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Not only is Mr, Steinhauer active in a business way, however, but he is at all times keenly interested in the civic and social development of his community. In his political views, he is a Republican, and is an ardent sup- porter of the principles and candidates of that party. His religious affiliation is with the Lutheran Church. He is a member of Kingston Lodge, No. 395. Free and Accepted Mason ; Shekinah Chapter, No. 182, of Royal Arch Masons ; Dieu le Veut Commandery, No. 45, Knights Templar, of Wilkes-Barre; and Irem Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine ; also a member of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, in which he is affiliated with Council No. 282; and of the John Knox Commandery of the Knights of Malta. Mr. Steinhauer is a director of the Kingston Bank and Trust Company, one of the largest banking houses in the Wyoming Valley; a trustee of the West Side Mortgage and Loan Company ; and holds member- ship in the Wilkes-Barre and Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce.
On June 18, 1891, Mr. Steinhauer was married to Elizabeth Kappler, of Wilkes-Barre, a daughter of Fred Kappler, who was the first letter-carrier of Wilkes-Barre. Mr. and Mrs. Steinhauer are the parents of seven chil- dren: 1. Gertrude, who is the wife of Edward Jones, by which marriage there are two children, Elizabeth and Edward, Jr. 2. Walter H., married to Beatrice Charles. 3. Edna Louise, single. 4. Arthur F., who is married to Hazel Doron, by which marriage there is a daughter, Virginia. 5. Emily, who is living at home. 6. George K., at home. 7. Edward, at home.
Walter H., Arthur F., George,, K., Edward W. and Edna L. Steinhauer are all associated with their father in the plant of the George P. Steinhauer Company, which is now situated on Factory Street, Luzerne, Pennsylvania. Edward Jones, a son-in-law, also is associated in the business.
The Steinhauer family residence is situated at No. 116 North Maple Avenue, Kingston.
FRANK P. SLATTERY-Wilkes-Barre is justly proud of Frank P. Slattery, well known member of the Luzerne County Bar who has served in the City Council and for four years as district attorney, and in other ways become a prominent and useful citizen. For thirty-two years Mr. Slattery has successfully practiced his profes- sion in this city, and he has brought to it an unusual degree of ability. He is active in civic affairs as presi- dent of the Kiwanis Club. He has just completed a term as president of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber
of Commerce; during his administration the city accom- plished much in its new expansion program and laid the foundation for still greater achievements.
Mr. Slattery was born at Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, January 13, 1873, son of Frank T. and Bridget (McDermitt) Slattery, deceased. The Slattery family originally came from England to Nova Scotia, Canada, and thence to .Pennsylvania, where they became prolific and have given to the service of education, the law, science and the State many noted men and women members. Frank T. Slattery was a merchant in Hazle- ton for many years; a Democrat and member of the Roman Catholic Church whose good works were many and who was sincerely missed when he passed to the Other World; his wife was a devout Christian and a nobly inspiring influence in the home. They became the parents of nine sons, all living: 1. Frank P., of whom further. 2. Joseph A., an attorney in Philadelphia. 3. George T., residing at Denver, Colorado. 4. Howard, at Hazleton. 5. Rev. William A., priest of the Roman Catholic Church at Pittsburgh. 6. C. Alexander, at Overbrook. 7. James P. Slattery, at Hazleton.
Mr. Slattery received his early education in a parochial school at Hazleton, where he made a splendid record and from which institution he was graduated in 1889. He then matriculated at St. Vincent College at Latrobe, where he continued his good record and graduated in 1893 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts; in 1900 his alma mater conferred upon him the honorary degree of Master of Arts in consideration of his numerous accom- plishments, and in 1928, the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. Coming to the determination to study and practice law, he then located at Wilkes-Barre, and began to study in the law office of John T. Lenalan. His progress was rapid, and having passed the requisite examinations he was admitted to practice before the Luzerne County Bar in 1895. His record during the thirty-four years that had elapsed in 1929 was one success after another, until he stood among the foremost of his profession.
Mr. Slattery is a valued member of the Luzerne County Bar Association, the Pennsylvania State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. His term in the Wilkes-Barre City Council was spent in 1900 and 1901, while he was elected district attorney for Luzerne County in 1915 for a four-year term. In his position as council- man he was the father of important local legislation, while his administration as district attorney was char- acterized by a faithful performance of public duty con- sistent with those tender mercies which the law allows the prosecutor to employ in the case of the poor and the unfortunate. He was named to these positions as a member of the Democratic party. In religious affairs he is a member of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church. With respect to civic affairs Mr. Slattery has always maintained that a man can best help his community through the Chamber of Commerce; he threw himself unreservedly into the work of this organization, with the result that in January, 1926, his associates elected him president of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce, a position he filled with distinction until January, 1927. He is president and director of the Wilkes-Barre Mortgage Company.
