Long Island; a history of two great counties, Nassau and Suffolk, Volume III, Part 72

Author: Bailey, Paul, 1885-1962, editor
Publication date: 1949
Publisher: New York, Lewis Historical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 922


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the B'nai B'rith at Bay Shore and the Timber Point Club and is president of the James Family Circle.


Mr. Weinstein is also active in the fraternal world. He is a member of Sunrise Lodge, No. 1069, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, at Freeport; the Penata- quit Chapter, No. 609, Royal Arch Masons, at Bay Shore; all bodies of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, up to and including the thirty-second degree, at Rockville Centre; Kismet Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, at Brooklyn; Garden City Chapter, No. 742, Order of the Eastern Star, being past grand district lecturer of the Nassau County organization of this order, and of Freeport Lodge, No. 1253, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.


Mr. Weinstein married Mollie Antin, of Brooklyn, in that borough on September 7, 1941. Mrs. Wein- stein is also active in the Order of the Eastern Star. She and Mr. Weinstein are the parents of two chil- dren: Abba A., and Judith, both born at Dr. King's Hospital, Bay Shore, the former on June 8, 1943, and the latter on February 8, 1946.


WALTER S. COMMERDINGER, JR .- Widely recognized as a prominent real estate expert, and having served as a public official in several capacities, Walter S. Commerdinger, Jr., has established himself as a leading citizen of Nesconset.


Mr. Commerdinger was born September 16, 1897, at West Hoboken, New Jersey, son of Walter S. and Grace (Crolius) Commerdinger. His father, who settled at Nesconset in the late 1890s, served for eighteen years as an assessor of the town of Smith- town, and is the oldest member of the Suffolk County Democratic Committee. He celebrated his eighty-ninth birthday June 23, 1948. His mother, who was a native of New York City, and died in February, 1946, was a member of an old family, early members of which were pioneers in the manufacture of pottery in the United States.


Walter S. Commerdinger, Jr., received his education in the local grammar schools of Nesconset. During World War I he served two years in the United States Navy as a machinist mate first-class, and saw overseas duty.


After the conclusion of hostilities he returned to civilian life and established a plumbing and heating enterprise in Brooklyn, which he carried on for two years. In 1922, Mr. Commerdinger organized a real estate and insurance business at Nesconset, which he has carried on since with great success. From 1923 until 1933 he served as postmaster of Nesconset. In the latter year he was appointed appraiser for the Home Owners Loan Corporation, which position he relinquished in July, 1946, after having served with distinction for the period. Upon retiring from the Home Owners Loan Corporation he became appraiser for the Veterans Administration, in which capacity he is now active.


Mr. Commerdinger is active in the life of his community as a member of the William Merritt Hallock Post of the American Legion, of which he is a former commander. He is a past president of the Smithtown Square Club, and is a member of the New York State and Suffolk County Democratic Commit- tees. For fifteen years he served as a member of the Board of Appeals of the town of Smithtown, and for ten years he acted as clerk of Nesconset School District. Active in the Free and Accepted Masons, he


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is affiliated with the Star of Hope Lodge No. 430 in Brooklyn, the Orient Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons in Brooklyn, the DeWitt Clinton Commandery of the Knights Templar, and the Aurora Grotto Scottish Rite consistory, holding the thirty-second degree of Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite. In reli- gious affiliation he is an Episcopalian, attending the St. James Episcopal Church.


In September, 1936, at Elkton, Maryland, Walter S. Commerdinger, Jr., married Elva Jones, daughter of Freelan Jones. Mrs. Commerdinger since 1934 has served as postmaster of Nesconset. Mr. and Mr. Commerdinger Jr., became the parents of the following children: I. Jane, who married Charles Gimmler, of Lake Ronkonkoma; two children were born to them, Virginia Gimmler, and Barbara Gimm- ler. 2. Elvira, who was born at Nesconset, and received her education there. 3. Grace. 4. Walter. 5. Elva.


F. CHESTER BROWN-There are doubtless many cases where a youthful enthusiasm for photog- raphy has led to a career in that field, and in the case of F. Chester Brown, of Babylon, Suffolk County, this choice of an occupation and a business was facilitated by the fact that he had an uncle who was already established in various phases of the photo- graphic industry, as well as in the optical field.


