TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 625 He became proficient on various instruments, and at length formed musical organizations. He became a band leader, and as the instructor of Frazelle's Band he acquired more than a local reputation. For eighteen years before locating in Toledo he acted as traveling representative in the piano trade. In March, 1911, he organized the F. H. Frazelle Piano Company, of which he has since been sole proprietor, and owing to his expert knowledge of the business and judicious management, he has built up one of the largest enterprises of this character in Toledo. On the 2d of September, 1901, Mr. Frazelle was united in marriage to Miss Maude Moody of Toledo, a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. George C. Moody of Mason, Michigan. Mr. Frazelle is a republican in his political views and his fraternal connections are with Sanford L. Collins Lodge, F. & A. M., the Knights of Pythias and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. His labors have been effective and resultant and in business and social circles of the city his standing is of the highest. RALPH ABNER LANDERS Toledo owes much to the enterprising spirit and business ability of Ralph Abner Landers, whose activities for nearly twenty years have been a forceful factor in advancing the interests of the city along industrial lines. He was born at Somerville, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, September 23, 1873, and his parents were Stephen and Isabella (Adams) Landers, the former a native of Nova Scotia, Canada, while the latter was born on the Isle of Man, England. They became residents of Massachusetts at an early period in their lives and both passed away in that state. In their family were eight children, six of whom are living : Joseph W., of Boston, Massachusetts ; James H., whose home is at Mattapan, that state ; T. Nelson, residing at Milton ; Charles S., of Somerville; Edward .E., who is a resident of Belmont ; and Ralph A. All are residents of the Bay State except Ralph A., their homes being either in or near the city of Boston. Ralph Abner Landers acquired his education in the public schools of Somerville, Massachusetts, and on becoming a wage earner he attended night classes. He was connected with the dry goods commission houses in the east until 1904, when he came to Toledo for the purpose of . opening a branch plant of the Landers Brothers Company, whose main factory had been established at Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Landers is president and treasurer of the firm, which manufactures burlap, cotton goods, buckram, rubber cloth and webbing, and under his capable direction the business in this city has been rapidly developed, one hundred and fifty employes now being required to operate the plant. Mr. Landers is also prominently identified with other business enterprises, serving as president and general manager of the Toledo Auto Fabrics Company, president and treasurer of the American Buckram Weaving & Finishing Company ; and is also a director of the Commercial Savings Bank and Trust Company. He possesses the foresight, initiative and executive force necessary for the successful management of extensive interests and his efforts are resultant factors in whatever he undertakes. At Boston, Massachusetts, on the 28th of January, 1902, Mr. Landers was married to Miss Annetta McClure, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John McClure, members of a prominent family of Prince Edward Island, Canada. They have become 626 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY the parents of three children : John W. Landers, the second son, is, deceased; the others are : Robert G. Landers, who was born in Toledo in 1905 and is a senior in the Scott high school ; and Sarah Louise Landers, who was born in 1912 and is also attending the public schools of the city. Mr. Landers is a member of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church and his political support is given to the republican party. He is a member of the Toledo Club, the Inverness Club, the Toledo Yacht Club and the Orpheus Club and of the last named organization has served as president. He is a Knights Templar Mason and in the consistory he has attained the thirty-second degree, while he has also crossed the sands of the desert with the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Like all men who have achieved success in the best sense of the terms, he has been an indefatigable worker and his prosperity has been won by methods which .neither seek nor require disguise. In manufacturing circles of Toledo he occupies a position of importance and, what he has accomplished represents the fit utilization of his innate powers and talents. Mr. Landers' residence is at No. 403 Melrose avenue. JOHN. WELLINGTON BUNTING . John Wellington Bunting, president of the. Bunting Brass and Bronze Company, one of Toledo's important industries, was born in Salem, Ohio, June 8, 1882, and is a son of William and Fannie (Brown) Bunting, the former a native of Ireland, while the latter was born in England. They came to America about 1880, locating in Salem, Ohio, where the father established a brass and bronze manufacturing plant—an industry of which the present Bunting Brass & Bronze Company is the outgrowth. The father died in Toledo in 1916, having in the meantime made steady progress in his business career and retaining the presidency of the company to the time of his demise. The mother still survives. In their family were four children : William H., J. W., Olivia Frances and Charles E. John Wellington Bunting attended the public schools of Salem and of Mansfield, Ohio, and afterward continued his education in the Wooster Academy, while later he entered Purdue University, pursuing the engineering course. He left the University in 1906 and entered the employ of the Ames Bag Machine Company at Cleveland, Ohio, with which he remained for two years. On the expiration of that period he joined his father in the brass manufacturing business at Alliance, Ohio, in 1908, his father having organized the Bunting Brass & Bronze Company, at Alliance, Ohio, in 1907. His original connection with the enterprise was that of sales manager, but he worked his way steadily upward, mastering every phase and detail of the business, until in 1916 he became president of the company. In 1910 the business was removed from Alliance to Toledo and is now continued under the style of the