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RIPVO, Max, physician; b. Russia, Dec. 19, 1897; s. Albert Ritvo and Etta (Shimberg) R .; ed. Boston Eng. high sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1918; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1922; m. Frances G. Davis of Dorchester, Sept. 24, 1924; children -- Marion Harriett, Edward Ross. Practiced med., Boston, 1922 -; visiting phys., X-ray dept., Bos- ton City and Beth Israel Hosps .; asst. prof., X-ray dept., Tufts Coll. Med. Sch .; instr., X-ray dept., Harvard Med. Sch .; mem. A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soc., Am, and N.E. Roentgen Soc., Am. Radiol. Soc. Author: many articles on X-ray in med. lit. Office: 485 Commonwealth Av., Boston. Ilome: 66 Waban Hill Rd., Chestnut Hill,
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RIVERA, Guillermo, educator; b. Penuelas, P.R., July 31, 1885; s. Guillermo Rivera and Ana (Mar- tinez) R .; came to U.S. 1901, naturalized by spl. act of Congress for P.R .; ed. Worcester Acad .; S.B., Harvard, 1909, A.M., 1914; m. Mary Frances Reed of Boston, June 25, 1916. Instr. Spanish, Ilarvard, 1909-22, asst. prof., 1923 -. Clubs: Fac- ulty (Cambridge), Spanish (Boston). Author: La América del Sud-Observaciones e impres- siones, 1914; En España (with 1I. G. Doyle), 1921; Cuentos y leyendas de España (with W. M. Nich- ols), 1930; Libro de temas castellanos, 1931; A Ten- tative Bibliography of the Belles-Lettres of Porto Rico, 1931; A Tentative Bibliography of the Belles-Lettres of Ecuador, 1934; Brief Spanish Grammar for Colleges ( with J. D. M. Ford), 1938. Catholic. Home: 33 Summit Rd., Lexington.
ROBACK, A. A., psychologist, author; b. June 19, 1890; s. Isaac Roback and Libby (Rahver) R .; ed. A.B., MeGill Univ., 1912 (awarded Prince of Wales gold medal); M.A., Harvard, 1913, Ph. D. 1917; travelling fellow Princeton Univ. 1916. Ed- itor and contbr. to Anglo-Jewish and Ylddish publications, 1909-19; instr. psychol., Univ. Pitts- burgh, 1917; prof. psychol. and Eng. Northeastern Unlv., 1918-21; instr., Harvard, 1920-23; Nat. Research Council fellow in biol. sciences, 1923- 25; lecturer, Simmons Coll., Boston, 1919-21, Univ. N.H., 1922, Clark Univ., 1922, Mass. Inst. Tech., 1926; Univ. Extension Div., Mass. State "Dept. of Edn., 1926 -; editorial consultant, Ency. Social Sciences; collaborator, Dict. Psychology; meni. bd. eds., Character & Personality; annual contbr. to Am. Year Book; organized the Yiddish collection (over 6000 books and pamphlets) in llarvard Univ. lib .; fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Jew- ish Acad. Arts and Sciences (mem. bd. govs. 1930, mem. exec. bd. 1935-), Yiddish Science Inst. (mem. psychol. bd.), Am. Psychol. Assn., Psychol. Corp. (charter), Am. Philos. Assn. Au- thor: (in addition to over 1500 articles) The Interference of Will-Impulses, 1917; Behavior- ism and Psychology, 1923; Psychology with Chap- ters on Character Analysis and Mental Measure- ment, 1923; Roback Mentality Tests for Superior Adults; Comprehension Tests; Selentific Ingenulty
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and Juristie Aptitude Tests, 1921; The Psychol- ogy of Character, 1927; Psicologia Del Caracter (Sp.), 1934; A Bibliography of Character and Personality, 1927; Popular Psychology, 1928; Jew- Ish Influenee in Modern Thought, 1929; Person- ality: The Crux of Social Intercourse, 1931; Busi- ness Psychology, 1931; Self-Consciousness, Self- Treated, 1936 (trans. into Swedish, 1939); Curios- ities of Yiddish Literature, 1933; L. Peretz: Psy- chologist of Literature, 1935; Behaviorism at 25, 1937; The Psychology of Common Sense, 1939; Varför hämmar jag mig själv, 1939, Social and Cultural Trends in Yiddish Literature, 1939; The Jewish Panorama, 1939; many pamphlets on personality (sonre works translated into German, Spanish and Swedish). Editor: Problems of Per- sonality, 1925; Clinical and Experimental Studies in Personality, 1929, 1938; Bastiat-Schulze Von Delitzsch, 1917 (also translator). Address: 8 Pres- cott St., Cambridge.
