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PERKINS, John Forbes, lawyer, justice; b. Mil- ton, Mar. 6, 1878; s. Edward Cranch Perkins and Jane Sedgwick (Watson) P .; cd. Milton Acad .; A.B., Harvard, 1899; LL.B., Harvard Law Seh., 1903; m. Mary Coolidge of Boston, Sept. 6, 1905; children-Katharine (d.), John F., Jr., Mal- colm D. Practiced law, Boston, 1903-09; v.p., Submarine Signal Co., 1909-14; treas. Calumet & Hecla Mining Co., 1914-19; partner, J. M. Forbes & Co., 1919-22; Tucker, Anthony & Co., 1922-26; Scudder, Stevens & Clark, 1926-32; judge, Boston Juvenile Ct., 1932 -; tr. Northeastern Mut. Y Life Ins. Co., Milton Acad .; mem. Nat. War Labor Bd., World War. Clubs: Tavern, Hoosic- Whisiek. Travel: around world, 1899-1900; Alas- ka, 1903; Europe (several times). Unitarian. Republican (often independent). Office: Suffolk County Courthouse, Boston. Home: 54 Brad- lee Rdl., Milton. Summer res .: Vinalhaven, Me.
PERKINS, John Shepherd, asst. professor, statis- tician; b. Onaway, Mich., Sept. 4, 1911; s. Rev. S. Grant Perkins and Vietorine (McDaniel) P .; ed. Western Reserve Acad., Hudson, O .; Cleveland Coll .; A.B., Mt. Union Coll., 1932; M.B.A. (with high distinction), Boston Univ. Coll. Bus. Adm., 1936; in. Dorothy Barnard of Alliance, O., 1935; 1 son-John Barnard. Teach- ing fellow, Boston Univ., 1933, research asst., 1934, statistician and instr., 1935-, also asst. to Pres., 1935-, asst. prof., 1938 --; mem. Phi
Kappa Tau, Am. Statis. Assn. Club: University (Boston). Co-author: Trends in New England Industries, 1935; N.E. Community Statistical Ab- stracts, 1937; Sales Development, 1938. Meth- odist. Office: Boston University, Boston. Home: 201 Rawson Rd., Brookline.
PERKINS, Lillian Muriel, banker; b. Medford, Oct. 25, 1899; d. George B. Perkins and Rose (Ben- nett) P .; ed. Medford high sch .; Woburn high sch .; Tufts Coll., 2 yrs .; Harvard Univ. Exten- sion Div., also Mass. State Extension courses. With Harvard Trust Co., Cambridge; editor in 1936, Brave Maroon, an anthology of poetry writ- ten by mems. of Sigma Kappa, and pub. by soror- ity, first such published by any sorority or fra- ternity; now revising Sigma Kappa Ilistory, pub. 1924; mem. Sigma Kappa Sorority (nat. his- torian), Nat. Geographic Soc. Clubs: Wood-bees (literary soc.), The Assassins (poetry). Author: Poems pub. in anthologies and poetry mags., newspapers, ete. Travel: U.S., Canada. Desc. Ludden, a cooper in Boston, who furnished hat- chets and was a mem. of "Indians" who threw tea overboard in Boston harbor; Coolidge, killed at Battle of Lexington. Protestant. Republi- can. Office: Harvard Trust Co., Harvard Sq., Cambridge. Home: Lexington St., Burlington,
PERKINS, Samuel E., manufacturer; b. Lynn; s. Samuel Spencer Perkins and Josephine (Hap- good) P .; ed. Lynn Eng. high sch .; m. Louise Taylor of E. Boston Aug. 5, 1903 (d. Dec. 1919); in. (2d) Katharine McArthur of Limington, Me., Nov. 4, 1923; children-Ralph Taylor, Mrs. Ruth P. Monish. Salesman, sales mgr., v.p., now pres., J. O. Whitten Co.,' mfrs. gelatine, Win- chester; mem. Masons (32º), K.T. Congrega- tionalist. Republican. Office: J. O. Whitten Co .. 134 Cross St., Winchester. Home: 1 Lewis Rd., Winchester. Summer res .: Limington, Me.
