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Dr. Dillon, of this review, after obtaining a common and high school educa- tion at Bolivar, New York, spent three years as a student in Duquesne College and then went abroad, traveling over Europe for a year. A modern philosopher has said that a year's foreign travel is equal to a four-year college course, and in this manner Dr. Dillon greatly broadened his knowledge and added to his experience. Upon his return to his native land he entered the medical depart- ment of the University of Pennsylvania, from which he was graduated in 1910 and during his college days he became a member of the Phi Beta Pi, connected with the Alpha Theta Chapter. For eighteen months he was an interne in the Philadelphia General Hospital known as Blockely Hospital and also assistant chief physician in the Contagious Diseases Hospital of Philadelphia. He entered
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upon the private practice of his profession in Etna, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, and in 1917 he took postgraduate work in the Lying-in-Hospital of New York, specializing in the study of obstetrics and internal medicine. In the fall of 1917 he went to Tulsa, where he has. since practiced and has made a specialty of internal medicine. In 1919 he was a postgraduate student at Har- vard on internal medicine and likewise did special work in physical diagnosis and laboratory diagnosis in Boston. In 1920 he again did special work in internal medicine in the Johns Hopkins University at Baltimore, Maryland. He is thus continually broadening his knowledge and promoting his efficiency in his chosen field through broad reading, study, research and investigation. Moreover, he keeps in touch with the trend of professional progress through the proceedings of the Tulsa Medical Society, the Oklahoma State Medical Associa- tion and the American Medical Association. He is also well known as a con- tributor of special papers to the medical societies and to the literature of the profession.
In 1914 Dr. Dillon was married to Miss Louise Detzel of Erie, Pennsylvania, a daughter of Frank J. Detzel, president of the Erie Trust Company. Dr. and Mrs. Dillon have three daughters : Mary Louise, Katherine Coody and Elizabeth Ann. Mrs. Dillon is very prominent socially, being a recognized leader in the social and club circles of Tulsa. Dr. Dillon belongs to the Catholic church and to the Knights of Columbus and is also identified with the Chamber of Com- merce, the Tulsa Country Club, the Kiwanis Club and the University Club.
LESLIE EUGENE ABBOTT.
Prominent among the energetic, farsighted and successful business men of Tulsa is Leslie Eugene Abbott, the president of the Halliburton-Abbott Dry Goods Company. A man of well balanced capacities and powers, he has iong occupied a central place on the stage of action and his labors have found culmi- nation in the development of the finest dry goods store in the city in which he makes his home. Mr. Abbott was born in Pendleton county, Kentucky in 1867, a son of A. J. and Mary A. Abbott. He acquired a common school education and no special advantages came to him through the period of his boyhood and youth. Farming occupied his attention when he was not occupied with the duties of the schoolroom and he early became familiar with the best methods of tilling the soil and caring for the crops. As the years passed there awakened in him an ambition to engage in some other occupation than that of tilling the soil and eventually he turned toward mercantile pursuits. He has been identified with the Halliburton-Abbott Dry Goods Company since 1916 and as president is bending his efforts to administrative direction and executive control. He has always employed the most constructive methods in the conduct of the business, keeping in close touch with the trade and with the market from which he draws his stock. The business has steadily grown and developed and today their estab- lishment is the leading store of Tulsa, beautiful in its arrangement, attractive in the line of goods carried and in every way a credit to the city. The results achieved have been gained through indefatigable industry and persistency of purpose.
In Concordia, Kansas, on the 29th of December, 1892, Mr. Abbott was mar- ried to Miss Mae Scott and they have become parents of four children: Leslie Scott, who married Winnie O'Donnell and has two sons, four and two years of
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age ; Frank Wilton, who is a graduate of the Tulsa high school of the class of 1921; Dorothea, attending high school; and Marjorie, who is a pupil in the grades.
