Past and present of Washtenaw County, Michigan . Kellyof St. Thomas church, and also public buildings;and he has the reputation of being a man of hisword, who holds fully to high business principles. Mr. Pipp was married in 1888 to Miss SusanRussell, of Howell, Michigan, and their two chil-dren, Russell and Helen Catharine, aged eightand six years respectively, are now attending theparochial schools. Mr. Pipp belongs to the Knights of the Macca-bees and the Knights of Columbus, and of theCatholic church is a communicant, while in theexercise of his right of franchise he supports menand measure


Past and present of Washtenaw County, Michigan . Kellyof St. Thomas church, and also public buildings;and he has the reputation of being a man of hisword, who holds fully to high business principles. Mr. Pipp was married in 1888 to Miss SusanRussell, of Howell, Michigan, and their two chil-dren, Russell and Helen Catharine, aged eightand six years respectively, are now attending theparochial schools. Mr. Pipp belongs to the Knights of the Macca-bees and the Knights of Columbus, and of theCatholic church is a communicant, while in theexercise of his right of franchise he supports menand measures ni the republican party. He is avery energetic man, and his laliors have broughthim prosperity. MISS FRANCES E. CASPARI. Miss Frances E Caspari. whose reputation inmusical circles is so wide that she needs no specialintroduction to the readers of this volume, havingbecome well known in oratorio and concert work,was born in Ann Arbor, November 4, 1879, herparents being William and Catherine (Meuth)Caspari. The parents, natives of Germany, emi-. HEXRY G. PIPP. PAST AND PRESENT OF WASHTENAW COUNTY. 473 grated to the new world in 1865, settling in New-York city, where they lived for several years, re-moving to Ann Arbor, where they have residedfor the last thirty years. There were six childrenin the family of whom four are living: Catherine,William, Cecelia and Frances E. Miss Frances E. Caspari began her educationin St. Thomas Catholic school of this city, after-ward attending St. ]\Iarys Academy at !\ attention was early directed to a musical edu-cation in the development of her natural talents,she having been a pupil of St. Thomas Conserva-tory of ]Music, under Sister Boromeo, of JohnDennis Mehan. of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, andlater of the University School of ]Music of thiscity under William Howland, from which schoolshe graduated in June. 1905, with high is now teacher of voice culture in Ann Arbor,a fine soprano singer, who has become well knownin orat


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