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VJONES, Wilburt David, importer, manufacturer; b. Revere, July 31, 1882; s. George Winslow Jones and Elizabeth Linwood (Knapp) J .; ed. Cam- bridge manual tr. sch .; Lowell Inst. of M.I.T., Boston, 1902-04; In. Elise Marie Kohlhepp of Cambridge, Nov. 16, 1910; 1
Linwood Pressol. dau .- Mrs. Helane Started as newsboy, worked in machine shops, did drafting during sch. days; draftsman, then chief draftsman, Barbour Stock- well Co., Cambridge, 4 yrs .; designer of shoe ma- chinery, Thomas G. Plant, 2 yrs .; asst. chief engr., chief draftsman, Mead Morrison Mfg. Co., Cambridge, 7 yrs .; in packing house industry with Carl A. Weitz, Somerville, 1913-, gen. mgr., tr. 1930 -; estab. Jones & Gazarian, Inc., Boston, 1924, pres., treas. 1924 -; dir. County Bk. & Trust Co .; tr. Carl A. Weitz, Somerville; ro- gional dir. Inst. Am. Meat Packers; pres. N.E. Sausage Mfg. Assn .; dir. Suburban Assos .; served in Mass. State Guard throughout World War; mem. S.A.R., Puritan Ancestors Assn., Masons (all branches, inel. Grotto, Shrine), Elks. Clubs: Boston City, Mass. Republican. Desc. mother's side, settlers at Plymouth, 1620-28; father's side, settlers in Salem, 1629-32; Jones family still lives on original grant of 1638 at Lebanon, Me. Bap- tist. Republican. Office: 123 North St., Boston. Ilome: 99 Russell Av., Watertown.
b. Somerville, April 22, 1869; s. William Edward Jones and Ellen Frances (Preble) J .; ed. Som- erville high sch., 1887; A.B., Harvard, 1891; Har- vard Law Sch., 1 year; LL.B., Northeastern Univ., 1925; m. Martha Gertrude York of Somerville, Sept. 26, 1896; children-Helen Eunice, Edith York (Mrs. Edith York Seaver), Martha Preble. Reporter and ed., Somerville Journal, 1892-1905: ed. and mgr., Medford Mercury, 1906-12; special writer for Boston dailies and other papers; author of books and pamphlets on genealogy and local history; mem. Somerville Sch. Bd., 1899-1907, Som- erville Bd. Aldermen, 1909-11; chief probation officer Somerville Dist. Ct., 1912-39; officer
charitable and philanthropic organizations; pres. Somerville Ilist. Soc., 1936 -; chmn. Local Draft Bd., 1917-19, World War; mem. Masons. Travel: extensive in U.S. and Can., W.I., Europe. Desc. Thomas Dudley, 2d Gov. Mass Bay Col- ony; Theophilus Eaton, founder and Ist Gov. New llaven Colony. Congregationalist.
Honie: 13 Maple Av., Somerville. Republican.
JOPLIN, Robert Jefferson, orthopedic surgeon; b. Cleburne, Tex., July 4, 1901; s. James Thomas Joplin and Fannie (Elam) J .; ed. Cleburne high sch .; B.A., Univ. Tex., 1923; Harvard Coll .: M.D., Ilarvard Univ. Med. Sch., 1928; m. Mary Butler Minns of Boston, June 18, 1930; children-Rob- ert Jefferson, Jr., Anne Winchester. In gen. practice med., Boston, specializing in orthopedics. 1928 -; asst., dept. orthopedic surgery, Harvard Med. Sch .; asst. surgical advisor in hygiene dept., Harvard Univ., surgeon to Harvard football team; staff positions on orthopedic service, Mass. Gen. Hosp., Robert Bent Brigham Hosp., Children's Hosp., Faulkner Hosp .; diplomat, Nat. Bd. Med. Examiners; mem. A.C.S., Am. Acad. Orthopedic
chairman dept. edn., 1936-, acting chairman dept. V JONES, William Preble, author and social worker;
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Surgeons; asso. med, examiner 8th Norfolk Dist .; It. U.S. Naval Res. Clubs: Harvard, Newton Med., Boston Orthopedic. Travel: Europe, Ber- muda. Protestant. Republican, Office: 372 Marl- borough St., Boston. Home: 320 Woodland Rd., Chestnut Hill. Summer res .: Adams 1lill Rd., Annisquam.
