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The public interest that has animated Mr. Hunt has been conspicuous throughout his career. He served as a member of the township committee of Clinton township, Essex county, 1878; clerk of the senate committee of agriculture of the United States, and secretary to Senator F. T. Freling- huysen, 1876-77; assistant secretary, New Jersey Senate, 1879-80-81; mem- ber of the State Sewerage Commission, 1896-1906; member of various other commissions; foreman of the United States Grand Jury twice, and of the Essex County Grand Jury. Mr. Hunt is a member of the Trinity Episcopal Church and of the following named organizations: Sons of the American Revolution, in which he has served as president of the Newark chapter; Washington Headquarters' Association; Franklin Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Essex Club of Newark, having served as governor and secretary of this body; Essex County Country Club; Baltusrol Golf Club; Lotus Club of New York; Union Club of Newark; and several others.
Mr. Hunt married, in 1877, Lucy, daughter of William P. and Margaret Hannah Southworth, the ceremony taking place at Irvington, New Jersey. Children: William S., born in 1879, and Sanford B., born in 1881. Mr. Hunt is a man who is always tremendously alert, intense and in carnest.
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He is a scholar of widest reading, and his brilliant imagination combined with his serious aims, is of wonderful effectiveness. Few men have been endowed with more notable gifts, and he possesses the subtle faculty of bringing out the best in all with whom he comes in contact.
MARSHALL N. SHOEMAKER
Marshall N. Shoemaker, the consulting engineer is, as his name amply indicates, a member of the widely known family of Philadelphia, and was born in that city in 1873. He is the son of Marshall N. and Annie A. (Simpson) Shoemaker.
His early education was received in the public schools of Philadelphia, an education that was supplemented by work with private tutors. He early displayed a great natural aptitude for engineering work and was em- ployed by the A. & P. Roberts Company of Philadelphia, who, in 1897, sent him to New York as their representative. In spite of his youth he was responsible for all engineering work in New York State. When the American Bridge Company was formed, he received the offer of a secretaryship to the vice-president, an offer which he accepted and retained for two years. At the end of that time he returned to the Pencoyd Plant as engineer in charge of the eastern division drawing-rooms. This position he filled for a year and a half, and it was during this time that he formed the American Concrete & Steel Company, of which he was vice-president and treasurer. In March, 1911, he sold out his interests in the American Concrete & Steel Company, determining to devote himself to consulting engineering work alone, and opened his present office in Clinton street.
Mr. Shoemaker is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. ITe also finds time to belong to several fraternal societies, among them the Masonic Lodge, Enterprise No. 48, Jersey City, and the Roxborough Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Philadelphia.
Mr. Shoemaker married Mary A. Bernard, of Philadelphia.
WILLIAM A. JONES, JR.
In the person of William A. Jones, Jr., of the city of Newark, New Jersey, the present head of the well-known lumber firm of William A. Jones & Son, we find a man of keen discernment and energy, and one possessed of executive ability of a high order. Ile has at all times de- served the confidence reposed in him by his business associates and stands high in the esteem of the entire community. The family of which he is a worthy representative, has resided in the Oranges for a period of more than two hundred years, during which time they have occupied prominent positions in various fields. Joseph Jones, a member of this distinguished family, served as sergeant during the Revolutionary War.
