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This vigorous campaign for National Preparedness to meet what Mr. Edmonds felt sure was ahead of us, and his merciless exposure of Germany's criminally, commanded the widest attention throughout Europe as well as in the United States, and brought forth front the statesmen and the military leaders of England and France enthusiastic expres- sions of their appreciation of his work.
The Manufacturers Record, which was established by Mr. Edmonds in 1882. is one of the largest business publica- tions in the world, and since the opening of the European War, has lecomte known as "The Exponent of America." Originally established with a view to centering its attention upon the industrial development of the South, the scope of that publication has broadened until it has become a great national leader of thought, and is said to be more widely quoted in this country and abroad than any other publication of its character in existence
Mr. Edmonds was born in Norfolk, Va .. detober 11, 1857. His father, Rev. Richard Henry Edmonds, a Baptist minister, dled in 155%, His mother, Mary Ashley Edmonds, died in 1912. Mr. Edmonds mother and her children came
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WILLIAM J. DONNELLY.
William J. Donnelly, member of the leading Baltimore fire insurance firm of Maury & Donnelly-Williams Co .. was born In Pike County, Pa .. in 1558 and with his parents came to Baltimore at the age of two years, where he has resided ever since.
Ilis business career began in 1875 with J. S. Manry. (fire insurance), and he soon became a member of the firm of J. S. Manry & Company. Upon the death of J. Sitfrein Maury in 1893, Mr. Donnelly succeeded to and carried on the business, as the sole member of Maury & Donnelly, for five years ; then giving Charles E. Anderson, (now deceased), an interest.
After the Baltimore conflagration in 1904, the firm of Williams & Thompson, tof which firm Mr. Edward W. Thompson was the only living member,, was consolidated with Maury & Donnelly : the firm then becoming "Manry & Donnelly-Williams & Thompson Company." and shortly afterward Mr. Howard T. Williams entered the firm.
Edward W. Thompson died in April. 1912, and the present firm consists of William J. Donnelly and Howard T. Williams, operating as "Maury & Donnelly-Williams Company."
"Maury & Donnelly-Williams Company" occupies the Donnelly Building. Northwest corner of Commerce and Water Streets, Baltimore, widely known and spoken of by insurance company officials as one of the best equipped and hand- somest structures for fire insurance purposes in the entire United States.
Mr. Donnelly personally enjoys an extensive acquaintance with prominent officials of the various fire insurance companies and with nearly all the leading tire insurance agencies and brokers in the large cities throughout the country. lle Is on the executive committee of the Maryland Casualty Company ; a director of the National Bank of Balti- more ; president of the Loyola Perpetual Building Association, (the largest of its kind in Maryland) ; is a member of the board of directors of the Merchant's & Manufacturer's Association, and a member of the Merchant's and Baltimore Country Clubs of Baltimore and of the Maryland Country Club.
Business address, Donnelly Building, northwest corner Commerce and Water Streets. Residence, 3701 North Charles Street, Baltimore.
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WILLIAM HENRY O'CONNELL.
William Henry O'Connell, chairman of the board of directors. Citizens National Bank, Baltimore, was born in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, JJuly 29, 1843, the son of William and Wealthy Ann (Karner, O'Connell. He received his education in the Little Red School-house in his native State, and while yet but a boy he journeyed to the Middle West States of Indiana and Illinois, there engaging in the grain business for the period of three years. He eventually decided that the East afforded greater opportunities for the business career which he had in mind, and in 1865, having come to Baltimore, he entered the employ of the Citizens National Bank of that city. His first position was that of bank runner or errand boy, which led to his being promoted to paying teller within a few years. His efficient discharge of the duties of paying teller were promptly recognized by the officials of the Citizens National Bank, and Mr. O'Connell was elected to the othice of vice-president and later president.
For abont tive years Mr. O'Connell has been chairman of the board of directors of the Citizens Bank. He has literally brought up the employees and officers of the institution, having perfected an organization of the highest degree of efficiency. the individual members of which are trained to a fine conception of their several duties, and are further- more destrons of maintaining perfect co-operation in the interest of their clientele and the leader who has shaped their business destinies.
William Henry O'Connell married in 1868 Miss Caroline B. Brown, of Berkshire County, Mass.
Offices, Citizens National Bank. Residence, Edmondson Avenue and 19th Street, Baltimore.
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CAPTAIN RAL PARR.