1 JORDAN, Alice Mabel, librarian ; b. Thomaston, Me., Nov. 7, 1870; d. Joshua L. Jordan and Eliza D. (Bugbee) J .; ed. Newton pub, schs .; pvt. tutors. After pvt. study and a few yrs. of teaching, be- came asso. with Boston Pub. Lib. in 1900, lib). asst., 1900-02, children's lib., 1902-17. supervisor of work with children, 1917 -; mem. A.L.A., Mass. Lib. Assn. Club: Women's City (Boston). Au- thor: magazine articles on children's books and reading. Travel: Europe, Family line on both sides, 300 years in Me. and Mass. Protestant. Independent. Office: Boston Pub. Library. Home: 98 Chestnut St., Boston.
JORDAN, Elizabeth, author, playwright; b. Mil- waukee, Wis .; d. William Francis Jordan and Margaretta (Garver) J .: ed. grad., Convent of Notre Dame, Milwaukee, Litt.D. (hon.), 1932; un- married. Mem, ed. staff, N.Y. World, 10 yrs .; asst. ed. Sunday World, 3 yrs .; ed. Harper's Ba- zaar, 1900-13; lit. adviser to Harpers & Bros., 1913-18; staff ed. writer for chain of Am. news- papers; dramatic critic, "America"; mem, Mayor's Com. of Women (N.Y.), Big Sister Assn., Nat. Inst. Social Sciences, Authors League Am., Am. Com. Merey, Soc. Am. Dramatists & Composers, Am. P.E.N., Notre Dame Aluminae Assn. (v.p.), Gramercy Park Assn. (mem. bd. dirs.), Clubs: Colony, Cosmopolitan (N.Y.), Northampton Coun- try. Author: Tales of the City Room, 1898; Tales of the Cloister, 1901; Tales of Destiny, 1902; May Iverson, Her Book, 1904; Many Kingdoms, 1908; May Iverson Tackles Life, 1913; May Iver- son's Career, 1914; Lover's Knots, 1916; Wings of Youth, 1917; The Lady from Oklahoma (comedy in 4 acts); The Story of a Pioneer (with Anna Howard Shaw); The Whole Family (with Henry James, William Dean Howells, and others); The Girl in the Mirror, 1919; The Blue Circle, 1920; The Lady of Pentlands, 1923; Red Riding Hood, 1924; Miss Blake's Husband, 1925; Black But- terilies, 1926; Miss Nobody from Nowhere, 1927; The Devil and the Deep Sea, 1928; The Night Club Mystery, 1929: The Fourflusher, 1930; Playboy, 1931; Young Mr. X., 1932; Page Mr. Pomeroy, 1933; Daddy and 1, 1934; The Life of the Party, 1935; The Trap, 1936; Three Rousing Cheers (auto- biography), 1937; After the Verdict, 1938; First Port of Call, 1939. Ilome: 37 Gramercy Park, New York City, Summer res .: Spreadwings, Flor- ence.
VJORDAN, Frances Ruml, college dean; b. Cedar Rapids, la., June 15, 1899; d. Wentzle Ruml and Salome (Beardsley) R .; ed. A.B., Vassar Coll., 1921; Univ. Chicago, 1927-28; A.M., Radcliffe Coll., 1928; m. Wilbur Kitchener Jordan of Cam- bridge, Apr. 13, 1929. Asso, dean, Stephens Coll., Columbia, Mo., 1924-26; tutorial sec., Radcliffe Coll., 1928-30, asst. dean, 1930-34, dean, 1934-39; tr. Radcliffe Coll .; dir. training sch. com., Mass. Gen. losp .; mem. Nat. Assn. Deans of Women, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: College, Vassar, Rad- cliffe (Boston). Travel: Europe. Presbyterian. Home: 468 West Sixth St., Claremont, Calif.
