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ANDERSON. ROSETTA. The family Of
R06ETTA ANDERSON wish to express
their appreciation to the various societies,
the church clubs. Rev. Walter H. Brooks.
Parker A Booker, also the choir of the
Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, em
ployes of the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, neighbors and friends for their
kindness and beautiful floral tributes
through her illness and death.
TWO SON8 AND DAUGHTER. •
Uratlffi.
BALL* CHARLES. On Wednesday. March
24. ]937. at his residence. Baileys Cross
Roads, Va., CHARLES BALL, devoted
father of James, William and Oliver
Ball Mrs. Rebecca Brown and Mrs. Mar
garet Casco. Remains resting at the
W. Ernest Jarvis funeral church. 1433
U st. n.w. Funeral Sunday. March 28.
at, 2 p.m.. from the Mount Pleasant
Baptist Church. Mount Pleasant. Va.,
Rev. Clinsby officiating. Interment
church cemetery. Relatives and friends
invited. 28
BARBOUR. FRANCIS H. On Tuesday.
March 23. 1937. FRANCIS H. BAR
BOUR. beloved son of the late John
Frank and Mary Love Barbour. Funeral
from William J. Nalley’s funeral home.
622 8th st. s.e. on Friday. March 28. at
10 a.m. Relatives and friends invited.
Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery.
BEALL. ESTELLE. On Tuesday. March
23. 1937. at her daughter’s residence,
124 Shadyside ave.. Capitol Heights.
Md.. ESTELLE BEALL beloved wife of
the late Basil Beall and mother of Eva
Sherwood. Walter and Wilmer Beall.
Funeral from the above residence on
Friday. March 20. at 2 p.m.; thence to
Glendale Episcopal Church, where serv
ices will be held. Relatives and friends
invited. Interment church cemetery.
Arrangements by Wm. J. Nalley. 25
BECRAFT. LILLIE HILL. On Wednesday.
March 24. 1037. at the Methodist Home.
Gaithersburg. Md. LILLIE HILL BE
CRAFT. aged 79 years, beloved wife of
the late George W. Becraft. Remains
resting at Gartner’s funeral home.
Gaithersburg. Md. Funeral services
Saturday March 27. at 0:30 a.m.. at
the Methodist Home. Interment Forest
Oak Cemetery. Gaithersburg. Md. 28
BERGLING. JESSIE N. On Wednesday.
March 24. 1037. JESSIE N. BERGLING
•nee Cuttchalli. beloved wife of John L.
Bergling and mother of Mrs. Effie Crum
mitt Mrs Edna Carroll and Mrs. Marian
Barry. Funeral from her late residence.
1110 B st. n.e.. on Saturday. March 27.
Notice of time later.
BROOKS. ROXIE ANN. Departed this life
suddenly. Tuesday. March 23, 1937. at
her residence. 3230 8th st n.w . ROXIE
ANN BROOKS, the devoted wife of the
lste Monroe Brooks. She leaves to
mourn their loss two daughters, Mrs.
Maggie Mouzon and Mrs. Mary Sher
man: one son. John R Chilton: five
grandchildren three great-grandchil
dren and other relatives and friends.
Remains resting with L E Murray fc
Son. 13th and V sts. n.w. Funeral Fri
day. March 28 at 11 o’clock a.m. In
terment in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.
»KUHN. WALTER A. On Thursday.
March 25. 1937, su his residence. 2713
Conn ave n.w,. WALTER A BROWN,
beloved husband of Mary Nixon Brown
and father of Ruth M. and Walter A.
Brown. 1r. Notice of funeral later.
BROWN. WALTER ANGUS. On Thursday.
March 25. 1937. at his residence. 2713
Conn ave. n.w.. WALTER ANGUS
BROWN, beloved husband of Mary Nixon
Brown and father of Ruth Marita and
Walter Angus Brown, jr. Notice of fu
neral later.
BYNG. JOHN W. On Thursday. March 25.
1937. at the John Dickson Home. JOHN
W. BYNG husband of the late Essie M.
Bync. Remains resting at the S. H.
Hines Co. funeral home. 2901 14th st.
n.w. Notice of funeral later.
CARTER, HENRY Suddenly, on Tuesday.
March 23. 1937, HENRY CARTER of
431 Ridge st. n.w.. devoted husband of
Mrs. Jennie Hunter Carter, loving
father of Ernest and Norvell Carter. Mrs.
