My grandfather. Here is a 1997 interview I did with him at his West Palm beach condo with his wife Lillian.
Attended the George Meade Elementary School at 18th & Oxford. He was a communicant at the Robert Graham Church at 25th & Thompson Sts. When he was 17 or 18 he got a job driving a reserve truck delivering bread in Wildwood for a man named Latimer. He worked as a deliveryman, like his father, delivering dairy and bakery products by horse-drawn wagon. He began by working for Abbotts Dairies at 56th & Arch Sts. He started there as driver. He was promoted to manager and then credit manager. Later, he worked for Wawa Dairies, and then for Freihofer's Bakery; the same company where his father was a foreman. He also worked for Supplee Dairies. As a deliveryman, he would go to bed at seven o'clock in the evening and wake up at two in the morning.
William was called "Mac" by his friends throughout much of his life. As a young man William participated in competition rowing on the Schuylkill River. He trained with the well-known John Kelly on Boathouse Row and sculled Vesper Club boats. William was team # 7 and Kelly was team # 8. As William recalled, the Vesper Club beat the Huskies and both were accepted to compete in the 1924 Olympics in Paris. Kelly went and won the single scull championship. But, because "he worked with his hands" (a laborer), according to William, the award was given to a runner-up named Barrisford; an Oxford graduate. William said he could not compete in the Olympics because his father could not afford the $1,500 ocean fare on his $30/week salary.
When William was 19 he met Ethel Barr while working at an Atlantic City operating an amusement in which he sat on top of a ladder operating a machine that blew women dresses up. She climbed the ladder and slapped him. They eloped to Elkton, lied about their ages, and were married December 12, 1923. She was really 16 and he was 19.
The new couple lived with his parents at 1229 N. 29th St. for a couple of years. About 1927, when their daughter was born, they rented a house at 2747 Taylor St.
The 1927 City Directory, the Fall 1928 voter registration and the 1930 Census lists William and Ethel residing with William's parents at 1642 N. 29th St. Sometime about 1931 the couple separated and William's parents gained custody of William's daughter.
The couple divorced in 1932 and William quickly remarried to Edith Bauchop of nearby 1449 N. 29th St. Between 1932 and 1945 Edith and William had three children (a fourth twin daughter died shortly after birth in 1943).
They went to Lansdowne, Delaware Co. and lived there for awhile, probably with his Aunt Helen (nee McArthur) Walton. Then they lived in a series of rented houses on Taney St., Nicholas St., Dover St., and an apartment on Corinthian Avenue. During the Summer, William and his family lived at a cottage owned by Wawa Dairies at 15 W. Avenue, Ocean City, NJ. He worked for Wawa full-time at this shore point making deliveries for the season. About 1940 they moved into a second floor apartment at 232 Sansom Street near Garret Road in Upper Darby. William had a delivery route in Upper Darby about this time.
They were evicted from their Upper Darby apartment in January 1946 when a soldier, returning from the war, reclaimed his tenant's rights. William and Edith separated at this time. William went to live with his parents and daughter Virginia at 1642 N. 29th St. His wife Edith and their set of children went to live with the wife's mother at 1449 N. 29th St. About 1947, his parents moved to 5330 Baynton St. in West Philadelphia. This was his sister Frances' home. At the same time, he boarded in a private room in Jenkintown.
William was no longer a milk and bread deliveryman at this time. About 1944, he entered the bowling industry. He worked selling bowling supplies for a bowling manufacturer and then began working for the American Bowling Association. He did publicity work for them and coordinated bowling tournaments. At one time he leased a bowling alley in Drexel Hill. Later he built one in Pennsauken, New Jersey. This bowling alley was sold, with the mortgage note, in 1948.
Sometime in the forties, William met Mildred Goodwin. She was in a bowling league at the bowling alley where William was a manager.
William became the executive secretary of the Bowling Proprietors of Greater Philadelphia which extended to parts of New Jersey and Allentown. There were 1900 lanes in this chapter. William recalled promoting tournaments for the blind. Blind players would hold onto a lane rail and be told which pins were down. He remarked that some of them were very good players. William also managed a bowling alley in Jenkintown, where he also lived, at one time.
