year, 1906; Anderson Academy,
Irviiigtoii, Cal., 1904-07; Heald's
Business College, San Francisco,
1907; Univ. Chicago Law School
(special student). 1914-16. Over-
seer, timekeeper, field boss, Koloa
Sug. Co., Koloa, Kauai, 1907-10;
clerk, Fifth Circuit Court, Lihue,
1910-13; attorney in district courts
and insurance agent, 1913-14; ad-
mitted to bar of Supreme Court,
Hawaii, 1916, and opened office at
Lihue. Attended R. O. T. C., Scho-
field Barracks, 1917, commissioned
first lieut.. Inf. R. C., and attached
25th Inf.; aide to Brig. Gen. A. P.
Blocksom, May-Sept., 1918; pro-
moted to captain of inf., U. S. A.,
Sept., 1918, stationed Hawn. Dept.
Hdqts., Sept.. 1918: captain 47th
M. G. Bn., 16th Div., Camp Kear-
ney, Cal., Oct. -Dec., 1918; reopened
office in 1919. Member of Phi
Delta Phi fraternity (law); Ameri-
can Legion (commander Kauai post
No. 2, 1920).
RICE, WILLIAM HENRY, sher-
iff, Kauai; born at Lihue, Kauai,
June 24, 1874; son of William Hyde
and Mary (Waterhouse) Rice. Ed-
ucated public schools, Colorado
Springs, Colo., and Oahu College,
Honolulu; married Mary Agnes
Girvin in Honolulu June 8, 1897;
children: William Harrison Paul
Girvin, Richard Hans, Mary Doro-
thea Isenberg, Helen Flora. Man-
ager of Lihue ranch, 1894-97; owner
Lihue Hotel since 1894; manager
Lihue Livery Stables, 1897-1903;
deputy sheriff of Kauai County,
April 2, 1900-Juiie 30. 1905; elected
sheriff of County of Kauai, July 1,
19'05; re-elected each succeeding
term since; chairman Selective
Draft Committee for County of
Kauai, 1917; member Republican
Central Committee, 1904-12; mem-
ber of Kauai Republican County
Committee, 1912-16; member Ha-
waii Promotion Committee and Ha-
waii Tourist Bureau since 1916.
Member of Hawaiian Historical So-
ciety and Kauai Historical Society,
Kauai Chamber of Commerce and
Hawaiian Lodge No. 21, F. & A. M.
RICE, WILLIAM HYDE, rancher
and sugar planter, Lihue, Kauai;
born at Punahou. Honolulu, July
23, 1846; son of William Harrison
Rice and Mary (Hyde) Rice; who
arrived in Hawaii in 1841. grand-
son of Joseph Hyde, who was one
of the first missionaries to the
Indians near Buffalo, New York;
educated at boarding school of Rev.
Daniel Dole, at Koloa, Kauai;
Oahu College, Honolulu, and Brat-
on's College, Oakland, Calif. (1863-
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64); married Mary Water-house at
Honolulu, October 17, 1872; chil-
dren: William Henry, Charles At-
wood, Arthur Hyde, Mary E. (Mrs.
W. H. Scott), Anna C. (Mrs. Ralph
L. Wilcox), Harold Waterhouse,
Philip L. and Emily D (Mrs. L. L.
Sexton). Manager of ranch at Li-
hue Plantation under Mr. Paul Is-
enberg, Sr., 1867-69: president Ho-
nolulu Stockyards Company, 1900-
1905; director of Lihue Plantation,
1900-1917. Was youngest member
of House of Representatives under
King Kamehameha V, 1870-72; was
also a member of House of Repre-
sentatives in 1873, 1882 pt., 1887,
1888 and 1890; and a member of
the Senate in 1895, 1896, 1897 and
1898; was one of the 13 commit-
teemen who waited on King Kala-
kaua, giving him 24 hours to sign
the Constitution; was appointed
Governor of Kauai by Queen Liliu-
okalani and served until after the
revolution of 1893; has always been
a fancier and breeder of fine live
stock; is owner of Kipu Planta-
tion (otherwise known as Lihue
Ranch, but never a part of Lihue
Plantation) ; now retired from ac-
tive business, his interests being
cared for and managed by his son,
Charles A. Rice.