Mr. Slattery married (first), in 1900, Mary Rutledge, of Wilkes-Barre, daughter of Robert and Anne Rut- ledge, and their union has been blessed with eight chil- dren: 1. Mary R., the wife of B. Walsh, of Phila- delphia. 2. Frank P., Jr., a graduate of Princeton Uni- versity, Princeton, New Jersey, with the degree of Bache- lor of Arts in 1926, and is now a student in the Law Department of the University of Pennsylvania at Phila- delphia. 3. Robert Rutledge, who graduated from Prince- ton in the class of 1927. 4. Jean, a graduate of Arnold College, New Haven, Connecticut. 5. Margaret, a grad- uate of Manhattanville College, New York, and graduate of Fordham University, New York. 6. Louise, also a student in Manhattanville College. 7. Elizabeth, a student at Mount Vincent on the Hudson. 8. Helen, a stil- dent at Mount Aloysius Academy, Cresson, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Slattery died in 1914, and Mr. Slattery married ( second ) Gertrude Quinn, of Johnstown, and they have three children : Gertrude, Thomas, and Duard Slattery.
DR. FAYETTE CLINTON ESHELMAN-The city of Hazleton is unusually fortunate in its group of physicians and surgeons who are specialists. Men of marked ability and of thorough training, they have pre- pared for their special work with the painstaking care which is characteristic of the best type of German scien- tist, and they bring to their practice the profound study,
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the minute attention to details, and the comprehensive survey which brings relief and restoration to their patients and professional success to themselves. Among those who have earned a high reputation as specialists in dis- eases of the eye, ear, nose, and throat, is Dr. Fayette Clinton Eshelman, whose officers are located at No. 402 in the American Bank Building. He is a graduate of Bucknell University and of Jefferson Medical College and has done special post-graduate work in New York City and Philadelphia.
Dr. Fayette Clinton Eshelman was born in Franklin, Pennsylvania, July 4, 1890, son of Uriah and Malinda (Carrier ) Eshelman, both of whom are deceased ( 1928). He attended the Franklin public schools, graduating from Franklin High School with the class of 1909, and then became a student in Bucknell University, at Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, where he finished his course with gradua- tion in 1913, receiving the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts. He then began professional train- ing in Jefferson Medical College, in Philadelphia, where he received his medical degree in 1917. After complet- ing his interneship in the State Hospital in Hazleton, he opened an office in his home town, Franklin, where he continued in general practice for a period of two years. He had from the beginning, however, heen interested in special work, and he now decided to prepare himself for the special field in which he was interested. With this end in view he began special work in the New York Post-Graduate Medical College and Hospital, in New York City, and this was followed by special work in the Post-Graduate department of the University of Penn- sylvania. He has chosen the eye, ear, nose, and throat for intensive study, and in 1922, after completing courses in the institutions named above, he located here in Hazle- ton, where he has since been practicing, and where he has made a reputation for himself which is steadily bring- ing him new patronage. He is a member of the Luzerne County Medical Society, the Pennsylvania State Medical Society, and the American Medical Association, and has made for himself a high place in the esteem of his pro- fessional associates. Fraternally, he is identified with Myrtle Lodge, No. 316, Free and Accepted Masons ; Keystone Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Franklin Com- mandery, No. 44, Knights Templar ; Bloomsburg Con- sistory ; and Irem Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He is also a member of the Bene- volent and Protective Order of Elks, and of the Kiwanis Club, also of the Craftsmen's Club, and his religious membership is with the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Dr. Fayette Clinton Eshelman married, April 21, 1919, Bessie B. Schel, of Jeddo, Pennsylvania, and they have one child, Marylin Jane. Mrs. Eshelman is active in a number of local organizations, including the Civics Club, and the Young Women's Christian Association, which last she serves as a member of the board of directors. The family home is at No. 712 West Diamond Avenue, in Hazleton.