Y JORDAN, Sara Murray, physician; b. Newton, Oct. 20, 18844; d. Patrick Andrew Murray and Maria (Stuart) M .; ed. Newton high sch., 1897-1901; A.B., Radcliffe Coll., 1904; Ph.D., Univ. Munich, Ger., 1908; M.D., Tufts Coll. Med. Sch., 1921; hon. D.Sc., Smith Coll., 1935; m. Sebastian JJordan of Munich, Ger., in Newton, Jan. 14, 1913; 1 dau .- Mary Stuart (Mrs. Donald Ritchie); m. (2d) Pen- field Mower of Boston, Sept. 26, 1935. Engaged in practice internal med., Boston, 1922 --; in charge of gastro-enterology, Lahey Clinic, 1923 -; fellow A.C.P .; mem. Am. Med. Assn., Med. Women's Nat. Assn., Internat. Soc. Gastro-Enterology, Am. Gastro-Enterol. Assu. (recorder 1930-39), AI. Therapeutic Soc. (d v.p., 1936-37), Assu, for Study Internal Sceretions, Mass. Med. Soc. Clubs:
College (Boston), The Country (Brookline). Mem. editorial council, Am. Journal of Digestive Dis- eases and Nutrition. Office: 605 Commonwealth Av., Boston, Home: Foster St., Marblehead Nock. Y JORDAN, William Taylor, insurance general agent; b. Boston. Sept. 28, 1886; s. Albert Edward Jor- dan and Mary Cidney (Milligan) J .; ed. Mechanic Arts high sch., Boston, 1900-04; m. Marie Stuck- len of Boston, Apr. 19, 1916: children-Marie Louise, Ann Elizabeth. In insurance business, 1904 -; special agt., Fidelity and Guaranty Fire Corp., 1912-20, gen. agt. for N.E., except part of Conn., 1930 -; mem. Masons, Club: Belmont Country. Episcopalian. Office: 43 Kilby St.,
Boston. Home: 23 Alden Rd., Watertown.
JORESS, Mark Harry, physician; b. Ukraine, Rus., June 21, 1894; s., Harry Joress and Eva (Caust) J .; ed. Brockton high sch .; Boston Latin sch .; Bos- ton Eng. high sch .; Tufts Coll. Pre-Med. course; M.D., Tufts Coll. Med. Sch., 1920; m. Bessie Dor- othy Pisnoy of Chelsea, 1921; children-Sumner Mark, Howard Gilbert. Interne, Beth Israel losp., Boston, 1920-21, St. Mary's Hosp., Detroit, Mich., 1921-22; res. phys., State Sanatorium, Rut- land, 1922-27; examining phys., tuberculosis chin- ies, Boston Health Dept., 1927 -; instr. pulmonary diseases, Tufts Coll. Med. Sch .; visiting phys., Jewish Sanatorium of Mass .; chief of pulmonary clinic, mem thoracic clinic Beth Israel losp., staff Lynn Hosp. & Union llosp., Lynn; has lim- ited himself to practice of pulmonary diseases ex- clusively, 1922 -: mem. S.A.T.C. for duration of World War; fellow A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soc., Am. ('oll. Chest Physicians; mem. Greater Boston and North Shore Med. Socs. Club: New Century (Bos- ton). Author: articles on tuberculosis in Boston Med. & Surg. Jour., N.E. Jour. of Med., Am. Rev. of Tuberculosis. Mosaic. Office: 483 Beacon St., Boston. Home: 156 Ocean St., Lynn.
VJOSLIN, Elliott Proctor, physician; b. Oxford, June 6, 1869; S. Allen h. Joslin and Sarah (Proctor) J .; ed. B.A., Yale, 1890; Ph. B., Shellield Sci. Sch. ( Yale), 1891; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch. 1895: hon. M.A., Yale, 1914; m. Elizabeth Denny of Brookline, Sept. 16, 1902. Practiced med., Bos- ton, 1895 -: asst. in physiol. chem,, Harvard Med. Sch., 1898-1900, asst. in theory and practice of physic, 1900-05, instr., 1905-12, asst. prof., 1912- 21, elin, prof. medicine, 1922-37, since emeritus; cons. phys., City Hosp .; med. dir. Geo. F. Baker Clinic, N.E. Deaconess Hosp .; maj., Med. Corps, U.S.A., 1918, lt. col., Oct. 11, 1918; fellow Am. Acad. Arts and Sciences; mem. Assn. Am. Physi- cians. A.M.A., Am. Philos. Soc. etc. Author: The Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus, 1916, 6th edit., 1937; A Diabetic Manual, 1918, 6th edit., 1937. Congregationalist. Republican. lome: 81 Bay State Id., Boston.