ROBB, E(celes) Donald, architect; b. Baltimore, Md., Jan. 10, 1880; s. Eliakim Tupper Robb and Mary Campbell R .; ed. pvt. and pub. schs., Ches- ter, Pa .; grad., Drexel Inst. Sch. of Architec- ture, 1899; m. Bertha Mooar of Hyde Park, Oct. 24, 1906; children-Malcolm Campbell, Jean Ilow- ard, Doris (d.), Miriam. Archtl. draughtsman, offices of Theophilus P. Chandler of Phila., Bert- ram Grosvenor Goodhue, N.Y. City; Ralph Adams Cram, Boston; inem. firm, Brazer & Robb, N.Y. City, 1911-14; mem. firm, Frohman, Robb & Little, Boston, 1920 -; specialist in eccles. art and archi- tecture; architects for Episc. cathedrals in Wash- ington, D.C., Baltimore, Md., San Juan, Puerto Rico, Orlando, Fla., and many other chs., resi- dences, and libraries; has studied original sources in numerous trips to Europe; works in water color painting, etching; gives annual one man shows in Boston galleries; mem. Am, Inst. Archi- tects, Boston Soc. Architeets. Swedenborgian. Republiean. Office: 250 Stuart St., Boston. llome: 30 Grove Hill Av., Newtonvillc.
ROBB, James Hampden, architect; b. N.Y. City, Dec. 22, 1898; s. Nathaniel Thayer Robb and Beatrix (Henderson) R .; ed. Fay Sch., 1909-11; Groton Sch., 1911-17; A.B., Harvard, 1921; student, Co- lumbia Univ. Sch. Architecture, 1921-24; m. Ruth Winsor Minturn of Brookline, June 28, 1921; children-Ruth Winsor, Cornelia Thayer, J. Hamp- den, Jr., Bayard Van Rensselaer. Practiced archi- tecture, U.S. and Can., 1924 -; with Bigelow & Wadsworth, Boston; later with William T. Aldrich; independent practice under own nanie for last 8 or 10 yrs .; at Plattsburg, Fort Terry, ete., during World War; with F.A., central O.T.C., Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., at time of armistice; mem. Boston Soc. Architeets (exec. com.), Am. Inst. Architects," A.F.&A.M. (Holland Lodge #8, N.Y. City), Am. Legion. Clubs: Somerset, Myopia Hunt, Harvard (N.Y.). Travel: Europe, U.S., Can. Protestant. Republican. Office: 137 New- bury St., Boston. Home: Beaver Pond, Beverly.
V ROBB, Russell, corporation official; b. Concord, Nov. 13, 1900; s. Russell Robb and Edith Owen (Morse) R .; ed. Phillips Exeter Acad., 1916-17; Browne & Nichols Sch., 1917-18; A.B., Harvard, 1923; m. Katharine Moxley Armstrong of Shel- byville, Ky., Jan. 3, 1933; children-Gale Arm- strong, Russell. In statis. and corp. depts., Stone & Webster, 1923-26, investment banking div., 1926-28, exec. officer, various cos., 1928-31, gen. exec. Stone & Webster, 1931, now v.p. and dir .; pres. and dir. Stone & Webster Realty Corp .; dir. Stone & Webster and Blodgett, Stone & Webster Engring. Corp., Stone & Webster Service Corp. (Chicago), Wilmington & Franklin Coal Co., Florida Motor Lines Corp., Railway & Light Securities Co., Southern Ice Co .; tr. Concord Acad .; mem. Delta Psi. Clubs: Exchange, Har- vard, Somerset (Boston), Eastern Yacht (Marble- head), Harvard (N.Y.), Fly ( llarvard), Social Circle (Coneord). Unitarian. Office: 49 Federal St., Boston. Ilome: Concord.
