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Author: horticultural artieles; mueh radlo seript on horticulture. Travel: Europe (4 times), in tropies. G.s. Mathias Denman Ross, one of three who started Mass. Inst. Teeh. Unitarian. Re- publiean. Ofllce: 85 State St., Boston. Home: 147 Main St., Hingham. Summer res .: "Fish Head," North Haven, Me.
Y ROSS, Ilarry Seymour, eollege president; b. East Haddam, Conn., Apr. 5, 1868; s. David Ross and Helen (Calhoun) R .; ed. Oberlin (O.) Acad .; spl. eoll. work, Oberlin Coll .; B.L.I., Emerson Coll. of Oratory, Boston, 1897; hon. A.M., Owens- boro (Ky.) Coll., 1914; of sea-faring family, worked on land and water until 20th yr .; worked way without help through prep. sch. and eol- lege; m. Ella .N. MeDuffee of St. Johns, N.B., June 24, 1903; 1 dau .- Helen Willard. Instr., Woreester Acad., 1897-1900, master in English 1900-08, prin.'s asst., 1905-07, aeting prin., 1907- 08; dean, Emerson Coll. of Oratory, 1908-33, pres., 1933-, also tr .; mem. Pi Gamma Mu. Clubs: Old South Men's, Mass. Schoolmasters, Univer- sity (Boston). Author: many articles in mags .; leeturer on literary and ednl. subjeets. Congre- . gationalist. Office: 130 Beaeon St., Boston. Home: 239 Commonwealth Av., Boston.
ROSS, John D., lawyer; b. Holyoke, July 6, 1895; s. William J. Ross and Julia A. (Hartnett) R .; ed. Holyoke high seh .; Welliston Acad .; Boston Univ., 1917; in. Mary C. Whalen of Northanip- ton, June 18, 1921; children-John D., Jr., Maureen E., Janet. Practieed law, except for period of serviee in World War, 1917 -; trial atty. for Lumbermen's Mut. Casualty Co., American Mo- torist Ins. Co., Century Indemnity Co., Maryland Casualty Co., Merchant's Mut. Casualty Co .; city solieitor, Holyoke, 1930-31; enlisted pvt. Inf., disch. lt. Army Servlee Corps, J.A.G.D .; mem. Holyoke Bar, Hampden County, Mass, and Am. Bar Assns., Am. Legion. Club: Mt. Tom Golf. Catholie. Re- publican. Oflices: 56 Suffolk St., Holyoke, and 95 State St., Springfield. Home: 39 Elliot St., Holyoke.
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ROSS, Thorvald Salicath, business executive; b. Jamaica Plain, Nov. 23, 1887; s. John Hamilton Ross and Catharine Marie Emilie (Salieath) R .; ed. West Roxbury hlgh seh., 1908; A.B., Harvard, 1912; m. Edith Parker of South Laneaster, June 7, 1924; ehlldren-John Herbert, Thorvald Sali- eath, Patricia. Asst. to mgr., textile plant, 1912; asst. to gen. mgr., Linen Thread Co., 1913, treas., v.p. subaldlary eos., 1914-17, N.J. dir. and mem. exee. com. Linen Thread Co., 1918; pres. and gen. mgr., Rivett Lathe & Grinder Co., 1922; pres. and dir. Rivett Lathe & Grinder Co., Ine., 1922 -; dir. Mereantile Wharf Co .; treas. Assn. of House of Good Samaritan; overseer, Shady Hill Seh., Cambridge. Clubs: Harvard (Boston, N.Y.), Hingham Yaeht, Cohasset Yacht, CruIsing of Am. (N.Y., v. commodore). Travel: Eng., Seot., Fr., Ger., Den., Nor., Swed., Fin., Rus., Estonia, U.S., Can., 1912 continuously to date. Ilome: 24 Craigle St., Cambridge.
