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•• THE EVENING STAR. Washington. D. C.
rRIDAT, JANUARY S, 1956
Huurilinrj
CANTER. JOSEPH. An unveilinc of a
monument to the memory of JOSEPH
CANTER, beloved father of Mrs. Rose
Sweeny. Mrs. Celia Barm&ck. Messrs.
Paul. Maurice and Nathan Canter, win
be held on Sunday. January 8. 1956.
at 2 p m., at the District of Columbia
Lodce Cemetery. Relatives and friends
invited. «
KCIDORF. SADIE. There will be an
unveiling of a monument to the mem
ory of the late SADIE NEIDORP at the
Adas flsrael Cemetery. Alabama ave.
f.e.. on Sunday. January n. 1956. at
12:30 p.m Friends and relatives In
cited. 7
Sratltß
BECKER. LILLIAN I. On Thursday.
January 5. 1050. at Dayton. Ohio.
LILLIAN I. BECKER, beloved wife,
of the late Joseph H. Becker, mother
of Mrs. Audrey Wise and sister of
Mrs. Charles Lavander Joseph L.;
and John F Morrissey. Funeral from;
the Collins Funeral Nome. 3871
at. n.w. on Saturday. January «.
at 9 a.m. Requiem mass at the Im
maculate Conception Church Bth and
N st* n.w . at 9:30 a m Interment
private. Kindly omit flowers. fl
BLACKWELL. ESSIE. On Wednesday.
January 4. 1956. at her residence.,
1550 3rd st n.w, ESSIE BLACK
WELL wife of James Blackwell, mother
of Willie James Blackwell, sister of
Mrs. Henrietta Miller and John Oaydcn.
sister-tn-law of James P. Covington.
Friends may call at the Malvan Jt
Schey. Inc.. Funeral Home. New Jer
sey avc. and R rt. n.w. today. afUr
4 pm. Funeral from the Israel Meth
odist Church on Saturday. January
7. at I p.m. Interment Lincoln Me
morial Cemetery
BRIDGETT. WALTER J. Suddenly, on
Wednesday. January 4. 1956. WALTER
J. BRIDOETT of 1834 Massachusetts
ave. s.e.. beloved son of Georae F.
and Anna C Bridiett: brother of Mr*.
Mary Remsell of Mechanlcsville. Md.;
Mrs. Aanes C. Jameson. Mrs. Dorothy
Lloyd. Mrs. Josephine Van Pelt and
George F. Bridgets Jr. Prayers at
the Rinaldt Funeral Home. 816 H st.
h e., on Monday. January 9. at 8:30
am.: thence to the Holy Comforter
Catholic Church, where the holy sacri
fice of the mass will be offered at
9 am. for the repose of his soul,
jnterment Arlington National Ceme-
BRISCOE. GEORGE. On Wednesday
January 4. 195 U. at Prince Oeorges
County Hospital. GEOROE BRISCOE of
Accekeek. Md . devoted father of Mrs.
Alberta Burton. Miss Mary J. Briscoe.
Nathaniel. William 11.. Commuilis and
Nathan Briscoe. He also is survived
by eight grandchildren, four great
grandchildren. two brothers, other rela
tives and friends. Remains may be
viewed after 5 p.m. Friday. January
6, at the Barnes A Matthews Funeral
Home. 614 4th st. s.w. Funeral serv
ices on Saturday January 7. at 1
p.m- at the Metropolitan Methodist
Church. Pomonkey. Md.. Rev. L. A.
Dvson officiating. Interment church
cemetery
BROOKS. GEORGE W. On Thursday.
January 5. 1956. at his residence.
60- 13th st. n.w.. AMt. 2. OEORGE
7. BROOKS, devoted husband of Mrs.
Mammlf Brooks He also is sur-i
'ived by seven nieces. Mrs. Artlna;
Jackson. Mrs. Qertrude Brannum. Mrs.:
Naomi Douglas. Mrs. Mary Dent. Mrs.
Dorothy Lifhsty Mrs. Juanita Jacobs
and Mrs. Lillian Reddick, one nephew ,
William Jordan. Jr : one brother-in
law. William Jordan, sr . and a host
of other relatives and many friends I
Remains resting at the Morrow &
Woodford Funeral Home. 1622 11th
st. n.w Notice of funeral later.
BROWN. MADELINE F. On Monday
January 2. 1956 at Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital. MADELINE F
BROWN, wife of Clarence Brown
daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles A !
Lee and sister of Everett Payne. Also,
surviving are other relatives and nmnyl
friends. After 4 p.m. Friday. January:
H. friends are invited to call at the I
McGuire Funeral Home. 1820 9th st
n.w. Reouiem mass will be celebrated)
at jo am Saturday January 7. at
the Epiphany Catholic Church. 2 «I’-
Dumbarton ave. n.w Interment Mount;
Olivet Cemetery. 6
BURCH. MARIL. Os 811 Tewkesbury!
pi. n.w . on January 4. 1956. Prayers)
at Chambers Puneral Home. 1406)
Chapin st. n.w.. on Saturday. January
7. at 9:30 am. High mass at the
Church of the Nativity of Our Lord
Jesus Christ. 6001 nth st. n.v a i
It) am. Interment Mount Olivet,
Semeter.v . 6 .
JBCH. MARIE. Members of the
Blessed Virgin Sodality of j
the Nativity Catholic Church
i aie requested to meet at
Chambers’ Funeral Home.
I 1400 Chapin St. n.w.. at*
p m. Friday. January 6. 1658. 1
for recitation oi the rosary
I®
for our latr member MARIE BURCH.
ANN PENDLETON. Prelect, j
WALTER NORRIS. ,
Spiritual Director.
■l'TTl’Rrr. FRANCES E. On Thur.-!
<r*y. January 5 11)56. »t nc S!
Hospital. FRANCES E BUTTURFP Os,
3:136 N st. » e . daughter of Robert R.
and Dorothy Do* Rutturfl and sister
of Barbara Butturfl Friends may.
call at Gawler'i Chapel lists Pa a*e
n.w. (courtesy parking opposite). Serv-i
ices will be held at St. Mark’s Episco
pal Church. 3rd and A sts. s.e.. on
Saturday January 7. at 2 pm. En
tombment Port Lincoln Cemetery.
CHAMBERLAIN. DAISY BRUCE. On
Tuesday. January 3. 1906. in New
York. DAISY BRUCE CHAMBERLAIN,
wife of Col. F V 8. ChamberUin
U. 6. A. iretired). mother of Fred
chamberlain. Services at Fort Myer
Chapel at l pm Friday. January 6
COPELAND. WILLIAM HENRY On
Tuesday. January 3, 1956 Suburban.
Hospital. Bethesda. Md.. WILLIAM
HENRY COPELAND beloved husband ,
of Mrs Catherine Dorsey Copeland and
father of Mrs. Madge Burriss. Isabelle
Sarah. Lucille. William. Raymond.
Grafton and Howard Copeland He
also leaves five stepchildren, twenty
two grandchildren, one great-grand
child, one brother. Rodger Copeland,
one sister. Mrs. Emma Johnson, and
a host of other relatives and friends.
After 3 p m. Friday January 6. friends i
may call at the Bnowden Funeral
Home. Rockville. Md Funeral services
on Saturday January 7. at 2 p.m..
at the Emory Grove Church. Emory
Grove. Md . Rev. T G Barrington
officiating. Interm?nt Brook Grove. Md
BAY. MARY H. On Wednesday. Jan-;
uary 4. 1956, MARY H. DAY of
4021 Davis pi. n.w.. beloved wife of
Charles P. Day mother of Charles
H. Day and Ernest H Day: grand
mother of Barbara H. Day Services
at the 8 H. Hines Co. Funeral Home.