WALTER P. JOHNS-Two decades in the service of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in important capacity, have served to bring into wide and favorable recognition Walter P. Johns, now city engineer. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, February 25, 1878, son of David L. and Catherine ( Phillips) Johns, now deceased. The father. a native of Hipwain, Wales, son of Thomas Johns, came to America in 1865, and located at Wilkes-Barre. He was a mine contractor and prospered at his occupation. dying at the age of seventy years. He married Catherine Phillips, who died at the age of sixty-eight. Children : Walter P., of further mention ; and Dr. Robert G. Johns. who died in 1923, after many years of successful prac- tice as a dental specialist in Wilkes-Barre; he was a graduate of the Medico Chirurgical College of Philadel- phia, and married May Williams, by whom he had two children, Richard and Robert Johns, residing at Forty Fort, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
In his native city of Wilkes-Barre, Walter P. Johns grew to manhood. He attended the public and high schools, and the Harry Hillman Academy, of Wilkes- Barre. Meantime, he studied law in the office of the late John T. Lenahan and read there for two years. Later Mr. Johns took a position with the Lehigh Valley Coal Com- pany in the engineering department and remained in that association for the decade beginning in 1896 and ending in 1906. He was in that period promoted from chain- boy to a district engineer. Resigning this position, he then became resident engineer of construction for the Spring Brook Water Supply Company, of Wilkes-Barre. It was in 1908 that Mr. Johns began on his long period of municipal service as assistant city engineer of Wilkes-
Barre, under the late B. K. Finch. Nineteen years of faithful attention to his duties and the public welfare fixed Mr. Johns firmly in the popular esteem and led to his appointment as the successor of Mr. Finch, who died in 1927. Mr. Johns has carved his own career and merits the success with which it is crowned.
His political alignment is with the Republican party. He belongs to the Congregational Church of Wilkes- Barre, and to various fraternal bodies, including : Lodge No. 61, Free and Accepted Masons; Caldwell Consis- tory, at Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, in which he holds the thirty-second degree, and was elevated to the thirty-third degree in September, 1928. Royal Order of Scotland: member of Irem Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, at Wilkes-Barre. He belongs to the Irem Country Club also, and to the Junior Order United American Me- chanics, and the Wilkes-Barre Rotary Club. Music has always been one of Mr. Johns' chief interests. He has been actively identified with musical progress in the Wyoming Valley since his early childhood, and continues a member of many glee clubs and musical societies. Mr. Johns is considered one of the best baritones in Northeastern Pennsylvania and is in much demand for all sorts of entertainments.
Walter P. Johns married, June 6, 1900, Frances Morris, of Wilkes-Barre, daughter of David E. and Elizabeth ( Mason) Morris, of that city. Mr. and Mrs. Johns have children : David Gordon completed his studies in the Western Maryland College at Westminster, Maryland; Ruth M., a teacher in the Kingston, Pennsylvania, public schools ; married C. A. Kissinger, of Harrisburg.
DAVID ROSENTHAL-In many branches of his profession as an attorney-at-law, David Rosenthal is a pro- nounced leader, and his value as a factor in legal matters at Wilkes-Barre and throughout the county has received recognition from various quarters, notably in important appointments to specific duties that he has received from the attorney-general's office iteslf. Mr. Rosenthal, from the time of his admission to the bar to the present, has made a brilliant display of his talents as a general law practitioner ; and that he holds a high place in the esteem of his colleagues and of the general public is due to his devotion to the law and the part that he plays in its advocacy.
David Rosenthal was born October 20, 1873, in Wilkes- Barre, a son of Isaac and Anita Rosenthal, both deceased. Isaac Rosenthal was for a long period one of Wilkes- Barre's most prominent merchants. Their children: 1. Barney, resides in Pittsburgh, where he was vice-presi- dent of the Fleischmann Yeast Company. 2. Charles E., a member of the New York Bar. 3. David, of whom further. 4. Louis, a merchant at Wilkes-Barre. 5- Amelia R., married Nathan Leibson, a Wilkes-Barre merchant. 6. Harry, who resides at New Rochelle, New York.
David Rosenthal in his early years removed to New York City with his parents, where he attended the public schools. Afterwards, he read law in the office of Con- gressman William Henry Hines, in Wilkes-Barre: and he was admitted to the Luzerne County Bar in 1901, to the New York Bar in 1907, and the United States Dis- triet courts and Circuit courts of the United States. He is a member of the Luzerne County, and the Ameri- can Bar associations. He was United States referee in bankruptcy for the Middle District of Pennsylvania from 1921 to 1925; and in 1923, Mr. Rosenthal received the appointment from the United States Attorney-General as special United States attorney in the prosecution of com- mercial frauds. He has been an active member of the Republican party for thirty years.
