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Dr. Foster is a member of St. Paul's Church in Burlington, and in political belief, a supporter of the Republican party. He is affiliated with Washington Lodge, No. 3, Free and Accepted Masons ; the Haswell Lodge of Perfection ; J. W. Roby Council ; Delta Chapter of Rose Croix; Vermont Consistory, and Mt. Sinai Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He is also a member of the American State and County Medical associations, and the Alpha Kappa Kappa Medical Fraternity. In addition, he formerly was vice- president of the Rotary Club, a member of the Ethan Allen Club, and a first lieutenant in the Medical Reserve of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
Erald Fairbanks Foster, M. D., married, on February 18, 1928, at Bur- lington, Evelyn Brown, a native of Swanton, born April 9, 1906, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hubbell Brown. Edwin Hubbell Brown, a native of Coxsackie, New York, died in April, 1936. His wife, May (Holmes) Brown, was born at Swanton, Vermont, May 3, 1878, and now resides in St. Abans, Vermont. Dr. and Mrs. Foster are the parents of two sons: I. Roderick Wayne, born at Burlington, March II, 1934. 2. Eric Douglas, born June 6, 1939.
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KENNETH HOWLAND GURNEY-Since the death of his father in 1932, Kenneth Howland Gurney has conducted the affairs of the T. W. Gurney, Incorporated, funeral directors, in a manner consistent with the twenty-five-year-old reputation of this firm for furnishing the most modern type of service in the funeral directing field.
Mr. Gurney was born at Saco, Maine, August 26, 1905, the son of the late Thomas W. and Bessie (Hamilton) Gurney. Thomas W. Gurney was born at Rockland, Massachusetts, October 4, 1878, and was engaged in the under- taking business for many years, establishing T. W. Gurney, Incorporated, at No. 79 Spruce Street, Burlington, in 1914, and continuing the management of this firm until his death on November 2, 1932. He was a member of the Republican party, and a leader in all local civic activities. Bessie (Hamilton) Gurney was born at Harrison, Maine, November 20, 1881.
Kenneth Howland Gurney completed his preparatory education in the Burlington schools in 1923, and afterwards enrolled at the University of Vermont, where he was graduated in 1928 with the degree of Bachelor of Science. For the next four years he was associated with the Porter Screen Company of Winooski, and then in 1932, upon his father's death, entered funeral directing, taking up the duties of president and manager of the extensive business, so successfully conducted for eighteen years by Thomas W. Gurney. He has since that time prepared for his new field at the New England Institute of Embalming, where he was a member of the class of 1935.
Mr. Gurney is a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and an active Republican. He served as chairman of the Police Commission, 1938-39. He is well known in civic circles, being past president of the Rotary Club, and a member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Ethan Allen Club, and fra- ternally is affiliated with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; Free and Accepted Masons, Knights Templar, being a Past Master of the local lodge; and the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, being Past Potentate.
He was married, April 21, 1930, to Pauline Perkins, a native of Burling- ton, born August 29, 1905, the daughter of the late Arthur Perkins and Mrs. Lucille (Belding-Perkins) Newcombe. Mr. and Mrs. Gurney are the parents of two daughters: I. Suzanne, born June 23, 1934. 2. Nancy Lou, born April 18, 1936.
ARTHUR RUSH HOGAN, M. D .- Throughout his professional career of more than fourteen years, Dr. Arthur Rush Hogan has maintained offices in his native city of Burlington, where he is recognized as an outstand- ing figure in the field of medicine and surgery.
Dr. Hogan was born February 12, 1897, the son of the late John Edward and Mary (Rush) Hogan. John Edward Hogan, also a native of Burlington, was engaged in the real estate business for many years prior to his death.
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After completing his early education in the public and parochial schools at Burlington, Dr. Hogan matriculated at the University of Vermont, where he was graduated in 1919 with Bachelor of Arts degree. He continued his studies at the medical school of this university, and was awarded his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1922. During the next two years he served an interne- ship at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City. Since that time he engaged in extensive postgraduate study in urology and surgery in Vienna, Paris, and London, and then returned to Burlington to begin his private practice, estab- lishing offices at No. 95 Cherry Street, where he has continued to the present day, conducting an extensive surgical and medical practice, specializing in urology. At present he is attending urologist and attending surgeon at the Fanny Allen and Bishop De Goesbriand hospitals and assistant urologist at Mary Fletcher Hospital. During the World War, Dr. Hogan enlisted for service, and was assigned to the United States Field Artillery Corps, being stationed at Camp Taylor, Kentucky, until he received his honorable discharge in December, 1918, with rank of second lieutenant.
