TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 525 State Bank, the Citizens Savings Bank in Pemberville, and The Home Savings Bank of Wellington. Mr. Spitzer retains the controlling interest in the Oak Harbor Bank and is still its president. On February 1, 1911, the firm name was changed to Spitzer-Rorick & Company, and in February, 1913, General C. M. Spitzer retired because of ill health. His half century's effort crowned with brilliant achievement and rewarded with abundant wealth, Mr. Spitzer in 1921 desiring to lessen his sphere of activities, sold his interest in the bank and bond business to his remaining partners. Since then he has devoted himself to the management of the Spitzer building, his other banking interests, and his personal affairs. It is a notable incident in Mr. Spitzer's life that he never sought nor accepted any public office. However, there were two events in his career which have given him much prominence and wide publicity, not only in Toledo, but also throughout northwestern Ohio. They were his selection by the Chamber of Commerce as Director General of the King Wamba Carnival held in August, 1909, and his election as President and General Manager of the Toledo Red Cross Society at the time of America's entrance into the World war. In the King Wamba celebration, perhaps the most notable event in Toledo's civic and social history, he was given complete charge of the entire program, and he staged a carnival the like of which has never been seen outside of the Mardi Gras festival of New Orleans. The dispatch and acumen with which he disposed of the problems that confronted the Toledo Red Cross Society, the harmony which he maintained at all times in the organization, and the enthusiastic praise which he received from all sides are too fresh in the minds of Toledo and northwestern Ohio people to need further mention. Despite the fact that he has always been deeply engrossed in large financial affairs, Mr. Spitzer has always found time for travel and social diversion. Since 1892 he has spent his winters in southern California, Florida or in Europe. On most of his trips he has taken his car and his chauffeur with him. His beautiful home at 1904 Madison avenue, where he has resided since 1886, is one of the most elegantly furnished in the city, and has always been most exquisitely maintained, in keeping with the family's social prominence. It has always been one of the favorite centers of Toledo society, and has been the scene of many brilliant social functions. His country estate, located on the east side of the Maumee river about eight miles from the city, is one of the most beautiful in the up-river colony. From early boyhood Mr. Spitzer was ever a great lover of horses, and was never without a horse. He maintained a fine stable, exhibited his horse at many shows, and captured many blue ribbons. In years gone by his four-in-hand was a familiar attraction on the streets, and his coaching parties were quite the talk of northwestern Ohio in those days. He was recognized as a whip of some note. On October 20, 1875, Mr. Spitzer was united in marriage to Sarah Elizabeth Strong, who was born at Seville, Ohio, August 18, 1854, a daughter of Lyman W. Strong, a descendant of John Stoughton Strong, a pioneer of Strongsville, Ohio, for whose honor the town was named. Her father, Lyman W. Strong, was one of the leading merchants of Seville. Mrs. Spitzer died July 7, 1914, her death being the occasion of very deep and widespread regret, for she was endeared to all who knew her because of the many admirable qualities of heart and mind which she possessed. She was a most faithful member and earnest worker in the First Congregational church and she was a. charter member of Ursula Wolcott Chapter; 526 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY D. A. R. With many of the city's social and philanthropic interests she was closely associated, and her influence was always a potent element for good. To Mr. and Mrs. Spitzer were born three sons and a daughter, Carl Bovee, Lyman Strong, Roland Adelbert, and Luette Ruth. The son, Roland A., passed away May 20, 1916. Luette Ruth is the wife of Thomas P. Goodbody. The children all reside in Toledo. Mr. Spitzer was one of the founders of the old Toledo Club and one of its first directors. He was also one of the organizers of the Country Club, and its first president.. He is a life member of the Toledo Yacht Club, and a member of the. Midwick Country Club of Pasadena, California, and the Ohio Society of New York. While not a member of any church, he has been a prominent contributor to the First Congregational church, and has always been a member of its society. WILLIAM EUGENE HETTRICK Heroism does not merely mean facing the enemy's bullets on the battle field ; it is as often displayed in facing discouraging circumstances calling forth all the power, the determination and the optimism of the individual, lest he succumb to failure and defeat. There is perhaps no biographical record in this work which indicates more clearly the value of strong purpose, persistent effort and honest dealing in the attainment of success than does that of William E. Hettrick, one of Toledo's, foremost business men, who started with a borrowed capital of a few hundred dollars and is now the largest manufacturer of canvas goods in the United States. Mr. Hettrick comes of an old American family which was established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, about 1740, and its members have all been noted sailmakers. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, August 25, 1870, and his parents, Edward C. and Lydia (Wentz) Hettrick, were both natives of the Quaker City. The father was a sailmaker and the grandfather a seafaring man and in later life the father devoted his attention to the making of tents, in which he developed expert ability.' He passed away in Toledo in 1915, at the age of seventy-six years. The mother's demise occurred in that city in 1921, when she had reached the age of eighty years. In their family were three children : Edward, who died at the age of twenty-one; and Mrs. Adeline Boyd and William E., both of whom are residents of Toledo. William Eugene Hettrick attended the grammar schools of Philadelphia to the age of ten years, when he came to Toledo and completed his education in this city. He turned his attention to the canvas goods business, of which he gained a detailed knowledge under the able instruction of his father. In 1893 Mr. Hettrick embarked in the business, starting with a capital of three hundred dollars, the greater part of which he was obliged to borrow. The business was at first conducted in a small frame building thirty by