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ROSCOE A. HAGEN
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that were established by his father, as well as following the same straightforward business methods that marked the very successful career of that parent.
On August 6, 1918, Mr. Hagen was married to Miss Louise D. Joyce, a daughter of Mrs. Maurice J. Joyce of this city, and they have two daughters: Joyce and Jean. By a former marriage Mr. Hagen has three daughters: Emabel, Anita and Suzanne.
In his fraternal connections Mr. Hagen is a Mason, belonging to Valley Lodge, Hamilton Chapter, and Monroe Commandery, K. T., and has also crossed the sands of the desert with the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. During his college days he was made a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. Mr. Hagen is well known in club circles, belonging to the Rochester Club, Rochester Athletic Club, the Ad Club, the Rochester Yacht Club, Delta Kappa Epsilon Club of New York, and the Thousand Island Yacht Club. In connection with his business interests he is a member of the National Laundry Owners Association.
J. RAYMOND SHOEMAKER.
Prominent in the commercial and manufacturing circles of Elmira is J. Raymond Shoemaker, vice president and general manager of the Hygeia Refrigerating Com- pany, and vice president of the Hygeia Ice Cream Company and also associated with other important industries. He is one of Elmira's native sons, born August 2, 1882. His parents, J. Monroe and Delia (Benedict) Shoemaker, are mentioned more particularly in the sketch of Guy W. Shoemaker in this volume.
J. Raymond Shoemaker attended the public schools of Elmira and also completed a course in the Fairfield Military Academy of Fairfield, Herkimer county, New York. He worked for the Standard Oil Company for five years and since 1906 has been connected with the Hygeia Refrigerating Company. He assumed the duties of vice president and general manager in 1920 and the success which has attended the activities of the firm during the intervening period is eloquent of his capacity for such service. He is president of the New York State Cold Storage Association and a director of the American Warehouse-Men's Association, the Merchants National Bank of Elmira and the Southern Tier Motor Company of this city.
On the 3d of October, 1903, Mr. Shoemaker was married to Miss Mabelle F. Perry, a native of Dundee and a daughter of Darius R. Perry. The latter one of the pioneers of Yates county and an honored veteran of the Civil war. He was associated with J. Monroe Shoemaker in the manufacture of wagons and afterward entered the milling business, to which he devoted his attention until his death. Mr. and Mrs. Shoemaker have five children: Perry Monroe, Garth A., Richard, David R. and Donald W. The parents are members of Park church and in politics Mr. Shoe- maker is a republican. He belongs to the Elmira Golf & Country Club and is also a Rotarian.
CHARLES LOUIS DAVIS, M. D.
Dr. Charles Louis Davis is a physician of Batavia who is accorded a large general practice in recognition of his marked skill and ability in the work of his chosen pro- fession. He was born in Fowlerville, Livingston county, New York, on the 1st of January, 1883, his parents being James P. and Anna (Hull) Davis. The father, born in England, was but three years of age when brought to this country by his mother, who took up her abode in Livingston county, this state. There James P. Davis con- tinued to reside to the time of his death and devoted his attention to general agricul- tural pursuits throughout his active business career.
Charles Louis Davis began his education as a district school pupil of Fowlerville and continued his studies in the high school at Avon. His professional training was acquired in the University of Buffalo, from which institution he was graduated with the degree of M. D. in 1907, after which he spent one year in the Buffalo General Hospital. He first located for practice in South Dayton, Cattaraugus county, New York, where he continued for about a decade. On the expiration of that period, in 1919, he opened an office in Batavia, which city has since remained the scene of his professional labors. Dr. Davis has served as president of the staff of Batavia Hos- pital and is greatly interested in hospital work, to which he devotes considerable time. He has been physician to the Children's Home of Batavia and has given par-
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ticular attention to pediatrics. His high standing among his professional colleagues and contemporaries is indicated in the fact that he has been president of the Genesee County Medical Society, while his name is also on the membership rolls of the New York State Medical Society and the American Medical Association.
