the early days, where the former died in 1886 and the latter in September, 1905. George Marx, a carpenter by trade, came to Wyandotte about 1850, following that trade by day and that of brewing at night. Subsequently, he opened a small brewery of his own that became the nucleus of the present Marx Brewing Company, a leading industrial enterprise in Wyandotte. He was also active in politics, serving many years as supervisor and assessor in Wyandotte. John J. Marx was born in Wyandotte, April 27, 1879, and here attended the parochial schools, after which he studied at the Seminary in Monroe, Michigan, and then in the St. Joseph Commercial College, Detroit. When he had completed his course in the last named institution, he entered the Detroit College of Law, from which he graduated in 1905. Thereafter, he attended to the legal affairs of the Marx Brewing Company and the Marx Estate, and when the former company was incorporated in 1910, Mr. Marx was elected secretary and treasurer and general manager. He has retained that position to the present time, and the great prosperity that has been enjoyed by the company since then is attributable directly to his efforts, and that he with his brother, Frank, has made the company one of the most substantial concerns in Wyandotte is a tribute to his ability as an executive and manager. His achievement in this direction, however, is not the least of his accomplishments, for the importance of the company to the prosperity of the city where it is located cannot be underestimated. When the Ford State Bank was organized, he was one of those instrumental in founding this banking company, and his aptitude for financial dealings prompted the directors to make him president at a later date. This position he now holds, and no small share of the present condition of the bank can be attributed directly to his and the Board of Directors' executive genius. On November 27, 1905, he married Charlotte Labadie, daughter of Antoine and Phyllis (Beaubien) Labadie, of Wyandotte, and by this marirage were united two of the oldest families in this section of the country. Mr. and Mrs. Marx have the following children: Francis A., who is attending Assumption College, Sandwich, Ontario; John William, also a student at Assumption College; Phyllis, in school at Wyandotte; Leo A., who is attending the Hall of the Divine Child, Monroe; Mary; and Eileen, aged three years. Mr. Marx has been interested in the civic affairs of his community since he first engaged in business here, for he served three terms as city attorney and was a member of the commission that framed the present charter for the city of Wyandotte. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Elks, Concordia Society, Harmony Society, Grosse Ile Golf & Country Club, North Anderson Shooting Club, Legion Boat Club, Kiwanis Club, and the Chamber of Commerce.

Hon. Ari H. Woodruff, of the law firm of Woodruff & Woodruff, of Wyandotte, has made a record as a legislator that has inspired the people of his district to bestow higher favors on him for his meritorious service in their behalf. Five terms in the

lower house of the legislature and his present incumbency in the office of state senator from this district should be sufficient testimony to the regard in which he is held by his constituents and of the brilliant character of his work at Lansing. His parents were Ari E. Woodruff and Ida (Ocobock) Woodruff, both natives of Wyandotte, where the latter died in January, 1919. Ari E. Woodruff, father of him whose name heads this review, has lived a long and useful life in the service of the people of this section, for by them he was elected to serve six terms in the state legislature, and as a leading attorney, a profession in which he is still actively engaged, he was twice elected circuit court commissioner of Wayne County. When the village of Ford, now a part of Wyandotte, was incorporated, he became the first village president. Hon. Ari H. Woodruff was born in Wyandotte, November 1, 1888, and attended the graded and high schools of his native place. Having decided to follow in his father's footsteps in the legal profession, he entered the Detroit College of Law, graduating therefrom with the degree of bachelor of laws in 1911. When he had successfully passed his examinations and had been admitted to practice at the Wayne County bar, he came to Wyandotte to engage in practice with his father under the firm style of Woodruff & Woodruff, an arrangement that exists today. Naturally gifted in his chosen profession, he made a success of his work from the time he first entered practice. From his father, he absorbed those high ethics of public service that had influenced the people to elect the elder Woodruff to the legislature, so that when Ari H. Woodruff became a candidate for election to the house of representatives in the legislature, the electors of his district could say with certainty that here was a candidate upon whose integrity they could lay their utmost confidence. That Ari H. Woodruff did not disappoint his constituents goes without saying, for he was four times re-elected to that position and was then sent to the senate from this district. A resourceful and aggressive advocate before the courts, a legislator who observes the highest practices in legislative matters, Ari H. Woodruff is unquestionably one of the outstanding men in the Michigan senate today, and in Wyandotte is honored and revered for those qualities so essential to a man in his position. On September 3, 1918, he married Lavina Miller, daughter of John H. and Margaret Miller, of Ypsilanti, Michigan, one of the old families of that section of the state, and to Mr. and Mrs. Woodruff have been born two children, Ari H., Jr., and Ruth Joan. Mr. Woodruff is a member of the Masonic fraternity, the Grotto at Detroit, the Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Chamber of Commerce, and the Wayne County Bar Association.

