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I've been running my own businesses for a long time and never regretted being self-employed.
Through the Enterprise Agency I can pass on the benefit of my years of experience and, quite frankly, I get a kick out of helping others achieve their potential.

Source : (Who's who at the Enterprise Agency of North Kent)

Gustave Porges was born in Prague 04/03/1863.

The University of Nottingham has the following :

Papers of Gustave Porges, Quartermaster, American Expeditionary Force, his son Waldo Porges and his immediate family, 1914-1944

Dates of creation of material: 1914-1944

Context Administrative/biographical history:
The papers in the collection relate to three members of the Porges family.
Gustave Porges was an American.
The entry of the United States into the First World War saw Porges temporarily abandon his commercial interests with the firm Strohmeyer, Arpe and Company, New York, and join the Quartermaster Corps of the American Expeditionary Forces commanded by General J.J. Pershing. Responsible for supplies to the Army in France, Porges had been promoted to the rank of Major by 1917.
Following the cessation of hostilities he was sent to Spain to report upon subsistence matters there, and achieved the rank of Colonel early in 1919.
He received 12 medals from foreign countries for his services during the War, including the French Legion of Honour.
Colonel Porges died in May 1940.

Other papers relate to Porges' wife, Alice Emma Porges, and son William Waldo Porges, a lawyer.

Custodial history: The papers came to the University library from a family member in 1984.

Content & Structure Scope:
The most significant part of the Collection is the material relating to Gustave Porges and the First World War.
These papers are mainly concerned with his official duties as Quartermaster, 1917-1921, and include a small quantity of war memorabilia, 1913-1919.
Many of the documents deal directly with issues of stores and subsistence markets, but some more general correspondence about current conditions and the war is also present. Post-war material is in the form of memorabilia, for example recording exceptional public service in New York.
William Waldo Porges' papers, 1929-1932, consist solely of routine administrative papers relating to his position as a solicitor in London.
The papers of Alice Porges of New York include a letter of condolence from John Pershing on the death of her husband Gustave.
The remainder comprises invitations to charity events, and acknowledgements for her gifts and donations made during the Second World War.
There are also a number of newspaper cuttings, 1914-19 and 1925-38, relating to events with which Gustave Porges was associated.
Photographs of Porges and other officers, 1917-1934 are present.
Finally, there is a section of miscellaneous material relating to British records and ephemera of the Second World War.
This includes petrol ration forms, information sheets, and the music and lyrics to '(We're Gonna Hang Out) The Washing on the Siegfried Line'.

Admin history:
The papers in the collection relate to four members of the Porges family.
Gustave Porges was an American.
The entry of the United States into the First World War saw Porges temporarily abandon his commercial interests with the firm Strohmeyer, Arp and Company, New York, and join the Quartermaster Corps of the American Expeditionary Forces commanded by General J.J. Pershing.
Responsible for supplies to the Army in France, Porges had been promoted to the rank of Major by 1917.
Following the cessation of hostilities he was sent to Spain to report upon subsistence matters there, and achieved the rank of Colonel early in 1919.
He received 12 medals from foreign countries for his services during the War, including the French Legion of Honour.
Colonel Porges died in May 1940.

Gustave Porges' son Waldo William Porges (1899-1976) was an Anglo-American, brought up in both the United States and England. After attending Oxford University he began work as a lawyer in London, rising to the position of Queen's Counsel in 1952.
Waldo Porges died in 1976.

Other papers relate to Gustave Porges' wife, Alice Emma Porges and Waldo Porges' wife, Anne Porges.

Description:
The most significant part of the collection is the material relating to Gustave Porges and the First World War (Ps C 1-47).
These papers are mainly concerned with his official duties as Quartermaster, 1917-1921, and include a small quantity of war memorabilia, 1913-1919.
Many of the documents deal directly with issues of stores and subsistence markets, but some more general correspondence about current conditions and the war is also present.
Post-war material (Ps C 48-53) is in the form of memorabilia, for example recording exceptional public service in New York. There is also a small amount of correspondence from his son Waldo (Ps2/C/1/2-4).

Waldo William Porges' papers, 1929-1932, (Ps C 54-66) consist solely of routine administrative papers relating to his position as a solicitor in London.

