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Strictly a family enterprise is the business of Louis Julius Gauss. His oldest son, William Paul, is already active in the management of the company. Warren, the younger son, is enrolled in the Cincinnati College of Embalming, preparatory to entering the business.
A life-long resident of Peoria, Gauss, pere, has held the following positions of leadership: Peoria Postmaster, 1930-34; past president of Peoria Mohammed Temple Shrine; past president of Peoria Court No. 40, Royal Order of Jesters; past president of the Peoria Knife and Fork Club, and past president of the Kiwanis Club.
Already following in his father's footsteps, William Paul Gauss, fis, belongs to all Masonic bodies, is a member of the Knife and Fork Club, the Association of Commerce, and the Peoria Players. Father and
Right ... As a life-long resident of Peoria, genial Louis J. Gauss is active in numerous civic affairs. For 17 years the GAUSS MORTUARY has been established at its present location, 111 No. Perry, Peoria, 111.
son are leaders in the activities of the Arcadia Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Both the Gauss menfolk have away-from-business work which they pursue diligently. With Dad Louis it's riding fine saddle horses and travelling, and he has been in every State in the Union, most of the provinces of Canada, as well as in Mexico and Alaska. In later years he has added photography to his repertoire and records his r amblings in both color and black-and-white film.
Bill's diversions run along musical lines, and he is proud of his collection of modern records. Most numerous of the recordings in the Gauss collection are those of Kay Kyser, a personal friend who is a frequent guest in the Gauss household when tour schedules permit.