leverett Mears and Mary Virginia (Brainerd) M .; B.A., Willlams Coll., 1903, M.A., 1905; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, 1908; m. Margaret Whitney of Omaha, Neb., Aug. 23, 1911 (d. Sept. 30, 1914); children-Whitney Harris, Margaret Brainerd; m. (2d) Sally Worthington Bliss of Williamstown, Aug. 12, 1920; children- Brainerd, Mary Louise. Prof. chem., Williams Coll .; pres. Williamstown Sav. Bk .; eapt. C. W.S., O.R.C .; fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Chem. Soc., Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, P'hl Lambda Upsilon, Theta Delta Chi, Alpha Chi Sigma, Masons, K.T. Club: Williams College (N. Y.). Author: articles in chem, jours. 1Iome: Williamstown.
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MEDALIA, David Bernard, physleian; b. Moscow, Russia, Dee. 12, 1888; s. Bernard Medalia and Devorah Leah ( Ratthouse) M .; ed. l'alestine schs. ; Boston Evening high sch .; Y.M.C.A. Prep. Sch .; Mass. Coll. Pharmacy; M.D., Tufts Coll. Med. Seli., 1917; m. Sophie Loeff of Fall River, Dee. 12, 1917; 1 dau .- Henrietta Irene. Asst. in med., Beth 1s- rael Hosp., Boston; past asst. at hay fever and asthma clinic, Peter Bent Brigham Hosp .; med. examiner, Metropolitan and Prudentlal Life Ins. Cos .; served at Rockefeller Inst. for Med. Research, N.Y., Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., Dijon Lab. (Fr.), Base- Hosp. No. 66 (Neufchateau), Regulating Statlon B.
at St. Dizier, Fr., 1918-19, commended by Col. C. E. Day, comdg. officer Regulating Station B., for con- scientious and untiring work in attending casuals, several thousands, daily; mem. Mass. and Greater Boston Med. Socs., A.M.A., Am. Legion, A.F.&A.M. Author: Influenza and Streptococcus llemolyticus (Boston Med. and Surg. Jour., June 5, 1919) ; Septic Sore Throat which passed as ordinary Tonsillitis, (ibid., Nov. 2, 1922) ; etc. Jewish. Republican. Oflice: 484 Conunonwealth Av., Boston. Home: 59 Thorndike St., Brookline.
MEDALIA, Leon Samuel, physician; b. Palestine, Dee. 5, 1881; s. Abraham 1zak Medalia and Bessic (Rabinowitz) M .; primary and secondary edn. In ' Palestine; came to U.S., 1900; M.D., Tufts Coll. Med. Sch., 1905; post grad. work, Mass. Inst. Tech., Dept. Biology and Pub. llealth, 1919-21; m. Eu- genia Anne Zeitlin of Boston, Sept. 1, 1908; chil- dren-Nahum Zeitlin, Avrom Izak. Instr, path- ology and bacteriology, Tufts Coll. Med. and Den- tal Schs., 1905-10; pathologist and visiting phys. for therapeutic immunization, Mt. Sinai and Beth Israel Hosps., 1908-20; now asso, on staff, Beth Is- rael losp .; research in cancer, Palmer Memorial Hosp. and City llealth Lab., Boston, 1932-37; first lt. Med. O.T.C., Ft. Benjamin Harrison, 1917; capt., later major Med. Corps, major and chief of lab. and Infectious Disease Service, Base llosp. and Divisional Camp, Camp MacArthur, Waco, Tex., 1917-19; lt. col. Med. Res. Corps, 1925 -; pres. Bur. Jewish Edn., 1920-28; mem. nat. bd. dirs., Palestine Foundation Fund; pres. N.E. Zionist Re- gion, 1920-27; founder and pres. Hebrew Teachers Coll., 1920-31, now tr .; mem. exec. com., Zionist Orgn. Am., 1920-27; tr. Asso. Jewish Philanthro- pies; name inscribed in Golden Book of Nat. Fund, Palestine, for services rendered to Zionist Cause and Palestine Foundation Fund; mem. A.M.A., Mass. and Greater Boston Med. Socs., Boston Med. Library Assn., Am. and Mass. Pub. Health Assns., Soc. Am. Bacteriologists, A.A.A.S., Assn. Mil. Surgeons of U.S., Mil. Order World War (life) ; companion Mil. Order Foreign Wars of U.S., Mass. Commandery; hon. mem. State Dental Soc. of N.H., Boston Med. Soc., Masons. Clubs: Boston Medical, flistory, Boston Bacteriological, New Century, Army and Navy (Boston). Author: Bacterial Op- sonins and Vaccines, 1907; Therapeutic Value Lactic Acid Bacteria, 1910; Opsonic Therapy in Pyorrhea Alveolaris, 1910; A Simplified Method of Staining Bacteria, 1911; Heinolytie Streptococcus and Puerperal Septicemia, 1912; Opsonins and Vaccines in Puerperal Septicemia, 1912; Chronic Alveolar Osteomyelitis (pyorrhea Alveolaris), Its Causes and Treatment with Vaccines, 1913; Treat- ment of Bezema with Special Reference to the Use of Vaccines and the Part Played by Bacteria In 1ts Etiology, 1915; Hay Fever; Its Treatment with Au- togenous Vaccines and Pollen Extracts, 1916; Epi- demic Menengltis Situation at Camp MacArthur: Etiology, Bacteriology, Pathology and Specific Therapy, 1919; Lobar Pneumonia at a Base Hos- pital, 1918; Color Standards for the Colorimetric Measurements of Il-lon Concentration, 1920; A Modified Loeffler's Blood Serum Medium, Useful in Routine Health Department Examination for Diphtheria and Streptococcus Infection, 1930. Re- publican. Home and office: 78 Bay State Rd., Bos- ton.