fifty feet in dimensions and the sales for the first year amounted to about three thousand dollars. Mr. Hettrick was foreman, salesman and also a worker in the small factory and although his pay roll was not large he frequently had great difficulty in meeting it, in fact, the obstacles which he encountered during the first few years would have seemed insurmountable to a man of less courageous spirit and determination. He was often compelled to take a pack under his arm and solicit orders in order to secure the funds necessary to pay off his workmen and on one occasion he was obliged to pawn his watch to obtain five dollars TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 529 which was needed to make up the deficiency in his pay roll. He has never acknowledged defeat and the following is an excellent illustration of his resourcefulness and ingenuity. He secured from a firm an order for horse covers, which were to be delivered in the shortest possible time. These covers were made of oil treated duck and hung on wooden horses to dry preparatory to shipment the next morning. On reaching his factory the following day Mr. Hettrick found that the chemicals used in treating the duck had formed a combustion, which burned out the center of the back of the covers, damaging the entire pile of several hundred. The situation was a most discouraging one, for every dollar which he possessed was in the covers and his credit was also involved. Knowing that something had to be done quickly, he sought desperately for a solution and finally evolved a plan. Cutting away the burned portion of each cover, he sewed thereon a new piece of canvas cut in the shape of a diamond. On delivering the order he explained that these were his Diamond Brand covers—that the little diamond-shaped piece of cloth was a guarantee of superiority —and for many years thereafter the customer demanded that brand of covers and would have no other. In 1897 the business had increased to such proportions that it was necessary to secure larger quarters and three floors were rented in a brick building about sixty by ninety feet in dimensions. From the start Mr. Hettrick commenced to build a reputation through honorable dealing and the manufacture of the best goods that could be made from canvas, realizing the fact that in order to secure trade and keep it he must not only give a square deal and the best values possible, but that he must also give service. When the Spanish-American war was declared his reputation was sufficiently established to enable him to secure a substantial contract from the war department for army tents and covers and the rapid increase in his trade soon made another removal necessary. He immediately began the erection of a building of his own and his factory now consists of five mammoth buildings, affording a floor space of seven and a half acres. He has installed the most modern equipment, special attention being given to light, air and sanitation, for Mr. Hettrick is most considerate and just in his treatment of those who serve him, endeavoring to make their working hours as pleasant as possible, and has secured that spirit of cooperation and goodwill so essential in the successful conduct of every large industrial enterprise. He has obtained skilled labor, paying a liberal compensation for work well done, and utilizes at times one thousand employes in the operation of his plant. In 1900 the business was incorporated and it is now conducted under the style of the Hettrick Manufacturing Company, of which W. E. Hettrick is the president. He has always sold direct to the consumer and has secured the services of a number of highly efficient traveling representatives, his trade coming to him from all sections of the United States, while he also does a large business in South America. During the World war he supplied the government with army tents and covers and the business is now so enormous that it is necessary to purchase the entire output of several mills, the company being one of the largest buyers of canvas goods in the world. The principal part of the business is converting and treating fabrics as received direct from the looms in an unfinished state, to meet the requirements of different manufacturers for various purposes over the entire country. The firm also manufactures tents, awnings, coal bags, carpenters' aprons, hammocks, horse covers, floor covers, gloves, leggins, belting and in fact, practically everything made of canvas. Its sales average more than a million dollars a month, and in addition to controlling this immense business Mr. Hettrick is also an officer and director of a number of subsidiary companies. He has the power of concentration, which 530 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY enables him to give his entire thought to the matter in hand, and his strong mentality, self-reliance and poise have made him capable of directing mammoth affairs, the success of which depends upon notable administrative ability. On the 12th of August, 1892, Mr. Hettrick was married. to Miss Alice E. McCoy, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John McCoy of Toledo, and they have become the parents of two children : Bernice M., who is now Mrs. Thomas L. Young, acquired her education in this city and she also attended the La Salle School at Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. and Mrs. Young reside in Toledo and have a daughter, Janice ; William E. Hettrick, Jr., born August 14, 1901, in Toledo, is a student in the engineering department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Fraternally Mr. Hettrick is identified 'with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and he is also a York and Scottish Rite Mason, having taken the thirty-second degree in the consistory. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Toledo, Inverness, Toledo Boat, Maumee River Yacht and Rotary clubs, and his political support is given to the republican party. He is a big man—big in that power which understands conditions, grasps situations and molds opportunities into tangible assets—and the magnitude and importance of his interests have established his position among America's "captains of industry." EDWARD NEWTON RIDDLE It is often under the pressure of necessity or the stimulus of opposition that the best and strongest in men is brought out and developed, and that individual can best place a valuation upon life and its opportunities who has had to earn his living and depend upon his resources, testing his powers against the chances offered him and proving his worth by winning in the conflict. This Edward Newton Riddle has done and in the business circles of Toledo his position is a creditable and enviable one, for he is now the president and treasurer of The Edward N. Riddle Company, manufacturers of electric lighting fixtures. He was born in Franklin, Pennsylvania, March 25, 1870, and is a son of Newton B. and Welthy A. (Burdick) Riddle, the former a native of Pennsylvania, while the latter was born in the state of New York but spent the greater part of her life in the Keystone state. The father served as sheriff and treasurer of Venango county, Pennsylvania, and was prominent in the oil production industry of Pennsylvania to the time of his death, which occurred in 1879. The mother survived him for forty-one years, her death occurring in Pasadena, California, in 1920. There were two children in the family, Edward N. and John W., the latter also a resident of Toledo. During the Civil war period Newton B. Riddle was a soldier of the Union army, which he entered as a drummer boy, while later he served as a private of the One Hundred and Twenty-first Pennsylvania Infantry. Edward N. Riddle pursued his early education in the public schools of Rich-burg, New York, and afterward attended Eastman's Business College at Poughkeepsie, that state, thus receiving thorough commercial training as a preparation for life's responsible activities and duties. He came to Toledo in 1889 and here he obtained employment in a candy factory at the munificent salary of three dollars per week. A little later he obtained work with the firm of Gosline & Barber, coal dealers, at a salary of five dollars per week, but out of this he was obliged to pay his board and also to clothe himself. He secured another advance when he entered TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 533 the employ of J. J. Coon, a grain merchant, and in 1892 lie took another step forward in his career when he became bookkeeper for the Western Gas Fixture Company, the predecessor of the present business. He thoroughly acquainted himself with every phase of the trade and eventually became owner of the business, which is now carried on under the name of The Edward N. Riddle Company, manufacturers of electric lighting fixtures. This is today one of the largest of the kind in the United States, employment being given to from one hundred and seventy-five to two hundred workmen, with Mr. Riddle as the directing head, occupying the position of president and treasurer. On the 20th of December, 1892, Mr. Riddle was united in marriage to Miss Julie J. Coon, a daughter of Julius J. and Nancy M. (Wade) Coon, both deceased. The two children of this marriage are : Julius Newton, who .was born in Toledo .on the 6th of May, 1894; and Courtland C., born in Toledo on the 30th of September, 1898.. Both were educated in public schools of this city. The former wedded Miss Mary C. Clemens of Toledo and they have two children, Mary J. and Margaret E. The younger son married Miss Esther Merrill of this city and they have one child, Horace Newton. Masonry finds in Mr. Riddle a worthy and loyal follower. He belongs also to the Chamber of Commerce, the Exchange Club and the Toledo Automobile Club. His life has been an active and useful one and the success which he has achieved in business is well deserved, being the merited outcome of industry and integrity. Mr. Riddle resides on the River road.. LEWIS L. DANIELS In thoroughness and the mastery of every detail of the business in which he is engaged lies the secret of the success which has brought Lewis L. Daniels to the prominent position which he occupies in commercial circles of Toledo, as a plumbing and heating engineer. He was born in Springfield, Clark county, Ohio, June 13, 1880, and his parents, Eugene 0. and Lillie (Cowic) Daniels, were also natives of that section of the state and in their youth they removed to Toledo. The father at first followed the trade of a harness maker, after which he became interested in a foundry, but, subsequently sold his stock in that enterprise and accepted the position of manager for the Toledo Gas & Oil Burner Company. He is now president of the Sun Gas Burner Company of this city and for many years has devoted the greater portion of his time to perfecting gas and oil burners, being the possessor of considerable inventive genius. The mother passed away at Canton, Illinois, in 1893. Mr. and Mrs. Daniels became the parents of eight children, three of whom are deceased. Those who survive are : Lewis L., Eugene Vance and Lyman T., all of whom are residents of Toledo ; Mrs. Glenna Trout of San Diego, California; and Blanche of Charlotte, North Carolina. In the acquirement of an education Lewis L. Daniels attended the grammar schools of Springfield, Ohio, and Canton, Illinois, and after laying aside his textbooks he entered a foundry, in which he served an apprenticeship as a coremaker. He next turned his attention to bench and floor molding, receiving instruction from his maternal grandfather, L. H. Cowic, and then learned the machinist's trade, working in shops at Indianapolis, Indiana, and at Tiffin, Ohio. To this he added a knowledge of the cabinetmaker's trade, which he mastered while residing at Canton, 534 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY Illinois, and at Indianapolis, Indiana, and being desirous of still further promoting, his efficiency, he served an apprenticeship as a carriage painter at Tiffin, Ohio. Subsequently he entered his father's establishment, in which he familiarized himself with the work of manufacturing oil and gas burners, and then took up the plumber's trade, to which he also served an apprenticeship. Having thus developed expert mechanical ability along many lines, he decided to embark in business on his own account and in 1914 became a member of the firm of Behm & Daniels, his associate in the undertaking being Aura Behm. They started with a borrowed capital of two hundred dollars and are now conducting one of the leading plumbing and heating establishments of the city. They have been awarded many large 'contracts, doing work for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, also in the Willys-Overland plant in Toledo, and they have likewise installed the plumbing and heating in a number of fine residences, apartments, hotels, school buildings, factories, etc. They utilize between twenty and twenty-five employes in their business and their work represents the highest degree of efficiency in their line. Mr. Daniels purchased the Stearns Plumbers Supply Company, October 29, 1922, a jobbing and plumbing supply company, and by so doing materially increased the scope of the firm of Behm & Daniels. At Indianapolis, Indiana, on the 15th of April, 1902, Mr. Daniels was married to Miss Grace L. Ayers, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Ayers, prominent