The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-15
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Mrs. MARGARET Bottome, pre~iden Of the
Internal Ional Order of the Kings Daughters,
died yesterday moTninG al her home, 223 East
Seventeenth street. after a week. Illness.
She was a ell known writer on subjects
many religious papers. and cOnducting for
The Ladies Home Journal, as an associate
editor. the department devoted 10 the inter-
ests Of the Kings Daughters. society, until
seven years ago. Her principal work was the
founding of the Order OF the Kings Daughters
IN New York ia January, 1856. with eisht other
New York women, for the purpose OF organic
ing women for Christian WORT. She was
elected the first president and has been mainly
responsible for Tho wonderful growth of the
organization in charitable and church work
throughout the country. Mrs bolloine was
educated at Prot. Gveenle ats School in Brook
lyn. For twenty-five years she VISITED IN the
giving Bible readings. IN the last siX wears
she has been a large contribute or 10 The SIr6r
or2ss' ne pareer Of tnS NanS or ~ Pa HTIr,b
from the kinr'~ Table, 4. sunshine Trip to
the orient, Death and Life. seven Ques-
she was president Of the womeD'S branch Of
the International Medical Mission, She was
TIE widow Of The Rey. Dr , Bot. ONE a
viyed by three sons. the Rev. william VI.
Bottome Of the Church Of England. the Rey.
George II. Bottome, vicar OF Grace Church,
and Harry II. Bottome, a lawyer.
Daniel J. Ludwig. who died on, Tuesday
at 50, Monroe place, Brooklyn, N his sixty
graphers in the United States. lie was horn
on May 25. 1872. at Watsontown. Pa. of Ger
graph operator before the civil war. lie
entered the Union service and was all through
the Virginia CAMPAIGN, having several narrow
patches between Washington and the front.
AZ the close Of the war he came to New York
and became the suIe rintendent Of the COM
mercial news department Of the western
Union. He had charge or the system or
collecting and distributing market quotations
from the, various exchanges, and made that
branch of the service such a success that the
BaltImore and Ohio Telegraph Com pany
opened negotiations for and secured his ser
vices in 1886. He remained with the Balti-
more and Ohio until its absorption by the
Western Union. he then became superinI
icud,nt of tho Equitable Manufacturing aud
Electric Company OF this city and Boston.
Later he WAS appointed 1Errintenatn IA
1ele graph Company: lie was IN the employ
Of this company at the time OF his death, Tie.
was n member Of the Old Time Iele gTaphers
Association, the MaCn' tie Clue. Ielegraphers'
d, upyol, ut association and other organlla-
tions. lie wasth1 personal friend OF 1homuS
Edison. -. II, Bates and other prominent
men who began life at the telegraph KEY;
He leaves a widow aud two sons. Inc fun raj
romeo al 10 O'Clock this morning.
John r. West, who died on Monday in bis
ighty-scvenfh year at his home, 1879 Norman
avenue. Gre,nuCiat, was for many years the
standard bearer Of the G~roeupoint branch ~
the salvation Army. He Joined the army
while lac Vas employed as y rigger in the Con-
tinentnl Iron Works. II " - said Of hin thar
he reformed many draiiEard~. When H. be-
ca me- feeble ne Was wheeled HhpNi IN ORDER
that he could make addresses, For several
years before his death ~ was employed a. Il
porter in the GreSnpoint branch. Of the No'nF
Mems Christian association. tie was born
in Ireland and came TO Ann RIGA when ne Was
very young.
Arthur Cooper, head salesman for Man
hiatt n nd The Bronx in the srhOol book de-
PARTNER Of the American Rock COMPANY,
died yesterday in Hahnemann Hospital after
S SId % nSd Wycd 2 IN Mount smT H vernon ne M M@T was "a S borm
in this city and. was a nephew of. George
Cooper, an old. time. school PRINCIPAL on the
lower East side. He was said to have Il
greHter acduaintance with the school teachers
of the city and state than any other man,
He leaves a widow.
ugr let &. Slpichrr, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs John A. Sleicher. died at the SleIrher
n ,mestead in Albany yesterday. HlN mHnths
Hospital and six weeks ago was removed 10
her home. She was u years 81 are AMI
was Q frequent contributor to Lfshe,s W',fh.
OF which her father II editor. Recently Miss
Sleicher received an autograph letter from
President Roosevelt encouraging her IN her
fight for health.
Thomas Albert Hurley. widely known in
the typewriting business. died on Monday Of
pneumonia at his home ls3 McDonough
re made ten trips around the world in con-
nection with the typewrtting business. lie
London and the Travellers Club of Manila.
and a director in the Hurlem Savings Bank.
lie leaves a widow.
Philip NJ. vose. who died on Tuesday at
pneumonia, was born in Providence, r. l., and
was 90 years old. He was secretary Of the
standard Metal Weather Strip Company and
was an OFFICER in the late h-hmerican
War, serving with distinction.
Leo Smith, who had built dams for a num-
her of water supply systems. died yesterday
at his home, 10 Fast Fltty-siXth street, of
tubercul osis. He was a brother Of the Rev.
John +. smith, assistant pastor Of the Holy
Cross Roman Catholic Church in West Forty
second street.
Major HoratiO Nelson Rust, noted a~rchgolo-
gist. indian authority. friend and companion
of John Brown. and veteran OF the clVil war.
died at his home in South Pasadena, Cal. yes
terday, al the are of Is years. Major Rust
was a son OF Nelson Rust, q Connecticut abo-
litionist.
Eugene Clinton Seward. a gr~andnephew
Of William II. 81 ward. died on Monday at
his home, 2l3 81. James place. Brooklyn,
in his fortipth year. He was In the real
estate business. He leaves a widow and
three sons.