Mr. and Mrs. Abbott are members of the First Methodist Episcopal church and Mr. Abbott belongs also to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Rebekahs, while in Masonry he has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite and is also connected with the Eastern Star. He belongs to the Advertising Club, to the Chamber of Commerce, of which he is a director, and to the City Club. These associations and membership connections indicate the breadth of his interests and the rules which govern him in the varied relations of life.
FRED W. KOPPLIN.
The determined purpose and definite self-reliance which enabled Fred W. Kopplin to provide the means for completing his professional education have proved equally effective in connection with his development of a substantial and representative law practice in the city of Tulsa, and he is one of the success- ful and valued members of the bar of Tulsa county. He was born at Warsaw, Wisconsin, on the 20th of November, 1873, and is a son of Rev. August H. and Sophia (Oldenburg) Kopplin, the former of whom was twelve years of age when he accompanied his parents on their immigration from Germany to the United States, the family home having been established in Wisconsin in the pioneer period of the history of that commonwealth. The Oldenburg family is likewise of German lineage and has pioneer distinction in Wisconsin, the mother of the subject of this review having been born at what is now the city of Green Bay, that state. Rev. August H. Kopplin gave fifty-two years of earnest and consecrated service as a clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal church, he having been for a number of years a member of the Chicago confer- ence in Illinois and also having labored long and effectively as a minister of his church, in the state of Wisconsin. He is now living at Green Bay, Wisconsin, and his wife is deceased. Of their ten children Fred W. of this review, is the first born.
The public schools of the Badger state afforded to Fred W. Kopplin his preliminary education and in furthering his higher academic training he at- tended Baldwin University and the German-Wallace University at Berea, Ohio, his studies having been directed toward preparing himself for the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal church, in accord with the wishes of his father. He finally decided, however, that he was not called to the work of the ministry and upon his return to Wisconsin he obtained a clerical . position in the post office at Baraboo. Within a short time he was advanced to the position of railway mail clerk on the Chicago & North Western Railroad, his work in this capacity being undertaken primarily for the purpose of earning funds to enable him to prosecute his studies in the law department of the University of Minnesota, his wife being his earnest helpmeet during this period and encouraging him in his laudable ambition. While serving as railway mail clerk on a night run Mr. Kopplin attended the law school of the University of Minnesota during the day, and his close application enabled him successfully to complete the prescribed curriculum, with the result that he was graduated as a member of the class of 1908. Soon after thus receiving his degree of Bachelor of Laws he came to Tulsa, where in 1908
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he became associated with the law firm of Wrightsman, Bush & Johnson, but in the following year he opened an office and engaged in the independent practice of his profession, in which his success has been unequivocal, as shown by the broad scope and importance of his well established law business at the present oil fields and in 1913 came to Oklahoma, establishing his home at Tulsa, where time. He has specialized to a degree in commercial and corporation law and in this department was very active during the earlier period of his practice at Tulsa. Mr. Kopplin considers his profession worthy of his undivided fealty and of him it has been said that "he is a lawyer first, last and all the time." He was retained as a member of the original staff of counselors for the Retail Merchants Association of Tulsa, and his clientage at all times has been of a rep- resentative order. He is vice president of the Montezuma Oil Company and also of the Tulsa Decorating Company, which is one of the oldest business con- cerns of Tulsa. He was a prominent figure in placing the affairs of the Retail Merchants Association upon a substantial basis, and at all times he has shown loyal interest in the civic and material welfare and progress of his home city.
Mr. Kopplin has been an appreciative student of the history and teachings of the Masonic fraternity and is actively affiliated with both the York and Scottish Rite bodies, in the latter of which he has received the thirty-second degree, in Oklahoma Consistory, No. I, at Guthrie. At Tulsa his York Rite affiliations are as here indicated : Tulsa Lodge, No. 71, Ancient Free & Accepted Masons ; Tulsa Chapter, No. 52, Royal Arch Masons ; and Trinity Commandery, No. 20, Knights Templars. He holds membership also in Akdar Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, at Tulsa, Saba Grotto No. 52, M. O. V. P. E. R., and he was one of the organizers of the Shrine band, from which he retired as soon as it became self-supporting.
