The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-16
SISTER OF
 PRESIDENT SUCCU MBS
Mrs. Anna w. Howe Passes Away at Hotel in New London After Long H. ness of Peritonitis.
President Cancels Engage ment in St. Louis For Next Week in Order to Attend the Funeral.

New London, Conn.,, Sept. 46 Mrs. Annie w. Howe, sister of President Woodrow Wilson, died at her apartments in a To- cal hotel here early today. Mrs. Howe had been extremely ill for about a week with portion its.
 The end had been expected at any moment for the past two days. The President was informed week ago of his sisters critical condition and on Monday came here, returning on Wednesday to Shadow Lawn. Mrs Howe had been too weak to recog nize him. He was kept constantly informed of her condition and when death came a message was immediate ly sent to him.
 Mrs. Howe came from her Philadel- phia home in the early summer with her niece, Miss Margaret Wilson daughter of the President. Stopping at a summer (hotel in the suburbs Her health had long been impaired. When her condition became a. matter of grave concern Mrs. Howe was brought in to a city hotel. With her were her two sons, George Howe, of North Carolina and Wilson Howe, of RicHl- mond, Va, and daughter, Mrs Cothron, of Philadelphia, besides Miss Wilson.
 There will be no funeral services here. the body being taken later in the day by train to Columbia, S. C., where 1t will arrive about noon on Monday. President Wilson will join the funeral party at some point not yet determined.
 At Columbia services will be held in the First Presbyterian church and the burial will be in the graveya1 d adjacent to the edifice.
 Mrs Howe was born in Staunton Va. Sept. 8, 1856, the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Joseph R. Wilson. She was married to Dr. George Howe, of Columbia, s. C., dn 1876 and lived there until a year after the death of her husband 22 years ago. Mrs. Howe then went to Philadelphia
 Her children are J. Wilson Howe, of Richmond, Va. Dr. George Howe, pro- lessor of Latin in the University of North Carolina, and Mrs. Annie Goth ron, who made her home with Mrs Howe. The children, her brother Joseph R. Wilson. of Baltimore, and her niece. Miss Margaret Wilson, were at the bedside whfn death came.
 PRESIDENT DEEPLY SHOCKED.
 Long Branch, N. J.. Sep. 16-Presi- dent Wilson received word this morn- ing that his sister, Mrs Annie E. Howe, died early today at New London, Ct. He was greatly shocked particularly since he thought she would live sev- eral days longer and he had planned to go to her bedside again.
 The President plans to attend Mrs. Howe's funeral,l which will be held at Columbia, s. O., where her husband and several relatives are buried. Def1- mite arrangements had not been made early this morning. but White House officials got in touch with Joseph R. Wilson, of Baltimore. the Presidents s brother, in order to arrange the Presi- dents trip.
 Following receipt of the news of his sisters death, President Wilson to go to St. Louis next Wednesday to speak before an underwriters conven- tion. Secretary Baker, of the war department. was asked by the Presi- dent to take his place there. Presi- dent Wilson also postponed engage ments for Monday with Chairman Mo- Cormick. of the Democratic National coMmittee, and others.