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V KAPLINGER, Harlan S,, banker; b. Springlield, Nov. 3, 1884; s. Charles R. Kaplinger and Nancy Ann (Burnett) K .; ed. Springfield pub. schs, and hlgh sch .; m. Florence A. Douglas, Feb. 8, 1910; children-Douglas II., Harlan S., Jr., Charles. S., Gloria A. Employed by Chapin Nat. Bk., 1900- 05; with Springfield Nat. Bk., 1905-07; asso. with Third Nat. Bk. & Trust Co., 1907-, now v.p. and cashier. OHlice: 1391 Main St., Springfield. Home: 316 Longmeadow St., Longmeadow.
KARAWINA, Erica, painter, designer in stained glass, sculptor, lithographer; b. Germany, Jan. 25, 1904; d. Paul Karawina and Meta (Jaenecke) K .; ed. Kaiserin Augusta Victoria Lyceum, Ber- lin, Ger .; Moravian Sem., Gnadau, Ger .; m. S. (. T. Hsiao. Came to U.S., 1925; naturalized, 1938; worked in stained glass with one of leading stained glass designers in U.S., Boston, leans toward roli- gious; her dance studies have a quality all her own; first studied sculpture with Frederick W. Allen, then stained glass with Charles J. Connick, with whom she collaborated on windows for Grace Cath- edral (San Francisco, Calif.), St. John's Cath. (Denver, Colo.), St. John the Divine (N.Y. City) and other churches; exhibited at Boston Art Club, Independent Soe. Artists (Boston), The Independ- ents of N. Y. City, Pa. Acad. Fine Arts, The Dance Internat. (Rockefeller Center, N.Y. City), N.Y. World's Fair; one-man shows at Grace Horne Galleries (Boston), Univ. Lib. (Durham, N.II.), Tex. State Univ., Denton, Tex., Art Club (Lancas- tor, Pa.), Wadsworth Athenaeum (Hartford, Conn.), Colby Coll., Univ. Dayton (O.); repre- sented in Metrop, Mus. (N.Y. City), Mus, of Biro- Bidjan (Rus.), Boston Mus. Fine Arts, Fine Arts Mus. (Worcester), Colorado Springs (Colo.) Art Center, Los Angeles (Calif.) Mus. Art, Les Archives Internationales de la Danse (Paris, Fr.), pvt. collections. Home: 26 Greenleaf St., Boston.
KATUIN, Gerald A., pres, and mgr., Hub Wire Cloth & Wire Work Co .; b. llengelo, Netherlands, Oet. 4, 1895; s. Jurren Katuin and lane (Karsens) K .; ed. Des Moines Coll. Acad .; Ph.B., Univ. Chicago, 1920, Ph. D., 1923; A.M., Harvard Univ., 1921; m. Vora Wells Littlefield of Boston, 1922. Served as cadet-pilot Air Service, U.S.A. Grad. Sch. U.S. Sch. Mil. Aeronautics, Austin, Tex. Baptist. Democrat. Ollice: 15 Washington St., Boston. Home: 69 Hancock St., Boston. Summer res .: Bond Hill, Gloucester.
VKATZMANN, Frederick Gunn, lawyer; b. Roxbury, Sept. 12, 1875; s. Jacob Frederick Katzmann and Elizabeth (Gunn) K .; ed. Boston Latin sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1896; LL.B., Boston Univ. Seh. Law, 1902; m. Grace Louise Brown of Hyde Park, Sept. 14, 1904; children-Mrs. Ruth Katzmann Pope, Mrs. Elsa Katzmann Abbott. Asst. supt. for sev- eral local elec. light and power cos., 1896-1901; gen. practice of law, Hyde Park, 1902 -; pres. Hyde Park Sav. Bk .; mem, Mass, Hlo. of Rep., 1907-1908; asst. dist. atty., 8.E. dist. Mass., 1909-16, dist. atty., twice, 1917-23; mem. sch. com., Hyde Park; chmn, local Legal Advisory Bd. during World War; mem. Norfolk Co. Bar Assn. (pres.). Clubs: Tennis (Ilyde Park), Norfolk County Re- publican. Travel: Europe, Can. Protestant. Ro- publican. Ollice: 1219 River St., Hyde Park. Home: 11 Prospect St., Hyde Park. Summer res .: Cape Breton Island, N.S.