At Harvard, Illinois, in 1897, occurred the marriage of Mr. Kopplin to Miss Mary Rogers, who was born and reared at that place and who is a daughter of D. P. and Angusta Rogers, both natives of Illinois, where the respective families were founded in the pioneer days, the Rogers family having removed from the state of New York to Illinois at an early period. D. P. Rogers became the owner of valuable farm property in Illinois, and in early days was there exten- sively engaged in the feeding of cattle, in which connection he drove many cattle overland from Texas to his Illinois farm. Mr. and Mrs. Kopplin have no children.
JOHN B. HAWKINS, D. D. S.
A visit to the well equipped dental offices of Dr. John B. Hawkins indicates at once his prominence, efficiency and high standing in the profession. His practice is very extensive and of an important character and has grown steadily during the period of his residence in this city. He came to Oklahoma from Mississippi, his birth having occurred in Flora, that state, December 28, 1881. His father, George Ben Hawkins, was also a native of Mississippi, where he owned and conducted a plantation. He belonged to the Baptist church and died in that faith in the year 1914. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Sarah Shirley, is still living in Mississippi. By her marriage she became the mother of eight children, seven of whom survive.
Dr. Hawkins was accorded liberal educational opportunities. He attended the Mississippi College at Clinton, Mississippi, and afterward became a student in the Vanderbilt University, in which he pursued his dental course, winning his professional degree upon graduation with the class of 1906. He then
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located for practice in Texas, where he remained for two years and about 1910 he came to Tulsa. He now has a very large practice and splendidly equipped offices in the Mayo building. He is a constant student of everything that bears upon his profession and has introduced the latest appliances for the care of the teeth and the most scientific methods in their employment. His efficiency is attested not only by his many patients but also by his professional brethren.
In 1904 Dr. Hawkins was united in marriage to Miss Edna Love and they have become the parents of a son, George Ben, now six years of age. Dr. Hawkins belongs to Tulsa Lodge, No. 71, A. F. & A. M., and has likewise taken the degrees of the York Rite, while with the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine he has crossed the sands of the desert, being connected with Akdar Temple, and is a member of the Patrol. He likewise has membership with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. His religious faith is that of the Christian church and he belongs to the City Club. He also has membership in the Tulsa County, Oklahoma State and National Dental Associations and is now serving on the state dental examining board. While his professional interests make heavy demands upon his time and energy he is much interested in agricultural pursuits and is the owner of a very fine farm property, finding great pleasure in supervising its further development and improvement.
PERCIVAL EMERA MAGEE.
Percival Emera Magee, lawyer and oil producer, is prominent among the en- ergetic, farsighted and successful business men, whose activities are not only advancing their own fortunes but are upbuilding the state and whose records have been particularly helpful to the development of Tulsa, where he located in 1906. He was born in Waukon, Iowa, January 16, 1885, and is a son of John C. and Jane (Cole) Magee. The father was born in Center county, Pennsylvania, and the mother's birth occurred in Lawrence county, New York, her father being C. C. Cole. John C. Magee became a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church and for many years was active in connection with the Upper Iowa con- ference, serving as the presiding elder for some time. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and is now living in California. His wife passed away in Tulsa in 1916. They were the parents of seven children. It was in 1909 that the Rev. Mr. Magee brought his family to Tulsa, where he organized the Grace Methodist Episcopal church and also the Orcutt Methodist church and thus made valuable contribution to the moral progress and development of this community.
Percival E. Magee obtained his early education in the public schools of Iowa and in the Cedar Falls high school, from which he was graduated in 1901. He afterwards attended the Iowa State Teachers College, in which he com- pleted his studies in 1904, and then entered the Upper Iowa University, from which he was graduated in 1906. Years afterward Professor William Arnold Shanklin, now president of the Wesleyan University of Middletown, Connecti- cut, wrote of Mr. Magee: "I came to know him intimately while he was a student in Upper Iowa University, while I was president there. He was grad- uated from the university with honors in 1906. Throughout his college course he gave evidence of both oratorical and forensic ability, representing his alma mater on a number of occasions in these lines. I have met Mr. Magec several
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times in the past half dozen years and have found that the promise of his devel- opment which his undergraduate days gave has been amply fulfilled. He is one of the leaders of the men of his generation in his community."
