Evening star., 1939-02-05
By WILL p. KENNEDY.


Fourteen Representatives from
Pennsylvania, including the second
oldest man in the lower chamber, are
among the interesting new person.
alities in the House of the 10th Con-
gress.
This session is comeback" for
the elderly Representative George
P. Darrow, 7th of Pennsylvania, who
will be 80 years old next month. He
previously served % years in the
House. and last session was the high
est paid minority employe.
Representative Fred G. Garter,
5th Of Pennsylvania, is a lawyer
He was civil service commissioner
for Philadelphia for four years and
served a term in the State Legisla-
ture
Representative Francis J. Myers,
9Th of Pennsylvania, is lawyer.
He was instructor in high school
for four years, was secretary to the
district attorney. attorney for the
Home Owners Loan Corp. and then
was appointed deputy attorney gen.
eral for the Commonwealth
Representative Charles L. Gerlach,
9Th of Pennsylvania, is partner in a
wholesale and retail concern dealing
in fuels, burners and heat condi-
TONERS. He is a member of the
Moravian Church.
Representative Ivor D. Fenton,
18th of Pennsylvania, is a graduate
of jefferson Medical College. Phila-
delphia. He was a lieutenant and
captain in the Army Medical Corps
during the war, serving 20 months
He is a past officer in the American
Legion and Veterans of Foreign
Wars. He has also held important
offices in score of professional
societies.
Representative John G. Kunkel,
18th of Pennsylvania, is named for
his grandfather, who served in Con-
gress from 1855 to 1889 Another
grandfather was candidate for Vice
President on the ticket with Henry
Clay and was a member of Con-
gress eight terms. He is in advertis-
ing. banking and farming
Representative Chester H. Gross.
22d of Pennsylvania, was born on
the farm where he now lives and
which he has farmed. He has seven
children. He calls this a typical
farm family" He has held many
local offices, served in the State
Legislature and is first vice presi-
dent of the State School Directors
Association.
Representative Louis H, Graham,
26th of Pennsylvania, is a lawyer,
was district attorney, special dep
uty attorney general for the State.
was chief legal adviser for that
prohibition district, United States
attorney for Western Pennsylvania,
special assistant to the United States
attorney general in Pittsburgh vote
fraud cases.
TibbOtt Druggist.
Representative Harve Tibbott.
9th of Pennsylvania. is graduate
druggist and treasurer OF Cambria
County.
Representative Robert L. Rodgers,
29th of Pennsylvania, was reared by
his grandparents on a farm. He en-
listed in the war with Spain, taught
in district schools and did farming
He is engaged in insurance, real
estate and mortgage business.
Representative Robert J. Corbett,
20th of Donpcylvon Mo uyor O rocoo cb
fellowship, was senior high school
instructor. He has held Offices in
educational, business, patriotic, scho-
lastic, fraternal and other organiza-
tions.
Representative John Mcdowell,
31st of Pennsylvania, is a country
editor.
Representative Joseph A. McArdle,
33d of Pennsylvania, is in the insur-
ance business and served in the
State Legislature.
Representative Charles F. Risk. 1st
of Rhode Island is "comeback" "a
graduate of Georgetown University
He is lawyer. was private in the
World War. He served as probate
and District Court justice. He was
in the Seventy-fourth Congress but
failed of reelection in 1886.
Representative Harry Sandager,
I'd of Rhode Island, is a graduate
of both Georgetown and George
Washington Universities. He is an