20OJ 14th si n.w (free parking),
on Saturday. January 7. at 1 pm
Interment private National Memorial
DOWELL.'EAVMOND F. On Wwlnrscl*.,
Jmnuary 4. IDab. RAYMOND F.
DOWELL, husband ot Rosemary Dowell,
father of Oienn William and David
Ray Dowell Priends may call at
Oawler's Chapel. 1756 Pa. ave. n.w..
after 13 noon Friday. January 6
(courtesy parking opposite). Services
■will be held at Port Myer Chapel on
Mondav. January H. at 11 am. Inter
ment. with full military honors Arling
ton National Cemetery. »
EDDY. ALICE E. On Thursday. Jan
uary 5. 1656. at Emergency hospital.
ALICB E. EDDY ol 606 North Edge
wood it.. Arlington. Va. beloyed wile
of William E Eddy and mother of
William B. Eddy of Providence. R. 1..
and Mrs. Owendolyn Leonard of Ar
lington, Va. Friends may call at the
Ive* Funeral Home. 3847 Wilson blvd..
Arlington, Va. until 13 noon Satur
day. January 7: thence to the Claren
don Methodist Church. 6th and North
Irving sts.. where luneral services will
be held at 3 p.m. Interment Colum
bia Gardens Cemetery.
ELLIS. ABRAM. On Sunday. January
I. 1656. ABRAM ELLIS Ol 381 56th
st. n.e devoted son of Went and.
Mary Ellis, brother of Mary Frances
James. Susie Daniels James Hemy
and Wendell EUls. Also surviving are
other relatives and many friends. After
A p.m. Friday. January 6. friends may
call at the Brooks & Allen Funera.
Home. 13th st. and Florida ave nw .
where services wtU be held on Satur
day January 7. at 13 noon. Rev
Janies A. White officiating. Interment
Wood lawn Cemetery. 7
FARROW. CHARLES L. Suddenly, on
Wednesday. January < 1056. CHARLES
L, FARROW oi 1) West Myrtle it..
Alexandria. Va.. beloved husband of;
Elisabeth K. Farrow. lather o! Mrs
Anne chasles and Mrs. Edythe Bow
ers. the Misses Doris M and Norma
Jean Farrow, granalather ol Nancy
Ann. Oary Wayne »«d Stephen Craig
Chasles. Linda Susan and Cheryl Jeanne
Sowers: brother ol Mrs. Edna Rudy
cl Marseille. Kr.: Mrs. Anna Allen
ol New Boston Ohio; Mrs. Hagel noP
per ol Cincinnati. Ohio, ana Charles
D Hopper of Portsmouth. Ohio. 3erv
ices at the S H. Hlne:. Co. Funeral
Home. 3601 14th st n.w. on Mon
day. January 6 at 13 noon i parking
facilities) interment Arlington Na-,
tional Cemetery. „ p j
ROBERT!. VINCENT A. On Tuesday.!
January 3. 1656. at Garfield Hoapual.i
VINCENT A. FOBERTI ol 34117 15th
st. n.w., beioveu husband oi Delpnlnei
O. Foberli. Services at the 8. H.j
Hines Co Funeral Home. 3801 14th at.
n.w.. on Saturday. January 7 at »:JUi
g.m. (parking facilities! thence to St. 1
Paul’s Catholic Church. 15th and V
m& n.w.. where the holy sacrifice of
the mass will be oflered at w a.m-i
lor the repose of his soul. Interment,
Mount Olivet Cemetery 6
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I HALL. WILLIAM E. On Wednesday.!
1. January 4. 1658 at Prince Oeorges
e General Hospital. WILLIAM E HALL;
>. ol Bowie. Md. husband of the late
) Mary Hall and father of Catherine'
Henson. Josephine. Mary E.. Theresa.'
s Conway and William E Hall, Ir. He
s also Is survived bv other relatives,
and friends The late Mr Hall may!
- be viewed at the above reatdence after
. 4 pm Friday January 6. Maas will,
, be offered at the Church of the Ascen-i
slon Bowie. Md. at 1) a.m. Interment
j church cemetery. Services by Stewart.
- HARRIS. RANDOLPH. On Saturday
! December 31 1955. at the District
Oeneral Hospital RANDOLPH HARRIS
I of 1300 Massachusetts sve. n.w ,
, Priends an invited to call at the Dls-I
trlct Morticians' Puneral Home. 1700,
Vermont ave. n.w.. after 6 p.m. Fri
day. January 6. where services will fa
ll held on Saturday January 7. at 1:
r P.m Interment Woodlawn Cemetery. •
f HARRISON. MARTHA. On Thursday.
-! January &. 1P56, at the residence of
i| her daughter in Richmond. Va . MAR
i THA HARRISON, wile of the late
Oeorß W Harrison mother of Mrs
- Charlotte 8L Clair of Richmond Va
I George W Ir. and Walter E of
1 Richmond Va. and James Harrison
ot Washington D. C Abo surviving
an three brothers, one sister, four
grandchildren and one great-grand
: chad Friends may call at the Lee
r Funeral Home 4th et. and Mess ave.
i n.t.. after 13 noon Friday January;
6. when services will be held on
Saturday. Januerv 7. at 3::iu p.m
. Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery. 6
. HARRISON. MARTHA. Officers and
members of Oolden Rule Coun
cil. No. 10. Daughters of
i America, are hereby notified of
) the death of Sister MARTHA
f HARRISON Daughters of
America services will be con
ducted at the Lee Funeral j
; M
i W
I Rome. 4th *t. end Mas* avc. nr on]
Friday. January 6. 1956. at 8 pm
WYONA SIMS. Councilor. !
ETHEL WINDSOR. Secy.
; HAST. VERCHIS T. On Wednesday.
I January 4, 1956. at Freed men's Hos-,
l pital. VERCHUS T HART of 507*
Eastern ave. n.e., beloved wife of the
» late Rev. Robert A Hart. Surviving
' are two daughters. Mrs Margaret Ward
and Mrs. Ethel Hart Jackson: two
grandchildren. Bernard Ward and Mrs.
Margaret Forbus: one great-grand
daughter. Min Forbus: one sister. Mrs
Cheese Cross of Alabama: one son-in
law. John T Jackson and other rela
tives and friends The late Mrs Hart
may be viewed at the Stewart Funeral
Home. 30 H st. n e., from 4 p.m Fri
day. January 6 to It) a.m Saturday
January 7: thereafter remains will He
In state at the Grace Methodist Church.
718 59th ave. Fairmont Heights. Md..
where services will be held at 1 p m
Interment Harmony Cemetery. 6
HIGGINS. WILLIAM C. On Wednes
day. January 4 1956 at Sibley Hos
pital. WILLIAM C. HIOOINB of 827
Tewkesbury pi n w beloved husband
of Helen 8 Higgins and father of
Mrs. Henry O Morgan, ir.. and Doro
thea M. Higgin-s; brother of Mrs Edgar {
Noorigan. Friends may call at the
Takoma Funeral Home. 254 Carroll
st. n.w. (parking lot opoosite). Serv- j
ices at the Trinity Episcopal Church
! on Saturday. January 7. at 10:30 am
Interment Oeorge Washington Ceme
tery.
HILL. ALBERT GARNETT. On Tues
day. January 3. 1956. ALBERT GAR
NETT HILL of 24 Randolph pi. n.w
I He is survived by two son*. Albert ,
, Garaett. ir.. and Ronald Stephen Hill i 1
He also is survived by his parents.!
