Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-22

ciates of Mr.. Parker, and will be as fol-
lows: Messrs. R. B. Nixon, F. A. Stier,
Nicholas Eckhardt, Edward T. Kaiser, j.
P. Hermann, William A. Bennett, Albert
F. Fox and DR.. ]. R. Major.
Rev. DR.. w. E. Parson, pastor of the
Lutheran Church of the Reformation, of
which Mr.. Parker was a member at the
time of death, is a. present confined to his
home with an attack of the grip. In the
event he is sufficiently recovered from his
illness by tomorrow afternoon, DR.. Parson
will conduct the funeral service over the
remains of Mr.. Parker. If not, Rev. DR.. J.
G. Butler, pastor of the Luther Place Me-
mortal Church, will conduct the service as
sisted by Rev. j. Luther FrantZ of st.
Marks Lutheran Church, and Rev John
T. Huddle of ST. PauPs English Lutheran
Church
Sketch Of His Life.
John Clement Parker was for more than
forty years a resident of the District, dur
ing nearly all of which time he had been
engaged in the book and stationery
business here. He had, 1t is stated
been making preparations to retire from
business. Last Wednesday he suffered
a stroke of paralysis while at his
business establishment and was removed
to his home. His condition from the first
was regarded serious. He steadily be-
came worse and hope of his recovery was
SDdnQOneQ. he Ui6O yes lGIudy morning at
about 1920 o'clock, surrounded by the MEM
be1s of his immediate family.
Mr. Parker was born in Worcester coun-
ty, Nd, June 49, 1889, and was educated in
the public schools of Baltimore city. When
fourteen years of age he began to earn his
living as a newsboy and paper carrier in
Baltimore. In 1861 he came to Washington
and established a route for one of the Bal
timore newspapers, carrying his newspapers
himself from the Baltimore and Ohio sta
ton to Georgetown, and also selling papers
in the military camps located at that time
on old Kalorama Heights.
There were no street cars in Washington
in those days, and the streets were unpaved
and often deep in mud. Mr.. Parker, how
ever, was not to be discouraged by reason
of unfavorable conditions and he saved
enough money in year to buy out a cigar
store located on street, near Sth street,
where in addition to his stock of newspa-
pers he sold magazines and other periodi-
calls and stationery supplying the military
mali carriers and suffers at wholesale In
1864 he purchased the news stand in the
lobby of the old city post office which had
been established by VIM r. Hooper. In this
pace MI Parker continued in business I'M
I'll 1861, when the needs of the city post
office required the space then occunied NV
his establishment. Mr.. Parker enlarged his
business by securing stationery store on
fth street His business continued to in
crease ana he was obliged to obtain larger
quarters in 1877, when he removed To the
building, 619 7th street northwest, where he
had been in business ever since.
His Business Associations.
AT the time of his death Mr.. Parker was
president of the Equitable Industrial Life
insurance Company of the District, d.
rector of the Lincoln National Bank a
member of the board of trustees .of Glen
WOOD cemetery. and prominently identified
with a number OF other business enterprises
Mr.. Parker was member of the Lutheran
Cnurch OF the Reformation and treasurer
OF the board of trustees of the Home for
the aged and interested in other cha ritable
WORKS or the church For about twenty
Years until few years ago he was an
officer in the council of ST. Paups T,the.. al
an Church. 0"'hei-
he leaves widow and two chiIdren-Mr
II. FRANK Parker and Mrs. j. Paul Smith