The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-25
DEATH ENDS ILLNESS
OF MRS. BLAIR LEE
Was One of the Most Notable Young
Mstrons in Resident
Society.

Anne Ciymer Brooke Lee. wife of Blair
Lee, died yesterday at the residence of
her mother, Mrs. Randolph Harrison
McKim, 1923 X Street. Mrs. Lee was one
Of the most prominent of the younger
Hatrons in Washington society She
had been i'll three years
Arrangements for the funeral have not
been completed, but it is probable the
service viii be held at 2:3O o'clock to-
morrow afternoon at ST. Johns Church.
The Rev. Roland Cotton Smith will Of
1 ficiate. Interment will be at Rock
Creek. Mrs. Lee was taken to Atlantic
| City about ten days in the hope that the
sea air would prove invigorating. There
her condition became extremely grave a
/ few days ago. and on Wednesday she
was brought back TO Washington. The
return trip was made in the private car
of George F. Baer. president Of the Phil
adelphia and Reading Railway, for
years a personal friend of her family.
| Her strength failed rapidly, and she died
the day after her return.
Mrs Lee was born at Birdsboro, Pa.
thirty-three years ago. She was the eld-
J est child of the late Edward Brooke,
senior member of the firm of r. & G..
Brooke. iron manufacturers. She first
came to Washington with her mother
IL 1880 when her uncle, the Hon. Hester
Clymer, was elected TO Congress from
J Pennsylvania.
] Since first coming to Washington Mrs.
/ Lee had spent most of her time here.
! She was graduate Of Mrs. Flint's School,
! in I Street. near Eighteenth. having
become a pupil at the seminary when
ten years old. While a student there
she acquired a keen taste for literary
work. She had devoted a great deal of
her time TO reading and had acquired a
vast knowledge OF literature.
Mrs. Lee was married to Blair Lee
] October /, 1891 AS one Of the young
matrons of the National Capital. she
4 occupied a conspicuous place in it's So
ciaI life, and built up a wide circle Of
devoted friends. Their winter home was
at 1858 Pennsylvania, Avenue, the spa
cious old mansion Of the late Admiral
Lee. and their summer residence was
at Silver Spring. Nd. the historic coun-
try home OF Admiral Lee.
The Brooke family. Of Birdsboro, OF
which Mrs. Lee was a member. is wide
| ~ known in Pennsylvania. The family
| controls practically the entire in
dustrial interests Of the town Of Birds
boro, and is descended from an Illus
/ trtOuS Inc one OF MIS-. Lee prOEeni-
tors was George Clymer, a signer OF
| the Declaration of Independence.
Mrs. Lee was a member o. st. John s
| Episcopal Church. She WIS largely in
tcrested in charitable work and was
one CT the organizers, and for a time
president, Of the Cooperative Sewing
Society. She was also instrumental in
the establishment Of the Young WON
| ems Christian Home.
In hope of regaining her strength, Mrs
Ice spent last summer in the ,Adiron-
dacks, and had intended going to Col
| orado for the winter. Her physician
decided. however, she was too III &
| make such a long trip, and the visit
! TO Atlantic City was undertaken.
Mrs. Lee is survived by her husband
| three children-Edward Brooke, clever
years old; Phillips Blair. eight years
and Arthur, three years-her mother
| and three brothers-RobeTt Edward
| Brooke. manager of the r.. ~ G. Brooke
| Steel Company, BirdsbOro. Pa; George
Clymer Brooke, a lawyer of Philadel
lphia. and Frederick Hester Brooke, who
is connected with one of the leading
| Philadelphia banks.