History of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley, Ohio, Volume 3

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American Historical Society, 1921 - Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

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Page 513 - There is no positive rule for achieving success and yet in the life of the successful man there are always lessons which might well be followed. The man who gains prosperity is he who can see and utilize the opportunity that comes in his path.
Page 429 - The specific and distinctive office of biography is not to give voice to a man's modest estimate of himself and his accomplishments, but rather to leave the perpetual record establishing his character by the consensus of opinion on the part of his fellowmen.
Page 511 - Fraternally, he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
Page 627 - Pythias, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Page 9 - Knox county, is all that is required to make a biographical sketch interesting to those who have at heart the good name of the community, because it is the honorable reputation of the man of standing and affairs, more than any other consideration that gives character and stability to the body politic and makes the true glory of a city or state revered at home and respected abroad.
Page 509 - ... attained a position of relative distinction in the community with which his interests are allied. But biography finds its most perfect justification, nevertheless, in the tracing and recording of such a life history. It is then, with a full appreciation of all that is demanded and of the...
Page 475 - He has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite and is a member of the Mystic Shrine at Denver.
Page 509 - That he believes in triple links is evidenced by the fact that he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He...
Page 15 - His political allegiance is given to the Republican party, he and his wife are communicants of St.

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