. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. ich could be expanded in time of war by increasing each com-pany. He was also active in defending the Army against interfering legisla-tion and personal favoritism as well as in the defense of the Post Ex-change, where the soldiers would be able to get light beer and wines andkept from outside dives. In the Judiciary Committee he favored immediateappeal from injunctions restraining labor strikes, secured an additional
. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. ich could be expanded in time of war by increasing each com-pany. He was also active in defending the Army against interfering legisla-tion and personal favoritism as well as in the defense of the Post Ex-change, where the soldiers would be able to get light beer and wines andkept from outside dives. In the Judiciary Committee he favored immediateappeal from injunctions restraining labor strikes, secured an additionalJudge for the New Jersey Circuit and more recently an additional DistrictJudge. He was active in legislation as to the Spanish war and from thattime on was insistent that we should have a store of arms and munitionsand plenty of educated ofiicers. In 1915 he went to Europe to study thepresent war and has been active in measures of preparation for this warHe was long a member of the Committee on the Judiciary and was its Chair-man 1909 to 1911, during which time he urged the change of InaugurationDay to April ?>Oth, and carried through measures for prison reform and pa-. 388 Parsons role and for the Commission on Workmens Compensation, as well as otherimportant statutes. Since his return to Congress in 1914 he has been amember of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, but in theminority. Between 1890 and 1902 Mr. Parker was Lieutenant and Captain of theEssex Troop and has been ardently devoted to its prosperity. Among hispublished addresses those upon taxes and money in New .Jersey before theRevolution, and upon Lafayette are perhaps the best known. FRANK J. PARSONS—Maplewood.—Banker. Born at Plain-field, on August 20, 1874; son of Joseph Egbert and Phoebe Mar-garet (Perme) Parsons; married at Belmar, September 20th, 1899,to Lillian Beatrice Hutchinson, daughter of Forman South Hutch-inson and Lillian AVight Hutchinson. Children: Forman Bruce, born July .31st,
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