| Portraiti1880`1964j | year | age | Description |
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A.D.
(Meiji) |
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| 1800
(M.13) |
0 | Eldest son of John and Julia Vories, born on October 28 in Leavenworth, Kansas. | |
| 1882
(M.15) |
2 | Began to attend church and was later baptized. | |
| 1886
(M.19) |
6 | Moved to Flagstaff, Arizona with his family due to his poor health. | |
| 1896
(M.29) |
16 | Moved to Denver, Colorado | |
| 1900
(M.33) |
19 | Graduated from the East Denver High School. Entered University of Colorado. Started YMCA activities. | |
| 1902
(M.35) |
21 | Joined the student mission assembly in Tronto, Canada. He was very impressed by Ms. Taylor's lecture and determined to go abroad and preach Christianity. | |
| 1904
(M.37) |
23 | Graduated from University of Colorado. Applied to the International YMCA Center to go abroad as a missionary . | |
| 1905
(M.38) |
24 | Departed from San Francisco port and landed in Japan on January 29. | |
| 1906
(M.39) |
25 | Arrived in Omi Hachiman on February 2 and became an English teacher in the Shiga Prefectural Commercial School (currently Shiga Prefectural Commercial High School). | |
| 1907
(M.40) |
26 | Held the first bible class at his house on February 8. | |
| 1908
(M.41) |
28 | Began work in the architect's office at the YMCA office in Sanjo, Kyoto. (This office became the Vories Architect's Office.) | |
| 1910
(M.43) |
30 | Returned to the United States and came back with Lester Chapin, an architect. Set up the Vories partnership with Chapin and Etsuzo Yoshida. | |
| A.D. (Taisho) |
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| 1918
(T.7) |
37 | Established an antituberculosis sanatorium named Omiryoyoin (Omi Sanatorium), currently the Vories Memorial Hospital. | |
| 1919
(T.8) |
38 | Married Makiko, daughter of the Viscount Suenori Hitotsuyanagi. | |
| 1920
(T.9) |
39 | Dissolved Vories partnership and established W. M. Vories and Company Architects Office and Omi Sales Company. Began importing Mentholatum (currentrly Mentum). | |
| 1922
(T.11) |
41 | Traveled with Hirooka, the president of Daido Life Insurance Company and his wife on an architectural tour.
Published "A Mustard-Seed in Japan". |
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| 1923
(T.12) |
42 | Published "Designing My Home". | |
| 1924
(T.13) |
43 | Published "The Facilities of My Home". | |
| A.D. (Showa) |
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| 19272
(S.2) |
46 | Elected as vice president of Karuizawa Society. | |
| 1930
(S.5) |
49 | Earned an LLD from University of Colorado. Recommended as a partner of Doshisha University. | |
| 1934
(S.9) |
53 | Renamed Omi mission the Omi Kyodaisha (the Omi Brotherhood).
Separated his publishing division and established the Kohan Press. |
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| 1936
(S.11) |
55 | Spoke about architecture on the radio at Osaka Central Broadcasting Station. | |
| 1941
(S.16) |
60 | Became naturalized Japanese citizen and changed his name to Hitotsuyanagi Mereru. Renamed the Vories Architect's Office to the Hitotsuynagi Architect's Office. | |
| 1945
(S.20) |
64 | Worked to arrange the discussions between Marshal MacArthur and Humimaro Konoe, the former Prime Minister. | |
| 1947
(S.22) |
66 | The Emperor Showa spoke to him to thank him about the arrangements. | |
| 1951
(S.26) |
70 | Started to make a draft of "The Autobiograpy of the Failure" which was serialized in the "Kohan no Koe (The Voice from the Lakeside)" until 1957. | |
| 1954
(S.29) |
74 | Received the Medal with Blue Ribbon in honor of his social action programs. | |
| 1957
(S.32) |
76 | Was Stricken by a subarachnoid hemorrhage in July. Went back to Omi Hachiman and was kept under medical treatment. | |
| 1958
(S.33) |
77 | Recommended to be the first honorary citizen of Omi Hachiman. | |
| 1960
(S.35) |
80 | Received the Badge of Merit on the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Friendship between Japan and the United States. | |
| 1961
(S.36) |
81 | Received the Medal with Yellow Ribbon in the honor of his achievements in the architectural industry. | |
| 1964
(S.39) |
83 | Passed away after 7 years of wordless life in bed on May 7. Awarded the decoration of the Sei Goi Kun Santo Tanhosho. His funeral was held as a joint funeral of Omi Hachiman City and the Omi Kyodaisha on May 16. His remains were buried in Koshunnen. | |