YPERMAN, John Gabriel, dentist; b. Sweden, Jan. 15, 1881; s. John Peter Perman and Catharine (Wangberg) P .; ed. evening high sch .; grad. Worcester Bus. Inst .; D.M.D., Tufts Coll. Den- tal Sch., 1914; m. Albina Anderson of Worces- ter, 1903; 1 son-Jolin Ensor (grad., West Point). Interior decorator 5 yrs .; practiced dentistry, Worcester, 1914 -; instr., Tufts Coll. Dental Sch., 1921 -; cons. dental surg., Worcester State llosp., 1936 -; tr. Woreester State Hosp., 1916 -; mem. Am. and Mass. Dental Assns., Masons (32°), Laymen's League (Unitarian). Clubs: Univer- sity (Boston), Eskimo. Travel: Europe, Scan. countries. Protestant. Republican. Ofliee: 808-9 Park Bldg., Woreester. Ilome: 56 Nottingham Rd., Worcester.
PERRETT, Galen Joseph, artist; b. Chicago, Ill., Sept. 14, 1875; s. Joseph C. Perrett and Louise (Perrett) P .; ed. Ill. Univ .; student, Chicago Art Inst., Art Students League (N.Y. City), Ju- lien's Art Acad. (Paris), Nat. Aead. (Munich, Ger.); m. Antoinette Rehman, 1907. Marinc Painter, exhibited at Salon in Paris, St. Louis Worlds Fair, the large exhbns. in America; repre- sented in Newark Mus, and many private collec- tions; mem. Rockport Art Assn. Clubs: Salma- gundi (N.Y. City), Sandy Bay Yacht. Christian. Studio and home: Rockport.
PERRIN, Frank L., newspaper editor; b. Kinnick- innie, St. Croix Co., Wis., Dec. 22, 1862; s. Wil- liam Louis Perrin and Julia F. (Loring) P .; ed. State Normal Sch .; LL.B., Univ. Wis., 1886; in. Fannie Warfield Ball 1887 (d. 1917); m. (2d) Alice Wells Buttles, 1920; children-Dwight S., John L., Mrs. Frances Perrin Eberlin. Prac- ticed law, Wis., 1886-92; connected with news- papers in Tex., Wis., Mo., Nev., N.Y., 1892-1916; chief ed. writer, Chr. Sel. Monitor, 1916 --; later exec. ed., asso. ed. and mem. Ed. Bd., 1929 -; mem. Masons. John Alden Kindred. Club: Uni- versity. Christian Scientist. Republican. Of-
fiee: 1 Norway St., Boston. Ilome: 224 Ridge- way Rd., Wellesley Farms.
PERRIN, Glade Thomas, business manager; b. Erie, Pa., Oct. 20, 1890; s. Frank W. Perrin and Louise A. (Swigar) P .; ed. grad., Erie (Pa.) Cent. high sch., 1910; m. Anne Marie Dayton, Sept 10,
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1915; 1 dau .- Dorothy Dayton. Office mgr., Brad- street Co., Erie, Pa., 3 yrs .; salesman, Burroughs Adding Machine Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., later at Rochester, N.Y., 4 yrs., Syracuse (N.Y.) mgr., Jan. 1, 1918-Jan. 1, 1921, Boston mgr., Jan. 1, 1921 -; mem. Hamilton Assn. (mem. Finance Com. ). Clubs: Rotary (Boston, pres. 1934-35), Charles River Country (mem. bd. govs.), Bad- minton. Travel: U.S., Can. Congregationalist. Republican. Office: 40 Broad St., Boston. Home: 45 Orient Av., Newton Centre.
