in this family, six survive, they being: C. Walter, whose name heads this review; James T., who is engaged in the real estate and insurance business at Houghton, Michigan; Mrs. Ferris D. Stone, of Detroit; Mrs. William R. Webb; Frank L.; and Anna F. C. Walter Healy attended the elementary and high schools of Houghton, graduating from the latter in 1909, and then took up the study of law at the University of Michigan, from which he received the degree of bachelor of laws in 1913. Thereafter, he worked in various law offices in Detroit until 1915, when he set himself up in a general practice alone. Mr. Healy has made a brilliant record as a member of the Detroit bar during the twelve years he has been engaged in practice for himself, and is known to his colleagues as an attorney equally able as an advocate and as a counsel. He has developed a large practice that places him indisputably among the leading lawyers of Detroit. He maintains his offices in the Dime Bank Building. On January 15, 1924, he married Felitia Van Leyen, of a pioneer family of Detroit, and they have one son, John Van Leyen Healy, who was born January 24, 1925 and a daughter Patricia born October 2, 1926. Mr. Healy is a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Elks, Delta Chi college social fraternity, the Lions Club, and the Lawyers Club.

Wallace C. Hall has been independently engaged in the practice of corporation and estates law in Detroit since 1922 and has been a teacher of the law of wills and estates at the Detroit College of Law since 1923. He was born at Harbor Beach, Michigan, April 12, 1894, the son of Charles L. and Ella (Greely) Hall, the former of whom is a native of Paterson, New Jersey, and the latter of Morenci, Michigan. Charles L. Hall came to Michigan with his father when he was a boy and resided at Adrian. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1870, and is still practicing at Bad Axe, Michigan, where he served as probate judge of Huron county for many years. He has been very active in Masonic work, has served on the school board, and has been a trustee of the Presbyterian Church for years. Wallace C. Hall, one of a family of eight children, acquired his early schooling in Harbor Beach and Bad Axe, and following his graduation from the high school of the latter city in 1911, he entered the Michigan State Normal College, graduating in 1913, and then matriculated at the University of Michigan from which he graduated with the degree of bachelor of arts in 1916. Having elected to follow the legal profession, he pursued his studies in the law college of the same university and graduated in 1920 with his degree of bachelor of laws. From 1919 to 1921, he was an instructor in the literary department of the university and pursued post graduate studies that won him the degree of master of laws in the latter year. He was admitted to the bar in 1920, and in 1921, after the completion of his university work, he came to Detroit, where he was associated with Charles H. Hatch one year. Since that time, he has been engaged in the practice of corporation and estates law. He is known to his colleagues as one of the well informed men in that branch of the legal profession and

has attracted a large clientele that has already placed him among the leading attorneys of this city. The place he has won in professional circles, together with his previous experience as an instructor at the University of Michigan, brought him the offer to teach the law of wills and estates at the Detroit College of Law in 1923, and he has since held that chair. In 1915-16, Mr. Hall taught science in the Highland Park high school and holds a life certificate to teach in Michigan from the Normal College. On June 17, 1920, Mr. Hall married Hazel Harmon Forte, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, who also attended the Michigan State Normal College and Columbia University and they have one daughter, Ellen Lee. He is a Mason, a member of the State Board of the Sons of the American Revolution, and is past commander of George Washington Post, American Legion, for during the World War, he was in charge of the maintenance of equipment for the meteorological department of the American Expeditionary Force. He attends the Presbyterian Church and is actively interested in its affairs.

Milo N. Johnson. In the real estate and financial circles of Northville, Wayne County, Michigan, no man is more widely and favorably known than is Milo N. Johnson, an organizer and director of the Lapham State Bank and a commanding figure in the real estate business in that community. Born on a farm in Northville Township, June 30, 1867, he is the son of Isaac Newton and Sarah (Hauk) Johnson, the former of whom was born in Seneca County, New York, and came to Wayne County with his father, Clinton Johnson, who pre-empted 160 acres of Government land in Northville Township. Archie H. Johnson, of Detroit, and Milo N. Johnson are the only survivors of the family of five children born to Isaac N. Johnson and his wife. Following the death of the father, the mother brought her children to Northville, and it was here that Milo N. Johnson obtained his early education, graduating from the high school in 1886. During the three years of his residence in Northville prior to his graduation, Mr. Johnson lived at the home of F. R. Beal and worked during the summer months to defray his expenses at school. Following the completion of his high school work, he entered the employ of the Globe Furniture. Company, of Northville, with which he was associated until he engaged in the men's clothing business at Northville, operating this enterprise six years. The confining nature of store life caused his health to break down, so that he was forced to sell the business. Upon his recovery, he entered the county treasurer's office and was employed there six years, when he resigned his position to accept the appointment of postmaster of Northville, a position which he held twelve years prior to the election of President Wilson. From the heirs of his father-in-law, he purchased the farm that had been acquired from the Government by Clinton Johnson and farmed that land six years. At that time, he gave up farming to engage in the real estate business at Northville and has since been engaged in that work, winning an enviable reputation for his ability in this field. He was one of the organizers and is a director

