Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-19

lively engaged in his duties at the court
house until the cold weather of last win
ter forced him to keep to his home His
death had been expected for several
days. Funeral services will be held Fri
day afternoon at o'clock at his resi-
dence.
Notice Of the death of the clerk was
given to the justices of the court by
William f. Williams. who has been act
ing clerk during the absence of MIR.
Young. The court adjourned until Mon
day as tribute of respect.
Appointed Assistant I'm 1876.
Mr.. Young entered the office of his
predecessor, Return J. Meigs. the first
clerk of the court. July l, 1876, and
served as an assistant clerk until the
death of Mr.. Meigs, October 90 1891.
clerk of the court. He had served
nine years in the Army before coming
to the clerks Office which, added to
his forty-four years there, makes a
total of more than fifty years spent
j n government employ.
Mr.. Young was born in Will county.
H.. February 90. 1897. and lived at
Wilmington, in that county. until Au-
gust 4, 1862. when he enlisted as a
private in the 1st Battalion Of Yates
1 Snd1DSnOOCeTS.
a first sergeant and assigned to the
headquarters of Gen. Rosecrans.
Later he served in a similar capacity
with Gen. Dodge and Gen. Hamilton.
| He did duty at Memphis. St. Louis.
Vicksburg. Cairo and New York city
in the pay department of the Army.
assisting in the payment of the dis
charged troops at the close of the war.
/ For a short time he was located at
Washington on temporary duty with
the bureau of referred claims, later
! being assigned to Boston Mass, where
Newport, X. l., to Eastport, Me-, for
three years.
Resigns From Pay Department.
Mr.. Young resigned from the pay
department February l, 1871. and,
| coming to the National Capital. was
employed for five years in the Office
Of patent attorney. until he was ap-
pointed assistant clerk OF the court.
He has served under every justice
who has sat upon the bench of the
District Supreme Court and has en-
joyed the acquaintance of most of
| the members of the bar of the court.
An adopted daughter, Miss Julia
! Holderby Young. and sister. resid-
| ing a Oakland, Calf, survive him.
MRS. MARY p. HAMERSLY.
| Mrs. Mary Palmer Hamersly. died
yesterday al HeT TGSlUGnCe, ZUUy Mas
sachusetts avenue. She had been i'll
only a short time. Funeral services
will be held at her residence tomor-
row morning at IL o'clock. Interment
will be in Arlington. N. Y.
Mrs. Hamersly was the widow of
Louis r. Hamersly of New York She
/ was born seventy years ago in Ports
mouth. Va Surviving here are a son.
| Louis r. Hamersly. jr. of New York !:
and three daughters, Mrs. Robert
! Roosevelt of this city and Mrs Ro-
| land Curtin and Mrs. John Roose-
| welt of New York.
| GUY G. CLEMENTS.
! Guy c. Clements. patent attorney of
! this city. died Sunday in Asheville.
| " c. from pneumonia. He was thirty
| seven years old.
| Mr. Clements was born in this city
Land graduated from Central High
school He lived at 1906 Kilbourne
I street He was commissioner of the
| United States Court of Claims.
/ Funeral services were held yester-
| day afternoon at . o'clock. at his
home. Rev B. Andrew Matzen of
Maryland State College. officiated. In
torment was in Glenwood cemetery
Surviving him are his father. Court
land {. Clements; his mother and
| three sisters, Mrs. Warren NJ. Mitchell
| of this city. Mrs. Albert c. Leitch of
New York and Mrs. John f. Watkins
of Philadelphia