Evening star., 1921-08-07
1.-THE March King" in Washington

The funeral will occur Friday at 3 pm. from
Christ Church. Navy Yard. and the remains
will be temporarily placed in vault. NJ:
Of the Marine Band. who is now making
tour of the west with his own band
The Evening Star of August "a,
13GS, published what follows CON
cerning the death of Mrs. Elizabcth
SouSa:
Mrs Elizabeth sousa widow of Antonss
Sousa and mother Of John Philip Spusa the
noted bandmaster and composer, died at the
family reside""s, 5c2 9Th street southeast.
yesterday afternoon st 5:35 O'Clock. her
death was due to general debility.
Mrs. SOusa was eightytwo years OF age
and had been resident Of this city since
1854. Up to about three months ago she was
than ordinarily active for her age. and
was afenstosd ,s. to daily d. vi, Sak d bn. radusy
grew weaker until her death i.
Mrs Sousa was native of Germany, nav
ing been born in Iiesse Dartnsiadt IN May.
1926 She came this country with her
parents IN 1876 and resided in Brooklyn. y. Y.
until her marriage 70 Mr.. SOusa. They after
ward moved 10 Washington. MIR. sousa died
Mrs Sonsa Is survived by four and
two da9ghters John pliiip sGusni i.nS fGrmst nd
now of Sousa's Concert Band; George W:
Sousa retired musician. now living ar
Newport News Va: Antonio A Sousa Of 6l7
street southeast; an empioye of the city
post Office: Louis NJ. Sousa OF e3l + street
southeast and Mrs. Bower. wife of Lieut.. j.
Nick Bower, a retired naval officer. who
lives in Chicago.
Protestant Episcopal Church on q street
southeast, and has always been forward in
the charitable work of that parish Sh-
! visited the sick and needy constantly and did
much 10 help them.
Mrs. Sousa was especially proud Of her sos,
John Philip. the famous haudlnaster. Their
last meeting about two weeks ago. h.
has been notified Of his mothers dea IN ana
will arrive in time for the funeral services
W1.lua ,inr ar a II
chapel Congressional cemetery. Rev Arthur
5. Johns Of Christ =, T. Church, Navy Yard
Four doors south of the Sousa home
on eth street, and in frame house very
much like that which Antonio the elder
built as his home in 1857. lived Antonio
Riondi. Two Of the Biondi children live
there today. Antonio Biondi was Italian
by birth. Like Antonio Sousa. he was
a musician. At some port in Europe ne
joined the L. S. Navy as member OF
a ships band, and he arrived in this
country before the Mexican war. He
became leader of ships band and was
wounded during the war with Mexico
| in a way which made ii necessary that
he lay aside the musical instrument
| tcornet) which he played. He was given
| employment in the Navy Department
| and remained with that department until
his death, about twenty-seven years
| ago. His wife was Spanish. and she
| rejoned him after he settled in Wash
/
was in the 1900 block on 9Th street
! northwest. and very soon after Antonio
Sousa built his house al the corner OF
| eth and r streets southeast the BONDS
| bought the frame house, the fourth be-
low Sousa s. the third below Saliva dor
! Accardi and next door TO James Dreen's
| home The picture OF the Biondi home
might pass a picture OF the Sousa
| home before John sent the money which
built brick walls around the old frame
l Tla T.hi Ilrzya of ArN-n
1 were Joseph S. Biondi. living in Wash
/ ington; William W. Biondi. living at the
old home: Charles =. Biondi. who mar
red Miss Maud Bates. daughter OF
James g. Bates of Southeast Wash
ington, and who, with his family, lives
| in the old home. There We're also two
Biondi daughters. Julie and Josephine,
both of whom are married and living in
| Washington.
| Two OF the old neighbors of the Sousas
| who knew John when he was boy are
| still living in the neighborhood. One
| is Jared Mundel. eighty-three years old.
living at 64S L street southeast, and
another is Francis Belt of 523 9TH street
southeast Jean Rickett. who lives at
63s G street southeast. next door to the
house in which John Sousa was born.
used to play with George and Louis
! Sousa and knew John when he Uohn)
| was youth
| Following is the biography of John
Philip Sousa as it is in Who's Who:
Born in Washington November 6.
l1s54. son of Antonio and Elizabeth
| (Trinshaus) Sousa; studied music:
teacher at fifteen; conductor at seven
teen; one of the first violins of
Jaques Offenbach's Orchestra when
the latter was in the United States:
band leader United States Marine
Band 1ss0-92: since 1892 director Of
1901. 1903 1913; made tour of the
world I9IO-1l.s. married: marches
washington Post" Liberty Bell. :
Manhattan Beach," High School
Gladiator" stars and stripes For
lever" "Invincible Eagle" Hail to the
ISpirit of Liberty" Hands Across the
iSea.'' THE Charlatan. The Bride
Elect FL Captain" King Cotton.
Imperial Edward" Glory of tn.
Yankee Navy" The Fairest of the
Fair The Federal" Solid Men to
the Front Bullets and Bayonets."
"Sabers and Sours.' Field Artillery" &"
In Flanders Fields" Comic operas
1.-THE Smusglers." Desire" .'The
Queen of Hearts The Charlatan."
Chris of the Wonderful Lamp"
SThe Free Lance" American Maid. =.
tions" "At the kings Court" I'm
pressions of the Movies" Author
1.-THE Fifth String" "Pipetown Sandy" "
l D"eileTS IN the western World.
Through the Year With Sousa."
Transit of Venus Clubs. Gridiron.
Dramat;sts. Baton IN. ". The Lambs
Musicians IN. W. Indians. Hunting
don Valley. Country. Member Society v
Authors and Composers France and
the United States: appointed Iieuten-
ant. senior grade. Naval Reserve
Force. assigned to Naval Training
Station. Great Lakes. as musical di-
trector.