The Washington herald., 1908-01-03

Allison NaiIor jr.. one OF the most
prominent citizens of this city, died yes
terday At 500 o'clock. at his residence,
Rhode Island avenue and Fifteenth street
northwest.
Mr.. Nail0r was III but a few DAYS Hav-
ing had an attack OF pleurisy on sun
day he was forced to take to his bed
Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock he ate
sparingly, and was apparently in good
spirits. His death was unexpected by his
attending physician, DR.. Louis Koli-
pinski. and no fear was entertained by
any OF his relatives or friends Mrs
Margaret Nailor. wife Of the deceased. is
Frustrated by his sudden demise His
death was directly due TO pleural pneu-
monia.
Thirty-thIrd Degree sIasOn.
Mr.. Nailor was well known by all
classes of people in Washington. He was
a thirty-third degree Mason, Of the An-
oient and Accepted Scottish Rite, and at
the time Of his death was acting general
secretary Of the Southern jurisdiction Of
that organization. Mr.. Nailor was also
sentinel Of the Supreme Council of the
Ancient ard Accepted Scottish Rite. and
treasurer Of the four Scottish Rite bodies
in this city. for over a quarter Of cen
tury He was treasurer Of the Almas
Temple Of the Mystic Shrine, and presi-
dent of the Oldest Inhabitants Associa-
tion Of Washington.
Because Of his wife's health several
trips were made TO Europe. and while
abroad Mr. Nailor had collected many
rarit!es Of art that adorned his home.
He had recently returned from Scotland.
where he had been honored by the Royal
Society OF Scotland, of which he was a
member
The deceased was widely known in
Masonic circles in Mexico and was the
grand representative Of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite of Mexico in this
country.
Nearly six feet in height and of an
erect stature, Mr. Nailor carried himself
with a distinguished bearing
1t has been said of him that he never
missed a meeting Of any society with
which he was in any way connected. Mr..
Harrison Dingman, who has been asso-
ciated with the deceased for over twenty
| five years. said last night when seen by
reporter for The Washington Herald:
Mr. Nailor was a man exceedingly
faithful TO every trust confided to him,
whether social. commercial or otherwise.
l can hardly realize that he has passed
away. His death will be felt by all who
knew him"
Father Esta abIishcd Fortune.
For many years Mr. Nailor had been a
director Of the National Metropolitan
Bank.
His father Allison Naior. sr.. who has
been dead for about twenty years, estab-
| iished the family fortune in the days when
Pennsylvania avenue was a road. He not
only owned extensive real estate Holdings,
in every section of the city, but ran
stage coach line between the navy yard
and Georgetown, and a mail coach line
between this city and Baltimore.
Mr. Nailor was born in this city about
seventy years ago.
Both of his parents were members of
old and distinguished Washington fami-
lies his SuuCdlttu 8dS ICNCiftu III the
public schools Of this city.
In June, 1888, he married Miss Mar
garet L. de Haven, in Philadelphia. While
he was known all over the United States
and had been honored by many prominent
persOnages. Mr.. Nailor was d great lover
of his home and home life.
wilkes Booth Used His Horse.
Many years ago Mr. Nailor was the
proprietor of large livery establishment
on the site Of the Municipal Building. 1t