residents of that city. Her father was one of the charter members of the Indianapolis Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is now deceased, as is also her mother who passed away October 25, 1922. Mr. and Mrs. Daniels became the parents of five children, three of whom are deceased. Those who ,survive are : David Charles Eugene, who was ,born in 1903 and is attending high school and Loren Paul, who was born in 1906 and is a student at a technical school. Mr. Daniels gives his political allegiance to the republican party) for he believes that its policy best conserves national progress and promotes public stability. He is a Royal Arch Mason and is also a member of the Ohio Sanitary & Heating Engineers Society. His career has been marked by continuous advancement, due to his untiring efforts, his expert knowledge of the business in which he is engaged and his unquestioned integrity and reliability. Opportunity has ever been to him the call to action and he stands today. among those men whose industry and ability justify their success. MORRIS J. RIGGS Since 1887 Morris J. Riggs has been identified with the Toledo branch of the American Bridge Company, of which he is now general manager. The intervening years have brought him various promotions in recognition of his ability and he is today one of the foremost representatives of industrial activity in this city. He comes to Ohio from Minneapolis, Minnesota, but is a native of Iowa. his birth having occurred at Horton, Bremer county, on the 14th of January, 1862. He is a son of William and Sophronia (Hopkins) Riggs, who were natives of Ithaca, Tompkins county, New York, where they were reared and married. They established their home in Iowa in 1857 and there spent their remaining days, the father becoming one of the leading and progressive farmers of Bremer county. TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 535 owning two hundred and forty acres of rich and valuable land at the time of his death. The family numbered five children. Morris J. Riggs completed his public school education by a course in the high school at Waverly, Iowa, and later he took up the profession of teaching, which he followed through four winter seasons. In this way he earned the money that enabled him to pursue a college course and he matriculated in the engineering department of the Iowa State College, from which he was graduated with the Civil Engineer degree as a member of the class of 1883. Soon afterward he went to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he entered the employ of the Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, which was operating a branch in that city. In 1887 he was called to the Toledo house and when in 1890 this business changed hands and took the name of the Toledo Bridge Company, Mr. Riggs became chief engineer and also one of the stockholders in the company. In 1900 was begun the erection of the present large plant of the company, which is located on. East Broadway and the main line of the New York Central Railroad and is one of the large industrial concerns of Toledo. It covers thirteen acres of ground and employs an average of four hundred men, utilizing annually thirty thousand tons of iron. About the time the plant was completed the company was merged. into the United States Steel Corporation, taking the name of the American Bridge Company, which has its headquarters at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Since that time Mr. Riggs has held the position of general manager, his previous experience well qualifying him for the important duties that devolve upon him in this connection: By reason of the magnitude of the plant his duties are heavy and of a most important character. His collegiate training and wide experience have enabled him wisely to handle most important interests and find ready solution for complex problems that arise in connection with the prosecution of the work. On the 11th of October, 1893, Mr. Riggs was united in marriage to Miss Alma M. Fassett, a daughter of Elias Fassett, who at one time was a prominent citizen of Toledo and has now passed away. Mrs. Riggs was born in this city and is a graduate of the high school, and for one year she was a student in Wellesley College near Boston. Mr. and Mrs. Riggs are members of the Ashland Avenue Baptist church. He has been president of the Alumni Association of Iowa State College since 1920, and is identified also with the Toledo Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, and the Business Men's Club also the American Society of Civil Engineers, admission to the membership of which is an indication of high professional skill and efficiency. EDGAR M. FLOWERS Edgar M. Flowers is well known to the residents of this city as an able young attorney and he plays an equally prominent part in business affairs, being actuated by the spirit of enterprise and determination characteristic of Toledo's native sons. He was born June 10, 1888, and is a son of Joseph W. and Jessie D. (Hovey) Flowers, the former a native of Maumee and the latter of Cleveland, Ohio. The father is one of Toledo's foremost citizens and his name has become a synonym for civic loyalty and public spirit. He was one of the organizers of the Chamber of Commerce and. for a number of years acted ,as its secretary, his efforts 536 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY in that connection proving beneficially resultant. He is an exceptionally capable business .man and as president of the Flowers Mausoleum Company he has built up an industry of large proportions, extending his operations to various cities in this and other states. Edgar M. Flowers, an only son, was graduated from the Central high school of Toledo when seventeen years of age and he then entered the law department of the University of Michigan, which conferred upon him the LL. B. degree in 1909. He entered upon the work of his profession in this city and for eight years was a member of the law firm of Hall, Flowers, & Cotter, while he is now a partner of Nicholas J. Walinski. They have built up a large clientele and their business in the courts is constantly increasing in volume and importance. While advancement at the bar is proverbially slow, Mr. Flowers has made substantial progress, readily mastering the intricacies of the law and preparing his cases with great thoroughness, precision and skill. He has great respect for the dignity of his calling and is regarded as an able minister in the temple of justice. He also has important business interests, being secretary and treasurer of the Flowers Mausoleum Company, and his cooperation has been a valuable factor in promoting the success of the concern. On the 3d of May, 1916, Mr. Flowers was united in marriage to Miss Cecil B. Kapp, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kapp of Toledo. Mr. and Mrs. Flowers have a son, Jackson Gordon Flowers, who was born April 28, 1919. Mr. Flowers is a member of the First Congregational church of this city and his political support is given to the republican party. Like his father, he manifests a deep interest in the welfare of his city, which has found expression in his connection with the Toledo. Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Toledo Transportation Club, the Sylvania Golf Club and the Masonic fraternity, While his professional relations are with the Toledo and Ohio State Bar associations. He stands high in the regard of his professional colleagues and business associates and although yet a young man he has already accomplished much, utilizing to the utmost the powers and talents with which nature has endowed him. FRED A. DISCHINGER Fred A. Dischinger, a native son of Toledo, belongs to that class of successful business men whose progressive spirit and well developed powers have not only resulted in the attainment of individual prosperity but have also contributed substantially to the upbuilding and development of the city. He was born December 21, 1864, and his parents, Frederick and Christina (Allgeur) Dischinger, were of European birth. They came to the United States at a time when sailing ships were the only means of transportation across the Atlantic and established their home in Toledo. The father was for thirty-five years connected with Philip Schmidt.. He. passed away in Toledo in 1900. The mother's demise occurred in 1918, when she was eighty-five years of age. To their union were born eleven children, four of whom are living : Sophia, Mrs. Katherine Hakins, Rose and Fred A., all residents of Toledo. After completing his schooling Fred A. Dischinger entered business life as an employe of G. H. Fisher, a well known druggist of this city, with whom he remained for several years, resigning to accept a position with I. N. Reed. Three TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 539 years later he became connected with the H. P. Toby Company, dealers in mill supplies, and with this concern he remained ten years as traveling salesman. On February 6, 1899, he formed a partnership with. George E. Hardy, which later became The Hardy-Dischinger Company, of which he is now president. They handle packing oils, grease, paints, belting, mill supplies, etc. The business has become one of the best known of its kind in the city. Extending his efforts into other fields, he has also become prominently identified with various industrial enterprises. He is president of the Cadillac Sand & Gravel Company, vice president of the Ohio-Michigan Sand & Gravel Company and a director of the American Steel Tube Company and the Gridiron Grip Company. On the 3d of July, 1910, Mr. Dischinger was united in marriage to Miss Theresa Kehoe of this city. He is a member of the Reformed church and is an independent republican in his political views. He is a Knights Templar Mason and a Noble of the Mystic Shrine and is also connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Toledo and Maumee Yacht clubs, the Toledo Commerce Club, the Sylvania Golf Club, and the Turtle Creek Shooting Club, of which he is president. Fishing and hunting have been his chief recreation for years. With progress as his watchword he has made continuous advancement in the business world, each forward step bringing him a broader outlook and wider opportunities. His activities have covered a wide scope and the importance of his interests establishes his position among Toledo's leading business men and valued citizens. His home is at No. 3064 River road. JULIUS G. LAMSON For a period of almost five decades Julius G. Lamson has been identified with commercial interests in Toledo and throughout the period he has occupied a position of leadership, inasmuch as a most progressive spirit has characterized all of his undertakings and brought him to a prominent position in connection with the mercantile interests of the city.. Mr. Lamson was born at Elbridge, New York, January 29, 1853, a son of Myron H. and Laura E. (Rhoades) Lamson. The family is an old one in America, the progenitor being Barnabas Lamson, who came from Harwich, England, in 1635, and settled at what is now Cambridge, Massachusetts. Myron H. Lamson was a manufacturer of sleighs and carriages at Elbridge, New York, and the later years of his life were spent in Toledo, where his death occurred. His family consisted of three sons and one daughter, as follows : Julius G., C. Edgar B., John D. R. and Mary A. Julius G. Lamson attended the public, schools and The Munro Collegiate Institute in his native town and became a resident of Toledo in October, 1873, where his brother, C. E. B. Lamson, had preceded him. The first employment of Julius G. Lamson here was as a clerk in the dry goods. store of Trepanier & Cooper, on Summit street. Throughout the intervening period he has been associated with the commercial interests of this city and in October, 1885, he was joined by his brother, the late John D. R. Lamson, in the conduct of a dry goods business under the firm style of Lamson Brothers. Success attended their efforts from the beginning and in 1889 they were joined by the third brother, C. Edgar B. Lamson, who had previously lived in Toledo and had a large acquaintance here but for several years before joining the firm had been a resident of Columbus, 540 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY Ohio. Their united efforts led to the continued growth and development of the trade and in 1905 they incorporated their business under the style of The Lamson Brothers Company, with Julius G. Lamson as president and John D. R. Lamson as vice president, while C. Edgar B. Lamson held the position of secretary and treasurer. From the beginning Julius G. Lamson has continued in the presidency of what is today one of the largest, oldest and most reliable mercantile houses of the city. This house, in the upbuilding of which Mr. Lamson has played so important a part, is noteworthy not only .for its size and completeness, but also for certain characteristics of its inner workings and life. It has frequently been pointed out as a model for the high standard prevailing among the employes and for the general consideration paid them. Practically all of the about four hundred regular employes of this concern have devoted years of faithful service to the firm and have assumed more than temporary interest in the business, because of assurance of continued employment. This is plainly manifest