ROSS, William Harold, instruetor in physies; b. Phila., Pa., July 16, 1909; s. Charles D. Ross and Sallie (Gaine) R .; ed. Northeast high sch., Phila., Pa .; Univ. Pa., 6 inos .; B.A., Amherst Coll., 1929, M.A., 1930; Ph.D., Yale, 1934; unmar- ried. Lab. asst. in physies, Yale, 1932-33, Mass. State Coll., 1933-35, instr. physies, 1935 -; mem. A.A.A.S., Am. Phys. Soe. (and N.E. Seet.), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xl (treas. Mass. State Coll. Chap.), Phi Delta Theta. Author: papers on magnetic properties of matter in Physleal Rev. Travel: Fr., Eng., 1929; Ger., Scot., 1936. Office: Physics Dept., Mass. State College, Amherst. Home: 17 Fearing St., Amherst.
VROSSBY, Carl-Gustaf Arvid, 'meteorologist; b. Stockholm, Swed., Dec. 28, 1898; s. Arvid Rossby and Alma Charlotta (Marelius) R .; ed. Univ. Stockholm, 1917-18, 1922-25; Geophysical Inst., Bergen, Nor., 1918-19; Univ. Leipzig, Ger., 1920; m. Harriet Marshal Alexander of Scltuate, Sept. 2, 1929; children-Stig Arvid, Hans Thomas. Came to U.S., 1926; govt. meteorologist, Nor., 1919, Swed., 1922-25; jr. meteorologist, U.S. Weather
Bur., Washington, D.C., 1926; researeli asso. in meteorology, Guggenheim Fund for Aeronautics, 1927; elimn. com. on aero-meteorology, 1927-28, organized model aero-weather serviees for cel- tral and southern Calif., 1928; assoe. prof. meteor- ology, Mass. Inst. Teeh., 1928-31, prof., 1931 -; research asso., Woods Hole Oceanographic Instu., 1931 -; fellow Swedish-Am. Foundation, 1926; Sylvanus Albert Reed award from Inst. Aero- nautical Sciences (with H. C. Willett), 1934; hon. fellow Royal Meteorol. Soc. (London, 1939) ; fellow Inst. Aeronautical Sciences. Club: Uni- versity (Boston). Author: artieles in Monthly Weather Review and other journals here and abroad. Editor: Papers in Physical Oceanog- raphy and Meteorology, Mass. Inst. Teeh. and Woods Hole Oceanographie Instn. Travel: Eu- rope, Ieeland, No. Am. Home: Hingham.
ROSSELL, Henry Eastin; b. New Bern, N.C., July 5, 1889; s. William Trent Rossell and Jane (Ellis) R .; ed. Staten Island Acad .; B.S., U.S. Naval Aead. (grad. 1910, degree awarded 1938); M.S., Mass. Inst. Teeh., 1915; m. Agnes O'Connor of Flushing, N.Y., Jan. 31, 1914; children-Henry Eastin, Jr., Bernard Daves. Began as midship- man, U.S. Navy, 1906; beeame ensign and trans- ferred to Construction Corps, 1912, with rank of lt. (j.g.); later advaneed to eomdr .; served at Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1915-20, Phila. Navy Yard, 1921-25, Washington, 1925-27; head dept. of Math- ematies, U.S. Naval Aead., 1927-31; retired from active serviee, Feb. 1, 1937; prof. and head, eourse on naval eonstrn., Mass. Inst. Teeh., 1931 -; mem. Soe. Naval Architects and Marine Engrs., U.S. Naval Inst., Soe. Promotion Engring. Edn., Naval Order of U.S. (Mass. Commandery), Inst. Naval Arehitects (London), Sigma Xi, Theta Chi. Clubs: Alumni Assn. of Mass. Inst. Teeh., Faculty (Mass. Inst. Teeh.), Naval Academy Graduates of Bos- ton, Coneord Country. Travel: Cuba, Eng., Fr., Ger., Port., IIol., It., Afriea. Eplseopalian. Repub- liean. Ofliee: Massachusetts Institute of Teeh- nology, Cambridge. Home: 239 Commonwealth Av., Boston.