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PERRY, Arthur, investment banker; b. Westerly, R.I., Nov. 13, 1882; s. Arthur Perry and Emma A. (Foster) P .; ed. Roxbury Latin sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1906; m. Rebecca S. Hutton of Salem, O., Oct. 6, 1909; children-Arthur Perry, Jr., Finley Il., Mrs. Penelope Perry Walcott, Re- becca, Josephine V. Clk., Kidder, Peabody & Co., Boston, 1906-08; salesman, Perry, Coffin & Burr, 1908-16; mem. Arthur Perry & Co., 1916-, now pres., dir. Arthur Perry & Co., Inc .; tr. War- ren Instn. Sav., Northfield Schs .; dir. Washing- ton Trust Co., Boston Y.M.C.A., Robert B. Brig- ham Hosp .; mem. Soc. Mayflower Descs. Clubs: Harvard (Boston, N.Y.), Union, Exchange, Ded- ham Country & Polo. Quaker. Republican. Of- fice: 31 Milk St., Boston. Home: 10 Marlboro St., Boston. Summer res .: "Fountain Farm", Dover.
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PERRY, Clair W. (pseudonym, "Clay"), author; b. Waupaca, Wis., Apr. 19, 1887; s. Willard Jerome Perry and Lillian Belle (Lombard) P .; ed. Wey- auwega (Wis.) high schi .; Lawrence Coll., Apple- ton, Wis .; m. Emma C. Shankland of Spring- field, July 27, 1912; children-Mrs. Ruth Perry Graham, Clair Leonard, Robert Willard, Loyd Ann, Paul Arthur. Did newspaper work, Spring- field Union, 1911; Berkshire Hills rep., 1912; rep. in Berkshires for various metrop. dailies, 1912-22; Outdoors Ed. Berk. Eagle, Pittsfield; began writing stories 1918, novels 1920; promi- nent in conservation and wildlife work, Mass., 1929; v.p. Atlantic Coast Conservation League; mem. Authors' League, Izaak Walton League Am. Club: Berkshire Hiking. Travel: Gt. Lake States, N.E., Can. Desc. Edward Perry, Eng. Author: Roving River; Heart of Hemlocks; Fluid of the Sun; The Two Reds of Travoy; (with John L. E. Pell) The Canada Doctor; and Hell's Acres; Underground New England; supervised Berkshire Hills Seet. of Mass. State Guide; Berk- shire Winter Sports Guide; Motor Tours in the Berkshire Hills; The Berkshire Hills (prepared for Fed. Writers' Project) over 200 mag. stories, articles, and novels. Independent. Home: East Acres, Pittsfield.
PERRY, Clara Fairfield, artist; b. Brooklyn, N.Y .; d. Walter Scott Fairfield and Cornelia (Still- man) F .; ed. pvt. schs. and abroad; m. Prof. Walter Scott Perry of Brooklyn, N.Y., July 7, 1900; children-Fairfield Scott, Walter Merton. Lecturer on travels in India, art in museums, interior decoration; painter of gardens and orna- mental decoration; exhibited paintings in Calif., Middle West, and South, also in prin. art gal- leries in N.Y. City; mem. Brooklyn Soc. Artists, Painters & Sculptors, Marblehead Art Assn., Poetry Soc. of London. Clubs: Meridian, Women's National Republican. Travel: around the world; winters spent painting in India, Jap., China, It., Mallorca, Sp., F'r., Dalmatia, Brit. W.I. Grand- niece of John Fairfield, mem. Congress, senator, gov. of Me .; husband dir. Sch. Fine & Applied Arts, Pratt Inst., Brooklyn, N.Y., artist, author, lecturer. Protestant. Republican. Home: New Canaan, Conn., and 136 Main St., Stoneham. Sunimer res .: Elmeroft, Stoneliam.
Y PERRY, Donald Putnam, public accountant; b. Danvers, June 20, 1895; s. Wallace P. Perry and Martha P. (Putnam) P .; ed. Danvers high sch .; A.B. (magna cum laude), Harvard, 1916; m. Dorothy Gifford, 1921 (d. 1923); m. (2d) Louise S. Gifford, 1927 (div. 1937); children-Dorothea, Donald Gifford. Teacher math., Loomis Sch., Windsor, Conn., 1916-17; pub. accountant, 1919 -; 2d lt. F.A., U.S.A, with first army and with army
of occupation, World War, 2 yrs .; mem. Mass. Soc. C.P.A. (past pres.), Am. Inst. Accountants, Nat. Assn. Cost Accountants, Nat. Assn. Credit Men, Harvard Musical Assn. Clubs: Union, Har- vard, Exchange, Harvard Travelers, Boston-Long- wood Cricket (Brookline), Brae Burn Country. Travel: Western and cent. Europe. Congre- gationalist. Republican. Office: 80 Federal St., Boston. Home: 44 Sylvan Av., West Newton.