William A. Jones, Sr., father of the subject of this sketch, was born in East Orange, New Jersey, October 26, 1841, and died at his home in the same town, September 23, 1910. During his boyhood he was an attend- ant at the old white schoolhouse which stood in the rear of Brick Church, and his business training was obtained under the supervision of his father, Alfred Jones. In 1862 he entered the employ of John M. Randall, a lumber dealer in Newark, and the knowledge he had acquired while mastering the difficulties of the carpenter's trade under his father, enabled Mr. Jones to make his way forward with unusual rapidity. In a compara-
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tively short period of time he was advanced to the position of junior partner in the firm, which became known as Randall, Swain & Jones. Mr. Randall retiring in 1875, the firm continued its business under the style of Swain & Jones and, upon the death of Mr. Swain, Mr. Jones again changed the firm name, this time making it read: William A. Jones & Son. At this time he admitted his son, William A. Jones, Jr., into partnership. An honest, upright man of business. Mr. Jones carried these characteristics into every detail of every business transaction with which he was con- nected. In return he was honored by the sincere esteem of all with whom he came in contact. He was a charter member and president of the New Jersey Lumbermen's Association, for many years its treasurer, and one of its foremost delegates to trade conferences. Mr. Jones married, in 1862, Lucy Miriam, a daughter of George Andrew, of Cheshire, England. Children: William A., Jr .; Albert E., of Irvington, New Jersey; Mrs. George P. Riley; Mrs. Thomas W. Jackson, Jr., and Mrs. Thomas G. Harrison, of East Orange, New Jersey; Mrs. C. A. Giese, of Newark; and Mrs. H. B. Miller, of Paterson, New Jersey.
William A. Jones, Jr., was born in East Orange, New Jersey, in 1872. He rceived a thorough and education in practical
the public schools of his district, and at a suitable age engaged in his business career, this was in the business of which his father was the able head, and Mr. Jones has been at least equally as successful as his father. He adopted and followed the same commendable business principles, and while he has been conservative to a certain extent, he has also been progressive, and ranks among the finest business men of the city. Upon the death of his father he assumed control of all the important business interests, and under his capable management they are in a most flourishing condition. The planing mill they have in operation furnishes employment steadily to a large number of people, and the general lumber business does the same. Mr. Jones is treasurer of the Passaic River Protective Association, is a member of the Newark Board of Trade, in which body he does efficient service as a member of the Navigation Committee.
Personally Mr. Jones is affable and hearty in manner, and combines a business promptness and decision with a marked kindness of nature. He has a clear mind and is possessed of indomitable determination, these qualities enabling him to transact business without apparent fatigue.
LOUIS HANNOCH
Louis Hannoch is one of the finest examples of a self-made man. Born to command, wise to plan, quick in action, capable of prolonged labor, all these qualities are combined with a power of close concentration. lle has the habit of investigating thoroughly every detail of a proposed enterprise, and of calculating closely the probable consequences of any given policy. Every subject is given intense thought, and when satisfied with the conclusions at which he has arrived, he has the courage of his convictions in the face of determined opposition. His mistakes in judg- ment have been few and far between. As a boy he had few educational advantages and it may with truth be said of him that he was self-educated.
Michael Hannoch, his father, was a man of estimable character, but not very successful in his business affairs, and found it a difficult matter to give his children the education which he would have desired them to have. He married Pauline Fernbach, who assisted him to the best of her ability to raise their fivo sons and one daughter.
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Louis Hannoch was born in the city of Newark, August 29, 1855. All the school education he obtained was acquired at the Market street school which he was, however, obliged to leave at the early age of eleven years, in order to assist, as the eldest, in caring for his younger brothers and sister.
His business career, on which he may look back with justifiable pride, commenced with the selling of newspapers on the streets in association with his second brother. His mettle was thus early apparent, for one year later found him in the position of errand boy and office cleaner in the office of the "Daily Journal." Keenly observant and more than ordinarily anxious to learn and advance, he rapidly gained enough knowledge of composition and presswork to make him desirous of learning both more thoroughly. The following year was spent in work in the pressroom, where he received the magnificent remuneration of five dollars a week, and for this sum was frequently obliged to be on duty from fourteen to eighteen hours a day, the few hours of sleep he was able to obtain often being taken in the paper bin. However, he lost no opportunity of increasing his business ability, and when he secured a position with Starbuck & Dunham, job printers, where he mastered that part of the printing trade, he utilized his evenings by acting as usher at a local theatre.