RICHARDS, RUSSELL LOWELL,
banking and advertising, Honolulu;
born Kansas City, Mo., Apr. 27,
1892; son of A. B! and M. I. Rich-
ards; education, Univ. of Missouri,
A. B. 1916, Bachelor of Journalism,
1917. Married Catherine Hay
Jones, Nov. 24, 1918, at Great Neck,
Long Island, N. Y. Joined adver-
tising dept. Honolulu Star-Bulle-
tin, 1917, resigning to enter war ser-
vice; lieut. in U. S. Navy Supply
Corps, 1918-19; returned to Hono-
lulu, remaining with Honolulu Star-
bulletin until Apr. 1, 1920, when he
became mgr. service dept. Bank of
Hawaii, Ltd., Honolulu; made asst.
cashier, same, Jan. 1, 1921. Is vice-
commander, American Legion, Ho-
nolulu Post No. 1; member Uni-
versity Club, Commercial Club,
Oahu Country Club, Outrigger Ca-
noe Club.
RICHARDS, THEODORE, treas-
urer Hawaiian Board of Missions,
Honolulu; born March 29, 1869, at
Montclair, N. J.; son of Joseph H.
and Frances (Baker) Richards;
married Mary C. Atherton June 29,
1892, at Honolulu; four children:
Ruth, Joseph Atherton, Herbert M.
and Mary Theodora. Educated at
Adelphia Academy, Brooklyn; Wes-
leyan University, A. B., 1888; M.
A., 1892; Columbia Law School,
one year, 1889. Taught in Kame-
hameha School, Honolulu, 1889-93;
principal Kamehameha School for
Boys, 1894-99; field secretary for
Hawaiian Board, 1899-1900; treas-
urer Hawaiian Board since 1900;
promoter and first president Boys'
Clubs of Honolulu; first president
Anti- Saloon League; publisher of
"The Friend," "Ka Hoaloha," "Yau
Bo" and "Ang Abyan" ; compiled
and edited book of songs, "Leo
Hoonani"; founded Honolulu Bible
Training School, 1906; first treas-
urer Mid-Pacific Institute and
trustee since organization; past
secretary Social Science Club.
RICHARDSON, DANIEL WEB-
STER, sugar chemist, Kilauea, Ka-
uai; born in Gilbert, LI.. Oct. 31,
1888; son of Samuel Louis ond Mol-
lie Quintette Richardson; education,
Gilbert, La., public schools; Louisi-
ana State Univ., 1912; married Le-
ona DeEava Atkinson, in Salinas,
Calif., Dec. 16, 1917; children: Paul
Randolph, Ralph Raymond. Stella
Quintette. Worked during grind-
ing seasons, Louisiana cane mills,
1912-16; employed in Porto Rican
mills 1913; toured Northwestern
states to study agricultural prac-
tises and methods summer of 1915;
in cane mills of Cuba, 1915 and
1917; Spreckels Sugar Co. 1917;
came to Hawaii in 1918 and has
since been sugar chemist. Kilauea
Sugar Plantation Co. In 1920
completed correspondence course in
modern business given by Alexan-
der Hamilton Institute of New
York. Was active in church and
Sunday school work in native
state; is member Hawaiian Chem-
ists Assn.; Louisiana Engineers,
Chemist & Sugar Makers Assn.
previous to coming to Hawaii.
RICHLEY, ANTHONY, architect
and supt. bldg. construction, Hono-
lulu; born Fayette, N. Y., Jan. 9,
1844; son of Joseph H. and Susan
(Adams) Richley; married Marga-
rette A. Little, May 24, 1890, at Spo-
kane, Wash. While high school
student entered Civil War, in 75th
N. Y. Vol. Inf.; served to close of
war, participating in 42 skirmishes
and battles; wounded April 5, 1863,
in charge at Pleasant Hill, La. ;
studied architecture and construc-
tion with L. D. Cleveland, Chicago;
asst. construction supt. of Palace
and Baldwin Hotels, San Francisco,
1X72-76; supt. of building construc-
tion, "Lucky" Baldwin's, S. Calif,
ranch, 1876-79; U. S. Quarter-
master Dept-, Arizona, 1879-87;
joined firm of Reid Bros., archi-
tects, 1888; construction engineer-
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\VM. HENRY RICE
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RUSSELL L. RICHARDS
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JAMES L. P. ROBINSON
ANTHONY RICHLEY
SINCLAIR ROBINSON
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THEODORE RICHARDS
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ing work on many large buildings
in Calif., including Coronado Hotel;
Spokane, Wash.; Portland, Ore.,
including plant of "Morning Ore-
gonian"; practised constructing en-
gineer alone, having the erection
of several large packing and cold
storage plants, Portland and Ta-
coma, Wash; with U. S. Corps of
Engs. which built all government
lighthouses for Hawaii, 1907-12;
with Dept. Public Works, as supt.