MEIER, William Herman Dietrich, author; b. Bluffs, 111., Mar. 1, 1868; s. George Meler and Anna (Kamphaus) M .; ed. 1ll. State Normal Unlv .; Harvard. 1910, A.M., 1911, Ph.D., 1919; m. Lix- zie B. Campbell, Oct. 30, 1890; children-Fred Campbell, Lois, Florence, Dorothy. Teacher in rural schs., prin. of high schs., and supt, of city schs., 21 yrs .; head of biology dept., Framingham Teachers Coll., 27 yrs .; retired, 1938; fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. N.E. Biol. Assn., Am. Sch. Garden Assn. (N.E. v.p.). Author: Plant Study; Animal Study; Open Doors to Science; Essentials of Biology. Lutheran. Republican. Home: 177 State St., Framingham.
VMRIGS, Joe Vincent, surgeon; b. Lowell, Oct. 24, 1892; s. Joe Vincent Meigs and Sarah Maria ( Park- er) M .; ed. Lowell high sch., 1907-11; A.B., Prince- ton, 1915; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1919; m. Eliza-
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beth Wallace of Fitchburg, Apr. 2, 1921; children -Wallace, Sarah Parker, Ellzabeth, Visiting surg., Mass. Gen. Hosp., 1927 -; asso. surg., C. P. Huntington Mem. Hosp., 1925 -; surg., Pondville Hosp., 1927 -; surg .- in-chief, Vincent Mem. Hosp., 1929 -; asst. surg., Palmer Mem. Hosp .; instr. surgery, Harvard Med. Sch., 1931 -; fellow A.C.S .; mem. A.M.A., Am. Surg. Assn., Am. Assn. Obstet., Gynecol., and Abdominal Surgeons. Clubs: Har- vard Tavern (Boston); The Country (Brookline). Author: Tumors of the Female Pelvic Organs, 1934. Republican. Office: 284 Beacon St., Boston. Home: 117 Woodland Rd., Chestnut Hill.
MEINS, Walter Robertson, lawyer, assessor; b. Roxbury, Jan. 14, 1883; s. Walter Robertson Melns and Grace Forster (Leach) M .; ed. Roxbury high sch .; LL.B., Boston Univ. Sch. Law, 1905, LL.M., 1907; unmarried. Gen. practice of law, 1905-22; asst. instr., Boston Univ. Sch. Law, 1907-11; State Income Tax Assessor, 1922 -; tr., Eliot Sav. Bk., Boston; mem. Boston City Council, 1909; Mass. Ho. of Rep., 1912; del. Rep. Nat. Conv., 1932; mem. I.O.O.F. (past Dist. Dep. Grand Master), Roxbury Hist. Soc. (pres.), Bay State Hist. League (v.p.), Roxbury Charitable Soc. (dir.). Clubs: Massa- chusetts, Republican of Mass., Middlesex, Boston Congregational. Congregationalist. Republican. Office: 40 Court St., Boston. Home: 171 Humboldt Av., Roxbury.
MEKELBURG, Pearl Horvitz, lawyer; b. Fall River, Mar. 21, 1910: d. Abraham Horvitz and Ida (Lynch) H .; ed. B.M.C.«Durfee high sch., Fall River; Bos- ton Univ., 1925-27; 1.1.B., Boston Univ. Sch. Law, 1930; m. A. Lincoln Mekelburg of Boston, Jan. 14, 1937. Adm. Mass. bar, 1932; practiced law, Fall River, 1932 -; dir. and elk. of Corp., A. Horvitz, Inc .; mem. Fall River and Bristol Co. Bar Assns. Jewish. Office: 1530 Pleasant St., Fall River. Home: 146 Pitman St., Fall River.
YMELICK, Joel Miller, physician; b. Tyrone, Pa., Sept. 17. 1892; s. Elmer Ellsworth Melick and Annie ( Miller) M .; ed. Fishburne Mil. Sch., Waynes- boro, Va .; A.B., Swarthmore Coll., 1914; M.D., Hahnemann Med. Coll. & Hosp. Phila., 1919; m. Bertha Ellen MeDonough of Boston, Sept. 25, 1920; children-Louise Ann, Joel Willett. Interne, Mass. Ilomoe. Hlosp., Boston, 1919-20; practiced med., Ocean City, N.J., summer 1920; Worcester, Oct., 1920 -; gen. practice a few yrs .; then specialized in obstetries and gynecology; obstetrician-in-chief, Worcester Hahnemann Hosp .; obstetrician and gynecologist. Worcester State Ilosp .; cons. ob- stetrician, Harrington Mem. Hosp., Southbridge; dir. Worcester Hahnemann Hosp .; mem. S.A.T.C. in World War; fellow A.C.S .; mem. A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soc., Delta Upsilon, Worcester Philatelic Soc. Clubs: Rotary, Quinsigamond Boat, Coun- try, University, Economie (Worcester). Author: articles on obstetrics. Catholic. Republican. Of- fice: 27 Elm St., Worcester. Home: 6 Westwood Circle, Worcester.