Joseph and Irene Hill: three brothers
Thomas L.. John L. and Wlnfury Hill:;
two sisters. Mrs. Laura Smith and
Mrs. Catherine Hughe.*, and many
other relatives and friends. Friends
may call at the W H. Bacon Funeral 1
Home. 1722 7th st. n.w., after 4
Friday. January 6 Services will ,
held at the Vermont Avenue Baptist
, Church on Saturday. January 7. at
1 p.m Rev Murray officiating. Casket
; will not be opened In church. Inter-
I ment Woodlawn Cemetery. 6*
HILL. DANNY LBBt On Thursday. Jan
| uary 5. 1956. DANNY LEE HILL, bc-
I loved infant son of Chester A. Hill.
sr.. and Nancv Hill: grandson of dies
! ter M. and Mary Lee Hill and Paul
! and Rebecca Doane: brother of Chester
! A. Hill. Jr Friends are Invited to
j call at the Bethesda -Chevy Chase Fu
neral Home of Robert A Pumphrry
Bethesda. Md . where services will be
held on Saturday. January 7, at 1
p.m. Interment Parklawn Cemetery. ’
HILL. ELEANORA W. On Sund.y. J»n
--| u«ry 1. 1956 at Gvorgetown Untver-i
I aity Hospital ELEANORA W. HILL
| devoted wife of Arthur J. Hill, daugh
! ter of Mrs Eleanor O Worrell sister
of Mrs. Mollle W Hamilton She also
leaves a devoted brother-in-law. Mer
rick C Hamilton: a sister-in-law
, Mrs. .Maude Worrell, four nieces. Mrs.
Oladys Chives. Mrs Elaine Young.
: Geraldine Hamilton and Barbara Rus- .
sell: nephews. Curl Young and Frank ’
I Russell: one aunt. Mrs Maggie
i Hendrick: a cousin. Mrs. Reba Staf- :
i ford, and many other relatives and
! friends. Friends may call at Bovd’s
Funeral Home. 1238 20th st. after 4
j pm. Friday. January 6 Remains will
rest at the Union Wesley Church.
23rd and L sts. n.w. from 12 noon
! Saturday. January 7. to funeral time
i 1 p.m. Family at 949 and 955 25th
I st. n.w 6* 1
HILL, ELEANORA W. The officers and
members of Ruth Chapter.
No. 8. O. E. S.. will assemble
• t the Union Wesley Church,
s 23rd and L sts n.w . on
'Saturday January 7 1956.
at 1 pm., for the purpose,
of conducting services for our
¥
: sister. ELEA NORA W HILL I
ESTELLE M GRAVES
Worthy Matron.
ROBERT I EVERETT.
Worthy Patron.
CORDELIA J. WILLIAMS. Secy. j
RILL. ELEANOR A W. Officers and mem
bers of the Ladles of Olive Immediate;
Relief Society are reouested to attend
the funeral of ELEANORA W. HILL:
on Saturday. January 7. 1956. at J;
p.m , at the Union Wesley Church. 23rd;
and L sts. n.w.
IDA JOHNSON President.
ETTA LYNCH. Rec. Secy
HILL. GEORGE N. On Thursday. Jan
uary 5. 1956. at Perry Point. Md
GEORGE N HILL of 5344 Orant st .
n.e.. devoted husband of Mrs, Julia;
Hill and brother of Mr* Catherine
Jones Other relatives and friends also
survive. After 3 pm. Saturday. Jan-;
uary 7, friends may call at the Hoff
man Funeral Home. 611 K st. n.w
Funeral on Sunday. January 8. from!
the above-named funeral home at 21
p.m Interment Arlington National
Cemetery Family mav be seen at 805
Eastern ave. n.e., WA. 5-8370. 7
HOLMES. MAURICE W. Os 1214 33rd
st. n.w., on January 5. 1056. father:
of Mrs Charles S. Scott and Oliver ,
W. Holmes brother of Lester. Ray- 1
mond and Cecil Holmes. Mrs. Ola
Holder and Mrs Hulda Ritnour Serv
ices at Chambers’ Funeral Home. 3072
M st. n.w. on Monday. January 0, at!
1 pm Interment National Memorial;
Park Falls Church. Va. 8 |
HOWARD. EFFIE PINCKNEY. On
Thursday. January 5. 1056. at herj
home. 1046 Vanderpool at. Arlington.!
Va.. EFFIE PINCKNEY HOWARD, be
loved sister of Mrs. Mabel Lowry and
aunt of Jimmie Howard. Roland Hirst,,
and Howard Lowry. Friends may
call at her late raaldence. Funeral;
services at the Pearson Funeral Home
472 North Washington st.. Falls
Church. Va . on Bunday. January 8.!
at 2 pm. Interment Annandale
Cemetery. 8
HUTCHISON. DAN WILLIAM. On
Thursday. January 5. 1956. at Arlinx-j
ton Hospital, DAN WILLIAM HUTCHI-]
80N of 4400 18th st. North. Arlington.!
Va.. son of William Thomas and Belle;
McEowen Hutchison of AMrlan. Mo.:
brother of Mrs Elisabeth H. Ash- I
baugh of Adrian. Mo and J. Raymond;
Hutchison of Albuquerque. N. Mex i
Friends may call at the Lee Funeral;
Home. 4th st. and Mas* ave. n.e.,
until 1 pm Saturday. January 7.
Services at the Metropolitan Baptist!
Church 6th and A sts. n.e.. at 2 pm
Interment Adrian. Mo 7
JENKINS. MAGGIE. On Tuesday. Jan- 1
uary 3 1056. at the D. C. Oeneral Hos-’
pi*al. MAGOIE JENKINB of 3544
Warder st. n.w. beloved wife of ;
Luthanlel Jenkins, devoted sister of
Mrs. Cora Parker. Mrs. Susie Hawkins.'
Mrs Mary Netter. Mrs Louise Godfrey;
and Mrs Mamie Minor. She also
i leaves to mourn their loss a mother
■ in-law. Mrs Alice Jenkins: five sisters
in-law. five thirty-one
i nieces twenty-seven nephews, a god
child and many other relatives and
friends. Remains will rest at her
above late residence after 5 p.m
Frioay January «. where friends are
invited to call. Funeral services on
Saturday January 7. at 1 p.m.. at the
Friendship Baptist Church. Ist and H
sts s.w Rev. B H Whiting officiat
ing Interment Woodlawn Cemetery
Arrangements by the John T Rhlnes
Co Funeral Home. 901 3rd st. s.w 6 ;
KAIM'. WILLIAM ANTTI. On Wednes
■ day January 4. 1956. at Orrfleld
1 Hospital WILLIAM ANTTI K*INU of
j 6209 Queens Chapel rd.. Hyattsvlile.
: Md.. beloved husband of Erlika Eva
1 Ka.nu and father of Agnes Forsbacka
j and Violet Dlenaide. Friends may call
at the Takoma Funeral Home 254 ;
ii Carroll st n.w. (parkins lot op
posite', where services will be held on
Baturdav. January 7 at 2 p.m. Inter
j mcnt George Washington Cemetery
iKING. BARBARA EMELINE. On
Wednesday. January 4. 1956, at Subur
ban Hospital. BARBARA EMELINE
! KING wife of Herman H. King and!
i mother of Herman H.. Ir.- Robert W..;
i Preston Lee. Larry Eugene Jacqua
llne Ann and Deloris Rae King; dau«h-l
! ter of Mrs Margarlte V. Clark and!