Marlborough St., Boston. Home: 253 Marsh St., Belmont.
KAY, Harry Herbert, life insurance ollicial; b. Phila., Pa., 'Feb. 22, 1883; s. Henry Kay and Jane (Duckworth) K .; ed. N.Y. City high sch .; sch. in Eng .; m. Annabel Kerr of Montreal, Can., July 27. 1915; children-Gordon Tully, Natalio Jane, G. Elizabeth. With Metrop. Life Ins. Co., throughout bus. career, mgr. of their Canadian bus,, many yrs., now mgr. in Newton; past pres. Montreal Life Underwriters Assn., Boston Life Under- writers, Mass. Conservation Com .; mem. Life Ins. Trust Council; mem. Masons (32°), Shrine, Jesters, Montreal Athletic Assn. Clubs: Boston City (past mem. bd. govs.), Charles River Country (bd. govs.), llatherly Country. Travel: Alaska, U.S., So. Am., Europe, Africa. Episcopalian. Office: 313 Washington St., Newton. Home: 93 Beaumont Av., Newtonville. Summer res .: No. Scituate.
V KAY, James II., trustee; b. Fall River, Mar. 28, 1873; s. Henry E. Kay and Susan A. (Palmer) K .; ed. grad., Durfee high sch., 1891; m. Mary R. Borden of No. Westport, Oct. 10, 1893; children- Harold B., Henry 2., Bernice R., Dorothy A., Althea P., James II., Jr. Mgr. estate of Henry E. Kay, machinist, Jan. 1901 -; mem. bd. aldermen, 1906-12, pres. bd .. 1911-12; mayor, Fall River, 1913-22. Episcopalian. Republican. llome: 2064 S. Main St., Fall River.
KAYE, Joseph, chemist; b. Malden, November 16. 1912; s. Nathan Kaminsky and Ida (Bander) K .; ed. Boston Eng. high sch .; S.B., M.I.T., 1934, Ph.D., 1937; unmarried. A. D. Little Post Doctorate fellow in chemistry, M.I.T., 1937-39; mem. Am. Chem. Soc. Am. Phys. Soe., Sigma Xi. Co-author: 5 sci. publs. on the absolute temperature scale (the mercury boiling point), a precision activo- meter for the ultra-violet region, etc. in sei. jours, Office: Mass. Institute of Technology, Cambridge. Home: 33 Quincy St., Roxbury.
KAZANJIAN, Varaziad Hovhaness, surgeon; b. Armenia, Mar. 18, 1879; s. Hovhaness Kazanjian and Anna Il. K .; ed. Jesuit Coll., Armenia; D.M.D., Harvard Dental Sch., 1905; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1921; m. Marion Hanford of Boston, Aug. 1923; children-Helene, Joan, Victor. Mem. Har- vard Unit, British Expeditionary Force, 1914-16, Served as maj. and surg. specialist for wounds of jaws and face until 1919; dental surg. Peter Bent Brigham Hosp., 1920-22; prof. clin. oral surgery, Harvard Med. Sch .; visiting surg., oral and plastic surgery, Boston City Hosp .; visiting surg., Mass. Gen. Hosp .; surg. for plastic operations, Mass. Eye and Bar Infirmary; cons, oral surg., Cam- bridge losp .; cons. surgeon, Huntington Mem. Hosp .; mem. asso. staff, N.E. Deaconess Hosp .; mem. staff cons. surgeons, Newport (R.l ) Hosp ; consultant in oral surgery, Palmer Mem. Hosp. ; consultant in maxillo-facial surgery, Beth Israel llosp .; consultant in plastic and oral surgery, Symines Arlington Hosp .; made a Companion of St. Michael and St. George by King George V of England; fellow A.C.S., Am. Coll. Dentists; mem. Am. Acad. Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, Am. Assn. Oral and Plastic Surgeons, Boston Surgical Soc., Am, Acad. Dental Research, In- ternat. Assn. for Dental Research, N.E. Otoh. & Laryngol. Soc., Mass. Med. and Dent. Soes., A.M.A., Am. Dental Assu, Club: Harvard. Author: nu- merous publs, on traumatic and plastic surgery of the face and jaws. Republican, Ollice: 475 Commonwealth Av., Boston. llome: 191 ('lifton St., Belmont.