bldg. construction since 1912. Mem-
ber Geo- H. Thomas Post, S. F.;
Elks, Chamber of Commerce, Auto
Club, Ad Club, Veterans Foreign
Wars. (Ed. note: Died April 28,
1921, and buried with military hon-
ors, given firing squad by Gen.
Morton, U. S. A.)
RICHTER, CHARLES, chemist,
Eleele, Kauai; born in Budapest,
Hungary, Dec. 17, 1892; son of
Stephan and Francesca (Santha)
Richter; education, grammar and
high schools, Budapest; college
course in the Polytechnicum of
Budapest; immigrated to America
in 1912, and worked in various ca-
pacities, mostly chemical business,
in New York. Michigan, Califor-
nia; arrived in Hawaii in 1914, be-
coming asst. chemist Waialua Agr.
Co., Oahu; moved to Kauai in
1916 and has been chemist for Mc-
Bryde Sug. Co. since.
RICKARD, WILLIAM JOSEPH,
deputy sheriff, Hamakua, Hawaii;
born in Waimea, S. Kohala, Ha-
waii. Sept. 14, 1873: son of Wil-
liam Henry and Nora (Treloar)
Rickard; educated Punahou school.
Honolulu, 1882-83: Atkinson
school, 1883-87; private school,
Tavistock, Devonshire, Eng., 1887-
1892. Employed in office of Day-
ton & Hall, hardware firm, Port-
land, Ore., 1893-95; freight clerk
and cane weigher, Paauhau Sug.
Co., Hawaii, 1895-97; elected
deputy sheriff, Hamakua, 1897, but
resigned during second term and
began raising coffee and conduct-
ing ranch business. Was with U. S.
Geological Survey, 1912-13; ap-
pointed deputy sheriff, Hamakua,
April 2, 1913. Was member of
Oregon National Guard, Portland,
1893-95; member Elks Lodge No.
759, Hilo; K. of P. Lodge No. 4,
Honokaa, Hawaii.
RIPLEY, CLINTON BRIGGS,
architect, Honolulu; born Feb. 13,
1849, in Peru, Oxford County, Me.;
son of James and Syrena (Briggs)
Ripley; married Loda M. Rose at
Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 31, 1873;
six children: James Porter, Edward
Fickett, Bliss Clark, Lilla May,
Iwalani Syrena, Gertrude Kula-
manu. Educated in public and
high schools, private instruction in
drawing and architecture. Began
professional career in Chattanoo-
ga (Tenn.) in 1871 with William K.
Ripley as Ripley & Co.; later re-
moved to Nashville, Tenn., and to
Los Angeles, 1875-1890; came to
Honolulu, 1890; located five years
in Manila, P. I., and four in Oak-
land, Cal.. returning to the Islands
in 1910 and resuming the practice
of his profession in Honolulu. Was
Commissioner of Patents for Pro-
visional Government of Hawaii:
commissioned captain in Citizens'
Guard during revolution and over-
throw of Monarchy. Member of
F. & A. M.
RIVENBURGH, BERTRAM G.,
businessman, Honolulu ; born May
5, 1874, at Chatham, Columbia
County, New York; son of Philip
W. and Mary (Clark) Rivenburgh;
married Eleanor MacLennan, daugh-
ter of the late Dr. Donald MacLen-
nan, in San Francisco, March 29,
1906; one child, Bertram Gardenier,
Jr. Educated primary and high
schools of Chatham, Rennselaer
Polytechnic Institute and George
Washington University; traveled
extensively in the South Seas be-
fore locating in Hawaii; was secre-
tary to the Mayor of Honolulu
1909-13; superintendent Kapiolani
Park, Honolulu, 1913-1915; commis-
sioner to the Panama-Pacific Inter-
national Exposition, San Francisco,
during 1915; appointed commission-
er public lands, Territory of Ha-
waii, March 4, 1916 -March, 1918.