in the fact that a notably large percentage of these employes have been with the firm for many years. The firm has always maintained the highest standards of commercial integrity, and has conducted its business in accordance with the most progressive mercantile methods. It would be impossible to determine what Toledo's history would be without the contribution made thereto by the Lamson Brothers Company. Actuated by a most determined spirit and high ideals, these men have ever wisely directed their labors, recognizing from the beginning that indifference is the principal cause of failure and that a lack of real interest in a business keeps most men from financial success. Mr. Lamson has ever experienced keen pleasure in finding correct solution for intricate and involved commercial problems and, moreover, he has won his success by his own unaided exertion. At the same time Mr. Lamson has found opportunity for other things in life and has not been slow to assist and encourage those projects which are looking to civic betterment and the promotion of higher standards of individual living. Mr. Lamson was married on September 4, 1878, to Katharine. Tracy, daughter of Doria Tracy of Toledo, and their three daughters are Mrs. H. R. Chamberlin, Mrs. S. E. Vinnedge and Mrs. C. E. Swartzbaugh, Jr., all of Toledo. Mr. Lamson is a member of the Inverness and Commerce clubs, and many other organizations and societies, and is also a director of the First National Bank. He united with the Baptist church at Elbridge, New York, in 1868, and on coming to Toledo, united with the First Baptist church, and has been a member of the Ashland Avenue Baptist church since 1888, and most active in church affairs. He is a trustee of the Ohio Baptist convention, trustee of the Toledo Baptist Union, trustee of Denison University at Granville, Ohio, and president of the Toledo Council of Churches. FRED J. PUCK Among the large manufacturing enterprises to which Toledo points with pride and which stands as a monument to the business energy, foresight and progressive spirit of its promoters is that of the. Western Manufacturing Company, owning and operating a large plant devoted to the manufacture of lumber and mill work. Of this company Fred J. Puck is the vice president. His alertness, his sagacity and his unabating industry have been strong points in the continued success of the undertaking, which was founded by his father and is visible evidence of the TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 543 active business life led by both father and son. Fred J. Puck was born in Toledo, September 24, 1873, his parents being. John H. and Anna (Westerhause) Puck, the latter of European birth but a resident of America from early life. The father was born in Wood county, Ohio, and they were married in Toledo. Later Mr. Puck entered into business, establishing, following the Civil war, what is now the Western Manufacturing Company, conducting a wood manufacturing business. The plant was built in 1870 and has grown to be one of the important manufacturing interests of the city, employing seventy-five men. Mr. Puck is still an active factor in connection with the enterprise, although he has reached the age of eighty years. During the Civil war period he put aside all business and personal' considerations and joined the Union army, enlisting as a volunteer in the Thirty-seventh Ohio Infantry, with which he served from 1862 until 1865. He was wounded in the battle of Jonesboro- and again in the siege of Vicksburg. He has held many offices of public honor and trust and served for one term as representative from his district in the Ohio legislature. He was also appointed collector of customs during the administration of President Grover Cleveland. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Puck are the parents of four children : Mrs. Paul Kuehn, now living in Denver, Colorado ; Mrs. Margaret Jaspersen of St. Marys, Ohio ; Almeda and Fred J., both in Toledo. On leaving the high school Fred J. Puck started out in the. business world by securing a clerical position. He was then sixteen years of age and entered the employ of the Western Manufacturing Company, in which he set himself resolutely to the task of learning the business and winning promotion as the result of his thoroughness and ability. Steadily he has gained promotion until he is now vice president of this company, which is doing a substantial business in mill work and lumber manufacturing. On the 1st of July, 1896, Mr. Puck was married to Miss Louise Stamm of Toledo, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stamm. Mr. Puck is a member. of the Toledo Commerce Club. He also belongs to St. Mathew's Lutheran church and during the World war period he served as an officer in the Y. M. C. A. work at Camp Sherman for six months. Whatever tends toward progress and improvement, toward reform and betterment of social, business or political conditions, receives his endorsement and support and at all times his course has won for him the respect and goodwill of his fellowmen. LUCY KIRK PEEL, D. O. While Dr. Lucy Kirk Peel has made for herself an enviable position through the practice of osteopathy, it is by reason of her effective and resultant labors along all those lines which make for civic progress and national betterment that she has become most widely known. She has indeed lived and labored to goodly ends through her work in behalf of the cause of temperance, through her labors in the church and her active cooperation with all forces which raise the ideals and standards by which men are guided and directed. A native of Kirksville, Missouri, Lucy Kirk Peel is a daughter of John G. and Minerva (Sloan) Kirk. Her parents were pioneers of that section and her father was the founder of the town of Kirksville, which was named in his honor. He was not only instrumental in establishing the city but was most actively asso- 544 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY ciated with the growth and development of the entire countryside. He drove the peg which marked the location of the county seat of Adair county and in blazing the way for civilization Mrs. Kirk also did her full share. She was an obstetrician and for forty-five years rode on horseback all over the country wherever her services were needed. She was known to the Indians of the then pioneer west as the "medicine woman" and she had their entire respect and protection as she cheerfully answered their call for assistance. Lucy Kirk attended the country schools and later the Kirksville public school, while subsequently she was graduated from the Missouri State Normal. In early womanhood she was married and became the mother