V KAUFMAN, Moses Ralph, psychiatrist; b. Bessara- bia, Oct. 15, 1900; s. Jacob Kaufman and Sarah (Straker) K .; ed. M.D.C.M., McGill Univ. Med. Sch., 1925; m. Ida Elizabeth Esack of Montreal, V KEBLER, Leonard, manufacturer; b. Cincinnati, O., Can., Sept. 2, 1925; I son-Paul. Instr. psychiatry, Sept. 26, 1883; s. Charles A. Kebler and Florence 1. (Leonard) K .; ed, high sch., East Orange, N.J .; student, Coll. City of N.Y .; Columbia; m. Edythe II. Armstrong of N.Y. City, Sept. 11, 1916; children-lohn Armstrong, Ruth K. With Ward Leonard Elec. Co., Mt. Vernon, N. Y., 1903-, pres., 1904 -; pres. Sagamore Development Co .; dir. Gramatan Nat. Bk., Gramatan Co .; pres. Village of Bronxville, 1912; asso., Naval Consulting Bd., 1917, mech. engr., Bur. of Standards, 1917; v.p. The Children's Village; treas. Nat. Elec. Mfg. Assu .; mem. Theta Delta Chl. Clubs: Electrical Harvard Med. Sch., 1931-38, asso. in psychiatry, 1938 -; asso, visiting psychiatrist, Beth Israel Hosp., Boston, 1934 -; clin, dir., McLean Hosp., Waverly, 1931-1933, research asso., 1937 -; lcc- turer and instr., Boston Psychoanalytic Inst., 1933-, tr. and treas. Boston Psychoanalytie Inst., Inc .; fellow A.M.A., Am. Psychiatrie Assn., Mass. Psychiatrie Soc .; mem. Am. Psychoanalytic Assn. (treas.), Boston Psychoanalytic Soc. (pres. ), Bos- ton Soe Psychlatry and Neurology, Assu, for Re- search in Nervous and Mental Diseases, Office: 82
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Manufacturers (v.p.); Siwanoy (v.p.); Edgartown Yacht (past commodore). Unitarian. Republi- can. Home: Edgartown and 21 Ridge Rd., Bronx- ville, N.Y.
KEEDY, David HI,, lawyer; b. Rohresville, Md., Feb. 9, 1878; s. David D. Keedy and Lucinda (Brech- bill) K .; ed. Williston Sem .; A.B., Amherst Coll., 1902; student, Boston Univ. Sch. Law., 1904-05; m. Ruth Sanford Searle, Oct. 7, 1908; children- Flora (Mrs. Ralph N. Hosford), Sanford, Chris- tian, Barbara (Mrs. Edward L. Hill), David, Helen, Anna, Stephen, Daniel. Admitted to Mass. bar, 1906; engaged in gen. practice of law, North- ampton, 1906 -; admitted to bar of U.S. Dist, Ct., 1917, to bar of U.S. Circult Ct. Appeals, 1925, to practice before Supreme Court of U.S., 1926; asso. with Thomas R. Ilickey, 1916-17; asso. with Wil- liam H. Brooks under name Brooks, Kirby, Keedy and Searle, 1919-28; dist. atty. for Northwestern Dist. of Mass., 1934 -; mem. Mass. Ilo. of Rep., 1919; mem. Phi Delta Theta, Phi Delta Phi. Con- gregationalist. Office: Court House, Northampton. Home: 37 Salem St., Amherst.