Born at Ozone Park in the Borough of Queens, New York City, on May 24, 1911, F. Chester Brown is a son of Albert E. and Ella H. (Pickup) Brown. His father is now retired after serving for many years as a locomotive engineer for the Long Island Rail- road. He was born in Pennsylvania. As a boy F. Chester Brown attended and graduated from the public grade and high schools of Babylon, and hav- ing made up his youthful mind at an early age to enter the photographic business, he attended and graduated from the New York Institute of Photography. Thus prepared, in 1932 he entered the employment of his uncle Harry C. Pickup in New York City.


The firm of Pickup and Brown was founded in New York City in the year 1900 by Mr. Harry C. Pickup, who is now retired from business and living in Baby- lon, Suffolk County. A branch of the firm was estab- lished in Babylon in 1938. The present officers of the concern are Harry C. Pickup, president; F. Chester Brown, who became treasurer in 1947 and Albert Brown, a brother of F. Chester Brown, secretary. Harry C. Pickup, who developed this business to its early success, was a native of Brooklyn.


The firm of Pickup and Brown, Inc., are opticians and photo dealers. The list of the company's merchan- dise and service includes cameras, photo supplies, photo finishing, cine kodaks, binoculars, projectors and color film. There is an optical shop on the firm's premises at 18 Deer Park Avenue, Babylon. Formerly Pickup and Brown made commercial photographs, but this phase of their business they sold in October, 1946. Pickup and Brown, belongs to the Guild Opti- cians, and it is one of the best-known and most suc- cessful of concerns in its various lines on all Long Island.


During World War II F. Chester Brown enlisted in the armed service and was a member of the United States Army. He belongs to Post 94 of the American Legion, meeting in Babylon, and serves as advisor of senior scouting, which is a unit or activity sponsored by the American Legion. Keenly interested in civic affairs and good government, Mr. Brown is active in political life as treasurer of the Citizens' party of


the village of Babylon, an organization which re- cently achieved success in the elections held in the spring of 1947 to fill various village offices. Mr. Brown is a member and a former secretary of the Babylon Lions Club. In religion he is affiliated with the Methodist Church.


At Babylon in September, 1938, F. Chester Brown married Laura M. Edick of Deposit, Delaware County, New York, who is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edick, residents of that upstate village. Of this marriage there are three children: I. Susan Phillips, who was born at the Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, in 1939. 2. David Chester, born also at the Southside Hospital in 1942. 3. Thomas Richard, born at the Brunswick Hospital, Amityville.


GLENN HENDRICKSON-In Suffolk County Glenn Hendrickson has won a foremost position among his fellow citizens through not only his busi- ness, building materials, but also his activities in the field of education, in banking, civic and fraternal affairs. He is the owner of what was formerly the Babylon branch of E. Bailey and Sons. He operates the business under his own name.


Mr. Hendrickson was born in Bay Shore on Febru- ary 10, 1902, the son of the late Fred C. and Annie E. (Collins) Hendrickson. His father was secretary- treasurer of E. Bailey and Sons.


Glenn Hendrickson was educated in the elemen- tary and high schools of Bay Shore and then attended the New York University, from which he was gradu- ated with the degree of Bachelor of Science in 1924. In the following years he was employed by the Bailey company, at Patchogue. When in 1941 E. Bailey and Sons liquidated, Mr. Hendrickson bought the Babylon branch of the business and this he has de- veloped into a large and successful enterprise deal- ing in such commodities as lumber, hardware and paints, mason materials and coal and wood. The business is located at 135 Cooper Street, Babylon, and employs twelve people.


An ardent participant in civic affairs, Mr. Hendrick- son served as clerk for the board of education at Bay Shore from 1931 to 1946. He is active in the Rotary Club of Bay Shore, which he once served as presi- dent. He is a director of the South Side Bank of Bay Shore. He is a trustee of the village of Brightwaters and director of the Bay Shore-Brightwaters Civic Association. Since his college days he has been a member of Delta Phi fraternity. His other fraternal connection is with the Bay Shore Lodge, No. 1043, An- cient Free and Accepted Masons. He worships at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Bay Shore. His hobby is boating.


On June 29, 1929, at Yonkers, New York, Mr. Hendrickson married Shirley Mortensen, daughter of Mr. F. W. Mortensen and Annie Phillips. There are two daughters: Nancy, born March 19, 1930, and Susan, born May 3, 1944.


HOWARD J. GRACE-When in 1927 Howard J. Grace entered Harvard University, he embarked upon a career which has brought him prominence in the legal profession, in banking circles and the affairs of the Republican party on Long Island. He is a mem- ber of the law firm of Robbins, Wells and Walser at Bay Shore. In World War II he served in the United States Army, in which he entered as a private and from which he emerged a captain.


