The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
SINGLETON Will
BE BURIED HERE
Head of Board of Trade Is
Found Dead in Bed from
Apoplexy.
SERVICES TOMORROW
Organizations Express Sorrow Over
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SERVICES TOMORROW
Organizations Express Sorrow Over
Death of One of Washington's Most
Important Business Men.

Funeral services for William H
Singleton, president of the Board OF
Trade, and 70: many years leader in
local legal, business, and city welfare
circles. who was found dead in bed yes
terday morning. will be held at 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at St
MichaeTs and All Angels Church.
Bishop Alfred Harding will oficiate
assisted by Rev. Patrick Murphy, pas
tor of the church. and Rev. ]. Henning
Nelms. rector of the Church of the
Ascension . Interment will be in Oak
Hill Cemetery.
|. Name Honorary PaIIbearers.
The following honorary pallbearers
were announced last night: Thomas
Ewing. United States Commissioner of
Patents; Rear Admiral Charles Her
bert Stockton, U. S. N. retired, presi-
dent of the George Washington Uni
versity; Theodore w. Noyes. John H.
Maher. clerk of the United States Su-
Col. George Truesdell.
Several big organizations with which
Mr.. Singleton was affiliated yesterday
adopted resolutions on his death. Reso-
lutions were drafted by the Board of
Trade. eulogizing the deceased head of
the organization. The citizens COM
mittee of the forty-ninth national en-
campment of the G. A. R., of which Mr.
Singleton was chairman, likewise
adopted resolutions.
Had ApOIeptIc Stroke.
Mr.. Singleton had entered upon a
field of still more extended usefulness
in preparing for the entertainment of
the next national encampment of the
organization, meeting which in addi-
tion to its high patriotic interest will
be widely fruitful in benefit to the Ma
tional Capital" declared the resolu-
tions. They were signed by John Nc
Elroy, vice chairman, and c. ]. Goeck-
ler, secretary.
Mr. Singleton was found dead in bed
at his residence. 2O2O H stEeet north
west, yesterday morning by his son,
Ogle r. Singleton. Death was due to
apoplexy.
He was sixty-one years old, having
been born in GuiIford Court House, N. c.,
in February. 1854 He came to Washing
ton when about ten years old, attending
public schools here. He was graduated
in law from the Columbia University,
now George Washington. In 1885 he mar
ried Miss Ina Duvall who survives. He
also leaves MS son, OSlo II. singleton.
and a daughter. Miss Ina Duvau Single |
ton.
Mr. Singleton had been connected with |
the Board of Trade for many years. He |
was treasurer of the Episcopal Diocese |
of Washington, a member of the Cathe- |
dral Council an auxiliary to the body |
which governs the Cathedral of IS. Peter |
and Paul at Mount st. Alban, and one of |
the vice presidents of the Association of
Oldest Inhabitants. He was one of the
most prominent members of the bar, hav-
ing practiced patent law here since the
late seventies.
Mr. Singleton was an ardent Mason,
having held many official positions in the
order. In September, 1913, he was exalted
to the degree of Royal Arch Mason in
Columbia Royal Arch Chapter, No. l, but
last December he took his dimit there
from
AS an additional mark of respect the Il
directors of the Board of Trade yester-
day postponed the meeting of the full
board from January Il until early in
February.