KEEDY. John Lincoln, clergyman; b. Rohrersville, Md., Jan. 6, 1869; s. Rev. David D. Keedy and Lucinda (Brechbill) K .; ed. prep. dept., Lebanon Valley Coll .; A.B., Lebanon Valley Coll., 1889, D.D., 1928; B.D., Yale, 1893; m. Emily Allen of Walpole, June 1, 1905; children-Allen, David, Martha (d.). Minister, Cong. Ch., Lysander, N.Y., 1894-1900, Walpole, 1900-05, No. Andover, 1905-23, Pilgrim Cong. Ch., Toledo, O., 1923-38; chin. seminar on church attendance, Cong. Chs .; sec. Y.M.C.A., 1917- 19; mem. Knights of Round Table. Author: Best Book of All, 1897; Doctrines and Duties, 1898; The Christian Church, 1899; Old Testament He- roes, 1906; Life of Christ, 1908; Early Christian Ileroes, 1910; Boys and Girls in Hebrew Homes, 1912. Travel: Europe. Congregationalist. Re-
publican (progressive ). Office: Walpole. Home: 58 Peach St., Walpole.
KEEFER, Chester Scott, physician; b. Altoona, Pa., May 3, 1897; s. John Ilenry Keefer and Gertrude (Scott) K .; ed. Altoona high sch .; B.S., Bucknell Univ., 1918, M.S., 1922; M.D., Johns Hopkins Univ. Med. Sch., 1922; m. Jean Balfour; 1 dau .- Isbel. Res. house officer, Johns Hopkins Hosp., 1922-23, asst. res. physician, 1923-26; asst. in med., Jolins Hopkins Univ. Med. Sch., 1923-25, instr. med., 1925-26; res. phys. Univ. Clinics, Unlv. Chicago, and instr. med., Unlv. Chicago Med. Sch., 1926-28; asso. prof. med., Peiping Union Med. Coll., Pelp- ing, China, 1928-30; asst. prof. med., Harvard Med. Sch., 1930-36; asso. phys., Thorndike Mem. Lab., Boston City Hosp., 1930 -; asso. prof., Har- vard Med. Sch., 1936 -; junior visiting phys., Bos- ton City Ilosp., 1937 -; dir. 2d and 4th med. serv- ices (Harvard), Boston City Hosp., 1939 -; Wade Prof. Med., Boston Univ. Sch. Med., 1939 -; dir. Evans Mem., phys .- in-chief Mass. Mem. Hosps., 1939 -; mem. Mass. Med. Soc., A.M.A., Am. Soc. Clin. Investigation, Assn. Am. Physicians, Am. Clin. & Climatol. Assn., Soc. for Exptl. Biol. and Med. Author: 115 articles on internal med. Of- fice: 78 E. Coneord St., Boston. Home: 14 Allerton St., Brookline.
V KEELAN, Edward Joseph, Jr., lawyer; b. Dedham, July 4, 1892; s. Edward J. Keelan and Sarah E. (Broughton) K .; ed. Dedham high sch., 1906-10; Bentley Sch. of Accounting, 1918-20; LL.B., North- eastern Univ. Sch. Law, 1927; m. Ethel Pattison of Roslindale, June 7, 1919; children-Patricla, Ed- ward, III, Donald, Andrea, Garth, Kent. Employed as salesman, 1911-17; sr. cost accountant, U.S. Navy Dept., 1919-20; auditor U.S. Treasury Dept., 1920-28; rep. Treasury Dept. of Spl. Adv. Com. and Tech. Staff in N.E., 1928-35; admitted to Mass. bar, 1935; since engaged In gen, practice of law as a member of the partnership of Ilale & Dorr, Boston; dir. Dedham Coop. Bk .; ensign U.S.N., 1917-19; maj. U.S.A. Res .; mem. Sch. Com. Ded- ham, 1936 -; mem. Am. Bar Assn. (mem. Standing Com. on Federal Taxation), Boston Bar Assn. Catholle. Office: 60 State St., Boston. Ilome: 135 Court St., Dedham.