Shortly after this time, in 1874, the "Sunday Call" was purchased by Ure & Schoch, both of whom had been in the office of the "Daily Journal" while Mr. Hannoch was office boy there, and they had had ample opportunity to judge of the character and ability of the boy, now a young man. They offered him the position of counter of their (at that time) limited edition, and this offer was accepted. In the space of two years' time he finished learning the printer's trade, and after that time was employed at it during the daytime, and acted as social reporter for the "Sunday Call" during the evening hours. In 1877 the dual position of collector and solicitor for this paper was tendered him, and so successful were his untiring efforts in its behalf, and the increase in business due to this cause so marked, that his employers testified their appreciation of his worth and merit by giving him a position of increased responsibility and a commensurate increase in salary.
The connection of Mr. Hannoch with the "Sunday Call" was destined to be a matter of importance to the business interests of the entire city. He early realized the truth of the adage that "competition is the life of trade," and was among the first to introduce the idea of liberal newspaper adver- tising as a means of increasing this competition. The wisdom of this idea has been so thoroughly proved in the business world that further comment in this direction is entirely unnecessary. At the present time (1913) Newark is considered one of the best advertising cities in the United States.
In 1883 Mr. Hannoch was appointed business manager of the "Sunday Call," and two years later purchased an interest in the firm. The paper was incorporated in 1900, and at the present time Mr. Hannoch is one of the directors, in which body his opinions and views are regarded with the greatest respect and carry weight.
Mr. Hannoch is widely known in social as well as business circles, and his value is duly appreciated. He is a member of the American Newspaper Publishers' Association of the United States, of the Order of Free and Accepted Masons, Credit Men's Association and Newark Advertising Men's Club. In political matters he gives his support to the Republican party, and his opinions on matters of public import are listened to with close atten- tion.
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Mr. Hannoch married, July 14, 1877, Meta Kelting, and of their five children there are now living: Albert H., born August 3, 1878; Ada Ure, born August 3, 1890, married F. F. Gibney; and Adela Minnie, born April 20, 1894. In seeking to analyze the mind and character of Mr. Hannoch, he should be described as strong, direct, straightforward. He is eloquent and forcible in his speech, and has an inexhaustible fund of humor which has helped him safely over many a difficult situation. He is filled with sym- pathy for the unfortunate, and in his friendships, as in his business rela- tions, he is of unfailing fidelity.
CHARLES A. MEEKER, D. D. S.
It has been universally conceded that the busiest men are those who always find time to spare in order to assume additional duties, and appar- ently they are able to accomplish wonders. The very simple principle lying at the root of this state of affairs is systematic and methodical work. Every moment of time is given its full valuation, and every phase of life is appreciated in proportion to the useful work which has been faith- fully performed. A man who is a fine exponent of this admirable class of men is to be found in the person of Charles A. Meeker, D. D. S., of Newark, New Jersey, whose achievements in the field of dental surgery as well as in the cause of humanity entitle him to the highest rank in his profession.
Descended from a family whose earliest members in this country settled in Newark in 1642, Dr. Meeker has inherited some of the best traits of his sturdy and patriotic ancestors. His father, who was a manufacturer and leather dealer, married Elizabeth Ann, daughter of Eliakim and Sarah Meeker, and they had but one child.
Dr. Meeker was born in the city of Troy, New York, July 13, 1846, and attended and was graduated with honor from the Newark Academy. He studied law for the period of one year in the office of Foster & Thompson, at that time located at No. 69 Wall street, New York, then took up the study of dentistry, in which he has since become so famous. For one year he studied under the supervision of Dr. Lownsberry, of Newark, then with Dr. Chadsey for another year. At the expiration of this time he opened an offlee for Independent practice, with which he has been identified since that time. His first office was in the John H. Stevens" house, opposite old Trinity Church and, in 1876, he moved to his present location, where he has offices equipped in the most modern and convenient manner. Subse- quently Dr. Meeker studied at the old Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, Baltimore, Maryland, which institution conferred the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery upon him in 1884. A brief record of the offices he holds in connection with his profession is as follows: Secretary of the New Jersey State Dental Society for a period of, thirty-six years, president, one year; State Prosecutor, eight years; founder of the Central Dental Associa- tion of Northern New Jersey, president and treasurer, twenty-nine years; secretary of the American Academy of Dental Surgery, thirty years; secre- tary of the State Board of Dental Examiners since 1893; secretary and treasurer of the National Association of Dental Examiners, sixteen years; treasurer of the Interstate Dental Fraternity; national treasurer of the Interstate Dental Fraternity; non-resident member of the First District Dental Society of New York; member of the Odontological Society of New York; secretary and fellow of the American Academy of Dental Surgery since 1884; honorary member of the Vermont State Dental Society, the
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Second District State of New York, the New Jersey Southern Society, the Plainfield Dentists' Society and the Mercer Dentists' Society.