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ROBBINS, Clarence Guy, clergyman; b. Dunstable, Sept. 20, 1867; s. Freeman L. Robbins and Sarah Adeline (Wheeler) R .; ed. Dean Acad .; B.D., Tufts
Coll., 1897, D.D., 1921; m. Jennie Hunt Ilill of Melrose, June 11, 1901 (d. June 4, 1906) ; m. (2d) Carrie N. Thompson, July 30, 1938; 1 son-Doug- las Hill. Parishes successively at Leominster, 1897-1904, Wakefield, 1904-08, Lawrence, 1908-39, Chelsea, 1939 -; mem. Nat. Geog. Soc. Travel: Eng., the Continent. Universalist. Republican. llome and office: 38 County Rd., Chelsea. Summer res .: Camden, Me.
VROBBINS, Edwin Clyde, economist; b. Rockford, Ia., June 19, 1883; s. Arthur Robbins and Eva (Moore) Robbins; ed. Ph.B., Ia. State Univ., 1910, M.A., 1912; Ph.D., Columbia, 1915; m. Helen Hyde Mossman of Brookline, Oct. 11, 1913 (d.); in. (2d) Evelyn H. Schenck of Eugene, Ore., July 14, 1927 (d.); m. (3rd) Marion Evelyn Brown of Cam- bridge, Jan. 19, 1929. Fellow in economics, Co- lumbia, 1912-14; instr. econ, and sociology, Mt. Holyoke Coll., 1914-15; asst. prof. econ. and sociology, Univ. Oregon, 1915-17; asst. prof. econ., Univ. Minn .. 1917-19; asst. dir., Bur. Civilian Re- lief, Am. Red Cross, in charge education, 1918- 19; prof. econ., Univ. Ore., 1919-20, dean Sch. Bus. Adm., 1920-28; investigator, U.S. Coal Commn., 1923; lecturer on industrial management, Har- vard Grad. Sch. Bus. Adm., 1927-28, prof. indus- trial management, 1928 -; mem. Ain. Econ. Assn., Soc. Advancement Management (v.p. in charge of personnel), Delta Sigma Rho, Beta Gamma Sigma. Author: High School Debate Book, 1914; Railroad Conductors, 1914; Industrial Manage- ment (with F. E. Folts), 1932; Introduction to Industrial Management (with F. E. Folts), 1933. Compiler: Selected Articles on a Central Bank of the United States, 1910; Selected Articles on the Commission Plan of Municipal Government, 1910; Selected Articles on the Open versus the Closed Shop, 1911; Selected Articles on Recipro- city, 1913; Socialism, 1915. Congregationalist. lionie: 115 Parker St., Newton Centre.
YROBBINS, Howard Walter, lawyer; b. Ashby, June 5, 1891; s. Frederick Elwin Robbins and Julia Ann (Fletcher) R .; ed. grad., Cushing Acad., 1910; A.B., Syracuse Univ., 1914; Harvard and Columbia Law Schs., 1915-19; m. Helen Bowe of Winchester, June 10, 1927; children-Fred- erick Elwyn, Howard Walter, Jr. With law firm 3 yrs .; began private practice 1924; part- ner, Parkman, Robbins, Coughlin & Hannan, 1933 -; apptd .. Commr. Conciliation and Arbitra- tion, 1935; U.S. Cominr., Mass., 1936 -; mem. Bd. Appeals, Town of Lexington; Ist lt., capt. Inf., U.S.A., World War; now It. col. U.S. Inf. Res .; mem. Mass., Middlesex and Boston Bar Assns., Mass. Law Soe. (tr.), Am. Legion, R.O. Assn., Am. Rowing Assn. (steward) ; 301st Inf. A. E.F. Vet. Assn. (hon.). Clubs: Union, Exchange, Union Boat (capt. of erew, Henley, Eng., Regatta, 1928, amateur coach, 1936), Lexington Golf, N.E. Amateur Rowing Assn. (pres., 3 yrs.). Travel: Europe (twice). Congregationalist. Republican. Office: 82 Devonshire St., Boston. Home: 33 York St., Lexington.