JOSOLOWITZ, Samuel, social worker; b. New Bri- tain, Conn., Sept. 24, 1899; s. Albert Josolowitz and Rose ( Kaplan) J .; Bristol (Conn.) high sch .; B.S., Yale, 1920; m. Mabel Rose Kamerman of Hartford, Conn., June 1926; children-Marvin S., Karl P. Chemist, 1921-22; high sch. instr., 1922- 29, social worker, 1929 -; mem. Nat. and N.E. Assns. Jewish Center Workers, Mass. Confer- ence of Social Work, Nat. Assn. Study of Group Work; Corp. S.A.T.C .; N.R. Rep. with Title of Field Sec., Nat. Jewish Welfare Bd .; exce. sec. Assn. Y.M. and Y. W.H.A.'s of N.E. Author: tech. papers in prof. publications. Travel: Europe,
1922. lewish. Office: 7 Water St., Boston. lome: 21 Egmont St., Brookline.
V JOY, Charles Rhind, Clergyman; b .. Boston, Dec. 5, 1885; s. Robert Shaffer Joy and Arabella Sophia (Parke) J .; ed. Roxbury high sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1908; S.T.B., Harvard Div. Sch. and Andover Theol. Sem., 1911; S.T.D., Pacific Unitarian Sch. for Ministry, 1933; m. Lucy Alice Wanzer of Bos- ton, June 29, 1911; children-Alice Parke, Lucy Parke. Robert Arthur, Nancy. Minister, 1st Parish Ch., Portland, Me., 1911-17, Unity Ch., Pittsfield, 1919-22, 1st Ch., Dedham, 1922-27, All Souls Ch., Lowell, 1927-30; administrative v.p. Am. Unitarian Assn., 1930-37; hon. mem. Rep. Con- sistory of Unitarian Chs. of Rumania, 1931; act-
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ing minister Ch. Messiah, St. Louis, Mo., 1937- 38; officer and dir. numerous rel. and denomina- tional assns. and commns; gave Y.M.C.A. service, Dec. 1917-Aug. 1919 during World War; dir. Foyer du Soldat, French Army, 6 mos .; sec. at Le Havre, div. sec. Rouen Y.M.C.A., 42nd Div., U.S.A .; regional dir. Y.M.C.A., in charge of all work north of Paris and in western Belgium; reed. medaille commemorative de la grande guerre. Author: mag. articles. Editor: Wayside Pulpit, Boston. Travel: Fr., Belg. and Eng. ( war service), 1917-19; For., It., Ans., Switz., Ger., Hlol., Belg., 1929; all northern, eastern and western Europe, 1934. Unitarian. Independent. Home:
10 Kingston Rd., Newton Highlands. Summer res. : "Joyfields", Gray, Me.
JOYCE, Julia Anna, lawyer; b. New Bedford; d. Michael Joyce and Julia Ann (Cushion) J .; ed. Berkeley Prep. Sch., Boston; LL B., Boston Univ. Sch. Law, 1923, LL.M., 1937; certificates for 2 yrs. study at Univs. London and Oxford; unmarried. Pvt. practice of law, New Bedford, 1927 -; mem. Am. Legion Auxiliary, Am. Assn. Univ. Women. Clubs: New Bedford Women's Republican (pres. ), New Bedford College (chmn. legislation). Travel: Europe, 2 yrs., 1925-27; Can., U.S. Catholic. Re- publican. Office: 309 Olympia Bldg., New Bed- ford. Home: 37 Keene St., New Bedford.
JUDD, Climena Lyman, educator; b. Holyoke, Sept. 18, 1875; d. Charles Clifford Judd and Phebe Judd (Kneeland) J .; ed. A.B., Smith Coll., 1897; un- . married. Asst. Registrar, Smith Coll., 1904-18; sec. bd. of admission, 1918-25; registrar, Peking (China) Union Med. Coll., 1925-26; prin., Mary A. Burnham Sch., Northampton, 1926-29; sec. for
scholarships, Smith Coll., 1929 -; tr. Mary A. Burnham Sch., Northampton; mem. Am. Assn. Univ. Women, N.E. Assn. Colls. & Secondary Schs. Congregationalist. Republican. Office: Smith College, Northampton. Ilome: 10 West St., North- ampton.