Henrietta GaufTney and. Mrs. Lillian
Ross. He also leaves to mourn their loss
a devoted sister, Mrs. Annie Payne; two
devoted grandchildren. Lillian and
Ernestine Carter; one brother-in-law.
John Payne, a mother-in-law Mrs.
8usian Hunter, and a host of other
relatives and friends. Remains resting
at Morrow s funeral home. 1326 V st.
nu. until 4:30 p.m. Friday. March 26:
thereafter at his late residence. F\ineral
Sunday. March 2b. at 1:30 p.m. from
the above-named funeral home. Rev.
G L. Davis officiating. Interment Lin
coln Memorial Cemetery on Monday.
March 29. 28
CHAPMAN. JACK On Sunday. March 21.
1937 at Freedmen's Hospital. JACK
CHAPMAN, devoted father of Joseph
Chapman and Mrs. Henrietta Gray. He
also leaves a devoted sister. Mrs. Mattie
L Davis of Atlanta Ga„ and other rela
tives and friends. Remains resting at
the W. Ernest Jarvis funeral church,
1432 U st. n w Funeral Friday. March
26. at 8 pm from the above funeral
church. Interment Harmony Cemetery
Saturday. March 27. 26
BANSBURGFR. ANNA FRIEDA. On Tues
day March 23 1937. at Georgetown
University Hospital. Washington. D C.
ANNA FRIEDA DANSBURGER. beloved
wife of Vernon Dansburger She also Is
survived bv two daughters, four sons
and one brother Fred T Dierolm of
Seoolburo. Pa. Remains resting at the
Ives funeral home 2847 Wilson blvd .
Arlington. Va where funeral services
will be held on Friday. March 26. at
10:30 a.m. Interment Columbia Gar
dens Cemetery. 25
DENNISON, HARRIET ELIZABETH. On
Tuesday. March 23. 1937. at the resi
dence of her daughter. Mrs. Joseph K.
Newton. Hillside. Md HARRIET ELIZA
BETH DENNISON, aged 93 years, wife
of the late James H. Dennison of Prince
Georges County Md and mother of
Alexander A Dennison of Claremore.
Okla.: Lemuel A. and Ralph S. Dennison.
Mrs. Gertrude Tuohy of Washington. D.
C.. and Henry E . Andrew A. and Thomas
L. Dennison and Mrs. Lillie M. Newton
of Prince Georges County Md. Funeral
services at the W W. Chambers Co.
Southeast funeral home. 517 11th st.
s e.. on Friday. March 26. at 1 D.m.;
thence to the Capitol Memorial Seventh
Da v Adventist Church. 5th and F sts.
n.w\. where services will be held at 1 :45
p.m. Relatives and friends are invited.
Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery. 25
FINAGIN. SARAH ELIZABETH. On Thurs
day. March 25. 1937. at her residence.
1002 Savannah st. s.e.. SARAH ELIZA
BETH! FINAGIN. beloved wife of Joshua
Bernard Finagin and mother of Annie
Irene Huntt. May Estelle Marlowe.
Archie Lee Finagin and Walter Winfield
Finagin. Funeral from Congress Heights
M. E. Church on Saturday. March 27. at
2 p m. Relatives and friends invited.
Interment Congressional Cemetery. 26
FINKEL. ROSE. On Wednesday. March
24. 1937. at her residence. East Clifton
Terrace. ROSE FINKEL aged 76 years,
beloved mother of Mrs. Dora Tauber.
Mrs. Sabina Goodman of California.
Mrs. J Richards. Henry C. Samuel B.
and William A Finkel Funeral from
the chapel of Bernard Danzansky. 3501
14th st. n.w on Friday. March 26. at
10 a.m. Interment Adas Israel Ceme
tery. 25 ,
FOLEY. THOMAS F. On Tuesday. March
23. 1937. at his residence. 1022 8th st.
n.e.. THOMAS F. FOLEY, beloved hus
band of Elizabeth A. Foley fnee O’Con
nell). Funeral will be held from the
above residence on Saturday. March 27.
at 10 am. Relatives and friends in
vited. Interment Mount Olivet Ceme
t»rv 26
FOLEY. THOMAS F. Members of Potomac
Council. No. 433. Knights of
Columbus, are hereby notified
of the death of Brother
THOMAS F FOLEY on Tues
day. March 23. 1937. AH
members of Potomac Council
are requested to assemble at
his late residence. 1022 8th
«... n.e.. Friday. March 28. at 8:30 p.m..
for prayers for the repose of his soul.
