Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-27
OLD RESIDENT DIES
President of Oldest Inhabitants
Passes Away.
DEATH WAS NOT EXPECTED
Demise Follows Soon After That of
Charles B. Church.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR FUNERALS
Sketch Of Career Of Citizen Promi-
nent in Commercial and
Civic Affairs.
DEATH WAS NOT EXPECTED
ARRANGEMENTS FOR FUNERALS

Two veteran citizens Of the District Of
Columbia-John Edward Libbey and
Charles B. Church-both honored members
of the Association OF Oldest Inhabitants
Of the District of Columbia, passed away
at an early hour yesterday morning.
John Edward Libbey recently elected
president of the association. died yester-
day morning at his home. 1858 P street,
the direct cause being heart failure re-
sultiug from an attack Of grip last winter.
Mr.. Libbey was one Of the most promi-
! nent business men Of Georgetown, where
he had been engaged in commercial pur-
suits many years.
The death of Mr.. Libbey followed three
hours after the passing of Charles B.
Church, as announced IN The sunday
Star B. W. Reiss. secretary of the Or
ganization. has called a special meeting to
| be held in room 3 Corcoran building. at
| 7:30 o'clock this evening to take suitable
| action on the death of President Libhey
and consider arrangements for the fun
| eral
BY a coincidence Mr.. Libbey and Mr..
| Church. whose deaths occurred only
| few hours apart. were both engaged in
| the lumber business, and both We're long.
| time members of the Oldest inhabitants
Association. Their funerals will take
place at tho same hour tomorrow after
noon, but from different churches.
Death Was Unexpected.
The death Of Mr. Libbey was unex-
pected He appeared to be in good
plans to visit the old homestead of his
mother Mary Louise Libbey where she
was born los years ago. His wife. Mrs.
Mary A. Iibbey and her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, MIR. and Mrs George Collins,
| had planned to 60 with him. Mr.. Libbey
had purchased railroad tickets and had
made every arrangement for the excur-
| sion.
The fatal attack of heart trouble &C.
CURED about 4:3O o'clock yesterday morn
ing. The heavy breathing of her hus-
band awakened Mrs. Libbey, ana she
SUMMONED DR.. Reginald Munson. All ef,
forts to revive him failed, ana ne passed
away at ASS o'clock.
The funeral will be held from the fam
lily residence at 2 O'Clock tomorro" att-
ernoon. Services will be conducted at the
Congress Street Methodist Church. Inter
ment will be in the family plot in Oak
Hill cemetery. x,,,,,.
The active pallbearers will be William
King, Charles Edmonston. John Lynch
and M. ]. Adler, all Of whom are resi-
dents Of Georgetown, and Secretary Ben
tauain w Reiss and Louis P. Setbold OF
the Association of Oldest Inhabitants
The honorary pallbearers. members OF
the Association Of Oldest 1nhaolfants, o VIII
Thomas W. Smith. Judge Charles s.
Bundy. Harry K. willard. A. H. Regan,
]. T. Petty and ]. D. Cathell.
Native Of the District.
J. Edward Libbey was native OF the
District Of Columbia. having been born In
Georgetown November %. 1887. He was
the son of Joseph Libbey. formerly OF
Durham. N. H., who came to this city
about 1880 and started to work in the
carpentering business. The Libbey fam
ily are of Puritan stock, the first men,
bers landing in New England IN the early
sixteen hundreds
About 1910 Joseph Libbey built lunn-
Der yard on the site of the preient yards
Of J. E. ~Libbay & Son, 3014 K street
northwest.
John Edward Libbey attended schools
In Georgetown later entering the Alex
andria Boys School, conducted by Ben
jamin Hallowell at Alexandria. Va. AT
the age of eighteen he began working