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Hon. Tluunas Dolan is a wt-altliy Philadelphia manufacturer, president of
the Manufacturers' Cluli and tlie lirush Electric Li;;lit Couipan\-. and the
tnovinj^ spirit in sundrv institutions. He displa\i.d si'.;u.d al'ilii\' (.luring the
Presidential c:i'tipaii;n "! i
sss. when he and John W'ananiaker hatl char'^^e of
tlu- funds raised for the National Republican Conuuittee. Mr. I.)ii|an has a
wide jvilitical tollowini;" and is a man of brains and enerL;\'.
Hon. H. H. Cummin was a leadin;^ lawver of W'illiamsport, and at one time
presiding judge of the county. He built up a \ er\' lucrati\e practice, niaking
an enviable recortl at the bar and on the bencli. His e.\tensi\e abilit\' was of
no coiumon order and he ornamented society by his kindliness and culture.
Hon. James B. Scott, senior member of the tirni di James P. Scott ^: Co..
is largelv interested in copper manufacturing. He is a \'ice-President of the
Chamber of Commerce, a member c>t the State Board of Charit\". President of
the Trustees of the Western Uni\ersit\'. a Trustee of the I'ieal hastate Bank,
aiul an inthiential citi.'.en of Pittsburgh. Mr. Scott was amon^ the iirst to devise
means for tlie relief nf Jcshn.^town and to \isit the attlicted people. As
Chairman of the Pittsbur'^h Relief Committee, he sx'stematized the distribution
of supplies and entrenched himself in the hearts of the sutferers. Returning
to Johnstown from ^b:lrrellville on Tuesda\' afternoon, June 4. to attend
a mass-meeting c^f citizens, he arri\'ed just in time to liear liis name voted
upon unanimouslv for Dictator of Cambria Coimt\ . discarding this
title lor that of Director, he brought order out of chaos, restored contidence
and left evervthing in e.xcellent shape for Geneial Hastings to take charge on
June I2th. Hisvahiable services were recognized b\' placing him on the Fdood
Relief Commission.
S. S. Mar\ in. wlio worked unliringl}' for Johnstown, is an enterprising resident
of Pittsburi;h. wh.ither he mo\ed frcun New York State in i>-63. Embarking
in the cracker trade, he founded the establishment of S. S. Mar\in A:
Co.. one of the largest concerns of the kind in the United States. He was a
good soldier, and he has tilled man\' positions nf honor and trust. (^lovernor
Beaver appointed Mr. Mar\in a member ot the State Commission, with the
title of purchasim: agent for tlie Western District of Pt;nns\-l\ania. In this
position, as in all others, he acquitted himself \\\\\\ credit. His experience in
f)urcliasing food and supplies on a large scale proved iinalnablc. and he entered
with his v.liole soul into his mission of charity. He summed up the condition
of tlie stricken rei^ion in a single phrase- •Johnsto\\n is a funeral!"
Reuben Miller is at the head, of the manufacturing firm of Miller. Metcalf
Jv: Parkin, one of Pittsburgh's strom;est hou.ses. He is a leader in cumniercia!
matters and. prominent in financial institutions. His intlixiduality and
shrewdness impress friends anil aciinaintaiices. who reh upon his opinions and
appreciate the sterlinu quality of the man.
-V body composed of such material could not be other, than earnest. acti\ e