Yale University - Sheffield Scientific School Yearbook (New Haven, CT)

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BIOGRAPHIES. 5 7 The balance of his vacation he took for recreation. Wfhile in college he took an active part in athletics. He played on the Football team four years, was a substitute on the Varsity Baseball team Freshman year, played on the Freshman Baseball and Football teams, put the weight and threw the hammer on the Track team Freshman year, rowed on the Varsity crew Senior year, was President of the Senior Class, was Vice President of the Football association in Senior year, and was a member of the Book 81 Snake society. His father, Christopher B. Herfelhnger, a shoe manu- facturer, with the North Star Shoe Co., of Minneapolis, Minn., was born january 18, 1834, in Shippensburg, Pa. His parents were Americans, antecedents from German Switzerland. He was married December 20, 1863, and is now President of the North Star Shoe Co., which concern he started in 1873, and was then its Treasurer and Manager. His mother, whose maiden name was Mary Ellen Totten, was born September 12, 1836, in Dillsburg, Pa. Her father came from Ireland in 1812, and her mother was of Scotch descent. He has four brothers: A. S. QChester Military Academyj, F. I. Clixeterj, Charles. F.. CYale I8Q7D, and Robert, who died in 1866, in Minneapolis, Minn., also three sisters: Mary E. QLa Salle Schoolj, Fannie C0gontz Schoolj, now Mrs. H. Selden, and Louise QOgontzj, now Mrs. I. F. Bell. He married, December 4, IQOI, at Kansas City, Mo., Grace Harriet Pierce, an attendant at Mrs. Dana's School, at Morristown, N. I., and daughter of jonathan Edwards Pierce, a stock raiser and rancher. They have one child, Nancy Pierce. February 1, 1904, Heffelfinger became Vice President and General Manager of the North Star Shoe Co., manu- facturers of shoes and jobbers of footwear. Since leaving college he was offered a Civil Service Commissionship by President Roosevelt, and for several years served as Presi- dent of the Minneapolis Iobbers' association. Three years

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56 CLASS or 1891 s., YALE COLLEGE. DAVID ALEXANDER HAYS was born February 27, 1869, in Johnstown, N. Y. He prepared at Holbrook's School, Ossining, Sing Sing, N. Y., and entered college at the beginning of Freshman year, taking the Select course. His father, David Hays, a commission merchant, was born November 13, 1825, in Johnstown, N. Y. His parents and ancestors were Scotch. He was married in January, 1861, and died in Johnstown, N. Y., in December, 1880. He lived in San Francisco, Cal. His mother, whose maiden name was Mary Yost, was born January 1, 1841, in Johnstown, N. Y. Her parents and ancestors were Holland Dutch. She died in Johns- town in 1876. He has one brother, John E., also three sisters: Mary E. Hays Hillabrant, Laura. Hays Northrup and Ella M., who died in December, 1882, in Johnstown. He married Alison K. Carmichael QI-Iolton Seminaryj, of Detroit, Mich., daughter of Daniel Carmichael, a manu- facturer, of Amsterdam, N. Y., April 2, 1901, in Amster- dam, N. Y. They have one child, David Douglas, born February 4, 1902. Hays became teller in the Peoples Bank of Johnstown, N. Y., in June, 1898. He is a member of the United Presbyterian church, and has held the ofiices of trustee and Treasurer, and is also a member of Chi Phi. Bznsilzess adalress: Peoples Bank, Johnstown, N. Y. Home address: 500 'William St., Johnstown, N. Y. WILLIAM WALTER HEFFELFINGER was born December 20, 1867, in Minneapolis, Minn. He prepared at the Minneapolis High School, and entered'college in the beginning of Freshman year, taking the Select course. Before entering Yale he lived in Minneapolis, attended the public schools, and graduated from the Minneapolis High School with the class of 1888. He worked two summers in a bank, and two summers at the North Star Shoe Co.

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58 CLASS OF 1891 S., YALE COLLEGE. ago he was President of the Minneapolis club Qsocial organizationj, and is now on the Board of Governors of the Town and Country club of St. Paul, on the Board of Directors of the Commercial club, and on the Board of Governors of the Minneapolis club of Minneapolis, Minn. He is also very active in politics, being one of the district delegates to the National Republican Convention at Chicago in 1904, delegate from Minnesota to go with the nominating committee to notify President Roosevelt that he was the nominee of the Republican party, and is now on the State Executive Committee, pushing A. L. Cole for Governor of Minnesota. He is a member of Elks, Minneapolis and Commercial clubs, the University club of New York City, St. Paul Town and Country club, Cloister, Lafayette club Minnetonka and Minikahdi clubs. After graduation he returned to New Haven for a course in Railroading and Commercial Law. He left May 1, 1892, to take a posi- tion with the Great Northern Railroad in the State of Wasli- ington. He worked on the new construction, and when the road was turned over to the operating department, he obtained the position of Assistant Roadmaster. He stayed with the railroad company until August 1, 1893, when he resigned to take a position in his father's concern in 1894, and he has been there ever since. His travels have chiefly been in the United States, except one trip to Europe in the spring of 1902, when he spent four months working hard to improve his education in art galleries and old cathedrals. Heffelfinger says that up to date he has accomplished little, but has had a fine time and is well satisfied with life. He hopes in the future to amass sufhcient property to keep his family from the poorhouse, and to allow himself to take an active interest in local development along broad public lines. Business z1dd1'ess: North Star Shoe Co., Minneapolis, Minn. Home add1'ess.' 1725 3d Ave., So., Minneapolis, Minn.