The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-12
OBITUARY..

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary N
Barnard. widow of DIR. William NJ Bar
nard. and for many years a resident o.
this city. were held yesterday morning
where her son. William N. Barnard, i,
a professor. She died seevral days age
at her sons home in Ithaca, N. Y.
p Funeral services for Dr. George N
Perry. professor Of obstetrics at Howard
University, who died Monday at hi:
home, 1916 Q street northwest. are to be
held at I o'clock this afternoon at his
late residence, WITH Rev. DR.. Samuel H
| Greene officiating. DR.. Perry was s.
years old. and leaves a wife. one daugh.
| ter, and three grandsons.
Funeral services will be held today al
Albany. N. Y. for Benjamin v. Maxwell,
local manager OF the Crucible Steel Com
pany. who died suddenly here on Mon
day Private services were conducted al
local chapel yesterday afternoon.
DR.. Eueben Henry Andrews, =, form
erly assistant payn,aster In the Treasury
Department, died yesterday morning at
Emergency Hospital where he had been
taken on Monday, suffering an acute at
tack Of uremia. He had been living at
the home of his niece. Mrs T. L. Rodier,
DR.. Andrews operated the Andrews
House at Eleventh and G streets north
west.
Funeral services will be held at
o'clock this afternoon at st. Peters
Church for Miss Mary Rosa Oyster.
who died yesterday at 21o East Cap
itol street, i'm the house where she
was born and lived for sixty years.
Miss Oyster was the daughter of
George NJ. Oyster. who survives her
at the age of SO. Miss Oyster was
prominently known through her con-
nection with many charitable organi-
cations.
Mrs. Sarah Strasburger. mother of
Judge Milton Strasburger. OF the Mu-
nicipal Court. and a resident of the
District for forty-three years. died
Monday afternoon at Garfield Hospital
after a weeks illness. She was So
years old. Funeral services will be
held today at o'clock at her late
residence. 1906 Belmont street north
west. Rabbis Simon and Stern Of
ficiatins. Interment will be in the
Cemetery OF the Washington Hebrew
Congregation.
Funeral services for Dr. James J.
Purman. who died Monday night at
his residence. 313 East Capitol street,
will be held this afternoon at 1880
o'clock. Rev. Dr. Wallace Radcliffe
will ofiiciate. 1nterment will be in
Arlington National Cemetery. Dr.
Purman was born March 81, 1s41. in
Pennsylvania. He was a veteran of
the civil war and a clerk in the PEN
sion Bureau since 1881.
Funeral services for Mrs Mary
Madigan. wife Of John Madigan, of
Nichols avenue. Anacostia, who died
last Sunday, were held yesterday
morning from st. Teresa's Church,
followed by interment in Mt. Olivet
Cemetery. Requiem mass was said
at the church by Rev. Father Bart.
Services for Helena Frances Blinn.
Is, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Blinn, of 1898 Talbert street, were
held there yesterday morning. The
body was shipped to wayland. Mass.
for interment.
Mrs. Laura Pitzer. wife Of Rev. DR..
Alexander Pitzer. who founded and pre-
sided as pastor Of the Central Presby-
terrain Church for nearly forty years,
died yesterday afternoon at Salem. Va.
Mrs. Pitzer and her husband left Wash
ington In 1906. Funeral services and
burial will be in that city toporrow aft.
ernoon. The deceased leaves no family.