Dr. Hogan is a communicant of the Roman Catholic Church, past pres- ident of the Burlington and Chittenden County Clinical Society, and a mem- ber of the Vermont State and American Medical associations. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and fraternally is affiliated with Burlington Council, Knights of Columbus, Burlington Lodge, Benevolent and Protectve Order of Elks, Nu Sigma Nu Fraternity, and the American Legion. His chief hobbies are golf and boating, and he is an active member of the Lake Champlain Yacht Club.
On October 17, 1929, he married Alberta Danton, a native of New York City. Dr. and Mrs. Hogan are the parents of five children: I. Nan Mary Hogan. 2. Alberta Danton Hogan. 3. Arthur Rush Hogan, Jr. 4. Joan Eliz- abeth Hogan. 5. John Edward Hogan II.
CHARLES F. BLACK-Numbered among the most prominent citi- zens of Burlington is Charles F. Black, an active member of the local legal fraternity and a leading figure in the business, political and civic life of this locality. He was born here March 5, 1884, the son of John H. and Hannah (Hogan) Black, both now deceased. John H. Black, a native of Germany, served the city of Burlington as superintendent of streets for many years prior to his death. Hannah (Hogan) Black was born in Ireland, but spent most of her lifetime in this section.
Charles F. Black acquired his early education in the Burlington schools, and he then entered the University of Vermont, where he received his degree of Bachelor of Philosophy as a member of the class of 1906. He then enrolled
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at George Washington University, and was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1910. He was admitted to the bar of the District of Columbia during this same year, and he practiced law there for one year, before returning to his native city. He then became a member of the Vermont bar and established his offices at No. 178 Main Street, Burlington, where he conducted a general practice until 1915. For the next four years he served as general attorney for the Central Vermont Railroad, with headquarters at St. Albans, and in 1919 he returned to Burlington, where he has ever since maintained a most successful practice. In addition to his extensive legal work, he also serves as a director of the E. B. and A. C. Whiting Company ; vice-president and director of the Vermont Transit Company, Incorporated ; and the Burlington Rapid Transit Company, and director of the Gerard Baking Company.
Mr. Black is a communicant of the Cathedral Roman Catholic Church, and a member of the Republican party, which has honored him by election for a full term in the State Legislature, and since 1933 he has served as a member of the Water Commission. He is also affiliated with the Burlington Council, Knights of Columbus, fourth degree, Sigma Phi and Phi Delta Phi fraterni- ties, and the Chittenden County and American Bar associations; is also an active member and past president of the Vermont State Bar Association. In addition, he is a past president and a member of the Ethan Allen Club and is a past president and a member of the board of governors of the Burlington Country Club, and a member of the Lake Champlain Yacht Club.
He was married, in 1925, to Adele L. Richards, a native of Brooklyn, New York, and they are the parents of a son ; Charles F. Black, Jr.
JOHN J. DESCHENES-John J. Deschenes, well known Burlington attorney, and a leader in local civic and fraternal activities, was born at St. Albans, Vermont, June 26, 1910, the son of the late Edmund and Helen (Chagnon) Deschenes. Edmund Deschenes, also a native of St. Albans, served for many years as vice-president and general manager of the Central Vermont Railroad, and he was also manager and director of the Weldon National Bank for many years previous to his death.
After graduating from St. Albans High School, John J. Deschenes matric- ulated at Amherst College, where he was graduated in 1931 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He then entered Harvard Law School, and received his degree of Bachelor of Laws as a member of the class of 1934. He became a member of the Massachusetts bar later in the same year, and then entered the legal department of the Boston and Maine Railroad, where he continued until 1936. He then came to Burlington and established offices at No. 172 College Street, where he has ever since conducted a successful private legal
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practice. He also serves as a member of the board of directors of the Burling- ton Rapid Transit Company.
Mr. Deschenes is a communicant of the Roman Catholic Church and a member of Burlington Council, Knights of Columbus, Burlington Lodge, No. 916, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Theta Delta Chi Fraternity, and the Vermont State and Chittenden County Bar associations. He also holds membership in the Ethan Allen Club and the Lake Champlain Yacht Club. His chief recreational diversions are tennis, golf and skiing.