A complimentary banquet was tendered to Dr. Meeker, January 11, 1908, at the Hotel Waldorf-Astoria, by members of the dental profession, when members of the profession from Maine to Washington, from Chicago to Boston, were present, during the course of which he was presented with a fine diamond ring, and while we cannot here give in full the complimentary speeches made to Dr. Meeker upon this occasion, the following extracts seem peculiarly in place: Dr. C. S. Stockton said in part:
"I want to tell you, gentlemen, of some of the many things that have made Dr. Meeker worthy of the reception you have given him to-night; worthy of the honor you are paying him-and it is well that these honors are given. Dr. Meeker, although he is not one of the organizers of the New Jersey State Dental Society, came into it very early in its history, July, 1870, and has been its faithful secretary for more than thirty years. It is a common saying, to speak of the power behind the throne, it is a common thing to say that it is the spring which turns the wheels and makes them go around, and I say to-night that our faithful secretary has been the power behind the throne in New Jersey and the spring that has made the wheels go around. He learned the secret of having men come to the front-not because it was the fancy or desire of someone to occupy such position, but only because the right had been earned, and he found men and made them work hard all the way through the committees and so on up to the presidency. And so all through the country he has had his eye on men whom dentistry knows to-day, men who are doing things in the world, and has written to them and secured their presence in New Jersey to read papers and to come before our socleties and show us how to do the things they were doing which made them so well known. So we have had the very best talent in the world come to New Jersey because Meeker was behind the New Jersey society-because he took time by the forelock and looked up everyone and secured them for New Jersey.
"Just think, the little state of New Jersey has the best dental society of any state In the country. Why, we have had as many as seven or, eight hundred people at our meetings, and I say that is a very great honor, and for that alone Dr. Meeker is entitled to receive all the congratulations that we are giving him to-night. But more than that, he organized the C. D. A., the Central Dental Association of New Jersey. Those cabalistic letters are known as the symbol of the most active and prosperous local society that exists anywhere. It was here that Dr. Meeker introduced the social side so that men might become acquainted. These are some of the things he has done in New Jersey, and you will be surprised at the statement I am about to make. He has done more outside the state of New Jersey to deserve the honors paid him to-night than all the things I have mentioned thus far. The National Board of Dental Examiners, of which he is not only the secretary, but the treasurer, is an organization which, through his efforts, has done more to make dentistry honored and respected than anything else perhaps in the world.' Before its organization commercialism was running riot in the colleges, but the National Association of Dental Examiners has stopped all that. No man to-day can come into dentistry in this country unless he passes a worthy examination. Dr. Meeker made possible, by the introduction of a resolution, the appointment of a gentleman whom he had picked out because he knew of his qualifications, to tabulate what the colleges did, and to-day that one thing has done more for dentistry than anything else, for everybody throughout this broad land knows, who cares to look at it, how to find out just how every man who comes into dentistry passes his examination before the Examining Boards. The elevation of the colleges is helping dentistry, we, as a profession, are standing equally high with the other branches of medical science, with
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surgery and medicine. And this is one of the results which Dr. Meeker's work will have attained."
Dr. Meeker was the founder of the old Essex Art Association, and was one of the most active members, and at one time, the president of the Home Dramatic Association. As treasurer of the Newark Press Club he rendered invaluable service, and as secretary of the Newark Camera Club he proved himself to be the right man in the right place. In various exhibitions his figures and landscapes received high commendation. Art in all its branches has a peculiar fascination for him, and his home is filled with a collection of objects of art of all kinds which delight the eyes of con- noisseurs.
