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The sun., 1914-08-18
ROBERT DROUET.
Found Dead in
Red at Hotel.

Robert Drouet, we'll known as an actor
and playwright, died yesterday in his
apartment in the Hotel Somerset $50
West Forty y-seventh street number Of
telephone calls had been unanswered and
when the manager OF the hotel went to
Mr. Drouets room to investigate the actor
was found dead In bed Death was due
TO heart failure. He was about 40 years
old
Mr. Drouet wrote Ave plays, the best
known OF which were Fra Disno'' and
Doris" The latter was produced in
1895. with Effie Ellsler in the title role
and the author os her leading man He
played in the support of Mrs Pat Camp
bell Blanche Walsh and Annie Russell
and was Fiortet in Madame X in the
production In which Dorothy Donnelly
PLAYED the title role. At different times
he headed the stock companies at Proc
tors Fifty-eighth Street Theatre and the
Murray Hin Theatre. He gave successful
appearances in MY Man" Janice
Meredith The Mills of the Gods" The
Foolish Virgin" The Fatted Calf" THE
MarriageNot' and His wife by His
Side" He was = member OF the Lambs
and Players clubs His widow and
mother are in Chicago.
The sun., 1914-08-18
VAUDEVILLE AND BURLESQUE.
varied Entertainments offered Al
the Week stand Theatres.

The Neistersingers OF Boston. COM
posed Of the Harvard Quartette, the
Schubert Quartette and the Weber Quar-
tette, are the leading feature this week
al the Palace Theatre. In addition 20
their singing specialties they present
scenic spectacle called In Gloucester"
Other acts to complete the bill are Anna
Chandler Joseph Sintlcy ana company,
Dainty Marie Adelaide and Hughes, the
Great Howard, Carson and willard. Har-
rington and company an others
Hammerstens Victoria Theatre in
augurated It's fall and winter season
yesterday with a bill OF twenty acts.
with Mrs. Robert F.tzsmmons as the
headliner. Other acts included Harry
Carroll James =. Morton and Ralph
Austin, The Girl From the Farm" Joe
Jackson and the Beleclaire Brothers
Hershel Hendler. Jack Beaumont and
Birdie Arnold, Jarrow, Nonette. De
Haven and Nice the Dolce Sisters
Nandanor and Lauie, the Three Rianos
and Wilbur {. Swestman and zobino
The New Brighton Theatre is offering
a vaudeville novelty this week in The
Quaker Girl" in It's entirety. Usually
such plays are shown on the vaudeville
stage in tabloid form. Other acts TO
make up the bill include Miss Athleta,
assisted by tho Ankor Brothers. Whit
tiers Barefoot Boy and Niolinsky
travaganza. Is the attraction at the
Columbia Theatre this week. The seem
cry, costumes and trick properties of the
play follow the lines observed in the pro-
ductons of eNtravaganza OF former
times with the added advantages OF pres
ent day perfection in electric lighting
and mechanical advancement There are
transformation scenes, trick tables and
chairs and mechanical animals In the
cast of the two act extravaganza, which
is called From Rags to Riches" are
Billy Arlington, Babe La Tour, Nellie
Florede, Frank Dobson, Berlin Elliott
and Margaret DAILY,
The Murray hin Theatre opened sun
day night FOR the season with n brand
new buresque called The Girls From
the Follies.' The attraction will he con-
tnued throughout this week. The COM
pany. headed by Harry Steppe, includes
Charles Quinn, Vesta Lockarl, Gertrude
Balston, Forrest q. Wyre. Josie Quinn,
Annie Goldle, Marie Revere. Harry
Fisher and William Harris.
The sun., 1914-08-18
WILLS AND APPRAISALS.