He was married in 1936 to Frances Connolly, a native of Waltham, Massachusetts.
HARRY A. BUTLER-Having entered the insurance field more than twenty-five years ago, Harry A. Butler has been active in this field both in the United States and Canada to the present day and for the past seven years has served as general agent for the Berkshire Life Insurance Company, with offices at No. 200 Main Street, Burlington, Vermont.
Mr. Butler was born at North Lawrence, St. Lawrence County, New York, August 19, 1881, the son of John C. and Catherine (McEwen) Butler, both deceased. John C. Butler, also a native of St. Lawrence County, was engaged in the farming industry at the time of his death. He also took an active part in public affairs, and served for a time as supervisor of St. Lawrence County and also as highway commissioner.
Harry A. Butler completed his elementary and high school education in the St. Lawrence County schools, and then he took a special course in teacher training, after which he engaged in the teaching profession for three years. For the next eight years, he worked as a traveling salesman, selling ladies' ready-to-wear garments, and then in 1912 he entered the insurance field, becoming associated with the New York Life Insurance Company at their office in Burlington. He remained there until 1914 and then went to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, where he became district manager of the Great West Life Insurance Company of Winnipeg. The following year he was transferred to the Montreal office of this company as an inspector, and he remained there until the latter part of October, 1916, when he returned to Burlington as manager for the Equitable Life Assurance So- ciety for the State of Vermont. He continued in this capacity until 1921, when upon the addition of the State of New Hampshire to his territory he took over the managership of the business for both states. He capably administered the duties of this important office until 1932, at which time he became associated with the Berkshire Life Insurance Company, becoming general agent for the State of Vermont, in which post he has served to date.
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As diversion from his numerous business activities, he finds recreation in his chief hobbies, golf and bowling.
Mr. Butler is a communicant of the Roman Catholic Church, past presi- dent of the Lions Club, past president and a director of the Burlington Life Underwriters Association, past president of the Vermont State Life Under- writers Association and a member of the National Life Underwriters Asso- ciation. He is also affiliated with Burlington Lodge, No. 916, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of which he is Past Exalted Ruler, Burlington Council, No. 279, Knights of Columbus and fourth degree Knights of Colum- bus. In addition he is an active member of the Chamber of Commerce, Ethan Allen Club and the Burlington Country Club.
He was married, in 1914, to Grace Blair, a native of Burlington, and they are the parents of a daughter: Jean O., a member of the 1940 class at the University of Vermont.
PERCY L. BALLARD-Shortly after the turn of the century, Percy L. Ballard came to Burlington, Vermont, and down the years has taken an active part in the life of the city-its business, civic affairs, fraternal circles and humanitarian organizations. Although much has been written of the secrets of success, a final analysis forces the conclusion that natural abilities and industry, intelligently applied, are the chief basis of worth while achieve- ments. The correctness of this conclusion is exemplified in the career of Mr. Ballard, who began making his own livelihood as a boy because of the death of his father. He traveled a road filled with many obstacles and along which progress was made only with difficulty. His attainments are wholly of his own making and richly deserved.
Mr. Ballard was born at Milton, Vermont, September 25, 1879, the son of Rinaldo W. and Helen (Pearl) Ballard, both deceased, the forming dying January 25, 1895, the latter on September 12, 1919. Rinaldo W. Ballard, also a native of Milton, followed general farm operations prior to his death. He was the father of seven children: I. Edith, deceased. 2. Bertha, deceased. 3. Ward P., a farmer. 4. Percy L., of whom further. 5. Nina E., now Mrs. William T. Worthridge, of Worcester, Massachusetts. 6. Duel R., associated with Stetson Shoe Company, Weymouth, Massachusetts. 7. Bernice H., for- merly a teacher in the Burlington schools, now deceased.