Fraternally, Mr. Rosenthal is affiliated with Hiram Lodge, No. ; 21, Free and Accepted Masons; for years he served as president of the Jewish Consumptive Asso- ciation at White Haven, and he is a member of various charitable organizations, and member of the Merchants' Club of Wilkes-Barre.
David Rosenthal married, October 10, 1910, Rae E. Levy, daughter of Morris Levy, now deceased, and Anna Levy.
WILLIAM V. COYLE, M. D .- Few men of the medical profession are better prepared for their work than is Dr. William V. Coyle, of Hazleton, who is a specialist in diseases of the eye, ear, nose, and throat. Dr. Coyle is a graduate of Jefferson Medical College, of Philadelphia, and of the Eye and Ear Infirmary of New York City, and he has done a large amount of special work in Wills Eye and Ear Hospital. He has also studied
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in Vienna and Berlin, giving special attention to the eye and ear, and has to his credit eight months of medical services overseas during the World War.
William Coyle, father of Dr. Coyle, was born in County Donegal, Ireland, about 1851, but came to this country as a young man and engaged in mining. During his early years he remained in this occupation, but later in life entered the hotel business, in which he continued until his retirement several years before his death in 1923, at the age of seventy-two years. He married Mary Brogan, who was born in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, and both he and his wife were respected members of the community, known in Carbon County for their sterl- ing qualities of character and for their initiative.
Dr. William V. Coyle, son of William and Mary (Bro- gan) Coyle, was born in Beaver Meadows, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, November 22, 1887, and received his edu- cation in the public schools of Carbon and Luzerne counties. Later, after he had chosen the medical pro- fession as his future field of service, he entered Jefferson Medical College, in Philadelphia, where he finished the course with the class of 1917, receiving at that time the degree of Doctor of Medicinc. After serving his interne- ship in St. Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia, he enlisted for service in the World War as a member of the Med- ical Corps, and was stationed at several different camps in this country, including Camp Oglethorpe, Georgia. In 1918, he was sent overseas and stationed at Beaudessert Hospital, but later was transferred to the Embarkation Camp in the same city. He returned to this country in July, 1919, and was mustered out of service with the rank of captain, having risen to that rank from the ranks of the privates. Upon his return to civilian life he began a course of post-graduate study in the Eye and Ear Infirmary, of New York City, and then returned to the city of Philadelphia. There he engaged in general prac- tice while doing work in St. Joseph's Hospital and in Wills Eye and Ear Hospital, and in 1922 he located in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, as a specialist in diseases of the eye, ear, nose, and throat. During the year 1926-27 he increased his equipment for his special practice by study in Vienna, Austria, and in Berlin, Germany, and then returned to his practice in Hazleton. He is one of the best known physicians in this part of the State, in his special field, and he has built up a very large and impor- tant practice. He is a member of the Luzerne County Medical Society, the Pennsylvania State Medical Society, and the American Medical Association, and is recognized among his professional colleagues as a man of more than average ability and training. Along with his professional work, Dr. Coyle has always given attention to the mat- ter of keeping himself physically fit, in order that he might do his best work. He is fond of all active, out- of-door sports, especially baseball, and he has been no mere on-looker in this American sport. He has played on numerous teams and has played as a professional, giv- ing to the game the same whole-souled attention that he gives to each matter which engages his attention. He is also fond of fishing, and in this healthful out-of-door recreation he finds rest and recuperation after the tax- ing demands of his professional activities. He also plays tennis, and is a member of the Hazleton Park Tennis Club. Fraternally, he is identified with the Knights of Columbus, and he is a member of the American Legion. His religious membership is with the Roman Catholic Church of St. Gabriel.
Dr. William V. Coyle was married, February 22, 1927, to Margaret Morollo, of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, who was a member of the Red Cross Staff, during the World War, and they are the parents of one child, Mary Theresa, who was born December 4, 1927. Dr. Coyle has his offices at Nos. 508-09-10 in the American Bank Building, in Hazleton, and the family home is located at No. 610 West Diamond Avenue, in Hazleton.
CHARLES W. DANA-Descendant of one of the pioneer families of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, and bearer of a name which is firmly linked with the his- torical associations of that section of our country, Charles W. Dana, one of the prominent real estate dealers of Wilkes-Barre is an excellent example of the truest form of Americanism. He is a direct descendant of Ander- son Dana, who came to Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania, from Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, in 1763. Anderson Dana lost his life in the battle and massacre of Wyoming on July 3, 1778, stemming the tide of inva- sion while his wife fled to their former home in Connect- icut with invaluable papers upon which rested the foun- dation to many titles of the lands in the valley.
