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EDWARD ARTHUR HAID.
Edward Arthur Haid, who since his admission to the bar on the 1st of August, 1904, has engaged in law practice in St. Louis, where he was born November 4. 1881, is a son of Frederick W. and Sophia C. (Kraemer) Haid, who are mentioned in connection with the record of George F. Haid on another page of this work. Edward A. Haid was a pupil in the Blair school of St. Louis and when a lad of between twelve and thirteen years began providing for his own livelihood. His first position was that of a bundle boy with the J. L. Hudson Clothing company and his original wage was two dollars per week. He worked in that way for six months
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and afterward became connected with the St. Louis Star, delivering afternoon papers for a half year. Subsequently he was office boy for Hon. Elmer B. Adams. United States district judge, and while thus employed took up the study of stenography. After six months he accepted a position with the Murnane Silvering & Beveling company as a stenographer and in 1901 became secretary to the Hon. Amos M. Thayer, judge of the United States circuit court of appeals. He began the study of law in the Benton Law School, where he completed his course in 1904, and the same year was admitted to practice. Resigning his position in connection with the United States court he entered the law office of Jones & Hocker, with whom he continued for about six months, or until January, 1905, when he began practice on his own account, thus spending two years. He next entered the law depart- ment of the Frisco Railroad with which he was associated until December, 1912, when he was made assistant general attorney of the St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) Railroad. In May, 1915, he was advanced to the position of general attorney of the Cotton Belt and so continued until January, 1917, when he resigned and entered upon private practice, specializing in railroad law and rate matters. In the discussion of legal matters he speaks clearly and to the point, without orna- ment, and his success is due to his close analytical work in the office and in the court.
In St. Louis, November 24, 1904, Mr. Haid was married to Miss Princess A. Bailey, a native of Ohio and a daughter of Charles T. and Catherine (Wise) Bailey. The father, now deceased, was a representative of an old family of Van Wert, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Haid have become parents of three children: Edward C., whose birth occurred June 13, 1906; Eula V., who was born March 19, 1908; and Lloyd Orr, whose natal day was November 28, 1910. All are natives of St. Louis.
After America entered the World war Mr. Haid served on the legal advisory board of the twenty-eighth ward of St. Louis, was also a member of the intelli- gence bureau and took helpful part in the bond sales, the Red Cross drives and other war activities. Since attaining his majority he has voted with the repub- lican party. He is well known as a member of the Missouri Athletic Association and belongs to Grace Methodist Episcopal church, in the teachings of which have been found the guiding spirit of his life.
FREDERICK W. PAPE.
The office of commissioner of parks and recreation in a city like St. Louis requires of any incumbent the possession of certain qualities beyond the mere ability to direct the work of improvement and control the management of the park system; there must also be that quality of humanitarianism which recognizes the needs of the public in the matter of recreation grounds for the young and a place that will make its appeal to the better side of nature through its beauty and adornment. Well equipped to meet all the requirements of this office Fred- erick W. Pape is making an excellent record as one of the public officials of St. Louis. He was born in this city March 4, 1877, and is a son of the late William C. Pape, also a native of St. Louis, and a grandson of Christian Pape. The family was founded in St. Louis at a very early period, or in the '40s. The father was reared and educated in this city and after reaching man's estate engaged in busi- ness as a florist and landscape gardener, thus following in the business footsteps of his father. He was a stanch republican in politics and an active worker for the party. For five years he filled the office of general superintendent of the St. Louis park department, being the incumbent in that position at the time of his death which occurred in 1899, when he was forty-three years of age. His son, Frederick W. Pape, was then appointed to fill out the unexpired term and occupied the position for three and a half years in the same capacity as his father had done.
Frederick W. Pape was educated in the public schools of St. Louis and when a youth of sixteen began working for his father and in that way acquainted him- self with all branches of the business, including work as florist, horticulturist and landscape gardener. During the construction of the grounds of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis he was assistant to George C. Kessler, the chief
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landscape architect. He served in that capacity for fourteen months and then took up the horticultural business on his own account, giving his attention thereto until 1912, when he accepted the position of assistant city forester. He thus served until July, 1918, when by promotion he became city forester and acted in that capacity until February 1, 1919, when he was appointed to the office of commis- sioner of parks and recreation. His training from his boyhood days has fitted him for the duties and responsibilities that now devolve upon him. He displays the utmost thoroughness and care in the management of the park system and is con- stantly studying methods for their improvement and beauty and for the promotion of their utility as public playgrounds. His entire period of service in public office has been marked by thoroughness and devotion to duty which have won him high commendation, and his advancement to his present place was indeed well merited.
