The Washington herald., 1922-10-22
OBITUARY
Mrs. Helen Mason Boynton.

widow of Gen. Henry 3. Boynton.
former Commissioner of the District
OF Columbia, died at her apartment
at Clifton Terrace yesterday. She
was 81 years old
Mrs. Boynton was national
figure in ID. A. r circles, having
he'd the office OF organizing vice
president OF the Daughters of the
A merican Revolution during the
formation of the first 100 chapters.
For. years she represented Tennes-
see and Arizona in the national as
sociation. At the time of her death
she was honorary vice president.
having been elected to that office
in 1906.
Mrs. Boynton was one OF the or
.ganizers OF the National Society of
Daughters OF Founders and Patri-
OTIS of America. She herself. was a
descendant of eight generations of
the well-known Mason family, OF
Massachusetts.
During the civil war. as well as
during the Spanish american war
Mrs. Boynton volunteered her serv-
ices as a nurse and in both in
stances was assigned to army hos
pitfalls.
Gen. Boynton was one Of the
Commissioners who laid out Rock
Creek Park. He was also the orig
inator of plans for the famous
Chickamauga National Park. In
Tennessee, and was president of
the park until his death in 1905.
For years he represented the Gin
cinnati Commercial Gazette in
Washington and was recognized as
the dean of Washington correspond
ents.
Services will be held at Clifton
Terrace Monday at o'clock Rev.
Wallace Radclif, Of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church, will
off1ciate. Burial will be in Ring
ton National Cemetery, beside the
body of her husband Miss Marie
Boynton, an adopted daughter. sur
wives.
James II. Ryan.
The body OF James H. Ryan, ~
years old, well-known Washington
newspaper man who died in De-
troit, Mich, arrived in this city
last night. Services will be held
from the home Of his sister, Mrs.
Emily Nc. Hollins, 5l1 Seward
square southeast, Monday afternoon.
Father Morris, of st. Peters Cath
olic Church. will officiate. Burial
will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Services will be charge Of
Washington Lodge. No. 15. Order OF
Elks, of which Ryan was an ac-
tive member prior to his moving
to Detroit last June. His death
was due to heart failure The
body was accompanied TO this city
by E. ]. Mulligan, of Detroit.
Mr.. Ryan had been connected
with a number of newspapers in
this city and in other parts of
the country. In Detroit he was
with the Detroit Free Press.
Joseph Ward.
Joseph Ward, colored, Al years
old, D street southeast. who died
at Garfield Hospital, will be buried
at Lynchburg, Va, Wednesday.
Hancock Lee willis.
Interment of Hancock Lee Willis,
76 years old. 936 B street southwest,
who died at his nome Following a
short illness on Friday will be made
in Orange Court House, Va, today.
Funeral services were held last
night. with DIR. John E. Briggs, of
the Fifth Baptist Church, officiating.
Mr.. Willis. who was a Southern
Railway baggage master for fifty
years. was a native of orange Court
House, and has been a resident Of
this city for six years. He was a
civil war veteran in the cavalry
branch. He was a member of the
Railway Brotherhood of Trainmen.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs.
Elizabeth Willis, and six children.
Mrs. Helen Nedfeldt, Mrs. Francis
Reynolds, Miss Laura and Miss
Maude VII is and Robert and
William Willis.
Joseph r. Moran.
Services for Joseph P. Moran. ST.
year old employe of the Potomac
Electric Power Company, who was
instantly killed Wednesday when
he came in contact with a live
wire will be held from his late
residence, S19 Tenth street north
west, tomorrow at $40 a. m.
Requiem mass will be said at st.
Patrick's Church at o'clock. In
terment will be in Mount Olivet
Cemetery. Members Of Keane Coun-
Gil, 353. knights of Columbus, of
which he was a member, will at
tend the funeral.