On the 8th of August, 1911, in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, Dr. Davis was married to Irene Fleming, daughter of Peter Fleming of that city. Dr. and Mrs. Davis have three children: Richard F., who was born in November, 1912; Donald J., born in December, 1914; and Christine, born in December, 1916. Dr. Davis gives his political support to the republican party and has membership in the Batavia Kiwanis Club, as well as the Batavia Chamber of Commerce. He is a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church of Batavia, in the work of which he is deeply and helpfully interested, serving as a member of its board of trustees. Dr. Davis has an extensive acquaintance throughout the city and everywhere is spoken of in terms of the highest regard.
ARTHUR SAMUEL HAMILTON.
Arthur Samuel Hamilton, secretary and manager of the Mutual Underwriters Company, is one of those ambitious, energetic and capable young business men whose enterprise and public spirit insure Rochester's continued progress, and a worthy rep- resentative of one of its old families. He was born October 7, 1885, in the Flower city, and his parents, Arthur S. and Harriet (Paine) Hamilton, were also natives of Rochester. The father was one of the founders of Hamilton and Matthews, hard- ware merchants, devoting many years to the upbuilding of that business, which is now conducted under the firm style of Matthews & Boucher and ranks with the larg- est concerns of the kind in western New York. Mr. Hamilton was called to his final rest in November, 1918, and is survived by the mother, who is still a resident of Rochester.
Arthur Samuel Hamilton's public school training was supplemented by a course in the University of Rochester, from which he was graduated in 1908, and then secured a clerical position with the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway Com- pany. Subsequently he entered the employ of the Security Trust Company, with which he remained until 1910, and then entered the service of the Mutual Underwriter Company, in the capacity of correspondent. Since 1915 Mr. Hamilton has been its secretary and manager and the duties devolving upon him in this connection are dis- charged with characteristic thoroughness and efficiency. The purpose of the com- pany is to furnish reports of the commercial standing of all insurance firms doing business in the United States, and it is to insurance corporations what Bradstreet and Dun are to the banker and business man.
On October 7, 1909, Mr. Hamilton was married to Miss Elizabeth Van Buskirk, a daughter of M. F. Van Buskirk, a prominent resident of Rochester. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton: Elizabeth Harriet and Henrietta Ann, both natives of this city. Mr. Hamilton is a member of the Independent Trades Journal Association, the Rochester Country and Automobile Clubs and contributes his quota toward civic development through his activities in connection with the Chamber of Commerce. He is deeply engrossed in his work and time has proven his worth. His residence is at No. 141 Plymouth avenue, South.
CARL CORNELIUS KOESTER, M. D.
Dr. Carl Cornelius Koester is a young Batavia physician who has already gained an enviable reputation as a specialist in ophthalmology, otology, rhinology and laryngology. He was born in Lyons, Wayne county, New York, on the 16th of Au- gust, 1896, his parents being George William and Elizabeth (Haitz) Koester. His paternal grandfather, Cornelius Koester, emigrated to the United States from Europe and spent the remainder of his life in the Genesee country. He participated in the Civil war as a soldier of the Union army. George William Koester, the father of Dr. Koester of this review, completed a course in Tufts College of Massachusetts and was a graduate chemist and pharmacist, who conducted a chain of drug stores in western New York.
Carl Cornelius Kcester received his early education in the grade and high schools
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of Batavia and continued his studies in Canisius College of Buffalo, New York. Hav- ing determined to enter the ranks of the medical profession, he next matriculated in the medical department of the University of Buffalo, from which institution he was graduated with the degree of M. D. in 1920. He spent the succeeding year as house surgeon in the Buffalo City Hospital and thereafter engaged in medical practice in Buffalo for a short period. Late in 1921, however, he located in Batavia, where he has remained continuously to the present time, specializing in the treatment of dis- eases of the eye, ear, nose and throat, in which field of professional labor he has proved particularly competent. In addition to his private practice he is serving as a member of the staffs of Batavia Hospital and St. Jerome's Hospital, is attending surgeon at the Buffalo City Hospital, the Buffalo Dispensary and the Buffalo Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Infirmary, and has charge of the eye, ear, nose and throat work which is carried on among the school children of Batavia. Dr. Koester has membership in the Buffalo Academy of Medicine, the Genesee County Medical So- ciety, the New York State Medical Society and the American Medical Association.