PERRY, Edward Louis, physician; b. Mansfield, June 19, 1897; s. Frederick Davis Perry and Ellzabeth T. (Oliver) P .; ed. Mansfield high sch., 1916; Colby Coll., 1916-17; Boston Univ., 1917- 18; M.D., Boston Univ. Sch. Med., 1922; N.Y. Post-Grad. Sch. and Hosp., 1924-25; m. Addie Oakes Morrison of Mansfield, Apr. 16, 1926; 1 son -Frederic James. In gen. practice medicine, 1923 -; instr. in ophthalmology, Boston Univ. Sch. of Med., 1925 -; mem. staff St. Luke's Hosp., Middleboro; mem. Middleboro Bd. of Health 1929 -; F.A.C.S .; mcm. A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soc., Middleboro Chamber of Commerce, Masons, Lions. Congregationalist. Republican. Oflice and home: 39 Oak St., Middleboro.
VPERRY, Ernestine Cady, journalist, lecturer; b. Holyoke; d. Wesley John Cady and Gertrude (Wood) C .; ed. Easthampton high sch .; student, Simmons Coll. Grad. Sch. Social Work, 1921; m. Leon Darius Perry of W. Dennis, Feb. 11, 1922; children-Jayne Hall, Priscilla Wood. Sec. to late Calvin Coolidge; social worker, South End House, Boston, Hindman Settlement Sch., Cumberland Mts., Ky., Mass. S.P.C.C .; journal- ist, ed. Women's Clubs, conservation dept., Springfield Union; dir. Highway Beautification Contests, N.E. newspapers; news commentator; lecturer on travel, conservation and recreation; originated and directed 1st newspaper highway beautification contests to promote pub. inter- est and activity in preservation of scenic re- sources; see. Nat. Highway Beautification Coun- cil, Western Mass. Radio Council; dir. N.E. Wild- flower Preservation Soc., Storrowton N.E. Vil- lage, Am. Youth Hostels; on advisory com., N.I. Regional Planning Commn., Conn. Valley Trails Conf .; tr. Pub. Reservations; mem. Mass. Hort. Soc., Mass. Forest & Parks Assn. Clubs: Inter- national Mothercraft, Springfield Garden, Wom- en's, Ski, Hampden Co. Women's, Agawam Wom- en's, Presidents'. Author: Aunt Helen's Herb Garden; Growing Beauty; Working Together for Highway and Community Beautification ; completing 1st book on youth hosteling. Travel: 20 countries (studying youth hostel travel). Con- gregationalist. Republican. Office: Springfield Union, Springfield. llome: 60 Sherman St., Springfield. Summer res .: Lilac Knoll, West Dennis, Cape Cod.
PERRY, Harold Edgar, pediatrician; b. Falmouth, July 4, 1885; s. William Edgar Perry and Maria Swift (Baker) P .; ed. grad., Harvard, 1907; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1911; m. Edith May Rich- ardson of New Bedford, Feb. 22, 1918; children -William Bradford, Beth Richardson. Interne, Boston Floating Hosp., 1909-10, 1913, Boston City Hosp., 1911-12; interne St. Luke's Hosp., 1912-13, pathologist 1913-21, asst. visiting phys., 1920-27, pediatrician 1928 -; visiting pediatrician, Sol-E- Mar Hosp., S. Dartmouth; med. dir., New Bed- ford Day Nursery; mem. corp., New Bedford Y.M.C.A .; mem. Mcd. Advisory Bd. (pathologist), World War; fellow Am. Acad. Pediatrics, A.M.A .; mem. N.E. Pediatric Soc., New Bedford Med. Soc., New Bedford Bd. of Commerce (former dir.). Club: Harvard (New Bedford). Baptist. Repub- lican. Office and home: 159 Cottage St., New Bedford.