Bunting Brass & Bronze Company. The business has grown steadily and as an important factor in its management Mr. Bunting has utilized his opportunities in producing most creditable results. When the enterprise was started there were but twenty employes, and to-day the company has a normal force of five hundred. Its magnificent plant is not only one of the best kept and most ably managed industrial projects in Toledo, but one of the most modern in the country in its line. Aside from his association with the Bunting Brass & Bronze Company, J. W. Bunting is one of the directors of the Maumee TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 629 Pattern Company of Toledo and also of the National Development Company, incorporated to develop new ideas and patents. On the 22d of April, 1912, Mr. Bunting was married to Miss Mary Boyle of Tonawanda, New York, a daughter of James Boyle of Tonawanda. They have one child, Bruce Brown, born in Toledo, April 14, 1918. Politically Mr. Bunting is a republican and has given stanch support to the party since age conferred upon him the right of franchise. His religious faith is that of the Episcopal church and fraternally he is connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, having been one of its trustees since 1919. He is well known in club circles, being identified with the Toledo, Inverness and Maumee River Yacht clubs—associations which indicate much of the nature of his relaxation and interests outside of business. Most important manufacturing activities, however, have claimed the greater part of his time and attention and as one of the factors in the development of the vast business controlled by the Bunting Brass & Bronze Company, he has gained a place in the foremost rank of Toledo's manufacturers. GEORGE B. HOREN Owing nothing to the advantageous circumstances that ordinarily push men forward in business, George B. Horen has by the influence of his own ability risen to a position of note in commercial circles of Toledo and his initiative spirit and powers of organization have led to the development and upbuilding of the Ohio Ice Cream Company and the Northern Refrigerating Company, two of the large productive industries of the city, which he is now successfully conducting. He was born in Lucas county, Ohio, November 5, 1878, a son of Joseph and Emily (Skinner) Horen, both of whom were natives of the Buckeye state, in which they spent their lives, the father devoting his attention to the occupation of farming. Mr. Horen attended the country schools of Monroe county, Ohio, to the age of fourteen years, when he was left an orphan and was obliged to seek his own livelihood. For a time he was connected with the milk business and when sixteen years of age he came to Toledo, where for about twelve years he continued in the service of others. Through the exercise of economy and self-denial he accumulated sufficient capital to enable him to embark in an independent venture and he organized the Toledo Dairy Company which later took over the ice cream department of the Ohio Dairy Company. This merger became and is known at present as the Ohio-Toledo Ice Cream Company, of which he is the president, and the concern is one of the important manufacturing enterprises of the city, finding a ready market for its output, owing to its superior quality. Mr. Horen was one of the organizers of the Northern Refrigerating Company for the manufacture of artificial ice and is now serving as vice president and general manager of the undertaking, which is also enjoying a prosperous existence under his judicious management. He manifests strong executive power in the control of his interests and well defined plans and purposes have carried him steadily forward, his efforts being resultant factors in whatever he undertakes. He now has from one hundred and forty to one hundred and fifty people in his employ and gives his close personal supervision to every detail of his business, which he is operating along the most progressive lines, securing maximum results with a minimum expenditure of time, labor and material. 630 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY On March 5, 1907, Mr. Horen was married to Miss Minnie G. Kent, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Kent of Toledo, and they have become the parents of a daughter, Charlotte Jane, who was born in this city, April 5, 1913, and is now attending the public schools. Mr. Horen is a member of the Toledo Drug Club, the Kiwanis Club,. the Maumee River Yacht Club and the Toledo Commerce Club, and fraternally he is identified with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. His history is proof of the fact that it is under the pressure of necessity and the stimulus of opposition that the best and strongest in man are brought out and developed. The conditions of his early youth aroused his spirit of self-reliance and independence and developed a strong and vigorous manhood that has enabled him to cope with the problems of life and find for them a ready and accurate solution. The most envious cannot grudge him his success, so worthily and honorably has it been won, and he is a man whom to know is to esteem and admire. His residence is at No. 935 Prospect avenue. JOHN S. SAALFIELD John S. Saalfield, actively engaged in the practice of law in Toledo since his .admission to the bar in 1906, was born on the 1st of November, 1883, in Bradford, Pennsylvania, and is a son of Henry and Mary (Lewis) Saalfield. He pursued his education in the 'public schools of Toledo and in the Ohio Northern University at Ada, in which he spent one year in the literary department. His review of the broad field of business with its limitless opportunities along agricultural, industrial, commercial and 'professional lines led him to the determination to become a member of the bar and with this end in view he pursued his law studies under private instruction from 1902 until '1905. His reading was thorough -and' comprehensive, qualifying him to .pass the examination required for admission to the bar. He was licensed to practice in 1906 and through the intervening years has given his attention to professional interests in Toledo, trying all kinds. of cases and trying them well. His knowledge of the law is being constantly augmented by his broad reading and further study. GEORGE POPE MACNICHOL, JR. Toledo, the center of the glass industry of the country, has drawn to herself many substantial and progressive business men who have