Funeral from the above residence on
Saturday March 27. at 10 a.m. Inter
ment Mount Olivet Cemetery.
CHARLES A. CONSIDINE. G K. 28
GARDNER. HORACE. Departed this life
on Tuesday, March 23. 1937 HORACE
GARDNER of 232 C st. n.e. He leaves
to mourn their loss a devoted cousin.
Mrs. Della Newman, and many other
relatives and friends. Remains resting
at the Malvan * Scher funeral home.
New Jersey ave. and R st. n.w. Funeral
Friday March 20 at 1 p.m.. from the
above parlors. Relatives and friends
invited. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery.
HILL. ANNIE BELL. On Tuesday. March
23. 1937. at. 2:45 p.m.. at her residence.
Oakton Fairfax County. Va. ANNIE
BELL HILL beloved wife of Janies T.
Hill and mother of William H . Charles
A and James T. Hill. Jr.: Mrs. Alice
IVade. Mrs. Elaine Lacy and Miss Doris
M. Hill. Funeral Friday. March 20. at
10 a.m.. from above residence. Rela
tives and friends Invited. 25
HUTCHINSON. SARAH JANE. Departed
this life on Monday. March 22. 1937.
at the Home for the Aeed and Infirm.
SARAH JANE HUTCHINSON, beloved
mother of Reginald Hutchinson of Phila
delphia. Pa : sister of Mrs. Mary Lee.
Remains resting at Stewart's funeral
home 30 H st. n.e. Notice of funeral
later. 26
JACKSON. LORENZO. Departed this life
suddenly. March 25. 1937. at Freed
men's Hospital. LORENZO JACKSON of
3 Bellevue ct. n.w. He leaves to mourn
their loss two sisters. Mrs. Lydia Forest
and Mrs. Vinnle Herbert: two brothers.
Hayes and Tillman Beckwith, and many
other relatives and friends. Remains
resting at the Malvan At Schey funeral
home. New Jersey ave. and R st. n.w.
Notice of funeral later.
JOHNSON. ALFRED. On Tuesday March
23. 1937. at Gallinger Hospital AL
FRED JOHNSON, devoted husband of
the late Hannah Johnson and deacon
of Rehoboth Baptist Church. He leaves
to mourn their loss one sister. Rebecca
Chapman: one brother. Andrew Johnson:
four nieces, thiee nephews and several
other relatives and friends. Remains
resting at the Eugene Ford funeral home.
1300 South Capitol st. until 10 a.m.
Saturday. March 27: thereafter body
will lie In state at the Rehoboth Bap
tist Church. 1st st. between N and O
ats. s.w Funeral services will begin
at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 27. conducted
by pastor Rev A. H. S. Johnson. In
terment. Woodlawn Cemetery. 28
JOHNSON. OLIVER. On Tuesday. March
23, 1937. at Gallineer Hospital. OLIVER
JOHNSON. He leaves a sister. Helen
Williams: a foster mother. Anna Gas
kins. and other relatives and friends.
Remains resling at the Stewart funeral
home. 30 H st. n.e.. until Thursday
afternoon March 25: thereafter at 9
Fenton st. n.e. Funeral Friday. March
28. at 2 p.m.. from above residence. 25
FUNERAL DESIGNS._
GUDE BROS. CO. fiop«i pikm
1212 F Bt N.W_WAtlonal 4278
GEO. C. SHAFFER
EXPRESSIVE FLORAL TRIBUTES AT
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JOURNEY. MARGARET ANN. On Thurs
day. March 26. 1937,at her home. 2928
N st. n.w.. MARGARET ANN JOURNEY,
beloved wife of the late Edward Journey.
Remains resting at Birch’a funeral home.
3034 M st. n.w.. where services will be
held on Saturday. March 27. at 1:30
p.m. Interment Loudon Park Cemetery,
Baltimore. Md. 26
KNIGHTON. CHARLES V. On Thursday.
March 26. 1937. at Sibley Hospital.
CHARLES V. KNIGHTON of 67 K st.
n.w.. beloved son of the late John and
Catherine Knighton and brother of the
late James J. Knighton. He Is survived
by his sister Helen M. Knighton. Fu
neral notice later.