V JUDD, William Henry, horticulturist; b. Daresbury, Cheshire Co., Eng., July 14, 1888; s. William Judd and Alice Jane ( Mosdell) J .; ed. Eng. pub. schs., 1893-1903; m. Lucy Elizabeth Smith of Aldershot, Eng., Mar. 1, 1916 (d.). Came to U.S., 1913, nat- uralized, 1919; horticulturist on pvt. estates in England, 1903-10, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, 1910-13; propagator, Arnold Arboretum, Harvard, 1913 -; awarded Jackson Dawson Mem. medal; mem. N.E. Bot. Club, Mass. Hort. Soc.,
Europe, U.S. Unitarian. Republican. Ilome: Masons. Club: Horticultural (Boston ). Travel: 19 May St., Jamaica Plain.
JUDKINS, John Bradbury, manufacturer; b. Merri- mac, Apr. 28, 1891; s. Frederick B. Judkins and Florence Reid (Betts) J .; grad. Phillips Acad., 1909; A.B., Harvard, 1913; m. Elizabeth Willard Smart of Merrimac, Oct. 5, 1916; children-Con- stance, John B. V.p. J. B. Judkins Co., 1914-21, pres., 1921-, pres, and treas., 1931 -; v.p. First Nat. Bank of Merrimae; tr. Merrimac Sav. Bk .; commd. 1st It. U.S.A., Sept. 12, 1917; served over- seas, May 1918-Sept. 1919; promoted to capt., Mar. 5, 1919; hon. disch. Sept. 3, 1919; mem. Theta Della Chi, Masons. Clubs: Harvard (Boston, N.Y.), Uni- versity ( Boston). Congregationalist. Republi-
can. Office: 38 Main St., Merrimac. Home: 26
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V KAAN, Frank Warton, lawyer; b. Medford, Sept. 11, 1861; s. George Kaan and Marie (Warton) K .; ed. Somerville high sch .; A. B., Harvard, 1883. A.M., 1888; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1888; m. Bertha M. Woodberry of Cambridge. Gen. practice of law, Boston, 1887 -; treas. Home for Aged Won- en, Boston; mem. Mass. Ho. of Rep., 1895-96; city solicitor, Somerville, 1897-1930; spl. atty., Enforcement Div., U.S. Food Administration, . Wash., D.C., 1918; mem. John Abbot Lodge (P.M.), Grand Lodge of Masons in Mass. (past sr. war- den); Middlesex Co. Bar Assn. (past pres. ). Clubs: Harvard, Exchange, 20th Century (all of Boston ). Unitarian. Republican. Office: 50 State St., Boston. Home: 133 Sycamore St., Somerville.
KAAN, Helen Warton, asso, professor of zoology; b. Brookline, July 4, 1897; d. George Warton Kaan and Mary Moore ( Dunbar) K .; ed. Brookline high sch .; A.B., Mt. Holyoke Coll., 1919; Ph.D., Yale, 1925; unmarried. Asst. and instr. biol., Wheaton Coll., 1919-21, asso. prof. zool., 1927-28; instr. zool., Wellesley Coll., 1921-22, asst. prof. zool., 1928-38, asso prof., 1938 -; instr. anatomy, N.Y. Univ. and Bellevue Hosp. Med. Sch., 1925-27; mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, A.A.A.S., Am. Assn. Anatomists, Am. Assn. Univ. Women, Am. Assn. Univ. Profs. Author: papers on ear of Amblystoma punctuation in Jour. Exptl. Zoology. Congregationalist. Republican. Office: Welles- ley College, Wellesley. Home: 11 Appleby Rd., Wellesley.