Mr. Pape has been married twice. In St. Louis, November 12, 1902, he wedded Miss Mae Miller, a native of this city and a daughter of George C. and Josephine (Conlan) Miller. Mrs. Pape passed away in St. Louis, April 8, 1907. at the age of thirty years, leaving two children, Raymond and Mae. On the 5th of June, 1909, in St. Louis, Mr. Pape was married to Miss Louise Miller, a sister of his first wife and also a native of St. Louis.
In his political views Mr. Pape is a stalwart republican and has been an active worker in the party since attaining his majority, now serving as a member of the republican city central committee. He belongs to the Lutheran church and is a member of Itaska Lodge, No. 420, A. F. & A. M., and also of Missouri Chapter, No. 1, R. A. M. He likewise belongs to the Tower Grove Turner Society. During the progress of the World war he was active in the sale of Liberty bonds and also made a personal canvass of his locality for Red Cross subscriptions. In fact he did everything in his power to assist in financing the war and promoting the work which could be done at home for the support of the soldiers in the field. Mr. Pape deserves much credit for what he has accomplished. His father met a tragic death, leaving his son, Frederick W., the eldest of six children, as the sole support of a widowed mother and the younger members of the family. He bravely took up the heavy task that devolved upon him and throughout his entire life has met every duty with the same courage, resolution and conscientious purpose. He has ever been a man of high ideals, devoted to his profession and is doing much good, especially in providing breathing spaces for the poor through the develop- ment of the park system and playgrounds in congested districts and thus directly benefiting a class hitherto much neglected.
ALONZO F. BARR.
Alonzo F. Barr, chief examiner of the efficiency board of St. Louis, is a man of broad vision and splendid executive ability who in his present position passes upon the qualifications of all candidates for positions in the classified service of his city, of which there are about seven thousand. He has advanced to this position by reason of his own ability and without political influence. Mr. Barr was born at Florissant in St. Louis county, August 24, 1878. His father, John P. Barr, a native of Lorraine, France, came to America in 1832, making his way direct to St. Louis and soon thereafter settling in St. Louis county. The voyage to the new world was made in company with his parents, Nicholas and Mary Barr, John P. Barr being at that time a lad of twelve years. He was educated in a private school of St. Louis county and in young manhood purchased farm lands in the vicinity of Florissant, there successfully carrying on general agricultural pursuits from 1856 until the time of his death in 1911. He was a Mexican war veteran and served in the Doniphan campaign as a private with the artillery. In 1849, with others, he crossed the plains to California, remaining on the Pacific coast during the height of the gold excitement there, returning to Missouri in 1855. In 1856 he was married to Frances De Salme, a native of St. Louis and representative of an old and prominent French family early established in the city. Mrs. Barr, who is still living, has be- come the mother of ten children, six sons and four daughters, of whom Alonzo F. is the youngest. But two survive, his brother being Nicholas Barr, also of St. Louis.
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The death of the father occurred at Florissant, February 28, 1911, when he had reached the notable age of ninety-one years.
Alonzo F. Barr was educated in the public schools of Florissant, in St. Louis University and is now attending the St. Louis Institute of Law. Following the completion of his college course he took up the profession of teaching which he followed in the Florissant public schools for a period of five years. He next entered the government service as a postoffice employe, there remaining for fifteen years, serving during the latter part of that period as superintendent of the Field station. He was then appointed assistant examiner of the efficiency board in April, 1915, upon a competitive examination, and was promoted to chief examiner in August, 1918. He is a tireless worker and conscientious in all of his efforts. He has recently made surveys of the largest city departments and as a result of these surveys has made recommendations with reference to the conduct of these depart- ments, which recommendations have met with uniform favor. He is recognized as one of the most competent efficiency experts in America and his reputation has brought to him numerous offers of municipal positions from various places through- out the United States, including New York on the far east and Los Angeles on the west.
On the 20th of June, 1906, Mr. Barr was married in St. Louis to Anna Hanlon, a native of this city and daughter of Mathew and Mary Hanlon, now deceased. Mrs. Barr passed away May 12, 1908, at the age of twenty-eight, leaving a daughter, Jane Frances, who was born on the 25th of March of that year.
During the World war Mr. Barr served as a speaker for the Red Cross and was also a member of the local war service board of the Knights of Columbus. In politics he is a stalwart republican. Of the Roman Catholic church he is a com- municant and is a district deputy of the Knights of Columbus. He takes a most helpful interest in the work of St. Francis Xavier's church, laboring untiringly for his parish. He is a charter member and vice president of the Knights of Columbus Choral Club, possessing much natural ability, his voice having been well trained. He participates in all the concerts of the Choral Club, which is recognized as one of the leading male singing organizations of the country. He is likewise an able pianist. As a graduate of St. Louis University, with an A. B. and A. M. degree, he is much devoted to educational development in general and to any plans or under- takings of his alma mater in particular. The care and protection of young men, assisting them to become better and truer citizens, is a matter of deep concern to him. He is president of the Catholic Civic Center, which has for its object the betterment of citizenship among young men, especially for those away from their own homes, and in this connection directs one of the most important activities of the present day. His leisure is devoted to the reading of good books and he keeps informed on all events of current interest. His literary standards are high and he is a clear, logical and forceful writer, while his fund of knowledge and excellent voice combine to make him a pleasing and convincing speaker.