found a fertile field of labor in connection with glass manufacturing. Notable development has been shown along this line, steady progress being made in methods of manufacture and in the system of handling the trade. It is with this important manufacturing industry that George Pope MacNichol, Jr., is now associated, having become treasurer of the Edward Ford Plate Glass Company. A native of Michigan, he was born in Wyandotte; May 8, 1899, and is a son of Dr. George Pope and Laura (Blaine-Ford) MacNichol. At the usual age he entered school, being educated in the James Franklin and Scott high schools of Toledo and he spent one year at the University of Michigan, when during the World war all other interests and activities were put aside that he might serve his country. He became a sea- TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 633 man and was on active duty from the 18th of March to December, 1918, when the armistice having been signed he received his discharge. The country no longer needing his military aid, Mr. MacNichol then continued his education at Yale, leaving there in June, 1920, and the following November he became connected with the Edward Ford Plate Glass Company of Toledo as assistant treasurer, and in December, 1921, he was elected treasurer. He is one of the wide-awake, alert and energetic young business men of the city and aside from his connection with the glass industry is a director of the First National Bank, director of the Summit Trust Company and a member of the executive council of the Boy Scouts. Mr. MacNichol was married on November 23, 1922, to Miss Emma Hetherington Smith of Norfolk, Virginia. In club and society circles Mr. MacNichol is also prominently known. He belongs to the Toledo Club, the Toledo Country Club, the Carranor Hunt and Polo Club, the Rotary Club, and the Cloister. Club of Yale University. He is likewise a member of the Psi Upsilon, a college fraternity, and in hours of recreation he may be found giving his attention to golf, fishing and hunting. MARIE ANTOINETTE. KNAGGS Marie Antoinette Knaggs is a member of one of the old and honored families of this section of the state. The founder of the family was George Knaggs (I), the great-grandfather of Miss Knaggs. He came from England to the colonies about 1750, settling first at Philadelphia and in 1760 made his home at what is now old Fort Miami. He was an officer in the. British army and was stationed at Fort Miami at least for a frontiering his stay on the irontier. He was a friend of Sir William Johnstone. Before General Anthony Wayne passed with his army through this region, on a campaign against the Indians, George Knaggs moved his family to. Detroit, in 1768, and there spent his remaining years. He married Rachel Sly in Philadelphia. She was of Holland ancestry, educated in a convent in Philadelphia, and was very proficient in different languages. The children of George Knaggs were most of them born in Fort Miami. They were : Whitmore, who was born in 1763, and he is given further mention below ; George, who was born in 1765 ; Elizabeth, who married Colonel John, Anders, an officer of thes oldier iin States army and a soldier in the War of 1812, whose home was in Monroe, Michigan ; Anne, who was born in 1777 ; Rebecca, who married Joseph May, a brother of Judge May of Detroit, and who resided in Monroe ; James, who became a noted Indian fighter and was one of the eye witnesses to the killing of Chief Tecumseh at the, battle of the Thames, it being either the' bullet from his gun or the saber of Colonel Johnson which laid the chieftain now ; Thomas, who served in the War of 1812 and made his home in or near Detroit ; and William. Whitmore Knaggs was born in 1763, on. the Maumee river and was educated by his mother, who was a woman of high intellectual attainments. He became a soldier near the clOse of the Revolutionary war and was selected as interpreter for General Anthony Wayne because of his familiarity with the Indian dialects. He was an accomplished linguist and was proficient in Latin and French, as well as English. He was appointed United States Indian agent in 1781, his commission being signed by President Washington, with the whole of the Western Reserve under his control, and he served in that capacity continuously, save for two years 634 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY when he was a prisoner of the British in Quebec, until his death in 1827. The headquarters of his agency was at Detroit and he was active in the discharge of the many duties devolving upon him prior to the outbreak of the War of 1812. In the fall of 1812 he was called to Washington, D. C., on official business and as he had to pass through British territory he was given a passport or parole by the British authorities. When he returned to his native locality of the Maumee, he found the country laid waste and no friend to greet him until he reached General Winchester's army farther up the river, at Monroe, Michigan. He was captured by the British and Indians, along with 'Winchester and his army, although not a part of the military command. He came near losing his life because of the fact that he was one of their paroled prisoners. His capture resulted in his being confined in a prison at Halifax for two years. When he was released in January, 1814, he resumed his duties as agent. In 1784, three years after his appointment as agent, he was granted a tract of land by the Ottawa Indians, by whom he had been adopted and whose stanch friend he was. This grant gave him title to almost four thousand American acres, fronting nearly one mile on the Maumee river at Miami and extending back into the interior a long distance. This land came to him a second time by a confirmation of the first grant by the head men of the Ottawa tribe in 1797. This tract of land is now covered largely by the suburbs of Toledo and the villages and communities along the river. A part of this land is owned by his granddaughter, Marie Antoinette Knaggs, whose name introduces this review. Whitmore Knaggs married a woman of French descent, Josette Labadie, a daughter of Pierre LeCompte and Theresa (Guillard) Labadie. Mrs. Knaggs' twin sister Margaret married Judge James May, one of the pioneer justices of Michigan. Mrs. Knaggs survived her distinguished husband many years, her demise occurring in Detroit in 1856. Mr. and Mrs. Knaggs were the parents of the following children : Whitmore; George, who became the father of Marie Antoinette