Y ROBBINS, Ralph Walter, judge; b. Leominster, Dec. 17, 1879; s. Walter T. Robbins and Alice S. (Bixby) R .; ed. Leominster high sch .; A.B, Har- vard, 1902; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1905; m. Florence E. Foster of Leominster, Sept. 25, 1907; children-Ruth Elizabeth (Mrs. Robert C. Green), Rachel. Admitted to Mass. bar, 1904; spl. jus- tice, Leominster Dist. Ct., 1910-25, presiding jus- tice 1925 -; judge, Appellate Div., Leominster Dist. Ct., 1928 -; tr. Fitchburg Sav. Bk .; dir. Fidelity Coop. Bk., Fitchburg Grinding Corp .; mem. Am., Mass., and Worcester County (pres. 1934-35) Bar Assns. Clubs: Fay,'Oak Hill Country (Fitchburg). Unitarian. Republican. Office: 401 Main St., Fitchburg. Home: 73 Grove Av., Leominster.
V ROBBINS, Reginald Lauran, lawyer; b. Machias, Me., Dec. 5, 1875; s. James Henry Robbins and Laura Hanna (Dailey) R .; ed. A. B., Harvard, 1897; LL.B., Harvard Law Seh., 1900; m. Helen Sprague Scaife of Cohasset, Oct. 4, 1906; chil- dren-Laura, James, Walter S. Admitted Mass. Bar, 1900; practice in Boston; mem. Robbins, Noyes & Jansen, 1937 -; mem. Mass. Ho. of
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Rep., 1904-05; mem. Milton Sch. Com., 1911-17; pvt. 1st Corps Cadets, M.V.M., 1897-1900. Clubs: Union (Boston), Milton. Unitarian. Republican. Office: 19 Congress St., Boston. llome: North Russell St., Milton.
VROBBINS, Samuel Dowse, speech pathologist; b. Belmont, Dec. 28, 1887; s. Chandler Robbins and Maria Wellington (Mead) R .; A.B., Harvard, 1911, A.M., 1919; m. Rosa Margaret Seymour of Bel- mont, July 10, 1917; children-Chandler Seymour, Roger Wellington, Samuel Dowse, Jr. Estab- lished sch. for correction of stammering, 1914- 15; eondueted research in speech pathology, Har- vard, 1918-19, resulting in discovery of some changes in cerebral circulation in stammering and fright; instituted plan for systematie classi- fication of speech disorders, adopted by Am. Speech Correction Assn., 1930; dir. Boston Stam- 'merers' Inst., 1916 -; in charge speech correc- tion, Mass. Gen. llosp., 1920-, Habit Clinic and Div. of Mental Hygiene, 1927 -; now prof. psy- chology, Emerson Coll .; mem. Behinont Town Meeting, 1926 -; tr. Belmont Sav. Bk .; fellow A.A.A.S., Am. Speech Correction Assu, (see. ) ; mem. Am. Psychol. Assn., Internat. Soc. Exptl. Pho- netics, Nat. Assn. Teachers of Speech. Author: Stammering and Its Treatment, 1926; articles in
sci. jours. Co-author (with Sara M. Stinchfield), Y ROBERTS, Peufield, professor of history; b. Ando- A Dictionary of Terms Dealing With Disor- ders of Speech, 1931; (with Rosa S. Robbins) Correction of Speech Defeets of Early Childhood. Dese. Colonel Jeduthen Wellington, who fought at Dorchester lleights and Bunker Hill in Amer- ican Revolution; several Mass. ministers. Con- gregationalist. Republican. Office: 419 Boylston St., Boston. Home: 40 Centre Av., Belmont. Sum- mer res .: Wheeler's Point, Gloucester.