KEELER, Clyde Edgar, teacher, research worker; b. Marion, O., Apr. 11, 1900; s. Anthony Sylvester Keeler and Amanda Jane (Dumm) K .; ed. Ilardin.,, high sch., Marion, O .; B.S., Denison Univ., 1923, M.S., 1925; A.M., Ilarvard, 1925, D.Sc., 1926; Univ. Paris, 1926; Univ. Berlin, 1927; Brooklyn Ist. Arts and Sciences (summer), 1922; m. Melvina Summers of Marion, (., July 8, 1931 (div.); 1 dau .- Marjorie May (6). Research fellow, Howe Lab., Harvard Med. Sch., 1927-34, instr. in ophthal- mic research, 1934 -; spl. work in med. genetics, mammalian heredity, hereditary abnormalities of the eye; Harvard scholarship, 1923; Elizabeth Barrett Gibbs scholarship, 1924; Sheldon travel- ling fellowship, 1926, 1930; Bache Research Grant, 1937; Milton Research Grant, 1936, 1937; Guggen- heim fellowship, 1938-39; private, 60 days, World War, maj. Inf. Res., 301st Inf., Boston, 1938; mem. A.A.A.S., Am. Genetic Soc., Am. Soc. Zoologists, Eugenics Research Assn., Siamese Cat Soc., Soc. Zoologique de France, Officers Res. Corps, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Psi. Author: The Laboratory Mouse; Annotated Rhymes; Blood Group Tests as Evidence of Non-Paternity in legitimacy Cases; (joint author) Eugenieal Sterilization; articles in sei. and med. jours. Travel: Europe, Asia. Desc. Pennsylvania family. Protestant. Independent in politics. Office: Harvard Medical School, Bos- ton. Ilome: 7 Worthington St., Roxbury. Sum- ner res .: Marion, O.
VKEEMAN, Harold Crandell, pres. Howard Clock Products, Ine .; b. Auburndale (Newton), Dec: 11, 1887; s. Francis Alfred Keeman and Mary Cordelia (Crandell) K .; ed. grad. Williams Gram. Sch., Auburndale, 1902; student Newton high sch., 1902- 03; spl. course bus. adm., Boston Univ., 1922-23; m. Susanna Leslie Sanderson of Waltham, June 1, 1909; children-Harold Leslie, Robert Alfred. Started as mechanic, 1903; apprentice making clock parts, Waltham Clock Co. (now Waltham Watch Co.), 1906-13, forman assembly dept., 1913- 20, div. foreman, 1920-22, supt. all clock making, 1922-24; factory supt., E. Howard Clock Co., 1924- 25, sec. and gen. mgr., 1925-28; in business for self, 1928-32; gen. mgr. 1Toward Clock Co., 1932-34; purchased Howard Clock Co. and incorporated own business, Howard Clock Products, Inc., 1934, and since pres. and dir .; v.p. Waltham Ch. Com- merce, 1939; mem. U.S. Ch. Commerce, Assn. In- dustries of Mass. Club: Kiwanis ( Waltham). Episcopalian, . Republican. Office: 256 Charles St., Waltham. Home: 22 Shaw Rd., Wellesley Ilills.
VKEEN, Lewis Albert, manager of public utilities ;. b. So. Paris, Me., May 19, 1887; ed. So. Paris (Me.) high sch .; B.S. (elec. engring.). Univ. Me., 1911; m. Gladys Lovett of Haverhill, Sept. 2, 1935; 1 dau .- Joan Louise. With Stone & Webster, 1911- 12; Baton Rouge Elec. Co., 1912-18; mgr., Middle- town div., Conn. Power Co., 1918-22, Ponce (P.R.) Elec. Co., 1922-26; v.p., mgr., Haverhill Gas Light Co., 1926 -; mem. Ch. Commerce, Haverhill (dir., 2d v.p.); dir. Red Cross, Y.M.C.A .; mem. Am. and N.E. Gas Assns., Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Eta Kappa. Clubs: Rotary, Pentucket, Country. Republican. Otlice: 30 Washington Sq., Haver- hill. lome: 4 Chandler St., Haverhill.
