The Washington herald., 1920-01-29
/. WASHINGTON
DEAD, AGED 65
Crand-Nephew Of the First
President Succumbs to
Pneumonia.

Lawrence Washington, who for a
number Of years has been in charge
of the Congressional reading room of
the Library of Congress, died at 10
o'clock yesterday morning at his res
idence. 1s A street southeast. Mr..
Washington, who was 6 years old.
had been sick only a weke. his death
being due to pneumonia following an
attack of influenza
Mr.. Washington. who was a grand
nephew Of George Washington. was
born at Mount Vernon in 1855. In 1876
he married Miss Fannie Lakeland and
made his home in Fauquier County.
Va. They moved to Alexandria. Va.
in 1890. where they lived until 1907,
when they came to Washington.
He was, prominent member of
Alexandria Washington Lodge No. 2,
F. A. A. NJ, the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution. and the Society Sons
Of Confederate Veterans. He was a
communicant of st. Marks Episcopal
Church of this city.
He is survived by his widow. eight
sons and four daughters. The sons
are John Augustine, Of Logan, w.
Va; Lawrence. jr.. of Norfolk. W.
Va; Willis Lakeland and w. Selden,
Of Alexandria; Preston Chew. Of Lo-
gan, w. Va, and Julian Howard and
Francis Ryland. who are students at
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacks
burg. Va. The daughters are Misses
Patty Willis and Anne Madison, of
Montclair, N. j.: Miss Louisa Fon-
taine and Mrs. owen B. Lewis. of
Baltimore
Funeral services will be held Satur-
day afternoon in Mt. Zion Protestant
Episcopal Church. Charlestown, w.
Va. Interment will be in the family
lot in the Mt. Zion churchyard.
Funeral services for Capt will
lam p. Pierce, Civil war veteran ana
many years emptoye of the Post
office Department. who died of
pneumonia Tuesday'at Casualty Hos
pital. will be held this afternoon
at o'clock i'm Zurhorst's Under
taking Chapel under the auspices
OF Lincoln Post. 70. ,. G. A. II.
Burial will be held in Arlington Gem
etery. Capt. Pierce was a mem-
ber OF the Eleventh Kentucky Cav
airy. He was with Gen. Shackle-
ford at the capture Of Gen. Morgan,
the Confederate raider.
After a brief Illness with pneu-
monia, r. u. McAuliffe. builder and
contractor here for many years. died
Tuesday afternoon at his home, 500
D street southeast. at the age of
fifty-three. He was senior member
of the firm OF McAuiiffe and Brink
ley and director of the Lincoln
National Bank. As treasurer OF the
Enterprise Building Association he
served in the Liberty Loan drives
and in knights of Columbus war
work. In the last year he was en-
gagged in the construction of the
I Holy Rosary Catholic Church at
Third and I streets northwest. Nc
Auliffe Is survived by his wife. Rose
NJ McAuliffe. He was a charter
member of Spalding Council. Knights
of Columbus; a member Of Wash
ington Assembly. four degrees, X.
of c.: the Elks and knights OF
Columbus Country Club. Funeral
services will be held tomorrow morn
ing at 9 o'clock at St. Peters Cath
olic Church. Second and c streets
southeast. Burial will be in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
George W. Ellis, clerk of the War
Department for twelve years. died at
his home. 1923 Tenth street northeast,
yesterday, from pneumonia. He was
Al years old. He had been in only
a few days.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ella T..
McDermott, sister of Lewis NJ.
Thayer, Of the Thayer printing estab-
lishment who died Tuesday night
after a brief illness. will be held to-
day at 2:0 p. m. at the residence. 4
U street northwest, by Rev. Alfred
E. Barrows, pastor of the Eastern
Presbyterian Church. Burial will be
in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. McDermott is survived BY two
brothers, Lewis. NJ. and George p.
Thayer. the latter of Altoona, Pa.
a son. Thayer. and stepson, Frank A.
McDermott, Of Wilmington. Del.
The funeral of the Rev. Thoma
Doran, who died at Georgetown Uni.
versity Hospital Tuesday from pneu.
monia following influenza, will take
place tomorrow. Solemn high requiem
mass will be celebrated at Catholit
University. where Father Doran wa.
taking a special postgraduate course
in canon law. at 10 o'clock. Buria
will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery
His brother. Maurice p. Doran. a
member Of the Catholic Universit,
faculty. is in a serious condition from
pneumonia at his home, 1913 FRS