ROBERT, Osmond Thomas, professor; b. Guernsey, Channel Isls., Eng., Mar. 1, 1878; s. Daniel Robert and Mary (Bisson) R .; came to U.S., 1915; ed. Lycée de Toulonse, Fr., 1896; Haekney Coll., Univ. London, 1898-1903; B.èsL., Univ. Lille, Fr .; in. Madeleine Salomon of Besançon, France, Aug. 14, 1904; ehildren-Madeleine Léonie F. (Mrs. John Wynne), Evelyn Mary O., Yvonne Rose G. Teach- er French and Spanish, Eng. schs., 1904-15; asso. prof. French, Wellesley Coll., 1915-18; asso, prof. French, Smith Coll., 1918-21, prof. 1921 -; instr. French, Middlebury Summer Sch., 1919-23, Teach- ers Coll., Columbia, summers, 1926-31; mem. Mod- ern Lang. Assn. Am., Am. Assn. Teachers of French; Officier de l'Instruction Publique (hon., 1934). Author. Home: 40 Park St., Northampton. ROBERTS, Clarence Delmont, managing editor; b. Mansfield, June 14, 1907; s. Charles A. Roberts and Lillian Cora (Pulsifer) R .; ed. Mansfield high sch .; m. Lucille Charlotte Daly, Apr. 21, 1930. Reporter, Brockton Times, 1924-26; city ed. and cd., Greenfield Recorder-Gazette, 1928-33; mng. ed., Attleboro Sun, 1933 -. Office: Daily Sun, Attleboro. Home: 124 Pleasant St., Attleboro.
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V ROBERTS, Franklin Campbell, edueator; b. North Andover, July 18, 1893; s. William Roberts and Helen (Campbell) R .; ed. Johnson high sch., North Andover; grad., State Teachers' Coll., Salem, 1913; B.S. in Ed., Boston Univ., 1927, Ed.M., 1928; m. Beatriee M. Dunleigh of Topsfield, June 17, 1916; children-Beatrice M. (d.), Franklin C., Jr. Teach- er, pub. schs., Newton, 1913, academie dept., Es- sex County Agrl. Sch., Hathorne, 1913-19; head dept. social studies, State Normal Sch., Keene, N.H., 1919-28; prof. of edn. and coördinator of gen. coll., Boston Univ. Sch. Edn., 1928 -; instr., Wheelock Kindergarten Training Sch., Boston, 1929 -; Town Accountant, Middleton; hon. life mem., Mass. br., Am. Childhood Edn. Assn .; pres. N.H. Geography Teachers' Council, 1925-27; mem. Andover Illst. Soc., Boxford Hist. Soc., Phi Delta Kappa, Pi Gamma Mu. Author: several mag. articles. Congregationalist. Independent. Olliec: Boston University School of Education. Home: 80 Elm St., Andover. Summer res .: "Mascanomet", Boxford.
YROBERTS, George Newman, corporation official; b. Cambridge, Dec. 17, 1874; s. George B. Roberts and Lucy (Cogswell) R .; ed. Cambridge Latin sch .;
A.B., Harvard, 1897; m. May Lewis, Dec. 12, 1906; children-Willianı L., George N., Jr. Newspaper reporter, 1893-98; with Bemis Bag Co., 1899-, now pres .; dir. Bemis Bro. Bag Co., Boott Mills, Cotton Textile Inst. Clubs: Harvard (Boston, N.Y.), Exchange, City (Boston), Brae Burn Coun- try ( West Newton). Author: The Weasel, and
other plays. Protestant. Republiean. Office: 40 Central St., Boston. Home: 56 Pine Ridge Rd., Waban. Summer res .: Warner, N.Il.