CHARLES M. TALBERT.
Charles M. Talbert, a capable public official serving as director of streets and sewers, and as such as a member of the board of public service of St. Louis, manifesting at all times a public-spirited devotion to the general good, was born in Shelby county, Indiana, September 27, 1870. His father, William Talbert, was also a native of that state and was of French Huguenot and Scotch descent. In 1875 he removed to Barry county, Missouri, where he resided to the time of his death in 1895. For many years he successfully conducted business as a merchant. During the Civil war he served as a member of Company E, One Hundred and Thirty-second Indiana Infantry, participating in the fighting in Alabama and other districts of the south. He was a stanch republican and for a number of years was chairman of the republican county central committee of Barry county. At the time of his death, which occurred when he was fifty-one years of age, he was serving as county recorder of deeds. He also served as postmaster at Cassville, the county seat of Barry county, during President Harrison's administration. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Amanda Carter, was also born in Indiana and
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passed away in 1878, at the age of thirty years. Their family numbered three daughters and a son.
The latter, Charles M. Talbert, who was the second in order of birth, was edu- cated in the public schools of southwestern Missouri and in the State University, which he attended from 1891 until 1893. As a youth in the country his life was not unlike that of other country boys. He clerked in a country store, taught school and was variously employed. After leaving college he entered the government service, survey- ing on the Missouri river, and later he was connected with a city engineering company for a year. He was next with the Mississippi river commission in general survey and improvement work until 1903, when he became connected with the Louisiana Purchase Exposition as construction engineer on the Cascades and when the fair opened he was made superintendent of buildings and exhibits in the liberal arts department under Colonel John A. Ockerson, thus continuing until the close of the exposition, when he became associated with the city government under A. J. O'Reilly, then president of the board of public improvements. He acted as assistant to the president and was later appointed street commissioner by Hon. Frederick Kreismann, then mayor of St. Louis. Later he was appointed to his present position by Mayor Kiel and was reap- pointed during the mayor's second term. As a member of the board of public service he has been found thoroughly capable, impressing one as a man of great ability and thoroughness in his work. He has a broad knowledge of the needs of the city and the best methods of working out the solution of its problems with regard to streets and sewers as well as to the traffic of the city. He is quick to perceive and analyze, ready to act and very efficient, having a remarkable capacity for execution.
On the 12th of April, 1899, Mr. Talbert was married to Miss Mary Davitt, of St. Louis, a daughter of John and Wilhelmina Davitt. Her father was a lumber merchant who furnished most of the lumber used in steamboat construction in early days. Mr. and Mrs. Talbert have one son, William R., who was born in St. Louis, December 26, 1899.
During his college days Mr. Talbert was a member of the Missouri National Guard. When this country was a participant in the World war he took an active part in all interests to uphold the government and promote the welfare of the army. He served as a director of municipal cooperation, publicity division of the eighth federal reserve district, was for four years chairman of the public safety section of the National Safety Council and served on the legal advisory board. He was a member of the executive committee of the Liberty Loan and of the Red Cross executive committee. He was given an honor certificate and awarded a silver service belt buckle appropriately engraved for his part in the publicity for the fourth Liberty Loan and also a Red Cross service hutton was awarded him for the splendid work he did in behalf of the organiza- tion. Many letters of commendation and appreciation were received by him from many men high in the offices of the various war organizations on the boards of which he served. He has taken a leading part in the movement to create a national standard traffic code and his service along this line has been recognized by his selection as chairman of the first national conference which was held in Washington, D. C., in January, 1921. In politics he is an earnest republican and has been quite active in support of the party. Fraternally he is connected with Tuscan Lodge, No. 360, A. F. & A. M., has also taken the degrees of the chapter, of the Scottish Rite, of the Grotto and the Mystic Shrine. He is a prominent figure in a number of the leading clubs of the city, belonging to the Midland Valley Country Club, Century Club, Riverview Club and the Missouri Athletic Association, while along the line of his profession he is connected with the Engineers Club of St. Louis and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS MORRIS, M. D.
Dr. Christopher Columbus Morris, a surgeon of St. Louis, was born in Putnam county, Indiana, December 27, 1858, his parents being Joseph M. and Sarah E. (Owen) Morris. He is a representative of old American families and one of his uncles in the maternal line, William Owen, served with the Union army in the Civil war.
