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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-11-09

Milwaukee where she has accepted
a position.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Bossert are in
the city to attend the funeral Of Don
aid Bossert.
F. W. Richardson Of Philadelphia ar
rived last week to take charge of the
window trimming at Weisels store.
The following list of Knight Tenn
plars of this city motored to Stevens
Point last evening to attend ban
quet and work in the order of the tenn
Pile: Messrs. F. ]. Wood, Chas. F.
Kellogg, T. A. Taylor, W. R. Chambers
Lacy Horton, Sam Smart, and sons
Ben and Don, F E. Kellner, A. U. Mar
vim Of Nekoosa, Andrew Searles Of
Walker, and VIM. W Mead, who was
given the Knights Templar degrees.
Jacob Searles, president of the Wood
County Cooperage company, Of this
city, says, chat he is not supersti-
tious," he certainly is a believer in
signs. If you doubt the fact, when you
are on Grand avenue in the day time,
in the vicinity of the depots look to
the north and in the distance, you will
notice this sign "Wood County Coop
erage Co." This sign has just been
completed by William Suhr of First
avenue south 1t is ninety feet long
and the letters are white with black
background and are three and one
alf feet wide and four feet high There
is a similar smaller sign on the west
end of the factory. These signs may
be seen from the many railroad trains
passing thru our thriving city of 5000
population. Why not others follow the
good example?
A special car from the United States
Fish Hatchery passed through the city
this morning on the early train over
the Milwaukee road. Twenty five
cans of black bass fry was left in the
city in charge of R. F. Johnson and H.
C. Demitz. Fifteen cans were emp
tied below the dam and 10 above the
dam. $4,000 fry was in the cans.
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FRIDAY.