of the Lapham State Bank, of Northville, and has long taken an active part in the affairs of that institution. The people of his district, appreciating the careful attention he gave them in his previous public offices, elected him to the state legislature for the terms of 1919, 1921, and 1923, and his record in that office was but a confirmation of the integrity that has been his in his public life and business dealings. On June 1, 1892, he married, Lida Starkweather, the daughter of Irving Starkweather, a prominent resident of Northville. Mr. Johnson is a Mason.

Talmage C. Hughes, prominent Detroit architect, is one of the outstanding men in his profession in this city, although he has been practicing here but eight years. He was born at Gadsden, Alabama, November 17, 1887, the son of Thomas C. and Dorothy E. (Coates) Hughes, and is a descendant of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania. Gideon Coates, the maternal grandfather of Talmage C. Hughes, was a descendant of J. P. Coates, of London, England, and Thomas Hughes, the paternal grandfather of Talmage C., went to Alabama from Pennsylvania and there farmed. Thomas C. Hughes was born in 1847 and died in 1905. Talmage C. Hughes obtained his early training in the common and high schools of his native state and then attended Alabama Polytechnic. Institute, receiving the degree of bachelor of arts in 1910 and that of master of arts in 1911. Having elected to study architecture, he matriculated at Columbia University, where he studied in 1912 and 1913. Following the completion of his professional studies, he worked with a Chicago firm until 1915, when he came to Detroit to become employed by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls, architects and engineers of this city. Subsequently, he was employed by Albert Kahn, of this city, and when the United States entered the World War, he enlisted in the army and served as color sergeant with the 310th Engineers, Northern Russian expedition. Following his discharge from the army, he returned to Detroit and has since been engaged in practice for himself in this city. He has attracted a large clientele and is widely known among architectural men and contractors for the beautiful and practical design of the buildings which have come from his office. He is a member of the Michigan Society of Architects and has served as secretary of that organization. In 1919, Mr. Hughes married Margaret Craig, of Banford, Ontario, Canada, and they have one daughter, Mary Craig, who was born in 1922. He is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Ex-Service Men's Club, University Club, and the Board of Commerce, Exchange Club, Cadillac Athletic Club, Embassy Club and he also is a member of the various Masonic bodies.

H. J. Meyer, president of the Meyer Drug Company, of Redford, Michigan, has been engaged in the retail drug trade here since 1913 and is accorded recognition as one of the successful business men and public-spirited citizens of this community. He was born at Escanaba, Michigan, April 17, 1888, the son of Hubert and Ann (Shortgen) Meyer, both of whom were born in Luxemburg and

came to the United States when they were young. The father was a lumberman and worked in the Upper Peninsula for the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad. He was born in 1858 and died in 1925, the mother dying in 1895. H. J. Meyer obtained his early education in the parochial schools and studied pharmacy at Ferris Institute, Big Rapids, Michigan. He passed the examinations of the State Pharmacy Board in 1910 and came to Detroit in that year to work for George Doyle, druggist, and with the Schettler Drug Company. The three years so spent gave him an excellent training in the management of a retail drug house, and in 1913, he came to Redford to open the Redford Pharmacy. Subsequently, the name of the enterprise was changed to that of the Meyer & Burgess Drug Company, and in 1926 the present name of the Meyer Drug Company was adopted. Mr. Meyer has been largely responsible for developing the drug business into one of the substantial retail establishments in Redford and is thus regarded as one of the successful and able business men of this community. He was married October 22, 1913, to Ethel Freer, of Detroit, and they have two children, Helen and Janet. Mr. Meyer is past president of the Exchange club at Redford and has ever been active in the support of those measures calculated to promote the welfare and development of this village.

