Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-10
NEWS Of ROCKVILLE
AND THE COUNTY
Funerals of Rev. Dr.. Packard
and Mrs. Virginia Waters,
Respectively.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


ROCKVILLE. Nd. January 10. 1912.
The funeral of Rev. DR.. Thomas J.
Packard, rector Of Christ Episcopal
Church. Rockville and Ascension Church.
Gaithersburg. who died early yesterday
morning at Christ Church rectory here,
will be held from Christ Church Friday
morning at 1O:45. Burial will be Friday
afternoon at 4:15 in Ivy Hill cemetery,
Alexandria, Va.
At the annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Montgomery County Ma
tional Bank Of Rockville here yesterday
the following directors were reelected:
Spencer c. Jones, Hattersly w. Talbot.
James B. Henderson. William B. Mobley.
Richard H. Stokes. Joseph T. Moore,
William T. Grifith. James. E williams.
Frederick p. Hays, Lawrence Allnutt,
Wilson B. Tschiffely and Perrie E Waters
The directors reelected Spencer C. Jones,
president: Hattersly w. Talbot, vice
president; Richard H. Stokes, cashier:
George NJ. Hunter. assistant cashier; w.
Russell Brewer, teller; George p. Hen
derson, note clerk: ]. Gardiner Darby.
correspondence clerk.
Funeral Of Mrs. Virginia Waters.
Funeral services for Mrs. Virginia
Waters, wife of Washington d. Waters,
who died Monday night at her home in
Rockville, were held at half-past 2o'clock
this afternoon at the family residence.
Rev. William D. Keene. pastor Of the
Southern Methodist Church. oficiated
Col Spencer c. Jones. Judge James b.
Henderson. Judge Edward c.. Peter,
Cooke D. Luckett, DR.. Claiborne III. Man
mar and Robert B. Peter acted as hon.
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bearers were John L. Brunett, George NJ.
Hunter, DR.. Robert C. Warfield, Perrie
e. Waters. Richard T. White. jr.. and
John Brewer. There were many hand
some floral tributes.
Mrs. Waters death was due to pa
ralysis, with which she was stricken
about four weeks ago. She was seven
ty-one years old and was daughter OF
the late z. NJ. Waters Of Hoods Mill. Car
roll county. and niece o. the late DR..
William Waters of Frederick, who was
one of the most noted surgeons Of his
day. She was connected with several OF
the most prominent families Of Maryland
and Virginia. !
Last February Mr.. and Mrs. Waters
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of
their marriage. They spent the day sur
rounded by their five children and a num-
Der Of their grandchildren and other rel
atives. and the occasion proved one of
the happiest of their lives. All Of the
cnlioreR were at tnelr motner'S BEDSIDE
when she died.
Popular as Hostess.
For many years Mrs. Waters and the
other members Of the family lived at Gill;
ton. the old Waters homestead. near
Goshen, this county. The old mansion
was noted for It's hospitality. and Mrs.
Waters was q popular and much beloved
hostess, especially with the young people
of the community, whom she delighted to
entertain. Fifteen years ago the family
moved to Rockville.
Washington d. Waters. Mrs Waters
husband, and three sisters. Miss Eliza A.
Waters of Rockville and Misses Mary E.
and Laura Waters Of Baltimore. and her
children, Baker Waters of Baltimore,
Mrs. W. p. Savage Of Belleville, ILL.,; Mrs.
Percy Wilson Of Staunton, Va; DIR.
Washington Waters and William B. Wa
tiers Of Rockville. survive her.