LANCASTER. RIZIN WILLIAM. JR. De
parted this life Tuesday. March 23.
1937. at Metropolitan Hospital. New
York. RIZIN WILLIAM LANCASTER.
Jr., son of Rizin Lancaster. «r.: brother
of Thomas Lancaster. Priscilla Johnson
and Sarah Smith. Funeral services will
be held Friday March 26. at 2 p.m.. at
Queen Chapel Church. Mulrkirk. Md. *
LANE. NELLIE L. On Tuesday. March 23.
1937. in Philadelphia. Pa . NELLIE L.
LANE of the Argonne Apts.. 1629 Co
lumbia rd. n.w.. wife of the late Clar
ence B. Lane. Funeral services at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Blake.
172b Taylor st. n.w.. on Friday. March
26. at 2 P.m. Interment private. 26
LEFFLER. BEULAH C. On Thursday.
March 25. 1937. at Emergency Hogpltal.
BEULAH C. LRFFLER. beloved daugh
ter of M. Carr and Jennie Palmer Leffler
and sister of William P.. Harris P. and
Philip K. Leffler. Late residence. 2027
Roaemount ave. n.w. Funeral aervlces
at the W. W. Chambers Co. funeral
home. 1400 Chapin st. n.w.. on Satur
day. March 27. at 2 p.m. Relatives and
friends invited. Interment Cedar Hill
Cemetery. 28
LENT. EDGAR KAY. On Wednesday.
March 24. 19P.7. EDGAR RAY LENT,
beloved husband of Lula May Lent (nee
Kidwell). formerly of 1022 5th st. n.e.
Sendees at the chapel of Thomas P.
Murray k Son. 2007 Nichols ave. s.e.. on
Friday. March 26 at 11 a m. Relatives
and friends invited. Interment Chest
nut Grove Cemetery. Herndon. Va. 25
LINSKEY. JAMES F. On Tuesday. March
23, 1937 at his residence. 1667 Wis
consin ave. n.w., JAMES F. LINSKEY.
husband of Florence M. Llnskey. Serv
ices at his late residence on Friday.
March 76. at 10 a m. Relatives and
friends Invited. Interment Mount Olivet
Cemetery. 25
Luvt. r-uvvAKU, suaaemy. on Monaay.
March 22. 1937. at Casualty Hospital.
EDWARD LOVE, the beloved husband of
Mrs. Hettie Love. He also leaves one
daughter, three sons, four arandchll
dien two sisters, one brother and a host
of other relatives and friends Remains
resting at William T. & Ruth B Tolbert’s
funeral home. 1306 6th st. n.w. Fu
neral Friday. March 26. at 1:30 p.m .
from above-named funeral home. Rev. J.
J. Koger officiating. Interment in Rose
mont Cemetery. *
LOWRY. ROTH. Departed this life Wed
nesday. March 24. 1937. RUTH LOWRY
of 2330 ChamDlain st. n.w. She is sur
vived by two loving daughters. Mrs. Vir
ginia Whittington and Mrs. Ruby Lewis:
two sons. Melvin and Landon Lowry;
two sisters, two brothers, two grand
children and many other relatives and
friends Remains resting at the Malran
& Schey funeral home. N. J. ave. and R
st. n.w. Notice of funeral later.
MILFORD. VIRGINIA ELIZABETH. On
Wednesday. March 24. 1937. VIRGINIA
ELIZABETH MILFORD, beloved mother
of Marie F. Milford. Funeral services
at the W. W. Chambers Co. funeral
home. 1400 Chapin st. n.w.. on Friday.
March 26. at 10 a.m. Relatives and
friends invited. Interment Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
MOORE. WALTER E. On Wednesday.
March 24. 1937. at Freedmen’s Hospital.
WALTER E. MOORE, devoted husband
of Fannie H. Moore. Remains resting
at the W. Ernest Jarvis funeral church.
1432 U st. n.w. Notice of funeral later.
MOORE. WALTER E. A special communi
cation of Hiram Lodge. No. 4. P. A. A.
M.. is called for Saturday. March 27.
1937. at 12:30 o'clock p.m.. at Scottish
Rite Hall for the ourpose of attending
the funeral of Past Master WALTER E.
MOORE. By order of the worshipful
master. ERNEST DOUGLAS. W. M.
HENRY B. GEE. Secretary. 26
1 POLTON. MARY E. On Thursday. March
■Jo. 1937. at the residence of her sister.