KEENAN, Joseph Henry, teacher, engineer; b. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Aug. 24, 1900; s. Joseph Henry Keenan and Wilhelmina (Maurer) K .; ed. Wilkes- Barre high sch .; B.S., M.I.T., 1922; m. Isabel Morrison of Brookline, Jan. 30, 1924; children- Esther Marle, Matthew Arnold. Steam turbine engr., Gen. Elec. Co., 1922-28; asst. prof. mech. engring., Stevens Inst. Tech., 1928-34; asso. prof. mech. engring., M.I.T., 1934-39, prof., 1939 -; re- search engr., Jabez Burns & Sons, 1929 -; fellow Am. Acad. Arts and Sciences, mem. Am. Soc. M.E., Soe. Promotion Engring. Edn., Harvard Musical Assn., Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi. Author: Steam Table and Mollier Diagram (Am. Soc. M.E.), 1930; (with F. G. Keyes, Wiley) Thermodynamic Properties of Steam, 1936; numerous tech. papers in the field of thermodynamics and fluid mechan- ics. Office: Mass. Institute of Technology, Cam- bridge. Home: 11 Benton Rd., Belmont.
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KEENE, Arthur Bartlett, choral conductor; b. Lynn, July 24, 1879; s. Willlam G. S. Keene and Frances (Gerry) K .; ed. Lynn Class. high seh., 1894-98; studied with Gustav Strube 10 yrs., Emil Mollen- hauer 6 yrs .; m. Mabel E. Whiteomb of Swamp- seott, 1908 (d.); m. (2nd) Eleanor H. Blaikie of Wakefield, July 8, 1939, Choral conductor, 1911 -; conductor, Lynn Choral Soc., 1911-, Salem Ora- torio Soc., 1921-, Rockport Community Chorus, 1932-, Medford Singers Soc., all of mixed voices; conductor, Isabel Arnold Dame Music Club (wom- en's voices), Medford, 1917 -; Revere Teachers Choral Club; conductor, Male Chorus of Men's Class, Central Cong. Church and of North Shore Festival Orehestra, Lynn. Home: 163 B Lewis St., East Lynn.
KEESLER, William F., banker; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., May 23, 1900; s. Willlam F. Keesler and Elizabeth Edson (Earle) K .; ed. Newton high sch., 1914-17; Bentley Sch. of Accounting and Finance, 1919-23; m. Dorothy J. Richardson of West Newton, Sept. 17, 1921; ehildren-Ellzabeth A., Edward F. In employ Fidelity Trust Co., Boston, 1917-20; asst. treas. Liberty Trust Co., 1920-28; C.P.A. in Mass., licensed, 1925; sec. Beacon Trust Co., 1928-30; asst. cashier Atlantie Nat. Bk., 1930-32; mgr., real estate dept., First Nat. Bk. of Boston, 1932 -; pres. and dir. Charles Chauney Co., Charlesvlew Trust; dir. E. V. Earle & Sons Corp., Beacon Bldg., Inc .; mem. Am. Assn. Certified Pub. Accountants, Boston Real Estate Exchange, Masons (past master). Office: First National Bank, 67 Milk St., Boston. Ilome: 67 Pinecrest Rd., Newton Centre. YKEEVER, Henry Floyd, physician; b. Reading, Pa., Mar. II, 1874; s. Ilenry Van Keever and Leah (Maitland) K .; ed. Phillips Exeter Aead., 1898- 1901; A.B., Harvard, 1905; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1908; m. Elizabeth Seeley of St. John, N.B., Apr. 2, 1913; children-Mary Elizabeth, Leah Maltland. In gen, practice of med., Auburndale, 1908 --; chief of med. staff, Newton Hosp,; tr. Newton Hosp., Lasell Jr. Coll .; mem. A.M.A., N.E. Pediatric Soc. Clubs: Newton Medical, Mass. Re- publican. Protestant. Republican. Office: 69 Maple St., Auburndale. Home: 69 Maple St., Au- burndale.
Y KEIR, John Sibbit, economist; b. Seymour, Conn., Apr. 5, 1892; s. Matthew Calderwood Kelr and Frances (Macfarlane) K .; ed. B.A, Wesleyan Univ., 1914; M.A., Univ. Pa., 1916; m. Helen Harris Fralm of Phila., Pa., June 6, 1917; children- David Warren, Ruth Calderwood, Joan. Instr. industrial econ., Univ. Pa., 1914-17; head dept. of industry, Univ. Pittsburgh, 1917 (resigned to enter mll. service) ; asst. prof. Industrial econ., Carnegie Inst. Tech., 1919-20, prof. and head dept., 1920-24; economist, Dennison Mfg. Co., 1924-, v.p. 1937-, also dir .; It., later capt., World War; spl. investigator, U.S. Coal Commn., 1923; trus- tee Wesleyan University, 1939; mem. Am. Econ. Assn., Royal Eeon. Soc., Chl Psi, Phl Eta. Club: Framingham Country. Author: contributions to mags. Presbyterian. Republican. Home: Fram- ingham.
