JOY, Richard P., president National Bank of Commerce; born, Detroit, Jan. 25, 1870; son of James F. and Mary (Bourne) Joy; graduated Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., 1890; widower (married, Ella Gertrude Hopkins, who died April 10, 1897). Began active career in engineering department, Fort Street union Depot Co., and now occupies following offices: President national Bank of Commerce (since June 1, 1907); vice president and treasurer Detroit Union R.R. Depot and Station Co.; vice president Detroit Copper and Brass Rolling Mills; director Packard Motor Car Co., Diamond manufacturing Co., Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw RR Controller City of Detroit, 1906-7; alderman Second ward, 1898-01. Member Detroit Board of Commerce. republican. Presbyterian. Clubs: Yondotega, Detroit, Country, Old Club, New York yacht (New York). Recreation: Yachting. Office: The national Bank of Commerce. Residence: 971 Woodward Av.

JOY, William S., architect; born, Detroit, June 28, 1964; son of Frederick and Martha J. (Sherman) Joy; educated in public schools of Detroit; married at Detroit, Nov. 15, 1904, Agnes Lennox. Entered office of Mortimer L. Smith, 1880, to study architecture, as was associated with Mr. Smith for fourteen yea4s; has practiced on own account, under firm name of W.S. Joy & Co., since 1894; designer of following structures: Charlevoix Apartments, Wellington Apartments, The Vendome, Marlborough Flats, many municipal buildings and considerable terrace work. Republican. Episcopalian. Recreations: Outdoor sports. office: The Ferguson Bldg. Residence: The Wellington Apartments.

KAHL, Frederick, iron foundry; born, Galion, O., July 27, 1856; son of Louis and Margaret (Greisel) Kahl; educated in Detroit; married at Detroit, 1881, Mary A. Foley. Has been a resident of Detroit since 1867; learned trade of foundryman at the old Frontier Iron Works, continuing until 1891, when he entered business in his own name as manufacturer of machinery and architectural castings, grate bars and boiler fronts. Independent in politics. Member Masonic Order (32^o), Knights Templar, Shrine. Recreation: Driving. Office: 537 Atwater St., E. Residence: 382 E. Grand Blvd.

KAHN, Albert, architect; born, Rhaunen, Westphalia, Germany, Mar. 21, 1869; son of Joseph and Rosalie (Cohn) Kahn; came to America, 1881; educated in public and high schools in Germany; held American architect scholarship for study abroad, 1890-91; married at Detroit, 1897, Ernestine Krolik. Has been engaged in practice of profession in Detroit since 1904. Buildings: Detroit Aquarium and Horticultural Bldg., Burroughs Adding Machine plant, Temple Beth El, Packard Motor Car plant, Palms Apartment Bldg., etc. Director People’s Ice Co., Brown & Brown Coal Co., Trussed Concrete Steel Co. member American Institute of Architects, Fine Arts Society, Detroit Art Commission. Club: Phoenix. Recreations: Automobiling, traveling. Office: Union Trust Bldg. Residence: 62 Rowena St.

KAHN, Julius; born, Munstereiffel, German, Mar. 8, 1874; son of Joseph and Rosalie Kahn; came to America with parents, 1880; educated in public schools of Detroit; B.S. University of Michigan, 1896, E.E., 1898; married at New York, Dec. 25, 1903, Margaret Kohut. Was civil engineer for U.S. Navy, assistant engineer U.S. Engineering Corps and in other engineering enterprises, 1896-1900; acted as manager and chief engineer of sulphur and iron mines for the Fuayama Shokai, Tokyo, Japan, in which continued for about three years; was associate member architectural firm of Albert Kahn, Detroit, and has been president of the Trussed Concrete Steel Co. since 1903; manager Concrete Steel and Tile Construction Co,; director people’s Ice Co. Jewish religion. member Detroit Board of Commerce, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Detroit Engineering Society. Mason. Recreation: Automobiling. Office: Trussed Concrete Bldg. Residence: 128 Charlotte Av.

KAISER, Henry; born, Detroit, Nov. 24, 1856; son of John and Anna (Theisen) Kaiser; educated in Detroit parochial and public schools; married at Detroit, 1st, 1885, Katherine Schulte (died 1802); 2d, 1898, Miss Catherine Stommel. Began active career by learning shoemaking trade under Nick Sauer, Detroit; followed trade for seven years until 1885, since which time has been engaged as shoe dealer on own account. Also president Detroit Chair manufacturing Co. Catholic. Member B.P.O.E. Knights of St. John. Recreations: Outdoor sports. Address: 592 Gratiot Av.

KAISER, John, clothing merchant; born, Detroit, Feb. 12, 1861; son of John and Anna (Theisen)Kaiser; educated in public schools and business college; married, Detroit, Nov. 4, 1886, Rose Trombley. Traveling salesman for wholesale clothing for twenty-three years; one of the organizers of the Kaiser, Blair CO., retail clothing, 1900, of which is president. Catholic. Member Detroit Board of Commerce, Knights of St. John, B.P.O.E. Office: 158 Woodward Av. Residence: 30 Virginia Av.

KALES, William Robert; born, Chicago, Aug. 8, 1870; son of Francis Henry (attorney) and Ellen (Davis) Kale’s; educated in public and private schools, Chicago; Phillips Exeter Acad., Exeter, N.H.; Mass. Institute of Technology, Boston, 1888-92, graduating as mechanical engineer, degree of B.S., 1892; married, Detroit, Oct. 1, 1895, Alice, daughter of John S. Gray. Engaged in steam engine construction at Worcester, Mass., Chicago and Milwaukee, 1892-95; engineer with Brown Hoisting Machinery Co., Cleveland, 1895-99; assisted in organizing firm of Whitehead & Kales, Detroit, Oct. 1, 1899, manufacturers of structural steel for bridges, buildings, etc., incorporated, Nov. 1, 1905, as the Whitehead & Kales Iron Works. Also vice president Detroit car Building and Equipment Co. Member Cleveland Naval Reserves, 1897. Member Detroit Public Lighting Commission, appointed by Mayor Codd, April 1906. Recreations: Sailing and camping. Office: Beecher Av. and M.C.R.R. Residence: 195 Burns Av.