McLean. Va.. in the 85th year of her
ace. MARY E POLTON. beloved daugh
ter of the late Charles A. and Susan
Polton and sister of Mr«. Emma P.
Eaton. Remains resting at the Ives fu
neral home. 2847 Wilson blvd . Arling
ton. Va. where funeral services will be
held on Saturday. March 27. Rt 11 a.m.
Interment private. Congressional Ceme
tery Washington. D. C. Please omit
flowers. 28
PRINCE. SALLIE. Departed this life on
Wednesday. March 24. 1937. at Gal
lmeer Hospital. SALIJE PRINCE. She
leaves to mourn their loss a devoted
husband. Samuel Prince; a mother.
Emma Hannah, three children. Etta.
Susan and Leia Mae Green; one brother.
Meadow Hannah, one sister Allle Nel
son Remains resung at the Campbell
A Harris funeral home. 423 4th st. s.w.
Notice of funeral later.
REA. REBECCA WAMPLER. Suddenly, on
Thursday. March 25. 1937. at George
town University Hospital. REBECCA
WAMPLER REA of 4515 Ridge It..
Chevy Chaae. Md.. beloved wife of Courts
D. Rea. Services at the S. H. Hinea Oo.
funeral home 2901 14th st. n.w.. on
Saturday. March 27. at 11 a.m. Serv
ices and interment private. 26
RICHARDSON. ELIZABETH. Departed this
life Friday. March 19. 1937. at Fort
Riley. Kans. ELIZABETH RICHARDSON
i nee Matthews*, devoted sister of
Theodore and William Matthews and
Maggie Haliburgon and niece of Mrs.
Josephine Butler. Funeral from the Mc
Guire funeral home. 1820 9th st. n.w..
Friday. March 26. at 2 p.m. Relative;
and friends invited. Interment Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
RH.EY. HENRY. On Wednesday. March
24 1937. at 928 T st. n.w.. HENRY
RILEY. Remains resting at rrasier’s
funeral home. 389 R. I. ave. n.w. No
tice of funeral later. 26
SHANER. ALEXANDER D. On Tuesday.
March 23. 1937. at the residence of his
daughter. 15 Lone Oak drive. Bethesda.
Md. ALEXANDER D. SHANER. the
husband of the late Margaret V. Shaner
and father of Mrs. N H. Petrola. Mrs.
Thomas B White. Mrs. Greeta E. Lynch
and Stanley A. Shaner. Funeral from
the W W. Chambers Co. funeral home.
1400 Chapin st. n.w.. on Friday. March
26. at 1:30 pm.; thence to Parkview
Christian Church, where services will be
held at 2 p.m. Relatives and frlenda
are Invited to attend. Interment Glen
wood Cemetery. 25
SHELTON. NORRIS A. Suddenly, on
Tuesday. March 23. 1937. NORRIS A.
SHELTON, brother of Frederick C. Shel
ton. nephew of Mrs. Lillian Stuart. Mrs.
OUie Haynes. Carroll Henson and step
son of Samuel Edelin. Funeral from W.
W. Chambers Oo.'s Southeast funeral
home. 517 11th st. s.e.. on Friday,
March 26. at 11 a.m. Relatives and
friends Invited to attend. Interment Con
gressional Cemetery.
SLADE. CELIA. Departed this life on
Monday. March 22. 1937, after a abort
illness. CELIA SLADE. She leaves to
mourn their loss a devoted husband,
George Slade: a granddaughter. Arrah
wana McArthur; a daughter-in-law.
Maude Slade: four great-grandchildren
and a host of friends. Funeral Friday.
March 26. at 1 p.m.. from Barne* A
Matthews’ funeral home. 614 4th at.
s.w.. Rev. J Herbert officiating. Inter
ment Payne’s Cemetery.
SMITH. HARRISON. On Tuesday. March
23, 1937, HARRISON SMITH, husband
of the late Mary A. Smith, father of
Charles. Frank. William and Elder
Thomas A. Smith. He leaves live step
daughters. twenty-one grandchildren,
one great-srandchild and two daughters
in-law. Mrs. Fannie B. and Clara Smith.
He also leaves other relatives and
friends Funeral Friday. March 26. at
1 p.m . from the W. Ernest Jarvis fu
neral church. 1432 U st. n.w. Inter
ment Payne s Cemetery.
