The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-22
:
A. H. CHRISTIAN, JR.,
DIES SUDDENLY
Richmond Loses Leading Bust
ness Man and Public-Spirited
Citizen.
ACTIVE IN MANY DIRECTIONS
Head of Paper Company, and
Connected With Social and
Philanthropic Movements.
ACTIVE IN MANY DIRECTIONS

ANDREW ii. Christian. Jr.. died yes
tefday morning shortly after 9 clock
from heart failure at his home, 2O4
West Franklin Street after a very brief
illness. His death wasf entirely 3unex-
pected. and the announcement came as
a shock to a wide circle ot4!p,isfh css
and social acquaintaness. Tbe..fhneral
will take place from SEsssPaurs Church
Tomorrow at AZ ocl6elss -
Mr.. Christian was bffE November 2s,
500. at westvtew.s iMar Petersburg
tho home of his fathelxaDr. Andrew H.
Christian and Mary. Wsitheld, his wife.
The , ,ami ,sa1 m move. shors,
inc states. Mr. dStEttan attended
school here, and at ,sariy age en-
tered business. notwithstanding con-
nectcd with the Rih1m6Nd Paper
Manufacturing CompanN. By. his EFF
: forts the business OF the confpany has
grown TO one of the largest>in this
city. Mr.. Christian was advanced
through successive positions and be-
camc its president. and at his death was
large owner in the Company
Active In Bunincss.
Prominent in the business activities
of the city, he was an influential mem
bcr OF the Chamber of Commerce and
chairman of its inland trade com
nittee. For the past fifteen years he
Bank. He WAS also president of the
southern Railway supply Company.
Besides his interest in the development
IF Richmond commercially. ne took An
active part in religious and social work
NJ the time Of his death he was presl-
don't or the Society for the Bct,crment
III Housing and Living Conditions in
Rlchn' M. In It's early days he served
As prcs'den; Of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association OF Richmond. and was
also an active member of the board
of the Laurel Rcforinatory.
In church circles his activities were
conducted through 81. Faults Episcopal
Ghp"h. Of which he was a member
III. was TO-. two years president OF the
Northumberland club. ard was "a mem
bct OF the Society OF the Cincinnati
Mr.. Christian FIRST married Miss
iicuAinshan Ly ous, daughter OF Judge
William II, Lyons, by whom there were
40 children. Ills second marriage WAS
Win Misi Frances Williamson Archer.
by whom there were three CHILDREN
andrew j.. Virginia and Archer. The
lattcr's sudden death followed game
% football in 1909. ana in MS memory
TIC student body OF the University OF
virginia has created u memorial.
Aside from his formal connections
20 church. philanthropic. social ana
business lite, Mr.. Christian had 4 wide
..cIu1lpt'Lttc 81 warm personal irlofSdS
aud lalE, family CONNECTION
Funeral To-Morrow.
The funeral VIII take place tu-inor-
row morning At II o'clock Il, 81. i'ayl's
Episcopal Church, and the iuternent
VIII b. made IN Hollywood Cemetery.
The following viii act as pailbearers:
Honorary: Henry I,andon Cabcli,
John g. Purcell, James Caskie Henry
j.. Basl.rviil. William n. White. Alien
Potts, pr. !. A. White. Es bert g.
II. Williams, John Lyons Edward Nc
CURE. Fred W. scott. Thomas y. Car
ter, Joseph T.. Willard, Robert G.
Bryan. Charles Davenport. Eppa Hun
ton. James Gray. Thomas c. Gordon
Robert c. Thornton. Thomas M
l;utherfoord. Charles r.. Boiling. John
stewart Bryan
Active: Landou Wexford, Charles
Watkins, Robert Munford. Robert Rem
nolds. Mckee Dunn. Charles Wortham
H., Lewis H. Giles. Bernard W. Lip
scorb, Thomas Atkinson, Jr.. Harry
Frazier.
The Society for the Rettcrmcnt OF
housing and Living Conditions in
Richmond has been called To meet this
afternoon at o'clock in the Blue
Room Of tic Central Y. NJ c. A.. to
take action on the death of Mr.. Chris
tian, who was the president of the
society, and one OF the active founders
or the movement for bettcIment of
social and living conditions in this
community.
Say He stole $40.
William G;oode. colored, was arrested
H., H..