: sister of Mrs Arfess A. Oolden. Ray
mond M. Clark. Ir.; Mrs. Raymond
W. Alden Mrs. Donald Crown end
.i Ernest Lee Oermaxi Mrs. Kim* rests
I at the Warner E. Humphrey Punerai
U Home. 8434 Oeorgia ave,. Silver
; Spring Md . where services will be
I held on Saturday January 7 at 2!
! p.m. Interment Colesvllle Cemetery. 6
{LEE. JABEZ. On Monday January 2.
1956. at Freedmen's Hospital. JABEZ
! LEE of 1732 Vermont ave. n.w. be
loved husband of Jennie Brown Lee.
brother of Fannie L. Btrong of Wash-,
ington. D C.: K M. Lee Leslie Symbra
and Arle Cherry of North Carolina
Also surviving are seven nieces, five
nephews, two slstera-ln-law. one brotli
er-ln-law. other relatives and many
, friends After 4 p.m Friday. January
I 6. friends are invited to call at the
McOulre Funeral Home. 1820 9th st
n.w Funeral services at the Florida
i Avenue Baptist Church. Florida ave.
and Bohrer st n.w on Saturday Jan
i uary 7. at 1 pm. the Rev Robert L
i Rollins officiating Interment Lincoln;
Memorial Cemetery. 6 ,
CEMETERY LOTS
S GRAVE SITES FOR SALE. Fort Lin
coln Cemetery, vicinity Oerdtn nl
Meditation: c»th barcaln. DE U-1437
H*
■ I CEDAR inn lltet. fn lovely
l| »oot. sacrifice LI 3-SO3O, eves , after
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LEE. JABEE. Officers »nd members ol
Columbia Lodge. No. 85. 1. B
P. O. E. of W.. are hereby
notified of the funeral of
Brother JABEZ LEE from the
Florida Avenue Baptist Church
on Saturday. January 7. 1956.
at 1 p.m. Session of sorrow
9
on Frld»y. Jmnuary 6. »t 9 p.m.. .t
I thr Elks' Home. 301 Rhode Island ave
I n.w. Remains may be seen at the,
I McGuire Funeral Home. IS”!) Hth «t.
: n.w.. alter •! p.m. Friday. January B.i
CHARLES W. ROBINSON.
Exalted Ruler.
EVERETT L. COOPER. Fin. Secy.
LEE. 'ABEZ. A special communication
of Warren Lodge. No. 8. F.'
and A. M. will be held on
Saturday January 7. 1056. j
at 11:39 am . at the Masonic;
Temple, loth and You ats.;
n.w. to arrange and attend
the funeral of our late broth-
_ ;
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er. JABEZ LEE. Funeral at t pmJ
trom the Florida Avenue Baotist
Church. Officers meet at the temole
members meet at the church.
EARL B BROOKS
Worshipful Master.
E R. SHEPPARD. Secretary. I
LEEBK. GEORGE L. On Thursday. Jan-1
uary 5. IPSS. at 700 Roeder rd..;
Silver Spring. Md . GEORGE L.'
LEESE. beloved husband ni Laura E
Leese. father ot Dorothv E Reynolds
grandfather of Kenneth L. Reynolds and
brother of J. Perley Leese. Jessie E
MeCubbln and H Watson Leese Serv
i tees at the S. H Hines Co. Funeral
Home. 3*ol 14th st n w.. on Monday.,
January P. at 1 n.m ) parking laelll-:
ties). Interment Olenwood Cemetery.l
MrCHESNEY. ALBERT GURLEY. Sud !
denly. on Wednesday January 4. 1U55.
at his residence 1852 Columbia rt j
n.w ALBERT GURLEY McCHE3NEY.j
beloved husband of Mrs. Jane E Mc-j
Chesney and brother of Mrs. Charles.
, O Stott. Mr*. Lee D. Latimer and)
Mrs Agnes McC Evans all of Wash-;,
I ington. D C Remains resting at
! Hysong’s Funeral Home. 1300 N at.)
n.w.. where services will be held on)
Saturday January 7. at 11 a.m. ;
Interment Olenwood Cemetery. 6
iMctf’ESNEY. ALBERT G. A aoecinl
communication of 8t John s
Lodge. No 11. F A A M
will be held at the Mascaic
Temple. 13th st and New
York ave. n.w.. on Saturday.
January 7. 1956. at 10 am.,
lo*- the purpose of attend-
A3) <
j
ing the funeral of our late brother.
Past Master ALBERT G MeCHESNEY
HENRY A BARTLETT
Worshipful Master
JOHN J BARNEB. Jt., Secv. 6
MERCER. MABEL VAUGHN. On
Thursday, January 5 1056. at the
Washington Sanitarium. MABEL
VAUGHN MERCER, aged 79. beloved
mother of Mary Kyle Pritchard and
James Mercer* grandmother of Hunter
Vaughn and Stanford Kyle Pritchard.
Services at her late home. 4814 Sedg
wick st. n.w . on Saturdav. January
7. at 2 p.m. Interment Rock Creek
Cemetery. Flowers gratefully declined.
6
MILES. JOE. On Thursday, December
29. 1955. JOE MILES of 1524 sth
st. n.w . foster father ol Marguerite
i and Charles Thomas and beloved friend
of Rebecca and James Stanton. Friends
may call at the Malvan A Schev. Inc
Funeral Home. New Jersey ave. and
R st. n.w . after 4 p m today, where •
funeral services will be held on Satur-,
day. January 7, at 12 noon. Inter-*
ment Woodlawn Cemetery •
MOON, KATHRYN. Os Washington.
; D. C.. on January 5. 1956 mother of
George W. Moon, sister of Christ P
Jacob Kromer and Mrs. Caroline Tem
pleton She also is survived bv three
grandchildren Services at Chambers’
Funeral Home. 5861 Cleveland ave •
Riverdale, Md . on Fridav. January 6
at 8 p.m. Interment Scottdale. Pa.
O’GRADY. MARGARET B. On Thurg-,
day. January 6, 1956 at her residence.
307 Massachusetts ave n.e.. MAR
GARET B O’ORADY, wife of the late;
Thomas J. O Grady, mother of Mar-
Ui* Carnker et Mill ValltT C.llf :
Ida B. O’Orady of Denver. Colo and.
Marv J. O'Grady: sister of Mary (
Whelan She also is survived by four:
grandchildren Friends may call at!
the Lee Funeral Home, 4th st. andi
Mass ave. n.t, until » a m Saturdav.
January 7 Requiem mass will be
oflered at St. Joseph s Catholic Church.
2nd and C sts n.e.. at 0:30 am. In
terment Mount Olivet Cemetery. j
O’LEARY, ALBERTA C. Os 5406 De
catur st. Hyattsville Md on January
4. 1056. slater of Paul O’Leary. Helen
Stein. Esther Zaccarin. Ruth Watkins.
Victoria FJttro. Rita O’Niel and Mary
Grayson Prayers at Chambers’ Fu
neral Home. 5801 Cleveland ave . Riv
erdale Md.. on Monday. January 9.
at 9:30 am Mass at St. Bernards
Church. East Riverdale Md.. at 10,
am. Interment Fort Lincoln Cemetery
8
OWEN. HARRIET. On Thursday. Jan
uary 5. 1956. at her residence. 7814
Garland ave Takoma Park. Md.. Miss
HARRIET OWEN beloved sister of
Alice Woodhouse and lifelong friend
of James B Parkhill Friends may
call at the Takoma Funeral Home. 254
Oarroil st nw. (parking lot opposite),
where services will be held on Satur
day. January 7 at 12 noon. Inter
ment private.