Dr. Koester was married on September 20, 1924, to Miss Marie J. Knoll of Ba- tavia, and they reside at No. 19 Lewis avenue, a residence recently erected by Dr. Koester. The Doctor gives his political support to the democratic party and is a communicant of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic church, while fraternally he is identified with the Knights of Columbus. He has further membership connections with the Batavia Kiwanis Club and the Chamber of Commerce, and is deservedly popular in social as well as professional circles of the city of his adoption.
EDWIN GARFIELD FOSTER.
Many of Rochester's native sons have won success and prominence in the pro- fessions and in this classification belongs Edwin Garfield Foster, valuation engineer for the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway Company. He was born July 24, 1881, and his parents, John and Lydia Margaret (Albright) Foster, were natives of Savannah, Wayne county, New York. In the paternal line he traces his lineage to William Randall, who made the voyage from England to America in 1635 and became one of the earliest pioneers of Marshfield, Massachusetts. The Albrights are de- scendants of the Duke of Albrecht and the immigrant ancestor of the family was a native of Austria. He came to the New World about 1745 and settled in the vicinity of Albany, New York. The Foster family was founded in this country by Henry Foster, who left his home in the north of Ireland about 1790 and came to the United States. From the Revolutionary war period to the present time members of the Foster and Albright families have been noted for their valor and devotion to country, and the spirit of patriotism was also manifest in the career of John Foster, who offered his aid to the Union during the Civil war. He enlisted in Company A, Ninth Regiment of New York Heavy Artillery, and served from 1863 until 1865. He was captured by Confederate troops in an engagement near Washington, D. C., and after nine months' imprisonment was exchanged. He afterward became an advertising specialist and engaged in work of that character in Akron, Ohio, Grand Rapids, Michi- gan, and other cities. About 1885 he established his permanent home in Rochester and was employed as advertising manager by A. T. Soule, H. H. Warner, the well known patent medicine manufacturer, and also by the Post-Express. He severed his relations with that paper to enter the agricultural implement business and was equally successful in that field, in which he continued until his death. He passed away De- cember 18, 1913, and is survived by the mother, who still resides in Rochester. They had two children: Edwin G .; and Charles H., who is living in Sioux Falls, Iowa.
Edwin Garfield Foster was graduated from the Rochester Free Academy with the class of 1900 and for two years thereafter was identified with building operations in the city. On January 11, 1902, he entered the service of the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railroad Company in the engineering department, and is now the valua- tion engineer of that corporation.
In Rochester, on August 26, 1903, Mr. Foster was married to Miss Ruby Macdon- ald, a daughter of C. W. and Edith A. Macdonald of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Foster have two children: Helen Mar, who was born June 1, 1916; and David James, born December 10, 1922. Both are nat ves of the city. Mr. Foster is deputy commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America and an influential worker in behalf of that organization. He is a prominent Mason and an exemplary representative of the craft, being a past master of Genesee Falls Lodge, No. 507, F. & A. M .; has taken the Knights Templar
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degree in the commandery; the thirty-second degree in the consistory; is serving as president of the Masonic Temple Association, of which he is also a director; and is also district deputy grand master of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York. He is treasurer of Morgan Chapter of the New York State Archaeological Society and is also a member of the Rochester Historical Society, the Automobile Club, the National Geographic Society, and the Rochester Engineering Society. He is affiliated with the Baptist church and faithfully follows its teachings. The nature and extent of Mr. Foster's interests indicate the breadth of his mind, as well as the spirit which ani- mates him in the varied relations of life, and the sterling traits of his character have established him high in public regard. His residence is at No. 36 Arvine park.
FRANK MIFFLIN HARTMAN.
