TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 225 judgment and keen discrimination, enabling him readily to separate the vital and essential elements of business from those that are of little worth. In December, 1902, Mr. Cooley was married to Miss Mary E. Daugherty of Brookville, Kansas, and they have two children : Edith Merwin ; and Ralph Rupert, born April 14, 1909. Mr. Cooley belongs to the Toledo Automobile Club, which indicates something of the nature of his recreation, as he greatly enjoys touring in his motor car. He belongs to the Credit Men's Association, to the .Commerce Club, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, the Ohio State Pharmaceutical Association, the Toledo Drug Club, and the National Association of Retail Druggists. Toledo has long since accepted him as a valuable asset in her business life and ranks him as a dependable man in any relation and any emergency. His residence is at No. 1116 Lincoln avenue. EDWARD A. FLORIAN Edward A. Florian; a man of forcefulness, energy and determination, has had broad experience along business lines and has made his influence felt in insurance circles of Toledo, being one of the leading operators in this field. He was born in Fostoria, Ohio; May 27, 1874, and his parents, Joseph and Mary (Layman) Florian, were also natives of that city. The paternal grandfather removed from Buffalo, New York, to Ohio in 1812, becoming one of the early pioneers of the state, and he first located at Sandusky, later settling at Fostoria. His son, Joseph Florian, devoted his life to the occupation of farming and passed away in 1911 at the advanced age of eighty-six years, while the mother's demise occurred in 1916. They had a large family, becoming the parents of sixteen children, ten of whom survive, namely : Mrs. Caroline Wagner, Mrs. Minnie Eckert and Mrs. Theresa Rudke, all of whom are living in Detroit, Michigan ; Mrs. Louise Studer and Miss Martha Florian of Fostoria ; Mrs. Christine Faul, whose home is at Cleveland, this state; and Joseph, Albert G., Mrs. H. T. Beach, and Edward A. Florian, all of this city. The public schools of Fostoria and Toledo afforded Edward A. Florian his educational privileges and his commercial training was received in the David Business College of this city. After completing his course in that institution he secured a position with Chris Nopper, engaged in the hat and fur business, and remained with him for seven and a half years. He next entered the service of the Wertz-Kirk Hat Company, with which he was connected for six and a half years, and on the expiration of that period he embarked in the men's furnishing business, opening a store on South St. Clair street. This he conducted successfully for' fifteen years and then sold to become secretary of the Corn City Savings Association, entering upon' the duties of that office in 1907. He is now also at the head of the firm of E. Florian & Son, fire insurance. They represent the strongest and best known organizations in the field, acting as agents for the Southern Surety Company, the Hartford Fire Insurance Company, the Imperial Insurance Company, the Standard Insurance Company, the Citizens Insurance Company, the Insurance Company of North America and several others. They have established an enviable reputation for reliability and straightforward dealing and theirs is one of the leading insurance firms in the. city. Mr. Forian is also interested in the Percentum Company, of which he is one of the directors. He is also the head of the Morgan Glove Company, manufacturers 'of canvas gloves. 226 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY On the 18th of June, 1895, Mr. Florian was married to Miss Jennie C. Metzger, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Metzger, prominent residents of this city, and they have become the parents of a son, Carl J. Florian, who was born in September, 1899, and is now a partner in his father's business. He married Miss Edith Redding, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Redding. Mr. Florian is a communicant of the Roman Catholic church and a third degree Knight of Columbus. He is a member of the Sylvania Golf Club, the Maumee River Yacht Club and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. His business career has been marked by continuous advancement, for he has ever realized the fact that, there is no progress without labor and has never feared to venture when a favorable opportunity was presented. In the fullness of time he has reaped the reward of earnest systematic effort, sound judgment and perseverance and is now numbered among Toledo's representative business men and valued citizens. WILLIAM G. MANNING William G. Manning, treasurer of the Toledo Plaster & Supply Company, has throughout his life been actuated by a spirit of energy and determination which has enabled him to advance steadily, step by step in his business career until he now ranks with the men of important business interests in his adopted city. Mr. Manning is a native of Michigan, his birth having occurred in Dansville, Ingham county, on the 28th of April, 1866, his parents being William H. and Permillie G. .(Groat) Manning. The father was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church and, while devoting his life to that holy calling, he also owned and conducted—a farm. The son pursued a public school education and afterward continued his studies in the Ferris Institute at Big Rapids, Michigan. Later he became a clerk in a dry goods store, where he remained for three years and was then advanced to the position of accountant, acting in that capacity for four years. In 1902 he came to Toledo, where he entered the employ of The Lamson Brothers Company, owners of a dry goods store, and in their establishment he acted as department manager for seven years and was in charge of their credit department for a period of six years. It will thus be seen that each change in his career has marked .a forward step, bringing him a broader outlook and wider opportunities. He has improved every chance for advancement, never fearing to venture where favoring opportunity pointed out the way, and his resolute spirit and indefatigable energy have guided him to a most creditable position in the business circles of the city. He has been identified with his present line of business for four years. This was first the Toledo Pulp Plaster Company, of which he became treasurer, and with the incorporation of the business under the name of the Toledo Plaster & Supply Company he continued to act as treasurer and is still in that postion. The business is now one of substantial proportions and as an executive Mr. Manning is "contributing in substantial measure to the growth and success of the undertaking. He is likewise a director of the Detroit Fire Brick Company. On the 7th of October, 1890, Mr. Manning was married to Miss Lillian D. Cassell of Grand Rapids, Michigan. They reside at No. 2635 Parkwood avenue. They are