In memory of C. P. Godfrey, one of the eleven Founders of the Phi Delta Chi Pharmacy Fraternity, formed at the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor, on Friday evening, November 2, 1883. As of November 2015, Phi Delta Chi has grown to 99 collegiate Chapters and initiated over 61,000 men and women (www.phideltachi.org).
Calvin Pomeroy Godfrey (1863-1934) was born on April 11, 1863, to Dr, Charles and Jane Godfrey in Ottawa, OH. His mother was the daughter of the owner of a pharmacy in Ottawa. Brother Godfrey had one brother, General Edward S. Godfrey, and two sisters, Evaline G. Loy and Zoe G. Ogle. He attended the public schools growing up and graduated from Ottawa High School with second honors and a rating of 99.77%. Sometime during the 1870s, Calvin’s mother passed away and his father did not remarry. Calvin entered the University of Michigan in 1882 and was the class orator. His thesis subject at Michigan was “Alum in Bread.” He graduated with a PhC degree in 1884. After graduation he joined Sach’s & Pruden Pharmacy in Dayton, OH, as a prescription clerk. In 1888, he moved to Fostoria, OH, and entered the firm of Campbell & Godfrey.
In 1890, Brother Godfrey married his wife, Miss Emma I. Kelley. They had three children: Norman K., Charles M., and Eleanor. Emma’s father was the owner of a pharmacy in Ottawa. After 11 years of practicing pharmacy, Brother Godfrey quit and went to work as an officer for a saving and loan company. Sometime prior to 1900, he became the editor for his hometown paper, the Ottawa Gazette.
For the next 34 years, Brother Godfrey worked as a public servant. His elective public career carried him to the state senate for two terms from the First [alternately, Fifth] Ohio District. These four years (1902-1906) are recorded as filled with great honor in the discharge of his duties. When Godfrey ran for the Ohio state senate, his publicity pamphlet featured his role in founding Phi Delta Chi.
Next, Brother Godfrey served two years on the Library Advisory Board, two years on the City Council, five years on the Board of Health, and four years as the Board of Trade secretary. He was selected as a presidential elector in the Ohio Electoral College of 1908. He had an unsuccessful bid for the Republican nomination as Ohio’s Secretary of State. A copy of his electioneering pamphlet for the 1926 Ohio Republication primary candidate for treasurer of the state survives. It quotes President Warren G. Harding: “I know of your qualities and hold you in exceedingly high personal esteem. If suitable opportunity offers to call you to public service in a way agreeable to your wishes, you will know, I am sure, that I would be glad to do my part.”
Following his elected service, Brother Godfrey spent 15 years in the state auditor’s department (state examiner of public accounts, 1910s). His work as inspector, accountant and examiner was in connection with school, township, sinking funds and bequest accounts. This work took him into 80 of the 88 counties of Ohio. The last 13 years of his active business life were spent in the auditor’s office in Lucas County (Toledo).
His affiliations were the Presbyterian Church and Freemasonry including Lodge, Chapter, and Council. He was a member of the State Archaeological and Historical Society. Also Brother Godfrey had been a member at some time of the Ohio State Pharmaceutical Association, during which time he contributed a paper entitled “College vs. Store Education.” He was a member of the International Accountants Society, and the Ohio State Archaeological Society.
After 44 years of marriage, Emma passed away on January 27, 1934. Brother Godfrey followed her on November 13, 1934, after suffering a sudden heart attack. He died in his apartments in the Monticello Hotel, where he had made his home for the previous 13 years. He was 71 years old. Burial was made in Harman Cemetery, Ottawa, Ohio, on November 16 [Gilboa village, Putnam County, Ohio, row 21, stone 8]. The ceremony was in charge of the Ottawa Lodge of Masons, and Rev. Holmes of the Presbyterian Church in Ottawa officiated.
In reading over the many printed records left by this worthy Brother we are impressed by the high ideals he had. Everyone spoke highly of him as a civic, church, and business leader and a gentleman. He never went very far from his home hearth, even tho his work carried him to many parts of the State of Ohio. His life was a part of the life of Ottawa. His writings were those of an educated gentleman, full of lofty ideals. Of such a man we are proud. His spirit should be the spirit of every Phi Delta Chi man.
His pharmaceutical training, and its effect upon his life, and of those about him is striking. His father was a doctor. His wife was the daughter of the owner of a pharmacy in Ottawa. His sister married a physician. The only place where pharmacy was pushed aside was in the case of one son, whom he advised not to take up the profession. And thus we close the history of one of the men to whom all Phi Delta Chi men look with greatest honor and respect.