of a son and a daughter, who reached young manhood and womanhood but both died of tuberculosis and she was thus left alone. She became a student in the American School of Osteopathy in Kirksville and in February, 1901, was graduated with the degree of doctor of osteopathy. Coming to Ohio Dr. Peel practiced in Findlay, this state, until 1913. She was gifted by nature with oratorical power and ability and, moreover, has long been intensely interested in suffrage, in temperance and in philanthropic work. Feeling that she could be more useful in a larger field she removed to Toledo in June, 1913, and here she placed her membership in the Central Christian church and became prominent in all of its activities, including the work of the Sunday school. She has long been a member of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and of the Anti-Saloon League and in 1916 the latter organization sent her on a tour through Michigan, where she remained for a year, lecturing on behalf of the cause of temperance. She was at the head of the scientific department of the temperance movement and delivered many lectures on the physiological effects of alcohol on the mind and body. She lectured throughout the campaign to make Ohio dry and for her splendid work she received many expressions of appreciation for what she accomplished and for her ability as a convincing speaker. J: Y. Montague, former executive .secretary of the Lucas County Dry Federation, wrote to her in part : "Your knowledge, together with your personal appearance and oratorical ability, enables you not only to interest but to convince your hearers, whether from the pulpit or in the factory or upon the street. You have done much in Toledo towards helping to reduce the wet majority of this city." From W. V. Waltman, district superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of Michigan, she had the following : "I wish to say that I believe your work was one of the most effective agencies which was used in making Michigan dry. And after visiting your place of exhibits and noticing those who were in attendance, I feel sure that you did splendid work over the entire state." W. R. Smith, chairman of the. Jackson County Dry Federation said in part : "I wish to express to you my appreciation of your work done in this campaign. We believe the work done by you was the means of making a great many dry votes ; in fact, the good resulting from your efforts cannot be estimated, as even the influence upon those already dry and the good influence on some who otherwise might not at once be converted to the dry cause, is beyond estimate." Jason E. Hammond, campaign manager of the United Dry Campaign of Kent county, Michigan, in writing of Dr. Peel and her work said : "Dr. Lucy Kirk Peel, lecturer, spent three weeks in Kent county. And for personal work among the voters, lecturing at headquarters on scientific and social problems, native ability, pleasing personality and devotion to the cause, she has few equals. Given the proper support where her work can be done to the best advantage, she will do the rest and bring results in a campaign which, though performed in a way dif- TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 545 ferent from some noted persons like Sunday or Bryan, yet wins like results. She deserves a place in a large city, where the tide of humanity ebbs and flows, where she can come in touch with thousands of people who need the encouragement of her strong personality and loving heart." Dr. Peel remains an active member of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and is chairman of social, morality and prison work in Lucas county. She served on the central democratic committee during the last campaign, lecturing in Toledo and Lucas county and she has been a prominent suffrage worker, doing all in her power to secure right of franchise for women. She is the president of the Harry E. Kern auxiliary of the American Legion and she is a member of the Toledo Women's Club, treasurer of the Missionary Society of her church and is an active worker along various other lines, which have proven widely beneficial to humanity. She has done much work among the prisoners in the penal institutions and included in her treasures are letters from those who have been led to a better way of living through her kindly encouragement and assistance. For some time Dr. Peel has been chairman of the welfare committee of the Lucas County Council of American Legion auxiliaries, and in November, 1922, was appointed hospital chairman of the Northwest Division of American Legion auxiliaries of Ohio, having charge of hospitalization in the district. After losing her own children Dr. Peel educated two young people until they were able to care for themselves, making this in a way a memorial service for the son and daughter whom she had lost. In her work Dr. Peel has received a large measure of success and has devoted a large share of her means to philanthropic deeds. In 1917 she received into her home Joseph Francis More, a young man who was an orphan, that she might be a mother and counselor to him. Almost immediately, however, he went abroad with the famous Rainbow Division, with which he served for nineteen months. He was badly gassed, suffered from shell shock and was wounded. Dr. Peel's most treasured possession is a letter written by him on the eve of a battle, portraying what a man's thoughts and feelings are when he realizes that he may not come back. The letter is here given in full : "En route to the front July 28, '18 "My Dearest Mother : "I am returning to the front and I feel as though something is going to happen to me. Mother dear, if it is God's will that we shall never meet again, although I cannot foresee my future, I want to assure you that I have remained a man, true to my country, to my God and to you. If I should fall on the field of battle you may be sure that the last word to leave my mouth will be your name and it will be the expression of my love for you—and mother, my dear, please do not grieve, over my death ; remember that you cannot bring me back with all your grief and sorrow, nor will it help your own self. I shall not ask you to forget me, for I know that would be too much but let that little service flag direct your work in memory of your son, who gave his life for democracy. And now, mother, I want to thank you for every little thing you have done for me and for your devotion. May God bless you. Your ever loving son Joseph More." This was written in pencil on one sheet of paper and though he did not pass through the "valley of the shadow" he was in a pitiful condition on arriving 546 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY home. At