Dr. Meeker is the editor and publisher of "The Dental Scrap Book," published at No. 29 Fulton street, monthly, Newark, New Jersey, and which is now (1913) in its sixth year. In its list of contributors we find the names of those most eminent in the annals of medical and dental surgery. In the "History of the New Jersey State Dental Society," published in 1910, we find the following acknowledgment by Alphonso Irwin, D. D. S .:
"Camden, N. J., March 5, 1909. We would gratefully acknowledge the assistance rendered by Dr. Chas. A. Meeker, in compiling the History of the New Jersey State Dental Society, through the loan of the minutes of the society and other valuable data. The photographs furnished were rare and hard to secure, and the ever-ready secretary of the society gen- erously expended time, thought and means in procuring them." In the same volume we find, in the record of the Sixth Annual Convention, 1876, as follows: "Dr. Charles A. Meeker read a paper on 'Dynamic Force, or the Magnetism of the Sexes During the Dental Operations.' Drs. Hay- hurst and Atkinson expressed themselves as being pleased with the ideas advanced. The success of this convention was largely due to the untiring energy, indomitable will and sagacious enterprise of President Stockton and Secretary Meeker, who attracted celebrities from far and wide by their united efforts."
The Newark Free Dental Clinic Association, of which Dr. Meeker is vice-president, is to be congratulated upon the excellent results already achieved during the two years of its existence. The sole idea, when these elinies were inaugurated, was to serve the children who were not wage earners and who could not help themselves, and the law as it now reads makes these for the indigent poor, but will probably be amended in the near future. As an author Dr. Meeker has gained a widespread reputation, and many of his contributions, which have appeared in professional and other publications, are regarded as authoritative. A very important con- tribution of his is to be found on page 713, volume II, of the "History of Dental Surgery," published in 1910 by the National Art Publishing Company, at Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Dr. Meeker married, April 30, 1868, Mary E., daughter of Edward Van Beuren, of Hackensack, New Jersey. His political affiliations are with the Republican party, but the demands made upon him by his professional labors have never left him sufficient time to devote himself to public affairs, other than casting his vote as a conscientious citizen. He is an earnest member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, in which denomination he was confirmed by Bishop Oddenheimer. Dr. Meeker is also an enthusiastic member of the National Arts Club of New York, and is devoted to art in every form. In social life he is very justly popular, 'and is considered a leading spirit in the arrangement of any festival. Cordial and hospitable, he
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is a royal entertainer, and the numerous friends who visit his home are always accorded a welcome which is not easily forgotten.
At the Annual Convention of the New Jersey State Dental Society, held at Cape May, July 17-18-19, 1912, the following resolutions came before the meeting:
WHEREAS, Dr. Charles A. Meeker, after thirty-six years of faithful and efficient service is retiring as secretary of the organization; be it
Resolved, That we regard his record with pride and recognize that his connection with us has won distinction for himself and credit and honor for the society. Therefore, we, his associates, cannot allow him to retire without expressing to him our deep appreciation for his prompt and cheerful disposition of every duty assigned him; therefore, be it
Resolved, That a committee be appointed to present him with a token of the Society's regard and extend to him a heartfelt assurance of its kind wishes for his continued health and prosperity. We devoutly hope that you might be spared for many years to come, commanding as you ever have, the deep respect and sincere regards of the New Jersey State Dental Society, and we present to you these resolutions accompanied with a diamond stickpin, not as a measure of our esteem for you, but simply as an expression of it.
DR. S. C. G. WATKINS, DR. C. W. F. HOLBROOK, DR. C. E. C. SMITH, Committee.
PHILIP GARFIELD HOOD, M. D.
The profession of medicine has been selected by many men for the opportunities it affords to better the condition of their fellow beings and for advancing the cause of science in a . notable and beneficial manner. For these and other reasons it was chosen as his life work by Philip Garfield Hood, M. D., of Newark, New Jersey, and the results he has already achieved have proven the wisdom of his choice. He is the son of Albert Hood, who was a boot and shoe dealer.
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