LLOYD WILLIAMS, who died April 4 last,
left $4,000, and had a net estate Of
tl95,6il, which he left to Margaret c.
Williams, his wife. He owned securities
worth s5o7,56l, but was indebted to the
National Bank Of Commerce for loans OF
$4,000 and owed $4,000 to Prender-
CAST, Hale q Co.
BENNo NEUBERGER. a tobacco merchant,
who died July 6, left an estate OF more
than 100000. He gave the income from
sl50,o00 to his wife, Stella Neuberger for
life. and gave the income from s175,-
600 10 his daughter Florence Neu-
berger, and life interest in 500, 1000
70 his son Harry. Mrs. Neuberger also
gets the income frony the residue for life
and each beneficiary has the right to
dispose OF the principal by will, The son
and daughter each get $25,00O outright
at the age of 25. The Hebrew Infant
Asylum received $4,000. the UniTed
Hebrew Charities got $1,000 and eleven
other organizato ons received $500 each.
EDWARD O. ScHERNIKow, a banker, who
died July 2i left more than $4,000. He
gave $4,000 to his sister. Frances j. coby.
and released $4,000 note 10 his brother
Ernest, Consul-General In New York of
Salvador He gave the residuary estate
10 his wife, Margaret z, schernikow.
EMILY MYERS, who died August .. left
more than $4,000 to her sons. Lawrence
and Edward H. Myers. and her daughter.
Aline Myers.
The sun., 1914-08-18
SNYDERS STILL IN GERMANY.
Former Bank Head and Wife Inst
Heard From In Munich.

Valentine p. Snyder, former president
OF the National Bank OF Commerce. and
Mrs, Synder are believed 10 be somewhere
In Germany, as no word from them has
been received BY their friends here since
July %. when Mr.. Snyder drew a small
amount of gold at Sunich.
cable message has been receiHd here
announcing the safe arrival at Interlaken,
Switzerland, OF the Rev. DIR. w. W. w.
Wilson OF Brooklyn and his party of
tourists. In the party are a number OF
Brooklyn people.
The Board Of Foreign Missions of the
Methodist Episcopal Church received yes
ttrday the following cable from DR., George
4. Simons, superintendent OF the Russia
Methodist Mission, with headquarters at
ST. Petersburg.
president l.. II. Murln OF Boston Uni
verslty and Mrs Murlin have left here
for England. Mrs. Lewel.yn Baker OF
Greencastle, Ind, a tourist. has gone to
kieff. Mrs j. c. Pancake OF Columbus.
Ohio, another tourist, remains In St.
Petersburg. We are all safe and we'll"
The sun., 1914-08-18
RED CROSS APPEALS
TO BOARDS OF TRADE
Chambers of Commerce Asked
TO Solicit Funds for Re-
lief in Europe.

WA HiNGroN, Aug. 1.-THE American
Red Cross sent an appeal TO the Chambers
of Commerce and Boards OF Trade
throughout the United States to-day urg-
ing them 10 appoint committees to solicit
and collect funds for relief work In Eu-
rope. The society believes contributions
will come in quickly II local organizations
are formed
Much money Is needed to finance the
relief ship which Is % be sent 10 Europe
The ship Will carry at least $50 Red Cross
physicians and nurses with large, quanti-
ties Of Surgical equipment and medical
supplies.
Ambassador Herrick cabed from Paris
to-day that ! 10, 900 stretchers were greatly
needed by the French Red Cross.
People do not generally realize" said
Miss Mabel Boardman. in charge at ma
tIonai headquarters here, the extent OF
the terrible sufferinEs in great war like
the present one. Every man who has wit
messed suffering in his family or among
others dear to him should consider for a
moment that such suffering is multiplied
many thousands Of times on battlefield
and that every dollar contributed to the
Red Cross for its European relief work
will lessen the pain and perhaps save the
life OF some wounded soldier"
A $4,000 contribution was received to-
day from the Rockefeller Foundation, New
York, with $1,000 from the American
Brewers Association and s2,5O0 from Mrs
Russell Sage.
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Plays and Players.

As guests of the New York. Westchester
and Boston Railroad nifty Boston news
paper men will attend the performance OF
"The Passing Show OF 1914" tonight at
the Winter Garden. Officials Of this new
electric line leading out OF New York
planned the iunkct 20 show that one may
travel the entire way from Boston TO New
York or return by trolley The party will
arrive in New York about noon to-day,
having left Boston early yesterday
More than 800 Boy Scouts OF America
from New York city Council will be the
guests OF Barnsy, the boy detective of
The Dummy tonight At the Hudson
Theatre, Representatives Of national
headquarters Boy Scouts Of America, will
also be present. The Boy Scouts OF New
York city Council number more than 1000
and for those boys who are in camp or
otherwise unable 20 accept the invitation
tonight a later Boy Scouts night at The
Dummy" will be arranged, By order OF
tho scout commissioner, Lorillard Spencer
Boy Scouts Will report nj s 80 o'clock
sharp this evening at the Hudson Theatre
IN uniform and with their celluloid cree
dental oards.
William Gillette, who by his enforced
absence In Europe has delayed the re-
htarsals OF the Gillette Bates-D Doro com
pany in diplomacy" cahled Yesterday &c
Charles FTohman that he will reach New
York on August "a on the Baltic.
The sun., 1914-08-18
HARRIS ESTATE $1,s2l,3l7
Bulk of Property Goes to Married
Daughter In England.

