The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-23

The remains Of Mrs. Anna ]. Drake. wife
/ OF II. F. J. Drake. Of the proofroom,
were taken TO her former home IN Eliza
! beth. n. j., for interment. attended by
I her husband and children OF the obse-
/ quies in that city the Elizabeth Evening
Herald Of Wednesday last says:
The home Of Mrs Jonathan 3. Drake,
! lS Jefferson avenue, was filled with friends
I Yesterday afternoon 20 honor the mem
I DRY OF her sister. the wife Of Horace F. J.
/ Drake. who died suddenly in Washington
on Saturday The body arrived in the city
early IN the afternoon funeral services
/ having been held at the home in Wash
ington Monday afternoon. There was a
! large attendance, and her pastor, the Rev.
DR.. S H Greene. OF Calvary Baptist
I Church, made an address. Included in the
attendance were members OF Bethlehem
Chapter. order OF Eastern Star. Of which
Mrs. Drake had long been a member.
AT the services the Rev. Dr. +. T.
Tomlinson made a comforting address,
speaking OF Mrs Drake as good woman
who had entered upon her rest There
was a profuslon of floral tributes many
OF which came from Washington, where
Mrs. Drake was widely known, and where
for years she had been active IN church
and philanthropic work The body was
placed in the receiving vault in Evergreen
Cemetery, and VIII be buried in the fam
| lily lot. A brief service was conducted ct
the vault by DR.. Tomlinson. The bearers
were Nathaniel X Thompson, jeremiah
Heath. Herbert r. Slater and Herbert
A. Drake.
Mrs. Drake was born in Hunterdor
County and came to this city when a
young woman. She was active in church
affairs and for number Of years sang
in the choir Of a Baptist church She
was a daughter OF Samuel Slater. we'll
known business man in this city, who
died about ten years ago.
Her husband was partner in the pub
fishing firm of Drake & Cook, which for
number Of years published the Daily
Herald. Later he accepted a lucrative
position in the printing department Of the
United States government at Washing
ton. and moved there with his family
Since that time they lived in that city.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Drake is
survived by one daughter. Miss Lillian f.
Drake; two sons. Horace +. j. Drake. IT.,
and Walstein T. Drake, all of Washing
ton, and one sister Mrs. Phebe ". Drake
widow OF Jonathan p Drake, and one
brother. Herbert Slater, Of West End
place, both of Elizabeth
Recent intelligence from PHILADELPHIA
Is to the effect that William f. Lewis. a
former makerup on the Y, who resigned
a few years since and purchased a truck
farm at Coatesville. Pa. has disposed of
the same and contemplates re-entering
the service OF Uncle Sam. having taken a
recent civil service examination held in
Philadelphia.
1t is related that a member of the
clerical force in this Office, whose duty
1t is TO write "Requn" on certain pa
pers. recently wrote "Regan"-a clean
case Of absent mindedness.
Makerup Harry s. quinn. of the Y.
document section. has been granted ali
leave due, leaving the city Saturday
evening for his Illinois home to remain
until his leave is over.
Rollins f. Chisholm, of the document
section. viii pass a portion OF his annual
leave at Atlantic City.
Edward F. Latham. OF the document
section, has gone to Buffalo. n. Y. to
exercise his prerogatiye as an American
citizen.
During the past week Willard S. Whit
more, Weil-known stereOtyper in the
foundry section, passed away after n
lingering Illness of an incurable disease.
Mr. Whitmore was born in the state OF
Indiana in lA9, and in his youth learned
printing When the civil war broke ont
he enlisted in Company D. Sixth Mime
sofa Volunteers, ana served until the
close of hostilities subsequently he |
embarked in the newspaper business in /
Minneapolis, where he founded the Chron- |
icse, now the Tribune of that city He
afterward disposed of his interest In the |
Chronicle and established the saltwater