SMITH. LILLABELLE. On March 23.
1937 at 6 p.m.. at her residence. 321
Oakdale at. n.w.. LILLABELLE SMITH
the devoted wife of Ernest A. Smith and
sister of William Marshall. Remains
temporarily resting at Frazier’s funeral
home. 389 Rhode Island av*. n.w. until
Thursday. March 25. at 5 p.m.: thence
to the residence of her sister. Mrs. Pearl
C. Harvey. 627 Harvard st. n.w. Fu
neral Saturday. March 27. at 1 cm.,
from the Metropolitan Baptist C3u:rch.
R st. between 12th and 13th st«. n.w..
Rev. E. C. Smith officiating. 27
SMITH. LILLABELLE. All officers and
members of the Home Benefit Associa
tion are advised of the death of Mri.
LILLABELLE SMITH. Funeral Satur
day. March 27. 1937. at 1:30 p.m.. from
Metropolitan Baptist Church. R at. be
tween 12th and 13th ats. n.w.
MRS MARY BRYANT. President.
MRS ANNA C. COOPER. Secretary.
THORNE. BERNICE C. On Wednesday.
March 24. 1937. at Laurel Md.. BER
NICE C. THORNE, beloved daughter of
Thomas E. and Flora M. Thorn* (nee
Clements). Funeral from the chapel of
Thomas F. Murray A Son. 2007 Nichols
ave. s.e.. on Saturday. March 27. at
8:30 a.m. Services at the Church of
the Assumption Congress Heights, at 9
am. Relatives and friends Invited.
Interment Oxon Hill. Md. 26
WATSON. RUBY. Departed this life on
Monday. March 22. 1937. RUBY WAT
SON of 5900 Foote st. n.e.. beloved wife
of Ozzle Watson. She also leaves to
mourn their loss a devoted mother. Mrs.
Bessie Slater; four brothers, two sisters
and many other relatives and friends.
Remains resting at the Malvan & Schey
Deanwood funeral home. 4445 Deane
ave. n.e. Funeral Saturday. March 27.
at 1:30 p.m.. from Beulah Baptist
Church. 59th and Dix sta. n.e.. Rev. J.
B. Reid officiating. Relatives and friends
Invited. Interment Woodlawn Ceme
tery.
WELLS. GEORGE CALVIN. On Wednes
day. March 24. 1937. at Sibley Memo
rial Hospital. GEORGE CALVIN WELLS
of No. 6 Beale ave. Riverdale. Md.; ace,
5ti years; beloved son of Mrs. Henrietta
Johnson husband of Myrtle K. Wells
and brother of John B. Wells. Funeral
services at the W. W. Chambers Co.
suburban funeral home. 918 Cleveland
ave.. Riverdale. Md.. on Saturday.
March 27. at 2:30 p.m. Relatives
and friends invited. Interment Cedar
Hill Cemetery. 27
WEAVER. AMANDA REBECCA. On Thurs
day. March 25. 1937. at her residence.
3800 14th st. n.w., Mrs. AMANDA RE
BECCA WEAVER, beloved mother of
Mrs. Alonza Moore of Lansing. Mich.;
Mrs. Charles J. Harvey of Eaton Rapids.
Mich.; Mr. William H. Hudson of Can
ton. Ohio, and Milton Jones of Washing
ton. D. C. Services at the 8. H. Hines
Co. funeral home. 2901 14th st, n.w.,
Saturday. March 97. at 3 p.m. Rela
tives and friends invited. Interment
Greenville. Ohio. M
In HUmnrUun.
BROWN. ANNIE GERTRUDE. In loving
memory of our beloved mother, ANNIE
GERTRUDE BROWN, who Dassed away
three years ago today, March 25. 1034.
It ever a love existed.
If ever a sweet flower grew.
If ever a soul filled Its mission on earth,
Mother, darling, ’twas you.
DEVOTED CHILDREN. •
BROWN. ANNIE GERTRUDE. In sad but
loving remembrance of my dear cousin,
ANNIE GERTRUDE BROWN, who de
parted this life three years ago today.
March 25. 1034.
Treasured thoughts of one so dear
Often bring a silent tear.
Thoughts return to scenes Ion* past.
Time rolls on, but memory lssts.
DEVOTED COUSIN. GEORGE W. KINO.