Knaggs ; John ; James W.; and Elizabeth, who became Mrs. Charles DesNoyers of Detroit. George Knaggs, the father of our subject, was born on the 4th of February, 1800, in Detroit, and received his education in his home under the tutelage of Dr. Horatio Conant, until he reached the age of sixteen years. He was later sent to the St. Thomas College at Bardstown, Kentucky, and was finally appointed to West Point. He resigned from the army school to assist his father in his agency work, becoming private secretary to his father. He spoke French fluently and, like his father, was familiar with the many Indian dialects. He was present and rendered valuable aid in making the treaties of Chicago, Vincennes and Saginaw. After leaving the Indian service he returned to Maumee and established a trading post at Rock Bar, where the terminal bridge is now. Some time later he disposed of that business and engaged in the real estate business, acquiring much valuable property in Toledo and the suburbs. He disposed of much of his valuable property in 1835 and engaged in banking in Maumee, establishing the Maumee Bank. He spent the remainder of his life along the banks of the Maumee river, on a part of his father's old Indian grant. His demise occurred in 1865. He was twice married. His first Wife was Miss Matilda Lee, a daughter of Dr. Lee of Detroit and a descendant of the old Virginia Lees. Mr. Knaggs' second marriage was to Miss Laura Bosley, a daughter of John and Letitia (Hamer) Bosley, the latter a sister of General Thomas L. Hamer of the United States army. Mrs. Knaggs was born in Geneseo, New York, and her marriage to Mr. Knaggs was celebrated in 1849 at Sandusky, Ohio. Her demise occurred on the 14th of February, 1914. Marie Antoinette was the only child of that union. George Knaggs voted the whig ticket until the formation of TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 635 the republican party, when he espoused its cause. He was reared in the Catholic faith, but his Protestant marriages changed his religious front somewhat: and he became a zealous worker in behalf of the Episcopal church. He was one of the founders of the Episcopal church in Mamuee. Prior to his death, however, he turned to his old church for spiritual consolation and asked for the priest. Marie Antoinette Knaggs is the only heir of George Knaggs and is the only direct descendant of her illustrious ancestors still living upon the tract granted to the family by the head men of the Ottawa tribe. She was born in Perrysburg but has lived for many years on the estate and in the home of her parents. This old home was erected for her father by his father in 1825. "It is a beautiful' old colonial house and since removing it across the street from the original site Miss, Knaggs has remodeled it somewhat. Its rooms are filled with the rich antique furniture of the olden times and everything pertaining to the service of the early days is preserved and valued by the owner. She has in her possession much old glass and silver service which has served refreshing liquors to many distinguished American military men, including General Cass, General Harrison, General James McPherson and many statesmen of the time. The French nobility also found hospitality in the Knaggs home when they came to America in search of the dauphin, the heir to the French throne, who was then preaching in Michigan. Miss Knaggs received her higher education in the. Ursuline College in Toledo, after receiving her preliminary instruction' under the tutelage of Judge David R. Austin, for many years probate judge of Lucas county. Upon the completion of her course at Ursuline, Miss Knaggs entered the business world and she has proven herself to be one of the most successful business women in this section of the state. Her executive ability, courage, stanch determination and keen foresight she inherited from her illustrious ancestors. After the death of her stepfather, Chauncy C. Keysor, she took over the supervision of the estate and she has since managed the farms and other interests, engaged in real estate dealing and devoted herself to the upbuilding of the community at large. She was a dominant factor in the building of the electric interurban line, securing the right of way for three miles through Maumee to the terminal at the bridge. For six years she has been a member of the Maumee board of education and has been treasurer of it during four years of that period. Miss Knaggs is an independent in politics, believing it better that the party seek the candidate than the candidate seek the office. She is a generous contributor to all local charities and spends a great deal of her time in helping others to help themselves. ERWIN R. EFFLER Erwin R. Effler, attorney at law in Toledo, practicing as a Member of the firm of Smith, Baker, after, Allen & Eastman, was born in this city December 15, 1884, and is a son of Jacob and Alice (Leibius) Effler. His early education was acquired in St. Mary's parochial school, after which he attended St. John's College at Toledo and received the Bachelor of Arts degree upon graduation with the class of 1905. He next attended Georgetown University at Washington, D. C., and received his Master of Arts degree from that institution in 1906. There he continued as a law student through the succeeding two years and completed his course in 1908, receiving the LL. B. degree. The same year he was ad- 636 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY mitted to practice at the Ohio bar and later was licensed to practice in the United States courts. He became associated in the active work of the profession with the firm of Smith & Baker of Toledo, in 1908, and in January, 1913, was admitted to. a partnership under the firm style of Smith, Baker, Effler & Allen. He is also the secretary of St. John's University Law School of Toledo and instructor in several subjects. On the 30th of April, 1913, Mr. Effler was married to Miss Fannie Pilliod of Toledo, and they have three children : James Erwin, Erwin Robert and Paul Louis. The religious faith of the family is that of the Catholic church, their membership being in the Cathedral parish. Mr. Effler is identified with the Knights of Columbus and he also belongs to the Toledo Club and the Inverness Club. He is likewise a member of the Chamber of Commerce and of the Toledo Bar Association. His interests and activities are thus broad and varied. and he is a zealous supporter of any cause which he espouses. The major