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VMELLUS, Edward, physician; b. Zumbrota, Minn., Nov. 7, 1872; s. Edward Lindon Mellus and Lucy 10. (Stearns) M .; ed. Newton high sch .; Worces- ter high sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1895; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1903; m. Marion Heath of Augusta, Me., June 1, 1909; children-Edward Gardner, Marion Lindon, Herbert Heath. Supt., pvt. hosp. (mental disease), Newton, 1910-1929; phychiatrist, Newton Hosp .; Span. War vet .; mem. N.G. during Boston police strike; Newton Planning Bd., 12 yrs .; New- ton Bd. Health; v. chmn., Medical Advisory Bd., during World War; mem. Mass. Med Soc. (dist. treas., 20 yrs.), Mass. Psychiatrie Soc., Masons, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Clubs: Rotary, Ilunnewell, light O'Clock, Newton Medical. Unitarian. Re- publican. Home: 15 Clements Rd., Newton.
VMELLYN, Mary Catherine, asst. school superinten- dent; b. Roxbury, Dec. 11, 1870; d. Martin J. Mellyn and Ellen T. (Shay) M .; ed. Boston girls' high sch .; student, Columbia, Harvard, M.I.T .; Id.M., Boston Univ., 1924; Ed.D. (hon.), Boston F Coll., 1925; unmarried. Teacher, Boston ele- mentary sehs. and Boston Normal Sch., 1890- 1305; prin. Dillaway Sch., Roxbury, 1905-06; dir. practice and tr., Boston schs., 1906-16, asst. supt.,
1916 -; mem. Ilarvard Teachers' Assn., Nat. Coun- cif Eng. Teachers, M.I.T. Women's Assn., Boston Univ. Alumni, Boston Coll. Alumnae. Catholic. Democrat. Office: 15 Beacon St., Boston. Ilome: 11 Mayfair St., Roxbury. Summer res .: Falmouth Heights.
MELTZER, Phillp Edward, physician; b. Boston, Mar. 17, 1895; s. Abraham Meltzer and Mary M .; ed. Boston Eng. high sch., 1907-11; D.M.D., Tutts Coll. Dental Sch., 1915; M.D., Tufts Coll. Med. Sch., 1918; m. Betty Corcoran of Cambridge, Sept. 2, 1926; children-Joan Elaine, Marilyn, Phyllis. In practice as physician, specializing in diseases of ear, nose and throat, Boston, 1920 -; instr. anatomy, Tufts Coll. Med. and Dental Schs., 1918- 22; instr. otology, Harvard Med. Sch., 1923-, instr. in charge of surgery and anatomy of the ear (for grads.), 1933 -; surg. in otolarynology, Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary, 1935 -; prof. otolarynology, Tufts Med. Coll., 1937-38; served in Med. Res. Corps, U.S.A., 1917-18; mem. Am. Med. Assn., Am. Otol. Soc., Am. Acad. Otology, Rhlnology and Opthalmology, Am. Laryngol., Rhinol. and Otol. Soc., N.E Otolaryngol. Soc., Mass. Med. Soc., Phi Delta Epsilon, Masons. Club: University (Bos- ton). Jewish. Office: 20 Charlesgate West, Bos- ton. Home: 40 Woodchester Dr., Newton.
MELVIN, Harold Wesley, educator; b. Cambridge, Apr. 12, 1892; s. Albert. Francis Melvin and Mary Helen (Burns) M .; ed. Milton high sch .; A.B., Boston Univ., 1915; A.M., 1926; m. Jessie Sumners Mullan of Milton, July 23, 1921; children-Harold W., Jr., William F. Prin., New Marlboro high sch., 1915-16; instr. Eng., Brewster Acad., Wolfe- boro, N.H., 1916-20; instr. Eng., Northeastern Univ., Boston, 1920-21, asst. prof., 1921-22, prof., hend of dept., 1922-, dean of students, 1929 -; town meeting mem., Milton; mem. Warrant Com .; mem. Nat. Conneil Teachers Eng., Modern Lang. Assn., Nat. Assn. Deans & Advisers of Men, Soc. Promotion Engring. Edn., Masons, (Blue Lodge and Chap.), Phi Beta Kappa. Club: N.E. Poetry. Author: poems, children's stories, in various pub- lications. Co-author: Basic Principles of Writing, 1937. Unitarian. Republican. Office: 360 Hunt- ington Av., Boston. Home: 44 Houston Av., MIl- toll.
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