The New York estate OF Mrs. Adelaide
B. Harris, widow OF John r. Harris, who
died in England on February O. 1918, was
appraised yesterday at sl,s2l.3l7. Mrs.
Harris inherited the bulk OF her property
from her pother, Mrs. Cornelia Brady,
who died in 1858.
The bulk OF the estate went to the
decedents daughter. Mrs. Cornelia b.
Langley, wife of Leland II. Langley OF
Hassocks, Sussex, England Mrs. Langley
received the income on sl,265,445 for life
and on her death she can dispose of the
property in her will Mrs. Harris gave
s25,O0O to her godson. Ruhin Harris
Langley, and $4,000 to her grandson.
Leland H. Langley, Jr. Her maid,
Josephine Blaesy of Strassburg. Germany,
got $40 a month for life.
Mrs. Harris owned securities worth
sl2s6,ols, the largest holdings being 500
shares Second National Bank. s193,750
$50 Central Trust Company, sl53.337, and
100 Continental Insurance Company.
$4,000. She had S403,S32 In notes,
jewery. silverware and other personal
effects. She owned a diamond collar
worth $4,000 and a diamond and pearl
breastpin valued at $4,000.
The sun., 1914-08-18
Should honorable old acquaintance be forgot?
MRS. BELMONT TO AID GIRLS.
wants 10 Lease New York Hotel for
Relief From War Prices.

NEWPORT, Aug. i7---Actlng upon dis
tressing letters which she il receiving
almost every day from working girls IN
New York who have begun to feel the
hardshlps Of the European war Mrs.
o. H. f. Belmont - endeavoring TO md
sufficient funds to lease "A large hotel
in New York as a home FOR girls.
Speaking at the headquarters OF the
Congressional Union here to-day. Mrs.
Belmont said:
Every day brings some pathetic letter
from some able bodied working girl who
is In terrible distress. Some are return
ing to the city after their holiday 20
ind their employer no longer needs their
services Others are coming back to md
tho prices OF the rooms they once occupied
had jumped from 81 20 81 a week. We
all know that food prices have gone up
II | had known that the war would
give rise TO these conditions ] would
have given the money spent on my
Chinese ball to relieve the immediate
needs OF these girls"
The sun., 1914-08-18
MANAGERS WIN OVER
STAGE HANDS UNION
So Brady Will Produce "Sylvia
Runs Away" at Play
house Tonight.
ONE CREW HANDLES SHOW
Problem Of the "Road Attrac-
ton" Disposed OF in Agree
ment of Principals.

sylvia Runs Away on twenty-four
hours notice will have its New York
production tonight at the Playhouse, in
West Forty eighth street The piece has
been ready for some time. In fact II had
nve preliminary performances last spring
nut william A. Brady has postponed the
production from time TO time rather than
give IN 10 what he considered unreason.
able demands OF the stage hands who
wanted to make the production a road
show because Il had an out OF town
tryout and therefore would require
separate stage crew. The dispute was
"amicably settled yesterday and the un-
expected announcement OF the opening
tonight Followed
The differences between Mr.. Brady and
the stage hands came up for action yes
terdaN morning at an adjourned meeting
OF the recently formed United Theatrical
Managers Protective Association OF the
| United states and Canada at the Hotel
Astor. According TO a contract with the
International Alliance OF stage Employed.
OF the United States and Canada, EN-
| bodied in what is known in theatredom
as the yellow slip, theatrical companies
playing on the road required a separate
stage crew from the New York or other
extended engagement The agreement al
lowed four weeks out OF town time. and IL
was over the Interpretation of this clause
, that trouble arose between the producers
and stage hands.
No information would be given yester-
day by the theatrical folk who attended
the meeting further than that the ques-
tion had been "amcably settled" and that
Mr. Brady would consequently produce
his first offering OF the season tonight.
II was learned, however, that the man
ayers won their point in the interpretatio
I OF the yellow slip" The stage hands
/ have contended that the four weeks out
OF town productions must be consecu-
| tive. and as sylvia Runs Away" en-
/ joyed ive performances last season IL was
not entitled to further performances in a
| dos" town. by the same token Cor
| della blossom which s soon to he
seen here. could have no further public
/ out Of town tryouts because II played
three and half weeks last season get
| ting into shape
|. was admitted yesterday that the
| representatives Of the stage hands had
now agreed to consider the contract 10
mean four weeks OF preliminary season
/ no matter the length Of time employed.
| And II was further agreed that taking
! "A production from one theatre 10 another
/ in the same town or city did not make the
! production a road company" within the
meaning OF the yellow slip" contract
The sun., 1914-08-18
"CABIRIA" AT THE GLOBE.
D'Annunlio Picture Play Is Moved
From the Knickerbocker.