PICKENS. THOMAS. Died on Saturday
December 31. 1955. THOMAS PICKENB
of 1778 Willard st n.w. He is sur
vived by one sister. Mrs. Bernice Cowan.
Funeral services on Saturday. January
7. 1956. at 2:30 p.m, at the Horton*
Funeral Home, 1322 You st. n.w.. Rev
Leroy Waldo officiating. Interment;
I Woodlawn Cemetery
PRYOR. MATTIE. On Tuesday. Jan
uary 3. 1956, MATTIE PRYOR, be-;
loved mother of Katherine Thomas, j
Mrs Adele Swaine. William E and'
John H. Pryor sister of Mrs. Alice
I Berry and stater-in-law of Thomas .
Pryor of New York City. N. Y She 1
also Is survived by four grandchil
dren. six great-grandchildren, other
relatives and many friends. Remains
will lie in state at the First Baptist
Church. Georgetown. 27th st. and
Dumbarton ave. n.w . after 3 pm
Friday. January 6 Funeral services
at the above church on Saturday. Jan
uary 7. at 12 noon Interment Wood
lawn Cemetery. Arrangements by
Jarvis.
PRYOR, MATTIE. Officers and members
of the Woman s Auxiliary of the Gen- 3
eral Baptist Deacons Association are
hereby notified of the death of our
late sister. MATTIE PRYOR Funeral
on Saturday. January 7. J 956. at 12
noon, from the First Baptist Church.
; 27th st and Dumbarton ave. Please
wear badges.
SISTER IDA 8 EURKE President.
SISTER ANNA MAY BERRY.
Fin Secy.
DEACON SAMUEL HESTER.
President of Association. j
RAYNOR. FLORENCE C. (nee Free).
■ On Wednesday. January 4. 1956. FLOR
ENCE C. RAYNOR * nee Pree* beloved
wife of William Raynor, mother of
Frank. Martin. William and Oilberi
Free Susie Burns and Florence Stans
; bury; sLstei of Bessie Pleischman. I
Friends may call at the Robert A
i Mattingly Funeral Horae. UI 11th
; st. n.e. where services will be held
on Saturday. January 7. at 2 pm
Relatives and friend* invited. Inter
ment Congressional Cemetery 6
REMICK, MABEL L. On Thursday. Jan-! 1
! uary 5. 1956. at Circle Terrace Hos-1
pital. Alexandria. Va.. MABEL L.
REMICK of Presidential Oardens.
widow ox Royal C. Remick. mother
! of Oeorge B. Remick and sister of
Mrs Edith Premia Friends may call
at the Demaine Funeral Home. 520
Washington st. Alexandria. Va., where
service* will be held on Saturday.
I January 7. at 9:30 a.m. Interment
Washington National Memorial Ceme- 1
tery. Washington. D C.
ROGERS. ISABELLE. Died on Saturday
December 31. 1055. at the D C. Oen
eral Hospital. ISABELLE ROOERS of
; 2510 M st. n.w. She is survived by
; Mrs Gecrgianna Washington and a
i host of relatives and friends. Pu-,
I neral service* on Saturday. January 7.;
1056. at 12 noon, at the Horton Fu
neral Home. 1322 You st. n.w.. Rev
i Hopkins officiating. Interment Wood
* lawn Cemetery. *1
iROTHWELL. FRANCES. On Tuesday.
January 3. 1956. FRANCES ROTH-!
WELL of 2821 Brentwood rd. n.e.. 1
* beloved wife of Duckery Rothwell. de
; voted mother of Mrs Emma Lee. Mrs.!
' Romalne Leggett. Mis* Catherine Roth
well. Sterling and William Rothwell
She also leaves to mourn their loss,
four sisters, three brothers fifteen!
grandchildren and a host of other rela-:
tives and xrlends Remains restina.
at the John T Rhine* * Co. Puneral 1
Home. 901 3rd st. sw . where friends 1
may call after 4 p m Friday January !i
6. Funeral services on Saturday. Jan
uary 7. at 1 p.m.. at the Temple,
Church of God and Christ Hth and
H sts s.w . Bishop Samuel Kelsey of
: flciatlng. Interment Lincoln Memorial-
Cemetery 6
SHEPHERD. JENNIE Z. Os Washing
ton. D. C. on January ft. 1956. sister:
of Mrs Helen Throckmorton, brother
of James Gwin Zea. Services at
Chambers' Funeral Home. 1400 Chapin
st. n.w.. on Monday. Januarv 9. at
12-30 p.m. Interment Arlington Na-i
rlonal Cemetery.
SHERWOOD. VIVIAN B. Suddenly, on
Thursday. January 5. 1956, at George
town University Hospital. VIVIAN B
SHERWOOD, beloved daughter of Frank
1 E and the late Sarah E. Sherwood
1 of Llvlngton N. J.: mother of Mrs
Barbara E. Pronsas of Arlington. Va..
and sister of Mrs. W. Robert Connor
j of Livingston. N. J., and Frank Davis
, of Washington. D. C She also is,
j survived by one grandson. Douglas
I Bheldon Services on Monday. Jan-,
; uary 9. at the Newton Methodist;
Church. Newton N J. Interment
Newton Cemetery (New- York Her-;
aid Tribune please copy.) 8 I
MIMS. CORINE 8. On Friday. January I
0 1956. CORINE 8 SIMS of 1731
Taylor st. nw. Notice of funeral;
j later. Arrangements by Jarvis.
'SMITH. BERT W On Thursday Jan
uary 6. JUStt, a) Prince Georges Oen
fr*l Hn.nltal. Cheverly. Md . BERT
W SMITH of 6763 inth »ve.. Uni-,
verslty Park Md.. beloved wife of
Leslie A. Smith and mother of Rich
ard L. and Lannls B Brnlth. She
also Is survived by hrr parents. Mr
and Mrs Lewis Williams, sr., and a
brother. Lewis Williams, ir. Friends;
may call at the Oasch Funeral Home
Hyattsville. Md after 6 p.m Fridav.
January 6. and on Saturday, January
J 7, until 12 noon- thence to Fort
1 Lincoln Mausoleum Chapel, where serv
ices will be held at 2 P.n» Interment,
private. Please omit flowers. In lieu,
, of flowers, contributions may be sent;
to the Maryland Chapter of the 1
; American Cancer Society in care of
your local post office.
SMITH. WILLIAM H.. SR. On Friday. l
| Januarv 6 1966. nt Hadley Me
; mortal Hospital. WILLIAM H. SMITH.
' Sr . of 320 T ft n.w . husband of 1
the late Marla Edwards Smith and,
devotad father of Theodore Smith. Lin-i
nle R. Smith Mrs. Jola Smith Lorn-
I bard and William H. Smith. 1r Other!
1 relatives and friends also survive 1
4 Notice of funeral later. v 1
‘1 A
Mrs. W. H. Sutphin Dead,
Ex-Representative's Wife
Mrs. William H. Sutphin. the
:wife of former Representative
Sutphtn, Democrat of New Jer
sey. died yesteday in Peninsula
Oeneral Hospital In Salisbury.
Md.. of a heart attack. Mrs. Sut
phin had been In the hospital for
itwo weeks.
* Elected to the 72d Congress,
Mr Sutphin represented the
Third Congressional District of
New Jersey. He came to Wash
ington In 1931. and was re-elect
ed five times, serving through
<1942.
I Mr. and Mrs. Sutphin moved
to Rumbley, on the Eastern
Shore of Maryland, In 1951 after
his retirement as vice president
of the M. J. Merkin Paint Co.
in New York City. Before com-
0. C. Keeney, 89,
Weather Observer
BLUEFIELD, W. Va., Jan. 6
jUP).—O. C. Keeney, 89, retired;
employe of the Appalachian,
iElectric Power Co., and widely!