William enjoyed gambling on horse races and, later, dog races.
In 1970, William moved to West Palm Beach, Florida. In 1971 he divorced Edith and remarried a third time to Mildred Goodwin. He settled in a condominium at Portofinio South. Mildred died during surgery in January 1986. In May 1986 William married a fourth time to Lillian Aline Hamrick. The couple remained at Portofinio South.
Death Notice:
William H. Maclachlan of West Palm Beach passed away Friday, December 3, 1999 at age 95. He retired as Executive Secretary for the American Bowling Association. Mr. Maclachlan will be missed by his children, Virginia Hollenback, Dolores Techner, Florence Miller (John), and William Maclachlan; eight grand-children; 10 great grandchildren; two great, great, grandchildren. Funeral Service will be held Monday, December 6, 1pm, at ROYAL PALM FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL, 5601 Greenwood Ave., West Palm Beach. Friends may visit the family on Monday from 12 Noon to service time.
Attended the George Meade Elementary School at 18th & Oxford. He was a communicant at the Robert Graham Church at 25th & Thompson Sts. When he was 17 or 18 he got a job driving a reserve truck delivering bread in Wildwood for a man named Latimer. He worked as a deliveryman, like his father, delivering dairy and bakery products by horse-drawn wagon. He began by working for Abbotts Dairies at 56th & Arch Sts. He started there as driver. He was promoted to manager and then credit manager. Later, he worked for Wawa Dairies, and then for Freihofer's Bakery; the same company where his father was a foreman. He also worked for Supplee Dairies. As a deliveryman, he would go to bed at seven o'clock in the evening and wake up at two in the morning.
William was called "Mac" by his friends throughout much of his life. As a young man William participated in competition rowing on the Schuylkill River. He trained with the well-known John Kelly on Boathouse Row and sculled Vesper Club boats. William was team # 7 and Kelly was team # 8. As William recalled, the Vesper Club beat the Huskies and both were accepted to compete in the 1924 Olympics in Paris. Kelly went and won the single scull championship. But, because "he worked with his hands" (a laborer), according to William, the award was given to a runner-up named Barrisford; an Oxford graduate. William said he could not compete in the Olympics because his father could not afford the $1,500 ocean fare on his $30/week salary.
When William was 19 he met Ethel Barr while working at an Atlantic City operating an amusement in which he sat on top of a ladder operating a machine that blew women dresses up. She climbed the ladder and slapped him. They eloped to Elkton, lied about their ages, and were married December 12, 1923. She was really 16 and he was 19.
The new couple lived with his parents at 1229 N. 29th St. for a couple of years. About 1927, when their daughter was born, they rented a house at 2747 Taylor St.
The 1927 City Directory, the Fall 1928 voter registration and the 1930 Census lists William and Ethel residing with William's parents at 1642 N. 29th St. Sometime about 1931 the couple separated and William's parents gained custody of William's daughter.
The couple divorced in 1932 and William quickly remarried to Edith Bauchop of nearby 1449 N. 29th St. Between 1932 and 1945 Edith and William had three children (a fourth twin daughter died shortly after birth in 1943).
They went to Lansdowne, Delaware Co. and lived there for awhile, probably with his Aunt Helen (nee McArthur) Walton. Then they lived in a series of rented houses on Taney St., Nicholas St., Dover St., and an apartment on Corinthian Avenue. During the Summer, William and his family lived at a cottage owned by Wawa Dairies at 15 W. Avenue, Ocean City, NJ. He worked for Wawa full-time at this shore point making deliveries for the season. About 1940 they moved into a second floor apartment at 232 Sansom Street near Garret Road in Upper Darby. William had a delivery route in Upper Darby about this time.
They were evicted from their Upper Darby apartment in January 1946 when a soldier, returning from the war, reclaimed his tenant's rights. William and Edith separated at this time. William went to live with his parents and daughter Virginia at 1642 N. 29th St. His wife Edith and their set of children went to live with the wife's mother at 1449 N. 29th St. About 1947, his parents moved to 5330 Baynton St. in West Philadelphia. This was his sister Frances' home. At the same time, he boarded in a private room in Jenkintown.