. Mr. Grace was born in Brooklyn on October 2, 1909, the son of Charles J. and Grace E. (Manger) Grace,


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both also natives of Brooklyn. The elder Mr. Grace is a real estate appraiser in that borough. Howard Grace was brought to Long Island by the family in 1920. He received most of his early schooling in Babylon, and was graduated from the Babylon High School in 1927. Four years later he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College and in 1934 the degree of Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School.


In May, 1935, Mr. Grace was admitted to the New York State bar and immediately thereafter became associated with the law firm of Robbins, Wells and Walser at Bay Shore. Four years later, he became a partner of the firm. Mr. Grace specializes in real estate, banking and appeal law.


Mr. Grace's legal career was interrupted by the national emergency and World War II. He entered the army in 1941 and rose from the ranks to a cap- taincy. He served with the 42nd or Rainbow Divi- sion, the 65th and the 94th divisions, returning from the European Theater of Operations in 1946 with the last named. He was discharged in 1946. He then resumed his law practice and his other activities, which include a directorship in the First National Bank and Trust Company of Bay Shore and member- ship in the Suffolk County Republican Club and charter membership in the Timber Point Club of Suffolk County, also a Republican organization. Mr. Grace is also affiliated with the New York State Bar Association, the Suffolk County Bar Association and the Rotary Club of Bay Shore. His favorite recrea- tion is golf, and he makes his home in Babylon.


Mr. Grace married Margaret Laver, daughter of George C. and Portia Laver, at Hattiesburg, Missis- sippi, on December 16, 1944.


WALTER FRANK ROETTINGER, M.D .- Aside from his growing reputation as an orthopedic surgeon and general practitioner, Dr. Walter Frank Roettinger is known for his work as school physician at Lake Ronkonkoma and as an active trustee of the Lake Ronkonkoma Free Public Library. He is connected with various Suffolk County institutions.


Dr. Roettinger was born in Brooklyn on March 5, IgII, the son of Frank and Ruth (Bowden) Roet- tinger. Both his parents were born in Brooklyn, and his father spent forty-six years in the employ of the Long Island Rail Road.


The family moved to Lake Ronkonkoma from Brooklyn in 1918. There the future medical man be- gan his education. In 1927 he was graduated from the Hicksville High School and in 1934 from Long Island University, Brooklyn, with the degree of Bachelor of Science. In 1938, he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine from the University of Syra- cuse Medical School.


After a two-year internship at Nassau Hospital in Mineola, Dr. Roettinger in 1940 established himself in practice at Lake Ronkonkoma as physician and surgeon. He has since become attending surgeon and member of the medical board at the John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, Port Jefferson, and at- tending surgeon in orthopedics at St. Charles Hos- pital, Port Jefferson. He is also attending physician at the Suffolk County Sanatorium at Holtsville and physician to four schools. He is a member of Suffolk Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, Port Jefferson. Dr. Roettinger was appointed in February, 1948 as surgeon for the Sperry Gyroscope Company's experi- mental station located at MacArthur Field. New York. In addition to his membership on Free Public Library


board of trustees, he is active in the Suffolk County Medical Society and a member of the New York Medical Society and the American Medical Associa- tion, also the American Academy of General Practi- tioners.


Dr. Roettinger married Alwyne Jenks, daughter of the late Lee and Daisy (Hartig) Jenks, at Baldwin, Long Island, on September 15, 1940. Three children have been born to Dr. and Mrs. Roettinger: Nancy, at Nassau Hospital, on July 18, 1941; Alwyne, at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, on July 4, 1943, and Walter Frank, II, at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, on March 31, 1946.


ALBERT J. GOWAN-Some thirty years of Al- bert J. Gowan's life have been devoted to banking, at first in the Dominion of Canada, but for the re- mainder on Long Island, and New York City, with the exception of an eight-year period. Mr. Gowan has become not only an important factor in banking affairs in Suffolk County, but a leader in business and civic circles in Bay Shore and vicinity.


Born at Toronto in the Province of Ontario, Can- ada, on June 20, 1903, Albert J. Gowan is the son of the late Samuel Albert Gowan and the late Alma Mary (Cooper) Gowan, both of whom were natives of Canada. Samuel Albert Gowan, who died in 1937, was a wheelwright by trade. He and his wife, who pre- deceased him in 1930, are buried in Toronto. The young Albert J. Gowan was educated at the Parkdale Collegiate Institute and at Toronto University, from which he graduated in 1919. In the following year he entered the service of the Dominion Bank in his native city in the capacity of a clerk. Three years later Mr. Gowan came to the United States as a result of being transferred to the New York City agency of the Dominion Bank. This was in 1923, and he continued to be associated with the Dominion Bank until 1929.


