The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-22
ORITI.IRY

John D. Hicks. a prominent Quaker. capt
tHIi-t and eX-president of the BOwerv Savings
Bank in Manhattan, died ~ his home in West
bury. l.. l., OF Friday night. aged 40 yea rs.
Mr.. Hicks was born in West bury, where his
ancestors settled $50 years ago. Marrying
Miss Caroline Haviland. Of the family Of
Chinaware manufact urers in Limoges. France.
Mr.. HE rs spent several wears with the firm
N France. returning TO the United States
az the close Of the civil war. lie made his
home on "A tine country estate in Mestbury
hut maintained a business ONCE in Man
haitian and later in Brooklyn. Mr.. hicks
was a trustee of the BOwpTy Savings Bank at
the time of his death and vas also president
aud director Of Realty Associates. u trustee
OF the TITLE Guarantee and Trust Company
and a director Of the City Real Est ate Com
pany the Lincoln Trust Company; the Madi-
son safe Deposit Company and the New
York Investors Corporation. He was alsO
active IN the lumber firm OF John ID. Hicks
erOusly 10 educational in-r ii NJ ions, notably
tn Swarth mOre College. lie leaves y widow
S SH,,a 1T and Gf mi:s S sfci M of we mi EaTl or I've M S%s
much int rreSte ed in the SO,iety OF Friends
IN Brooklyn and West bury and his body will
be buried Ia the Old Friends burying ground
in Vest bury
Edwin u. Price. the first hu-ban nd OF Fanny
Davenport and widely known as u mana ger
Of musical plays. died on Friday night. AT
Omaha. Neb, where he was producing The
Grand MogIl." His death was caused by n
of pneumonia and occurred after
closed his cngR cement at the Omaha theatre
las, night and expected TO spend Christmas
~ years old. He was COnnecte a with the
stage during nearly oil Of his life. At one
time he was leading man for Fanny Daven-
port. whom he married in. 1870. later he
managed Tiara Morris, and from that lime
on CAV" up acting and confined himself 20
managed the road companies in "Ifunp'y
Dummy, san Toy and"The Great Mogti
Mr.. Price leavesa widow, a mother, two sisters
mud a DrOt her His wife WOs With him Nf
the time Of His death and will bring The body
70 New YORK for burial Mr. Prices New
Mrs. Alice Mcclellan Birnsv. founder and
for FIVE years president of The National Con-
gress Of Mothers, died Friday at her home
eta. Ga, WINS first married % Mono White
aud after his death 70 Theodore " .Birnev
Congress we're first outlined AZ Chautauuua.
y. V. in 1894. and the congress was formally
organized the next year She served as presi,
her time largely, to writings on the care and
education Of children.
Charles Edward Low a proorreader on the
AmcricdS. was stricken by apoplexy last night
in the Pulitzer Building and died in PerrSs
drug store. Mr.. Low lived at ~ ~. Marks
position and proofreader on New York news
papers fol- twenty-five years. at one time on
" STS; hs was born I 10 G,HIT ri Pa; and
from which he had a comfortable income.
Ne leaves g widow and q married daughter.
He was a Mason and a Mystic ShTiner .
Mrs. MelzaT F. Hazen died yesterday after
nOOn A. the home of her sOn-in-law. Charles
G.. Black. "A member of the state Board for the
Equalization. or Taxes and Democratic can
didate for Governor Of New Jersey IN 1904.
AT 40 Clifford avenue. Jersey City. She was
the daughter of Anthony OstrOm. a New York
merchant. and was born In the seventh ward
In this city seventy-siX years ago. Funeral
services will take place on Tuesday. The
interment will be In Greenwood Cemetery.
William II. BOstwick dice suddenly yes
terday morning at the home Of his son. Harvey
BOstwick. with whom he lived. on GTymes
Hin. StapletOn. staten Island. His death
IL attributed TO heart failure. Mr.. BOstwiCk
was "a surveyor. and although about 30 years
old was actively engaged IN business On
Friday he did some special work for the
Corporation Counsel Of New York. His sou,
&. Livingston Bostwick. is County Clerk OF
Richmond county.
Enrico ellie Sedie. the famous teacher of
Italian and had made "A success in his own
country before he was engaged at the Theatre
des ltaliens In Paris. lie never left France
after that time and was engaged on his retire
ment from the stage "A professor Of singing at
the Conservatism In Paris. He included
many Americans among his pupils.
The Rev. Edward A. Perry. a well known
Universalist clergyman, Is dead mt COOpers-
town .AOtsego county. where he has been stse
pastor Of the UDiversalist Church at Fort
Plain, Mont gomery county.
Henry Alvin Sauter, a veteran OF the civil
war and an old resident OF Washington, died
in that city Friday night. At the age OF ~
years. He was q native OF the District of
Columbia and for many years = promineuL
uilde