*** Source: Who's who in the Pacific Southwest: a compilation of authentic biographical sketches of citizens of Southern California and Arizona. Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Print. & Binding House, 1913, 406 pgs. *** ---page 158--- May 10, 1851; son of George William Girdlestone and Mary Osborne Yonge (Orris) Girdlestone. Married to Alice Jane Sedger. Educated in Canada; in general insurance and forwarding business, Windsor, Ont., Canada, 1867-73; gen. agt. for Reliance Fire and Life of London, Eng., 1873-80; gen. freight and passenger agent for the Windsor & Lake Superior Line of steamers, 1880-88; moved to Los Angeles in 1891, has been in insurance business to date. Firm connections as follows: Webb & Girdlestone, 1891; Summerland, Phelps & Girdlestone, 1896; Bonynge- Girdlestone & Co., 1904 to date; rep- resenting Insurance Company of North America, and Home Insurance Company of N. Y. Served in Home Guards during Riel Rebellion, Manitoba, Can., 1885. Member Masonic fraternity Episcopalian. GLEASON, Richard A. S. J. Pastor St. Ignatius of Loyola Church. Res. 225 West Ave. 52, Los Angeles, Cal.; office same. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 24, 1861; son of Richard and Katherine (Walsh) Gleason. Edu- cated in St. Paul's School, Philadelphia; La Salle College, Philadelphia; St. Joseph's College, Philadelphia; Woodstock Theological Seminary, Woodstock, Md. Teacher of classics and English, St. Jonatius College, San Francisco, Cal., 1882; Santa Clara College, Santa Clara, Cal., 1883; St. Ignatius College, San Francisco, Cal., 1889-91; perfect of studies and teacher of classics, Santa Clara College, Santa Clara, Cal., 1896; teacher of classics, Jesuit Novitiate, Los Gatos, Cal., 1897-99; Pastor St. John's Church, San Jose, Cal., 1899- 1905; pres. Santa Clara College, Santa Clara, Cal., 1905-10; pastor Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Santa Barbara, Cal., 1910-11; pastor St. Ignatius of Loyola Church, Los Angeles, 1911 to date. GOLDSMITH, George. Merchant tailor. Res. 304 S. Kingsley Drive; office 625 S. Spring st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Baltimore, Md., Feb. 18, 1865; son of Benjamin Louis and Henrietta (Auerbach) Goldsmith. Married to Lillian Burkhart in 1903. Educated in high school, Baltimore, Md., and Baltimore City College, Baltimore, Md., graduating in 1880. En- gaged with A. Saks & Co., Washington, D. C., 1885-87; moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1887; opened Great Western Clothing Co. with his uncle, Leopold Goldsmith, which was continued until 1893; opened merchant tailoring establishment, which he conducted at 107 N. Spring st. for seventeen years, until he moved to present location. Member Concordia Club; Merchants and Manufacturers' Assn.; Chamber of Commerce; Masonic fraternity, 32d degree; B. P. O. E.; Shrine. Jewish. GOODFELLOW, Walter Vincent. Ear, nose and throat specialist. Of- fice 520 Ferguson Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Kenyon, Minn., March 5, 1881; son of Shepherd H. and Eliza Richter Goodfellow. Mar- ried to Elizabeth Parkinson in 1905. Attended South Dakota Agricultural College, Brookings, S. D., and Sioux Falls high school, Sioux Falls, S. D. Graduated from S. S. Still College of Osteopathy, Des Moines, Ia., 1905; post-grad. course of one year at L. A. College of Osteopathy, 1908-09; special work in Chicago Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat College, 1911. Located for practice of osteopathy in Aberdeen, S. D., in March, 1905; elected treas. South Dakota Osteopathic Assn., 1906; appointed by the governor of South Dakota as secy. of the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners, 1906; held both positions until coming to Los Angeles in 1908. Ap- pointed associate surgeon of L. A. College of Osteopathy at completion of post-graduate work in 1909, and was made professor of the depart- ment of ear, nose and throat diseases same college in 1911; holds both po- sitions at present. Member Amer. Osteopathic Assn.; Cal. State Osteopathic Assn.; L. A. Co. Osteopathic Assn.; Cirgonian Club. Methodist. GOODWIN, Vernon. Secy. Bilicke-Rowan companies. Res. Los Angeles; office Hotel Alexandria, Los Angeles, Cal. Born in California. Married to Maybelle C. Rendall. Grad- uate high school; took special English work Stanford Univ. Admitted to prac- tice of law in Supreme Court of Cal. In U. S. postal service until 1892; taught school in Sonoma co., Cal., until 1898; read law meantime; deputy county auditor, Sonoma co., Cal., until 1891; secy. Light & Power Co., Santa Rosa, Cal., until 1905; moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1905, and became asso- ciated with A. C. Bilicke and R. A. Rowan in their building and hotel enterprises *** end ***