V KADESCHI, J. Stevens, superintendent of schools; b. Schuylkill Co., Pa., Dee. 25, 1885; s. Stevens James Kadesch and Marianne (Schroeder) K .; ed. A.B., Clark Univ., 1910; student, N.Y. State Coll. for Teachers, 1919-21, Harvard Grad. Sch. Edn., 1925-26; (hon.) M.Ed., Clark Univ., 1930, D.Ed.,
Tufts Coll., .1931; m. Edith Bartlett Kelley of Derry, N.H., Aug. 16, 1916; 1 son-Donald Bart- lett. Engaged as prin. high sch., Essex, 1910-12; sub-master and head Eng. dept., high seh., Brockton, 1912-17; sub-master and head Eng. dept., high seh., Albany, N.Y., 1917-21; head mas- ter, Medford high sch., 1921-30; supt. schs., Med- ford, 1930 -; lecturer in edn., Boston Univ., 1928- 30; investigator for U.S. Govt. War Risk Ins. and Soldiers Compensation Bur., Albany, N. Y., 1918- 20; ed., English Bulletin, N. Y, State Eng. Teach- ers Assn., 1919-21; mem. Mass. Com., White House Conf., 1931, Com. Nat. Survey of Secondary Edn., 1929-33; pres. Dept. of Secondary Sch. Prins., N.E.A., 1928-29, mem. commn. on articulation of Units of Am. Edn., 1928-38, chmn. Comprehensive Program of Pub. Edn., 1934; has served on many other coms. of State and nat. ednl. assns .; over- seer, Stoneleigh Coll., Rye, N.Il .; mem. N.E.A. (dept. of Secondary Sch. Prins. and Dept. of Sch. Adminstrs.), Nat. Council Edn., N.E. Assn. Colls. and Secondary Schs., N.E. and Mass. Assns. Supts., Mass. State Prins. Assn , Mass. Headmasters Assn., Mass. Sch. Masters Club, Scholla ( Harvard), Kap- pa Phi, Masons. Clubs: University, Schoolmasters ( Boston), Rotary (Medford), Travel: Europe,
1914. Congregationalist. Republican. Home:
131 Traincroft, Medford.
VKAESELAU, Charles Anton, artist; b. Stockholm, Swed., June 25, 1889; s. Jean Frederick Kaesclau and Albertina Aequelina (Bergstrom) K .; ed. Ken- sington Sch. of Art, London; grad., Chicago Art Inst .; student, Joaquim Sorrolla, Spain, and Charles W. Howthorne, N.Y. City; m. Marguerite Benjamin of N.Y., Oct. 25, 1919 (d.); children- Charles Anton, Jr., Jean Frederick. Engaged as illustrator and commercial artist in N. Y. City, 1917-20; painted and exhibited gen. subjects,
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1920-24; specialized in portraits and landscapes, 1924-34; mostly watercolors since 1934; has ex- hibited in most major exhbns. in America and abroad; represented in many collections, incl. Phillips Memorial Gallery ( Wash., D.C.), Prov- incetown Art Mus., Zachau Collection (Udde- valla, Swed.), Hon. Henry Morgenthau Collection (Wash., D.C.), Samuel Lewisohn Collection (N.Y. City); mem. Provincetown Art Assn. (dir. 1923- 25), Am. Artists Congress, Inc. (N. Y.), Fed. of Am. Artists ( Wash.), Am. Artists Prof. League (N.Y.). Travel: Europe, No. Am. Lutheran. Democrat. Studio: Court St. Studios. Home: 530 Commercial St., Provincetown.
KAIN, Milton, business man; b. Libau, Latvia, Jan. 25, 1890; s. Harry Kahn and Etta (Levin) K .; ed. Boston Eng. high sch .; B.S., M.I.T., 1912; m. Edythe Miller of Boston, June 7, 1921; children- Betty Eleanor, Lila Ruth, Martin Howard. Chem. engr., paper mill, Holyoke, 1912-14; asst. supt., paper mill, Windsor Locks, Conn., 1914-15, pro- duction supt., 1915-18; owner Kahn Paper Co., selling boxboard, 1919 -; tr. Asso, Jewish Philan- thropies, Beth Israel Ilosp., etc .; chin. varions campaigns for charity, inel. present campaign for refugees; It. C.W.S., U.S.A., 1918-19; mem. Mil. Order World War. Clubs: Pine Brook Valley Country (gov.), New Century (dir.). Jewish. Republican. Office: 78 Essex St., Boston. Home: 288 Kent St., Brookline.