VPERRY, James DeWolf, Bishop of Rhode Island; b. Germantown, Pa., Oct. 3, 1871; s. Rev. James DeWolf Perry and Elizabeth Russell (Tyson) P .; ed. Germantown Acad .; B.A. Univ. Pa., 1891; B.A., Harvard Univ., 1892, S.T.D., 1911; B.D., Episco- pal Theol. Sch., Cambridge, 1895; S.T.D. (hon.) Columbia Univ., 1931, Gen. Theol. Sem., N.Y. City, 1931; LL.D. (hon.), Univ. Pa., 1931; D.D. (hon.) Brown Univ., 1912, Trinity Coll., 1932,
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Univ. of the South, Sewanee, 1932; m. Edith Dcan Weir of New Haven, Conn., Jan. 2, 1908; ehildren-(Rev.) J. DeWolf, John Weir. Ree- tor, Christ Ch., Fitchburg, 1897-1904; St. Paul's Ch., New Haven, Conn., 1904-11; Bishop R.I., 1911- -; presiding bishop Protestant Episcopal Ch., Mar. 26, 1930-Dec. 31, 1937; overseer, Harvard Univ .; served as major, senior chaplain, Red Cross, Fr., World War; Legion d'honneur from Fr., 1935. Clubs: Century (N.Y.), The Pilgrims (v.p.), Society of the Cineinnati (pres. R.I. ehap .; chaplain Nat. chap.). Desc. Edward Perry, Sandwleh, 1636. Episcopalian. Republican. Office: 32 Westmin- ster St., Providenee, R.I. Home: Bishop's House, 10 Brown St., Providenee, R.I. Summer res .: Prineeton.
PERRY, Joseph Earl, lawyer; b. Shelburne Falls, Dee. 30, 1884; s. Joseph Charles Perry and Mir- iam Holbrook (Paekard) P .; ed. Arms Aead., Shelburne Falls; A.B., Williams Coll., 1906; LL.B., Harvard Law Seh., 1909; B.B.A. Boston Unlv., 1922; m. Bessie L. Stanford of Shelburne Falls, June 24, 1911; elildren-Miriam Elizabeth (Mrs. Bennett Du Bois Bell), Joseph Earl, Jr., Wal- ter Stanford. Admitted to Mass. Bar, 1908; gen- eral practice sinee 1909, exeept while Mass. In- come Tax Assessor, 1917-19; sometime mem. Fae- ulty of Northeastern Univ. and of Boston Univ .; pres., State Assn. of Y.M.C.A. of Mass. and R.I., 1936-37; Grand Master of Masons In Mass., Dec. 27, 1937 -; v.p., dir., and counsel, Waverley Coop. Bk .; Bd. Ineorporators Belmont Sav. Bk .; Bos- ton Chamber of Commerce; Boston Executives' Assn .; Belmont Seh. Com., 1919-22; Belmont Town Meeting Mem., 1926 -; Mass. House of Rep. (ehmn. Coms. on Taxation and of Constitutional Law; v. ehmn. Reeess Com. on Taxation), 1925-30; served in Co. F, 11th Regt., Mass. State Guard; 1st corp. Cadets, Bus. and Prof. Men's Mil.
Training Sch .; mem. Phi Beta Kappa Assn. Greater Boston, Clty, County, and National Bar Assns., State Executive Com. Y.M.C.A. of Mass. and R.I. Author: several brochures on taxa- tion, trusts, etc. Protestant. Republiean. Of- fiee: 185 Devonshilre St., Boston. Home: 18 Holt St., Belmont. Summer home: Shelburne Falls.