I known throughout this section!
as a weather observer, died today!
after a long illness.
Mr. Keeney had been a resi
dent of Bluefleld for many years.
Surviving are his widow and a
daughter. Miss Mary Keeney,
and two stepsons. G. T. Porter
field of Charleston and Miller
Porterfield of Logan.
Deaths
BWAII.S. MAKIE W On Tu,sd«v. Jan
uary J. 1666 MARIE W. BWAILS Ot
M 3 M ,t n.w . btloved daughter of
Marie M Watr.cn and sister of Charles
A. Watson of New York City. Also
•urvlving are her nieces, a nephew,
other relatives and many friends
After 4 pm. Friday. January 6 friends
are Invited to call at the McOutre
Funeral Home 1820 9th at. n.w. Serv
ices on Saturday. January 7. at the
Galbraith Methodist Church. 1114 6th
st. nw. at 1 p m C*sket will not fae
opened In church interment Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery. 6
* WAILS. MARIE. Officers and member,
of Columbia Temple. No. 422.
1 B. P O E. of W. met in
. a session ol sorrow on Thurs-
I day. January 6. 1966. for our
late daughter MAKJE BWAILB.
Funeral services will be held
at 1 p.m. Saturday. January
;»
i 7. at thf Galbraith Methodist Church.
1114 6th st. n.w
ALICE JACKSON Daughter Ruler.
BLONOE W HAWKINB. Fin Becy.
TALLEY. CAROLINE V. Memorial serv
ices will be held at St Margaret’s
Church. Connecticut ave. and Bancroft
pi. n.w.. on Saturday. January 7.
19.56. at 10 a m Donations to the
: Cancer Fund, no flowers
TATUM. JOHN R. On Tuesday Jan
! uarv 3. 1956 JOHN R. T*TUM of
; 593 Columbia rd. n.w.. brother of
I Oharle* A. Tatum of New York City.
C B. Tatum of Atlanta Os : Mrs.
Angelyn T McLilly and Mrs Anne T
Long Many other relative* and
friends also survive After 3 pm.
Friday. January 6. friends may call
at the Frazier Funeral Home. 380
Rhode Island ave. n.w.. where serv
ices will be held on Saturday. January
•7 at II am Interment Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery 6
THOMPSON, WILLIAM M. Suddenly,
on Sunday January I. 1966. at his
residence. 2008 3rd st n.w., WILLIAM
M THOMPSON beloved husband of
Norma Thompson, father of William
Arthur Thompson, stepfather of Virgil
CogdeH and brother of Peter Thomp
son. Sadie Artis, Leejohn. Ira J , Sa
lanna. Thomas Perry. James. ArdeL
Aaron and Hardy Farmer He also
is survived by other relatives and;
many friends After 1 p.m Friday*
January 6. friends may call at the*
William Spangler Funeral Home. 524!
Bth st. n.e., where servlets will be*
held on Saturday January 7. at 1
p.m. Interment Lincoln Memorial
Cemetery. fl
TOLBERT. WILLIAM T. On Tuesday.;
January 3 1956. at his residence.;
1308 6th st. n.w., WILLIAM T. TOL-i
BERT. Mortician, devoted husband of;
Mrs. Ruth B. Tolbert. Also surviving
are two daughters two grandchilren
and one great-grandchild, all or Balti
more. Md.; one stepdaughter, six steD-j,
, grandchildren, one nephew of Wash-!
! ington. D. C., and a nost of friends.*
After 10 a.m. Saturday. January 7.-
; friends are invited to call at his late!
residence 1308 6th st. n.w. Funeral ,
services on Sunday. January 8. at 1
pm. at the Charotte Mission. 17003
; 7th st. n.w. Elder Mitchell officiating .
1 Interment in Woodlawn Cemetery on* 1
Monday January 0. •
WASHINGTON. ARMEL. On Tuesday.!
January 3 1956. ARMEL WABHINO- !
TON of 436 Rhode Island ave nw .
son of Mrs Kate Washington and
brother of Mrs Evelyn Boyer Also
surviving are two aunu Mrs. Rachael;,
Scott and Mrs Rosalie Geary, and
other relatives and many friend 6 After ]
4 p.m Friday. January 6. friend* are
invited to call at the McGuire Funeral* l
Home. 1820 oth st n.w. where services
will be held on Saturday January 7.)
at 1 p m Interment Harmony Ceme- ,
tery. « H
WOOD. GEORGE B On Friday. Jan
uary 6 1956 at Mount Alto Hospital.:
OEORGE B WOOD of 7216 Treseottii
ave.. Takoma Park Md . beloved hus-i
band of Ada Wood and father of Mrs
Herbert Martin. Remains resting «t
the Collins Funeral Home. 3821 14th
st n.w. Notice of funeral later.
in Upmnrtam
BAILEY. LILLIE M In memory of my, 1
mother. LILLIE M. BAILEY, who passed*
away six years ago today.
Her life was short, the memory sweet:
You’ve earned your rest, mother. Sleep 1 ;
in peace. ERVEL.
BAILEY. LILLIE M. In memory of my
beloved wife. LILLIE M BAILEY, who
entered eternal rest January 6. 105 c (
Silent thoughts bring many a tear |
For one I miss and loved so dear
LOVINO HUSBAND. HARRY O BAI
- •
BROWN. BETTY J. ALLEN. In loving*
memory of our dear daughter and sis
ter BETTY J ALLEN BROWN, who
departed this life January 6. 1946.
It is sweet to think we’ll meet again
A face that is ever before us.
A smile that we’U never forget.
MOTHER. CLARA ALLEN AND TWO
BROTHERB. JAMES AND WADE 1
ALLEN __
BUCHANAN. AMELIA C. 'in loving,
memory of our mother. AMELIA C
BUCHANAN, who passed away eleven
years ago today. January 6 1945.
Somewhere above this troubled world J
Safe beyond all grief and care.
Our mother rests in heavenly peace.
God grant some day we meet her
there.
CHILDREN. CORNELIUS BUCHANAN.
PRISCILLA B NEWMAN. NELBENA
B. SCOTT. __
BURGESS. ARTHUR T. In' memory of
i my dear husband. ARTHUR T.
: BURGESS, who passed away fourteen
years ago today January 6. 1942.
i His life is a beautiful memory.
His absence is a silent grief:
He sleeps in God's beautiful garden.;
In the sunshine of perfect peace.
Some day I hope to meet him
In this garden so bright and fair.
For Jesus my Bavior invites me
This beautiful garden to share.
DEVOTED WIFE ANNA B. BURGEBS •
GAINES. LAURA. A tribute of love and
devotion to the memory of our dear
mother LAURA GAINES, who passed
away twenty-two years ago today
January 6. 1034.
Let us think of her today.
Sleeping, resting, lust away
Resting where no shadows fall—
In perfect peace that awaits us all.
HER DEVOTED D/.’JOHTERS. GRACE
HUNTER. LOTTIE GAMES AND
DAUGHTER-IN-LAW. SERENA P
GAINES. •
PARKER. JOHN H. AND ANNIE E. /J
tribute of love to the memory of our
devoted parent*, who passed to the:
great beyond JOHN H. PARKER Jan-*
uary 6 1034. and ANNIE E. PARKER. *
January 6. 1049
Loving and kind in allathelr ways.
Upright and lust to the end of their,
days.
Sincere and kind in heart and mind.
What a beautiful memory they left;
! behind.