ROBERTS, George Whiting, lawyer; b. Boston, Sept. 1, 1903; s. George T. Roberts and Ellen (Anderson) R .; ed. Roxbury Latin sch .; high Sch. of Com- merce; Boston Univ., 1921-22; LL.B., Boston Univ. Sch. Law, 1925; m. Rosemary Kemper of Winnetka, Ill., May 24, 1937. Practicing atty., Anderson, Ilam, Owen & Roberts, 1926 -; dir. Am. Under- writing Corp., Fed. Mut. Fire Ins. Co., led. Mut. Liability Ins. Co., Asso. Mutuals, Ine .; mem. Bos- ton city council, 1932-37, Mass. Ho. of Rep., 1937- 38; mem. Phi Delta Phi, Beta Kappa, Woolsack Soe., Mass. Av. Assn. (pres.), Boston Athletic Assn., Ancient & Honorable Arty. Co. Clubs: University, Boston City. Congregationalist. Re- publican. Office: 209 Washington St., Boston. llome: 50 Fenway, Boston. Summer res .: Dover I't., N.H .; Key West, Fla.
ver, Sept. 26, 1892; s. Morris A. Roberts and Mary E. (Hitchcock) R .; ed. A.B., Harvard, 1916, A.M., 1917; m. Gertrude Cecilia Washburn of Lowell, Oct. 14, 1921; children-Jane Pearson, John Pen- field, Emily Langdon. Instr. hist., M.1.T., 1917- 24, asst. prof., 1924-29, asso. prof., 1929 -; music critic, Boston Globe, 1919-31; mem. Am. Assn. Univ. Profs., Am. Hist. Assn. Author: An Intro- duction to American Politics, 1926; The Cult of Stability (v. 8 of The Rise of Modern Europe, ed. by W. L. Langer), in preparation. Home: R.F.D. 2, Concord.
V ROBERTS, Sumuer Mead, orthopedic surgeon; b. Dedham, Jan. 25, 1898; s. Odin Roberts and Ada . (Mead) R .; ed. A.B., llarvard, 1921; M.D., Har- vard Med. Sch., 1925; m. Elizabeth Converse of Westwood, Dec. 29, 1927; children-Diana, Daniel, Lloyd. After interneships, practiced orthopedic surgery, Boston, 1927 -; asst. in orthopedic sur- gery, llarvard Med. Sch., 1928 -; asst. orthopedic surg., Mass. Gen. llosp., 1928 -; orthopedie con- sultant, Robert Bent Brigham Hosp., Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary; ensign U.S.N.R., 1917-18; lieut. comdr., Med. Corps, U.S.N.R., 1934 -; fel- low A.C.S., Am. Acad. Orthopedic Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soc. Clubs: Harvard (Boston). Democrat: Office: 372 Marlborough St., Boston. Home: 74 Oak Hill St., Newton Centre.
ROBERTS, Vincent P., wool merchant; b. Boston, Dec. 18, 1880; s. Raymond Roberts and Catherine (Curley) R .; ed. Boston pub. schs. ; (hon.) L1 .. D., Boston Coll., 1925; m. Mary T. E. Werner of Bos- ton, Sept. 17, 1905; children-Vincent 1., Jr., Ray- mond H. Asso. with Coffin & Dodd, 1897-1901, Coffin & Son, 1901-05; mem. firm, C. F. Rich Co., 1905-19; mem. firm V. P'. Roberts & Co., wool mehts., Boston, 1919 -; dir. Newton Nat. Bk .; mem. exce. comm., Boston Wool Trade Assn .; tr. Newton Free Lib .; War Industries sub-com. on wool waste during World War. Catholic. Office: 232 Summer St., Boston. Home: 246 Beacon St., Chestnut Hill. Summer res .: Glades Rd., North Scituate Beach.
V ROBERTSON, Charles Stuart, curtain and drapery manufacturer; b. Montreal, Can., March 20, 1899; s. Charles James Robertson and Margaret Watson ( Isaac) R .; ed. Taunton high sch .; B.B.A., Boston Univ., 1922; m. Elizabeth Swing of Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 1, 1930; children-Charles Stuart, Jr., Michael Swing, Philip Swing. Adv. mgr. C. F. Wing Co., 1922-23; asst. treas. Morse, Driscoll, Hunt & Co., 1924-26; pres. Robertson Factories, Inc., 1927-29; v.p. 1930-31; v.p. Morse, Driscoll, Hunt & Co., 1930-31; pres., Robertson Factories (operating factories at Taunton, Cincinnati, O., Cleveland, O., Pittsburgh, l'a., Detroit, Mich., St. Paul, Minn., Portland, Ore., San Francisco, LOS Angeles), 1932 -; tr., Morton Hosp .; dir. Taunton
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Boys Club; in U.S. Army, 1918; mem. Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Beta Gamma Sigma. Club: Segregansett Country. Congregationalist. Republican. Office: 42 Adams St., Taunton & 321 5th Av., N.Y.C. Ilome: 5 Prospect. St., Taunton.