V'ROTCH, Arthur Grinnell, trustee; b. New Bedford, Nov. 22, 1880; s. Morgan Rotch and Josephine (Grinnell) R .; ed. Milton Acad .; A.B., Harvard, 1903; student, Harvard Grad. Sch., 1903-05; (hon.) A.M., Tufts Coll., 1931; m. Helen Gilman Luding- ton of Lyme, Conn., Sept. 30, 1907; ehildren-Mrs. Albert S. Bigelow (d.), Lydia Williams, Katherine Ludington, Mrs. Charles Lee Buxton, Phoebe Rod- man. Engaged as landscape architeet, N.Y. City and Boston, 1905-17; asst. mgr., then mgr., N.E. Div., Am. Red Cross, 1917-25; administrator for Mass. Emergency Relief Adm. and Works Progress Adm., 1934-36; tr. several estates; pres. United Soda Water Fountain Co .; dir. Willard Helburn, Inc .; tr. and mem. exee. eom., Tufts Coll .; mem. bd. mgrs., Boston Dispensary, Children's Ilosp., Char- itable Surg. Applianee Shop, N.E. Med. Centre (elimn.); pres. Infants' Hosp., N.E. Assn. of Chests and Couneils; dir. Boston Community Fed., Bos- ton Floating Hosp., Habit Clinic for Child Guid- ance, Mass. Soe. for Mental Hygiene, Community Serviee of Boston; v.p., Boston Council of Social Ageneles, Metrop. Chap. of Am. Red Cross, Charles- bank Homes; mem. adv. com., Boston Guild for Hard of Hearing; mem. bd. mgrs. Boston Health League; tr. Rotch Traveling Scholarship. Clubs: Harvard (Boston), Kittansett Golf (Marion), Bad- minton and Tennis (Boston). Family instrumental in establishing whaling industry in New Bedford and Nantucket. Unitarian. Republican. Offiee: Chamber of Commerce Bldg., 80 Federal St., Bos- ton. Home: 197 Commonwealth Av., Boston. Sum- mer res .: Hill Top Farm, Lakeville.
ROTHSTEIN, Louis, business man; b. Finland, Oet. 15, 1881; s. Bernard Rothstein and Sarah (Klass) R .; ed. Baltimore (Md.) gram. seh .; N.Y. City high seh .; m. Esther R. Krakauer of N.Y. City, Dec. 20, 1904; children-Sylvan Bernard, Raymond Bruee, Gerald Goodwin (eoll. grads., merehants). Salesman, 1895-1905; in retail bus., Woreester, 1905-09; wholesale women's elothing, 1910 -; pres. Rothstein Sons Co., 1930 -; dir. Carnieelli, Inc., Sylray Garment Co .; tr. Temple Ohabai Sholom,
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Home for Aged, Jewish Orphan Home; mem. Tem- ple Brotherhood. Clubs: Towne Bridge, Pine Brook Valley Country. Jewish. Republican. Office: 600 Washington St., Boston. Home: 61 Babcock St., Brookline. Summer res .: Central Av., Nantasket Beach.
ROTHWELL, Bernard Joseph, manufacturer; b. Dublin, Ire., Aug. 1, 1859; s. Thomas Henry Roth- well and Rosanna (Fagan) R .; came to America, 1869; ed. pub. schs. and pvt. tutors; m. Emily Jane Taylor of Boston, July 9, 1889 (d.); 1 son-Paul Taylor; m. (2d) Henrietta Isman Goodrich of Bos- ton, Nov. 28, 1911. Chmn. bd., Boston Elevated Ry. Co., 1930-34; pres. Bay State Milling Co., Law- reneeburg Roller Mills Co .; dir. Mass. Bonding & Ins. Co .; tr. Union Sav. Bk., Mass. Sav. Bk., Ins. Guarantee Fund, Boston Grain and Flour Exchange, Real Estate Trusts; chmn. Fed. Home Loan Bk. of Boston; tr. Long Island Almshouse, 1904-06; pres. Boston Chamber of Commerce, 1908-10; dir. and mem. exec. com., Chamber of Commerce, U.S.A., 1919-21; chmn. Mass. Bur. Immigration, 1913-14, 1917-19; jury commr., U.S. Dist. Ct .; mem. N.E. Govs.' R.R. Com., 1929-31; chmn. Gov.'s Com. on Street and Highway Safety, 1930-35; chmn. bd. dirs. Fed. Home Loan Bk., of Boston, 1933 -. Clubs: Exchange, City, Duxbury Yacht. Inde- pendent Democrat. Office: Grain and Flour Ex- change, Boston. Home: 34 West Cedar St., Boston. Summer res .: Duxbury.
