Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-01

The greater part OF her usefui ne was
devoted TO the care OF a large fanny vi
children, eight OF whom survive hen-nVe
sons and three daughters. Mrs Ihe'is
was q noble and iarge~hearted woman
who. despite all OF her own pressing re-
sponsibilities, was ever ready 10 hin,9'e,
with slxIll and tenderness TO the needs OF
the sick and the suffering. She was a
good nelghbor In the largest sense OF the
word and a woman Of unaffected piety.
Her funeral will take place from the
Third Presbyterian church. Of which sne
was a faithful member. this afternoon
ct o'clock.
MRS. MARY T. Wake DEAD.
News was received here yesterday an
nouncing the death In Baltimore SUNDAY
of Mrs. Mary Tabb Wake, widow Oh
Rev. Lewis Wake, for number OF
wears rector of st. Stephens Episcopal
church. in Cecil county, Md. and mother
of Mrs Thomas A. Brander. Of this city.
Mrs. Wake was the second daughter
of Mr.. Roger Il. Atkinson. Of SHERWOOD,
Iunenburg county, Va, and niece Oh
Bishop Atkinson, Of the Episcopal do
cese of North Carolina. For the last ten
wears she had been a resident or Staun-
TON. Va. where her remains were taken
for interment
Mrs. Wake is survived by nine chill
dren. as follows: Mrs. Thomas "A.
Brander. Of Richmond; Mrs. T. c. Cruik-
shank. OF Cecil. Md; Miss Mary L.
wake. of Norfolk; Mrs. Margaret
Wake. Miss Agnes Wake. ana MISS Gar
vert Wake, Of Staunton; Mr.. Lewis
Wake. of Portsmouth; Mr.. Seideh
Wake, Of Richmond, and Mr.. Roger
Wake. of stanton.
Several sisters survive her. among them
Mrs. Bishop Lay. Of Baltimore; Mrs. Or
lando Smith. of Missouri; Mrs. Charles
Young. of Staunton; DR.. Il. NJ Atkinson
and Mr. William Atkinson, of stanton.
Mrs Wake was also a connection OF
Bishop Robert Gibson. Of this city.
OTHER DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
The funeral of Mrs. Triphena Louisa
Read. wife of Rev. DR.. Charles III. Kead'
took place from the Grace-Street fres.
bvterian church yesterday afternoon at
3.9o o'clock. and was attended by large
concourse Of friends of the deceased ana
her venerable husband. The remains
were inferred in the family section IN
Hollywood and the grave was banked
with many beautiful floral designs. All
of the societies of the church in which
the deceased had been so long an active
worker were represented at the funeral
and several Of them attended in body.
The services. both at the church ana AT
the grave were conducted by Rev. DIT
Jere Witherspoon assisted by Rev. Dr.
Hoge.
The remains of Mrs. Lucy Williamson
Cooke whose death at Bremo was an
nounced i'm these columns on Sunday. ar
rived here that afternoon. and the fune-
raj took place at IL o'clock from Grace
church. Rev Landon r.. Mason ofiiciated'
and the interment was in Hollywood
The funeral of Mrs. Jennie {. Berry,
wife Of Mr. Charles E. Berry, took place
Yesterday morning from St Peter
Cathedral. The pall-bearers were Messrs.
Harvey l.. Davis. Richard Cauthorn,
Alien Stokes. +. Il. Quinn, James f.
Doherty. Waverly Lawrence, ii. Inurs-
ton Cardoza. and Willie Butler.
The remains of Mr. W. b. Hersman,
who died suddenly at his home. No. 25
west Clay street Saturday night. were
borne to their last resting place yester-
day. The funeral took place from the
residence at o'clock
The funeral of the infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. s. f. Atkinson took place from
their residence. 407 west Grace street.
yesterday afternoon at 1915 o'clock. They
have the sympathy of wide circle OF
friends i'm the death of their little boy
which occurred Sunday morning, after an
illness of only two days.
Miss Elizabeth A. Willis died Sunday
at the residence of her brother-in-law,
Mr.. s. Bernard. ST.. No 504 south Laurel
street in the 79th year of her age. The
funeral will take place from Pine-Street
Baptist church this afternoon at 8
o'clock.
The funeral of Mr.. Philip Butler VIII
take place to-day at the Venable-Street
Baptist church.
The last issue of the Dramatic Mirror
says:
samuel Coniers Du Bots died on Janu-
ary 18th at philadelphia, Pa, where he
was born in 1894 From occupying posi-
ton of callboy in the old Walnut-Street
Theatre. he arose until. in the early nj
ties. he became manager of the Pittsburg
Theatre. He returned to Philadelphia TO
act in Mrs. Garrison's stock company at
the Walnut. retiring temporarily in 1870.
He reappeared at various times with Ed
win Booth. John Mccullough, and trede-
rick Warde. and managed during the sea-
son of 1912 the Richmond Va) Acade-
my of Music Mr.. Du Bois was man OF
scholarly attachments of wide culture
and of unusual executive powers. As his
torian, as businessman, as manager, and
as actor he was highly esteemed IN MS
native city and elsewhere"