members of the Second Church of Christ Scientist, in which he has TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 227 served as a trustee and as a first reader; and. he is interested in all those forces which make for the uplift of the individual and the benefit of the community at large. Moreover, his business record illustrates what can be accomplished when there is a will to dare and to do and his life history should serve to inspire and encourage others who start out in the business world as he did, without capital or special advantages, but who through individual merit and capability work their way upward, proving also that success and an honored name may be won simultaneously. SIGMOND SANGER Sigmond Sanger, member of the Toledo bar and also identified with many interests which directly affect the welfare, progress and happiness of the community at large, was born August 5, 1873, in Austria-Hungary, a son of Sol and Pauline (Klein) Sanger. He obtained a public school education in the schools of Toledo, for he was but a young lad when brought to the new world. Passing through consecutive grades, he was graduated with the class of 1889 of the Toledo high school, and then, having determined to make the practice of law his life work, he became a student in the University of Michigan, where he won the LL. B. degree as a member of the class of 1899. Immediately after his return to Toledo he entered upon active practice, and since 1910 has practiced as a member of the firm of Brown, Hahn & Sanger, occupying an enviable position in the legal circles of Toledo. During the World war Mr. Sanger took an active interest in upholding the government and promoting the work growing out of war conditions. He was ward chairman during the Third, Fourth and Victory Loan drives and also was active as a member of the War Savings and War Chest committees. He has been a close student of modern-day conditions and is ever seeking to support justice and the right. During the war he was also chairman of a rent profiteering committee, seeking to prevent excessive rents, and also served on a committee to aid war risk insurance cases. Mr. Sanger was married in 1919, to Margaret H. Dreyfus. Questions of public interest have been closely studied by him and at all times he keeps abreast with the best thinking men of the age concerning political, sociological and economic conditions. Since 1919 he has been president of the Toledo Public Library and is doing effective work in upholding and maintaining the high standards of this organization. He belongs to the Toledo and Ohio Bar associations and he commands at all times the respect and confidence of his colleagues and contemporaries in the profession as well as of the general public. SAMUEL BRYANT WOOD Samuel Bryant Wood, the vice president of one of the leading real estate companies of Toledo—that of the George B. Ricaby Company—and also the vice president of the George B. Ricaby Company, Inc., of Buffalo, New York, is an active and energetic figure in real estate circles and one whose wisely directed efforts are bringing to him a substantial measure of success. Toledo numbers 228 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY him among her native sons, his birth having occurred on the 2d of February, 1891, his parents being Harry D. and Julia (Mitchell) Wood. While spending his youthful days under the parental roof he attended the public schools and afterward pursued his studies in a preparatory school. When his textbooks were put aside he entered the .real estate field in 1910 and a little later became associated with the George B. Ricaby Company, with which he has worked steadily upward until he is now the vice president of this concern, which is one of the oldest and strongest real estate companies of Toledo. He has gained wide experience and there are few men more thoroughly informed concerning realty values and the condition of the market. He has promoted many important realty transfers and his success is due to his close application, his earnest study, his persistency, his initiative and his indefatigable energy. He is vice president of the Ricaby-Wood-Rowland Company, general insurance. Mr. Wood is a veteran of the World war. He enlisted in 1917, becoming a first lieutenant, and he served with the infantry, cavalry and artillery forces, being mustered out in December, 1918; with the rank of captain. On the 1st of October, 1919, Mr. Wood was married to Miss Lois Morton and they have two children : Marybelle and Phyllis. Mr. Wood belongs to the Inverness, Toledo and Toledo Automobile clubs and is thus well known in club circles of the city. He likewise is connected with the Chamber of Commerce and is in full sympathy with the purposes of that organization to upbuild Toledo, to extend its business relations and to uphold its civic standards. He is also a member of the Toledo Real Estate Board. He is at all times actuated by a spirit of progressiveness in relation to public affairs as well as business and he has made for himself. a creditable position in the regard of his fellow citizens. GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS GESSNER Gustavus Adolphus Gessner, president and general manager of the Gessner Company, was born in Fremont, Ohio, August 19, 1869, his parents being Dr. Gustavus Adolphus and Corolen Elizabeth (Lawton) Gessner. The father was a physician, engaging in practice for many years at Fremont, Ohio. On the paternal side he came of a long line of physicians and there were also many representatives of the medical profession among his ancestry on the maternal side. Among his forebears there were also those who served for the cause of independence in the Revolutionary war. G. A. Gessner, Jr., obtained a high school education at Fremont, Ohio, spent one year at Oberlin College and then entered the Lehigh University School of Mines of Pennsylvania, which he attended for three years. He was afterward assistant engineer at Ashtabula, Ohio, and on leaving that place went to Alexandria, Indiana, where he remained for nearly four years as city engineer. In 1899 he came to Toledo, where he filled the position of first assistant city engineer until May, 1900. In that year he became associated with the firm of Riggs & Sherman, consulting engineers, and in 1904 was admitted to a partnership in the business. In 1907 he obtained a leave of absence. from the company and became resident engineer for the city in the construction of the city filtration plant, one of the first large plants of its kind in the country. In 1910 he was made resident engineer in charge of construction at the Cherry Street bridge and then from 1911 until 1914 he was again with the TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 231 Riggs & Sherman Company. In the latter year he became superintendent of the Toledo city waterworks department, which position he filled until June, 1915, when he resigned to organize the Gessner Company, general