Cloice W. Hatfield, Detroit lawyer who maintains his offices in the Dime Bank building, was born on a farm in Kosciusko County, Indiana, January 15, 1887, and is the son of Willard and Amany (Hill) Hatfield, both of whom are of old Indiana families, the former of whom is a farmer and stock raiser. The only child born to his parents, Cloice W. Hatfield attended the elementary and high schools, graduating from the latter at Warsaw, Indiana, in 1907. He then matriculated at Indiana University, taking a literary course and studying law at that institution until 1911. For a year thereafter, he was a salesman for the S. F. Bowser Company, and after six months spent in Toronto, Canada, in the real estate business, he came to Detroit to enter upon the practice of law. In 1914, he became associated with the operation of a collection agency under the firm style of Lawhead & Hatfield, the enterprise rapidly assuming large proportions. In 1917, Mr. Hatfield severed his connection with that firm, was engaged in the manufacturing business. for a year, and in 1918 began a general practice. He has come to be known as one of the able advocates and counsels now practicing before the Wayne county bar and has developed a large and lucrative practice. Although he holds a high place among the members of the legal fraternity, he is associated in an official capacity with various important corporations in Detroit, for he is secretary and treasurer of the Chadwick Bearing Company and a director of other enterprises. He was married October 4, 1914, to Agnes Funk, who comes of a pioneer family of Kosciusko County, Indiana, and they have one son, Willard Funk, who was born in 1919. Mr. Hatfield is a member of the various Masonic bodies and of the Masonic Country Club. He has ever taken a deep interest in athletics, and

while he was attending the Indiana University, he was chosen a member of the All-Western football team in 1908-9-10, his interest in that and other sports being his means of recreation.

Clyde P. Craine, president of the Craine-Schrage Steel Company, of Detroit, was born at Geneva, Ohio, December 10, 1883, the son of Charles and Frances E. (Pratt) Craine, the former of whom was a native of the Buckeye State and was a druggist. In 1900, Mr. Craine graduated from the Geneva high school and began his career as a hardware clerk at Sioux City, Iowa, and after three years in that work, he became a traveling salesman for a hardware concern. In 1907, Mr. Craine became associated with the wholesale hardware house of Buhl Sons' Company, traveling in Michigan and Ohio for that company, continuing with that organization for years. He then was interested in sales work for the Pittsburgh Shafting Company, of Detroit, until 1916, when he became a representative of the steel industry at Detroit, until 1922. In that year, the Craine-Schrage Steel Company was organized, which was started in a small way employing but ten persons. The succeeding years, however, have witnessed the rise of the company to an important position in its field in Detroit, and to the development of the enterprise, Mr. Craine is a contributing factor. He has held the office of president since the inception of the company. On February 14, 1906, Mr. Craine married Mary W. Sidley, of Ashtabula, Ohio, and to this union have been born two sons, Carl Sidley and Clyde P., Jr. Mr. Craine is a member of the Detroit Athletic Club, Detroit Golf Club, Detroit Yacht Club, and the Masonic fraternity. In politics, he supports the measures and candidates of the Republican party.

Arthur J. Abbott, of the well known Detroit law firm of Abbott & Coulter, was born at Clayton, Michigan, August 15, 1885, the son of James B. and Fannie E. (Baker) Abbott, the former of whom was born in New York State in 1857 and the latter at Morenci, Michigan, in 1862. The Abbott family was established in Massachusetts in 1635, and Aaron Abbott, grandfather of Arthur J., came from that state to Michigan in 1830 to take up Government land in Lenawee county. James B. Abbott was a physician and surgeon and practiced at Clayton, Lenawee County, Michigan, until the time of his death, which occurred in 1890. In 1900, Arthur J. Abbott was taken to Ann Arbor, Michigan, by his mother and there attended the high school, graduating therefrom in 1904. In 1909, he graduated from the University of Michigan with the degree of Bachelor of Arts and then entered upon the study of law at the same institution, from which he received the degree of Doctor of Law in 1911. He entered upon the active practice of his profession at Los Angeles, California, in that year, but when the United States entered the World War, he was called to Washington to serve on the War Industries Board. While he practiced in Los Angeles, Mr. Abbott was a member of the firm of Evans, Abbott & Pearce, and from January, 1915, until he went into the