The Washington times., 1913-05-19
GEORGE GIBSON IS
b PARALYSIS VICTIM
Was Prominent in Business Cir
cIes and Well Known for
h Work in Masonic Fraternity.

The death of George Gibson, promi-
nent business man, Mason, and public
spirited citizens, removes one whose
loss will be felt in many activities of
the city. Mr. Gibson died this morning
at 2:15 of heart disease, following a
paralytic stroke of last Wednesday. He
had been in ill health for some months.
the death of his wife last August being
a great blow to him, it is said. He was
about seventy-two years old.
Funeral services will be held We'd
nesday afternoon at 2:3O from S..
Stephens Church, Fourteenth street and
Columbia road. The Rev. George Fiske
Dudley, the pastor, will officiate. The
burial services of the Knights Templar
will be conducted at the church by the
Grand Commandery and the regular
Masonic lodge services will be conduct
ed at the grave by Federal Lodge.
No. /
Mr.. Gibson was born in Newtown-
Stewart ireland, of Scotch and English
parentage, and came to this country
when but four years with his parents,
who settled in Baltimore. He came here
in 1862 and established the printing
house of Gibson Brothers, in company
with his older brothers, William and
John. Both brothers died several years
ago, and George has been the sole
owner.
May IL. 1861. Mr.. Gibson married
Miss Margaret Allen, daughter of Henry
and Sarah Allen, of Baltimore and a
sister-in-law of his brother William.
They had eight children, only three of
whom are now living, a son, William
Young Gibson and two daughters, Flora
NJ. Gibson and Mrs. Bertha w. Hudson,
wife of James G. Hudson.
Mr.. Gibson had been unusually active
in public affairs. He had been a men,
49, - -k,fr ard f,f do
since its organization. He had also been
a director of the Union Trust Company
since its organization. He was men,
Der of the executive committee on three
Presidention inauguration occasions;
chairman of the committee on invitations
and tickets on the inaugurations of
Presidents Harrison and the first of
President Mckinley and chairman OF
the committee on Illumination of the
second Inauguration of President Nc
Kinley.
He was one of the committee on
badges and medals on the occasion of
the laying of the cornerstone of the
Capitol one of the committee on finance
on the occasion of the one hundredth
anniversary of the establishment of the
seat Of Government in the District of
Columbia; chairman of the committee in
charge Of admission to the Capitol Q.
the reception given Admiral Dewey al
ter the war with Spain; one of the clti-
man Of the committee on badges during
the Grand Army encampment here IN
1902, and In similar capacities during
the encampment of the Union Veteran
Legion in 1887.
MI. Gibson became an odd Fellow in
1850 and was a member of Friendship
Lodge, No. 10. He was a life member
of Federal Lodge, F. A A. NJ, of CO.
lumbia Arch Chapter. No. /, and of Co.
lumbia Commandery, No. > Knights
Templar. He was a member of the
Grand Encampment, Knights Templar
of the United States, being a past grand
commander of the Grand Commandery
of the District of Columbia, of which
he was also grand treasurer and chair
man of its committee on Jurisprudence.
The deceased has been a Scottish Rite
Mason since 1892. He was crowned an
honorary thirty-third October 3. 1898,
in the Supreme Council of the a. and A.
Rite for the United States of America ,
He was past president of the Masonic !
Veteran Association of the District of !
Columbia and president of the Masonic |
Mutual Life Association of the Dis |
trict. He was also a member of Almas |
Temple, Ancient Arabic. Order. MOBILES |
Of the Mystic Shrine. |