V KEITH, Allen Phelps, superintendent of schools; b. Bridgewater, Dec. 18, 1872; s. Alfred Thomas Keith and Mary Brooks (Phelps) K .; ed. State Teachers Coll., 1890-94; (hon.) Ed.M., R.I. Coll. of Edn., 1929; m. Emma L. Harriman of Burrill- ville, R.I., June 26, 1900; children-Arthur R., Doris, Allen P., Jr. Prin. grammar sch., Pascoag, R.I., 1894-95; supt. schs., Burrillville, R.I., 1895- 1904. E. Providence, R,I., 1904-05; prin. grammar seh., New Bedford, 1906-08, supt. schs., 1908 -; tr. Bristol Co. Agrl. Sch .; mem. N.E.A. (life), Mass. and N.E. Supts. Assns. Club: Rotary. Travel: U.S., Can. Direet desc. John Alden. Con- gregationallst. Republiean. Oflice: 166 Willlam St., New Bedford. Home: 20 Locust St., New Bedford.
VKEITH, Edward Adelbert, manufacturer; b. Danlel- son, Conn., Sept. 1, 1876; s. Rev. Adelbert F. Keith and Elizabeth (Baker) K .; ed. Broekton high seh .; A.B., Amherst Coll., 1899; m. Grace Eudora Cog- gins of Hancock, Me., Oct. 5, 1891; children- Edward Gordon, Stanton Baker. With Geo. E.
Keith Co., shoe mfrs., Brockton, 1899-, head for. dept., 1909-, dir., 1921-29; dir. Geo. E. Keith British Stores, Ltd., Campello Coop. Bk., pres., 1938 -; dir. Geo. E. Keith Co. Employees Fund; Y.M.C.A., Brockton; mem. Com. Counell, 1907-08; alderman, 1909; mem. Y.M.C.A .; all Masonic bodies. Clubs: Walk Over (Brockton), Brockton Country, Marshfield Country. Dir. dese. Rev. James Keith from Scotland, Bridgewater, about 1680. Con- gregationalist. Republican. Office: Geo. E. Keith Company, Brockton. Home: 30 West Chestnut St., Brockton. Summer res .: Duxbury.
YKEITH, Harold Chessman, shoe manufacturer; b. Brockton, June 18, 1884; s. George E. Kelth and Anna G. (Reed) K .; ed. grad., Lawrenceville (N.J.) sch., 1904; B.A., Amherst Coll., 1908; m. Ethel Middlebrook Bowne of East Orange, N.J., Apr. 12, 1910; children-Barbara Bowne (d.), Jean Reed, Anne Middlebrook. In shoe mfg. bus., 1909 -; pres. Geo. E. Keith Co. Brockton, Brock- ton Nat. Bk .; dir. United Shoe Machinery Corp., Eastern Corp .; capt. Q.M.C., Wash., D.C., dur- ing World War; mem. Chi Phl, Masons. Clubs: Union (Boston), Unlon League (N.Y.), The Coun- try ( Brookline). Congregationalist. Republican. Ilome: Brockton.
V KEITH, Henry Hiram Wheaton, professor of naval architecture; b. New Bedford, Apr. 14, 1879; s. Otis Marshall Keith and Ella Gertrude ( Wheaton) K .; ed. New Bedford high sch., 1893-97; Mosher's Prep. Sch., New Bedford, 1900-01; B.S., M.I.T., 1905; m. Eva B. Guptill of Grand Manan, N.B., Can., Sept. 5, 1905; 1 dau .- Marlan (Mrs. Edmund S. Harris). Employed U.S. Expt. Model Basin, Wash., D.C., 1905-10; Instr., asst. prof., asso. prof. naval arehitecture, M.I.T., 1910-28, prof., 1928-37, head dept. of naval architecture and marine engring., 1937 -; consultant, Bethlehem Steel Co. (shipbuilding div.), Quincy, 1924 -; It.