old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ice Pac
of Port Edwards was held today, Fa-
Their Ciszewski of the Polish Catholic
church officiating. Burial was made
at Calvary cemetery.
The well known hotel girls, the Kin
lein sisters are now with the julien
Hotel on Grand Avenue. Theresa
as cook and Mary as headwaitress.
L. H. Grow with the Chicago and
North Western R. R. has moved to this
city from Fond du Lac, and is occu-
plying the home at LOT Seventh street
south.
Mrs. Dan Karnatz returned to her
home at Stevens Point today after
attending the funeral of her brother
Donald Bossert in this city.
James Wade Jenkins arrived in the
city last evening and is a guest at the
F. MacKinnon home.
Miss Irma Terrill of Wautoma is a
guest of Mrs. Irmagarde Morrison at
the Hotel Dixon.
Louise Hanson has returned after
a weeks visit with her sister in Mil
waukee.
Mrs. Hugh Park of Cobalt, Ont, and
Miss Grace Rogers of Kenosha are in
the city guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
P. Witter
Misses Mary and Elizabeth Mate
opsky have returned to their home at
Stevens Point after a visit in the city
at the Jos. Skervin home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carson Rogers of
Kenosha are in the city guests of Mrs.
Geo. E. Hoskinson.
Lieutenant Jack Jenkins, u. S. A,
is in the city to attend the wedding of
his brother James Wade Jenkins and
Miss Mildred MacKinnon.
Mrs. J. Siebert of Lugersville is a
guest of her mother, Mrs. Geo. E.
HoskinsOn.
Mrs. E. NJ. Platt, Miss Marion Platt
and Edward Villas Plat of Manitowoc
are in the city for the MacKinnon wed
ding, guests at the home of Mrs. Geo.
f. Hoskinson.
Mrs. Elmer Harmon and children of
Waupaca arrived in the city last night
for a visit at the Chas. F. Kellogg
home.
Mrs. Pat Walsh of Eagle River is a
guest of Mrs. NJ. S. Moran on First
street north.
Mrs. R. BEDFORD and Miss Adelaide
BEDFORD of Oshkosh are house guests
at the E. B. Bedford home.
DR.. and Mrs Crosby of Ashtabula
Ohio, arrived in town today to attend
| the MacKinnon-Jenkins wedding
which takes place tomorrow. Mrs
Crosby is mother of Mr.. Jenkins.
Mrs. Alex Muir of Biron dislocateC
her shoulder on Tuesday.
| Jacob Lutz, manager of the Grand
Rapids Brewery and wife, and his sis.
ter, Mrs. Edward Krause and sor
left on the noon train today for a short
visit in Milwaukee.
Esther and Della Plumer entertained
about "a of their girl friends at then
home last evening. The house was de
corated throughout with Hallowe'er
decorations. The evening was spen
in playing games, after which refresh
ments were served.
Babe Witheral of Green Bay is ex
pected in the city tomorrow for a shor
visit
Mrs. Charles Wipperman visited a
the Noel home in Port Edwards Thurs
day.
Mr.. Knuteson and family will NOV
into the Theron Lyon home soon.
Miss Louise Weinberg has gone t
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4. DemlCZ. F1fCeen cans were emp
tied below the dam and 10 above the
dam. $4,000 fry was in the cans.
SATURDAY.
Mrs. E. T. Court and daughter Ka-
Uterine of Waupaca are in the city
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Baldauf, Birch street.
Louis Ule the contractor of 9Th
street north, was in Stevens Point for
a brief visit today.
The Nelson Bros, Frank and John
of Pittsville who have been with the
County Highway Commission as fore
men have finished their work for the
season. Messrs. Nelson have been
camping all summer and they are still
living in tents three miles west of Yes
per. They expect to break camp to-
morrow and return to their homes.
Mrs. Eva LETTERS of the Continual
ton school conducted a contest at the
school on Friday afternoon. The con-
test was to secure the largest number
of names of automobiles. Miss Clara
Bronkalla received the prize for hav-
ing the largest number and Miss Ruth
Lindermann received the consolation
prize.
Miss Mary Jones who teaches at the
Normal at Stevens Point is spending
the week end at her home in this city
Mr.. and Mrs. George K. Gibson of
Milwaukee are in town visiting with
relatives coming up for the MacKin-
non-Jenkins wedding.
DR.. I. D. Williams of Appleton was
in town last night to attend an official
board meeting at the NJ E. church.
Harry Sparks of Detroit, Mich, is
visiting with relatives in the city.
Miss Lucille Blodgett has returned
to her home at Marshfeld after Wis
it in the city with friends.
Great enthusiasm and school spirit
was greatly in evidence last night at
The Snake Dance given on the main
streets of the city by the students of
the Lincoln High School Music was
furnished by an impromptu orchestra
and with the noise of horns and vote
es kept Grand Rapids awake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur lockwood and
family are moving into the Carmen
house on 9Th street south.
Mrs. NJ. E. Thompson of the John
son & Hill Co. expects to leave for
Chicago tonight for a short visit.
Grace Marshall of Dancy who has
been visiting with friends in the city
has returned home.
Ruth Mindak is confined to her home
on account of illness.
Wesley Eberhardt leaves today for
Kenosha, after spending several days
with his parents.
Born-A daughter, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Will George.
Bessie LaVigne who teaches in Ru-
dolph is spending the week end in the
oi+xy with bo1. r,oo+boy.
VIM. Pschorr has returned from the
West, where he has been employed for
some time.
Mrs. Peter Latus and two children
who have been visiting in the city with
relatives for the past six weeks leave
today for their home in Milwaukee.
Fred Dolaway and family have NOV
ed from the Spafford farm into the
Claude GRANGE home on Ninth and Sar-
atoga streets.
Miss Emma Worlund left last even
inging for Rudolph for short visit
with friends.
Clarice Lemmer OF Merrill arrived
in the city this noon for few days
visit with Miss Violet Rose Bogoger
Wallace Balderston, the mason OF
Third street south, with his crew OF
assistants is plastering the eleven new
modern bungalows in Port Edward:
for the Nekoosa-Edwards Water Pow
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Mr. and Mrs. Owen Love left last
evening for Cincinnati, where they will
make their home.
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SATURDAY.

Mrs. E. T. Court and daughter Ka-
Uterine of Waupaca are in the city
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. Baldauf, Birch street.
Louis Ule the contractor of 9Th
street north, was in Stevens Point for
a brief visit today.
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GEN.. 3. A. MERRITT
DIES IN POTSDAM
One Time Collector Of Port
Had Led an Interest
ing Life.