part of his time and attention, however,' is given to his professional interests and duties and his devotion to the interests of his clients is proverbial. ALBERT PHILLIP FALL A large share of the commercial prosperity which Toledo today enjoys is attributable to the enterprise, initiative and civic loyalty of her native sons. To this class belongs Albert Phillip Fall, whose rapidly developing powers have placed him with the foremost business men of the city, and as vice president and general manager of The Welever Piston Ring Company he has built up a large productive industry which is an important factor in promoting the commercial growth of the city as well as a source of individual prosperity. Albert Phillip Fall was born in this city July 31, 1886, and his parents, Fred W. and Elizabeth Phillipine (Harman) Fall, are also natives of Toledo. The father is one of the successful agriculturists of Lucas county, owning and operating a well improved farm. Six children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Fall : Fred J.; Clarence ; Rose, who married Herbert Wagner ; Lucy ; Laura; and Albert P., who is the eldest in the family. All are residents of Toledo. Reared on his father's farm in Adams township, Lucas county, Ohio, Albert Phillip Fall attended the country schools during the winter months, while in the summer season he aided in the work of cultivating the fields. When fourteen years of age he became a student at the Davis Business College, attending evening classes, and he afterward completed a course in mechanics with the International Correspondence Schools of Scranton, Pennsylvania. He then entered the employ of the Toledo Bridge & Crane Company, starting as a car unloader and gradually working his way upward through industry and ability until he at length became general production manager for that company. For fifteen years he remained with that concern and while in their service he, with a fellow employe, C. E. Welever, began working on a piston ring for automobiles that would eliminate oil pumping and prevent the fouling of spark plugs. The result was the invention of the Welever Oil Control piston ring, which has since become a motor necessity, and to Mr. Fall is largely due the credit of perfecting this valuable device. It has proven highly successful and is regarded, as the most efficient and economical appliance of its kind ever made, which is attested by the constantly TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 639 increasing demand for it from both dealers and automobile owners throughout the country. The Welever Oil Control piston ring is constructed with a knife edge lip with a groove for gathering oil and outlet passages at the bottom of the ring to allow oil to pass through holes provided for in the back of the ring groove in the piston, which allows all excess oil to be forced back into the crank case, to be used over and over again, thereby reducing oil consumption from forty to fifty per cent in any motor. It is manufactured by The Welever Piston Ring Company, of which Mr. Fall is vice president and general manager. Their plant, located on Spielbusch avenue near Jackson street, is thoroughly modern in its equipment and a force of skilled mechanics is utilized in its operation. The company, in addition to the manufacture of piston rings, maintains a separate department in which it does cylinder grinding, crank shaft grinding and other general high-class machine work pertaining to the auto motor, employing experts for this work. They are likewise state distributors for and carry a complete stock of pistons, piston pins, piston rings, ring gears, valves and various other miscellaneous parts applying to the internal combustion motor. Mr. Fall gives his close personal attention to every detail of the business and displays marked enterprise and executive ability in control of the undertaking, which is rapidly assuming extensive proportions. On the 22d of November, 1906, Mr.. Fall was married to Miss Anna May Van Buren, a daughter of Stephen G. Van Buren, and they became the parents of two children : Emery Albert, who was born in Toledo in February, 1908, and is now an eighth grade pupil at the Adams Township school; and Ruth Anna, who was born in Toledo in July, 1910, and is also attending school. Mr. Fall is a thirty-second degree Mason and Shriner and he is also connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He is deeply interested in the welfare and progress of his community and during 1920 and 1921 was township trustee of Adams township, while through his identification with the Chamber of Commerce he is promoting the industrial expansion of the city. He is also a member of the Young Men's Christian Association, the Credit Men's Association, the Automobile Club and the National Exchange Club. His life has been one of intense activity and usefulness. He has been both the architect and builder of his fortunes and a prosperous and rapidly growing manufacturing enterprise stands as a monument to his initiative spirit and administrative ability. LEROY EMERSON EASTMAN While one of the younger members of the Toledo bar LeRoy Emerson Eastman has already attained a position that many, an older representative of the profession might well envy and is now successfully practicing as a member of the firm. of Smith, Baker, Effier, Allen & Eastman, one of the strong law combinations of the city. A native of Ohio, he was born in the city of Ottawa, June 23, 1888, and is a son of E. R. and Elizabeth E. (Parrett) Eastman, the former an attorney devoting his life to law practice. LeRoy E. Eastman was educated in the public schools of his native city and in Berea College at Berea, Kentucky, where he won his B. L. degree in 1908. For further study in preparation for his chosen profession he then entered the Yale Law School, which he attended until the close of the school year, in 1909, and in the fall of that year he entered the law 640 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY department of the Ohio State University, studying until the spring of 1910. He then joined his father in the active practice of his profession in Ottawa, .the business relation between them existing until January, 1917, when LeRoy E. Eastman came to Toledo. Here in January, 1918, he joined the firm of Smith; Baker, Effler & Allen and in 1920 he was admitted to a partnership, his name being added to the firm style. He is a young man of pronounced ability, never failing to give that