Evening journal., 1914-02-23
FUNERAL OF
DR.. TWITMYER
ON WEDNESDAY
Body Of Dead Educator to Be
on View in Grace
Church
DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT
SHOCKS MANY FRIENDS

Funeral services over the remains
Of Or. George W Twitmyer, who for
thirteen years was superintendent OF
tho public schools, who died at the
University OF Pennsylvania Hospital
on Saturday following the amputs-
ton Of his left foot as q result Of
stumping il against bedpost. will
he held AZ Grace NJ r. Church on
Wednesday afternoon az 2.30 o'clock.
Interment viii be private in the Will
mington and Brandywine cemetery.
He VIII be Inferred alongside the
body of his wife, who died January
%. 1912.
Tho death of Dr Twitmyer came
az a great shock to Wilmin gtonians.
That his condition was critical was
related I'm these columns on Satur-
day. Dr. Twitmyer struck his foot
against q bedpost the latter part OF
November and bruised a. The foot
became infamed and then a condi-
tiou of gangrens developed. DIT.
Twitmyer was taken 10 the hospital
on February g. His condition Was
moro alarming because he also was
sufferer with diabetes. For a while
il was thought Or Twi'myer would
recover without tho necessity OF an
amputatiun OF his foot. hut his con-
dition suddenly took turn and his
foot was cut of ON Thursday last.
On Friday he began to sink. follow
ing hemorrhngos Of the wound where
amputation was made Dr. Twitmyer
scarcely realized the gravity OF his
3 .Iffi fR
last. His three cons we're a. the bed
side WHOM the end came TO the wide
I Unknown and able educator vino has
done much to uplift Wilmington
school system.
J The schools viii be closed on We'd
ncsday ont Of respect 70 Dr Iwit-
myers memory
Dr. Twltmycr was q member o
Grace NJ. T. Church. and also OF th'
Masonic fraternity. tcing connected
with Honcsdalc. tPa.l Lodge No. 2lS
Honcsdalr. tpal Chatter; and th'
Hugh de Payne Commandery OF Eas
ton. Pa.
The three sons who we're viii
their father when the end came are
Dr Edwin B. Twitmyer. Of th'
psychological department. UniForsit,
Of Pennsylvania. who lives at Secanc
IA: Joseph c. Twitmyer. Of Buffalo
y. V. superintendent of the Buffalo
Leather Company. and George z
Twitmyer, Of Cleveland. Ohio. adyer
iisine manager OF the Peerless Mo
tor Company They are the onll
immediate survivors.
Dr. Twitmycr was born at Zion
o TO- ~
was graduated from Franklin ant
Marshall College. Lancaster. Pa
with the degree of bachelor OF arts
In 1903. Lafayette College conferre'
the degree Of doctor OF philosoph.
upon him.
He had been connected with cdu
cational matters since he was 4
years old-nearly 40 years. lie be
gan teaching AZ the age Of l6. Sub
sequently. he became principal of Nh
Watsontown. Pa. public school. F'o
sixteen years he was principal Of IN
Honesdsle, Pa. public school Fror
1896 to 1900 he was superintendent
Of the public schools at Bethlehem
Pa. In the latter year he came Z
Wilmington as superintendent 0
schools and since then had been &C
lively identified with all cducstiona
matters in this State.
DR.. Twitmyer was president Of tn
state Board Of Education and
member Of the commission TO erec
Delaware College for Women TO b
affiliated with Delaware College. II
recently had more duties impose
under the Child Labor laws. Dl
Twitmyer was active in the work {
churches and Sunday schools an
made many addresses for various Dc
nominations.