Following the completion of his university course Mr. Magee came to Tulsa, on the 16th of June, 1906, and was admitted to the bar in the following year. He then took up the practice of law which he successfully followed for three years and on the expiration of that period became vice president of the Hill Oil & Gas Company, so continuing until 1916, when the company sold to the Cosden Company. He has made for himself an equally creditable name in oil and finan- cial circles, having been chairman of the board of the Union National Bank up to January 1, 1921, when it merged with the First National Bank of Tulsa. He finds ready solution for intricate and involved business problems and his knowl- edge of the law is of immense benefit to him in this connection. Progressiveness and enterprise characterize his career and he has made for himself a creditable position among the oil men of the state and in the banking circles of Tulsa.
In 1908 in West Union, Iowa, Mr. Magee was married to Miss Lillian Green, a daughter of Thomas L. Green of that place. They have become par- ents of three children: Jane Ellen, seven years of age; Mary, aged three; and Patricia, who is in her first year.
The parents are members of the First Methodist church, in which Mr. Magee is serving as a trustee. He held close to the faith of his father, whose contri- bution to the moral progress of this community was definite and virile and who is honored wherever he is known and most of all where he is best known. Mr. Magee of this review is a member of the Masonic fraternity, has taken the de- grees of chapter and commandery, belongs to the Consistory at McAlester, Oklahoma, and Akdar Temple of the Mystic Shrine, while his political alle- giance is given to the republican party. There is no organization or phase of activity with which he becomes identified that his labors do not constitute a resultant factor in the attainment of its purposes. With a good education as a foundation for his success he has builded wisely and well and as the architect of his own fortunes has reared a superstructure that is most admirable.
CASS A. MAYO.
Cass A. Mayo is a dynamic force in the commercial circles of Tulsa. His success is one of the notable achievements accomplished in the business develop- ment of the state of Oklahoma. Starting with a meager capital in 1902, through great business acumen and wonderful application he has built up the largest enter- prise of the kind in the state, having here a furniture establishment which would be a credit to any city in the Union. His position is one of equal prominence in con- nection with civic affairs and in all matters pertaining to the upbuilding of Tulsa his attitude is one of generous support and leadership. Mr. Mayo was born in Randolph county, Missouri, June 27, 1878. His father, John Allen Mayo, also a native of Randolph county, was born in 1842, and has followed the occupation of farming as a life work, but is now living retired, making his home in Clifton Hill, Missouri. He married Emma Birch, who has passed away. In the family were five children, all of whom are living. The father is a member of the Bap- tist church and his well-spent life has gained for him the respect, confidence and goodwill of all who know him.
Cass A. Mayo obtained a public school education in Randolph county, Mis-
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souri. His early advantages were such as most boys enjoy, and he started out in the business world with no special opportunities, but was the possessor of energy and ambition. For four years he was connected with real estate and banking in Dallas, Texas, and his close application, his determination and his progressive business methods brought to him a fair measure of success during that period. Seventeen years ago he came to Tulsa and established a furniture business which is today the oldest of the kind in the city and one of the leading enterprises of this character in the southwest. In the business he is associated with his brother John D. and the firm of Mayo Brothers is well known through- out this section of the country. They carry a most extensive line of goods and their establishment would be a credit to a city of much greater size. In addition to his mercantile interests Cass A. Mayo is a director of the Central National Bank and a director of the United States Inner Tube Compression Company. With his brother he has been associated in the erection of two splendid ten-story office buildings, which are magnificent structures, adding greatly to the architec- tural beauty of the city. The operations of Mr. Mayo in the real estate field have added materially to his fortunes and have constituted a most important element in the improvement of Tulsa.