Every successful business enterprise adds to the growth and consequent prosperity of the community in which it is established and Frank M. Hartman has contributed his quota toward Dansville's development by the able conduct of a large nursery business, while his name also figures prominently in connection with land development projects. The Hartman family has had a continuous identification with Dansville for considerably more than a century. The first of the name to locate here was Harmon Hartman, the great-grandfather of Frank M. Hartman of this review. Harmon Hartman, a native of Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, settled north of what is now Dansville in 1807. His son, John Hartman, eldest of a family of thirteen children, was a farmer and also kept tavern in the house built by his father, this property in later years being occupied by Orville T. Hartman. John Hart- man was a large landholder. His estate, when divided in 1848, contained five hundred and seventy-nine acres. George Hartman, son of John and father of Frank M., was a farmer and occupied a part of the home farm. Later he engaged in the nursery business. He married Caroline Elizabeth Hamsher. Both passed away at the advanced age of eighty-seven years. Their son, Frank M., was born in Dansville on the 24th of November, 1859.
Frank M. Hartman received his education in the Dansville Seminary and after- ward completed a course in the Eastman Business College at Poughkeepsie, New York. On his return to Dansville he became associated with his father in the nursery business and since 1885 has continued in this field of activity, with which he has now been connected for nearly forty years. He combines an expert knowledge of the business with administrative ability and now utilizes about fifty acres for the growing of fine fruit trees for the wholesale trade. He is also serving as presi- dent of the Livingston Land Company of Buffalo, New York, and his business interests are extensive and important. He is a member of the New York State Nurserymen's Association and of the American Association of Nurserymen.
On the 1st of October, 1903, Mr. Hartman was united in marriage to Miss Hor- tense Pauline Armstrong of New York city, a daughter of Colonel Frederick Wol- cott and Harriet (Bedlow) Armstrong. Mr. Hartman is a member of the Episcopal church, of which he has been vestryman for twenty years, and his political support is given to the democratic party. He was a member of Union Hose Company, No. 1, for a number of years and served as trustee, vice president and president of the organization. He is broad-minded, progressive and public-spirited and measures up to the highest standards in every relation of life.
ANDREW LOGAN GILMAN.
Andrew Logan Gilman, a well known and successful lawyer of Rochester, is a native of Scottsburg, Livingston county, New York, born April 28, 1886, and repre- sents one of the old families of the Genesee country. He is a son of John and Adeline (Logan) Gilman, both of whom were born in western New York. The mother's parents came to this region about 1820, and her father, Andrew Logan, was a farmer. Philip Gilman, a direct ancestor, served in the Continental army during the Revolutionary war and after its close settled in western New York. He was a successful farmer, which occupation many of his descendants followed, and the family has aided materially in developing the rich agricultural resources of this favored section.
FRANK M. HARTMAN
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Andrew Logan Gilman received his early education in Scottsburg and in 1905 completed a course in the Geneseo Normal School. He then entered Cornell University, from which he received the A. B. degree in 1908, and two years later Union University, Albany Law School, conferred upon him the degree of LL. B. In entering upon the active practice of law Mr. Gilman was first associated with Sol Wile and Percival D. Oviatt, two well known attorneys of this city, and in 1915 became a member of the firm of Wile, Oviatt & Gilman, which is still conducted under that style, although the senior partner has retired. This firm has been intrusted with some of the most im- portant litigation heard in the courts of this district and is accorded a prominent position among Rochester's representative legal firms.
In Dansville, New York, on October 27, 1917, Mr. Gilman was married to Miss Georgiana K. Sandford and they have three children: John Sandford and Elizabeth Logan, twins, born November 30, 1918; and Philip Frank, who was born August 12, 1922. On September 6, 1918, Mr. Gilman enlisted for service in the World war and was sent to the Officers Training School at Camp Taylor, receiving his honorable discharge on November 27 of that year. Mr. Gilman is a member of the Rochester Bar Association and the Delta Chi fraternity. He is a Mason and also belongs to the Rochester Chamber of Commerce, the University Club, the American Legion, and the Monroe Golf Club. He is a consistent member of the Third Presbyterian church and throughout his career has conformed his practice to the highest standards of professional ethics. Mr. Gilman's residence is at No. 115 Crosman terrace.
GEORGE H. DAY.