Fred W. Frostic, superintendent of the Wyandotte schools, has occupied that position since 1918, and his work has brought to the school system here a new degree of efficiency and excellence never before attained. He is not only known for the great success he has won as school superintendent in various cities, but

he is also prominent as an educator and writer on subjects pertaining to education. He was born at Lexington, Michigan, September 9, 1880, a son of Jonathan and Jemima (Codling) Frostic, the former of whom was born in England and came to the United States in 1871, where he engaged in the business of shoemaker, and the latter of whom was a native of Canada. Attending the graded and high schools of Croswell, Michigan, Fred W. Frostic graduated from the latter institution in 1899. Electing to become identified with educational work, he attended Michigan State Normal College, from which he graduated in 1910, and in 1918, he received from the University of Michigan the degree of bachelor of arts, with high distinction being given him at this time. Although he was admirably prepared for his profession by that time, he has taken post graduate work at various times since then, and indicative of his work in the university is the fact that he was elected a member of the honorary fraternities of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Delta Kappa. Mr. Frostic began his career as a teacher in the schools at Croswell, Michigan, his first charge being District School No. 9, located a short distance northeast of that city. For a period of five years, he continued as teacher in rural schools, but in 1905 he accepted the position of principal of the Croswell schools, continuing as such until 1910. In that year, he was offered the superintendency of the schools of St. Charles, Michigan, where he remained until 1917. In 1918, following his graduation from the University of Michigan, he came to Wyandotte to assume the duties of superintendent of schools, a position which he still retains. His term in Wyandotte has been a particularly difficult one, for he has been forced to cope with almost unprecedented annual expansion in the growth of the school enrollment, but he has been equal to any emergency, proving a capable superintendent who has provided an exceptionally strong and efficient system that pronounces him one of the ablest and best trained men who has ever directed the destinies of the Wyandotte schools. During the summer months when his presence at Wyandotte is not needed, he has been instructor in geography at the University of Michigan summer sessions in 1918-19-20. Before he came to Wyandotte, he was a member of the Board of School Examiners of Saginaw County from 1914 to 1918. In addition to these many activities, he has written many articles on science and education for periodicals devoted to that sort of thing. On October 28, 1903, Mr. Frostic married Sarah Alexander, daughter of Joseph and Isabelle Alexander, early settlers of Lexington, Michigan, and to Mr. and Mrs. Frostic have been born eight children, as follows: Kenneth; Gwendolyn; Helen; Ralph; William; Donald; Andy; and Marjorie, who died in 1924 at the age of eighteen months. Mr. Frostic is a member of the Masonic Fraternity, Kiwanis Club, Chamber of Commerce, National Superintendent's Association, National Educational Association, Michigan Academy of Sciences, and the Michigan Schoolmaster's Club. Mr.

Frostic has written a volume on the geography of Michigan which has become popular among the schools of the state as a text book on that subject.