•
DAVIS. NELLIE HOLLAND. Passed on two
years ago today. March 26, 1935,
NELLIE HOLLAND DAVIS.
Nellie, dear, how I miss you.
In my heart
T11 never forget your smiling face,
Your loving and tender care.
_ LOVING MOTHER.
DAVIS. NELLIE H. To commemorate
NELLIE H. DAVIS, who offered a beauti
ful and enviable life as a wife and com
panion. Her death two years ago today
has Imported much unhappiness.
JOHN. •
HARVEY. NELSON. In sad but loving re
membrance of our devoted husband and
father, NELSON HARVEY, who passed
on to the treat beyond one year ago
today. March 25, 1936.
Can you look down from those windows
To this distant and dreary shore?
Can you see how lonely we are. dear.
Missing you more and more?
HIS LOVING WIPE. SADIE HARVEY,
AND SON HAROLD N. HARVEY. •
JACKSON, SAMUEL C. In loving but sad
remembrance of my dear and devoted
husband. SAMUEL C. JACKSON, who
passed away one year ago today, March
25. 1936.
My heart still aches with sadness
My eyes shed many tears.
God only knows how I miss you
At the end of one sad year.
Never shall I cease to love you.
Never shall your memory fade.
The sweetest love forever lingers
In my heart for you today.
Fart of my life Is buried deep
Under the sod where my Jack sleeps
HI6 HEARTBROKEN WIFE, MAMIE M
JACKSON. •
JEFFERSON', LILLIE. In sad but loving
remembrance of our dear mother. LIL
LIE JEFFERSON who departed this life
one year ago today. March 25. 1936.
Our home has been saddened
With loneliness and loss.
Death took away our loved one
And left a heavy cross.
In our hearts your memory lingers.
Sweetly tender, loving and true;
There Is not a day. dearest mother.
That we do not think of you.
YOUR LOVING HUSBAND AND CHIL
DREN. •
LANGFORD. PHILIP. SR. LANGFORD,
LANGFORD. THORNTON.
LANGFORD, PHILIP, JR, a tribute of
love to the memory of my parents. PHIL
IP. Sr.. and ELIZABETH LANGFORD;
father, who died 36 years ago In Peters
burg. Va.: mother, one year ago today.
March 25. 1936; brother, THORNTON
LANGFORD, 27 years ago. and brother,
PHILIP LANGFORD, Jr., 16 years ago,
January 20. 1921.
To live in the hearts of those we love
Is not to die.
DAUGHTER AND BISTER, CORA
LANGFORD_•
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LEAVELL. CHARLES. In memory of
CHARLES (BUDDY) LEAVELL, who
Dassed away five years aao today. March
25. 1032.
Although five years have passed away
since you went to your home on high
your love for me has been remembered
day by day. MOTHER. •
McLEOD, CLAUDIUS E. In loving remem
brance of my dear husband and our de
voted father. CLAUDIUS E. McLEOD.
who departed this life three years ago,
March 24, 1034.
We cannot say, and we will not gay,
That he is dead—he is juat away.
WIFE AND CHILDREN.
SCHWAB. GEORGE HENRY. A tribute of
love to the memory of our dear hus
band and father, who was called from ua
one year ago today. March 25. 103H.
Loved in life, remembered in death.
WIFE AND CHILDREN. •
SMITH. JOSEPHINE. In loving remem
brance of our dear wife and mother,
JOSEPHINE SMITH, who passed away
twenty-seven years ago today. March 25,
1910.
Beautiful memories of one so dear.
We’ll always cherish with love sincere.
A day that comes with sad regret.
And one that we shall never forget.
HER LOVING HUSBAND AND CHIL
DREN.
STEWART, WILLIAM ARTHUR. In sad but
loving remembrance of our dear husband
and father. WILLIAM ARTHUR STEW
ART, who left us five years ago today.
March 25. 1932.
WIFE AND SON. NELLIE AND GEORGE
STEWART. •
WALKER, MALINDA. Three years ago to
day, March 25. 1934. our precious leader
and mother in the gospel, Sister MALIN
DA WALKER, left us and went to ba
with Jesus.
She had a smile for every one,
A heart as pure as gold;
To those who knew and loved her
Her memory will never grow old.
Upright and just In all her ways.
A lover of God to the end of her days:
Always gentle patient and kind.
What a beautiful memory she leaveg
behind.
Gone but not forgotten.
BY SISTER WATKINS. •
Montana Earth Dam.
