Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-03

was connected. These include the Masonic
fra ternity, the Oldest Inhabitants Asso-
citation, Geographic Society, East Wash
ington Citizens Association, of which he
was president for five years; the Board of
Trade, of which he was one of the direc-
tors; the Sons and Daughters of Maine, the
AnthropoOgical Society, the American AS
socation for the Advancement of Science
and the Eastern Dispensary and Casualty
Hospital, of which he was d director and
chairman of the committee on supplies.
Mr.. Babson's wife, formerly Miss Eliza
A. Tibbetts of Brookiield Me-. the birth
place of deceased; daughter by his first
wife, Mrs William B. French, and a son
by his last wife, Mr.. John w. Babson, jr,,
survive him.
Originator of Patent Centennial.
Mr.. Babson one of the originators of
the Patent Centennial was the chairman of
the committee on scope of the general COM
nittee the celebration of the anniversary
of the laying of the corner stone of the
Capitol in 1893; was treasurer of the Adj
miral Dewey reception committee in 1900,
and always took a leading part in all
movements for the upbuildn2 of the nation
al capital
He engaged extensively in charitable
work under cover, as one of his friends
expressed 1t today. That is, he did not be-
lieve in letting his left hand know what his
right hand was doing in this sort of effort
for the amelioration of human suffering.
name of his wife for his own, and Mrs
Babson, therefore, appears as a member
of the Associated Charities, the Central
Relief committee and the board of Chill
dren'S Guardians, of which she is secre-
tary.
Special meetings of the East WASHINGTON
Citizens Association and of the Oldest In
hahitants have been called for the purpose
of adopting resolutions of regret and TAX
ing suitable action the death Delega-
tons from these and other societies of
which deceased was member will also
attend the funeral this afternoon
Secretary to Vice President
John Walker Babson came to this city in
1861 as secretary to Vice President Ham
lin. and while serving in that capacity en-
joyed a personal acquaintance with Pres-
dent Lincoln and other great figures in the
civil war. He became chief of the finance
division of the pension Office in 1866, being
afterward promoted to be deputy commits
sioner of pensions. In 1878 he was trans
ferred to the patent office and placed in
charge of the Official Gazette. The Gazette
and issue divisions were consolidated in
1880, and Mr.. Babson was placed in charge
of the combined bureau. Since that time
the Official Gazette has been continuously
under his charge. When he first assumed
control of the issuance of the Gazette that
publication comprised about seventy-two
pages. 1t now runs over 800 pages
Mr.. Babson was born at Brookville Han
cock county, Me, August Is, 1885, and al
ways retained fond love for his old home
state, having been identified with every
movement of the sons and daughters of
Maine which has taken place here. His
first public office was as postmaster at his
birthplace. He gave up this place to come
to Washington Mr.. Hamlins secretary,
the Vice President having great confidence
in the then young and sturdy son of the