The Washington herald., 1908-03-27
HITZ FUNERAL ON SUNDAY
Services VIII Be Held from the
Volta Bureau.
Rev Frank SeyvaII VIII Onicfate-In-
tery-COIleaEues PaIIBearers.

Funeral services for John Hitz, super
intendent of the Volta bureau. thirty
fifth and Volta place. Eho died suddenly
Wednesday afternoon. at the Union Sta
ton, where he had gone 10 meet Helen
Kellar viii be held AZ o'clock Sunday
afternoon. at the Volta bureau
The services will be conducted by Rev.
Frank Sewall pastor of the Church OF
the New Jerusalem. Interment will be
IN the Congressional Cemetery.
Helen Kellar, the remarkable blind girl.
was indebted largely TO Mr.. Hitz for
her light OF intelligence. When she ar
rived here yesterday afternoon and was
told Of Mr.. Hits sudden death she was
prostrated.
Mr.. Hits death was the result OF an
attack Of heart failure. He was seventy
FIVE years old One Of the best known
scientists in this country. he had Travelled
extensively and was a man Of great in
telIect.
The body viii lie in state until Sunday
at > O'Clock. The pallbearers viii proba-
I bly, be selected from the membership Of
the various societies 10 which he be
longed.
Mr. Hitz was a widower and is sur
vived by one sen, William Hitz a law
Yer. Of 1883 Harvard street
MT- HitZ had always given q great por-
tion of his time 20 educational and phil
anthropic work From 1864 20 1855 he
served as a trustee OF the public schools
Of the District OF Columbia He was the
author OF monographs on social science
and philanthropy. and edited a number. OF
publications relating 10 the deaf and
dumb
Since 1890 Mr. Hitz had been superin-
tendent Of the Volta bureau. an institu-
tion founded by DR.. Alexander Graham
Bell for the increase and diffusion of
knowledge relating 10 the deaf
His administration Of this institution
was successful. and the fact that he was
in charge for eighteen years showed he
was esteemed. not only by his associates.
but by those in authority as we'll
Mr.. Hitz was member Of the National
Geographic Society, the American Asso-
citation to Promote Teaching 81 Speech to
the Deaf. National Educational AssOcia-
tion. American Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Science. Society Of Ameri-
can Florists. Anthropological Society. So
ciety Of Philosophical Inquiry. American
Forestry Association, American F'robel
Society. kindergarten Association. Indus
trial Home School. and Manual Training
Society. He was president of the Ger
man Soldiers Relief Society during the
civil war.
When consul general Of Switzerland.
Mr.. Hitz was publicly credited by the
engineer Of the Rigi Mountain Railway,
n. Riggenbach. as having given the orig
mai idea for the construction Of such
railways in Switzerland
He likewise urged the utilization Of the
mountain streams as means OF gener-
ating electric power for railways, &c,
and was also instrumental IN practically
carrying into effect the first international
postal order exchange between the United
States and Switzerland. and had pre-
sented plans FOR. and urged the iAtroduc-
ton Of universal postage stamps
For Red Cross work rendered at New
Orleans, Mr.. Hitz was awarded a silver
pedal in 1884 by the Empress Augusta
- Germany. and in 1876 he was presented
with a medal as Swiss commissioner by
the International Exhibition in Philadel-
phla.
In 1856 he was married to Jane c..
Shanks, daughter of Michael Shanks. Of
this city.