ROTHWELL, James M., real estate agent; b. Brook- line, Sept. 10, 1882; s. William H. Rothwell and Lucy F. (Mason) R .; ed. Brookline pub. schs .; Noble & Greenough Sch .; A.B., Harvard, 1905; in. Florence Bunting of Swampscott, Oet. 7, 1905; children-Mrs. Priscilla R. Gray, Mrs. Janet R. Dunham, William HI., II. In real estate bus., 1905 -; management of estates; v.p., tr. Home Sav. Bk .; pres. Boston Real Estate Exchange, 1936-38; treas., Old South Ch., Boston; mem. Mass. Nat. Guard, 1917-19; active duty, Boston Police strike. Clubs: Harvard (Boston, N.Y.), Algonquin, Unl- versity, Country, Tedesco Country, Eastern Yacht. Congregationalist. Republican. Office: 107 Mass. Av., Boston. Home: 120 Bay State Rd., Boston. Summer res .: Marblehead Neck.
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ROUNSEFELL, Clifford George, physician; b. Bos- ton, July 8, 1880; s. David Henry Rounsefell and Anna Belle (Preston) R .; ed. A.B., Harvard, 1907; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1912; m. Betty Ann Clow of East Wolfboro, N.H., Sept. 4, 1912; children- Clifford Preston, Howard Philpott, Betty Clow. Jr. asst. phys., McLean Hosp., Waverley, 1913-16; sr. phys. and asst. exec. officer, Boston Psycho- pathic Hosp., 1916-20; cons. neuropsychlatrist, Vets. Bur., 1920-21; private practice, Exeter, N.H., 1921-23; Vets. Bur., Manchester, N.H., 1923; res. phys. Channing Sanitarium, 1923 -; pres. Welles- ley Tennis Assn .; mem. A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soe., Newton Med. Soc., Am. Psychiatrle Assn., N.E. Psychiatric Soc. Clubs: Harvard (Boston), Mau- gus (Wellesley). Travel: Auto trips to mid-west. Unitarian. Republican. Office: Channing Sani- tarium, Wellesley. Ifome: 115 Wellesley Av., Wel- lesley.
ROWE, Carrie Bell Gordon, teacher of music, home- maker; b. Chester, N.H .; d. James W. Gordon and Sarah A. (Matthews) G .; ed. pub. schs., pvt. classes, tutors; m. William Everett Rowe, Jan. 29, 1895; 1 son-Gordon Payne. Teacher music till marriage; now teacher parliamentary law; gen. chmn. Nat. Conv., Mothers' Congress and Parent Teachers' Assn. in Boston, Worcester, and other cities, Internat. Congress in Washington; chmn. all war work, incl. French relief and Red Cross, in Wollaston during World War; 1st v.p. Mothers' Congress and Parent-Teacher Assn. of Mass .; v. chmn. Brewster Rep. Com .; pres. Cape Cod Conf. of Unitarian-Universalist and other liberal Chr. Chs .; mom. Brewster Grange No. 272 (past master and treas.), O.E.S., Mass. Fed. Women's Clubs (dir., chmn. meetings), Wollaston Unitarian Alliance (organizer and sec.), Quincy City Fed. Women's Orgns. (past pres., v.p., dir.). Clubs: Brewster Woman's (v.p., dir.), Mass. Past. Presi- dents, 1st Dist. Presidents (parliamentarlan, v.p.),
2d Dist. Past Presidents (past dir.), Quincy Wom- an's (sec. legis. com.), Mass. Woman's Repub- lican Director. Travel: U.S. (extensive). Uni- tarian. Republlean. Home: Brewster.