William was no longer a milk and bread deliveryman at this time. About 1944, he entered the bowling industry. He worked selling bowling supplies for a bowling manufacturer and then began working for the American Bowling Association. He did publicity work for them and coordinated bowling tournaments. At one time he leased a bowling alley in Drexel Hill. Later he built one in Pennsauken, New Jersey. This bowling alley was sold, with the mortgage note, in 1948.
Sometime in the forties, William met Mildred Goodwin. She was in a bowling league at the bowling alley where William was a manager.
William became the executive secretary of the Bowling Proprietors of Greater Philadelphia which extended to parts of New Jersey and Allentown. There were 1900 lanes in this chapter. William recalled promoting tournaments for the blind. Blind players would hold onto a lane rail and be told which pins were down. He remarked that some of them were very good players. William also managed a bowling alley in Jenkintown, where he also lived, at one time.
William enjoyed gambling on horse races and, later, dog races.
In 1970, William moved to West Palm Beach, Florida. In 1971 he divorced Edith and remarried a third time to Mildred Goodwin. He settled in a condominium at Portofinio South. Mildred died during surgery in January 1986. In May 1986 William married a fourth time to Lillian Aline Hamrick. The couple remained at Portofinio South.
Death Notice:
William H. Maclachlan of West Palm Beach passed away Friday, December 3, 1999 at age 95. He retired as Executive Secretary for the American Bowling Association. Mr. Maclachlan will be missed by his children, Virginia Hollenback, Dolores Techner, Florence Miller (John), and William Maclachlan; eight grand-children; 10 great grandchildren; two great, great, grandchildren. Funeral Service will be held Monday, December 6, 1pm, at ROYAL PALM FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL, 5601 Greenwood Ave., West Palm Beach. Friends may visit the family on Monday from 12 Noon to service time.
My grandfather. Here is a 1997 interview I did with him at his West Palm beach condo with his wife Lillian.
Attended the George Meade Elementary School at 18th & Oxford. He was a communicant at the Robert Graham Church at 25th & Thompson Sts. When he was 17 or 18 he got a job driving a reserve truck delivering bread in Wildwood for a man named Latimer. He worked as a deliveryman, like his father, delivering dairy and bakery products by horse-drawn wagon. He began by working for Abbotts Dairies at 56th & Arch Sts. He started there as driver. He was promoted to manager and then credit manager. Later, he worked for Wawa Dairies, and then for Freihofer's Bakery; the same company where his father was a foreman. He also worked for Supplee Dairies. As a deliveryman, he would go to bed at seven o'clock in the evening and wake up at two in the morning.
William was called "Mac" by his friends throughout much of his life. As a young man William participated in competition rowing on the Schuylkill River. He trained with the well-known John Kelly on Boathouse Row and sculled Vesper Club boats. William was team # 7 and Kelly was team # 8. As William recalled, the Vesper Club beat the Huskies and both were accepted to compete in the 1924 Olympics in Paris. Kelly went and won the single scull championship. But, because "he worked with his hands" (a laborer), according to William, the award was given to a runner-up named Barrisford; an Oxford graduate. William said he could not compete in the Olympics because his father could not afford the $1,500 ocean fare on his $30/week salary.
When William was 19 he met Ethel Barr while working at an Atlantic City operating an amusement in which he sat on top of a ladder operating a machine that blew women dresses up. She climbed the ladder and slapped him. They eloped to Elkton, lied about their ages, and were married December 12, 1923. She was really 16 and he was 19.
The new couple lived with his parents at 1229 N. 29th St. for a couple of years. About 1927, when their daughter was born, they rented a house at 2747 Taylor St.
The 1927 City Directory, the Fall 1928 voter registration and the 1930 Census lists William and Ethel residing with William's parents at 1642 N. 29th St. Sometime about 1931 the couple separated and William's parents gained custody of William's daughter.