Because Charles Frohman needs the
Nr'oHerhocker Theatre for rehearsals Of
The Girl From Utah" in which Julia
SaTterson and Donald Brian took part
las' night "Cabiria," the historical play
Nv Gabriel d'Annunzlo, was moved 10 the
Globe Theatre II has been one OF the
most popular Of the picture dramas seen
here and Is one Of the picture plays which
Will not feel the effects Of the war. Enough
prints were ordered before the outbreak
- war In Europe TO Insure Views for some
time
Tho addition Of music At moving picture
~ W. has heei so successful at the Strand
Theatre that oscar Hammerstein is going
- follow the same plan and put his
singers OF selections from operas in con-
cert The Interpolation OF musical num-
''-s saves the wear and tear on the eyes,
appealing 20 a different sense from that Of
sHhi and affording rest which makes
me return TO the pictures douhly well
.ome, This was the case at the Strand
las night when Jack London's THE VAL
',y Of the Moon was shown.
The sun., 1914-08-18
VANISHING LAWYER
FOUND INCOMPETENT
Sister Of William Fuller Acts
to Stop Him From Givins
Away $2OO.0OO.

William Fuller. lawyer and member Of
the Metropolitan and Union clubs who
was divorced In Reno, New, in 1910 by
Mrs. Mary Sheldon Fuller. daughter OF
George X. Sheldon, treasurer of the Re-
publican national committee, was yester-
day declared incompetent by a Sheriff's
jury. Testimony concerning various
erratic acts by Mr.. Fuller In the past year,
in the course of which he spent more than
$4,000, and his disappearance from the
Hotel Vanderbilt in juno was heard by
the sheriff s jury and a commission ap-
pointed BY Supreme Court Justice
Giegerich consisting of Phoenix Ingra-
ham. Dr. William Mabon and Daniel
Hanly.
The lunacy proceedings were instituted
by MIR. Fuler's only living relative, Mrs
Ella Fuller Guthrie. wife OF william ID.
Guthrie, the lawyer. who said that her
brother was Is years old and that for q
year or more he had been incompetent to
manage his property. worth about $780,
600. because % loss Of memory due 70 a
serious illness two years ago soon after
his wife divorced him He was a patient
AZ the Neurological Institute. and was un-
der treatment for time In his apartments
at the Ritz-Carlton. Mrs. Guthrie aid
that after his Illness her brother was
easily imposed upon by designing persons
and that he disposed OF large sums of
money without recollecting the transsc-
tons
She said that while he was suffering
from one Of his attacks he left her home
at Locust Valley, l.. l., on June 10 last
When ne was found in Vancouver B C.,
she sent Or. Taylor. an assistant at the
Neurological Hospital to care for him
there and bring him back home. During
the year 1913 he spent sil, 200. He was
married TO Miss Mary Sheldon I'm 1905
She lives at "a East Thirty-eighth street
and receives s3O0 a month slimony under
the Nevada decree.
Mr.. Guthrie said In an affidavit that for
the past three months he has observed Mr..
Fuller's condition constantly and was con-
vinced that he was incompetent. lie said
that Fuller went to London last winter
and from there took a trip to Egypt with
n married couple he had known for some
time. The husband cabled Mr.. Guthrie
from Luxor, Egypt, that Fuller had suf-
fered a complete nervous breakdown. At
the request of Mr. Guthrie TO the state
Department in Washington Secretary
Bryan cabled olney Arnold. the American
diplomatic agent at Cairo, to protect
Fuller's interests.
Consul-General Arnold called In Dr. w.
Il Nickalls Dunn Of Luxor, who attended
Mr.. Fuller and brought him back here on
March 10.
The sherirs jury found that Fuller
owns securities worth s22s.lss, which
are pledged to the banking firm OF De
Haven a Townsend for an indebtedness
OF tilS,577, and has additional property
worth s96 1000 His property yields an
income of sl3,245, which Is subject to
$500 alimony paid TO Mrs. Mary Shell
don Fuller. An application for the ap-
| pontment OF a committee OF Mr.. Fuller's
person and property will be made In the
Supreme Court.
The sun., 1914-08-18
S33I MORE FOR FUND.
New York State board AcknowI-
edges Combinations.