Y ROWE, Frank Elmer, physician; b. Roanoke, Va, Dec. 7, 1885; s. Charles Carrol Rowe and Lula E. (Payne) R .; ed. Methuen high sch., Tilton Seh., Tilton, N.H .; M.D., Univ. Vt. Sch. Med., 1913; m. Viola A. Koegel of Holyoke, Oct. 28, 1922; 1 dau .- Virginia. Interne, Mass. Homeopathic Hosp., 1913- 14; res. phys., State Hosp., Augusta, Me., 1914-18; in gen. practice of med., Revere, 1920 -; mem. staff, Chelsea Mem., Whidden (Everett), Winthrop, and Melrose IJosps .; visiting phys., Ingleside Sch. for Girls, Revere; mem. corp. and staff, past v.p., Union Hosp., Lynn; dir. Revere Coop. Bk .; 1st lt. Med. Corps, U.S.A., A.E.F., World War; mem. A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soc .; Alpha Kappa Kappa; com. Boy Scouts of An. (chinn. Revere Dist. 1934-37), S.A.R. (v.p. Mystic Valley chap ), Masons. CImbs: Klwanis ( Revere, 1st pres., 1931). Au- thor: Health Insurance in "Me. Medical Jour.", 1918; numerous articles in med. jours. Ancestor fought at Bunker Hill, Revolutionary War. Re- publican. Office: 61 Pleasant St., Revere. Home: 99 W. Emerson St., Melrose.
ROWE, Henry Kalloch, professor; b. Boston Nov. 30, 1869; s. Rev. Charles H. Rowe and Frances (Kalloch) R .; ed. Thayer Acad., Braintree; Colby Coll .; A.B., Brown Univ., 1892, A.M., 1895, D.D., 1932; Harvard; Ph.D., Boston Univ., 1905; m. Bertha W. Howard of Randolph, Aug. 29, 1893; 1 son-Howard K. Teacher Greek and hist., Colby Aead., 1893-97, Monson Acad., 1897-1901, Frye Sch., Boston, 1902-04; instr. hist., Boston Univ., 1903- 06, asst. prof. ch. hist., 1906-14, asso. prof. hist. and sociology, 1914-17, prof., social sci. and hist., 1917-27, social sel. and hist., 1927-33; prof. ch. hist., Andover Newton Theol. Sch., 1933; mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Author: Landmarks in Christian History, 1912; Society, Its Origin and Development, 1916; History of Religion in the United States, 1924; Modern Pathfinders of Chris- tianity, 1928; Tercentenary History of Newton, 1930; History of the Christian People, 1931; His- tory of Andover Theological Seminary, 1933; His- tory of Colby Junior College, 1937. Travel: Eu- rope. Baptist. Republican. Office: Institution Av., Newton Centre. Home: 175 Allerton Rd., New- ton Highlands.
VROWE, William G., lawyer; b. Brockton, Oct. 29, 1880; s. George W. Rowe and Mary A. (Nash) R .; ed. Broekton high sch .; LL.B., Boston Univ. Sch. Law, 1903; unmarried. Mem. Common Couneil, Brockton, 1905-06, City Solicitor, 1909-10; spl. jus- tice, Dist. Ct., 1921-28, Justice, 1928 -; mem. Am., Mass., and Plymouth Co. Bar Assns., Law Soe. Mass. Congregationalist. Republican. Office: 106 Main St., Brockton. Home: 27 No. Ash St., Broek- ton. Suminer res .: Onset.
VROWELL, Wilbur Everett, lawyer; b. Amesbury, Aug. 28, 1862; s. Charles E. Rowell and Judith M. (Gile) R .; ed. Wilbraham Acad .; A.B., Wes- leyan Univ., Middletown, Conn., 1885; Harvard Law Sch., 1887-88; m. Mary A. Rand of Somer- ville, Sept. 22, 1891 (d. 1905) ; m. (2d) Lillian W. Bridges of Framingham, Mar. 18, 1908. Admitted to Mass. bar 1888; practiced law, Lawrence, 1888 -; mem. Rowell, Clay & Tomlinson; spl. judge, Law- rence Dist. Ct., 1898-1937; pres. Broadway Sav. Bk .; dir. Pacific Mills, Mitchell Wing Co., Bos- ton, Beach Soap Co .; tr. White Fund, Lawrence Pub. Lib .; mem. sch. com., 1903-06; chmn. local draft bd., 1917-19; mem. Phi Beta Kappa; Psi Upsilon. Travel: Europe, 1908, 1914. Congregationalist. Republican. Office: 301 Essex St., Lawrence. Home: 96 Saunders St., Lawrence. Summer res .: Hopkinton.