Captain Ral Parr, son of Henry Albert and Harriet A. (Howell) Parr, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March 26, 1877. Henry Albert Parr. his father, was born in Baltimore, February 19, 1847. and for many years has been a leader in the financial and business circles of Baltimore, having been interested financially in practically every great business and financial undertaking of the past decade.
Ral Parr received his early education in Carey's School. Baltimore, and at a school at Lawrenceville, N. J. In 1897 he engaged in the grain exporting business as a member of the firm of I. M. Parr & Sons. This concern being wiped ont by the Baltimore fire of 1904, he went into the insurance business with his brother, Henry Albert Parr, Junior. the office of the firm was then located at the corner of Charles and Saratoga streets, and is now on Redwood near South street, the firm style being Parr & Parr.
Mr. Parr is of the alert type of business man, and popular with his clientele and acquaintances. He enjoys a reputation for honesty and uprightness in his business dealings, and has thus acquired and retained an enviable position in the insurance brokerage circles of the city.
Upon the declaration of war with Germany, Mr. Parr immediately proffered his services to his country, and served as Captain in the Remount Division, U. S. A., for about two years ; seven months of this period being in overseas service.
Mr. Parr is a member of the Maryland Club, the Elkridge Hunt Club, Green Spring Valley Hunt Club, the Brook Club, and Racquet Club of New York, and the Jockey Club. Racing is his chief hobby, and he is among the best known sportsinen in the United States.
Mr. Parr Is the owner of many noted racing horses which have won many trophies for his stables, among the number being Paul Jones, the thoroughbred that recently won the Kentucky Derby and also the Suburban Handicap at Belmont Track, and Blazes, Breeders Futurity, etc.
Mr. Parr married, in 1899, Laura, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George C. Jenkins, members of one of Baltimore's oldest families. Mr. Jenkins has occupied for many years a prominent place in the financial and business activities of the City of Baltimore and the State.
The offices of Mr. Parr are at 210 E. Redwood Street, and his residence is in the Green Spring Valley, and is known to those who partake of its hospitality as "Lanral." the name being formed by merging the family name of Mr. Parr and the given name of his wife.
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DR. MERVILLE HAMILTON CARTER.
Doctor Merville Hamilton Carter is a native of Virginia, having been born in Frederick County, Va., on August 21, 1857 : son of Doctor JJames Pendleton and Mary Sophia (Stier) Carter. The Carter family of Virginia is in the line of direct descent from Robert Carter, a noted character of the American colonies who achieved fame by reason of his great land possessions and his dominating personality. His name has been brought down in history, which nsnally refers to him as "King" Carter.
Doctor Carter received his carlier education in local schools of the village in which he was reared, and later attended the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He was a school teacher for two terms, then entered the College of Physi- cians and Surgeons in Baltimore, graduating in IS78. He practiced medicine near Martinsburg, West Virginia, and in 1884 moved to Baltimore, being for fifteen years visiting physician of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum. He was a member of the Board of School Commissioners from 1892 until 1898, and a mentber of the Baltimore City Water Board from 1900 to 1904, From ISPS until 1918 he was a director of the Drovers and Mechanics National Bank. Ile is now a director of The National Exchange Bank, President of the Board of Directors of the Southern Hotel Company, active on the Executive Boards of the Boyden Steel Corporation, Emery Steel Castings Company, Westport Paving Brick Com- pany, Federal Finance Company, and other companies,
Doctor Carter was engaged in the practice of his profession when he originated the basic formulas now constituting the Resinol preparations, the value of which he demonstrated in the treatment of persons afflicted with various skin troubles. These preparations were brought to the attention of the medical profession in 1896, and their successful application brought the Resinol preparations into the favor of both physicians and the public, The demand became so great that Doctor Carter abandoned the active practice of medicine and has since supervised the manufacture of the preparations, the Resinof Chemical Company and its products being now nationally and internationally known.
Doctor Carter is affiliated with the various Masonie bodies from the Blue Lodge to the Shrine; is a member of the Baltiomre Yacht Club, Commonwealth Club. Annapolitan Club of Annapolis, Baltimore Athletic, Maryland Jockey Clubs. He is also a member of the advisory board of the Okdl Colony Club and identified with other civic, social, and commer- cial organizations.
On May 20, ISSO, Doctor Carter married Emma Sheppard Gold, daughter of William Il. and Margaret (Wood, Gold, of Winchester, Virginia. To this nion were born two children, Julian G. and I1. Leroy Karter.