PoTsDAM. n. V, Dec. 2s.-Gen. Ed
win a. Merritt. former Collector of the
Port OF New York and one time Con-
sul-General In London. died In his home
In Potsdam this morning.
Gen. Merritt was born in Sudbury.
W.. February 20, 1898 When n young
man he opened a surveyors Office in st.
Lawrence county. ". ". and after be-
coming interested In politics held several
local offices, and In 1859 was elected to
the Legislature as n Republican. When
the civil war began he enlisted In the
Sixtieth New York Regiment. became
quartermaster Of the regiment. and dur
Ing ShermaD's campaign acted as COM
missary Of subsistence.
At the close Of the war he was made
quartermaeter-ge general of the State of
New York. and later became superin-
tendent OF the Soldiers Home In this
city. He established free agencies for
the collection OF bounties. back pay and
pensions. and in 1869 was appointed
Naval Officer OF the Port.
For his services to the Republican
party In the early days Of the organiza-
ton Gen. Merritt was appointed Sur
veyor of the Port by President Grant.
In 1873 he was appointed Collector Of
the Port. succeeding Chester 4. Arthur.
who later was nominated for Vice-pres-
ident.
Gen. Merritt was a prominent figure
In Republican politics in the state for
two generations. When ne was con-
nected with the Custom Housc it had
the largest patronage in the country.
He was the father Of Edwin a. Merritt.
Jr.. who became an influential Repub-
lican leader in northern New York.
served several terms In the Assembly
and became Representative in Congress
in 1912. He died In December, 1914.
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ASKS 100000 FUND
FORCHURCH HISTORY
Speaker ut American SOcicty's
Meeting Urges Special
Scholarship.

Advocating the establishment or a
100000 fund to advance scholarship In
the study of church history. the Rev.
q. II. Pannkoke. speaking at the annua
meeting Of tho American Society of
Church History yesterday. said thai
many Of the mistakes made by preach-
ers in the past a been due to a lack
Of proper knowledge Of church history.
individual denominations cannot
solve the problems" he said. "The uni
versities. too. offer little assistance.
They are secular. n many OF them
are avowedly agnostic. The Jesuit OF
his agnosticism IL already seen In the
changing OF terms In church history to
make At certain Intellectual bias. I refer
to the Protestant revolt for reforma-
ton. The solution lies with the Ameri-
can Society of Church History.
Now. this year, IL the time to- face
the task seriously. The country IL look
ing back to that great struggle In the
Europe Of the sixteenth century. the
Reformation. Its four hundredth ami
versary Is not only Of interest TO the
Lutheran Church-all Protestants are
interested. Every man who loves free
dom and light is interested.
what better opportunity could he
offered the American Society Of Church
History thar this nation wide interest
In the great Reformation period to
stimulate scholarship In church his
tory?'
The meeting was held In the Union
Theological Seminary at Broadway and
l2Oth street. Other speakers were Ed
ward Payson Johnson. president OF the
society, and Prof. Eric Mccoy North OF
Columbia University.
Prof. David Schley SchafY nj the
Western Theological Seminary. son OF
Philip Schar. founder Of the society
was elected president: president Henry
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NOTES OF THE SOCIAL WORLD.

Ralph J. Preston will give a large
dinner party tonight at Sherry's to in
troduce his daughter. Miss Evelyn W.
Preston. The dinner Will be followed by
a ball.
The first Of the Colony Dances will be
held tonight at the Colony Club. These
dances are for girls who have not been
introduced,
Mrs. Henry Golden Dearth will give q
reception his afternoon at her home,
763 Fifth avenue. TO introduce her daugh-
ter, Miss Nina Van Rensselaer, Dearth.
Mrs. George Watson klttredge will
give a dance for her daughter. Miss
Mary II. Kittredge, tonight at the
Amackassin Club In Yonkers.
Mrs. Walter C. Noyes will give a
small dance tonight at her home. ~
East Fifty-frst street. for her daughter.
Miss Catherine Noyes, who has not yet
been introduced.
Mrs. Hermann Oelrlchs will soon
send out invitations for IN evening Of
amateur theatricals at her home. ! East
Flfty-seventh street. on January 10.
Three short plays will be produced. and
among those who will appear are Mrs.
James Lowell Putnam, Mrs. Alexander
d. d. Pratt. Miss Helen q. Alexander. II.
Coster Wilmerding n Gordon Knox
BELL. Supper and dancing will follow
the performance.
Miss Helen Beck will give a dance to-
night at the home OF her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Beck Of 1876 Central
Park West.
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POULTRY SHOW AT GARDEN.
Motion Pictures and Expert Talks
70 he Madison Square Features.