ROBERTSON, J. Douglas, engineer; b. Plainfield, N.J., Sept. 5, 1894; s. Charles J. Robertson and Margaret Watson (Isaac) R .; ed. Taunton high sch .; B.S., M.1.T., 1916; m. Vivlan F. Hughes of Taunton, June 6, 1923; 1 son-John D., Jr. Engr., Winchester Repeating Arms Co., New Haven, Conn., 1916-1917, 1919 to 1921; pres. Robertson & Bra- brook Mfg. Co., Taunton, 1921-1925; plant engr., Mount Hope Finishing Co., 1925 -; dir. Robertson Factories, Inc .; commd. 1st lt. Ordnance R.C., June 5, 1917; disch. capt. Ordnance Dept., U.S.A., Aug., 1919; ammunition supply and munitions of- fieer, 6th A.C., overseas, 17 mos .; mem. Am. Soc. M.E. (chmn. excc. com., textile div.), Am. Assn. Textile Chemists & Colorists. Clubs: Segregansett Country, Rhode Island Tech. Congregationalist. Republican. Offiec: North Dighton. Home: 2 Dean St., Taunton. Sunimer res .: Point Connet, Mat- tapoisett.
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ROBERTSON, J. Milton, master potter; b. Readville, Dec. 5, 1890; s. William A. Robertson and Sara A. (Grant) R .; ed. Dedham high sch .; special courses, U.S. Naval Acad., 1917; m. Ruth D. Bill- ings, Aug. 6, 1919; children-Sara Elizabeth, Wil- liam Ashley. Asso. with Kidder, Peabody & Co., Boston, 1907-25; civil engineering, 1925-29; supt., Dedham Pottery Co., 1929 -; It. (j.g.), U.S. Naval Res., 1917-19; in reserve, 13 yrs .; mem. Am. Legion, Kearsarge Assn. Naval Vets., Dedham Assn. Artists & Craftsmen (mem, exec. com.), Norwood Hobby Club, Soc. Arts & Crafts (Boston), Arts and Crafts Guild, Inc. (Phila.). Dec. James Robertson, a Scotch potter of much experience, who came to America in 1853 and founded the family pottery. Republican. Office: Dedham Pottery Co., Dedham. Flome: 248 Mt. Vernon St., Dedham.
ROBERTSON, James A., design engineer; b. Fram- ingham, May 19, 1905; s. David Robertson and Agnes (Algie) R .; ed. Framingham high sch .; B.S. (elee. engring.), Worcester Poly. Inst., 1926; m. Helen G. Grant of Worcester, June 1930; chil- dren-Virginia Mac, George Grant. With Gen. Elec. Co., 1927; Warren Telechron Co., Ashland, 1928 -; mem. Am. Inst. E.E., Theta Chi. Club: Frolickers. Protestant. Republican. Office: War- ren Telechron Co., Ashland. Home: 55 Oaks Rd., Framingham.
Y ROBERTSON, W. Forbes, publisher; b. Cambridge, March 17, 1892; s. William Walker Robertson and Elizabeth Marion (Grant) R .; ed. A.B., Tufts Coll., 1912; Harvard Grad. Sch. Bus. Admn., 1916- 17. Publicity dir., Am. Unitarian Assn., 1916 -; treas. and dir. The Beacon Press, 1916 -; clk. bd. dirs., Am. Unitarian Assn., 1916 -; chmn. Rep. Town Com., Arlington, 1920-24; tr. Frances Merry Barnard Home for Aged Women (treas, and clerk), Boston Widows' Fund; mem. N.E. Assn., Zeta Psi (dir.), Zeta Psi. Clubs: Boston City, Winchester Country, Appalachian Mt., Soc. of Printers, Uni- tarian. Author: articles in The Chr. Register and Church Management. Editor: The Beacon Ilandi- craft Series. Unitarian. Republiean. Oflice: 25 Beacon St., Boston. Home: Belmont.