Dr. Carter's country residence. "Mer Villa," on the Severn River near Round Bay, is one of the most beautiful country places in this region of magnificent suburban abodes.
Ills city home Is at 2900 North Calvert Street, and his offices are at the plant of the Resinol Chemical Company. West Lombard Street, Baltimore, Md.
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HON. JOHN LOWRY SANFORD.
The legal practitioners of Maryland having as a body always been in the vanguard of their profession, it is with difficulty that one may refer to any individual as being pre-eminent in the ranks of his endeavor. However, when his distinguished colleagues at the Bar hail John L. Sanford as one of the most brilliant jurists, counsellors, and pleaders in the courts of Maryland, we concede with pleasure the honor which is undoubtedly his.
John Lowry, son of N. Knight and Annie M. Sanford (nee Iglehart), was born at Baltimore, Maryland, on June 9, 1872. He was graduated from Baltimore City College in 1893, and accepted the Chair of History in that institution. Notwithstanding the active part he has taken in the profes- sional, political and social life of Baltimore, he continues to be a close student of history and is a writer on subjects connected with English history in particular. He studied law, was admitted to practice, and has continued in close application to his profession from that time-1895, until the present.
Mr. Sanford has also found time to devote to public affairs. He represented the Second Legis- lative District of Baltimore City in the Legislatures of 1900 and of 1901. and has also served as Com- missioner for Opening Streets and as a member of the Annex Improvement Commission. In the latter capacities his tenure in offices was from 1913 until 1916. during the greater portion of which time he acted as President of the Commissions and brought the offices up to a high grade of efficiency.
Mr. Sanford has been connected with much important litigation and is an active trial lawyer, al- though during the past few years he has devoted the major portion of his time as a consulting attorney.
On December 7, 1909, Mr. Sanford married M. Jennings Carroll, daughter of S. John and Susan P. Carroll. To the union have been born five children, four of whom are now living, viz .: John L. Sanford, Jr., Anne Iglehart Sanford, David Hoyle Sanford and William L. Sanford. His residence is at 2729 North Charles street, and he maintains a suite of offices in the Munsey Building, Baltimore.
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S. PROCTOR BRADY.
S. Proctor Brady, president of the Poole Engineering & Machine Company. Baltimore, was born at Brooksville, Baltimore County, Maryland, July 17. 1878, son of Samuel and leben Brady.
After attending the public schools and Baltimore City College. Mr. Brady was employed by the old wholesale shoe firm of Shinghuff, lohns & Company for six years. He was then associated with the American Surety Company for one and a half years, and at the end of this time. he founded his first business enterprise. the Brady-Robinson Chemical Company. This undertaking rapidly expanded under his direction, and its success was assured, when the great fire of 1904 wiped out the plant.
Forced to secure another start in business, Mr. Brady connected with the Western Maryland Railway Company for several years, lle then organized the Terminal Warehouse Company, and when this concern was merged with the Baltimore Fidelity Warehouse Company he remained with the new company as vice-president in charge of all operation until 1914, having, during this time, perfected and systematized the entire terminal warehouse organization of the Western Maryland R. R. in Baltimore.
In July. 1914, Mr. Brady assumed the presidency of the Poole Engineering & Machine Company, recognized throughout the United States as one of the greatest enterprises of its kind. This entire organization and its officials were at the disposal of the Government during the Great War, and an immense volume of work was done which facili- tated the progress of military activities.
Mr. Brady is prominent in the social activities of the city, and is a member of the following clubs : Maryland, Baltimore, Elkridge Hunting, Green Spring Valley Innt, Harford Hunting, Baltimore Country, City, Merchant's, and Press Club.
Mr. Brady married In November. 1901. Eleanor HI. Emery. They have one son. S. Proctor Brady. Junior. Residence, Brooklandville. Offices, Poole Engineering & Machine Company, Woodberry, Maryland.
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JOSEPH F. ILINDES.