Y ROWEN, Harold John, investment banker; b. Bog- ton, July 22, 1895; s. Edward G. Rowen and Anne (McNeil) R .; ed. Boston Coll. high sch .; A.B., Bos- ton Coll., 1916; m. Margaret Mathieu of Boston, Oct. 3, 1923; 1 son-John H. With Old Colony Trust Co., 1920-29; Jackson & Curtis, 1929-35; Hayden Stone & Co., 1935 -; tr. Hibernia Sav. Bk., 1932 -; It. U.S. Naval Aviation; in charge of fly-
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ing, U.S. Naval Air Sta., lle Tudy, France, 1918; awarded Croix de Guerre; mem, Mil. Order World War. Club: University (Boston). Catholic. Re- publican. Office: 75 Federal St., Boston. Home: 108 Alban St., Dorchester.
ROWLAND, Benjamin, Jr., asst. professor of fine arts; b. Overbrook, Pa., Dec. 2, 1904; s. Benjamin Rowland and Louie Clem (Lennig) R .; ed. St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N.H .; S.B., Harvard, 1928, Ph.D., 1930; unmarried. Asst. prof. fine arts, Har- vard, 1930 -; made expdns. for study and research, Asia, 1932-33, 1936-37; main interest Buddhist art in India, Afghanistan, and Far East; mem. Am. Oriental Soc., Archaeol. Inst. Am., Am, Inst. Iranian Art. Clubs: Badminton & Tennis (Boston), Harvard (N.Y.). Author: Jaume Huguet, 1932; Wall Paintings of India, Central Asia, and Cey- lon, 1938; Outlines of Oriental Art, 1938. Travel: Japan, China, Malaya, India, Afghanistan, all Eu- rope except Rus. Christian. Democrat. Office: logg Art Museum, Cambridge. Home: 986 Me- morial Dr., Cambridge.
Y ROWLEY, Charles Freeman, lawyer; b. Titusville, Pa., Aug. 3, 1882; s. Francis Harold Rowley and Ida (Babcock) R .; ed. pub. schs .; A.B., Harvard, 1905; LL. B., Harvard Law Sch., 1907; m. Catharine Ilunter Davis of Germantown, Pa., May 13, 1916; children-Edward Davis, Charles F., Francis Hunter. Adm. Mass. Bar, 1907; with Choate, Hall & Stewart, 1907-08; asso. with Herbert Parker and James F. Jackson, 1908-19; mem. Davis, Pea- body & Brown, 1919; now partner, Peabody, Brown, Rowley & Storey; dir. Brookline Trust Co., Supervised Shares, Inc. (mem. investment com.); tr. Mass. Investors Trust; mem. Mass Ho. Rep., 1914-18; moderator, Town of Brookline, 1919- 21; mem. bd. selectmen, Brookline, 1922-30; pres. bd. trs. Rivers Sch .; tr. Boston Psychopathic Hosp .; mem. Troop B, Ist Squadron Cavalry, Mass. Vol. MIl., 1907-11; 1st It., Mass State Guard, 1917- 18; mem. Am. and Boston Bar Assns. Clubs: Har- vard, Union, Exchange (Boston), Country (Brook- line), No. Adams Country. Travel. over most of US, Europe and Eng. (4 trips). Episcopalian. Republican. Office: 201 Devonshire St., Boston. Home: 195 Middlesex Rd., Chestnut Hill.
Y ROWLEY, Franels Harold, humanitarian; b. Holton, N.Y., July 25, 1854; s. John Rowley (M.D.) and Mary Jane (Smith) R .; ed. Wilson Acad., Roches- ter, N.Y .; A.B, Univ. Rochester, 1875 ; B.I), Roches- ter, Theol. Sem., 1878; D.D., Univ. Rochester, 1897; m. Ida A. Babcock of Rochester, N.Y., June 11, 1878; children-John Carter, M.D., Alice Louise, Charles Freeman, Henry Esmond. Minister, Titusville, Pa., 1879-84, N. Adams, 1884-92, Oak Park, Ill, 1892-96; Fall River, 1896-1900. First Baptist Ch., Boston, 1900-10, preacher of Chicago Univ. and Harvard; pres. Mass. Soc. for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; pres. Am. Humane Educa- tion Soc .; v.p. Boston Children's Friend Soc .; v.p. and tr. N.E. Baptist losp., Mass. Bible Soc .; councillor Willard Settlement; mem. advisory com. Yenching Univ., China; mem. alumni com. Univ. Rochester; mem. Alpha Delta Phi, Phi Beta Kappa. Author: The Humane Idea; The Horses of Homer; and numerous pamphlets on humane subjects. Travel: Europe (several times). Re- publican. Offlee: 180 Longwood Av., Boston. Home: 1484 Beacon St., Brookline.
