Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-11

| very hard, and 1t is thought the weakness
which resulted In his death was hastened
by his exertions during the prosecution of
his work there.
| The immediate cause OF his death was
diabetes. Although Mr.. Hubbard was in his
seventy-sixth year, he had always been in
the enjoyment of comparative good health
| His death is great shock to the COM
| munlty, and is also a loss which will be
| severely felt in all the numerous directions
| in which his active brain had been mani
Tested during the years of his residence in
this city.
He was practically the founder of the
| National Geographic Society, and had
| served as its president since Its inception
| ten years ago.
| Memorial Meeting.
| Arrangements have been in progress for
| the celebration of the tenth anniversary
| of the organization of the society, which
| was to have taken place some time next
month. 1t is thought now that this meet
| Ing may possibly take the form of a me-
| mortal meeting TO Mr.. Hubbard. The last
| time that MIR. Hubbard me; the members of
the society was the evening of November
| IL when those who visited the Naval OBJ
SerVatory stopped on their way home at
| Twin Oaks 10 call on HIM 1t was a COM
| plete surprise to MIN, and he was very
! AIiuNh Si'tilieu anu etJOyCU the evening
| thoroughly.
| His last public appearance before the So
| clety was the evening of October o6, when
| ne received the guests on the occasion of
| the reception to DR.. Nansen at the Airing
| ton Hotel.
Funeral services over the remains will be
| heid at the Church of the Covenant at >
| O'Clock Monday afternoon The interpoant
will be at Rock Creek cemetery Rev. DR.
Hamlin, the pastor Of the church, will Off
clate, and the active pallbearers will be the
| members of the board of managers of the
| National Geographic Society. The body will
| be moved to the town house of Mr. Hub
! bard. on Connecticut avenue, south of Du-
pont Circle. Monday morning, and an op-
| portunlty will be given 10 the friends of the
deceased to view the remains from IL to l
| o'clock.
| Long and busy Life.
! Mr.. Hubbard was born in Boston. His
| father, the late Samuel Hubbard, YVES for
| many years associate justice of the SUI
! pfeme Judiciary court of Massac husetts
| MI. Hubbard was related to a number of
| families illustrOus In the history of New
England, and descended from ancestors
| who could trace their lines far back into
| old England. He was born seventy-five
years ago. In 1871 he graduated from
| Dartmouth College. and after studying law
| formed a partnership with Benjamin K.
| Curtis, and this business connection was
| continued until Mr.. Curtis was appointed
| an associate justice of the United States
Supreme Court.
Mr.. Hubbard made his home in Cam
bridge. Mass, and although for the past
sixteen years he has lived in this CITY he
| continued to be identified with the affairs
| of Cambridge. and was the owner of prop
erty there. While resident of Cam
bridge he was the president of a company
| which built horse railroad connecting
that city with Boston. the first road of the
| kind in this country outside Of New York.
He was founder of the first school
established in this country for teaching
the deaf. In 1860 his daughter Mabel. who
| is now the wife of Prof Alexander Graham
| Bell, lost her hearing through severe
! Illness. Mr.. Hubbard at once became in
| speech, and he was informed by recognized
| authorities such questions that she
would be dumb in three months and that
| nothing could be done to prevent it.
This led him to make a thorough investi-
cation of all the existing methods of in
| struction. He became satisfied that deaf
persons could be taught to speak, and
gathering together half a dozen pupils he
| opened a school. He maintained this school
for some years at his own expense. and
appreciating the great Importance of the
| work urged the subject upon the attention
of the public and the state and measures
were adopted which resulted in the estab-
| lishment Of the Clarke School at Northamp-
ton, Mass. He was a member Of the board
of trustees of that Institution at the time
| Of his death.
For nearly ten years Mr.. Hubbard was
| a member of the board of education of
! the state of Massachusetts and reure
sented that state one of the commits
sioners at the centennial exposition of
1876 at Philadelphia. He was appointed
by President Grant in 1876 chairman of
q special committee to investigate the
question of railroad mail transportation,
and to the result of the labors of that
commission is largely due the present
organizatio Of the railway mail service.
" lille frequently offered important places
in the government service. Mr.. Hubbard
kept out of politics He was always a
strong advocate Of the government con-
troll Of telegraphs and contributed largely
to bringing that question before the public.
For the past sixteen years he was a resi-
dent of this city, and during the winter
months occupied the fine residence on
Connecticut avenue just south of Dupont
Circle. During the spring and fall months
he made his home in his handsome coun-
try residence, known as Twin Oaks, on
the Woodley road. He was a man of good
executive ability and was identified with
organizations in this city and elsewhere.
He was q director of the American Bell
Company and vice president of the Inter-
national Bell Telephone Company, and it
was mainly through his business expert
ence and ability that the Bell TELEPHONE.
which was the invention Of his son-in-law,
Alexander Graham Bell. assumed the COM
ntrcisl importance which 1t now has.
Perhaps the principal work in q life
filled with many and useful achievements
was done IN connection with tine establish
ment OF the use of the telephone I'm the
commercial world. At that time It WAS