The earth dam at Fort Peck, Mont.,
the largest of its kind ever built, will
have an over-all height of 210 feet
and stretch 21,000 feet.
MRS. NELLIE LANE
RITES TOMORROW
Leader in Churcfi and Wel
fare Activities Died
Here Tuesday.
Mrs. Nellie L. lane, 63, of 1629
Columbia road, a leader in church and
welfare activities here, died Tuesday
night in a Philadelphia hospital, where
Mr*. Last.
_ she had gone
I last Tuesday for
I treatment.
Mrs. Lane,
widow of Clar
ence B. Lane,
Agriculture De
partment scien
tist, was a vice
president of the
Washington City
Presbyterial So
ciety for Mis
sions and had
taken an active
part in all the
branches of its
work. For the
last tnree years sne nan oeen sec
retary of the Hospital Committee of
the Washington Federation of
Churches and was a member of the
Woman’s Council of the Twentieth
Century Club.
For many years Mrs. Lane had been
an active member of Fourth Presby
terian Church, with which she be
•sme identified shortly after coming to
Washington, soon after her marriage.
K native of New Brunswick, N. J„ Mrs.
bane, besides residing in this city a
number of years, also had lived part
of the time in Philadelphia.
She had traveled extensively in Eu
rope and the Holy Land and recently
returned from a tour of the Orient,
where she visited and made a study of
mission stations. Information obtained
and photographs taken on the trip
have aided in the development of mis
sion work, on which she frequently
had spoken.
surviving are two sons, ur. uowrn
L. Lane of Philadelphia, and Dr. C.
Bronson Lane, Ames, Iowa, and two
granddaughters. She also leaves two
sisters who live in New Brunswick.
Funeral services will be held at 2
p.m. tomorrow at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Blake. 1728 Taylor street,
close friend of Mrs. Lane. Rev. Dr.
James H. Miers, pastor of the Fourth
Presbyterian Church, will officiate, as
sisted by Rev. Dr. C. E. Hawthorne,
president of the Washington Federa
tion of Churches, and Rev. Dr. W. L.
Darby, executive secretary of the fed
eration. Burial will be In Glenwood
Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers will be Frank
M. Barnes, George A. Billings, Harry
Blake, Henry Gilbert, Harry I. Hous
ton, James T. Sherier, W. W. Tuckey
and George W. Reik.
Active pallbearers will be Hugh Mil
ler, Vernon Hill, E. T. Chappell, Walter
V. Claxton, Charles S. Corse and Wil
liam R Stewart.
6-Day Week for Donkey*.
Filey, an English seaside resort, has
established a six-day week for sand
donkeys, which also will have an hour
rest in the middle of every weekday.
ELDER B. F. PURDHAM,
ADVENTIST PASTOR, DIES
— i
Widely Known Luray Minister Is
Survived by Son in Wash
ington.
Special Dlipatch to Tha Star.
LURAY, Va., March 25.—Elder
Benjamin Frankltn Purdham, 78,
widely known Adventist minister, died
suddenly at his home here yesterday.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed pending arrival of rela
tives from a distance.
Mr. Purdham preached in Page
County a number of years and prior
to that in New Orleans. He was well
known for the number of funerals he
attended, keeping a record of them,
the number of miles traveled to them
and publishing the record every year.
He is survived by two children, Mrs.
Grace Miller of Chattanooga, Tenn.,
and Clyde Purdham of Washington.
A brother, Fontaine Purdham, of De
troit, Mich., and a sister, Mrs. John
Racer, of Luray, also survive.
Paris Prices Opposed.
Smart dressers of Argentina are
declining to pay the advancing prices
asked by Paris dressmakers.
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Spanish-American War Veteran
Was 56 Years Old.
Funeral service* for Thomas Davis,
66, for many years a Washington
resident, are being held this after
noon at his home, S3 V street, where
he died Monday. Burial Is in Glen
wood Cemetery.
A native of Marshall, Va„ Mr.
Davis served in the Navy during tie
Spanish-American War. He followed
the trade of painter her*.
He Is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Maude I. Davis; his mother, Mrs.
Mollie E. Davis, and three sisters,
Mrs. Mary B. Wells, Mrs. Ethel Alls
worth and Mrs. Emma Libby, all of
this city, and a brother, William
Davis of California.
Gas War Threatens.
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India, and. a price war is threatened.
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