KAMMER, Henry W., undertakers’ supplies; born in St. Clair Co., Mich., Dec 11, 1868; son of Henry and Amelia (Zuelke) Kammer; educated in public schools of St. Clair Co., married at Detroit, Apr. 27, 1897, Miss Clara Schweinsberger. Lived on farm until 21; came to Detroit, 1890, and engaged in various lines of business, and acted for eleven years as general office man for Thorp, Hawley & Co., candy manufacturers; has been secretary and general manager Detroit Metallic Casket Co., since 1905. Republican. Lutheran. Recreation: Literature. Office: 862-874 Gratiot Av. Residence: 1091 Sheridan Av.

KAMPER, Louis, architect; born, Bliesdalheim, Bavaria, Germany, Mar. 11, 1861; son of Peter and Maria (Esch) Kamper; educated in public schools and technical school, Germany; came to America, 1880; married at Detroit, July 20,190, Emily Kling. Began with firm of McKim, Mead & White, architects, New York City; came to Detroit as member of the firm of Scott, Kamper & Scott, 1888, and since dissolution of the firm two years later has operated in his own name. Buildings: Residence of Col. F.J. Hecker and of H. Scherer, Detroit; residence of S.P. Dresser, Bradford, Ont.; Fine Arts Building, Michigan State Fair Building at Buffalo, N.Y., Posselius Bros’ plant, House of Correction, and others. member Michigan Chapter American Institute of Architects. Presbyterian. Member B.P.O.E. Clubs: Harmonie, Detroit. Office: Fine Arts Bldg. Residence: 1422 Jefferson Av.

KANE, Edward Elmore, lawyer; born, Plattsburg, N.Y., Sept. 18, 1848; son of Edward and Euretta (Elmore) Kane; educated in public schools and University of Michigan, graduating, B.A., 1867; married, Mackinac Island, Mich., 1875, Grace Franks. Came to Detroit, 1857; studied law and was admitted to the bar, 1873; associated in practice with Judge A.G. Boynton and later with Daniel B. Hubbard, Jr.; now practicing alone; attorney for German-American Bank. Republican. Episcopalian. Member Detroit Bar Association. Club: Detroit Golf. Recreation: Reading. Office: 318 Moffat Bldg. Residence: 644 Woodward Av.

KANTER, Charles E., banker; born, Island of Mackinac, Mich., Feb. 12, 1851; son of Edward and Fannie R. (Granger) Kanter; educated in public schools of Detroit, in college at Racine, Wis., and South Bend, Ind., and at Kreuschin Institute, Dresden, Germany; married at Detroit, June 21, 1876, Fannie E. Mckay. Began business career as messenger German-American Bank, 1867, and advanced through various offices until 1906, when he was elected president (bank organized by his father, Edward Kanter, 1853). Independent in politics; Presbyterian in church affiliation. Member Masonic order, B.P.O.E.. Club: Detroit Golf. Recreation: Outdoor sports. Office: 149 Griswold St. Residence: 121 Winder St.

KANTER, Henry Louis, banker; born, Island of Mackinac, Mich., Aug. 5, 1848; son of Edward and Fannie R. (Granger) Kanter; educated in public and private schools of Detroit, up to 1864 and at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., 1865; married at Detroit, Dec. 23, 1880, Marie L. Carmichael. Began active career with Edward Kanter, in shipping business, 1865, continuing until 1869; member firm of E. Kanter & Co., 1869-71; cashier German-American Bank Detroit, 1871-94, and now vice president; director Detroit Trust CO. since 1901. Member Board of Estimates City of Detroit, 1877-79; now member Mackinac Island State Park Commission, term expires, 1915. Presbyterian. Member Michigan Society Sons of American Revolution. Club: Bankers’. Address: 945 2d Av.

KAY, David C.; born, Galt, Ont., Aug. 31, 1858; son of John and Margaret (Cavan) Kay; educated in public schools and collegiate institute, Galt; married at Detroit, 1896, Belle Delamater. Has been connected with Freeman, Delamater & Co., wholesale hardware, cutlery, iron and steel since 1898, and has been secretary and treasurer of the company since February, 1904. Protestant. Club: Commercial. Recreations: Baseball, boating and other outdoor diversions. Office: 10 Woodward Av. Residence: 577 Fourth Av.

KAY, John, jeweler; born, Stranraer, Scotland, Feb. 17, 1850; son of John and Margaret (Cavan) Kay; came to Canada, 1851; educated in public schools of Galt, Ont., Can.; married at Jackson, Mich., 1879, Miss Carrie Garlick. Lived in New York City, 1870-74; was connected with jewelry business in Indianapolis, 1874-81, and was manager of one of the large jewelry stores; came to Detroit, 1881, and became manager jewelry firm of Roehm & Wright; one of the organizers and vice president Wright, Kay & Co., 1886-1907; withdrew from the firm, in spring of 1907, and organized firm of John Kay & Co., jewelers, of which he is president and his son is secretary and treasurer. Member Detroit Board of Commerce. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason (32^o), Knight Templar, Shriner. Clubs: Detroit Boat, Curling. Recreation: Collecting postage stamps. Office: Majestic Bldg. Residence: Pasadena Apts.