- PERRY, Marvin Banks, publisher; b. Machen, Ga., Apr. 2, 1891; s. Edwin Fleteher Perry and Varina Davis (Banks) P .; ed. Univ. Seh. for Boys, Stone Mt., Ga .; A.B., Univ. Ga., 1912; m. Elizabeth Mosby Gray of Richmond, Va., Aug. 16, 1917; ehildren-Marvin B. Jr., John Mosby. Teaeher, banker, publisher; v.p. and treas., dir., D. C. Heath and Co., publishers; 1st lt., capt. F.A., World War; mem. Y.M.C.A. (Newton, dir.), Kappa Sigma, Masons. Clubs: Boston City, University (Boston). Protestant. Democrat. Office: 285 Columbus Av., Boston. Home: 70 Hunnewell Av., Newton,
PERRY Ralph Barton, professor of philosophy; b. Poultney; Vt., July 3, 1876; s. George Adelbert Perry and Susannah Chase (Barton) P .; ed. Franklin Seh., Germantown, Pa .; A.B., Prince- ton, 1896, Litt.D., 1936; A.M., Harvard, 1897, Ph.D., 1899; m. Rachel Berenson of Boston, Aug. 15, 1905; children-Ralph Barton, Bernard Beren-
son. Instr. philosophy, Williams Coll., 1899-1900; Smith Coll., 1900-02; Harvard, 1902-05, asst. prof., 1905-13, Pieree prof., 1913 -; Hyde lecturer, French univs., 1921-22; inajor, U.S.A., and sec. Com. Edn. & Spl. Tr., War Dept., 1918-19; mem. Am. Philos. Assn. Author: The Approach to Philosophy, 1905; The Moral Economy, 1909; Present Philosophical Tendeneles, 1912; The New Realism, 1912; The Frec Man and the Soldier, 1916; The Present Conflict of Ideals, 1918; Anno- tated Bibliography of the Writings of William James, 1920; The Plattsburg Movement, 1921; Philosophy of the Rceent Past, 1926; General Theory of Value, 1926; A Defense of Philosophy, 1931; The Thought and Character of William James, 1935 (Pulitzer prize biog.); In the Spirit of William James, 1938; with others, The Mean- ing of the Humanities, 1938; mag. artieles and essays. Editor: William James's Colleeted Es- says and Reviews, 1920; Revision of Weber's History of Philosophy, 1925. Democrat. Ofilce:
445 Widener Library, Cambridge. Home: 985 Memorial Dr., Cambridge.
PERRY, Samuel D., banker; b. Southbridge, June 13, 1873; s. Samuel S. Perry and Mary J. (Marsh) P .; ed. pub. sch .; unmarried. Held various po- sitions with Southbridge Nat. Bank since 1889, now v.p .; dir. Southbridge Water Supply Co., Southbridge Housing Corp .; tras. and dir. South- bridge Y.M.C.A .; mem. Congregational Religlous Soc .; tr. and treas. finanee eom., Harrington Hosp. Corp .; treas. Southbridge Merchants Assn. Clubs: Rotary (treas.), Southbridge. Congrega- tionalist. Republican. Office: Main St., South- bridge. Home: 144 Chapin St., Southbridge.
PERRY, Samuel S., lawyer; b. Manchester, N.H., Sept. 25, 1859; s. Alfred French Perry and Har- riet G. (Gage) P .; ed. A.B., Dartmouth Coll., 1880; studied law in office of Strong & Cad- walader, (now Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft), N.Y. City, to June, 1884; m. Sarah Marion Hig- gins of Boston, Oet. 24, 1908. Admitted to N.Y. bar, 1884; engaged in practice as N.Y. atty. and eounsel, home office Am. Surety Co. of N.Y. 1891- 1908; admitted to Mass. bar, 1928; v.p. Mass. Bonding & Ins. Co, Boston, 1911-, also atty. and counsel; mem. Bar Assn. City of New York, Alpha Delta Phi. Aneestors came to Sandwich from Eng., 1630. Unitarian. Republiean. Of- fice: 10 Postofliee Sq., Boston. Home: 14 Lynd- hurst St.