Contributions amounting to s33l were
received yesterday by Jacob " schln.
treasurer OF the New York State Board
OF the American Red Cross, for the
European fund, az follows:
Mrs L. H. Bigow, 500; Catherine a.
Bliss, 500; Mrs Alfred l.. Simon s25
Miss Florence King S25; East Morrisa MA
Sick Benefit Society OF The Bronx, $40;
William 5. Baco1, SO ; Carrie Banks, SO
A. r., IS; Emily Frledlander SIS Mrs.
John Rapelje, So; Wagrem. S5; c. 7.
Andrews, So Mary II, Bullock. So Just
a Drop IN the Bucket" s5 r. Herbert
Appel, SO; n. T Francis. So; Herman
Pfefter, s2 Miss Charlotte Loefher So:
Hanna w. Baker n. N. So; From
Prisclla's Bank" So; l., A. stelg, 81;
Capt, Smith, ST., and Mrs. Mary St John,
81.
Contributions may be sent TO Jacob II.
Schin, treasurer, Red Cross office. 1870
East Twenty-second street, or at 50
william street
The sun., 1914-08-18
SANDS-HENRY.
Ceremony In 81. Andrews Episcopal
Church of NOnkers.

YoNKERs. n. Y, Aug. l7.--Miss Mar
garet Henry, daughter OF Mr., and Mrs,
Richard NJ, Henry of ark Hill, was mar
ried in ST, Andrews Episcopal Church
this afternoon 10 Merrill Burr Sands. The
Rev. Stanley Kilhourn. rector of Holy
Trinity Episcopal Church, Minneapolis, a
friend OF the bridegroom performed the
ceremony. The bride was attended only
by her sister. Miss Dorothy Henry. ]. s.,
Hall OF Boston was the best man.
The bride was soloist In st. Andrews's
Church four years. Two years ago she
gave up her choir work 10 go on the stage.
Last season she was with Raymond Hitch
cock In The Beauty Shop" Mr. Sands
is a graduate Of Yale and a member of
Delta Kappa Epsilon.
The sun., 1914-08-18
NOTES OF THE SOCIAL WORLD.

Nj and Mrs Montaigu La Montague
nnaE1 returned 10 their summer place n
.edarhNreJ l. l., from "A visit to the
hralilan Ambassador and Nine. da
'ana o Heron Hail. in West End. ~ j.
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Hazard are
AZ Ia Forge cottage, In Newport. r. l.,
Tor '.e polo matches.
Ny. and Mrs. Robert w Paterson. who
na been visiting Mrs Paterson's parents,
Nr and Mrs Joseph Fahys. in sag Har-
Dor j." IL Tor several days, have returned
70 LeaoN
Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Curtiss James
haNc returned 10 Newport after passing
some tine In the Adirondacks.
Mrs james Campbell and her daugh-
,er Mss Lois Campbell who are passing
mo summer AT their country place Mill
n,". IN Greenwich, Conn. are at the
P1a2a for briAf visit
:, Bars 1oon ro1and has returned from
"r"p'fi ana Is AT the Biltmore.
W. a.l Mrs. John r. Henderson and
MIS- Beatrice Henderson, who are on a
n"'o" 'r.p from their summer home.
''"."' rl", 'u Bar Harbor, to Washington,
,, are A. the Plaza
NJ tnd Mrs John r. Fell. who were
~ saratoga for several days, have re-
ned 10 Narragansett Pier, r, J., for
~ remainder ~ the season
''rory bosert who will marry Miss
io-'r' &c Southwick Pearson, elder
ta4fA',r Of Mrs. Frederick Pearson. at
w f'rsor villa on Oohre Point, New
".! have his brother, Clarence \.
80 r'i as his best man The ushers
n..l To- p Pennington Pearson and Fred
70 r, Pearson, brothers Of the
otlae John A, Gade. william C. Cam
man George lsham Scott, John r. Tai
mag and Charles Hayden.
The sun., 1914-08-18
NEW COMPENSATION FIGHT.
Liability Companies object TO Fisur-
Ing of Earnings.