DEVOTED CHILDREN. WILLIS. NAN;
AND CREED * _ |
POOLE. THOMAS E. In loving memory
of our dear father THOMAS E. POOLE,
who passed away five years ago today.
; January 6. 1951.
We have only a memory, dear father.
We cherish our whole life through:
But the sweetness will live forever
As we treasure the memory of you
YOUR LOVINO D/AJOHTERS. EFFIE.
CATHERINE MILDRED. AND SON
WILBERT •
SEATON, JOHEPH H. In loving memory
of my dear husband and our father.
JOBEFH H SEATON, who departed this
life, after a long Illness, one year
ago today.
Before *oui eyes you faded away,
Growing weaker each day;
Patiently bearing your suflerlng.
Until God took you away.
Little we knew when dawned that morn.
The sorrow that dav would bring:
The end was so sudden, the shock
i severe. 4 (
! To part with one we loved so dear.
With patience you have run the race.
1 Ami found in heaven your happy place.
! YOUR MOVING WIFE. LAURA, AND
FAMILY. •
SPITZER. JOSEPH LAWRENCE. In sad
. but loving remembrance of our dear
, brother and son OOBEPH LAWRENCE i
! SPITZER. who departed this life
twenty-seven years ago today, January
j 6. 1020.
Gone, but not forgotten
1 THE FAMILY. * §
ing to this area, they made their
home in Mata wan. N. J.
While living in Washington.
Mrs. Sutphin was a member ot
the 72d Congress Club, made up
of wives of legislators who came
to Congress that year. She at
tended the National Presbyter
ian Church here.
Surviving are her husband: a
son, Lt. William T. Sutphin, who
is serving with the Army in
Germany; a daughter. Mrs. Wil
liam C. Bennett, of Alliance,
Ohio: three grandchildren; two
sisters, and a brother.
Services will be held at 2 p.m.
Sunday in the Wilson funeral
home, Princess Anne, Md. Burial
will be on Monday in Arlington
Cemetery.
E. S. McFadden,
Wheat Rust Foe
11 COLLEGE STATION. Tex.,
i Jan. 6 W.—Edgar S. McFadden,
64. who developed the world’s
j first rust-resistant bread wheat,
(died yesterday.
Only last week he was award
ed the John Scott medal, an In
ternational award, for this con
■ tributlon. It was one of many
. honors he won.
Mr. McFadden, who produced
the strain of wheat when every
* one said it couldn’t be done, had i
suffered from a heart condition
since October.
It had been estimated Mr
; McFadden’s work had saved at
; least 25 million persons from
I starvation.
He was Department of Agri
i culture expert stationed at the
; experiment station of Texag
; A&M College.
Mr. McFadden began his de
velopment of rust - resistant
; bread wheat in 1915 when he!
conducted experiments in a
backyard plot. The scourge of
the wheatlands at that time was
stem and leaf rust. The kernels
of the wheat turned to black
powder.
Mr. McFadden crossed a bread
wheat with a hard-kernel primi
; tive wheat fit only for livestock
The result was the rust-resistant
bread wheat now planted
! throughout the world.
! j
Admiral Watts,
In War of 1898
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 6 OP).—
Rear Admiral William Carlton
Watts. 76. United States Navy
; tret ), died yesterday at his su
burban Rosemont home.
A native of Philadelphia, he
was a graduate of the Naval Aca-
I demy and later served in the
Spanish-American war, receiving
the Navy Cross and other decora
tions.
He was at various times com
mandant of the 4th Naval District
in Philadelphia and the 9th
District at Chicago. In World
War II he was called back from
retirement but was forced to
quit active duty because of poor
[health.
* He is survived by his widow, ■
the former Julia Florence Scott
of Washington, D. C.: a daugh
ter, Mrs. Ernest B. Tracey of New
York, a granddaughter and
grandson. _ !i
Funeral services will be held
tomorrow at St. Asaph’s Church
in nearby Bala-Cynwyd with
(burial in Arlington National
Cemetery.
Gen. Gillmore, 75, j
Os National Guard ;
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., Jan.
6 (/Pi.— MaJ. Quincy A. Oillmore.
a former commanding general,
of the New Jersey National
Guard, died in his hotel room
here yesterday. He was 75.
! Gen. Gillmore had been ill for
'some time. He lived at 840 Park
Ave.. New York, and maintained
a part-time residence at the Ritz ,
Carlton Hotel here.
Gen. Gillmore, a West Pointer,
headed the New Jersey National
Guard from 1924 to 1932.
He was born at West Point.
"N. Y., January 12. 1881. and
graduated from the Military
Academy there in 1904. The year
of his graduation he married the
former Frances West Hemsley
of Philadelphia.
Hugh Brannen, 55, Columnist
And Newspaper Editor Here
Hugh Brannen, 55. a news
paperman here for 25 years, died
jof a heart attack last night at
Chincoteague (Va.i Yacht and
Sportsman's Club. He had gone
duck hunting there earlier in
the day.
Born in Milledgeville, Ga., he
was the son of the late Dr. D. W.
Brannen. a Presbyterian min
ister. and Eliza Thomas Bran
nen. Mrs. Brannen. who is 82,
still lives in Milledgeville.
After attending the Georgia
Military College, he served as
a Marine in World War I. He
i also attended Union Theological
Seminary in Richmond. Va.
|He went to work for the
Augusta Chronicle about 1920,
and later was employed by the
Macon Telegraph, the Tampa
< Fla.) Times, the New York
Evening Post and the Atlanta
jjournal.
i Mr. Brannen was on the staff
of the Washington Times-Herald
in 1930, was a copyreader on
the Washington Post from 1933
to 1935. and was on the staff of!
The Star In 1932.
He owned and operated the
Milledgeville (Ga.) Times from
1935 to 1937.
He rejoined the staff of the
Times-Herald In 1938, then in
August. 1951, again went with
the Washington Post. He was
assistant news editor and author
of a hunting and Ashing column
at the time of his death.
Mr. Brannen married Mary
K. Reed in 1931 at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian
Church here.
Surviving are his widow, of
the home address, 5208 South
Eleventh street, Arlington; his
I GEORGE BENJAMIN WOOD
Ben Wood, 79,
Ex-Star Printer
George Benjamin Wood, 79, a
printer at The Star for 40 years,
died today at Mount Alto Hos
pital of pneumonia. He had been
hospitalized since December 26.
Mr. Wood retired from The Star
10 years ago.
A lifelong baseball enthusiast,
he was one of the organizers of
the local team in the Printers’
International Baseball League,
and played in the first tourna
ment in New York in 1908. He
also played with the Filth Bap
tist Church in the Interdenomi
national League here.
Mr. Wood was a native of
Charles County, Md.. and came
to Washington as a boy in his
teens. He served in Cuba in the
Spanish-American War with the
3d Engineer Regiment.
Last June. Mr. Wood cele
brated his golden wedding an-;
niversary. He and Mrs. Wood,
the former Ada Bates of Wash
ington, were married in the par
sonage of the Calvary Baptist
Church on June 5. 1905.
Mr. Wood was a member of
the United Spanish War Vet-;
erans and of Columbia Typo
graphical Union No. 101.
, Surviving are his widow, his
daughter, Mrs. Helen Wood Mar
tin, of the home address, 7216
Trescott avenue, Takoma Park,
Md., and two brothers. Charles
Wood of Bethesda and Samuel
H. Wood of Washington.
Funeral arrangements, which;
are being handled by the Col
lins funeral home, 3821 Four
tenth street N.W., are incom
plete.
i j
Mrs. Mercer,
District Native
Mrs. Mabel Vaughn Mercer, <
79, a native of Washington, died
yesterday at Washington Sani-;
tarium after a long illness.