contractors, of which he is the president and general manager. This company does all kinds of engineering and construction work and its patronage has already become of extensive and gratifying proportions. As a city representative and in the private practice of his profession, Mr. Gessner has been identified with many important engineering projects demanding a high degree of efficiency and skill and in every particular he has been adequate to the demands made upon him. He is thoroughly familiar with the scientific principles as well as with the practical phases of the business and his position in engineering circles is now one of high rank. On the 29th of June, 1897, Mr. Gessner was joined in wedlock to Miss Mary Lydia Booth of Ashtabula, Ohio, a direct descendant in the eleventh generation of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins. They have become the parents of two children : Charles Booth, who was born on the 17th of February, 1905 ; and Elizabeth Lawton. Fraternally Mr. Gessner is a Royal Arch Mason and is also connected with the Knights of Pythias, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and with a college fraternity—the Theta Delta Chi. He belongs to the Chamber of Commerce, which indicates his interest in community affairs and public progress, and through the maternal line he is eligible to and has membership in the .Sons' of the American Revolution. His public-spirited citizenship is an outstanding feature in his career, while the strongly marked characteristic of his business life has been the thoroughness with which he has mastered every task and acquainted himself with every principle that has to do with engineering projects. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. THOMAS P. DAY Among the varied lines of business which contribute to the commercial actiyity and prosperity of Toledo is that of The Container Company, of which Thomas P. Day is the chief executive officer, and the present success of the enterprise is directly attributable to his progressive policy and to his carefully devised and promptly executed plans. He was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, November 23, 1883, a son of Thomas Powers and Lillie Kingston (Means) Day, who were also natives of the Keystone state. The father was a financier of marked ability and aided in organizing the Peoples National Bank of Pittsburgh, of which he was made president. He was recognized as one of the most substantial business men of the city and continued at the head of that institution until his death, which occurred in 1899, when he was forty-eight years of age. Mrs. Day is now a resident of Pittsburgh. They were the parents of two children : Thomas P. ; and Florence Means, who married D. Utley of Pittsburgh. In the acquirement of an education Thomas P. Day attended Shady Side Academy at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and later he was a student at Hotchkiss University at Lakeside, Connecticut. His initial business experience was obtained as messenger for the Peoples National Bank of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and his faithfulness and ability led to his promotion to the position of discount clerk. He remained with the bank until 1909, when he came to Toledo and entered the employ of the C. A. King Grain Company, with which he was identified until 232 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY 1916, when he assisted in organizing The Container Company, of which he was made secretary. He continued to fill that office until 1919, when he was made president, treasurer and manager, and has continued to serve in those capacities. The firm engages in the manufacture of fibre pails and since its inception the business has enjoyed a steady growth, from thirty-five to fifty men now being employed in the operation of the plant. Mr. Day carefully supervises every detail of the business,. while he also has the ability to see clearly its larger aspects, and has been farsighted in directing the policy of the concern. On the 4th of September, 1907, Mr. Day was married to Miss Miriam King, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank I. King of Toledo, and they have a daughter, Jane, who was born in 1909 and is attending the Smead school. When national issues are at stake Mr. Day casts his ballot in favor of the candidates of the republican party, but at local elections he votes for the man whom he deems best fitted for office, regardless of party ties. He is a member of the Toledo Commerce Club, the Rotary Club and the Toledo Country Club. His life record commands uniform respect and confidence. His ability and energy have constituted the materials with which he has constructed his success and he has never deviated from the course which the world regards as right in the relations between man and his fellowmen, adhering closely to the rules which govern strict integrity and unabating industry. In matters of citizenship he is public-spirited and progressive and his cooperation can always be counted upon in support of those movements which have for their object the upbuilding and advancement of the city. WILLIAM BERNARD HILLEBRAND Much of the commercial prestige which Toledo today enjoys is directly attributable to the civic loyalty and business enterprise of her native sons, whose well directed efforts have constituted a most important element in the upbuilding and development of the city. To this class belongs William Bernard Hillebrand, who for eighteen years has devoted his attention to the building and contracting business, and while he has gained individual prosperity, his labors have also contributed materially to the improvement and advancement of his city. He was born in Toledo, June 29, 1881, and his parents were Frank J. C. and Christina (Meyer) Hillebrand, the former a native of Cincinnati and the latter of Toledo. The father became a member of the firm of Hillebrand Brothers, conducting one of the largest furniture establishments of Toledo, and he is still a resident of the city, while the mother is also living. Six children have been born of their marriage : Leo S., whose biographical record appears elsewhere in this work ; William Bernard ; Frank B., whose home is in Detroit, Michigan ; •Mrs. Richard F. Schneider of Toledo ; Sister Mary Constance, who is connected with Mercy Hospital of Ann Arbor ; and Cletus, who has passed away. In the acquirement of an education William Bernard Hillebrand attended St. Peter's parochial school and the Tri-State Business College of Toledo and following his graduation from the latter institution he secured a clerical position with the John Mockett Company, well known clothiers of this city, with whom he remained for a short time. He then entered the employ of The Schillinger Brothers Company but left their service at the end of ten months to embark in business on his own account and on the 23d of May, 1906, he became a member of the firm of Hummel TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 235 & Hillebrand, his partner being William A. Hummel, a prominent business man of this city. They specialize in concrete construction work and rank with the leading building contractors of the city. They own a large tract of land, on which they have their offices and equipment, and many examples of their skill and handiwork are to be found in Toledo. Their reputation has spread beyond the limits of the city and they have been awarded important contracts in various parts of the country. They have about one hundred employes and their business is a large and rapidly growing one. On the 23d of May, 1911, Mr. Hillebrand was married to Miss Mary A. Werle, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Werle of Toledo, and they have become the parents of four children : Helen, who was born June 27, 1912, and is attending St. Patrick's parochial school of this city ; Lucille; who was born September 14, 1913, and is also a pupil at that school ; William, born April 14, 1917 ; and Leonard, born June 27, 1919. Mr. and Mrs. Hillebrand are communicants of the Roman Catholic church and he is a member of the Knights of Columbus, in which he his taken the third degree. He is also identified with the Builders Exchange, the Commerce Club and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, while his political allegiance is given to the republican party. Mr. Hillebrand is a self-made man who has been both the architect and builder of his own fortune, and the methods which he has used have at all times balanced up with the principles of honor and integrity. He occupies a position of leadership in the field in which he is operating, and his work, which is of high character and uniform excellence, is a credit to the city and a feature in its substantial improvement. Mr. Hillebrand's residence is at No. 427 Belmont avenue. F. M. FULLER F. M. Fuller of The Pomeroy-Fuller Company, is one of Toledo's prominent realtors. He was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, October 19, 1879, a son of A. M. and Elizabeth (Magaw) Fuller, the former a native of Little Falls, New York, and the latter of Meadville, Pennsylvania. They are now residing in the Keystone state and the father is a successful financier. In the acquirement of an education F. M. Fuller attended the public schools of Meadville, Pennsylvania, and Worcester Academy of Massachusetts, afterward entering the University of Pennsylvania, from which he was graduated in 1901. In 1912 he came to Toledo and in 1913 joined Mr. Geo. E. Pomeroy, when he turned his attention to the real estate and insurance business, with which he has since been prominently identified. The Pomeroy-Fuller Company is the oldest real estate and insurance firm in Toledo and enjoys a reputation for straightforward business methods and general commercial integrity not surpassed by any of its contemporaries. Mr. Fuller has made a close study of the business, to which he gives his undivided attention, and his cooperation has been a valuable asset in the attainment of the success which has attended the activities of the company. In New York city, on the 29th of December, 1909, Mr. Fuller married Miss Marjorie Carolin, a daughter of William V. and Louise (Mott) Carolin, a granddaughter of Valentine Mott, the famous surgeon of that city, and they have become the parents of two children : Edward Holcomb, whose birth occurred at Meadville, 236 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY Pennsylvania, in 1911; and Elizabeth Dauton, who was born in this city in 1913. Mr. and Mrs. Fuller are affiliated with the Trinity Episcopal church. He is a republican in his political views and is a charter member of the Kiwanis Club and is also connected with the Commerce Club and the Transportation Club. He has led an active and useful life, employing every opportunity to advance, and his present success is largely attributable to his close application and devotion to business. He has an intimate knowledge of realty values in this city, where his progressive spirit and business ability are recognized, as well as his high position among the ,leaders in his line of activity. Mr. Fuller's residence is at No. 2553 Robinwood avenue. HARRY WAYNE MORGAN Harry Wayne Morgan, a partner in the law firm of Brown, Geddes, Schmettau & Williams, was born in Toledo, July 11, 1886. The public and high schools afforded him his preliminary educational opportunities and he afterward entered the University of Michigan as a law student in 1908, being there graduated with the class of 1910. During his college days he was associate editor of the Michigan Law Review and he won his Bachelor of Arts degree and also his J. D. degree from the University of Michigan. Following his graduation he entered upon general practice and was associated with the firm of King, Tracy, Chapman & Wells from 1910 until 1915. He was then alone in general practice until 1917, when he became associated with the firm of Brown, Geddes, Schmettau & Williams, and in January, 1918, was made a member of the firm. He has since practiced in this connection, being a representative of one of the strongest law firms not only of Toledo and northwestern Ohio but of the state. He belongs to the Lucas County and Ohio State Bar associations. On the 1st of July, 1911, Mr. Morgan was married to Miss Stella Stollberg of Toledo and they have become parents of three children : John Howard, Mary Elizabeth and Caroline Jeanette. In his fraternal relations Mr. Morgan is a Mason and he belongs also to' the Toledo Club and the Toledo Country Club. He is likewise a member of the Chamber of Commerce and his interest centers in those channels through 'which flow the greatest and most permanent good to the greatest number, his progressive citizenship being one of the strong features in his career. His enviable record as a lawyer has been well earned and the progress that he has' made in the past indicates that his future will be well worth watching. THOMAS IGNATIUS WILSON By the way of the printing trade and commercial pursuits Thomas Ignatius Wilson has at length arrived in the real estate field and since 1914 has been the president of the T. I. Wilson Company. Through the intervening period of eight years a business of substantial proportions has been developed and the real estate records show many important property transfers promoted by this corporation. Mr.. Wilson' is a native son of Toledo, born on the 28th of April, 1883, his parents TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 237 being Thomas and Elizabeth (Gilmartin) Wilson. The father was engaged in the trucking business, having come to Toledo in 1866. The son, Thomas I. Wilson, was educated in St. Francis de Sales parochial school and early in life turned his attention to the newspaper business by becoming a printer's devil in a newspaper office, with which he was connected for six years, steadily working his way upward from his initial starting