Arthur W. Edwards, secretary and manager of the All Metal Products Company, of Wyandotte, is one of the leading industrial executives of the city, and not only does the company with which he is associated benefit the city directly through its presence here, but it also aids the community directly by placing on each package of its product and upon each article itself the name of Wyandotte. At first glance, this labelling of the packages may not seem significant, but when it is considered that the pop-guns manufactured by this concern are shipped all over the civilized world, the importance of thus advertising the city may be better judged. A native of Flat Rock, Michigan, he was born January 8, 1876, a son of John and Elizabeth (Sparks) Edwards, the former of whom was born in Canada and was a wagon maker by trade and the latter of whom was born in England. The public schools of Flat Rock afforded Arthur W. Edwards his early education. In 1892, he came to Wyandotte where he secured employment as a freight handler on the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad, and Michigan Central Railway, later becoming agent for the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad. From 1900 to 1914, he was a city mail carrier, but during that time, he attended the night sessions of the Detroit College of Law. By 1908, he had completed his course in that school and was graduated in that year. He continued carrying mail even after he was admitted to the bar, however. Shortly he gave up his position with the U. S. Government and devoted his whole time to the practice of law, after which he gave up law to engage in the street paving business. In this business he was highly successful, amassing capital sufficient to allow him to purchase an interest in the All Metal Products Company, of which he became secretary. Small pop-guns are manufactured by the company, which produces between 14,000 and 15,000 daily. The guns manufactured by the concern are distributed throughout the world, and the manner in which they advertise Wyandotte has already been mentioned. The value of such an enterprise to the city cannot be exaggerated, and through his association with the business, Mr. Edwards is undoubtedly one of the most conspicuous figures in industrial circles in Wyandotte, for he is recognized universally as an executive and manager of the highest ability, forcefulness, and aggressiveness. On December 13, 1898, he married Mary Elizabeth Stringleman, a daughter of John and Katherine Stringleman, of Wyandotte, and to Mr. and Mrs. Edwards has been born one son, Charles Lee, who at the age of twenty-six years is engaged in business with his father as sales manager. Mr. Edwards is a member of the Masonic order, the Odd Fellows, National Letter Carriers Association, Island Country Club, and the Chamber of Commerce. In the affairs of the First Congrega

tional Church, he takes an active interest and for a period of twenty years was superintendent of the Sunday school of that organization.

John C. Cahalan, long known as one of the most prominent business men in Wyandotte, has been identified in official capacities with some of the city's most successful manufacturing and banking enterprises for many years, and this eminence in the industrial life of the community has been attained through close attention to his business and the application of those qualities of initiative and resourcefulness that have marked his career throughout. A son of James and Mary (Mulfahy) Cahalan, both of whom were natives of Ireland and came to the United States in the early fifties, he was born at Wyandotte, July 2, 1859, obtaining his early education in the public schools of his native place. Subsequently, he augmented this schooling by a course of study in a business college. His first employment was found in the drug store of John S. Bennett in Wyandotte, and after four years spent there, he entered the employ of C. W. Thomas, who was engaged in the same work. Here he remained eight years, gaining a knowledge of the drug business and retail store management that stood him in good stead when he went into business at the end of that time with his brother, the enterprise being a general store with a drug business in conjunction with it. The brothers opened their store in 1879, but the experience of John Cahalan prior to this in the drug business made this branch of their enterprise so successful that the store was given over entirely to retail drug work in 1882. Following the death of his brother, Richard E. Cahalan, in 1909. John Cahalan turned over the store to his nephew, John F. McInimey, and took up the duties of deputy clerk of the Wayne County Circuit Court at Detroit, a post to which he had been recently appointed. In 1894, Mr. Cahalan had been appointed chief deputy internal revenue collector, a position that he retained ten years, and in 1896, after completing a two years' course at the Detroit College of Law, he was admitted to the bar. However, since he gave up his court work, Mr. Cahalan has devoted the major part of his time to his extensive real estate and banking interests, with the result that he is today one of the most influential men in Wyandotte in those fields of endeavor. Today, he is vice-president of the Wyandotte Savings Bank and has played no small part in shaping the progressive policies of that institution. His other large interests in commercial and industrial circles include, among others, the presidency of the Majestic Theater Corporation and a directorship of the Detroit Metal Spinning Company. On October 6, 1882, he married Anna Hogan, daughter of John H. and Mary (O'Mera) Hogan, of Ionia, Michigan, and she died on November 25, 1919, leaving these children: John C., Jr., a journalist of Wyandotte; Richard E., Wyandotte physician; W. Leo, an attorney engaged in general practice with Charles F. Delridge, of Detroit, and the city attorney of Wyandotte who framed the present charter of the city, having been city attorney