Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-17
BIC PROFIT IN BREAD j. v. DOUGLASS DEAD
Money in FveCent Loaf De- Was Head of Board of Chill
cIares Sealer Haskell drens Guardians.
HAS FIGURES TO PROVE 1T HELD OFFICE TEN YEARS
Widow Sends Telegram From Bread
Less Than 31a Cents Loaf, VT
HE TAKES ISSUE WITH BAKERS HE WAS VACATION
One
to Be Made Each News-Burial
to Be Here
Was Head of Board of Chill
dren's Guardians.
HELD OFFICE TEN YEARS
Widow Sends Telegram From Bread
Leaf, VT.
HE WAS ON HIS VACATION
Mcfarland Expresses Deep Regret
Upon Hearing News-Burial
to Be Here.

John Wesley Douglass. for more than ten
years agent and executive officer OF the
local board of children's guardians. died
early this morning at Bread Loaf Vt,
where he had been spending his vacation
with his wife and little sen.
The body will be brought to this city
and will be buried in Oak Hill cemetery.
Services will be held at the Calvary Bap-
fist Church, Sth and II streets northwest,
of which he was a prominent member for
a number of years.
Mr.. Douglass received an attack OF
grip last May and never actually re-
covered and his trip to the mountains OF
Vermont was for the purpose of recupera-
ton. His death is believed to have been
due to that malady. although he had not
been in robust health for several years.
Word of his death was received by Sec
rotary George Wilson of the District board
of charities shortly before noon today in
the form of a telegram from his widow.
The information caused great shock
among the employees and officials of the
board of charities and the board of chill
drens guardians. with whom he had been
intimately associated for so many years.
Many expressions OF regret were ex-
pressed, not only by his former associates
of these two departments. but by other
officials of the District who knew him.
Remains Due Here Tomorrow.
Mr.. Douglass leaves a widow. who was
Miss Jennie Campbell of New Jersey. and
five-year- son, Malcolm Campbell
Douglass. The body will deach Washing
ton tomorrow and will be taken to his
late residence, 1905 35th street northwest.
Mr. Douglass was forty-six years old
and was a native of Maine. He received
his early education in the public schools
of that state and was graduated from
Bates College. He came to Washington
more than sixteen years ago, and for five
years was one of the instructors at the
Industrial Home school for white boys in
Georgetown
Upon the retirement of Herbert W.
Lewis as agent and executive officer of
the board of children's guardians in 1897
Mr.. Douglass was appointed to succeed
him, and has since held that position
with credit and in an efficient manner.
Much of the boards present standard OF
efficiency is attributed to his nergies and
lily.
Tribute From Mcfarland.
In speaking of his death Commissioner
Mcfarland, who knew him intimately for
a number of years. paid the following
tribute to his memory:
Il am very sorry to hear of the death
of Mr.. John Wesley Douglass, agent and
executive officer Of the board of chill
dren's guardians, which means a loss to
the District of Columbia. Nj. Douglass
was such modest public servant that
the community generally may not appre-
ciate the Importance and success of his
work, especially as all the boards opera
tons have been so quietly conducted. 1
have had exceptional opportunities to OBJ
serve the boards work during all these
years, and can testify that it has been of
the greatest value. Several thousand
children were in the care of the board
during the period of his service, and were
provided with home care and opportuni-
ties wherever it was possible, and in
every case given the treatment that was
best for them as wards of the board and
for the community which had to look out
for them. Mr.. Douglass did his share OF
this work intelligently, patiently and SYM
pathetically, and deserves the gratitude
of the District