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Calvin Pomeroy Godfrey (1863-1934) was born on April 11, 1863, to Dr, Charles and Jane Godfrey in Ottawa, OH. His mother was the daughter of the owner of a pharmacy in Ottawa. Brother Godfrey had one brother, General Edward S. Godfrey, and two sisters, Evaline G. Loy and Zoe G. Ogle. He attended the public schools growing up and graduated from Ottawa High School with second honors and a rating of 99.77%. Sometime during the 1870s, Calvin’s mother passed away and his father did not remarry. Calvin entered the University of Michigan in 1882 and was the class orator. His thesis subject at Michigan was “Alum in Bread.” He graduated with a PhC degree in 1884. After graduation he joined Sach’s & Pruden Pharmacy in Dayton, OH, as a prescription clerk. In 1888, he moved to Fostoria, OH, and entered the firm of Campbell & Godfrey.
In 1890, Brother Godfrey married his wife, Miss Emma I. Kelley. They had three children: Norman K., Charles M., and Eleanor. Emma’s father was the owner of a pharmacy in Ottawa. After 11 years of practicing pharmacy, Brother Godfrey quit and went to work as an officer for a saving and loan company. Sometime prior to 1900, he became the editor for his hometown paper, the Ottawa Gazette.
For the next 34 years, Brother Godfrey worked as a public servant. His elective public career carried him to the state senate for two terms from the First [alternately, Fifth] Ohio District. These four years (1902-1906) are recorded as filled with great honor in the discharge of his duties. When Godfrey ran for the Ohio state senate, his publicity pamphlet featured his role in founding Phi Delta Chi.
Next, Brother Godfrey served two years on the Library Advisory Board, two years on the City Council, five years on the Board of Health, and four years as the Board of Trade secretary. He was selected as a presidential elector in the Ohio Electoral College of 1908. He had an unsuccessful bid for the Republican nomination as Ohio’s Secretary of State. A copy of his electioneering pamphlet for the 1926 Ohio Republication primary candidate for treasurer of the state survives. It quotes President Warren G. Harding: “I know of your qualities and hold you in exceedingly high personal esteem. If suitable opportunity offers to call you to public service in a way agreeable to your wishes, you will know, I am sure, that I would be glad to do my part.”
Following his elected service, Brother Godfrey spent 15 years in the state auditor’s department (state examiner of public accounts, 1910s). His work as inspector, accountant and examiner was in connection with school, township, sinking funds and bequest accounts. This work took him into 80 of the 88 counties of Ohio. The last 13 years of his active business life were spent in the auditor’s office in Lucas County (Toledo).
His affiliations were the Presbyterian Church and Freemasonry including Lodge, Chapter, and Council. He was a member of the State Archaeological and Historical Society. Also Brother Godfrey had been a member at some time of the Ohio State Pharmaceutical Association, during which time he contributed a paper entitled “College vs. Store Education.” He was a member of the International Accountants Society, and the Ohio State Archaeological Society.
After 44 years of marriage, Emma passed away on January 27, 1934. Brother Godfrey followed her on November 13, 1934, after suffering a sudden heart attack. He died in his apartments in the Monticello Hotel, where he had made his home for the previous 13 years. He was 71 years old. Burial was made in Harman Cemetery, Ottawa, Ohio, on November 16 [Gilboa village, Putnam County, Ohio, row 21, stone 8]. The ceremony was in charge of the Ottawa Lodge of Masons, and Rev. Holmes of the Presbyterian Church in Ottawa officiated.
In reading over the many printed records left by this worthy Brother we are impressed by the high ideals he had. Everyone spoke highly of him as a civic, church, and business leader and a gentleman. He never went very far from his home hearth, even tho his work carried him to many parts of the State of Ohio. His life was a part of the life of Ottawa. His writings were those of an educated gentleman, full of lofty ideals. Of such a man we are proud. His spirit should be the spirit of every Phi Delta Chi man.
His pharmaceutical training, and its effect upon his life, and of those about him is striking. His father was a doctor. His wife was the daughter of the owner of a pharmacy in Ottawa. His sister married a physician. The only place where pharmacy was pushed aside was in the case of one son, whom he advised not to take up the profession. And thus we close the history of one of the men to whom all Phi Delta Chi men look with greatest honor and respect.