Member University Club, Honolulu.
ROACH, J. WARREN, banker,
Kealakekua, Hawaii; born Aurora,
Neb., Apr. 21, 1900; son of John
J. and Anna (Wempen) Roach; un-
married. Education, Redlands
(Calif.) high school, 1918; Univ. of
Redlands, ex-1922; began career as
clerk and teller, First National
Bank, Redlands, Calif.; asst. cash-
ier, People's Bank, Ltd., Hilo, Ha-
waii, and has been manager of
Kona branch since March, 1921.
Was member Student Armv Train-
ing Corps at Univ. of Redlands;
honorably discharged Dec., 1918.
ROBERTSON, ALEXANDER G. M.,
lawyer, Honolulu; born in Honolu-
lu, Sept. 3, 1867; son of Geo. Morri-
son and Sarah (Humphreys) Robert-
son. Educated schools of Hono-
lulu and Oakland, Cal; Yale Uni-
versity, LL.B. cum laude, 1893;
married Ululani McQuaid of Hono-
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lulu May 29, 1907. Admitted to
bar, Supreme Court of Hawaii, July
14, 1893; Supreme Court of U. S..
Feb. 20, 1899; U. S. Circuit Court
of Appeals, 9th Circuit, Oct. 31.
1893. Was captain Co. B, Hono-
lulu Rifles, 1890; delegate to Ha-
waiian Constitutional Convention,
1894; on Governor Dole's staff, rank
of captain and judge advocate
Hawaiian Military Commission for
trial of state prisoners, 1895; deputy
attorney general, Republic of Ha-
waii 1898; member House of Rep-
resentatives (Hawaii), 1896, 1898;
House of Representatives, Ter. of
Hawaii, 1901; appointed U. S.
District Judge, Territory of Ha-
waii, Jan. 25, 1910; appointed
Chief Justice Supreme Court, T.
H, March 7, 1911; reappointed
April 4. 1916; resigned Dec. 31.
1917; law practise, Robertson, Cas-
tle & Olson since. Delegate Repub-
lican National Convention Chicago.
1904-08; Hawaiian member, Re-
publican National Committee, 1904-
I'O. President Bar Association of
Hawaii, 1904-05. Member of Pa-
cific, Country and Commercial
clubs of Honolulu.
ROBINSON, AUBREY, planter,
Makaweli, Kauai; born in Canter-
bury, N. Z., October 17, 1853; son of
Charles Barrington and Helen (Sin-
clair) Robinson; educated at home
and at the Boston (Mass.) Law
School; married Alice Gay, June.
1885; five children, Sinclair, Aylmer
Francis, Selwyn Aubrey, Eleanor
and Lester Beauclerk. Admitted to
the bar in the eastern law courts,
1875; afterward traveled extensive-
ly in Europe and the Orient; on re-
turning to Hawaii, in 1880 with his
cousin Francis Gay, formed the co-
partnership of Gay and Robinson;
in 1889, with Sir William Renny
Watson of Scotland, organized pres-
ent sugar plantation at Makaweli
whereby Hawaiian Sugar Co. culti-
vates under lease from Gay and
Robinson about 6000 acres of land,
which together with 2000 acres cul-
tivated by Gay and Robinson, forms
the Makaweli Sugar Plantation; to
effect this, water for irrigation was
brought from headwaters of Olo-
kele and Koula' Valleys, this being
one of the greatest engineering
achievements in the Hawaiian Isl-
ands; owns exclusively the island
of Niihau where much attention is
devoted to raising of pure-bred
sheep and cattle, some of the finest
strains of Merino sheep and short-
horn cattle being imported from the
United States, Australia and New
Zealand; in 1884 imported pure-
bred Arab horses from Arabia,
whose descendants are still raised
on Niihau and Makaweli. Has al-
ways taken an active interest in
church and missionary work both
in Hawaii and abroad.