Joseph F. Hlindes, president and general manager of the Emerson Drug Company. (Bromo-Seltzer manufacturersi. Baltimore, was born in Baltimore, Maryland, December 24, 1562. son of Joseph F, and Mary A. (Soccombe) Hindes, and grandson of Samuel Hlindes, one time police commissioner and also sheriff of Baltimore, who was also a candidate for mayor of Baltimore, but was defeated by Indge George William Brown. Joseph F. Hindes, father of our subject, was also a very prominent and active citizen of Bahimore, and for twenty-six years was paying teller of the Savings Bank of Baltimore until his death. During the Civil War. when Harry Gilmor's Confederate forces threatened an Invasion of Baltimore City, he held a high position of trust in the sub-treasury of the United States, at Baltimore, and all the treasury funds being placed upon a revenue cutter under the care of Mr. Hindes, Senior, the entter steamed down the Bay and remained away until all danger of invasion was over and the Confederate hordes had passed. Joseph F. Hlindes, Junior, our subject, was educated in the public schools, Baltimore City College, and Eaton & Burnett Business College, Baltimore. He was first employed by George P. Frick in the dry goods commission business. which position he resigned on account of ift health. He was then bookkeeper for Francis O. Cole & Company. hal manufacturers, and later for D. Oppenheimer & Brothers, Wholesale jewelers.
On July 12, 1890, Mr. Hlindes accepted a position as bookkeeper with the Emerson Drug Company, and on March 23, 1891, when the company was incorporated, was advanced to the position of secretary and treasurer, which othces he continued nuti July 1, 1906, then being chosen to occupy the positions of president and treasurer.
On Jannary 29. 1918, Mr. Hindes assumed the offices of president and general manager of the Emerson Drug Com- pany. Mr. Hindes is also vice-president of the Emerson Hotel Co., Baltimore, Md. : vice- president of the Maryland Glass Corporation, Baltimore, Md. : vice-president of the Citro Chemical Co. Maywood. N. J. ; vice-president of the American Bromine Co., Midland, Mich. : vice-president of the Cream Chemical Co., Maywood, N. J.
Mr. Illudes is a member of the Bahimore Yacht Club, of the Baltimore Athletic Club, and of the Rolling Road Golf Club. For many years his greatest hobby has been the pleasure he derives from his kennel of bird dogs on his beautiful estate of forty-tive acres at Relay Maryland, of which he possesses some of the finest in the world. He was the owner of the notable Champion Count Whitestone 11. This dog was the world's champion field trial dog in 190%, and the only champlon field trial dog over owned by a Marylander. Whitestone Il won the championship at Grand Junction. Trou .. beginning January 20, 190s, competing with the greatest dogs of the time, among whom were Tonopaugh, Pantiekdi. Fishel's Frank, Oakley Hills King. Odessa, Caesar, and Champion Prince Whitestone, the last named dog having went the championship the previous year. All the dogs in the contest had won first one or more times in the all-nge stake in the varlous State trials. Champion Connt Whitestoute Ind wins in public tield trials were as follows : (First, allage. Georgla Fleld Trials Association, 19986; 1Secondi, allage, Independent Field Trials Club, Huntsville. Il. November 4. 1907, 22 starters : thourth), Continental Field Trials Club, Barber Innetion. N. C .. November 51, 1:07, 20 starter -: (Second), United States all-age, Grand Junction, Tonn., 2S starters ; winner national championship, Grand Junction. with S starters. The sire of Count Whitestone Il was Count Whitestone, the greatest setter sire ever known.
Mr. Ilindes was also the owner of another noted fehl trial dog. Milton. Following are his wins: 1:107 - Third. North Dakota all-age stake, 21 starters: first. Maryland allage stake. 1I starters ; equal fourth, Virginia free-for-at. 15 starters. 1909-Second, Kentucky all-age stake, 29 starters : second, Pointer Club of America's free for all (two-hour heats), 10 starters. 1910 -Third, Eastern allage stake, 86 starters; third. Eastern Subscription stake, (two-hour heats), 21 starters.
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J. M. WILLIS.
The career of J. M. Willis, the Vice-President and General Manager of the Baltimore Dry Docks & Ship Building Co., is typical of an alert and ambitious American youth who possesses pluck, deter- mination and a definite intention to excel in a chosen pursuit.
Mr. Willis began his shipbuilding career in 1898, at the age of thirteen, as a rivet boy in the Mare Island Navy Yard. He started in with the intention to combine diligent study with faithful work and following out this plan he was soon able to secure a position as an Apprentice Electrical Machinist. While so serving he studied diligently, and after two years passed a competitive exam- ination for appointment as Draftsman. He served in the drafting room for four years, and it was while so engaged that he first attracted the attention of Mr. Holden A. Evans, then Manager of the. Mare Island Yard. Five other boys were engaged in the same department with Mr. Willis, all serv- ing in the same capacity, but Mr. Evans discovered that these five were of the type who merely at- tended to their routine work and made no effort to secure the more advanced education which would have resulted in their efficiency and subsequent promotion. Since that time Mr. Willis has been almost continuously in association with Mr. Evans.