Motion pictures and brief talks by
Government and State experts will be
daily features of the twenty eighth an
nual Madison Square Garden Poultry
Show. which opens next Friday morn
ing. A schedule OF talks on egg produce
ton and chicken raising has been ar
ranged for those New Workers. interested
in the arts.
On the opening day the programme for
afternoon and evening includes addresses
by Prof. v. @. Aubrey. New Jersey Agri-
cultural College on Useful Breeds OF
Poultry; Prof. W. G. Krum OF Cornell
University on Poultry Keeping as a
business: Prof. W. s. Kirkpatrick OF
Connecticut Agricultural College on
THE Fifth Laying Contest at Storrs,'
and Prof. Alfred G.. Lunn OF the Massa-
chusetts Agricultural College on Breed
ing for Egg Production"
Motion pictures will be shown OF the
Government poultry farm at Beltsville.
Nd. and Of record homer pigeons leav-
ing Diana's Tower on the Garden.
, TIL experiment OF keeping the exhibit
tion open on Sunday for the benefit OF
weekday workers will be tried. and n
special programme for Sunday morning,
afternoon and evening has been pre-
pared.
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DIED.

ANDERsON.-At Passaic. n. j.. Tuesday.
December &c. 1915. Rebecca. widow OF
David Anderson, aged IS years.
Funera! services at her late residence.
:s High street. Thursday. December IS,
at $3.50 p. NJ.
oEcRER.-Julius A., NJ. D., at his home.
81 West Ninety-seeond street. Of pneu-
monia, 1850 =. NJ, December IS.
Services at his homo S p. II. wedaes-
day, :7th.
nELL--At his residence. 20 West Seventy
second street. on December 20. 1915,
John Percie Bell. In his fortieth year.
Funeral ssrvi' ~ -r ate. Pietse omit
flowers.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Services THE
FUNERAL CHURCH" Broadway. 6sth
and 9th Campbell Building. wednes-
day II o'clock. Auspices Actors Fund.
oRAHAM.-At sea on December 81. on his
way to Bermuda, Robert Wallace Gra-
ham OF Il lakewood avenue. Upper
Montciair.
Buried at sea. ,
HIGGINs.-on December 81. 1916. In her
eishty-third ysCr. Mary T.. Higgins.
mother Of sr. Mar Thecia, sr. Mary
Thaddeus and the Rev. James J. His-
gins. d. D..
Funeral from late sidencs. 2s7 PULASKI
street. Brooklyn, at $3.50 A. NJ. wednes-
day. Dscembsr 81. thence to Church OF
81. John the Baptist. willoughby and
Lewis avenues. where Sol In Requiem
Mass will be celebrated. Relatives and
friends invited. Omit flowers.
xEOGH.-On December ?5. at her resi-
dencs. lis Cottage avenue. Jersey City.
Eliza. wifow OF George Keogh.
Solemn Requiem Mass at 81. Joseph's
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came to the United States in 1854. He
studied for fve years In the American
College At Rome.
John Pu11Wan.

John Pullman died Sunday In a pri-
vate hospital in las Gates avenue Brook
lyn. Mr.. Pullman was born In ireland
seventy-seven years ago and was brought
to this country when l2 years old. At
the outbreak Of the civil war he en-
listed In the Eighth Regiment of New
York and served throughout the con-
fiict. He was elected first president OF
the brooklyn Board Of Real Estate
Brokers. He was an enthusiastic fisher
man and was one Of the organizers OF
the Prospect Gun and Fishing Club Of
Freeport, L. I. He had been for nifty
eight years a member of Pacific Lodge.
r. and A. NJ. and was n Of the best
known real estate brokers In the bor-
ough. He leaves a widow and daughter.
The sun., 1916-12-27
ANNA HELD MUM ON HER PAY.
May he Ordered BY Cosrt to Reveal
PrOAts.