George H. Day, who has been engaged in general law practice in Batavia during the past two decades, has gained merited recognition among the able and successful attorneys of the city and county. He is a native son of Batavia, and was born on the 29th of October, 1876, his parents being W. Harris and Fanny E. (Taggart) Day. The paternal grandfather, Thomas Day, a sea captain, was the first represent- ative of the family in western New York, emigrating from England to the United States prior to the birth of his son, W. Harris Day. It was about 1835 that he took up his abode in Stafford, Genesee county, New York, where he devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits throughout the remainder of his life. W. Harirs Day, the father of Mr. Day of this review, practiced law in Batavia for more than sixty years and became widely recognized as one of the leading representatives of the profession in Genesee county.
In the acquirement of an education George H. Day attended the grade and high schools of Batavia, while his professional training was received in New York Uni- versity of New York city, from which institution he was graduated with the degree of LL. B. in 1901. He practiced for one year in the eastern metropolis, for a similar period in Rochester and for two years in Buffalo before establishing himself perm- anently in Batavia in 1905. The zeal with which he has devoted his energies to his profession, the careful regard evinced for the interests of his clients, and an assidu- ous and unrelaxing attention to all the details of his cases, have brought him a. large business and made him very successful in its conduct. He is a member of the: Genesee County Bar Association.
On the 4th of February, 1908, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Mr. Day was united in marriage to Anna Applegate, daughter of Mrs. Sybil Applegate of that place. Mr .. Day takes an active interest in politics as an adherent of the republican party, but. has never sought nor desired office. He has membership in the Batavia Club, the Hol- land Club and the Stafford Country Club, and fraternally is identified with the. Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He has formed an extensive acquaintance in his native city, and his honorable professional career as well as his general reputation for sterling integrity and ability, have made him respected wherever he is known.
WILLIAM J. BRIDLE.
One of the younger realtors of Rochester who is making his mark in his chosen. line of work is William J. Bridle, the recently elected president of the Rochester Kiwanis Club. His official position in the business world is that of treasurer of the Slade & Bridle Company, Incorporated, real estate dealers, which he helped establish
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five years ago. He is a native of Devonshire, England, and was born on the 14th of April, 1884, the son of Isaac and Susan (Hutchings) Bridle, both of whom are deceased. His parents were of English birth and parentage and always lived in their native land. Isaac Bridle, a baker by trade, held a prominent position among the tradesmen of Torquay, England, where he conducted a large bakery business for forty years. He died in Torquay, in 1923, a year after his wife passed away. Five of the nine children born to Isaac Bridle and his wife are living, but William J. is the only one who has come to the New World. A brother, Joseph, and a sister, Mrs. James Page, live in London; while two sisters, Mrs. Harriet Perring and Mrs. Joseph Hawkins still live in Torquay, the old family home.
After obtaining an education in the elementary and secondary schools of Torquay, William J. Bridle went to work in his father's bakery, where he learned the trade and continued there for six years. He decided to celebrate his twenty-first birthday by setting out to try his luck in America and accordingly embarked for the United States with his young wife. Shortly after reaching this country he located in Rochester and here earned a livelihood by following his trade. He opened a bakery here and later another in Canandaigua, conducting the two with great success until 1916, when he sold out to enter the real estate business.
In this field of endeavor Mr. Bridle found a larger outlet for his abilities than his previous business had afforded him. For the first three years he was identified with the Neil & Parmelee Company, a connection that gave him valuable experience and at the same time enabled him to build up a wide business acquaintance. Five years ago Mr. Bridle went into business for himself as a member and treasurer of the firm of Slade & Bridle, Incorporated, his partner being Lester P. Slade. This firm does a general real estate and brokerage business that has placed them on the list of the leading organizations of this nature in the city. The high position that Mr. Bridle enjoys in the esteem of his business associates and contemporaries is indicated in the fact that he was recently honored by unanimous election to the office of president of the Kiwanis Club, an organization which is very representative of the best business ability and professional talent of Rochester. He is a valued mem- ber of the Real Estate Board and socially is identified with the Rochester Auto- mobile Club.
In 1903, before he left his native land for America, Mr. Bridle was married to Miss Annie Moore of Paignton, England, who died in this city in 1914. Mrs. Bridle was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Moore of Paignton, England. She is survived by one child, a daughter, Miss Lillian, born in Rochester in 1906 and edu- cated here. In Niagara Falls, New York, in 1917, Mr. Bridle was married to Miss Anna May Ogden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Ogden of this city.
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