point. He afterward became a salesman with a paint company and again his course was marked by steady progress and advancement until he was made the district sales manager. Later he turned his attention to real estate operations and in 1914 organized the T. I. Wilson Company, the activities of which he has directed for the past eight years as its president. He is also a director of The Ten Associates Company, a real estate corporation of which he was one of the organizers. His name is a familiar one in realty circles throughout Toledo and the progressiveness of his methods is widely recognized, while his continued success also has its root in his close application, determined purpose and sound judgment. On the 20th of June, 1914, Mr. Wilson was married to Miss Anna M. McCullen of Toledo and they had one daughter, Mary Elizabeth. The wife and mother passed away February 10, 1918, her death being deeply regretted by many friends. Mr. Wilson belongs to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and has become a fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus. He is also connected with the Commerce Club, belongs to the Toledo Automobile Club and to the Art Museum. He favors all those agencies and projects which are looking to the upbuilding of the city and its advancement along material and cultural lines. For recreation he turns to outdoor sports, but the major part of his time and attention is concentrated upon his business and he ranks today among the leading realtors of his native city. KATHERINE M. MAPES Thoroughly trained along professional lines, Katherine M. Mapes is now occupying the very responsible position of superintendent of the Municipal Hospital at Toledo. She is a native of Bryan, Williams county, Ohio, and a daughter of Samuel R. and Sarah A. (Lingle) Mapes. She attended the public schools of her native town and after a few years at home following the completion of her educational course, she came to Toledo in 1898, having in the meantime determined to enter upon preparation for a career as nurse. She entered the Toledo Hospital Training School for Nurses and completed the regular two years' course by graduation with the class of 1900. Almost immediately afterward she was made supervisor of the operating room at the Toledo Hospital, where she remained for several years. Following this she was appointed superintendent of the Deaconess Hospital on Robinwood avenue, later called the Flower Hospital, and afterward returned to the Toledo Hospital, becoming supervisor of the operating room, with which she was thus associated for a year. She left that position in 1911 to become superintendent of the training school of the Toledo Hospital and did effective work in that connection for a period of five years. She next went to the City Hospital at Lima, Ohio, expecting to relieve the superintendent there for three months, but remained for ten months. With her return to Toledo she was given charge of the teaching center under the Red Cross and continued to act as supervisor of 238 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY teaching for two years during the World war, after which she went into service for four months at Camp Taylor, Kentucky. Again coming to Toledo, Miss Mapes accepted the position of chief nurse at the Overland Hospital, where she remained for a year, after which she took a two years' rest, living at home with her mother. On the 1st of April, 1922, however, she again resumed professional duties and activities, being appointed superintendent of the Municipal Hospital by. Mayor Brough. She brought to her present position a wealth of experience and broad knowledge and is rendering most effective service in this institution. She has been instrumental in introducing improved methods and the work of the hospital has been thoroughly systematized under her care. Miss Mapes holds membership in the Epworth Methodist church and is also a valued member of the Toledo Woman's Club and a charter member of the Delphians. She is the honored president of District No. 9 of the Ohio State Graduate Nurses Association and she belongs to both the state and national nurses' associations. She is likewise a member of the National League. of Nursing Education and is identified with the American Legion as a member of the Kuhlman Saygers Pollock Post, which was organized in honor of nurses from Toledo who served during the World war and died in the service. Miss Mapes holds to the highest standards of her profession and is most zealous and earnest in the performance of her duties. Her personal, qualities are such as to inspire confidence and cooperation from her patients, as she adds cheeriness and a courageous disposition to splendid poise. HARRY TALBIRD FOARD Harry Talbird Foard, one of the leading restaurateurs of Toledo, has devoted practically his entire life to the business in which he is now engaged and his success is the direct outcome of broad experience, industry and ability. Mr. Foard is a native of the south. He was born at Henderson, Kentucky, April 15, 1870, a son of Moses D. and Sammie (Smith) Foard, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Kentucky. As a youth the father removed to the Blue Grass state, in which his marriage occurred, and he later engaged in the hardware business, successfully conducting a large establishment of that character at Henderson, Kentucky, until the time of his' demise. The mother has also passed away. In their family were five children : W. D. and Mattie, both of whom are living at Owenton, Kentucky ; Clarence S., cashier for the Edison Company, of Chicago, Illinois ; Jessie, deceased ; and Harry T. The public schools of his native town afforded Harry Talbird Foard his educational opportunities and during the administration of President Cleveland he served as assistant postmaster of Owenton, Kentucky. On the expiration of his term he came to Toledo, where he entered business circles, 'at first conducting the Madison Hotel, while later he became chief clerk of the St. Charles Hotel, which position he filled successfully for seven years. He then went to Chicago and became connected with the dining car service of the Pennsylvania and New York Central Railroad companies, with which he was identified until 1916. Returning to Toledo, he opened the Waldorf Cafeteria in the Waldorf Hotel and his marked success in that venture led him to establish another cafeteria, his second location being at No. 239 Superior TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 241 street. He is president of Foard's Cafeterias. and is operating two of the largest, best conducted and most widely patronized eating places in the city. His cafeterias have become popular with those of discriminating taste who prefer food of highest quality, prepared in a most appetizing form, and the standard of service is unexcelled. Mr. Foard has an economic knowledge of food values and in the control of his business he displays sound judgment, foresight and marked executive ability. Until 1922 he was president and one of the directors of the Waldorf Catering. Company and he is now serving as first vice president and a director of the Ohio State Restaurant Men's Association. On the 27th of December, 1898, Mr. Foard was united in marriage to Miss Sara Davies, who ably assists her husband in the management of the business. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Davies, are members of one of Toledo's most prominent families. Mr. Foard is a Knights Templar Mason and Noble of the Mystic Shrine and he is also a valued member of the Toledo Chamber of Commerce and the Exchange Club. He is a self-made man whose career has been marked by steady advancement, due to his close study of the business to which he has turned his attention and his unquestioned integrity and reliability, and his influence is one of broadening activity and strength in the field in which he is operating, while his personal qualities are such as make for warm and enduring friendship. IRA O. DENMAN, M. D. Dr. Ira O. Denman, a prominent physician and surgeon of Toledo, maintaining his offices in the Ohio building, has here followed his profession continuously and successfully during the past fifteen. years and has made a specialty of the treatment of diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat. His birth occurred at Leanna, Kansas, on the 9th of June, 1873, his parents being Francis M. and Lydia (Harding) Denman, both natives of Indiana. The father enlisted for service in the Civil war, joining the Ninety-seventh Illinois Volunteer Regiment, and was commissioned a captain. He participated in many notable engagements but was never wounded and after receiving his 'discharge he went to Kansas, where he took up a soldier's claim, on which he engaged in the raising of cattle, while later he developed a large nursery. Subsequently he removed to Charleston, Illinois, but afterward went to California, hoping that a milder climate might restore his health, and his demise occurred in the Golden state in 1905. The mother had passed away at Charleston, Illinois, in 1900. Of the children born to their union two are living : George A. and Ira O., of this review. Ira O. Denman supplemented his preliminary education by a course of study in the Allen County Normal School at Iola, Kansas, while his professional training was received in the Hahnemann Medical College of Chicago, from which he was graduated with the M. D. degree in 1897. Since then he has pursued postgraduate work in the Chicago Post Graduate Medical College, the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical College' and in the universities of. Vienna and Freiberg, as well as in Morfield's. Hospital of London, England, thus constantly augmenting his professional skill and ability. He first opened an office for the general practice of medicine and surgery at Charleston, Illinois, where he continued until the close of the year 1907, devoting considerable attention to diseases of the' eye, ear, nose and throat. In January, 1908, he came to 242 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY Toledo, where he has remained since and where his practice has been limited to ophthalmology, otology, rhinology and laryngology, in which branch of the profession he has become widely recognized as a specialist of pronounced power and efficiency. He served as chief of staff of the Toledo Hospital for two years, or from 1913 until 1915; and is oculist for the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Detroit & Toledo Shore Line Railroad and the Toledo, St. Louis A Western Railway. While a resident of Charleston, Illinois, he acted as chairman of the board of health from 1903 until 1907. He has membership connections with the American Institute of Homeopathy, the Illinois State Medical Society, the Ohio State Medical Society, the Northwestern Ohio Medical Society, of which he was at one time president, the Toledo Medical Society and the American Ophthalmological, Otological and Laryngological Association, of which he has been secretary and also president, serving in the latter capacity in 1918 and 1919. He is likewise identified with the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Oto-Laryngology, and has been elected to the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Denman originated technique and designed a chair for tonsillectomy under nitrous oxide and oxygen gas anesthesia, the patient in the forward inclined sitting posture. He has been frequently invited to demonstrate his original method and in 1920 appeared and operated before the American College of Surgeons at Montreal, subsequently before the American Ophthalmological and Oto-Laryngological Society in New York, the combined meeting at Columbus, Ohio, in 1922, of The Interstate Society of Anesthesists and National Research Society of Anesthesia and later San Francisco before the surgical section of the American Medical Association. On the 14th of September, 1893, Dr. Denman was united in marriage to Miss Sabra Blair of Leanna, Kansas, and they reside at No. 2562 Parkwood avenue in Toledo, where they have gained an extensive circle of warm friends. The Doctor gives his political allegiance to the republican party. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Christian (Disciples) church. He also belongs to the Toledo Club, the Toledo Yacht Club, the Toledo Commerce Club and the Inverness Golf Club of this city and likewise holds membership in the Unanimous Club of New York. His life has been actuated by a progressive spirit that has brought him steadily to the front in professional connections and it has ever been his purpose to make his services of the greatest possible benefit to his f ellowmen. ARNOLD JOHN MACHEN Arnold John Machen, president of The Arnold J. Machen Company, is one of Toledo's well known and successful realtors. While not yet a man of Middle age Mr. Machen's life has been a busy one and includes an identification with banking interests and more than ten years with the real estate business. He was born in Toledo, September 28, 1890, his parents being Alphonse and Adelaide D. (Conlisk) Machen, the former a merchant of Toledo for many years. Arnold John Machen acquired his education in the public schools, and after completing his high school work, he entered on his business career. He was first employed as a bank messenger in the Home Savings Bank, where his fidelity and capability won him promotion until he was made manager of the bookkeeping, transit and clearing department of that institution. He was thus engaged until TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 245 1911, when he turned his attention to the real estate field, becoming associated with The E. H. Close Realty Company, and four years later he was made the assistant treasurer of the George B. Ricaby Company, one of the foremost concerns in the real estate field of Toledo. In 1921 he was elected vice president of