PERRY, William Graves, arehiteet; b. Boston, Nov. . 8, 1883; s. Charles Freneh Perry and Georgianna West (Graves) P .; ed. Noble & Greenough Sch., Boston; A.B., Harvard, 1905; S.B., M.I.T., 1907; D.P.L.G., Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, 1913; m. Eleanor Bodine of Phila., Pa., Aug. 6, 1908 (di- voreed) ; children-Mrs. Eleanor Perry Baird, Wil- llam Graves, Jr., Louise Bodlne. Praetieed arehi- teeture independently, Boston, 1915-19; in part- nership with Thomas Mott Shaw and Andrew Hopewell Hepburn as Perry, Shaw & Hepburn, 1919 -; collaborator-at-large, Hist. Am. Bldgs. Survey, Dept. Interior, Park Service, Washing- ton, D.C .; mem. O.T.C., Plattsburg, N.Y., 1916; Mass. State Guard, 1917; eapt. Alr Service, U.S.A., 1917-19; eomdg. officer, 477th Aero Squadron, A.E.F .; equipment offieer, 1st Army Air Service, A.E.F., Souilly; In St. Mihiel and Meuse Ar- gonne offensives; reeelving offieer for Air Serv- ice material taken from enemy, 1919; 1st Army eitation; fellow Am. Inst. Arehitects; mem. Am. Civie Assn., Nat. Cath. Assn. Clubs: Union (Bos- ton), Mass. Republican, Harvard (N.Y.), Boston Architectural. Author: artieles In prof. perlod- ieals. Travel: Eng., Fr., It. Desc. John Cotton of Boston, Robert Pike of Sallsbury, Roger All- ing, treas. of New Haven Colony; g.s. Gardner Braman Perry, founder of Essex Inst. and of William Graves, shipmaster, Newburyport. Epis- eopalian. Republiean. Ofliee: 141 Milk St., Bos- ton. Home: 25 Cottage St., Brookline. Summer res .: 47 High St., Newburyport.
VPETERS, Andrew, physician; b. Hulett's Landing, Lake George, N.Y., Aug. 18, 1890; s. Andrew Peters and Cornelia Halsey (Cowles) P .; ed. Brooklyn (N.Y.) Poly. Prep. Seh., 1903-08; B S., Columbia, 1912; M.D., Coll. Phys. and Surgs., Columbia, 1914; m. Beatrice E. Ebbett of Saint John, N.B., Can., June 27, 1922; children-An- drew, Jr., William Stanley, Jcan Beatriee. Med. interne, St. Lukes Hosp., N.Y. City, 1914-16, house phys., 1916; asst. phys., Loomis Sana- torium, Loomis, N.Y., 1917-25, asso. physlelan, 1925-27; in pvt. practice, Pittsfield, 1927-31; asst. supt., Middlesex County Sanatorium, Waltham,
1931-33; in pvt. praetiee, Springfield, 1934 -; chief of tubereulosis serviee and clinics, Spring- field Health Dept. Hosps., 1936 -; served as vol. asst. tubereulosis examiner, Draft Bd., Sullivan Co., N.Y., 1917; mem. Nat. Tubereulosis Assn., Am. Trudeau Assn. (chimn. eom. on artificial pneumothorax, 1929-39, Mass. Mcd. Soe., Trudeau Soe. of Mass., Phi Kappa Psi. Clubs: Columbla University (N.Y.), University (Springfield). Au- thor: a number of papers in Am. Rev. of Tuber- culosis and N.E. Jour. of Mcd. Travel: Eng.,
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Wales, Den., 1933-34 (partly professional). Epls- copalian. Democrat. Office: 44 Chestnut St.,
Springfield. Home: 30 Maplewood 'Terrace, Springfield.