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ROYCE, Elmer G., lawyer; b. Harrisville, N.1I., Nov. 6, 1878; s. Winslow Royce and Sarah (Gould) R .; ed. Tilton Sch .; A B., Allegheny Coll., 1902; LL.B., Northeastern Univ. Sch. Law, 1908; stu- dent Harvard, summer 1912; m. Winona White- hill of Brookville, Pa., Feb. 8, 1919. Instr. public speaking, Riverview Mil. Acad., Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 1902-04; prin. pub. schs., Mass., 1904-14; has practiced law, 1915 -; rep. in General Court, 1930-32; town moderator, Stoughton, 1934 -; mem. Phi Gamma Delta, Masons, Shrine, I.O.O.F. Uni- tarian. Republican. Office: 6 Beacon St., Bos- ton. Home: 207 Pleasant St., Stoughton.
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ROYS, Francis William, professor of mechanical engineering; b. Nantucket, Aug. 16, 1886; s. Cy- rus Austin Roys and Mary Cushing (des)' R .; ed. Uxbridge high sch., Worcester Acad., Worces-
ter; B.S., Worcester Poly. Inst., 1909, M.E., 1917; m. Marion Thayer Bowker of Worcester, 1 son-Alden Thayer. Instr., Worcester 1911; Poly. Inst., 1910-17; instr. on exchange, Mass. Inst. Tech., 1917; asst. prof., Worcester Poly. Inst., 1917-23, prof. and head of dept. mech. engring., 1923-, chinn. of faculty, 1938; civil test engr. on war materials during World War; mem. Am. Soc. M.E., Am. Soc. Testing Materials, A.S.M., Worcester Engring. Soc., Soc. Promotion Engring. Edn. Author: Materials of Engineering Con- struction; several ednl. and tech. papers. Desc. John Howland, Col. John May. Unitarian. Re- publican. Office: Worcester Polytechnic Insti- tute, Worcester. Honie: 12 Roxbury St., Worces- ter.
RUBEN, Frank Bernard, merchant; b. Chelsea, June 13, 1905; s. Max W. Ruben and Rose (Shain) R .; ed Rome, (N.Y.) Acad .; studied journalism under pvt. tutelage; unmarried. Prepared local news items for Utica and Syracuse, N.Y., publs. while at Acad .; reporter, Malden Evening Telegram, Boston Evening American; asst. ed., Jewish Ad- vocate, Anglo-Jewish weekly, till 1924; pvt. bus., 1921 -; baritone soloist in radio and concert cir- cles; cantor at Temple Emanuel, Haverhill; mem. Young Judaea (past pres. Boston, N.E. Region; past nat. v.p. ), B'nai B'rith (mem, adv. bd., Haym Salomon Lodge), Menorah Inst. (mem. bd. dirs.), Y. M.H.A., Young Israel. Honored by Young Ju- daca with inscription of name in Golden Book of Jewish Nat. Fund, kept permanently in Jeru- salem. Jewish. Office: 80 Boylston St., Boston. Home: 625 Warren St., Roxbury.
RUBIN, Morton Albert, physiologist; b. Stoughton, Jan. 8, 1910; s. Philip Rubin and Esther Bessie (Mednicov) R .; ed. Boston Latin sch .; B.A., Har- vard, 1931; M.A., Clark Unlv., 1931, Ph.D., 1936; m. Marion Rose Winston of Boston, 1931; 1 dau. -Carol Joan. Research asso. in physiology, Clark Univ., 1936-38; asso. in neurophysiology, Worces- ter State Hosp., 1936-38; hon. fellow in phys- iology, Yale Med. Sch., 1939; neurophysiologist, Memorial Foundation for Neuro-Endocrine Re- search, Worcester State Ilosp .; mem. Soc. Exptl. Biology & Med., Boston Soc. Biologists, Clark Sci. Soc. Club: Harvard (Worcester). Author: publs. on physiology of nervous system in ani- mals, normal man, psychotic persons. Republi-
can. Office: Worcester State Hospital, Worces- ter. Honie:' 305 Belmont St., Worcester.