that company and took a prominent part in its management, until October 25, 1922, when he severed his connection to organize The Arnold J. Machen Company, for the conduct of a general real estate business on conservative lines. The officials of the company are : Mr. Machen, president ; Vernon C. Vogel, vice president and secretary ; and Paul E. Decker, vice president and treasurer, representing one, of the strongest organizations in the real estate business in Toledo. Mr. Machen is devoting his efforts to administrative direction and executive control, and his success is well merited. His vision is broad and his judgment sound in relation to those matters which claim the attention and demand the energies of the successful real estate man. During his connection of more than a decade with the real estate business in Toledo, Mr. Machen has acquired a very intimate knowledge of realty values on which his judgment is most dependable. He enjoys athletic sports and in these finds needed recreation from the arduous cares of business life. COLONEL GEORGE PARTRIDGE GREENHALGH Colonel George Patridge Greenhalgh, president of the Toledo Automatic Brush Machine Company and vice president and treasurer of The Kent-Owens Machine Company, engaged in the manufacture of automatic machinery, was born at St. Louis, Missouri, March 19, 1878, a son of William L. and Harriet M. Greenhalgh. He was educated in the public schools of Jacksonville, Illinois, and Lafayette, Indiana, before entering Yale University in 1897. There he was graduated in 1901 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts and in the fall of the same year he matriculated in the Harvard Law School, in which he completed his course in 1905. Locating at Toledo, he was admitted to the Ohio bar the following year and for a time practiced law in the office of Hamilton. & Kirby and later of Brown, Geddes, Schmettau & Williams, and of Smith & Beckwith. He served as assistant prosecuting attorney of Lucas county under Holland Webster from 1910 until 1913, when he resigned his official position to engage in the private practice of law and was associated with Clifford Whitmore until the summer of 1916, when as captain of Troop D, First Ohio Cavalry, Mr. Greenhalgh was ordered into federal service on the Mexican border, from which he returned in March, 1917. In May of the same year Captain Greenhalgh was promoted to the rank of major of cavalry in the Ohio National Guard and in July, 1917, the First Ohio Cavalry having been converted into the Second and Third Regiments of Field Artillery, he Was made lieutenant colonel of the Second Ohio Field Artillery and was mustered into federal service. This regiment afterward became the One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Field Artillery of the Sixty-second Field Artillery Brigade of the Thirty-seventh Division. He trained with the Thirty-seventh Division at Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Alabama, and was graduated from the first class at the Fort Sill School of .Fire on the 20th of December, 1917. He then returned to command the regiment and organize a Brigade School of Instruction. Early in June, 1918, he was ordered to the port of embarkation at Hoboken, New Jersey, as liaison officer of the Thirty-seventh Division. He sailed as corn- 246 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY manding officer of the troops aboard the Steamship Hororata on the 28th of June, 1918, arrived at Liverpool on the 15th of July and later crossed the channel, debarking at Havre, France, July 19, 1918. He was trained at the French Artillery School of Instruction at Camp DeSouge near Bordeaux, France, and left for the front on the 24th of September. He was in reserve in the Meuse-Argonne with the Ninety-second division and was afterward transferred to the American front at Mousson, still supporting the Ninety-second Division. Later he was transferred to the Troyon section of the American front and saw action behind the Thirty-third and Twenty-eighth divisions of the second army. His regiment was supporting the Thirty-third Division at the time the armistice was signed, following which the regiment was withdrawn to Pierrefitte, France, and on the 4th of February,- 1919; was ordered to the LeMans area at Segre, France. On the 6th of March he arrived at Brest and six days later sailed, reaching Newport News on the 24th .of March. He received his discharge at Camp Sherman, April 10, 1919. When mustered out Colonel Greenhalgh resumed, the private practice of law and on the 8th of October, 1920, he was appointed safety director of the city of Toledo. In February, 1922, he became connected with The Kent-Owens Machine Company, and in 1923 became treasurer of the corporation. In August, 1922, upon the organization of the Toledo Automotic Brush Company, for the manufacture of automatic brush machinery and brushes, Colonel Greenhalgh became president of the corporation. In 1912 Colonel Greenhalgh was married to Miss Marie Walbridge of Toledo, daughter of William S. and Alice L. (Libbey) Walbridge, and they are well known in the best social circles of the city. They have one son, George Partridge Greenhalgh, Jr. Colonel Greenhalgh's residence—"Needmoor"—is at Perrysburg, Ohio. THAD POGGEMEYER Thad Poggemeyer, a native son of Toledo and one of its self-made men, has made the clothing business the ladder by which he has climbed to success and for fifteen years has conducted his present establishment. He was born in this city, December 21, 1870, of the marriage of Henry W. and Louise (Frese) Poggemeyer, the former of European birth, while the latter was born near Woodville, Ohio. The father came to the United States in the early '60s, settling in Toledo, where he. entered the grocery business, and he continud to make his home in the city until 1876. He then disposed of his business and removed to Graytown, Ohio, where he also opened a grocery store, which he successfully operated until his death in 1882. The mother is still living and now resides at Tecumseh, Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Poggemeyer were the parents of four children, three of whom survive : Mrs. Gene Varick of Tecumseh; Mrs. W. R. Bickford, whose home is at Helena, Arkansas ; and Thad. Thad Poggemeyer acquired his educaticn in the public schools of Graytown, Ohio. Coming to Toledo, he secured a position. with A. J. Machen, dry goods, whose place of business was located at the corner of St. Clair and Logan streets, but left his service socn afterward and entered the employ of the clothing firm of John Mockett & Company, with which he was connected for six months in the capacity of delivery boy. He then obtained a position with the clothing house' of TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 247 James Melvin & Company, with which he was identified for twenty years and five months, working his way through each department of the business and gaining a comprehensive understanding of the