The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-25

Wednesday, afternoon at o'clock.
Mr Hope had been in declining health
for two years and though a great SUI
| lorer lac bore up under the ordeal with
| Christian fortitude. He came of one
| of Chattanoogns oldest families and
| started life with brilliant prospects and
! the failing of health which forced him
| 10 retire from active practice was
| source of great sorrow TO his many
| friends who had hoped to see him live
to attain leading place in the ranks
of his chosen profession, equal to that
| of his distinguished father
Mr. Hope WAS the secod son of the
late Judge NJ. Nj. Hope and Mary
Green Hope, and was born in Chatta-
nooga thiItY-fiVe years ago. living here
all of his life. lie was educated In the
| Chattanooga public schools later taking
| his A. b. degree at the University of
| Tennessee. While there he was especi
ally active in the athletic sports, and
| was a member OF the Alpha Taw
| Omega fraternity. Afterwards he grad
| uated from the Chattanooga School of
| Law. He was a member Of the firm of
Cooke Swaney q Hope, and was a
member of the Chattanooga Bar ASSOC
citation, being secretary Tor number
of years.
Mr.. Hope is survived by his wife, who
was Miss Penelope Swaney and one
son, William Green. aged a years. one
brother, Lapsley w. Hope, OF Eureka,
Nevada; his aunt, Mrs. Fillmore Gibson,
of this city; and two uncles, DR.. w. r..
Hope, of Chattanooga, and Welcher
Hope, OF Lcnoir City.
The services were held Thursday af-
ernoon at the home on Lookout noun
tain DR.. j, w. Bachman and the Rev.
Battle McLester officiating. The inter-
ment was at Forest Hills and the fol-
lowing acted as pallbearers:
incent Milligan. Q. b. Andrews, N. A.
Johnson, u. c. Patten, Jr, G.. II. Patten,
Benton White, Joe Thompson, w T.
! Nixon, Hollis Caldwell, Edmond Smartt
Roland Omstead, Brunswick Lowe.
| Barlow Strang, f. j. Hugger. j. y.
Stith, Garnett Carter. c. M, Preston.
Mrs. S. E. stockburger
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah S. Stock
burger, TO- who died at her home, east
of Missionary ridge, Wednesday was
held at the residence Thursday after
noon at 3 O'Clock, Rev L. D. Hamil, of
Ridgedale. and Rev. O. Il. Gardner, OF
| North Chattanooga. officiating Inter-
ment was at Concord cemetery
Mrs. j. n. Caldwell.
| Knoxville, March 25.-(Special,)-M
J. II. Caldwell, wife of one OF Knox
viles best known merchant. died yes
terday afternoon. Deceased leaves her
| husband, one son, also prominent
business man, and several daughters to
morn her taking away. Mrs, Caldwell
was about 60 year old,
Mrs. Humphrey Ward
| London, March BINARY Augusta
| Ward, better known to the literary
world as Mrs. Humphrey Ward. whose
death was announced wednesday. was
one of the best known of the English
novelists whose works came into prom-
hence in the closing years of the nine
teenth century.
The cornerstone OF her literary repu-
tation was laid in 1888, when her novel
Robert Elsmore" made its appearance
and soon became the subject OF discus
sion throughout the civilized world be-
cause of it's striking treatment of cur
rent religious problems.
Mrs. Ward was prolific writer and
other novels from her pen, published at
comparatively short intervals. after her
first notably successful work, probably
were among the most widely read works
of fiction during the twenty years or
more following Among the best known
of these were "Marcella. Eleanor"
Lady Roses Daughter" "Fenwlcks
Career" and Diana Mallory"
Mrs. Ward born In Tasmania in