ROBINSON, AYLMER FRANCIS,
rancher. Makaweli, Kauai, T. H. ;
born at Makaweli, Kauai, May 6.
1888; son of Aubrey and Alice
(Gay) Robinson. Was educated
at St. Matthew's Military School,
Burlingame, Calif., and Harvard
Univ., A. B., 1910. On returning
to Hawaii, commenced work with
Waipahu Plantation (Oahu Sugar
Co.) 1911; became manager of the
Gay and Robinson ranch at Ma-
kaweli, 1912, and a partner in the
firm of Gay and Robinson, 1916.
ROBINSON, JAMES L. P., busi-
ness agent, Honolulu; born Sept.
22, 1880, in Honolulu; son of Mark
Prever and Sophia Louise (Camp-
bell) Robinson; married Lilla May
Ripley in Honolulu Feb. 26, 1907.
Educated at Punahou Preparatory
School and Oahu College (Hono-
lulu) ; graduate of latter institu-
tion with class of 1901. Began
business career with father in his
private office in 1901; trustee Es-
tate James Robinson since April,
1915. Member Commercial, Pa-
cific and Ad Clubs; member of
Queen's Hospital Association, Ha-
waiian Volcano Research Associa-
tion, Chamber of Commerce.
ROBINSON, RUFUS W., mgr.,
Polk-Husted Directory Co., Honolu-
lu; born in St. Paul, Minn., Sept, 3,
1870; son of Rufus C. and Lucy
Cecilia (Walling) Robinson; mar-
ried Bertha Foster Dexter, in Ho-
nolulu, July 16, 1910; educated
grammar schools of St. Paul; en-
tered employ of R. L. Polk & Co.,
directory publishers, 1899; came
to Hawaii in 1906 as mgr. Polk-
Husted Directory Co., which posi-
tion he still holds. Member B. P.
O. E., Chamber of Commerce, Ro-
tary Club, Ad Club.
ROBINSON SELWYN AUBREY,
agriculturist, Makaweli, Kauai. T.
H.; was born at Makaweli, Kauai,
August 14, 1892; son of Aubrey and
Alice (Gay) Robinson. Received
education at Berkeley High School,
Berkeley, Cal., Volkmann's School.
Boston, Mass., and Harvard Uni-
versity. A. B. 1916. Entered busi-
ness as bookkeeper, Gay and Rob-
inson, Makaweli, 1916, becoming as-
sistant manager of Gay and Robin-
son at Makaweli, and manager of
the island of Niihau, 1917.
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SAMUEL S. ROLPH
SAMUEL W. ROBLEY
DR. ALBERT T. ROLL
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ROBINSON, SINCLAIR, sugar
planter, Makaweli, Kauai; born at
Makaweli, Kauai, May 1, 1886; son
of Aubrey and Alice (Gay), Robin-
son; educated St. Matthews Mili-
tary School, Burlingame, Cal., and
Harvard University, A. B. 1910.
Married Ethel I. Glade in Califor-
nia, Aug. 8, 1917. Entered business
with Oahu Sugar Co., 1911; became
manager of Gay & Robinson sugar
plantation, Makaweli, 1912; was
made partner in firm of Gay &
Robinson, Dec. 1916.
ROBINSON, WILLIAM J., law-
yer, Honolulu; born March 9, 1868,
in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County,
Ohio; son of Charles Henry and
Mary Ellen (Robertson) Robinson;
married Mary Rebekah Morss Nov.
7, 1900, in Honolulu; three chil-
dren: Isabel Morss, William Joseph,
Paul Robert. Educated Brothers
of St. Mary (Cleveland), 1874-75;
grammar, St. Ignatius' College (San
Francisco), 1879-82; began career
with Estee & Boalt (San Francis-
co), 1882-89; clerk and student
with J. C. Martin, Oakland (Cal.),
1889-98; admitted to bar Jan. 13,
1891; member firm of Martin &
Robinson (Oakland), 1898; Robin-
son & Miller (Oakland), 1898-1900;
U. S. Commissioner U. S. District
Court, Hawaii, 1900-02; circuit
judge, 1st Circuit, Hawaii, 1902-14;
practiced law in Honolulu 1915 and
1916, then made manager of law
and abstract department, Trent
Trust Co., Ltd., Honolulu; since
Jan. 1, 1918, engaged in general
practice of law at Honolulu. Mem-
ber B. P. O. E. 616, Hawaiian Tribe
No. 1, Improved O. R. M., Damien
Council No. 563, Y. M. I.