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In memory of C. P. Godfrey, one of the eleven Founders of the Phi Delta Chi Pharmacy Fraternity, formed at the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor, on Friday evening, November 2, 1883. As of November 2015, Phi Delta Chi has grown to 99 collegiate Chapters and initiated over 61,000 men and women (www.phideltachi.org).
Calvin Pomeroy Godfrey (1863-1934) was born on April 11, 1863, to Dr, Charles and Jane Godfrey in Ottawa, OH. His mother was the daughter of the owner of a pharmacy in Ottawa. Brother Godfrey had one brother, General Edward S. Godfrey, and two sisters, Evaline G. Loy and Zoe G. Ogle. He attended the public schools growing up and graduated from Ottawa High School with second honors and a rating of 99.77%. Sometime during the 1870s, Calvin’s mother passed away and his father did not remarry. Calvin entered the University of Michigan in 1882 and was the class orator. His thesis subject at Michigan was “Alum in Bread.” He graduated with a PhC degree in 1884. After graduation he joined Sach’s & Pruden Pharmacy in Dayton, OH, as a prescription clerk. In 1888, he moved to Fostoria, OH, and entered the firm of Campbell & Godfrey.
In 1890, Brother Godfrey married his wife, Miss Emma I. Kelley. They had three children: Norman K., Charles M., and Eleanor. Emma’s father was the owner of a pharmacy in Ottawa. After 11 years of practicing pharmacy, Brother Godfrey quit and went to work as an officer for a saving and loan company. Sometime prior to 1900, he became the editor for his hometown paper, the Ottawa Gazette.
For the next 34 years, Brother Godfrey worked as a public servant. His elective public career carried him to the state senate for two terms from the First [alternately, Fifth] Ohio District. These four years (1902-1906) are recorded as filled with great honor in the discharge of his duties. When Godfrey ran for the Ohio state senate, his publicity pamphlet featured his role in founding Phi Delta Chi.
Next, Brother Godfrey served two years on the Library Advisory Board, two years on the City Council, five years on the Board of Health, and four years as the Board of Trade secretary. He was selected as a presidential elector in the Ohio Electoral College of 1908. He had an unsuccessful bid for the Republican nomination as Ohio’s Secretary of State. A copy of his electioneering pamphlet for the 1926 Ohio Republication primary candidate for treasurer of the state survives. It quotes President Warren G. Harding: “I know of your qualities and hold you in exceedingly high personal esteem. If suitable opportunity offers to call you to public service in a way agreeable to your wishes, you will know, I am sure, that I would be glad to do my part.”
Following his elected service, Brother Godfrey spent 15 years in the state auditor’s department (state examiner of public accounts, 1910s). His work as inspector, accountant and examiner was in connection with school, township, sinking funds and bequest accounts. This work took him into 80 of the 88 counties of Ohio. The last 13 years of his active business life were spent in the auditor’s office in Lucas County (Toledo).
His affiliations were the Presbyterian Church and Freemasonry including Lodge, Chapter, and Council. He was a member of the State Archaeological and Historical Society. Also Brother Godfrey had been a member at some time of the Ohio State Pharmaceutical Association, during which time he contributed a paper entitled “College vs. Store Education.” He was a member of the International Accountants Society, and the Ohio State Archaeological Society.
After 44 years of marriage, Emma passed away on January 27, 1934. Brother Godfrey followed her on November 13, 1934, after suffering a sudden heart attack. He died in his apartments in the Monticello Hotel, where he had made his home for the previous 13 years. He was 71 years old. Burial was made in Harman Cemetery, Ottawa, Ohio, on November 16 [Gilboa village, Putnam County, Ohio, row 21, stone 8]. The ceremony was in charge of the Ottawa Lodge of Masons, and Rev. Holmes of the Presbyterian Church in Ottawa officiated.
In reading over the many printed records left by this worthy Brother we are impressed by the high ideals he had. Everyone spoke highly of him as a civic, church, and business leader and a gentleman. He never went very far from his home hearth, even tho his work carried him to many parts of the State of Ohio. His life was a part of the life of Ottawa. His writings were those of an educated gentleman, full of lofty ideals. Of such a man we are proud. His spirit should be the spirit of every Phi Delta Chi man.
His pharmaceutical training, and its effect upon his life, and of those about him is striking. His father was a doctor. His wife was the daughter of the owner of a pharmacy in Ottawa. His sister married a physician. The only place where pharmacy was pushed aside was in the case of one son, whom he advised not to take up the profession. And thus we close the history of one of the men to whom all Phi Delta Chi men look with greatest honor and respect.