Percy L. Ballard attended the Milton elementary and high schools, and engaged in miscellaneous activities. He entered the employ of the Interna- tional Paper Company, where he served as timekeeper for approximately three years. He then came to Burlington and, after attending business college, became associated with the Burlington Rendering Company where he remained for eighteen months. During the following two years he was identified with
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the Burlington Light and Power Company. In 1907 he entered the insurance field, becoming associated with the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company, where he served as cashier until 1918, resigning to go into the insurance busi- ness for himself. Since 1918, Percy L. Ballard has been engaged in the general insurance business in Burlington, maintaining offices at No. 150 Bank Street, where he caters to a large clientele, writing all forms of insurance. In this exacting field he is a well-recognized leader, commanding to an unusual degree the respect, confidence and friendship of both colleagues and clients.
Mr. Ballard is a member of the local Republican party. Fraternally he is affiliated with Burlington Lodge, No. 100, Free and Accepted Masons, Hamil- ton Lodge, No. 14, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of which he is a Past Grand; also is treasurer of the Burlington Odd Fellows Association, treas- urer of Green Mountain Encampment and captain of Canton Lafayette. His professional connections include the Burlington and Vermont State Underwriters' Association and the National Association of Life Underwriters. Mr. Ballard is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Burlington Boy Scout Council. He worships in the faith of the Unitarian Church, of which he is a trustee. His recreations include gardening, hunting and fishing, as well as the study of wild life.
On December 1, 1925, Percy L. Ballard married L. Alberta Boardman, a native of Morrisville, Vermont, daughter of Milton Boardman, retired, and Alberta (Spaulding) Boardman, deceased, also of Morrisville. Mrs. Ballard was educated in the grammar and high schools of her native town and grad- uated from Bryant and Stratton Business College. With the exception of two temporary positions, she has for the past twenty years been employed in the Burlington Savings Bank here. Mr. and Mrs. Ballard occupy an attractive home on Ledge Road.
PROCTOR H. PAGE-One of the leading life insurance general agents of Vermont, Proctor H. Page, of Burlington, is also active as a banker. He was born at Hyde Park, Vermont, March 14, 1896, son of T. Hull and Emeroy (Goddard) Page. T. Hull Page, a native of Hyde Park, established himself in the calfskin business, a field of enterprise in which he remained active until the time of his death. Emeroy (Goddard) Page, his wife, also deceased, was a native of Quebec. T. Hull Page was a son of Carroll S. Page, descendant of one of the pioneer families of Vermont who distinguished him- self both as the founder of the Lamoille County Savings Bank and Trust Company and as its president from 1889, the date of its establishment, to 1925, when Carroll S. Page passed away. Carroll S. Page, in addition to his banking, gave generously of his time and ability to his State and Nation, serving as Governor of Vermont from 1890 to 1892 and as United States
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Senator from Vermont from 1908 to 1923, when he retired from political activity.
After passing through the public schools of Hyde Park and Phillips Exeter Academy, at Exeter, New Hampshire, Proctor H. Page attended George Washington University and then, finding the legal profession attrac- tive, studied at Georgetown University, graduating with the degree of Bachelor of Laws as a member of the class of 1923. Admitted to the State of Vermont bar the same year, Mr. Page entered the Lamoille County Savings Bank and Trust Company as a clerk and a year later became a director of the institution, a position which he still retains in addition to being a vice-president of the bank. having been elected to the latter office in 1928. After eight years in the Trust Company, in 1931, Mr. Page was appointed Commissioner of Finance for the State of Vermont, an office which he retained until 1934, when he became general agent for the National Life Insurance Company of Ver- mont for the four counties of Chittenden, Franklin, Lamoille and Grand Isle, with headquarters at Burlington. Supporting his profession by membership in the Burlington Life Underwriters' Association, an organizaton of which he is now president, Mr. Page also belongs to the Vermont State Life Under- writers' Association and to the National Association of Life Underwriters. In addition to his insurance activities and his responsibilities as a director and vice-president of the Lamoille County Savings Bank and Trust Company, Mr. Page is also a director of the Connecticut River Power Company, a director of the Mt. Mansfield Hotel Company and vice-president and trustee of the Caverly Preventorium at Pittsford, Vermont. Always deeply interested in civic and political problems, Mr. Page served as a member of the Vermont Legislature from 1929 to 1931 and held office for some six years as a member of the Vermont State Republican Committee.
A member of Mt. Vernon Lodge, No. 8, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, he also belongs to Tucker Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, Lamoille Commandery, Knights Templar, and Mt. Sinai Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine as well as being a member of Burlington Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fra- ternity, Phi Delta Phi Fraternity, and the Ethan Allen Club. A member of the Congregational Church, Mr. Page is devoted to all outdoor sports as a means of recreation from his duties and responsibilities, being particularly interested in baseball.