ROBERTSON, William Layland, business executive; b. Lowell; s. John Garner Robertson and Rachel (Layland) R .; ed. Moody gram. sch .; Kimball Com- mercial Sch .; m. Annie B. McQuestin of Nashua, Oct. 7, 1890 (d.). Pres. The Robertson Co .; dir. Union . Old Lowell Bank; mem. Masons (32°). Clubs: Vesper Country (lifc), Yorick, Middlesex. Republican. Office: 82 Prescott St., Lowell. Home: North Tewksbury.
V ROBEY, William Henry, physician; b. Boston, July 3, 1870; s. William H. Robey and Mary V. (Smith) R .; ed. M.D., Harvard Med. Schi., 1895; m. Isabelle T. Alexander of N.Y. City, Apr. 22, 1897; 1 son- Andrew Alexander. Ilouse phys., Boston City Hosp., 1894-96, Boston Lying-In Hosp., 1896; prac- tice at Boston, 1897 -; asst. in bacteriology, Har- vard, 1900-04; with Harvard Med. Sch., 1904-, asst. prof. med., 1919-27, George W. Gay lecturer,
1930, now clin. prof. med. emeritus; cons. physician, Boston City, Milton, Marlborough, and Norwood Hosps .; mem. excc. com., Permanent Charity Fund, Boston; maj. Med. Corps, U.S.A., chief of med. service, Camp Mcclellan, 1917-18; lt. col., con- sultant in med., Advance Sect., A.E.F., World War; eol., Med. O.R.C., U.S.A .; fellow A.M.A., A.A.A.S., Mass. Med. Soc. (Shattuck lecturer 1929, pres. 1933-35), A.C.P .; mem. Am. Assn. Pathologists and Bacteriologists, Am. Clin. and Climatol. Assn., Am. Heart Assn. (pres. 1929-31), N.E. Heart Assn. (pres. 1927-30), Aesculapian Club (hon.), Pi Gamma Mu, I'hi Delta P'i, Delta Upsilon. Clubs: St. Botolph, Country ( Brookline), Harvard (Boston, N.Y.). Au- thor: Causes of Heart Failure, 1922; Headache, 1930. Contrib. articles on medicine, especially on heart and eirculation. Congregationalist. Re- publican. Office: 202 Commonwealth Av., Boston. ROBINSON, Clark Shove, teacher; b. Fall River, Apr. 8, 1888; s. Jed Raymond Robinson and Alice Elizabeth (Shove) R .; ed. Malden high sch .; B.S., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1909, M.S., 1915; m. Florence Vietoria Ciani of Perth Amboy, N.J., Sept. 4, 1915; children-Clark Shove, Jr., Louise Stockton, James Chapman, Alice Lincoln. Chemist, Sherwin Wil- liams Co., Cleveland, O., 1910-11; asst. plant mgr., Roessler & Hasslacher Chem. Co., Perth Amboy, N.J., 1911-12; chemist, Walworth Mfg. Co., Bos- ton, 1913-14; instr. chemical engineering, Mass. Inst. Tech., 1915-19, asst. prof., 1919-25, asso. prof., 1926 -; served in Ordnance O.R.C., U.S.A., 1924 -; present rank lt. col .; mem. Planning Bd., Read- ing, 1931-37; mem. Army Ordnance Assn. (pres. Boston Post, 1937-39), Alpha Chi Sigma, Sigma Xl, Scabbard and Blade. Club: Appalachian Mt. (Bos- ton). Episcopalian. Office: Mass. Institute of
Technology, Cambridge. Ilome: 1137 Main St., Reading.
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