Dr. Morris pursued his early education in the public schools of his native state and afterward attended Licking Academy at Licking, Missouri, subsequent to which
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time he entered the Missouri State University and won the M. D. degree in 1884. He has since taken post-graduate work in the New York Polyclinic during the winter of 1890-91 and in 1896 Ewing College conferred upon him the Master of Arts degree in recognition of his valuable scientific labors. He took up the general practice of medi- cine in northeast Missouri, where he remained until 1890, and in 1891 he opened an office in St. Louis. In 1893 he organized the St. Louis Baptist Hospital, of which he is now superintendent and surgeon in chief. He is recognized as an eminent authority on his branch of the profession, his skill and ability being proven in many major operations. He has devoted practically his entire time to his profession and is con- stantly studying to perfect himself in his chosen life work. In 1906 he took post- graduate work in the clinics of London, Berlin and Paris. He is a member of the St. Louis Medical Society, the Missouri State Medical Society, the American Medical Association, the American Electro-Therapeutic Association and a life member of the American Hospital Association. He is also a member of the American Association of Railway Surgeons, the Southern Medical Association and Southern States Association of Railway Surgeons; consulting surgeon of the Missouri Pacific Railway and substitute surgeon of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway.
On the 17th of June, 1885, Dr. Morris was united in marriage to Miss Willa Raines and they became the parents of a daughter, Ina, who is now the wife of J. Travis Fleishel, vice president of the Cain-Hurley Lumber Company of St. Louis, Missouri. They have two children, Florence and Ina. In 1917 Dr. Morris was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, who passed away on the 5th of October of that year.
During the war Dr. Morris was chairman of Medical Advisory Board No. 7 of St. Louis and also received recognition from the war department for services proffered to the Volunteer Medical Service Corps in connection with the Council of National Defense. In politics he is a republican where political issues are involved but at local elections casts an independent ballot. Fraternally he is a Mason who has taken the degrees of both York and Scottish Rites. He belongs to the St. Louis Club and finds his chief recreation in golf. His religious faith is that of the Baptist church, his mem- bership being with the Second Baptist church of St. Louis, and for the past twenty- eight years he has been the superintendent and chief surgeon of the St. Louis Baptist Hospital. In this connection he has done a wonderful work for the benefit of man- kind and his labors have indeed been far-reaching and beneficial. He has ever main- tained the highest personal as well as professional standards and has always enjoyed the fullest confidence and respect of his professional brethren and the general public.
CHARLES HERTENSTEIN.
Charles Hertenstein, chairman of the St. Louis efficiency board and prominent in union labor circles, has exerted a wide influence over labor organizations because he is at all times absolutely square and just. Moreover, he can see both sides of a question, and while it is his purpose to do everything in his power for the interest of his organization at the same time he deals squarely with other interested parties. It is therefore not a matter of marvel that he commands the respect of all who know him.
Mr. Hertenstein is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born April 15, 1872, and is a son of Frederick and Anna Elizabeth (Braun) Hertenstein. The father, now deceased, was a native of Switzerland and came to America in the '50s, settling in Cincinnati, where he resided until his death, which occurred in 1881 when he was forty-eight years of age. In his active business career he was a shoe merchant and won substantial success. During the Civil war, however, he served as a soldier of the Union army, placing his duty to his country before all other interests. His wife, a native of Germany, came to the new world with her parents in girlhood and passed away in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1907, at the age of seventy-two years. Their family numbered three sons and two daughters, of whom two sons and a daughter are yet living.
Charles Hertenstein, after attending the public schools until he had mastered the work of the grades, entered the Woodward high school of Cincinnati from which he was graduated in 1890. His desire to become a professional man led him to take up the study of law in the Cincinnati Law School and in 1895 he was graduated
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with the LL. B. degree. The same year he was admitted to practice at the Oblo bar. Long prior to this time, however, he had provided for his own support. In fact at the age of ten years he started out to earn his own living and this he did as a newsboy. Later he began working at the printer's trade and from his earnings as a journeyman printer he paid his way through college. He was connected with the Post Dispatch for twenty years and becoming interested in the question of labor organization he joined the St. Louis Typographical Local Union, of which he was elected to the presidency, serving now for the twelfth term in that office. He never took up the practice of law but his knowledge thereof has been of immense benefit to him in various activities in which he has engaged as the years have gone by. In 1912 he was elected a member of the board of freeholders and served thereon for eighteen months without salary as a patriotic duty, filling the position at the time the board drafted the present city charter of St. Louis, which was adopted by a vote of the people June 30, 1914. On the 5th of September, 1916, he was appointed a member of the St. Louis efficiency board and by the board was elected chairman. He served for three years and was then again appointed by the mayor on the 5th of September, 1919, for a second three years' term and remains at the head of the board, which is doing excellent service in behalf of many public interests which come under its jurisdiction. Mr. Hertenstein is also treasurer of the Lincoln Housing Trust, an incorporated company the object of which is to assist poor people to acquire homes on easy terms and under favorable conditions.
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