Evening star., 1923-03-17
COLD BRINGS DEATH
TO FRED. |. HARVEY
Monument Society Secretary
Was Regarded as Greatest
Authority on Shaft.

frederick l.. Harvey. slXty-seyen
years old. secretary of the Washing
ton National Monument Society. and
generally regarded as the greatest
authority on the Monument and its
construction, died late yesterday at
his home, 2146 Florida avenue, fol-
lowing cold contracted at the
annual exercises held at the base of
the Monument February % last.
Mr.. Harvey's death. which came as
4 shock to members of patriotic So
cieties throughout the city. resulted
from complication Of diseases
eventuating from the cold. The wind
was blowing severely at the foot of
tn" shaft the morning of the obsery-
ance OF Washington's birthday, and
Mr Harvey, who read Il message
which was sent out by radio TO the
country. was forced to strain his
voice in Speaking into the transmit
ter.
Funeral services Will be held at 3
O'Clock this afternoon at the fam
lily residence, and will be attended by
officers and members of the aWSh-
l4ston National Monument Society and
"I the Association Of the Old
est Inhabitants, of which Mr. Harvey
was member. lntermeut which is
to be at oak Hill, is TO be private
President Heads Society.
President Harding is president of
the Washington National Monument
Society. Other officers are Justice
Van Devanter. first vice president:
Charles {. Glover. second vice preSi-
dent, ana Theodore w. Eoyes. treas
urer. Governors of the various states
are eX-Offico vice presidents.
Mr.: Harvey,s s death is attributed to
his lifelong love for the great shaft
to the memory Of George Washington.
SO interested. friends say. was he in
the services. that he forgot the simple
precautionary measure. which would
have protected him from the chill of
the weather always severe at the
base OF the Monument
His loss is Il great one to the Wash
ington National Monument Society.
Justice Van Devanter, first vice presi
dent. said today. He was a splendid
citizen. He probably knew more about
the Washington Monument than any
other man living. He was familiar with
incidents that attended its construction.
Much Of this knowledge passes away
with him, because 10 one else knew it
During the last weeks of his life Mr..
Harvey was interested in completing
the placement Of state stones in the
Monument. 1t was with sincere regret
on his part that the ninetieth annual
meeting of the Washington National
Monument Society. which was held at
noon February % last at his own home,
had to be postponed on account of the
illness Of several officers.
Four stones UnpIaced.
In an interview with representa-
tive of The Star, Secretary Harvey
pointed out that Idaho, Arizona.
North Dakota and New Mexico had
not placed stones in the shaft Hav-
20 MI 20 Ia
state stones. and having done more
than any other man to get the com
memorative stones in place, Mr.. Har-
vey had q peculiar interest in secur-
ing the placement of the remaining
four stones 1t was his expressed
hope that he would live to see the last
of the stones placed in the shaft.
Last year he attended the exercises
when the South Dakota stone was un-
veiled in the Monument. At the time
of his death Mr.. Harvey was working
with the governors and legislatures
of the remaining states to get them
TO place their stones in the Monu-
ment. The Governor of North Da-
kota had taken up the matter with
Mr.. Harvey, who hoped that the ex-
ample of the sister state would in
duce North Dakota to hasten action.
The Washington National Monu-
ment Society. next to the Washington
Monument itself. held first place in
the interests of its secretary. Having
worked with the society since 1874,
and in the interests of the shaft. he
knew things about both that no other
man did. With Rudolph Kaufman,
now managing editor Of The Star,
Mr.. Harvey climbed to the top Of the
SHAFT before the capStone was put in
place, both of the men kicking their
feet over the sides.
Wrote Monument History.
Mr.. Harvey was the author of the
History of the Washington National
Monument and Washington National
Monument Society" printed in 1903 by
the government printing office. This
volume is a standard source of in
formation about the topics concerned
and gives in detail the history of the
various plans to erect the Monument.
and the history of the society, which
was chartered by Congress in IAN ad-
visory and cooperative capacity with
the Secretary of War;" in whose care
and custody the Monument is by law
placed.
Mr.. Harvey was born in this city
May s. 1856, the son of Frederick
Loviad Harvey and Helen Mary Ford.
He studied at the College of the City
of New York, then returned to Wash
ington, taking his LII B. degree from
Columbian College, now the George
Washington University, in 1879. He
received the degree of LII. NJ from
this institution a year later. Mr.. Har-
vey married Pamela Dean, daughter
of Representative w. S. Holman of
Indiana, April s, 1889. He was ad-
mitted to the District bar In 1879.
He acted as secretary of the joint
commission for the completion of the
Washington National Monument un-
der the act of August 2, 1876 from
1877 to 1873. He was principal ex-
aminer of land claims and contests
for the general land office, 1883 to
1896. He had been law examiner for
the forest service since 1906
In Society Since 1874.
He had been assistant secretary
and secretary of the Washington
National Monument Society since