KALESKY, Samuel, lawyer; b. Boston, Jan. 13, 1877; s. Louis Kalesky and Amelia K .; ed. Boston Eng. high sch .; LL.B. (cum laude), Boston Univ. Sch. Law, 1900. Admitted to Mass. bar, 1900, engaged in gen. practice of law, Boston, 1900 -; mem. Sinking Funds Cominn., City of Boston, 9 years; asso. commar., Dept Mental Diseases, 1931-38; inem. Woodrow Wilson Soc. of Mass. (pres.), N E. Div. of Am. Jewish Congress (pres. ), Independent Order Brith Abraham (deputy grand-master, Mass.). Jewish. Democrat. Office: 10 Tremont St., Boston. Home: 1056 Commonwealth Av., Bos- ton.
KAIACN, Miriam, educator; b. Boston; d. Rev. J. David Kallen and Esther R. (Glazier) K .; ed. Girls' high sch., Boston; Boston Teachers Coll .; B.S., Ohio State Univ., 1928; M.Ed., Boston Univ. Sch. Edn., 1929; New Sch. for Social Research, Nursery Training Sch. (Boston) ; M.I.T. Teacher and ednl. adviser, camp dir .; lecturer on child welfare; formerly with Hamilton Grange Camp, New Lisbon, N.J., Schonthal Community Camp, Magnetic Springs, O; now asst. prof. edn., Bos- ton Teachers Coll .; formerly edul. adviser, Friend- ship Farm Play Sch., Bethel, Conn, and Pine Ridge Summer Play Sch., Beverly, also, Junior Lyceum, Y.M. and Y.W.IL.A .; now mem. Am. Assn. Univ. Women (Alpha (irele charter), Nat. Soc. for Study of Edn., N.E.A., Progressive Edn. (lif(), Home and Sch. Assn., Mass. Assn. for Childhood Education, Adult Edn. Conf., Authors League Al., Am. Jewish Book Week, (Hon.) Pi Lambda Theta (Alpha Gamma chap,, del to N.E.A., N.Y. City, June, 1938); del. to 7th Internat. Conf. World Educators, Cheltenham, Eng., 1936; invited to 9th Conf. Internat. Psychologists, Yale, 1929; mem. exec. com. Boston Community Inst .; former men. bd. dirs., Roxbury Jewish Welfare; mem. Council Jewish Women, Boston Chapter Hadassah, Jew- ish Philanthropies, Jewish Teachers of Boston. Clubs: Boston Teachers, Jewish Women's College. Author: The Three Bears, 1934; A Primary Teacher Steps Out, 1936; many articles in conl: jours. Sponsor of Progressive Edn. Conf., Mar. 1939. Travel: Europe, No. Am., W.I. Office: The Teachers College, Boston. Home: 43 Dwight St., Brookline. Summer res .: Blairstown, N.J.
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V KALMUS, Herbert Thomas, chemical engineer; b. Chelsea, Noy. 9. 1881; 8. Benjamin G. Kalmus and Ada Isabella (Gurney) K .; ed. B.S., M.IT., 1904; Ph.D., Univ. Zurich, Switz., 1906; m. Natalie Ma- belle Dunfee of Gardner, July 23, 1902. Prin., Univ. Sch., San Francisco, Cal., 1904-05; grad. fellow, MI.T., studying in Europe, 1905-06; re- search asso., M.I.T., 1906-07, instr., 1907-10; asst. prof. physics, Queen's Univ., Kingston, Ont., 1910-
12, prof. electro-chemistry and metallurgy, 1913- 15; dir. Research Lab. of Electro-chemistry and Metallurgy, Canadian Govt., 1913-15; pres, and general manager Technicolor Motion Picture Corp. (motion pictures in natural color), Techni- color, Inc., chmin. bd. Technicolor, Ltd., London; mem. Am. Inst. C.E., Am. Phys. Soc. Clubs: Al- gonquin (Boston), Masquers (Hollywood), Los Angeles Country, Bel Air Country (Los Angeles). Contbr. about 50 articles to tech, jours. Episco- palian. Office: 6311 Romaine St., Hollywood, Cal., 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N.Y. Home: Centerville, and 671 Siena Way, Bel Air, Los Angeles, Cal.