The couple divorced in 1932 and William quickly remarried to Edith Bauchop of nearby 1449 N. 29th St. Between 1932 and 1945 Edith and William had three children (a fourth twin daughter died shortly after birth in 1943).
They went to Lansdowne, Delaware Co. and lived there for awhile, probably with his Aunt Helen (nee McArthur) Walton. Then they lived in a series of rented houses on Taney St., Nicholas St., Dover St., and an apartment on Corinthian Avenue. During the Summer, William and his family lived at a cottage owned by Wawa Dairies at 15 W. Avenue, Ocean City, NJ. He worked for Wawa full-time at this shore point making deliveries for the season. About 1940 they moved into a second floor apartment at 232 Sansom Street near Garret Road in Upper Darby. William had a delivery route in Upper Darby about this time.
They were evicted from their Upper Darby apartment in January 1946 when a soldier, returning from the war, reclaimed his tenant's rights. William and Edith separated at this time. William went to live with his parents and daughter Virginia at 1642 N. 29th St. His wife Edith and their set of children went to live with the wife's mother at 1449 N. 29th St. About 1947, his parents moved to 5330 Baynton St. in West Philadelphia. This was his sister Frances' home. At the same time, he boarded in a private room in Jenkintown.
William was no longer a milk and bread deliveryman at this time. About 1944, he entered the bowling industry. He worked selling bowling supplies for a bowling manufacturer and then began working for the American Bowling Association. He did publicity work for them and coordinated bowling tournaments. At one time he leased a bowling alley in Drexel Hill. Later he built one in Pennsauken, New Jersey. This bowling alley was sold, with the mortgage note, in 1948.
Sometime in the forties, William met Mildred Goodwin. She was in a bowling league at the bowling alley where William was a manager.
William became the executive secretary of the Bowling Proprietors of Greater Philadelphia which extended to parts of New Jersey and Allentown. There were 1900 lanes in this chapter. William recalled promoting tournaments for the blind. Blind players would hold onto a lane rail and be told which pins were down. He remarked that some of them were very good players. William also managed a bowling alley in Jenkintown, where he also lived, at one time.
William enjoyed gambling on horse races and, later, dog races.
In 1970, William moved to West Palm Beach, Florida. In 1971 he divorced Edith and remarried a third time to Mildred Goodwin. He settled in a condominium at Portofinio South. Mildred died during surgery in January 1986. In May 1986 William married a fourth time to Lillian Aline Hamrick. The couple remained at Portofinio South.
Death Notice:
William H. Maclachlan of West Palm Beach passed away Friday, December 3, 1999 at age 95. He retired as Executive Secretary for the American Bowling Association. Mr. Maclachlan will be missed by his children, Virginia Hollenback, Dolores Techner, Florence Miller (John), and William Maclachlan; eight grand-children; 10 great grandchildren; two great, great, grandchildren. Funeral Service will be held Monday, December 6, 1pm, at ROYAL PALM FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL, 5601 Greenwood Ave., West Palm Beach. Friends may visit the family on Monday from 12 Noon to service time.
Attended the George Meade Elementary School at 18th & Oxford. He was a communicant at the Robert Graham Church at 25th & Thompson Sts. When he was 17 or 18 he got a job driving a reserve truck delivering bread in Wildwood for a man named Latimer. He worked as a deliveryman, like his father, delivering dairy and bakery products by horse-drawn wagon. He began by working for Abbotts Dairies at 56th & Arch Sts. He started there as driver. He was promoted to manager and then credit manager. Later, he worked for Wawa Dairies, and then for Freihofer's Bakery; the same company where his father was a foreman. He also worked for Supplee Dairies. As a deliveryman, he would go to bed at seven o'clock in the evening and wake up at two in the morning.