In the latter year Mr. Gowan became the cashier of the First National Bank of East Islip, a position which he held until 1937, when he became a member of the national bank examining force of the Second Federal Reserve District. He remained in the em- ployment of the Comptroller of the Currency until 1943, when he became president of the Phoenix Bank in Phoenix, New York. In 1945 Mr. Gowan re- turned to Long Island and accepted the post of cashier of the Southside Bank of Bay Shore, in Suf- folk County. Of this banking institution Mr. Gowan is also a member of the board of directors.


At this time Mr. Gowan is president of the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Bay Shore, New York, and he is also an active and influential member of the Bay Shore Rotary Club. He is one of the Associates of the National Bank Examiners of the Second Fed- eral Reserve District. He also belongs to the Meridian Lodge No. 691 of the Free and Accepted Masons, of Islip. An Episcopalian in religion, Mr. Gowan is a member of the congregation of St. Peter's Church of that denomination. His favorite recreation is found in playing golf.


At Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on June 1, 1938, Albert J. Gowan married Mary L. Skinner, a daugh- ter of Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Skinner, of Hudson, Columbia County, New York. Of this union there are two children: 1. James W., a son by a former marriage who was born in New York City in 1929. 2. Mary Lindsay, born on December 13, 1939, at Jersey City, New Jersey. 3. Samuel Charles, born also at Jersey City on March 20, 1941.


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EDWARD A. DAVIS-A veteran of World War I who made his legal abilities and experience avail- able to the Selective Service System and registrants in World War II, Edward A. Davis is an attorney with a distinguished record in his profession and as a citizen. For four years he served the state of New York as assistant attorney general.


Mr. Davis was born in Brooklyn on June 20, 1895, the son of the late Thomas B. and Winifred (Tucker) Davis. His father, who for many years operated meat markets, was born in Ireland, as was Mrs. Davis. Both parents came to the United States when they were young. The elder Mr. Davis died in 1926, his widow in 1929. They lie buried side by side in Brooklyn.


Edward A. Davis is a graduate of the Hamilton In- stitute of New York; Georgetown University, Wash- ington, D. C., and the Georgetown University School of Law. From the last named he received the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1919. At both Hamilton and Georgetown Mr. Davis was an outstanding athlete, particularly in track and football. On completing his education, he returned to Brooklyn and until 1930 maintained an association with his father's meat and grocery business. In 1930 he was admitted to the New York State bar. From that year to 1933, he was in practice in Brooklyn.


He then transferred his activities to their present headquarters, Bay Shore. Owner of the Davis Build- ing on Bay Shore's Main Street, Mr. Davis main- tains his law offices in that structure. From 1936 to 1940, he was an assistant attorney general. In World War II, he was a member of the Selective Service Board of Appeals for Group 2, Board No. 14, at Bay Shore. In World War I, Mr. Davis began his military service in the United States Marine Corps but before the end of the conflict had transferred to the Navy Air Force.


Mr. Davis is a member of the Suffolk County Bar Association, the Brooklyn Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Bay Shore Chapter of the Knights of Columbus and the Lions Club of Bay Shore. He is also a member of the Forty and Eight of the American Legion. He and the members of his family are communicants of St. Patrick's Ro- man Catholic Church in Bay Shore.


Mr. Davis' wife is Dr. Kathleen K. O'Brien Davis, of New York City, now psychiatry director for the Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew O'Brien, she is a graduate of the University of Cork, Ireland, where she received her degree of Doctor of Medi- cine. She and her husband are the parents of two daughters: Winifred and Kathleen, both born in Brooklyn, the former in 1932, the latter in 1931. Both daughters were, in 1947, students at the Hewlett School at East Islip.


CHARLES P. UNDERWOOD-Among the mem- bers of the Suffolk County bar, Charles P. Underwood of Babylon holds a high place and enjoys a lucrative practice as a member of the law firm of Fishel, Oliver and Underwood. His earlier experience, be- fore joining this firm, in the legal departments of major companies in the trust and mortgage fields, pro- vided admirable training and experience in the legal phases of real estate, which is of such special im- portance throughout Long Island.


Mr. Underwood is a native of Long Island, born in the borough of Brooklyn, New York City, on January 5, 1904. His father, Dr. Horton Fay Under- wood, is a native of Wayne County, Pennsylvania,


who married the former Lois Proctor, of Grinnell, Iowa. Charles P. Underwood, after his elementary schooling, attended and graduated from the Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, and subsequently en- rolled in Wesleyan University at Middletown, Con- necticut, from which he received the degree of Bache- lor of Science at his graduation with the class of 1926.


