Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-23

his death the District Commissioners
ordered that the flag on the District
building be displayed at half mast un-
til after the funeral. and the preface of
the order of the Commits SionerS was
as follows:
The Commissioners of the District Of Co
1umhia learn with deep sorrow of the decease
at I2Io o'clock pm: Saturday of Matthew
Washington from June. 1870. to June. 1871.
In the death of Mr. Emery the community
citizens. whose private life inspiration
t" right living and whose business enterprise
hancing the prosperity and Improvement Of the
National Capital.
Resolutions were adopted expressive
of regret because of the death of Mr..
Emery, by the members of the council
of the former municipal government of
Washington. The resolutions were
drafted by committee consisting of
Messrs. John F. Cook, II. A. Hall, A.
+. Clark and r. ]. Beall. That meet
ing was called to order by Richard ].
Beall, and Joseph Williams was chosen
treasurer and A. P. Clark secretary.
MIR. Cox, in his biography of Mr..
Emery, recalls that The action taken
by the official board of the Metropolitan
Church in regard to the loss sustained
by the death of Mr.. Emery was direct
ed to be entered upon the records of
the board, and his associates, after
paying a tribute to his career as a
public man and his high standing in
the business community, made record
in the following appreciative words of
ms services for the church:
Methodism recognized him as her most dis
tinSuished representative in this locality. and
this church in 1891 the occasion of the Sec
ond ecumenical conference it eminentlv fit
pitablc home for public reception to those in
ternatiora1 delegates of the church of his choice.
to Matthew 6. Emery debt beyond ADEQUATE
expression. He was the last survivor of that
heroic and devoted board of trustees who. under
the call of the denomination. undertook to build
this church memorial to Mcthodism. Elk
ccptional in its origin and unique in its
pose, the enterprise would have failed excent
for the incessant labors and the steadfast faitI,
Of those men Among the largest and most nota
hl" contributions 70 the building fund were those
of Matthew G. Emery. and during those long
years of doubt and struggle for existence his
forccfu personality president of the board
This church will ever continue to cherish with
men: we will gladly tell the honorable story of
their struggle and success to our children S
children.
The building of the Second National
Bank on 1th street was draped in
mourning. for Mr.. Emery had been
president of that institution for nearly
a quarter of a century, and was in the
active Management of the bank for
nearly one-half of the almost sixty
years of his life in Washington. He
became the president of the bank in
1877. and continued to hold that Of
flee up to the time of his death.
The directors of the Washington
Market Company adopted resolutions
expressive of personal grief at the
death of Mr.. Emery, who was presi-
dent os the company.
The managers of the Mutual Fire In
surance Company also adopted resolu-
tions of esteem and regret, Mr. Emery
having been one of the mana gers of
that institution.
Tributes of respect were also paid to