thorough preparation so necessary to success at bar, while his arguments are strong, logical and convincing. Mr. Eastman is a member of the Beta Theta Pi, also of the Phi Alpha Delta. He is a Knight Templar and Consistory Mason, having received the honorary thirty-third degree at Cleveland. in September, 1922. He is loyal to the teachings and purposes of the craft and is also a prominent member of the Kiwanis Club, which elected him to the presidency in 1921. He likewise belongs to the Toledo and Inverness clubs, while the nature of his interests and activities is further indicated in his connection with the Young Men's Christian Association. He belongs to the Lucas County Bar Association and is chairman of its executive committee, and his membership also extends to the Ohio State Bar Association. CHARLES H. BREYMAN Charles H. Breyman, a native son of Toledo, is a successful dredging contractor, a line of business with which his father was for many years connected, and his work sustains the enterprising spirit that has long been synonymous with the family name in this city. He was born March 10, 1866, and his parents were George H. and Mary (Doty) Breyman, the former a native of Oswego, New York, and the latter of Lucas county, Ohio. During his childhood the father came to this state with his parents, who located at Toledo, and here he grew to manhood, becoming well known as a submarine diver, while later he organized the Breyman Dredging Company, marine contractors, of which he was the president. He built up a business of large proportions, remaining at its head until he met death in an automobile accident which occurred near Perrysburg, Ohio, in 1910, when he was sixty-eight years of age. The mother is still a resident of Toledo. They became the parents of three children : Arthur E., who is associated in business with the subject of this review ; Mrs. Gertrude R. Anderson, of this city ; and 'Charles H. After completing his public, school training Charles H. Breyman entered Columbian University, from which he was graduated in 1889 with the degree of Civil Engineer. He then engaged in business with his father, with whom he was associated for a year, when he received the appointment of assistant city engineer of Toledo and served in that capacity until 1897. He next had charge of the city sewer system and for ten years was retained in that connection, during which he aided in constructing the present system. In 1907 he became a member of the Breyman-O'Neil Contracting Company, with which he was connected until 1917, since which time he has been connected with G. H. Breyman & Brothers, and they are now numbered among the leading dredging contractors of the country. They have an expert knowledge of the business in which. they are engaged and are prompt, reliable and efficient in the execution of contracts. Mr. Breyman TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 643 of this review also has other business interests, being a director of the National Dairy Company. On the 21st of April, 1892, Mr. Breyman was married to Miss May Stevens, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Stevens, prominent residents of Toledo, and they have become the parents of two children : Marie, a graduate of the National Park Seminary, is now the wife of R. J. Mills of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and they have a son,. William ; Charles Harold, who completed a law course in the University of Michigan, resides with his parents and is engaged in the real estate business as a member of the firm of Breyman & Colter. He is a veteran of the World war, joining the United States navy as a second class seaman, and was later commissioned an ensign in the aviation department. He was sent to the Boston Polytechnic Institute, in which he prepared for the blimp service, and after passing the examination he became an instructor at the Florida flying field. Afterward he was sent overseas and engaged in active duty in France in connection with the airplane and blimp service, which was considered the most hazardous branch of the service, but he escaped without injury. Mr. Chas. H. Breyman is a well known clubman, being a member of the Inverness, Toledo, Toledo Country, Toledo Automobile and Toledo Yacht clubs, and his political allegiance is given to the republican party. Experience and study have broadened his knowledge and increased his ability and as the years have passed he has steadily progressed until .he now ranks with the leading engineers of the city, which has greatly benefited through his activities. His residence is at No. 2229 Parkwood avenue. FRITZ RUNDQUIST Leaving his native land when a young man of twenty-three years in search of the opportunities for advancement presented in a new and rapidly developing country, Fritz Rundquist has steadily worked his .way upward through industry, perseverance and ability until he is now controlling one of the important manufacturing enterprises of Toledo, being president and treasurer of The Toledo Acme Tool Company. A native of Sweden, he was. born July 6, 1863, and his parents, Gustave and Emma (Acklin) Rundquist, were also born in that country. The father spent his life in the service of the Swedish government, being connected with railroad operations, and he is now deceased, but the mother survives and is still a resident of that country, having reached the age of seventy-nine years. To Mr. and Mrs. Rundquist were born three children : Anna, Signa Florian and Fritz. Fritz Rundquist acquired his education in his native country, in which he continued to make his home until 1886, when he decided to seek his fortune in the United States, and after reaching New York city he worked in various places, finally locating in Cleveland, Ohio. For eighteen years he remained in that city, during which period he was in 'the employ of the Standard Sewing Machine Company, and in 1909 he came to Toledo, securing work as a machinist with the Kinsey Company. He continued in their service until 1916, when he organized The Toledo Acme Tool Company, of which he is now president and general manager ,and he has succeeded in building up a large patronage, utilizing from forty-five to fifty men in the operation of his plant. Being an expert mechanic, he 644 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY is well able to direct the labors of -those in his employ, and is devoting every energy to the legitimate expansion of the business. At Thomaston, Connecticut, on the 