ROBINSON, WILLIAM TATE,
Honolulu; born in Honolulu Sept.
24, 1867; son of George Thomas and
Hannah (Previer) Robinson; mar-
ried Ellen Ferreira at Wailuku,
Maui, June 25, 1891; eleven chil-
dren: Eva. Hannah, Anson. Oriet.
Naomi, Alma, Lawrence, William,
Wilhelmina, Ululani, Arnett. Left
school in 1882, worked in Hono-
lulu business houses as clerk: clerk
to tax assessor. Maui. 1899: den-
uty tax assessor, Wailuku district,
1889-1900; tax assessor, Second
Taxation Division, 1900-08. Mem-
ber Terr. Senate, sessions of 1909,
1911, 1915, 1917.
ROBLEY, SAMUEL WARREN,
Boy Scout executive, Honolulu;
born Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 28,
1885; son of George and Agnes
(Shelley) Robley; grammar school
education; married Alice Miriam
Willis, in Honolulu, March 8, 1919;
two children, Florence Louise and
Frances Millard. Was professional
athlete, doing theatrical work, 1904-
11; electrical inspector Southern
Calif. Edison Co., Oct. 1911-14; be-
came extension secy, for Honolulu
Y. M. C. A., Jan., 1914, and in 1916
was made executive secy. Honolulu
Boys' Clubs; executive, Hawaii Boy
Scouts, Jan. 1, 1921. Member of the
Honolulu Ad Club, Rotary Club and
F. & A. M.
RODGERS, ROBERT WALKER,
treas. Hawaiian Tuna Packing
Corp, Ltd., Honolulu; born in Col-
lingwood, Ont., Canada, Dec. 26,
1868; son of Rev. R. and Anna
(MacLean) Rodgers; married Mar-
garet Eraser 1 at Salt Sake City
May 8, 1900; one child, Melvin
Bruce. Graduate of Collegiate
Inst., Collingwood, Ont. In sta-
tionery business, Owen Sound, Ont.,
1888-89; Pioneer Iron Mining Co.,
Ely, Minn., 1890; Iron Belt Mining
Co., Iron Belt, Wisconsin, 1891-95;
supt. quartz mining property, Alas-
ka, 1895-96; engineer, miner and
bookkeeper, Mercur, Utah, 1896-98;
enlisted in Utah Light Artillery,
Battery C, serving until mustered
out, Dec., 1898; with DeLamar
Mines, Mercur;, Utah, 1899-1900;
supt. Bingham Consolidated Mines,
Utah, 1901-05; field work, 1905-08,
from Montana to Mexico; fruit
and farming business, Oregon, 1909-
17; survey of rice growing, Cali-
fornia, 1917; with Hawaiian Tuna
Packing Corp., Ltd., 1917, to date.
Served as justice of peace in Wis-
consin, 1894.
ROGERS, WILLIAM GIBSON,
physician, Honolulu; born in Green-
field, Ohio, Feb. 14, 1864; son of
Thomas Dixon and Jane Elizabeth
(Beatty) Rogers; married Janet
Smalley Sept. 18, 1889, in Green-
field, Ohio; no issue. Educated
district school, Salem Academy;
Pulte Medical College, Cincinnati,
Ohio, M. D., 1891. Began practice
of Medicine at Washington, Ohio,
1891-93; at Greenfield, Ohio, 1893-
99; special course in Royal Oph-
thalmic and ' Central London (ear,
nose and throat), London, 1899-
1900; began practice of eye, ear,
nose and throat in Honolulu, Nov.,
1900; post graduate course, Man-
hattan Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Hospital, N. Y., 1904; post grad-
uate course in Post Graduate Hos-
pital, N. Y., and eye, ear, nose and
throat in Vienna, 1909-10; post
graduate course in Chicago Poly-
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ALBERT RUDDLE
OTTO W. ROSE
CHARLES H. ROSE
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clinic Hospital,
nose and throat
lective service,
Board, 1917-18.