Christmas time, 1921, though he was over age, Dr. Peel legally adopted him. He attended the University of Toledo and in 1922 received the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He was prominent in all the activities of the university, its athletics and was on the football team in 1921. He was also president of the Glee Club, member of Alpha Chi Omega fraternity, the Varsity Club, and was on the Teaser staff. He is now attending the University at Columbia, Missouri, pursuing a course in journalism. He is on the editorial staff of the college paper, "The Missourian." Following the guidance of Dr. Peel he is a member of the Central Christian church and one of the teachers in its Sunday school. DUDLEY WATSON MOOR In the history of real estate development in Toledo the name of Dudley Watson Moor figures prominently, inasmuch as he has long been associated with business here as a realtor and for many years has enjoyed an extensive clientele. He comes to Ohio from New England, his birth having occurred in Waterville, Maine, September 23, 1865. He is descended from Scotch-Irish and English ancestry. In the paternal line his ancestors emigrated from the north of Ireland, settling in New Hampshire. in 1727 and the record that appears on one of the old tombstones in Pembrooke county, in that state gives testimony to the service of Captain Daniel Moor in the Revolutionary war. He was the eldest son of James and Agnes (Galbraith) Moor, progenitors of the family on the American continent. Daniel Moor, living at Pembrooke, New Hampshire, was among the first to respond to the call for troops to aid in opposing British tyranny among the colonies and was in active service at Bunker Hill. He also commanded a company as captain in the conflict at Trenton and Monmouth and was with that unfortunate expedition to Quebec where the fates seemed to be against the American forces. On an old tombstone erected "in honor of Deacon James Moor" appears the following epitaph : "This Man of God in Pembrooke church did stand; A willing servant among the sacred band, Advanced in years the message swiftly came, `Depart O'Moor, in Heaven to shout my name.' " Dudley W. Moor has every reason to be proud of an honored and honorable ancestry, for he can trace his lineage back to the Dudley and Winthrop families, from whom came two of the sturdy governors of Massachusetts in early colonial days, while various other representatives of the name have loyally served their country in times of peace and of war. Dudley W. Moor was reared in Maine, where he resided until his twentieth year, at which time the father removed with the family to Ohio. Here the son entered the office of George E. Pomeroy & Son, then one of the oldest firms operating in real estate in Toledo. For six years he remained with that company, gaining broad experience and also acquiring capital that later enabled him to establish business on his own account. From 1893 until 1903 he dealt independently in real estate and won a large patronage, negotiating many important realty transfers. He became recognized as one of the expert valuators of realty and in 1903, upon the formation of the Moor Brothers Realty Company, when William TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 549 H. Moor became associated with the business, Toledo had reached that period of development when subdivisions were in demand, and at the present time the firm is interested in such properties leading in all directions to the suburbs. In every particular they are abreast of the times in regard to realty dealing and their business is now one of most gratifying proportions. Dudley W. Moor has been married twice. A son of his first marriage, Rev. N. R. High Moor, is now rector of Grace church at Sandusky, Ohio, and his three sons, Dudley, Winthrop and George, have been students in Hobart College at Geneva, New York, and in the Toledo high school. From early manhood Mr. Moor has been a member of the Trinity Episcopal church and he is also a loyal follower of Masonic teachings, belonging to Collins Lodge, F. & A. M. He likewise belongs to the Toledo Yacht Club and to the Toledo Chamber of Commerce and has membership with the Maumee Pioneer and Historical Society, the Historical Society of Northwestern Ohio and other similar organizations. He has always been much interested in historical data and made earnest attempt to preserve the old Maumee courthouse from being demolished, as it would have made an interesting repository of relics. He has served as president of the Anthony Wayne Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution and is eligible to membership in the Society of Colonial Wars through descent from Governors Dudley, Winthrop and Winslow, and also to the Mayflower Society through Francis Cook, who was one of the passengers on that little ship that reached Plymouth Rock in 1620. While his ancestors were active in formulating the policy and promoting the upbuilding of the colonies, Mr. Moor is equally loyal in his support of modern-day plans and projects for the upbuilding and development of the, city and state of his adoption. Mr. Moor's city residence is at No. 2253 Glenwood avenue, while his summer home, "Turkey Foot Crest," overlooks Turkey Foot Rock, the site of the battle field of Fallen Timbers, and is one of the historic spots along the Maumee. EDWARD B. MITCHELL Edward B. Mitchell, who since 1920 became the president of the Acorn Supply Company of Toledo and who has throughout his life been connected with the lumber business, illustrates in his career what can be accomplished by determined purpose and laudable ambition. The accomplishment of his purpose serves but as an impetus for renewed effort on his part and he is constantly reaching out along broadening lines, whereby he has been the promoter and builder not only of his own fortunes but of the city's commercial development as well. Mr. Mitchell was born in Washington, D. C., on the 21st of November 1855, and is a son of William Henry and Cynderella (Heitchue) Mitchell. The father was engaged in the lumber trade, devoting his life to business of that character. The son entered the public schools at the usual age, mastering the work of successive grades and of the high school as well and when his textbooks were put aside he, too, became a factor in connection with the lumber industry and has labored in this field throughout the intervening years to the present. In 1873 he arrived in Toledo and secured a position with a lumber company, with which he worked as helper until 1879. In 1880 he went to Cleveland, Ohio, where he obtained a position as traveling salesman with a lumber concern and there remained until 1900, or for' a period of