Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-26
Former Augusta Man
Heads Busy Company

j. Murray Quinby, head of the cor
poration which bears his name. To-
Gated on Boylston street, Boston. also
director of the Boston Professional
school of Interior Decorating and for.
merly associated with James l. VIM
gate d Sons. explains the underlying
idea of his combined business and the
school as being based on the principle
that costs can be cut for home build
ers and home planners by centraliz-
ing services necessary in buying land,
planning house through architects
of standing, building the house, deco
rating. furnishing and remodelling. in
relation to which the Quinby organic
Zation functions as a practical clear
ing house of council and guidance.
Work is forwarded for client in
these many details. according to Mr..
Quinby, at a cash saving of from 10
to 20 per cent. The idea of grouping
or pooling the amount of the commits
sion paid for any single service was
first tried out with great success in
building and furnishing a home in
Wellesley Hills, how being occupied,
and is shown as one of the Quinby
plan model houses. This company is
now building other houses of indivii-
uality for several clients in the same
town.
Principles practically effective in
the Quinby service are incorporated
in the Boston Professional School of
Interior Decorating and Home Build
ing. Both amateur and professionals
are eligible for the courses and Mr..
Quinby states he can offer a guaran-
tee of employment to all graduates
who wish to make interior deco
rating and home planning their life
career. Glasses are held throughout
| the year and new ones are formed
every five weeks. Experts give courses
| on furniture, both antique and mod
ern; rugs, tapestries, porcelains and
paintings. Lectures are supplemented
| by personally escorted visits to cabi-
net shops, rug and tapestry weavers
and to homes built through the co.
operation of the Quinby service.
Residents of the Kennebec valley
will be interested in a review of the
life of Mr.. Quinby.
II was born in Augusta, Me-, the
son of Rev. George w. Quinby, ID. d.
and Cordelia A. Quinby. After at
tending Tufts college and Bryant &
Stratton Business college, he studied
decoration with the firm of Doe. Hun
newell & Co., Boston, and was admit
ted to the firm of Doe, Hun
newell & Co.. in 1898. He was later
associated with l.. F. Perry Sons Co.
and James I. Wingate g. Son, the well
known decorators of Boston.
In 1911, accompanied by Mrs. Quin-
by, he made an extended tour of i'm
portant cities of Italy, France, Ger
many, Holland. Belgium and England,
completing his education in Art and
Decoration.
In December 1923, he organized the
company of J. Murray Quinby, Incor-
porated, the officers being: j. Muir
ray Quinby. president and treasurer;
Thayer Quinby, clerk; Harold l.. Per-
rim of Boston University, Director and
legal adviser: William B. Summers,
business representative.
Mr.. Quinby has carried out consid-
cradle decorating in Maine in the
homes of:
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Seal Har-
Dor, Me-; Congress Square Universe.
list church, Portland; Fidelity Trust
Company, Portland: VIM. Penn
Whitehouse. Portland: VIM. II. Gam
nett, Augusta; Mrs. John Fremont
Hill, Augusta; Leslie Cornish.
Augusta: Mrs. J. Manchester Haynes,
Augusta; Maine State hospital, Au-
gusta: and many hotels. theatres,
etc, in Boston we'll known to Maine
people among which are: Arlington
Street church. Boston: Park ST.
church. Boston: Hotel Somerset, Bos-
ton: Copley Plaza hotel, Boston;
Preston House, Swampscott; Roger
Babson Auditorium, Wellesley Hills.
Mr.. Quinby is interested to do some
more work in Maine on account OF
Maine being his native state and also
because his wife Is the daughter Of
DR.. Augustus s. Thayer, M. D. Of
Portland