Evening star., 1922-02-01
LAST tribute PAID !.
TO CRASH VICTIMS
Sorrowing Friends and ReIa.
tiveS at Funerals of Dead
in Theater Disaster.

in Theater Disaster. 1
Reverently and solemnly friends
and relatives with tear-dimmed eyes
paid final tribute to the victims of
the Knickerbocker Theater disaster
at the funeral services held today
and yesterday. Fraternal and social
lent themselves in
sympathy at the services by their at
tendance. Bodies were taken to other
cities. where interment will be held
tomorrow in their native town or
city
Funeral services for Col. and Mrs.
Charles Cowles Tucker were held at
3 o'clock this afternoon at St. Mar
garet's Episcopal Church, Connecticut
Herbert Scott Smith officiated. Mem
bers of the Society of Colonial Danes
attended the services. Interment was
in Oak Hill cemetery. =
John L. Walker, employe of William
B. Hibbs & Co., will be buried tenn
porarily in vault at Rock Creek
cemetery. Funeral services under the
F. A. A. NJ, were held this afternoon
at o'clock at the undertaking par
lors of Thomas S. Sergeon, 10l1 7th
street. Members of the Hibbs firm
were present at the services. Rev. DR..
Earle Wilfley. pastor of the Vermont
Avenue Christian Church. official ted.
Funeral services for Mrs. J. l.. Wal
roll of St. Pauls Catholic Church Of
ticiating.
Joint services for Mr.. and Mrs. AL
fred &. Eldridge were held this morn
ing at II o'clock at St. Margaret's Epis-
copal Church, with Rev. DIR. Herbert
had been organist and director of the
choir for the last seventeen years.
intcrment was in GlenwOod cemetery.
Fleming Family Services.
Funeral services for Thomas F'lem-
Patton and Mary Lee Fleming, were
held this morning at IL o'clock at St.
Thomas Episcopal Church. Rev. DR.. c.
Ernest Smith ofticiated. Interment was
in Alexandria.
The bodies of Oskar G. Kanston.
Mrs. Oskar G. Kanston, Aulyn and
Dorothy kanston were taken from
Gawler's parlors this morning and
shipped to Chicago, where funeral
services and interment will be held.
Funeral services under Masonic aus
pices were held for William G.
Hughes Of 2503 Champlain street, at
the undertaking Establishment of Jo-
seph Birch & Sons, 3034 NJ street, at
o'clock this afternoon. Interment
was in Glenwood cemetery.
Services for Miss Lois Pitcher.
1910 Mckinley street, Chevy Chase,
Md. and Miss Mildred Walford, 1927
Riggs place northwest, George Wash
ington University students. who went
to the theater with Mrs. Gertrude
Taylor, who was also killed, were
held today. The rites for Miss Pitch
er were in Lees undertaking parlors
at / pm. Canon Austin of the All
Saints Episcopal Church of Chevy
Chase officiating.
The services for Miss Walford
Church at 8 O'Clock, Rev. DR.. Ernest
Smith presiding. Both bodies were
then taken to Rock Creek cemetery
and placed in vault.
Rites for L. w. strayer.
Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
ofiiciated at the services for L. !
w. Strayer, in the chapel of Gawler's
establishment, at 2
o'clock today. The body was sent to
Sydney, Ohio.
Following these services, last rites
for Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Brainerd were
held. Rev. James Mcbride Sterrett
Of All Souls Episcopal Church offici-
ated. The bodies were then sent to
New York.
The funeral Of Thomas Randolph
was held from his late resi-
dence, 2027 Hillyer place. at 1880
o'clock this afternoon. Rev. F. N.
assistant rector of st. Mar
garet's Episcopal Church. officiated.
The body will be buried in Oak Hill
Miss Mary A. Forsyth will be buried
from st. Paul's Catholic Church at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning, following
brief services at her late residence.
1902 Belmont road. Interment will be
in Mount Olivet cemetery.
Mass for Georgetown Students.
Low mass was said at St Patrick's
Church this morning by Rev. w. Cole
man Nevils, dean Of Georgetown Uni
for the five university stu
dents who lost their lives in the crash.
Adams, Mass; Victor NJ. Sturgis. Au-
gusta; Ca; Ivan J. White, Culpeper,
Va: DR.. James s. Shea, South Hadley
Falls, Mass, and William Walters.
N. Y. About 800 members
Of the Georgetown University were
present.
The body of Victor M. Sturgis was
removed from Sergeon's undertaking
parlors and sent to Augusta. The re-
naming bodies have been sent to their
homes.
Services for Ivan White were held
at the Bethel Baptist
Church in Culpeper, Va. Rev. George
" Cox presided. Mr.. white. who was
years old, was a veteran
of the world war, having served over
seas, Since being mustered out OF
the service he had been connected
with the Shipping Board here and
was a law student at Georgetown
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parlors at noon today. Mrs. Sigour-
ney, who was private secretary to
Harry Wardman,. lived at 2701 Con-
necticut avenue.
Miss Mary Ethel Atkinson was
buried from Speare's undertaking es-
at noon today. Miss At
klnson lived at 2233 18th street.
Services for Mrs. Pessou.
The body Of Mrs. Carrie Newsom
Pessou of the Calverton apartments
was taken to Bealsville, Nd, today
for interfnent..
musician in the orchestra OF the thea
ter, were held at Sergeon's undertak-
ing establishment, following which
the body was sent to Lexington, KY.
Interment Of the body of Thomas
Dorsey, 2524 18th street northwest,
will be in Martinsburg, w! Va The
body was sent to that city today.
Interment of Christian Fiege, a
member Of the orchestra, who resided
at 1910 18th street northwest, took
Mace in Prospect Hill cemetery at 2
O'clock today Rites were held In the
establishment OF Frank
Services for Kirkland Duke. 171sI