This possibility that Anna Held. the
actress, will be prompted by the court
to speak her lines in n damage suit de-
veloped yesterday at the bearing before
trial Of the action brought against her
by Eugene II. Kaufman. who seeks to
obtain $1,000. which he says is due him
for assisting In the formation Of Anna
Held. Inc, and for obtaining an en-
gaRement for her with Lee Shubert.
Under questioning by Max Monfried.
attorney for the plaintiff. Miss Held
said she was getting $1,000 a week In
the Follow Me- company. hut refused
to tell how much her 60 per rent. share
OF the profits amounted to In cash. 1t
liz expected the lawyer will apply to
Supreme Court Justice Cohalan for an
order directing her to answer. Refusal
TO comply with such an order In pun
ishable as contempt Of court.
The sun., 1916-12-27
EDWARD R. PERKINS.
vice-President and Manager Of the
AeoIian Company.

Edward II. Perkins, vice. presiden, OF
the Aeolian Company. died yesterday at
his home ir Westfeld. ". j., after an i'll
ness Of several months.
Mr.. Perkins was one Of the founders OF
the Westfield Country Club and had been
its president. He was also a charter
member OF the Ba,tusrol Golf Club. For
a long time he had been interested In the
educational affairs Of his home town, and
for some years had served on the school
board.
For more than twenty years MIR. Per-
kins had been Of the Aeolian
Company and had been its active vice.
president for nearly a decade. He was a
member OF the Fifth Avenue Association.
New York, and up to within a few
months OF his death had been actively
concerned In the movement to preserve
Fifth venue as a residential and retail
street of the highest type.
The sun., 1916-12-27
ELSIE JANIS AIDS FIREMEN.
Actress Takes Part In Fighting
Blaze Near Home.

turned to her home in Philipse Manor
from the Century Theatre Christmas
morning. aided the North Tarrytown
firemen In fghting a fire which de-
stroyed the six family apartment house
Of John Kosello In Elm street. At
tracted by the blaze. Miss Janis directed
her cheifeur to put on all speed and
hen she reached the street she told the
chauffeur TO play the searchligit on the
flames She remained an interested spec
tator until the fire was under control.
The tenants escaped in their night
clothes and lost everything. The dam
age Is estimated at $4,000.
The sun., 1916-12-27
Abel I. Smith.

Abel I. Smith. q member Of the New
Jersey Assembly. died of heart disease
yesterday afternoon at the Apthorp
apartments, Broadway N Seventy
eighth street. Mr.. Smith wal ~ years
old. He was born In ~Secaucus. n. j.,
where his family for many generations
back had made their home. lie leaves
three children-Abel I. Smith. Jr.. OF $50
West End avenue. Mrs. James Brown
Mabon Of 400 Park avenue and Mrs.
Ralph c. Carroll Of 14S East Sixty-ninth
street. Funeral services will be held
Thursday morning at the Apthorp apart
ments.
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$1,515,359 GIVEN FOR JEWS.
Central Relief Com ittee Reports
on Collections In 1919.

The Central Relief Committee. one Of
the three agencies engaged In raising
money for Jews In the war zone. an
nounced last night that II had collected
throughout the country in 1916. 31.5l5.-
359.3S from 2s.6s3 sources. and that
much OF this money had come from men
and women to whom a dollar represents
hard toll and real sacrifice.
The announcement was made oil the
eve of the campaign to raise $40. ooo. 0oe
in 1917 for Jewish war sufferers.
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LECTURE FOR ENTENTE BLIND.
Christian Leden Will Tell Of HE
Three Years In the Arctic.

Christian Leden. Arctic explorer, will
lecture IN Carnegie Hall on Friday eve.
ming for the benefit OF the II. Il. II.
Permanent Blind Wal Relief Fund. His
lecture will be a part of an elaborate
programme which will also include A1ys
Larreync OF the Paris Grand Opera
company; Maud Allan. the dancer;
Isolde Menges. the English violinist, and
Sergeant Major Robert Middlemiss, the
blinded British soldier lecturer.
Mr.. Leyden's lecture will be illustrated
with motion pictures OF the Eskimos OF
Arctic Canada and will describe the three
years he has recently spent In the far
North. lie brought back with him
ph~onographic records of Eskimo music.
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king-W