18th of May, 1886, Mr. Rundquist was united in marriage to Miss Emma Osterburg and they have become the parents of a son, Henry F., who was born in that city, June 27, 1888. He acquired his education at Cleveland, Ohio, and is now associated with his father in business. He married Miss Vanda La Due of Cleveland, and they have four children : Ardys, Violet, Roy and Carrol. Mr. Rundquist, Sr., is non-partisan in his political views, placing the qualifications of a candidate above all other considerations. Along the path of opportunity open to all he has reached the goal of notable success and a prosperous manufacturing enterprise stands as a monument to his initiative spirit, his administrative ability and his power of sustained application. He holds membership in the Swedish Luthern church. He has ever directed his business by the rules which govern strict and unswerving integrity and Toledo numbers him among her self-made men and valued citizens. His home is at No. 214 Circular road. MYER GELEERD While widely known as a representative member of the Toledo bar, Myer Geleerd is also accounted one of the progressive residents of the city who are alert to every duty and obligation in matters of citizenship and who render their full meed of service in public connections, supporting those projects and plans which have their root in an earnest desire to advance the general good. Myer Geleerd is a native son of Toledo, born May 28, 1871. His parents, Lahman and Bluma (Staal) Geleerd, were natives of the beautiful city. of Amsterdam, Holland, but during the latter half of the nineteenth century became residents of Ohio. Their son Myer pursued his education in the public schools of Toledo until he had completed the high school course and then, in preparation for a professional career, he entered the University of Michigan, where he spent the usual time as a law student and won his LL. B. degree in 1902, having completed a thorough and comprehensive course. He then returned to this city, where he entered upon general practice, in which he has continued, and the liberal clientage accorded him is proof of his capability and his devotion to the interests of those whom he represents. There is also an interesting military chapter in his .life history, for Mr. Geleerd was for a time captain of Company C of the Sixth Regiment of the Ohio National Guard. He was also a lieutenant of the First Division, First Battalion, Ohio Naval Brigade, for a considerable period and was captain of the Tenth Regiment, United States Volunteer Infantry, during the period of the Spanish-American war. He has never ceased to feel an interest in military affairs nor has his patriotic devotion abated one whit since leaving the army. During the World war he served on the legal advisory board of Lucas county and was a member of the examining committee for the Military Training Camps Association. He now has membership with the Spanish War Veterans. On the 28th of November, 1905, Mr. Geleerd was united in marriage to Miss Miriam Brooks of Augusta, Georgia, and they became parents of one child, Brooks. Mr. Geleerd is identified with the Masonic fraternity and with the TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 645 Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He is also a member of the Lucas County Bar Association and the Ohio State Bar Association and has always cooperated most heartily in the plans of these organizations to uphold the legal status of the commonwealth and promote the standards of law practice. C. E. PRICE, M. D. Dr. C. E. Price has established his position among the successful and representative members of Toledo's medical fraternity. He was born in White county, Indiana, September 28, 1877. His parents are Daniel Scott and Martha J. (Parrish) Price, who are also natives of the Hoosier state and have always resided within its borders. The father has devoted his life to agricultural pursuits and is the owner of one of the most productive farms in White county. He has reached the age of seventy years and the mother is sixty-five. C. E. Price is one of a family of seven children and his early education was acquired in the district schools of White county. He afterward attended Valparaiso University, from which he received the B. S. degree in 1901, and in the same year that institution conferred upon him the degree of Bachelor of Pedagogy. He next became a student at the University of Indiana and was awarded the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1903 and received the Master's degree in 1904. He then entered the Western Reserve University at Cleveland, Ohio, from which he was graduated in 1908, with the M. D. degree, and has since engaged in general practice. He has taken postgraduate work in the Massachusetts General Hospital at Boston. He is a member of the medical staff of. Toledo Hospital and of Flower Hospital of Toledo. On the 7th of September, 1909, Dr. Price wedded Miss Nellie Goodwin at Ithaca, Michigan. She died in Toledo in 1915. Two children were born of their union: Maurine, whose birth occurred in 1910 ; and Herbert Half ord, .who was born in 1912. On August 15, 1918, Dr. Price married Miss Ruth Kern, R. N. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Kern of Camden, Michigan. Dr. Price is a Unitarian in religious faith and his civic loyalty finds expression in his identification with the Chamber of Commerce. Fraternally he is connected with the Knights of The Maccabees. He is also a member of the Toledo Automobile Club. His professional relations are with the Academy of Medicine of Toledo and Lucas county, the Ohio State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. He was also a member of the Eighteenth District Medical Advisory Board during the World war. JOHN P. MANTON Toledo with its pulsing industrial activity has naturally afforded also a splendid field for various professional labors and it is in this connection that John P. Manton is known. For almost a quarter of a century he has been connected with the bar and in the general practice of law has gained a good clientage, connecting with much important litigation. His ability and force are equivalent to the zeal and earnestness with which he defends the interests of his clients and the 646 - TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY stability with which he upholds the high ideals of the profession to which property, right, life and liberty must look for protection. Mr. Manton is a native son of Toledo, born