The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-31
JOHN D. LANKRNAU DEAD.
The Aged Philadelphia PhIIanthro.
piSt Passes Away.


PHILADELPHIA Aug. 5l-John =.
Lankenau. The aged phiIauthrOpist. died
yesterday afternoon az his residence, 1900
Rittcnhouse Square. Dr. Alexander Uhie
certified that death was due 20 apOpleNy.
Mr.. Laukenau was eighty-tve years Of
age About six weeks ago. while at Cape
May, Mr.. LankeuaU was stricken with
paralysis, bat made a rapid recovery and
took daily drives in his carriage. on
Wednesday afternoon last ne was out as
usual with his physician, DIT UhIe, but
on his return home was placed i'm bed and
at o'clock that night he suffered a sec
ond stroke After that time he never re-
covered consciousness.
When death came the only member Of
his family present was Col Anthony J.
Drexel.
The body will be taken from the resi-
dence in Rittenhouse Square to the Mary
J. Drexel Home. where the funeral cere-
monies will be performed by the resident
and assistant chaplains on Tuesday next.
at 10 O'Clock in the morning II will be
afterward conveyed TO Woodland Gene
terry and Inferred in the family vault
John d. L.aukenau was born in the free
City of Bremen. on March is. 1917. Dur
ing the occupation Of Bremen by the
French his parents had fled TO England,
where they first met and were married.
The son was born when the couple re-
turned 10 their native land. John Lanke-
nau received his education in the Bremen
Business College, and upon graduation
entered the employ Of his fathers firm,
a dry goods house in that city After
three years service there he secured a
position with the German Office Of WIGHT.
Werner x Co. a Philadelphia dry goods
firm
In 1896 young Lankenau came 10 Phila-
delphia to enter the Philadelphia office Of
the company The young man had proven
himself worthy of advancement several
times and when a new firm was estab-
nShed IN 1913. the old members having
died. he was taken into partnership with
q nephew Of Mr. WIGHT, under the name
Of WIGHT a. Lankeuau The firm con-
tinued in business until lS65 when the
two partners retired with large fortunes.
In 1913 Mr.. LankenaU had married a
daughter OF Francis NJ Drexel Mary Jo-
hanna DreXeL When Mr. DreXel died in
lSb5, the sOn-in-laW was named as one Of
the executors of his estate. The task Of
carrying out the terms Of Francis NJ DreN-
els VIII occupied the time Of Mr.. Lanke-
nau throughout the balance Of his life
Owing 10 his fatheT-in-laW having been
connected with the German Hospital. Mr.
LdnkenaU interested himself in that in
Sutution shortly after Mr. Drexels death
He soon became member Of the board OF
trustees. and since 1903 has been preSi-
dent Of that body The success of the in
stitutiOn, its steady growth and careful
management are ascrihcd by those assoc
ciated with him 10 Mr.. Lankenau. Not
only has he contributed his time and euer-
gies 10 the hospital, but yearly he has
borne heavy part Of its running ex-
penseS.
Mrs. LankenaU died in May 1873. and
the only son. Frank. in ISL In memory
Of his wife Mr.. Lankenau planned and
presented 10 the hospital the Mary J.
DreXel Home The cornerstone Of the
home was laid in 1850. n 1893 Mr.. Lauke-
naU presented several other buildings 10
the hospital. while during the years that
interviewed he had personally made many
improvements in the buildings and
grounds Ar. I-ankenau served as chair
man Of the commission in charge OF the
German exhibit at the Centennial Expo
sition in this city, and for that service and
his benefaCtiOuS to the German Hospital
he was decorated By the German Emperor
Wilhelm l.