EXETER. n. H.. Dec. 26.-John Allen
King OF New York was married to-day
to Miss Dorothy Whitcomb, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Whitcomb. for
mer fire marshal Of Massachusetts. at
the whitcomb summer home. Riverside
Stock Farm. by the Rev. J. Hamilton
Woodsum OF Boston. They were unat-
tended. The bride wore a travelling
suit Of brown broadcloth. After IA we'd
ding tour OF three weeks at White Sui
phur Springs. w. Va, they will live in
New York.
The sun., 1916-12-27
NEWPORT WEDDING TONIGHT.
Niece Of Commander Evans 20 Ne
Married 70 w. r. shePnan.

NEWPORT, II. L.. Dec. 26.-Miss Jea-
nette Ashton. formerly of Grinnell, Ia.
and a niece OF Commander Evans. will
become the bride of william T. Sherman
OF Harvey, ILL.,, tomorrow evening at
the Naval War College In the quarters
of Commander and Mrs. Waldo Evans.
The ceremony Is to be performed by
Chaplain G. NJ. Charlton Of the naval
training station.
Capt. n Mrs. A. r. Niblack have
gone to Washington. where Capt. Nib
lack has been assigned. Mrs. Walter q.
Holcombc and Miss Lilly Barrett Knut
have gone to New York. Lieutenant
Commander and Mrs. Frank T. Evans
and L~ieutenant-C omman der md Mrs.
Frank d. Berrien have M to New
York. Gov. Beeckman is expected here
Tomorrow for a brief visit.
The sun., 1916-12-27
COnklin-Hauptner.

Miss Charlotte Gertrude Hauptner
and Lorraine Seth Conkiin were married
last night in the home Of Mrs, \.
Guichard. 3l7 West Ninety-ninth street,
by the Rev. Or. Edgar ". Work. TIL
bride was given away by her father.
Charles Hauptner. The bridegroom Is
a son OF Col. Eugene II. Conklin. The
bride was attended by Mrs. Albert A.
Southwick. George Pratt Critter was
best man. After the wedding the couple
started on a Southern trip.
The sun., 1916-12-27
RI. REV. HENRY J. RICHTER.
Had Bees bishop 81 Grand Rapids
for Thirty.three Years.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. Dec. 26.-The
Right Rev. Henry Joseph Richter.
Bishop Of the Roman Catholic diocese
of Grand Rapids, died this afternoon OF
pneumonia. Funeral services will be
held Friday at st. Andrews Cathedral.
where he was consecrated thirty-three
years ago. Archbishops and Bishops Of
all the central States are expected TO
attend.
Coadjutor Bishop Michael J.. Gallagher
OF this city in all probability will sue
ceed him In the diocese. Bishop Rich.
ter was born In Germany In 1895 ana
The sun., 1916-12-27
Edward e. Stevenson.

Edward c. Stevenson died Sunday in
the home OF his parents. ia Decatur
street. brooklyn. Mr.. Stevenson was
born in Brooklyn In 1890. After beins
graduated from the wilkesbsrrc High
School he took a course in engineering
in the University OF Pennsylvania. At
the time OF his death he was inspecting
engineer for the firm OF Robert W. Hunt
& Co. His parents. three brothers and
sister survive.
The sun., 1916-12-27

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26.-Mra. Ralph
NJ. Townsend. widely known In society
and one OF Philadelphia most beauti-
full matrons, died to-day In her home.
2O35 Delaney street. She oiught cold
last Wednesday and pneumonia dcvel-
oped. Mr.. Townsend Is In the Cniver-
sity Hospital recovering from pneu-
monia and pleurisy. lie has been told
Of his wife's death. Mrs. Townsend was
Miss Ethel Godfrey. the daughter OF
Lincoln Godfrey. who died recently. Be-
sides her husband Mrs. Townsend Is sur
vived By a daughter.
The sun., 1916-12-27
Gesrge Clifford Beoth.

George Clifford Booth. -. a retired
wholesale jeweller. who was In business
for many years In Manhattan. died Mon
day in his home. 5s Elton street. East
New York. He vas born In Hanover.
". J. His wife. Anna Reynolds Booth.
two sons and four daughters survive.