Mrs. Mercer was an active,
member of Calvary Baptist*
Church and Sunday school for;
68 years. Her father. Francis W.
Vaughn, was founder of the
Vaughn Bible Class at the church '
at Eighth and H streets N.W.
A graduate of old Central High
School and the old Normal
School, now Wilson Teachers
College, Mrs. Mercer taught
grammar for four years at Brenti
School here. She later served as :
corresponding secretary of the.
Women's Missionary Association 1
of the District of Columbia for
10 years.
Mrs. Mercer's first husband,:
William P. Kyle, died in 1909.
She then married Army Maj.
Morton B. Mercer, a widower 1
with three children. Maj. Mercer
died in 1919.
Surviving are her daughter, j;
Mrs. A. Hunter Prichard, with:
whom she lived at 4814 Sedg- !
wick street N.W.; her stepson.
James Mercer of Framingha"
Mass., and two grandsons.
Services will be held at the
Prichard home at 2 p.m. to- ;
morrow. Burial will be In Rock 1
Creek Cemetery.
vT Jit ••
■■■■i r T MW
HUGH BRANNEN
mother; four brothers, Neyle T.
[Brannen, a clerk at the Staffer
Hotel; Lewis A. Brannen. a writ
er for the National Geographic
Society; Walter Brannen. of La-
Plata, Md.. and E. B. Brannen, of
Milledgeville. and a sister, Mrs.
J. B Griffith, of Milledgeville.
Funeral arrangements are In-,
complete.
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Author of Best-Sellers
PROVIDENCE, R. 1., Jan. 6
(/P). Novelist Christopher La
Farge, 58. who also was an archi
tect. painter and poet, died after
a cerebral hemorrhage at Jane
Brown Hospital last night.
Among his best-selling books
were “The Sudden Guest.” “Each
to the Other.” “The Wilsons.”
“East by Southwest,” “Mesa
Verde,” “All Sorts and Kinds”
and “Beauty for Ashes.”
“The Sudden Guest" was a
novel dealing with the 1938 hur
ricane in his home section of
Rhode Island, South County. It
had a sale of more than half a
million copies.
The book "Each to the Other,”
which took him five years to
write, was awarded the A. C.
Benson Silver Medal of the Royal
Society of Literature in England.
His late father, Christopher!
Grant La Farge, was architect of!
the Cathedral of St. John the;
Divine in New York. His brother, l
Oliver La Farge. is a novelist!
Dr. Zeno P. Metcalf,
Entomologist
RALEIGH, N. C., Jan. 6 </P).— (
: Dr. Zeno Payne Metcalf. 70, one]
of the Nation’s outstanding en
tomologists, died at his home
' yesterday.
Dr. Metcalf, a North Carolina
i State College faculty member for:
. more than 43 years, was stricken!
while talking with members of
his family. Funeral services will
be held Saturday afternoon.
Dr Metcalf was the author of
nine books and was an activei
; member of numerous learned
and professional societies. Last
March he was presented the Oli
ver Max Gardner award as the,
faculty member of the consoli-'
.dated University of North Caro
lina making the “greatest con
tribution to the human race” in
'1955.
He was a native of Lakesville,!
Ohio, and was educated at Ohio'
State University and Harvard
University. He joined the North
Carolina State faculty in 1912'
after work at Michigan State
and on the staff of the North
Carolina Department of Agri
-1 culture.
Survivors Include his widow,
the former Mary Luella Correll
of Wooster. Ohio, and a daugh
ter. Mrs. Micou F. Browne of
Raleigh. _
Mrs. Shepherd, 79,
Widow of Colonel
Mrs. Jennie Z. Shepherd. 79.
!who lived at the Dodge Hotel,
died yesterday in Emergency
Hospital.
Mrs. Shepherd was the widow
of Army Col. E. A. Shepherd.
She was born in Battleground,
ilnd., in June, 1876.
She had lived in the District
for 40 years.
She is survived by a sister,
Mrs Helen Throckmorton of At-,
lantic Highlands. N. J.. and a
'brother, James G. Zea of De
troit.
* Mrs. Shepherd was active in
the Red Cross and in other civic
i activities.
Funeral services will be at
12:30 p.m. Monday in the Cham
bers Funeral Home. 1400 Chapin
street N.W. Burial will be in
the Arlington Cemetery.
Rev.S. E. Gragg, 94,
'Patriarch of Hills'
* GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN.
N. C.. Jan. 6 m.— The Rev. Shel
by Eber Gragg. 94. known as the
Patriarch of the Hills, died at his
home at nearby Shull's Mills yes
jterday.
Mr. Gragg received his title
through his participation in the
annual “Singing on the Moun
tain” which attracts thousands
ihere. Mr. Gragg, who wore a
full white beard, had taken part
!in the singing for 25 years.
He had been an Advent Chris
tian minister for more than 60
years. In business life he was an
active member of the board of!
directors of Boone's Northwest
ern Bank.
Survivors include the widow,
the former Margaret Linsey of
Caldwell County, whom he mar
ried in 1885. two sons and two
[daughters. I:
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for everything in the line of
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and artisticolly decorated, .CO in
from
1600 Bladensburg Rd. N.E. LI. 3-5684
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land authority on Indian life and
’! customs.
A native of New York, Mr. La
Farge abandoned a career in
; I architecture for writing in 1932.
Dan Hutchison,
!|Church Worker
Dan William Hutchison, 50,
an active church worker in the
[District for many years, died
-'suddenly yesterday.
I Superintendent of the Sunday
school and former chairman of
the Board cf Deacons of the
Baptist Church,
Sixth and A streets N.E.,
■Mr. Hutchison was assistant
; [Chief of the planning branch in
military construction. Corps of
oi the Department
,'of the Army
! Born in Cleveland, Mo., in
.1905. he attended William Jew-
J ell College in Liberty. Mo., be
, fore coming to Washington to
George Washington Uni
: versity, where he was graduated
;in 1931. He also received a de
. gree of bachelor of architecture
from George Washington Uni
versity in 1932.
i Mr. Hutchison, who lived at
. 4400 North Eighteenth street,
[ Arlington, was a member of the
American Society of Landscape
Architects. He was stricken at
his home and died at Arlington
! Hospital.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hutchison;
a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth H. Ash
’ baugh, all of Adrian, Mo., and
; a brother, J. Raymond Hutchi
son of Albuquerque, N. Mex.
Funeral services will be at
the Metropolitan Baptist Church
'at 2 p.m. tomorrow. Deacons
’ of the church will serve as
honorary pall bearers. Burial
will be in Adrian.
Friends are invited to call at
the Lee funeral home. Fourth
street and Massachusetts ave
nue N.E.
Reds Won't Agree
To Free Americans
LONDON, Jan. 6 (/P). Red
China refused today to fix a
time limit for the release of
Americans the Communists are
holding in prison as criminals.
Peiping radio, commenting on
Chinese-American talks in Ge
neva, said:
“While they are serving their
sentences, they have no right to
request permission to return to
the United States.”
The United States has ac
cused Red China of violating an
agreement it made September
10 to permit all American citi
zens within its control to return
home “expeditiously ” The Chi
nese Communists said 27 of 40
Americans had been released so
far.
“Americans who offended
against the law in China must
be dealt with in accordance with
Chinese legal procedures and no
!time limit can be set for their
release.” the Peiping broadcast
said.
“Furthermore, while they are
serving their sentences, they
!have no right to request per
mission to return to the United
(States.”