Some time after his graduation from Wesleyan University, Mr. Underwood, having determined on a legal career, entered the Brooklyn Law School at St. Lawrence University, in the borough of Brooklyn, and there he received the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1934. In the following year he was admitted, in New York City, to the bar of the state of New York, and in 1928 he became associated with the Title Guar- antee and Trust Company in New York City, and later went with the Mortgage Corporation, also a New York City concern. It was in 1945 that Mr. Underwood became a partner in the Babylon firm of Fishel, Oliver and Underwood, and since then his practice has centered in and around Babylon.


Mr. Underwood is a member of the Suffolk County Bar Association. Entering into the life of his adopted community, he joined the Babylon Volunteer Fire Department, and he also belongs to the Rotary Club in that South Shore village. In 1943 he was appointed to the office of acting police justice of the village of Babylon, and served in that judicial capacity through 1946. His favorite recreation is fishing, for the em- ployment of which Babylon, situated on the shore of the Great South Bay, is admirably suited. Mr. Under- wood is a Congregationalist in religion.


In January, 1934, Charles P. Underwood was mar- ried to Helen Bracken of Kingston, Ontario, a daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Bracken of that city. Of this union there are two children: I. Charles, Jr., who was born in Brooklyn in 1936. 2. Caroline, who was born at the South Side Hospital in Bay Shore, Suffolk County, on October 8, 1938.


JOSEPH F. CARLINO-Having started his legal career in association with his father, Joseph F. Carlino since 1944 has been a partner in the law firm of Carlino and Friedman, with offices at 52 East Park Avenue at Long Beach, New York.


He was born June 23, 1917, in New York City, son of Lorenzo C. and Rose McEnttagart Carlino, the latter, a native of Brooklyn, New York, and the former, who passed away June 29, 1943, being a graduate of Fordham Law School, receiving his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1911, and practicing in New York City. Joseph Carlino received his early education at Mackenzie Preparatory School in Scars- dale, graduated from Long Beach High School in 1934, and pursued his pre-law course at St. John's University in Brooklyn. He received his Bachelor of Laws degree from Fordham Law School in 1939, and was admitted to the bar the following year. From that year until 1944, he was an attorney in New York City, for the greater part of the period, in association with his father. In the latter year, he established his office in Long Beach, as a partner in the firm of Carlino and Friedman, pursuing a general practice. A member of the Nassau County Bar Association, his legal interests are enhanced by membership in the Long Beach Lawyers Club, and Mr. Carlino has entered public life as a member of the New York State Assembly of the second assembly district of Nassau County, serving the term from 1945 to 1947 and again elected in 1947 for a second term of two years. A communicant of St. Mary the Isle


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Roman Catholic Church, he belongs to the Long Island Association, the Knights of Columbus, the law fraternity of Delta Theta Phi, and the Holy Name Society. When leisure from his professional duties permits, he is devoted to the outdoor relaxation of golf and fishing.


Joseph F. Carlino married at Long Beach Febru- ary 24, 1940, Joanne F. Hefferon of that city, daughter of Robert E. and Susanne Plunkett Hefferon. They are the parents of: I. Joseph F., born December 25, 1941. 2. Donna M., born October 22, 1944.


WILLIAM H. WESTERBEKE-When William H. Westerbeke embarked on the practice of law in Bay Shore in 1928, he launched a career that was to bring him leadership not only at the bar but in a multitude of activities whose common aim has been public welfare. For fifteen years he was on the board of education of Union Free School No. I, town of Islip, Bay Shore, the last two years as president. A veteran of World War I, he was active in all vital homefront programs during World War II. He is one of the leaders of Lions International on Long Island as well as of the Masonic fraternity in Suffolk County. He is also prominent in the Episcopal Church.


Mr. Westerbeke was born in West Sayville on December 23, 1896, the son of the late William and Alice (Otte) Westerbeke. The elder William Wester- beke was associated with his brothers, John and Ed- ward, in the firm of Westerbeke Brothers, pioneer Long Island oyster dealers. The future attorney and civic leader was graduated from the Sayville High School in 1914. He took both his prelegal and legal studies at Columbia University, being graduated from Columbia College with the degree of Bachelor of Science in 1918 and Columbia Law School with the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1924. Admitted to practice before the New York State bar in 1925, he established himself in Bay Shore in 1928, and the community has remained the headquarters of all his activities.




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