In 1908 Secretary Meyer, of the United States Navy, selected Mr. Evans to reorganize the Navy Yards of the United States, directing him to begin at the Norfolk Navy Yard. and Mr. Willis was appointed to assist him in that great task.
In 1910 Mr. Willis resigned to take charge of the machinery department of the Seattle Construc- tion and Dry Dock Company, of Seattle. Washington. which position he left in 1911 to become Shop Superintendent of the Navy Yard at Puget Sound. In 1914. when Mr. Evans went to Baltimore to take charge of the Skinner Dry Docks and Shipbuilding Company, it was his wish that Mr. Willis accompany him to assist in the management of the company, and the two executives speedily en- larged the scope of its operations.
It was not long before the Skinner Dry Docks and Shipbuilding Company was incorporated under the name of the Baltimore Dry Docks & Ship Building Co., with Mr. Willis as Superintendent of the Yards.
In 1916 he became Vice-President of the Company, which had by then more than doubled its earning capacity, and in June, 1917, Mr. Willis was promoted to the position of Vice-President and General Manager of the Baltimore Dry Docks & Ship Building Company.
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GEORGE MCLEAN SHRIVER.
George McLean Shriver, Senior Vice-President of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company. with offices in Baltimore, was born in Hightstown, New Jersey, son of the late Rev. Samuel S. Shriver and Caroline Mccluskey Shriver.
Mr. Shriver was educated in the public schools of Baltimore City. He entered the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company in 1887 as a clerk in the accounting department. He wa- promoted to private secretary to the President of the Company in 1888. and in 1901 became assistant to the President. which position he occupied until 1911. when he was elected Second Vice-President. He is now Senior Vice-President of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company. with offices in the Gen- eral Office Building of the Company, Charles and Baltimore Streets. Baltimore.
In June, 1891, Mr. Shriver married Miss Elizabeth M. Chism. They are the parents of five chil- dren. Residence, Pikesville, Maryland.
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PARKER COOK.
Parker Cook was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on February 16. 1875, the son of Henry F. and Catherine E. ( Jarboe) Cook, both descendants of families who are noted in the historical annals of the State.
Mr. Cook was educated at Baltimore City College, and in 1892 entered the employ of Tate-Hendricks & Company, remaining with this concern a short time. He then entered the service of the Emerson Drug Company, a corporation which is internationally known as the manufacturers of Bromo-Seltzer. From a minor position Mr. Cook worked his way upward throughout the various departments, and was eventually rewarded for his ability by being elected secretary of the company.
Mr. Cook is president of the Emerson Hotel Company, which owns and operates in Baltimore one of the finest hotels in the United States. He is secretary of the Maryland Glass Corporation, another great industry.
During the Spanish-American War Mr. Cook served as paymaster In the United States Navy, being stationed aboard the U. S. S. "Dixie."
Mr. Cook is a thirty-second degree Mason. He belongs to the Merchant's & Manufacturer's Association. the American Pharmaceutical Association, the Maryland Pharmaceutical Association, and the Baltimore Drug Exchange. He is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, and is identified with the Baltimore Yacht, Maryland, Uni- Versity, Baltimore Country. Elkridge Hunt, Maryland Jockey, Baltimore Press, and Merchants' Clubs.
Mr. Cook married July 3, 1899, Mrs. Henrietta MeRne.
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J. COOKMAN BOYD.
J. Cookman Boyd, director and counsel for numerous large Baltimore business concerns, was born in that city December 13, 1867. son of William II. and Sarah E. (Jackson) Boyd.
He was educated in the public schools, Johns Hopkins University, daw departmenti, and the University of Mary- land: was admitted to the bar in INSS and has since been actively engaged in the practice of law.
He has always been a Republican in polities and for many years was one of the legal advisors of the Republican State Central Committee of Maryland. In 1596 he was presidential elector-at-large, having been elected by a majority of over 33,000 votes, and he cast the first vote for a Republlean President balloted in the State of Maryland since the World War. Ile has frequently been requested to become candidate for various high offices, but has invariably declined. In 1915 Mr. Boyd was appointed a member of the Board of Park Commissioners by the then Mayor James II. Preston, and in February, 1919, was made president of that board, which position he still holds. lle is also a member of the Annex Advisory Commission, cappointed by Mayor Broening to provide ways and means for the development and financing of the territory recently annexed to Baltimore), and a member of the Municipal Art Commission of Baltimore.
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