RUBLE, Wells Allen, physician; b. Pittsfield, Ill., May I, 1868; s. Isaiah Ruble and Maria (Pettis) R .; ed. Mankato (Ill.) State Normal Sch .; B.S., Battle Creek (Mich.) Coll .; M.D., Battle Creek Coll. Med. Sch., 1906; L. Royal Coll. Phys. & Surg., Edinburgh, 1920; m. Edith May Davies of Wellsboro, Pa., 1897; 1 dau -Mrs. Roderick Carruthers. Pres. Claremont Coll., So. Africa, 3 yrs .; pres. Coll. of Med. Evangelists, Los An- geles, Calif., 5 yrs .; med. dir., The Stanboroughs, Watford, Eng., 9 yrs .; med. dir., Loma Lindu Sanitarium, 5 yrs., Washington Sanitarium, 3 yrs., N.19. Sanitarium, Melrose, 1929 -; mem. A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soc., Brit. Med. Soc., etc. Author: many articles in nat. periodicals. Travel: U.S. (all states), Africa, Europe, Can. Seventh Day Adventist. Republican. Office and home: New England Sanitarium, Melrosc.
RUBY, Israel, judge; b. Boston, March 10, 1888; s. Jacob M. Rubinovitz and Annie (Frank) R .; ed. Boston Eng. high school; LL.B., Northeastern Univ. Law Sch., 1913; m. Elizabeth Ginsberg of Boston, Dec. 23, 1917; children -- George S., Ar- delle N., Inez E. Admitted to Mass. Bar, 1913; gen. practice, Boston, 1913 -; justice, Williams- town Dist. Court, 1937 -; mem. Boston City Coun- cil, 1926-34; treas. North End Union Trust; dir. Beth El Hebrew Sch., Dor. Matt Hebrew Sch .; mem. U.S. Exemption Bd., 1917-18; Appeal Bd. during World War; mem. Mass. Fed. Bar Assu., Boston Bar Assn., Zionist Orgn. Am., Masons, Shrine, K.P., I.O.O.F. Clubs: New Century, B'nai B'rith, Brunswick Civic (pres.). Jewish. Inde- pendent. Offices: 70 State St., Boston and 54 Main St., No. Adams. lome: 36 Supple Id., Roxbury.
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V RUDD, H. W. Dwight, insurance broker; b. Albion, N.Y., Feb. 7, 1893; s. Edward Huntting Rudd and Mary Winslow (Dwight) R .; ed. Dedham high sch .; Noble and Greenough Sch .; A.B., Harvard 1915; m. Eugenia Gardiner of Boston, Oct. 29, 1921; children-Edward Gardiner Rudd, Mary Dwight Rudd. Employed by Hood Rubber Co., 1919-20; Wollaston Foundry Co., 1921-23; entered gen. Ins. bus., 1923; Independent broker, 1930 -; mem. Boston Bd. of Fire Underwriters; tr. N. Hooper Estate, Convalescent Home of Children's Hosp. (treas.); bd. mgrs., Boston Port & Sea- man's Aid Soc .; chmn. Noble and Greenough Fund, 1937-38; reunion sec. Class of 1915, Ilar- vard Coll., 1925, 1930, 1935, 25th reunion com. for 1940; v.p. Noble and Greenough Sch. Alumni Assn., 1938-39, pres. 1939-40; Boston Republican city com., ward 5, 1928 -; ensign U.S.N., Mar. 20, 1917-Dec. 19, 1918; service with destroyers at Queenstown, Ire., and Brest, Fr. Clubs: Union, Tennis and Racquet, Woods Hole Golf (treas.), Ward Room, Naval Order of U.S. Desc. John Dwight of Dedham, John Huntting of Dedham, Elder Brewster of Plymouth. Congregationalist. Republican. Office: 10 P.O. Sq., Boston. Home: 15 West Cedar St., Boston.
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