Club, Hawaiian
(sec. and treas.
pres., 1910-11).
1916. Eye, ear,
consultant for se-
Medical Advisory
Member Country
Medical Society
of latter, 1908-09;
ROLL, ALBERT THOMAS, phy-
sician and surgeon, Hilo, Hawaii;
born Fredricksburg, Ind., Dec. 15,
1888; son of Thomas and Frances
(Adams) Roll; married Elvira Oso-
rio, at Hilo, Aug. 3, 1911; two
children: Carroll Osorio and Elois
Bernice. Graduated Valparaiso
Univ., Ind., 1906; Central Normal
College, Danville, Ind., 1908; Zane-
rian Art College, 1909; Univ. Louis-
ville, Ky., M. D., 1916. Has prac-
tised medicine and surgery, Hilo,
since. Was principal Warren Bus.
College, Warren, Pa., 1909; Kane
Bus. College, Kane. Pa., 1910; Mc-
Cann's Bus. College, Pa., 1911.
Member Masonic Lodge, No. 457,
Fredericksburg, Ind., Phi Beta Pi
Fraternity.
ROLPH, SAMUEL SMITH, law-
yer and trust officer, Hilo, Hawaii;
born Fargo, N. D.. Nov. 28. 1886:
son of Rollin Thomas and Ella
(McClanathan) Rolph; married Ca-
rol Low, in Honolulu, Sept. 4, 1915;
two children: Samuel Smith, Jr.,
and Donald. Graduated Cornell
Univ., A.B., 1908; Cornell Univ.
Law School, LL.B., 1910. Admitted
to bar, New York, 1910; admitted
to bar Hawaii, 1910, practising at
Kealakekua and Hilo, Hawaii,
1910-12; asst. cashier First Bank
of Hilo, 1912-15; resumed practise
of law. Carlsmith & Rolnh. 1915-
1921; deputy county atty., Hawaii,
1915-18; became manager of The
First Trust Co. of Hilo, Ltd., in
May, 1921. Member Univ. Club. Ho-
nolulu; Phi Delta Phi fraternity,
Hilo Yacht Club, Rotary Club, Ki-
lauea Lodge No. 330, F. & A. M.,
Hilo Lodge No. 759, B. P. O. E.
(past exalted ruler).
ROMBERG, ARNOLD, univer-
sity professor, Honolulu; born in
Muldoon, Tex., July 7, 1882; son of
Bernard and Caroline (Perlitz)
Romberg; married Margaret King
at Cuero, Tex., Dec. 26, 1908; two
children, Frederick and Helen.
Graduated Univ. Texas, A. B., 1910;
Harvard, A. M., 1913; Harvard,
Ph. D., 1915. Phi Beta Kappa.
Bayard Cutting Fellow for Re-
search in Physics, 1914-15; in-
structor in mathematics, Univ. of
Texas, 1910-11; taught physics,
Harvard, 1914-15; professor of
physics, College (now University)
of Hawaii, 1915 to date. Author of
number of papers on seismology.
Member Amer. Physical Society.
ROSE, CHARLES HENRY, sher-
iff, Honolulu; born in Honolulu.
Nov. 4, 1873; son of Charles Henry
and Mary A. (Silva) Rose; edu-
cated privately and attended Catho-
lic school at Ahuimanu, Oahu,
afterward going to St. Louis Col-
lege, Honolulu; married Rosie M.
Senna of Kohala, Hawaii, Jan. 12,
1899. Began as office boy with
Wilder Steamship Company, Ho-
nolulu, 1889; became passenger
agent of this company, holding this
position after the company's con-
solidation with the Inter-Island
Steam Navigation Company; ap-
pointed chief clerk of the police
department of the County of Oahu,
now City and County of Honolulu,
by Sheriff Curtis P. laukea in 1907;
elected deputy sheriff in 1908 and
re-elected for two succeeding
terms; appointed sheriff in 1914 to
fill out the unexpired term of Sher-
iff Wm. P. Jarrett who was ad-
vanced to high sheriff of the Ter-
ritory of Hawaii; elected to con-
tinue in this office and that of