V.PETERS, Andrew James, lawyer, trustee; b. Ja- maica Plain, Mass., Apr. 3, 1872; s. Andrew James Peters and Mary Richards (Whitney) P .; ed. Hopkinson's sch .; St. Paul's sch .; A.B., Har- vard, 1895; LL.B., 1898; m. Martha R. Phillips of Boston, June 23, 1910; children-Andrew J., Jr., Alanson T. (d.), John P., (d.), Bradford, Robeson, David McC. Mcm., Mass, House of
Representatives, 1902; Senate, 1904-05; Congress, 1907-15; 11th Mass. Dist. (res. Aug. 15, 1914); asst. sec., Treasury, in charge of customs, 1914- 17; Mayor, Boston, 1918-22; mem. U.S. Sect., Internat. High Comm., 1917; pres., Chamber of Commerce (Boston), 1926-28; chmn., Advisory Com., Reconstruction Finance Corpn., Boston Loan Agency (pres. 1937). Dir. Old Colony Trust Co .; tr., Suffolk Sav. Bank, Bond Invest- ment Trust, Adams Nervine Asylum, Faulkner Hosp., Burroughs Newsboys Foundation, South End House; incorporator, Home Sav. Bank; v.p. and dir., East Middlesex St. Ry .; mem., corpn., Northeastern Univ .; mem. Am. Acad. Arts and Sciences; Foreign Policy Assn .; Belgian League of Honor; Mass. Fish and Game Assn. Clubs: Somerset, Tavern, Exchange (Boston), Country (Brookline), Harvard (Boston and N.Y.), Metro- politan (Washington). Dir. desc. Gov. Bradford. Episcopallan. Democrat. Office: 1 Federal St., Boston. Home: 310 South St., Forest Hills, Bos- ton. Summer res .: North Haven, Me.
PETERS, Charles Adams, professor of Inorganic and soll chemistry; b. Worcester, June 29, 1875; s. John Lovett Peters and Mary Frances (Eddy) P .; ed. Mt. Hermon Sch., 1891-1893; B.S., Mass. Agrl. Coll., 1897; Ph.D. Yalc, 1901; Unlv. Ber- lin, 1908-10; m. Mary Dame Kittredge of Berke- ley, Calif., 1905; children-Andrew Kittredge, Y Lovett Chase, Charles Adams, Jr. (d.), Maude. Head chem. dept., Unlv. Ida., 1901-08; Lehramts asst., Friedrich-Werdersche Oberrealschule, Ber- lin, 1908-10; in chem. dept., Mass. State Coll., Amherst; town rep., Amherst, under new town govt., 1939; mem. Am. Chem. Soc., A A.A.S., Sigma Xi. Author: The Preparation of Substance Im- portant in Agriculture (1918). Travel: Germany, 1908-10. Desc. Capt. Andrew Peters from Med- field, at Dorchester, 1776, lt. col. in Am. Revolu- tion, settled in Westboro. Episcopalian (treas. Grace Ch. Parish). Republican. Address: Goess- mann Chemical Laboratory, Amherst. Home: 16 South Sunset Av., Amherst.
PETERS, Edward M, lawyer, Insurance agent; b. Chelsea, May 8, 1881; s. Robert L. Peters and Mary (Edwards) P .; ed. Medford pub. schs., 1886-94, Medford high sch., 1894-97; LL.B., Bos- ton Univ. Sch. Law, 1911, LL.M., 1913; m. Ber- nice A. Shattuck of Francestown, N.H., June, 1929; 1 son-Edward M., Jr. Engaged in Ins. bus., 1897 -; admitted to Mass. bar, 1911 -; in gen. practice of law, Boston, 1911; gen. agt. for various Ins. cos. and mem. Boston Bd. Fire Underwriters, 1923 -; lecturer on ins. law, Suf- folk Law Sch., Boston, 1917-18; admitted to practice in U.S. Dist. Ct. of Appeals, 1934, to practice before U.S. Treasury Dept., 1936; served in Mass. N.G., acting comdr. War Risk Bur., Marines and Seamans Div., and mem. legal div., Washington, D.C., 1918-21; legislative counsel, Ins. Brokers Assn. of Mass., 1915-17; pres., treas. and dir. Edward M. Peters Co., Inc. (insurance), Ins. Exchange Finance Co. (financing) ; pres, and tr. Medford Investment Assos .; pres. and dir. Medford Pub. Co, newspaper pub. and printing; mem. Bigelow Masters of Law Assn., Phi Delta Phi, Sigina Alpha Epsilon, Masons, K.T. Unl- tarian. Republican. Office: 4 Liberty St., Bos- ton. Home: 22 Shepherd Rd., Medford. Sum- mer res .: Marshfield.
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