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ment. But it is the simple truth. It was a pleas-
ure and comfort to see him come in ; partly be-
cause he gave one so all around a sense of reli-
ance with his large practicality and judgment and
kindly helpfulness, but more than that he was so
true, sympathetic and fine minded that he made
the world taste better. And he had good things
of his own to give. I respected not only his
ideals and spirit, but his mind. His opinions
were never cheap or parroted, but came from
sound independent thought and real knowledge
and still more from a spirit of elevated sympathy.
I never heard him express a mean, shabby or be-
littling sentiment.—Nothing you would a little
rather for both sakes he had not said.— I owe him
many keen and sound thoughts and views. And
his ideals of public service and social good with-
out pretense were such as a man likes his friends
to have held. I am certain he would have been of
far greater public note had he lived and I cannot
bear to think of the loss to us all. But I am
thinking of the man himself and it will be very
lonely without him, and I am far from alone in
this.
In August, 1896, Mr. Clifford married
Grace Readel, of Hartford, daughter of
Henry O. and Frances A. (Hackney)
Readel. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford were the
parents of a daughter, Frances Clifford.
WALL, Frederick Henry,
Public Official.
Frederick Henry Wall, postmaster, and
one of the leading young men of Manchester,
Connecticut, was born December
25, 1888, in that town, son of John Edward
and Hannah (Dwyer) Wall. John
Edward Wall and Hannah Dwyer were
both born in Ireland, and came to America
when quite young. They were mar-
ried in Manchester, and continued to
make their home there until their death.
Mr. and Mrs. Wall were the parents of
four children : Mary and Margaret, the
daughters, both make their home with
Frederick Henry Wall in the old homestead.
Edward J. Wall is assistant man-
ager of the Jefferey Auto Company of
Boston, Massachusetts.
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Frederick Henry Wall passed his boy-
hood and youth in Manchester, where he
attended the public schools. At an early
age he began work on the 'Manchester
Jlerald," and his love and fitness for
newspaper work soon developed. He sub-
sequently entered the employ of the
"Hartford Times," as a reporter and gen-
eral newspaper writer. He was assigned
to the legislative and election work, and
he soon became prominent in politics.
Mr. Wall continued to engage in newspaper
work up to 1 91 3, at which time he
resigned to become private secretary to
Congressman Augustine Lonergan, and
was associated with him at Washington
until March, 191 5. In that year, he was
appointed postmaster of Manchester by
President Wilson, which position he holds
at the present time (1917). Mr. Wall is
a young man of sterling worth, and has
always taken an active part in all public'
movements, being an earnest Demo-
crat in political affiliations. Mr. Wall is
a member of the Manchester Chamber of
Commerce ;
the Manchester Court, Foresters
of America, of which he has been
grand recording secretary, and Knights
of Columbus. Mr. Wall and his family
are members of the Roman Catholic
church of Manchester. He is very popu-
lar and weil-liked among the residents of
Manchester, and keenly interested in out-
door sports, especially that of baseball.
HOUSE FAMILY,
Manufacturers.
Connected with the State of Connecti-
cut for at least three generations has
been the House family, represented in
the present generation by the brothers,
Charles W., Everett T. and Herbert C,
president, treasurer and secretary, respectively,
of the Charles W. House Sons
Company, of New York City and Union-