Charles W. Dana was born in Wilkes-Barre, August
4, 1871. He was the third son of Charles Burton and Ellen Wright (Learn) Dana, both deceased. Charles Burton Dana was born in Circleville, Ohio, August 12, 1833 and died at a ripe old age. He was the son of Francis and Sophia (Whitcomb) Dana, also natives of Luzerne County. Francis Dana's father was Ander- son Dana, son of the Anderson Dana, hero of the Wyo- ming battle. Charles Burton Dana had four children : I. Francis L., a salesman of Wilkes-Barre. 2. Vincent R., who died shortly after attaining his majority. 3. Charles W., of whom further. 4. Richard Edmund, teller in the Second National Bank of Wilkes-Barre.
Charles W. Dana has been associated with the active business life of Wilkes-Barre since attaining his majority some thirty-five years ago. He was educated in the public schools of Wilkes-Barre and while a young man embarked in his chosen career of real estate and insur- ance, in which lines he has made an outstanding success. In political faith he is a staunch Democrat but he has steadfastly refused all offers of political preferment. He is an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Wilkes-Barre and has been clerk of the session for many years. He is a member of Landmark Lodge, No. 442, Free and Accepted Masons, the Craftsmen's Club, the Y. S. Men, the Young Men's Christian Association, and president of the Exchange Club. He is also affil- iated as one of the leading members and treasurer of the Wilkes-Barre Real Estate Board, the Luzerne County Insurance Exchange and the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chani- ber of Commerce.
Mr. Dana was united in marriage, June 7, 1889, to Ida Nesbitt, of Wilkes-Barre, the daughter of Archibald and Jane (Weir) Nesbitt, an old Luzerne County family. Mr. and Mrs. Dana are the parents of five children: I. Charles A., who represents the John Hancock Life Insur- ance Company in this territory. 2. Francis Allan, a teacher in the Kingston High School. 3. John Nesbitt, who is associated in business with his father. 4. Dorothy, a member of the faculty of Spellman College at Atlanta, Georgia. 5. Robert W., a student in the Kingston Town- ship High School.
Mr. Dania is justly proud of the fact that he is a self-made man and that he has risen to his present position in the business and social life of Wilkes-Barre by his own unaided efforts. His associates in his busi- ness life unite in their expressions of approval of his methods, and socially he holds the position that his family has long filled.
GEORGE E. DEAN-As president of the Wyoming Valley Beef Company, with plant and cold storage accom- modations at No. 48 South Pennsylvania Avenue, in Wilkes-Barre, George E. Dean is well known among .business men in this city. Though Mr. Dean has been engaged in this line of business since 1909, he has also achieved success as a banker, and was the organizer of the First National Bank of Wyoming, Luzerne County.
The ancestors of Mr. Dean were among the early settlers in Seneca County, New York, and his grand- father, James Wilson Dean, was a wheelwright and car- penter in the town of Lodi, Seneca County. Jehiel M. Dean, son of James Wilson Dean, followed his father's occupation, and was a skilled wheelwright and carpenter in Lodi, following his trade to the time of his death at the age of fifty-six years. He married Addie La Tour- rette, who survives him, at the age of eighty-one years (1929), and they were the parents of three children: George E., of further mention; Alice; and William.
George E. Dean, son of Jehiel M. and Addie (La Tourrette) Dean, was born in Lodi, Seneca County, New York, July 19, 1872. When he was eight years of age, his parents removed from Lodi to Lansing, Michigan, where he attended the public schools, graduating from the high school with the class of 1892. After leaving school, he went back to New York State and took a position as bookkeeper in the employ of his uncle, Clarence Dean, of Trumansburgh, Tompkins County, New York. Two years later, in 1894, he came to Pittston, Pennsylvania, and became bookkeeper for C. C. Bowman, who was then a coal operator in that city. After about three years of experience in that connection, Mr. Dean again made a change, this time accepting a position as bookkeeper in the employ of Nelson Morris and Company, meat packers, serving in their Pittston office. In 1901 he was appointed a traveling auditor for Nelson Morris and Company, and he filled that position most acceptably until 1905. In that year he became a partner of his uncle, Clarence Dean, in the wholesale lumber business, but in 1906 he returned to Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, and organized the First National Bank of Wyoming, Luzerne County.
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