The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-10
BEN I. AUGUST DEAO;;
BURIAL THIS AFIERN00n
Beloved City Clerk Pnsscs Away
Quietly at Home Early Yesterday
Morning.
CITY FATHERS TO MEET
Roth Branches of Council to Pay
Tribute to Faithful and Efficient
Servant OF the People.

City Clerk Benjamin Tappan Au
gus, died at his home. No. 1902 Park
avenue, yesterday morning about 4
o'clock The funeral will be from the
horne this afternoon at 3 o'clock. tn"
services being conducted by Rev. DR.
J. J, Gravatt. rector OF Holy Trinity
Episcopal church. and the burial will
be in Hollywood.
MIR August had been In failing
health for many months, but had
stuck to his desk and his duties to the
last decli0jrg to avail himself of
two mo~thB vacation rendered by the
CITY council He was last at the City
Hall on December 29th He leaves
his wife four children and a brother
And he leaves thousands OF friends
throughout the city and the state, who
m ourn his death.
President Adams. Of the board Of
aldermen. has called the city council
20 meet In Joint session at City Hall
this afternoon at 2 O'Clock to pay
tribute 20 their honored clerk. and 20
attend the funeral Mavor Ainslie
has called the city officials to meet
IN his once at AIS o'clock TO also
paw tribute to their co-worker and to
atteTH the funeral
gusts family are: His wife who was
Mss Florence Shell sister Of his first
wife. Miss Gertrude s. Shell; three
sons Thomas P. of New York regis
ter of the Metropolitan Branch Travel
ers' Insurance COMPANY. Robert Mum
ford August. Of baltimore, special
agent, North British ard Merca title
Insurance company. and Albert T. Au-
gust. cashier IN the Office OF Major
c. O. Savllle clerk Of chancerv court.
this city; n darrhter, Mrs Custis r
Perry. OF Washington whose husband
is attached to the United States navy
department, and his brother. w, =.
Aurust
Mr. August was horn IN Vfcksburg.
N'iss., seventv-one years ago. He was
o French and Spanish descent. his
grandparents being scions of first fam
lies In those two European countries
Fig patoraal grandfather was Pierre
Fhilfrpe Au~tIste Of the Island Of
G0rd7loupe. France ard his maternal
Grandfather was Joh y Aueustus Warie.
general IN the Spanish army and
RrGndee OF Snaln In early youth Mr..
August and his family came TO Rich
mend Fe grew up in the BIZ siness
prd public atmosphere of the years
following the war and ut an carly a~e
ret ITO pnptIC ire. ne served a num-
Der OF years rs clerk of council com
rn'ttees and serReant-at- OF the
council, and In 1855 su~ceeded r g
Howard as city clerk. He had served
In that capacity TO the time of his
death, never missing a meeting OF
either body OF the council in all those
long years. and passing through many
heated campaigns without a scar. or
mark aEa' inst his LOYALTY faithful
~rss and efficiency. His work was
hts life. He loved to browse amonp
the ola tones and ordinances piled
land fled away in the City Hall Off
COS, and his den In the southwest
corner of the third floor of the big
building was one OF the cosiest and
reatest offices TO be seen anywhere
His favorite pictures and little orra.
nents adorned the furniture and the
w9lls Not particle OF dust or rust
was permitted TO linger within the
walls OF that sunny chamber. Or
rustic pedegtals around the room
growing plants lent charm to the
room. and an afternoon snent In that
presence and in that comfortab bic den
was an hour well spent and never TO
be forgotten.
Mr.. August was meth 3Alcai to a de-
gree. He had places for everything
and everything was always found IN
its place. Seekers for Information
never departed empty handed for he
could In moment put his hand upon