(j.g.), It. and lt. commdr. Construction Corps, U.S.N.R., 1917 -; decorated with Victory Medal (U.S.); mem. Town Meeting, Brookline, 1928-34; mem. Soc. Naval Architects & Marine Engrs., Soc. Naval Engrs., Mil. Order World War, Naval Order of U.S., Sigma Xl. Clubs: University (Bos- ton), Propeller (Boston), M.I.T. Faculty. Home: 42 Nathan Rd., Newton Centre. Summer res .: Scituate.
V KEITH, Joseph Wright, lawyer; b. Bridgewater, Mar. 18, 1889; s. Sumner Kelth and Sarah P. (Mitchell) K .; ed. Bridgewater high sch .; LL.B., Boston Univ. Sch. Law, 1913; m. Flora S. Wheeler of Poughkeepsie, N.Y .. Oct. 12, 1916; children- Herbert W., Edward M. Admitted to Mass. bar, 1913; in gen. practice, Brockton, 1913 -; mem. firm Nutter, King & Keith 1913-28, Keith, Reed & Wheatley, 1928 -; asst. U.S. atty., Dist. of Mass., 1921-22, dep. dist. atty., Southeastern Dist .. 1923- 24; dir. Home Nat. Bk. of Brockton; tr. Bridge- water Sav. Bk .; mem. Plymouth Co. and Mass. Bar Assns. Clubs: Brockton Country, Pocasset Golf. Travel: Europe. Swedenborgian, Republi- can. Office: 231 Main St., Brockton. Home: 32 Union St., Bridgewater. Summer home: Pocasset. YKEPPH, Roger, general insurance agent; b. N. Y. City, May 8, 1888; s. Hon. Horace A. Keith and Nel- lie W. (Packard) K .; ed. Brockton high sch .; A. B., Amherst Coll., 1911; m. Carolyn Bruce Hastings of Brockton, Apr. 12, 1913; children-Roger, Jr., Hastings, Thalia, Paul, Mark. Engaged in mfg. webbings, 1911-23; propr., gen. ins. agency, Broek- ton, 1923 -; tr. People's Sav. Bk .; dir. Brockton Agrl. Soc .; mem. Com. Council, 1917-20 (pres., 1919-20), Mayor, 1921-22; mem. Mass. Senate, 1929-32; mem. Chi Phi, Scarab, Masons (P.M. Dist. Dep. G.M.), K.T. (Past Comdr.), Elks, K.P. Clubs: Mayors of Mass. (past pres.), University (Brockton, past pres.), Commercial, Country. Con- gregationalist. Republican. Office: 1106 Main St., Brockton. Home: 65 South St., Brockton. Sum- mer res .: Monument Beach, Bourne.
KEFPH, Scott, civil engineer; b. Newton, Feb. 18, 1898; s. Dr. Fred S. Keith and Mary Bowers (Forbes) K .; ed. Newton high sch .; B.S., M.I.T., 1918, Harvard Engring. Sch., 1919; m. Grace Ful- ler Cunningham of Newton, Aug. 27, 1921; chil-
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dren-Barbara E., Marjorle F., Alan S., Diana, William F. Draftsman, hull dept., Wm. Cramp & Sons, Ship and Engine Bullding Co .; design of scout cruisers, U.S. Navy, 1919, asst., clvil engring. dept, M.I.T., 1919-20; asst. engr., on surveys, In- vestigations, reports, valuations, Metcalf & Eddy, 10 yrs., in charge of contracts and specifications, 1920-37, also 1939 -; asst. engr., on valuation of water works properties, Frank A. Barbour, cons. engr., Boston, 1938-39; served as seaman, U.S. Navy, 1919, 3 mos. active service; mem. Am. Soc. C.E., Delta Kanpa Epsilon. Protestant. Repub- lican. Office: 1300 Statler Bldg., Boston. Home: 3 Oak Terrace, Newton Highlands.
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