October 22, 1861, his parents being Thomas and Jane (Reilly) Manton. His education was acquired in St. Patrick's Academy of this city, in which he was a student from 1868 until 1875. It was some years later before he began preparation for the bar and in 1898 he was admitted to practice in the courts of this state. Two years later he was admitted to practice in the United States district court and since first licensed he has given his attention to the general practice of law. He has not specialized in a given field but has concentrated his efforts and attention upon every case of whatsoever nature entrusted to his care. He cites principle and precedent with accuracy and is seldom, if ever, at fault in the application of a legal principle. He served as assistant city solicitor of Toledo in 1900 and 1901 and was again called to that office in 1906, remaining the incumbent in the position until 1908. In the succeeding year he was elected judge of the common pleas court of Lucas county and continued upon the bench for more than a decade, or until 1920, his decisions being strictly fair and impartial and the proceedings of the court at all times orderly and systematic. Since his retirement from the bench he has given his attention to general law practice and his son, Thomas R., is now associated with him under the firm style of Manton & Manton. He belongs to the Lucas County and the Ohio State Bar associations. On the 10th of May, 1885, Mr. Manton was married to Miss Matilda M. Goulden of Toledo and there was born to them a family of eight children, four boys and four girls, all of whom are living and seven of them are residing in Toledo. Fraternally Mr. Manton is connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and also with the Knights of Columbus, while something of the nature of his recreation is indicated in the fact that he is a member of the Toledo Golf Club. CHRISTOPHER PLATT WHITWHAM Christopher Platt Whitwham was well known in the business circles of Toledo for many years and remained to the time of his death the president of the Dolphin White Lead & Color Company, which is now the Dolphin Paint & Varnish Company. He exemplified in his career all the elements of the progressive and thoroughly reliable merchant and the sterling worth of his character endeared him to those with whom he came into contact and made his death a matter of deep regret to all who knew him. He passed away in Toledo, February 8, 1921, when in the seventy-second year of his age, his birth having occurred at Monroe, Michigan, on the 20th of November, 1849. He was a son of Joseph and Mary J. (Phillips) Whitwham, the former a native of England, while the latter was born in Newfoundland, Canada. In 1847, at the age of sixteen years, Joseph Whit-wham removed to Monroe, Michigan, and in 1850 came to Toledo, where he engaged in business as a marine engineer. Christopher Platt Whitwham was reared in this city and attended the public and parochial schools, thus qualifying for the responsible duties of life. When his textbooks were put aside he entered the employ of the wholesale harness and saddlery house of Warner & Patrick and spent three years in the store. He TOLEDO AND LUCAS COUNTY - 649 then went on the road as a traveling salesman and for twenty years represented the house in that connection, proving a most adaptable, enterprising and progressive business man. In 1885 he organized the Paint & White Lead Company for the manufacture of paints and later the business became the Dolphin White Lead & Color Company with Mr. Whitwham as the president. He remained at the head of this concern to the time of his death and the success of the business was attributable in large measure to his sound judgment, his keen business sagacity and his ready discrimination between the essential and the non-essential in all business affairs. On the 8th of November, 1876, Mr. Whitwham was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Ann Healey and their living children are : Joseph, Leo James, Marie, Gratian P., William, Irma and George. The father was a member of the Catholic church and also belonged to the Knights of Columbus, the Elks, the Chamber of Commerce and to the National Union. He made for himself a creditable place in business circles and at all times enjoyed the confidence, goodwill and friendship of those with whom he was brought into contact. His son, Leo James Whitwham, who is now president and manager of the Dolphin Paint & Varnish Company, the name having been changed in the early part of 1922, was born in Toledo, September 14, 1878. He, too, attended the public and parochial schools of his native city and when his textbooks were put aside he became associated with his father in business, the connection between them continuing until the death of Christopher P. Whitwham, when his son, Leo James, succeeded him in the presidency of the company. The concern employs twenty people in the manufacture of paint and colors and the business has enjoyed a substantial growth. On the 21st of June, 1912, Leo James Whitwham was married to Miss Louise Elizabeth Ricard of Toledo. Mr. Whitwham belongs to the Chamber of Commerce and is identified with the Knights of Columbus and the Benevolent Protective, Order of Elks. His interests are broad and varied, yet his attention is in large measure concentrated upon the business under his .direction, so that his close application and indefatigable energy are bringing to him substantial financial returns. F. AUGUST HAGENMEISTER Toledo has every reason to feel proud of its native sons, for no city has been more fortunate in this respect, and their loyalty, enterprise and constructive efforts have been most important factors in its development and upbuilding. To this class of men belongs F. August Hagenmeister, whose entire life, covering a period of forty-seven years, has been spent in this city, and through the steps of an orderly progression he has steadily advanced until he is now an executive officer of one of the largest firms of retail shoe dealers in the state. He was. born August 8, 1875, of the union of August and Edith Hagenmeister, who are of European birth and emigrated to the United States in early life. The father arrived at Toledo in the late '50s. He became connected with the pottery business, with which he is still actively identified, although eighty years of age, and the mother is also living. They are the parents of two sons, Henry H. and F. August, both residents of this city.