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Calvin Pomeroy Godfrey (1863-1934) was born on April 11, 1863, to Dr, Charles and Jane Godfrey in Ottawa, OH. His mother was the daughter of the owner of a pharmacy in Ottawa. Brother Godfrey had one brother, General Edward S. Godfrey, and two sisters, Evaline G. Loy and Zoe G. Ogle. He attended the public schools growing up and graduated from Ottawa High School with second honors and a rating of 99.77%. Sometime during the 1870s, Calvin’s mother passed away and his father did not remarry. Calvin entered the University of Michigan in 1882 and was the class orator. His thesis subject at Michigan was “Alum in Bread.” He graduated with a PhC degree in 1884. After graduation he joined Sach’s & Pruden Pharmacy in Dayton, OH, as a prescription clerk. In 1888, he moved to Fostoria, OH, and entered the firm of Campbell & Godfrey.
In 1890, Brother Godfrey married his wife, Miss Emma I. Kelley. They had three children: Norman K., Charles M., and Eleanor. Emma’s father was the owner of a pharmacy in Ottawa. After 11 years of practicing pharmacy, Brother Godfrey quit and went to work as an officer for a saving and loan company. Sometime prior to 1900, he became the editor for his hometown paper, the Ottawa Gazette.
For the next 34 years, Brother Godfrey worked as a public servant. His elective public career carried him to the state senate for two terms from the First [alternately, Fifth] Ohio District. These four years (1902-1906) are recorded as filled with great honor in the discharge of his duties. When Godfrey ran for the Ohio state senate, his publicity pamphlet featured his role in founding Phi Delta Chi.
Next, Brother Godfrey served two years on the Library Advisory Board, two years on the City Council, five years on the Board of Health, and four years as the Board of Trade secretary. He was selected as a presidential elector in the Ohio Electoral College of 1908. He had an unsuccessful bid for the Republican nomination as Ohio’s Secretary of State. A copy of his electioneering pamphlet for the 1926 Ohio Republication primary candidate for treasurer of the state survives. It quotes President Warren G. Harding: “I know of your qualities and hold you in exceedingly high personal esteem. If suitable opportunity offers to call you to public service in a way agreeable to your wishes, you will know, I am sure, that I would be glad to do my part.”
Following his elected service, Brother Godfrey spent 15 years in the state auditor’s department (state examiner of public accounts, 1910s). His work as inspector, accountant and examiner was in connection with school, township, sinking funds and bequest accounts. This work took him into 80 of the 88 counties of Ohio. The last 13 years of his active business life were spent in the auditor’s office in Lucas County (Toledo).
His affiliations were the Presbyterian Church and Freemasonry including Lodge, Chapter, and Council. He was a member of the State Archaeological and Historical Society. Also Brother Godfrey had been a member at some time of the Ohio State Pharmaceutical Association, during which time he contributed a paper entitled “College vs. Store Education.” He was a member of the International Accountants Society, and the Ohio State Archaeological Society.
After 44 years of marriage, Emma passed away on January 27, 1934. Brother Godfrey followed her on November 13, 1934, after suffering a sudden heart attack. He died in his apartments in the Monticello Hotel, where he had made his home for the previous 13 years. He was 71 years old. Burial was made in Harman Cemetery, Ottawa, Ohio, on November 16 [Gilboa village, Putnam County, Ohio, row 21, stone 8]. The ceremony was in charge of the Ottawa Lodge of Masons, and Rev. Holmes of the Presbyterian Church in Ottawa officiated.
In reading over the many printed records left by this worthy Brother we are impressed by the high ideals he had. Everyone spoke highly of him as a civic, church, and business leader and a gentleman. He never went very far from his home hearth, even tho his work carried him to many parts of the State of Ohio. His life was a part of the life of Ottawa. His writings were those of an educated gentleman, full of lofty ideals. Of such a man we are proud. His spirit should be the spirit of every Phi Delta Chi man.
His pharmaceutical training, and its effect upon his life, and of those about him is striking. His father was a doctor. His wife was the daughter of the owner of a pharmacy in Ottawa. His sister married a physician. The only place where pharmacy was pushed aside was in the case of one son, whom he advised not to take up the profession. And thus we close the history of one of the men to whom all Phi Delta Chi men look with greatest honor and respect.
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