YKAPLAN, Alfred, accountant; b. Denver, Colo., Jan. 6, 1907; 8. Max Kaplan and Mollie E. (Smith) K .; ed. Bentley Sch. of Accounting, 1924-26; B.C.S., Northeastern Univ., 1927; M.B.A., Boston Univ. Sch. Bus. Adın., 1931; m. Gertrude Stavis of Mal- den, Oct. 21, 1931. Accountant, Red Seal Pictures Corp., 1927-29; certified public accountant, 1934 -; Boston rep., Leonard Levine, public accountant; pres. and treas. Science & Trade Finance Corp .; dir. Lincoln Nat. Bk .; mem. Mass. Soc. Certified Pub. Accountants, Masons. Jewish. Ollice: 11 Beacon St., Boston. flome: 49 Walnut St., Malden.
KAPLAN, Harold M., teacher; b. Boston, Sept. 4, 1908; 8. Max Kaplan and Edith M. (Smith) K .; ed. Revere high sch .; A. B., Dartmouth Coll., 1930; A M., Ph.D., Harvard, 1933; m. Bernice Stone of Brookline, June 13, 1935. Asst. instr., Harvard, 1933-34; research work, Harvard, 1934 -; teacher, Middlesex Univ., 1934 -; mem. bd. trs., Middlesex Univ., Waltham, chin. dept. physiology; mem. Nat. Assn. Biology Teachers, Sigma Ki, Nat. Geog. Soc. Club: National Travel. Author: Several si. papers in biology and physiology. Travel: U.S., (':n., Mex. lewish. Democrat. Office: Physio- logical Laboratory, 415 South St., Waltham. Home: 30 Irving St., Cambridge. Summer res. : Wellesley.
KAPLAN, Isaac, business executive; b. Russia, Sept. 3, 1880; s Morris Kaplan; in. Esther Rickless of Russia; children-Simon, Eva, Sara, Leon. Came from London and worked as cabinet maker, Paine Furniture Co., Boston, 1903-09; Founded Kaplan Furniture Co., Cambridge, 1909, pres. and treas., company famous for its "Beacon Hill Collection" of 18th century furniture reproductions and "Bea- con llill Miniature" room display, which has toured U.S. as spl. exhibit in all fine furniture and dept. stores; tr. Boston Psychopathic Hosp. (apptd. by Gov. Ilurley, 1938) ; mem. Masons, Shrine, B'nai B'rith, Odd Fellows, TempRe: Israel, Temple Mishkan Telilla. Club: Rotary. Jewish pullican. Office: 91 Albany St., Cambridge, Home: 54 Illis Rd., West Newton.
KAPLAN, Jacob Joseph, lawyer; b. N.Y. City, Mar. 12, 1889; s. Charles Kaplan and Sarah (Chaizen) K .; ed. Boston Eng. high sch .; A B., Harvard, 1907; L.l. B., Harvard Law Sch., 1910; m. Annie Sabin Levenson of Boston, April 17, 1912; children -- Leonard, Wilfred, Robert, Esther. Admitted to Mass. bar, 1910; entered office Brandeis, Dunbar & Nutter (now Nutter, MeClennen & Fish) Aug. 1, 1910; made mem. firm, Jan. 1, 1916; gen. practice; spl. justice at Mun. (t. ( Dorchester district), Apr. 1928-Jan. 1936; dir. Beth Israel Hosp. Assn., Bos- ton Ch. Commerce, Boston Mun. Research Bur., Eastern Mass. St. Ry. Co., Federated Dept. Stores, Inc., Lincoln and Therese Filene Foundation, Inc., Mass. Realty-Commercial Co., Travelers' Aid Soc .; tr. Social Law Lib. (Boston); mem. Am, and Mass. Bar Assns., Assn. of Bar of N.Y., Bar Assn. of City of Boston (on council), Voluntary Defenders Com. (Boston), Finance Cominn. of City of Bos- ton (bec. 1934-Aug. 1935), Am. Jewish Com. of Associated Jewish Philanthropies, Inc. (v.p. ), Nat. Co-ordinating Com. Fund, Inc. Clubs: Harvard (N. Y.), Kernwood Country (Salem), New Century (Boston), Republican (Mass. ). Travel: Europe. Jewish, Republican. Office: 161 Devonshire St., Boston. llonic: 291 Pond St., Jamaica Plain. Summer res .: 498 First Parish Rd., Scituate Cen- ter.
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