Gustaf  (G. Paul) Hippolyte Vanderschaege

Comments: Paul was an importer of linen and laces.  He began his business in the late 1920's or early 1930's and continued in the business until World War II intervened.  Ruddervoorde, was near the lace centers of Bruges  and Brussels and he had some help from the oldest child, and only girl in his
family, Elodie.  He began his business in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area and then later moved to New York City.  He always felt that was a mistake because many wealthy New Yorkers traveled to Europe between the two World Wars and bought laces on their trips. "Sometimes, not true, handmade,
laces" he said.

When safe shipping of merchandise ended at the beginning of  World War II, Paul had begun working in the Los Angeles area and  began buying houses.  He moved to L.A. because a number of his customers were in the movie business. He remodeled and decorated his first houses and sold them at a good profit.  Later, he built his own house on Redcliff Avenue in Los Angeles and had a rental unit on the second floor to provide income.  It was here he spent his last years and died at the age of 79.

Paul always spelled his name - Vanderschaege. He could never understand why it was changed to
"gen" instead of "ge", which he felt was very much closer to the original, Vanderschaeghe.
He never married.

The following is from Johan Verplancke of Belgium:

Gustaf travelled aboard the Campania, a ship of the Cunard Line.  Departure :
Liverpool 26/03/1910.  Arrival : New York 02/04/1910.  According to the ship manifest his final destination was : "friend Camille De Cuyper   207 White
Str   Detroit Mich".  As address of relative in Belgium was given : "Sister
Edolie Van der Schaeve - Oostcamp

I recently did find out that, after the Great War, he was several times back in Europe :

-         1925 à In August 1925, he traveled back from Cherbourg (France) to New York on board of the Homeric.

-         1926 à In August 1926, he traveled back from Cherbourg (France) to New York on board of the Majestic.

-         1928 à In August 1928, he traveled back from Southampton (Great Britain) to New York on board of the Majestic.

-         1930 à In May 1930, he traveled back from Cherbourg (France) to New York on board of the Berengaria.

-         1931 à In November 1931, he traveled back from Cherbourg (France) to New York on board of the Olympic.

-         1932 à In October 1932, he traveled back from Le Havre (France) to New York on board of the Ile de France.

-         1933 à In October 1933, he traveled back from Cherbourg (France) to New York on board of the Bremen.

-         1934 à In September 1934, he traveled back from Le Havre (France) to New York on board of the Ile de France.

-         1935 à In September 1935, he traveled back from Cherbourg (France) to New York on board of the Europa.

-         1936 à In September 1936, he traveled back from Cherbourg (France) to New York on board of the Bremen.

-         1937 à In September 1937, he traveled back from Cherbourg (France) to New York on board of the Queen Mary.

I also did find out that he lived in Minneapolis from 1925 until 1937.  He became an American citizen on May 19th, 1927 (Nat. District Court Minneapolis, Minn.).  His 1928 Minneapolis address was : “609 E. 37th Str Minneapolis, Minn.”  From 1930 until 1937 his address was : “3524 Lyndale Ave., South Minneapolis Minn.”