. In 1908 Mr. Mayo was married to Miss Allene Taylor of Salisbury, Mis- souri, a daughter of Allen Taylor, and they have become parents of two chil- dren, Virginia and Cass A., Jr., aged respectively ten and four years. Mr. Mayo finds his recreation in hunting and greatly enjoys a trip into the open. He is active as a member of the First Baptist church and has given most gener- ous support to large philanthropic enterprises. Tulsa's civic development is a matter dear to his heart and he stands loyally for every interest which has to do with the upbuilding and improvement of the city in any way. His life record should serve as a source of inspiration and encouragement to others, showing what could be accomplished through intelligently directed effort. Opportunity has ever been to him a call to action and in the field of enterprise his labors have been so wisely and judiciously directed that success in notable measure has come to him and with it an untarnished name.
ARTHUR NEWLIN.
Arthur Newlin, a clear thinker and strong executive, who is now the vice president and secretary of the Exchange Trust Company of Tulsa, has won for himself a creditable and enviable position in the financial circles of the state. He is a western man by birth, training and preference and in his life exemplifies the spirit of progress and enterprise that has been a dominant factor in the rapid upbuilding of the west. His birth occurred on a farm near Wet- more, Kansas, May 29, 1886, his parents being James and Rachael Ann (Grubb ) Newlin. The father was born in Pennsylvania and devoted his life to the occupation of farming. Moreover, he supported his father's family while his brothers went to war in defense of the Union from 1861 until 1865. He be- longed to the Masonic fraternity, loyally following its teachings, and he passed away May 27, 1916. His wife, who was born in Indiana, belonged to one of the pioneer families of Kansas and they were married in the Sunflower state. To them were born ten children, all of whom are living.
Arthur Newlin, the ninth in order of birth, was educated in the district schools of Brown county, Kansas, to the age of thirteen years and afterwards
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attended the Wetmore high school, from which he was graduated in the spring of 1906. Later he was a student in the Atchison Business College, in 1906-7, completing a course in stenography, bookkeeping and banking. He afterward became identified with the oil business as a representative of the Gypsy Oil Company and of the Gulf Pipe Line Company, serving a year in their general offices, after which he was advanced to the finance and accounting departments and so continued to serve for another year. In 1910 Mr. Newlin became connected with The Exchange National Bank of Tulsa, Oklahoma, being appointed to the position of assistant cashier on the 22d of May, 1911. In the same year he was also appointed secretary to the president and continued thus to serve until the Ist of November, 1916, when he resigned his position to become secretary and treasurer of the Sperry Oil & Gas Company, a subsidiary company of the Oklahoma Producing & Refining Company. His attention was directed to his duties in that connection until August 1, 1918, when he resigned and became identified with the Exchange Trust Company, at the time of its organization. At the annual meeting held on the Ist of January, 1920, he was elected vice president and secretary of the Exchange Trust Company and is so serving at the present time, bending his efforts to administrative direc- tion and executive control. His knowledge of the banking business is compre- hensive and thorough and his efforts are an important element in the continued success of this corporation.
On the 12th of August, 1912, Mr. Newlin was married to Miss Mary Mc- Kinley, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, a daughter of John and Clara A. Mckinley, the former now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Newlin have one son, Arthur John, born September 16, 1916. Mr. Newlin belongs to the Petroleum Club, the Country Club and the Kiwanis Club. He is likewise connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. His wife, who is a graduate of the Tulsa high school and of Kendall College of Tulsa, now Tulsa University, continued her musical education in the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, and is a prominent figure in the musical circles of the city. Both Mr. and Mrs. Newlin are members of the First Presbyterian church and in social circles they occupy a most envi- able position. Mr. Newlin finds interest and recreation in stock raising and his diversion is obtained through golf, baseball and hunting. He is keenly interested in all that pertains to Tulsa's welfare and upbuilding and has become the treas- urer of the Home Building & Loan Association, whereby many of his fellow townsmen have been assisted in obtaining homes of their own. He is always interested in everything that pertains to the welfare and progress of his adopted city and gives generous support to many projects for the public good.
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