The papers of Alice Porges of New York (Ps C 67-84) include a letter of condolence from John Pershing on the death of her husband Gustave.
The remainder comprises invitations to charity events, and acknowledgements for her gifts and donations made during the Second World War.

Anne Porges' papers consist solely of correspondence sent to her by members of the Vagliano family during the Second World War (Ps2/C/2). 

There are also a number of newspaper cuttings, 1914-19 and 1925-38, relating to events with which Gustave Porges was associated (Ps N 1-18).
Photographs of Porges and other officers, 1917-1934 are present (Ps Ph 1-5 and Ps2/Ph/1).
There are a significant number of photographs of Alice Porges and Waldo Porges (Ps2/Ph/2-3) at different ages as well as a section of miscellaneous photographs of unidentified individuals and non-family members (Ps2/Ph/4).

Finally, there is a section of miscellaneous material relating to British records and ephemera of the Second World War (Ps X 1-24), including petrol ration forms, information sheets, and the music and lyrics to '(We're Gonna Hang Out) The Washing on the Siegfried Line', and also a section of miscellaneous personal ephemera (Ps2/X)

Content summary : Correspondence, newspaper cuttings, photographs Arrangement : The material has been listed chronologically within series divided according to form (correspondence, newspaper cuttings).

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Colonel Gustave Porges :

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Colonel (Quartermaster Corps) Gustave Porges, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I.
Colonel Porges gave markedly able assistance in the establishment of the American Expeditionary Forces Depot at Nevens and the Engineer camp at Vierzon.
Later, when placed in charge of the purchase and subsistence, clothing, equipage, forage, and bedding, by his valuable knowledge of commercial conditions and by his persistent efforts and able negotiations, he secured much-needed supplies from allied and neutral countries.
He originated the manufacture in Europe of necessary items of food, clothing, and cloth for the use of the American Expeditionary Forces.
Subsequently he rendered valuable assistance in the liquidation of American Expeditionary Forces surplus supplies.
At all times he showed remarkable energy in all matters affecting the welfare of the troops in the American Expeditionary Forces.
There was a Japanese Order with the group, however, I was told it was thrown into the Hudson River during WW2. 

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Strohmeyer & Arpe company

About us

In the early 1870s, Friedrich Georg Strohmeyer came to America from Bremen, Germany and started working as a leather merchant. He advanced rapidly in business as soon became involved in the importation of peat moss, which was commonly used as bedding for New York City's thousands of horses. He prospered so well that in 1882 he was able to form a new company with his first employee, Hermann Arpe. Several years later, needing a bigger place to house their growing venture, Strohmeyer himself designed and built a ten-story building at the corner of Franklin Street and West Broadway in downtown New York City, an historic structure that stands there still.

Seeking opportunities for montan wax, the carbonized by-product of peat moss, Strohmeyer recognized that a person working on the newly invented typewriter needed a way to make copies. He suggested using the carbon-filled wax as the key ingredient for a copying product that became known as carbon paper. Within a short time, the company was named North America's exclusive importer of Romonta crude montan wax from Germany. This eventually led to the importing of other "natural" waxes, such as beeswax, carnauba, candelilla, ouricouri and Japan wax -- all of which S&A introduced for use in an extremely wide range of modern industrial applications.

Following World War I, a new partner came on board. Col. Gustav Porges -- fresh from his assignment as General "Black Jack" Pershing's chief food procurement officer -- joined S&A to create and develop a line of quality food products. Under his guidance, we soon became the country's first major importer of Portuguese anchovies, Japanese crab meat, and Norwegian brisling sardines -- as well as the first packager of imported olive oil. The importation of honey, another new product category, followed in 1981.

Today, Strohmeyer & Arpe, together with our sister firm C.M. Goettsche, remains the exclusive importer of montan wax and a major source of other natural waxes and bulk honey -- as well as the supplier of Kings Pantry and private label canned fruits, vegetables and seafood to America's leading food chains.

From the time we were founded in New York, to the dawning of the 21st century at our current headquarters in Short Hills, New Jersey, Strohmeyer & Arpe's mission has been to supply the highest quality products at prices and in quantities that assure value and profitability to all our customers.