William was called "Mac" by his friends throughout much of his life. As a young man William participated in competition rowing on the Schuylkill River. He trained with the well-known John Kelly on Boathouse Row and sculled Vesper Club boats. William was team # 7 and Kelly was team # 8. As William recalled, the Vesper Club beat the Huskies and both were accepted to compete in the 1924 Olympics in Paris. Kelly went and won the single scull championship. But, because "he worked with his hands" (a laborer), according to William, the award was given to a runner-up named Barrisford; an Oxford graduate. William said he could not compete in the Olympics because his father could not afford the $1,500 ocean fare on his $30/week salary.
When William was 19 he met Ethel Barr while working at an Atlantic City operating an amusement in which he sat on top of a ladder operating a machine that blew women dresses up. She climbed the ladder and slapped him. They eloped to Elkton, lied about their ages, and were married December 12, 1923. She was really 16 and he was 19.
The new couple lived with his parents at 1229 N. 29th St. for a couple of years. About 1927, when their daughter was born, they rented a house at 2747 Taylor St.
The 1927 City Directory, the Fall 1928 voter registration and the 1930 Census lists William and Ethel residing with William's parents at 1642 N. 29th St. Sometime about 1931 the couple separated and William's parents gained custody of William's daughter.
The couple divorced in 1932 and William quickly remarried to Edith Bauchop of nearby 1449 N. 29th St. Between 1932 and 1945 Edith and William had three children (a fourth twin daughter died shortly after birth in 1943).
They went to Lansdowne, Delaware Co. and lived there for awhile, probably with his Aunt Helen (nee McArthur) Walton. Then they lived in a series of rented houses on Taney St., Nicholas St., Dover St., and an apartment on Corinthian Avenue. During the Summer, William and his family lived at a cottage owned by Wawa Dairies at 15 W. Avenue, Ocean City, NJ. He worked for Wawa full-time at this shore point making deliveries for the season. About 1940 they moved into a second floor apartment at 232 Sansom Street near Garret Road in Upper Darby. William had a delivery route in Upper Darby about this time.
They were evicted from their Upper Darby apartment in January 1946 when a soldier, returning from the war, reclaimed his tenant's rights. William and Edith separated at this time. William went to live with his parents and daughter Virginia at 1642 N. 29th St. His wife Edith and their set of children went to live with the wife's mother at 1449 N. 29th St. About 1947, his parents moved to 5330 Baynton St. in West Philadelphia. This was his sister Frances' home. At the same time, he boarded in a private room in Jenkintown.
William was no longer a milk and bread deliveryman at this time. About 1944, he entered the bowling industry. He worked selling bowling supplies for a bowling manufacturer and then began working for the American Bowling Association. He did publicity work for them and coordinated bowling tournaments. At one time he leased a bowling alley in Drexel Hill. Later he built one in Pennsauken, New Jersey. This bowling alley was sold, with the mortgage note, in 1948.
Sometime in the forties, William met Mildred Goodwin. She was in a bowling league at the bowling alley where William was a manager.
William became the executive secretary of the Bowling Proprietors of Greater Philadelphia which extended to parts of New Jersey and Allentown. There were 1900 lanes in this chapter. William recalled promoting tournaments for the blind. Blind players would hold onto a lane rail and be told which pins were down. He remarked that some of them were very good players. William also managed a bowling alley in Jenkintown, where he also lived, at one time.
William enjoyed gambling on horse races and, later, dog races.
In 1970, William moved to West Palm Beach, Florida. In 1971 he divorced Edith and remarried a third time to Mildred Goodwin. He settled in a condominium at Portofinio South. Mildred died during surgery in January 1986. In May 1986 William married a fourth time to Lillian Aline Hamrick. The couple remained at Portofinio South.
Death Notice:
William H. Maclachlan of West Palm Beach passed away Friday, December 3, 1999 at age 95. He retired as Executive Secretary for the American Bowling Association. Mr. Maclachlan will be missed by his children, Virginia Hollenback, Dolores Techner, Florence Miller (John), and William Maclachlan; eight grand-children; 10 great grandchildren; two great, great, grandchildren. Funeral Service will be held Monday, December 6, 1pm, at ROYAL PALM FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL, 5601 Greenwood Ave., West Palm Beach. Friends may visit the family on Monday from 12 Noon to service time.
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