Proctor H. Page married, in 1919, Sara P. Smith, a native of Byron, Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. Page are the parents of three children: I. Proctor H., Jr., now a member of the class of 1942 of Dartmouth College. 2. Patricia S. 3. Ellen Frances.
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PATRICK EUGENE McSWEENEY, M. D .- For many years one ot Burlington's foremost citizens and professional leaders, Dr. Patrick Eugene McSweeney was a successful practitioner of medicine. Particularly did he direct his energies into the fight against cancer and into the training of younger physicians. The people and institutions of Burlington were the richer for his participation in the community's affairs, and he was respected, honored and trusted in every circle in which he was known. In his personal relation- ships he was kind, generous and fair-minded, and he earned the love and affection of many friends.
Dr. McSweeney was born February 24, 1862, in Glens Falls, New York, one of a family of twelve children of John and Katherine (Sheehan) McSweeney. He was survived by four sisters and a brother : Mrs. Anna Bannon and Mrs. Ella Sheehan, of Glens Falls, New York; Mrs. Catherine Mahoney, of Roslindale, Massachusetts ; Mrs. Margaret O'Keefe, of Albany, New York ; and John McSweeney, of Osage, Iowa.
Attending the schools of his native district, Patrick Eugene McSweeney was graduated from high school at Schuylerville, New York, and in 1886 from the College of Medicine of the University of Vermont. In 1890 he again returned to the university, this time as instructor in obstetrics. In 1895 he was made adjunct professor in obstetrics, and in 1914 he succeeded Dr. A. F. A. King, of Washington, District of Columbia, as professor of obstetrics and gynecology. Dr. McSweeney thoroughly enjoyed teaching, and at his retirement in 1937 he was presented a silver loving cup on which were inscribed the words, "A Fine Doctor and Inspiring Teacher." After June, 1937, he was professor emeritus of obstetrics and gynecology at the university.
In the course of his years of teaching and practice, Dr. McSweeney saw medicine make many forward strides. He was engaged in active practice for fifty-two years, and in the course of those years he retained the qualities of the student to the extent of keeping in touch with every new development in his profession. In Vermont he was a pioneer in obstetrical surgery, as, for instance, in the case of Caesarian section, as well as in general surgery and the surgery of the thyroid. He early advocated the use of radium in treat- ment of pathological conditions. Making a deep study of cancer, he served as chairman of the Vermont State Society for the Control of Cancer and led his colleagues in Vermont in presenting to the public the gospel of early diagnosis and treatment of this group of diseases. In 1902 Dr. McSweeney was president of the Chittenden County Medical Society, and in 1905 he headed the Vermont State Medical Society. At different periods he presided over the staffs of several hospitals with which he was connected. He con- tinued his practice of surgery and radiology until the very end of his life, and held appointments at three hospitals in the Burlington community and also at
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the Porter Memorial Hospital in Middlebury. At the time of his death he was attending surgeon at the Bishop de Goesbriand, the Fanny Allen and the Porter hospitals and consulting gynecologist at the Mary Fletcher Hospital.
In 1911 Dr. McSweeney was appointed division surgeon of the Central Vermont Railway and of the Rutland Railroad, so serving for the rest of his life. In 1917 he was charged by the late Bishop Rice to be chairman of a campaign to raise funds for a memorial to the first Bishop of Burlington, Louis de Goesbriand, and with the money thus raised as & nucleus the pres- ent Bishop de Goesbriand Hospital was erected. In 1918 he was a member of the examining board for Vermont candidates of the Field Artillery Cen- tral Officers' Training School at Camp Zachary Taylor, and continuously from 1888 to 1922 he served as pension examiner for the United States Gov- ernment. Doing considerable writing in his spare time, he produced "Goitre," "The Cancer Problem in Vermont" and the "Cancer Publicity Bulletin." He was a member of the Vermont State Medical Society and also of the Amer- ican Medical Association, the American Society for the Control of Cancer, and the New England Surgical Society. He also belonged to the New York and New England Association of Railroad Surgeons, the New England Obstet- rical and Gynecological Society, and was a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a trustee of the Vermont School for Feeble-minded.
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