trade. In 1908-his initiative spirit prompted him to embark in an independent venture and he opened a clothing establishment, handling only men's wearing apparel. The undertaking has kept pace with the development of the city and on the 1st of August, 1921, the business was incorporated, the present style of the Poggemeyer-Nichols Clothing Company being then adopted. Mr. Poggemeyer has since been president of the firm and, success has attended his efforts because he has always maintained high standards in the conduct of his business, never misrepresenting his goods and giving to patrons full value for the amount expended. The company also carries a high grade of men's furnishings and headwear, and is one of the leading clothing establishments in the city. On June 30, 1917, was solemnized the marriage of Thad Poggemeyer and Miss Lurline Ogle of this city, a daughter of Dr. James H. Ogle, a prominent physician formerly of Wauseon, Ohio. Mr. Poggemeyer is a republican in his political views and he has membership relations with the Toledo Chamber of Commerce and the Maumee River Yacht Club. He stands high in Masonry and is a past master of the blue lodge. He is identified with both the York and Scottish rites and in the consistory he has taken the thirty-second degree. From early boyhood his life has been one of unremitting industry, and ability and perseverance have carried him steadily forward until he now ranks with Toledo's leading merchants. He has won the confidence and respect of many friends and has fairly earned the success which has come to him in recent years. C. SCOTT ROWLEY C. Scott Rowley, one of the foremost members of the Toledo bar, has become widely and favorably known in legal circles throughout the country as an author and instructor and is a representative of that higher type of the profession who recognize the relation of the law to the grave civic and political problems of the nation, and therefore direct their reading and thought along those lined which affect the general interests of society and promote the welfare of the country at large. He was born at North Fairfield, in. Huron county, Ohio, September 6, 1878, and his parents were Charles and Elizabeth (Stevens) Rowley, both of whom were natives of New York state. They came to Ohio in early life, the mother arriving in this state when but eight years of age, and here she was married. The father first devoted his attention to merchandising but later became interested in financial affairs, establishing a bank at North Fairfield, of which he served as president until his demise. The mother has also passed away. To Mr. and Mrs. Rowley were born five children, four of whom survive, namely : Edward F., a prominent' banker of Toledo.; Arthur E., a resident of Norwalk, Ohio ; L. A., a successful attorney of this city ; and C. Scott. In the acquirement of an education C. Scott Rowley attended the public schools of North Fairfield, Ohio, afterward becoming a student at Hiram College, from which he was graduated in 1900, winning the Litt. B. degree. He then entered the Cleveland Law School, which in 1902 conferred upon him the degree of LL. B., and in that year began practice at Norwalk, Ohio, where he remained until 1906. Coming to this city, he established the Toledo Law School, now known as the Y. M. C. A: 248 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY Law School, of which he became dean, and continued at its head until 1913. In 1916 he was called to the University of Colorado at Boulder as professor of law. He afterward became a member of the faculty of the University of Indiana, filling a chair of law at that institution until September, 1919, and gaining recognition as an able instructor. In 1918 he enlisted in the army, and was in camp at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, until shortly before the signing of the armistice. In 1920 he was made law director of Toledo under the Shrieber administration and he now holds the consularship for Peru, South America, at Toledo. As an author he has made valuable contribution to the legal profession, publishing a two-volume work on "The Law of Partnership," in 1916, and in recognition of his superior intellectual attainments the University of Toledo conferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of. Laws in 1918. He is associated in practice with his brother, L. A. Rowley, and they have built upon an extensive and representative clientele. On the 14th of December, 1904, Mr. Rowley married Miss Bertha King, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph .R. King, then prominent residents of Norwalk, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Rowley have one daughter, Helen, who was born in that city in 1905 and is now a student at the Scott high school of Toledo. Mr. Rowley is a member of the Central Christian church and is also a member of Phi Delta Phi, a college fraternity, the Toledo Post of the American Legion and the Toledo Commerce Club. Mr. Rowley is independent in his political views and in 1911 he served as campaign manager for Brand Whitlock, the noted municipal reformer, author and diplomat, who in 1913 was appointed by President Wilson as United States minister to Belgium, in which connection he won an international reputation for tact, zeal and efficiency. His well-rounded character, finely balanced mind and comprehensive knowledge of the law have gained for Mr. Rowley a position of leadership in his profession and his name is inscribed high on the keystone of the legal arch of the state. VINCENT H. HARRIS Vincent H. Harris, a native son of Toledo and a member of one of the well known and highly respected families of the city, is prominently connected with commercial interests, being treasurer of the Tillotson Manufacturing Company, one of the large productive industries. of the Maumee valley, and the fact that he has been chosen to fill this important office is proof of his business ability, enterprise and thorough reliability. He was born in this city, November 1, 1888, of the marriage of Frank H. and Marian (Mooney) Harris, the former a native of Bellefontaine, Ohio, and the latter of Lucas county, this state. In early life the father came to Toledo and later' established the Harris Toy Company, of which he was made president, serving in that capacity until a few years ago, since which time he has lived retired. Through judicious management and untiring industry he built up an enterprise of large proportions and became recognized as one of the leading business men of Toledo. Mr. and Mrs. Harris have become the parents of three children : Mrs. Ruth Boyer, a resident of Detroit, Michigan ; and Mildred and Vincent H., who are living in Toledo. All are natives of this city. After completing his public school course Vincent H. Harris took up the study of music, to which he applied himself diligently, becoming an accomplished player on the flute and piccolo. He toured the country with musical organizations