Three liability insurance companies have
fled objection to accident awards by the
State Workmen's CompeS sation Commits
sion on weekly basis OF salary in cases
where an injured man had been accus-
toned TO receiving his pay on a daily
basis. II was pointed out by the objectors
that awards made in that manner would
be contrary 10 the spirit OF the law;
that n petitioner for compensation who
was accustomed 10 working on an average
OF four days a week would be compen
stated on a basis Of more than he could
actually earn II uninJured and In EN-
ployment.
Counsel for the commission has been
asked to render an opinion in the matter
and TO decide the question OF awards In
cases OF injuries aboard ship docked
in New York
The sun., 1914-08-18
DIED.

ANDERSON. N.-Suddeniy. at Crescent Beach,
Conn August lG. 1914. J. Spence Ander.
son % Passaic, y. j., In his s7th year
Funeral services at "a Lafayette av,
Passaie. Wednesday afternoon. August
~. Il o'clock.
BEsrE.-At summit, y. j.. August II.
Henry Beste. in the etghty-rrst year Of
his age. Notice OF funeral hereafter.
German and English papers please copy.
August i6 1914. Ruth Dana wife of
the late william II. Draper. NJ. d, and
daughter Of the late Charles A. Dana,
In the sixty ffth year OF her age.
Funeral services at Grace Church on Tues
day. August IS, at 1880 p NJ
DRoUET.--In New York city August II,
1914, suddenly Robert Drouet.
Notice OF funeral later.
HAwTHORN-At his residence. s4s7 First
street, San Diego. Cal, Archibald
Ch<les Edward Hawthorn. husband Of
Mary Bird Hawthorn.
HENDERSON Robert. aged SO years
Services at THE FUNERAL CHURCH"
.ii West 2Sd ST. Frank Z. Campbell
Buildins)' wednesday evening. s o'clock.
Koos.--At the residence OF her daughter.
Mrs William r. HasseiL Eversiey
street, Norwalk, Conn, August IL 1914,
Frances Reynolds. wife OF Gustav A.
Koos, aged 81 years. month and
lb days.
Friends are invited to attend funeral
services at the residence OF her
daughter, Mrs. w. r. Hassell. 2 Eversley
street, Norwalk, Conn, Wednesday
August 10, 1914 al u NJ. Carriages
will be waiting at South Norwslk
station on arrival Of the 1903 TRAIN
from Grand Central Depot. New York.
Interment al Nalatie. ~ Y, at con-
venisnce of family
MATTHEws-on saturday, August Is,
lslI, at his residence, 525 West End av,
Thomas Anson Matthews. beloved hus-
band OF Carrie Fay Cobb.
Funeral services AZ residence "wednesday
morning. August 10, az II 80. Intermene
a. Goshen. y, Y, upon arrival OF Erie
train leaving 1888 p NJ from New York-
THoMAs.--on August 10 az Byram shore,
Greenwich. Conn. Grace Watt Thomas,
beloved wife OF DR.. Emery JsrdA-
Thomas and Youngest daughter OF th5
late julia Hawks and Thongs Watt
Funeral service at her late residence. lt
West seventy-seventh street, on Tues
day. August IS, at p NJ. Interment at
convenience of family.
wAGNALLs.--At Atlantic City August ~.
Anna Willis Wagnalls beloved wife ot
Adam W. wagnalls (Publisher), New
York city after a long Illness in her
sixty-eighth year
Funeral private. interment az Lithopois.
Ohio.