Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-17
Mr.. NEWTON'S FUNERAL.
TO Be HELD TOMORROW
Will Be Conducted by Rev.
U. G. B. Pierce, With Burial
in Rock Creek.

Funeral services for Watson J. Newton,
president OF the Realty Appraisal and
Title Company. who died yesterday aft
ernoon. will be held at o'clock tomor-
row afternoon at his residence. 1909 Della
field place northwest. Rev. L. G. B.
Pierce of All Souls Church will officiate.
Burial. which will be private, will be in
Rock Creek cemetery.
The honorary pallbearers will be John
Joy Edison. Judge Barnard of the Dis
trlct Supreme Court. \. F. Fox, William
+. Edmonston. John 4. Hamilton and
John Laskey. Active pallbearers will be
William H. Saunders, George MacDon-
aid. William Waters, f. Lodge Hill
George f. O'Connor and DR.. Herbert
Bryson.
Mr.. Newton was born in Somersetshire.
England, May Is. 1S4S. When twenty
years old he came to this country and
settled in Massachusetts, where he mar
ried Miss Ellen J. Black in 1873. He came
to Washington in 1876 and had lived here
ever since.
He was admitted to the bar of the Dis
trict Supreme Court in 1877, and later
to the bar of the Supreme Court Of the
United States, and was in the active
practice Of law for thirty-five years. He
formed an active partnership with Miss
Emma NJ. Gillett in the real estate and
insurance business about twenty years
ago.
Mr. Newton was for many years a
member of the directorate of the Wash
ington Loan and Trust Company. and
was for six years president OF the DIS
trict Title Insurance Company. He had
been president of the Realty Appra isal
and Title Company since it's organization.
in 1859. He was one OF the organizers Of
the Lincoln National Bank, and served
on it's directorate for many years.
Organized Law School.
Mr. Newton was one of the organizers
of the Commercial Fire Insurance Com
pany and of the Grand Fraternity, fra
ternal organization having its headquar-
ters in Philadelphia. He organized the
law school of the National University
soon after coming to Washington, and
later organized the medical department.
He was a member of the board Of regents
of this institution for many years. Mr..
tors of the Washington College of Law,
organized primarily for women.
For many years Mr.. Newton had taken
an active interest in all matters relating
to the betterment OF Washington. He was
the author of bin which was passed by
houses in alleys less than thirty feet
wide.
He was a member of the Board of
Trade. and for nine years on it's board of
directors. While he was chairman OF the
Board of Trade committee on insurance
he aided in bringing about the organ1za-
ton Of the District board Of insurance.
Writer of Note.
Mr. Newton was a member of the B. B.
French Lodge, No. 16. F. A.. A. NJ, and
also the George Washington Chapter of
Royal Arch Masons. He and his family
attended the Unitarian Church. He was
writer of note, being the author Of a
novel, Cupid and Creeds": a play,
"Brambleton Fair" and many patriotic
songs.
He leaves a widow, Mrs. Ellen ]. New
ton; two daughters, Misses Catherine A.
and Ellen E. Newton. and two sons, A. P.
Newton Of Buffalo. n. ", and Watson p.
Newton of this city. A nephew, George
p. Newton. also resides in this CITY,